Chapter 627: Mother's Kindness and Son's Filial Piety
@@Inside the Wenhua Hall.
Empress Dowager Zhang held a banquet, served Zhu Si and Yang Tinghe with first drinks, and also invited all the members of the cabinet and two ministers of the court to accompany them.
Empress Dowager Zhang sat on the main seat, with the emperor's seat on one side.
There are three desks on each side below, with Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and Mao Ji on the left.
The seats on the right are very particular.
The leader is Sun Jiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, followed by Fei Hong, the cabinet scholar, and the last one is Tang Yin.
This is the first time that Tang Yin has participated in such a high-level palace banquet. It was the Queen Mother and the Emperor who entertained the ministers together. And Tang Yin was able to enter the palace. It was also the Queen Mother Zhang who learned that Tang Yin was highly regarded by the new emperor and that he was mining.
Hosted by Tang Yinzai.
The banquet begins.
In terms of food and wine, the food is very exquisite. There are five kinds of fruits, five kinds of fried foods, phoenix chicken, double stick bones, four kinds of vegetables, three kinds of soups, etc. They are all top-quality delicacies.
Empress Dowager Zhang made the opening remarks: "Mr. Yang Ge, your Majesty has just ascended the throne and doesn't understand many things. I rely on you and all the ministers to help me. If there are any disputes, just explain them clearly in private to avoid misunderstandings... There is noisy and shouting in the court."
, Aren’t you going to make the world laugh?”
Yang Tinghe looked solemn and held his hands in front of him as if he was being taught.
Zhu Sidao: "Mother, I also feel that Mr. Yang Ge and other ministers have made great contributions, especially in strengthening the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. We should be rewarded based on their merits."
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Your Majesty, didn't you already add Yangge Lao as Zuozhuguo?"
Yang Tinghe had made great achievements. After Zhu Si arrived in the capital, he conferred the title of "Zuozhuguo" Wenjue on Yang Tinghe. He was already the most favored by all the ministers in the court, but now Zhu Si seems to want to reward him again.
"Not enough, far from enough!" Zhu Sidao said, "I think that based on merit, Yang Ge Lao, Jiang Ge Lao and Mao Ge Lao should be conferred the title of earl, and they will earn thousands of stones per year."
"ah?"
Queen Mother Zhang did not expect her son to be so open-minded.
He actually thought about giving his political opponents promotions and promotions.
Or should I be promoted to Lord as a civil servant?
Yang Tinghe looked a little weird. It was obvious that the little emperor's behavior exceeded his expectations. He hurriedly declined: "Your Majesty, no."
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Wang Shouren, the Minister of the Southern War Department, suppressed the rebellion of King Ning of Jiangxi and appointed Xin Xinbo as an uncle. In terms of merit, several ministers are far above him, so why can't he be granted the title of uncle? Hereditary succession is ignored to show my respect for him.
The great favor of all descendants."
Yang Ting and Jiang Mian and Mao Ji next to him didn't express anything, but it was obvious that anyone would accept the title.
But I can’t accept it!
Who knows what the little emperor is planning?
There was a conflict before, and you want to get some benefits to calm the turmoil in the court? Let the cabinet ministers continue to support the little emperor's future policy strategy?
Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and said: "Your Majesty is interested. Mr. Yang Ge, Mr. Jiang Ge and Mr. Mao Ge don't have to refuse."
This was said, and it was obvious that Fei Hong, who had just joined the cabinet, was being boycotted, as if Fei Hong was not worthy of the canonization.
But Fei Hong didn't care. He also knew that conferring a title only showed prestige and would attract a lot of non-parliamentarians. In addition, he had to bear a lot of pressure from the court when he returned to the court, and he did not want to get involved in the whirlpool of public opinion.
Yang Tinghe stood up and bowed in salute: "What I have done for the Ming Dynasty is my duty, and I never dare to take credit. Your Majesty, please take back your order."
"Mother, what do you think?"
Zhu Si pretended to ask Queen Mother Zhang for her opinion.
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed: "Actually, Your Majesty also has good intentions... Come on, even if a few of them are not given the title, they should still be in charge of the imperial guards. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The mother and son seriously discussed the issue of rewards for the three veteran cabinet ministers.
If you don’t want to be an earl, I’ll give you the hereditary official position of Commander of the Royal Guards. It’s also hereditary. Of course, it’s hard to give if there is a real shortage. But with this virtual title, your three families will also belong to the capital’s noble system in the future. This is comparable to yours. It is much better for future generations to take the imperial examination route to become officials. After all, not everyone is a scholar, and there are also some incompetent descendants, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for them.
Yang Tinghe said: "The Queen Mother, veterans, etc. will never dare to
by."
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji also stood up and declined: "I dare not accept it."
Empress Dowager Zhang smiled bitterly: "What are you doing? You have done a great service to the imperial court, so why don't you accept this reward? Sit down and talk, there is no need to be so formal."
Under the guidance of Yang Tinghe, the three people on the left took their seats again.
The atmosphere at this banquet was depressing, and neither the emperor nor the ministers knew what to say.
On the contrary, Queen Mother Zhang rarely had the opportunity to contact foreign ministers, but at this time she fully demonstrated her majesty as the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "The cabinet ministers are originally designed to help the country. The two generations of emperors have great trust in the cabinet ministers. The cabinet ministers can advise the emperor's mistakes and put the Ming Dynasty on the right track. Your Majesty, as a king, you should understand that you The good intentions of my father and brother should not lead to resentment just because the court ministers have different opinions."
"I don't know how," Zhu Sida said.
"That's good."
Empress Dowager Zhang then looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Ge shouldn't argue with the juniors, right? I've been a veteran for several dynasties, what else can't I think about? There was a little misunderstanding before, so let's do it like this. Listen to Ai Jia The... Xishan Coal Kiln should be opened or kept open."
"Queen Mother..."
Yang Tinghe was about to come forward to dissuade him.
Empress Dowager Zhang raised her hand to interrupt Yang Tinghe and said: "The Ai family knows what Mr. Yang Ge means. This Xishan Mountain is related to the garrison of the capital. Ever since Emperor Taizong moved the capital to the capital, the surrounding area has been the place where the dragon energy of the Ming Dynasty gathers. You have to be careful when breaking ground, let alone starting a mine and stirring up the dragon's veins?"
Yang Tinghe thought to himself, you know this and still say you want to keep the Xishan Coal Mine?
Empress Dowager Zhang added: "But the problem is that coal mines have been opened in Xishan for a few generations before. If the coal mines were opened by the private sector but not by the government, it is inevitable that there would be criticism among the people."
"Although the Ai family knows that the intention of the noble family is to maintain the stability of our Ming Dynasty and it is not for their own selfish reasons, but we still have to prevent the spread of gossip among the people."
Zhu Si squinted his eyes and looked at Yang Tinghe. He saw that the other party's face was tense and unmoved. He seemed to have thought about it and said to Queen Mother Zhang: "Mother, my son just wanted to solve the money and food gap for the court by mining. Recently, the Ministry of Revenue has been allocating money and food to make up for the shortage in the southeastern coastal defense. In fact, there is no need to persist. Previously, I had misunderstandings with some ministers in the DPRK. It really shouldn't have happened. I admit my mistake first."
Empress Dowager Zhang said with a look of relief: "Your Majesty, now you have the charm of your father. Your father would occasionally be a little stubborn in court affairs, but then he thought about it. You can't treat Yi Xin badly no matter what." Minister humerus who thinks about you and the Ming Dynasty."
Beautifully said.
Even Sun Jiao felt respectful after hearing this.
In the past, Sun Jiao looked down on the little emperor and felt that Zhu Si was willful and reckless. Even if Yang Tinghe was aggressive and unbecoming of a minister in the court yesterday, the emperor did not behave like a wise king. But today, look at the little emperor...what do you think? They are all wise and wise Lords with great humility.
So much can change in one day?
Sun Jiao couldn't help but look at Tang Yin next to him, thinking that you are quite capable of teaching the little emperor. I really want to ask you, how did you make the little emperor become so "good"?
Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers were very upset after hearing this.
If you insist on it now, you will obviously not give face to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, especially the Emperor who spoke soft words first. This is to put Yang Tinghe on the back foot.
You, Old Man Yang, won't seize the opportunity and insist on fighting to the end, right? Previously, you could have told the emperor that if you are not convinced, go to the Queen Mother to argue with you, which is a threat.
But now that the Queen Mother has come forward to persuade peace, what do you, Yang Tinghe, say?
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "The intention of mourning the family is not to disturb the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty. The mining in Xishan should be kept low-key and the people should not be allowed to discuss the matter anymore. In addition, Your Majesty, you wanted to open the mine in Xishan
It seems that the Ai family does not need to sell the coal kiln to those traders!"
Zhu Si said with a bitter face: "Queen mother, actually I don't want to be like this. It's not that the imperial court can't even raise the money to make up for the southeastern coastal defense. I want to open a mine... but I have no money."
There is start-up capital, and the money and food that the government can mobilize are all used for military supplies. There is really no other way, so that's why."
It's very aggrieved to say.
The money in the inner palace that should have been used by the royal family, I didn't use it for pleasure, I used it all to make up for the deficit of the imperial court.
Since I had no money to start a mine, I thought of raising money from the private sector.
I feel very aggrieved to be treated as a king who behaves recklessly by the ministers like this. The queen mother must make the decision for her son.
"Then you should have discussed it with the senior ministers in advance. Why didn't you tell us in advance and discuss it after the incident happened? What do you want those princes and ministers to think? Rules are still very important."
Empress Dowager Zhang taught her son a lesson.
But a discerning person like Yang Tinghe had already noticed that now that the interests of her two younger brothers had been harmed, and the emperor had spoken softly in front of her, the "stepmother," she wanted to use this to win over the little emperor.
Only then did he come forward to help.
Is this a mother teaching her son a lesson?
It was like a mother and son playing a double act, slapping the minister in the face!
But there was nothing wrong with what they said. In terms of face, the Queen Mother taught the emperor a lesson for his bad behavior in front of several ministers, which was a great face.
Again, if you, Yang Tinghe, are dissatisfied, do you still expect Empress Dowager Zhang to join forces with you to dethrone the little emperor?
Yang Tinghe felt extremely anxious.
Jiang Mian on the side secretly pulled Yang Tinghe's sleeve, his meaning was obvious.
The little emperor did not mess around after the incident, showed extremely high political literacy, used accurate strategies, established a good relationship with the queen mother, and created such a drama of deep love between mother and son. The queen mother stood on the side of the new emperor. We
You must give in on this matter.
Otherwise we will lose even our moral justice!
Zhu Sidao: "Actually, I am just eager to do my best and want others to know that I am worthy of the throne. Sometimes I am too hasty... I promise that I will follow the rules when doing things in the future, and I will discuss everything clearly with the Qing family. I will not
Let’s do it in private again.”
"well."
Queen Mother Zhang looked at Zhu Si with expectant eyes.
There is no way, who let her biological son die?
If you don’t rely on Zhu Si now, who else can you count on?
It's rare that Zhu Si seems to be filial now. There is no reason not to stand by his son in this matter.
Would it be better for someone else to be the emperor?
Not necessarily!
Empress Dowager Zhang immediately looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Mr. Yang Ge, what do you think?"