Chapter 411 If you don’t sweep one house, how can you sweep the world?
Liu Mingzhi reached out and opened the beaded curtain and saw that he was about to walk into the back hall. Xia Gongming, the chief minister of the cabinet, reacted and took a few steps without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to please be patient."
Hearing Xia Gongming's slightly impatient words behind him, Liu Mingzhi paused and silently turned around to look under the dragon platform.
Although he knew in his heart why Xia Gongming called him, Liu Mingzhi quietly looked at Xia Gongming with a troubled expression, with a look of doubt on his face.
"Old dear, didn't you just say that there are no first-class documents in the court today that I need to see in person?
In this case, I don’t know why you called me, dear dear, why?”
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu with a puzzled face in embarrassment, and couldn't help but think to himself, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you really confused or are you pretending to be confused?
Now that the matter has come to this, can you please stop joking with me? I am already at this age and I really can’t handle such jokes anymore!
"This... veteran..."
"Hmm? If you have something to say, dear dear, just say it directly. There is no need to be so hesitant."
Xia Gongming breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, Your Majesty will not use me as a spearman again, right?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Xia Gongming decided to stick to his original intention.
After all, as the chief minister of the cabinet and the censor, his duty is to assist the emperor in governing the country and bringing peace to the country.
If you deliberately slack off just because you are worried that you may be used as a weapon by His Majesty, it is really against your own heart.
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has just announced the plans for the Crown Prince... His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Royal Highness Princess Jingyao to move into the East Palace.
He also ordered colleagues from the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to coordinate with each other to handle the matter before the holiday on December 15 this year.
May I ask Your Majesty, is what I said right?"
Young Master Liu nodded noncommittally: "Old Aiqing is right, so what?"
"Your Majesty, today is already November 28th, and there are already less than 20 days left until December 15th next month, the day of rest.
In terms of time, we still have enough time, but please let us know the specific day on which the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven will be held.
After all, without your majesty's golden words, the auspicious day was set for the appointment of the crown prince and crown prince. Veteran ministers and other colleagues really did not dare to decide the date of the ceremony for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
Now that His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Highness Princess Jingyao are about to move into the East Palace, I dare to ask Your Majesty, when will the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, establishing the Crown Prince and Crown Prince, and announcing to the world will be held?
I also ask your Majesty to make it clear as soon as possible, so as to prevent the veteran and others from delaying the registration ceremony due to the rush of time."
After hearing what Old Chief Xia said what he and others wanted to say, all the officials also saluted and agreed.
"I respectfully request your Majesty to indicate the auspicious date of the zodiac, so that I can prepare the specific matters for the registration ceremony as soon as possible."
Liu Mingzhi glanced calmly at the civil and military officials behind Xia Gongming, and suddenly looked at Xia Gongming with a smile on his face.
"Hey! So this is what Lao Aiqing was talking about!
I thought something important had happened in the state capital somewhere, so I made you, dear dear, hesitant like this."
"Your Majesty is wise, I dare to ask your Majesty to make it clear."
Young Master Liu took a deep breath and slowly took a few steps forward with his hands behind his back.
"Old dear, dear ministers, have you misunderstood what I just said?
From the beginning to the end, I only talked about letting the second prince and Jingyao's daughter-in-law move into the East Palace. When did I say that I would appoint the second prince as the crown prince?
I did not send an order to the Ministry of Rites and the Ai Qing of the Zongren Mansion to draw up the regulations for the appointment of the crown prince.
Secondly, there was no decree sent to all the beloved ministers in the imperial palace to choose the auspicious day of the zodiac to offer sacrifices to heaven.
In your opinion, why is it necessary to establish a crown prince?
I just told the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to work together to handle the matter of the second prince and his wife moving into the East Palace. Why did I say anything about the appointment of the crown prince and crown prince immediately?
By the way, have you, my lords, thought wrong?"
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"this……"
"What?"
"I'll wait... I'll wait..."
"The East Palace is the place where the prince manages government. Is there any difference?"
"Old minister seconded the proposal, your majesty, since ancient times, when a prince moves into the East Palace, the purpose is to appoint him as the crown prince!"
"..."
Looking at the stunned officials who were talking to themselves, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and pressed it down a few times.
"My lords, please be quiet."
"I am discourteous, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"Dear ministers and dear friends, you also know that I have many beloved concubines. If I have more beloved concubines, and my body is very powerful, then there will be more princes and princesses in my lap.
As the princes and princesses gradually grow up, they already need their own rooms.
As a result, the rooms in the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion are really not enough.
Especially since a group of princesses are a daughter's family, I can't just watch these sisters grow up and continue to live in the same house, right?
The princes are a little better off. As men, they are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. The more they feel aggrieved, the more they feel aggrieved.
But our daughters can’t be wronged. Even if they are wronged a little, they can’t be wronged too much, right?
Not to mention the palace, at least I, the father, must prepare a boudoir for them to grow up in, right?
My dear ministers and dear friends, you have all been fathers in the past or are now. I believe you can understand my painstaking efforts.
If I cannot even provide a place for my children to live in, then I, the father, will be a disappointment to them.
Therefore, because there were not enough rooms in the inner courtyard, I had to discuss it carefully with the Queen and all the concubines. After several discussions, I came up with a more suitable solution.
That is to allow my second prince, Liu Chengzhi, and my daughter-in-law, Li Jingyao, as a newlywed couple, to move to the East Palace first.
Now that the eldest prince is not in Dalong, the second prince, as the elder brother of the younger brothers and sisters below, naturally cannot compete with the younger brothers and sisters below for the room.
Furthermore, the second prince has now married and is a man who can stand upright. I don’t need him to establish his own family, but as the current prince, he must at least learn to be self-reliant, right?
If self-reliance is not possible, how can we govern the country and govern the people of the world in the future?
After careful consideration of various reasons, I had no choice but to let the second prince and Jingyao's daughter-in-law move to the East Palace.
The second prince is not only my son and the second prince of the Dalong Court, he is also the husband of his wife, and he may soon be a father in the near future.
The burdens of the world, country, wife, children, children, and family are about to fall on him, so he must try to be self-reliant and support himself.
This is the result that I and all my beloved concubines have unanimously agreed upon after many discussions.
Therefore, dear friends, you may have misunderstood what I meant. I allowed the Second Prince and his wife to live in the East Palace. It was just for him to live in the East Palace. It had nothing to do with whether the Crown Prince or the Crown Prince was appointed.
I am now at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, so there is no need to be too anxious about the appointment of the crown prince. For now, let the second prince fend for himself for a while.
It also allows him to taste the hardships of life and hone his character and abilities.
If you don't sweep one house, how can you sweep the world?
Sirs, do you think this is true?"
"this……"
"this……"
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
"Long live your majesty, your holy majesty."
"My dear ministers, it will be enough if you can understand my painstaking efforts. The cause and effect are also clear to you, sir. Then please go back to the cabinet to deal with the government affairs at hand.
I caught a cold wind last night and felt a little tired. Let me retreat from the court."
Xia Gongming looked at Mr. Liu who turned around and walked towards the back hall again. He frowned and chased forward a few steps until he reached the steps of the Longtai.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute, old minister..."
However, before Xia Gongming finished his sentence, Liu Mingzhi's figure had disappeared into the palace.
There was only a crisp and sweet sound of the bead curtains clashing, echoing in the hall.