Chapter 45 The dark wave on the eve of the court meeting
"I welcome His Majesty all the way back to Beijing, do you think Liu Long should listen to my advice?" Cui Yuan did not explain much, "Tell him, it is better to accept the commission of compiling the Daxing Emperor's Records based on his qualifications in the Hanlin Academy.
Our Majesty is surrounded by a bottomless whirlpool right now."
"...I understand, then I'll tell Xinrui right now."
Cui Yuan nodded, remembering what His Majesty said to him in the elephant carriage a few days ago when he was about to arrive in Liangxiang.
Your Majesty should now know the marriage relationship between Liu Long and him, and should be able to understand his own position from Liu Long's attitude.
As soon as the scripture feast begins, wouldn’t it be the best place to quote the scriptures and teach His Majesty the words of many sages?
And it is impossible for the emperor not to understand this. If he agrees to hold it, the Sutra Banquet will be a battlefield where the emperor continues to suppress the grand masters and future grand masters!
This banquet was never pure. Yang Tinghe had to insist on fighting with the emperor for many things. He was the chief minister, which determined that he could only do this, or at least show that he was insisting.
If not, the civil servants surrounding him will look for someone new to help them fight against the emperor.
There is no way, every new policy and every measure has real interests behind it.
The emperor has royal interests, and the ministers have their own small interests.
However, this time it was not the eunuch who was favored and tyrannical, but the emperor himself who pressured him: that was the scene during the reign of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. Which civil servant would not be trembling with fear?
Cui Yuan knew how many generations of emperors these civil servants had to go through before the emperor became more and more respectful to his ministers. For this reason, Yang Tinghe had to treat Jingyanri as an important battlefield and try to tame this young spirit.
The prosperous emperor.
And what Hanlin scholars ultimately look up to is the cabinet. How can they not be persuaded and won over by civil servants to tell the emperor something he "should learn"?
Cui Yuan did not want Liu Long to be planted here.
It's not for future power or anything, it's just because her son has missed the rest of her daughter's life.
According to the ancestral teachings, what kind of power does he expect from a prince-in-law?
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The day before the emperor's first visit to the court, Cui Yuan and two ministers led a doctor from the Ministry of War and Ministry of Industry and other attachés to Anlu again to welcome the princess and her family.
Many ministers and relatives envied Cui Yuan, and the emperor's trust in Cui Yuan was already obvious.
On this day, before the official duties were scheduled for the Shenshi period, the eunuchs from the Clerk's Office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies once again went out in large numbers to return the account books to the Ministry of Revenue and Taipu Temple.
Has the emperor finished checking the accounts?
It’s only been less than four days, what can be found out?
The unknown is the most unsettling.
At dusk, Zhang Zuo came out from the cabinet and went to Yuan Zonggao first.
When the news came out, the capital was shocked: Yuan Zonggao, who was born in the Third Class and Jinshi, was promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy at the age of 68. He was only one step away from the cabinet. The only person above Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he was also a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
A bachelor's degree is naturally the stepping stone for a bachelor's degree.
Xie Changjie was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. Before he, Zuo Changshi, could be appointed, Yuan Zonggao had been promoted at this speed.
At the same time, two more waves of people left Beijing.
Then it was revealed from Zhongshushe: After approving two more memorials, at the request of certain officials and ministers, His Majesty sent people to the homes of two cabinet ministers who had retired to serve in the imperial court, and asked them to return to serve in the court.
One is Yang Yiqing, who is 67 years old, and the other is Fei Hong, who is 53 years old.
They all left the court with the dignity of ministers.
This means that in one day, three people will join the cabinet at any time this year.
Coupled with the previous decision to let Wang Shouren come to Beijing, what is your Majesty going to do?
What did this make Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiang Mian, Mao Cheng and other officials in the DPRK think?
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Before dawn on April 27, officials qualified to attend the Chang Dynasty arrived outside the Meridian Gate one after another.
Different from the Dachaohui and Shuowangchaohui, the Changchao is for discussing affairs.
Today is the first royal court for the new king, and not one of the court counselors who can come is absent.
According to the old rules, court officials have dental badges, and there is also a family registration at the entrance gate for easy inspection.
Xie Changjie is still just the left chief historian of the palace, and he has not been assigned a new position. This is not a ceremonial meeting, so Xie Changjie is not qualified to come.
Yuan Zonggao was originally a third-rank official. He was now promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy. He became the focus of the Hou Dynasty personnel when he appeared outside the Meridian Gate.
Within a few days, he had a sedan chair in the capital, as well as an entourage.
Looking at his colleagues who came around to greet them, Yuan Zonggao just greeted them politely and happily.
The third tom on the Meridian Gate has not yet sounded, and there is no need for the ministers to line up in order.
All the ministers and generals gathered outside Youye Gate. Now that the weather is no longer so cold, not many people stayed in the straight room on such a special day as today.
Outside Zuoye Gate, Wang Qiong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also arrived.
Although he is a great heavenly official, not many of his fellow civil servants say hello to him at this moment.
Keeping close to Qian Ning and Jiang Bin is Wang Qiong's Achilles heel. Now that Qian Ning and Jiang Bin are both in prison, and Yang Tinghe is supporting important ministers, how many days can Wang Qiong stay in the court?
Wang Qiong was known to the officials in the court as a man who was scheming, powerful, and good at making friends. After Zhengde, he almost always served in the six ministries of the capital.
In the process of transferring from the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Minister of the Ministry of War, the conflict between Wang Qiong and Yang Tinghe broke out because of a specific position. Subsequently, his discord with Yang Tinghe became a public fact in the court.
It has been fifteen years since Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet and nearly ten years as the chief minister. Now he has established a new king. But Wang Qiong’s promotion is full of shadows of collusion with ministers and ministers. What is his current situation?
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Even though Wang Shouren played a great role in promoting the rebellion, Wang Qiong's "poor" reputation and the strength of his opponents seemed to have determined Wang Qiong's outcome.
In the direct room, the elderly Liang Chu heard the discussion outside but stood up and shouted at the door: "Dehua, what are you doing with a straight face? Are you still angry about the late emperor?"
Wang Qiong walked over with a straight face, saluted, and said in a cold voice: "Although the late emperor's last decree is for the Queen Mother and her cabinet ministers to judge important matters, none of the nine ministers were asked for their opinions. Liang Ge always thinks I shouldn't be angry?
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"You should be angry! I know you are unhappy." Liang Chu smiled bitterly, "It happened suddenly and it was an emergency."
Wang Qiong didn't say much.
Sudden? Urgent?
The emperor has been seriously ill for so long, who has not thought about these things?
Wang Qiong has no objection to welcoming the new king.
What made him angry was that the cabinet completely ignored the six ministers and the chief officials of the Supervisory Yuan, Dali Temple, and General Affairs Department. Nowadays, the power of the cabinet has become more and more powerful, and it has long departed from the original intention when the cabinet was established.
"The order for Shouren to enter the capital has been sent out. He previously reported that all the credit goes to you." Liang Chu continued, "Dehua and Fei Hong are also going to the capital. You have competed with him for the position of left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
, how are you going to deal with yourself now?”
Wang Qiong's expression changed.
That was in the third year of Zhengde's reign. He was appointed Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs because of his relationship with Liu Jin. At that time, Fei Hong, who was a competitor, not only failed to be chosen, but was also verbally humiliated by Liu Jin at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet.
"How does Mr. Wang deal with himself? I wonder what Mr. Ge's advice is?"
Liang Chu shook his head helplessly: "Why is Wang Tianguan so rude? Even if he is angry, now is not the time to be so polite to all cabinet ministers. Among the six ministries, you can do it for the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel.
"Three ministers, you are only one step away from joining the cabinet. I don't have any great opinions, I just share the same problem and don't know how to deal with it."
Wang Qiong looked at Liang Chu in surprise: "Mr. Ge is joking. The merit of supporting the establishment is added to the merit of welcoming the establishment. How can I say that I don't know how to deal with myself?"
Liang Chu waved his hand and said bleakly: "Let's see. I am different from you. I was born as a Hanlin scholar and directly entered the civil service department. You supervised water transportation and served as the chief envoy of Henan. You are a rare official. This time it is raining heavily.
I hope you and I can get through this safely."
Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong, two famous ministers with high qualifications and skills, must return to the court. Yang Tinghe must have felt tremendous pressure, right?