"...That's what His Majesty said. Fortunately, both of you are here, so we don't have to make another trip..."
So, Yu Shiyue and Wang Ao waited outside the Wenhua Hall for a long time before receiving such a decree from Huaien.
The two of them should stop arguing now. There will definitely be no results in the selection of host for the military government. However, at this time, they have no intention of worrying about it anymore.
After hearing what Wynn said, the two of them looked at each other, frowned, and hesitated again and again. In the end, although Wang Ao gritted his teeth, he still spoke.
"Eunuch Huai, it is a good thing that the prince is born. However, is your majesty's will a little too aggressive? When the second prince and the third prince were born, there was no..."
"How can these be compared!"
Before he finished speaking, Wynn smiled and continued.
"The fourth prince is the son of the empress of the middle palace, so his status is naturally different. His Majesty's decree is this. If you two are dissatisfied, how about going to your Majesty in person to explain it?"
Although the words were said with a smile, there was no concession in the meaning.
So the two of them laughed bitterly and remained silent.
Going to see His Majesty? What should I say?
Your Majesty, although you have given birth to a legitimate son, don't be too ostentatious? Just be happy and happy?
The emperor's legitimate son has just been born, and His Majesty must be ecstatic at this moment. To say such words at this time, isn't it an obvious way to scold him?
What's more, Huaien's words are not unreasonable. The three princes before your majesty are not direct children. Now that the middle palace has finally given birth to a prince, it is not unreasonable for your majesty to be happy and reward him heavily.
At this time, if they said something inappropriate in the past, it would affect the Crown Prince's status, and I'm afraid it would cause His Majesty to be dissatisfied with the Crown Prince.
only……
Alas, they sighed silently in their hearts, and the two of them accepted the order without saying another word.
Anyway, such a situation will come sooner or later, and they have expected it for a long time. However, since then, the situation in the DPRK, which has just barely stabilized, is afraid that it will cause trouble again...
Soon, the cabinet drafted the decree, sent it to the palace for sealing, and then passed it through six departments and distributed it to all the yamen.
The emperor finally had a legitimate son, and for this he rewarded all the ministers. This news spread like the wind throughout the entire capital, and naturally, it also spread to Nangong...
Under the flickering candlelight, Zhu Qizhen's face became increasingly ugly as he listened to the news reported by the servant beside him.
"The emperor was exempted from taxes, rewarded the ministers, and returned the maids... The emperor was indeed very happy this time..."
“Everyone celebrates?”
Chewing these four words in a low voice, Zhu Qizhen's expression gradually darkened.
"I'm afraid that by doing this, he feels that he has wronged the emperor's legitimate son. When the legitimate son is born, the world should be amnesty..."
The tone of these words was incomprehensible, making the young eunuch next to him feel guilty for a while, but he had to bite the bullet and say it anyway.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the palace that the emperor intended to confer the title of Wang Ying, the father of the queen, but for some unknown reason, it did not happen, but the news should be true."
With a "bang", the tea cup in Zhu Qizhen's hand was thrown out and fell to the ground to pieces, accompanied by Zhu Qizhen's extremely gloomy look.
Others don't know the key, but how could Zhu Qizhen, who once served as emperor, not know?
If the previous rewards can be regarded as getting a legitimate son, and he is really happy in his heart, then the news that he intends to grant a title to Queen Wang's mother's family really reveals the emperor's current thoughts.
In fact, the former is enough. You must know that when an ordinary prince is born, the most he can do is reward the palace. Even if a legitimate son is born, it is enough to reward the officials.
But things like tax exemptions and the return of palace maids are actually part of the amnesty, as Zhu Qizhen just said.
Under what circumstances will the world be granted amnesty?
Only when the emperor ascends the throne, the prince assumes his throne, leaves the cabinet, and gets married, will he grant amnesty to the world depending on the circumstances.
Now, a mere prince is born, and the emperor actually makes such a fuss. What is his intention?
Not to mention, he wanted to grant a title to Queen Wang's mother's family.
You know, so far, even Empress Dowager Wu's father, who has been dead for who knows how long, has not been able to get a title.
The only family of relatives with titles in the palace now is the Empress Dowager Sun’s mother’s family. How did Zhu Qizhen’s grandfather’s title come from?
It was only after the Queen Mother Sun was granted the title of Queen by the Jin Dynasty and Zhu Qizhen was canonized as the Crown Prince that they were granted the titles together.
In other words, according to the old rules of the former emperor, conferring titles to relatives has always been the prerogative of the prince's mother's family. Moreover, the prince must be conferred the title of prince as a legitimate prince, so that the mother's family can have this honor.
When Zhu Qizhen was still in power, he tried to confer a title to Queen Qian's mother's family several times, but every time, he was blocked by the Empress Dowager Sun on the grounds that she had no children in the palace.
Now, as soon as Wang's prince was born, the emperor wanted to knight Wang Ying, and his intention was self-evident.
As for why the trip has not yet taken place, Zhu Qizhen guessed that it was probably because Empress Dowager Wu's mother's family did not have a title.
Although the origin of the former Concubine Wu Xian is unknown, after she was named a concubine, her relatives were indeed found. Now, she still has a concubine brother in the Wu family.
If we go beyond Empress Dowager Wu and ennoble Empress Wang's mother's family first, we are afraid that there will be trouble in the harem, so we have temporarily stopped it.
However, I'm afraid it won't be long before Zhu Qizhen's expression changed, and finally his eyes fell on Jiang An beside him, and he said in a deep voice.
"Send a message to Zhu Yi and tell him that the matter of selecting a bodyguard for the prince should not be delayed any longer and should be completed as soon as possible."
"This slave obeys the order..."
Jiang An is the little eunuch next to him. It is said that he is Ruan Lang's godson. Since Ruan Lang's death, Zhu Qizhen has kept him by his side to serve him personally.
After the last incident, there were not many people left in Nangong that he could trust. Apart from a few personal attendants, the only one was Jiang An.
Seeing Jiang An going out to deliver the message, Zhu Qizhen's brows were still tightly knitted, looking a little restless.
Seeing this situation, a beautiful-looking woman wearing a light blue coat and skirt gently handed a new cup of tea, placed it on Zhu Qizhen's hand, and said.
"Your Majesty, please calm down, your anger will harm your body..."
Although this woman is wearing the attire of a female official, she is still able to serve beside her in this situation. Her identity is obviously different. She is none other than Yexian's sister, Qimuge, who was escorted here by Bodu earlier!
Zhu Qizhen picked up the teacup and took a sip, his brows furrowed but not untied. After a while, he didn't know what he thought of. He turned to look at his wooden frame and said.
"You should have heard the news about the grassland. Your brother was attacked and killed by his subordinate Ala Zhiyuan before the Grand Master. Later, Bodu avenged his brother and went to war with Ala Zhiyuan. Now Ala Zhiyuan has escaped, and Bodu has become
A new leader of Wala."
"In the beginning, Bodu sent you here because he was afraid that the civil strife in the grassland would affect you. Now that the civil strife has subsided, how about I send you back to your hometown in the grassland?"
Qi Muge's body trembled slightly, but her expression did not fluctuate much. Obviously, she had already known the news.
He bowed slightly and said, Qi Mu Ge.
"Your Majesty, when my brother sent me to Nangong, he already said that since then, there are no Taishi sisters on the grassland. There are only his Majesty's concubines serving his Muge. Where is your Majesty in this life?
That’s where the wooden grid is…”
Zhu Qizhen looked up at her, with a slightly complicated look in his eyes. After a while, he stretched out his hand to lift her up and said.
"Well, since you don't want to, just stay. A few days ago, Zhang Fu came to me and said that he lacked two capable guards. I planned to give him a few useful people. What do you think?
"
Qimuge blinked and immediately understood what Zhu Qizhen meant.
Since the last spring hunting, the emperor carried out a large-scale purge of Nangong under pretexts. All the personal followers who followed Zhu Qizhen to the hunting grounds were sent to prison. There are now very few capable people in Nangong.
Nowadays, the only people who can be sure that this is not a spy planted by the emperor, apart from a few people who serve him personally, are only the fifty guards sent by Bodu.
However, these people are people from the grassland after all. Although they were given to Zhu Qizhen, they actually came to protect their wooden grid.
So now, His Majesty the Supreme Emperor is asking her for someone...
So, Qi Muge lowered his eyebrows and said:
"Everything about me belongs to Your Majesty. You can call it upon me at any time as long as Your Majesty wishes."
So, in the morning a few days later.
Zhu Yi stood steadily in the hall, speaking in a clear voice in front of all the civil and military ministers.
"Your Majesty, previously, Yang Jie and Sun Dayong, the governor's avant-garde governor, were ordered to go to the border to select the avant-garde of the government army to prepare a young army for the East Palace. Now, they have been back in Beijing for a long time, and the selected avant-garde of the government army have also been selected.
Practice in the Beijing camp for several months."
"I believe that we should formally incorporate him into the vanguard of the government army as soon as possible. At the same time, we will select people who are skilled in bow and horse from the nobles' mansions to join the young army to assist the Bidong Palace. Please give your Majesty's permission."
Strictly speaking, Zhu Yi's current title in the court is that of the commander of the avant-garde of the government army. However, his title as commander is a false title and not a real one. The person who is really in charge of the avant-garde of the government army has no real command.
The Beijing Guards commander with this title also knew Yang Jie.
At the same time, Zhu Yi's real errand was to be the commander of the East Palace Young Army Camp. To put it bluntly, his position as commander of the vanguard of the Imperial Army was to facilitate him to take charge of the young army at the same time. Although the relationship between them was a bit awkward, it was understandable.
Got it right.
The issue of the Young Army was first advocated by Zhu Yi. At that time, he had not even regained his title. Up to now, it has indeed been delayed for a long time.
However, at this special time point, Zhu Yi brought up the matter again without any warning. It is difficult not to connect people to the birth of the legitimate son in the palace a few days ago...
There was a low discussion in the court hall, and many people's eyes were quietly looking at His Majesty the Emperor.
These days, with the birth of the prince, the government and the public are rejoicing (mainly because of the rewards), but there are also many rumors.
Many people are worried that the emperor now has a legitimate son, whether it will shake the status of the East Palace. Especially when there are so many rewards inside and outside the palace, and even exemption from taxes in the capital, this worry is even more serious.
It's getting heavier...
Now, Zhu Yi proposed to select honorary guards for the East Palace, which was a good opportunity to test the emperor's ideas.
When everyone gathered their gazes, they saw the emperor groaning a little, with an obviously unhappy expression on his face. However, as Zhu Yi said, this matter has been planned for a long time, and it has indeed been delayed for a long time. If no one mentioned it,
That's it. Now that it has been brought up, it would be inappropriate to delay it.
After hesitating for a moment, the emperor spoke.
"In that case, Duke Cheng Guo can just go and do it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yi knelt on the ground and held up her hands to express gratitude.
At the same time, the officials in the palace also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the emperor did not stop the honor guard, it means that the previous great reward inside and outside the palace was most likely just because the emperor was too happy about the birth of the emperor's legitimate son, and there was no change.
Move the meaning of the East Palace.
As long as the national foundation of the reserve is not involved, then there is no harm in having more honors.
After the morning court, Zhu Yi returned to Chengguo Duke's mansion, only to find that Zhang Shi had been waiting in front of the mansion for a long time.
Seeing the extremely gloomy expression on the other party's face, Zhu Yi gave a bitter smile and invited Zhang Xi into the house first. Before he could speak, Zhang Xi said angrily.
"Why didn't the Duke keep his promise? We had already agreed not to mention the matter of the honorary guards before the military affairs were finalized. Why did you suddenly raise an issue in the morning?"
Although Zhu Yi had expected that Zhang Shi would be angry, Zhu Yi did not expect that he would be so angry.
Zhu Yi said with a sigh.
"Second Master, it's not that I didn't keep my promise, but that the Supreme Emperor personally ordered someone to pass on an oral order, asking me to get this matter done as soon as possible. How can I disobey the order?"
Zhang Xi fell silent, but his face was still extremely ugly.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi continued.
"I know that this is a critical moment, but the second master has also seen the current situation in the palace. The fourth prince was born, and the emperor was very happy, both inside and outside the palace. In recent days, there have been rumors that the emperor has intentions
I want to grant you the title of Queen Mother."
"You should know that even His Royal Highness's biological mother, Empress Zhou, has not been granted a title by her mother's family. If this rumor is true, then..."
As if to confirm what he said, as soon as he finished speaking, a boy came to report from outside.
"Sir, news has just come from the palace. The Emperor has just decreed that Wu An, the brother of the Empress Dowager of Jingyang Palace, will be granted the title of Uncle Anping, and Wang Ying, the father of the Empress Dowager of Kunning Palace, will be granted the title of Uncle Shouning."
The flower hall suddenly fell into a dead silence.
Even Zhu Yi himself felt a sense of surprise. He thought that the Emperor agreed to select honorary guards for the East Palace to appease the court, but as soon as this decree came out, it was obviously not the case.
After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Yi turned to Zhang Shi and said.
"Second Master, you have also heard the news. The situation is like this. It is not my intention to break my promise. However, as of now, there is no chance of things turning around."
Like Zhu Yi, Zhang Min frowned after hearing the news and didn't know what he was thinking. However, after hearing Zhu Yi's words, he came back to his senses and asked.
"What else can the Duke do?"
So, Zhu Yi whispered something to Zhang Shi, which caused Zhang Shi's expression to change. However, in the end, he pondered for a long time and nodded lightly...