This New Year’s Eve, many people are not having a good time.
Because of the holiday, the elders either visit relatives and friends, invite friends to have a drink to celebrate the New Year, or stay in the house to drink and have fun.
All in all, it’s very relaxing!
When people are free, they like to gossip.
Therefore, at noon, the news that the emperor summoned several elders to the palace quickly spread throughout the mansions.
Summoning ministers into the palace at this time is certainly not an unusual thing. Any courtier with some political sensitivity would be a little restless.
As a result, there were many young men inquiring about the news soon outside Donghua Gate, and some officials of not very high rank ran directly to wait outside the palace gate, especially the censor.
Yu Shangshu came out with an expressionless face, which was in line with his style.
But for some reason, the official hat is not on the head, but is held in the hand.
Someone with a clever mind, looking at this scene, had a vague guess in his heart, and his expression immediately changed.
However, Yu Qian's status was there, especially now that he seemed to be in a bad mood, no one dared to come around and ask.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Yu Ge, the cabinet minister, came out of the palace gate.
As we all know, these two elders, as well as Chen Zongxian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, have a good relationship and share the same political views, and they often advance and retreat together in the court.
But this time, what surprised everyone.
Although the two people were not far apart, Mr. Yu Ge quickened his pace, calling Yu Shangshu's name as he walked.
But Yu Shangshu, who was walking in front, seemed not to hear him. He got on the sedan chair and left directly.
Yu Ge, who had been running all the way and was out of breath, was left hanging at the gate of the palace.
Although it is said that when he was the executioner in Dali Temple, Yu Shiyue was famous for his strict laws and unsmiling words.
However, since he was transferred to the cabinet, he has always shown a kind and tolerant image. Therefore, many censors boldly came forward to ask.
But what they also didn't expect was...
Mr. Yu Ge, who always had a smile on his face these days, didn't look too happy this time. He barely managed a few words and hurriedly got into the sedan chair and left without saying anything.
Those with sharp ears heard that Yu Ge was always chasing Yu Shangshu.
After a while, several elders came out of the palace, accompanied by Eunuch Cheng Jingcheng, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Everyone wanted to step forward to ask what happened, but because Cheng Jing was also there, they couldn't step forward.
However, they did not dare to move forward, but Cheng Jing walked towards them.
I saw Da Xun, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, walking quickly to the place where the censors gathered. Finally, he stood in front of one of the green-robed officials and held his hands in ceremony.
"Master Liu, this is not a coincidence. Your Majesty has an order to send our family to the military department. We were just wondering where to find someone, so we met you. Come on, take our family to find Master Ye."
"Your Majesty has issued a strict order. This decree must be sent to the Baoding Count's Mansion before dusk. Time is running out, so we don't dare to delay any longer."
The official who was stopped by Cheng Jing was Liu Gang from the military affairs department.
Although when chatting outside, everyone had already discussed that the emperor summoned the ministers to the palace at this time, most likely because of some urgent military affairs.
But facing a big guy like Cheng Jing, Liu Gang was still a little nervous.
You must know that there are many officials in the six departments. Each department has one person in charge, one on the left and one on the right. Generally, there are four to ten people in charge.
Altogether, there are a total of forty or fifty. Although they have a lot of contact with the palace due to their duties, most of the time they are ordinary chamberlains.
It was the first time for Liu Gang to speak directly to Cheng Jing, the eunuch in charge of rituals and eunuchs. He blinked and Liu Gang bowed his hands.
"I would like to ask my father-in-law, if your Majesty has any orders, would it be convenient for you to inform me first?"
In theory, all six subjects have the right to know the content of the edict, especially when the matters involved become larger, the boundaries between the subjects become blurred.
Although Liu Gang was just an ordinary person, the Master Ye Cheng Jing mentioned was not an ordinary person.
His full name is Ye Sheng, he is a member of the military department, and he is in charge of the issuance of imperial edicts from the military department.
Cheng Jing immediately asked Ye Sheng for help. It seemed like it was no small matter.
Glancing at the curious eyes of the censors around him, Cheng Jing thought for a moment and said directly without concealing it.
"It's okay to tell Mr. Liu. Your Majesty summoned several elders to the palace to discuss the Miao rebellion. Now it has been concluded. Your Majesty has an edict. He ordered Baoding Bo Liangjue to succeed Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition.
Officer, he will lead 20,000 troops from the capital to reinforce the Miao area and be responsible for countering the rebellion. He will set off within three days."
It turned out to be because of the Miao people...
A group of censors breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little regretful. They thought something big had happened that would make them shine.
Unexpectedly, the matter in the southwest, which had been delayed for more than half a year, made them wait outside the palace gate on New Year's Eve.
So does the Emperor. On this New Year's Eve, why did he suddenly think of such a thing...
With a bit of disappointment, many of the censors around them dispersed, and several of them turned around and planned to go home.
However, at this time, someone asked an extra question, saying.
"Such a big thing must involve the Ministry of War. So, when Yu Shangshu left in a hurry just now, he went to the capital camp to mobilize troops, right?"
Admiral Yu Qian took charge of the capital camp, which was what he meant, but Cheng Jing's next words caused the censors who had dispersed to gather around him again.
Although I didn't see clearly who asked, Cheng Jing had been handling government affairs in the Supervisor of Ceremonies for so long, and he had long been in tune with the emperor's wishes.
From the moment he saw the situation in the palace, Cheng Jing knew that this matter could not be hidden, and I was afraid that the emperor did not want to hide it either.
Therefore, he had nothing to avoid, so he shook his head and said straightforwardly.
"The Beijing Camp is now in charge of the Prince Consort. As for the Minister, he was fined by His Majesty for one month's suspension due to his disobedience to the King. The affairs of the Ministry of War were also temporarily handed over to the Minister of War, Mr. Yu Gang. Mr. Yu Ge left in a hurry just now.
I am going to look for Minister Yu and accompany him to Yu Mansion to hand over the affairs of the Ministry of War."
After saying that, Cheng Jing ignored the huge impact of his words and urged Liu Gang to go find Ye Sheng in the military department.
However, after he left, the group of censors surrounding him immediately exploded.
That's Yu Qian!
Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Admiral of the Beijing Camp!
Whichever title is given is the goal that ordinary officials strive for throughout their lives.
Such an important minister was actually banned for a full month!
You should know that for the chief seal officer of the yamen, the ordinary grounding is either three days or seven days, and generally it will not exceed ten days.
Because no matter how long it takes, it will affect the normal government operations of the yamen.
But now, the chief official of one of the six departments has been banned for a whole month?
Moreover, the emperor obviously considered the issue of government affairs and even designated the official who would take charge.
What does this mean?
This shows that what Yu Qian caused this time made the emperor so angry that even if it affects the normal operation of the Ministry of War, he must be punished enough.
But what kind of thing made the emperor so angry?
After all, Yu Qian is no ordinary minister, he has made great contributions to supporting the emperor.
Although there has never been a clear conclusion on this matter, it can be seen from Yu Qian's Shaobao title that the support is true.
What mistake did such a minister, who was trusted by the emperor, make such a mess?
For a while, the ministers were talking a lot, and several censors looked uncertain. They turned around and left Donghua Gate, unknown to where they went.
The other ministers also made their own plans, discussed for a while and then dispersed.
For something like this, since there is an edict issued, the content and general situation of the discussion must not be concealed.
Yu Qian was punished. You don't need to guess to know that he made the emperor angry in front of the emperor.
However, given that all the important officials involved are involved, it is often difficult to spread the details as long as they do not disclose them to the outside world.
But this time it was different. I don’t know where the news came from, but it spread very quickly.
At dusk, when the edict was delivered to Baoding Bofu.
The fact that Yu Qian violated Yan Zhijian in front of the emperor and was almost beaten to death by the emperor with a tea cup has spread throughout the capital's palaces...