"You said King Xin summoned three nobles? But what did they talk about?"
Empress Dowager Sun leaned on the soft couch and listened to Li Yongchang's report. Her forehead couldn't help but swell and she asked.
After these few days, Queen Mother Sun felt that she had made up for all the worries she had missed in the first half of her life.
On one hand, he was worried about his unfulfilled son, and on the other hand, he had to pay close attention to the movements of the government.
God knows that last night, after Jin Ying came back and told her everything about the proceedings in Jiyi Palace and the military report sent by the Ministry of War, Empress Dowager Sun was so angry that she almost fainted.
How could she give birth to such a confused son!
On this side, she was still helping him cover up and stabilize the government, but on the other side, he actually used the property of a hero to comfort the enemy, and no one was caught and made a big fuss.
And that King of Yin, once he has the power, he will carry out his orders!
They actually dared to order the various pass guards to refuse all of Wala's requests. What if they became angry and attacked the emperor...
Empress Dowager Sun was worried and angry. She had a lot of white hair and the porcelain in Cining Palace was broken all over the floor.
Fortunately, there was Jin Ying who was able to take care of the matter and gave her two ideas. One was to appoint the crown prince as soon as possible, and the other was to win over the nobles.
The appointment of the crown prince went smoothly. Both the cabinet and the etiquette department were very cooperative.
But on Xungui's side...
Early this morning, Guo Sheng and the others handed over a sign to the palace for an audience. Empress Dowager Sun felt quite happy for a while.
King Xun made it clear that he wanted to suppress Xungui, so she just happened to win him over.
You know, most of the troops in the capital seem to be in her hands now, but Queen Mother Sun is like a mirror in her heart.
What she can actually control is the Beijing camp that Jiao Jing is temporarily in charge of.
You must know that the emperor has been in charge for several years now, and military power has always been controlled by the emperor. As a queen mother in a deep palace, she does not want to seek to usurp the throne, so naturally she will not work hard on military power.
Jiao Jing himself was a relative, and his wife was the late emperor's sister, the eldest princess of Qingdu. At that time, the Sun family was in charge of the Sixth Palace, and the eldest princess of Qingdu was in charge of the palace outside the palace. The two sisters had a very good relationship.
Jiao Jing himself also went through the channels of the eldest princess of Qingdu and asked the Queen Mother Sun to mention it to the emperor. With this relationship, the Queen Mother Sun dared to rely on him with confidence.
As for the remaining Jinyiwei and Jingwei commanders, they will naturally be loyal to the emperor when he is there.
Now that the emperor is away, they seem to be obeying the Queen Mother's orders, but Queen Mother Sun knows in her heart that she actually has no great binding force on them.
Especially for the Beijing Guard Command and Envoy Department, Meng Ying and Zhang Shi, who are now in charge, are both nobles from Jingnan and come from aristocratic families. If they can win over these nobles, then the military power of the capital can be considered stable.
After all, the Beijing camp has always been run by nobles and nobles. Even if King Tan wanted to play some tricks and made some court promotions, he would never dare to snatch the Beijing camp from the nobles.
Otherwise, those nobles will have to fight for their lives!
Today, the performance of Guo Sheng and the others in the Cining Palace once again confirmed this point.
After talking to them, Empress Dowager Sun had mostly let go of her thoughts these days, but when she heard that King Xin had summoned them again, she actually raised her concerns again.
Although she knew that as long as King Xi wanted to camp in the capital, it would be impossible for Xungui to stand with him, but when she recalled Zhu Qiyu's various behaviors in these days, Empress Dowager Sun always felt uneasy.
"Back to the Queen Mother, when King Tan summoned several nobles, he sent away the ministers who were accompanying him. Even Eunuch Jin was sent away by him for some reason. So what they talked about cannot be found out for the time being.
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Li Yongchang said: "But when the three distinguished nobles came out of the palace, their faces didn't look very good. Probably, the negotiation must have broken down..."
Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but feel a little irritated and snorted softly.
"Such an important matter can actually be dealt with. What does the Ai family want Jin Ying to do? And you, what do you mean the talks have collapsed? Can such a thing be fooled?"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, Li Yongchang hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "The Queen Mother is incompetent. Please forgive me for my incompetence. I will send people to the houses of several nobles to inquire and give the Queen Mother a sure letter."
Seeing Li Yongchang's pitiful appearance, Queen Mother Sun waved her hand and said.
"That's all. There is no need to send people for the time being. Now is the time to employ people. Such actions will inevitably make Marquis Chengan and others suspicious. Get up!"
Li Yongchang wiped the sweat from his head and stood up slowly.
But the Queen Mother Sun sighed and said quietly: "The Ai family always feels that this King Xi is plotting something. Something big will happen at the court meeting tomorrow. Unfortunately, the Ai family is a member of the harem after all, so it is not convenient to go and watch..."
At this time, two internal officials walked in from outside, said a few words in Li Yongchang's ear, and then handed over a memorial.
Li Yongchang then came over and said: "The Queen Mother, this is the canonization ceremony note from the Ministry of Rites. It is said that King Xi has already approved it, and the date will be the day after tomorrow!"
Three days later?
Empress Dowager Sun took the memorial and turned it over carefully, her brows slightly relaxed.
This is good news!
She had previously followed Jin Ying's advice and directly omitted all the steps and decreed the canonization of the East Palace. Although the steps were omitted in name, it was not really omitted.
It's just that the names are determined first, and then the registration ceremony must be completed.
You must know that the significance of the ceremony is not just as simple as etiquette. The grand and complicated ceremony is more to inform the world and declare the orthodoxy of the East Palace.
If it weren't for the current situation, Queen Mother Sun wouldn't be willing to skip so many steps.
The etiquette note was written by the Ministry of Rites. Empress Dowager Sun spread it out and looked at it carefully. Perhaps it was because the Ministry of Rites had started to prepare it a few days ago, so most of the rituals were still there. Although they had been pressed again and again, a few
There are still important places.
For example, the most important thing is that the prince, witnessed by the civil and military officials, paid homage to the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress in turn, and was awarded the treasure of the East Palace.
Although it was a special situation now and she could only preside over the ceremony on behalf of the emperor, there were no mistakes or omissions in the Ministry of Rites, whether it was the location of the canonization or the testimony of the ministers.
However, Queen Mother Sun still felt something was wrong.
It's not that the etiquette notes of the Ministry of Rites are wrong. These officials are all experts in regulations. There can be no big mistakes in the regulations they draw up.
She feels...
Empress Dowager Sun frowned and asked, "Didn't King Tan interfere with this?"
Li Yongchang shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of it. Even the ministers found it strange. The Ministry of Rites originally set the date for seven days later. It is said that King Tan proposed to advance it to three days later..."
The uneasy feeling in Queen Mother Sun's heart became more and more intense.
She had a hunch that since King Tao didn't even care about the matter of canonization, and even used this method to restrain her energy, he must have great intentions.
In all likelihood, the problem will lie in tomorrow's court meeting.
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Queen Mother Sun suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the palace. After a while, she frowned and said: "Li Yongchang, please send a message to Jin Ying and ask him to find a way. No matter what, tomorrow's meeting will be held.