When it came to business, King Zhennan was obviously much more serious. He also bowed his head and said respectfully.
"Back to Your Majesty, I know that I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. My father's hand is shaking so much that I can no longer hold the pen. The resignation letter was dictated by my father and I wrote it."
As he spoke, the fat prince had a look of sadness on his face and said.
"Actually, he has always said that it is not easy to have an opportunity to do his best for the Zhu family. As long as he can manage it, he will never submit a resignation letter, but..."
"My father is really seriously ill. I have searched all the famous doctors, and they all said that my father is only supported by his obsession. Who knows when... That's why I have to worry about getting married in such a hurry."
The atmosphere in the palace seemed a little gloomy.
During this period of time, King Zhennan appeared to be beaming and energetic in front of everyone, but at this moment, when he mentioned the condition of Old Min King, there was no trace of the deep sadness.
Can't cover it up.
"I naturally understand my great-uncle's intentions. Today, I summoned my great-uncle here not only for your family's marriage, but also for the errands related to the clan order."
There were not many people in the palace at the moment, so Zhu Qiyu did not hesitate to speak. He was silent for a moment and then said.
"During these days, many ministers felt that King Xiang had a reputation as a virtuous man, and now he is also serving as Zuo Zongzheng and in charge of the sect. Therefore, they felt that King Xiang could succeed the clan order. What do you think, uncle?"
In fact, this kind of initiative has already existed.
You know, although King Min is now the leader of the clan, he has been ill since he took over the clan.
The affairs of Zongxue were basically handled by Zuo Zongzheng, King Xiang.
Therefore, many ministers in the court felt that Prince Xiang was the most suitable person to hold this position.
However, it is a clan house after all, and with the word "zong" in it, there is no escape from the hierarchy of seniority and junior generation.
As the only living heir of Emperor Taizu, King Lao Min could only rely on this status, and no one could challenge his status in the clan mansion.
However, as soon as King Min's resignation letter came out, there was a lot of discussion in the court.
After all, today's Zongren Mansion is no longer an empty frame. It manages and teaches the Zongxue of the eldest sons of various princes, and it still needs to be taken seriously.
In this way, the virtuous and capable King Xiang was naturally elected.
Zhu Huixun did not answer in a hurry, he just pondered for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, Prince Xiang is indeed well-received among the clans, but I believe that in addition to reputation, seniority, ability and many other factors must be considered for the position of clan leader."
"Even if we put aside seniority, I have to say frankly that Prince Xiang is a bit reckless and is not suitable for serving as a clan official."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu became interested.
He indeed never thought about actually giving the clan order to King Xiang, but he also never thought that Zhu Huixun could tell what the real fault of King Xiang was.
After all, except for the last memorial, Prince Xiang has always been low-profile and very diligent in his work. In several tests of Zongxue, the students' scores were quite good, so everyone in the court recognized his attitude.
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Feeling the emperor's gaze, Zhu Huixuan said calmly.
"Your Majesty, although I have been busy with my son's marriage during the time I have been in Beijing, I have also been traveling among relatives. Many members of the royal family in Beijing have come to visit the palace. When talking about Prince Xiang, they always express their feelings.
With a sense of fear, in words, I am also quite dissatisfied with some of his methods."
"Although these eldest sons study diligently, there are inevitably some who are not talented enough. However, King Xiang relied on himself as Zuo Zongzheng and had the power to discipline the clan. He was very strict with these eldest sons. If this continues, I am afraid that the ancestral school will fail.
It’s a place that everyone avoids and is afraid of not being able to go to. I’m afraid it won’t be beautiful.”
"Therefore, I think that Prince Xiang's temperament still needs to continue to recuperate. If he takes over the position of the clan leader at this time, I am afraid that these eldest sons will cause some trouble."
I have to say that Zhu Huixun is a wonderful man.
Before he said it, even Zhu Qiyu didn't think about it from this perspective.
Indeed, King Xiang's ability and reputation were impeccable, and his management of religious studies during this period was also quite effective. What the ministers in the court were most satisfied with was that so many royal relatives and nobles gathered in the capital. However, there was no
What kind of scandal has arisen about bullying men and women?
This is almost impossible for clans with real immunity from criminal laws in the Ming Dynasty.
For the court, this is certainly a good thing.
However, for these clan members who studied in Zongxue, King Xiang was not a virtuous person.
In the minds of these teenagers, they were afraid of what they would do to King Xiang!
However, no one paid attention to this before Zhu Huixun said it.
Everyone subconsciously feels that this is what religious studies should be like. There is no way to go to school without enduring hardship.
However, they have forgotten that these "students" are not miserable. They were born with silver spoons in their mouths and came to the capital just to facilitate their inheritance of titles in the future. Among them, there are only ten out of ten who are really interested in learning.
One is good.
In fact, Zhu Qiyu had no intention of educating them into talents. Regarding these eldest sons, he still said the same thing: firstly, he wanted them to have their hearts attached to the imperial court, and secondly, he wanted them to be law-abiding and not arrogant and domineering.
If these two goals are achieved, Zongxue will be considered successful. As for whether it can produce a few talents, that is not important at all.
Zhu Qiyu knew that the results in the recent Zongxue examinations were pretty good. However, speaking of it, it was actually the achievement of King Xiang. He had never thought that it could be considered from this perspective.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.
"The stability of the sect is still important. These eldest sons are all good young men of the Zhu family. Only when they are good can the Zhu family be good. I will go back and give Uncle Xiang a decree first about this matter."
"Uncle, when you are in the capital during this period, you can spend more time with these eldest sons. Although I am the emperor, I am also a member of the Zhu family. If they have anything to say, they can report it to the Ministry of Rites and send it to me."
Zhu Huixuan cupped his hands, with a smile on his face again, and said.
"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of these children."
So in fact, many times, many things don't need to be explained thoroughly, and you can just stop at the point.
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said with some emotion.
"I have worked hard for my uncle during this period. After being crowned and married, the prince has finally grown up. After that, he will have to learn to be independent."
After the words fell, Zhu Huixuan's expression froze slightly for the first time, but it was only for a moment before the fat prince smiled again.
"What your Majesty said is that when children grow up, they will always have a family and start a career. To be honest with you, I went out this time and came with the princess. I left in a hurry, so I left a few concubines in the house to take care of it. Now,
I’m not sure what kind of trouble is going on!”
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu knew that the uncle in front of him understood his intention and continued.
"In such a large palace, there still need to be someone who can take charge. However, as for the affairs of my own palace, my uncle will just take care of the arrangements. There is no need to worry too much for the moment. Now, this marriage is still important."
Yu Qian and Shen Yi on the side just listened as the emperor left them alone, and then started chatting with King Zhennan.
They could probably guess that the emperor wanted to hand over the position of Zongren Ling to King Zhennan. However, in the end, the emperor did not speak, and neither did King Zhennan.
This matter seemed to have passed just like that, and then it turned to the main topic.
After chatting about the marriage for a long time, the emperor finally seemed to realize that there were still two ministers in the palace who were not parties to the marriage, so he turned his head and scanned their eyes, and finally settled on Chen Yi.
"Mr. Shen, do you know why I left you alone?"
Well……
Shen Shangshu looked around and thought to himself, we are not the only ones left behind.
However, since the emperor asked this, he could only give it away.
"I am very frightened. Your Majesty may have kept me here for the sake of the military garrison."
From a very early age, Shangshu Shen realized a profound truth.
That is, in this world, there are all people with evil intentions who are eyeing the money and food of the household department. The most arrogant person among them is called the emperor.
Except for helping during the mutual market, His Majesty, whenever he is called over, without exception, he is asked for money.
Just now, Shen Shangshu wanted to lie to himself. The emperor called him here because he wanted him to help arrange the marriage of Prince Zhennan.
However, it is a pity that the emperor himself took care of it.
This was the first time that Shen Shangshu felt regretful and... sad that he could not contribute money.
Because if you don’t give out small money, you will lose big money!
The emperor didn't even bother with the Ministry of Household Affairs regarding the marriage of Prince Zhennan, which only meant that there was a bigger hole to be filled later.
As expected, the emperor's face broke out with a smile that seemed to indicate your understanding, and then he glanced at Yu Qian next to him.
Immediately, Shen Shangshu discovered that Yu Qian, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also cast an expectant look at him.
Yu Shangshu pondered for a moment and then said.
"Shen Shangshu, Yu will not mince words. Although the military regulations just discussed are complete, they are not the entire plan of the Ministry of War."
Although he knew that what he wanted to hear next would not be what he wanted to hear, Shangshu Shen still had to praise him honestly under the emperor's gaze.
"Oh? There is such a thing. I would like to hear the details!"
Yu Qian nodded seriously and said.
"Yes, in fact, the entire charter just now seems to be quite dynamic, but in fact, it avoids one question, that is, how to deal with the military villages that have been occupied as civilian fields."
"Or to put it more bluntly, how to get rid of the blood-sucking cysticercus that is lying on Daming's body while ensuring that ordinary tenants can still survive!"
It was only at this moment that Yu Qian's face showed that familiar look of perseverance, instead of a 'competent minister' who could only compromise.
The so-called Bodhisattva has a heart and thunderous means.
It is true that Yu Qian really wanted to get rid of all the gangsters who invaded the military camp at once. It would be better to confiscate their property and exile them thousands of miles away to serve as a warning to others.
However, the charter he finally came up with was still the gentle charter that everyone saw, which was loud and a little quiet.
This is not because this is not a problem involving a small group of people. Behind every cysticercus, there are hundreds or even thousands of tenants who make a living from it.
After talking to Hu Hui that time, Yu Qian thought about it for a long time.
Until he remembered a duel with the emperor, he couldn't remember when it was, but he remembered the emperor's words very clearly.
"In this world, the most miserable people are the common people. What the court has to do is to make their lives better, or at least not to make it impossible for these common people who just want to live..."
Yu Qian has seen the people at the bottom. They are the most industrious group of people. They work hard for a whole year just for a little bit of meager food that can survive.
The emperor is right, it is not wrong to want to live, and it is not them who are wrong.
Therefore, we cannot let them bear the consequences!
Perhaps many people think that those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.
Compared with the benefits brought by returning a large number of military camps to the imperial court, these lowest-level tenant farmers are not worth mentioning at all.
Even if they become refugees, the imperial court can easily solve the problem by sending people to provide relief and comfort.
This is something officials are good at doing.
However, who should bear the pain of being torn apart in the process, which was originally a perfect family, and might even be able to buy new clothes for the children during the holidays?
It was not until that time, sitting in the flower hall of Hu Mansion, that Yu Qian finally understood that the emperor was not only protecting him, but the people of the world.
In the heart of the emperor, all the people of the world always exist.
He always has the word "benevolence and righteousness" in his heart!
Maybe some people can take sacrifice as a matter of course, give up as helpless, and be cold-blooded as putting the overall situation first...
However, the emperor did not believe it!
The so-called benevolent people are those who try their best to prevent those who should not be sacrificed from being sacrificed.
Therefore, even though Yu Qian was a knife meant to cut through the rotten cancer of Juntun and be stained with blood, he was not given up.
Even those people who are said to be able to carry a boat over and over but are actually regarded as insignificant struggles will not be sacrificed.
Because they are doing the right thing, no matter how great the pressure is, they will be defended.
This has nothing to do with interests, only with the heart.
In the emperor's benevolent heart, Yu Qian felt inferior and even ashamed of himself.
No innocent person should be sacrificed, no matter for any reason!
Looking back at the piles after the civil war, Yu Qian suddenly had a feeling.
That is, the emperor is using practical actions to prove to him that no matter how difficult it is to break the situation, there is a way to break it.
The biggest difficulty in solving a so-called dead situation is never that there is no way out, but that you have to resist the path that seems to be possible at a small cost.
This kind of temptation is difficult for countless people to resist. Yu Qian was almost blinded by the so-called greater interests of the court and could not see those pitiful wailings.
Therefore, Yu Qian eventually followed Hu Hui and became a big media matchmaker.
He is willing to compromise, be gentle, and temper his edge.
Because he wanted to verify whether the emperor was as he thought, sticking to the two words called "benevolence and righteousness" that are as light as a feather but as heavy as a mountain!
These are two words that are truly worth Yu Qian's life and death...