Empress Dowager Qian was getting increasingly angry because of Li You's "betrayal". She might be able to settle the score with the Queen, but there was nothing she could do in Wuying Palace at this time.
Li You was once again glad that he had traveled to the Ming Dynasty where the power of civil servants was at its peak. In fact, if he traveled to any dynasty, he would not be pushed out and beheaded on the spot just because he disagreed with the emperor during temple discussions, unless he was very lucky.
I met the king of Jie and Zhou.
In the current delicate time, one can pretend to be confused if the issue of the emperor's wedding is not raised. Once it is clearly raised, no one dares to object. Besides, Mr. Li, who is famous for his chún, sharp tongue and sword, stands in front of the majesty and stares at him with eager eyes.
I don’t know how many vicious words were used, which made people frightened.
Those who should agree came out to agree, and the lineup was strong, and the weight was very important. It was not a situation where people were talking lightly, and it was impossible to ignore it deliberately. At the same time, those who should not agree could not find a reason to come forward, and the eyes of the palace were focused on the old chief minister.
Let’s see what he says about Zhang Ruoyu. Who made him the chief assistant...
Zhang Shoufu was still slightly dizzy and felt that his thoughts were not enough. In his decades of official career, there were not many times when he was so passive.
As the first assistant who was entrusted by the late emperor, he not only could not object, nor could he postpone the discussion, but he even had to actively support the emperor's wedding. Whether Qing Shi regarded him as Duke Zhou or recklessness may depend on this matter. Tuogu was the assistant minister.
The reputation of obstructing the emperor's wedding will inevitably attract criticism, and he cannot afford it.
It was not that he had no plans for this. When the time was right, he would come forward to facilitate the emperor's wedding and then retire, completing a good story between the emperor and his ministers and achieving a good beginning and a good ending. This was the finale of his planned career as prime minister.
But it's not today... Especially when his opponent took the opportunity to follow the grandson in front of him who just accused him.
At this moment, under this situation, Da Mingjing and the seventy-four-year-old chief minister, who was the most powerful minister in the early years, had to bow their heads.
He knows that as long as an objection or deferment comes out of his mouth, he will be impeached by a memorial of the same height in an instant. Others' objection may be regarded as just grandstanding, but his objection will be regarded as having ulterior motives.
A burden for the prime minister.
Could this person have spotted this point about me and deliberately brought up this general? Zhang Ruoyu thought as he turned towards the Queen Mother, preparing to add a note.
Queen Mother Qian seemed to see the embarrassment of the old chief minister through the bead curtain. In order to save the old minister's face, she categorically issued an edict: "According to your wishes, the old gentleman will discuss it with all the ministers."
The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother had already made a decision. Zhang Shoufu no longer had to agree with Li You's request for the emperor's wedding, and felt a little relieved. The Queen Mother's intention was very obvious. She wanted to hand over the matter to him, so she stepped forward and said: "I accept the decree."
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If you can be the person in charge of the emperor's wedding, it won't be a problem to take back some initiative, Zhang Shouxu thought.
The Queen Mother is so blatantly biased, and although several people who have initiated the initiative are dissatisfied, they can only do nothing. If it is true on the surface, the Queen Mother's reasons are more sufficient, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with letting the chief assistant take the lead. This is a reflection of the status of the prime minister.
Zhang Shoufu looked around at the group of officials, pondering a few words in his mind, and was about to say a few words such as "the east palace is vacant, and the country's foundation is in vain"...
At this time, the loud and untimely voice came out again: "I think it is inappropriate for the emperor's wedding to be both a state and a family matter. Now that the affairs in the palace are in charge of Gui De Qiantai, how can we avoid discussing it? We are listed as honorary relatives and the country.
How can we not hear about it together? Why don't we postpone it for today and let the Cabinet and Ministries discuss it together with Chitose Chitose and the relatives and nobles of the country on another day, and then report it to the Holy Mother to avoid being hasty. We can also spread the good news widely and celebrate it all over the world."
Everyone looked at the voice, who could this be if it wasn't Li You? What a shocking suggestion. It was he who hurriedly asked the emperor to get married, and he was also the one who proposed to postpone the proposal at this time... It's true to say the opposite.
He is right.
But I have to admit that in Wuying Palace, only Li Zhongshu is qualified to say "the discussion should be postponed".
If others say this, they may be accused of having ulterior motives and neglecting the country's foundation. However, Mr. Li took the huge risk of being settled by the queen and loyally proposed the wedding as the head of the country. This kind of problem naturally does not exist.
Proposing a deferral means thinking carefully, acting prudently, and not being eager to take credit.
"Accurate." The edict came from behind the bead curtain. This time the Queen Mother was more crisp and clear. She probably knew that there was nothing to say on this issue today, so Li You took advantage of everything and settled the matter earlier.
Edicts without clear direction are generally led by the cabinet. On major matters, the imperial edicts in the palace can only be regarded as legal edicts widely recognized by the outside world only if they are drafted by the cabinet. With this rule, Zhang Ruoyu, who is the chief minister of the cabinet,
He had no choice but to move his old body again, stepped forward and said respectfully: "I accept the decree."
But for some reason, he felt auditory hallucinations in his ears, and the sounds of the three words "I accept the decree" seemed to be repeated. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, have he become this old?
Someone seemed to be watching next to him. Zhang Shoufu turned his head, only to find that the hateful grandson Huang Kou Xiao'er was looking at him in embarrassment.
Time went back for a moment, and something shocking happened in the Wuying Palace. The ministers in the palace witnessed Li Zhongshu and Zhang Shoufu coming forward almost at the same time, and telling the Queen Mother about the decree at the same time...
Who is wrong?
Of course, the chief minister was not wrong. He was the de facto prime minister and had the right to receive orders on behalf of the ministers. But having said that, Li Zhongshu was not necessarily wrong.
Because the cabinet is leaderless, the Zhongshu of the branch votes, as the name suggests, is not just the person who distributes the memorials. This official position not only has the responsibility of distributing the chapters, but when the edicts of the Queen Mother and the Emperor reach the cabinet, he should also receive them and distribute them.
This kind of division of powers and responsibilities is based on the glorious tradition of "using the small to control the big" and "restraining the top and bottom" proposed by Emperor Taizu. It ensures that the Zhu family will not fall into the hands of powerful ministers through mutual involvement (in fact
Did it too...).
Therefore, since Li Zhongshu took full charge of relevant affairs and his momentum increased rapidly, when the Queen Mother had an edict to be handed over to the cabinet, he had always received the edict first and then communicated with the bachelor. However, Empress Dowager Qian's style of governance was relatively quiet, and she mainly presented memorials with criticisms.
For the sake of the Lord, there is not much time to take the initiative to issue edicts and do things.
Previously, the chief minister who was nominally in charge of cabinet affairs was not in the cabinet. Naturally, no one competed with Li Zhongshu. Today, Li You is still used to going to receive orders. Besides, he has been playing in front of the majesty just now and has not yet returned to the train, so he will receive orders by the way.
The purpose is also convenient. As a result, there is an embarrassing situation where the sixth-rank middle secretary and the first-rank chief assistant are several feet apart and each receives the decree.
In the final analysis, Li Zhongshu's time in the government was short, and he had never seen with his own eyes the majestic era when Zhang Chief Fu monopolized the government, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. He subconsciously just acted as an enhanced version of Mr. Peng Ge, and he was negligent at this time.
After understanding the situation, the old chief assistant was like an angry lion that had been invaded. He held back his anger and blood, and almost lost his composure. He used all his strength and shouted sharply: "Young man, how dare you disgrace yourself before you? Go down and suspend yourself for self-examination."
If it is an ordinary cabinet minister, the chief minister of the cabinet will certainly have the power to deal with it. In fact, according to the usual practice, the promotion and dismissal of the secretary is basically in the hands of the bachelor. But Li Zhongshu is obviously the most extraordinary one.
One, there is a real question mark as to whether the first assistant's angry actions can be carried out.
A good man does not suffer the consequences of the moment... Facing the angry chief minister, if the Queen Mother unreasonably intervenes to deal with him, it will be in trouble. Li You quickly cupped his hands to express his apology, "I'm sorry, I'm done. Now that I'm done, please continue."
. Filling up the vacancy of the bachelor's degree is closely related to the government's political affairs, and it is also a matter of vital importance, which still needs to be presided over by the boss."
After saying these words, Li You scurried back into the crowd as quickly as possible, hiding behind his head.
Everyone once again did not expect that the matter of filling the vacancy of the bachelor's degree would come full circle, but Li Zhongshu took the initiative to bring it up again...
This is obviously what the old chief minister and the Queen Mother jointly want to do. Li Zhongshu risked his life to propose the emperor's wedding just to suppress this issue today. It can be described as a delaying strategy. Why is he now coming out to advise him to postpone the wedding and discuss the university first?
The absence of a scholar is just too capricious.
Master Li's speeches are always unexpected and make people feel erratic. Only a few people can keep up with Master Li's magical thoughts even though they cannot predict it in advance...
The old chief assistant felt that he had lost the initiative again, and at the same time he also felt that people's hearts had quietly changed.
Not long ago, the other side was just a poor person who was abandoned by the Empress Dowager Cisheng. In the power struggle, pity was useless. But now it has unknowingly changed, shrouded in the aura of the emperor, and has become the side that openly supports the emperor.
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Strictly speaking, although there are many people in the court who have Conglong's thoughts, they have never openly formed an imperial party. A group of people under the eldest princess Chitose also did not play the emperor's banner. They are more of a princess party than an imperial party.
After all, the current situation has been that the Queen Mother has been in power for many years. If she blatantly supports a young emperor of unknown temperament, the short-term risk of irritating the Queen Mother is too great. People who do not have enough weight to speculate are seeking death, such as the sixth supervisor student last year.
But it is definitely the general trend for the emperor to rule personally. Is it a long-term plan for the Ming Dynasty to have a female ruler come to the throne? It’s just that everyone doesn’t know where the development nodes and opportunities for change of this trend are. If you make the wrong choice, you may be unlucky. Before you are completely sure, everyone simply
I just kept pretending to be confused and didn't make a choice.
The situation in the imperial court seems to have changed a bit today...Two bachelors, together with top officials such as the Tianguan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yushi of Zuodu, stood up to invite the emperor to marry, and there was also the final echo of the scholar leader, the Minister of Etiquette (Chief Director Li
Adults are ignored here).
They were almost half of the power of the imperial court. They were not self-aware fools like Liu Jiansheng. Their weight was so heavy that even the Queen Mother could not deal with it decisively. Moreover, they held great righteousness in their name. After all, the Emperor of Heaven was the emperor and not the Queen Mother.
A new generation is replacing an old one. Could it be that the opportunity for metabolism is about to come? Many people have complex emotions and repeatedly consider the situation, and even the laziest people have to use their brains to keep thinking. If something goes wrong at this moment, they can go home and sell sweet potatoes.
It was all given by the boy they met for the first time. Zhang Shoufu asked himself for the first time, is he really old, and is he always being led by the nose by a rotten kid?