The next day, Li You sat in the yamen for a while, but couldn't sit still, so he got up and left the yamen again, looking at Lu Mansion.
Since Mr. Lu was promoted to a bachelor by Ting Tui, he no longer had to go to the Ministry of War after the delivery was completed. Since his official title was still undecided, he waited for the imperial edict at home and received congratulatory guests at the same time.
At this time today, Li You finally entered the gate of Lu Mansion. Instead of lingering in the front hall like ordinary guests, he was led directly to the backyard study.
Li You saluted, and the elder rebuked him: "You, a junior, are really bold and reckless. You are only a fifth-grade man, but you dare to spy on the affairs of the Prime Minister!"
Li You smiled apologetically and said: "The virtuous will live here. The boss has both virtue and talent, so why not join the cabinet?"
Mr. Lu sighed: "This time you really got the better of me. I couldn't resist the temptation of being the prime minister. I actually sat back and watched you do whatever you wanted in the palace."
Li You thought to himself, that's probably what Song Taizu said when he was wearing a yellow robe in Chenqiao...
"I really didn't think much about it before. First of all, Yan Situ is indeed more popular, and I feel that I don't have much hope. Secondly, in the early days of the emperor's rule, it is really not a good time to join the cabinet. I also told you that the emperor and the queen mother
It’s completely different.”
Li You seemed to have heard the latter sentence somewhere. Thinking about it carefully, Xu Cifu also said similar words. In that court recommendation, he gave up the opportunity to kill Xu Shoufu because of similar thoughts. The two big bosses
The ideas are different but have the same purpose.
After thinking about this, he replied: "I came to see you today to persuade you to compete for the position of secondary assistant. If you really don't have any intention, I will stop playing."
Mr. Lu was startled and said quickly: "Let nature take its course. You must never cause trouble again! If you make trouble again, I will not be punished. Please let you go!"
"Yes, yes." Li You agreed.
In order to express his dissatisfaction with Li You's decision, the boss did not leave any food. When Li You left the Lu Mansion and prepared to go home, he saw several officials who came to visit. After bowing to each other, Li You left quietly.
It left endless reverie.
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he saw that the Prince Consort of Guide had sent someone to convey a message, telling him to go to the Prince Consort's House quickly. It was probably the Princess of Guide who was summoned under the banner of Prince Consort.
Speaking of which, I haven't seen Guide Chitose for several days. I heard that she has been busy preparing to build the Shaofu after she showed her grace in the big admonishment. I don't know what she has to do to see him today despite her busy schedule.
Princess Guide was indeed very busy and did not have much time to linger with her lover. She happened to be about to go out, so she only met Li You in the front hall. She got straight to the point: "You are really capable. If I want you to try a case, I will call you Zaifu."
The position has changed hands!"
Li You was very dissatisfied with his mistress's official attitude. With the consort as a cover, is it difficult to find a small room with an ambiguous atmosphere to talk? "This doesn't seem to have much to do with you. Or for you, Mr. Lu's entry into the cabinet is more important than anything else."
It would be better for Yan Situ to join the cabinet. You have no reason to be dissatisfied."
His Highness Chitose suddenly asked: "What about Cisuke?"
Li You was slightly stunned, "What kind of assistant?"
Princess Guide's Xiu Rong was full of vigilance, "You must have some tricks up your sleeve to push Mr. Lu directly into the second assistant position again."
"You guessed wrong, no!" Li You denied.
His Highness Chitose snorted: "You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. You will be damned if you believe it. How can you not push it too far? It's just that I can't guess it, and I don't have time to spend time guessing riddles with you."
Li You's face twitched, and he sighed vaguely: "So what?"
Princess Guide wanted to go on a trip. She really didn't have time to waste time with Li You, so she asked straightforwardly: "No matter what idea you have, please stop immediately. In addition, I can compensate you."
Li You lowered his head to hold back his smile, "Okay then, just stop. For the sake of your kindness, let's just make up for it."
Guide Chitose has never been a stingy person. He said generously and boldly: "One thing is one thing, I never owe favors casually! If you don't accept it, I won't trust you."
Li You, who had received the benefit for nothing, stood outside the Prince Consort's house, speechless as he watched Qian Sui Luan drive away.
The ninth day of September is a holiday, but the harsh Ming Dynasty did not have a holiday. On the contrary, this day also coincided with the 369th court meeting.
After Li You attended the morning court, he returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and continued to be his idle official. The Lianghuai Salt Case was temporarily closed, and he was completely free.
After the court meeting, Li You could not attend the meeting between the emperor and his ministers in the Wenhua Hall if there was no important memorial that had to be read in person. From this point of view, his influence on the government was not as good as when he served as the secretary of the sub-ticket.
This is called using the inside to control the outside. Even the six or seven-level Zhang Ke Dao can participate in the court meeting and control the prime minister and the nine ministers. This is called using the small to control the big.
Emperor Jinghe moved from the Huangji Gate to the Wenhua Hall. At that time, there were only the Prime Minister, the Imperial Secretary, Jiuqing, the Chief of Department, and the Chief of the Dao. There were also the Left Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Palace summoned by the Emperor, and
Several officials who have important matters to report.
This scene is a common scene in TV dramas in the 21st century, "enter the court when there is something to do, and leave the court when there is nothing", but this is not called a morning court, it is just a meeting, not a fixed ceremony.
Even the participants are not fixed, and it is very focused on the emperor's personal preference. If you are willing to summon dozens of people to discuss, you can also summon three or five close ministers to discuss. Therefore, compared with the previous generation, the greatest power of the emperor is special.
Here, you can freely choose who to rely on to exercise imperial power...
In a sense, for more than two hundred years after Emperor Taizong Wen, what civil servants and eunuchs and civil servant parties fought for was just the power to share the emperor's worries.
But it is said that in the Wenhua Palace, the imperial guards beside the emperor shouted: "If you have something to do, come in, if nothing happens, leave!"
A member of the class emerged from the class, Mr. Yuan Ge, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, who reported to the emperor: "The ground in the capital has not been peaceful for a long time! The imperial court originally established a new admiral, the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, to lead the criminal arrest of thieves. After several
After the dispute, the original position of Li You is still vacant. This position is closely related to long-term peace and stability, so it is very important and cannot be neglected for a long time!"
Hearing the song and knowing its elegant meaning, the courtiers in the palace looked sideways. Everyone knew that at the beginning, Li You had a grudge with the Queen Mother and resigned from the post of Admiral of the Five Cities. However, for some reason, the lie came true. Inexplicably, he lost his position but kept his official position.
In a rare half-hearted dismissal, the reason remains a mystery.
It feels like the water here is very deep, and Li You may not be willing to be a powerless official in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and maybe he is still thinking about this position.
Everyone thought again, Mr. Yuan Ge suddenly mentioned this matter today. Could it be that he wanted to get this position for his own people? Is he trying to stir up disputes again? Although the position of the five-city admiral is vacant, the official position of the right-hand censor is still there.
In Li You's hands, it would be a serious official position altogether, and Mr. Li would be willing to give up the chance of reinstatement.
At present, Mr. Yuan Ge should focus all his energy on fighting for the secondary assistant, and should not stir up trouble elsewhere. This is not a matter of priority, which is extremely unwise.
"It is said that the original Li You was still sitting in the imperial court with a false title, and had no other errands after the Salt Case. The land of Taiyuan was the foundation of the imperial court's constitution, and it added redundant officials. How can it be the law of the world? Therefore, I memorialized
Please reinstate Li Youguan to his post. He will still serve as the admiral of the Five Cities Military and Horse Command, so that he can avoid the responsibility of making empty promises and focus on foreign missions."
Everyone looked sideways again. If you heard me correctly, is Mr. Yuan Ge recommending that his rival Li You be reinstated as the Admiral of the Five Cities?
It seemed strange, and many people soon guessed the reason. It was probably because the older the scholar Yuan was, the less courageous he became. Could it be that he really believed the rumor that it was easier for Li You to manipulate the prime minister?
When Li You was reinstated, he became a foreigner. From an internal and external perspective, he was leaning a little closer to the outside. He was equivalent to a security and criminal officer in the capital with the title of Metropolitan Procuratorate. With a full-time foreigner, this foreigner does not involve
Affairs in the DPRK are like locking a tiger in a cage, with less room for free expression.
Otherwise, Mr. Li can hear what he says in the Metropolitan Procuratorate at will without any responsibility. Based on his comprehensive ability, the consequences are obviously very serious. If you don't believe it, you can refer to the Great Remonstration Incident. I'm afraid this is what Yuan Ge is worried about.
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Secondly, Li You was reinstated upon the recommendation of Mr. Yuan Ge. If he continues to be disrespectful to Mr. Yuan Ge before the impact is dissipated in the short term, it will be unreasonable.
Government administration is a matter for the Ministry of Personnel, so the emperor consulted the Ministry of Personnel, Zhao Shangshu, and asked, "What does the Heavenly Official think?"
Zhao Liangren came out and reported to the emperor: "This position requires calmness and focuses on punishment. Li You is good at governance and legal affairs. He has also served as an official in charge of civil affairs and punishment in Dayi. He was also recommended by the court. It is suitable."
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The emperor scanned the ministers again, and none of them came out to object. It seemed that they all agreed tacitly, so he nodded and said: "According to Mr. Yuan's suggestion, the cabinet will draft the decree."
Elder Yuan Ge said again: "I have one more thing to say. This is the duty of calming the five cities. They govern the outside but not the inside. They should be exempted from the imperial visit and be given ritual obedience. On every day of the imperial visit, he will go around the imperial city to inspect the city squares.
, imitating the ancient Zhi Jinwu, to guard the fence, to guard against Xiaoxiao, and to protect the ministers when they go to the court."
There were murmurs in the palace. The key word of this passage was "no court attendance". Mr. Yuan Ge wanted to block Li You from the court.
The symbol of a capital official is the court attendant, but Mr. Yuan Ge asked Li You to patrol the city on the day of the court meeting... He couldn't wait for Li You to go out, which was beyond words.
Some people can't help but wonder, how come Mr. Yuan Ge is so frightened towards Li You, and so timid that he still looks like a great bachelor of the Prime Minister! Others look as if he is afraid of Li You, and they really don't know what to say.
Faced with the noise, Academician Yuan, who had only been escorting the south to Beijing for a few days, turned a deaf ear. These are all a bunch of fools, and they are blind when they are in the middle of the game! Then Li You got married and returned to Germany a thousand years ago, and communicated with the Queen Mother about the inside story.
Will the bachelor say it casually? Even if he says it, he is afraid of the same fate as Mr. Peng Ge.
Of course he was worried that if he was not careful, his desire to be a secondary minister would become a victim of shady dealings. Although Lu Kuan was four or five years younger than him, his forty-five years of qualifications were not unqualified. He entered the Hanlin Academy at the same time
It's ten years later than Senior Lu.
Elder Yuan Ge's petition was a bit loud, and it was equivalent to establishing a new system. The emperor asked his cabinet ministers: "What do you gentlemen think?"
The first assistant, Xu Yuezhuo, replied: "I think it's okay."
Peng Ge Laozhuo, a great scholar of Wuyingdian Palace, replied: "I second the proposal."
Yang Jin, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, replied: "I second the proposal."
Jin Shuzuo, a scholar of Dongge University, replied: "I second the proposal."
The emperor was stunned, and the ministers in the palace were also stunned. This recommendation actually made all the academicians in the cabinet unanimously agree. These academicians were not many in number, but they were divided into three or four factions.
There is a word that can be used to describe it, and that is "returning to the people's expectations". Fortunately, it is only a fifth-grade position. If you were a prime minister and encountered such a situation, it would be "the world is returning to its destination"...
