Liu Mingzhi's silence made the atmosphere in the court room even more bizarre.
Many people were waiting to see what he meant, but he responded with silence. Many officials were confused and had no idea.
But no one was the first to break the silence and be the first to stand out.
The weather in June was already quite hot. Many officials were sitting there on their knees because they did not dare to make any noise easily, with fine beads of sweat already hanging on their foreheads.
They wanted to hold a folding fan and shake it gently like Mr. Liu, but they didn't dare.
Firstly, I didn’t bring a fan, and secondly, I didn’t have this honor.
There are only a handful of people who can ignore their posture in front of you, looking at the court!
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head to lick the dirt on his fingernails, fiddled with the dust on his boots, and opened his clothes to fan the cool breeze, but did not speak.
As for the looks Li Ye and Baiguan placed on him, he simply turned a blind eye.
Just look at it, can you lose a few pieces of meat?
This kid Li Ye had no good intentions when he summoned him to the capital.
I don't know what the three old foxes Wei Yong, Tong Sansi, and Xia Gongming think.
If the three of them are colluding in private, and after discussing it, none of them intends to hand over their rights now, and they agree rashly, they will definitely become enemies with the three old foxes if nothing happens.
This situation is contrary to the interests of the personality that I have paved for myself so far, so it is better to pretend to be stupid.
If I don't agree, and one of the three old foxes agrees, they will also be put on the same page, and eventually become inhumane inside and out.
In the end, only Li Ye, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was the winner.
Li Ye wants to use himself to control three old foxes, but also wants to use three old foxes to weigh himself.
It's a good strategy to drive away wolves and devouring tigers with one hand, killing two birds with one stone.
Liu Mingzhi, who knew very well in his heart, became more determined that he could not take the initiative to speak, and sat there and continued to act stupid.
Just waste it, we'll talk about it at the next court meeting at worst.
Although I am anxious about things in Northern Xinjiang, I can still squeeze out this little time.
Many veterans seemed to have guessed Liu Mingzhi's thoughts. Looking at Liu Mingzhi sitting there with a calm and carefree atmosphere, they cursed in their hearts and withdrew their gaze.
Someone has to break the current deadlock.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
After a long silence, Xia Gongming, the imperial censor, came out holding the Chao Hut.
Li Ye, who was already anxious and angry, heard Xia Gongming's words and looked over hurriedly.
"Old love, please."
Xia Gongming took out a memorial from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
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"Your Majesty, it is not that the veteran minister is greedy for power and does not want to step down from his position as minister of auxiliary affairs, but because of the current situation, it is not a good opportunity for your majesty to work diligently. The veteran minister has stated the pros and cons one by one in the memorial, please take a look at it."
I thought that Xia Gongming, a veteran of the four dynasties who was known for his fairness, integrity and uprightness, would support his decision. When Li Ye looked at him, he had a faint smile on his face.
However, after listening to Xia Gongming's words, Li Ye's face gradually stiffened.
Looking at Xia Gongming's deep and helpless eyes, Li Ye faintly gestured to Xiao Dezi.
Xiao Dezi hurriedly walked down, took the memorial and handed it to Li Ye's hands.
Li Ye did not look through it carefully. He glanced at it casually and put it aside. He looked at Wei Yong, the prime minister on the left, and Tong, the right prime minister, thought twice about the two of them.
"What happened to the two old lovers?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I agree with Xia Yushi's intention. Your Majesty is young and succeeded to the throne in a hurry. Although you are talented and intelligent, which is rare in the world, your Majesty still lacks experience in court, so it is not suitable for you to take charge immediately."
"The veteran also agrees. Although your Majesty is already quite familiar with court affairs, your Majesty is young, has a fiery temperament, and is easily impulsive. This is not the right time for you to be in charge."
Li Ye looked at the three people lined up in a row, clenching his fists tightly, and the expression on his face was indescribable.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Very good. The power of your assistant ministers is within the three-year period designated by the late Emperor Ruizhong. Now it has been more than half a year.
As the king of a country, I want to govern personally because I have inherited the destiny from above and obey the people's wishes. Why not?
Do you even want to disobey the will of the late Emperor Ruizong?
You are so brave, aren't you afraid that I will punish you for deceiving the emperor? "
"I don't dare. I am not using power to deceive the emperor, but I have good intentions. I am doing it for your majesty, for the sake of the court, and for the sake of all the people. Please calm down your anger!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down and be considerate of your hard work."
After the three of them, a large group of officials came out and joined in.
When Li Ye saw this, he leaned weakly on the dragon chair, his eyes trembling, his lips trembling and he was speechless for a long time.
Liu Mingzhi kept staring at the situation in the palace, and his eyes focused on Xia Gongming and the other three.
Old Man Xia was upright, with clear eyes and no distractions. Liu Mingzhi could tell that his unwillingness to hand over the power of the Assistant Minister was really for the sake of the court.
This old man who dared to point at Li Zheng and angrily scold the emperor is already very old. He really will not let go because he is greedy for the power of this mere auxiliary minister.
Even if he no longer has the power to make decisions on the spur of the moment, no official in the court would dare to despise his existence with just the power of the imperial censor to report matters.
Unless you are so full that you feel uncomfortable and want to fight with the imperial censor.
As for the left and right Zaifu.
That’s hard to say!
Wei Yong's famous treacherous minister, Tong Sansi, Liu Mingzhi did not want to comment on it.
This senior brother from the same family is too stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt.
It's harder to say whether it's just an act or if it's true.
"King Bingjian, what do you mean?"
Young Master Liu, who was staring at Wei Yong and the others thinking, heard the voice of Li Ye calling him from the dragon chair. His thoughts changed for a moment, and he got up and walked out.
"I don't have any objections. Although I am the auxiliary minister appointed by Emperor Ruizong, I have been absent from the capital all year round. My identity as auxiliary minister has long existed in name only.
His Majesty asked him to hand it over, and the veteran naturally handed it over without hesitation.
What's more, this is the time limit set by Emperor Ruizhong's father. The old minister is his father's son-in-law, so he will naturally not disobey his father's instructions before his great success. "
As he spoke, Liu Mingzhi took out the seal specially made by the Assistant Minister from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
"Your Majesty, here is the special seal made by the Assistant Minister. Please take it back."
Young Master Liu's words and deeds caused an instant uproar in the court, and all the officials stared at the seal in Young Master Liu's hand with complicated eyes.
The thing that he and others least expected to see happened happened. King Bingjian took out his seal without hesitation and handed over the power of the assistant minister.
Since His Majesty came to the throne, King Bingjian has never disobeyed His Majesty's will, and indeed this time is no exception.
Looking at the past dynasties, King Bingjian is unique in being able to be so loyal as a minister.
No wonder Ruizong and Wu Zong both favored and trusted him. Your Majesty relies so heavily on him now. It is really the prince's character that has reached its peak.
Ask yourself, you and others will never be able to do this.
It's all because of one's own ability that someone can sit in the position of King of Side by Side. I can't envy him.
Wei Yong and the others looked at the seal held in Liu Mingzhi's hand in astonishment. Seeing Young Master Liu bowing in salute and holding up the tiger talisman, the three of them had mixed feelings.
Didn't King Ping Jian know that after he handed over the power of the auxiliary minister, he had nothing to do with the court anymore, and truly became a vassal king who stayed away from the court.
Doesn't he understand that handing over the seal is equivalent to handing over the right to control, supervise the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and Dali Temple? In the future, there will never be any cronies attached to him, and there will never be anyone in the court. His allies and disciples.
So what if he holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War?
At that time, the King of Side by Side was really just the King of Side by Side.
Is this loyalty? Or a fool?
Liu Mingzhi didn't understand the complicated mood of the officials. When he saw that Xiao Dezi still didn't move, he silently raised the seal in his hand.
"Old minister, please ask your Majesty to take back the seal!"
