Li Ye stared at Baiguan with a look of bitterness and hatred, and finally smiled at Liu Mingzhi's actions, and looked at Liu Mingzhi with eyes full of relief and gratitude.
"The King of Side by Side is truly loyal to the country and a good minister with unparalleled loyalty. I am very relieved."
What Li Ye said cheerfully to Liu Mingzhi was so harsh in the ears of the officials.
Wei Yong and Tong Sansi looked at Li Ye with stiff faces, then at Liu Mingzhi, and lowered their heads silently, not knowing what they were thinking.
Old Man Xia didn't react that much. He just sighed silently and fumbled in his sleeves.
"Xiao Dezi, please bring up the seal in King Bingjian's hand!"
"We obey the order."
Xiao Dezi smiled and nodded at Young Master Liu, then took the seal from Young Master Liu's hand, turned around and glanced at Wei Yong and the others, silently shook his head and climbed up to the dragon platform.
"The old minister has returned to his post!"
"Okay, take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Liu Mingzhi turned around, he glanced thoughtfully behind the curtain leading to the back hall. Just when he finished speaking, he seemed to vaguely hear a woman's slightly joyful conversation coming from the back hall. .
At this time, the women who dared to appear at the rear of the palace were, if nothing else, nine out of ten, the Empress Dowager Nangong Meng and the Empress Dowager Chen Jie.
It seems that Li Ye is not the only one who took over power this time.
Could it be that in the past six months, Wei Yong and the other three assistant ministers had done something that even Nangong Meng, the empress dowager who had experienced many storms, could not even look at?
That's why the two agreed that Li Ye would take back the power of the auxiliary minister.
Li Ye has now taken back the rights of the auxiliary minister and wants to be in charge, which of course has great benefits. But if it is handled incorrectly, the consequences will be significant.
Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
It depends on how he handles the relationship with the Manchu civil and military officials after taking back the power of the auxiliary minister.
If something goes wrong, I'm afraid pro-government will be counterproductive.
Liu Mingzhi knelt down and sat in his seat. The old god was gently shaking the folding fan, and the thinking in his eyes never stopped.
Li Ye took the seal handed over by Xiao Dezi, looked at it, put it on the table, and then looked at Wei Yong and the other three people with different expressions.
"Three old beloved ministers, even King Bingjian did not dare to disobey the late Emperor Ruizong's will and handed over his rights as assistant ministers as scheduled. Do you think you are more noble than King Bingjian?
Or has Ruizhong been in power for a long time, and you are so bold that you dare to disobey the words of the late Emperor Ruizhong?
Do you still have a court in your eyes? Is there anyone like me who is today your emperor? "
"I don't dare, Your Majesty, please calm down."
"You say you don't dare, but what you are doing today is no different from rebelling against the emperor.
You are telling me to calm down, but have you ever reflected on how rebellious your actions are?
If the three old ladies still haven't made up their minds, I will give you three more days. I don't want to see today's answer again at the next court meeting. "
Li Ye's words seemed to give the three of them a step down, but in fact they were full of warnings.
If the three of them are really ignorant and continue to delay this matter, it will be tantamount to admitting that they are more noble than Liu Mingzhi, thinking that they dare to do things that the King of Side by Side does not dare to do.
The three of them were not fools, and they immediately understood that His Majesty would no longer use the banner of Ruizhong to oppress them and others.
Instead, he used the might of the King Side by Side to suppress himself and others.
Although the King of Side by Side has just committed an act of antagonism against himself and other important officials in the court, do he and others dare to openly oppose the King of Side by Side who holds a heavy army?
If you want to come, you can only come in secret.
On the surface, I and others had to submit.
After all, His Majesty's balance has now tilted towards King Bingjian.
If you insist on it, you and others won't get any advantage.
Many elders of the three dynasties sighed silently, thinking that they and others had underestimated His Majesty's methods.
Such a means of weighing mutual suppression, not to mention the late Emperor Wu Zong who died young, even the late Emperor Ruizhong did not have such means at his age when he was still alive.
The emperor was so sage, fierce, and proficient in the art of tactics, which was the sign of a holy king, but he used it on himself and others. For a while, the ministers in the court didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Xia Gongming gently took out the seal in his hand and looked at the stern eyes of Li Ye who was sitting on the dragon chair. His old eyes were not filled with reprimand, but instead were filled with relief.
Maybe it's because I'm getting old and I no longer have the ambitions I had back then, or maybe I think too much.
It may not be the best time for His Majesty to take charge of the government at this time.
Compared to the decisiveness of King Bingjian, am I too afraid of wolves in front and tigers in back?
With King Bingjian vigorously resisting behind the scenes, during His Majesty's personal rule, even if he did some slightly stupid behavior, it would not cause too many disadvantages.
Just like Ren Wenyue, the father-in-law who had the power to influence the government and the public through the power of the queen, fell into the hands of the King of Pingjian. Isn't it the same that he is not qualified to be the enemy of Yihe?
What are you still worrying about?
"Your Majesty, since the prince is willing to support your majesty's pro-government, the veteran will no longer do anything against the holy will. Without three days of thinking, the veteran is now willing to hand over his position as assistant to the government.
Your Majesty, please take back the seal. "
Wei Yong and Tong Sansi, who were still hesitating whether to hold on, had already surrendered in the blink of an eye when they saw the old man Xia Gongming. They handed over their seals, frowned, and took out their own seals one after another with stiff faces. The seal of the Assistant Minister.
"Since your Majesty insists on taking charge of the government, the old minister is now at ease and no longer has to work hard. Please take back your seal."
"My persistence in trying to share your Majesty's worries will inevitably seem disrespectful. Now that His Majesty has decided to take charge of the government personally, I no longer insist on serving His Majesty."
Following Young Master Liu, Xia Gongming and the other three took out their own seals of the Assistant Minister and prepared to hand them over.
It was as if the admonishment to Li Ye just now had not happened, and he was talking about how hard he had worked hard not to hand over the seal.
A lot of words of loyalty were expressed.
As for how many of these words are true or false, only they themselves know clearly.
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Xiao Dezi was very eye-catching, and without waiting for Li Ye to give him a signal, he took the fly whisk and walked towards the three people under the dragon platform.
He nodded cheerfully and took back the seals in the hands of the three people. However, compared to the smiles he gave to Young Master Liu, Xiao Dezi's smiles to the three people were a little more polite and less sincere.
When Xiao Dezi turned around with the three seals, he looked at Mr. Liu who was kneeling there and nodded cheerfully again, his smile full of flattery and sincerity.
Most of the officials who saw this had mixed feelings in their hearts.
Although King Bingjian lost the control over the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and Dali Temple, with Princess Virtue, who was about to become the general manager, actively showing flattery, who dares to say that King Bingjian had no foundation in the court.
He succeeded Zhou Fei, the general manager at the time of Ruizong, and Zeng Hai, the general manager at the time of Wu Zong. Wang Bingjian had an invisible friendship with a general manager.
"Your Majesty, the seals of the three lords."
"Well, let it go!"
"According to the order."
Liu Mingzhi has been watching every move of everyone in the palace.
Seeing that Li Ye had taken back the seal of the auxiliary minister as he wished, Liu Mingzhi twirled his finger, raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth and shook his head.
I actually underestimated Li Ye's methods.
I originally thought that he wanted to use himself to weigh up the important ministers in the court, but now it seems that this boy has unknowingly borrowed his own power.
What a move, four liang, a thousand pounds.
It's just that the emperor came to borrow the influence of a minister, which was quite embarrassing.
It seems that this was the trick that my father Li Zheng liked to play the most back then.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the palace door behind the dragon chair, and gently waved the folding fan in his hand again.
This court full of intrigues is a bit interesting.
Li Ye, the new little emperor, is even more interesting.
