Young Master Liu quietly calmed down his mood, raised his head and looked at the other civil and military officials on both sides for a moment.
"My lords, what do you think of Xia Shoufu's advice?"
All the officials looked stunned for a moment, and glanced at Young Master Liu, whose thoughts he really couldn't tell, and then at Xia Gongming, who stood unmoved in the center of the hall.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Wei Yong, now one of the assistants, walked out holding the Chao Hut.
"The old minister boldly seconded the proposal."
"Well, what about the rest of my love?"
Tong Sansi, who was also one of the second assistants, breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his imperial hut and stood behind Xia Gongming. Wei Yong saluted Young Master Liu beside him.
"The veteran also boldly seconded the proposal."
The three important civil servants all expressed their stance one after another, and the military attachés headed by Rongwei Marquis Cai Jun also stood up one after another.
"Veteran Cai Jun boldly seconded the proposal."
"Old minister..."
"Old minister..."
"..."
"I also boldly second my opinion."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the civil and military officials who came out to support Xia Gongming's words. Although he had a smile on his face, he had another thought in his heart.
Sure enough, the worrying words I told the old man Wen Renzheng not long ago were indeed justified!
Such a situation in the court makes today's temptation worth it!
Today's two groups of officials get along too harmoniously and harmoniously. It was so harmonious that I felt a little uneasy in my heart.
Xia Gongming, the first chief minister of the cabinet, is loyal to the country and does not need to worry about it. However, this does not mean that the next and all future chief ministers of the cabinet will still be as loyal to the emperor as Xia Gongming and will not serve the country and the people at all. You need to worry about yourself.
The purpose of setting up a cabinet is to reduce the burden on the emperor, so that memorials and documents from various state governments can be quickly approved, and then sent back to the chief officials of the local state governments, so that the court's decrees can be implemented more quickly.
But what about the current situation? Although the cabinet system has reduced the burden of handling government affairs, some of the disadvantages of the cabinet system have gradually become apparent.
If the future chief ministers of the cabinet are a little more ambitious, and this situation continues, then the cabinet may soon become a one-spoken government.
And it is possible that the cabinet will turn into a one-word cabinet, which is not the cabinet that I want to see.
The cabinet I want is a cabinet that can reduce the burden on the current emperor, but cannot influence the situation of the court too much, otherwise the existence of the cabinet will violate my original intention.
Now it seems that the power of the cabinet seems to be a bit too great.
Maybe it won't affect the rights of the Ten Kings Palace in the short term, but in the long run, the Ten Kings Palace will slowly become in name only.
Because the first level of personnel who come into contact with state officials are cabinet officials. They only need to make a small move on the memorial documents to deceive the Ten Kings Palace and invisibly influence their thinking.
The sight and sound of the Ten Kings Palace have been affected, so one can imagine what kind of situation the current emperor will face.
If the successor is a wise king, this disadvantage will naturally be insignificant. If a conservative king is slightly more passive, the problem is still not big, but if it is a faint...sigh...
If that situation really happened, it would be fatal to the court!
Liu Mingzhi can guarantee that he will not do stupid things during his reign, but what about future generations? Who can guarantee it?
The existence of the cabinet is a double-edged sword. Although it can help the emperor of the current dynasty solve his shortcomings, it can also hurt the emperor of the current dynasty.
The key is to see whose hand the sword is in.
Civil and military officials can be harmonious to a certain extent, but civil and military officials must not be of one mind!
For a moment, Liu Mingzhi finally understood why Li Zheng treated him that way when he was in power. There are some things that I am not afraid of, but that does not mean that I am not worried about the future.
Now that he had personally experienced the difficulties caused by the situation in the court, Liu Mingzhi finally understood how hard it was to sit in this position.
From the beginning to the end, Liu Mingzhi had already considered the specific issue of which son or daughter to register as the crown prince. He never thought about asking the civil and military officials below to help decide the candidate for the crown prince and crown prince.
The reason why this scene happened today was because Liu Mingzhi used this topic to test the attitude of civil and military officials.
Now that Liu Mingzhi had understood all the officials' attitudes and thoughts, there was no need to continue with the remaining thoughts.
After thinking quietly for a moment, Liu Mingzhi stood up with a faint smile and looked at the civil and military officials under the dragon platform.
"My lords, sir."
"I'm waiting here."
"Did all of you, dear friends, listen to what Mr. Xia just said?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, everyone understands."
"It's good if you understand, it's good if you understand. If you understand, Mr. Xia won't have to repeat it again. Likewise, I can feel at ease.
In other words, all the ministers agreed with Mr. Xia's advice? "
Baiguan felt a sudden pause in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.
"My lord, wait..."
"I second the proposal."
"Well, just second the suggestion."
"Mr. Xia."
"The old minister is here."
"Is there anything else you want to add? If Mr. Xia feels that what he said just now is not clear, he can always make some new suggestions of his own."
Xia Gongming was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes slightly to look at the smiling Young Master Liu, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.
He vaguely felt that something was not right. He seemed to be being used as a weapon by His Majesty.
However, he couldn't figure out the specific aspect in which Mr. Liu was being used as a weapon.
It's just that Mr. Liu's meaningful smile made his calm heart suddenly stir up waves, and he had a vague feeling in his heart.
After suppressing the uneasy feeling in his heart, Xia Gongming bowed with a complicated expression.
"Back to Your Majesty, Sir... I have nothing to add, Sir. What I said before is really my own opinion. I hope it will not influence His Majesty's holy will.
If there is any misconduct, the veteran is willing to be punished. Long live your Majesty. "
"Old Ai Qing's words are serious. Lao Ai Qing's loyal words opened my eyes and made me very happy. It's too late to reward him heavily, so how can I punish him!"
"Little Chengzi."
"The old slave is here."
"I have drawn up a decree to reward the chief assistant of the cabinet and the imperial censor, Mr. Xia Gong Ming Xia, with a thousand taels of silver, a hundred bolts of cloth, ten boxes of spices, and one of each of the four treasures of the treasury.
In addition, Mr. Xia was rewarded for receiving the prince's salary and opening a mansion.
He also gave Mr. Xia the honor of riding a horse in the palace, sharing the throne with the king when he met him, and not bowing to him when he saw him.
Admire this. "
"Old slave, I obey."
"Old minister Xia Gongming thanks your majesty for your kindness. Long live my emperor."
"I don't need to be polite to you. This is the reward you deserve."
Liu Mingzhi replied casually to Xia Gongming, his eyes lingering on Du Chenghao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Chengbai, the Zongren's Zongling.
"The official department, the clan's mansion."
The two glanced at each other instinctively, then hurriedly held up the wat and walked to the front and stopped.
"The old minister is here."
"Your two offices will work together to help the second prince Liu Chengzhi and Princess Jingyao move into the East Palace before the holiday on December 15th this year."
The two were stunned for a moment and bowed excitedly.
"My emperor is wise."
All the officials also bowed and saluted with excited expressions, and spoke without hesitation of words of praise.
"My Holy Emperor. Long live, long live, long live."
Liu Chengzhi, who was kneeling in one of the first seats, couldn't help but straighten his body, and subconsciously looked at the reactions of the little cutie and Liu Chengqian next to him.
"Sister Yue'er, third brother, I...I..."
The cute siblings looked at their second brother Liu Chengzhi's awkward reaction and smiled calmly. They reached out and patted Liu Chengzhi's arm with calm eyes.
"Second brother, don't worry. My younger brother believes in father's decision and will never feel dissatisfied at all."
"Second brother, please don't think so wildly. After you become the emperor, as long as you can guarantee that I can be as crazy as I want, I will never say no."
Liu Mingzhi looked around casually at the officials in the palace and the reactions of Liu Chengzhi and others.
"My lords, are there any Class A memorial documents that I would like to see personally today?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I do not have a Class A memorial document."
"Well, then just retreat from the court. The rest of the documents will be handed over to the Ten Kings Palace for approval, and then submitted to me for the final decision."
"ah?"
"Um?"
"What?"
"What about registration matters?"
All the officials stared dumbfoundedly at Young Master Liu who turned around and walked towards the back of the Qinzheng Hall without hesitation. They were shocked and didn't know what to say at all.
After announcing that His Highness the Second Prince and Princess Jingyao will move into the East Palace, shouldn't the next step be to appoint the Crown Prince and Crown Princess?
Your Majesty, why did you leave just as you said you would? Now that you are gone, what will I do next?
Your Majesty, if you don't express your position, how should the grand ceremony of anointing the crown prince be held appropriately?
