Three days later, Wu Yurong, the left chief minister of Prince Ru's palace, who came all the way from Henan to mourn, finally entered Beijing.
When he first arrived in Beijing, Wu Changshi didn't even look for a place to live. He took a group of people from the palace directly to the Rites Yamen on the west side of East Street.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Rites Yamen, the concierge of the Rites Yamen was startled when he saw a huge wave of officials rushing over.
Their Rites Department is not like other departments, it is a notoriously deserted yamen.
So many officials came at once, and the disciple rushed into the Yamen to report without saying a word.
When Qiu Teng heard the noise and came out.
The door of the Rites Yamen was already deserted, and the sound of crying and howling was loud.
Seeing this, Qiu Teng's white beard began to tremble. After he came down the stairs, he asked angrily: "Who is so bold as to dare to cause trouble at the entrance of the Ministry of Rites? Who is the leader?"
Wu Yurong was crying and walked out quietly. When he saw Qiu Teng, he looked sad and said: "Senior Qiu, I am going to serve as Qiu Yurong, the left chief of your palace! Please speak a few words for our palace!"
When he heard that they were from Prince Ru's Mansion, Qiu Teng immediately lost his temper. He had long been unhappy with Prince Ru's Mansion and others outside the Zongren Mansion. Unexpectedly, this group of people became more and more troublesome, and today they even came to the Rites Yamen.
"As an official of the royal palace, you are not helping to take care of Queen Ru's affairs in the vassal residence at this time. Why did you come to my Rites Yamen?"
Wu Yurong cried: "Reporting to Lord Bu Tang, your domain has been growing for five generations, and its expenses have increased day by day. At the beginning of the year, the court promised to allocate 80,000 taels of silver to your domain, but so far it has not been seen. King Ru passed away, and your palace Although I sold my belongings and collected money, I was still unable to pay for the burial! So..."
Before he finished speaking, Qiu Teng sneered: "Your palace has more than 10,000 hectares of good farmland in Weihui alone, and there are vassal fields in Henan and Huguang. Not to mention those who have donated their land to your palace. Are you short of money? Are you short of these 80,000 taels? What a joke!"
Qiu Teng thought that since he had reached this point, the Prince's Chief Shi would be ashamed and resign.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yurong cried: "When my old prince was alive, he would share grain and rice for the court when there were floods and droughts. In which year did he not open a porridge shed besides Wei Hui?"
"Old princess, you pity the poor and the widowed. Not to mention the poor people in Henan, even the poor people in Huguang have received countless favors."
"As for the vassal land that Lord Budo mentioned, it was given by the imperial court and the previous emperors. There is no reason to sell it for silver! Besides, the national law does not allow it!"
"Also, Qiu Budang, do you have any evidence for your so-called donation of land?"
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"You!" Qiu Teng is a scholar after all.
It's okay to ask him to do some writing work.
It’s okay to talk about big principles.
But when it comes to specific matters, firstly, he has never participated in the affairs, so he has no data to support and cannot refute the other party's words.
Secondly, he is also an upright gentleman and does not want to be embarrassed on the street with others in broad daylight.
Seeing more and more people gathered.
Wu Yurong became more and more outrageous. When Qiu Teng didn't say anything, he returned to the team and started crying with his head.
"What happened? Why are a bunch of officials blocking the entrance of the Ministry of Rites Yamen in mourning?"
"I heard that Prince Ru is dead, and the court owes money to Prince Ru's palace. Prince Ru is still in the palace without being buried!"
"Oh, you are so shameless. It's a big deal if a person dies. Hurry up and give the money for burial. What's the point of waiting like this?"
"It can be said that although the palace is not short of money, if you don't give the money quickly at this time, let's forget about it!"
"After all, Prince Ru is still the uncle of the current emperor!"
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Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Qiu Teng finally reacted: "Quick, quick, go call the people from the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division!"
After saying that, he waved and said: "Prepare the car, I'm going to Wenyuan Pavilion!"
In Wenyuan Pavilion!
Of course, Qiu Teng would not go to the person involved, Xu Song. He went directly to the first assistant's duty house.
Seeing Qin Yan, he went straight to the point and said: "Chief Assistant, our Rites Yamen was blocked by the chief historian of your prince's palace. How unbecoming is this? Please send someone to drive them away quickly, otherwise our Rites Yamen will still be in trouble." How to do things?"
Qin Yan heard this and said, "Is there such a thing? This Prince Ru's palace is so audacious! Wait a minute, I'll ask Yingtian Mansion and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division to send people to drive them away!"
After speaking, he wrote two notes in hand and asked Gong Youwei to send them out.
Seeing Qin Yan so happy, Qiu Teng finally felt more at ease.
But not long after, people from the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Department and Yingtian Mansion reported outside that it was Shi Wu Yurong, the chief of Prince Ru's Palace, who asked for the old Prince Ru's spiritual tablet to hold in his hand. No one dared to act rashly.
Qiu Teng was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.
What else to do?
Even though King Lao Ru is a pig raised by the imperial court, not just anyone can touch his tablet.
Now that the matter was at a stalemate, Qiu Teng became anxious: "Chief Assistant, please come up with an idea quickly. If this matter is not dealt with, will it become a joke?"
Qin Yan took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry!"
After saying that, he turned around and said, "Are Mr. Wu Ge and Mr. Xu Ge here?"
Gong Youwei, who was standing nearby, said: "Everyone is here!"
"Well, go and talk to the two pavilion elders. Let the three of us go to the palace to see His Majesty!"
Gong Youwei turned around and walked out the door after hearing this.
Not long after, Wu Xingbang and Xu Song rushed over.
Everyone sat down, and Qiu Teng patiently told the story again.
This time, finally nothing happened again. Several pavilion elders went to the inner city together and asked the eunuch to find Wang Ji.
After waiting for about half an hour, Wang Ji just sent a young eunuch out to inform the cabinet ministers: "The cabinet should handle it by itself!"
Dispose of it yourself?
Qiu Teng, who was waiting for the news, was dumbfounded.
This went back and forth for almost two hours.
Finally wait for this result.
Today, his Rites Yamen has completely become a joke in Beijing.
Xu Song was not surprised at all when he heard Emperor Zhizheng's decree.
Moreover, he also guessed how things would develop next.
When everyone returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, Qin Yan sighed and said, "Your Majesty wants us to act cheaply. Can you guys tell us what to do?"
Wu Xingbang had nothing to do with himself, so he was naturally not in a hurry to speak.
Qin Yan saw that he lowered his head and said nothing, so he turned to Xu Song and said, "Zhongwang, what do you think?"
Xu Song snorted in his heart, it was just as he guessed.
"We still need to ask Zuo Zongren's consort Sun Ang to come forward in this matter!"
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
Yes, Qiu Teng had even forgotten about this.
After all, this is a royal family matter.
Although the Zongren Mansion does not have Zongling and Zongzheng, there are still Zongren.
Sun Ang, courtesy name Tingju, was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Emperor Wuzong's reign, and later Princess Yunyang, the second daughter of Emperor Wuzong.
Now that Princess Yunyang has passed away at an early age, Sun Ang has completely let himself go. He has several concubines in his family, and even at an old age, he is still having fun every night.
However, regardless of whether this person is useful or not, his status as a clan member is real.
Pull it out and push it for a while.
Qin Yan looked at Xu Song and was speechless in his heart. Fortunately, you can still remember this living treasure.
