After the officials from the Ministry of Rites went home that night, it was a good time to show off what they had seen today in front of their families.
It’s really a long time to see you.
The chief historian of your palace actually blocked the Ministry of Rites.
Where is the Ministry of Rites, the yamen in charge of the affairs of the vassal king.
You offended the Ministry of Rites, your palace is really brave.
"Then your Qiu Budang didn't go out to deal with this matter?"
"How is it possible? Old Master Qiu went out immediately, scolded and threatened! Who knows, Mao's coercion is useless! They directly brought out Old Ru Wang's spiritual tablet!"
"Ouch, this is going to be a big deal!"
"A big fuss? Hey, guess what? Old Master Qiu went to Wenyuan Pavilion. Each of the cabinet ministers was better than the last, and no one came out to take charge. In the end, the Prince Consort Sun Ang was invited out!"
"Captain Prince Consort? I remember that our emperor hasn't married a princess yet, right?"
"The emperor's brother-in-law, Princess Yunyang's consort!"
"...Here, would it be useful to please come out?"
"Don't tell me, this Sun Ang was also a scholar with a Jinshi background earlier. As soon as he came to our Yamen, he reprimanded the people in your palace and ran away in despair!"
"It's amazing, it's amazing. If you didn't talk about this prince-in-law, I would have forgotten that there is such a person in Beijing!"
"Hey, this old guy knows how to play, you didn't know..."
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Early the next morning, the Ministry of Rites had just finished ordering mao, and everyone was still immersed in yesterday's turmoil, drinking tea and chatting.
Unexpectedly, my buttocks were still hot from sitting, and suddenly, just like yesterday, there was a loud cry outside the Rites Yamen.
Everyone looked out to watch the fun without knowing why.
"What are you looking at? Are you okay?" Suddenly, a familiar shout came, and for a moment, everyone's heads returned to the paperwork on the table.
Qiu Teng took the two ministers from the Ministry of Rites and walked out angrily with red eyes and lifted his robe.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Qiu Teng saw the scene in front of him, and his blood vessels in his brain almost burst.
It turns out that the people from Prince Ru’s Palace are not only here, but they also brought paper figures, paper horses, and a propaganda team. It seems that they are ready to sing and dance rap here for a long time.
Xiao Jingxun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, pointed his finger and angrily shouted: "Wu Changshi, if you still make trouble here, I will try my best not to be an official, but I will also take part in your family's Prince Ru!"
Xiao Jingxun traveled to Taihe County, Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. At a time when all Jiangxi officials in the court were moving closer to Qin Yan, this man, like Qiu Teng, was an upright old man. He had been an official for more than 20 years and had never met Qin Yan in private. , even if there is something to report to the chief minister, it can be pushed to the minister, so he will push it to the minister. If he can't push it, he will take another minister, Lu Xi, with him.
Someone asked him why.
He said bluntly: "The disasters of party strife in the Tang and Song Dynasties are still vivid in my mind. I see that there are many officials from Jiangxi in the imperial court who have attached themselves to the old man of Qin Pavilion. I would like to stop them!"
After Qin Yan heard about this incident, not only was he not angry, but he liked Xiao Jingxun even more. He repeatedly said that Xiao Jingxun was a "noble gentleman" in front of everyone!
However, Lao Xiao's official position was basically the end when he reached the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He was older than Qiu Teng and was a Jinshi in the Wu Zong Dynasty.
Seniority?
That's no use.
The left minister of the Ministry of Rites just can't be promoted. Why?
hehe!
Faced with Xiao Jinxun's reprimand, Wu Yurong not only did not fear, but said loudly: "Mr. Xiao, you can go ahead and report it. It just so happens that the papers for our Prince Ru's Mansion have also been handed over along the way. It just so happens that the people from the General Affairs Department have not accepted our papers recently! "
"you!"
"By the way, one more thing, I will immediately send someone to the Sixth Section Corridor to ask the section chief, deputy section chiefs, and staff members of the Sixth Section to speak a fair word for our Prince Ru's Mansion."
"The imperial court stipulates that there will be a reward every spring. Our Prince Ru's palace is in urgent need of money so that the old prince can be buried and his eyes closed, but the imperial court won't give it. What's the point?"
"We are either here to beg for food, or we want to return the money promised to us by the court. What did we do wrong?"
"Otherwise, please tell His Majesty that if the imperial court can't send out the money, then just don't do it at all. You should be the princes of our places and respect the imperial court!"
Wu Yurong spoke such a long sentence, which directly silenced Xiao Jamxun and others.
They really don't want to give money to these princes.
But it can’t be one size fits all.
Well, if I really want to listen to you Wu Yurong, then tomorrow, you vassal kings still don’t know what the fuss will be.
However, Wu Yurong's cynicism towards the imperial court just now was indeed too much.
If in previous years, a little royal palace chief had dared to speak like this, he would have been chopped off many times.
But why is he so arrogant now?
First, Emperor Zhizheng knew that he was in the wrong and felt sorry for his relatives, so he kept pretending not to know about it. After reading the coupons he handed in, he would not return them. From then on, he simply pretended that the matter did not exist and the General Administration Department would not allow it. Receive the book from your palace.
Another point is that the country governs the world with filial piety.
According to his seniority, King Lao Ru was still the uncle of the Supreme Emperor Zhang Luan.
My uncle died, and his body was buried waiting for money to be allocated.
But the imperial court misappropriated the money that was originally agreed upon. If word spreads, what will the people in the world think of the imperial court? What do you think of him as the emperor?
But asking him to take out the money from the inner treasury by himself is impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if you, Prince Ru, stink, you can't get a single copper out of the inner treasury with these tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Because of these two points, Emperor Zhizheng pretended to be deaf and dumb, which created an illusion for the long history of your palace.
I'm just polite. If you don't give me the money you agreed, I'm just polite.
But he never thought that this money was a reward. How could someone refuse to give you something like a reward, so you would just block the door and make a fuss?
While the imperial court is waiting for breakfast for the frontier troops who owe their pay, we must first pay out the money given to you vassal kings for the New Year?
"Insatiable greed, what a villain!" Qiu Teng was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and wanted to curse.
Who would have thought that at this time, the right servant Lu Xi said: "Bu Tang, your Majesty, isn't it the emperor's son-in-law, Sun Ang, who is from the Renfu clan of the Ming sect, to handle this matter? Don't follow behind in a hurry. Otherwise, should I send someone to invite the consort-in-law?" "
Qiu Teng had no choice but to nod and say: "Please come quickly, please come quickly!"
After a while, someone from the Rites Yamen pulled out a horse and galloped towards Princess Yunyang's Mansion.
Not long after Qiu Teng and others waited eagerly, the man came back on horseback.
"How's it going? When will Prince Consort come?"
"Bu Tang, I heard from people at the princess's residence that the grandson's consort suddenly fell seriously ill last night and was unable to speak. The Imperial Hospital has sent someone to the residence!"
When Qiu Teng heard this, his face suddenly darkened: "What a prince-in-law, you can't cure your illness, right? Well, I will go to see the emperor in person today, and let me see when these people from your palace can be evacuated!" "
After saying that, he stared at Wu Yurong and sneered: "Wu Yurong, I don't know why you are so brave and dare to block the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, but just wait!"
Wu Yurong sneered in his heart, but his face screamed in pain: "Master Bu Tang, there is nothing we can do, old King Ru..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Teng snatched the messenger's horse, climbed on it and headed towards the palace!
