Before Emperor Tongzhi was in charge, the Great Court Meeting would not be held, which means that the Hall of Supreme Harmony would only be put into use on special celebration days!
The system of listening to politics behind the curtain controls everything in the empire, and the East Nuan Pavilion in the Yangxin Palace is where the government is governed behind the curtain!
However, the Yangxin Hall is indeed too small to accommodate the officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers. Therefore, the system of listening behind the curtain has always been to discuss state affairs between a very small number of high-level officials and the Queen Mother!
Most of the time, even the chief officers of the six departments are unable to attend every meeting. The Queen Mother of the two palaces discuss matters together with the Minister of Military and Aircraft. If today's topic involves a certain department, the officials of this department should be summoned in advance to attend!
In other words, as long as you are careful, you can roughly guess what will be discussed today by observing the officials attending the court meeting today!
On the surface, the guards at Yangxin Sect look at their eyes and nose, and look at their hearts like clay statues, but in their hearts they are always calculating who is coming today and what kind of secrets they have.
It doesn't necessarily mean that he is a careful spy. Sometimes he is just curious. If he finds out a little secret today, it will be bragging rights when he drinks in the evening!
Yisiha, the face of Cixi is now half the star in the Forbidden City. He is a first-class sword-wielding guard. In addition to guarding Qixiang Gate, he also has the right to guard Yangxin Gate.
Naturally, Isiha didn't need to stand guard like a wooden post. He stood in a secluded corner of the square inside Yangxinmen, his eyes rolling around, looking at the officials filing in, and muttering to himself. language.
"Yixin, Yixuan, Prince Laoli Shiduo, Yikuang... the fifth master Yigui is also here, it's really complete!"
"Master Qing, Mr. Weng Tonghe, Mr. Li Hongzao from the Qing Dynasty Telegraph Bureau... Oops, Marshal Zeng is here too?"
"Bao Yun, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs? It's been a long time since we last met, Hesheli Yinggui, Minister of the Ministry of War?"
"The ministers from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are here, as are the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy, and several princes and ministers are also here... What are we talking about today? Isn't it about His Majesty's wedding? Why are people from the Ministry of War also here? "
"It doesn't feel right... There are a few people in the back who look very familiar to me. Are they from the Hanlin Academy if they are so young?"
"Come here! Go and bring a message to Eunuch Li Lianying and ask if the candidate for today's meeting was decided by the Queen Mother? If not, then inform everyone who is coming today!"
Isiha's response was correct, because there are two ways to determine the candidates for this kind of meeting, one is designated by the Queen Mother and the other is finalized by the military ministers!
It is impossible for the Queen Mother to do everything herself. Sometimes specific affairs still have to be handled by the people below, so sometimes the candidates for the court meeting have to be selected by the military and aircraft ministers based on the issues!
Isiha feels that the taste is not right, so she must report it to the Queen Mother as soon as possible so that the Queen Mother can be mentally prepared!
Sure enough, when Li Lianying reported the list of officials who were filing in from outside, the Queen Mother of the two palaces frowned: "Why is Ying Gui here? What is being discussed today is the emperor's wedding. Why does the military department join in the fun?"
"There are also people from the Hanlin Academy. He, Weng Tonghe, is the emperor's master and has come here. Why are other unrelated people here?"
"Who called this person?" Ci'an and Cixi said in unison, staring at each other. They both thought these people were called by the other party!
The queen mothers of the two palaces did not call these irrelevant people, but this person suddenly came so many, there must be some connections here!
Ci'an sighed, "What is supposed to come will eventually come. Wanzai has made so many tricks, and now the other party has to fight back!"
"Call His Majesty!"
At this moment, Ci'an and Cixi were sitting on the couch in the Sanxi Hall to the west of the Yangxin Hall, while Zai Chun was standing in the Changchun Bookstore, asking Da Sixi and the others to pack the dragon robes!
Upon hearing the summons from the Queen Mother, Zai Chun hurried to Sanxi Hall and asked, "The Queen Mother called me?"
"My son...it seems that the limelight is not right today. There are a lot of officials at all levels here. You must remember this when there is a political meeting!"
"Control your anger! You must control your emotions. No matter what happens, you must endure it for the Aijia!"
Ci Xi also said from the side, "Sister is right, these people are definitely here well prepared. My child, you must not fall out before you figure out their intentions!"
"What? Is someone trying to cause trouble?" Zai Chun's eyes flashed fiercely, and he pinched Chao Zhu's fingernails and almost broke the rope.
"Haha, you have the ability! Go to Donghua Gate and mobilize troops for me. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be captured!"
"No!" The two Queen Mothers sat up at that time. "Nonsense! This is a serious day of listening to politics behind the curtain. Every word and every thing must be recorded!"
"How can you block the mouths of all the people in the world? They are disrespectful, so of course the people will scold them. If you launch troops, you will be the one who is disrespectful!"
"Son...you have to take a long-term view! Your reputation should be cherished like the feathers of a phoenix. This is your greatest reliance in ruling this country!"
After persuading Zai Chun for a long time, he said awkwardly that he would not make a fuss, "Okay, okay, I will be the ear decoration of the deaf today! Can't I just say nothing?"
"Let's go! Go to Dongnuan Pavilion and meet these untouchable men!"
The Emperor and the Queen Mother started a fight and just moved from Sanxi Hall to Dongnuang Pavilion. After the three of them were done and the curtains were lowered, Zhou Daoying called loudly at the door.
"Long live the Lord, the Holy Mother, the Queen and the Queen are in charge...all the ministers have an audience..."
The palace ministers who had been waiting around the wooden screen wall now lined up in two groups according to their rank and official position and filed in!
"I would like to express my greetings to you, long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
"I would like to extend my greetings to the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old!"
After kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, the officials stood in awe on the left and right sides, civil and military, and it was so quiet in Dongnuan Pavilion that you could hear a pin drop!
The Queen Mother and the Emperor deliberately delayed three or four minutes to create a depressing atmosphere. It took a long time for Ci'an to say, "We called the big guys in today, mainly to discuss the Emperor's wedding!"
"No matter what, the marriage of Long Live Lord must be arranged this year! This is the most important event of the country at the moment, and all departments must do their best to handle it. If there is a flaw in that area, then the friendship for half a life will be ruined. I can’t care less!”
"The laws of the country and conscience will not let you go!"
"Prince Lao Li..." As Ci'an spoke, Shi Duo quickly stood up and bowed, "Wei Chen is here!"
"You are in charge of the Zongzheng Mansion now. The details of the royal blood relatives and relatives are all reported to you. Of course, there are rules for the selection of the queen!"
"Did you bring the list of suitable girls of school age from the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, I don't dare to neglect. Since the beginning of the year, I have been screening the girls of the right age from the major families in the Eight Banners. A total of six girls have been selected who are both good-looking and of high status!"
"This is the list, please take a look at the Queen Mother..." Prince Li Shiduo knelt on the ground holding the list in both hands and waited for the eunuch to take it!
