Empress Dowager Sun and Zhu Qiyu went directly from Zuoshun Gate to Jiyi Hall, while the ministers went around Donghua Gate to enter the palace. Relatively speaking, Empress Dowager Sun and the others were faster, but after this confrontation, there was some delay. At that time, when they arrived at Jiyi Hall, Jin Ying was already waiting in the hall with a group of ministers.
Because it was an important matter being discussed by important ministers, there were not many people here this time, but everyone was a very important figure in the court.
It is worth noting that this time, the civil servants' side was still composed of six ministries, seven ministers and cabinet ministers, but the honorary ministers' side was not like the usual three or two big cats and kittens last time.
In addition to the leading Marquis of Fengcheng Li Xian, there are also three newly appointed governors. In addition, there are also those who are temporarily in charge of the affairs of the governor's office of the Fifth Army, the governor Tongzhi Wuxing and the commander Tao Jin. In addition, there are It was Zhang Shi, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Command and Envoy Department.
From this point of view, in terms of number of people, the number of noble relatives and civil servants is basically the same.
Several elders came earlier. Jin Ying was a sensible person and knew that they had been tired all morning, so he ordered people to prepare refreshments early.
A group of civil and military ministers used some in the palace, gathering together in twos and threes to chat.
However, what was different from the previous tense situations was that during the court meeting, the relatives and civil servants were almost at odds with each other and refused to give in to the other.
But when they arrived in this palace, the elders all became kind and peaceful.
After all, for people at their level, most people can clearly distinguish between official business and personal relationships, and even if they have something in their hearts, they won't show it on their faces.
In court, there are many things like stabbing someone in the back with a smile on their face, but no matter what, the bosses still do a good job in saving face.
But looking at the small groups they consciously gather together, you can actually see a lot of things.
The dozen or so ministers in the palace were roughly divided into four groups at the moment, but they were not gathered strictly according to civil and military groups.
From front to back, those in the first sequence are Li Xian, the Marquis of Fengcheng, Guo Sheng, the Marquis of Cheng'an, Hu Ming, the Minister of Rites, Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and others.
They are all highly qualified and have high prestige in the court, but they are also relatively old. In fact, they do not care much, but as long as they sit, they have a deterrent effect. Perhaps it is because the court spends too much money. With so much energy, the elderly people didn't talk much and just sat on their chairs with their eyes closed to meditate.
Immediately following the second sequence, on the other side were Zuo Du Yushi Chen Yi and Chen Xun, Gao Gu, and some officials from the Sixth Section.
This group of people were either academic officials or high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty. In short, they had a high status among civil servants. They gathered together and formed a self-contained body.
Then came the third sequence, including Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Shen Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief Prince-in-law Shi Jing and Xincheng Bo Zhao Rong.
These people are relatively young, and including Yu Qian, they are all newly appointed officials, and they are all related to military matters, so they naturally gathered together. Unlike the previous two groups, these people obviously There are priorities. Yu Qian, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the admiral of the capital camp, is obviously the center of them all.
Of course, the second and third ranks are just names. Except for Yu Qian, the strength and prestige of these two groups are almost the same. However, the imperial court respected Qingliu, so it was customary to place Qingliu civil servants before the officials in charge.
As for the last one, there are the slightly lower-ranked governor Tongzhi Wuxing and the commanding officer Tao Jin. The three small groups in front are all big guys. They are the only ones who are not even palm seal officers. Neither side dares to get involved. , I can only hide aside.
Shi Jing, the Prince Consort who had just been appointed as the Governor, pinched a piece of pastry, looked at the busy maids in the palace, and couldn't help but ask: "Yu Shangshu, do you know what the purpose of this discussion is?"
At this court meeting, three new governors were appointed. Guo Sheng and Zhao Rong were both from solid family backgrounds. Only Shi Jing, although he could barely be considered a family member, his father-in-law was only from Qianhu, the avant-garde of the government army. He has no title and is not popular in the palace. God knows how such a powerful authority as the Governor could fall to him.
Yesterday, when Fengcheng Hou Li Xian came to ask for his opinion, Shi Jing was greatly shocked. However, now that the power was in his hands, Shi Jing naturally wanted to stabilize it. For Yu Qian, the popular Minister of the Ministry of War and Beijing Yingying Admiral, I must be careful to get close to you.
Yu Qian took a sip of tea, thought for a moment and replied: "It must be for the military report that arrived in Beijing yesterday. I don't know anything else. By the way, the prince-in-law is now in charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. There are some matters between the Ministry of War and the Beijing Camp. I'm afraid there are still some matters." I have to cooperate with the Prince Consort..."
Without saying anything thoroughly, Yu Qian changed the subject after just a few words.
Among all the ministers in the palace, Yu Qian is probably the only one who really knows the inside story, but he can't tell.
But since Shi Jing asked, he had no choice but to refuse to answer. After all, Yu Qian was now the admiral in charge of the capital camp. After that, he would reorganize the capital's defense, and there were still many areas that required the cooperation of the Fifth Army Commander's Office.
Shi Jing is a smart man, and when Yu Qian said this, he knew that there were some things that Yu Qian could not reveal, so he naturally turned to discuss with Yu Qian the coordination between the Ministry of War, Beijing Camp and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
On the other side, the elders were chatting among themselves, but Jin Ying directed the people to place a couch next to the seat, and then put up a small bead curtain on the couch.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xun on the side couldn't help but ask: "Eunuch Jin, didn't His Highness King Tan summon me to discuss matters this time? What's the matter..."
When the court discusses matters, the ministers can only sit at the bottom. This is also the origin of the term superior.
In this hall, there are all important officials of the imperial court. In the capital today, the only people who are qualified to sit at their head are His Royal Highness King Xi, who is also the Queen Mother.
Coupled with the bead curtain, there is nothing the courtiers don't understand.
But what puzzled them was, what was the Queen Mother doing when the court was discussing matters?
When Chen Xun asked, the ministers who were talking on the side also stopped and looked at Jin Ying.
Jin Ying was not in a hurry, and cupped his hands and said: "My lords, this is the order of His Highness. His Highness said that the matters discussed today are not all state affairs, but also related to the emperor, so he has gone to invite the Queen Mother. We'll be here shortly, please wait a moment."
After Jin Ying finished speaking, all the ministers below, except for Yu Qian and a few others who knew the inside story, all raised their eyebrows.
They thought that today's meeting was just an ordinary meeting.
After all, there are so many new high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and it is such a special moment, so naturally they need to get used to each other earlier, but now it seems that since even the Queen Mother has been alarmed, it must not be a trivial matter.
Suddenly, the strings that these ministers had relaxed because of the end of the court meeting were tightened again.
Just at this moment, the waiter outside came in to deliver a message and said.
"The Queen Mother has arrived, and His Royal Highness King Xi has arrived."
So these elders stood up one after another and stood in their respective civil and military positions again. Then, they saw the Queen Mother and His Highness King Xi walking in from outside the palace door almost at the same time...
