The cabinet acted quickly. After leaving the palace that day, the edict on the spring hunting in March was quickly drawn up. That night, the Ministry of Rites received the edict.
At night, Zhu Yi was sitting in the flower hall of Hu Mansion, sipping the newly arrived spring tea from Jiangnan. The tea was rich in fragrance, but he had no interest in it.
This time he came here to ask Hu Xi for help, and to sign the memorial to the Eastern Palace to leave the cabinet and form a young army. However, it was only when he arrived at the Hu Mansion that Zhu Yi began to worry about how he should convince this old father-in-law who had a thorough understanding of the world.
You know, Hu Xi is not as easy to fool as Zhang Xi and his gang. Although in front of Zhang Xi and others, Zhu Yi confidently said openly and secretly that as long as the prince can successfully leave the cabinet, the Duke of Chengguo can get his title back. , my father-in-law will definitely help.
However, Zhu Yi knew in her heart that this was not the case.
It is true that Hu Hui is not afraid of offending the emperor, but he does not want to offend the emperor.
After being married to the daughter of the Hu family for so many years, Zhu Yi couldn't say that she knew Hu Hui very well, but at least she had some idea of his character.
Regarding the matter of Chengguo Gongfu, or in any matter, Hu Hui was a very patient person.
He never cares about temporary gains and losses, honor or disgrace, but always looks at long-term future benefits and whether there will be any hidden dangers in the future.
Therefore, Hu Hui warned Zhu Yi a long time ago that to restore the title of Duke Cheng, it would take time and wait for the opportunity, especially not to offend the emperor.
After everyone in the government and the public had almost forgotten about the civil war, when the emperor's anger subsided, and a good time was chosen for universal celebration, the matter was settled as the tide went.
This old man would sneer at anything like this, let alone doing it.
But now, what Zhu Yi wants to do, at least from a superficial point of view, is completely contrary to the warning given to him by Hu Hui.
What's more uncomfortable is that Zhu Yi must get help from Hu Hui without explaining the truth. Otherwise, if he can get the thing done by himself without the support of the Ministry of Rites, it will be even more suspicious.
Sitting in the flower hall of Hu Mansion, Zhu Yi even regretted not bringing his wife over.
The old father-in-law has always pampered his daughter. Even if he doesn't let his wife say anything on political matters, it can be seen that seeing his daughter return to her parents' home to visit her will make the old father-in-law feel better no matter what.
All kinds of messy thoughts surged up in her heart. Finally, a sound outside brought Zhu Yi back to her senses.
"Young Master, I'm back."
It is said that a son-in-law is half a son. Although Zhu Yi's wife Hu has two brothers, she only has one daughter, and she got it when she was old. Naturally, she is very pampered in the Hu family. Together with her son-in-law, Zhu Yi, in the The status of Hu Mansion has also increased.
Not only did he not need to be informed before entering the house, but everyone in the Hu family also treated him as their own young master.
Hearing that the servant came to report, Zhu Yi quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, and prepared to wait outside the hall. However, before he could take a step forward, he saw Hu Hui wearing a crimson robe and walking towards the door with a tired look. Come in.
"My son-in-law pays my respects to my father-in-law."
So, Zhu Yi hurriedly greeted him, raised his hands and spoke in a very low posture.
Hu Hui obviously got the news before he came in. He nodded towards Zhu Yi, then strode forward, sat down on the main seat, waved his hand and said.
"You should sit down too. It's so late. You can wait in the house, but what do you have to say?"
Zhu Yi smiled bitterly and sat down as instructed.
Little did he know that his father-in-law would come back so late today. According to his understanding of Hu Hui, under normal circumstances, his old man would definitely slip back home before sunset. But who would have thought that today is strange. This man has always been lazy. The eldest uncle actually became diligent.
Seeing Zhu Yi's expression, Hu Xi knew what he was thinking and snorted softly.
"In more than a month's time, it will be the spring of February, the national talent promotion ceremony, and the affairs are complicated and complicated. This is your majesty's first interview since he ascended the throne, so I naturally have to keep a close eye on it."
"In addition, Wala suddenly sent an envoy to the capital. The emperor specified that Changpinghou should preside over it, and Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites cooperated to receive it. After noon, the Ministry of Rites received another order, saying that His Majesty would personally preside over the Spring Hunting in March. We also need to organize a martial arts performance, and things are urgent, and unlike previous years, there are many matters that need to be arranged, so I am so busy now."
It must be said that Mr. Hu seems to have nothing to do with the world and fishes every day.
But in fact, he has a very clear mind. When should he take advantage of the situation and when should he take it seriously?
The point of these words is not that the affairs are complicated, but that the imperial examination is the first imperial examination after the emperor ascends the throne, and that the emperor wants to personally preside over the Spring Hunt.
"The court is busy, father-in-law has worked hard."
Zhu Yi blinked, feeling that there was something in the old father-in-law's words.
The expression on his face now clearly means that the Ministry of Etiquette is already busy enough, so please stop causing trouble with me!
However, when things have reached this point, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Yi to really swallow his words and say nothing. Therefore, he can only continue to speak under the tired eyes of his old father-in-law.
"I dare not deceive my father-in-law. My son-in-law came here today because he really has something to ask for."
As he spoke, Zhu Yi took out the memorandum that he had prepared a long time ago from his sleeve, handed it over, and said.
"My son-in-law knows that the imperial court has been busy with various major events these days. However, for the imperial court, capital preservation is the most important thing. After the court meeting a year ago, the imperial court was ready to let the prince go out to study, but as of today , there has been no movement from the Ministry of Rites, and there has been a lot of discussion between the government and the public during this period."
"Therefore, my son-in-law specially wrote a memorial, asking the imperial court for approval, and the ceremony of leaving the palace in the East Palace will be held as soon as possible, and the officials of the East Palace will be gradually replenished, and a young army will be set up to guard the East Palace and teach the prince in martial arts."
"This matter is under the control of the Ministry of Rites, so my son-in-law came here to inquire about his father-in-law's wishes."
The more Zhu Yi spoke, the deeper the frown on Mr. Hu's face opposite him became.
By the end of his words, the old man's eyebrows were wrinkled into a Sichuan pattern.
Fortunately, Hu Hui was able to keep his composure and did not get angry directly. Instead, he took the memorial from Zhu Yi and began to read it.
Now Zhu Yi's memorial is no longer the one he got from the British government. The biggest difference is that it has the joint signatures of several companies.
Although those nobles did not dare to take risks when they were in the British government, they also knew that the more they contributed to this matter, the more advantage they would have in the final battle for spots in the young army.
Therefore, in the end, there were still quite a few mansions that dared to co-sign. Of course, the one at the top was still Zhu Yi herself.
Hu Hui had been in power for many years and had written and read countless memorials, so he naturally read them very quickly.
However, as he read the contents of the memorial, his expression was never unhappy, but slowly calmed down. In the end, when he saw several co-signatures, he even became a little weird.
After a long while, Hu Xi closed the memorial in his hand and put it on the table beside him. He closed his eyes and thought about what he had just seen. Fang opened his eyes, looked up at Zhu Yi and said.
"Young Master, do you know that the imperial court is now in the process of rectifying the military garrison. At this time, you, together with the nobles of the various families, made the last report. In the eyes of the emperor, I am afraid that you are no different from Luo Tong and Ren Li! "
