Facing Yu Shiyue's sigh, Yu Qian was calm, picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said.
"Brother Yu, I'm so complimentary, but I'm just sorry!"
The two of them made a tacit agreement not to talk about the topic just now. After all, how to do this kind of thing involves the future development. Even if they are old friends, they should stop talking about it.
What's more, Yu Qian also knew very well that Yu Shiyue would definitely not be able to make such a big decision at once. He would have to go back and think about it carefully before he could make a decision.
Also taking a sip of tea, Yu Shiyue did not forget the business of his visit today, and asked after a moment of silence.
"Ting Yi, as you said, after today's incident, His Royal Highness has made an appearance in the court. In the next period of time, I am afraid that many people in the court will continue to pay attention to the East Palace."
"You have come out of the palace with His Majesty today and are by your side. What can you tell?"
This topic is also very sensitive, so much so that Yu Shiyue's questions were very vague.
But Yu Qian obviously understood.
It doesn't matter that the whole court pays attention to the East Palace. What really matters is how the emperor views and treats the East Palace. This is the most important thing.
The so-called prince is just like the emperor. Every move is not his own business, but the country's business. The identity of the prince, more importantly, represents a political significance.
Therefore, if the prince casually saves a little beggar, he will be praised by the court for being kind and virtuous, and even all the officials in the East Palace will be rewarded, which is regarded as the joy of the court.
The moment the prince became the prince, he was no longer a child, but the prince of the entire country.
Those who have outstanding virtues will be praised. On the contrary, if they make mistakes, they will naturally be put in the court and carefully scrutinized by the ministers.
Originally, the prince was still young. Although he had left the cabinet, there were many court affairs and the courtiers would not pay too much attention to him.
However, this time he left the palace, it was obvious that the prince showed his own political image in front of the ministers. Whether it was voluntarily or pushed out, after all, as Yu Shiyue said, after this incident, the prince really stood up. The political stage of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, this is nothing more than a matter of sooner or later. Since His Highness the Prince leaves the court to study, he will face such a situation sooner or later. However, even so, in Yu Shiyue's eyes, this appearance is still a little too early.
If it is a deterrent, then Yu Shiyue feels that this is the real deterrent!
However, there may be a question mark as to how effective this deterrence is.
Now that the Prince's Mansion was first built, Yu Shiyue did most of the things himself, so naturally only he knew about many things.
For example, the longer he stayed in the Prince's Mansion, the more he could clearly perceive the fact that the Prince was completely different to the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Mother.
In fact, this point was already vaguely reflected when the prince was first discussed to leave the cabinet. You must know that it was the Virgin who initiated the prince's education, but in fact, she was opposed to the prince leaving the cabinet.
Otherwise, she would not have rushed to write a letter calling the Emperor to return to the capital just because the emperor had granted him the title of Master. However, after waiting for the Emperor to return to the capital, the Holy Mother seemed to have suddenly changed her mind and had no objection at all to the prince leaving the cabinet. .
On the contrary, the British government, Zhu Yi, Zhu Jian and others tried their best to push the prince to leave the cabinet.
The situation in the government was treacherous at that time, and many things were complicated and difficult to understand. However, if we think about it after the fact, we can barely sort out some signs.
The change of attitude of the Holy Mother was naturally not unreasonable. Combined with the subsequent actions of Zhu Jian and others, especially Zhu Yi, it is easy to infer that they were instructed by the Supreme Emperor.
If we think along this line of thinking, we can come to the conclusion that the Holy Mother was also influenced by the Supreme Emperor and changed her mind.
At the beginning, it was easy to understand that the Virgin did not want the prince to leave the cabinet, especially when combined with the series of people she brought to the prince when the prince left the cabinet. It can be seen that the Virgin was still worried about what would happen if the prince was not around.
So, what is the purpose of the Supreme Emperor?
Looking at the events that have happened recently, it is also easy to conclude that the Supreme Emperor, or the Supreme Emperor's party, needs the help of the Crown Prince to leave the cabinet to achieve their own political goals.
In fact, if everything goes well, Zhu Jian can enter Zhan Shi's Mansion and successfully become the prince's tutor by being the first to advocate for the prince to leave the cabinet, while Zhu Yi can first take over the young army and then regain his title. Through these two people, the Supreme Emperor can You can firmly control the East Palace in your hands.
After the East Palace is completed, it is natural to equip subordinate officials. According to usual practice, most of these people will come from the Hanlin Academy, and a few will come from ministries and localities. In fact, if Shang Ren, Peng Shi and others were not demoted, then, When the prince leaves the cabinet, they will definitely enter the prince's palace.
These people were born in Tsingliu Huaxuan and had extensive connections in the capital. Their classmates were scattered in the ministries, departments and even localities. At the same time, they were young and energetic, with a bright future.
With these people as the foundation, and through the guidance of Zhu Jian and Zhu Yi, it is entirely possible for the Supreme Emperor to gradually expand his right to speak in the court.
And the first step in all this is for the prince to go out to study first.
In other words, from the starting point, the Emperor's attitude towards the Crown Prince was more out of political considerations, while the Holy Mother was more humane, as if she was treating her grandson as the Crown Prince.
Others would not dare to draw this conclusion.
After all, according to common sense, the prince is the son of the Supreme Emperor, so there is no reason to be careless. Moreover, the Supreme Emperor was once the emperor after all, so it is normal to have political considerations. The Virgin lives in the palace and does not interfere too much in government affairs, so she loves the prince more. Also normal.
So even if outsiders see this, they won't feel suspicious.
However, Yu Shiyue was in the East Palace. Although he did not often teach the prince, as a Zhanshi of the prince's residence, he not only assisted in the affairs of the East Palace, but also often tested the prince's homework. Therefore, his contact with the prince was more many.
Because of this, he discovered a phenomenon, that is, every time the prince went to Nangong to pay his respects, he would always be depressed for a period of time. On the contrary, when he had the opportunity to go to Cining Palace, he would always be a little bit excited.
Even if the prince is a prince, he is still only a child of four or five years old. Children of this age cannot conceal their subconscious emotions. As long as they are willing to observe carefully, it is not difficult to see, especially in front of a long-term official like Yu Shiyue. It can be seen through at a glance.
With this conjecture, Yu Shiyue looked back and saw that the signs were actually more than that. In addition to leaving the cabinet, the last time the emperor asked the emperor to come to pay his respects, but in the end he had to cross more than half of the palace every day to come and pay his respects. This is also the reason why the emperor pays his respects to the Supreme Emperor.
This time, the emperor took the prince out of the palace to observe the people's sentiments. There was no response from Nangong. On the contrary, the Holy Mother hurriedly took action, which made Yu Shiyue even more certain of this.
Of course, Yu Shiyue believed that Nangong would not always take action, but even if he did, it would be the same as before, out of political considerations, not, or not just for the prince.
So when it comes to deterrence, in fact, what can be deterred by this trip out of the palace is the Holy Mother who really cares about the prince. As for the emperor, he may have some scruples, but more likely, he will consider how to use this matter to play games with the emperor.
Yu Shiyue didn't even say this to Yu Qian, but there is no doubt that this conclusion is obviously not good news for him as the official of the Prince's Mansion.
Yu Shiyue did not intend to turn to the Supreme Emperor, and after today, since the Crown Prince has come into the eyes of the court officials, many troubles will inevitably arise.
After all, the prince is young, and it is inevitable that he will behave inappropriately. If the prince is the emperor's biological son, then he will naturally have the emperor's protection.
But now, the prince's status is special, and the only one who really wants to protect him is the Holy Mother, who lives in the harem and cannot interfere with the government's affairs. The situation is naturally even more difficult.
Therefore, whether it is for his duty as the prince's tutor or for his future direction in the court, he must clearly know what the emperor's attitude is towards the prince.
Although from the very beginning, the emperor promised that the prince would not dethrone him for any fault, but just like the emperor also promised not to interfere in the affairs of the government, in many cases, the binding force of the promise is certainly there, but the means to circumvent this binding force will only More.
What's more, what the emperor said is that no fault will be eliminated, not that it will never be abolished!
Above the court, many things are difficult to say. Now that the prince has entered the court, he may make a mistake at some point.
Maybe it’s a small mistake, maybe it’s a big mistake, maybe it’s a big mistake that accumulates from small mistakes.
Even now, the emperor's attitude towards the prince is very kind, but in the court, if you just watch for a moment and relax your vigilance, you may die without knowing how.
Hearing Yu Shiyue's question, Yu Qian looked a little complicated. Based on his experience, he could naturally tell what Yu Shiyue was worried about.
After pondering for a moment, Yu Qian said.
"If Brother Shi Chao is worried about His Majesty's attitude towards His Highness the Crown Prince, then Yu can give Brother Shi Chao a sure word. At least for a long time, His Majesty will treat His Highness the Crown Prince as his own child, and will also teach him as the crown prince."
Hearing this, Yu Shiyue was stunned.
He didn't expect that Yu Qian would give such a reply.
It's not that what Yu Qian said is impossible, but that when they reach this point, even if they are 100% sure in their hearts, they always leave some room for words when speaking.
Confirmed words like Qian's were really rare among officials at their level.
Therefore, Yu Shiyue hesitated and couldn't help but ask.
"Why is Tingyi so sure?"
You know, this is not as simple as the so-called no fault, no failure. The adjective used by Yu Qian is like the love of a parent and a child, and regarded as the prince's guidance.
This also means that the emperor will train the prince wholeheartedly.
Although it is disrespectful to say this, everyone has selfish motives, which is why the ruling and opposition parties have always been suspicious.
Even a minister like Yu Shiyue always had doubts in his heart about this matter, so he didn't understand why Yu Qian was so sure.
"For the sake of unity and stability of the court!"
As if he thought of something, Yu Qian sighed heavily and said.
After hearing this, Yu Shiyue keenly noticed something and asked.
"Everyone is united?"
Putting the overall situation first has been the emperor's consistent style since he ascended the throne. This applies to major national affairs and as small as a criminal case.
This is not surprising, but the so-called unity is not just about the stability of the government.
Yu Qian nodded slightly and said.
"Yes, this is why I specially waited for Brother Yu in the mansion today..."
As he spoke, Yu Qian's expression became solemn, and he spoke cautiously.
"Brother Yu, I am afraid that the difficulties that the court will face this time are different from those in the past and will far exceed our imagination. Therefore, the court has no time to continue internal friction. If we want to overcome the difficulties, the only way for the court to work together is to , there is no other way.”
"Therefore, at this moment, what Your Majesty is doing is to eliminate all unstable factors in the court. Those that cannot be eliminated are temporarily covered up. Although Your Majesty has not said it explicitly, Yu can feel it when traveling with Your Majesty today. , Your Majesty wants to tell me that there is only one thing waiting for me, and that is..."
"The country and the people are more important than anything else!"
Seeing Yu Qian's serious expression, Yu Shiyue also became extremely cautious. He twirled his beard and asked with a frown.
"Is it because His Majesty said before, the year of great disaster?"
"Tingyi, is it really this serious?"
After all, Yu Shiyue is a cabinet minister. After thinking about the matter based on Yu Qian's words, it is easy to think of the year of great disaster predicted by the Qintian Prison as mentioned before by the emperor.
In the past, the emperor had expressed a very cautious attitude on this matter. However, celestial events are really difficult to predict. Therefore, most of the courtiers had a dubious attitude.
Even if the prophecy of the Earth Dragon turning around comes true, it will not change their view.
Over the years, the imperial court has never seen such a calamity. Haven't they all survived it? Why did they go to such great lengths to fight?
In fact, most of the courtiers had this idea, including Yu Shiyue, naturally.
Even when Yu Qian said these words, Yu Shiyue had some doubts about whether Yu Qian was too superstitious about the emperor.
But then, what Yu Qian said dispelled his idea.
"Brother Shichao may not know it yet, but just this afternoon, His Majesty's decree came to the Ministry of War, ordering me to leave the capital within seven days. At the same time, he gave me a set of royal flags!"
"What? King's Order Flag"
Yu Shiyue was so shocked that he almost pulled out several strands of his beard. The pain made him grit his teeth, but at this moment, he couldn't care about it.
"Well, why didn't the cabinet get any news..."
"Also, the royal flag... Your Majesty, what do you want to do..."
You must know that Yu Qian left the capital this time to rectify the army. With his dignified status of First Grade Shaobao and Minister of the Ministry of War, no matter where he goes, he will be a proper official to suppress the party. Logically speaking, there is a sacred intention at hand. , it can flow unobstructed, why use the king's order flag?
You must know that those who hold the king's order have the right to do things expediently. If necessary, they can kill first and then report later. This is a great power. It is said that life and death are all taken, and others cannot be monopolized.
To act expediently, to kill first and report later, is to act on behalf of the emperor. The mistake is not due to the emergency of the war, and this is not the right of ministers.
More importantly, the greatest role of the Wang Ming flag is to mobilize officers and soldiers from various places.
For Qian, even if he wants to rectify the army and encounters local resistance, he can just lock him up and interrogate him. Why should he use the royal flag?
(End of chapter)
