When Yu Shiyue learned the news that Yu Qian was released from prison, he had just left the morning court.
After more than a year of preparation, the Duke of Chengguo Palace finally sorted out the list of honorary guards and reported it to the court.
However, his move really made Yu Shiyue quite dissatisfied, because Zhu Yi did not discuss this list with Yu Shiyue at all before approving it.
Although it is true that Zhu Yi is in charge of this matter, and Zhu Yi is also in charge of the Young Army Camp from beginning to end, in any case, Yu Shiyue is the official of the Prince's Palace, so he must be notified in advance of such a big event. A sound.
However, Zhu Yi had no intention of discussing with him from the beginning to the end. This matter was indeed done in an unethical manner.
Of course, after all, Zhu Yi's identity was there. Even if Yu Shiyue was dissatisfied, he could not accuse him in public and could only sulk on his own.
After the morning court, Yu Shiyue sat in the public room and carefully looked at the list he just got in his hand, feeling a bit strange in his heart.
There are no fools in the court (really?). When Zhu Yi proposed to reset the young army, some people speculated that it was because the nobles wanted to form a force sufficient to protect the East Palace, so from the emperor to ordinary The courtiers were almost not enthusiastic about this matter.
If the Emperor hadn't brought it up personally during the spring hunting trip, the Emperor probably wouldn't have agreed. Even if he had agreed, he would have been delaying it.
Until now, when it was impossible to delay any longer, Zhu Yi's inscription was approved. However, there are strict requirements for the number of honorary guards, age, and origin. A full number, that is, less than a hundred people, can be selected. After coming out, forget about the daily patrol work in the East Palace.
You must know that in addition to the honorary guards, there is also a young army camp in the East Palace. When it comes to protecting the East Palace, the young army camp is the real strength. But even so, the number of less than a hundred honorary guards is considered a great grace. .
Originally, Yu Shiyue thought that Zhu Yi must be the best among the best no matter what, but now the list in his hand could not be called an elite team.
No matter how declining the tradition of honors has been, there are still dozens of families, big and small. It is impossible to say that each family cannot find even one or two outstanding people.
As Yu Shiyue serves as the official of the Prince's Mansion, Zhu Yi wants to select the honorary guards. Even if he is not informed, Yu Shiyue himself will always pay more attention to it.
Therefore, he did know some outstanding talents in the noble mansion. However, when he took a closer look at the list, he found that most of the candidates on the list were mediocre people, and there were even some The young man is famous for being a drunkard.
Putting such people into Xunwei, what on earth does Zhu Yi want to do?
Thinking this with a frown, someone from Zhongshushe came in from outside and said.
"Lord Cifu, the news just came that Yu Shaobao was released from the imperial prison last night. It is said that the Jin Yiwei has escorted him back to his hometown."
"What?"
Yu Shiyue put down the list in his hand and said with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
"Why is there no will?"
You know, when Yu Qian was imprisoned, the official cabinet drafted the edict and approved the imperial edict issued by the Sixth Section. Now that it is to be released, the cabinet should get the news first.
No, that's not what you should be concerned about at this time. Yu Shiyue frowned and continued to ask.
"But there is other news. Has the palace said how Shaobao will be punished?"
This matter was such a big deal that it couldn't just pass by quietly. No matter how Yu Qian was not involved in the case, at least a child who was not strict in his upbringing would not be able to escape.
Just like that, Yu Shiyue felt uneasy after being released like this.
Seeing this situation, Zhongshushe became humane.
"The Jin Yiwei side said that it was His Majesty's oral order. The decree should be issued later. As for the punishment, according to the news in the palace, it should be a fine of three months' salary."
Penalty?
Yu Shiyue frowned, not at all happy that his old friend was released from prison. On the contrary, after hearing these words, the uneasiness in his heart became more intense.
It's not that he expects Yu Qian to be punished heavily, but that he knows the emperor to some extent. This matter has reached such an extent that Yu Qian was imprisoned not just for the case of land invasion, but for him and the emperor. The accumulation of a series of contradictions.
Under this situation, it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to handle it so lightly as usual. Otherwise, why would Yu Shiyue be so worried during this period of time.
But now that Yu Qian has been released from prison safely, the emperor's punishment is only a salary?
"No, no..."
Yu Shiyue murmured softly, as if he suddenly thought of something. He suddenly stood up from his chair and said urgently.
"Go and hand over the sign. I want to go into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
But, it's too late.
After his words fell, before the Zhongshushe people on the side could react, someone came in from outside to report.
"Master Cifu, Eunuch Huai'en has arrived and said he has a decree to convey!"
Yu Shiyue felt an ominous premonition in his heart and walked out of the public room quickly, but happened to meet Wang Ao and Zhang Min who were also coming out.
Having no time to care about the two of them, Yu Shiyue turned his attention to Wynn standing in the hall, which seemed to confirm Yu Shiyue's guess. Wynn's face was not as warm as usual, but was inexplicably colder.
After a hurried salute, Wynn said directly.
"I have received an edict from the kings last time and ordered the establishment of imperial palaces in each vassal territory. The matter is large and involves many people, so we must not be careless. In order to prevent those who use the imperial palace as an excuse to oppress the people and disturb the law, we need to There are prudent ministers sitting in charge.”
"Prince Shaobao, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Taishi Division, is a man of upright nature and dares to speak out. He ordered the cabinet to draft an imperial edict and ordered Yu Qian to be appointed as the censor of Youdu. He will patrol various places and take charge of the supervision of all the imperial villages. I express my gratitude for this."
After the words fell, not only Yu Shiyue, but also the other two people were a little confused.
What does this mean?
They heard it right, the emperor... is he trying to drive Yu Qian out of the capital?
Everyone present was familiar with imperial regulations, so they naturally knew what Wynn meant. The word "Qian" explained everything.
To put it bluntly, from today on, Yu Qian is no longer the Minister of the Ministry of War, but the Youdu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The two seem to be of the same rank, but their status is undoubtedly worlds apart.
The Minister of the Ministry of War is one of the Seven Ministers, with a high position and the right to serve as the censor of the capital. Although they are both second-rank officials, they are also nominally the chief seal officers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, generally speaking, they are given the title to go to local errands. , not a real official.
This mobilization is no longer either overt promotion or covert promotion, or almost overt promotion.
Looking at Wynn with a serious face across from him, Yu Shiyue sighed heavily in his heart. His guess was indeed not true.
This matter has been so hotly debated now that even if it is for public discussion between the DPRK and China, the emperor cannot just fine him a salary.
You know, some time ago, when Yu Qian was in prison, there were many people who tried to make trouble to him, overtly or covertly.
If the emperor really wanted to be lenient, he would never turn a blind eye to this situation and allow the situation to develop until now. In any case, he would have to give an explanation to the court.
Therefore, the fine is just an appearance. Yu Qian's surrender and transfer out of Beijing is the real punishment!
In charge of the supervision of all imperial villages?
Yu Shiyue couldn't help but smile bitterly. This job given by the emperor was really appropriate.
You must know that the biggest reason why Yu Qian was imprisoned was that he offended the emperor by kneeling at the palace gate to remonstrate, and the reason why Yu Qian insisted on remonstrating was because the emperor wanted to promote the emperor's affairs.
Now, Yu Qian was released, but the emperor asked him to preside over the imperial village. This clearly meant that he wanted to teach Yu Qian a lesson.
Moreover, most of the fields in Huangzhuang today were taken back by Yu Qian from these feudal kings at that time. It was precisely because of this that Yu Qian became enemies with these feudal kings.
Although it is said that Yu Qian has "come to apologize", once the hatred is forged, it is not so easy to turn over.
Now that Yu Qian went to monitor these imperial estates again... Yu Shiyue couldn't tell for a moment whether the emperor was targeting Yu Qian or deliberately restricting these vassal kings.
However, looking at Wynn's face, Yu Shiyue knew that it was useless to say more.
The matter has come to this, I am afraid that the Holy Heart has been determined and there is no chance of recovery.
Looking at Huaien, who received the decree and turned back to the Chief of Ceremonies to use the seal, Yu Shiyue's mood was a little complicated for a while.
He had long expected that this matter would not be solved easily, but he did not expect that the emperor would actually expel Yu Qian from the capital.
That's fine, the emperor obviously has a bad impression of Qian now. With Yu Qian's character, if he continues to stay in the capital, if he can't keep it safe, he will anger the emperor again.
Going out to the capital to do some practical things can be considered to be able to restore some of the Sacred Heart. After all, what the emperor always values is ministers who can get things done.
However, what worries Yu Shiyue is that Yu Qian has such a fierce opposition to the matter of Huangzhuang, but now the emperor has entrusted him with the supervision of Huangzhuang. There is no guarantee that there is no probing purpose in this.
Don't forget, the vassal king is behind this matter. If Yu Qian cannot handle the matter impartially and is biased because of his own prejudices, then I'm afraid it will not just be as simple as expulsion from Beijing... …
At this thought, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but feel worried. Yu Qian couldn't help but notice such an obvious thing. I'm afraid that for him, the emperor's distrust would be more difficult for him to accept than being demoted. Under such circumstances , with his temper, he won't do anything impulsive anymore...
With this in mind, Yu Shiyue made up his mind to go to Yu Mansion after he went to the Yamen.
However, he had so many thoughts on his mind at the moment that he didn't notice that Wang Ao on the side still didn't leave after sending Hua En away.
"Lord Jisuke?"
The person from the Zhongshu House on the side called out softly, and Yu Shiyue reacted and found Wang Ao standing on his way back to the public room, obviously waiting for him.
Although there was a verbal conflict between the two at the Wenhua Palace last time, they were still colleagues working together in the cabinet after all, and peace was still necessary.
Therefore, seeing Wang Ao's posture, Yu Shiyue also had a smile on his face and said.
"Sir Chief Assistant, what else can I do?"
Wang Ao's face looked quite good, as if their previous unhappiness had never happened at all, he said sincerely.
"I'm tired from reading the memorial. I want to have a cup of tea together and take a rest. I wonder if you two are willing to give me some face?"
This was said very politely.
Yu Shiyue was surprised. If something went wrong, he would be a monster. He was secretly wary, but he couldn't resist, he said.
"Master Chief Assistant invites you, how dare you not go, please..."
At the same time, Zhang Min on the side was also surprised. He did not expect that he would be involved. During this period, he did vaguely feel the discord between the two.
However, Mr. Zhang Ge is always a low-key person whether he is in the government or in the cabinet. He is not willing to get involved in this kind of struggle.
After listening to the oral instructions, he originally planned to sneak back and continue to deal with the government affairs at hand, but unexpectedly, Wang Ao actually kept him here.
However, given his position in the cabinet, he naturally had no reason to refuse, so he could only nod and agree.
So, a few people went to the small room on the side. The people in the middle school served tea. Wang Ao took a sip, and then said to Yu Shiyue.
"I will tell you the truth, Mr. Cisuke. I am inviting you two today because I want to explain what happened in front of the emperor last time."
"oh?"
Yu Shiyue put down the cup in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, but his face remained calm as he smiled.
"What happened in front of the emperor? Is there anything that needs to be explained by the chief assistant?"
Seeing Yu Shiyue pretending to be confused, Wang Ao sighed and simply pointed it out directly.
"That day, Mr. Tianguan and I advocated transferring Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao from the Ministry of War. In fact, it was also out of good intentions. Whether Yu Cifu believes it or not, we did this because we felt that they were too young. In addition to the need to go out for some experience, there is another reason, which is that since the Ministry of War has completed the task of organizing the army, it should naturally make some adjustments. I believe I don’t need to say more about this, right?"
Yu Shiyue was silent, he understood what Wang Ao meant.
Due to the rectification of military camps in the previous period, Yu Qian promoted several cronies in the Ministry of War and placed them in key positions to ensure the smooth flow of government orders.
However, now that this errand has been concluded, it is obviously inappropriate to continue to maintain this situation.
Therefore, it is inevitable to dismantle the current Ministry of War, but...
"The Chief Assistant is dedicated to serving the public. I naturally know this."
Although Wang Ao's words were sincere, Yu Shiyue still didn't have any big reaction, and just responded with a moderate response.
Seeing this situation, Wang Ao sighed and said.
"Anyway, please believe me, Mr. Cifu, that I really have no intention of targeting Yu Shaobao. Your Majesty's decree now has nothing to do with me."
Not targeted?
Only a ghost can believe it!
Yu Shiyue sneered in his heart, and it was difficult to maintain a smile on his face, and said.
"Your Excellency, the First Assistant, is impartial, and it is known to both the government and the public. I believe that all the princes in the court are clear-sighted, and they can naturally distinguish right from wrong. There is no need to worry, Your Excellency, the First Assistant."
(End of chapter)
