the next day.
At the beginning of the morning meeting, Li Chang winked at his confidants behind him.
Long nights and many dreams cannot make Zhu Zhanji regret it.
Immediately, a censor stood up and reiterated yesterday's opinions.
It's nothing more than a waste of money and people, repeating the same old tune.
When he finished speaking, all the courtiers looked at Zhu Zhanji who was sitting on the throne.
Emperor Xuande took a deep breath, and a helpless look flashed in his eyes:
"I thought carefully about what you said yesterday, and it makes sense. Going to the West not only makes the people suffer from corvee labor, but also competes with the vassals for profit, which damages the image of our heavenly country."
"In this case, the voyages to the West will be completely stopped!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
The ministers almost shouted in unison. Listening to the praises of the ministers, Emperor Xuande could only smile bitterly:
This reputation as a sage was not earned through hard work, how ridiculous!
The voyage to the West has come to an end, and the next step is to discuss government affairs.
Zhu Zhanji suddenly thought of something. He originally planned to propose it after the overseas affairs were dealt with, but was delayed by the objections of hundreds of officials.
The prince went out to study.
His son is already six years old. According to regulations, the prince can't leave the court to study later than eight years old. Zhu Qizhen is now six years old, which is almost the time.
Generally speaking, after leaving the cabinet, he would naturally choose civil servants with poetry and literature to teach him, but after this incident, he no longer trusts these guys.
But the prince cannot have no one to teach him!
Zhu Zhanji's eyes rolled and fell on Chen Guogong who was standing aside.
Although Chen Guogong is a martial artist, his family is well-educated. Being a teacher is a piece of cake.
You want to teach my sons and teach them to be the so-called holy masters and wise kings in your own minds? I won't let you get what you want! Emperor Xuande's eyes flashed with joy.
There is no need to doubt Chen Guogong's own loyalty. The two dynasties took care of their lives. He is definitely a first-class loyal minister. Zhu Zhanji himself is also at ease with Yan Keng.
He cleared his throat:
"The prince is already six years old. I think it's time to leave the government. It's time to choose someone to teach the prince to study."
Hearing this, the civil servants below looked at each other, and some people's eyes were already shining with joy.
The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the crown prince's study abroad, and the emperor generally will not refute the list submitted by the Ministry of Rites.
So since the prince was six years old, the gifts from the Minister of Rites came one after another, and many people greeted the Minister of Rites.
Without him, he would be the Imperial Master! When the prince takes over the throne, although the emperor's master may not necessarily be able to be a highly respected minister, he will still have a transcendent status. Coupled with China's idea of respecting masters and respecting morality, it is like an iron ticket to avoid death!
Someone is already thinking about:
I gave thousands of taels of silver to the Minister of Rites, so there must be no suspense about this matter.
Hey hey hey, Imperial Master! When the prince ascends the throne, I will be able to become a minister!
Taking in the expressions of everyone below him, a sneer flashed across Zhu Zhanji's lips:
"I have decided to appoint Chen Guogong and Yan Keng, the left governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, to be the crown prince's grand master and take charge of the prince's study abroad affairs!"
The Third Prince's Master is usually given to ministers as a false title, but when Zhu Zhanji proposed it at this time, it was obvious that he wanted Yan Keng to become Zhu Qizhen's teacher!
Everyone was stunned, especially the Minister of Rites, whose eyes were dull. He originally planned to take charge of relevant matters, but now he froze in place.
what 's wrong?
Let a Wu Xun be the teacher? Even if this person is indeed well-educated, it still sounds a bit ridiculous. After all, most of the nobles’ titles are typed out immediately! In terms of knowledge, they are definitely not as good as civil servants. Teachers must be selected from civil servants!
Didn't Emperor Xuande do this to make all the civil servants in the court become a laughing stock?
And this is not in line with the rules. You must know that there is not only one person who teaches the prince, but also the prince's attendants. These quotas are usually determined by the Ministry of Rites. However, Emperor Xuande's intention now is to ask Yan Keng to select the attendants. Choose!
This is a very important authority of the Ministry of Rites!
Can this be tolerated? The Minister of Rites was about to step forward.
The money has been collected, what do you want me to do now? Go back?
But just when the Minister of Rites was about to come out to object, he felt his sleeve being pulled.
Looking back, Yang Shiqi was looking at Emperor Xuande above him without squinting, but his hands were holding his sleeves tightly below without relaxing at all.
Seeing that it was Yang Shiqi, the Minister of Rites suddenly stopped.
In the early years of Xuande, in order to better handle the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji gave the power of voting to the cabinet.
Under such circumstances, the efficiency of government affairs processing has indeed improved, and their contribution to the rule of Renxuan is indispensable, but the power of the cabinet has also increased accordingly.
Therefore, the cabinet officials at this time are no longer as humble as they once were.
After all, it is extremely unrealistic for the emperor to handle so many matters alone. Even with the help of the cabinet, as secretaries, they can only provide reference opinions. In fact, the emperor still has to read them all, which is unbearable.
Only Zhu Di, who was energetic, could barely accept Taizu's system. Change is inevitable.
It's just that Emperor Xuande now firmly holds the criticism and is wise, so the cabinet is still suppressed. However, Xuande has actually been in trouble in recent years. The outbreak of the Taihemen Incident is not unrelated to this. .
Although they did not really have as much power at this time as they did later, they actually had a certain status, and even the six ministers were somewhat afraid of them.
Therefore, in the face of Yang Shiqi's obstruction, although the Minister of Rites did not understand, he still stopped his action.
Yang Shiqi breathed out lightly when he saw this.
Just give it up as soon as it's good, that's what he meant.
They had just forced the emperor to compromise, and now they had to give him a way to vent, and they couldn't keep forcing him. The emperor regressed, and they had to regress to show their sincerity, otherwise the emperor would really get mad and that would be the end of it.
Yang Rong and Yang Pu also meant this. The remaining ministers saw that the minister of rites was stopped, and the cabinet was united, so they did not say anything.
The upper echelons of the Wenchen Group acquiesced to this outcome.
And Yan Keng also reacted. He was surprised at first. After all, Wu Xun became the emperor's master, which was unprecedented, but now he also understood what Zhu Zhanji meant.
He strode out of the crowd of ministers and prostrated himself deeply:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty! I will do my best to teach the prince to become a talented person!"
This is indeed Long En, and it also shows Zhu Zhanji's trust in Yan Keng.
It would be a lie to say that Yan Keng was not moved.
He secretly made up his mind to teach the prince to become a talented person and assist him well.
Zhu Zhanji nodded slightly:
"Draw up a list of attendants as soon as possible and submit it to me for review."
Immediately, the fiery eyes of all the ministers in the court were cast on Yan Keng, who was standing in the center.
yes! Although the most noble status of Emperor Master is no longer there, there is still the Prince's attendant! That is also a position where you can get close to the prince, which has many benefits.
You can imagine how busy Chen Guogong's mansion will be after the next court.
Thanks to "Lord of the Swallowing Starry Sky" for the reward, thank you! Three chapters today.
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