Liu Bingyuan looked at the people around him moving away from him, with a sneer on his lips.
He didn't think he had done anything wrong. He didn't think that Wang Wenyan's promise was to report the Hakka family's departure from the palace. He didn't think there was any problem. Now that the emperor's wedding was about to happen, it was not suitable for a wet nurse who was trusted by the emperor to stay in the palace. , there can only be one person in charge of the harem, and that is the future queen, not someone like the Hakka who confuses the master.
"Master Liu."
At this moment, Liu Bingyuan heard someone calling him from behind.
Looking back, he found that the person calling him was Wang Xinyi, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The other person was also a member of the Donglin Party, but like him, he was the kind of Donglin Party member who was not taken seriously.
"It turns out it's Brother Chunfu." Liu Bingyuan cupped his hands towards the other party, and then said, "Brother Chunfu said something to me, so I'm not afraid of causing displeasure to the eunuchs if word gets out."
"Haha, if I were afraid, I wouldn't have come here." Wang Xinyi smiled softly.
Liu Bingyuan smiled and said, "Brother Chunfu is highly righteous."
"Brother Jie'an deserves the award." Wang Xinyi said with a smile, "When it comes to high righteousness, Brother Jie'an is the real righteous one. He is not afraid of the threat of eunuchs and upholds the integrity of the court."
Liu Bingyuan twirled his beard and said with a smile, "Brother Chunfu is too praised."
The Huangji Gate was opened, and an internal prisoner came out and shouted, "Come in."
The officials of the previous court lined up and entered the Huangji Gate, looking at the Huangji Hall behind the Huangji Gate from a distance.
In front of the Huangji Palace, teams of guards in royal robes and some censors appeared nearby.
However, these censors who appeared outside the Huangji Palace did not go to court, but just stayed outside the palace.
Suddenly, a dull bell rang in the palace, and at the same time there was a thick and harsh sound of the door opening.
The high-ranking officials walking in front climbed up the steps, and the guards and censors around them began to inspect the officials of the previous court.
The guards inspected dangerous objects, while the imperial censor checked the appearance of the officials.
The procession leading up to the court was a bit long, and the procession of the procession slowed down.
Soon, all the officials in front walked in, and Liu Bingyuan began to be inspected by the guards. After that, his appearance was inspected by a censor.
The person who was examined after him was Wang Xinyi.
Originally, Wang Xinyi was not next to him, but other officials were unwilling to get too close to Liu Bingyuan, so they let Wang Xinyi walk in front.
The people next to Liu Bingyuan before were all censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It made no difference whether Wang Xinyi was in the front or behind.
The censor, who was originally walking in front, happily gave up his position to Wang Xinyi.
After entering the Huangji Hall, the team was already divided into two rows. Liu Bingyuan and several censors stood behind the censor of Qiandu.
Although they also went to the morning court, their official positions were the lowest in the main hall. They, the imperial censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, were also the farthest away from the dragon throne, almost in a remote corner.
As the sky gradually brightened, the situation in the hall gradually became clearer.
There was silence in the hall, no one dared to chat, and no one even moved. There was only the sound of breathing in the whole hall.
After an unknown amount of time, a sharp voice shouted from the side door, "The Holy One has arrived."
As the voice fell, the very young Zhu Youxiao, wearing a dragon robe, strode into the main hall from the side door and walked straight to the dragon chair in the main hall.
"I bow to the Holy One, long live my emperor."
The ministers in the hall bowed and worshiped.
"Everyone is safe."
Zhu Youxiao's voice was clean and crisp, mixed with a bit of crispness.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers stood up.
One of the internal guards stepped forward and screamed, "Play!"
As the eunuch finished speaking, a minister near the dragon chair began to play.
The first person to report was the Minister of Rites, who was talking about Zhu Youxiao's wedding. The date had already been set, but there was a lack of money to prepare for the wedding. He hoped that the Ministry of Accounts could allocate some silver.
Han Xu, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, had not yet spoken, but the Minister of the Ministry of Finance stepped forward and cried out that the Ministry of Finance had no silver and hoped to use the silver from the inner treasury.
The inner treasury is the emperor's small treasury and is not under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After the Minister of Hubu responded, people came forward one after another, all of whom agreed to use the money from the inner treasury to fill the money gap for the Ministry of Etiquette to host the wedding.
Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, turned his head and asked Liu Yishen, the chief assistant at the front, "What do Liu Aiqing think?"
The inner treasury was the emperor's private money, and if he was willing to take it out, he would be lying. But with so many ministers in the court, none of them objected, and he could not forcefully refuse, so he had to pin his hopes on Liu Yishen, the chief minister.
Liu Yishen hesitated for a moment and then said, "I think that the Holy Emperor's wedding is coming soon, so it is not appropriate to delay any further. We can first take out part of the inner treasury and hand it over to the Ministry of Rites. When the Ministry of Household Affairs has money later, it will be replenished in the inner treasury."
Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Just follow what Liu Aiqing said."
After talking about Zhu Youxiao's wedding, someone from the Ministry of War brought up the matter in Liaodong.
It has been almost two years since the Ming army was defeated and defeated in the Battle of Saarhu. Not only has the Jurchen army in Liaodong not been extinguished, but it has become more and more intense.
Among the six ministries, including the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry, except for the Ministry of Rites, officials from the other five ministries successively stepped forward to participate in the affairs of Liaodong.
Not long after, the debate in the court gradually became fierce. There were various questions, some were in favor and some were refuting. In short, it was very lively.
Zhu Youxiao looked a little impatient and asked Liu Yishen, "What does the chief assistant think about this?"
Liu Yishen said, "The matter in Liaodong should be discussed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a suitable governor should be selected, and then the Holy Lord will decide it personally."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Just follow the chief assistant's opinion."
Liu Bingyuan, who was standing in the back corner, pinched the memorial inside his sleeve and knew that it was time for him to go. At this time, he was slightly excited and moved one shoulder imperceptibly.
However, just when he was about to step forward, he saw Wang Xinyi, who was standing beside him, suddenly take a step forward, stand up in front of him, and said, "Wang Xinyi, the censor of the imperial court, started to play. The marriage is imminent, and the harem is about to welcome a new owner. As the holy wet nurse, Hakka cannot easily stay in the palace. Please ask the holy king to issue an order to allow Hakka to leave the palace."
These words stunned Liu Bingyuan on the side.
Originally, he should have said these words, but he didn't expect that Wang Xinyi would take the lead.
He suddenly felt regretful, seeing that an opportunity to show favor to the Donglin Party boss was snatched away from him.
However, he was not slow to react and stood up hurriedly and said, "Liu Bingyuan, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, seconded the proposal."
"Hu Zongtian, the minister in the Huguang Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs, seconded the proposal."
"Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wailang Tian Qingcheng, seconded the proposal."
"The minister, the Minister of Rites, Qing Li Division, seconded the proposal."
"Yang Xuncheng, the Huguang Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Punishment, seconded the proposal."
"Cao Guang, the imperial censor of the Imperial Palace and the imperial capital, seconded the proposal."
Suddenly, more than a dozen officials in the court seconded the proposal, all supporting the expulsion of the Hakka family from the palace.
