When the ministers heard this, they all looked at each other. Everyone is concerned about how to protect Beijing, but it is ridiculous that His Highness the King of Qi, after considering how to protect the capital, will first pursue and kill them with a large army.
Without waiting for the reaction of other ministers, Yu Qian replied: "The Ministry of War is hereby obliged by the edict of His Royal Highness the King of Qi. In addition, I recommend one person. Fan Guang, the commander of Liaodong Capital, is good at riding and shooting. He is extremely brave and can be reused. I would like to ask Fan Guang." He was transferred to the capital to serve in front of the army."
"Sure, let's promote Fan Guang to the rank of Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and serve as Shi Heng's deputy."
Speaking of Fan Guang, Zhu Qiyu thought of Fan Guang in history. Not only was Fan Guang killed by Zhu Qizhen after the restoration, his wife and daughter's property was also given to the Walajiang people, and his son was sent to Guangxi.
Fan Guangshi actually had nothing to do with the Tumubao Incident, and it was really unjust to be implicated.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu asked the ministers a very sensitive question: "Where are Tiexuan's descendants?"
When all the ministers heard this, their faces were filled with stern expressions. No one expected that His Highness the King of Qi's thoughts would jump so quickly, from the defense of Beijing to the Battle of Jingnan in one step.
After a long while, Hu Xicai, a veteran who had experienced the Jingnan Campaign, replied cautiously: "Tie Xuan's son Tie Fu'an was sent to Guangxi to serve as an army conscript, and his wife and daughter were confiscated into the Jiaofang Division. Now more than forty years have passed, and I and others have also I don’t know what will happen next.”
Zhu Qiyu sighed and replied: "It's been more than forty years, any grudges or grievances should be resolved. Release all Tie Xuan's descendants, restore their civilian status, and return to their original place to live."
The ministers looked at each other for a long time, and then Chen Xun asked: "May I ask Your Highness, for what reason?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "When the country is in trouble, we miss our good generals, and when the city is in danger, we miss our loyal ministers."
When the ministers heard this, they all looked solemn and silent.
Tie Xuan was indeed a loyal minister, but he was loyal to Emperor Jianwen. In the Battle of Jingnan, most of Taizong's defeats were due to Tie Xuan.
The ministers all admired Tie Xuan in their hearts. Even Taizong himself praised Tie Xuan many times as a loyal minister. But the release of the descendants of Jianwen's old ministers was indeed very sensitive.
No one said anything in the hall for a long time. Seeing that the test failed, Zhu Qiyu didn't want to fight hard, so he stood up and prepared to go home in despair.
Unexpectedly, a loud shout suddenly came out at this time: "We are here to obey the edict of His Highness King Qi."
Everyone was shocked and looked out, only to find that it was Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
With someone taking the lead, Yu Qian followed suit and accepted the order. The remaining ministers, after a slight hesitation, all expressed their respect for the order.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction. He deliberately brought up some controversial topics to the ministers. Once the ministers got used to following edicts, they would be able to communicate more easily in the future.
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Where are Chen Yi and Yang Shan? Have they arrived at Wala Camp?"
Hu Xi replied: "Calculating the distance, if the Wala army is still near Datong, Chen Yi and Yang Shan should have arrived."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's good, let's just wait for them to bring back His Majesty's decree."
Yu Qian asked again: "Guangning Bo Liu An is still stranded in the capital. How should I deal with it, Your Highness?"
"Kick him back to Datong and continue to serve as the commander-in-chief in Datong. Let him guard well. If he loses Datong, chop off the heads of his whole family."
After dealing with Liu An, Zhu Qiyu quickly waved his hand: "That's it for today. I'm exhausted. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
The ministers no longer persisted and finally let him go.
Zhu Qiyu ran back to the palace as if he had been pardoned.
As soon as I entered the inner courtyard, I saw a deserted place with no one around. Zhu Qiyu returned to his room and sat there for a long time before Xiao Lingxi came in to say hello.
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Where have all the people gone? Where is the princess?"
Xiao Lingxi asked curiously: "The princess has entered the palace, and most of the family members have also been brought into the palace. Your Highness himself lost the princess, why did you ask me instead?"
"Oh, I got it, maybe I was entangled by the little prince. Then I'll go to bed first, and you can go and have some rest too."
"Does Your Highness need to attend your bed?"
"No, no, I'm fasting today."
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu fell down and slept until dawn. The next day, he went to the honorary's house to cry and offer sacrifices. Anyway, Prince Ridiculous didn't do anything, just cry.
As for Bunren Hall, the cabinet drafted the edict early in the morning and officially issued it. Before the afternoon, the civil and military officials had already exploded.
The other edicts were not bad. The ones that caused a lot of discussion among the ministers were the large-scale rewards for relatives and the release of Tie Xuan's descendants.
By afternoon, people from the Sun family and Qian family were already anxious to enter the palace.
In the Cining Palace, the Queen Mother Sun had withdrawn, leaving only her three brothers to discuss secretly.
Sun Jizong was the first to say: "Queen Mother, Your Highness has given such a big reward all at once, do we want to accept it?"
Empress Dowager Sun replied: "Accept, why not accept. My eldest brother is my biological brother. If you are in charge of the Imperial Guard, the ministers will at least not dare to swarm up and beat my eldest brother to death, and I can sleep peacefully."
You don’t know how Ma Shun was beaten to death. Thinking about it gives me nightmares. Therefore, the eldest brother must be in charge of Jinyiwei, and there is no need to refuse. "
Sun Xianzong said: "Then let the eldest brother take charge of the Jinyiwei, and Shaozong and I will decline the reward. This can also avoid being too big and attracting attention."
Empress Dowager Sun waved her hand: "No need to say any more, just accept it. In two days, after the crown prince is appointed, you can respectfully invite King Qi to succeed him.
King Qi gave us face, and we also gave him face. The current situation is such a bad one, so let’s just be good to you, me, and everyone, and just make do with it.
The ministers are right, if the consumption continues like this, the court will be in ruins. By then, all the fun in the capital will be over, and there will be no emperor or queen mother left, so everyone will stop worrying and go back to Fengyang to herd sheep. "
When it comes to this matter, the Sun brothers no longer refuse.
Not only did Empress Dowager Sun accept Zhu Qiyu's overtures, but Empress Qian, who had always refused the emperor's reward for her mother's family, also accepted this time.
While the Sun family was discussing secretly, in Kunning Palace, Queen Qian was holding Qian Xiong and crying non-stop.
Queen Qian is miserable enough. She has no children, so forget about it. The two brothers all died in Tumubao.
Qian Xiong asked: "Aunt, do you want to reject this reward?"
Queen Qian replied: "I won't push it anymore. You can go to Prince Qi's mansion in person tomorrow to thank you. Be polite when meeting Prince Qi and Princess Qi. We will still count on their blessings in the future."
Qian Xiong asked curiously: "Hasn't my aunt always refused His Majesty's favors to our Qian family? Why did she make an exception this time?"
Queen Qian shook her head: "Without His Majesty's protection, the other concubines in the harem are already getting ready to take action. If this continues, my personal safety will be in question.
Your uncle and father are both gone. If you don't support the family, it will be too difficult.
Let's seal our Qian family first. King Qi has already given us a lot of face. In less than a day or two, the reward from Concubine Zhou's family should come.
Zhu Jianshen has become the crown prince, and I have no children. The days to come will be very difficult. It will be good if we can escape unscathed. "
Queen Qian expected it to be true. After the crying ceremony in the morning, Zhu Qiyu took the initiative to take a walk around Bunren Hall in the afternoon.
After listening to the reports from the ministers, Zhu Qiyu smiled and asked: "Are you ready for the crown prince's canonization ceremony?"
Hu Hui replied: "We are ready. Your Highness, please set a specific time?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Three days later. It is a rule that the mother is more valuable than the son. It's time for Concubine Zhou to be canonized as the imperial concubine, right?"
Hu Xi never thought about this issue, and neither did other ministers. Moreover, except for Empress Qian, the emperor had not canonized any concubines in the harem, so when Zhu Qiyu raised this question, the ministers were not mentally prepared for the moment and all looked at each other in shock.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care and gave the order directly: "With the title prepared by the Ministry of Rites, in the name of me and the officials, I will write to the Queen Mother, requesting that the Crown Prince's biological mother, Concubine Zhou, be appointed as the imperial concubine.
Then another edict was drawn up, and Zhou Neng was promoted to the commander of the capital, Tongzhi, and the commander of the troops and horses of the North City; Zhou Shou was promoted to the commander of the capital, and he was appointed the commander of the troops and horses of Xicheng; Zhou Yu was promoted to the commander of the capital, and he was appointed the deputy commander of the troops and horses of Xicheng. . "
This was not a negotiation. After Zhu Qiyu gave the order, he hurried home without caring about the reaction of the ministers. He had to recharge his batteries. In the next few days, he would appoint the prince, succeed him as the new king, give the queen mother the title, and confer the title of Concubine Zhou. Feng Qunchen, this series of events is about to begin intensively.
