Zhu Qiyu will not compromise with the ministers, the Queen Mother will never be disrespectful, and the Queen will never stand. Don't ask, ask me and I will tell you with confidence: I am temporarily holding the throne and will return it to the eldest brother soon, so there is no need to respect the Queen Mother or establish a Queen.
Seeing that the ministers were still entangled, Zhu Qiyu threw out three thunders: "First, I will not live in the imperial palace; second, I will not build the Zi Palace, and I will not bury the imperial mausoleum after my death; third, I will not change my year." We will continue to use the orthodox reign name."
The attention of the ministers was immediately drawn away, and they no longer cared about the Queen Mother. After all, these three requests made by Zhu Qiyu were too crazy and exceeded the limits of the ministers' ability to accept them.
In fact, Zhu Qiyu did not really want to be so radical, but adopted a roundabout strategy and first proposed to lift the roof. After some arguing with the ministers, they compromised with each other and happily unanimously decided to open two skylights.
But the ministers didn't know Zhu Qiyu's little thoughts, and thought that this ridiculous prince was coming for real. Even Chen Xun, the second assistant who had always been very polite to Zhu Qiyu, almost burst into tears and retorted firmly:
"We really can't accept His Highness's idea, and we absolutely dare not obey the imperial edict. There is no emperor who does not live in the palace, and there is no emperor who does not change his reign name. Your Highness is really making things difficult for us ministers."
Zhu Qiyu replied with a serious face: "I will be able to welcome my eldest brother back next year. Isn't it just right for the eldest brother to be restored to his original position and continue to use the orthodox reign name? Why should we change the reign name properly?"
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu just bit him to death. As long as the orthodox emperor comes back, he will give up the throne and go back to continue to be the vassal king.
In this way, Zhu Qiyu can advance or retreat. Either the ministers are forced to collectively express their position and admit that Zhu Qiyu will always be the emperor, and even if Zhu Qizhen comes back, he will not be able to be reset. Either the ministers will accept Zhu Qiyu's theory of restoration, so that Zhu Qiyu will have sufficient reason not to go to the palace.
In this way, there is no need to be in the palace, where the Queen Mother is constantly threatening her personal safety.
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu really couldn't understand. In the Forbidden City, there are lakes but not lakes, mountains but not mountains, little water, and small gardens. What's there to miss?
However, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were as stunned as they were. They insisted on living in the Forbidden City and refused to leave. Then, when they were only in their twenties and thirties, people lined up to be Shang Buyu, Shang Da Jian, and Shang Beng.
One thing to say is that at this point, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty still lived a clear life. Isn’t the Summer Palace beautiful? Isn’t Yuanmingyuan wonderful? Isn’t Changchun Garden fragrant? Jingmingyuan Isn’t it sweet? Live in the garden, live happily and live long. Okay, there's no point in competing with the Forbidden City.
Zhu Qiyu was wandering outside, imagining the beauty of his new Qi Palace, and also gave the ministers present time to react.
Among the important ministers, Chen Xun, Yu Qian, and Wang Wen expressed their opinions on the spot. Zhu Qiyu did not need to return the throne, and he would work until he died. Hu Bi and Wang Zhi remained silent and refused to express their opinions.
Other ministers were also in twos and threes, with some supporting him to work until death, while others were unwilling to take a stand, forming a clear divide.
Fortunately, no one is a real tiger who dares to stand up and express his position directly, asking Zhu Qiyu to return his throne.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to signal the ministers to calm down, and then said: "Okay, you can go back and discuss these matters slowly. Now I will issue another edict: Jin will confer Sun Zhong, the Bo of Huichang, as the Marquis of Huichang, and confer Qian Xiong as the Marquis of Huichang. Xinxiang Bo, canonized Zhou Neng as Qingyun Bo.
I will go with the cabinet to draw up the edict immediately, and Yu Shangshu will stay for lunch and accompany me to inspect the city defense in the afternoon. The rest of the people should disperse. "
If the ministers were granted amnesty, they would resign one after another. As for Zhu Qiyu's edict just now, everyone knows that Empress Dowager Sun will definitely approve it with both hands. The civil and military officials certainly couldn't stop it, so they didn't bother to oppose it.
Zhu Qiyu suddenly remembered something again and hurriedly called out: "Wait, wait, the ministers, don't leave yet, I have one more thing to say."
Hu Bi, Wang Zhi and others had no choice but to turn around again, grimacing, waiting for Prince Ridiculous to continue going crazy.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I need a few people to help me sort out the documents. You, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, will take a look at it and submit a list of the last three Jinshi to me. Thank you for your work."
Hu Hui and Wang Zhi looked at each other, both of them helpless. The King of Qi was thinking about something one after another, and his thoughts were jumping around without any rules.
Fortunately, this is not a big deal. The two old ministers accepted the order and asked: "Your Highness, do you have anything else to do?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "No, no, how about all the ministers stay and have a meal together?"
Hu Hui and others didn't dare, so they hurriedly left.
Yu Qian looked left and right and found that he was the only minister left. It's over now, and I have to face this absurd and weird prince alone.
The last time I had a secret conversation with His Highness, there was the little princess beside him, so the atmosphere was not too awkward. This time there were only two people left, and Yu Qian didn't know what to talk about.
Just when Yu Qian wanted to talk about the defense of the capital, Zhu Qiyu spoke first: "Yu Shangshu is still alone now? Do you have any concubines at home?"
When Yu Qian heard this, he was a little speechless. The prince in front of him really remembered everything.
It was impossible not to answer, so Yu Qian could only reply helplessly: "After my wife's death, I have no intention of continuing my marriage, and I have never taken any concubines. There is only one son and one daughter in the family, and they depend on each other."
"Oh, how can this be done? If there is no woman to take care of the house, it will be a mess. How can Yu Shangshu handle government affairs with peace of mind.
Besides, it is outrageous for our Ming Dynasty's powerful Minister of War to be alone like this, alone, and let outsiders see him.
Those who know say that Yu Shangshu values love and righteousness, but those who don’t know think that our Ming Emperor is so mean that he can’t even afford a concubine for the important officials of the court. "
Yu Qian had no choice but to reply: "Now that the country is in crisis, how can a humble minister think about taking a concubine? Besides, I am already half a century old and my family is poor. If I take a concubine rashly, I will also harm a good woman in her prime."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about the national crisis. Anyway, there are important officials in the court who are making life miserable, and I feel uneasy.
It just so happens that our little princess is a nosy person, so I asked her to help you organize the house and take in a house of concubines, so I can make sure that everything is done properly for you. You don't need to worry about anything, just do your job as Minister of War. "
Yu Qian was still about to refuse, but Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "That's it, don't say any more. Let's go have a meal."
After that, Zhu Qiyu dragged Yu Qian into the side hall, where food was already set. There were two pairs of bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, but Zhu Qiyu did not sit down. Instead, he said to Xiao Lingxi who was waiting at the side:
"Lingxi, when Yu Shangshu is having dinner at our house, I have to accompany him. However, my mother-in-law has just moved into the house today, so I have to go and eat with her.
So please stay with me today and don't neglect Yu Shangshu. After dinner, you arrange a guest room and let Yu Shangshu rest for a while. I will come back after dinner and a rest. "
After giving the instructions, Zhu Qiyu smiled at Qian and said, "I'm sorry, Yu Shangshu. Logically speaking, you are a distinguished guest in my house. Even if I don't accompany you, you should let the princess do it."
It's just that our old concubine just moved out of the palace today. This is the first meal in the palace at noon. It makes no sense for the princess and I not to accompany her.
Yu Shangshu, please be patient. I will ask Miss Lingxi to accompany you. If you need anything, just tell her.
After dinner, you can take a rest in the guest room. In the afternoon, we will go to Duke Cheng's Mansion first and arrest Duke Cheng, and then we will patrol the nine gates together. "
As soon as Yu Qian heard that he was going to torment Cheng Guogong again, his heart felt cold. Together with the crazy Prince Qi in front of him, he tried again and again to find a breakthrough among the nobles.
That would be bad, after all, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. There are dozens of official dukes, marquises and uncles in the Ming Dynasty.
As long as you test him back and forth, no matter how bad King Qi is or how hopeless he is, there will always be one or two stupid nobles who are willing to be loyal.
Yu Qian didn't dare to think too much, so he could only reply: "Filial piety is of paramount importance. Your Highness should serve the old concubine. How dare I delay Your Highness? Just go ahead and I will wait for Your Highness here."
"Okay, you guys eat, I'm leaving."
After that, Zhu Qiyu went to eat with Concubine Wu Xian, leaving Yu Qian standing there even more embarrassed.
