Zhu Qiyu wanted to continue asking about the conquest of the south, so he heard the guards outside shouting for instructions: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen Ge and other ministers are here to see you."
"Let them in."
Zhu Qiyu was a little embarrassed. Now there was no eunuch in the mansion to report the news. He had no choice but to shout back and forth with his guards.
He Yi hurriedly put on his shoes and went to bed, standing by the side.
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Xingyi, where do you live now?"
He Yi hurriedly replied: "I rented a small courtyard in partnership with several colleagues in the west of the city. Rice is expensive in Luoyang, so it is not easy to live there, which made your Majesty laugh."
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It is someone else who is having a hard time. With his talent for loving you, a mere house is not worth mentioning. You can stay in the house today. I will have a long talk with you in the evening."
Tomorrow, ask the princess to tidy up a house for you in the mansion. There are a lot of things going on recently, so you should stay in the mansion first so that you can handle government affairs at any time. After you retreat, I will give you a big house. "
He Yi quickly thanked him, the monarch and his ministers chatted a few more words, and Chen Xun and other important ministers came in.
All the ministers saluted, and Zhu Qiyu ordered him to sit down.
"It's almost dark, and all of you, dear friends, are still coming together, but what's the important matter?"
Zhu Qiyu is also very curious. Now that the new king has ascended the throne, it will take more than a month for Wala to attack the city of Beijing. It will be relatively peaceful recently. If there is any major event that warrants the arrival of all the important officials.
What Zhu Qiyu didn't expect was that he had just finished talking to the Queen Mother in Cining Palace in the morning, and the ministers knew the content of the conversation in the afternoon. So the ministers couldn't sit still and had to come to the new king to find out what he was talking about before they could feel at ease.
It was Chen Xun who was the first to reply: "Your Majesty, Wala has been gathering troops recently, with the intention of attacking the capital. I came here to hope that your Majesty will make clear the follow-up matters for the enthronement, so that the court will have no worries in the future and can focus on defense. Capital."
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Okay, let's draw up the decree. Mr. Chen Ge is shrewd and prudent, and he is experienced in planning for the country. He was granted the title of Shaobao and Wenyuange Bachelor by the Jin Dynasty, and concurrently served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Hu Zhi, the Minister of Rites, was granted the title of Taifu of the Crown Prince and the Bachelor of Dongge University; Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was granted the title of Taibao of the Crown Prince and the Bachelor of Dongge University.
Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, was granted the title of Prince Shaobao in Jin Dynasty; Wang Wenjin, the Censor of Zuodu, was granted the title of Prince Shaobao and Zuo Chunfang Bachelor.
From now on, Mr. Chen Ge will be the chief minister of the cabinet. The other cabinet ministers are Hu Ming, the Minister of Rites, Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Wen, the Yushi of Zuodu, as well as Shang Ren and Peng Shi. "
The emperor offered everyone promotions and titles, but he had no reason to refuse. The ministers said a few words of humility and then accepted the edict one after another.
So far, there are six cabinet ministers in the cabinet, reorganizing a stable administrative team. Zhu Qiyu showed great restraint. Among the six cabinet ministers, only Wang Wen, who was at the end, was relatively active in moving closer to the new king.
The rest are either the direct descendants of the Supreme Emperor, or the rising stars who have been deeply favored by the Supreme Emperor.
As for Yu Qian, he did not join the cabinet because he had other important positions. Zhu Qiyu then announced the second edict:
"Before the defeat of Oala, Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge of the capital camp and was in charge of the troops and horses in the capital. The other five military camps were managed by the three princes: Ying Gong, Cheng Guo Gong and Ding Guo Gong.
Hu Hui hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Duke Dingguo is only ten years old, how can he manage the fifth military camp?"
"Let him have a name and watch and learn from Duke Ying and Duke Cheng. That's all right. In addition, during the war, Guild Dingguo has always been with me to protect me. I will not let him be in danger. "
When Hu Hu heard this, he no longer insisted. After all, as a civil servant, Yu Qian had already been in charge of the capital camp for the first time, and he could not be too greedy. If the civil servant wants to further directly control the fifth military camp, it will be really shameless, and the new king will definitely fight back resolutely.
After talking about the distribution of power to the important ministers, the next step is the distribution of power in the harem. Hu Hui continued to ask: "May I ask Your Majesty, what arrangements should be made by the Queen Mother and the Empress?"
In fact, the ministers already knew about the conversation between the emperor and the queen mother in the morning, but they could not tell them directly, so they still had to ask questions knowingly.
Zhu Qiyu replied: "The empress dowager was given the title of Shangsheng empress dowager; the empress was given the title of Yisheng Taishang empress and moved to Qianqing Palace;
The imperial concubine was registered as the Supreme Queen and moved to Kunning Palace. "
The ministers looked at each other in silence, but the new king actually wanted to create two queens.
After a long while, Hu Xi replied: "Your Majesty, in all dynasties, there is probably no precedent for two queens existing at the same time."
Zhu Qiyu emphasized: "It's not that two queens exist at the same time, but two supreme queens exist at the same time. The identity of the supreme queen is closer to the queen mother than to the queen.
Moreover, the mother is more valuable than the child, which has been the principle since ancient times. The imperial concubine is the biological mother of the prince, so isn't it natural for her to be appointed as the supreme queen? If you don't agree, then I ask you, in the future when the prince succeeds to the throne, should you respect the emperor's concubine as the empress dowager? "
The ministers all stopped talking now. It seems that what the new monarch said makes sense. According to the iron law that mother is more precious than son, Concubine Zhou will be the empress dowager sooner or later. Now, it seems that she will be the empress similar to the empress dowager in advance. It's not impossible.
But the ministers also grasped the saying that mother is more valuable than son, and continued to persuade: "Since your majesty recognizes that mother is more valuable than son, which has been a rule since ancient times, then I would like to ask Concubine Wu Xian to be the empress dowager. Your majesty can't refuse anymore, right?" ?”
"My mother-in-law has a firm attitude and will never accept the title of Empress Dowager. If you are really dissatisfied, you can go to see me yourself and hear my mother-in-law reject you personally."
Hu Hui replied: "In that case, according to your majesty's order, I will go to see Concubine Wu Xian in person tomorrow."
"Okay, whatever you want."
Hu Xi continued: "I would like to ask your Majesty to appoint a queen as soon as possible to ensure the proper etiquette."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he immediately became a little angry, and asked in a deep voice: "I would like to ask the eldest uncle, if we establish a queen, will the queen give birth to a son in the future, will it be regarded as his legitimate son?"
Hu Xi could only reply: "Of course he is the legitimate son."
"Okay, then according to the etiquette and laws that you, Uncle Zong, insist on, should the eldest son born to the emperor and the empress inherit the throne? Please give me clear instructions."
Hu Xi was choked by Zhu Qiyu's words. If we really have to strictly follow the etiquette and laws, any Han Dynasty, whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty; whether it is the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, or the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, take the etiquette and laws of any dynasty. Come out, the eldest son born to the emperor and the empress can openly claim to succeed to the throne.
But in the scene before him, Hu Hu would definitely not dare to give a definite answer.
No wonder Zhu Qiyu was angry. You ministers insisted on appointing a queen, but you did not allow the queen's eldest son to inherit the throne. You are just amusing me. I have become a tool for you to eat and drink, right?
When Zhu Qiyu saw that Hu Xi was silent, he couldn't help but taunted: "Uncle Zong, you are now a veteran of the Six Dynasties. I beg you, please think more about your father.
Can you guys take a look at how Shen Baoxu does things? In less than two or three years, you will be promoted to a veteran of seven dynasties. "
When Hu Xi heard this, his face immediately turned red. Zhu Qiyu mentioned Shen Baoxu, which was basically a public curse. This means that you, Hu Hui, serve as Emperor Jianwen first, and later as Emperor Taizong, so you belong to the second minister.
Now you actually want to jump back and forth between Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu. After you welcome Zhu Qizhen back, you can support the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, and you will be the third minister.
How did Shen Baoxu do things? When Wu Zixu conquered the capital of Chu, the state of Chu was in danger of being destroyed. All the other ministers of Chu State were disheartened, and only Shen Baoxu asked Qin for help.
Qin did not allow it, so Shen Baoxu stood in the Qin court and cried and begged day and night. He kept crying for seven days and seven nights. Duke Ai of Qin took pity on him and said, "Although Chu has no way, if there are ministers like this, it will not exist!"
So the Qin army came out and the Chu state survived.
Zhu Qiyu had a cold face and cursed in his heart: Shen Baoxu is loyal and devoted to the king. This is the true loyal minister. Look at Shen Baoxu, and then look at yourselves, whose ministers are like yours.
You have assisted the Supreme Emperor and governed the world like this, but you still feel it is not enough and you still want to continue to trick me. I am really unlucky for eight lifetimes.
Seeing that the situation was tense and the atmosphere was extremely cold, Wang Wen hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, calm down, the eldest uncle is also public-minded. Thinking about the past dynasties, how can there be only an emperor and no queen.
However, this matter is not impossible to work around. Didn't Emperor Xiaowu leave the position of queen vacant in the end?
Your Majesty, please don't be angry. If you really don't want to establish a queen, then forget it. "
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, his face became slightly brighter, and he continued to issue the edict: "Please ask the cabinet to draft an edict. The Secretary will immediately arrange for King Ni to deal with the vassal affairs. After careful consideration, I decided to seal King Ni to Changsha.
You quickly build the palace and let King Tan leave the capital by the second half of next year at the latest. "
