It doesn't cost a penny to meet the emperor, but only the title of twelve imperial concubines. How can the ministers refuse to agree?
Although it is a bit ridiculous for the emperor to have one husband and fifteen wives. But the emperor is an emperor after all, and it is understandable that he has more wives than ordinary people.
The most important thing is that the emperor gives a lot of money to the ministers. The ministers' salaries have tripled, which means the emperor has to spend at least three to four million taels more every year.
What the emperor wanted in return was just the status of twelve imperial concubines, and the court did not have to spend a penny to support them. The emperor's request was too humble, and the ministers' deal was too cost-effective. So only a mentally retarded person would oppose the emperor's request.
Moreover, the three important ministers who were not close to the emperor, Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, and Yu Qian, had all been sent by the emperor to the Wala Camp to report on their duties to the Supreme Emperor. Among the remaining people, Chen Xun and Wang Wen followed the new emperor closely; Shang Ren, Peng Shi, Zhou Chen and others were not yet qualified and powerful enough to confront the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu saw that there was no one who was against him, and he drank tea happily. He felt that the emperor was much more comfortable, so he added: "Just do it, I will do it. I asked you to build it in Changsha, including the The three princely residences, including the Royal Palace, no longer need to be repaired by the imperial court, but are instead under the responsibility of the inner court.
After the repairs were completed, King Yi no longer needed the court to take care of the vassal affairs.
However, the cabinet needed to draft an edict to confer the title of Princess Hang, the side concubine of King Yi, as the concubine of King Yi. She would follow the example of the Supreme Queen Yisheng and the Supreme Queen, and be on an equal footing with the Wang family. "
Chen Xun accepted the decree without even thinking about it. Any repairs to the three princely palaces would cost hundreds of thousands taels. Now the emperor saved hundreds of thousands taels for the treasury with just one sentence. As Chen Xun, who also serves as the Minister of Household Affairs, how could he Still don't want to.
As for the palace of Prince Nie, who had a special status but was obviously not favored, there were several concubines, and the ministers were too lazy to get involved. Wouldn't it be nice to receive three times the salary in a down-to-earth manner? Why bother with the emperor when you have nothing to do?
However, at this time, Zhou Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and asked a question: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, we know the purpose of building the Prince's Palace, but who are the other two Prince's Palaces used to live in?"
Although Zhou Chen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is no longer responsible for the construction of the three palaces, he is still very curious and wants to know more.
Zhu Qiyu replied with a smile: "In accordance with the decree of the cabinet, the whole family of Jian Shuren and Wu Shuren will be released immediately. When the war is over, Jian Shuren will be granted the title of county king, and Wu Shuren's son will be granted the title of county king, and all the courtesy will be the same as that of a prince. The uncle of King Xiang is old, prudent, and virtuous. His reputation spread far and wide, so I asked him to help look after King Tan and the two common people."
When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say.
Zhu Qiyu continued: "Especially Jianshu, this poor Uncle Wang has been imprisoned for decades without seeing the light of day. I feel heartbroken every day when I think about it.
Several decades have passed. From Emperor Taizong to me, we are now the fourth generation. Any grudges or grudges we have should be resolved.
The most chilling thing is the coldness of some ministers. For example, our eldest uncle was a Jinshi of the Jianwen Dynasty. After so many years, he can no longer plead for mercy for his old master or say a word or two in a righteous manner.
As the Minister of Rites, even if it was just his duty and just to show the close friendship between the royal family, he should strive for some preferential treatment for the common people.
A person who is a minister of others is so cold and cold. Alas, it is really shocking and frightening. "
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu sighed and shook his head.
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu knew that there was an irreconcilable conflict between himself and Hu Hui, so he would bury him in public if nothing happened.
But most of the time, it is limited to Hu Ming. Even Zhu Qiyu has respect for Wang Zhi. After all, Wang Zhi has always been loyal to the emperor and has never been a second minister. He used to be loyal to Xuanzong, but now he is loyal to Xuanzong's son Zhu Qizhen. Although Zhu Qiyu and Wang Zhi also have irreconcilable conflicts, they each have their own masters and have nothing to say.
Although they usually fight each other, Zhu Qiyu and Wang Zhi have no personal grudges or prejudices.
Zhu Qiyu sighed there, and the ministers were scratching their heads, but after looking through the cases of this and previous dynasties, he could not think of any reason to object to the new king's decision to treat the common people favorably.
In the end, the ministers just let it go, and no one raised any objection. After all, what the ministers are most worried about now is that after welcoming back the Supreme Emperor in the future, the two supreme beings will not be able to live in harmony, and they are even more afraid that the new emperor will treat the Supreme Emperor harshly.
So now that the new king wants to talk about feelings and close friendship, the ministers feel that not only cannot they object, but they should also encourage and support the new king, and let the new king keep this advantage.
At this point, the court meeting has returned to its previous rhythm. As long as the new emperor's edict passed smoothly, subsequent edicts will continue to pass smoothly.
So Zhu Qiyu issued another appointment: "Now the three ministers Hu, Wang, and Yu will not be able to come back for a while, but the government affairs cannot be delayed.
Well, Xiang Wenyao, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and temporarily took charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.
Luo Tong, the Ministry of War's additional assistant minister, was promoted to the position of left minister of the Ministry of War, and was temporarily responsible for the defense of Juyongguan, Xifengkou, and Xuanfu.
Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, was renamed the right minister of the Ministry of War. Jiang Yuan was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War. "
Tu Qiong's dagger revealed that this was what Zhu Qiyu really wanted to do today.
After enduring it to this day, Zhu Qiyu finally couldn't restrain himself, and still wanted to replace the positions of the two assistant ministers of the Ministry of War with his own people.
Xiang Wenyao is Yu Qian's confidant, but Yu Qian is unwilling to be loyal to the new emperor. It would be great if Zhu Qiyu is willing to let Yu Qian remain the minister of the Ministry of War. If even the minister of the Ministry of War is Yu Qian's person, then this is unacceptable.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head. He couldn't control the Ministry of War, so he couldn't sleep well. Moreover, the emperor had to have a limit on how he could tolerate his ministers.
Give Jiang Yuan the position of right minister of the Ministry of War, and Jiang Yuan will be grateful to the new king.
If Xiang Wenyao continues to be the right minister of the Ministry of War, will he be grateful to the new king? No, he will only be grateful to Yu Qian.
There is also another close confidant of Yu Qian, Sun Xiang, who flew directly from the seventh-rank military department to the right deputy censor of the third-rank official. You must know that the minister of the Ministry of War is also the third-rank official.
Sun Xiang was the one who really broke Zhu Qiyu's mentality. The new king couldn't bear it anymore, so once Zhu Qiyu initially established his prestige, he immediately attacked the military department.
Sure enough, as Zhu Qiyu expected, Jiang Yuan stood below. After hearing the new emperor's order, he was stunned at first, and then after realizing it, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Although he didn't shed tears of gratitude, he burst into tears instead of snot. , but not much different.
The art of balancing in the court is to hit a stick and give a date to eat. After placing two ministers of the Ministry of War, Zhu Qiyu announced the reward for Qian.
(End of chapter)
