The bachelors in the cabinet are naturally masters of word games.
However, after so many years of battles of wits and courage, Queen Mother Sun is not easy to fool.
Even ordinary people in the capital can clearly tell the difference between the Supreme Emperor and the Gongrang Emperor.
Why did Empress Dowager Sun insist on making Zhu Qizhen's reign title the orthodox one? Because people always emphasize the more they lack something.
The Sun family took the back seat from the Hu family. They all knew that they lacked legitimacy, so they kept talking about orthodoxy all day long.
If Zhu Qizhen is demoted from Emperor Taishang to Emperor Gongrang, it will be equivalent to Zhu Qiyu taking another big step on the road to overthrowing the legitimacy of the orthodox emperor.
Therefore, Sun Shi must fight to the death.
But Chen Xun and others ignored him and insisted on forcing the palace.
Therefore, the current imperial court has formed a very strange scene: top civil servants press the emperor and the empress dowager, and other civil servants press the emperor.
The top civil servants' hearts are towards Jingtai, while other civil servants' hearts are towards orthodoxy.
This is why Zhu Qiyu built a professional fire-fighting and disaster relief army in advance.
Most of the former officials of the imperial court were either disciples of Xuanzong or orthodox disciples.
Only the Jinshi selected by Jingtai Dynasty are the real disciples of Jingtai.
Therefore, these future Jinshi must be protected and they must not be burned alive.
As for the demotion of the Supreme Emperor, the ministers only informed Sun and did not expect her to agree.
From the beginning, all Zhu Qiyu wanted was Zhu Qizhen's personal edict.
Xuanzong had two adult sons, so there was really no need to ask the Queen Mother about everything.
Next is the question of where the Emperor will live after he returns to Beijing. This is a question worthy of discussion.
The answer that Empress Dowager Sun wants is naturally Qianqing Palace.
But the answer given by the ministers was Nangong.
The Supreme Emperor has committed crimes against the country, has failed his ancestors, and has failed his subjects all over the world. This is the fundamental starting point of all the logic of the cabinet.
As soon as the question of whether the Supreme Emperor was guilty or not was involved, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but feel guilty.
No matter whether in government or in opposition, anyone whose conscience has not been completely wiped out will understand that the Supreme Emperor is a guilty king.
After an hour of repeated wrangling, Queen Mother Sun finally recognized the reality: there was no way to rebuild the Qianqing Palace.
Even if you want to live in Kunning Palace, you can't. Kunning Palace is where the Queen lives.
There are only two choices, either Nangong or Xiyuan.
Forced by desperation, Queen Mother Sun planned to choose Xiyuan.
I really don’t blame Empress Dowager Sun for this. Even if she tried hard, she couldn’t imagine that the Ming Emperor would be easily soluble in water. I never expected that there is a famous island in Xiyuan called Yingtai.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Sun couldn't think about it, Chen Xun reminded him softly: "Empress Dowager, Nangong is the Taisun Palace where the late emperor lived before he ascended the throne. Now that the Supreme Emperor lives in Nangong, he can be regarded as guarding his former residence.
Besides, the Supreme Emperor loves the splendid palace most.
Nangong is a hundred times more magnificent than the western suburbs where the emperor lived.
The Emperor must be more satisfied with Nangong. Please ask the Queen Mother to think more about the Emperor. "
As soon as Xuanzong was mentioned, Queen Mother Sun changed her mind.
In the end, the two parties negotiated and concluded that the Emperor would live in Nangong, the Queen Mother would live in Yinghua Palace, Queen Zhou and the Prince would live in Kunning Palace, and Queen Qian would move from Changchun Palace to Nangong to live with the Emperor.
As for the matter of demotion, both parties also reached a consensus: it would be decided by the Supreme Emperor himself.
Empress Dowager Sun firmly believed that Zhu Qizhen would not agree, and the cabinet firmly believed that Zhu Qizhen would definitely agree.
Zhu Qiyu is the calmest and can do anything.
The fifteenth moon is sixteen round.
Zhu Qiyu took his concubines to an open-air hot spring halfway up the mountain, bathing together and watching the moon.
It was more than a hundred times more comfortable than the one who was tending the sheep.
But while he was soaking, Zhu Qiyu suddenly sighed heavily, and several beloved concubines hurriedly asked why.
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "I have a headache too. I don't know what Wang Ji is thinking about. According to the latest military report analysis, Wang Ji led his army to Yijinai twenty days ago.
I wonder if he really wants to welcome our Supreme Emperor back to the capital.
Anyway, no matter how this battle is fought, more than 20,000 remaining soldiers will be defeated first, and it is absolutely impossible to defeat Wang Ji's 100,000-strong army that has experienced hundreds of battles.
It is absolutely impossible for Wang Ji to suffer repeated defeats like Shi Heng. "
Ningxiang sat on Zhu Qiyu, hugging him and whispering softly: "My husband can transfer this Minister of War to Nanjing as well."
"That won't work. In this way, everyone will know that I am unwilling to welcome the Emperor back. Although everyone knows it very well, this kind of thing cannot be brought to the table openly.
Besides, Wang Ji really has military exploits, and he deserves the position of Minister of War. I can't just leave him idle in Nanjing.
Although my authority is almost unlimited now, I do things with principles and a bottom line. "
Ningxiang asked again: "Did you send a supervisory army?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "No faction. Now Wang Ji is attributed to Wang Zhen's party by the officials and has been impeached repeatedly. Originally, he was like a frightened bird. I was kicked in the head by a donkey before I continued to stimulate him.
Forget it, don't think about it anymore, just fight him how he likes.
If you can really bring the Supreme Emperor back, I admit it.
Let’s get down to business quickly and try to get each of you pregnant before the Supreme Emperor returns to Beijing. "
…
August seventeenth.
The provincial examination begins, with a total of three sessions, each lasting three days.
The first two games were nothing. Zhu Qiyu handed over the power of setting questions to the cabinet.
Come to the third game, test policy theory.
Generally, the most important thing is the first scene: the eight-part essay.
If you write eight-legged essay well, you will get 80% success in the exam.
As for the policy, just answer whatever you want, as long as it's not too outrageous.
But this time, Zhu Qiyu personally came up with the policy topic.
The questions are simple and clear:
First, discuss the merits and demerits of the Battle of Luchuan.
Second, discuss the causes and consequences of the Tumubao Incident.
Third, discuss how to revive the Ming Dynasty and recreate a prosperous age.
Zhu Qiyu's three questions were intended to completely block people.
If you want to answer these three questions, you have to take a clear stand.
After finishing the policy test, Zhu Qiyu had to mark the papers in person. Anyone who wanted to talk about it without considering the left and right, who wanted to be vague, or who wanted to make excuses would be dismissed.
As for those who answer well, have the clearest stance, and are most relevant to current issues, Zhu Qiyu will focus on them and become candidates for the emperor's direct disciples.
He is also a Jinshi in the first department of Jingtai. Although they are all called disciples of the Emperor, Zhu Qiyu will also distinguish between those who are close and those who are close.
If something is worth cultivating, cultivate it carefully. Those that are not worth cultivating should be left to Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others to deal with.
In order to avoid the leakage of the test questions, before the policy exam began, the test questions only existed in Zhu Qiyu's own mind.
On the day of the exam, Zhu Qiyu dictated it to Chen Xun and Wang Wen. The cabinet will then distribute the test questions.
As a result, the Emperor's faction had no time to object.
(End of chapter)
