But it was said that Zhu Qiyu had not been in charge of politics that day. He only spent time at home watching flowers and enjoying the scenery with his beloved concubines, and was at ease.
Zhu Qiyu deliberately allowed the situation to continue to ferment.
Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu dressed neatly and came to Feng Pavilion. He first looked through the memorials accumulated in the past two days, and then asked Wang Yue and others:
"What's going on in these two days?"
Wang Yue could only frown and reply: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of things."
"It's okay, don't worry, just tell me one by one."
"Late the night before yesterday, Wangge's elders urgently sent more than a hundred memorials to Fengge, including sarcastic remonstrances from more than a dozen new scholars to His Majesty.
Yesterday, the Chief of Ceremonies reported that both the Emperor Gongrang and the Crown Prince were getting better.
Yesterday, Li Ke gave some advice on the matter and asked His Majesty to summon the vassal princes from all over the country to Beijing to pay homage to the Emperor.
In addition, the military commanders and royal guards of the five cities reported separately. Rumors appeared in the capital that His Majesty intended to depose the prince and establish his own son as the crown prince. "
"Humph, I don't know whether to live or die!"
Zhu Qiyu cursed and asked coldly: "Where are the cabinet ministers?"
Wang Yue quickly returned: "The elders of the pavilion are already waiting in Qingyun Pavilion, and two ministers of the Nanjing Ministry of War are also there."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, his brows almost knitted together: "These two Nanjing Ministers of War are not done yet, are they? They will not give up until they force me to govern Shanxi with poverty?"
Wang Yue and others did not dare to answer the call.
"You will make a separate list for me of these new scholars who have been remonstrated in memorials, and then I will no longer meet these people in person.
In addition, another decree was sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, regarding the civil uprising in the southeast, Cao Jixiang supervising the army for their merits in suppressing the rebellion was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and ten pieces of brocade.
Gao Ping, the eunuch in charge of the Yinghua Palace, saved the empress dowager during a fire in the Cining Palace. He was promoted to eunuch Bingbi, eunuch of etiquette, and concurrently served as the eunuch in charge of the Renshou Palace. He was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and ten pieces of brocade.
Then he gave the crown prince a handle of jade Ruyi, and the queen Zhou a thousand taels of silver and a hundred pieces of brocade.
The queen was given money, a thousand taels of silver, and a hundred pieces of brocade.
As a courtesy, all the emperor's concubines are given a hundred taels of silver and ten pieces of brocade. "
It's really hard for Wang Yue to memorize such a long paragraph word for word.
Then Zhu Qiyu pointed to Gao Yao: "You continue to deal with these memorials. Ting Jian is coming with me."
Zhu Qiyu acted willfully and took Gao Yao to Qingyun Pavilion.
Just because Gao Yao was the only loyal minister of Jingtai after the coup in history. So I can ignore others, but I will definitely lead Gao Yao to great heights.
Going up to the third floor, Zhu Qiyu leaned on the soft couch and asked Gao Yao to stand aside.
Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others bowed and were given seats.
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with Wang Wen's performance. It was Wang Wen who sent the memorial to Prince Qi's mansion immediately, preventing the new scholars from withdrawing the memorial.
This is a very clear statement.
As for other people, it’s just a matter of half a pound.
Zhu Qiyu glanced around and asked quietly: "Which of you will start?"
The ministers looked at each other, and finally Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, rumors began to spread yesterday that your Majesty intended to depose the prince and establish his own son.
I think this matter must be settled quickly and the government and the public should be given an explanation. If public opinion is allowed to ferment, it may trigger panic in both the government and the opposition. "
Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily. Everyone else was fine, but he promoted Yu Shiyue, which seemed a bit hasty.
Apart from being promoted to Shangshu by others, I am no longer an old friend and have no favor with them.
Moreover, with his qualifications, he could have been promoted to minister, so he would not be very grateful.
The key is the Tumubao Incident. A large number of civil servants also died. Now it is quite difficult to find two or three people to take over as minister.
People like Xu Youzhen and Huang Pu, who were trusted and capable, obviously did not have enough qualifications to serve as ministers.
Ministers who are completely neutral and have qualifications seem to be very rare.
Yu Shiyue waited for the emperor to give a reply. After waiting for a long time, he only saw the emperor sighing and shaking his head.
This reaction makes people a little confused. The emperor's attitude is so ambiguous. Doesn't it mean that he wants to depose the prince?
In desperation, Yu Shiyue coughed twice.
Only then did Zhu Qiyu come to his senses and asked Yu Shiyue, "Yu Aiqing, tell me, should we change the title of Crown Prince?"
Yu Shiyue was stunned by the emperor's sudden question.
How can you ask such a question so straightforwardly?
Yu Shiyue also sighed deeply, and then replied: "Your Majesty, the title of crown prince has been determined, how can the people's will be changed any more?
Besides, the crown prince was conferred by the Empress Dowager, and His Majesty was enthroned by the Empress Dowager's decree.
Your Majesty respectfully allows the emperor to rule the world, and this will be passed down to the crown prince in the future. This is also the consensus reached before taking the throne. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and nodded: "Shan, I am just testing Aiqing's loyalty. Now that I have seen Yu Aiqing so loyal to Xuanmiao and to my elder brother, I feel relieved.
As for the rumors in the capital, the pure ones will become clear themselves, and the turbid ones will become turbid themselves. Over time, the rumors will be self-defeating.
The cabinet and the Ministry of Etiquette don't have to deal with this matter. I will leave it to Jin Yiwei. "
Everyone was silent, and Yu Shi was pleased to see that no one supported him, so he had no choice but to agree.
Zhu Qiyu turned to Yu Qian and smiled: "Does Yu Aiqing know Ji Guang?"
Yu Qian replied: "I know, Ji Guang was promoted by Wang Zhen and is now the deputy chief military officer of Xuan Mansion."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Since you are unwilling to leave Beijing, then go to the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case with Wang Aiqing. Back then, you were the right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Shanxi, and Ji Guang was the deputy chief soldier of the Xuanfu.
Ji Guang is also considered an old subordinate of yours. You know him thoroughly, which makes it easier to investigate.
The collusion between Ji Guang and Wala must be thoroughly investigated. Let’s see who else in the court besides Wang Zhen is Ji Guang’s internal correspondent.
If there is one, count them all, eradicate them all without mercy. "
Now that no one can refute the emperor on this matter, Yu Qian has no choice but to obey his orders and can stay in Beijing openly and openly for the time being.
When you are an emperor, you can't just brush it off and then be sure that you have all your plans. Many times, the strategy is adjusted bit by bit.
Now Zhu Qiyu also thought about it, and first asked Fang Ying to go to Huguang to form a mountain camp, and ordered Baoding Bo Liangjue to serve as the chief military officer, leading the Nanjing camp of 30,000 people to cooperate with Fang Ying in annihilating the rebellious Miao people.
As for the civil servants who counsel military affairs, Bai Gui, the governor of Huguang, is very reliable. From now on, it will be enough to send another eunuch to supervise the army.
Yu Qian and Zhu Yi can be sent over when they are ready. Yu Qian's nineteen-year experience as governor in Shanxi has long proved that he is really not very interested in running the army and fighting.
As for Chengguo Gong Zhu Yi, he was Hu Hui's son-in-law. He was still unsure what to think about Hu Hui's death.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu looked at Gao Yao: "Ting Jian, who are the new scholars who have written a letter of remonstrance this time? Please report it to everyone.
Explain their names, place of origin, and rankings one by one. "
Hearing this, Gao Yao secretly rejoiced: he was good at policy making, but when it came to his gift of memorizing knowledge, he really didn't have a photographic memory.
How is it possible to remember the names, place of origin, and rankings of more than forty Jinshi without special preparation?
Fortunately, I have a good fellow countryman and a good teacher. With He Yi's special reminder, he actually memorized them one by one.
So, with a genius gesture, Gao Yao stated the names, place of origin, and rankings of more than forty people one by one.
After He Yi's special suggestions and arrangements, everyone could tell that something was wrong.
There are more than 20 consecutive new scholars who are all native to Jiangxi, and half of them are from Ji'an, Jiangxi.
At this point, even a fool knows there is something wrong with it.
(End of chapter)
