Although every civil servant who became a cabinet scholar was not an ordinary person, throughout history, even the top civil servants often resorted to some incredible tricks.
For example, on the issue of the empress, Huo Guang, a famous minister throughout the ages, brazenly killed empress Xuan Emperor and ignored the lives of the entire family. This is simply jaw-dropping and dumbfounding.
Now the officials of the Ministry of Rites have collectively lost their minds and have completely embarked on a path of no return.
Yu Shiyue talked endlessly in the cabinet about the selection process and the allocation of concubines. The queens and concubines of the recent two emperors were selected from low-level military attachés and low-level civil servants.
As for how many places to allocate to military generals and how many to civil servants, Yu Shiyue thought everyone would be interested.
However, He Wenyuan, Luo Tong, Zhou Chen, Shen Yi, and Jiang Yuan all just listened quietly, not answering at all and not expressing their opinions at all.
Especially Jiang Yuan, the youngest, smiled but kept shaking his head in his heart: That's it, that's all, you can just show off endlessly. Anyway, I'm fine, I won't talk to a dying person like you until I die.
After a long time, no one could say anything new, so Luo Tong and Jiang Yuan went back to the Ministry of War to handle military affairs. The Miao rebellion in the south has returned, and the Ministry of War's leisurely days have come to an end again.
During dinner, Zhu Qizhen heard Chen Xiang's report and couldn't help but be even more confused: "Oh, I really can't tell whether my brother is sick or not.
He transferred the 10,000 Beijing troops temporarily stationed in Datong back to the capital and put them in charge of Ren Li and Mao Zhong. He also made Cao Jixiang serve as the supervisor. Is he really not afraid that these troops will rebel and force the palace?
Isn't this really what my brother's beloved concubines are doing? "
Chen Xiang smiled and said: "That's definitely not the case. If the emperor's favorite concubines were reviewing the memorial on behalf of the emperor, they would definitely not approve the draft regulations of the Ministry of Rites.
They wouldn't rush to help the etiquette department choose a queen, right? Although the slave is a eunuch, she also knows that there is no such generous woman in the world.
Therefore, the slaves still think that these memorials are approved by the emperor. Maybe the emperor is not in good health, and he heard rumors and was dissatisfied with the concubines around him. So I want to establish a queen and have concubines, and choose a new batch of women to serve me personally. "
Zhu Qizhen shook his head: "There is another possibility that my brother's favorite concubines are sure that the draft will fail and the queen will not be selected at all, so they behave so generously.
They not only have the eldest son of the emperor, but also have the support of a large number of military commanders and nobles. It is not impossible for them to launch a mutiny.
Maybe their younger brother had already been kidnapped by them, so they took advantage of the concubines to take advantage of it and mobilized Datong's capital army back and handed it over to Ren Li, Mao Zhong, and Cao Jixiang.
After the vassal king enters the capital, we will use this army, plus the servants of each government, to control the capital, and then call on the soldiers and horses from all over the world to work hard for the king, and the overall situation will be determined. "
Chen Xiang was speechless for a while. His emperor had lost his mind. Judging from what he meant, he felt that the emperor did not want to pass the throne to the son of his favorite concubine, but to return the throne to his own emperor or the crown prince. This is what normal people can do Something that came out?
But anyway, the entire capital is in chaos now, so it's normal for the emperor to be confused.
Human nature is like this, and we always tend to predict events in a direction that is beneficial to ourselves.
No matter what he thought in his heart, Chen Xiang called the emperor a saint.
While Zhu Qizhen was being praised so highly, Chen Xiang cautiously tried again: "Your Majesty, my slave's brother has a little daughter. Her beauty and appearance are promising. She has also been reading and writing since she was a child, and she has some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
My brother has asked his slaves several times to ask if there is a chance to participate in this draft? "
Zhu Qizhen teased angrily: "If you are tired of living, just let her participate. Come and look at my brother's approval in this memorial from the Ministry of Rites. All women voluntarily participate. Officials at all levels must emphasize again and again that participation is a must." The election was voluntary, and any official who dared to force a woman to participate in the election would be immediately executed.
I'll translate my brother's reply into plain language for you: 'Stupid women who want to climb high, please don't come to participate in the talent show.
It's okay if you fail to pass the preliminary elections in each province. Once you pass the preliminary elections and are sent to the capital, you will definitely lose your life.
As an emperor, I love my people as my sons. I have sincerely advised you not to come to the capital to die!
If you must not listen to the advice, don't say you were unprepared when the sword comes upon you. '
Understand, my brother has said it so straightforwardly. If you don't want your niece to continue to live, then just let her run for election. Don't blame me for not reminding you if she dies. "
When Chen Xiang heard this, he made a surprised expression.
Seeing that Chen Xiang didn't believe it, Zhu Qizhen continued to explain: "Don't think it is difficult to kill these people. Recently, I have deduced everything my brother has done since he ascended the throne to now.
I have concluded that all it takes is a fire to burn down these beautiful women, and even those bastards in the entire Ministry of Etiquette. It is not as difficult or complicated as you think. "
Chen Xiang was horrified when he heard this and quickly replied: "Your Majesty is still wise. If your Majesty had not warned me, my niece would have lost her life.
It's pitiful that so many people are still vying for the woman who wants to be the emperor. They never imagined that it would be a dead end. "
"Everything in the world is unpredictable, so take your time and take your time. Where is Xing'an? Where did Xing'an go?"
Chen Xiang replied: "Xing'an went to the warehouse and said he wanted to choose some gifts to send to the Marquis of Huichang."
"It's not a New Year or a holiday, why are you giving a gift to the Marquis of Huichang?"
"Xing'an said that the Marquis of Huichang was very unhappy when he came out of the Queen Mother's Palace the day before yesterday, and everyone knew about it. Now he is sending some gifts to ease the relationship, and to prevent outsiders from thinking that there is a rift between the emperor and the Sun family."
Zhu Qizhen stood up after hearing this, and while walking back and forth in the hall, he shook his head and sighed: "Hey, I always feel that something is wrong.
What exactly is wrong is hard to say. And the recent direction of the situation is obviously unusual.
There is still no one available. At the critical moment, we still have to use scholars to make suggestions, but my direct lineage is dying and retreating. Oh, what a worry. "
Chen Xiang reminded him cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is a warlock named Tong Yin among the disciples of Shi Heng, Marquis of Wuqing. Before the Emperor's personal expedition, Tong Yin was ordered to calculate good and bad luck for the Emperor. The first half of his prediction has been come true.
In the second half of the prophecy, colleagues also said that the emperor would inevitably be restored.
The servant thought that he could invite his colleagues to make fortune-tellings, not only for the emperor, but also for the emperor, to predict the emperor's condition. "
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qizhen became overjoyed: "I have heard of this colleague a long time ago, but Shi Heng went to Nanjing, did my colleague follow him?"
Chen Xiang nodded affirmatively.
"Go and order Zou Qian, the Minister of Rites, to submit a letter to the emperor, requesting that Shi Heng, Sun Boring, Liu Yongcheng, as well as the Fifth Army Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion temporarily stationed in Nanjing be transferred back to Beijing."
Chen Xiang accepted the order and continued to report: "Your Majesty, I heard from Gao Ping yesterday evening that Xing'an went to Yinghua Hall to greet the Queen Mother at noon yesterday and stayed for two moments. Gao Ping only vaguely heard that the Queen Mother and Xing'an mentioned it many times. Arrive at Huichanghou.
Gao Ping didn't dare to hide it, so he reported it to his slave as soon as he got the chance. It's just that the servant was negligent and thought it was just a trivial matter, so he didn't report it to the emperor in time. "
"Xing'an, the Marquis of Huichang, the Queen Mother, well, let's take a look at the results of the Jin Ying and Sanyang cases heard by the Ministry of Punishment first."
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu got up early and leaned on the couch to handle government affairs.
The entire coffee table was piled with memorials and secret reports.
What the Queen Mother said yesterday and what Emperor Gongrang said were all written down on paper and placed in front of Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu took a secret report and smiled at the beloved concubines: "Look, the Emperor Gongrang said yesterday that you are pretending to be generous, but in fact you have been planning to kill the beautiful ladies who were elected to the capital."
Qianxue took the secret report, read it carefully, and then praised her repeatedly: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that Emperor Gongrang would be our sisters' confidant.
Didn’t your husband say that Emperor Gongrang was stupid and stupid, especially because he didn’t understand women? "
Zhu Qiyu teased: "You little girls, you were willing to pretend yesterday, why don't you pretend today?"
Qianxue smiled and said: "Yesterday, I was reasonable because my husband served me well the night before yesterday; today I am unreasonable, because my husband just preferred me last night. I was unhappy and I was not fed, so naturally I stopped pretending. .”
"Hey, reality, you guys are real. You are all little snow-white foxes who can't get enough to eat."
Su Xi asked curiously: "Husband, if we really send personal guards to kill those beautiful girls, what will your husband do to us?"
(End of chapter)
