Sure enough, when Zhu Qizhen heard this, Long Yan was furious and immediately scolded:
"Which concubine should I call? Why do I need the consent of the three of them? Who gave them the courage and courage? Don't forget, I am the king."
Chen Xiang replied aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, according to the Ming Dynasty system, women in the harem can be regarded as 'Jun' as long as their position contains the word 'Emperor'.
The empress dowager, the imperial concubine, the empress, and the imperial concubine are all kings.
Moreover, the three empresses said that the affairs of the harem should be under their control.
Now that the emperor is in the western suburbs, except for military and political affairs, all other affairs are decided by his beloved concubines. So our three ladies found the basis and wanted to follow suit. "
"Hmph, they don't learn the good ones, but they learn all the bad ones.
If they want to learn so much, then let them change their self-identification first. I am bored to death by hearing that they are concubines and concubines every day.
They are both ministers and concubines, and from time to time they even say "my palace". They really regard themselves as the number one person.
I have read all the "The Legend of the Demonic Concubine" that is circulating in the market. My brother's women all regard themselves as slaves, and they are all humble and humble.
Look at these women like me, all of them are confident and confident, like stupid pigs, wishing they could all ride on me. "
Chen Xiang was only submissive and did not listen to the truth. He only thought that his own prince was complaining.
Zhu Qizhen asked angrily: "How is the Queen Mother doing?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, all the palaces around the Queen Mother's Yinghua Hall have been demolished. The emperor sent Ruan Xi to lead the Jing army to surround the Yinghua Hall from the outside.
No one can get close to Yinghua Palace, and the Queen Mother is effectively under house arrest.
The rebuilding of Renshou Palace promised by the emperor before was also completely stopped. "
Zhu Qizhen understood this completely: "In other words, my brother has been fine for a long time and deliberately demolished the palaces around the Yinghua Palace to make it easier to monitor the Queen Mother.
As for Renshou Palace, my brother probably never wanted to build it from the beginning.
My younger brother is so calculating. He really looks at the next three or four steps he takes.
Then you said we were going to launch a mutiny. Did your brother notice it? "
Chen Xiang shook his head and smiled: "I'm afraid I haven't noticed that the public opinion in the capital has been very unfavorable to the emperor recently, and the people are full of complaints.
The emperor was busy controlling public opinion and was already exhausted.
Besides, even if he heard any disturbance, the emperor would only think that the ruling and opposition parties were too resentful, so they gathered together to complain.
After all, things like the suppression of Buddhist temples and the reform of sects and vassals caused a backlash, and the emperor must have expected it.
Buddhist temples have been demolished, and people cursed and wanted to rebel. The emperor should understand and not make a fuss about it. "
Zhu Qizhen nodded: "It makes sense, let's leave it like this for now. Now that Shi Heng has returned to Beijing, if you have time, you can summon your colleagues to the palace and do some calculations for me.
Now you secretly ask Ling'er and Xiu'er to come in and play chess with me. "
When Chen Xiang heard this, he ran away as if he had been granted amnesty. Anyway, I have taken care of my errands today, what about tomorrow? Ruan Lang will be unlucky tomorrow.
…
Cabinet, all the scholars are gathering for discussion today.
Recently there has been another change in cabinet personnel.
There was another flood in Shandong this year. Wang Wen was sent by the emperor to inspect the results of Xu Youzhen's river control last year and was responsible for providing relief to the victims.
Wei Ji was sent to patrol Shandong to clean up unjust prisons and improve people's livelihood.
There was also He Wenyuan, who was sent to inspect Liaodong.
Luo Tong, Minister of the Ministry of War, personally inspected Juyongguan, Xuanfu, and Huailai to supervise the army's suppression of the civil uprising.
Although Zhou Chen did not leave Beijing, he stayed in the outer city all day and was busy supervising various projects.
Chen Yi goes to inspect the warehouse every day and rarely sees anyone.
The remaining bachelors: Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, Shang Ren, Peng Shi, Shi Pu and Jiang Yuan.
Except for Jiang Yuan, all the emperor's cronies ran away.
Wang Wen, Wei Ji, He Wenyuan, Luo Tong, Zhou Chen, Shen Yi, Xu Youzhen, Huang Pu, He Yi. This long list of the emperor's cronies no longer showed up in the cabinet. Even the dullest person could detect something was wrong.
However, everyone's understanding is biased. Yu Shiyue, as the representative, believes that this is a sign that the emperor is seriously ill, his cronies are scattered, and they go out to avoid disaster.
Shang Ren and Peng Shi were extremely conflicted in their hearts. They also hoped that this would be the case, but they felt that things were not that simple.
Chen Xun and Shi Pu were noncommittal. The two of them were not deeply involved in this political struggle, and there was still room for them to withdraw. It is even a good choice to swing left and right and sit back and watch the success or failure.
Even with a small number of people, political affairs had to be discussed. Chen Xun raised the issue: the vassal king has arrived in Beijing. Should the emperor give a banquet at Fengtianmen first, or should a meeting of relatives be held first.
The meeting of relatives needs to examine the case of Empress Dowager Sun instructing Jin Ying to poison the prince, instructing her niece-in-law to poison the Marquis of Huichang, and collaborating with Sanyang to conspire to depose the empress.
Whether or not to submit the case of the Empress Dowager to take the human son from the palace for review is also an important issue for the cabinet to discuss.
Although most of the cabinet ministers here are inclined to give in to the emperor, the matter is so important that no one dares to express their position easily.
Moreover, not only was the emperor's attitude unclear, but even Emperor Gongrang did not make a clear statement.
Do the two emperors want to investigate thoroughly? How thorough do you want to investigate?
No one can be sure.
If the problem cannot be solved, then put it off.
As the Minister of Rites, Yu Shiyue proposed to everyone: "In my opinion, we should first invite your Majesty to have a banquet for the vassal king at Fengtianmen.
Your Majesty and the Emperor Gongrang are both present to show their respect as brothers and sisters, and to appease the hearts of all the vassal kings.
Furthermore, we have not seen His Majesty for almost two months, and the news of His Majesty's serious illness spread a lot in the government and the public.
Taking this opportunity, we can also have a glimpse of Tianyan and confirm that His Majesty is fine, so as to reassure the world.
As for the meeting of relatives, we raised it at the banquet and asked His Majesty to respond in person, so that we can act in accordance with the will. "
Everyone nodded when they heard this, and they really couldn't think of a better way.
Chen Xun asked again: "What about the time of the banquet?"
Yu Shiyue replied: "There are still a few vassal princes who have not come to Beijing. How about we wait a little longer and set the time on the first day of July?"
No one had any objections.
At this time, Shang Ren spoke up and asked: "If the meeting of relatives only interrogates Jin Ying and punishes him for poisoning the prince, and ignores the rest, what do you think?"
Yu Shiyue smiled and said: "That is good, but can your majesties agree?"
Shang Ren asked back: "Would Emperor Gongrang disagree?"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded in thought.
Shang Ren's meaning was very clear. Emperor Gongrang didn't want to cleanse the Sun family, and neither did the vassals. The only resistance now came from the emperor who was acting absurdly.
For an emperor to insist on cleaning up the Queen Mother's family, and while the Queen Mother is still alive, it is really ridiculous in the eyes of the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
After discussing the details for an hour, the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites jointly drafted a report and sent it to Ganquan Palace.
After a month of construction, the palace wall of Ganquan Palace has been repaired.
At this point, Ganquan Palace officially became one of the political centers of the Ming Dynasty.
Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu woke up from a sweet dream, drank some milk and began to deal with government affairs.
Qianxue handed over a memorial: "Husband, please take a look at this."
Zhu Qiyu took it over and took a look, and immediately frowned:
Guo Deng, the Marquis of Dingxiang, begged for leave because of his old illness. He raised Shi Biao to take his place and asked his son Song to stay in the guard.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but start scratching his head. What was Uncle Dingxiang doing? This guy was only forty-eight or nine years old and he was begging for a divorce?
Forget it, you actually want to recommend Shi Biao to take over as the commander-in-chief of Datong?
Forget it, you still want to make his son Guo Song serve as a guard? What are you dreaming about?
If others don't know about you Guo Deng, how can I not know? Who was the noble who stepped on Jingtai the hardest after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen in history? Is it you, Uncle Xiang of Dading?
You still want your son to be Emperor Su Wei, do you think I am losing my mind and going crazy?
Qianxue didn't know these twists and turns, she just felt that her husband's face was a little strange: "Husband, what's wrong with you, is there anything wrong with this memorial?
I think I came to Guo Deng because my family was involved in the rumor that the Queen Mother secretly took the son of the palace, and she wanted to test her husband's attitude by begging for divorce. "
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Reply him, it is certain that Uncle Xiang will be appointed as an official, Shi Biao will be appointed as the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Guo Song will be appointed as the palace guard.
However, Dingxiang Bo must go to Beijing to report on his duties immediately after the handover.
Shi Biao is temporarily in charge of the general army of Datong. If he becomes effective in suppressing the people, he will formally accept his fate. If the suppression is not effective, they will be held accountable.
Guo Song was granted the title of Jin Yiwei Qianhu, and was responsible for guarding Nangong. "
Qianxue heard this and praised: "You have completely agreed to Uncle Dingxiang's request, but you have not agreed to Uncle Dingxiang's request at all.
This reply is both strange and wonderful. My husband really knows how to do it. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way, I was forced by these people."
(End of chapter)
