The words Li Mengyang said were too selfless and full of the familiar flavor of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats who made demands on the emperor - that is, the emperor should treat the world as a public good and take nothing from him, but privately they were still separated from each other.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is not stubborn.
The scholar-bureaucrats were the ones he wanted to unite with at this time. Although the smell was weird, he still had no intention of pursuing Li Mengyang.
It's just that what Li Mengyang said was too shocking to the world. What does it mean to not treat one family as a family?
After all, Houyang Zongfan was a rule set when he was Emperor Taizu.
Even if it needs to be changed, it cannot be so thorough.
The ministers listened with fear, Zhu Houzhao did not interrupt Li Mengyang, but after he finished speaking, the emperor stood up and left.
"Retreat!" You Zhi shouted at the right time.
"Your Majesty!" Li Mengyang still did not give up and shouted loudly: "I am a humble minister who is plotting for my ancestors. If I say something inappropriate, I am willing to accept the death penalty!"
The emperor is gone, so it's useless for him to shout like this.
Wang Hao walked over and said, "Get up. Your Majesty is not angry because of this. You are extremely gracious."
On the other side, many people gathered around Yang Yiqing.
This time he recommended Li Mengyang in front of the emperor, so that Li Mengyang could not only save his life, but also be able to handle Huguang affairs as an imperial envoy. This alone made Yang Yiqing's status in the hearts of the scholars different.
And the emperor also adopted his opinion.
This cabinet chief is really very stable.
Wang Bing could understand this, and he followed Yang Tinghe to catch up, "Mr. Yang Ge, what does your Majesty's sudden departure mean? Is what Li Mengyang said feasible or not feasible?"
"Go back to the cabinet to check the room first." Yang Yiqing said in a deep voice.
The winter wind was so strong that the gray beard was covered with ice shards.
After entering the room and raising the fire pot, there was a hint of warmth.
Yang Yiqing knelt down and picked up a small wooden stick and moved it around in the brazier. "His Majesty did not punish Li Mengyang, which shows that this matter was still in line with the Holy Will. But in the end, he suddenly left, presumably because the method Li Mengyang said was not good. This way... "
The flames fluttered, rising and falling, and Yang Yiqing's brows slowly relaxed, "This can explain His Majesty's behavior."
"That's right, even if there is no denial, it cannot be affirmed. There is no denial because it is the holy will, and there is no affirmation because it is difficult to affirm." Yang Tinghe understood the point and said it at once.
Wang Bing's expression became even deeper, "The recent events in Beijing are probably not accidental..."
It’s not easy to answer this kind of thing blindly.
Even if you doubt the emperor, you can't make nonsense without real evidence. Besides, it doesn’t make sense to say it right, so what can I do?
Just at this moment, the door creaked, and it turned out that Wang Hao was back.
"That Li Tianci actually didn't want to leave the palace. It took a lot of talking to persuade him to do so."
Yang Tinghe said: "This man is a loyal minister, but he acted too hastily. In my opinion, we have to celebrate the New Year no matter what. There will be a big court meeting after the New Year. For such a big thing, don't rush for a month or two. Wait until the big court meeting. It’s okay to discuss it again. Moreover, we must give the sects in the world some time to react.”
"Mr. Ge." Wang Hao went towards Yang Yiqing, "When the vassal matter has reached this point, Your Majesty has no choice but to do it. However, there are some things that His Majesty cannot say, and Li Mengyang is wrong, so we have to say it for Your Majesty."
When the others heard what Wang Hao meant, they also knew that this guy wanted to go with them.
Yang Yiqing sighed, "That's what you say, but what your Majesty has planned is unprecedented. Which emperor in the past has done similar things? Moreover, it involves the royal family and dignitaries. It is extremely difficult to grasp whether it is serious or light. It is like acupuncture for a blind man. It is really difficult to perform such acupuncture work by inserting one needle into the center of the acupuncture point."
"That's the reason, so we should find someone to order it. If a few of us order it wrong, it will always be difficult for Your Majesty."
"Yan...how about Yan Song?" Wang Bing suddenly thought of Li Mengyang's nemesis.
"Yan Song?" Yang Tinghe was a little surprised, "He is exactly the opposite of Li Mengyang's plan."
"Jiefu, don't you understand yet? When has Yan Song ever disobeyed His Majesty's holy will? Besides, His Majesty has now made it clear that he wants to deal with the clan. The situation is so obvious, does Yan Song still know what to do?"
Bang.
The small wooden stick in Yang Yiqing's hand fell into the brazier, causing a lot of sparks to fly.
"Send someone to find Yan Song."
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Zhu Houzhao returned to the harem to hold his daughter.
In fact, he doesn't blame Li Mengyang if he misses the point. After all, it is not easy for a person limited by contemporary limitations to speak accurately and justly about such an eternal problem.
But he didn't mean to slap Li Mengyang in the face. At that time, quitting the court was the only option.
Furthermore, this matter does involve too much and cannot be rushed. It is now the end of the year, during the Spring Festival, when relatives and friends are reunited, it is really inappropriate for the royal family to take action against one of its own people.
In political matters, sometimes you still have to take care of this emotion. He himself doesn't care about this festival or that festival, but everyone in the world cares about it.
Anyway, there is no rush. In addition to Beijing officials, there are also local officials tomorrow.
The Qingtun issue was also being pushed forward. Pushing the two things too hard at the same time was still not safe enough, although he could not think of any sect that had the strength to fight another battle of Jingnan.
After hugging my daughter for a while, I went back to review some notes.
"Yan Song, what are you doing?" When he lowered his head, he asked You Zhi beside him.
"In response to Your Majesty, Yan Suozheng has met with the owner of Huiyanji several times in the past few days. The rest of the time he has been sitting in the official hall of the auction house."
"Oh, yes, you have to remind the auction house to report to me about the matter of Huiyanji. Although Yan Weizhong acted safely and reassured me, he still needs to know something. Remember this."
"Yes, please keep this in mind, slave."
"Any reaction after Bai Guan went down today?"
You Zhi smiled a little, "Both Mr. Yang Ge and Li Mengyang have made a lot of money. They are both very lively."
The emperor wanted to be a scholar at this time, so it was a good thing that Yang Yiqing, as the head of the cabinet, had such prestige.
"knew."
The first quarter of Shen hour (3 o'clock to 5 o'clock).
The attendant sent word that Wang Zhi of Weiningbo Mansion asked to see him.
This is not someone who often enters the palace.
"Xuan."
Wang Zhi also heard about what happened in the morning, but as a female, it was not her turn to worry about such things. Besides, if the emperor really needed her, he would have told her that she was here for another matter.
"It's rare for Zhi'er to enter the palace. I'm afraid she will encounter some difficulties again, right?" Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched his waist, "Let me guess, is it that Uncle Wei Ning's job is not easy to do?"
"I can't hide any thoughts from Your Majesty. My second brother is worried at home."
"It's better to be worried. If you don't worry, you won't know how to grow up." Zhu Houzhao thought that it was a small matter, but now he had something in his hand that was a big deal. Jin Yiwei just handed it to him.
"Zhi'er, you should know about the imperial court's cleanup of military settlements in the eight towns, right?"
The pretty girl nodded, "I've heard about it."
"There is a problem. There was an rebellion against the king in Qingtun, Ningxia. It is a bit wrong to say that it was a blessing in disguise. However, it was true that some army generals were eliminated by countering the rebellion, killing a number of them and frightening a number of them. Only in this way can Ningxia exist. It was successful. But the other eight towns were not. The soldiers in Jizhou Town...have great opinions on the imperial court's policy. Do you have any good ideas?"
Wang Zhi seemed to understand after hearing this. She opened her lips lightly and said, "Your Majesty, this matter should have been accomplished with the cooperation of the commander."
"How to mobilize?"
"Isn't the imperial court operating the Hetao? The Hetao is in short supply of people. The Eight Towns and the Hetao are all court soldiers. In this case, why not transfer these people to the Hetao? If the Hetao doesn't want people, we can also transfer the people to the east. Go to the west, and those from the west will be transferred to the east. As soon as the transfer order comes, they will set off immediately. Even if someone wants to plan something, it will not be done."
Zhu Houzhao felt that this method was feasible, "I will immediately announce that people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion will enter the palace. Not only will I transfer people, I will also give them promotions. This has stabilized most of the people, and there is no need to worry about the rest."
Wang Zhi smiled lightly, "Your Majesty is thoughtful, more thoughtful than me."
Zhu Houzhao had actually noticed it, "You were leaving something for me to say, right?"
The girl smiled but said nothing, which was actually her cleverness.
She only said: "Your Majesty, if you want to do something, it's best to do it quickly. If it's too late, it will be meaningless."
(End of chapter)
