After being taught a lesson in the palace, the matter came to a point where it was officially implemented.
Cui Ming has the final decision on whether to let him leave the palace or not. Others can't get in the way, so if you want to get things done, you have to figure out his thoughts.
After eight years on the throne, the original King Fan Yang has become accustomed to the so-called emperor's mentality.
Although Cui Ming still trusted Wang Kun and Wang Qin over the years and continued to reward them, on the other hand, he also reused Yongchang Hou, Ming Family Head Ming Boyong and others in an attempt to achieve the so-called balance.
From the emperor's point of view, this kind of behavior is not wrong. It is not uncommon for relatives to disrupt the country before, and it is definitely not a good thing for one family to dominate.
Now Li Hao will take advantage of this and use their opposition to push himself.
Therefore, after Li Hao discussed with Wang Kun, he started to report in the court and allowed Li Hao to take charge of the East Palace.
The reason is also very good. They just say a lot of high-sounding words in the name of following the ancestral rules.
Cui Ming did not make a decision in court. After retreating from the court and returning to the palace, he called Li Hao and asked: "Today, your uncle proposed in court that you should officially enter the East Palace. What do you think? "
Faced with Cui Ming's question, Li Hao had no intention of fabricating his thoughts: "If my father asked me what I thought, I would tell the truth. If possible, I would like to go to the East Palace.
Although the palace is nice, it has too many rules after all, and I am not as comfortable as I was in the palace. You and your mother are both busy. In addition to studying and practicing martial arts with Mr. Yan and the others, I can only go out of the palace a few days a year. .
Furthermore, although my ability is limited, I still want to share my father's worries and make you feel at least a little more relaxed. "
Cui Ming was dubious about what he said, but he was touched by Li Hao's mention of the old affairs of the palace.
He sighed: "Yes, you were the most naughty kid back then, catching chickens and fighting dogs every day. I don't know how many times your brother told me that.
I didn't expect that in just a blink of an eye, you would grow up so much and become much more stable and calm. Your brother would be very happy if he knew about it. "
Li Hao took advantage of the situation and replied, "Brother must know that. Every year during the Qingming Festival and Zhongyuan Festival, I will go to my brother's mausoleum to sweep, and I will also talk to him. His spirit in heaven will definitely hear me."
Cui Ming looked at Li Hao with soft eyes and said, "Yes, your brother must know, definitely."
Then he was silent for a while, and then said: "Let's go with me to see your mother. Regarding your going to the East Palace, my father needs to ask your mother what she thinks. After all, she is the most reluctant to part with you."
But when the two of them arrived at Zhengyang Palace, Cui Ming didn't ask. He just chatted with them about their family problems.
It was precisely because Cui Ming did not express his attitude on this matter in court in the next few days that some people had the assumption that Cui Ming did not want Li Hao to enter the East Palace.
Except for the Wang family, other relatives did not want Li Hao to gain power. It was unrealistic to overthrow Li Hao at once, but it would hinder him a little, splash a little dirty water, and it would always have an effect.
However, they did not dare to jump out directly, so they followed Li Hao's example and asked several peripheral officials to start a report, saying that the prince's trip to the East Palace needed to be delayed, in order to test Cui Ming's attitude.
The reason was not to criticize other people. He just said that Li Hao was young and might as well wait until after his wedding before entering the East Palace to participate in politics.
But how could Li Hao let them do this? He immediately asked Wang Kun to push him from behind, directly building up momentum and dragging Yongchang Hou and Ming Boyong into trouble.
He even led the way of personal attack and began to directly attack Li Hao's ability and moral character.
When the limelight was created, some opportunistic officials who were originally neutral and people arranged by Wang Kun in advance also joined in.
This time, in addition to pushing Li Hao into the East Palace, he also wanted to sneak in a few close friends among the ranks of Marquis Yongchang and Ming Boyong.
As for the Wang family, they naturally tried their best to defend Li Hao in court. At the same time, Li Hao's three gentlemen also contributed.
It's just that their voices are not loud enough in the court, and the stable position
Downwind.
This situation immediately aroused Cui Ming's alert, and he couldn't help but start to think whether he had suppressed the Wang family too much.
However, Yongchang Hou and Ming Boyong also reacted quickly. After realizing that the situation was not right, they immediately stopped their actions and wanted to reduce the impact of this matter.
But the problem is that there are many centrists here, and Wang Kun's people are not completely controllable by him. With the cooperation of Wang Kun, this matter has not stopped.
At this time in the palace, Chen Xi knew these words. Even though he knew the inside story of the matter, he became anxious: "Your Highness, the outer court is talking about you in such a bad way. The more he talks about it, the more outrageous it is. You really don't care about it. .”
Li Hao looked at the report in front of him and said with a smile: "That's true. They have a good imagination. Even if they no longer serve as officials, they should be able to support themselves by writing speeches."
Seeing that Li Hao did not return to the topic, Chen Xi said helplessly: "Your Highness..."
But Li Hao still didn't care: "Don't worry, they won't be able to dance for long. I think the queen mother should have gone to find the father by now."
As Li Hao said, after Wang Yi learned about the situation in the court, he immediately found Cui Ming, knelt down and cried to him: "Your Majesty, now that Hao'er is being verbally criticized in the court, can you just sit back and do nothing?
I have already lost a son and cannot lose Hao'er again. If you are really dissatisfied with Hao'er, you might as well kill me first and leave Hao'er a way to live. "
Looking at his married wife, Cui Ming quickly stood up and helped her up, saying, "How could it be? Hao'er is my and your child, and he has always been obedient and sensible. How could I be dissatisfied with him.
Now I have sent people to find out who is causing trouble secretly. They will be severely punished when the time comes. I will definitely seek justice for Haoer. "
Wang Yi said with tears in her eyes: "Really?"
Cui Ming said firmly: "Of course, no matter who it is, I will treat them equally."
Then he pulled Wang Yi to a chair and sat next to each other, just like he did in the palace.
But in the end, Cui Ming broke his promise. This matter was actually not difficult to investigate. After all, Yongchang Hou and Ming Boyong didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning, and they didn't cover it up too much.
But Cui Ming only reprimanded some officials who made too much noise. He only sent people to reprimand Yongchang Hou, Ming Boyong and others, and used the reason that it was unfavorable to do things.
Because of this, he felt he was in debt to Wang Yi and his mother, so he readily agreed to let Li Hao take over the East Palace and gave him the right to participate in and discuss politics.
And when summoning Li Hao, Cui Ming also specifically said: "As for the appointment of officials in Zhan Shifu, do you have anyone who you are optimistic about? This time I allow you to choose by yourself. Just report to me directly after you have thought about it."
It can be said that Li Hao won a complete victory this time, but Li Hao did not get carried away. The matter of appointing officials, even for officials in the East Palace, was not something Li Hao should do arbitrarily.
Therefore, Li Hao replied respectfully: "My son is really not familiar with most of the officials in the court, let alone their abilities. And those who are familiar with him, such as uncles and gentlemen, cannot condescend to come to Zhan Shifu, so Let’s ask my father to make the choice.”
Cui Ming was very satisfied with Li Hao's attitude, so he continued to give Li Hao a chance: "Since I said I would let you choose, I am letting you choose yourself. This is also a test of your ability. The list will be submitted within seven days."
Li Haocai pretended to be reluctant and agreed: "Yes, I'll think about it again."
Cui Ming then planned to let Li Hao leave, but when Li Hao just stood up, he said inadvertently: "By the way, you are leaving the palace soon. Remember to go to your mother later. She is probably in a bad mood recently." .”
"Wang Yi is in a bad mood, is it because he wants to leave? It's obviously because someone is going back on his word." Li Hao thought to himself, but naturally he couldn't answer that way, but he replied obediently: "Yes, I will go and persuade the queen later." .”
When they arrived at Zhengyang Palace, Wang Yi was sulking. She stepped forward decisively and joked: "Mother, being angry all the time will make people grow old easily. You should smile more!"
There is no woman who doesn't care about her appearance. When Wang Yi heard this, she said angrily: "Why, even you think I'm old."
Li Hao immediately exaggerated and pretended
Zuo said with a sincere expression: "My mother has wronged me. In my heart, my mother will always be the most beautiful woman in the world, no one else, so I must keep it that way."
Wang Yi was amused by Li Hao's behavior. She pointed at Li Hao's head and said, "You, save this for later and tell your princess. Your father asked you to come."
Li Hao smiled and said, "The queen is indeed smart. In fact, there is really no need for the queen to be angry with the father over this. The emperor's heart is always about checks and balances, so what the father did is actually understandable."
Wang Yi has been in the palace for so many years, how can she not understand this truth, but this time it involves Li Hao, which is her opposite, so she is a little bit rude.
He replied: "I am doing this just for you. I didn't expect you to be much more open-minded than me."
Li Hao suppressed his smile at this time and said: "Because my son understands that as a member of the royal family, you can't care about everything. Some things can be ignored and passed away, which is good for everyone.
And the mother should trust her son and not be knocked down by some difficulties. The mother can protect her son for a while, but she cannot protect her son forever. The son has his own path. "
After Wang Yi heard this, he looked at Li Hao blankly for a long time, and then said, "It seems that you have really grown up."
With Li Hao's persuasion, Wang Yi finally calmed down. Cui Ming then lived in Zhengyang Palace for a month, probably to compensate.
On the other side, Li Hao also drew up a list and brought it to Cui Ming. It included low-level officials who had made relatively good achievements in local affairs in recent years.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the young master of the Crown Prince Li Hao, so it is naturally not difficult to check the official performance. Cui Ming understood this and approved the list.
Since then, Li Hao has his own small team, but it will take some time for them to arrive. During this time, the East Palace also needs to be repaired before it can be moved in.
More importantly, Li Hao will soon have a 200-person East Palace Guard. Li Hao does not have the right to choose these people independently, but since they are with him, Li Hao naturally does not worry about not being able to control them.
Although this is not comparable to the East Palace Guards during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is at least a good start.
Then Li Hao officially appeared at the court meeting, standing independently above the officials as the prince, followed by the civil officials standing according to rank, and the military attache standing opposite.
When he went to court for the first time, Li Hao was naturally just here to listen. Only when Cui Ming asked questions, Li Hao would answer a few words according to the situation, and his behavior was quite satisfactory.
Only when he returned to the East Palace did Li Hao recover and start busy with his own affairs.
The most important thing in a war is intelligence. Naturally, Su State has its own intelligence agency and internal and external officials, but that one is under the control of Cui Ming. Li Hao doesn't want to get involved for the time being. After all, it is too sensitive.
Moreover, Li Hao didn't think highly of the abilities of the internal and external marquises, at least not as powerful as Zhu Yiwei and Liu Daotang, so Li Hao planned to build one himself.
Then there’s the matter of making money. Everything you do these days requires money. It’s hard to ask Cui Ming for money for personal matters, and you can’t explain the purpose. It’s better to make it yourself.
Fortunately, Li Hao is already familiar with how to make money, and with the start-up capital provided by the Wang family, these two things can be done together.
