In the side hall, the monarch and his ministers looked at each other speechlessly.
If this kind of matter is left to the court, wrangling is inevitable. But if it is not left to the court and the emperor makes decisions without authorization, it will inevitably involve many troubles in the court.
The first thing to bear the brunt was the reason for Xie Jin's opposition that day. The good Ming Emperor left his own ministers alone and instead granted the title to two outsiders. Wouldn't it be a surprise to the world to ridicule him?
After a while, Fang Xiaoru muttered: "This matter is imminent. I believe that Your Majesty should give the order directly. As for the impact on the court, I am quite old-fashioned..."
As soon as these words came out, Song Li was slightly surprised, and then responded: "Your Majesty, as the Minister of Rites, I am the first to bear the brunt of this matter. Please make an early decision."
A touch of emotion appeared on Zhu Di's face. Since Fang Xiaoru decided to take the blame, Zhu Di was not an indecisive person.
He immediately nodded and said, "In this case, I have decided to canonize Mahamu as King Shunning, Mahamu's brother Taiping as King of Xianyi, and Tupolo as King of Anle. This matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites. It must be done quick."
Song Li's heart trembled, and he cupped his hands and said, "I accept the decree!"
Then he stood up and quickly walked out of the side hall.
Song Li knew very well that this matter was no small matter.
The memorial sent back from the northern border made it very clear that Arutai, the Taishi of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, was very dissatisfied with Mahamu's decision to accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty on his own initiative, and had decided to raise troops to attack Buchen on behalf of the Great Khan of the Golden Family, Ben Shiyari.
However, there is a lot of controversy among the Oara tribe on whether to fight.
The biggest problem is that although Mahamu is the most powerful branch of the Oara tribe, his two younger brothers are quite dissatisfied with the fact that the Ming Dynasty only canonized Mahamu.
The reason for their dissatisfaction is also very simple. The Ming Dynasty conferred Mahamu a title. In addition to not having a fief, food, gold, silver, cloth, silk, salt and other materials were all given according to the prince's specifications.
All the benefits given by the Ming Dynasty were taken away by Mahamu, but the pressure from Arutai's army required the entire Oara tribe to resist. Of course they were not satisfied.
Therefore, the split of the grassland caused many changes out of thin air.
If Mahamu's two younger brothers defected to Alutai in anger, Mahamu would most likely fall to the Beiyuan side completely because he was unable to support himself, which would mean that many of Ming's plans were in vain.
But if Mahamu's two younger brothers were canonized, the Ming Dynasty would suffer another hemorrhage. This was the real reason why the court officials opposed the conferment of titles.
If you want to give away your family's money to others for no reason, whoever it is will feel unhappy.
Those who know the truth will naturally know how cost-effective it is for Ming Dynasty to pay part of its money in exchange for the division of the grassland.
But it happens that most people in this world only look at things superficially, including a large number of officials above the court.
This is what is meant by the saying that the butt determines the head.
Now the blame will fall on Fang Xiaoru, and Song Li, as the actual person in charge, will certainly not be able to escape the blame.
Before Song Li returned to the Rites Yamen, there was a hint of bitterness on his face. He was afraid that he and Fang Xiaoru would be attacked by a group tomorrow.
Others don't care, but Chen Ying is a real mad dog. If he bites her, even if he doesn't die, he will still be injured.
In the side hall, after Song Li left, Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru fell into deep thought.
Zhu Di now deeply felt what kind of problems his father had brought to future generations of kings after he abolished the prime minister system.
Apart from anything else, since ancient times, how could any civil servant or heavenly official take the blame for the emperor?
That's the Prime Minister's business.
Although he has built a specious cabinet, judging from the current situation, it is still a very distant and long way for the cabinet to become the hub and buffer between officials and the emperor. The current cabinet can be regarded as A secretarial agency.
Should we restore the prime minister system?
Zhu Di was struggling, but Fang Xiaoru had no worries in this regard. Seeing that Zhu Di had nothing to say, Fang Xiaoru decided to stand up and leave.
He is a Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Personnel, and he has been very busy recently due to a major change in the Ministry of Rites and Household Affairs. It is good to be able to spare time to meet with the emperor.
Sitting here is a waste of life.
As for taking the blame for Zhu Di, Fang Xiaoru didn't take it to heart at all. Provoking infighting on the grassland was definitely a good thing for the country and the people of the Ming Dynasty. He was just taking the blame. Compared with letting the people on the border of the Ming Dynasty live in peace for a few years Every year, a scapegoat is taken. It doesn’t matter.
As for the treasury needing some blood, isn’t it appropriate?
There are no good things in the world that come without hard work.
The taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty every year are well spent here.
He stood up, cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, I have resigned."
Zhu Di didn't hear what Fang Xiaoru said clearly at all, and just nodded subconsciously.
It wasn't until Fang Xiaoru turned around to leave that Zhu Di finally came out of his reverie.
He spoke out to persuade him to stay: "Fang Qing, stay!"
Fang Xiaoru looked back and asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything else?"
Zhu Di slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "There is one more thing I forgot to mention."
After saying that, without waiting for Fang Xiaoru to say anything, he pushed a stack of memorials on the table in front of Fang Xiaoru: "Fang Qing, take a look."
Seeing this, Fang Xiaoru had no choice but to sit down as instructed, picked up the memorial, opened it, and read slowly.
Zhu Di said calmly: "Fang Qing, your good disciple almost turned Yunnan upside down this time."
Zhu Di's words made Fang Xiaoru unable to tell whether he was praising or teasing, so he chose to remain silent.
Zhu Di continued: "However, according to what Chen An and Mu Sheng said, the effect of the policy he proposed to reform the native land and return it to local people is quite significant. I am keeping you here because I want to ask you how Chen Kan should be rewarded for his achievements. ?”
This stack of memorials were all signed by a censor named Chen An. Fang Xiaoru quickly read through the contents of these memorials and understood what Zhu Di meant by leaving him alone.
"Your Majesty, I thought..."
After listening to Zhu Di's words, Fang Xiaoru wanted to refuse the reward for Chen Kan.
Just as he opened his mouth, Zhu Di interrupted: "Fang Qing, I know that you want Chen Kan to have a serious background so that he can inherit your mantle in the Confucian community in the future. At the beginning, I was supportive. After all, Confucianism Leader Lin has become my son-in-law, which is also a good thing for me."
“Your Majesty’s discernment is like a torch!”
Fang Xiaoru nodded. His Majesty supported his idea. Of course he knew it, otherwise His Majesty would not have always given Chen Kan official positions. They were all non-permanent positions. This was intended to cooperate with him to train Chen Kan.
But according to what His Majesty is saying now, does he have other arrangements?
Seeing the puzzled look on Fang Xiaoru's face, Zhu Di said calmly: "Fang Qing, the path you arranged for Chen Kan is naturally the safest, but Fang Qing, have you ever thought that the path you thought of for him is really suitable?" him?"
Fang Xiaoru raised his head, cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, you might as well speak frankly."
Zhu Di nodded and asked: "Fang Qing, do you think Chen Kan can be knighted for his current contribution?"
Without waiting for Fang Xiaoru to answer, Zhu Di continued: "This boy Chen Kan has made great contributions to me since I took control of the great treasure.
From the very beginning when he persuaded you to serve me, to the strategy he proposed to cut down the feudal vassal, to the admiral of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division, who proposed the strategy of returning the country to the country, even today’s granting of the grassland is inseparable. The shadow of this boy.
After going to Yunnan, he was still restless. He outsmarted the White Lotus Cult and completely wiped out a Buddhist disciple and three thousand White Lotus Cultists, thus solving a major hidden danger for our Ming Dynasty.
One after another, it is extraordinary for an ordinary person to do such a thing in his lifetime, and these things have been the work of this boy for more than half a year. "
"For such a young man, Fang Qing's arrangement is certainly safe, but I feel that Fang Qing's move is to kill this boy's spirituality."
"There is no shortage of talents in Ming Dynasty."
"However, Ming Dynasty lacks a wizard who can break the rules."
"In my opinion, Chen Kan is such a genius."
"Just like the ancient wind musician Zhang Xiaofangdu..."
After Zhu Di finished his long speech, Fang Xiaoru was stunned on the spot.
He didn't expect that Chen Kan would be so highly regarded in Zhu Di's heart.
Comparable to Guan Zhong Leyi, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui?
this......
Fang Xiaoru wanted to refute, but when he thought of what Chen Kan had done in the past six months, the rebuttal was stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit it out.
"Chen Kan will definitely not be able to catch up with this year's college examination. I called you here today just to discuss it with you. Don't confine Chen Kan in a mold and let him grow freely. Maybe he can go higher and further. .”
Fang Xiaoru opened her mouth, and after a while, she exhaled a long breath.
He admitted that he was a little convinced by Zhu Di.
Seeing this, Zhu Di took advantage of the victory and pursued: "My Ming Dynasty pays attention to a clear distinction between rewards and punishments. Merits must be rewarded and demerits must be punished. Mr. Chen has made such many contributions, and it seems unreasonable not to reward him. I want you to mention it at the meeting tomorrow. Mouth."
"In addition, if Fang Qing is worried that he will grow crooked in the future, he can continue to participate in the imperial examination as a Liu Neiguan. In this way, he can advance and retreat with a basis. What do Fang Qing think?"
Zhu Di had already mentioned this. What else could Fang Xiaoru do? He could only smile bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, thunder and rain are all your kindness. Your Majesty is willing to promote him. As a teacher, I can't hinder his future."
Zhu Di showed a smile on his face and said with a smile: "Fang Qing, you can rest assured. After all, Chen Xiaozi also married my daughter. If he calls me father-in-law, I will never harm him, because I am also very curious about how far he can go. Which step."
Fang Xiaoru nodded in agreement, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, everything is entirely up to your Majesty."
Zhu Di nodded with a satisfied smile on his face.
When Fang Xiaoru saw this, he had no choice but to hand it over and say goodbye.
Watching Fang Xiaoru walk away, the smile on Zhu Di's face slowly faded, and after a moment, he waved to a corner of the hall.
Ji Gang walked out of the shadows, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Di said calmly: "I'll leave it to you to handle the grassland matters."
