Chapter 763: Calling Sick
At the beginning, Xiao Shaotang kept a large part of Xi and the disadvantages of the old ministers who did not move, but at this time it became apparent.
At that time, he was praised by Chen for being broad-minded, benevolent and generous, but when it came to disagreements with him, those protégés of Xi Taishi had become a very powerful force, and most of these people were on Xi Taishi's side.
On the emperor's side, although there were new officials led by Yuan Zhaoxian and Gu Tianxiang arguing and confronting Taishi Xi, Xiao Shaotang still felt chilled.
Sitting on the high dragon chair and watching the ministers below confront each other, Xiao Shaotang suddenly understood Xiao Shaoyun's temperament of punishing people at every turn.
Did he keep these people in the first place, was it just to let these people not do their business and block him in such a trivial matter?
Fortunately, the anger in his heart only flashed away, and Xiao Shaotang stopped his resentment in time-
As an emperor, he must not become a person like Xiao Shaoyun!
He suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and watched coldly as the ministers argued and quarreled, until they noticed the emperor's unusual silence and fell silent.
They forgot that although the young man on the golden throne was young, he was definitely not easy to mess with if he could fight from the northwest to the capital and ascend to the throne in a short period of time.
I don't know what Taishi Xi thought in his heart, but the minister who was on Taishi's side just now was a little hairy in his heart in this silence, and he muttered.
Just now, I was just thinking about things and being happy for a while, forgetting that the emperor was watching them.
Xiao Shaotang also let them be embarrassed, and kept this palpitating silence for a full quarter of an hour, and the majesty of the emperor was invisibly shrouded in the empty dome of the Taiji Palace, which made many officials' calves tremble.
It wasn't until these people couldn't hold back and knelt down to plead guilty that Xiao Shaotang said slowly:
"Since you all feel that the candidate who escorts the Marquis of Xihai to the Xihai is so important, then I can't discuss anything today, since this is the case, then you will discuss it slowly, a month, a year, I will give you time, when it is negotiated, when I will send the Marquis of Xihai to the fiefdom. ”
Taishi Xi was dumbfounded for a moment - what the emperor meant was that they kept detaining the deposed emperor in the capital if they didn't compromise?
Haven't they been working in vain these days?
"The Emperor's ......"
Taishi Xi was about to refute subconsciously, but Xiao Shaotang stopped him without waiting for him to continue:
"Taishi Xi is a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and I am young in the end, so I am impatient to listen to my words, and if I want to dismiss them, I can understand it, and I am not in a hurry to do so. If you want to come to Xihai Hou to stay in the capital for a long time, it is also a good thing to be able to catch up with Taishi Xi from time to time, so as to avoid worrying about Taishi Xi from time to time when he goes thousands of miles away. ”
After speaking, he asked very humbly:
"I don't know if Taishi Xi has anything else to tell me?"
Xi Zeyan was more than eighty years old, standing in place and stammering, and suddenly he didn't know what to say-
is impatient to listen to the emperor again, dismiss the emperor, and always worry about the abolition of the emperor, is he so obvious?
Without thinking about it, Taishi Xi knelt down tremblingly:
"The old minister is terrified!"
The eyes of the courtiers fell on Taishi Xi, yes, this old lady seems to be getting more and more self-righteous recently.
"The Taishi is highly respected and has made outstanding achievements, so why should he be afraid?"
Xiao Shaotang waved his hand and asked people to step forward and help Taishi Xi up:
"Taishi doesn't have to be like this, Taishi, think about it, if there are any other requirements, I just agree to it. ”
Mr. Yuan saluted the emperor and persuaded:
"The emperor is benevolent, but I am afraid that some people will always spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! The minister thinks that the emperor is really too benevolent!"
This is clearly talking about the heart of Master Xi's villain.
Taishi Xi only felt that the old face was a little unbearable, so he had to bow down and say:
"The old minister has no other thoughts, just thinking about the last wish of the first emperor, and asking the emperor to know it!"
"Taishi Xi's loyalty to Daqi can show the sun and the moon, and I know it in my heart. ”
He is only loyal to Daqi, not to him, he knows it very well.
Xiao Shaotang said with a smile, and then quickly changed the topic:
"But then again, the huge Daqi, the huge court, and a few escorts can't settle down, so it can be seen that I have no one in Daqi!"
"In that case, let's open Enke this spring, and it is the right thing to select more pillars for the country! There are also officials and soldiers, and the scheduling of such a trivial matter is not clear, so it can be seen that there are many people who eat rice!"
"——Yuan Zhaoxian, Gu Tianxiang, from now on, the two of you will focus on the affairs of the assistant officials and the military department, and you must find out for me which people are in the position of vegetarian food, and they are in their positions and do not seek their own politics! This kind of person can no longer be left to disturb the court of Daqi, and I must make the court of Daqi have a new atmosphere! You two can do it?"
This is not right, how can you say that the escort candidate is well-said, and suddenly the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War will be rectified?
This matter has always been discussed in the early court, what is the matter between the Ministry of Customs and the Ministry of War?
Before most of the courtiers could react, Yuan Zhaoxian and Gu Tianxiang had already made a promise:
"Obey the order!"
Although the emperor did not discuss this matter with them in advance, as the emperor's confidant, today's court is in this situation, and it is impossible for Yuan Zhaoxian and Gu Tianxiang to drag the emperor back, and they agreed to it neatly.
By the time the courtiers recovered from the sudden blow and looked at their wayward emperor, the young man with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes on the golden throne had already shown a satisfied smile, and then got up:
"In that case, then leave it to the two, today's early dynasty, that's it!"
"Your Majesty!"
When a courtier with a quick reaction wanted to catch up and persuade the emperor, Xiao Shaotang had already turned around, and behind him, the sharp voice of the chamberlain had already echoed in the main hall:
"Retreat!"
As soon as these two words came out, even if the minister had a thousand words, they were all blocked in his throat.
At this time, if you chase the emperor again, it will be disrespectful.
But if you don't say it, the ministers who were left behind in the Taiji Hall were all panicking, especially those who were arguing with Yuan Zhaoxian just now-
They have always looked at the head of the Taishi Xi Dynasty, and it can be seen from the situation of the early dynasty today that they have definitely offended the emperor!
The rectification of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War sounds like it is only about the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, but the evaluation of officials in the Manchu Dynasty is not all related to the Ministry of Officials?
When the time comes, will the corpse eat vegetarian meal, and Yuan Zhaoxian will not have the final say?
Taishi Xi is very old, and he originally stiffened the pestle in the court to save the life of the abolished emperor, but these people are still in their prime and are waiting for a good future!
But after hesitation, the emperor had already disappeared, and the ministers with different thoughts had to go to the palace, and they turned around and gathered together one after another to find a way to write to the emperor.
"You suddenly made such a move today, aren't you afraid that you will be killed by those ministers tomorrow morning?"
Bai Chenghuan also heard about this and couldn't help but make fun of Xiao Shaotang.
When Xiao Shaotang returned to Huaqing Palace, he felt relieved, and the whole person relaxed, holding the tea that Bai Chenghuan had made for him in his hand, taking a leisurely sip, and sighing:
"No wonder the faint gentlemen in the history books don't love the country and love the beauty, because the country makes me physically and mentally tired, and the beauty makes me happy!"
"Then you want to be a faint gentleman?"
Bai Chenghuan was angry and angry, the brilliance in his eyes flowed, Xiao Shaotang glanced at it, his bones were half crispy, and he almost blurted out "good"!
Fortunately, the only remaining reason under the beauty made him stop the words in time to his mouth, smiled and held the tea cup in his hand, and couldn't help shaking his head:
"Don't dare, don't dare, love Mingjun, I'll be a Mingjun!"
Xiao Shaoyun is a lesson from the past, he will never make such a mistake again.
Bai Chenghuan sat beside him and sighed:
"Since we want to be a Ming Jun, it will inevitably be harder-should we avoid the limelight?"
He rectified all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in this way, and you can imagine how many people are unwilling, and there will definitely be no fewer people who jump up and down and cry and beg in front of him.
In the past, when the first emperor was still there, although she was young, she had also seen that every time the first emperor had a decree implemented, the ministers who were unwilling to accept it would cry and beg in front of the first emperor, and even countless people came to Queen Qiao through the female dependents.
It is estimated that after today, it will be time for a female dependent to hand over a post to the palace.
Xiao Shaotang refused:
"As the emperor, I'm still afraid that they won't succeed?"
Bai Chenghuan looked at his young face and couldn't help laughing:
"That's what you haven't seen the ability of those courtiers! Although they are courtiers, if they really make trouble, they will cry, make trouble, and hang themselves, they will not be worse than ordinary country women!"
Emperors who want to leave a little reputation must be scrupled with three points, unless they are as simple and rude as Xiao Shaoyun, who will punish the nine clans at every turn.
Otherwise, even the first emperor, who has always been tough on political affairs, will have a headache.
And whether these courtiers will look at Xiao Shaotang's youth and start stalking again, it's impossible to say.
In Xiao Shaotang's heart, his Huanhuan is a smart woman, and when he heard Bai Chenghuan say this, he paid some attention to it.
"Can they really mess with me regardless of their manners? Aren't all Wenchen elegant and gentle? How can they still sprinkle like a shrew in the market?"
Xiao Shaotang completely believed Bai Chenghuan's words, but he was still surprised.
Bai Cheng smiled and said:
"The so-called Ruya Sven, that must be when their interests are not touched, and once they are damaged, where is there any Ruya Sven? They are arguing in the court, have you ever seen Sven?"
Bai Chenghuan didn't say that, Xiao Shaotang didn't think it yet, listening to her say this now, after thinking about it carefully, he found that it was really the case.
Those ministers sometimes quarreled, so they rolled up their arms and sleeves, eager to fight, needless to say, their faces were hideous.
Xiao Shaotang thought about it for a while and decided to be cautious.
He stretched out his hand to grab Bai Chenghuan and said with a smile:
"Since that's the case, then I'll be a faint king for a few days, and since they love to quarrel, the government will throw it to them!"
"From today onwards, I will be sick for a few days! Say, if there is anything you want to go to, if there is anything you want to do, I will accompany you in these few days!"
"That's a good idea!"
Although it is said that the illness is not very good, but sometimes, this is the best excuse.
So the imperial physician ran to Huaqing Palace again, and then there was news that the emperor was infected with wind and cold and was sick.
In the morning of the next day, when the courtiers arrived at the noon gate, the big eunuch beside Xiao Shaotang stopped everyone.
"The emperor is not feeling well, three days after the boycott, if you have something to play, you can hand over the excerpt directly to the two vice ministers, and go back first if you have nothing to do." ”
In the cold wind, a group of ministers were dumbfounded again-
Yesterday they discussed countermeasures overnight, and were preparing to unite to make the emperor think twice, and today the emperor is sick!
What a time for this disease!
Immediately, a minister said:
"Since the emperor is in poor health, as a subordinate, we should always meet the emperor and greet the emperor!
At this time, without waiting for the big eunuch to speak, Sanxi who came with him said angrily:
"The imperial doctor has already said that the emperor is infected with the wind and cold because of the hard work of the court every day, and there are many courtiers in the Taiji Palace, and now you still want to go to the emperor to shake it, do you wish the emperor would be slower?"
This is to tell the ministers unmistakably that the emperor's wind and cold are all infected by you people!
The ministers who had just said that they were going to visit the emperor were speechless for a while, and they could only watch the eunuchs who came to deliver the message leave, and they couldn't catch up.
And the emperor's illness lasted for five whole days, and the ministers made all kinds of trouble in front of the palace gate, but they failed to attract the emperor to see them.
In just five days, Yuan Zhaoxian and Gu Tianxiang acted resolutely, not only the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War who ate white rice were held accountable, but even Lai Quanchuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, failed to keep his official position, and was directly pulled down from the position of the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials.
The capital was full of wind and rain for a while, and the entire officialdom was boiling.
And the wind and rain in the outside world did not affect the two people who were at ease in the Qin Wang's mansion.
After the New Year, King Qin did not immediately mention the matter of going to Jiangnan, and Xiao Shaotang was naturally even more reluctant to mention it.
It's just that the father and son now live in the palace of King Qin, and the other lives in the imperial city, in order not to affect the loyalty of the old department of King Qin to Xiao Shaotang, King Qin has nothing to do and does not easily enter the palace, so as to avoid the old department of King Qin from having other thoughts.
When Xiao Shaotang asked Bai Chenghuan where he wanted to go, Bai Chenghuan persuaded him to come to the Qin Palace.
In the past, when she was still the treasure of the Xu family, she always thought that it was all a normal thing.
But now, she can't go back, and she knows how precious even the most ordinary days were at that time.
She doesn't want Xiao Shaotang to leave any regrets in terms of flesh and blood.
Xiao Shaotang was grateful to her for her deep meaning, and he was really a little relieved that King Qin was afraid that King Qin would leave him and go to Jiangnan, so he took Bai Chenghuan back to King Qin's mansion.
King Qin did not follow the courtiers to the court on weekdays, but he was also clear about what happened in the court.
He did not particularly approve of his son's approach:
"You, you're still too reckless, isn't it good that you take your time?"