Chapter 270: Strong
Today's morning atmosphere was a little different from usual. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
After Emperor Jiayou ascended to the throne, the first thing he asked the ministers to nominate the new Privy Councillor was the question of the candidate.
What happened a few days ago, all the officials were witnesses, Mu Qingfeng was suspended, and many people's minds were inevitably activated.
The privy envoy was in charge of the military affairs of the Great Zhou, especially the right to transfer troops and horses, so this position was very important.
If you can install your own people in this position, it will be much easier to act.
The prince had already hinted that his henchmen had recommended several candidates, and Emperor Jiayou was noncommittal, and the prince was inevitably a little irritable.
Many officials could not stop arguing about this, but a few remained silent.
Emperor Jiayou glanced at Song Yanzhao, who was expressionless, and his eyes fell on the six princes and the seventh princes in front of him.
"Ye'er, Huan'er, tell me what you think?"
As soon as Emperor Jiayou's voice fell, the hall fell into silence.
The ministers were startled at first, and then looked at each other.
The six princes have been following the court for more than two years, and they are basically like invisible people, and they don't care about any court affairs and political affairs.
Emperor Jiayou also knew that he had always been intoxicated with wind and snow, opened one eye to him, closed one eye, and occasionally threw him some errands that did not hurt or itch, and rarely asked his opinion in front of all the courtiers like today.
As for the Seventh Prince Zhou Huan, he is fifteen years old this year, and he only began to follow the court after the New Year.
It can be said that the three adult princes under the knee of Emperor Jiayou, the prince is gentle, modest and cautious, approachable, the sixth prince is hearty and outgoing, but it is a pity that he is obsessed with the wind and snow, and the seventh prince is honest and honest, but he has no imperial talent.
Therefore, although the crown prince is inevitably a little indecisive and dragging his feet when dealing with court politics sometimes, he doesn't know how much better he is compared to the sixth prince and the seventh prince.
Therefore, unlike the princes of the previous and later dynasties, who fought openly and secretly with each other, and the party struggle was very fierce, the courtiers under the rule of Emperor Jiayou can be said to have no party struggle, because they only have one choice for the prince, and there is no other party to choose!
Could it be that this pattern is about to be broken? Emperor Jiayou seemed to ask casually, but it made his courtiers think a lot.
The prince's expression froze, and his face was a little unsightly.
The expression of the sixth prince was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, put away the surprise on his face, thought for a moment, bowed down and said: "Father, the son feels that the position of privy envoy is very important, and he must be familiar with military affairs, and the person selected in a hurry must not only spend time familiar with the operation of the Privy Council, but also spend time mastering the affairs of soldiers and horses in various places, I am afraid it will be difficult to be competent." ”
Emperor Jiayou nodded approvingly, "Then what do you mean?"
Seeing that Emperor Jiayou's face was gentle, the six princes seemed to have a hint of encouragement, and they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
"What the son means is that it is better to first promote a temporary Privy Counsellor from among the current Privy Councillors. ”
The Privy Council has a heavy military mission, with one Privy Counsellor and two Deputy Envoys.
Erchen believes that Sun Haiwei, the current deputy envoy of the Privy Council, is familiar with military affairs in various places, and has always been self-denying and conscientious, so he can first take charge of the affairs of the Privy Council, and then re-accept his appointment after his father has a suitable candidate. ”
As soon as the words of the six princes fell, the Fengtian Hall became even quieter.
Song Yanzhao raised his eyebrows in surprise and glanced at the six princes.
The corners of the Sixth Prince's mouth curled slightly.
The prince's face was gloomy, and his hands were clenched together.
The Privy Council now has two deputy envoys, one is Sun Haiwei as mentioned by the sixth prince just now, and the other is Cui Yafeng, who was also recommended by him.
The crown prince felt that the six princes were clearly against him.
He recommended Cui Yafeng, and he recommended Sun Haiwei.
If the father agreed with the sixth child's opinion, the prince secretly grinded his teeth, and a gloomy eagle flashed in his eyes.
Emperor Jiayou's eyes flashed, but he turned to the Seventh Prince Zhou Huan, "Huan'er, tell me your opinion." ”
The Seventh Prince was flattered and glanced at Emperor Jiayou.
He never thought that Emperor Jiayou would ask his opinion in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he had only been in court for five or six days, and he hadn't even recognized the faces of the ministers standing in the palace.
The Seventh Prince rubbed his hands nervously, and he was a little stumbling when he spoke nervously, "Hey... Father, son...... Erchen has been in court for a short time, and the people they recommended just now don't know Erchen, so ........."
The Seventh Prince didn't say a reason for a long time.
The crown prince glanced at the Seventh Prince with disdain.
Emperor Jiayou didn't embarrass him, he didn't have much hope for this son, just be able to be an idle king in the future.
But the answer of the six princes made Emperor Jiayou a little surprised, but also very pleased.
Knowing that judging the situation, taking into account the overall situation, and seeking stability, this son is not as useless as he thought before, maybe he can give him more experience.
Looking at the crown prince standing at the head of the ministers with a gloomy face, a flash of disappointment flashed in Emperor Jiayou's eyes.
The prince has really been superior for too long, so superior that he has been a little over-inflated.
The matter of the privy envoy of the Privy Council was decided in this way, and Emperor Jiayou appointed Sun Haiwei to temporarily act as the privy envoy.
As for how long the temporary replacement will last, or when the word temporary replacement will be canceled and turned into a formal privy envoy, it will depend on Sun Haiwei's performance later.
The prince's face was even more gloomy, and the ministers were also a little surprised, no one expected that Emperor Jiayou did not choose Cui Yafeng, who was recommended by the prince, but ordered Sun Haiwei, who was casually recommended by the sixth prince.
Could it be that the sky is going to change? The ministers looked at each other.
I knew that the position of the privy envoy was crucial because he held the power to mobilize the army of the entire Great Zhou, and this person had to be the emperor's confidant or trustworthy person.
The crown prince is the future emperor, and he recommended Cui Yafeng, which shows that Cui Yafeng is the person he trusts.
But Emperor Jiayou didn't choose someone trusted by the prince, what does this mean?
The ministers were a little unsure of Emperor Jiayou's mind for a while.
The crown prince knew that Emperor Jiayou was taking the opportunity to beat him, telling him that the candidate for the crown prince did not necessarily have to be him, thinking of this, the prince narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were all cold when he looked at the six princes.
The most surprising surprise was Sun Haiwei, who had just been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he didn't expect that a pie would fall from the sky, and this pie would fall on his head.
Although he is also the deputy envoy of the Privy Council on weekdays, because of his upright temperament and admitting death, he is not valued by Mu Qingfeng on weekdays, and only lets him deal with some miscellaneous matters, and most of the important tasks of the military aircraft are taken care of by another deputy envoy, Cui Yafeng.
This time Mu Qingfeng fell, everyone thought that it was natural for Cui Yafeng to replace Mu Qingfeng as the privy envoy, but they didn't expect it to fall on his head in the end.
Sun Haiwei knelt down excitedly to thank him, saying that he would do his best to live up to his grace.
Emperor Jiayou nodded, taking the opportunity to educate the ministers, "......... You are all carefully selected by me, and I hope that you will fulfill your duties and lead by example, and do not take advantage of your official position to do illegal things for your own benefit. ”
All the ministers held their breath and listened to Emperor Jiayou's teachings.
Emperor Jiayou's eyes turned on Song Yanzhao, and then he said with a serious expression: "A few days ago, the Shen Criminal Division presented a cracked case, which shocked me to the extreme. ”
Song Yanzhao raised his head in astonishment and looked at Emperor Jiayou in disbelief.