Emperor Qinglong saw the reaction of the four people below, these four people were all important ministers of the court, if they objected, this matter would not be possible. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, he deliberately threw out the topic only at the end.

Zhu Zihou will not express his position to protect himself; Hao Mingyu and Xu Yuan are capable ministers and don't want to get involved in this matter; The only possible objection is to Guan Jinghuan. But he agreed to his proposal about the crown prince, and at this time he did not dare to disagree.

Speaking of Emperor Qinglong as the lord of the world, the people always feel that the emperor is high and should get what he wants. Where do you know the emperor's suffering, and His Majesty still needs this heavy scheming.

Even if it is the power of the monarch, but the emperor alone will not be able to govern this country no matter what. It is necessary for civil ministers and military generals to return to their hearts in order to govern this prosperous and prosperous era.

Emperor Qinglong wants to be the Ming monarch of the century, so he can't ignore the opinions of the ministers.

The holy decree is not a word of the emperor.

The power to draft and formulate the edict is in Zhongshu Province, which is why Emperor Qinglong must agree to Guan Jinghuan. After it is prepared, it will be submitted to the emperor for stamping the jade seal, and then handed over to the Menxia Province for examination and sealing, and finally submitted to the Shangshu Province for execution.

This set of procedures, all of which are indispensable, is a valid decree recognized by the courtiers.

Of course, the emperor's family affairs, such as the canonization of concubines below the fourth concubine in the harem, the reward of courtiers, the reward of titles, etc., have nothing to do with political affairs, you can directly issue a decree, and the Ministry of Internal Service will handle and implement it. The silver money involved also came directly from the emperor's small treasury.

Guan Jinghuan's heart was bitter, he had just won the opportunity for the prince to make meritorious contributions.

In this way, he could not only get out of the crisis of abolishing the prince this time, but also lifted the order of the three-month ban by the way. Inspecting the disaster area on behalf of the Son of Heaven is the first step into officialdom, and with his own assistance, as long as the prince can smoothly and not make trouble, when he comes back, he can ask for a view of politics.

With such a plan to kill three birds with one stone, since the emperor has already agreed, there is no reason to let it out again.

However, since ancient times, only the crown prince has an East Palace, and it has not yet been heard that other princes can set up a Zhan Mansion.

This means that the power of King Qi is only one line lower than that of the crown prince. After that, the king of Qi can form his own team in a bright and bright manner, including staff, military generals, Qingke, and personal guards, which means that there is one more interest group in the court dominated by the king of Qi. And on the prince's side, he can no longer attack the king of Qi on the grounds of raising a private team.

Countless thoughts were turning in his mind, and there were countless reasons to persuade and oppose the matter. But if he said it, the prince's meritorious service would probably be severely discounted.

The words turned back and forth a few times, and he was stunned. There was obviously an ice basin in the imperial study, and the temperature was cool and pleasant, but he was sweating all over his face, and he couldn't make up his mind back and forth.

Emperor Qinglong waited patiently for a long time and did not urge.

Picked up the teacup in hand, took a sip slowly, and then said slowly: "What?" Do you have other ideas? ”

Guan Jinghuan was struck by lightning, knowing that Emperor Qinglong would not leave him too much time to think about the trade-offs, he gritted his teeth and said: "The minister doesn't dare, and when the minister goes back, he will order the Zhongshu Sheren to draw up the decree." ”

Zhu Zihou lifted his eyelids and said in his heart: Guan Jinghuan still gave in. What did the emperor think? While letting go of the crown prince, and strengthening the power of King Qi at the same time, is it a horse racing system? In this way, isn't the storage location undecided?

Thinking of this, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly stopped his thoughts. I don't want to think about it, I am already a person who is half buried in the loess, why bother with this idle matter? No matter who ascends the throne in the future, it is good to go back to your hometown and be a farmer with peace of mind.

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Out of the imperial study, Guan Jinghuan took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and walked towards Zhongshu Province. Hao Mingyu and Xu Yuan didn't want to touch his moldy head, and then talked about the waterlogging resettlement, far behind.

Zhu Zihou was the most transcendent, walking forward slowly, surrounded by the palace maids sent by the emperor to serve him out of the palace.

Turning the corner, turning right is the way out of the palace, but the queen's honor guard is facing in front.

Empress Cao wore a high phoenix crown and a queen's dress, followed by eight palace maids holding jade pots, feather fans, palace lamps, and smokers, and then four little eunuchs. A group of more than ten people came mightily.

Several people were startled, and hurriedly avoided to the side to salute, Empress Cao only nodded to them lightly, and walked towards the imperial study.

Zhu Zihou muttered in his heart, Empress Cao rarely interferes in politics, how could she come to the imperial study at this time? Also dressed in a queen's dress, so discreet. Is it for the crown prince? In an instant, he denied this idea again, Empress Cao was not so stupid.

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Hearing Empress Cao's request to see him, Emperor Qinglong was surprised, put down the music in his hand, and said, "Announce quickly." ”

Empress Cao slowly walked into the room and said, "The concubine greets Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Qinglong smiled slightly, got up from the dragon chair, helped her up with his own hands, and said, "Huaying, please get up." What are you doing on such a hot day? ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines are here to ask for their lives. The Yellow River burst its banks, Sanzhou was hit by disasters, and refugees all arrived in the capital. The people are suffering, how can we enjoy prosperity and glory? ”

"The sisters have agreed that from today onwards, the daily expenses will be cut in half, and the money saved will be donated to the flooded areas to make a modest contribution."

"How?" Emperor Qinglong objected: "You are the queen, and you are the mother of the world." Could it be that the whole Gaomang can't afford to support you? ”

Empress Cao looked at him tenderly and said in a low voice: "The emperor is so hard-working, the concubines can't bear it." You can just allow your concubines to share your worries a little, okay? In the soft words, there is a lingering affection.

Emperor Qinglong was moved, took her right hand, and said, "Okay, I promise you." But the queen mother's side? ”

Empress Cao smiled playfully and said, "The emperor wants to keep it secret for me, and he can't let the queen mother know." The concubines were reluctant to let the queen mother suffer together. ”

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The sweltering day is finally coming to an end, and the sun is setting in the west. People poured water on the ground, and a burst of heat was steamed, spreading the heat into the air, hoping for a cool summer night.

But they were doomed to disappointment, and the sultry air did not disappear as the sun set, but became hotter and hotter.

After dinner, Mrs. Zhuang left An Guogong and Shi Jingze behind, and served sour plum soup to relieve the heat.

"Mother, is there something wrong?" Shi Jingze asked in confusion.

Mrs. Zhuang nodded and said, "Yes, it's about your sister-in-law." ”

Shi Jingze's heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "She? What's wrong? ”

Mrs. Zhuang took out the epidemic prevention strategy, and explained in detail about Xu Wanzhen's visit in the afternoon, and said: "In this matter, I will not help her to ask to see the Queen Mother, and your father and son will discuss it." ”

Shi Jingze frowned, many of the methods mentioned in this set of strategies were unheard of, how could she dare to meet the Queen Mother? Could it be that a doctor from Suzhou can be stronger than the entire Tai Hospital? Where did she get so daring?