In the capital, since the emperor went out hunting, the king of Zhongshun was the supervisor of the country.

Supervising the country, that is, acting on behalf of the emperor and deciding on the affairs of a country, sounds supreme glorious, and it is naturally the same for the loyal king.

The only thing that made him feel unpleasant was that he felt that the ministers of the DPRK and China did not listen to him very much, and even did not respect him very much, but he was helpless about it......

I thought to myself: If this king really becomes the emperor, see if you old things dare to be in front of this king, and when the time comes, I will depose you one by one!

Thinking of this, King Zhongshun couldn't help but feel hot in his heart,

Although his fourth brother (Emperor Jingtai) always scolded him, he was actually quite good to him because he had taken refuge since he was a child.

Now that his fourth brother's favorite eldest son has died, maybe it is really possible to pass the throne to him in the end!

It's not that he's whimsical, but from his recent interactions with the emperor, he clearly feels this kind of information......

Especially this time, he was actually put in charge of the country......

Thinking of the words of the eunuch Su Yucheng before he died, King Zhongshun couldn't help but think secretly about what he said before he died...... Could it be that the fourth brother is really extinct, and the second prince is a wild seed?

Otherwise, why didn't the fourth brother show any signs of passing the throne to the second prince?

Therefore, the loyal and obedient king, who had this idea, felt that he should learn how to handle political affairs well in preparation for the future.

It's just that the idea is good, but it's not that simple to do......

"Lord Wang, Elder Du Ge and others ask Lord Wang Ye to move to the south study to discuss matters."

The attendant's words made King Zhongshun feel unhappy, and said, "Didn't you just hold a court meeting yesterday, why do you have to discuss it again?" ”

"Elder Du Ge said, now that the state affairs are heavy and the floods in Jiangzuo are new, it is really a special period, and we will have to discuss matters every day in the future......"

King Zhongshun was helpless, and asked who they were, and when he learned that the cabinet bosses who stayed in Beijing were here, he didn't want to delay, so he hurriedly asked the eunuchs to serve and put on big red python robes and go to the south study.

"Hahaha, why did you come so early......"

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the neatly dressed and solemn ministers in the hall, and the king of Zhongshun was a little embarrassed, and greeted him with a smile.

He wants to take the line of being close to the people......

"The prince is in charge of supervising the country, why is he so slack? The old minister has ordered someone to invite the prince since the beginning of the morning, and now it is already the right time, and the prince is late!! ”

As soon as his words fell, Du Anji, a cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of Works, took the lead in attacking.

King Zhongshun's face turned pale and said, "There was a delay on the way......

"Delayed on the road? The prince is now temporarily living outside the Linjing Gate, only a few hundred steps away from here! Most of the ministers present are six or seven miles away from here, or even farther, and they can all arrive on time, why can't the prince? ”

The loyal king had nothing to say.

He knew why the eunuch next to him didn't call him before, when he was running errands......

Also, this old horseman actually dared to kick his nose in the face and accuse the king in public, which is really hateful and killable!

Because he snorted, he ignored him anymore, and went straight to a Taishi chair next to the dragon chair to sit down.

He is like this, but Du Anzhu still does not give up:

"Since the prince was in charge of the country, he was half an hour late for the first court meeting, and today is the second time he is late!

The old minister has asked the cabinet secretary to record all the recent performances of the prince, and when His Majesty returns to Beijing, he should present all the ......"

King Zhongshun was furious and said, "Don't go too far, Duanji! When Your Majesty was in power, how dare you talk to him like that?? ”

"Your Majesty has been in the dynasty for more than ten years, and there are only a handful of things that are late!"

Du Anjiao also said coldly.

King Zhongshun's face was suffocated, looking at the ministers in the hall who did not speak, but their eyes had already expressed their meaning clearly, King Zhongshun's face was burning, and he felt that he couldn't get off the stage.

Zong Zhe came out at the right time and said: "The prince is angry, and Du Ge Lao is also dedicated to the public, and he has no intention of accusing the prince. ”

After saying a word, he said to Du Anji: "Isn't there an urgent matter to discuss today, Du Ge Lao still focuses on big things." ”

Now most of the cabinet ministers and other officials in the cabinet have followed the emperor to Tiewang Mountain, and it is he and Du Anzhu who stay in Beijing to preside over the court bureau, and he naturally can't let Du Anzhu bring King Zhongshun to the next stage.

After some persuasion from him, the scene calmed down.

Accordingly, the ministers of each ministry listed the matters to be discussed in turn and asked for a ruling.

In fact, the cabinet has long judged these things, and now it is just a process.

King Zhongshun was in a bad mood, and he had no intention of questioning, what they said, they basically responded, and those who should have stamped and signed the handwriting were also signed.

In this way, the proceedings went very smoothly, and several things were finalized in a short time.

King Zhongshun didn't want to stay with these people at all at this time, so he wanted to end the discussion quickly and go back to rest.

Who expected Du Anjiao to suddenly attack again......

This time it was not aimed at him, but at the general political envoy of the General Administration Department: "Lord Min, this morning Lord Han sent someone to tell me that he went to the Warehouse Department of the Ministry of Officials to withdraw the money and grain for the relief of the Jiangzuo flood, but he was rejected because he did not receive the letter from above.

The official wants to ask, this matter was decided at the time of the court meeting yesterday, and I and the elder Zongge and others also made the vote before noon, but I don't know why the General Administration Department has not issued a document to the household department until now? ”

The General Administration Department is the center of the operation of the imperial court, although the rank of the chief official is one level lower than that of the six departments, but it is also one of the nine kings who are justifiable!

Therefore, in the face of Du Anji's accountability, Min Wentong, the general political envoy, was not stunned at all, but just arched his hand and said: "Back to Du Gelao, it is not the general administration department that is neglecting the government, but the general political department has not received instructions on relief so far, how can he issue a document?" ”

As soon as Min Wentong said this, everyone immediately became puzzled.

Min Wentong just smiled meaningfully and didn't say anything.

King Zhongshun spoke, and said: "I don't blame Lord Min for this matter, but this king thinks that it is such a big matter and must be consulted by His Majesty, so he asked the Secretary of General Affairs to send the old man's ticket to Tiewang Mountain, and ask His Majesty for approval." ”

Du Anzhu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's not impossible, it's just that the Iron Net Mountain is only dozens of miles away from Beijing, and the fast horse can run back and forth in a few hours, according to Your Majesty's personality, it is impossible that there is no approval until now......

Don't overdo it with the King of Loyalty.

Du Anzhu seemed to understand something, and turned his head to ask Min Wentong: "When was it sent?" ”

Min Wentong arched his hand and said, "It's morning today." ”

Du Anzhu was stunned again, and then shouted angrily: "Bold, in the Jiangzuo area, five prefectures and thirteen prefectures and counties have been affected, tens of thousands of people have been displaced, and they are in need of relief from the imperial court, how dare you delay this day in vain?" ”

Being accused like this, Min Wentong was also displeased, and said: "Xiaguan didn't dare to delay the disaster, Xiaguan just received the edict from the prince this morning, and immediately sent someone to send it to Tiewang Mountain urgently, so Du Ge Lao said this, Xiaguan didn't dare to accept it." ”

No one cared about Min Wentong's disrespect for Du Anjiao, they all heard it, not because the general secretary was negligent, but ......

Faced with this situation, the king of Zhongshun did not dare to refute it, because he could not refute it.

He was busy with other things yesterday, and left them to his men to do, and as for how they did it, and when they did it, he said he didn't know very well.

Du Anzhu really immediately pointed the finger at him: "The prince is trusted by His Majesty and acts as the prisoner of the country, since the day His Majesty left Beijing, all the affairs in the capital should have been decided by the prince independently, if he still has to ask His Majesty about everything, then what is the prison country?"

Even if the prince thinks that the matter is big and needs to ask His Majesty's will, then what has the prince done in the whole day from yesterday morning to today? ”

Du Anzhu was particularly dissatisfied with the King of Zhongshun.

He really didn't understand why Emperor Jingtai wanted such a person to take charge of the affairs of the country.

King Zhongshun also said angrily: "Could it be that in the eyes of Lord Du, this king only has such one thing to do?" The notes sent to the king's palace in the past few days have filled up the king's books!

If Lord Du doesn't believe it, you can go to this king's palace and take a look! ”

"Hehehe......"

Du Anzhu suddenly laughed and said mockingly: "The prince is really loyal to his duty!" These days, how many books have the prince read, only the prince himself knows, does the prince think that you let the third-rate scholars around you read the music on your behalf, everyone doesn't know? ”

"How dare you spy on this king?"

"If you don't know, you can't ...... unless you do"

"Hmph, Your Majesty often asks Dai Quan and a few other eunuchs to choose and read the recitals, why is it wrong for this king to follow suit?

The affairs of a country, hundreds of books are said every day, and your Majesty must read them personally, what do you care about Your Majesty's dragon body? ”

"At least Your Majesty is not like the prince, who spends his days in obscenity and lingers on the bed!"

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A good discussion suddenly turned into a mutual hatred between monarchs and ministers.

After all, it was the upright side that had the advantage, and soon someone echoed Du Anji......

So, King Zhongshun couldn't stand it anymore, and directly flipped the table and said: "Okay, very good, you are all very good, the old man surnamed Du, you wait for this king to see......"

was making a lot of noise, and suddenly heard that there was a commotion outside, and then a eunuch rushed in and said to King Zhongshun: "The prince is not good, that palace maid hanged himself in the room!" ”

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Sideways glances of important ministers?

The king of Zhongshun immediately changed his color, and he couldn't care about anything anymore, so he hurriedly withdrew and rushed to his palace.

He didn't even think of taking the little eunuch away......

So, under the persecution of the important ministers, the little eunuch was "forced" by the obscenity of the bigwigs, and had to tell the truth about the matter.

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