After reaching a tacit understanding, He Mei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Li Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Li Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, jointly submitted a chapter fold to the Central Study.

And when Lin Yuyang turned to this chapter fold, he presented it to Wei Tianzi.

In fact, even if the six Shangshu jointly wrote the book, it would not be able to change the decree that Wei Tianzi had decided, and the six Shangshu knew this.

Therefore, the real purpose of the official department Shangshu He Mei was actually to ask Wei Tianzi for a promise, a promise that even if the princes attacked each other, it would not implicate the six ministries and the promises of the neutral officials who remained neutral.

"Your Majesty, this is a joint letter from the four adults, He Mei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Li Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Li Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of War......"

Lin Yuyang's special chapter fold was personally handed to Wei Tianzi.

Wei Tianzi took the chapter fold and glanced at it cursoryly.

Just as he expected, the four ministers, including the official department Shangshu He Mei, implicitly put forward a proposal to oppose it in the chapter, and they felt that the appointment of the princes to the six ministries would implicate some officials who wanted to remain neutral, and would not be conducive to the stability of the entire six ministries.

In this regard, Wei Tianzi did not comment.

Yes, the decision to make the princes take charge of the six ministries was Wei Tianzi's arbitrary decision, and he did not consult with the three ministers of Zhongshu or the six books of the imperial court, which was an extremely rare "willful move" since Wei Tianzi took the throne.

Obviously, it was decided only yesterday, and the holy decree was officially promulgated today, why was Wei Tianzi so hasty?

The reason is very simple, because Wei Tianzi wants to settle this matter as soon as possible and not give the opponents the slightest room for mediation.

You must know that although he is a relatively enlightened son of heaven, Da Wei still retains the succession rule of "order of the eldest and youngest". If this decision is not made as soon as possible, it is believed that there will certainly be opposition voices from the government and the opposition.

After all, no matter what you say, although Wei Tianzi's move did not explicitly remove the title of prince of the East Palace, it was tantamount to weakening his status and power, and at the same time, he promoted the three princes who were vying for the throne, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, and Qingwang Hongxin, to the level of being on an equal footing with the prince Hongli of the East Palace.

What does this mean? Can't the people in the government and the opposition see it?

There is no doubt that this move will be resolutely opposed by the people of the Queen Wang clan. Therefore, Wei Tianzi wants to decide this matter as soon as possible, and it is already a meal for cooking, after all, there is no joke in the king, and the holy decree officially promulgated by the Son of Heaven has no reason to change the order overnight.

And I believe that the officials and Shangshu He Mei and others obviously also took this aspect into account, so their words on the chapter fold are quite tactful, and. It is emphasized that it is hoped that the Son of Heaven will make a promise to the Six Ministries: the previous war for the princes can not involve officials who maintain a neutral position.

"He Aiqing is older than me, but this is ...... mind"

After a long time of deep scrutiny of the chapter, Wei Tianzi shook his head with a smile, and for a long time, he picked up the pen and wrote two words on the note.

"Granted!"

"Do it as it is." Wei Tianzi returned this chapter fold to Lin Yuyang, and said to him with a smile: "Lin Qing, ask the guards to hand over this chapter to He Mei and the others." Otherwise, they may not be at peace in their hearts. ”

"Yes. Your Majesty. ”

Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang took the chapter fold, walked out of the vertical arch hall, summoned a few guards, and asked him to send the chapter fold to the hands of the official Shangshu He Mei.

"Lord He Mei is really precautionary."

On the side, Feng Yu, the new Zhongshu right-hand man, said with a smile.

On the side, Zhongshu Zuo Chengyu smiled and said nothing.

Anyone who wants to come to this vertical arch hall can guess. Since the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu He Mei and the three Shangshu adults of the Criminal Department, the Military Department, and the Household Department jointly signed the letter, this means that the Shangshu adults of the six departments of the imperial court have already met in private.

It's no wonder that if you ignore this, I'm afraid that the officials will fall into the worst one. It was targeted by the criminal department, the military department, and the household department that the other three princes were in.

However, compared with this matter, Yu Ziqi is more worried about another point, that is, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.

For His Royal Highness King Su, it was an old acquaintance of the ministers in the Vertical Arch Palace, take Yu Ziqi as an example, he watched His Royal Highness gradually grow from the rebellious Eighth Highness to His Royal Highness the King Su who defeated the Chu State, and in addition to feeling emotional, he also knew how arrogant that His Highness was.

Arrogance, there is no pejorative meaning here, it is just Yu Ziqi's evaluation of the character of His Royal Highness King Su: this is an arrogant Eighth Highness, and no one can use strong means to make this Highness submit, even if it is today.

Because of this, Yu Ziqi was very curious about why His Royal Highness King Su had not made a big fuss in the Vertical Arch Hall so far, forcing his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, to retract his fate.

Finally, he couldn't help it anymore and asked Wei Tianzi, "Your Majesty, did you really convince His Royal Highness King Su?" ”

"Huh." Speaking of this incident, Wei Tianzi couldn't help but feel a little complacent, and smiled and said with relief: "Yu Qing don't worry, that bad son won't come to my Vertical Arch Hall this time to make a fuss, I made him speechless yesterday." ”

"You secretly put a cold arrow on His Royal Highness King Su behind your back, this is not a commendable thing, right?"

Yu Ziqi smiled bitterly in his heart.

In fact, although they were not very clear about the changes that happened during the ritual yesterday, they probably guessed the truth.

Yes, the prince of the East Palace is very innocent, he was framed by King Yong Hongyu in vain, not to mention the majesty, and his status was also reduced a lot by Wei Tianzi, but in Yu Ziqi's opinion, the prince of the East Palace Hongli is not the most innocent prince.

In terms of innocence, who has the innocent His Royal Highness King Su?

That person just stayed out of the matter and watched a good show on the sidelines, but he was calculated by Wei Tianzi and had to go to the Ministry of Industry to be on duty, which was what Yu Ziqi was most worried about.

And for this, Wei Tianzi is not worried, in his opinion, although his son Zhao Hongrun is young, he knows how to abide by the "rules" very well, so he is not worried that the inferior son will continue to be entangled in this matter.

To win is to win, and to lose is to lose.

If you win, even if you make a mockery of the winner to the loser, it is the freedom of the winner; But if you lose, then honestly go back to your own nest **** wound and wait for the next opportunity to recover the disadvantage.

This is the quality cultivation that the superior should have.

If you stick to a defeat and get entangled, it is at best just an ugly lost dog, and it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance.

"The...... I'm going to go to the Ministry of Works.'"

Wei Tianzi thought secretly.

Because he remembers very well that although his son Zhao Hongrun was dissatisfied at that time, he chose the Metallurgical Bureau under the Ministry of Industry after some serious thinking.

Having said that, Wei Tianzi was not surprised that his son Zhao Hongrun chose the Ministry of Industry, after all, Zhao Hongrun had told him many times that the Ministry of Industry represented the basic national strength of the Great Wei.

But why the Metallurgical Bureau?

You must know that the other departments and offices under the Ministry of Industry must have a larger scale and a larger scope of authority of the Smelting Bureau.

Thinking of this, Wei Tianzi turned his head to the chief eunuch Tong Xian and said, "Tong Xian, send a few people from the inner prison to go to the Smelting Bureau every day to inquire about the news." ”

"The old slave understands."

At the same time, Zhao Hongrun, who was in the Wenzhao Pavilion, had already finished his lunch and left the palace with a few guards.

It's just that he didn't go to the Metallurgical Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, but the compound of the Criminal Department.

He went directly to the door to ask to see Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

At this time, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the criminal department, was still waiting for the news of the secretary of the department, and he was really stunned for a moment when he heard his subordinates come to tell him that His Royal Highness King Su asked to see him.

After all, in public and private, the criminal department and His Royal Highness King Su have a relationship that can't be beaten by eight poles.

However, despite this, Zhou Yan still personally greeted His Royal Highness King Su and invited the other party to the lobby of the main house of the Criminal Department compound.

After waiting for the tea to be served, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, looked Zhao Hongrun up and down a few times, and asked curiously: "I don't know why His Royal Highness King Su came to my Criminal Department this time?" ”

Zhao Hongrun took a sip of the tea in the cup, and did not answer immediately, but glanced at several scribes in the lobby.

Seeing this, Zhou Yan comprehended and waved his hand to ask those officials to temporarily retreat from the lobby.

After waiting for the scribes to leave the hall one by one, Zhao Hongrun put down the teacup in his hand and said to Zhou Yan with a smile: "In fact, after this king returned to Daliang, he has always thought that he would have the opportunity to visit Lord Zhou, but there have been many things in the past two days, so there has been a delay. ”

Zhou Yan was even more puzzled when he heard this, because in his opinion, Zhao Hongrun, as a prince who refused to compete for the throne, had absolutely no reason to win him over.

Unless......

Obviously, thinking of the so-called unless, Zhou Yan's face became much more solemn, and he asked in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness King Su, could it be that you have found out the news of the attack on the envoys of the Chu State from the Chu State last time?" ”

"This week......

Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhou Yan in some surprise, but when he thought that the other party was the secretary of the Criminal Department, he was relieved.

Think about it, if the dignified criminal department Shangshu doesn't even have this ability to deduce, how can he be worthy of serving as the chief of the Great Wei criminal department?

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "That's right, this king came today precisely for the last case of the attack on the envoy of the Chu State in Yongqiu. …… How did Zhou Shangshu investigate that case? ”

Zhou Yan glanced at Zhao Hongrun when he heard this, shook his head and said, "I don't have a clue for the time being." ”

Looking at Zhou Yan's seemingly secretive appearance, Zhao Hongrun suddenly woke up, even if he is now the king of Su, it is still a little inappropriate to ask about the affairs of other people's criminal departments like this.

In order to show sincerity, but also to show his heart, Zhao Hongrun said without concealment: "In fact, when this king was in the state of Chu, he talked about this matter with Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng. ”

Zhou Yan's eyes tightened when he heard this, but then, he shook his head again and smiled: "How can Xiong Tuo admit such a sin?" Not to be believed! ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhou Yan deeply, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou, this king has not yet made it clear whether Xiong Tuo will admit it, so you can conclude that he will not admit it." …… What are you trying to hide? ”

"......" Zhou Yan's eyes changed slightly. (To be continued.) )