Chapter 115: One sedan chair, two carriages
"It doesn't matter, now that the emperor has returned, the mind of the Son of Heaven has been messed up, how can I still pay attention to the matter of Jinyiwei, these days, I am having a headache about how to get the emperor back." Although he is old and rarely goes out, it doesn't mean that Sun Zhong doesn't know what happened inside and outside the court. Sun Zhong sneered twice and rubbed his brows: "By the way, Ming said, select five hundred elite family soldiers, and then select some clever maids and servants to go to Xuanfu." The emperor is back, the Son of Heaven can't make a decision for a long time, we relatives, don't have so scruples, we can't let the emperor return to Daming, and there is no one to take care of by his side......"
Hearing Sun Zhong's words, Sun Jizong couldn't help but gasp: "Father, doesn't it seem too ...... to do this?"
"Arrogant?" Sun Zhong smiled coldly. "Are you worried that the Queen Mother will not succeed? Don't worry, this time is different, my father did this, not only will the queen mother not object, but will strongly agree. ”
Seeing that Sun Jizong still had a hesitant expression, Sun Zhong secretly shook his head and said: "Jizong, you kid is good at everything, but he is too indecisive, if it is for safety, then you can ask the Queen Mother first, anyway, this matter is to let her know after all." By the way, ask the Queen Mother to see what we should do next. ”
"Yes, the child will go to report this to the Queen Mother early tomorrow morning." Sun Jizong carefully looked at his father's expression and said. "But Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven after all."
"Afraid of what?! Don't forget, your sister is the queen mother, if there is no support from your sister, how can he be today? "Sun Zhong's wrinkled old face has a little bit of cruelty in his cloudy old eyes." The old man wants to see how the Son of Heaven wants to decide......"
-------------------- "How?" What else can be done about this? His Majesty felt that those of us who were courtiers could not understand his intentions and were not happy, but the Emperor Taishang had already arrived at the Xuanfu, and we could not come up with a charter to pick it up, and the opinions of the hundred officials were not small. Chen Xun sighed, threw the ticket that was rejected by the Son of Heaven again on the case, and looked at the few more silver wires in his well-maintained long beard, Chen Xun felt extra sad in his heart, and he was really aggrieved as the first assistant.
"Your Majesty still won't allow it?" Gao Gu couldn't help but be stunned, and said in surprise.
"Yes, Your Majesty still thinks that the specifications are too high, but the ministers in the court think that such specifications are really not suitable for welcoming the emperor, and they are too simple." The business that came back with Shoufu Chen Xun had a depressed look on his face.
"What kind of truth is this...... Gao Gu couldn't help muttering in a low voice, opening the newly proposed ticket proposal, and his heart was quite unhappy. From the very beginning, the officials of the Jinyi Guard and the Ministry of Rites went to Juyong Pass to greet them, and then the civil and military officials greeted them outside the Jingshi City, and finally entered the Forbidden City, where the current Son of Heaven Zhu Qiyu personally met him, and finally sent the Emperor Taishang to his residence.
By now, the specifications have been lowered again and again, and the opinions of the ministers are getting bigger and bigger, but the Son of Heaven is stubbornly insisting, and right now, he is making trouble with the ministers. These cabinet members are now just rats in the bellows, angry at both ends.
"Lord Wang, you are Your Majesty's hand, think about it, Your Majesty's intentions, you should be the clearest, otherwise, this matter will be handed over to you to vote, and the old decay will be signed, how about it?" Chen Xun could only pretend to be deaf and dumb about Gao Gu's words, and his eyes wandered in the pavilion for a long time, and finally fell on Wang Wen, who had been wrinkled and pretended to be a mud bodhisattva for the past few days.
"My lord, you are the first assistant of the dynasty, naturally you are the one who comes to vote, and we will sign it." Wang Wen was taken aback, I damn, I want Lao Tzu to be a scapegoat, so I hurriedly shook my head and excused myself.
"The old man recently said that he felt dizzy, alas, people are old, they are old, not only are their legs and feet inconvenient, but they are also not very useful." Chen Xun patted his forehead with an emotional look on his face. "It seems that I'm afraid that my body is not good, just now, the old man has already begged His Majesty......"
"Boss, how do you do this?" Wang Wen's face changed suddenly, the old hooligan was too shameless, and he even played this kind of scoundrel trick. Gao Gu also had a surprised expression, but he smiled secretly in his heart, at this time, the Son of Heaven really wanted to approve this old guy's words, unless it was the second Son of Heaven.
"It's a pity that Your Majesty is kind, not only does he not allow the old decay to be invited, but only allows the old decay to recuperate in the house, but also left the imperial doctor and gave medicine to the old decay. Originally, the old man still thought that he could finish this important thing first and share the worries for the Son of Heaven, but now I am afraid that it will not work, and this burden can only be entrusted to your colleagues. Chen Xun wiped the corners of his eyes hypocritically, saluted everyone present, and then, Shi Shiran shook his head and slipped away...... "Your Majesty has agreed?" Wang Wen looked at the back of Chen Xun, an old killer, in disbelief, and said a little dumbfounded. Shang Shi nodded his head silently, and looked at Wang Wen's gaze, with a little more pity and schadenfreude, who let this guy be the second assistant, the first assistant is sick, and naturally the second assistant is on top.
Although Wang Wen entered the cabinet as a second-class official, he set a precedent for important ministers of the Ming Dynasty to enter the cabinet, but although his official position is high, he has served outside the court all the year round, and his surname is mean and stubborn, although he is afraid of his power, but few people cling, and he has no power to borrow from the court.
Even if he is in the cabinet, although he is all serving the Son of Heaven, with his lonely surname, it is extremely difficult to get along with, so unless he comes forward himself, the rest of the people do not like to take care of this brother.
And these, to meet the emperor, because of the specifications, a tug-of-war has formed between the hundred officials and the Son of Heaven, Wang Wen is afraid of offending more people, not to mention that there is Chen Xun, the first assistant, who simply pretended to be a turtle with a shrunken head, thinking that he could escape this catastrophe, but who would have thought that Chen Xun, the old slippery head, could not know Wang Wen's thoughts.
"Your Majesty also feels that Elder Chen is in poor health during this time, and it is not beneficial to the government, so let Elder Chen rest for a while. His Majesty also said, Lord Wang, you are the pillar of the country, and the cabinet has you, the first assistant, and the government affairs cannot be delayed. Shang Shi ignored Wang Wen's red eyes, which almost breathed fire, and said in a businesslike tone.
Hearing this, Wang Wen's anger was extinguished, and he sat down on his chair dejectedly, needless to say, the Son of Heaven must also be impatient to argue with the ministers, and more importantly, the Son of Heaven is already very impatient to quarrel so repeatedly for a welcoming ceremony, so Chen Xun, the old slippery head begging, is in line with the will of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven can't wait for this old man who is in the way to flash aside first, so that his confidant can handle it properly and do it according to his wishes.
What can I do? The relationship between himself and the civil and military officials is not very good, and if he offends the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that no one will stand up and say a word for himself.
If you can only continue to serve the Son of Heaven and please the Son of Heaven, as long as the Son of Heaven is served well, maybe this position of the first assistant will be within your reach, and at that time, what if the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs has a bad relationship with him, he still has to obediently follow his own wishes.
Wang Wenyi gritted his teeth, his heart was horizontal, and he flicked his sleeves and got up: "Your Majesty now trusts us and others, and we should do our best, and live up to the trust of the Son of Heaven." The old man is going to meet the Son of Heaven, are you willing to go with the old man? ”
"Lord Cifu, there are still a lot of government affairs here, and there is Lord Lao Cifu." Gao Gu replied without being salty, and the other people all looked intently at the pending notebooks in their hands, as if they were all a bunch of sculptures, Wang Wen snorted, and left Wenyuan Pavilion with his sleeves.
-------------------- "Impossible, right?" Yu Qian heard the words of a colleague beside him, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and his face was incredulous, don't say it was him, many ministers present had shocked expressions, but the problem was that the Son of Heaven had already left the hall at this time, leaving behind the eunuch who announced the decree and the ministers who had slipped away first.
"One sedan chair, two carriages, this is all that the Son of Heaven uses to meet the emperor?" Hu Hui's eyes widened to the extreme, and he asked the eunuch who was announcing the decree.
made this old minister with all his beard drink a trembling eunuch with an ugly smile: "That's true, all the officials are here, how dare the slave and maid fake the holy decree?" ”
"Damn, this is too nonsense, to meet the emperor is actually just a sedan chair and two carriages?" A nobleman couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and shouted angrily, but the problem was that no matter how big his temper was, it was not easy for him to attack the Son of Heaven, so he could only vent his anger here. There are a lot of generals and nobles around him, all of whom have a look of recognition.
Yang Hong looked at the performance of everyone in the hall lightly, and secretly sneered in his heart, the Son of Heaven did this, his character is really ......, "This is too much, too unruly, we are welcoming the emperor, not the mountain villager." Wang Zhi shouted hatefully: "Wang Wen, you are so bold! ”
brushed, and hundreds of eyes were all focused on Wang Wen, who was about to sneak out of the main hall. Wang Wen's figure froze, and he turned his face, the expression on his face was no better than that of the eunuch who announced the decree: "Ladies and gentlemen, the cabinet only has the power and responsibility to vote, and the power of Zhu Approval is in the hands of the Son of Heaven." Now, the emperor has returned from a hunt in the north, and he should welcome back to Beijing as soon as possible, so why should you argue about this small detail? ”
As soon as he finished saying this, Wang Wen left the hall in a hurry, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a swaggering cabinet assistant, but like a thief who fled in a hurry.
"Thief!" Wang rushed to the door of the main hall, pointed at Wang Wen's back and shouted angrily, but this level of language attack, for Wang Wen, not even a single hair will be lost, so he is naturally too lazy to pay attention to it.
"The Ming Dynasty is eventful...... Yu Qian rubbed his furlen eyebrows, at this moment, he felt more and more that the situation above the Ming Dynasty Hall was full of strange clouds, as if it was about to completely envelop the sky over the entire Jingshi......
(To be continued)