Chapter 1493 - A Blind Eye

Now, he not only wants to fight for a clear picture of Japan's post-war disposition, but he also wants to use the emperor's holy judgment to win the controversy against the military, so that these people who are already a little arrogant understand that the cabinet is the most important governing organ that the emperor relies on, and they should not and cannot go beyond it.

However, to everyone's surprise, the emperor did not give a "holy decision" to such a fierce dispute among the ministers, as they each expected, nor did he angrily or anxiously reprimand them for the impropriety of arguing in front of the emperor, but laughed out loud.

"Look at you, look at you! One by one, they are ministers of state, and the war has not yet begun, so they are thinking about how to divide the wealth of other people after the battle. You all want to share your worries for the country, which is good, but isn't it too anxious? If you want to share the floating wealth, then you have to get the floating wealth in your hands first, right? Wouldn't it be a joke to fight for a red face now, and spread it out? Let's take a sip of tea and rest! ”

In the silent hall, only the emperor's heroic laughter echoed, and the atmosphere became very strange for a while. However, the sudden rise of tension and mutual refusal between the ministers on both sides just now was also inadvertently diminished by this laughter.

After the hostility that had risen in the debate slowly subsided, the ministers finally returned to their original calm. At this time, their faces were a little embarrassed, especially the most fierce ministers just now.

These important ministers, who have worked together for many years, have a very deep relationship with each other, and after coming back to their senses, they all regretted saying such ugly words to each other just now, and were ridiculed by the emperor as red-faced, which made them feel even more embarrassed.

"Your Majesty...... Please forgive the emperor. The prime minister made up his mind, and then told the emperor, "The ministers have lost their manners, and they have fallen into the court system, and the crime deserves death......"

"Please forgive the emperor!" Other civil and military ministers also complained to the emperor at the same time.

"No, what's the sin of you worrying about your labor for national affairs? Isn't it just talking a little louder? For the sake of the country and the king, it should be like this, otherwise everyone is like a good gentleman, and it will be perfunctory to fight haha, how can this court be maintained? The emperor waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down again, "I understand your painstaking efforts, but it's too early to say that this issue has to be discussed and a result now, take it slowly, wait until you take Japan, and then re-discuss a practical solution!" ”

The emperor's statement made the crown prince even more confused, and he found that although his father interrupted the argument of the ministers, he neither reproached the ministers for attacking each other, nor did he show the majesty of the imperial power, and did not make a judgment on the spot, but perfunctory the controversy, and prepared to discuss it slowly in the future - but the position of the ministers was already so divided, if they discussed it again in the future, would it still be fruitless, but would continue to argue with each other?

From childhood to adulthood, what my father taught me was to be calm, to be able to make decisions, and to show courage, but today's father's performance seems to be completely inconsistent with the teachings of my father in the past.

He didn't dare to speak, but he raised his head and looked up at his father on the throne next to him, wanting to express his doubts and puzzles in this way.

The emperor also noticed the prince's actions, but he still had a smile on his face, and then moved his fingers slightly, and made a gesture to the prince to silence him first.

"Okay, let's talk about this later, is there anything else to talk about?" Then, the emperor asked the prime minister again.

"Back to the emperor, there is no more." After hesitating for a moment, the prime minister replied.

Although he still hoped that the emperor would make a holy decision that would benefit the cabinet, looking at the emperor's performance, the prime minister also knew that it was unlikely today, and the emperor obviously didn't want to talk about the Japanese issue anymore.

Since the emperor thinks so, there is no need to discuss it today, anyway, everything that should be discussed has already been discussed, and all that remains is that the civil and military ministers involved will implement it one by one according to the opinions of the meeting. In addition to Japan's affairs, the prime minister still has other major events in the world waiting for him to do, and he doesn't want to spend all his time on this issue.

"According to the emperor's instructions, today's meeting will end here." With a little reluctance, the prime minister whispered to the ministers.

With his words, the clerks sitting in all corners also gathered together, and then checked their notes - every important meeting, in order to avoid any omission in the minutes, so the clerks would check the records before the meeting ended. The ministers drank tea and chatted and chatted, waiting for the time to adjourn.

After a while, the clerks each confirmed that the minutes were correct, and then one of the clerks addressed the Emperor, who nodded.

"You need to keep in mind the spirit of this meeting, and you must not leak important national affairs to the outside world!" The prime minister understood, and after admonishing the ministers first, he shouted to the ministers again. "Adjournment!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The ministers, who were already a little tired and waiting in the meeting, after hearing the words of the prime minister, all stood up and bowed to the emperor again, and then they left the conference hall one after another, and these civil and military ministers would give the instructions they had heard to their respective departments in this meeting, and then issue them to their colleagues or subordinates, so that the entire bureaucratic and military system of the Han Dynasty would be operated in the direction designated by the emperor.

This is exactly the political operation mode established by the emperor for the Han court in the process of starting for many years. Although compared with the previous dynasties, this mode of operation seems nondescript in many places - for example, the number of imperial meetings exceeded that of the previous Ming dynasty, but it has been effective, and it has become the greatest guarantee for the Han Dynasty to create such a feat in just a few years.

The emperor's ability to establish various systems for the Han court and have been able to operate them effectively has indeed convinced the civil and military generals.

However, these civil and military ministers were not all gone, Prime Minister Wang Zhaojing, Finance Minister Chen Hong, Marshal Shi Manqiang, and Zhao Song, the main general of the Japanese Expedition, were all stopped by the military attaché who came unexpectedly when they were about to leave the meeting hall. These attendants and military attachés secretly told them that the emperor wanted to keep them.

In the previous state meetings, this group of people had the experience of being left by the emperor after the meeting to continue the detailed discussion, but none of them could bring them such a big shock as this time. Because the time-honored ministers have secretly guessed why the emperor kept them.

They soon followed the footsteps of the attendants and military attachés, and each came to the small side hall where they met before, and to their slight surprise, the emperor and the crown prince were already waiting here.

They subconsciously wanted to salute again, but were immediately stopped by the emperor.

"Okay, now that the outsiders are gone, and those who stay here are all old people, why do you need so much etiquette? Sit sit, sit, sit! ”

"The ministers see the emperor!" These important ministers had to nod lightly to the emperor, and then sat down separately.

After they sat down, the emperor was still smiling, as if he was in a good mood.

"Hey, you guys are arguing so much today, but the prince is terrified! The first time he attended the meeting, he bumped into such a big scene, and he was really lucky, hahahaha. ”

Although the emperor seemed to be smiling very happily, the ministers were still very worried, and they couldn't figure out whether the emperor was really happy or secretly sarcastic about himself. However, from the emperor's point of view, he probably wouldn't be willing to quarrel like that in the court......

......Seeing that the emperor said this, the prince had the courage to interject and persuaded several important ministers, "Since everyone cherishes the country and serves the country with a sincere heart, then why quarrel over some trivial matters, hurt everyone's harmony and hurt the dignity of the country......"

The crown prince was born in Xuzhou, and he was also raised by these old brothers in Xuzhou, and he was also full of feelings for these uncles, so no one was more reluctant than him to see these uncles openly quarrel in the court, and even less willing to see them confront each other.

The prince's words made the important ministers even more embarrassed, and even a little frightened.

"The ministers have had it, and they ask the prince to forgive their sins." They confessed to the prince one after another.

"Uncles have the country in their hearts, and they are so busy with state affairs, why is it too much? Lone just didn't want his uncles to argue so much. The crown prince shook his head again and again, indicating that he had no guilt for his uncles in his heart, "This world is fought by the sincerity of my father and uncles, and it has to be maintained by everyone's sincerity, what major matters can't be discussed?" Lone thinks that the uncles don't need to argue, everyone makes a step, and it's enough......"

It's easy to say that each one should give up, but where is it so easy to give in...... The four important ministers smiled bitterly in their hearts at the same time, but they still confessed their guilt one after another, and promised the prince that they would not quarrel again.

"The prince is right, this world still depends on everyone's sincere unity to maintain, and if there is any dispute, it is better to take a step back." At this moment, the emperor also suddenly spoke, "They are all old brothers, there are differences of opinion on state affairs, and there is a little dispute, this is normal, no one can avoid it, but there is no need to quarrel like that......"

When the emperor said this, the ministers' hearts were no longer so calm, they were all slightly nervous, and lowered their heads to carefully figure out what the emperor meant by these words.

"You are all thinking about how to distribute those gold and silver mines in Japan, this is not wrong, isn't it for these things that the imperial court fought in Japan? It's normal to have differences of opinion, it's all for your own considerations, but after all, you've been working in different places for several years, so you're all a little blindsided......"