Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Controversy of the Imperial Court
Above the imperial court, hundreds of civil and military officials have arrived. The current emperor sat high on the dragon chair with a happy face: "Everyone knows that King Meng Yeqi went to Daming County a few days ago. Now that he's back, he has done a good job, and a total of two million taels of silver have been collected. ”
"Yes, Father. This time, a total of five corrupt officials were found to be in important positions in Daimyo Prefecture. I have already reported the details to the emperor several times, and I won't go into details here. However, this matter should cause us to be vigilant enough. You have to know that what is found is partial. I hope that everyone will change if they have it, and if they don't, they will be encouraged, and those who hear it will be fully vigilant. ”
"King Meng Yeqi of Qi, you are very good, very right, if you have any officials, you will be encouraged." The current emperor looked around, and saw that the prince and his group all had relaxed expressions, looking like outsiders, and they couldn't help shaking their heads in their hearts. When I saw the prince, I saw that he was in a trance, his legs and feet were weak, and he looked like he was about to faint, and he was even more emotional.
Seeing that the emperor's eyes were on the crown prince, the prime minister hurriedly came out to play a round.
"Emperor Qijuan, yesterday the prince asked Weichen to discuss things, the time was a little late, and the minister still feels in poor spirits, like falling into the clouds."
The emperor glanced at the prime minister, snorted coldly in his nostrils, and was dissatisfied, "No matter how much I love to be the head of a country, if there are any suspenseful matters to discuss." I can give you a little advice. Why make yourself so hard and have no way to fall asleep late at night? ”
"Your Majesty, the crown prince is smart and wise, and he has a lot of laws to govern the country and secure the country. Wei Chen is not talented, and he will try his best to assist him. The reason why I didn't trouble Your Majesty the Emperor is that I want the prince to have more experience and experience, so that he can inherit the national system in the future. The Prime Minister continued, looking at the Emperor's expression. There is no way, at this time, if you don't observe the words and colors, when will you look back at the words and colors.
The emperor snorted coldly, noncommittal. Xuan immediately put his eyes on Qi Wang Meng Yeqi, and said lightly: "The master leads the door, and the cultivation is personal." Having said that, it is still very necessary to have a better master. Miyuki Kamiya, you will come and be the master of King Qi Meng Yeqi, I think you have gotten along well during this time. ”
"It is my honor to be the master of the King of Qi, the emperor rest assured, I will definitely teach him well, and I will teach him everything I have learned and known." Miyuki Kamiya assured that he was also very much like the master who became the king of Qi, Meng Yeqi.
The emperor nodded, looked at the courtiers, and said, "This matter is over like this, okay, my feelings are all over, what about you?" Anything else to ask for? If you have a book, you can retreat if you don't have a book. ”
"Emperor, Weichen has something to say, now that the King of Qi Meng Yeqi has returned, what official position should he be in? Yes, idleness? The prime minister asked unkindly, he knew that the emperor was deliberately snubbing him, but he would not let the emperor succeed, now most of the power is in the hands of the prince, as long as they are willing, they can make the court overturn at any time.
The emperor glanced at the Prime Minister, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Before this incident, King Meng Yeqi of Qi served in the household department, and now that he has returned, then go back to the household department." The household department needs such an official now, and I believe that the king of Qi, Meng Yeqi, will not live up to my expectations, and he will do it well. ”
"Father, rest assured, officials, rest assured, I will definitely not live up to your trust and do things well." Qi King Meng Yeqi came out of the appropriate station and began to express his position, he knew that at this time, he had to express his determination to the officials around him, to his father and emperor, so that this appointment could seem justified.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand, and said loudly: "Okay, this matter has been solved perfectly, do you have anything else to say?" If there is one, as soon as possible, if not, I will go to rest. ”
"Weichen still has something to say. Qi King Meng Yeqi is the prince of the current dynasty, it stands to reason that the prince cannot receive a real position, now let Qi King Meng Yeqian go to the household department, is this matter appropriate? Your Majesty, do you want to think about it again? Or should the rest of us talk about it a little bit more and then make a decision? "Your Excellency the Prime Minister thought, now that we have torn our faces, we might as well spread out all our words, no longer shy away from anything, and strive for our best interests as much as possible.
The emperor glanced at the prime minister coldly, and then glanced at the prince again, seeing that the other party's face was cloudy, he sneered in his heart: "Prime minister, your words are good, the prince cannot be re-elected, this is common sense, but now the situation is a bit special, before I found out that there is a person with stronger ability than Qi Wang Meng Yeqi, the position still has to fall on his head, this is a temporary appointment, so you can rest assured, when there are corresponding talents, this position will be vacant." ”
"If you come in terms of strength, I think the strength of the prince is no worse than that of Meng Yeqi, the king of Qi, so the emperor, I think you can see if you can arrange a position for the prince, I think the position of the servant is good, and now the servant of the ministry is too old, and he should return to his hometown." The Prime Minister was so determined that even if he gave him a look, he would turn a blind eye.
The emperor smiled indifferently and shrugged helplessly: "Prime Minister, if you have this idea, you should communicate with me earlier, your late, I have already handed over the position of the servant of the Ministry to Li Han Li yesterday." ”
"Which one is Li Han? How come I haven't heard of this person? Colleagues, do you think there is a person named Li Han in our team? Not really. The Prime Minister looked back at his colleagues behind him, those colleagues, all you look at me, I look at you, and immediately nodded in agreement.
The atmosphere was a little stiff, and the emperor's face was a little ugly. The king of Qi, Meng Yeqi, wanted to help, but he didn't know where to start. At this moment, Miyuki Kamiya, Lord Zaisuke, stepped forward. I saw him arch his hand to the emperor, and immediately smiled: "Colleagues, you are a little forgetful, don't you know Li Han?" Isn't he the new champion of our current year? I have inspected this person and is very talented, so I recommended him to the emperor, and the emperor personally inspected him, and then awarded him the official position of servant of the ministry. ”
The emperor's expression became a little better, and he said with a smile: "The civil and military officials, just like Lord Zaifu, Miyuki Kamiya, is such a thing, Li Han is our new champion." I think Miyuki Kamiya, Lord Zaifu, is good, and Miyuki Kamiya, the Lord of Zaisuke, is very optimistic about the new champion Li Han, so I just take a look at it, I have to, this new champion is amazing, he is not only quick and familiar with legislation, he is really the best candidate for the Ministry of Officials. ”
"Since it is the emperor's decision, it must not be wrong. But what I think is, since someone has done it, how about the position of Admiral of the Nine Gates? The current Admiral of the Nine Gates, this person is vulgar and not very reliable, I think it's time to replace it. "The Prime Minister doesn't want to admit defeat, so he is tough.