Section 12 Participation in politics for the first time
After a long talk with Empress Meng, before I knew it, it was getting late! Empress Meng showed her mother's mind and listened to my advice to me, which shows that she was a person without political opinions at all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Empress Meng is just an ordinary woman, she is not as talented as the famous queen in history, but she is a very easy-going person, and she is willing to listen to persuasion and can distinguish right from wrong, and she is also more positive about the affairs of the court, it is already very good for her to be able to do this!
Although I am now a member of the royal family, if I want to make a difference in the Yongguo, I have to work harder, because the power at this time is not in the hands of the royal family!
In order to deepen my understanding of Yongguo, I had to spend more time to understand Yongguo's legal system, the rank and distribution of officials, the deployment of the national army, the income and expenditure of the national treasury, and the household registration of the population.
First of all, I started with the laws of Yongguo, these laws follow the old laws of Qin, the main content is basically formulated by Shang Ying, Qin law is not false at all, this has completely failed to adapt to advanced dynasties, there are drawbacks everywhere in the law, I really don't know how the Great Qin people endured.
If you want a country to become stronger, you must first stabilize the social order, which must start from the law, and there can be no more situations like Fang Ling where one person was convicted and the whole city was implicated, which will only lead to more popular uprisings, and it is also extremely unreasonable, which is an important manifestation of unpopular support!
In the following days, I spent the next few days studying the laws of Yongguo in the study, and every time the Empress Meng personally brought someone to bring food, she was very distressed to see that I was studying the bamboo slips without sleeping or eating!
Unexpectedly, only three days later, Empress Meng actually proposed that I also go to the court to participate in the court meeting, and go to the court to participate in politics with the little emperor and many ministers!
Empress Meng was too anxious, she shouldn't have put me on the table so eagerly, it would be easy to arouse the disgust of the ministers, and I would be easily excluded by everyone!
It can be seen that she is so eager, and seeing her helpless expression, I have to nod and agree!
Originally, I planned to go to the barracks for training first, and after establishing my prestige in the barracks, I would return to the court, so that I could take the opportunity to obtain the title of a general and take the opportunity to develop an army belonging to the royal family! In this way, after the Ying clan controlled the army, I would have a little more confidence in the court, and I could continue to establish my prestige in the court.
But now the plan has changed a bit, I have to agree to the Empress Meng first, go with them to participate in the court politics first, and then continue my plan!
At seven o'clock in the morning, I came to the gate of the main hall on time, and at this time I found that the ministers were already waiting in line at the gate of the main hall!
When I came suddenly, all the ministers saluted me!
Prime Minister Wang Zhe took the lead and said: "Yo, it's rare to see His Royal Highness the Prince in the early dynasty, why is the prince suddenly interested in participating in the early dynasty today?"
I replied casually: "The queen ordered me to come, although I am 10,000 unwilling, but I can't help it!"
The crowd burst into laughter, and my childlike answer seemed to satisfy them!
There is no way, at this time, I can only lower my style and get everyone's approval first, and I can't let them see that I am in a hurry to interfere in political affairs!
I glanced up, and I saw a young and beautiful female official among the ministers, I think this should be Zuo Yushi Xiaoqing!
So I stepped forward and pretended not to know each other and said, "Why, among our civil and military officials, there is such a beautiful sister!"
Everyone burst into laughter again, which made Xiao Qing very embarrassed, and immediately clasped her fists and greeted, "Your Royal Highness, hello!"
Wang Zhe explained to me with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, this is Lord Xiao Qingxiao of the Left Imperial History, I am the only talented woman in the civil and military affairs of the Yongguo, don't underestimate Lord Xiao!"
After speaking, everyone burst into laughter again, which was obviously sarcastic about her, which made Xiao Qing's face flush and embarrassed, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she had to bend her body lower in front of me, and didn't dare to raise her head!
I smiled and said, "Sister Yushi is so beautiful, come, stand with me and play!"
After saying that, I stretched out my hand and pulled her, so that she stood at the front of all the civil and military officials with me!
My move seemed very unexpected, but it was completely just a child's act of liking girls, and no one could say anything but my temporary playfulness. All the civil and military officials put away their smiles, and everyone stood in the queue honestly, watching Xiao Qing being pulled by me and chatting.
Of course they don't dare to laugh anymore, because of a royal history, there are few opportunities to raise their heads, but now he is liked by His Royal Highness the Prince, this kind of opportunity is not available to everyone, and it is too late for everyone to envy them, so how can they still make fun of it.
After chatting for a few words, Xiao Qing bowed her head and pleaded with me: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the rank of the lower official is low, you shouldn't stand in front of the ministers, please allow me to return to the back of the queue of the ministers!"
I frowned and said, "Sister Yushi, do you hate me very much, don't you like to stay with me?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhe immediately reprimanded: "Presumptuous, His Royal Highness the Prince likes to talk to you, that's your blessing, let you stay and stay, where is there so much nonsense!"
The prime minister's tone was really very domineering, and Xiao Qing, who said it, immediately bowed her head and bowed to the prime minister, not daring to have the slightest slack!
Then the prime minister smiled and said to me: "Your Royal Highness, you can do whatever you like, don't worry too much!"
I looked at Wang Zhe, I think you, an old immortal, are so powerful!
I thought about it for a while, and then I had an idea in my head, and I hurriedly asked Prime Minister Wang and said, "Prime Minister, what is this imperial history for, is it in charge of the law?"
Prime Minister Wang replied with a smile: "Yushi, take care of things like secretarial documents, how important this law is, which round will she take care of!"
I frowned and asked, "Oh, what kind of official is the law in charge?"
Prime Minister Wang Cheng smiled and said: "The law is the foundation of the country, and according to common sense, there should be a regular duty to supervise it. However, he had just defected to the Xiongnu not long before taking office in Fengchang, and now there is no successor to the post of Fengchang, and it is still vacant!"
I frowned and said, "How can there be a vacancy? The prime minister also said that the law is the foundation of the kingdom, and it cannot be left unsupervised!"
Prime Minister Wang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he hesitated for a moment, and then said to me with a smile: "The old minister is also worried about the selection of candidates these days, could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince has any suitable candidates?"
I immediately shook my head and said, "I don't know! But I think that this Fengchang is empty and empty, and there is no need to find someone to take over! Lord Yushi is in charge of the secretary and paperwork, which is also idle, so it is better to hand over the law to her to manage, do more things for the court, and don't just patronize and receive the emperor's salary!"
"This ......", Prime Minister Wang was stunned after hearing this, lowered his head and frowned and thought for a long time, and then said very cunningly and tentatively: "Why did His Royal Highness suddenly become interested in the law, could it be that someone once told you something?"
I frowned and looked at him, and said a little unhappily: "I was framed when I was in Fangling that day, and I almost affected the people of Fangling, this is too unfair! I think Sister Yushi is very good and beautiful, so I will leave the matter of this law to her!"
Prime Minister Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, his face looked a little anxious, he thought for a while and then replied: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, this, this legal duty is very important, although the old minister assists His Majesty in handling the affairs of the court, he also has no right to distribute power to officials in private......!
I knew that he would be so perfunctory to me, since the post of Fengchang was free, then he must be fighting with the imperial uncle again, and he wanted to insert his own people into it! I immediately interrupted his words, and said with some impatience: "Okay then! I will go to ask Your Majesty for instructions in a while, and the prime minister will not be allowed to spoil my happiness at that time! If the prime minister is willing to help me in this matter, I will be grateful when I turn back!"
Prime Minister Wang was taken aback after hearing this, and after hesitating for a moment, he immediately said with a smile: "Okay, everything is subject to the arrangement of His Royal Highness the Prince!"
After saying that, he raised his head and laughed happily, and then stepped back and muttered privately to several ministers, and between the words I heard him and the other ministers say, "...... , This prince is too capricious, because she is good-looking, he recommends her to manage the law, so mediocre and incompetent, the prince is not to be used!"
I heard these words in my ears, but I behaved very calmly, just like a child, only focusing on playing with Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing is indeed quite beautiful, judging from her shy appearance, it is estimated that she is still a girl to be married, very cute!
My chubby eldest brother of the emperor finally got up and went to court, and under the paging of the eunuch, I took Xiao Qing's hand and entered the hall with the ministers!
Although I am a prince, I have not had any title so far, so I can only enter through the main entrance of the main hall with my ministers. And the imperial uncle is the title of a king, so he has already entered the main hall from the side to wait, this is the special treatment that only the prince has!
Everyone is neatly arranged in the main hall, on the left side are the military generals, and the emperor is standing in the front, and on the right is the civil officials, and the prime minister Wang Cheng is standing in the front!
But I don't know where to stand, because I don't know the etiquette.
Zuo Yushi Xiaoqing is naturally in the corresponding position on the left, and I naturally can't be so naughty anymore above the court, so I'm the only one left standing in the middle stupidly, not knowing what to do!
At this time, the chubby emperor's eldest brother beckoned to me and said, "Second brother, come and sit next to the eldest brother!"
I looked up when I heard the sound, and saw that there was a cushion under the emperor's throne, I looked sideways at Empress Meng, and saw that she smiled and beckoned to me, it seems that this position was prepared for me by Empress Meng a long time ago.
I'm a little puzzled, because in this court, every position is very exquisite, and not just anyone can sit next to the emperor!
At this time, Uncle Huang said to me with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, come over quickly, it will be early soon, don't delay Your Majesty to listen to the government!"
I had to let out a sigh, walked directly up the steps, and sat next to the chubby emperor brother!
Then I heard the eunuch say loudly: "The early dynasty has begun, please play!"
The ministers began to play one after another, talking about some trivial matters of local governance, and some officials defecting to the Xiongnu! It seems that Yongguo is really unpopular, and there will be such officials who defect to the Xiongnu, and it is estimated that the living conditions of the Xiongnu are much better than those of Yongguo, otherwise they would not have defected to the enemy's country!
In the subsequent promotions of several official positions, Uncle Huang and Wang Zhe spoke one after another, and the two seemed to have their own opinions and did not give in to each other, and did not take the emperor's eldest brother and Empress Meng into account at all!
And my poor queen mother sat on the queen's dragon chair without saying a word, and let the two of them fight over each other! The queen and the emperor are too weak, and this government is not a good performance at all, but it is like the emperor and the prime minister are negotiating with each other, and the emperor and the queen are not in charge at all!
Empress Meng looked at me from time to time, hoping that I could speak and say a few words, but I knew that it was inconvenient for me to be particularly strong in this matter! I am not an emperor, and I have no position or title, and my status is relatively special, so I am not suitable for direct participation in politics and deliberations at this time!
Empress Meng's expression was very sad, and she seemed to be a little disappointed in my weakness, probably thinking that I was intimidated by the momentum here and did not dare to say anything.
After several disputes, after the mediation of other officials, the relevant promotion questions were answered, which was the result of a mutual compromise between the two factions!
Then Uncle Huang began to play, mentioning the matter of the candidate for the post of Fengchang!
Prime Minister Wang interrupted Uncle Huang and said in a strange tone: "Uncle Huang, you won't bother with this matter! His Royal Highness the Prince said earlier that the prince has already made arrangements for who will supervise the law, so you should save it!"
Uncle Huang was shocked when he heard this, this is the whole court began to talk about it, and even Queen Meng was very surprised!
Seeing that the others didn't speak, Uncle Huang smiled and asked me, "Your Royal Highness, I don't know what arrangements you have for this, Uncle Huang would like to hear about it!"
Finally it was my turn to speak, and I got up and left the cushion! But sitting on it for so long that my calves were numb and I almost fell to the ground!
The eunuch on the side was very agile, and immediately reached out to support me, and told me: "Oh, be careful, Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't fall!"
Uncle Huang looked at me and said with a smile: "This is the first time to sit in the court and listen to the government, it is estimated that it is because of the numbness of the legs and feet for a long time, take your time to come to His Royal Highness the Prince, don't worry!"
After hearing this, the ministers laughed, and said to me slowly, don't worry!
I rubbed my feet, then walked down the steps, turned to the emperor's eldest brother and said, "Your Majesty, when I was in Fangling, my second brother, I was framed and almost lost my life, and I also caused all the people of Fangling to flee to the mountains!
The emperor's eldest brother had already fallen asleep when he heard the government, and when he heard my call, he suddenly woke up, got up and pointed at the ministers and scolded: "Presumptuous! Who framed my second brother, get out of here!"
No one expected that the little emperor would suddenly go berserk, and everyone was so frightened that they fell to their knees, and no one dared to say anything!
I continued: "Your Majesty, since the second brother has returned safely, this matter is no longer to be asked! But this law must be changed, and it must not affect innocent people in this way, which will only lead to more popular revolts!"
"Hmm!", after listening to me, before the emperor's brother could speak, the emperor's uncle immediately echoed and said: "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is reasonable, at present, most of the changes in my mediocre people are related to the harshness of the law, and this law really needs to be revised and revised! Since this matter has a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince, it is normal for His Royal Highness the Prince to be more related, I don't know who His Royal Highness wants to elect to be responsible for the supervision of the law?"
I replied, "Brother Emperor, I think Sister Zuo Yushi is very good, and she is usually only responsible for some clerical matters, she is so beautiful, why don't you hand over the legal affairs to her to supervise?"
"Ridiculous!", Uncle Huang immediately objected: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't mess around, what you said in the first few words is very good! But this important matter of appointing officials, how can you recommend it just because you are good-looking, this is too sloppy, don't come nonsense!"
Who knew that Prime Minister Wang immediately spoke: "The old minister agrees with His Royal Highness the Prince's proposal!"
Uncle Huang really quarreled with Prime Minister Wang Cheng again, and he said without giving in: "Prime Minister, what do you mean by this, could it be that you deliberately want to laugh at my royal family?
Prime Minister Wang immediately rebuked: "Uncle Huang, please pay attention to your words! His Royal Highness the Prince is the son of the first emperor and His Majesty's younger brother, this is the first time His Royal Highness the Prince has played in the court! How can you sweep His Royal Highness the face of the Prince like this, since His Royal Highness the Prince has taken a fancy to Lord Yushi to supervise this matter, the old minister thinks that this matter is feasible and there is nothing wrong!"
I know that when Prime Minister Wang said this, he deliberately made the royal family look ugly, because the reason for my saying this is simply too child's play! I said this mainly to hide my edge, not to let myself be seen by them so quickly that I am not an ordinary person, if you want to mix in the government and the opposition, you must first know how to protect yourself, this is very important!
Uncle Huang was so angry that he immediately pleaded with Empress Meng: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed, how can the appointment of court officials be such a child's play!"
Empress Meng naturally didn't know why I would say such a reason, but she still chose to support me, because this kind of appointment was originally in the plan that I had negotiated with her. Empress Meng opened her mouth and said: "Zuo Yushi is young and promising, and the affairs of secretary and clerical management have always been done very properly! Now that the imperial court is employing people, the so-called capable people work harder, and I should use more capable people in the court, so that capable people can do more practical things! The imperial uncle is so disgusted by this matter, could it be that the imperial uncle questioned Zuo Yushi's ability?"
Uncle Huang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he looked back at Xiao Qing who was standing at the back of the queue opposite, and saluted Queen Meng very embarrassedly and said, "No, since Queen Meng has made a decision, I should obey Her Majesty's arrangement!"
At this time, Prime Minister Wang Cheng immediately said loudly: "Follow the arrangement of Her Majesty the Queen!"
After saying that, he took the lead and knelt down in the main hall, and the ministers immediately knelt down in front of the hall together, so that the imperial uncle also deserved to kneel down with his people!
Empress Meng gently stretched out her hand to everyone and said, "All Aiqing, please get up, His Royal Highness the Prince, please come back and take a seat!"
Then Empress Meng gestured to the eunuch and asked him to take the seal of the law!
The chief eunuch was a little embarrassed, and he saluted very embarrassed and said: "Returning to Her Majesty, this law has always been in charge of the position of Fengchang, and there is only a seal of Fengchang seal in the palace, and there is no separate token!"
After hearing this, Empress Meng angrily reprimanded: "What nonsense, just give me the seal of Fengchang!"
The eunuch was so frightened that he immediately saluted verbally, and then hurriedly turned around and went to get the seal!
After taking the seal, Empress Meng loudly sealed it: "Zuo Yushi Xiao Qing obeys orders!"
Xiao Qing immediately walked out of the back line, hurriedly strode to the front of the hall, and replied on his knees: "Weichen is here!"
Empress Meng said loudly: "My Dayong law has many ills, and the law has been harsh and hard for the people for a long time, and now you are appointed as a permanent member, and you are responsible for the revision of the law, and at the same time responsible for the supervision of the law! If there is something difficult to choose, you can ask His Royal Highness the Prince or me for instructions!"
Xiao Qingcheng replied with trepidation: "Yes, obey, Your Majesty Queen Xie, Your Royal Highness Prince Xie!
Originally, I just let Xiao Qing take the right to the law first, and I didn't want to promote her so quickly, so as not to provoke the opposition of the ministers.
I didn't want things to develop so amazingly, and I actually let her sit on the position of Fengchang directly, such a large-span improvement, I really never dreamed that it would be successful!
Xiao Qing received the official seal of Fengchang and directly entered the list of third-grade official positions!
Originally, Xiao Qing wanted to return to the back of the line, but soon some officials welcomed her into the position of the third grade, and they all made room for her!
Prime Minister Wang touched his beard with satisfaction and laughed, he seemed to have won the imperial uncle in this battle, and he was so angry that the imperial uncle blew his eyebrows and glared, and dared to be angry but did not dare to speak!
I think it's funny, can't they see that the winner is actually me Yingjue?
Half-deaf and dumb can really hide from the world, no wonder there have been countless people in history who have relied on this trick to survive the danger, and finally achieved great achievements!
I hope my plans will work out smoothly, and when they find out in the future, everything will be in my hands!