After all, he still couldn't hide, Wei Ji regretted it a little, it was better to be a secretary in Nanjing. Coming to Beijing is considered a big crime, and if you don't get it right, your reputation will be lost.

But when the emperor asked, Wei Ji had to reply stiffly: "The Holy Lord's decree, the military and political affairs order the six departments of Shangshu and the cabinet to discuss collegially, if there is a decision, please Your Majesty to decide." ”

"I?"

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was also a little stunned: What kind of operation is this? Can I, a convicted abdicated emperor, interfere in state affairs?

Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, and Zou Gan all nodded again and again, and asked Emperor Gong to confirm that what Wei Ji said was completely true.

Zhu Qizhen didn't suspect that these people were deceiving him, after all, the false transmission of the holy decree was to punish the nine clans, and the false decree might be a little lighter, but it was not too much to raze the three clans.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Qizhen came up with a more reasonable-sounding explanation: his younger brother is really seriously ill, and it is difficult to get better. And then his son was just born, and there was definitely no way to succeed him. So he can only return the throne and power?

That's why the younger brother refused to be treated by the imperial doctor, and he ordered himself to adjudicate major matters?

The problem is that my younger brother is young, and he was still alive and kicking before, why is it suddenly not good?

Zhu Qizhen acquiesced in letting himself decide the major matters, and changed the topic: "What disease did the emperor suffer, and how did he persuade his younger brother to accept the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment?" How can I get my brother back to health as soon as possible? ”

Before the others could answer, Zou Gan had already stood up and said the remarks that had been brewing several times in his heart:

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the reason why the saint is seriously ill is because the demon concubine confuses the lord and indulges in excessive desires.

The last time the ministers saw the saint, the saint was bloodshot, his complexion was dull, and his steps were vain.

The saint said that it was because of the death of the third prince and his anger and sadness.

However, according to Weichen, it is more like overindulgence, and it is even possible to take pills to help the fun.

This is also the reason why the Holy One resolutely refused to allow the Imperial Doctor to diagnose and treat, because he was afraid that the matter would be publicized and affect his reputation and prestige. ”

Zhu Qizhen felt that what Zou Gan said was very reasonable. After all, he had already appreciated the ingenuity of his younger brother and his favorite concubine: when he was still in Wara Beijiao, his younger brother sent him a special chariot, a special felt tent, a special bathtub, and a specially trained sixteen concubines.

After experiencing some new things, Zhu Qizhen found that he would only go up and down with the harem concubines before, which was simply fooling around with children.

So Zhu Qizhen himself empathizes and knows how physically and mentally it takes to play like that. As soon as I returned to Beijing, I was sick and crooked, and I almost died, which has a lot to do with women.

So Zhu Qizhen nodded and motioned for Zou Gan to continue.

When Zou Gan was encouraged, he spared no effort to show off: "The saint favors the demon concubine, so there is such a disaster." The minister thought that the draft girl should be selected from all over the country, and the most virtuous one should be selected as the queen.

In addition, a number of people who are chaste and virtuous and abide by the etiquette and law are selected as imperial concubines.

One is to rejoice for the saint, and the other is to replace the current demon concubine and eradicate the hidden dangers around the saint. ”

The reason why Zou Gan dared to keep calling the demon concubine was because he was sure that the emperor would not mind.

And Chen Xun and Yu Shiyue's tone, Zou Gan has already found out, and the two do not agree with the emperor's favorite concubines.

As for Wei Ji, although he did not show obvious tendencies, he was after all a great Confucian who studied Cheng Zhu Lixue. Cheng Zhu Lixue, open his mouth to be benevolent and moral, and close his mouth to be moral and benevolent, the most important thing is to 'preserve heavenly principles and destroy people's desires'.

Now that Zou Gan wants to destroy Emperor Jingtai's desires, what does Wei Ji have to object.

At this time, there were only seven people in the palace: Emperor Gongrang, four Shangshu, Xing'an, and Chen Xiang.

Xing'an and Chen Xiang are the henchmen of Emperor Gongrang, so naturally they will not talk nonsense everywhere.

That's why Zou Gan dared to be so bold.

But in the final analysis, it's because Zou Gan is floating. Nowadays, most of the six officials support Zou Gan, and the emperor has repeatedly shown weakness, so that now Zou Gan believes that he is the embodiment of justice and the spokesperson of etiquette.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen is also an emperor who loves to trust others.

As an ordinary person, it's okay to love to trust others.

As an emperor, he still likes to trust others, so it's a bit hopeless.

Zhu Qizhen is not only gullible Wang Zhen, but Sanyang is not easy to fool Zhu Qizhen.

Take Shanxi, which pit Zhu Qizhen to death, for example, from the first year of orthodoxy to the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, the highest officials in Shanxi were the right attendants of the military department and Yu Qian, the governor of Shanxi.

It is clearly written in the book: 'At the beginning, Sanyang was in the government, and Ya was humble. Humility plays, the morning and evening can be reported, all presided over by Sanyang. ’

In the past thirteen years, Zhu Qizhen has been beautiful, Shanxi has been governed in good order, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the soldiers are dedicated to guarding the palace, the treasury is fully reserved, the defense line is solid, and the proper Renxuan is prosperous.

Later, Zhu Qizhen didn't know what to do, so he put Yu Qian in prison and died. After being locked up for three months, he was released and demoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

After that, thousands of officials and people in Shanxi and Henan asked Yu Qian to stay as governor of Shanxi and Henan. Even the kings of Zhou and Jin followed the book.

To be able to get the support of the people, officials, and vassal kings at the same time, it has to be how beautiful Shanxi will be governed. So far, Zhu Qizhen has no doubts about Shanxi's prosperity and solidity.

Then, in the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Qizhen stupidly ran into Shanxi when the real elite of Jingying went to the south.

A few days after entering Shanxi, he was buried by Xuanzong and Sanyang, and the bombers turned over on their backs, and finally became a prisoner of Yexian.

Zhu Qizhen has suffered so much, and he has not learned a long lesson, and this time he will be gullible to Zou Gan again.

However, credulity is credulity, Zhu Qizhen has also been the emperor for fourteen years in the end, and there will still be a lot of imperial power.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen praised Zou Gan vigorously, but did not express his position on his suggestion, nor did he say that he opposed or supported it.

Anyway, you Zou Gan can jump on your own, it's done, and I'll enjoy the benefits. If you fail, you did it yourself, and I didn't make you do it.

After chatting about some trivial matters again, Zhu Qizhen let everyone leave.

Zou Gan was not a university scholar, so Chen Xun, Wei Ji, and Yu Shiyue returned to the cabinet, and Zou Gan went to contact the six branch officials to write a letter.

Chen Xun, Wei Ji, and Yu Shiyue were also embarrassed to return to the cabinet, there were only two scholars in the cabinet, Shi Pu and Xu Youzhen, and the other scholars did not care about how to communicate between the scholars of the Ministry of Rites and Emperor Gongrang.

There is also a new group of Chinese scholars in the cabinet.

Originally, the cabinet had the right to recommend some Chinese scholars to help the cabinet ministers handle daily government affairs.

But not long ago, Zhu Qiyu replaced all the members of the cabinet with new scholars.

Zhu Qiyu met with the new scholars one by one, and then selected 20 middle school scholars to join the cabinet as assistant managers.

Now the most weak is Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen thinks very highly of herself and has a strong sense of utilitarianism. It's hard to be appreciated and reused by today's son, why did he be beautiful for less than a year, and the emperor fell ill, this life is too bitter.

Yu Shiyue hurriedly asked Xu Youzhen: "Yuanyu, many ministers in the court and the central government have to write again, asking Your Majesty to agree to draft a draft girl and enrich the harem." And choose those who are virtuous and virtuous, and abide by the etiquette and law, and establish them as queens and concubines.

Do you want to go to school with us? ”

Xu Youzhen shook her head without thinking.

Yu Shiyue saw Xu Youzhen's resolute attitude, so he no longer persuaded him, after all, most civil officials would go to the book, not too many Xu Youzhen, and no less Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen is very shrewd, although he is uneasy in his heart, but before he judges the situation clearly, he will definitely not betray the emperor.

When it comes to the favorite draft and establishment of civil and military officials, the efficiency of acting is called a high.

Before the cabinet members dispersed, the recitals of the hundred officials flew into the cabinet like snowflakes.

So Zhu Qiyu had dinner and took Lin Xiangyu to the lake for a walk. When I returned to the room, I saw three favorite concubines and a table of recitals waiting for me.

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "What a big battle, there are so many civil and military officials, what big deal do you want to say, this time it won't be asking me to abdicate, right?" ”

(End of chapter)