The Submissive Emperor - Chapter 96

The needle was dropped in the court hall. Xiao Chengjun looked at the official with a deep look. There are many capable people under the right hand. That’s why he deliberately promoted Sun Liang in order to bring them back, but there were also a lot of beards. If you want to integrate a real-life court, this group of people must be eliminated.

The courtiers saw that the emperor’s eyes were calm and he couldn’t see his anger. They didn’t know how to answer the conversation for a while, but the leftist Yang Youting stood up, and the justice said in awe: “The officials thought that the emperor was established by the emperor, and the emperor ascended the throne. , You will be the grandson of the crown prince.”

Yang Youting has always been upright, and he does things according to the rules. That’s what the law says, so he said so.

The court suddenly became quieter. The Zuoxiang dared to touch the mold, but they dare not. Just imagine who took the property and was willing to leave the property to the brother’s son?

“Do you think so too?” Emperor Hongyuan didn’t directly agree, but asked the Manchu civil and military faintly.

“The minister thought that what Zuoxiang said was reasonable.” Zhao Xi, the assistant minister, stepped out and said with a bow.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at the newly promoted staff assistant, Zhao Sanyuan, who everyone knows. Zhao Xi Sanyuan and his first entry into the Hanlin, originally there was the uncle of the leftist Zhao Duan, he should have been magnanimous in his official career. Unexpectedly, Zhao Duan resigned and returned to the field. Zhao Sanyuan also returned to his hometown to keep his filial piety. When people were about to forget this one, He suddenly went to Minzhou and became the prime minister of Minzhou directly.

Zhao Xi, who has the merits of the dragon, now directly appoints the staff minister. It is not surprising to everyone. Instead, they feel that Zhao Xi is just a qualification, and the future of entering the cabinet and worshiping the minister is boundless. The celebrity next to the emperor said With these words, it is intriguing.

Xiao Chengjun didn’t directly refute anyone’s statement, only that people should write a letter about the grandson and draw up a charter. The courtiers were bitter one by one, this matter is not easy to handle.

The Qingliu faction, which originally emphasized the tradition, naturally supported the views of the Zuoxiang uprightly; those who slid and slapped a horse were caught in a dilemma, because the young emperor was really unfathomable and could not see his intentions at all, so I don’t know Zhao Xi. These remarks were instructed by the emperor, or deliberately disturbed their sight.

A lot of memorials quickly piled up in the Imperial Study Room. Xiao Chengjun didn’t rush to read it, but called someone to come. This person was the original Donggong official-Cai Yi.

Cai Yi’s uncle was Yang Youting. After the prince was abolished, he was protected by his uncle, but he was not wronged. Cai Yi, who is now nearly forty years old, has been in the officialdom for many years and has never been able to reuse Emperor Chunde. Yang Youting did not intend to promote him, but he is not in a hurry. He is waiting for his real Bole to return.

“What do you think about today’s matter?” Xiao Chengjun asked Cai Yi while commenting on the memorial.

Cai Yi had a quick temper, he hesitated for a moment and said directly, “The remaining party of the right is still in the court, and there are many people who stray and shoot. It is a malignant tumor and it is indispensable.”

Xiao Chengjun stopped writing and looked up at him with a bit of appreciation in his eyes. Although this person has a short temper, he has a great advantage, which is “break”. Cai Yi has a very unique vision of seeing people, and he has a very accurate grasp of the direction of many things. Back then, Xiao Chengjun also relied on Cai Yi’s ability to avoid a lot of trouble.

Raising his hand, pushing the stack of memorials in front of Cai Yi, Xiao Chengjun slowly said, “These are all memorials about the Taisun and the royal prince. Let’s take a look at who can use it and who should give it to. Draw up a charter.”

Cai Yi excitedly held up the stack of memorials and bowed, he knew that this was when the emperor tested him, and it was also the first step for him to truly embark on an official career.

The storm in the court seemed to have passed silently, and for a few days, there was no movement. People only thought that the emperor didn’t want to mention it again, so they would not stop it. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the emperor suddenly made a big move.

Cai Yi, the head of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the post of the staff, and Zhao Xi, the former head of the staff, was promoted to the post of the Ministry of Industry.

The six ministries are not equal, but in order. From lowest to highest, they are the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials. , And finally can be the assistant minister of the official department. Of course, there are also people like Zhao Xi who have special credits for exceptional promotion.

However, at this time, Zhao Xi was thrown to the commonly known “Miscellaneous Office”. Everyone felt that he had offended the emperor. After all, the staff minister is the official position with real power. Now the chair is not heated, so it is vacant. Place.

Those messy officials saw the doorway and took the courage to openly submit a letter to the emperor’s grandson.

Xiao Chengjun sat in the hall, holding a few memorials, and asked in a deep voice: “Wait, please scrap the emperor grandson?”

“Yes!” The officials said firmly, “There is no second day in the sky, and no second crown in the country. When the first emperor issued an order to re-establish a prince, the crown of the emperor’s grandson was already innumerable.”

There was a moment of silence in the main hall. Emperor Hongyuan raised his hand and suddenly threw the memorial in his hand to the ground, “Nonsense!”

Several officials hurriedly knelt on the ground in fright, Xiao Chengjun declared in a cold voice: “The first emperor named the emperor’s eldest grandson the grandson, and I should obey the first emperor’s will and designate Xiao Qirui as the crown prince, and the grand ceremony will be given in the next year.”

“The emperor Shengming.” All the officials bowed in response.

In the next few days, everyone understood Xiao Chengjun’s intentions. The former Shangshu, who was not very in charge of affairs, completely delegated the authority to Cai Yi. Cai Yi rolled up his sleeves and exempted and relegated all those messy officials, and Zhao Xi, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry who had just taken office. , He was ordered by the emperor to investigate the construction of the palace.

The construction of the Summer Palace was originally under the supervision of the Ministry of Engineering. It was taken over by Shen Lian in the past. The accounts were chaotic, and a lot of silver was spent in the court. Now it has not been properly repaired. Everyone sympathized with Zhao Xi, who had just taken up the drudgery after he was transferred from the center of power. Zhao Xi didn’t think so. He had planned to become prime minister before the age of 30. Now he has become Shangshu before he is weak. This goal is It is completely possible to achieve it, and naturally it is full of energy.

The atmosphere of the court suddenly changed. The group of people who were still on the sidelines put away all kinds of crooked thoughts and began to immerse themselves in doing things.

Of course, in such a diligent atmosphere, Xiao Chengjun, as the emperor, was naturally more diligent. After approving a stack of memorials, Xiao Chengjun rubbed his eyebrows and took a break.

“Tired?” A pair of warm hands hugged him from the side, and the sweet voice and familiar cold fragrance immediately made Emperor Hongyuan relax his body.

“The central dynasty is in chaos, and these days are not free.” Xiao Chengjun followed this force and leaned against the solid and warm arms.

Lou Jing looked down at His Majesty the emperor, who was rare and submissive. He only felt itchy. He leaned forward and asked for a long kiss. Finally, he rubbed the lips of the emperor and complained, “The emperor hasn’t summoned me for so many days, causing me to stand alone. Empty boudoir.”

Xiao Chengjun glanced at him amusedly, “Before the wedding, you and I shouldn’t have seen each other.” Zun Gu Li, the new couple cannot meet before they get married.

Lou Jing bit the emperor’s nose with dissatisfaction, “If there is something for me to do, are you not going to see me this month?”

“I plan to go through the three books and six ceremonies, so I won’t get married until next year… well…” The emperor was gagged before he finished saying a word.

It’s not a good sign that his husband has failed to learn. Lou Jing thought angrily, letting go of His Majesty, who was about to breathe, and pulled off the meticulously buttoned dragon robe, and stamped one on the white neck. Deep tooth marks.

“Yeah…” Xiao Chengjun snorted and pushed him away hurriedly, “Don’t make trouble, you’ll have to see courtiers later.”

Lou Jing added to the toothmark with satisfaction, “Seeing any courtier, I heard that you have not slept for three hours a day in the past few days. This is not good, and no one is allowed to see you today.”

“Speaking of business, I am looking for you, because there is something for you to do.” Xiao Chengjun struggled to sit up, but was caught by the arms around his waist. He had to speak in this posture. As his body relaxed, his cold voice changed. I got lazy, “I plan to withdraw from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Zhao Xi is investigating things about the palace these days, and you take the soldiers to copy Shen Lian’s home.”

Lou Jing was also involved in the palace affairs. He fished in troubled water and made a lot of money. One of the reasons why Zhao Xi was in charge was to get Lou Jing out.

It was a fat man who ran the house. Lou Jing was very happy. He stretched out his hand to remove the crown of the emperor and combed his hair with five fingers. “There are a lot of nobles and nobles in the palace. It is difficult to get the money back. It is just to clean up the eunuchs. Now, the honorable thing will be done slowly.”

“Well, I know…” The warm and strong hands passed through the top of the hair, comforting those slight headaches very well, and Xiao Chengjun closed his eyes comfortably. He is not a tyrant either. There will be no fish when the water is clear. It will be enough to clear up the internal care through this matter, and he does not intend to pursue the matter of nobleness.

The afternoon sun came in from the window of the Imperial Study Room, warmly reflecting the bright yellow seat, Lou Jing held the sleeping emperor in his arms, smiled and leaned on the back of the chair, and took the blanket that Anshun gently handed over. , Surrounded the person in his arms, only showing a handsome face, who was sleeping slightly red, outside.

When Xiao Chengjun woke up, the official who had come to discuss the matter had been sent away by Anshun, and his quasi-queen was secretly unbuttoning his dragon robe and licking on his collarbone. Raising his hand to pat away the fluffy head, Xiao Chengjun sat up refreshedly, “It’s not early, you can go back, come up tomorrow, and have an errand for you.”

Lou Jing hugged the emperor dissatisfiedly, squinted into the open dragon robe, and wanted to take a look at the attractive pink adzuki bean, “I’m not going, I want to stay in bed.”

“I haven’t paid him yet, what kind of decent is he?” Xiao Chengjun gathered up his clothes and blasted him away mercilessly.

In the next day, Zhao Xi, Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry, took out an account book, saying that the accounts kept by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were very messy, and the amount of silver spent on the summer palace was obviously beyond the norm.

After Shen Lian was arrested, he was killed by Chen Shichang within a few days, but his mansion was still left before it could be confiscated. Xiao Chengjun immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and appointed Zhennan General Lou Jing to ransack his home.

Copying a home is a fat man, everyone wants it, but if it doesn’t make it right, it will cause a commotion. It is more appropriate for Lou Jing, who is about to become a queen, to do it, because Lou Jing is already considered the upper half of a royal person. Even if he was greedy for some money, he had to be a dowry to accompany the royal family in the end, and no one could say anything.

Just as the reorganization in the courtroom was in full swing, the emperor’s wedding was also in full swing. Lingnan got the news early this time and sent the third uncle to give the makeup gift.