Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 503 Weird Calm

Beijing.

Days passed by, and as the return of the Supreme Emperor was approaching, the court situation was strangely calm.

You know, just a few days ago, the emperor just issued an imperial decree that could shake the government and the public.

In this imperial decree, the emperor rewarded nearly ten of the prince's third teacher and prince's third young master at one time, covering almost all the top civil and military ministers in the imperial court today.

Although, since Hongwu, the third master of the prince and the third young master of the prince have been completely reduced to empty positions, and have nothing to do with the East Palace.

However, after all, these official positions all bear the word prince, so they have extremely strong political meaning.

In fact, according to the etiquette system, the three masters of the prince are in charge of teaching the prince with morality and guarding him carefully, and the three young masters of the prince are in charge of teaching the prince to observe the morality of the three princes.

To put it bluntly, whether it is the third teacher of the prince or the third young master of the prince, more emphasis is placed on the moral growth of the prince, which is equivalent to setting a moral benchmark for the prince, so that the prince has a sense of responsibility in his daily behavior and handling of government affairs. Objects that can be imitated.

In addition, the other responsibility of the Prince's Third Division is to protect the prince's status from infringement, and he can be regarded as the prince's political guardian.

But for these two responsibilities, the former cannot be "taught", while the latter, because Daming's succession order is very clear, basically there will be no problems.

So over time, the three divisions of the prince became, and the rewards for officials with outstanding meritorious deeds and outstanding conduct in the court did not have practical significance.

The ones who are really in charge of teaching the prince are the Zuochunfang University Scholars of the Zhan Shifu under the East Palace. They are the ones who supervise the prince's homework every day, explain the scriptures, and assist the prince in handling government affairs.

Also known as "princelings".

But this time the imperial decree is different from the past.

Although the Third Master of the Crown Prince and the Third Young Master of the Crown Prince are not involved in the affairs of the Eastern Palace, after all, they are related to the Eastern Palace in terms of their responsibilities.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, when the prince goes out to study in the pavilion, he will confer the titles of the three prince teachers and the prince three young masters at the same time, prepare all the officials in the prince's mansion, and complete the entire establishment of the East Palace. This is a common practice.

For the court, it is also the reason why the prince's departure from the cabinet is regarded as a major ceremony of the court.

Then the question arises, such a large-scale addition of titles to ministers of civil and military affairs must not be due to any merit or outstanding moral character, so it must be related to the prince.

However, the crown prince is still young, and it will take a few years before he can really leave the court to study. Therefore, after the edict was issued, all the officials turned their attention to the crown prince.

Although it is said that the prince is raised in the palace now, there are almost two eunuchs among civil servants, especially the elders who are in high positions.

Therefore, it is not difficult to inquire about some news.

Therefore, the court quickly came to a conclusion that the Empress Dowager Shangsheng took the prince to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and was going to enlighten the prince!
Then it spread, and naturally there was also a conversation between the Son of Heaven and the Holy Mother in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

The ministers knew of course that the return of the Supreme Emperor was approaching, and the empress dowager, the most holy emperor in the palace, had repeatedly intervened in Nangong's servants, guards, and even the arrangement of the prince's whereabouts.

It stands to reason that courtiers are bound to impeach such a big matter.

One is for the harmony of the Tian family. From the beginning to the end, the emperor has always supported the return of the Supreme Emperor, and has repeatedly sent envoys to peace talks. Be careful, it is actually hindering the blind date of brothers.

In other words, Queen Mother Sun's behavior is equivalent to putting the bad relationship between the Tian family on the table.

Everyone basically knows the current situation of the Tian family, but they still maintain a decent face. In front of the world, they still maintain the scene of brothers and friends respecting each other and the Tian family being harmonious.

But Empress Dowager Sun's behavior is equivalent to tearing the veil of warmth. Once it is spread, it will inevitably cause criticism to the Tian Family and the Son of Heaven.

As for the second, it is for the crown prince.

The prince is the crown prince. Under normal circumstances, the prince has both the identities of the son of the emperor and the successor of the emperor. Therefore, it is up to the emperor to decide when to be enlightened and when to leave the cabinet to study.

But now the situation is special, the prince is the heir of the emperor, but at the same time he is the heir.

So in this case, from the perspective of kinship, it should be decided by the Supreme Emperor, and from the perspective of politics, it should be decided by the Son of Heaven.

However, it should not be decided by the Holy Mother Empress Dowager in the deep palace.

In the past, although the Empress Dowager Sun had also expressed her views on the issue of the prince, but at that time the court had no master and the artifact was in vain. Her old man came forward on behalf of the Supreme Emperor and made the decision.

Now that the times have changed, the throne is in its own hands, the return of the Supreme Emperor, and the enlightenment of the Crown Prince should be decided by them.

However, in the news inquired by the officials, they did not see the emperor's opinion on this matter, and what was there was just the arbitrary decision of the Holy Mother!

Therefore, after the imperial edict, the ruling and opposition parties discussed the matter a lot.

However, the discussion is the discussion, neither the court nor the cabinet have ever received a formal impeachment report, but have fallen into a strange calm.

In such a scene, many ministers were puzzled.

However, for the elderly who have been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years, without exception, they realize that under this calm, there will be more violent storms brewing.

Among them, there is the newly promoted Master Second Assistant, who is also Yu Shiyue who has just been awarded the crown prince's junior teacher.

Mr. Yu's second assistant was caught in the imperial edicts of the third prince's teacher and the prince's third young master, so he looked very inconspicuous.

Although many ministers came to congratulate him, there was no disturbance in the court. After all, the eyes of the courtiers were all on the prince.

This made Mr. Yu, who was actively seeking progress, feel a little bit lost.

But soon, he adjusted his position and also focused on the matter of the prince.

However, other people's eyes are focused on the Crown Prince and Queen Mother Sun, but he is the only one who thinks from a very different angle...

On this day, Yu Shiyue handed in the greeting card early, and after getting out of the office, he took a sedan chair in a light car and came to the outside of a five-entry house, and handed in the card. Yi, then unhurriedly appeared in front of the screen wall.

That's right, Yu Shiyue's visit today is one of the seven ministers, Chen Yi, the Zuodu censor who was newly conferred the crown prince and grand master!
Although I greeted her early today, Yu Shiyue still understands official etiquette.

Although he has just been promoted to the second assistant, Chen Yi has the upper hand in terms of seniority, real power and official rank, so it is naturally impossible for him to stand where he is and really let Chen Yi go out to welcome him to the door.

Therefore, the first time he saw Chen Yi's figure, Yu Shiyue also stepped forward to meet him.

"Brother Jie, the old man is broken, you just ask the housekeeper to take me in, why do you have to come out in person?"

Seeing Yu Shiyue's enthusiasm, Chen Yi didn't put on airs, a smile appeared on his straight face, and said.

"The second minister of the cabinet is here, how can I not welcome this old man?"

Chen Yi was in Ke Dao, and he was known for his integrity and sternness. It seems that such a joking tone at this time is very rare.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Chen Yi led Yu Shiyue into the flower hall.

With their status and status, many times when they speak, they are straightforward.

Therefore, without much concealment, Yu Shiyue made it clear.

"In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion in the court about the crown prince's enlightenment, but Ke Dao has not made a sound. Brother Jie is in charge of Feng Xian. I wonder if you can clear up the confusion for me?"

(End of this chapter)