Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 519
From Xuanfu to Beijing, it takes only one day to rush [-] li, but Hu Wei and others are going to pass the decree, so they are not in a hurry. Besides, Mr. Hu is old and can't stand the bumps, so walk slowly It took three days to arrive, arrived at Xuanfu, stayed for more than half a day, packed up and returned, and walked on the road for another three or four days, and seven days passed in a flash.

During these seven days, the capital has been turned upside down!

There is no other reason, it is the copy of "Inviting the Prince to Leave the Pavilion" written by Shen Jing, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has always been regarded as the foundation of the country, and any matter involving the crown prince is not a trivial matter. What's more, this memorandum was written by Shen Jing, who was personally promoted by Wang Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The matter was so important that the cabinet didn't dare to do it alone. On the day they received the memorial, the first assistant Wang Ao and the second assistant Yu Shiyue entered the palace together to present themselves to the emperor.

As for the emperor's attitude, of course...

The next court!
On this day, the sky was light and the wind was howling.

This year's capital is dry and cold. At this time last year, there had been two snowfalls, but this year, there has been no rain for a long time.

Early in the morning, the elders got off the sedan chair at the gate of the palace, and put their hands into their sleeves immediately.

The sky was slightly brighter, the sun was rising, and the heavy palace gate was slowly pushed open.

Go to the Royal Wenhua Palace, where hundreds of officials discuss!

After the salutes were completed, a young official in a green robe and a tall man came out slowly from the end of the hall.

Shen Jing, who was born as a Jinshi in the first year of Zhengtong, was a county magistrate at the beginning.

In 12 years, he was patrolling Zhejiang and the civilians were in chaos. He was recommended by Wang Wen again and transferred to the Ministry of War as the head of the sixth rank.

In the 14th year of civil engineering, hundreds of officials suffered hardships, Wang Wen was recalled to Beijing, took charge of the Ministry of Officials, transferred Shen Jing to the Ministry of Officials, and acted as a doctor in charge.

Under the Ministry of Officials, there are four departments for cleaning up officials, Wenxuan, Yanfeng, Jixun, and meritorious service.

The Department of Wenxuan is in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials, and has the most power, followed by the Department of Examinations, which is in charge of the examination and dismissal of officials.

Each of the four major Qing officials has one official fifth-rank doctor, one fifth-rank official wailang, and one sixth-rank master.

In the first year of Jingtai, the Ministry of Officials set up a Beijing inspection to conduct a major examination of officials, and it was Shen Jing, the meritorious department of the Ministry of Officials, who assisted Prime Minister Shangshu in the matter of Jingcha.

After the Beijing inspection was over, Shen Jing was promoted to be a member of the merit examination department Wai Lang, and he was still in charge of the doctor's affairs.

Today, the Department of Wenxuan, Department of Seal Inspection, and Department of Jixun all have their own doctors. Only the Department of Kaogong is still represented by Shen Jing as Yuanwailang, which shows Wang Wen's preference for him.

Therefore, the political signal he expressed this time in the shuffle has to be thought-provoking.

Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, Shen Jing stepped forward, stood firmly in the hall, took out the memorabilia that he had already prepared from his sleeve, and said.

"Shen Jingqi, Your Majesty, from the Ministry of Officials, please allow the East Palace to leave the pavilion."

The contents of the memorandum had already been distributed to all the yamen, so all the bosses in the palace knew about it, Shen Jing read it again at this moment, one is to warm up the scene, and the other is to give everyone a time to sort out their thoughts.

"I heard that the Queen Mother wants to be educated by the prince. Since ancient times, young children should be taught by famous teachers. The East Palace is the foundation of the country, and it should be even more important."

"It's too late for the Supreme Emperor to be enlightened. The former emperor and concubine entrusted Wang Zhen with several court affairs. He has been with him since he was a child. He is both a teacher and a friend. In the end, he became a disaster. I secretly thought that the East Palace was the reserve. Don't be careless. Goodbye Wang Zhen's seal of misfortune. The prince grew up in the deep palace." , Listening to eunuchs is really the way to bring disaster."

"The Holy Mother wanted to be educated by the prince, so His Majesty appointed the prince's three masters and three young masters to protect the East Palace with his wings, which shows that the heart of heaven is safe and he attaches great importance to the treasures of the East Palace."

"The sage said that when the heavens are about to send a great mission to the people, they must first work hard and work hard. The crown prince is the most important thing in the country, so he should study hard. The East Palace is still young, and the Zhan Shifu can be postponed, but the education in the East Palace should not be ignored. Do not trust eunuchs."

"The old minister has the courage to advise Your Majesty that you should use the Imperial Academy and the Cabinet Masters as lecturers to teach the prince, learn from the cabinet, and gradually learn government affairs. Only in this way can the people of the world feel at ease."

The memorial is not too long, but in this memorial, Shen Jing sacrificed a big killer, that is the Supreme Emperor!

Everyone knew that Wang Zhenlai was responsible for the education of the Supreme Emperor.

This person was originally a scholar who had tried and failed. He taught in a private school for several years, and then through connections, he became an instructor in the county school. eunuch.

It should be said that although Wang Zhen's talent is not very good when it comes to scientific research, he is very good at observing words and demeanor, and having a delicate mind.

Therefore, after entering the palace, he was soon favored by the first emperor, and later, he was appointed as the bureau chief of the East Palace, who was responsible for serving the prince.

At that time, the East Palace was still young, and the late emperor was busy with other affairs. Knowing that Wang Zhen had served as a county school instructor, he ordered him to be responsible for leading the prince to read and write.

Because of this, for the Supreme Emperor, Wang Zhen has the friendship of half a teacher.

Even though he was an eunuch, and strictly speaking, he did not really teach the emperor's classics and political affairs, but in private, the emperor still insisted on calling Wang Zhen "Mr."

Especially after the death of Empress Dowager Zhang, even in public, the Supreme Emperor did not shy away from it.

The source of all this is because Wang Zhen not only has a friendship with the Supreme Emperor since he was a child, but also is the teacher of the Supreme Emperor.

The courtiers can't control the former, because no matter what, the prince always needs someone to serve him, but the latter can be discussed!

Shen Jing's point of view is that in order to avoid the recurrence of Wang Zhen's misfortune, from the very beginning, the Imperial Academy and the cabinet scholars should be responsible for teaching the prince.

This point of view was supported by many people in the DPRK. After all, the shadow cast by Wang Zhen on everyone was indeed too deep.

But, not without objections!

After Shen Jing finished speaking, Dong Yi, the doctor of the Ministry of Rituals, came out and said.

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate for the East Palace to leave the pavilion, which is a major national event. The old court system, leaving the pavilion to open a mansion, and preparing bureaucrats are closely related. Now Mr. Shen invites you to leave the pavilion instead of preparing the mansion, which violates the rules of etiquette."

The departure of the East Palace from the pavilion is a matter of extremely strong political significance.

The reason is that leaving the pavilion to study means that the prince will leave the harem and move into his own palace, which is the so-called East Palace.

The East Palace does not only mean moving a place, as the place where the crown prince lives, it not only has geographical significance, but also has political significance.

Under the East Palace, Zhan Shifu was set up, and Chunfang was left and right to assist the prince.

If it is said that the third teacher of the prince and the third young master of the prince belong to false titles, they are more of a deterrent force, responsible for being a model and leading the prince to the right path, but they do not actually do things specifically,

Then, Zhan Shifu and Zuochunfang are the political forces that truly belong to the prince alone. Their official office is next to the East Palace, and they basically participate in all daily affairs.

From the perspective of etiquette, leaving the cabinet means building the East Palace, and the system of the East Palace itself includes Zhan Shifu and Zuochunfang.

Therefore, Dong Yi, who is in charge of the etiquette system as the Ministry of Rites, said that leaving the cabinet without preparing the government is a violation of the etiquette system.

However, this was not a particularly tenable reason. After the words fell, Xiao Yi, a Hanlin bachelor, stood up and retorted.

"Leaving the cabinet without preparing the mansion is just a temporary measure. It is to deal with the enlightenment of the Eastern Palace. I am afraid that something will happen to Wang Zhen again. The crown prince is still young. If we prepare officials according to the old method, the crown prince will not prepare for the government affairs. It is nothing more than an empty title. It is a waste of the court. Human and material resources."

Undoubtedly, the Imperial Academy and the cabinet benefited the most from Shen Jing's proposal.

After all, although Wang Zhen is a disaster, it can also be seen that Master Meng's influence on the East Palace, if this influence is his own, it must be a great good thing.

The cabinet is very important, and now the people who speak and discuss are basically the officials of various ministries. Therefore, it is not appropriate for them to end up directly. It is most appropriate for the Imperial Academy, which is noble but not very powerful, to speak.

And, more importantly, the best character of Xiao Ying is that he is not greedy.

You must know that a large part of the appointments of Zhan Shifu and Zuochunfang must be selected from the Hanlin Academy.

After all, the officials of the imperial court have their own duties, and if too many people are transferred to the East Palace at once, it may cause chaos in government affairs.

However, the Hanlin Academy was different. It was originally a reserve for officials, and there were many Hanlins waiting for election. Moreover, because they did not really enter the court, their wealth was clean, and they did not have so many messy background relationships.

Therefore, generally speaking, the Hanlin Academy is the best choice for the officials of the Eastern Palace.

From this perspective, Xiao Yi should actually agree with Dong Yi.

However, he is not greedy!

Behind Shen Jing is Wang Wen, and behind Wang Wen is the emperor. In this regard, Xiao Ying's heart is like a bright mirror.

Now that the relationship between the Tian family is very delicate, the matter of the prince leaving the cabinet to prepare for an official is even more sensitive.

Xiao Yi didn't know why the Son of Heaven chose to let Shen Jing take the lead at this time, but he knew that he wanted what he wanted and didn't want what he shouldn't.

Dong Yi pondered for a while, then retreated.

He is just a small fifth-rank doctor, there is no need to fight head-on with the Hanlin scholar, both sides are great experts in etiquette, if it is really a matter of discussion, it is not necessarily who can compete with the other.

What's more, Dong Yi didn't really intend to stop it. Such a big matter, how can he, a young doctor, can decide it? It's just out of duty and he has to say it.

With Xiao Ying's end, this discussion was naturally raised to the level of a servant.

After Dong Yi stepped down, Wang Yining, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood up next.

It's pitiful to say that the Ministry of Rites was originally the most well-organized, with four Langs, two servants, and a Shangshu all missing.

However, Li Xian was sent to meet the Supreme Emperor, Hu Wei was sent to meet the Supreme Emperor, Wang Yining...

Stay to preside over the daily affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

It is a grand ceremony for the crown prince to come out of the pavilion, and Wang Yining couldn't hide even if he wanted to.

Otherwise, not to mention whether the old Shangshu would blame him when he came back, immediately after he came down to court, a censor would refer to him and say that his corpse was a vegetarian meal.

"Your Majesty, it is not a trivial matter for the prince to leave the court. Immediately after the emperor returns to the court, there will be a grand ceremony in the Ministry of Rites. After this year, it will be the Spring Festival, which is also a major ceremony of the country. These major events cannot be ignored. The prince is still young, and there is a virgin in the palace. The Empress Dowager taught, so you might as well postpone the matter of leaving the cabinet, this minister is my humble opinion, please think twice."

This seems to be very difficult to say, but it is actually the case.

Who would have thought that the reason given by the dignified Minister of Rituals was not that there was a problem with the etiquette system, but that the Ministry of Rituals was too busy? !

Moreover, there are people who agree...

After Wang Yining finished speaking, immediately after, Meng Jian, the servant of the household department, reluctantly stood up under the threat of his master Shangshu's eyes, and said.

"Your Majesty, I think what Wang Shilang said is true. The Ministry of Rites has a lot of ceremonies this year. There will be spring next year, and each item is a major expense. What's more, the Ministry of Households has just allocated a canal repair this year." The Miaodi Rebellion has just been quelled, and the subsequent rewards are also a big spender."

"At this time, it is indeed difficult for the Household Department to hold the ceremony of the crown prince's exit from the cabinet. Your Majesty, you might as well postpone it for a year or two. Wait until the treasury is more abundant, and then it will not be too late for the crown prince to leave the cabinet."

Well, all the ministers thought that Meng Shilang could say something new, but in the end, it was still the eternal theme of the Ministry of Finance.

Cry poor!

Anyway, when it comes to spending money, the Ministry of Finance does not support it. Everyone is used to it.

The lord on the throne really wants to spend money, even your ministers can't stop him, let alone a servant...

After Meng Jian finished speaking, he waited for someone to refute or echo him.

However, the hall unexpectedly fell silent.

This made Meng Shilang feel a little embarrassed, but fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long, and his own Lord Shangshu quickly came forward to relieve him, said.

"Your Majesty, the prince's departure from the cabinet is not only a state matter, but also a family matter. In addition, the prince is young and weak, and it is difficult to support large-scale ceremonies. Therefore, I think that if it must be done, we might as well reduce the scale of the Ministry of Rites and let the national treasury and the internal treasury jointly fund the ceremony." Silver, complete the ceremony."

This sentence almost made Zhu Qiyu laugh...

Well, as the secretary of the household department, he really doesn't miss any chance to ask for money.

However, Shen Yi's appearance actually announced that the court discussion had come to an end.

Ministers at the Shangshu level do not express their opinions easily, but once they express their opinions, it is basically the final vote.

So Zhu Qiyu asked.

"The gentlemen of the cabinet, what do you mean?"

During these days, Wang Ao didn't have a high sense of presence in the court. Hearing this, he still maintained a calm expression, said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is related to the ministers in the cabinet and should not be spoken by the ministers, but since your majesty asked, the minister had no choice but to answer. The minister thinks that the prince should not grow up in the deep palace and listen to the eunuchs."

"At the time of the Taizu, Prince Yiwen traveled around the country. He was known as a virtuous man. Taizong succeeded to the throne and repeatedly conquered Mobei. He was also supervised by the East Palace to manage the country. Not to mention, the late emperor grew up in the army and followed Emperor Taizong. Running around."

"The reason why my former emperors of the Ming Dynasty were wise and mighty, with all the virtues, was because when I was in the residence, I was aware of the people's sentiments, got involved in political affairs early, and was not confined to the deep palace."

"However, the Supreme Emperor grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he did not have the opportunity of the previous emperors to travel around. As a result, the civil war caused great damage to the court and turmoil in the society. Now the East Palace is young, but we can't repeat the same mistakes. It should be taught from an early age. The upper body has a heavenly heart , to inspect the people of Li, this minister's foolish opinion."

What he said was upright, but secretly, he even stepped on the Supreme Emperor.

However, there was no one who raised any objections.

So, the emperor waited for a while, and saw that the other ministers were silent, so he said.

"Since this is the case, let's start making arrangements for the East Palace to leave the pavilion. The Hanlin Academy will work with the cabinet to select the list of tutors who will be enlightened by the prince. The Ministry of Rites will work harder and draw up a note. The Ministry of Households..."

All the ministers could clearly see that the emperor's face was a little helpless, he paused, and then said.

"It's not easy for the Ministry of Household Affairs. All the expenses for the prince's leaving the cabinet will be paid from the internal treasury."

After the words fell, Shen Shangshu was overjoyed and bowed his head in worship.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

With such Qiqing as the leader, the other ministers had a trace of helplessness on their faces, and they had no choice but to bow their heads.

"The ministers obey the order..."

(End of this chapter)