Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 545 Deja Vu Scene

The Supreme Emperor's return to the court is certainly a major event that will labor the entire court, but when it is over, it will be over.

Following the announcement of the two imperial edicts at the Fengtian Palace court meeting, all the yamen in the capital finally returned to their original track.

It was as if a small stone was thrown into the calm lake water. After the circle of ripples passed, the lake surface remained calm as if nothing had happened.

The changes that have taken place in the entire capital seem to be the result of the addition of a Supreme Emperor in Nangong.

Everything seems to have not changed, but turmoil is always brewing in the calm...

On this day, after the morning court, Zhu Qiyu had breakfast and took a rest for a while, then Wynn walked in carefully and said.

"Your Majesty, Shoufu and Zai Otsuka are seeking an audience outside, saying that they have something to report."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Wynn and was a little surprised.

Generally speaking, at this point of time, although it is time to deal with government affairs, there are generally no ministers to see him, let alone such important ministers as Wang Ao and Wang Wen.

It's not because of anything else, but because, if there is something to say, you can say it in the morning, unless... there is something that is inconvenient to say in the morning.

So, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Call them in."

Huai En bowed, turned and left. Not long after, Wang Ao and Wang Wen came hand in hand and strode into the hall.

Speaking of it, in terms of closeness and reuse, Wang Wen is naturally the emperor's number one confidant, but in fact, due to the special status of the cabinet, the cabinet ministers are the most frequently summoned on weekdays.

Like today, the two people met at the same time, only happened once, and that time caused the cabinet to have a lot of turmoil...

"See Your Majesty."

After saluting, Zhu Qiyu gave the two of them their seats, and asked directly without going around the corner.

"The two gentlemen rushed over just after the court, but what important matters are there, and it is inconvenient to talk about them in the early court?"

So, Wang Wen took out a memorial first, handed it up, and said.

"Your Majesty understands that I have come here today for two purposes. One is to welcome back the meritorious ministers of the Supreme Emperor, and to reward them for their meritorious service. The other is to come to supplement the cabinet ministers."

"Replenish the cabinet?"

Zhu Qiyu took Wang Wen's memorabilia, opened it and looked at it, frowned and asked.

According to the rules set before, the cabinet has a quota of six people, corresponding to the six ministries, who are responsible for the government affairs proposals of each ministries.

But in fact, because of the special nature of the cabinet, it has never been full.

After Gao Gu was transferred to Nanjing, some ministers suggested to add cabinet ministers, but because of various things, it was delayed all the time.

Of course, the more important thing is that strictly speaking, the cabinet belongs to the yamen of the inner court, so whether to add cabinet ministers depends largely on Zhu Qiyu, the emperor.

For Zhu Qiyu, the four members of the cabinet are not too busy at this stage, so he has never cared about this matter.

Moreover, it is understandable for the cabinet to bring up this matter. After all, sometimes, complaining about the heavy workload of the cabinet and asking the emperor for someone can increase the impression points.

However, when Wang Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, mentioned it, the significance was extraordinary.

However, since Wang Wen and Wang Ao came hand in hand, they naturally knew the emperor's doubts well, so they looked at each other, and Wang Ao stepped forward to explain.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has been vacant for a long time, but due to various reasons, it has not been filled. Now, His Royal Highness is about to leave the cabinet, and we cabinet ministers are also responsible for teaching courses for the East Palace. There are many ministers in the court. , proposed to add cabinet ministers."

At this point, Wang Ao took a step back tacitly.

Therefore, Wang Wen took over the conversation logically and continued.

"Your Majesty, now that the Supreme Emperor has returned, all the ministers who have made meritorious service are welcome back, and they should be rewarded. However, during the discussion of the Ministry of Officials, there was a dispute over how to raise the reward."

"According to the wishes of the minister, Zhu Jian, Luo Qi, and Li Shi ranked first in the merits of the mission. They can be awarded honorary guards according to their merits. Zhun Yinzi entered the Imperial Academy. Du Ning, Li Xian and others also made merits, but they are only awarded Money rewards will do.”

"However, at the time of the ministry's discussion, many people believed that the meritorious service of the mission was not martial arts, so it was inappropriate to confer honors and guards, and the official rank should be promoted to reward meritorious service."

"and……"

When Wang Wen came to this point, it seemed that Wang Ao took a look, so the chief assistant immediately took out a few more memorials from his sleeve, handed them up, and said.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorandum submitted by the official department to Wang Xuan in the matter. In this memo, he praised Zhu Jian for being willing to go to danger and counted in Oala, and he has made great contributions to welcoming the Supreme Emperor, and recommended him to be a cabinet counselor. .”

"Submitted together with this memorandum, there are also several other censors and officials of the official department. The people they recommend are different, but most of them hope that your majesty can briefly summarize the meritorious service of welcoming the Supreme Emperor this time. A minister into the cabinet."

With the explanations from these two people, Zhu Qiyu roughly flipped through the memorabilia handed over, and he knew it in his heart.

At the same time, he noticed that the memorial that Wang Wen submitted at the beginning, about the rewards of the members of the mission, was still mainly based on honors and rewards.

It can be seen that although there was a dispute in the ministerial meeting, this Otsuka governor finally insisted on his own opinion.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Mr. Jiugao, you are the chief assistant of the cabinet. Among the recommended people, who do you think is suitable for joining the cabinet?"

Wang Ao's expression looked a little cautious.

This question is actually not easy to answer.

Among the people recommended now, there are only a few, three people from the mission, Zhu Jian, Li Shi, Luo Qi, and then Li Xian and Du Ning, who were sent by the imperial court to welcome them.

Logically speaking, Zhu Jian has made the most contributions, and he must be considered first in order to be promoted.

However, this person's position is the biggest problem!

The cabinet is different from other yamen. For the cabinet, the most important thing is the Sacred Heart.

Nowadays, although the capital city seems to be calm and peaceful, the appearance of these memorials itself makes the elders with sensitive political sense feel some inexplicable meaning.

As for Zhu Jian, he has always been close to the emperor. This can be seen from the fact that he went to Oala alone to negotiate, and then resolutely chose to be transferred from the governor of Shaanxi to be the minister of Honglu Temple.

As a result, whether to let him into the cabinet requires multiple considerations.

Especially, when the old guy Wang Wen's attitude is so obvious.

So, after pondering for a moment, Wang Ao still said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the members of the cabinet should not only have talents and meritorious service, but also have ingenious strategies and ingenuity. Therefore, I believe that Li Shi and Luo Qi are more suitable for supplementing cabinet ministers."

"Although Zhu Jian should take the lead in this mission to Wala, the selection of officials should not be used as a reward. If the imperial court wants to reward meritorious service, honors, guards, yin and yin can be rewarded. For official positions, you should choose the right one. people in charge."

(End of this chapter)