Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 559

Going to court in winter is the most difficult.

Not only is the weather cold, but also the dawn is late. The elders have to step out of the house and go to the Jinshui Bridge every day under the moon.

In recent days, perhaps because the Winter Solstice is approaching, Mr. Zongxian has become more and more strict with the court ceremonies.

On a very cold day, amidst the howling cold wind, it was accompanied by the scolding of the imperial censor, occasionally accompanied by soft cracking of the whip.

The sky was still pitch black, and the palace lanterns on both sides of the Jinshui Bridge were still on. However, under the watchful eyes of Mr. Zongxian, the elders did not dare to be late for a moment, and there was still a stick of incense before the palace gate opened, so they went early. Stand in line.

The elders folded their sleeves, waiting for the time to go to court, while chatting about various events that happened in the capital during this period.

Of course, there are also quite a few people who fish in troubled waters and are already looking forward to the arrival of the New Year's Eve.

The winter solstice is coming, can the Chinese New Year be far behind?
Where there are fishers, there are those who do business.

In the seemingly neat queue, the further back it became, the more noisy it seemed, and the further forward it became, the more dead still it was.

For the ministers of the third grade and above with a keen enough political sense, it is not difficult to know the content of King Xiang's intercepted memorial.

What they were most worried about, still happened!
Although King Xiang's memorial was not handed over in the end, a series of consequences brought about by it are bound to be fermented in this morning.

and……

As the sky brightened, the eyes of countless ministers all fell on Yu Qian who was at the forefront.

This is located in Shaobao, and it has been seven days since I returned to Beijing!
However, except for an audience with the palace on the second day after returning to Beijing, Du did not leave the house for the other few days. This time, it was the first time he participated in the court meeting after returning to Beijing.

Still the same sentence, although Yu Qian's trip was ostensibly for the Cha Luotong case, but as he traveled back and forth in the border towns, there were many traces that could not be concealed.

For this matter, Beijing and China have already been undercurrents, but it all depends on what Yu Qian got!
At the same time, another person who attracted attention was Yu Shiyue from the cabinet.

I don't know why, this Yu Cifu has restrained his temper recently, and he has stopped talking to Mr. Zhu Ge about many government affairs in the cabinet.

Although there are still disputes over some government affairs, they are not as serious as before.

He even agreed with Elder Zhu Ge's opinion for the first time in a certain cabinet meeting.

There was a lot of discussion in the court about this.

Some people think that this is Yu Cifu bowing his head in disguise, acknowledging the special status of Mr. Zhu Ge in the cabinet.

But more people are praising Yu Cifu for his broad mind and tolerance.

On the contrary, the voice of complaining about Zhu Jian's dissatisfaction that had been prevalent in the court some time ago has also weakened, but it is mixed with a hint of accusation, thinking that although Zhu Jian did not get the reward he deserved, he still As a newly promoted cabinet minister, it is inappropriate to treat Yu Shiyue, who joined the cabinet earlier than him, like this.

The direction of public opinion in the court sometimes turns extremely fast.

However, for the bigwigs of the imperial court, public opinion has long been unable to influence them.

The reason why they paid attention to Yu Shiyue was because this Yu Cifu published a memorandum two days ago, the content was very simple, recommending Yu Shan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, to be transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

If it's nothing.

Then, if you look at the memorabilia written by Yu Qian at the same time, recommending Xiang Wenyao, the minister of the Ministry of officials, to be the minister of the Ministry of war, it will be thought-provoking.

In short, the current court situation is about to come...

Although it was not yet dawn, the faint morning light had already penetrated, the loud bell rang, and the heavy palace gate was slowly pushed open.

On the Jinshui Bridge, the high-pitched voice of the courtesy officer sounded.

"Enter!"

In the Wenhua Palace, the earth dragon baked the whole hall warm, finally the elders didn't have to shiver in the cold wind, after entering the hall, they bowed their knees and bowed down with good etiquette.

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

"Flat body."

Today, the Son of Heaven is wearing a bright red woven gold over-the-shoulder dragon-pattern robe and a black winged crown. He is sitting on the throne, with a smile on his face, and he seems to be in a good mood.

As for the reason, the elders already knew it.

Just the day before yesterday, the concubine Guo in the palace was in labor and successfully gave birth to a prince. Although it was not the birth of the royal family, after all, His Majesty is not the only son of the emperor's eldest son, so he is naturally very happy.

It is said that on the day the second son of the emperor was born, the emperor visited the Changchun Palace in person and named the second son Jianshu, which means timely rain that moistens all things.

As for rewarding palace officials, even the ministers in the cabinet, including the outer courts, also have their own rewards.

At the beginning of the court meeting, the cabinet came out first, and submitted several matters that were difficult to deal with, but most of them were local, and some of them had some power involvement with the Buyuan Temple in central Beijing, but they were not major matters.

The elders of each department, mainly the assistant minister and the doctor, came out and said a few words, and it was quickly finalized.

Afterwards, the court hall was quiet for a moment, and it seemed that the next moment, when Eunuch Cheng Jing, who was standing on the imperial steps, was about to say the classic words of "If you have something to play, you have nothing to do with the court", a person walked out of the court class.

Li Xian, Minister of Rites!

Holding a notebook in his hand, he walked slowly into the hall, held up the notebook, and said.

"Your Majesty, the Winter Solstice Festival is approaching, and the Ministry of Rites has agreed on the ceremonies for the Winter Solstice Dynasty. Please read it, Your Majesty."

As soon as the voice fell, many elders with a keen sense of smell cheered up in an instant.

Therefore, the memorial was sent to the imperial case by the eunuch who stood in charge. The emperor did not hesitate, opened it and read it carefully.

At the same time, Li Xian also spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Winter Solstice, Zhengdan, and Longevity are the occasions of the Great Court Assembly, and it is also a major ceremony of the country. This year, the Supreme Emperor returns to the court and lives in the Nangong Palace. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites discussed this year. The ceremony of the Great Court Assembly is also slightly different from last year."

"According to the notes, after offering sacrifices to heaven, His Majesty should lead his officials to enter the Nangong Palace to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor, and then worship the Supreme Emperor at the ancestral temple together. After the ceremony is completed, the Supreme Emperor will return to the Nangong Palace. .”

Li Xian said these words with a straight line, his eyes were fixed on the wat board in front of him, and his tone did not fluctuate in the slightest.

However, this does not affect at all, his words caused a storm in the court.

There was a low voice of discussion in the hall, and then it gradually became noisy.

Although the elders had long thought that the morning before the Winter Solstice would not be peaceful, they never expected that this storm would come from the always stable Ministry of Rites.

After digesting the sound echoing in the hall, some of the elders' eyes fell on Li Xian who was standing in the middle, and some of them vaguely fell on the great uncle Hu Wei who seemed to be about to fall asleep again.

But no matter what, the meanings in their eyes are similar.

Ministry of Rites, today's guts are a bit fat...

(End of this chapter)