Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 560 Listen to Uncle Zong

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne and carefully read the memorial presented by the Ministry of Rites.

In general, it is similar to what Li Xian said.

Although the Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important celebrations of the imperial court, because of its importance, there are various precedents. Xiao Guicao can do whatever he wants, and basically nothing will go wrong.

As for the changes, there are mainly two.

One is what Li Xian just said, after offering sacrifices to heaven, the emperor must lead his officials to congratulate the Supreme Emperor, then worship the ancestors together with the Supreme Emperor, and then be congratulated in Fengtian Hall.

It is a simple question of order, and the superiority and inferiority are already clear.

As for the second, it is the order of the harem. The so-called husband and wife are honorable, and the same is true of the Tian family.

Now that the Supreme Emperor has returned to the court, if the rituals of the outer court have been rested, then the court celebrations in the harem will naturally change accordingly.

However, this is another difficulty. Now there is a master in the middle palace, and there is a Duanjing queen in the south palace.

It would be too cumbersome to ask the married woman to congratulate on both sides like the outer court, but it is not appropriate to only greet one person.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rites finally agreed that the ordering of the wife should be changed to His Majesty the Holy Empress Dowager.

Anyway, in terms of status, the Empress Dowager Shangsheng is the mother of the Supreme Emperor and the Son of Heaven, and her status is respected. Although she has interfered with some court affairs recently and made the courtiers dissatisfied, after all, at the critical moment, she insisted on the succession of the emperor to the throne. It is most appropriate for the court to order a wife to enter the palace to congratulate her old man.

Of course, compared to the rest of the outer dynasty, the harem is a small section.

It should be said that this adjustment by the Ministry of Rites is completely reasonable and appropriate.

Although the Supreme Emperor now lives in Nangong, no matter his status as the Supreme Emperor or the brother of the emperor, the winter solstice should be celebrated by the emperor and his officials.

However, this matter is sensitive because of its sensitivity. A few days ago, King Xiang had published a memorandum, the content of which was that he hoped that the emperor could serve the Supreme Emperor day and night, and lead all the officials to pay his respects to the Supreme Emperor.

Originally, once this memorial was handed over, it would definitely be a huge wave.

One must know that although King Xiang is a minister, he is the uncle of the Supreme Emperor and the Son of Heaven after all. From the perspective of the family, although he is not a venerable, he is an elder.

Unfortunately, it was blocked.

Prince Dazong Zhengmin, who had been ill for a long time, came forward in person. In the sect school, according to the family law of his ancestors, he blamed King Xiang's two sticks, and the matter of memorials was left alone.

At that time, there was speculation in the court that there was no one else who could invite Prince Min to leave the mansion, except for the high-ranking emperor.

In other words, it was the emperor's intention to stop King Xiang.

In this situation, the memorial from the Ministry of Rites is quite a test of the meaning of the emperor's bottom line.

It is true that during the winter solstice festival, the emperor leads his officials to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor, and the women in the harem pay homage to the Holy Empress Dowager, but the rules are a little more cumbersome.

Moreover, it was the winter solstice after all, and it was not every day when the imperial court had only three major court meetings. Compared with King Xiang's memorandum, it was much gentler.

However, the essence has not changed.

The political significance of the Son of Heaven leading a group of ministers to congratulate the Supreme Emperor is to emphasize once again to the imperial court that the Supreme Emperor is respected and the Son of Heaven is humble. Although it still does not involve the government affairs of the court, after all, this constantly emphasized hierarchy , Let many ministers feel uneasy.

In addition, it has been two months since the Supreme Emperor returned to court, but he has never been summoned, or more precisely, he has not successfully summoned his courtiers.

Those who really went to Nangong to meet, apart from courtiers Yuan Bin, Ha Ming and others who returned with the Supreme Emperor, were some foreign relatives, such as Jiao Jing and Sun Zhong. The only exception was King Xiang, but he was also a clan, not courtier.

The Supreme Emperor did summon some courtiers, but basically, none of these ministers entered the Nangong Palace, they just bowed their heads outside the Nangong Palace to pay their respects, and then left.

The Supreme Emperor did not stop him, in fact, there was no way to stop him.

Because, since returning to the court, the Supreme Emperor issued an edict announcing that he would no longer interfere in the great affairs of state.

Then, the reason he can summon the courtiers is nothing more than to ask for peace.

So in fact, if the ceremonial note of the Ministry of Rites is carried out, this will be the first time that the Supreme Emperor will receive large-scale officials after returning to the court.

It may be derived from this that the Empress Dowager can summon ministers in Nangong alone.

The elders in the court, especially those in high positions, all take one step and see three steps, so they naturally understand these hidden risks and possibilities clearly.

Just because I understand it, I feel the courage of the Ministry of Rites even more...

I just don't know how the Son of Heaven will respond this time?

Or like last time, dismiss it?
or……

"What does Uncle Da Zong mean?"

Without too much delay, the son of heaven, Lunyin, descended and called Hu Wei's name directly.

So, Master Hu opened his eyes, was confused for a moment, then walked out of the line slowly, and cupped his hands.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this ceremonial note is the result of the Ministry's discussion. It is in line with the ceremonial code, and I think it is feasible."

The words were crisp and clear, without any sloppy words.

However, it didn't surprise the ministers either. After all, Li Xian would never have dared to use the name of the Ministry of Rites to play such a big matter without the nod from the Minister of Rites, Hu Wei.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, looking at Hu Yi who seemed to have just woken up, and sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, he was still an old fox...

Hu Wei is smart because he is able to grasp a good sense of proportion, and can protect himself wisely to the greatest extent.

He nodded his head for this memorial, but he didn't hand it over, and it was the result of the "deliberation" of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, if there are any questions about the details or specific operations, Zhu Qiyu should ask Li Xian, the person who reported it, instead of Hu Wei, the minister.

As for the general direction, Hu Wei's attitude is very clear.

This is also the reason why he has stood firm in the court for many years. He seems to be gentle, but in fact he is decisive, and he does not hesitate when he is a sinner.

Even if this person is the Son of Heaven!
However, he has a good sense of proportion.

This memorial was played by Li Xian, which actually left room for it. Although Hu Wei nodded, he did not make a strong claim.

Therefore, if Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, wants to reject it, he will not refuse in the current state of Hu Yan.

Anyway, he did what he should do, and no one can blame him.

As for whether Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, would feel unhappy, Hu Wei actually knew very well that from the time when the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, he, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, may have been at odds with both sides in many cases.

However, he is Hu Mei!
He served in the five dynasties, the late emperor's bequest to the lonely and important ministers, and all the ministers in the court, there is no one who is second to none in terms of seniority alone.

Therefore, he has the capital to not stand in line.

Thinking about how much time the emperor had to spend to replace Wang Zhi at that time, it would only be more difficult to replace Hu Mei.

He will not be so arrogant that he feels that the emperor has nothing to do with him.

However, if the sense of proportion is well grasped, the emperor will not just mobilize teachers and mobilize people like this.

Because it's not worth it!

One is that he left enough room for the emperor, and the other is that his own qualifications are there.

If you really want to change it, there must be some major event, or Hu Yan asked for it on his own initiative.

Zhu Qiyu also understood this point.

That's why he sighed that Hu Wei is an old fox.

He put all his attitudes on the table. He didn't want to lean towards any side, nor would he lean towards any side. It was precisely because of this attitude that both sides had scruples.

Shaking his head imperceptibly, Zhu Qiyu said lightly.

"Since Uncle Da Zong thinks it is so appropriate, then the Ministry of Rites will handle it accordingly!"

(End of this chapter)