Prince of Chaos

Chapter 23 Auspiciousness
March in Yangchun is the time when warblers fly, grass grows and peach blossoms burn.

But today's weather is exceptionally abnormal.Last night, the north wind suddenly picked up, and the inside and outside of the capital were desolate.Until the middle of the day, the sky was covered with heavy snow.

At this time, Emperor Wanli was playing mahjong with several eunuchs including Sun Xian in the inner room of Qianqing Palace, when suddenly a little eunuch dressed in snow hurried in from the door.

The little eunuch knelt on the ground and said fearfully, "It's snowing outside, my lord."

Although snowfall in March is uncommon, it can easily become a reason for civil officials to appeal to the emperor to cultivate virtue.

For a moment, the joyful atmosphere in the inner room was condensed.Sun Xian quickly got up and stood respectfully aside, waiting for Emperor Wanli's will.

Emperor Wanli's face was very ugly. If the snow was the first month of the twelfth lunar month, it would not be surprising, and it could even be called auspicious.But it happened to fall to March, and this March is about to pass, and the solar terms are close to Lixia, so Emperor Wanli had to treat it with caution.

It is foreseeable that all officials, large and small, in the capital will go to the emperor and ask the Wanli emperor to respect heaven and cultivate virtue.Countless tirades will blame the emperor's fault for causing this sudden snowstorm.

Standing behind Emperor Wanli, Zhu Changluo looked at the little eunuch who came in to report that it was snowing outside, and he sighed inwardly, "The Little Ice Age is finally coming, and the natural disaster that crushed the Ming Dynasty is finally coming."

Emperor Wanli was not in the mood to play cards any more, and he had to think about how to deal with the civil and military officials of the court, but in the end, Emperor Wanli still found helplessly that he seemed to have no way to deal with it.

Zhu Changluo looked at the people who were getting more and more dignified, and Zhu Changluo shouted loudly, "I congratulate my father, the auspicious snow is a sign of a good year! This snow is auspicious for my father! It is snowing in March, everything is wrapped in plain, The earth has rejuvenated again, this is the recognition of my father's virtues from the heavens."

When Sun Xian and the others heard what Zhu Changluo said, they all knelt on the ground to congratulate Emperor Wanli for his benevolence to be recognized by the heavens. This March snow is auspicious.

Emperor Wanli's confidence doubled after hearing this, and he felt that this snow was auspicious.

Emperor Wanli said happily: "That's right, this is auspiciousness."

Seeing that Emperor Wanli was in a good mood, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Zhu Changluo said while the iron was hot: "Father, since this snow is auspicious, we can't let it be artificially destroyed and turned into a disaster. Father should immediately issue an order to the cabinet He and the Ministry of Household Affairs asked them to make preparations and arrange manpower to rescue the people affected by the snow inside and outside the capital. At the same time, order Shuntian Mansion to do a good job in the security work of the capital to prevent young people from taking the opportunity to make trouble and destroy the benevolence of the father. "

Emperor Wanli said, "Yes."

Then Emperor Wanli said to Sun Xian: "According to the emperor's eldest son, immediately draw up an order for the cabinet household department and Shuntian mansion."

Emperor Wanli looked back at this son who was not big and had many ideas, and felt joyful in his heart. At the same time, he couldn't help thinking, "As expected of my good son."

Sun Xian immediately led the decree and set off to the cabinet to announce the decree.

When Sun Xian was on his way to the cabinet, the three elders of the three cabinets and the six department halls in Wenyuan Pavilion were discussing because of the heavy snow.A sudden snowstorm made the cabinet elders feel heavy, and the six ministries sighed.

The Inspectorate and other innocuous Beijing officials were gearing up, burying their heads in the desk with heartbroken hearts and writing lavish memorials criticizing the emperor's immorality.

Shen Shixing broke the silence. He looked around at the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion and said, "Let's talk about it. How should we deal with this snowstorm?"

Shen Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The sudden heavy snowfall may be an ominous sign. I suggest that the cabinet please ask the emperor to take care of the dynasty and put the world first."

After Shen Li's words set the tone, the remaining ministers all followed Shen Li's wishes and began to put pressure on the cabinet, wanting the cabinet to do this early bird.

Shen Shixing listened to the buzzing discussions in the Six Departments, and didn't want to solve the problem, but always wanted to shirk responsibility, Shen Shixing felt extremely tired.However, Shen Shixing still needs to cheer up. His greatest ideal is to be kind to all officials, be loyal to the emperor, and make the court stable inside and outside. He just wants to be a peacemaker and let the empire continue to operate as usual. It is the greatest wish of SHISH.

The reason why Shen Shixing is so buddhist is because his predecessors were too capable of tossing around.From Xia Yan, the first assistant in the Jiajing Dynasty, to Zhang Juzheng in the present dynasty, there were four or five first assistants in the middle.The one who can retire in the first place is Zhang Siwei.But Zhang Siwei was in power for a short period of time, and in Shen Shixing's view, Zhang Siwei could not be regarded as a normal chief assistant.

Therefore, Shen Shixing, who had seen through everything, changed from the daring style of the previous chief ministers, and turned into a jack-of-all-trades lubricant between the emperor and his ministers. He just wanted to be safe.He also believes that there are no major events during the ruling period is the greatest achievement.

However, in such a large empire, the emperor does not go to court, the head and assistants are weak, and they only want to maintain the status quo, so what's the deal?

Just then, Sun Siam arrived.

Sun Xian went directly into Wenyuan Pavilion to announce the decree.

Sun Xian came with a copy of the imperial decree from the supervisor of ceremonies. Sun Xian opened the imperial decree and said: "Following the heavens, the emperor made the saying: Snow falls in March, everything is wrapped in plains, and the earth rejuvenates again. This is the auspiciousness bestowed by heaven." The cabinet The Ministry of Household Affairs made overall plans and arranged manpower to rescue the people who were affected by the snowstorm inside and outside the capital, so that they could survive the storm safely. The Shuntian Prefecture has stepped up security maintenance and cracked down on those who try to destroy the auspiciousness. Thank you."

Shen Shixing and other ministers were stunned after listening to the imperial decree of Emperor Wanli. Unexpectedly, this time, Emperor Wanli did not play cards according to common sense. He actually made a decree first, directly defining the snowstorm as auspicious.Isn't he usually playing passively?
Now several ministers in the cabinet reflexively wanted to refute Emperor Wanli's order, but Shen Shixing immediately responded loudly: "I accept the order."

Sun Xian handed over the imperial decree to Shen Shixing, "Our family is going back to renew the decree to the emperor. Please work hard for Yuanfu and the princes to make a good plan, and don't let the auspiciousness become a disaster."

After Sun Xian left, the voices in the cabinet exploded.

Shen Li, the upright Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to jump out and question Shen Shixing, "Yuanfu, why did you accept this order? The emperor is negligent in his administration and does not go to court. This snow is a warning from heaven. We could have used this as an excuse to go to court." Your Majesty Shu puts government affairs first, so why did you accept this imperial decree!"

Although Shen Shixing has a good temper, he is also the first assistant. Shen Li blamed the first assistant like this, and Shen Shixing immediately became unhappy.

Shen Shixing said: "Shen Butang has said it. This snow is in spring, just like what the emperor said, it is Ruixue. You never leave the sky to warn the emperor of negligence. What is your intention? Do you want to destroy the auspiciousness?"

The reason why Shen Shixing also recognized this snow as auspicious was that he was the chief assistant. If this snow was really a disaster, apart from the emperor having to admit his mistakes to the heavens, he, as the chief assistant, would also have to take responsibility, since it has now been determined.Then as the first assistant, you should have the authority and responsibility of the first assistant.

Shen Shixing should use this as a basis to make good arrangements for rescue of the affected people inside and outside the capital.If anyone still jumps out at this time and accuses this snow of being a disaster, it is against the cabinet and the court!
Shen Shihang ignored Shen Li, and Shen Shihang said to everyone: "Quickly pass on this imperial decree to all the yamen in Beijing, so that officials in Beijing can carefully understand Shangyi and thank the auspiciousness from heaven. If anyone destroys the auspiciousness, it will cause Civilian casualties. This cabinet hereby guarantees that he will be resigned and brought to justice!"

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