I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 61 Wenyuan Pavilion Secret Discussion (Group Established)
Most of the Forbidden City that was rebuilt during the Shunzhi period had been burned down by Kangxi; after Emperor Taizu expelled the Eastern Captives and Dingding Shenjing, he repaired the palace city again; The new pavilion is high-pitched, clear, clear and refined.

At this time, the Royal Room to the west of Wenyuan Pavilion, instead of being deserted in the past, appeared to be very lively; there was no other reason—the six ministers who were important ministers of the cabinet gathered here, sitting solemnly in their respective seats. superior.

Naturally, it also includes the cabinet cabinet Ge Kui and Shangguan Meng who are often sick at home and have nothing to eat.

At this time, the chief assistant of the cabinet was sitting on the main seat, wearing a crimson embroidered crane collar shirt, and the black gauze hat that should have been worn on his head was placed on the long table in front of him, and was pressed down by his hand .

Hubu Shangshu Du Zhi, who was on the left of Shangguanmeng, seemed to be a little stiff due to sitting for a long time. He just wanted to get up and move around, but he was stared at by the former and quickly shrank back.

Then the chief assistant of the cabinet cupped his hands in the direction of Qianqing Palace in the northwest, and said in a calm tone:

"In the past few days, you must have heard the news about the capital; the eunuchs in the imperial city have repeatedly gone out to the palace to buy, all using precious banknotes to pay the bills, and they have repeatedly bought and sold by force——

With such a move, the Son of Heaven seems to be very tight."

"Elder Ge, there is really not much money in the treasury of the household department!"

As soon as he heard that his immediate boss was asking for money, Du Zhi felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, and immediately poured out bitter water:
"Only 60 taels of internal funds were spent a month ago. Your Majesty's money is spent like flowing water. Even mountains of gold and silver cannot be supplied.

The frontier armies from all directions asked for money, the aftermath of the Conquest of Toungoo asked for money, and the Third Division of Andong outside the pass asked for money to level the land and build water conservancy.”

"In the past year, how many times have you repaired the yamen in your household department? You have the nerve to pretend that you are only thinking about the country!"

Shangguan Meng stared wide-eyed, rarely saw the floor raised his face, and unceremoniously dismissed Du Zhi's words, and then lowered his voice to persuade:
"Leaving aside other things, if the emperor really has no money to support the imperial army; what will be the consequences, have you ever thought about it?
Now that the emperor is weak, we have to help the emperor, and in the future when the queen mother is weak, we must help the queen mother; only by maintaining the balance between the two can we wear the official hat comfortably.

That makes sense, do I need to say more? "

Naturally, there is no need for Shangguan Meng to say more about this, everyone here is not stupid, they can be said to have a clear understanding of the situation in the court.

If one era is used to describe the current court structure of the Great Han Dynasty, then the post-Three Kingdoms era, in which the Northern Qi, the Northern Zhou, and the Southern and Chen coexisted side by side, is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

The Empress Dowager's side is similar to the Northern Qi Dynasty; the former carried most of the political heritage of the first emperor, and the latter inherited the essence of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The initial power was the strongest among the three parties.

But both have the same shortcomings, inherently deficient:

The queen mother is subject to the system, and as the emperor grows older, she will inevitably lose power slowly, and will eventually have to give up power to the emperor; the Northern Qi Dynasty was established by the nobles of Xianbei, and then lost by the nobles of Xianbei. It is inevitable that the foundation will be crooked decline.

The shortcomings of the first two are the advantages of the little emperor and the Northern Zhou Dynasty; The winner is bound to be the final winner.

The only variable is the courtiers!

The officials in the court are like the weakest Nan Chen; the system of the great Han has determined that they cannot become an arbitrary powerful group; just like the Southern Dynasty has lost the qualification to compete for the world since the Hou Jing Rebellion.

In order to maximize their own interests, these courtiers must maintain the balance of power between the emperor and empress as much as possible.

Otherwise, once one side of the emperor and empress eats up the other, they will turn around and attack the courtiers; when the time comes, the civil servants of the Manchu court will no longer know each other, and what awaits them will only be criticism with weapons.

In terms of the situation, the courtiers are in a situation similar to that of Chen Guo at the end of the Southern Dynasties; but in terms of their behavior of double-headed and repeated jumps, they are more like Soochow at the head of the Six Dynasties.

To be more specific, it is like Sun Shiwan who was an ally of Ji Han for a while, and Sun Shiwan who was the king of Wei and Wu for a while.

"That"

After a long silence, Du Zhi just wanted to speak, but was blocked by Shangguan again:

"Remember, money can be given, but the process of giving has to be a bit tortuous; while the emperor can barely supply the military supplies, he still misses our act of sending charcoal in the snow."

Du Zhi knew that he was wronged and had no words to answer, so he could only nod his head one after another; the words of his immediate boss were convincing, and he had no reason not to obey.

After subduing the Hubu Shangshu Xun, Shangguan Meng looked around at the five people present, and finally fell on Qian Shilin, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. He immediately asked:
"That day, His Majesty in the Pingzhang Pavilion once said: 'The army under Zhendinghou will return to Beijing soon';
Although the time for this matter is not as urgent as the emperor said; but it must be within a year when the teacher is really scheduled to return to the court;

If Gao Xiaogong really returns to Beijing, the situation in the court will be very unfavorable to us, your military department."

In the middle of speaking, Shangguan Meng looked around, glanced at several other ministers, and then continued:
"Not only the Ministry of War, but also the other ministers, what can they think of?"

As soon as this sentence came out, the atmosphere in the imperial room dropped to freezing point, and everyone present knew that once the army returned, the military power in the hands of the empress dowager would rapidly expand, and Yu Jingshi would have an overwhelming advantage; It is really a difficult problem for Gao Xiaogong to hand over the military power willingly.

After all, it was the courtiers contacted by the Empress Dowager Yi'an who initiated the coup d'état; this woman was so decisive that all the ministers couldn't help but feel palpitations.

Qian Shilin searched and scratched his stomach, but couldn't think of any solution; it didn't take long before beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, and even the scarlet official robe on his back was a little dark because of being soaked in sweat.

Shangguan Meng's index finger tapped on his black gauze cap regularly, his eyes showed some contempt for this silent Minister of the Ministry of War.

After he glanced angrily, he was no longer interested in reading any more. Just as he was about to make a point, Niu Guangji, Minister of Rites who was beside Du Zhi, suddenly spoke:

"Elder Ge, the best way to use this authority is to use the method of ascending and descending secretly; right now, we just happen to have such an opportunity."

Shangguan Meng, who was a little drowsy at first, suddenly became bright-eyed. He straightened his waist and leaned to Niu Guangji's side, and heard:
"The decree of granting the Duke of Zhendinghou has been approved; and the southern expedition army still needs to stay in Toungoo for a period of time to maintain the stability of the land; during this period of time, there will be hands and feet;

The lower official suggested that, on the grounds of Zhendinghou's outstanding meritorious service, he should be summoned to Beijing immediately to accept the reward, and to present the prisoners before the Meridian Gate, so as to demonstrate the prestige of our heavenly kingdom!
In this way, the military power in this army should naturally be handed over to the deputy general; with the separation of the generals and the fact that the military supplies of the army are under the control of the court, the military power of Zhen Dinghou will be cut off.

What's more important is that it's best to do it in the early morning of tomorrow, and we will suddenly go to the court, forcing the Queen Mother to be caught off guard; when the incident happens suddenly, the Queen Mother will definitely not be able to find a reason to refuse;

And the emperor heard that, out of the consideration of curbing the power of the queen mother, he will definitely agree."

"Great trick!"

Before he finished listening, Shangguan Meng shouted suddenly, his voice was full of approval; the expressions of the rest of the people present were also relieved.

　The group number is 1087553457, there is no episode!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)