The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 162

Seeing that the king of Tang was kneeling, Su Guansheng and He Wunu had no choice but to lift their clothes and kneel down.The other officials of Zhu Yu'ao's family knelt down one after another, saying: "I respect the Queen's order."

But it was the brief hesitation of these people in the court that made Empress Zeng instantly understand how amazing the power Tang Wang had in the court.

She slightly raised her hand, "My lords, please stand up."

When the ministers got up, she looked at Zhu Yu'ao again, "There are a lot of utensils used in the national funeral ceremony, especially the preparation of Zigong requires many craftsmen and is time-consuming."

Zhu Yu'ao hurriedly avoided the Queen's sight, and his heart was shocked—could she already know that I had prepared the funeral utensils and Zi Palace?Does she know more?Are you going to attack me right now? !
His pupils shrank, and he was hesitating whether to summon his own power in the court to fight to the death if the empress made trouble, then he heard Empress Zeng continue: "The king of Tang is the closest relative and brother of the emperor Daxing, and this kind of matter will be troublesome for you as soon as the national funeral is held. worked hard.”

Hearing the words, Zhu Yu'ao seemed to be pardoned, and immediately knelt down on the ground again regardless of the cold sweat on his forehead, "I would like to obey Yi's decree!"

Empress Zeng said again: "The Grand Ceremony is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, and we should try our best to assist His Highness Tang Wang from the sidelines." She looked at Zhu Jizuo, "But Master Zhu leads the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhu Jizuo went out of the class and cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, the minister has moved to the senior official, and now the minister of the Ministry of Rites is Wang Yinghua."

"Oh? When is this relocation?"

"It was exactly three days ago." Zhu Jizuo glanced at Zhu Yu'ao without any trace, "Not only the humble ministers, but also frequent personnel changes in the court recently. Twenty or thirty officials above the fourth rank have moved."

What he said was a blatant complaint on the spot——During the period when Tang Wang was supervising the country, he appointed private persons and excluded important officials from the court.

"minister……"

Zhu Yu'ao was about to argue, when Empress Zeng said: "I'm a woman, what do I know about important affairs in the court. Since Tang Wang arranged this way when he supervised the country, it must be for the good of the Ming Dynasty." She asked again, "Then Where is Lord Wang?"

After a moment of silence, Su Guansheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out, saying, "Wang Butang went to Lianjiang for...business."

Empress Zeng frowned slightly, "The first emperor ordered the officials of Tianxing Mansion not to leave the city, why is this Lord Wang..."

"His Royal Highness, Wang Butang is really an urgent military matter, that's why..." Su Guansheng was in a cold sweat, thinking that he couldn't say that Wang Yinghua came out of the city disguised as a refugee, right?

He didn't know how to write it down, but Empress Zeng waved her hand and said, "He is a minister of the Ministry of Rites, so why worry about military affairs? Well, I don't understand these things, I just want him to return to Tianxing Mansion quickly. Recently there are two ceremonies , the Ministry of Rites just needs him to preside over it."

Su Guansheng hurriedly said: "I would like to obey Yi's order!" He quickly retreated and returned to work.

After Empress Zeng said these words just now, Zhu Yu'ao felt a little more at ease. It seemed that she was only staring at her son's throne and didn't seem to have any thoughts about the affairs of the court.In this way, although he no longer has the name of Jian Guo, but with the large number of cronies in the court, he is still almost the same as Jian Guo.

The current situation does not seem to be unacceptable.

Empress Zeng took out a cloth bag from the kit sewn at her waist, opened it carefully, and held the piece of tulle inside to Pang Tianshou behind her with both hands.

Then she said loudly to the ministers: "Xuan, Daxing the emperor's will!"

Everyone in the court was stunned for a moment, and when Empress Zeng stepped down the steps and knelt in the center of the imperial passage, the officials came to their senses and knelt down to listen to the edict.

Pang Tianshou then respectfully unfolded the tulle, and the courtiers were shocked again. Red and black writing could be seen faintly on the edict, which was actually a blood edict!
Pang Tianshou read aloud: "Follow the heavens to carry the emperor, the imperial edict says, I am the national plan, and the crown prince Lin Yuan succeeds me to the throne and inherits the throne of the emperor. Add the crown prince Taishi of Zodiac Zhou, add the prince Taifu Lu Zhenfei, and add Yang Tinglin the prince Taibao The new monarch is still young, and I will pay the minister for the future affairs, and I will be good at assisting the government affairs, so as to stabilize the country."

There are too many words in the blood book, but the meaning inside is very clear. This is to appoint three people as ministers of Tuogu.

Huang Daozhou and Lu Zhenfei immediately kowtowed: "Your Majesty, accept the order! I will live up to your majesty's entrustment!" However, Yang Tinglin is still in Jiangxi and cannot accept the order in person.

On the other hand, Su Guansheng sneered in his heart when he heard the decree, Long Wu really didn't plan to use him again, it was a wise move to vote for Tang Wang himself.It's just that the current major setback, he pondered to himself, is there a way to turn things around...

Zhu Yu'ao was even more annoyed, thinking, no wonder she ignored me about changing courtiers just now, it turns out that she still has the magic weapon of the will.Since these three people are appointed as Gu Ming ministers, even if half of the court is my people, the government will still fall into their hands.

In the future, we must try our best to win over the courtiers, and it is better to keep these three people in the air!
When all the ministers got up from the ground, they heard Empress Zeng say again: "Pass down the oral order of Emperor Daxing!" They had to knelt down again with a frown.

"My brother Yu'ao, he is diligent and promising in government, proclaims virtue and kindness, supervises and governs the country, and I am very comforted. That is to say, the king of Tang was appointed as the assistant king of the king of Tang, and he led the three divisions to assist in the government. I am the Great Ming State, and I have all my hopes for rejuvenation!"

Zhu Yu'ao's brain couldn't keep up with the rhythm—coordinator!This is a high position never seen since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
Since the Yongle Calamity, the imperial court has taken many precautions against the vassal kings, and there has never been a precedent for reusing them.If the new emperor is young, usually virtuous courtiers will assist the government, and the imperial family will assist the government. This is unique in the Ming Dynasty!

In addition, the so-called three divisions refer to the crown prince, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao. Aren't these the three Gu Ming ministers who were appointed just now?The imperial edict asked him to "lead the three teachers to assist in the government affairs", which meant that he, the assistant king, should lead the Minister Gu Ming and have full power to manage the government!

He thought about it for a while, but didn't realize that there was anything wrong with it, so he hurriedly said ecstatically: "Minister, accept the decree!"

Empress Zeng dragged her hand in vain, "The assistant king, please rise up. From now on, this great burden will rest on your shoulders."

Under her calm expression, there was deep helplessness in her heart.As Huang Daozhou said on the way, the Tang king has supervised the country for a long time, and now the entire court is looking forward to him.

Even though the crown prince successfully ascended the throne with righteousness, the new king is still young and unable to manage the government personally. Among the three Gu Ming ministers, Huang Daozhou and Lu Zhenfei are both Qingliu, with influence but not much real power.Although Yang Tinglin is a powerful faction leading troops, but he is in Jiangxi, and his thirst cannot be quenched when he is far away.

Therefore, if you want to stabilize the court, you must first stabilize the king of Tang. As long as the king of Tang respects the crown prince, the position of the new king will be as solid as gold.Moreover, the great enemy is now, and the king of Tang will continue to act as the government, which can also minimize the fluctuations caused by the change of power.As for the future, we can only wait for the captive soldiers to retreat, and then slowly plan after the prince becomes an adult.

Then I heard Zhu Yu'ao said loudly again: "I will be so heartbroken that I will help the new king eliminate all the troubles of the captives, rejuvenate the society, and never give up!"

　Thanks: Time is like a song, standing on the coffin and firing a cannon, Kurosaki Falcon rewarded me for my generosity, your support is my endless motivation, thank you very much!
　　
　
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