Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 459 Chapter 450: Gossip
In the Qing palace.

Seeing Wynn smiling, Shen Yi suddenly understood why Wynn said so confidently that the emperor was in a good mood outside the hall just now.

For a moment, even Yu Qian, who had been keeping a dark face, had a smile on his face.

The two stood up at the same time, cupping their hands together.

"This is the joy of His Majesty. The prosperity of the royal heirs is indeed the blessing of the country."

However, even though they said so, the two elders were happy, but they didn't look too excited.

As they say, the prosperity of the royal heir is certainly something to be happy about.

However, no matter how happy things are, if there are too many things, it will not be so exciting. As early as two months ago, the news of the queen's pregnancy came out, and everyone was already happy for a while.

Therefore, the concubine Guo, who was drafted into the palace just a few months ago, is pregnant, and everyone can treat it with a normal heart.

However, there are also benefits.

Looking at the relaxed look of the emperor, one can tell that after this news spread, the discussion of the emperor's greed for beauty may not stand up.

You must know that since the emperor ascended the throne for so long, he has been highly praised for his handling of affairs and administration. The only thing that has been criticized is the restart of the draft and enriching the harem.

When the commotion was at its worst, rumors spread in the streets and alleys that the emperor planned to reward the title indiscriminately because of his lust for beauty.

Now, not long after the draft was over, there was good news from the selected Empress Guo, which was enough to silence the talkers behind the scenes.

As long as the heirs of the Tian family can prosper and the government is not abandoned, even if the emperor accepts a few more concubines, the ruling and opposition parties will be happy to see the success.

In addition, there is another real benefit.

The emperor has always been generous!

Last time when the news of the queen's pregnancy came out, many important officials in the court received rewards. It is said that Yu Shao received the most generous rewards, and this time must be no exception.

Even if it is not as rich as last time, but there are rewards to take, and it must be something to be happy about.

Looking at the stretched brows of the two, Zhu Qiyu waved his hands and said.

"Speaking of this, I remembered that some time ago, there was an instruction to me, saying that the East Palace had been established, and the Supreme Emperor and my sons should also be canonized. At that time, I was busy, so I put this matter on hold. gone."

"Now it's time to bring it up. I want to hear what the two gentlemen think about this matter?"

The smile on Shen Yi's face suddenly froze.

How could he feel that the emperor told them this news purely to share joy?
Entrusting the kings is a rule set by the Taizu. All the princes of the heavenly family will be granted the title of prince, and they will serve as vassals to build the country.

This is nothing to discuss, and it has been the case for emperors of all dynasties.

However, under this premise, the Taizu did not clearly stipulate when to be canonized.

Generally speaking, the canonization of imperial daughters in Daming is more casual, because there is no country, so basically they can get the title when they are born, and those who are later can get the title when they are about two years old.

But the prince is different, the prince has a fief, so it is a very heavy reward, and the importance of canonization is higher.

Therefore, in actual operation, the principle of conferring a prince is to follow.

Look at the prince!
Daming didn't give canonization every time the prince came of age, but would gather a bunch of princes at one point in time and canonize together.

The choice of this point in time is generally related to the prince.

Specifically, it is the canonization of the crown prince, the exit of the East Palace, the big marriage of the East Palace, and the enthronement of the East Palace.

When these major events of universal celebration happen, all the princes who have not been canonized can be canonized.

One advantage of doing this is that in a subtle way, it strengthens the position of the prince of the East Palace and indirectly tells all the princes a fact.

That is, the titles, fiefdoms, and rewards they obtained all came from the emperor and the prince.

So it stands to reason that the canonization of the crown prince is indeed followed by the canonization of the princes. After all, the whole world celebrates it.

This is a common practice, and, although there is only one prince today, the Supreme Emperor has more than one son.

Including the Prince of the Eastern Palace, the Supreme Emperor has already had four princes born.

Among them, Zhu Jianshen, the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Jianlin, the second son of the emperor, and Zhu Jianshi, the third son of the emperor, were all born before the Supreme Emperor's Northern Expedition, and the fourth son Zhu Jianchun, the youngest, was born in February this year.

Logically speaking, the canonization should be granted, but at that time, everyone was busy preparing the army to resist Oala, and even the crown prince was canonized in a hurry.

And at that time, there was a lot of turmoil in the court. The most important thing was who would be enthroned, so naturally there was no time to care about the canonization of the prince.

But now, when all the dust has settled, it is only natural for someone to bring up the matter.

However, this is the petty officials in those places, who don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.

When it came to Shen Yi, an important court official like Yu Qian had no time to hide from such a sensitive matter, so who would dare to get involved.

You know, changing to another emperor, canonizing the prince is an inevitable thing.

However, today's Tianjia has an awkward relationship, so this matter has become much more sensitive.

For the heirs of the Supreme Emperor, the canonization will also be canonized, which will not affect the overall situation.

The problem is how to arrange for the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor.

In terms of etiquette, the East Palace has been established, so it is a normal canonization.

However, the current Eastern Palace is not the heir of His Majesty.

Regardless of how loudly the courtiers chanted etiquette slogans, in fact, they knew very well in their hearts that the emperor might not have the idea of ​​disturbing the East Palace.

In fact, long before the emperor ascended the throne, there was a hidden conflict in this matter, which was finally resolved satisfactorily with the emperor's concession.

However, once the proposal to enshrine the princes is placed in the court, this contradiction will reappear.

Once the canonization of the princes is equivalent to the complete determination of the status of the monarch and ministers.

No one knows what the emperor is thinking about this matter.

Now that the imperial court has just stabilized a bit, if the monarchs and ministers clash again because of this matter, the impact on the imperial court will be huge.

Of course, these are all things to follow.

Now it's a private statement, and the tone of the emperor's inquiry is just a gossip, so it's not that serious.

But it was like this instead, Shen Yi felt in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

After thinking about it, Shen Yi decided...

Look at Yu Qian's!

Therefore, Shen Shangshu looked expectantly at Yu Shaobao who was at the side, hoping that he would be the first to speak out and be the first bird.

Sensing Shen Yi's gaze, Yu Qian gave him a flat look, and said immediately.

"Your Majesty, the canonization of the sons is the etiquette and law, and it is the status of the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the East Palace is established and the country is safe, the canonization of the sons should follow the routine."

"However, the prince has been established for several months, and now we are discussing the canonization of the princes, which has lost the meaning of saving the capital and celebrating together."

"What's more, the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty's sons are still young. Even if they can be enshrined, they should continue to be raised in the palace. The old minister's opinion, you might as well wait a few years, and when the East Palace leaves the pavilion to study, it is better to confer them together."

Saying that, Yu Qian glanced at Shen Yi with some distaste, and hummed softly.

"Besides, the canonization ceremony is arduous and costly. The Ministry of Household Affairs probably doesn't have so much surplus money to support it."

Ignoring Yu Qian's teasing of himself, Shen Shangshu gave you an awesome look, and said immediately.

"Your Majesty, I think what Yu Shangshu said is very true. Nowadays, the country's government affairs are heavy, and there are many things to be done. The princes in the palace are still young, so the canonization can be postponed."

After all, Shen Yi secretly looked at the Son of Heaven, still a little uncertain in his heart as to what the Son of Heaven's reaction would be.

Fortunately, the emperor was not angry, but just gave him a slight look and said with a smile.

"Mr. Shen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is very relaxed. Whenever something happens, he will slow down. I don't know what the state of my treasury has become."

Although these words were blame, but in the tone, there was no sense of blame.

Shen Yi secretly heaved a sigh of relief, his old face blushed, and said: "If your majesty is interested, I will take your majesty to the warehouse to have a look someday, you can indeed run away from mice..."

The atmosphere in the hall was relaxed, but in Zhu Qiyu's heart, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These words of Yu Qian seem to focus on suspending the canonization, but in fact the focus is on the first sentence.

According to the etiquette and law, the country is already safe.

After all, he is a principled person. Even if he approves of the lord from the bottom of his heart, he still opposes such things as Prince Yi and turmoil in the community.

But it was only a moment before Zhu Qiyu put away his thoughts.

It's still too early to talk about it now, and he was just planning to try it out, not really planning to do anything.

Sitting up straight, Zhu Qiyu suppressed his smile, looked at the two ministers below, and said: "It's getting late, I have summoned the two gentlemen because I have something to talk about."

As he said that, Zhu Qiyu set his eyes on Shen Yi, but unexpectedly, he didn't ask about Jiubian, but asked.

"Shen Shangshu, a few days ago, I ordered you to preside over the border trade. How is the progress now?"

　I actually doubt that if the crown prince had not been forcibly abolished, then Zhu Jianshen would have died. According to etiquette, the next position in the East Palace should belong to his younger brothers, and it would not be Zhu Jianji's turn...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)