The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 691
Whenever there is a major political event in the court, or when there is a vacancy for a minister of civil and military affairs, the emperor will order a meeting of the court ministers to discuss with each other, weigh it properly, and then report it to the emperor to make a decision. court meeting;

Proposals related to personnel promotion and appointment are called court recommendations.

Tingtui is an unspoken rule in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is a discussion of major national issues.

In fact, it is a more authoritative Dachaohui system.

Senior officials of the Great Zhou will go through the process of court promotion, for example, Yang Qingyuan's position as Dali Siqing has also gone through this process.

Dazhou's top executives generally have three rigid conditions when they take office:
[-]. Those who are not from Hanlin are not allowed to be bachelors.Non-second-class Jinshi has no right to take the Imperial Academy examination, and is not allowed to enter the Imperial Academy.

[-]. No county, county, prefecture or prefecture shall be allowed to join the cabinet.How do you know the operation of the court without going through the grassroots?
Third, it is Tingtui.

If there is no Hanlin background and no court recommendation, officials who come to power only by the emperor's will are easily excluded by the civil official group.

After the founding of the state, Emperor Gao of the Great Zhou Dynasty reformed the political system, abolished the prime minister, and replaced the prime minister with a cabinet scholar.This made the prime minister's power, which could have checked and balanced the monarchy, be divided into six parts by the two pavilions and four palaces.

Without a prime minister, the civil officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty would appear weaker than the previous dynasty when facing the monarchy, so the civil officials had to huddle together to keep warm.

If anyone hugs the emperor's thigh behind the back of the civil official group, he will be squeezed out and suppressed by the entire civil official group.

For details, please refer to the ending of Ming Dynasty Zhang Cong on Blue Star.Although he was granted a Hanlin background by special decree of Jiajing, he was then specially decreed to enter the cabinet.But there are holy relatives, but there is no mass base, and there are ups and downs in official positions.In the end, Jiajing was really tired of protecting him, so he could only step down sadly.

The ministers selected several candidates for the emperor to choose.The general practice is that the person with the most votes gets the office.Of course, the opinion of the emperor is the key to the final decision.

For example, it is recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty: In the winter of the 25th year of Wanli, Dong Yiyuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was dismissed, and three were pushed by the court.

In the 26th year of Wanli, Cai Guozhen, Minister of the Ministry of officials, was dismissed, and seven people were promoted by the court. Li Dai was the last, and the emperor specially promoted him.

This shows the status and power of the emperor in the court.

But today is different from the past, but it is a discussion on the candidate for the emperor.

After three generations, the transmission of the throne of the Son of Heaven and the selection of the heirs were all determined by the Supreme Sacred Heart.

In the feudal system of the family world, succession to the throne is not only a state affair, but also a family affair.

This is the first time that all ministers elect the emperor.

The first step in Ting Tui is to propose candidates for the future emperor by the important ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, there are not many candidates! ?

For example, the supervisory censors and six divisions of the prefectures of the Metropolitan Procuratorate gave sacrifices to Shizhong and Guozijian. These people have no right to make proposals.

Shen Rumo, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, spoke first, "My lords, today is different from the past. What we are discussing together is the candidate for the future emperor. As the saying goes, there are no two days. The officials think that it is reasonable to choose only one person and report to the empress dowager, the empress dowager." .”

What is going on in the inner palace of the imperial city now, all the important court officials present here are well aware that the Ninth Princess Zhu Qionghua is temporarily acting as the presiding officer of the inner palace.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager can't be the masters at all, the actual controller is still Yang Qingyuan.

At the same time, all the princes in the temple knew in their hearts that they were reporting to the Queen Mother, but they were actually reporting to Yang Qingyuan.

There are no stupid people who can sit here.

However, the Dukes of Gun and Gong knew that this was the case, and they still wanted to follow the court's push procedure and play games with Yang Qingyuan within the rules.

Among them, being persuaded by Yang Qingyuan, naturally needless to say, whether it is for political pursuits or for fame and fortune, he will naturally choose to assist Yang Qingyuan.

Among them, those who opposed Yang Qingyuan also had forbearance in mind. Looking at the history books, there were not a few people who turned against the wind. For example, King Sima Xuan was forced to pretend to be crazy, spilled decoctions, and finally took Cao Wei Jiangshan.

Moreover, no matter how dissatisfied the opponents were, it was useless. Yang Qingyuan was willing to sit down and talk to them at this time, in fact, it was a step down for the big bosses in the court.

Even if the courtiers don't want to talk to Yang Qingyuan, so what? !Yang Qingyuan holds the military power of 15 Yulin Army, and they don't even have the ability to turn the table.

Qian Muqian took a look at his first disciple, Shen Rumo used to be his first disciple, but now he is standing on the opposite side of him, it is really deplorable.

But everyone has their own choice. Even if Qian Muqian is Shen Rumo's master, he can't stop him from making a choice. He can only condemn Shen Rumo on a moral level.

For Shen Rumo's speech at this moment, Qian Muqian did not refute, but nodded and said: "This is the truth."

This sentence definitely made Qian Muqian's reputation even stronger.

Originally, many people in the court were worried that Qian Muqian was Yang Qingyuan's teacher, the master of heaven and earth, and his teacher. If the two colluded with each other and worked together, wouldn't the result be at the mercy of Yang Qingyuan? !
Now Qian Muqian's answer, in the eyes of those who don't know why, is actually a neutral expression.

If several people are selected to go up, if the empress dowager controlled by Yang Qingyuan only chooses the king of Wu, Zhu Zhankun, wouldn't this court recommendation be meaningless at all? !
The ministers immediately agreed, and the tone of only one candidate for the new monarch was set.

Afterwards, Chen Jinru, the censor of Youqian Capital, said at the right time, "Then the official threw bricks to attract jade, and the official recommended Wei Wang Zhu Zhanjun. His Royal Highness Wei Wang is the son of the emperor. He is talented and intelligent, young and mature. There is no more suitable candidate than him. After he ascends the throne, he will surely follow the example of Emperor Taizong Wen and become the sage master of a generation."

The right servant of the Ministry of punishment and the left servant of the household department have already exchanged eye contact. They are the original Zhu Zhankun's party, and now they naturally want to form a group.

Once King Wu ascends the throne, they will have a good time.

Just when the rest of the princes were about to join in, someone spoke up. It was the second person in the clan, Marquis Tie Dan, whom Changping County Wang Zhu ignored.

"Hey, there is one thing that I haven't had time to tell you all. Last night, when Yang Houqing was at the side of Lord Qing, the army broke up and fled. It was confirmed by the old prince of Linhuai that His Royal Highness King Wei has died."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, Emperor Taizong Wen had three sons, now there is not one left.

Originally, it should be a big deal for Taizong's son to die in a rout, but now that Yang Qingyuan even killed the emperor, a prince, the officials feel that they can accept it!

Of course, some people jumped out and demanded that the murderer be severely punished, but no one knew who the murderer was!They wanted to put the blame on Yang Qingyuan, but Yang Qingyuan was already known as a regicide, and he was not afraid of being bitten if there were too many lice.

Few people including Qian Muqian and Cheng Qingsong knew the truth, His Royal Highness King Wei was not dead, but was sent out of God City by Yang Qingyuan and sent to Wudang Mountain.

But his jade certificate in the clan has been destroyed by Lao Zongzheng. Even if Wei Wang Zhu Zhanjun appeared in front of people, he was a person who looked more like Wei Wang.

In terms of social attributes, King Wei is dead.

Some people are alive, but they are already dead. This is social death.

There was a commotion in the Hanyuan Hall, Li Xunhuan, the censor of Zuoqian capital, immediately said, "Silence!"

Coincidentally, at this moment outside the hall, the voices of petitions led by Song Wenyan, the number one scholar in the new division, sounded.

"Your lords are all important ministers of the country. They have been favored by the Great Zhou Emperor for a long time. You should be aware of the details and don't let me usurp the throne!"

Song Wenyan is indeed a sincere gentleman, and he continues to insist on it until now.

As the host of the court discussion at this moment, Qian Muqian naturally cannot allow this situation to continue.So he ordered the censor to reprimand all the officials outside the palace.

Then Qian Muqian looked around the Hanyuan Hall, "During the court meeting, irrelevant people are not allowed to interfere with the progress of the court meeting, and are not allowed to talk about things that have nothing to do with the court meeting, otherwise they will be expelled from the palace."

Qian Muqian silenced his voice, and said: "I recommend Zhu Zhanli, the King of Shu. The King of Shu is the fourth son of Emperor Taizong and the elder of all the kings. In terms of etiquette, he should succeed to the throne."

Everyone expressed disapproval of this proposal. Although according to the orderly way of seniority and youth, he should be the king of Shu, but because Zhu Zhanli, the king of Shu, had already grown up, he went to the middle of Shu to become a vassal many years ago. Wang, the king of Shu entered the capital of God again from the land of Shu, and half a month has passed in a flash.

Can Da Zhou still be without an emperor for half a month? !

Qian Muqian's proposal is correct, but meaningless.

Wang Hua, the envoy of the General Administration and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, took advantage of the opportunity and said: "The lower officials recommend Zhu Zhanxun, the king of Song Dynasty. Although the king of Shu is old, his background is low. Sloppy, I'm afraid it's not the appearance of a king."

It was rare for Wang Hua to speak harshly once, if the king of Shu knew that Wang Hua had such an evaluation, he would probably faint in his palace.

Although I know that I am not good at it, I don’t need to judge it like this!
Of course, Wang Hua didn't gossip about a prince for no reason. The main point of his words was that the mother of the King of Shu was a side concubine.

The purpose of this sentence is not to belittle the King of Shu, but to elicit the status of Thirteen.

Although Shisan and Xiaojiu were concubines, their mother was Taizong's concubine Shu.

All this is premeditated.

Sure enough, just after Wang Hua finished speaking, Xu Zhongshou, the king of Zhongshan who had always stayed out of the matter, spoke.

"Master Wang, is this stupid?! I don't agree with what you said. Since Lord Wang mentioned the status of birth mother, let's discuss it. In this capital, if the status is noble, who is better than the princes?" His Highness the King of Wu? Unstoppable, I am the son of Concubine Shu of Taizong. This king nominates the King of Wu."

This sentence is very reasonable.Indeed, in terms of the mother's status, without King Wei, Thirteen is the most honorable.

There are four concubines of noble, shu, de, and virtuous emperors. Taizong has no noble concubines. Except for the empress, concubine Shu is the most expensive.

As soon as this remark came out, someone among the censors stood up and scolded: "Old Zhongshan King Hero I, why do you have an heir like you, are you willing to be Yang Qingyuan's lackey?"

Xu Zhongshou had a prince in his body, and he was originally an extremely noble figure in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the officials of Ke Dao and the imperial censor never cared so much, let alone the king of a county with a different surname, even the emperor could not miss it.

Xu Zhongshou is a warrior, so naturally he can't compete with the full-time scolding censor. This old man is a real person, and he rolled up the sleeves of his python robe.

It's okay to scold, but it should be no problem to do it! ?
Just when a fight was about to break out in Hanyuan Hall, Li Chengguang, the right servant of the Ministry of War, spoke in time to avoid the bloody disaster of the censor.

"Liao Yushi was surprised by what he said. Could it be that King Wu is not of the blood of the Son of Heaven?!"

One word from Li Chengguang silenced Liao Yushi.

Of course King Wu is of the blood of the Son of Heaven, since he is of the blood of the Son of Heaven, he is naturally eligible to be elected.

Don't think that these censors and speech officials are all good people. Compared with ordinary affairs officials, Qingliu's average moral level is indeed higher, but it doesn't mean that they are all selfless people who serve the country.

Many speech officials and censors are ignorant of world affairs, and they scold for the sake of scolding, that's all!
Just when everyone thought it was over, someone in the clan suddenly said, "This king thinks that Zhu Xuanji, the grandson of the old prince of Linhuai, is a young genius with the potential to be a sage master, so this king recommended Zhu Xuanji as the new king. "

This operation shocked everyone present.

Although the Daxing Emperor Zhu Zhankun had no heirs left behind, Emperor Taizong Wen still had a prince alive.

Taizong's lineage has not yet died out, so what's the matter with your branch jumping out? !
"Nonsense! What nonsense!"

Huke was immediately scolded by the matter. They are not officials of the seventh rank, but the power in their hands can even compete with the Shangshu to a certain extent, and they are in charge of attendants, remonstrance, inspection, repairing, picking up things, etc.

Township examination examiners, confiding and refuting edicts, supervising the six ministries, participating in the cabinet and six ministers' court push, court discussion, and impeachment of hundreds of officials are all within their powers.

A governor of Shangzhou, who is both in the middle of the matter, is a fourth-rank official, and there is even a saying that he will be promoted to the sixth rank, and his power will be greatly reduced.

"Now there are still Emperor Taizong's heirs in power, why do you need to choose people from other branches?!"

"Originally, the son of Emperor Daxing was supposed to succeed to the throne, but Emperor Daxing has no children, so he was naturally selected from his peers. Isn't the grandson of the king of Linhuai County descended from Taizu's blood?!" Provocation, the top!

"Hehe...it's extremely ridiculous! Could it be that you haven't even heard of the death of the father and the succession of the brother?! Since the Emperor Daxing has no son, it is natural that his younger brother should inherit."

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A group of important officials of the imperial court expressed their opinions and quarreled for more than an hour after citing extensively, before the voting began.

For the sake of fairness, Qian Muqian, who had just presided over the court meeting, no longer presided over the voting process, and instead, Youdu Yushi and Zheng Cheng Qingsong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate presided over the voting process.

Vote with four candidates: King Shu, King Song, King Wu, and Zhu Xuanji.

A total of 68 people were eligible to vote. King Song got the most votes with 28 votes, King Wu came second with 25 votes, and King Shu came third with [-] votes. The candidate Zhu Xuanji won four votes.

To be honest, no normal person would vote for him!No matter how you calculate it, it's not Zhu Xuanji's turn to succeed him!
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Outside the Hanyuan Hall, a group of people led by Song Wenyan calmed down a bit after being reprimanded by Qian Muqian, but they were still waiting for the outcome of the court discussion.

"Ask Brother Yan, tell me, if the person nominated is not King Wu, can Yang Qingyuan, a traitor, agree?!"

Anyone with discernment knows that the current Empress Dowager is still under the control of Yang Qingyuan.

Song Wenyan looked solemn, "I don't know about power and wealth, but Xiao Xiao is full of passion, so I won't let the traitor Xiaoxiao usurp the throne!"

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In the side hall of Hanyuan Hall, Zhu Zhanxun, King of Wu, Zhu Zhanxun, King of Song, and some of the clan's children.

At this time, they had already obtained the result of the court meeting just now.

Zhu Xuanji, who was still fantasizing in his heart, turned pale at the moment.

This genius who has the potential of a wise monarch in the mouth of the clan, can't even show the most basic emotions and dislikes, likes and dislikes, how far is it? !
When everyone was congratulating Song Wang Zhu Zhanxun, Zhu Xuanji naturally wanted to vent his anger.

Boys!Isn't a hobby just to slap your face with a cup? ?

King Song was recommended as the future emperor, so he naturally didn't dare to offend him, so it's better to bully King Wu at this time.

Once King Song ascends the throne, King Wu will inevitably lose power. If he doesn't step on his feet at this time, when will he wait? !
Zhu Xuanji walked slowly to Zhu Zhanhou's side, and said with a smirk, "Uncle Wu, that master of yours seems to be a waste! Holding the military power of the 13 imperial forest army in the capital of God, he actually let the throne fall!" To Uncle Song's head."

When Shisan heard this, he just glanced expressionlessly at his cousin, who was much older than himself.He is honest and kind, but he still feels angry when he hears someone insulting Master so much.

A few days ago, this nephew might have already been educated by him. If his sister were here, maybe even the old emperor's uncle Linhuai County King would not recognize his grandson.

However, now he is no longer the Thirteen who can be happy and angry.

Thirteen did not answer Zhu Xuanji's words.Because he knew: with Master's ability, even the coup d'état could succeed, and the matter of Ting Tui would definitely not end like this, and everything was still under Master's control.

Just when Thirteen was thinking about it, Song Wang Zhu Zhanxun was surrounded by people.

"Brother Song, congratulations!"

"Uncle Song! My country and society will depend on you in the future!"

"Brother Song, at this time, there are rebellious officials who kill the king. Although we are not talented, we are willing to contribute our modest efforts to help the society!"

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In the congratulatory sound of everyone, Song Wang Zhu Zhanxun did not have the slightest feeling of joy, others only said that he was not showing his emotions, but now Zhu Zhanxun was already panicked!
It must be false to say that he never thought about the throne at all? !
Ordinary people would still fantasize that they won the first prize of hundreds of millions and deposit in the bank to earn interest, let alone a prince with the right to inherit? !

But does he really think he has a chance? !

Although he is not as good as the Crown Prince and the King of Chu, he is not a stupid person either. Yang Qingyuan holds the military power in his hands, how could he give in to a group of officials who are only using their tongues? !

Since Yang Qingyuan beheaded the emperor's brother Zhu Zhankun, this throne was destined to be only his thirteenth brother.

The emperor's elder brother Zhu Zhankun is the crown prince of the country, and he succeeded to the throne justifiably. Although there is a suspicion of a coup, there is no evidence after all.

Even so, Yang Qingyuan was able to break through the Daming Palace and behead him, let alone a little concubine prince like himself? !

The current Yang Qingyuan is a proper villain in the eyes of Song Wang Zhu Zhanxun.

Zhu Zhanxun even doubted whether he could live to the day of the enthronement ceremony if he really dared to agree to inherit the throne.

Although the throne is good, but!How can one's own life be important!

Zhu Zhanxun looked at his thirteenth brother through the congratulatory crowd.

The thirteenth brother has a kind personality, if he is a king, he will definitely treat himself kindly, there is nothing wrong with that!
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanxun's eyes became more determined.

(End of this chapter)