Jinyi champion

Chapter 977
The day Zhu Si issued the imperial edict.

Although many of the ministers had learned in advance that there might be a ceremony event that day, most of them felt that the emperor would not force it, and there might be some room for buffering between the two parties.

This is also caused by the inertia in the minister's mind. The end of the year is coming soon, and many people think that the big ceremony should be discussed later in the year, thinking that the emperor will not intentionally cause trouble for the minister at the critical moment of the end of the year, right?Isn't the emperor afraid that the ministers will make troubles and make the Ming court mess up before the new year, and even affect the implementation of policies in the coming year?

But when the ministers were about to enter the palace to attend the court meeting, they were stopped by the palace guards at the gate of the palace.

Jin Yiwei did not let the ministers enter the palace as if he was facing an enemy.

Minister of Rites, Xi Shu, used to mediate with Jin Yiwei's people, but even if Xi Shu was a leader of the Rites Discipline, Jin Yiwei didn't give him much face.

"Fei Zhongtang, what's going on?"

Fei Hong, who had just become a Bachelor of the First Assistant University, was at a loss when he encountered such a difficult matter.

In the past, even if the emperor quit the court, he had to have a reason, so as not to block the ministers at the gate of the palace.

Could it be that the emperor felt that Fei Hong was a better bully than Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian?Now I am going to give him a blow, let him know who is in charge of this court?

At this moment, Qiao Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came over, stood in front of Fei Hong and said, "There is news from the palace that His Majesty is ill today and will stop court meetings for a day. There are also edicts related to the ceremony, which have already been issued." Issued by the Imperial Academy, this is the transcript."

With that said, Qiao Yu handed something to Fei Hong.

Fei Hong looked nervous.

The Imperial Academy has always been under the control of traditional civil servants, but the situation is different now. There are two Hanlin bachelors in the Imperial Academy, Tang Yin and Zhang Cong, and there are Gui E, Fang Xianfu, Huo Tao and others in the imperial court. It is already possible to skip the cabinet and the Imperial Academy, and directly issue orders to the world on the matter of discussing ceremonies.

No, such an important edict was not discussed with anyone in the court.

But this is not the first time. Although Fei Hong thinks this is an old-fashioned question, it is the first time after he took over as Chief Assistant. He still feels helpless to be fooled and used.

"How should it be?"

Fei Hong asked Qiao Yu a question.

There were many ministers around, and I wanted to come over to ask the emperor what the trouble was, but as more people knew, the emperor quit the court on the grounds of being ill, but in fact he took the opportunity to issue a decree on the ceremony, after all, he didn’t want to Meet with the minister in the court.

The ministers knew that they could not give much advice on the great etiquette, so they asked Fei Hong and Qiao Yu to discuss it alone.

Qiao Yu shook his head: "This is the end of the matter, and there is no place for me to stand in the court. I believe that there will be colleagues in the court with great spirits who will come forward."

Fei Hong frowned.

If you can't do it yourself, let someone else do it?
But it's right to think about it, Qiao Yu, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is not convenient for him to kneel down and remonstrate such things.

Could it be that Qiao Yu is inconvenient, but he is very convenient?
Kneeling and admonishing this kind of thing can never fall on the head of the chief assistant and the minister. Fei Hong just nodded when he heard this, probably meaning to let the middle and lower officials figure it out.

Liu Chunben was standing by the side. Hearing the conversation between the two, he saw that Fei Hong and Qiao Yu wanted to stand by and let Yang Shen and other middle-level and lower-level officials fight. It would be a huge risk to say anything.”

Hearing this, Qiao Yu just shook his head with a wry smile, and walked away staggeringly.

It means that the specific countermeasures will be discussed by the people in your cabinet. Anyway, I don't want to care about it.

When Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian were still in the court, they kept giving way in the ceremony, and now they have finally reached the point where the emperor no longer pays attention to the ministers in the court. I am also alone in the court. Do I expect you These people who originally belonged to the neutral faction came to fight with me to the end?

After Qiao Yu walked away, Liu Chun strongly advised Fei Hong: "Either advance together or retreat together. If only Hanyuan and the six subjects initiate the trouble, even if some ministry and temple officials are added, conflicts will be aroused. In the end, it will be difficult end!"

Fei Hong looked at Liu Chun, not understanding why the other party was so interested all of a sudden.

From Fei Hong's point of view, Liu Chun is closer to the imperial party among the neutral factions. Liu Chun has never made a serious appearance in the matter of discussing ceremonies before. Most of the time he was just making jokes. He, Fei Hong, still stood up on some issues. .

Although they are all conservatives, the degree of conservativeness is not the same.

Either Liu Chun changed his mind, or he had other intentions.

Fei Hongdao: "Ren Zhong, did His Majesty take into account the mainstream opinions in the court when it came to the ceremony? Most of them adopted some biased viewpoints and used some unconventional people, but His Majesty's stubbornness and persistence persisted throughout. You and I I understand that no matter how much you say, it will be futile, and His Majesty will not change his mind.

"For the current plan, perhaps only when it develops to the point where it will not end well, can there be a chance to change."

Liu Chun frowned and said, "So, we can only go that far, right?"

Liu Chun was somewhat disappointed with Fei Hong.

Disagreement of opinion does not mean that you can frame those middle- and lower-level officials who are determined. Especially Liu Chun has always regarded himself as the leader of the Imperial Academy. Confronting the emperor, kneeling and admonishing, and even blood spattering on the spot, can Liu Chun not be in a hurry?
"If you feel that you can't bear it, then go with them."

Fei Hong said coldly.

When Liu Chun heard this sentence, he was stunned.

The cabinet managed to drive away Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and others, and became the first and second yamen for you and me. The neutral faction has begun to take full power, but you have taken an attitude of having nothing to do with yourself and hanging high?Even if Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian backed down and compromised in the big ceremony, I have never seen your attitude of directly putting aside the pick and don't care about it!
Liu Chun was about to ask Fei Hong what he meant, but Fei Hong went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion without looking back.

Liu Chun was rather anxious, and Huang Zan walked over and asked, "What's the matter? The court meeting will not be held, and other matters...will you ignore it at all?"

The matter of Shi Ping and Fengxi joining the cabinet has not yet been implemented. There are still only three people in the cabinet, two neutral factions and a ritual faction. Relatively speaking, the ritual faction has a slight advantage. Now even Huang Zan, a senior parliamentarian People from the Ritual School can't understand the situation in front of them...

what happened?

The climax of the Great Ceremony has just begun, so why do two of the upper-level figures seem to be watching the fire from the other side?
It is said that the big ceremony is a huge challenge. Could it be that the challenge is that all the high-level officials stand by and let the people below charge forward?

Liu Chun sighed: "It is too late to stop the imperial edict now, perhaps only by stopping those young officials who are filled with righteous indignation, can we have a chance to avoid accidents."

Huang Zan couldn't help smiling when he heard the words, and asked, "Who can stop it?"

Huang Zan laughed because he thought Liu Chun was "stupid and naive". You, Liu Chun, want to stop those middle- and lower-level officials who want to make trouble. It is understandable that you want to do things for the emperor, but more you should think about how to avoid conflicts between the monarch and his ministers. Intensification... But if it is not intensified, how can those middle and lower level officials be willing to accept the result of the ceremony?

is it possible?

Want to stop that group of people?
Why do people listen to you?

At this time, even if Yang Tinghe returned to the court, he might not have the ability to stop it, right?

Liu Chun sized Huang Zan seriously, and asked, "If you go to Jingdao at this time, do you think there is a chance?"

"Ok?"

Huang Zan was stopped by the question.

The scene was embarrassing for a while, because Zhu Hao's name was a big taboo in the court, and very few people knew Zhu Hao's real situation. I don't know.

Huang Zan asked with a smile: "Ren Zhong, do you think that Jing Dao wants to stop it, or is it fueling the flames behind the scenes?"

Liu Chun's question was already very sharp, but Huang Zan's question was even more tricky.

Liu Chun was stopped by the question, but he quickly reacted, shook his head and said: "Since your majesty issued an edict, he naturally wanted to gain the approval of the people in the court. If he changed the way of speaking, he might be able to avoid making big moves. If you respect him from your majesty's position First, I will not go to fuel the flames."

The conversation went straight to this point, and Huang Zan felt very uncomfortable hearing it.

Huang Zan even looked around cautiously. Many ministers around him were about to leave the palace, and they were actually only one or two feet away from them. However, since they are currently outside and the north wind is still a bit strong, no one should listen. Go to the dialogue between the two.

Huang Zan replied: "Since he knows everything and has a fixed position, what are you and I worried about? Don't you think that the gossip that was flying all over the place this time was not from him? For you and me, it's better to wait. Wait, just wait and see."

The meaning is to tell Liu Chun that the emperor is really not in a hurry for the eunuchs, you are in a hurry for the emperor, and also for those courtiers who are kneeling and admonishing, but they are not as anxious as you.

You still want Zhu Hao to resolve this matter, but you may not even be clear about Zhu Hao's motives and stance, so it's obviously unfounded worrying!

Let go and watch the show aside, isn't it delicious?Which stipulation says that the matter of kneeling and admonishing requires the participation of cabinet scholars?If the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers are all involved, and the civil servants put their positions to death, will there be no retreat between the emperor and his courtiers?
"Even Gong Xian, you persuaded me... No, you should have done so."

Liu Chun originally wanted to express his inner disappointment to Huang Zan.

But think again.

What does Huang Zan do?

He originally belonged to the Yili Sect, and he is currently the highest-ranking existence of the Yili Sect. Although Zhu Hao's real power may be greater than Huang Zan's, Huang Zan's influence in the court is not comparable to that of Zhu Hao. At present, there has been a staged breakthrough in the Dali Discussion, and the conflict between the monarch and his ministers finally broke out...

Huang Zan should keep pace with the emperor.

"Contribution, if something happens today, you and I will all become sinners in history."

Liu Chun clenched his fist and said.

Huang Zan sighed: "You still care too much about those younger generations. No matter who is opposed to the ceremony today, who goes up and who goes down, the court will still operate as usual...

"There are iron-clad camps and flowing soldiers. There are as many officials who want to be superior. It is useless to resist. Besides, your Majesty is now in the prime of his life. Do you expect the matter of etiquette to be delayed indefinitely? To solve it, the current situation cannot be resolved. is it possible?"

(End of this chapter)