marquis of jingan

Chapter 539 Bargaining
Although Shen Yi's assassination caused the emperor himself to be furious, it did not cause much disturbance in Jiankang City.

Because His Majesty the Emperor did not make this matter public.

Even, after His Majesty lost his temper in the palace, he acted like a normal person the next day.

Three days passed quickly, and when it came to the court meeting, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be all right, and went to the court happily. At the court meeting, he also rewarded several political envoys who had made great contributions to the chaos, smiling all over his face. It feels good to wake up.

In fact, officials of the fifth rank and above in the imperial court knew why His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood. It was probably because the Empress Empress was pregnant again, which made His Majesty the Emperor happy.

But the officials above the third rank were a little trembling in their hearts.

These people more or less have some news channels in the palace, and they have more or less heard the news of His Majesty the Emperor's thunderous anger yesterday.

Especially the ministers of Zhongshu looked up at the emperor with some worry.

Halfway through a court meeting, the emperor glanced at Gao Ming who was next to him. Eunuch Gao immediately understood, held the imperial edict in his hand and began to read the imperial edict.

The content of the decree is very simple.

Wang Dan and other two prime ministers, because of their advanced age, wrote a letter to report their old age, and they were approved by the emperor last month.

This was something that was agreed upon by the imperial court last month when it was announced, and the ministers in the imperial court were well aware of the candidate for the new prime minister.

Eunuch Gao pronounced these two names out of no surprise.

"Because the two prime ministers became officials, important positions in Zhongshu are indispensable. Cui Yu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and Peng Li, a servant of the official department, are in Zhongshu to do business..."

The two ministers whose names were read immediately stepped forward and kowtowed to His Majesty the Emperor to thank him.

The emperor raised his hand to signal the two to get up, then the emperor looked at Prime Minister Wang Dan who was standing beside him, and asked, "Prime Minister, should you stay in the court until the end of the year?"

Although Wang Dan and the other two have resigned as officials, there are too many affairs in the Ministry of Education, so it is impossible to say that they will leave the next day after resigning. Up to now, Wang Dan is still working in the office of Zhongshu, taking charge of the affairs of Zhongshu.

Of course, his main task at present is to hand over the work.

Wang Dan lowered his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, this old minister is already old and feeble, and he really can't contribute any more to the country. After handing over the court affairs this month, this old minister will retire and return to his hometown for retirement."

The emperor sighed at first, but he did not continue to stay, but said: "It is the wish of many civil servants to return to the village, so I will not stop it, but the matter of the Ministry of Education still has to be done. This month, Prime Minister Wang communicated more with Prime Minister Chen to get things done for the Ministry of Education."

The "Chen Xiang" in the emperor's mouth, surnamed Chen Mingjing, styled Pingzhi, has been in Zhongshu for five or six years. The prime minister stepped back one after another, and he was forced to take the position of the head of the Zhongshu province. In the future, he will be the leader of the Zhongshu province.

The old man bowed his head respectfully and said yes.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at the newly appointed Prime Minister Cui Yu and Prime Minister Peng Li, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Cui Xiang, Peng Xiang, Wang Xiang is an old man who governs the country. Before he leaves, you should ask him for advice. Do the errands of Zhongshu well."

Cui Yu was originally a prime minister early on, and he and Chen Jing were basically in the Zhongshu Province, but he was unlucky and was dismissed by the emperor once. Now, although he has regained his aspect, his ranking in the Zhongshu Province is naturally It's about to come down.

The two new prime ministers first bowed to thank the emperor, and then bowed their hands to Wang Dan to show their respect.

"All right…"

The emperor yawned and said lazily: "That's the end of the court affairs. If you don't have anything to do, just leave."

Wang Dan looked up at the emperor, wanting to say something, after a moment of silence, he still sighed and did not speak.

At this time, Zhao Shangshu from the household department stepped forward silently. He looked up at the emperor, and just about to speak, the emperor frowned slightly and interrupted Zhao Shangshu's speech.

"By the way, Zhao Qing, I happened to be looking for you on something. Don't leave after you leave the court. Come see me at the Ganlu Palace."

After saying this, the emperor stood up and stretched his waist: "Today's court meeting is here, and the court is over."

After saying this, the emperor left with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Shangshu stood where he was, and after being silent for a while, he also left for Ganlu Hall.

After arriving at the Ganlu Hall, the Minister of the Household Department held the imperial wat in his hand and bowed to the emperor: "My minister, Zhao Zhi, pays homage to Your Majesty."

After the emperor saw Zhao Changping, he immediately asked the eunuchs around him to give Zhao Shangshu a seat. After Zhao Shangshu was seated, the emperor smiled: "The last time when Prime Minister Yang and Xiang Zhang became officials, there were many ministers in the court who followed me. It is said that Zhao Qing and Wang Zuozhi are talented, so they can pay homage to the prime minister, but up to this time, Zhao Qing has not been promoted to the middle school, so Zhao Qing may feel a little uncomfortable?"

Zhao Changping immediately stood up, bowed his head respectfully, and said, "The aspect of Zhongshu is all in His Majesty's heart, and I never have the slightest thought..."

The emperor stood up from his chair, and sighed slightly: "Actually, this time, I was thinking about promoting Zhao Qing to Zhongshu, but the court has been troubled in the past few years, and there are places where money is used everywhere. I have been in the household department for many years, and I am not at ease if someone else manages the treasury."

The emperor's face was full of smiles: "Zhao Qing, don't worry, when the country's affairs are a little better in the future..."

Speaking of this, His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes and said softly: "There will always be opportunities."

Zhao Changping looked serious, and continued to bow his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have never thought about this matter. What I want to say is that the head of the Ministry of War, Shen..."

"All right…"

The smile on the emperor's face finally subsided.

He looked at the still young and very capable Hubu Shangshu in front of him, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "I already know about Shen Yi, and I have already sent someone to investigate."

"Furthermore, this matter has nothing to do with the household department."

The emperor took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "A personal relationship is a personal relationship, and the imperial court is the imperial court. You are colleagues working together in the imperial court, not some sect in the wild!"

Seeing the emperor say this, Zhao Changping was silent for a while, and did not ask any more questions.

He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have never had any factional thoughts, and this time it is not because of Shen Yi. I have been friends with Shen Yi's father-in-law for many years, so..."

"All right."

The emperor said flatly: "His father-in-law is not in Jiankang."

"This matter, Zhao Qing, don't ask about it."

"As for Shen Yi's family..."

His Majesty the Emperor said flatly: "Zhao Qing told them that the imperial court has sent someone to protect Shen Yi, and Shen Yi will definitely return to Jiankang with his whole body intact."

Zhao Changping bowed his head respectfully: "I... obey the will."

The emperor walked up to Zhao Changping and suddenly asked, "Cui Yu's reunification, what is Zhao Qing thinking?"

Zhao Changping bowed his head again: "Your Majesty is innocent, and I don't have any thoughts."

The emperor chuckled, "It's fine if you don't have any ideas."

Speaking of this, the emperor seemed to suddenly think of something, and said with a smile: "By the way, the God of Wealth, there have been a lot of things in the palace recently, and my internal treasury has already bottomed out. Can the God of Wealth provide some support?"

Zhao Changping looked serious, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the household department has no money..."

The emperor's face darkened, and then he cursed with a smile.

"mean!"

…………

Just as the Jiankang monarch and his ministers were bargaining, a group of nearly a hundred riders had already arrived in Yueqing.

Everyone in this hundred riders is in plain clothes, but the horses are very good, basically there are no thin or weak horses, so they are not easy to offend at first glance.

When the crowd was approaching the city of Yueqing, a man bowed his head respectfully to the leader, a middle-aged man.

"Boss, Yueqing is ahead."

"Um…"

The middle-aged man looked like he was in his 30s, and nodded when he heard the words.

"Rest in place for half an hour, and then prepare to enter the city."

The others bowed their heads and responded in unison.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)