The Submissive Emperor

Needle-dropping could be heard in the hall, Xiao Chengjun looked at the official with deep eyes, there are many capable people under the right minister, that's why he specially promoted Sun Liang, so as to take over these people, but there are also many sycophants among them Those who are fooling around, if they want to integrate a court that does practical things, these people must be eliminated.

The courtiers saw that the emperor's eyes were steady, they couldn't see any joy or anger, and they didn't know how to answer the words for a while, but the left minister Yang Youting stood up and said righteously: "I think that the emperor's grandson was established by the previous emperor, and the emperor ascended the throne. , you should make your grandson the crown prince."

Yang Youting has always been upright, he followed the rules when doing things, that's what was written in the law, so he said so.

The court hall suddenly became quieter. Prime Minister Zuo dared to touch bad luck, but they didn't dare. Imagine who took away the family property and was willing to leave the family property to his brother's son?

"Do you think so too?" Emperor Hongyuan didn't agree directly, but asked Manchao civil and military lightly.

"I think what Prime Minister Zuo said is reasonable." Zhao Xi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and said with a bow.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the newly promoted official minister, Zhao Sanyuan who everyone knew.Zhao Xi Sanyuan entered the Imperial Academy. Originally, there was his uncle Zhao Duan, the left prime minister. His official career should have been magnanimous. Unexpectedly, Zhao Duan resigned from office and returned to the farmland, and Zhao Sanyuan also returned to his hometown to observe his filial piety. When people are about to forget about him, He went to Minzhou suddenly and became the prime minister of Minzhou directly.

Zhao Xi, who has the merits of Conglong, is now directly promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Everyone does not think it is strange. On the contrary, they think that Zhao Xi just has a qualification, and his future in the court is limitless. The celebrity around the emperor said It is intriguing to say these words.

Xiao Chengjun didn't directly refute anyone's statement, but only asked people to write a letter about the grandson and draw up a charter.The courtiers all had a bitter face, this matter is not easy to handle.

The Qingliu faction, which valued tradition, naturally supported Zuoxiang's views uprightly; the flatterers were caught in a dilemma, because the young emperor was really unfathomable, and he couldn't see his intentions at all, and he didn't know Zhao Xi's opinion. These remarks were ordered by the emperor, or were they intentionally confusing their sight.

There were many memorials piled up in the imperial study room, Xiao Chengjun didn't rush to read them, but called someone over, and this person was the former official of the East Palace—Cai Yi.

Cai Yi's uncle is Yang Youting. After the crown prince was abolished, with his uncle's protection, he did not suffer any grievances.Cai Yi, who is now nearly forty years old, has been in the officialdom for many years and has not been reused by Emperor Chunde. Yang Youting has no intention of promoting him, but he is not in a hurry. He is waiting for his real Bole to return.

"What do you think about today's matter?" Xiao Chengjun asked Cai Yi while approving the memorial.

Cai Yi was short-tempered, so he hesitated for a moment and said directly, "The remaining party of the Right Prime Minister is still in the court, and there are many people who are sycophants. They are indeed a cancer that must be cured."

Xiao Chengjun stopped writing and looked up at him with admiration in his eyes. Although this person has a quick temper, he has a great advantage, which is "broken".Cai Yi has a very unique vision for seeing people and things, and he has a very accurate grasp of the direction of many things. In the East Palace, Xiao Chengjun also relied on Cai Yi's ability to avoid a lot of troubles.

Raising his hand, he pushed the stack of memorials in front of Cai Yi, and Xiao Chengjun slowly said, "These are all memorials about the grandson and the crown prince. Just take a look, who can use them, and who should give them up. Draw up a charter."

Cai Yi excitedly picked up the pile of memorials, and bowed in response. He knew that this was the time for the emperor to test him, and it was also the first step for him to truly embark on an official career.

The turmoil in the court seems to have passed without a sound, and there was no movement for a few days. People just pretended that the emperor didn't want to mention this matter, so they let it go.Unexpectedly, a few days later, the emperor suddenly made a big move.

Cai Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhao Xi, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

The six ministries are not at the same level, but in order. From low to high, they are the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials. If you want to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, you must be promoted from the Minister of the Ministry of Industry , and finally to be the minister of the Ministry of officials.Of course, there are also people like Zhao Xi who have special merits and extraordinary promotions.

However, throwing Zhao Xi to the so-called "miscellaneous yamen" at this time, anyone who saw it would feel that he had offended the emperor. After all, the minister of the Ministry of officials is the official position with real power. out of place.

Those dawdling officials saw the way, boldly, and openly wrote a letter requesting to abolish the position of the emperor and grandson.

Xiao Chengjun sat in the main hall, holding a few memorials, and asked in a deep voice: "Would you please abolish the emperor and grandson?"

"Yes!" Those officials said firmly, "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two heirs in the country. When the first emperor issued an edict to restore the crown prince, the crown prince's position as the crown prince was already beyond count."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, Emperor Hongyuan raised his hand, and suddenly dropped the memorial in his hand to the ground, "Nonsense!"

Several officials were so frightened that they quickly knelt on the ground. Xiao Chengjun announced in a cold voice: "The late emperor named the eldest grandson of the emperor as grandson. I will follow the late emperor's will and make Xiao Qirui the crown prince. The canonization ceremony will be held in the next year."

"Your majesty is wise." All the ministers bowed in response.

In the next few days, everyone understood Xiao Chengjun's intentions.Originally, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was not very in charge, completely delegated his authority to Cai Yi. Cai Yi rolled up his sleeves and exempted and demoted all those dawdling officials, while the Minister of Industry, Zhao Xi, who just took office , he was ordered by the emperor to investigate and deal with the construction of the palace.

The construction of the Summer Palace was supposed to be under the management of the Ministry of Industry, but it was taken over by Shen Lian at the time, the accounts were in chaos, and a lot of money was spent in court, but it has not yet been properly repaired.Everyone sympathized with Zhao Xi who just took over the hard work after he was transferred from the power center. Zhao Xi himself didn't think so. It is possible to achieve it, and it is naturally full of enthusiasm.

The atmosphere of the court suddenly changed. The group of people who were still watching put away all kinds of crooked thoughts and began to concentrate on their work. Yu Chao's court has not been so capable for many years.

Of course, in such a diligent atmosphere, Xiao Chengjun, as the emperor, was naturally more diligent.After approving a stack of memorials, Xiao Chengjun rubbed his eyebrows and took a short rest.

"Are you tired?" A pair of warm hands embraced him from the side, the pleasant voice and the familiar fragrance made Hong Yuandi relax his body immediately.

"The court is in chaos, and these days are not free." Xiao Chengjun followed the force and leaned into the firm and warm arms.

Lou Jing looked down at the rare and docile Emperor, feeling itchy and unbearable, leaned over, asked for a long kiss, and finally rubbed the emperor's lips and complained, "The emperor has not summoned me for so many days, leaving me alone Empty boudoir."

Xiao Chengjun gave him a funny look, "Before the big wedding, you and I shouldn't meet each other." Respecting ancient rules, couples cannot meet before they get married.

Lou Jing bit the tip of the emperor's nose dissatisfied, "If I didn't have something to do, wouldn't you plan to see me this month?"

"I plan to go through all the three books and six ceremonies, and I won't get married until next year... um..." The emperor stopped his mouth before he could finish his sentence.

It's not a good omen that his husband has failed in his studies, Lou Jing thought angrily, let go of His Majesty the Emperor who was about to be out of breath, tore off the meticulously buttoned dragon robe, and printed a letter on the fair neck. Deep tooth marks.

"Hmm..." Xiao Chengjun snorted, and hurriedly pushed him away, "Don't make trouble, I have to see the courtiers later."

Lou Jing added to the tooth marks in satisfaction, "What kind of courtier, I heard that you can't sleep for three hours a day these days, that's not okay, no one is allowed to see you today."

"Speaking of business, I came to you because I have something to do for you," Xiao Chengjun struggled to sit up, but was bound by the arms around his waist, so he had to speak in this posture. Because his body was relaxed, his cold voice changed He got lazy, "I plan to withdraw from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhao Xi is investigating the affairs of the palace these days, and you lead the troops to raid Shen Lian's house."

Lou Jing also got involved in the matter of the palace at the beginning, making a lot of money by fishing in troubled waters. One of the reasons why Zhao Xi was put in charge was to get Lou Jing out.

Confiscating the house is a fat job, Lou Jing was very happy, stretched out his hand to remove the emperor's crown, and combed his hair with five fingers, "There are many nobles involved in the affairs of the palace, it is difficult to get the money back, and it is just a matter of cleaning up those eunuchs." Now, Xungui's affairs need to be figured out slowly."

"Well, I know..." Warm and strong hands passed through the top of the hair, soothing those slight headaches, and Xiao Chengjun closed his eyes comfortably.He is not a tyrant either. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is good to use this matter to clear the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He does not intend to pursue the honorable matter.

The afternoon sun came in from the window of the imperial study room, warmly reflecting the bright yellow seat, Lou Jing embraced the sleeping emperor in her arms, leaned on the back of the chair with a smile, and took the blanket gently handed over by Anshun , surrounded the person in his arms, only revealing a handsome face that was slightly flushed from sleep.

When Xiao Chengjun woke up, Anshun had dismissed the officials who had been discussing matters, and his queen-to-be was secretly unbuttoning his dragon robe and licking his collarbone.Raising his hand to pat that fluffy head away, Xiao Chengjun sat up refreshed, "It's getting late, you go back, come to court tomorrow, I have an errand for you."

Lou Jing hugged the emperor in dissatisfaction, squinting into the open dragon robe, wanting to take a look at the alluring pink bean, "I won't leave, I want to stay in bed."

"Haven't paid homage, how decent is it?" Xiao Chengjun straightened his clothes, and mercilessly drove him away.

When he went to the court the next day, Zhao Xi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, took out an account book and said that the accounts kept by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were very chaotic, and the money spent on the summer palace was obviously beyond the norm.

After Shen Lian was arrested, he was killed by Chen Shichang within a few days, but his mansion was still kept before he could confiscate it in time.Xiao Chengjun immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and hand-picked Zhennan General Lou Jing to search the house.

Confiscating the house is a fat job, everyone wants it, but if it is not done well, it will cause a lot of trouble. It is very suitable for Lou Jing, who is about to become a queen, to do it, because Lou Jing is already counted as the upper half of the royal family. Even if he was greedy for some money, he would have to give it to the royal family as a dowry in the end, and no one could say anything.

Just as the rectification of the court was in full swing, the preparations for the empress's wedding were also in full swing. Lingnan got the news early this time and sent his third uncle to give a make-up gift.