Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Damming Yingtianfu, Jinshen Palace.

All officials gathered here to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, but the protagonist of this birthday party had disappeared for more than an hour.

Whenever he looked up and saw the empty throne above, Li Mian, who had only been trying for the position of Shangshu for only a month as the Minister of Rites, wanted to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

After all, since Wang Guangyang was sentenced to death in September last year, Hu Weiyong and the six officials were implicated, and the aftermath has not yet subsided.

His Majesty also ordered the abolition of the prime minister and the six divisions of government. It seems to be an honor, but those who are lucky enough not to be implicated are also in danger.

For example, the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel was rotated by four people in just half a year: Qie Si, Hong Yi, Liu Song, and Ruan Jun.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue was originally pointed to Xu Duo, but he was removed in less than a month because he was implicated in the party rebellion.

The position of Minister of Rites was even more fraught. In the first month, His Majesty originally appointed Zheng Jiucheng to take the position, but in February, Zheng Jiucheng retired due to old age, and the position of Minister of Rites was transferred to Qie Si, who had been the Minister of Personnel for a month.

Qie Si took office in February, and retired in June due to old age, and no one dared to take the position of Minister.

Finally, due to the emperor's inquiry, Christmas would be celebrated in August and the Tianshou Festival would be held, and the Ministry of Rites must have a person in charge, so Li Mian, who was originally just the deputy of the Minister of Rites, was pushed up.

And now His Majesty left the Christmas banquet in the middle of the Christmas banquet. Although all the officials saw that it was the maids from Kunning Palace who came here, most of them were invited by the sick Queen.

But... Li Mian made up his mind again:

After the Tianshou Festival, he would ask to be sent out.

The position of Minister can be taken by anyone, anyway, Li Mian doesn't want to stay in the capital.

Perhaps the sweat on his forehead was too obvious, and someone next to him comforted him:

"Don't worry, Shao Zong Bo, there is nothing wrong with the Crown Prince's work here, and he will probably call you Da Zong Bo next time we meet."

Because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty drove out the Hu Yuan and restored the Han Dynasty, he would occasionally use the official titles in the Book of Documents as nicknames for the officials of the six ministries and seven ministers in accordance with the attitude of correcting the wrongs.

Just like when Qie Si resigned from the post of Minister of Personnel, His Majesty called him Da Zong Prime Minister.

Li Mian buried the idea of ​​resigning in his heart, turned around and said seriously:

"Thank you, Duke of Korea, but everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very tolerant and does not point out the mistakes of his subjects."

Duke of Korea Li Shanchang shook his head, put down a fruit in his hand, and comforted:

"Why does Your Majesty use the affairs of the royal family to vent your anger on the ministers?"

So Li Mian's worries were relieved a little.

At least, now that Li Shanchang, the Duke of Korea, is the Left Censor-in-Chief, not to mention that he himself is the head of the officials, if he says so, then he is probably safe today.

So Li Mian changed his name to thank him:

"Then thank you, the Grand Censor, for your guidance."

He also picked two fruits from the front and tasted them carefully. At the same time, he looked at the Crown Prince, who was sitting on the left of the throne, receiving the ministers there. From time to time, there were loud laughters, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

The Crown Prince has been in charge of government for more than two years, so all officials are familiar with him, including Li Mian.

As for how this Crown Prince behaves, all officials know it very well.

Treat people with leniency, govern with benevolence, issue orders with fairness, and handle things with ease.

Well, the most important thing is that he is not in line with the interests of the current emperor.

So Li Mian, who was eating, suddenly had an idea:

If the current Ju Dabao was the Crown Prince, why would he want to be sent out?

But Li Mian soon felt that his idea was too stupid. If the crown prince was really in power, both Zheng Jiucheng and Qie Si would have to sit in the position of Minister of Rites until they were unable to do anything. How could it be his turn?

As his thoughts wandered in space, Li Mian suddenly felt that the Jinshen Hall seemed to be much colder, and the voices of the ministers talking to each other also quieted down.

"May you live for tens of millions of years."

"May your majesty live for thousands of years."

"May the saint live for thousands of years, I congratulate your majesty."

"You don't need to say more, just be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and a hundred years of life will be enough for me to be satisfied."

The messy voices of the music and the countermeasures indicated that the emperor of Ming Dynasty had finally returned. Li Mian also wanted to say something, but he choked on the food he had just eaten in a hurry.

So in the hall that had just quieted down because of Zhu Yuanzhang's answer, Li Mian's cough was extremely obvious.

Li Mian wanted to cough to death, but unexpectedly, the emperor did not say much.

"Li Qing, eat slowly. Our Ming Dynasty still needs you, the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan, to help."

When Zhu Yuanzhang passed by Li Mian, he patted him on the back and comforted him.

This made the officials somewhat confused. Why did His Majesty's attitude seem...different?

But soon, the officials felt that they had thought too much.

"Since we are all full, let's go."

"Don't delay today's government affairs, and don't be late for court tomorrow."

Well, this is really the Majesty we are familiar with.

Li Mian breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart became more determined to resign and be sent out, away from this kind of life of fear.

The Tianshou Festival in Jinshen Hall this time can be said to be anticlimactic, but for the officials, they thought that today's government affairs could be postponed for the time being, but they didn't expect that His Majesty would order that they should not be delayed, so they left very quickly.

As for His Majesty's order to let the Crown Prince and the Duke of Korea stay, no one cared.

One was his own son, and the other was the head of the officials who was often called "Li Xiaohe". It was normal for him to be favored.

The banquet was naturally cleaned up, but what puzzled Zhu Biao was that his father led him and Duke Hanguo out of the north gate of Jinshen Hall and entered Huagai Hall.

When he got here, Emperor Ming did not speak, but stood in the hall with his back to the two of them and sighed.

"Shanchang, do you remember that there was a screen in this hall?"

"I have some impression."

The Huagai Hall was where the emperor stayed when he was preparing to go to court or offer sacrifices. Most of the eunuchs in the palace came and went here when they served the emperor. Li Shanchang was only summoned here a few times to discuss matters, so he was not familiar with this place.

Therefore, Li Shanchang was also a little confused. There was a screen here, and then what?

Zhu Biao suddenly remembered his mother. When he went to ask about her well in the morning, he knew that his mother had caught a cold and was a little unwell. Otherwise, he would have attended the Tianshou Festival today.

Daddy had been away from the table for a long time, and sighed here again...

"Dad, but Mom's health..."

Waving his hands with a smile, Zhu Yuanzhang first gave his son and his minister a reassurance:

"When we came from Kunning Palace, we summoned the imperial physician to see her, and there was nothing serious. The queen has taken the medicine and has fallen asleep. If she eats some light food at night, she will probably be fine."

With his heart back in his stomach, Zhu Biao immediately noticed the hesitant attitude of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The father and son have always been casual, and at this moment, the left and right were dismissed when entering the palace, so Zhu Biao simply asked directly:

"What is Dad worried about?"

Sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate too much, or he had already made a decision when he chose to dismiss the left and right:

"What do you two think about the fate of our Ming Dynasty?"