Etiquette Discussion

The sixth day of June is the day of the court meeting.

It was also the day when Li Shouzhong officially took over as the Minister of Rites.

In the Taiji Hall, all the princes lined up.

In the imperial gatherings of the Wei Dynasty, officials of sixth rank or above in Beijing were required to attend.

Other serving officials can also participate if they have something to report.

Therefore, the number of people is not fixed, but the etiquette department is responsible for registering it in advance.

At this time, someone in the palace was holding an imperial edict and reading out:

"I heard that Li Gongshouzhong passed down the poetry and etiquette to his family. He fulfilled his duties, was a decent man, restrained himself and restored etiquette..."

After a long paragraph of praise, it is really useful.

"Now I will promote him to the Ministry of Rites and receive the title of Minister."

After hearing this, Li Shouzhong prostrated himself and said:

"My minister, Li Shouzhong, appreciates His Majesty's grace and should do his best to be loyal to the country!"

"but……"

He just thanked me and hadn't finished speaking yet.

Someone came out to interrupt.

It was written by a royal censor of Lantai Temple.

"I report to Your Majesty that I am impeaching Li Shouzhong, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing. This is against the rules of etiquette and is an embarrassment to the great responsibility of the Minister of Rites."

The first step in the discussion between Li Shouzhong and Feng Yibo was to plead guilty.

Unexpectedly.

Before he could start, someone took the lead in attacking.

Li Shouzhong didn't know who this censor belonged to.

But many civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty knew it.

He is a disciple of Zhao Shunjun, the Minister of Household Affairs.

Li Shouzhong was transferred to the position of Minister of Rites, blocking his way to the cabinet.

It seems that this is going to give Li Shouzhong a show of strength.

Emperor Jingshun had no expression on his face, but dissatisfaction rose in his heart.

When the censor heard about something, he naturally could not punish him.

But he didn't wait for Li Shouzhong to take office either sooner or later.

Was this to embarrass him as the emperor?

The most outrageous thing is that he just appointed Li Shouzhong as Minister of Rites.

You impeach him for not observing etiquette and law.

This is tantamount to pointing at his nose and saying that he does not recognize people!

Fortunately, the censor also understood the current situation and shouted:

"I have heard that Li Shouzhong knew that the Holy One had granted him a marriage to Feng Yuan, and even made a marriage contract for Feng Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River in the name of his mentor. He wanted to trap the Holy One in an unjust way, and his heart is worthy of death!"

This time it's a do-or-die affair.

At this moment, he didn't care about other people's eyes and once again raised the notebook in his hand high.

Fortunately, he was not stupid enough to draw the fire to Emperor Jingshun.

Emperor Jingshun was speechless after hearing this.

Hearing this memorial was an attempt to defend him and suppress his anger a little.

Upon hearing this, Li Shouzhong bowed and raised the memorial in his hand above his head.

"To report to Your Majesty, I am preparing to plead guilty for this matter. I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a closer look."

The two memorials were sent to Emperor Jingshun together.

Before he could look at it, another person came to play the note.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Hanlin Academy editor Feng Yuan for deceiving the emperor!"

The person who impeached Feng Yuan was a science and education official.

Not many people know who he is.

This person's official position is not very big, and he doesn't even have to go to court on weekdays.

The three memorials were sent to the imperial cabinet, and Emperor Jingshun read them one by one.

Good guy!

The three people were obviously talking about the same thing, but they all insisted on their own opinions.

The first one basically said:

Li Shouzhong knew that the emperor had granted him a marriage, but still engaged Feng Yuan, which was an injustice to the emperor.

This censor had indeed heard about the incident, but he didn't understand the order of events.

The second copy belongs to Li Shouzhong.

He expressed that he did not know that the emperor granted the marriage.

But the hasty engagement to Feng Yuan unintentionally embarrassed the emperor.

So please forgive me.

The third one says:

Li Shouzhong got engaged to Feng Yuan earlier than the emperor granted him the marriage, so Feng Yuan was deceiving the emperor.

This person did enough research and even knew the time very well.

Emperor Jingshun was actually a little dissatisfied, but he remained silent.

Originally, today was a happy event, but in the end, these ministers resorted to partisanship and opposed dissent.

"Is Feng Yuan here?"

His voice was not loud, but someone from the palace immediately repeated it.

"I'm here!"

It was rare for Feng Yuan to go to court today because he wanted to apologize.

When he heard someone calling him, he immediately got out of the queue.

Emperor Jingshun said expressionlessly: "This happened because of you, what do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty, my mentor Li Gong took pity on me because my parents were orphaned and helpless, so I arranged my marriage in Jinling!"

Feng Yuan responded after hearing this and said:

"This is the same as the sage's compassion for his ministers. I feel deeply moved by this!"

After flattering him for a while, he said:

"Actually, if you look at the date of the marriage certificate, you can tell at a glance that there is a misunderstanding. It is not that the teacher intentionally disobeyed the order and resisted the ceremony!"

Having said this, he bowed and saluted again:

"But since this matter originated from me, please ask the Holy Master to punish me!"

This was the first step in his discussion with Li Shouzhong.

Use retreat to advance.

The two of them scrambled to apologize and take the blame for the incident.

Avoid drawing fire to Emperor Jingshun.

As long as Emperor Jingshun understands, even if he is slightly dissatisfied, the punishment will not be too severe.

What's more, Feng Yuan's words were full of gratitude.

If the courtiers stopped here, Emperor Jingshun might go along with the situation.

Give me three drinks as a penalty or something.

But Li Shouzhong is about to take office as Minister of Rites, so naturally many people are dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, whether this is a misunderstanding or not, it cannot be solved simply."

The censor who had previously impeached Li Shouzhong immediately stepped forward and said:

"It involves 'etiquette' and needs to be discussed with 'etiquette'!"
To be continued...