Chapter 6: East and West Strike (1)
Chapter 6: East-West-to-East-Step (1)
"Master Huang, Master Huang, the emperor is not in Yangxin Palace. Please stay, stay, oh..." The eunuch on duty at the outer palace gate of Yangxin Palace could not stop Huang Zunsu who was determined to meet the emperor.
"Master Huang, the emperor is really not in the Yangxin Palace!" Huang Zunsu was stopped in front of him as soon as he stepped on the steps towards the main entrance of the Yangxin Palace.
When Huang Zunsu saw it, he was Empress Yu who was blocking the front, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "I'm sorry to Empress Yu."
"Come on, I'm looking for the emperor too?" Although Concubine Yu was calm, there was still a hint of panic and anxious in her eyes. The emperor was gone, and everyone was anxious for such a big thing.
Huang Zunsu was also scared. If others don’t know where the emperor is, Concubine Yu said she didn’t know, but it would be a big trouble. Although this empress was newly granted by the emperor for a few days, the holy family was still above the other concubines and accompanied her. What an honor is this? Although accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, our emperor is not a person who treats others as a punching bag. It can be said to be one of the few wise kings. Otherwise, how could there be so many loyal ministers and generals loyal to them?
"Empress, think about it again, did the emperor say that he would go to that palace to rest last night?" Huang Zunsu also realized the situation and had already sweated heavily on his forehead.
"The emperor's decree was given by him last night and stayed in the Yangxin Palace for rest. Xu Yingyuan and Eunuch Xu were there at that time!" Yanhong recalled this.
"Eunuch Xu is here too?" Huang Zunsu asked as he seized the key in his words.
"Yes." Yanhong agreed, and then suddenly said happily: "It's still Lord Huang's smart, why didn't I expect it?" So he hurriedly ordered the eunuchs from Yangxin Palace to go everywhere to find Xu Yingyuan, "Hurry, find Xu Yingyuan for me!"
Poor our Grand Master Xu is sitting in front of the door of Concubine Gong Ye Lianyi, his head drooping, his saliva flowing, and he snores and snores!
Yongshou Palace is behind Yangxin Palace. It is not easy to find, so I found it as soon as I searched. In a moment, a eunuch in Yangxin Palace rushed to report: "Report to the Empress, according to the palace maids in Yongshou Palace's guardian, at about 4 o'clock, the emperor and Eunuch Xu came to Yongshou Palace, and now they are in Yongshou Palace!"
Yanhong and Huang Zunsu both felt relieved. It turned out that it was just a false alarm, but these eunuchs in charge were still severely scolded by him. The emperor didn't know wherever you eunuchs were. It was not the turn of Huang Zunsu, the Minister of Revenue, came to take charge of the eunuchs in the inner palace. However, in this matter, Huang Zunsu was not wrong. He was also anxious about the emperor's safety. He was a little too anxious, and then he forgot that this was suspected of being arbitrary. When he understood, he almost broke out in a cold sweat. Although he knew that the emperor would not punish him for this small mistake, the crime of foreign ministers interfering in the inner palace affairs. If the censors knew, they would definitely not let him go.
Since Yanhong learned that the emperor was in Yongshou Palace, she was not so worried. The emperor must have changed his mind suddenly. She went to Yongshou Palace again. The fourth update was only genius. Now it was just after the first hour of the Mao period, and the emperor had just rested for a while. There was no morning court today. Naturally, Yanhong would not let this Minister of Personnel Huang, who was anxious like an ant on a hot pan, disturbed the emperor's rest and served the emperor. How could Yanhong have no intention of Huang Zunsu coming to the palace early in the morning?
Huang Zunsu was anxious. Although he knew where the emperor was, it was the inner palace. The foreign minister could not enter the inner palace at will without permission. Seeing that Concubine Yu seemed to have a slump in the center of the earth, he could only beg her to call the emperor over, and immediately knelt down to Yanhong and said, "Empress, I have a ruthless request, I hope the empress will agree!"
"Master Huang. Why are you? Get up quickly? If the emperor knows, I would have neglected the important officials of the court?" Yanhong had to act like a concubine. She knew that if she didn't act like a stubborn person, she would probably be difficult to refuse the request of Lord Huang, who was dedicated to the country.
"The Empress Do Not Agree, I Messenger Can't Get Up!" Huang Zunsu didn't want any face. If he couldn't see the emperor again, he might be afraid that his Ministry of Personnel's lobby would ask the local officials to send a letter to the land without a place to stay.
Yanhong felt a little unbearable in her heart. She forced a leader of the Donglin Party to be like this, which was difficult for him. But as a concubine, she could not interfere in political affairs. Besides, she did not count for whom the emperor met, and said hurriedly: "Mr. Huang, why are you doing this? Didn't the emperor say that you have asked you to find a way? If the emperor can make a fool of you, you don't need you ministers?"
"Weichen really can't think of a solution!" Huang Zunsu almost cried.
"Is there really no one in the court?" Although Yanhong was unwilling to be blamed for interfering in politics, Huang Zunsu was really in a mess and pointed it out vaguely. However, this was not what she thought of. She accidentally heard Da Yu'er's ghost whisper, and she happened to hear it. Zhu Yinglong was entangled in the Fujian incident at that time. Although he had this idea for a long time, he forgot about this.
The court has a set rule that it is impossible for newly promoted Jinshi to be released as officials at once. They need to learn. Even if they have to be released, they cannot be released into real and flaws at once. They have to be experienced for a few years. The outstanding ones must be kept. Those who have entered the Hanlin Academy and the six ministries and nine ministers' yamen. With this point, how many people can be released? Everyone wants to be an official in Beijing. Moreover, the emperor issued an order to let these people go to the Imperial Academy to study together without mentioning the distribution. Unless all these people are released, the holes in the lack of staff in this officialdom will probably not be filled.
"What does the Empress mean?" Huang Zunsu understood a little, but if he wanted to do so, it would be another earthquake. The officials who were dismissed from the court were actually waiting for the court to surrender and restore their official positions. Everyone has this lucky heart. If the law does not blame the public, so many people will be exempted from the official positions at once. Will the six ministers and cabinet masters in the court let the emperor do this so recklessly?
These people are a thief who are fighting, and Zhu Yinglong is also influenced by so many Qing palace dramas. Although there is no personal experience in the officialdom, after such careful analysis, he can still taste the three flavors. After delaying for so many days, it is not the emperor who is the emperor, but the officials who are depressed. If the court really waives their official positions, then their wealth and glory will be complete. He is not afraid of chaos, but they are afraid of them. As long as they do not rebel, they do not have the courage to rebel. None of these officials is rich and rich, and they will suck the marrow of the people. They lose their official positions and dismiss the people. They are too happy. Who will rebel with these corrupt officials? Let them cool down first, and it will be just summer.
Although the officials were exempted, the court did not send officials to their position, which means the court was still considering it. They also have hope. They hope that the court and the emperor could change their minds. Over time, some people must be anxious and connected with each other. As long as they lose patience, hehe, they will not be afraid at that time. Can the emperor's imperial decree be changed at will? Those who sincerely regret stayed, most of them would still lose their official position and go home to farm. This is what he meant, but he could only understand some things, but they could not say them out. Huang Zunsu was too straightforward and had not yet taken the lead, which made him, the emperor very passive. He really wanted to find someone to hint him so that he would not bother him every day.
Chapter completed!