Chapter 660: The monarch and ministers
The calmness in the court was as expected by Ye Qing. Wang Huai's profound eyes were somewhat incomprehensible, as if he was telling Ye Qing to ask for blessings, and I couldn't help you.
Similarly, Shi Miyuan looked at himself with a smile on his face until he went to court, Shi Miyuan looked at Ye Qing again. The two seemed to have a great tacit understanding. They nodded slightly and then left each other.
After Guan Li went to Lingxu Pavilion to meet Zhao Sheng alone. Guan Li whispered along the way, saying that the recent things about the Imperial City Department were happening in his mind, so that Ye Qing could continue to sort out what was wrong with the Imperial City Department’s umbrella.
"There is another thing to hurry up. The Supreme Emperor has a murderous intention to fight Zhao Caiqing of Yongjin Tower. He wants to finally blame you on the grounds that your conflict with Li Heng at Yongjin Tower was the reason why you had to hide Zhao Caiqing as soon as possible." Guan Li said as he lowered his head and stepped onto the steps of Lingxu Pavilion with Ye Qing on the stairs.
"Will Wang Lun do it?" Ye Qing asked directly looking ahead.
"Yes, Wang Lun and his servants are still very difficult to leave the palace now, especially Wang Lun, who has been serving in front of the Supreme Emperor recently, has been... he has not returned to Jinglefang for nearly three months. Wang Lun himself doesn't know what the specific reason is." Guan Li said last before climbing to the second floor.
Ye Qing sighed slightly, then nodded, adjusted his mood, and followed Guan Li to the main hall on the second floor.
"I have met the emperor." Ye Qing glanced at Zhao Xing, who was in the upper hand, and said quickly.
"Ye Qing sits." Zhao Ling pointed to the chair next to her and said in a calm tone: "I should have summoned you to the palace yesterday, but I guess I didn't disturb you after you had been on the way for several days. By the way, I heard that you went to pay homage to the prince yesterday?"
"Yes, I was involved in the matter of being the general in charge of Poli. I have been very concerned about the matter of being the general in charge of Poli along the way. So when I arrived in Lin'an, I thought to go to see the prince first and explain to His Highness the Prince about Poli." Ye Qing knew that Zhao Ling was asking questions knowingly, but he still had to pretend to find a reason to deal with it.
"Yeah, it's very good." Zhao Xing nodded in praise, looked at Guan Li, other palace maids and eunuchs, and then everyone walked out of the main hall on the second floor of Lingxu Pavilion with Guan Li at Guan Li's instructions.
"Have the prince mentioned other things to you?" Zhao Xing asked after coughing twice.
In Ye Qing's opinion, the cough that conceals embarrassment is obviously more than the cough that his body is weak. From this, it can be seen that the fairy Li Fengniang is coercing the relationship between the prince and Zhao Sheng is getting worse and worse.
"This... I... Please forgive me..." Ye Qing also pretended to be confused and nervous to answer Zhao Xing's question.
Sitting on the top, looking at Ye Qing who was a little nervous and didn't know how to answer, Zhao Ling sighed first, and then thought, "The reason why I summoned you alone is that I don't want too many people to know that the prince values you Ye Qing, but now... for the prince, being a general is a good thing, but it also makes the prince want more. I said so, can you understand? What did the prince promise you yesterday? But it's okay, I don't have ears here."
Ye Qing certainly understood that Zhao Ling was referring to the prince's forced him to abdicate, but this matter had nothing to do with the general's prison. It was entirely because of the lewd force Li Fengniang, and it was not because the prince discovered the beauty of power after taking charge of the general's prison.
But naturally he did not dare to repeat what the prince said to him in the prince's mansion yesterday to Zhao Sheng. Who knew that if the emperor said it, he would be furious and could not do anything to the prince, and could he still do what Ye Qing?
If he was angry, he would just accuse himself of casual crimes, even if he was confusing the prince, he would not be able to bear it for Ye Qing, who is now in Lin'an. So what Ye Qing could say was to say that he would say yesterday as the words of the prince.
After hearing this, Zhao Xing had a little relief in his eyes, and his whole body became a little relaxed, and he sighed: "This prince is just a nonsense. He is a prince. He should put the country and the country first. When I asked me to hand him over the general as a supervisor, I felt it was a bit too hasty. Of course, the general as a supervisor can be of the current scale, and the efforts of the prince are indispensable, but this is not to see the consequences. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War are not comparable to a small general as a supervisor. He wanted to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of War, so he was simply arbitrary."
The words seemed to be blameless, but they showed the relief and ease in the indecisive Zhao Xing. Compared to forcing him to abdicate, the prince just wanted to use the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to temper himself more, which was nothing big that made him difficult to decide.
After all, Zhao Song and Jiangshan will be handed over to the crown prince in the future, so now the crown prince is 33 years old and wants to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to hone himself. It can also be regarded as the crown prince's preparations for the future.
"Tell him, I'll think about it before telling him." Zhao Xing's heart was filled with gloom of the prince's forced abdication, and the long-lost gentle smile appeared on his face, saying, "Then do you think the prince should be in charge of the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of War?"
"This... I dare not..." Ye Qing hurriedly got up from the chair and saluted Zhao Sheng.
"I don't have ears here. In this way, the hall is me. Why do you, the pacifier of Huainan East Road, become more and more courageous as your official position becomes. Why, like other ministers, the bigger the official position, the more you know you are afraid, or are you afraid that I will get angry after saying it?" Zhao Xing said relaxedly.
After the prince forced him to abdicate, Zhao Xing's overall complexion improved a lot, so naturally he could joke with Ye Qing if he was in a good mood.
Moreover, for Zhao Sheng, he really didn't care so much about the throne, just because his position as the emperor was like the one given to him by the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou. Therefore, if he abdicated as the Supreme Emperor at this time, Zhao Gou would be difficult for Zhao Xing, who is famous for his filial piety, and would not be able to give Zhao Gou a reasonable reason.
Of course, in front of Ye Qing, he could not tell Ye Qing about the royal family's indescribable behavior, such as Li Fengniang's domineering behavior. It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Gou did not agree that Zhao Xing has now abdicated to the prince.
Faced with the Zhao Xing issue, Ye Qing was hesitant for a moment. Originally, Zhao Xing asked the prince, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to choose one of them, but now that it fell on his head, Ye Qing naturally felt like shooting himself in the foot.
Yesterday, I was in the Prince's Mansion, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel. This was also the question of how the prince asked himself how to choose. Naturally, he gave the Prince the head of the Six Ministry of Personnel this answer.
But today, when Zhao Xing asked him, Ye Qing, who was somewhat guilty because of his ulterior motives, was a little worried for a moment. If he said bluntly about the Ministry of War, if Zhao Xing listened carefully, it would be equivalent to cheating himself and the prince.
But if he said bluntly that he was the Ministry of Personnel and had a ulterior motive, he was afraid that the current emperor Zhao Sheng in front of him would be the one who inspires the prince.
In short, this question seems simple, but perhaps no matter which one you answer, it is possible, or the priest has seen it now that these are actually ways to appease the prince?
Fortunately, without waiting for Ye Qing who was a little nervous and nervous, Zhao Qing continued to say: "The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, and it is of great importance. Although the prince is not young, if he is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, I am afraid that he will be unable to do so and will only increase the misunderstandings among the ministers in the court. So if you recommend the prince to the Ministry of Personnel, then you, Ye Qing, still need to find a suitable minister for the prince. Do you... Ye Qing, you want to return to Lin'an to serve as the minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"
"I dare not, I have no idea. I just repeat what the prince said to me yesterday to the emperor..." Ye Qing, who was standing next to the chair, said hurriedly.
"I naturally know that this is the prince's idea. You just came back from Huainan East Road yesterday, so how could you be able to relieve the prince in such a short time?" Zhao Ling was satisfied with Ye Qing's performance in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction: "But it's okay. If I really handed over the Ministry of Personnel to the prince, who do you think is suitable to assist the prince in charge of the Ministry of Personnel in the court or in the Lin'an officialdom?"
"I elected the Lin'an magistrate Xiao Zhen." Ye Qing said without hesitation.
Zhao Xing must have known that Xiao Zhen went to Lin'an Wharf to pick him up yesterday, including the matter of Xiao Zhen going to Yongjin Tower with Xiao Zhen. Therefore, Ye Qing naturally had to use Zhao Xing's problem to help him get rid of it, which was not because he had persuaded the prince to give up forcing Zhao Xing to abdicate and settled for the second best case for the Minister of Personnel.
"Why?" Zhao Xing asked relaxed and satisfied.
"Xiao Zhen served as the prefect of Lin'an for many years, was upright and fair in office. The Lin'an Mansion had never had any trouble under Xiao Zhen's rule. Moreover... Since he was able to serve as the prefect of Lin'an for so many years, it is enough to show your trust in him. Therefore, if Xiao Zhen assisted the prince in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, there would definitely be no mistakes." Ye Qing said firmly.
Zhao Xing looked at Ye Qing quietly without saying a word. Until Ye Qing felt that his slightly bent waist might not be straightened, Zhao Xing slowly said, "I will think about how to resettle the prince again. You go down... By the way, go to the queen's place."
After saluting again, Ye Qing slowly walked out of the hall on the second floor of Lingxu Pavilion. Guan Li pointed to a eunuch next to him and signaled that he would take him to see the queen.
After walking out of Lingxu Pavilion, Ye Qing couldn't help but breathe a long sigh at the azure blue sky. Even when facing a mediocre emperor who had only pursued filial piety for his whole life but had wanted to regain the country, such a confrontation made him feel a huge pressure from the pressure of Mount Tai.
Just as he had gained a new life, Lingxu Pavilion still had a confused head. When he got closer and closer to the Jinzhen Gallery, Ye Qing felt that his true self seemed to possess it.
Chapter completed!