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Chapter 126 The Emperor and the First Assistant

The Daming Palace is located in the north of the Forbidden City Main Road. Outside the door, the golden tortoise, croaker, and copper crane are located in the symbol of auspiciousness. There is also a huge marble-carved sundial, with the edges being timed by the twelve earthly branches according to the angle of the sun shadow.

Yang Qinghe, the chief minister who was summoned to meet, was already familiar with this path. He was the Minister of Personnel and the Chief Minister of the Cabinet. His real power was not bad. This time, the official of the Zhili Provincial Department of State Examination was elected by him, the Minister of Rites, the Censor of the Censorate, the Tongzheng Secretary, the Tongzheng Envoy and others.

The essence of the impeachment of the official Taigao of Kedao is that the princes are not determined and they support each other differently. Therefore, he can see these essences clearly with this small matter.

The chief minister is the emperor, the central reconciliation of his ministers, and he easily pressed down such a small matter. He stated his introverted emperor about his dereliction of duty, begging for retirement, and the emperor comforted him. Such face-saving procedures are not worth mentioning. He proposed to give more opinions on both lenient and fierceness, and wrote some "too much news, less verification."

The officials who fought against the two factions, Luo Min and Xu Youzhen, were the faction of the Prince Qin faction. The responsible Ministry of Rites was dispensable in the increasingly fierce memorial. After a few days, the matter spread. Liu Dongsheng, the Prince Yu faction, submitted a memorial requesting a "investigation", trying his best to make the Zhili provincial examination case a big deal.

Liu Dongsheng's purpose is also very clear: to take Xu Youzhen from the Qin prince's faction.

Yang Qinghe's opinion on the vote: This is a mistake by the government (cabinet). Qian Xihong is the only one who takes care of Xu Youzhen.

Yang Qinghe actually took a "tolerance" attitude towards Xu Youzhen, who impeached his subordinate, and the emperor agreed to his vote.

The reason is that the emperor has different emotional tendencies towards the existing three princes, and he has already figured out this fundamental reason. Secondly, he wants face himself, and thirdly, the emperor also wants face.

The first assistant is just a mix of the thin.

In the office memorial, the cabinet called the government, the Minister of Personnel was called the Tomb Prison, and the Minister of War called the original army... continued the late Ming Dynasty.

In any case, Jia Cong, who was a smaller introduction, became more famous after experiencing this matter. Occasionally, officials would say at private banquets: Rongguo Mansion seems to be reviving.

"Gemaster Yang, Your Majesty, please come in with our family." Dai Quan was elegant and had an official title.

"I dare not bother my father-in-law." Yang Qinghe's feet were actually sore inside his official boots, but he did not show the fatigue after waiting for a long time. He carefully held Dai Quan's Guangjie's hand, stepped onto the Danbi, and walked into the smokey hall.

Emperor Yongle was watching behind the bedroom, with his black robe and beard shaking slightly. Dai Quan put up his mat and kowtowed. Yang Qinghe raised his robe and kowtowed. Emperor Yongle put down his memorial and got up and walked out of the case to help him: "Mr. Yuanfu was my first lecturer since I was a child, and I was given a seat to the emperor and his ministers, and later teachers and students. Dai Quan."

Then two little eunuchs came in with their chairs, and Dai Quan was waiting aside.

Seeing Emperor Yongle bowing, although Yang Qinghe was frightened on the surface, he was very convinced: the emperor completely agreed with his plan.

Yang Qinghe took a seat for the crime, and the monarch and ministers were in opposition. Emperor Yongle pressed the aura of the memorials for several days: "The ministers and officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and even the governors of the other places attacked each other. Where did the cabinet master come from?"

"Your Majesty, this is because the country is not determined." Yang Qinghe's eyelids were slightly lowered: "It is better to establish a prince early to settle the situation."

Emperor Yongle said dissatisfiedly: "The empress has nothing to come out, and I have no legitimate son. It is not too late to be established again when the legitimate son is born."

Dai Quan had a good skill in silence. This pair of people who were both teachers and students, as well as monarchs and ministers were silent one after another. Yang Qinghe bowed his head and said, "My emperor is wise and wise, according to the ancestral system, and no legitimate is established as the eldest son."

"It has been banned for a long time."

"Then the second son is the eldest."

Yang Qinghe said that he wanted to establish Prince Qin, Prince Yizhong Ling Juelu was the eldest son, and the charge of banning was "rebellion", but in fact it involved "unethics". Next was Prince Qin Ling Juelu, Prince Zhongshun Ling Juechu, and Prince Yu Ling Juelu.

However, Emperor Yongle favored Concubine Shu, who loved the house and the Wu, and preferred Prince Zhongshun, who was born by Concubine Shu, who intended to make him the crown prince. He was apologized for favor and had a bad record. He openly set up a cash gate in the Chongwen Sect, which was always disliked by Qingliu. Regardless of whether he was a legitimate or eldest, the first priority was Prince Qin. Yang Qinghe said this entirely according to the ancestral system, not that he was a prince Qin faction.

It is precisely because of this that the Zhili provincial examination case was elevated to the height of the factional struggle between Prince Qin and Prince Yu, and did not involve Prince Zhongshun. Although it made Emperor Yongle angry for a while, it finally calmed down after he and Yang Qinghe joined forces.

However, Emperor Yongle treated Prince Yu differently. Prince Qin's biological mother was Concubine Jing, so the emperor was distracted to give him a little.

However, Prince Yu was a temporary plan and was lucky to have a palace maid of no grade. This was the most normal thing for the emperor. But who would have thought that the palace maid would give birth to a prince!

At that time, Emperor Yongle refused to admit it. He had no feelings for the palace maid. However, the emperor in the palace had a record of daily life. The empress dowager found out after checking it. When he paid a visit, the empress dowager said, "You don't want to be born to the palace maid. I wonder if your mother is also a palace maid?"

After repeated requests from the Ministry of Rites, the Zongren Mansion and other departments, Emperor Yongle had no choice but to establish the palace maid as Concubine Yu and the fourth prince Ling Juezhi as Prince Yu. This matter was not his original intention, but a product of compromise between ethics and politics. Yongle has always held a grudge.

"The country's foundation is related to prosperity, so it's not too late to discuss it again." Emperor Yongle didn't want to talk about this anymore. Although he loved Prince Qin and surpassed Prince Yu, he said dizzy: "I am sick, so I will tell you a long story short. What about the Ministry's discussion on the Zhili provincial examination case?"

"Civil Qian has been sent to the Ministry of Justice's Heavenly Prison, and the Ministry discusses dismissal for the people and will never be used." Yang Qinghe replied.

"This guy is not knowledgeable! How did he admit him at the beginning? He passed my order and was executed immediately!" Emperor Yongle knew that the chief assistant was going to be mixed with him again, and he beat the memorial: "Liu Dongsheng, the inspector of Gyeonggi Province, proposed to investigate the Zhili provincial examination. Is he saying that I am not sure about the employment of the people? The Ministry of Revenue deprived him of half a year's salary! He then discussed the relegation and retention of the redeem!"

The fundamental meaning of the emperor is: Liu Dongsheng wants to attack Luo Min and Xu Youzhen, who are in the Qin prince faction, clearly support Prince Yu, and the emperor is expressing his hatred of Prince Yu!

Even Prince Yu Ling Juezhi requested that part of the Jiaofangsi Leji was pardoned. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's advice, Yong Le would not have agreed.

Liu Dongsheng had been fined twice, but for the scholars and officials, their food and drink were not as much as the annual salary of less than a hundred taels, and they had their own source of money.

Yang Qinghe wanted to be in a mixed relationship but couldn't get along, so he advised: "Your Majesty is in his utmost age, and it is time to be stable. The saint is ill and needs to be maintained properly. Remember to control the palace."

Officials at home and abroad, and officials at home and abroad knew that Emperor Yongle and Concubine Shu were in love almost every night. "I am sick" was actually "drinking, sex, money and energy". The queen and other concubines were neglected, but few people dared to advise.

Emperor Yongle's face flushed. If this person was not his official and chief assistant, he would have to drag him out and chop him up. He stood up and brushed his sleeves: "I understand. It's getting colder. Mr. Yuanfu also wears some clothes. I'll give you a pair of warm ears."
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