Chapter Nine Hundred and Twenty: Reward
Without thinking too much, Liu Jian said directly: "This is a big deal. We should let the Ministry of Rites prescribe a charter first..."
The court has its own rules, and rewards are the same as those of other things. As a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Liu Jian is the defender of this rule.
But Liu Jin seemed to have seized Liu Jian's words and said: "Things are urgently followed. All the subjects in the world are waiting for the court's pension to loyal and wise men. If it is delayed, the army will be shaken. Your Majesty, I think the court cannot follow the steps like this, and should discuss a countermeasure now."
Liu Jin did not miss any opportunity to attack Liu Jian, and then said: "Why did Mr. Liu say such words? Is this the attitude of Liu towards loyalty and wise?"
Liu Jian then remained silent, but his face looked not very good-looking.
Zhang Cai roughly understood Liu Jin's thoughts at this time. Liu Jin planned to go to Ningxia this time, and... Obviously, Liu Jin wanted to do something about it, so he went out with righteousness and said: "Eunuch Liu said very well. If the loyal and wise man is to die, how can the court follow the steps? In the opinion of the minister, he should be rewarded quickly to avoid the hearts of the soldiers."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Cai and said, "Well, how should you appreciate it?"
Liu Jin had already inadvertently winked at Zhang Cai. Zhang Cai immediately understood and had a scheming in his heart.
The purpose of this time is to attack Liu Jian and others. These people, as the maintenance of the order of the court, hate to disrupt procedures the most. The so-called customs in the court, and there must be a rule for everything. The cabinet is both the setter of the rules and a firm defender.
Since that's the case, then just break this rule.
"This time is extraordinary. In my foolish opinion, I should be rewarded highly. For example, the censor Ye Jing died in Xu State, and the country did not have much kindness to him, but he used his death to serve the court. How could the court turn a blind eye? I think he should be named the Shaoqing of Dali Temple..."
The seventh-rank censor added a fourth-rank Shaoqing, which was promoted to sixth-rank.
Liu Jian was stunned for a moment. He soon realized the key to the problem. Zhang Cai was very sinister. He made an impossible request because such a chasing was too much. But the problem was that he was indeed loyal and wise, and this person was Ye Chunqiu's father. His Majesty must agree with this. Once Liu Jian and others jumped out to object, Liu Jin and Zhang Cai would just give Liu Jian a hat of injuring the Zhonglie.
For Zhu Houzhao, it was already a very sad thing for Ye Chunqiu and his son to die in Ningxia. At this time, it was impossible to give him any kindness. But Master Liu came to sing the opposite tune, wouldn’t it be disappointing? This is like pushing the emperor into Liu Jian’s face.
Liu Jian didn't like this kind of extraordinary thing, because once this precedent was opened, many things in the future could be promoted. At that time, the rules and regulations of the court would be completely destroyed, and it would be even more difficult to make up for it in the future.
Just like the emperor who passed on to the official position, before Emperor Chenghua, he did not have the title of being a official position. If you want to be an official, you have to take the exam except for your ancestors who have the kindness of your ancestors. As a result, Emperor Chenghua was unique and created a master of the official position. Therefore, the official position was very popular. Many people simply did not follow the path of imperial examinations and took the wrong path to get the favor of the emperor. As a result, the rules and regulations were destroyed. Although the late emperor wanted to stop this matter when he was still there, there were precedents, so they rekindled repeatedly and could not be stopped.
This kind of bad politics is extremely harmful to the court. Others can ignore such things, but Liu Jian, as the chief minister, must not ignore it, because he is not the clay sculpture grandson of the Chenghua Dynasty, not Wan'an, nor the Liu Ji, who is known as the cotton-pinning.
Liu Jian thought about it and found that although he knew that the emperor was not happy, he still wanted to object. At this time, Li Dongyang, who was standing beside him, was hurriedly winking at him. At this moment, he could not object to this matter at all, because Liu Jin and Zhang Cai had clearly had a trap, waiting for you to jump down!
Loyalty and wise are one thing, but the real terrible thing about this matter is not loyalty and wiseness, but the death of Ye Chunqiu and his son in Ningxia. His Majesty was heartbroken and was still in a state of dismay. Once he jumped out of opposition at this time, an indelible impression would be left in the heart of the little emperor. If this impression was coupled with the sweet words of Liu Jin and Zhang Cai, it might turn into His Majesty's hatred for Liu Jian.
Liu Jian saw Li Dongyang's hint and felt extremely conflicted. Finally, he sighed and chose to remain silent.
He didn't want to target Ye Jing, but he still felt that this would be harmful to the court, but obviously he did not object now!
Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Cai and said, "I asked Zhang Aiqing, how should Ye Chunqiu give me a reward?"
Yes, Zhang Cai's words aroused Zhu Houzhao's thoughts. Since Ye Jing can be chased, Chunqiu should also be chased. Only in this way can he comfort his spirit in heaven. If he tried every means to keep him in the capital, he would not die. It seemed... everything was my mistake.
The scene of that scene appeared in Zhu Houzhao's mind like a lantern. He clearly remembered that Ye Chunqiu hit him with a punch. He was just angry and angry at that time, pointing at the door of the warm pavilion and saying to him sternly, "Go away." But he never thought that this light and venting anger became the last sentence for him and Ye Chunqiu.
Zhu Hou took care of Zhang Cai. Zhang Cai knew that Liu Jian was tolerating and wanted to make a big vote, but he had to force Liu Jian to a situation where he could jump out, so he was prepared and was about to say that Ye Chunqiu made great contributions, unprecedented, and could be posthumously named Prince.
The dynasty was posthumously named as king, and the founding state of China was not without such courtesy. Just like the Duke of Qian, Mu Ying, was posthumously named as king, and Xu Da and others who founded the country.
Ye Chunqiu, a small marquis, was suddenly named king. This is definitely an unprecedented event, and it will definitely attract unanimous opposition from the cabinet, but Zhang Cai's idea was to use this to force Liu Jian and others into the corner, so that they could not sit still.
What are loyal ministers and what are treacherous ministers?
In fact, the boundaries between them are not obvious, but there is a kind of person who abides by their own responsibilities and follows the rules in everything. Such people will probably not be bad.
However, some people, once they have power, destroy all the rules. In their hearts, they only need to achieve their goals. As for the process, this is not what they are considering. Zhang Cai only cares about the purpose, but does not care about the process at all.
Chapter completed!