On New Year's Eve, he intends to set up jade to help the queen, and on the first day of the new year, he intends to abolish the cabinet.
Ning Chengzhi's movements were dizzyingly fast, and even more absurdly shocking.
"It is said that the new official takes office three fires, and His Majesty also regards himself as a minor official, so he dares to overthrow the late emperor's will after he ascends the throne!"
"The cabinet is the late emperor's last policy. If you want to abolish, you should abolish the prime minister. How can you abolish the cabinet?!"
Everyone was discussing, Gu Huaijiang frowned, "Why does Your Majesty want to abolish the cabinet all of a sudden, do you have any specific news?"
Qi An said: "The old slave heard the news that the matter of Master Hou's entry into the palace spread outside the palace, so Mr. Chen Ge brought a few cabinet ministers into the palace, trying to help Lord Hou dissuade His Majesty from becoming an empress. Unexpectedly, several cabinet ministers When the old man entered the palace, Lord Hou had already left the palace, His Majesty was furious after hearing the dissuasion of the elders, and decreed to abolish the cabinet system!"
In the final analysis, it is still for the purpose of enshrining Yufu as the future.
Gu Huaijiang sighed, "It was I who caused the cabinet ministers to suffer, and His Majesty is expressing his anger. He was afraid of my reputation in the court and did not dare to do anything directly, so he used the cabinet to kill chickens and monkeys."
"General, it's not your fault, don't blame yourself."
Yu Fu suddenly said: "Everyone is trying to stop His Majesty's absurd will, for the purpose of keeping the court upright. If the general wants to blame himself, I should blame myself even more."
Gu Shubai hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, it is His Majesty's absurdity, and it is definitely not your fault."
Yu Fu reluctantly smiled at him and said, "I know, so I don't blame myself. The most important thing now is not to blame myself, but to find a way to solve the current predicament. The most urgent task is the cabinet."
Yan Huashi nodded again and again, "General, what Miss Yufu said is right! All the elders in the cabinet are ministers of Zhongzheng, we can't let the cabinet be abolished like this, and let that villain Yin Shuo take over the power!"
Lao Jin quickly agreed, "That's right, if that thief Yin Shuo is allowed to take power in the court, will the Gu family army still have it?"
Gu Shubai said: "Perhaps the only one who can persuade His Majesty is Mr. Ji."
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"Old man, someone came to see you again!"
In the secluded courtyard of the mansion, there are green pines in the courtyard, and a low plum blossom pile stands in the corner.
The servant rushed in hurriedly, and the middle-aged man hissed at him, "Didn't father say that anyone who came would say he was sick?"
It was Ji Xuanxian, the eldest son of Ji Daogong who was speaking. There was a lot of talk about the abolition of the cabinet. In order not to disturb Ji Daogong's cleanliness, he personally guarded Ji Daogong's yard.
The servant wondered: "My lord, the person who came back here is from the Marquis Gu's mansion, I dare not make my own claim."
"A person from the Marquis Gu's mansion?"
Ji Xuanxian hesitated for a moment, "You wait here, I will go in and report to my grandfather in person."
After entering the main room, turn left and the second room is the superior bedroom. Outside the door is a picture of Songhe Yannian's hundred years of life, and two large blue and white vases are placed on the left and right.
Ji Daogong is lying on the bed behind the screen. He is old and often suffers from physical ailments. Now lying on the bed, it is impossible to tell whether it is a real illness or a fake one.
"Father, people from the Marquis Gu's Mansion are here, have you seen it or not?"
The old man lying on the bed heard the words Gu Hou Fu, his eyelids moved slightly, but he did not open them.
Ji Xuanxian waited respectfully by the bed, thinking that he would not speak, and was about to slowly exit the inner room, when he saw his beard move and let out a long sigh.
Ji Daogong half-opened his eyes, his eyes were cloudy, "For my father, he rarely stood up and said anything in his life. As the capital censor, he only knows how to monitor all officials according to the procedure, and never carries the big banner in the limelight. But my father has also spoken up for justice Before, I also wanted to give up my life and forget my death. But this time, being sick or not sick of the father can't change the ending, and choosing a virtuous person, will you understand being a father?"
Ji Xuanxian frowned, thought for a long time, and raised his head, "Father rarely stood up and said anything in his life, but he never coveted comfort against his conscience. This time, it was because father knew that he couldn't persuade him, not because he was timid and cowardly. If a son doesn't even know what his father is like, how can he be worthy of being a descendant of the Ji family?"
Ji Daogong lay on the bed and nodded, a tear rolled down the corner of his eye.
Outside the gate of the Ji Mansion, Qi Zhou waited anxiously, watching the people sent by various mansions return disappointed, he remained calm.
He is from Guhou's mansion, so it is always different to Mr. Ji, maybe he can wait for a different result.
After a long time, the servant who asked him to wait outside the door rubbed his hands and came back, his face was red from running in the cold wind, "Officer Qi, please go back! Our old man is really sick and can't get out of bed." La!"
Qi Zhou lowered his head in disappointment.
Ji Daogong didn't get sick in the morning and didn't get sick in the evening, but he fell ill when it was reported in the palace that the cabinet system was abolished.
He originally thought that he was from Guhou's mansion, and Ji Daogong would at least meet him once, and he didn't want to say the same thing to himself as others.
It seems that Mr. Ji is determined not to come forward.
He bowed his hands to the servant and returned disappointed.
At the corner of Ji's mansion, someone was walking and talking, "Master Du Yushi Ji has always been in good health, and it is ridiculous for our Majesty to be able to force him to be sick..."
Some people pretend to be sick, while others are really mad.
After Mr. Chen Ge came back from the palace after being reprimanded, he didn't eat dinner that night. According to the servant who served in the upper room, he sat until dawn when he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and fell ill.
Chen Chuxiu is a person who is not at home during the New Year's Eve. After hearing that Mr. Chen Ge vomited blood and became seriously ill, he immediately returned to the mansion to take charge of the overall situation. Finally, there was someone in charge of the chaotic Chen mansion, so that he would not lose his dignity.
"Xiuer..."
"Master is awake! Master is awake!"
Chen Ge on the bed was old-fashioned, and the servant guarding the bed heard him call Chen Chuxiu, and immediately shouted outside the courtyard.
Chen Chuxiu rushed in quickly, "Father, how are you doing?"
Old Chen Ge had already burst into tears, "I'm sorry for my father, I'm sorry for the late emperor, I'm sorry for the ancestors of the Chen family, I'm sorry for all the people in the world!"
Chen Chuxiu knew what he was talking about, and said indignantly, "What does it have to do with my father? Your Majesty is young and absurd, and my father has done his duty in admonishing him, and he has fulfilled his duty as a minister. How can you blame your father?"
Chen Ge said: "For my father, I have thought a lot about it all night. If I had known this earlier, it would be better not to reveal the truth about the assassination of the late emperor. Would everything be better than it is now? But even if time goes back, my father will not Make the second choice. How can the person who assassinated the late emperor inherit the great line? Even if the remaining heir... "
"Even if the remaining heir—that is, His Majesty, is even more absurd and stupid than the eldest prince, right?"
Chen Chuxiu snatched his words, "Father, if you say something bad, the heirs of the Ning royal family, one who killed the father and the king and the other fatuous, who is better than whom? They are not made to be emperors, How can it be blamed on the father? Now the father has died of illness because His Majesty felt remorse for his son's rebellion against the father's will. Can His Majesty repent after you die?"
Chen Chuxiu didn't shy away, "If Your Majesty can change your mistakes, then you will die, isn't it worth dying? But now that you have died of illness, not only will no one dare to dissuade Your Majesty, but your son and I will also be killed. Killed too! Without your protection, I will die sooner or later if I continue to run rampant in the imperial capital, don’t you think?”
The servants who served below listened more and more shamelessly, trying to dissuade Chen Chuxiu, "Young master, the master is already like this, don't say that you are so angry with the master..."
Chen Chuxiu was unmoved, "Don't persuade me, I'm telling the truth. Father, now that you're dead, you're too selfish to leave the mess to Lord Gu and other upright ministers!"
The servant was so frightened to look at Chen Gel's face, but he didn't expect that Chen Gel, instead of being killed by Chen Chuxiu, struggled to sit up from the bed.
"You're right, as a father, you can't die at this time. Even if you die as a father, you have to die in the Golden Palace to persuade His Majesty, not in the mansion..."
Chen Chuxiu stretched out his hand and pushed him down, "Don't sit up, come here, bring the medicine up and feed the master to drink!"
No need to be persuaded, Chen Gelao stared at the medicine bowl, and eagerly drank it.
Chen Chuxiu secretly laughed, and suddenly heard the servant announce: "My lord, Uncle Ningtang and his wife have come to visit the master!"
"At a time like this, they are the only ones who dare not avoid suspicion."
Chen Chuxiu walked out while talking, but he saw Ning Xuan and his wife hurriedly approaching, and stopped when they saw him, "How is your lord?"
Chen Chuxiu pointed to the room, took them away and talked.
Walking to a secluded place outside the courtyard, he pointed to his chest, "My father has always been in good health, but it's just a heart attack. It doesn't matter if he was aroused by my threat just now."
Ning Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that you have a lot of ideas. Fortunately, Mr. Chen Ge is fine. I was also worried that Mr. Chen got sick and your house would be in chaos, so I specially brought Yu Yang along."
Kun Yuyang looked around, "Husband originally wanted me to help you manage the affairs of the mansion, but I was afraid that you would take care of Mr. Chen Gel and take care of the mansion's general affairs. I didn't expect you to do so well."
Chen Chuxiu cupped his hands at her, "Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law. Originally, I really planned to go to the palace to seek justice for my father. My father only has a son like me. If I don't stand up for him, who will stand up for him? But my father fell ill. I use words to arouse the desire to survive, after all I am already old. I just want to take good care of my father in the mansion, no matter how important the court affairs are, in my opinion, it is not as important as my father's life."
Kun Yuyang couldn't help but look at him. In the past, when he looked at Chen Chuxiu, Ning Xuan kept telling her that this was a piece of jade in the rough, but most people in the world didn't know it.
She was skeptical in the past, but after listening to Chen Chuxiu's words today, she finally believed in him after watching him act.
Chen Chuxiu is still young, if he has a few more years of experience, he will definitely become a master.
Ning Xuan nodded, "Your Majesty's actions this time are really absurd. It has already aroused discussions in the court to enshrine the empress dowager, but he still wants to abolish the cabinet? The cabinet was established by the late emperor. If the late emperor had not been assassinated, it must have happened soon. Abolished the position of prime minister. Now it's good, but Yin Shuo took advantage of it."
Chen Chuxiu sneered, "Yin Shuo didn't take advantage of it. He had long seen that His Majesty is better at fooling than the First Prince, so he chose him instead of the First Prince, right?"
Ning Xuan was startled, and couldn't help but exchange a glance with Kun Yuyang.
The inside story of the assassination of the first emperor was known only to them and everyone in Guhou's residence. They all knew what role Yin Shuo played in it, but there was no evidence.
Chen Chuxiu easily guessed Yin Shuo's thoughts, which made them both admire and surprised.
Looking at the faces of his husband and wife, Chen Chuxiu vaguely sensed that he had touched some kind of secret. He waved his hand, "I said casually, you don't need to care. After all, what is the difference between the First Prince and His Majesty? I I can see that it is not good for my father to sacrifice his life for such a lord, so it is better to take advantage of this abolition of the cabinet and return home!"
Ning Xuan hurriedly said: "How can this be done? Your Majesty has indeed gone too far this time. I think he seems to be determined to become the empress, but there should be room for change in the matter of abolishing the cabinet. Before I left, my father had united with the royal family for a few years. A respected clan member went to the palace to persuade His Majesty, maybe he can be persuaded to take back his life! Old Chen Ge is actually equivalent to the position of the chief minister of the cabinet, he cannot leave, if he leaves, the cabinet will really lose its hold!"
Knowing that he is a member of the royal family, Chen Chuxiu has the same surname as Ning Chengzhi, and has a deeper obsession with Kuangfu the royal family, so he sighed: "I'll just talk about it casually, even if I want my father to retire and return to his hometown, in my father's case character do you think he will?"
Ning Xuan cupped his hands and made a bow to him, "As a loyal minister of the Chen family, just because Mr. Chen Ge knelt down in the Golden Palace to find out the case of the late emperor's murder, he deserves Ning Xuan's respect."
Chen Chuxiu helped him up, "Okay, now we'll see if Uncle Ning and the others can persuade His Majesty. I don't think it's easy. The abolition of the cabinet is closely related to the establishment of the empress. The elders of the cabinet have offended His Majesty. It's still because of what happened after the establishment."
Ning Xuan frowned and thought, "It's a pity that Yufu and Guhou Shizi had a marriage contract long ago, otherwise if she becomes a queen, she will definitely be able to help Dongling Jiangshan."
Kun Yuyang immediately retorted, "What are you talking about? Could it be that Yufu's refusal to become a queen is still her fault? Not to mention how unbearable it is for a monarch to forcefully marry a courtier's wife, even if Yufu is not yet married, who You can't force her to marry someone she doesn't like! I know Yufu, she is not someone who is greedy for glory, wealth and power, if she says she won't marry, she will definitely not marry, unless... "
Kun Yuyang frowned suddenly, not knowing what to think of.
She never refuted Ning Xuan in front of outsiders, and always obeyed his advice. Ning Xuan also joked that she was more obedient and four-virtuous than Dongling girl.
Today she suddenly refuted herself. Ning Xuan knew that she and Yufu had a good relationship, and thinking back on what she said was indeed selfish, she only thought about Dongling Jiangshan and didn't consider Yufu's feelings, so she said: "It's my fault, as a member of the royal family I only think about what kind of queen can be beneficial to the country, and I have no intention of blaming Yufu, don't get me wrong."
Kun Yuyang still frowned.
Chen Chuxiu said: "Sister-in-law, you just said that Princess Zhenjiang will never marry, unless what?"
Kun Yuyang raised his head, his face was a little ugly, "I seem to know why His Majesty would do such absurd thing as abolishing the cabinet, and I guess, not only will he abolish the cabinet, but he will also attack Gu Hou's mansion next."
"Because Yufu will never compromise, unless His Majesty endangers the lives of everyone in Guhou Mansion."
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Today’s update is late. It’s too busy to visit relatives during Chinese New Year. I originally wanted to ask for leave. Thinking about promising everyone 4,000 a day, I still have to squeeze out time to write. If there are only 2,000 left tomorrow or simply don’t update , it is possible that I fell asleep when I got too drunk...