You could hear needles dropping in the court. Xiao Chengjun looked at the official with a deep look. The right minister had many capable people, so he promoted Sun Liang specifically to take over these people. However, there were also many people who were flattering him.

If you want to integrate the people who are just dawdling around into a court that can do practical things, these people must be eliminated.

When the courtiers saw that the emperor's eyes were steady and showed no signs of happiness or anger, they didn't know how to answer the question for a moment. However, Yang Youting, the left prime minister, stood up and said righteously: "I thought that the emperor's grandson was appointed by the late emperor and that the emperor ascended the throne.

, you should make your grandson the crown prince."

Yang Youting has always been upright and does things according to the rules. This is what is written in the law, so he said so.

The court suddenly became even quieter. They didn't dare to touch the bad luck of the Prime Minister. Just imagine who took away the family property and was willing to leave it to his brother's son?

"Do you think so too?" Emperor Hongyuan did not agree directly, but asked the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty calmly.

"I think what Prime Minister Zuo said is reasonable." Zhao Xi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, came out of the queue and bowed.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the newly promoted minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhao Sanyuan, whom everyone knew. Zhao Xi entered the Imperial Academy at the time of Sanyuan. Originally, he had his uncle Zhao Duan, the left prime minister, and his official career should have been smooth and frank. Unexpectedly, Zhao Duan

After resigning and returning to his fields, Zhao Sanyuan also returned to his hometown to observe filial piety. When people were about to forget about him, he suddenly went to Minzhou and directly became the prime minister of Minzhou.

Zhao Xi, who had the merit of serving the dragon, now directly promoted the minister of civil service. No one found it strange. On the contrary, they felt that Zhao Xi was just gaining qualifications, and his future in joining the cabinet and becoming the prime minister was limitless. This celebrity around the emperor said

Coming out of these words, it is thought-provoking.

Xiao Chengjun did not directly refute anyone's statement. He only said that people should submit a letter on the matter of the grandson and draw up a charter. The courtiers all looked sad, this matter was not easy to handle.

The Qingliu faction, which originally valued tradition, naturally uprightly supported the left prime minister's views; while the flatterers were in a dilemma, because the young emperor was really unfathomable and could not see his intentions at all, so he did not know Zhao Xi.

Were these remarks ordered by the emperor, or were they deliberately confounded.

Many memorials quickly piled up in the imperial study. Xiao Chengjun did not rush to read them, but called someone to come. This person was Cai Yi, the original official of the East Palace.

Cai Yi's uncle was Yang Youting. After the crown prince was deposed, he did not suffer any injustice due to his uncle's protection. Cai Yi, who is now nearly forty years old, has been in the officialdom for many years and has never been reused by Emperor Chunde. Neither did Yang Youting.

Although he wanted to promote him, he was not in a hurry at all. He was waiting for his real boss to return.

"What do you think about today's events?" Xiao Chengjun asked Cai Yi while approving the memorial.

Cai Yi had a quick temper, so he hesitated for a moment and then said directly, "The remnants of the Right Prime Minister are still in the government, and there are many people who are sycophants. They are really a cancer and must be eliminated."

Xiao Chengjun stopped writing and looked up at him, with a bit of admiration in his eyes. Although this person has a short temper, he has a great advantage, which is "cutting off". Cai Yi has a very unique vision of people and things, and he has a good idea of ​​the direction of many things.

The grasp was very accurate. In the East Palace, Xiao Chengjun also relied on Cai Yi's ability to avoid a lot of trouble.

Raising his hand and pushing the stack of memorials in front of Cai Yi, Xiao Chengjun slowly said, "These are all memorials about the grandson and the crown prince. Take a look at who can be used and who should be discarded.

Draw up a charter."

Cai Yi excitedly picked up the pile of memorials and bowed in response. He knew that this was the time when the emperor was testing him, and it was also the first step for him to truly embark on an official career.

The turmoil in the court seemed to have passed silently. For several days, there was no movement. People just assumed that the emperor did not want to mention the matter anymore and left it alone. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the emperor suddenly had a big problem.

action.

Cai Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, while Zhao Xi, the original Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Works.

The six ministries are not at the same level, but in order. From lowest to highest, they are the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel. If you want to become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, you must be promoted one by one from the Minister of the Ministry of Work.

, and finally can become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Of course, there are also people like Zhao Xi who have special merit and are promoted beyond the rule.

However, throwing Zhao Xi into what is commonly known as the "Miscellaneous Yamen" at this time would have offended the emperor. After all, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is the official with real power. Now the chair has not been heated yet, so he is being vacated.

place.

Those officials who were dawdling around saw the secret, became bold, and openly petitioned to abolish the position of the emperor's grandson.

Xiao Chengjun sat in the main hall, holding several memorials, and asked in a deep voice: "Will you please depose the emperor's grandson?"

"Yes!" the officials said firmly, "There are no two days in the sky, and there is no second prince in the country. When the late emperor issued an edict to restore the crown prince, the number of crown princes for the emperor's grandson has already been exhausted."

There was silence for a moment in the main hall. Emperor Hongyuan raised his hand and suddenly threw the memorial in his hand to the ground, "What nonsense!"

Several officials were frightened and quickly knelt on the ground. Xiao Chengjun declared coldly: "The late emperor made the emperor's eldest grandson the grandson. I shall obey the late emperor's order and make Xiao Qirui the crown prince. The canonization ceremony will be held after the year."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." All the ministers bowed in response.

In the next few days, everyone understood Xiao Chengjun's intention. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was not in charge of anything at first, completely delegated his authority to Cai Yi. Cai Yi rolled up his sleeves and dismissed all those officials who were just messing around.

Zhao Xi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who had just taken office, was ordered by the emperor to investigate the construction of the palace.

The construction of the summer palace was originally under the control of the Ministry of Industry, but it was taken over by Shen Lian. The accounts were in a mess, and the government spent a lot of money. It has not yet been repaired properly. Everyone sympathized with Zhao Xi who had just been transferred from the center of power and took over the hard work.

Zhao Xi himself didn't think so. He had already planned to become the prime minister before he was thirty years old. Now he has become the minister before he can reach the weak crown. It is entirely possible to achieve this goal, so he is naturally very motivated.

The atmosphere in the court suddenly changed. The group of people who were still watching stopped all their evil thoughts and began to immerse themselves in work. The court in Yu Dynasty still hasn't been so capable in many years.

Of course, in such a diligent atmosphere, Xiao Chengjun, as the emperor, was naturally even more diligent. After approving a pile of memorials, Xiao Chengjun rubbed his brows and took a short rest.

"Are you exhausted?" A pair of warm hands hugged him from the side, and the sweet voice and the familiar cold fragrance immediately made Emperor Hongyuan relax.

"The court is in chaos, and there is no time to relax these days." Xiao Chengjun followed this force and leaned into the strong and warm embrace.

Lou Jing lowered her head to look at His Majesty the Emperor, who was rarely docile. She felt itchy and unbearable. She leaned over and kissed him for a long time. Finally, she rubbed the Emperor's lips and complained, "The Emperor has not summoned me for so many days, leaving me alone.

Empty boudoir.”

Xiao Chengjun gave him a funny look, "You and I shouldn't have met before the wedding." According to ancient rituals, the newlyweds are not allowed to meet before the wedding.

Lou Jing bit the tip of the emperor's nose with dissatisfaction, "If you didn't have something to do for me, wouldn't you be planning to see me this month?"

"I plan to go through the three books and six etiquettes. No matter what, we have to get married next year...well..." The emperor was gagged before he could finish his sentence.

His husband turned out to be bad, this is not a good sign, Lou Jing thought angrily, let go of His Majesty the Emperor who was almost out of breath, tore open the meticulously buttoned dragon robe, and printed a mark on the white neck.

Deep tooth marks.

"Well..." Xiao Chengjun snorted and pushed him away quickly, "Don't make trouble, we have to see the courtiers later."

Lou Jing added to the tooth mark with satisfaction, "What kind of courtiers are you meeting? I heard that you have been sleeping less than three hours a day these days. This is not allowed. No one is allowed to see you today."

"Let's get down to business. I'm here to ask you to do something." Xiao Chengjun struggled to sit up, but was restrained by the arms around his waist. He had to speak in this posture. As his body relaxed, his original cold voice also changed.

He became lazy and said, "I plan to withdraw from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Zhao Xi is investigating the affairs of the palace these days. You lead the troops to raid Shen Lian's home."

Lou Jing had a hand in the palace affairs at the beginning and made a lot of money by fishing in troubled waters. One of the reasons why Zhao Xi was put in charge was to extract Lou Jing.

Lou Jing was very happy to search the house for a fat man. He stretched out his hand to remove the emperor's crown and combed his hair with his five fingers. "There are many nobles and nobles who are involved in the affairs of the palace. It is difficult to get the money back. Just clean up those eunuchs."

It’s time to take care of your noble affairs.”

"Well, I know..." A warm and strong hand passed through the top of his head, soothing those slight headaches. Xiao Chengjun closed his eyes comfortably. He is not a tyrant. When the water is clear, there will be no fish.

It would be better if this matter was cleared up for the internal affairs department, and he did not intend to pursue the noble matter any further.

The afternoon sunshine came in from the window of the imperial study room, reflecting the bright yellow seat warmly. Lou Jing held the sleeping emperor in her arms, leaned on the back of the chair with a smile, and took the blanket that Anshun gently handed over.

, surrounded the person in his arms, leaving only a handsome face that was slightly red from sleep exposed.

When Xiao Chengjun woke up, the official who came to discuss the matter had been beaten away by Anshun, and his queen-to-be secretly untied his dragon robe, licked his collarbone, and raised her hand to pat away the big furry head.

, Xiao Chengjun sat up refreshed and said, "It's getting late, please go back. I'll come to court tomorrow and I'll have some errands for you."

Lou Jing hugged the emperor dissatisfied, and glanced sideways into the open dragon robe, trying to catch a glimpse of the alluring pink bean, "I won't leave, I want to stay and sleep with him."

"How can I behave properly if I haven't worshiped yet?" Xiao Chengjun put on his clothes and drove him away mercilessly.

When he went to court the next day, Zhao Xi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took out an account book and said that the accounts kept by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were very confusing, and the money spent on the summer palace was obviously out of the norm.

After Shen Lian was captured, he was killed by Chen Shichang within a few days, but his mansion was still there before they could be confiscated. Xiao Chengjun immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and appointed Zhennan General Lou Jing to go and ransack the property.

Confiscating a house is a fat job that everyone wants, but if you don't do it well, it will make you embarrassed. It is perfect for Lou Jing, who is about to become the queen, to do this job, because Lou Jing is already considered to be half of the royal family.

Even if he is greedy for money, he will have to give it to the royal family as a dowry in the end, and no one can say anything.
Chapter completed!