The 450th year is a difficult time

Emperor Jiajing said calmly to Huang Jin: "I don't want to see Feng Bao again. He should be sent to Prince Yu's Mansion as an errand."

"According to the decree."

Huang Jin naturally had no objections and hurriedly agreed.

Speaking of which, Feng Bao was promoted because of his cleverness. In the past, his job was quite good. Who would have thought that he was so inexperienced.

Considering the fire conditions that protected Emperor Jiajing from leaving the Yongshou Palace, there was only an open fire burning in the beams, so there was enough time to rush out the things in the house.

You know, the Yongshou Palace contains not only the favorites of Emperor Jiajing, but also the favorites of successive emperors starting from Emperor Cheng Zuwen. They are all high-quality products, but now they are burned to pieces.

Clean.

Emperor Jiajing did not want to pursue Feng Bao's fault, which was actually a consideration for the superior.

In the eyes of the emperor at this time, the fire seemed to be God's will.

Yes, it's God's will.

The news that the Yongshou Palace was burned has already reached the outer court by this time. I don’t know what those guys will say about it, even though Huang Jin issued a hush-hush order to everyone in the Yongshou Palace, prohibiting them from telling the truth about the fireworks that caused the fire.

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If the eunuch did something wrong, he could beat or scold him, or even give him a heavier punishment. But when Feng Bao came here, except that he didn't rush out the things from Yongshou Palace in time, everything else seemed to be right.

If you still lack tempering, then you should be sent to Prince Yu's Mansion.

Being assigned from the Supervisor of Ceremonies to working as an errand in Prince Yu's Mansion was already a big punishment, and he was kicked out of the inner court from the edge of power.

I hope that after this incident, Feng Bao can mature and become more cautious and steady when assisting King Yu in the future.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The two pavilion elders entered Xiyuan early in the morning and are now waiting in Wuyi Hall."

At this time, Huang Jin seemed to have just remembered and said to Emperor Jiajing.

"What's the matter?"

Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes and stared at Huang Jin and asked.

"They heard the news about the fire in Yongshou Palace, so they went to the palace early in the morning to pay their respects."

Huang Jin replied hurriedly.

"Tell them that I have nothing to do and let them go back to the cabinet to handle official business and not to delay state affairs."

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Jiajing spoke.

After saying this, he immediately stood up and walked slowly towards the side hall. When he was about to reach the gate of the side hall, he suddenly stopped and said to Huang Jin who was following him: "According to the Ministry of Rites, I have been in charge of the emperor's ancestor for more than 20 years, and there has been a great change.

"Thanks to the blessings of the emperor, he was blessed by the blessings of He Hong. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, he chose a day to offer sacrifices to the suburban temple, Sheji, and ordered the British Duke Zhang Rong and the imperial concubine Chen Fang Chengyu to pay homage to each other."

Huang Jin was about to call the servants from outside the palace to come in and help Emperor Jiajing wash his hands. Suddenly, he received an order to deliver the order. He immediately bowed down and remembered Emperor Jiajing's words firmly.

"Go ahead and ask someone to come in and help me wash up."

After giving the instructions, Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said to Huang Jin.

"yes."

Huang Jin agreed and watched Emperor Jiajing enter the side hall. Then he turned around and walked out of the main hall door. After calling a few servants and giving instructions, he left the Yuxi Palace and headed towards Wuyi Hall.

"I heard that Yongshou Palace was compromised last night."

Wei Guangde heard the news when he entered Prince Yu's Mansion early in the morning, and looked incredulous.

The Emperor Jiajing was here, but he was actually burned by a fire. The old Zhu family was really the reincarnation of Lord Huodexing, and he just played with it in the palace.

Among other things, the three main halls were burned down several times, and Emperor Jiajing encountered several fires after he ascended the throne.

He shook his head slightly, and then asked Yin Shizhen with a smile: "Zhengfu, has your Majesty returned to the Forbidden City now?"

Emperor Jiajing left the palace and moved to Xiyuan because of the Renyin Palace incident and never went back to live there. Now Wei Guangde was curious, the house was burned down, so he should go back.

"No, I heard that I moved to Yuxi Palace last night. I don't know where I will stay in the end."

Yin Shizhen laughed.

"Yuxi Palace?"

Wei Guangde felt that this word was a bit familiar, as if he had heard of this place before when watching TV series, and then an idea came to his mind. Emperor Jiajing didn't want to move around, and it was too troublesome, so he just stayed there.

"Early this morning, the two pavilion elders went into Xiyuan to see His Majesty. Firstly, they wanted to ask for greetings, and secondly, they wanted to ask Your Majesty to move back to the palace."

Yin Shizhen continued.

"Huh? Why?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

"The imperial court has no money. If His Majesty can return to the palace to live, Yongshou Palace will not need to be rebuilt, at least for the time being. Otherwise, Yan Ge's beard will be pulled out."

Yin Shizhen shook his head and sighed.

Hearing this, Wei Guangde nodded slightly.

Indeed, being the Ming Dynasty's family is really embarrassing for those elders.

But then Wei Guangde felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that there are currently three bachelors in the cabinet, but the two cabinet elders Yin Shizhen was talking about just now.

For a while, Wei Guangde had not gotten used to the fact that there were already three senior ministers in the cabinet.

"Who in the cabinet has not entered Xiyuan?"

Wei Guangde asked.

"Huh? It's Yuan Wei. He was left in the cabinet to handle official business. The first and second assistants rushed to Xiyuan to see His Majesty."

Yin Shizhen replied.

"Oh, that's it."

Wei Guangde agreed, and at this moment Zhang Juzheng also stepped in.

At this time, Yan Song and Xu Jie also returned to the cabinet, but there were many people waiting here. All five ministers were here, and the minister of rites was vacant, but Li Chunfang, the left minister, also came to wait for news.

Of course, although he joined, he was only a minister after all, and his previous immediate boss was still sitting here, so Li Chunfang's presence was very low, and it felt like he was just following Yuan Wei's lead.

"You are all here, please sit down."

Yan Song saw everyone there, smiled and nodded to them. At this time, Yan Shifan had already walked to Yan Song's side, helped him into the room, sat down at the main seat in the lobby, and then stood on one side.

"Mr. Ge, when will the emperor return to the palace?"

At this time, Gao Yao, the Minister of Revenue, could not help himself and asked.

Yan Song looked at Gao Yao and then at the others, shook his head and said, "We didn't see your Majesty, it was Eunuch Huang who came here."

Looking at Yuan Wei who was sitting below and Li Chunfang who was at the bottom of the table behind him, Yan Songcai said: "Your Majesty still has an edict, but I guess people will be here soon."

"Huh? What decree?"

The few minister-level bosses below were a little surprised and started talking in low voices.

At this time, there was an announcement from Zhongshu outside the door, and the Duke had arrived in the palace.

At this time, Chen Ju had already entered Wenyuan Pavilion and asked someone to go in and make a call.

He got the job outside Yuxi Palace. Huang Jin asked him to go to the Ministry of Rites to deliver the message. However, when he left the palace, he heard that all the officials from the six departments had gone to the cabinet, so he turned around and came here. Compared to Yan Song and Xu Jie, he was still a step behind.

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At this time, Yan Song and others had already stood up, lined up according to their seniority, and were waiting for Chen Ju to come in and deliver the message.

He already knew who was in the room before, so Chen Ju was not intimidated when he came in. After all, the people in the room were all powerful officials of the court.

His edict this time was delivered to the Ministry of Rites, and it had nothing to do with other yamen in the court. Seeing everyone in the room gathered together, he could only smile and cup his hands, and then his expression became serious and he said loudly: "I am sending an edict to the Ministry of Rites."

Yan Song and Xu Jie had already known what the decree was from Huang Jin's mouth, so it was not surprising at this time. It was just a sacrifice. They had not done these things for many years, but this time it was new.

After Chen Ju conveyed his orders, he naturally resigned. Seeing this posture, he was not the person for a young eunuch to stay.

Who are the people in the room? It can be said that the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty are here. Even a few words they casually say can be regarded as state affairs. What is Chen Ju's identity?

In a place like this, he wouldn't dare to say a single word except to convey orders. If he made trouble, he would be labeled as interfering in politics.

Based on Emperor Jiajing's attitude towards eunuchs, once they were recognized by him, they would have to shed their skin even if they were dead.

Perhaps it was a lesson from the Eight Tigers of the Zhengde Dynasty. Emperor Jiajing had always been very harsh on eunuchs.

At this time, Li Chunfang came out to receive the order on behalf of the Ministry of Rites. It was not a big deal. It was just a matter of making arrangements, letting Taichang Temple make preparations, and letting Qintian Supervisor calculate the auspicious days of the zodiac.

However, at this time, Li Chunfang was not the Minister of Rites after all, and did not have the courage to take charge of the Ministry of Rites, so he had no reason to look at Yuan Wei.

Of course, Yuan Wei noticed Li Chunfang's shifting gaze, but he just smiled. With so many people gathered at the cabinet today, they would definitely not argue about the sacrifice.

This is actually a small thing.

Sure enough, after Chen Ju left, Gao Yao spoke first, and naturally he still complained.

In any case, his Ministry of Revenue did not dare to take on the task of rebuilding the Yongshou Palace. Although the Yongshou Palace was not his responsibility, it was the work of the Ministry of Works, but the materials were not all paid for by the Ministry of Revenue in the end.

Although there are these projects, the Ministry of Revenue also gets a share of the profits when it disburses money, but with the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue really cannot afford this expenditure.
To be continued...