Chapter 7 Christmas Arrangements

Li Shi thought it was something, and when he heard about it, he wanted to agree at that time, but when the words came to his mouth, he was suddenly stunned, his heart lit up, and he said secretly: "That's not right." ”

Li Shi speculated about Japan based on the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming system, there will never be such a thing.

And the Japanese monarch and ministers are too rough to deal with.

If it were in China, this storage location would never be clear. Even if this happens, it will make the original heir withdraw.

There are many precedents in Chinese history, please see Song Zhenzong and Song Renzong father and son.

So canonizing a prince is not a big deal.

But seeing that the Japanese envoy was so solemn and serious, Li Shi didn't dare to agree easily, so he could only say: "Now the Ministry of Rites is too busy, if your envoy has time, after the birthday banquet, stay for a few days, but it is not too late for us to discuss in detail, at this time the official really has no time." ”

Ise had no choice but to bow heavily and say, "Please, sir." ”

Li Shi greeted: "You and I are old, and I will definitely not delay what I can do." ”

After sending Ise Sada's relatives away.

Li Shi got into the carriage and headed for Ouchi, and then ordered to go down, saying, "Let someone go to Jinyiwei to ask for an information about Japan." ”

Under Zhu Qizhen's reform, Jinyiwei's image has changed greatly.

At least if you encounter something local or foreign, you can send someone to Jinyiwei to ask. The Jinyi Wei secret file is also a number of officials of some levels, which can be consulted.

Generally speaking, the Ministry of Rites does not have much contact with Jinyiwei.

But this time, there are so many countries that have not heard of it to pay tribute, so naturally I want Jinyiwei to verify it. They became familiar with each other.

After getting off the carriage from Donghua Gate, Li Shi walked into the palace.

From the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City to the Wenyuan Pavilion, there is an endless stream of large and small officials, some of whom Li Shi knows, and some of whom Li Shi does not know.

However, Li Shi was already a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and most of these officials, big and small, saluted him.

It is also a symbol of the increased power of the cabinet.

Originally, the cabinet was more of a secretary to the emperor under the original circumstances. The most important power is the draft. Today's cabinet has added the power to coordinate and even supervise implementation.

The power of the cabinet is almost the same as that of the prime minister.

After Li Shi arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, he saw dozens of Zhongshu people who were too busy to stop their feet.

Liu Dingzhi summoned Li Shi.

Li Xian has been suing the old man three or four times this year, and there have long been rumors in officialdom that it seems that after Christmas, Li Shoufu will step down.

Now Scholar Liu will be able to take over as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it's just gossip.

But sometimes gossip cannot be ignored, and sometimes the gossip is true.

Liu Dingzhi sat down in a side hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, and there were several people in front of him, including Cheng Xin, the secretary of the military department, Yin Liu Daxia of Shuntian Mansion, Shi Jing of Shaofu, and several officials of all sizes such as Guanglu Siqing.

These people are all about this Christmas content.

Liu Dingzhi said: "Uncle Zong, you are responsible for this matter, you can talk about it." "Dazong Bo is another name for the Book of Rites.

Li Shi said: "This matter has been discussed several times, and it has basically been decided, three days before and after Christmas, Jin Wu can't help it, the city gate is not closed, the night lanterns are lit, and on the night of Christmas, there are also fireworks at the city gates. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "Shuntian Mansion, there are many people in Beijing these days, you have to take care of it, and you are not allowed to work together and Zhu Rong, otherwise it will ruin the temperament of the palace, and you will sit on Shuntian Mansion for a few more years." ”

Liu Daxia said loudly: "Please rest assured, the thousands of officials in the Shuntian Mansion have been waiting for a long time, and nothing will happen." If something really happens, just ask the elder to punish him. ”

Liu Daxia has gone from Daxing Zhixian to Shuntian Prefect, although it seems that he has moved to the prefect of Shuntian, and he can't see anything wrong, but Liu Dingzhi knows that this is the most wrong place.

That is, how could Daxing Zhixian be promoted to the prefect of Suncheon?

You must know that the prefect of Shuntian is a high match, and the two prefects of the world, that is, the prefect of Shuntian and the prefect of Yingtian, are equivalent to the political envoys of the provinces.

In other words, no one thinks it is wrong to rise from the position of the prefect of Shuncheon and release the governor of a province.

So generally speaking, the Suncheon prefects were all done well from the outer prefects, and they were promoted to the Suncheon prefects, or they were directly transferred from the six ministries.

A prefect county, even if it is a county attached to the capital, it is not in accordance with the rules to go straight to the prefect.

Liu Dingzhi didn't think about getting to the bottom of a prefect, but from this point, he knew that there were people behind this prefect.

Who is the person behind Liu Daxia?

It's the crown prince.

But the matter of Liu Daxia's promotion is what Zhu Qizhen meant.

But it's because the prince has been in Annan for several years and has done a good job. Zhu Qizhen is ready to transfer Han Yong to the Beijing Division, and since Liu Daxia is the prince's favorite candidate, Zhu Qizhen will give him a little face, so that he can take on a big role in Annan in the future.

Liu Dingzhi turned to Li Shi and said, "Uncle Zong, continue." "It's like treating the Ministry of Rites as a subordinate.

Li Shi was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, but still said: "Next, it is the military parade on Chang'an Avenue on Christmas Day, but this matter is a matter for the Ministry of War and the Privy Council." ”

Cheng Xin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, immediately said: "Elder Bingge, we have discussed this matter with the Metropolitan Procuratorate several times, and we have just become a pivot

Wang Yue, the deputy envoy of the Secret Academy, is also a Confucian scholar, and he is a good talker, and the whole thing is almost arranged, but the six battalions are the first, and then the troops who have made meritorious contributions in the Western Regions, Weizang, Annan, Duzhangman, and other places are selected, and His Majesty is allowed to review them one by one, and he has been training in Tongzhou for several months before, and he will never miss a major event. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "Okay, those people in the Privy Council, Da Sima, you have to follow closely, if something really happens, the military department will not be able to get out of it." ”

This seems to have become a habit.

Although there is a person in the cabinet, Daming Xungui is an invisible elder, and he does not speak easily, and he almost does not speak when it comes to sending troops to fight.

This is a habit that has been left over from Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu is like this, Meng Ying is like this, Yang Hong is like this, and Guo Deng, who is now in power, is also like this.

Last year, when Annan withdrew his troops, Guo Deng was promoted to the cabinet as Yingguo Gong, replacing Yang Hong, Changguo Gong, as a cabinet scholar.

However, Yang Hong, the Duke of Changguo, was transferred to the Privy Council and officially began the work of the Privy Council, and Wang Yue was also promoted to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council after pacifying the capital. Responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the Privy Council.

To tell the truth, Wang Yue himself is a man from a high background, and he has also been admitted to the Jinshi in history. Dealing with daily affairs is his forte.

So this military parade is Wang Yue's responsibility.

Li Shi continued: "The rest is to set up a banquet in the regimental city. For the longevity banquet, the internal and external ministers and Chinese and foreign envoys were invited, and the official had already calculated, and the personnel were probably about 10,000 people. ”

"The officials of the seven grades in Beijing, except for the people who can't leave, are all here, and there are hundreds of officials and envoys who have already some of their retinues, all the generals above the earl of Beijing, as well as the four kings of Hexi, as well as the princes of the vassal kings in various places, especially the king of Yu in Beijing, and the prince of King Xiang."

"It's all sorts of stuff."

The number of civil and military officials above the seventh rank is a large number in itself, and a few have thousands of people. As mentioned earlier, the four kings of Hexi are the four vassal kings in the northwest, and they all want to move inward because the northwest is barren, so Zhu Qizhen moved them to Beijing.

King Yu's illness seems to be no longer cured, and he has been recuperating in Beijing for a period of time, but he still does not get better.

As for the prince of Xiangwang, he was making the final preparations before succeeding to the throne.

King Xiang is a long-lived one in history, but now it is not, in the water and soil of Luchuan, the southern Xinjiang tribes that have been almost unsettled every year for decades have greatly consumed the life of King Xiang.

King Xiang is already lingering on the sickbed.

Therefore, the prince of Xiangwang entered Beijing this time, although it was because of Chaohe, but also because he wanted to get closer to the emperor, so that he could smoothly inherit the foundation of Luchuan.

No, it shouldn't be Luchuan, King Xiang has been doing one thing all his life, turning Luchuan into the Ming Xiangguo.

And now he has done it.