The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 176
In the eyes of the emperor, choosing concubines for the princes was just his own family business, and how he made his own decision was justified.However, the cabinet asked the emperor to withdraw his order on the grounds that "the Tian family has no personal affairs".

The emperor's intentions were naturally obvious, and he wanted to tie the second prince Xie Yao and Marquis Weiyuan together by bestowing a marriage, so as to increase Xie Yao's bargaining chip for succession.

All the cabinet ministers objected in unison.In the past, there were no eight princes, and the emperor had no sons under his knees, so it didn't matter to Xie Yao, the eldest son, to marry anyone, so Xie Yao accepted the marriage contract with the eldest girl of the Fang family.

But now that the emperor has a son-in-law, and the emperor is still increasing Xie Yao's succession chips, that can't be tolerated.

Everyone in the cabinet supports the succession of the son-in-law, and they are extremely resistant to the emperor's approach.The emperor confronted the cabinet, the emperor refused to budge, and the cabinet moved out of the ancestral regulations.

Zhang Ruogu, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, quoted scriptures to prove the inadvisability of this matter.

Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, directly moved out of the ancestral system, claiming that "the ancestral system has been established, and no one dares to discuss it lightly."

The emperor didn't expect that such a trivial matter would provoke unanimous opposition from the cabinet. When he was depressed, he turned his attention to Ye Quan, the minister of the Ministry of officials. He urgently needed someone to help him.

Among the five members of the cabinet, Ye Quan was the most difficult one.

As the emperor's teacher, the emperor not only made him the head of the six ministries, but also referred him to the cabinet.In the past, the cabinet was right, and he had always been on the side of the emperor.

This time, it was an unprecedented silence.

He is the minister of the emperor's shoulders, but likewise, he is also a member of the civil servants.In his view, the cabinet's reasoning was sound.

Not distinguishing between the concubine and the concubine is the way to create chaos.

Ye Quan's silence undoubtedly added fuel to the flames. The emperor clapped the case and said: "Okay, you all have a reason, don't you? It's just that I don't have a reason. I actually learned to use a big hat to suppress me. It has already been decided, Shouli, you come to draw up the order!"

As the emperor spoke, he called Cao Shouli, who was waiting at the side, to his side, and ordered: "Go and call the Imperial Academy Xiuzhuan. Since you are unwilling to speak, then this decree does not need to go through the cabinet!"

"The ministers dare not obey the order."

The five members of the cabinet knelt down in unison, confronting the emperor tit for tat.

Cao Shouli, who was waiting at the side, saw that the situation was not good, so he hurried out to smooth things over.

He first poured a cup of tea from the table and handed it to the emperor, then bent down and smiled at the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is a big matter. Although the adults are right, they are just one-sided words. The slave thinks that it is better to put it in tomorrow morning." At the court meeting, let the officials discuss it, so that they can listen and understand."

The emperor looked at Cao Shouli with some doubts, wondering what Cao Shouli's intentions were.

The cabinet has already rallied to oppose it, and if it is discussed in the morning, the words of those censors will only be worse, and the resistance will only be greater.

When the time comes, there will be uproar, and this matter will never end.

The emperor is still hesitating, but the cabinet is bright.The emperor was determined to support the second prince. Even if the five members of the cabinet could stop the emperor for a while, it would not be a long-term solution after all. The emperor had to completely dispel this idea.

If it is placed in the court meeting, and all the officials oppose it, even the emperor will have to worry about it.

The cabinet all agreed with Cao Shouli's proposal, but Qian Minzhong looked at Cao Shouli. He didn't believe that Cao Shouli would stand in the same camp as the cabinet.

Cao Shouli never set his sights on the members of the cabinet from the beginning to the end. He glanced at Marquis Weiyuan lightly, and said with a smile to the emperor: "Your Majesty, since your lords think this matter is contrary to the ancestral system, you might as well be more cautious and put it on the table. It would be good to have a discussion at the court meeting."

The emperor felt worried now, the few people at this time, including Fang Luan and Liang Guang, did not speak.

Naturally, Fang Luan couldn't speak in person. Liang Guang was the uncle of the Eighth Prince, and he definitely would not support this marriage.

The emperor glanced at Cao Shouli helplessly, and asked, "Shouli, this matter is just my family matter, and if it is discussed at the court meeting, will it be a big deal?"

Cao Shouli persuaded a few more words, and the emperor finally agreed to the matter, and a short-term balance was obtained between the cabinet and the emperor.

Xie Xi, who was outside the Forbidden City, didn't know yet, he had been thinking about the marriage for several days, but what was originally a certainty, was implicated by Xie Yao, and there was already a change.

At this time, Xie Xi was still full of joy.After he made an appointment with Lin Zisu to go out of the city, he went back to his house and packed up his luggage for going out.

In fact, from Lin's Mansion to Shili Town in the west of the city, a round trip, but only half a day, there is nothing to prepare at all.

But Xie Xi felt that this was the first time Lin Zisu invited him to travel with him, so there should be no carelessness.

The two agreed to meet in the west of the city, but early the next morning, Xie Xi stood guard at the entrance of the alley in Uncle Kangning's mansion.

When Lin Yuanzhi was rushing to the morning court, he was surprised to see a man and a horse guarding the alley of his house.

However, he was in a hurry to enter the palace, so he didn't take this matter seriously, he just regarded it as an escort hired by a nearby merchant, and rushed out of the city early in the morning, so he waited here for the city gate to open.

Lin Zisu and Mrs. Bi talked about who was leaving the city today, and the reason they asked was to go to Lingtan Temple in the west of the city to offer incense, and it was just after Maoshi when they left.

As soon as her carriage drove out of her house, she heard the sound of "Dede" horseshoes in the distance, and then a familiar voice said, "Susu, why did you come out so early?"

Lin Zisu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw Xie Xi riding a horse following her carriage. She felt joy in her heart, but complained in her mouth: "Aren't we talking about rendezvous in the west of the city? Why did you run so far?"

Xie Xi smiled and said: "Your family has people from all walks of life, without my escort, what if they get lost?"

Going to Shili Town today, Lin Zisu didn't want too many people to know the details, and she didn't even bring the groom with her.All these people fell into Lve Ying's hands.

Lve Ying was driving the carriage ahead, not listening to what the two said.There were not too many people on the street, and the carriage went very smoothly, and arrived at the west gate not long after.

After leaving the west gate, in order not to attract attention, Xie Xi had no choice but to lead the way on a horse, and Lin Zisu followed in a carriage not too far away.

This time, in order to be safe, Xie Xi also specially ordered a team of guards from Huang Sheng's Tengxiang left guard, and followed him all the way.

The location of Shili Town is very remote, halfway through the group, there is no official road, so they have to walk on the rugged dirt road.After bumping like this for more than half an hour, we finally arrived at our destination.

This is a desolate town. When Lin Zisu arrived, it was only the beginning of Sishi. There were only a few shops open in the town, and there were not many people on the street.

Suddenly there were so many people, people on the street all looked at Lin Zisu and his party, as if seeing a scourge.

(End of this chapter)