The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 303 Serving the Eastern Palace

On October [-]th of the ninth year of Hongzhi, the emperor held a court meeting in Fengtian Hall to receive Turpan envoys.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in front of Fengtian Hall, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

Unlike the former Emperor Chenghua, Emperor Hongzhi was very diligent and could even be described as a workaholic.

Not only will he attend the daily routine court meeting on time, but he will also often call cabinet ministers to discuss and discuss military and state affairs.

What's even more commendable is that the memorials sent to the emperor will often be approved immediately, and there will never be accumulation and delay.

However, for such a model worker emperor, the number of grand ceremonies held is very few.

In fact, the reason is very simple, the Great Court Meeting will only be held when some important things are announced.For example, when the queen is sealed, the prince is established.

Then there are rewards for great victories or envoys coming to court.

However, these two items were not too many when Emperor Hongzhi was in power, so the emperor was determined but powerless.

Not to mention gossip, but said that the Turpan envoys were quite frightened when they saw such a battle today. After offering tributes and worshiping the emperor according to the usual practice, it was the part of the emperor's lecture.

Since ancient times, China has had the obsession with heaven, and Ming Dynasty is no exception.

The Son of Heaven lectures the envoys of Turpan, just like Lao Tzu lectures his son, without any reason at all.

What's more, this "unfilial son" in Turpan just sent troops to Hami not long ago and wanted to pull out his teeth and gouged out a piece of flesh from Lao Tzu's leg.

This is a great thing, even if the emperor scolded the Turpan envoys who sprayed their heads with blood, he couldn't refute it at all.

But Da Tianzi is still very self-restraining, the so-called lectures are just to the point, the Turpan envoy has long been frightened by the huge Tianjia formation, and kept silent, only kowtowed, not even daring to vent his anger.

The scene was very harmonious, and the emperor was very satisfied.

In any case, Turpan was just a child in the eyes of the emperor.If the child makes a mistake, just give him a spanking, there is no need to beat him to death.

Since the child has a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, the elders should naturally reward them.

The emperor immediately ordered to bestow [-] bolts of Zhejiang silk to Turpan's envoys, which means that the emperor recognized Turpan's attitude of admitting his mistakes and would not attack again.

The envoys of Turpan bowed to the Son of Heaven with gratitude, and all the officials shouted long live, and a grand court meeting was successfully concluded.

Returning to Xie's mansion in front of Fengtian Hall, Xie Shen stretched rarely.

Thanks to the envoys of Turpan, the emperor gave all the courtiers a holiday, which was a great joy for the courtiers who did not have a fixed rest time.

Xie Shen stole Fusheng's half-day leisure, so he sat on the rattan chair in his yard and sipped tea while humming a tune.

Just as he had expected, the progress of the Great Court Meeting was like a script, and there was nothing new about one scene after another.

On this occasion, it is inappropriate to advise the emperor to manage the Western Regions, and this kind of matter is of great importance, even if Xie Shen brings it up, he will not get an immediate answer.

It's better to perfect the details before writing to the emperor.

Just as he was thinking leisurely, the butler stumbled in and ran in panting, "Master, the Zhongguan has arrived."

Lieutenant?The lieutenant has arrived?
Xie Shen was stunned for a while before he understood what it meant, and quickly said: "Please come in the middle officer."

Fortunately, his clothes were still neat, so he took a deep breath and greeted him.

The middle official is still young, and it should be the first time he has been out of the palace to announce the decree and he is a little nervous.

After seeing Xie Shen, he said sternly: "Hanlin Xiuzhuan accepts the order."

Xie Shen immediately pushed the golden mountain down the jade pillar and bowed down.

"Thank you for accepting the order carefully."

"Following the fate of heaven, the emperor ordered Xie Shen to be a loyal and good-natured man with profound knowledge. He was granted the concurrent post of Youchunfang Youzanshan of Zhanshifu and lecturer in the East Palace. I respect you."

There are not too many fancy words in this edict, it can be described as concise and to the point.

Xie Shen said in his heart that Emperor Hongzhi seems to be a real person, and he doesn't engage in those imaginary things.

For the imperial decree itself, Xie Shen was not surprised at all.

He had heard from eunuch Deng about the crown prince leaving the cabinet to study in advance.

Of course, the news from the Supervisor of Rituals cannot be faked. In addition, the little prince was born in Hongzhi's court almost ten years ago, so it is not surprising that this time and space is a little earlier.

Some time ago, Xie Shen was robbed by the people of the East Factory He Zhangban, and then those cronies of He Zhangban were shot and killed, which caused a shock in the government and the public.

Civil officials wrote letters one after another, asking the emperor to severely punish Xiao Jing and abolish the East Factory.

But the Son of Heaven held it high and put it down lightly, only dealt with a few scapegoats, and did not move Xiao Jing at all.

The officials were naturally dissatisfied, and the memorials flew to the imperial case like snowflakes, almost spraying the emperor's face with spit.

The Son of Heaven is a thin-skinned person with no violent tendencies.Facing such a scene, he was momentarily at a loss.

In fact, if it was changed to Emperor Jiajing, he would definitely order people to drag these jumping civil servants out to beat the court staff.

When the butt blossoms, these officials will be honest.

But Emperor Hongzhi couldn't do it. He was a kind-hearted old man, and he was still waiting for his name to be recorded in history. How could he love his court officials?

In desperation, Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to announce that Xie Shen, the sufferer of this case, entered the palace to face the saint.

Emperor Hongzhi talked earnestly with Xie Shen for a long time, and finally persuaded Xie Shen to take the initiative to write a letter to express his position, so as to suppress the raging offensive of hundreds of officials.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi knew that he was wronged, and he also gave Xie Shen compensation.

This compensation is to grant Xie Shenzhan the position of Youzanshan in Youchunfang in the Shifu.

This was what Xie Shen had always wanted, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Anyway, all the people who robbed him have been shot, and there is only one leader He who can't play well, and there will be opportunities to punish him in the future.

There are many kinds of lectures by the servants of the East Palace. Left and right concubine, left and right Yude, left and right Zhongyun, and left and right praises can all be included in the list of east palace attendants.Although You Zanshan is only from the sixth rank, this position must be obtained.

It may still be very risky for other dynasties to tie themselves to the East Palace, but the Hongzhi Dynasty will not.

Who is the spoiled wife madman? Emperor Hongzhi has only one wife, Empress Zhang, and one heir, Xiao Zhengde.

No matter how bad the little prince is, how can the emperor pass the throne to him?

Being an official of the East Palace is like taking a shortcut to the south, which can avoid many detours and reach the sky in one step.

Others may think that Emperor Hongzhi still has many years to live in his heyday, but Xie Shen knows that the emperor's lifespan is only ten years at most.

At this time, go to the East Palace to develop a relationship with Xiao Zhengde, and when Xiao Zhengde succeeds, Xie Shen will be his own person with the merits of a dragon, and it will be much easier to get promoted.

Xie Shen will be about 25 by then, and ten years of experience is enough. It would be the best if he can be appointed as a minister of six departments to pave the way for future cabinet entry.

Outsiders thought that Xie Shen was at a disadvantage in that matter, it was because they didn't know the inside story.

The "deal" reached in the palace between His Majesty and Xie Xiuzhuan, uh, ahem, is a consensus, how can it be easily revealed publicly.

Xie Shen kowtowed to thank the emperor for his kindness, and after receiving the imperial edict, he smiled at the middle official and said, "The envoy is busy, I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince will leave the pavilion to study in the near future, but the study place is in the East Palace?"

(End of this chapter)