Chapter 268 I’m here to resign

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 268 I’m here to resign

Emperor Hongzhi looked outside the palace with a silent expression on his face. He thought of the ministers who seemed to be loyal to the country, but in fact had their own selfish motives.

He thought of the son who looked like a king, and the picture in his mind turned, and he thought of the daughter who was lost and found again.

"My concubine is not unaware of His Majesty's difficulties. Zhao'er is the prince and will be the emperor in the future. But he is so heartless. If there is no one who is truly one of us to help him, who will do his best?

I'm planning for Zhao'er, I'm afraid I'll be deceived by others."

"Now His Majesty wants to only give Xiu Rong the title of adopted daughter so that Xia Yuan can stay in the court and help Zhao'er in the future. These concubines Your Majesty understands."

"The concubine can agree, but it is enough to give her the title of adopted daughter, but only the title of princess. What are you worried about? Are you afraid that the ministers will not agree or something?"

"It's true that your Majesty is the Son of Heaven and the Emperor. This is a family matter of the Zhu family!

I don’t believe that those ministers dare to talk about this matter. Your Majesty always thinks about stability all day long. He always thinks about stability.

I haven’t read any history books, but I also know that Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Wen are definitely not of your Majesty’s temper, otherwise how could such a great world come about.”

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Emperor Hongzhi opened his mouth to speak, but stopped. He knew that the queen was right. He was indeed seeking stability and only wanted stability.

He followed suit step by step, not daring to take too big a step or do something too outrageous. After all, he was not an emperor like Taizu Taizong, he just wanted to be safe and sound.

After a long time, Zhu Youtang seemed to have made up his mind and said slowly: "What Shujun said is that I am really timid and worried about being granted the title of princess. This will not be justified by the courtiers, but this is my family matter. If anyone wants to

If you submit a letter about this matter, I will reject it."

Within two days, the imperial edict to canonize the princess was issued, which made many people become more enthusiastic and learn a lot of vocabulary.

Be upright and aware of etiquette, be chaste, quiet and gentle, show kindness and kindness, be respectful and disciplined, be gentle and sincere, be gentle and expressive.

She boasted that she was the most beautiful woman in heaven and earth, and then proposed to adopt her as an adopted daughter, give her the surname Zhu, and make her Princess Shoukang.

This imperial edict left many ministers confused. Adopt an adopted daughter?

Anyone with a general history book suddenly thought of the word "harmony".

In previous dynasties, there were emperors who did this kind of conscienceless thing. They could not bear to part with their biological daughters, so they adopted an adopted daughter as a way to reconcile with foreigners.

For example, the Heavenly Khan Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had a daughter who was neither a member of the Li Tang clan nor his biological daughter. She was named the head of Dingxiang County and later married to a Turk.

But the problem is that the Ming Dynasty has always been unfriendly.

What's more, this woman who was adopted as an adopted daughter by the emperor and empress and named a princess is also Xia Xima's wife. How can one woman marry two husbands?

So, what's hidden behind this?

Is there any dirty deal involved?

Not long after the imperial edict was issued, a memorial letter was delivered to the palace like snowflakes.

Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In charge of supervising hundreds of officials, impeaching officials, and reporting matters to the emperor.

Together with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, they are called the Three Law Divisions. The so-called joint trial of the three divisions comes from this, and their duties and powers are not unimportant.

Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate can not only supervise officials, but also has the power to "report major matters and make decisions on minor matters". It is definitely the highest supervisory organ of the Ming Dynasty.

In short, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is very powerful.

And Liu Daxia is the most powerful person in the capital procuratorate, because he is the censor of the left capital.

At this time, he was sitting in the check-in room drinking tea. He had been severely humiliated with words two days ago. He planned to stay dormant slowly and wait until he found an opportunity to strike again.

But I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly. His Majesty recognized an adopted daughter and named her a princess.

Now the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate has submitted a memorial saying that the emperor recognizes his adopted daughter. After all, this is the emperor's family matter, and it is definitely not allowed to submit a memorial saying: Your Majesty, you cannot recognize her.

But he can easily turn the horse into a summer prince-in-law.

Although both are horses, one is an official of the prince and a minister in the palace. He can rise to the top as soon as the prince ascends the throne.

The other one was the Prince Consort. Although he had a title, he could not hold any official position. He had no power or position. He stayed away from the temple and was lost to everyone from then on.

Just as I was thinking about it, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps outside, arriving before anyone arrived, "Sir, the memorial is back!"

Liu Daxia just raised his eyes and took a sip of tea. As the most powerful person in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was very steady and said calmly: "I will come back when I come back. I can hear you. Why are you so loud?"

A middle-aged censor came in, holding a thick stack of memorials in his arms, followed by several censors. Without exception, everyone had memorials in their arms, and they all looked out of breath.

Liu Daxia was very disappointed with these people. Such people were his censors?

No wonder His Majesty is not as wise as he used to be. This is because of his shortcomings in his ministerial duties. It is all the fault of our imperial censors. We failed to punish the monarch in time and make Your Majesty love the virtuous ministers and stay away from villains.

With a long sigh in his heart, Liu Daxia looked at the memorials and said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly, but Your Majesty has approved the memorials I'm waiting for?"

The leading middle-aged censor said hesitantly: "Sir, if the official says so, don't be unhappy."

Liu Daxia's smile was a little stiff, but he still asked calmly: "Could it be that your Majesty is not right?"

"Your Majesty rejected them all and returned them in your memorial."

"What else?"

"Return, return"

Seeing that the censor was hesitating, Liu Daxia lost his patience and said, "Bring me the memorial, I will read it myself."

When the middle-aged censor heard this, he quickly handed over the top memorial. Liu Daxia took it and opened it. When he saw the imperial ink and ink, his cheeks started to tremble.

Emperor Hongzhi was really very patient. He took the royal pen and responded to everyone's memorials one by one. This was either against the rules or there was no such precedent in the country.

All in all rejected.

As for the memorial letter written by Liu Daxia, perhaps it was because Liu Daxia was so powerful that he replied with the largest number of words and explained in detail why it was not allowed.

"The Queen and I really love each other, and just now I adopted her as my adopted daughter. It is a great honor to grant her the title of princess, but it is really inconvenient for her to shade her husband.

Not to mention, the consort can only be conferred a title by marrying my biological daughter. If the husband-in-law of an adopted daughter is given a title, it is really against the etiquette of the country, and there has been no such precedent since the founding of the country."

"On the contrary, Qing's family, you are the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the General Consul of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your duty is to supervise all officials, and you should report on state affairs. Now the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate is not interested in such private matters. You, the Zuodu, Is the censor not strict with his subordinates and unclear about his duties?"

In the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was sitting behind the imperial desk and reading the memorial. Xia Yuan was sitting on the small brocade pier, chattering endlessly, "Your Majesty, it's been three months. It's time for my wife to go home. And today When I went to Kunning Palace, my wife also said that she wanted to go home with me, as well as the Queen."

Just as he was talking, Xiao Jing bowed and walked in, "Your Majesty, Liu Daxia, the censor of Zuodu, has come to the palace to see you."

At this point, Emperor Hongzhi, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and said without any surprise, "Announce him to come in."

After a while, Liu Daxia was led in by two eunuchs. When he saw Xia Yuan sitting here, his expression changed slightly, and then returned to normal. Then he lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, bowed and paid homage, "I am Zuo Duyu.

Shi Liu Daxia has met Your Majesty and respectfully wishes His Majesty's blessing."

"I wish you peace. Let Liu Qing's family be safe. Why did you come to the palace this time?"

Liu Daxia did not stand up, but instead kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to ask for your resignation."
Chapter completed!