Chapter 294 Management
Isn't this a bit, this is too unreasonable, okay?
"Your Majesty, please listen to me!"
The Minister of Rites actually knew how to recognize the current situation, and he had already made plans to turn a blind eye to the new emperor.
But you can't go too far!
You're sticking your finger in my eyeballs. What do you mean?
As the Minister of Rites who is in charge of etiquette and laws, the new emperor chose Old Liu as his target on the first day of his reign. Is this acceptable?
Kneeling down again with a bang, Minister Liu tried to present facts and reason with the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you, this is simply against etiquette and law!
From the beginning of the world to the present, it has never been heard of that the title of the empress was used with the emperor's reign title!
Yes, our Great Yu Dynasty is not rich at present. But we are not so poor that we cannot even afford to use a single character, and we have to force the emperor and empress to share the same honorific title.
Your Majesty, this is unexplainable!"
Not only did he have to bear the pressure on his own, he also turned around and sought help from outside.
"Is that right, Minister Chu?"
The Minister of Revenue, who was dragged into this by the Minister of Rites, cursed fiercely in his heart. But since it involved him, he could only stand up helplessly.
"Your Majesty, although the Minister of Rites' statement has flaws, it does have some truth to it.
The main reason is that there is no need for that. Wasn't the original purpose of the Sage of Literature to create characters for the convenience of future generations? Why insist on using only one character, and then wrong the Empress?
Duke Ling, don't you think you should come out and say something?"
Wow, these are all masters.
Almost everyone present knew that the former Prince Qi was a notorious henpecked man. Now that he had become the emperor by some strange coincidence, he was probably still that same henpecked man.
Therefore, the Minister of Revenue pulled out the Queen's father without hesitation. I guess the Duke of Lingguo had to give him this little face, otherwise he would come to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for military pay again in the future?
Sure enough, Duke Ling stood up.
"Well, that's what's going on right now. This is the situation. I'll just say a few words, this... ha..."
While Lao Jiang was talking nonsense, he was desperately looking for his own personal military advisor. Sure enough, Lao Qin never let him down at critical moments.
The Minister of Personnel, who was very loyal, also stood up.
"Your Majesty, we are aware of the deep love between you and the Queen. Of course, the King and Queen share the same aspirations, which is undoubtedly a blessing for us.
But what the two colleagues said just now makes sense. There is really no need for this.
If you really want to choose a nice title for the Empress, then I would like to suggest the words "Wen De" (literary virtue). What do you think, my colleagues?
"Okay, okay, these two words sound good!"
Old Jiang quickly nodded in response. After all, Old Qin would definitely not let the eldest girl down. The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Revenue looked at each other, then looked at the Prime Minister who had stood aside and played dumb the entire time.
The two of them quickly nodded in compromise.
"I think what the Minister of Personnel said makes sense!"
“Excellent indeed!”
"Is it really okay?"
Li Chengxiu's knowledge was limited, so he couldn't really figure out whether it was a good idea or not. He could only turn his head and look at his elder brother. It wasn't until he saw Prince An quietly nod his head that he finally agreed.
"Okay, then I want this!"
My goodness, who on earth is this title given to?
When you have a henpecked emperor as your ruler, what should your subjects do?
Hope you can answer, it's urgent.
This was the inner complaint of almost all the ministers present.
Prince An had no choice but to step forward to smooth things over.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, gentlemen. Now that the enthronement arrangements have been completed, it is time to discuss the state mourning."
Yes, yes, yes, this is the top priority!
There is no doubt that the late emperor and his successors were respectfully sent to the imperial mausoleum. What is controversial now is what to do with the remains of the former crown prince?
The Crown Prince remained the Crown Prince until his death and was never deposed. However, the former Crown Princess Song was the descendant of a traitor and had even committed the heinous crime of regicide!
"Your Majesty, the former Crown Princess Song's moral character is flawed and she is no longer worthy of being buried in the imperial palace as a royal consort. I propose that she be removed..."
A very smart person quickly stepped forward to make a suggestion, and then one after another people echoed his voice.
"And the former prince..."
"Yes, it's not in accordance with etiquette..."
A new round of wrangling began in the Golden Palace, all about the right. The front court was busy and orderly, and the harem was equally busy and orderly.
Although Jiang Wan suddenly took over the harem, she was quite capable in managing the household affairs, and with the support of Concubine Rong and Concubine Xian, everything was relatively stable.
The ladies of the imperial court, whether inside or outside, went to the palace to mourn, and those who were supposed to pay their respects to the empress did so as well. The new empress, already wearing a plain phoenix robe, was placed in and out of the palace with her belly bulging.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jianing just fainted."
Hongzhu reported with a frown.
"What's going on?"
"I've already asked Imperial Physician Sun to see her. He said she was too heartbroken and hadn't eaten, which is why she fainted due to exhaustion."
He leaned in front of his master and whispered something in a low voice.
"But before leaving, Imperial Physician Sun whispered to me, saying that Princess Jianing's condition was caused by multiple factors, including excessive worry and depression. Don't worry, Your Majesty, she's fine for now!"
"Where is Jianing now?"
"Empress Liang has accompanied Princess Jianing back to Jing'an Palace for the time being. She will return after a short rest and continue mourning."
"Are you sure it's nothing serious?"
Jiang Wan put down the pen and ink in his hand, pushed aside the cards and stood up.
"Are you still not confident in Doctor Sun's medical skills?"
"That's good. Hongzhu, you go there in person. Instruct the palace maids at Jing'an Palace not to neglect Consort Liang and Princess Jianing.
Hongxiu, go and keep an eye on the imperial kitchen.
I'm almost done with my work here, so I'll go check on Concubine Rong first."
"Yes, don't worry, ma'am."
"I will go right away."
The master and his servants acted separately.
Jiang Wan walked all the way to Concubine Rong, helped her drink a few sips of tea to moisten her throat, and then continued to comfort her.
"Mother, didn't we agree yesterday not to be too sad? Look at your eyes..."
"I'm fine."
Concubine Rong blinked her dry eyes, raised her head and looked at Jiang Wan, who was wearing a phoenix robe. Her eyes suddenly became a little dazed.
"You look a bit like your mother now. Yunniang has always been so decisive. No wonder she likes you so much."
Jiang Wan's eyes welled up when she mentioned her mother-in-law, who had been so kind to her. She quickly took a deep breath to suppress her emotions and continued to persuade her.
"Yes, my mother loves me very much.
When she was alive, she once told us that after she was gone we should just be sad for a while and not cry or complain all the time.
Otherwise, she won’t be able to leave peacefully.”
"I know."
Concubine Rong sighed.
"Once they are sent to the imperial mausoleum, dust will return to dust, and no amount of crying will bring them back."
He looked at the exhausted man across from him and could only sigh with pity.
"It's really hard work for a pregnant woman like you to be busy and take care of the three-day mourning period."
"It should be."
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