Chapter 566 Li Yunrui is too much

Su Mingzhe and Guo Youzhi chatted for a while, and Guo Youzhi went back with the memorial that Su Mingzhe did not agree with.

Generally speaking, there are three possible situations for memorials submitted by ministers: agree, disagree, or keep them in the cabinet without sending them out.

If he "disagrees", the emperor will usually write down his opinion and then send it back to the person or department.

If it was agreed, Su Mingzhe would approve it with a red brush, and then have someone send it to the inner court to write it into an imperial edict, affix the imperial seal, and then send it to the Secretariat for publication throughout the country.

The Secretariat would review the imperial edict, and if it approved, it would be announced to the whole country.

This means that this imperial edict is the result of the unity of the entire court.

If it fails the review by Zhongshu Menxia, ​​it will be returned directly.

If Su Mingzhe insisted on issuing this imperial edict, he would either have to discuss it with the cabinet, and have the cabinet persuade the Secretariat to agree, or issue it forcibly. This is called an imperial edict.

The so-called "Zhongzhi" refers to the decree issued by the emperor himself.

Generally speaking, only the eunuchs would obey such orders.

When faced with such an imperial decree from the emperor, all civil and military officials in the court had the right to refuse to accept it.

If you resist the imperial edict, your property will be confiscated and your clan will be exterminated.

However, resisting the imperial edict was the most popular thing for officials in the court.

It was precisely because the Secretariat had such powerful power that Su Mingzhe immediately transferred his close confidant Xin Qiwu to take charge of the Secretariat when the small court meeting was held yesterday. This was also to ensure that his orders could be carried out unimpeded and known throughout the world.

In addition, there is a third type, which is to keep it and not release it.

Keeping the memorial without sending it out meant that the emperor had opinions on the contents of the memorial, and it was considered a passive way for the emperor to deal with memorials.

After Guo Youzhi left, another eunuch reported that a minister from the court came to meet the emperor.

Su Mingzhe announced it directly.

Su Mingzhe basically spent the entire morning handling official business in this way.

At noon, Su Mingzhe went to visit his "grandmother" and "mom" again.

Finally, we had a meal at Yaohua Palace.

By the afternoon.

Duke Liu requested an audience with the emperor.

This Liu Guogong is Fan Jian's father-in-law, Fan Sizhe's grandfather, Liu Ruyu's father, and the current Minister of War.

The military power of Qing State was divided into three parts. Qin Ye, the number one in the army, accounted for one-third, the Ye family accounted for one-quarter, the Duke Liu accounted for almost one-fifth, and the rest accounted for about one-fifth.

Su Mingzhe naturally welcomed the Duke of Liu who came to request an audience.

"I respectfully wish you the best of luck."

"Please stand up, Duke. Please take a seat, Eunuch Hou."

When Su Mingzhe saw Duke Liu's respectful attitude, he showed a look of satisfaction.

This Duke Liu has inherited the title for less than ten years, and after taking the title, he has been extremely low-key in his conduct and work.

This time he entered the palace not for himself nor for official business, but for his daughter, Liu Ruyu, who was also Versace's biological mother.

More than ten years ago, Liu Ruyu, as the granddaughter of the current Duke Liu, entered the gate of Earl Sinan's mansion as a "concubine".

After this incident, Duke Liu's Mansion became a laughing stock in Kyoto City for a while.

Because of this, Duke Liu's Mansion and Earl Sinan's Mansion rarely interacted with each other except during the New Year holidays.

Later, the old Duke passed away and Liu Ruyu's father inherited the title, and the two families slowly resumed their exchanges.

However, for the Liu family, Liu Ruyu's status as a concubine in the Earl Sinan's mansion is still a scar.

Yesterday, Su Mingzhe told Fan Jian to make one of his concubines his legal wife and have one of his sons inherit the title.

In fact, it was to let Fan Jian make Concubine Liu his legal wife and let Versace inherit the title.

After Fan Jian returned home, he told Liu Ruyu about this.

Now, the emperor personally asked Fan Jian to support Liu Ruyu, so Liu Ruyu was naturally very happy.

This morning, Liu Ruyu brought the good news back to her parents' home.

When Duke Liu came home from work and heard the news, he immediately went to the palace to express his gratitude.

When Su Mingzhe learned the reason why Duke Liu came, he felt like complaining.

He also thought that Duke Liu came to the palace this time because he was a man of insight and wanted to join him.

However, this is fine.

At least we are closer.

Afterwards, Su Mingzhe praised Duke Liu a lot, which brought the relationship between the monarch and his subject closer.

In the evening, when Su Mingzhe was preparing to eat, he suddenly heard someone report that Li Yunrui had come to request an audience again.

Su Mingzhe naturally asked Eunuch Hou to invite her in.

As a result, after a while, Eunuch Hou came running in with a strange look on his face and winked at Su Mingzhe.

Su Mingzhe was a little surprised. He stood up and looked outside. He saw Li Yunrui, who was lightly made up and wearing a bright pink dress, with her deep snow-white peaks exposed. She came to Su Mingzhe lightly, like Su Daji reborn:
"Yun Rui pays respect to His Majesty."

"Aunt, please stand up. Eunuch Hou will give you a seat."

When Su Mingzhe saw Li Yunrui's seductive and charming outfit, he sighed in his heart that this woman was really brave.

According to the imperial decree, from the day of the emperor's death, all soldiers and civilians in the country must take off their crowns and wear mourning clothes for 27 days, not marry for one month, and not have any entertainment for 100 days...

Yesterday, the Queen, as the mother of a country, took off her phoenix crown and bridal robe and put on a plain long dress.

As a result, Li Yunrui put on makeup and wore a palace skirt that half exposed her cleavage to run to the imperial study to see him today.

If this news gets out, I'm afraid that the civil and military officials, as well as the Empress Dowager, will not let this woman off easily. "Your Majesty, haven't eaten yet?"

Li Yunrui stood up slowly, like a willow swaying in the wind, and smiled coquettishly:
"It just so happens that I am hungry too. I wonder if Your Majesty could allow me to eat a little too?"

As the woman spoke, she also gave Su Mingzhe a flirtatious look, the seductive desire in her eyes was obvious.

Su Mingzhe wanted to refuse, but he agreed honestly:

"Auntie is hungry, so it's a good opportunity to eat together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

This vixen might really be the reincarnation of Su Daji.

After the two had dinner together, Li Yunrui chatted with Su Mingzhe for a while.

Su Mingzhe asked Li Yunrui to leave on the pretext of dealing with a memorial.

Li Yunrui was also helpless. She really wanted to throw herself on the man, but there were so many people watching her around.

Finally, she could only look at Su Mingzhe deeply again before reluctantly saying goodbye:

"Your Majesty, I will come again tomorrow."

"Auntie, walk slowly."

Su Mingzhe waved his hand to signal Eunuch Hou to escort him there, as he himself was unable to get up.

"This vixen, if she does this again two times, I'm afraid I'll be touched in the middle of the night..."

In a blink of an eye, it was the third day since Su Mingzhe ascended the throne.

Zhongshu Ling Xin Qiwu approved all the imperial edicts sent by Su Mingzhe yesterday and issued them directly.

From today on, the former Queen Mother will be the Grand Queen Mother, but she will continue to live in Yanshou Palace.

The queen was promoted to queen dowager and moved to Yeonbokgung Palace.

Yaohua Palace is where the queen lives.

Now that the Queen Mother has been promoted, it is no longer convenient for her to continue living here.

Emperor Qing's other concubines (including the mothers of the three princes and the palace maids that Emperor Qing had slept with) would also move to Yanfu Palace and live with the Queen Mother.

This was to prevent Su Mingzhe from walking into the wrong palace and becoming a brother-in-law of Emperor Qing.

This is common practice and no one says anything.

When Su Mingzhe went to visit the Empress Dowager at noon, the Yanshou Palace was still quite quiet.

But when they arrived at Yeonbokgung Palace, they found that many concubines were moving, causing the palace maids and eunuchs to run around carrying things.

"Your Majesty is here, please take a seat."

The empress dowager, who was holding a rosary and reciting scriptures silently, heard Su Mingzhe coming. She ordered someone to serve the meal and at the same time gestured with her hand, asking Su Mingzhe to stop kneeling.

"Thank you, mother."

Su Mingzhe didn't want to kneel down either, but as an emperor he had to set an example for the world.

If he does not observe etiquette, it will easily bring evil tendencies to the people of the world.

Following the rule of 'no talking while sleeping, no talking while eating', the two of them ate their meal.

The Queen Mother took Su Mingzhe's hand and started chatting again.

Su Mingzhe chatted with her for a while and was about to leave when the Queen Mother grabbed him tightly and refused to let go:

"Qian'er, has your aunt visited you every night these past two days?"

Su Mingzhe was shocked, knowing that the news had been leaked, and quickly explained:

"Mother, my aunt was worried about me. After all, my father had just been assassinated. She came to the imperial study just to take a look. She sat for a while and then left."

"Qian'er, you are a pure-minded and kind-hearted child. You can't think of other people's evil intentions."

When the Queen Mother saw Su Mingzhe defending Li Yunrui's behavior, she couldn't help but speak ill of her sister-in-law:
"This aunt of yours likes... a handsome and elegant young man the most. She made a big mistake because of this and gave birth to Chen'er before marriage. In order to punish her, your father placed her under house arrest in the palace and did not allow her to step out of the palace. Now, I think she has set her sights on you..."

"Mother, how is this possible?"

Su Mingzhe hastily denied it. Although he and Li Yunrui did have feelings for each other, they could never admit it in front of other people.

The Queen Mother didn't care what Su Mingzhe thought, she just talked to herself:
"You don't have to be afraid. I will go to the Empress Dowager later and ask her to issue an order to let you, my good aunt, stay in Guangxin Palace obediently for the rest of your life."

"Alas... this matter... is up to the Queen Mother."

Su Mingzhe also knew that this 'biological mother' was afraid that he and Li Yunrui would 'make a big mistake', so she had no choice but to let Li Yunrui bear the consequences.

Seeing that Su Mingzhe had no objection, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction. She also didn't want to be estranged from her son, so she continued:

"Qian'er, you have already ascended the throne and become the emperor. The harem cannot be without a master for a day. Your mother will discuss with the Empress Dowager about choosing a concubine for you. If you have a girl you like, you can also tell your mother..."

"Mother, my father has passed away. No one in the country can get married for a month."

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that the Queen Mother would mention the matter of choosing a concubine for herself, and quickly reminded her.

The Queen Mother did not take it seriously: "It's just a preparation, not like you're going to marry her into the palace right away."

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Su Mingzhe stopped being coy and spoke directly:

"Mother, I do have two crushes."

The Queen Mother did not expect that her son actually had someone he liked, and she could not help but say happily:
"Oh, which daughter does Qian'er like?"

Su Mingzhe hesitated for a moment before saying:

"The two people my child likes are Fan Ruoruo, the daughter of Si Nanbo, the most talented woman in Kyoto, and... and... my cousin Chen'er."

(End of this chapter)