Li Tingji came out of Xiao Ruxun's study. He did not return to the office of the Palace of Heavenly Purity but went directly to the Cabinet.
At present, Wang Xijue was old and did not have enough energy to work in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and Ye Xianggao had to stay in the Cabinet to provide support. Therefore, Li Tingji stayed in the office of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. However, for some important matters, Li Tingji would not make decisions directly. He would go back to the Cabinet to discuss with Wang Xijue and Ye Xianggao.
Right now, Great Qin's Imperial Cabinet was completely different from Great Ming's Imperial Cabinet. Despite this, Great Qin's Imperial Cabinet was still an important department of power, and it had the support of the Emperor. It was the Emperor's mouthpiece and the Emperor's firewall.
When Li Tingji returned to the Cabinet, Ye Xianggao was not there. It was said that he went to the Ministry of War. Wang Xijue was in charge of the Cabinet.
It should be said that since Wang Xijue became the first Prime Minister of Daqin Empire, he did not do much. None of the decrees were proposed by Wang Xijue. They were all proposed by Xiao Ruxun and handed over to the ministers to perfect and then issued.
Li Tingji also understood Wang Xijue's situation. He knew that Wang Xijue's existence was just a puppet of Xiao Ruxun. The reason why Xiao Ruxun wanted Wang Xijue, who was 66 years old, to stay in this position was that he needed an obedient puppet.
Wang Xijue did not need to be too obedient. He would do whatever the Emperor said. He would carry out whatever the Emperor said meticulously. As long as the Emperor ordered, he would do it immediately.
This was quite excellent for Xiao Ruxun, but compared to the Daming Dynasty in the past, his position as Prime Minister was actually comparable to the three paper-thin Cabinet Elders of the Xianzong Dynasty.
This was in line with the Emperor's intention, but not with the ministers. It was just that the Emperor of Daqin Dynasty was too powerful. No one dared to go against the Emperor. Therefore, Wang Xijue's position as Prime Minister was very stable. In the current situation, except for Wang Xijue, no one really wanted to be the Prime Minister.
Li Tingji was already very satisfied with his position as the Deputy Assistant and did not want to go any further. Ye Xianggao was also very satisfied with his current position and did not want to go any further. More importantly, they both had a very awkward identity — former Ming Dynasty officials.
Last year, in the first year of Longwu, Xiao Ruxun used the death of Zhao Shiqing to launch an unprecedented purge of the officials. The intensity of the purge was comparable to the four major cases of Hongwu of the former Ming Dynasty. A large number of former Ming officials and nobles died in this purge, and the people that the Emperor promoted from the grassroots quickly took their places and took control of the central power.
With this, the Emperor stabilized his position and strengthened the centralization of power in the Daqin, allowing the rule of the Daqin to quickly stabilize. From then on, the old officials of the former Ming Dynasty were in an awkward situation.
Many of the old officials of the former Ming Dynasty had very high positions, such as Wang Xijue, Li Tingji, and Ye Xianggao, the three heads of the cabinet. There were also some heads of other departments. They all had a clear stand, were clear-headed, and did not haggle over minor matters, so they survived.
However, there were even more young people than them that were gradually discovered and promoted by Xiao Ruxun during the process of the Northern Expedition. They also had a very clear understanding of this. As the saying goes, a new emperor brings a new court of officials, and this was even more so when it came to changing dynasties.
All they could do was work seriously, be honest people, and spend the rest of their lives not trying to cause any more waves. That was all.
The only person in the entire Daqin Empire who could cause waves was the Emperor himself. Other than him, there was no one else.
"Deputy Assistant, this is what His Majesty ordered. Please take a look."
Li Tingji told Wang Xijue about Xiao Ruxun's birthday celebration.
"His Majesty is going to have a birthday celebration? This is a good thing. The Daqin should also properly celebrate His Majesty's 30th birthday. "
Wang Xijue nodded. "Oh, to call the vassal states together to celebrate? Yes, this is very good. We can also publicize to the outside world how prosperous and populous the Daqin is. Zhang, His Majesty has given you this task. You must handle it well."
As he spoke, Wang Xijue handed Xiao Ruxun's warrant back to Li Tingji. Li Tingji took the warrant and looked a bit hesitant. He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he approached Wang Xijue and said, "Deputy Assistant, earlier today, I heard that His Majesty had General Qi send Yang Yinglong's daughter to the palace."
Wang Xijue was stunned for a moment, and an indescribable color flashed through his eyes.
"Zhang, is it true now?"
"Of course it's true. His Majesty's personal eunuch, Li Sheng, personally went to pick her up and carried her away in a small sedan chair. They are going to the palace. Moreover, didn't His Majesty just send an edict to the Wei Nation asking Li Rusong to send the captured Wei Nation royal family over?"
Wang Xijue lowered his voice. "Zhang, you mean that the Wei Nation royal family's woman, His Majesty also …"
"That's about it. I didn't think that the rumors outside were actually true."
Li Tingji seemed to be a bit excited. "His Majesty finally relented."
"His Majesty relented?"
Wang Xijue looked around and then said in a low voice, "Is there any reaction from the Empress?"
"Even if there is, His Majesty has already sent someone to the palace. So what if there is? As long as we don't talk about status, isn't this a very simple matter? "
Li Tingji said in a low voice, "Deputy Assistant, do you think that His Majesty wants to hold a birthday party this time, and this happened? Does this mean that His Majesty plans to hold a concubine selection in the future?"
Wang Xijue hesitated when he heard this.
"It's really hard to say. Moreover, it's not quite possible to conclude that His Majesty wants to hold a concubine selection and relax the court affairs just based on this, right?"
"The possibility is indeed not high, but at least it shows that His Majesty doesn't always intend to oppress the previous dynasty like this."
Li Tingji said, "His Majesty has accepted Yang Yinglong's daughter this time. I guess this news will spread very soon. Maybe at this birthday party, someone will learn from Qi Dayong and present something else to His Majesty. Moreover, if the people in the offices of the vassal states in the capital know about this, I'm afraid that they will not remain indifferent, right?"
Wang Xijue took a deep breath and thought for a while.
"The power of heaven is unpredictable. We don't understand His Majesty's way of doing things. We are in an awkward situation. The officials can do anything about this matter, but we can't. We don't know what His Majesty wants to do. Moreover, even if His Majesty wants to relax, it won't be now, right?"
Li Tingji felt that what Wang Xijue said made sense.
At the beginning of the year, the Emperor had just issued an edict to the people of the world, announcing the political program and military goals of the Daqin for the next five years. The Emperor's dream of political and military achievements had not yet reached the peak.
Generally speaking, it was possible for an emperor to slack off in his administration, but that was only after his political and military achievements had reached the psychological expectations.
If Emperor Xuanzong of Tang wanted to slack off, it would be after he became emperor for more than 20 years. The 20 years of the Kaiyuan Era was the peak of the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention, there were also emperors who never slacked off in their entire lives. The current Emperor was not even 30 years old, and he was full of energy and had a strong desire for power. Would such an emperor suddenly slack off? No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible.
However, Wang Xijue and Li Tingji could be sure that the Emperor still wanted to rest and enjoy. Otherwise, he would not want this woman.
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