Time passed by half an hour.
After the court was dismissed, Emperor Jing did not directly return to his bedroom. Instead, he habitually called the two Prime Ministers and several high-ranking officials in the court, and went all the way to the Imperial Garden.
In the past, he would discuss with these people in the Imperial Garden about things that had not been decided in the court and finally made a decision.
Apart from a few matters, he had never acted arbitrarily in the affairs of the state.
When he walked out of the hall, he stopped and said to a eunuch behind him, "Go to the Morning Dew Hall and invite Princess Royal here."
Although MIngzhu was only a woman, he did not know when he started to treat her as a girl who only loved martial arts.
Some of her views on state affairs and political affairs often made his eyes light up, and even directly changed his thoughts and decisions.
In the past two years, it was especially so.
Prime Minister Qin, Prime Minister Shen, and several high-ranking officials naturally had no objection to this.
They were not qualified to object. What Princess Royal had done in the past two years, even if all of them added up, was still shameful.
Just like in the folk opera, women were not inferior to men. It was not an exaggeration to use this word to describe Princess Royal.
In the Imperial Garden, Emperor Jing sat on a stone chair in the pavilion. Prime Minister Shen and Prime Minister Qin were old, so Emperor Jing specially allowed them to sit together. As for the other high-ranking officials, they could only stand.
"I confer the title of Marquis of Chang 'an Li Yi as Minister of Jin Zi Guanglu. What do you all think?"
Just now in the hall, these people did not speak. In their position, unless the Emperor's decision was extremely inappropriate, they would not take the initiative to speak up.
Prime Minister Qin pondered for a moment and said, "Marquis Li Yi is a young hero and has made countless contributions to our Jing Kingdom. However, Your Majesty has already given him a great favor by promoting him to a county marquis. I think that Marquis Li Yi is still too young and does not understand state affairs and politics. He is not qualified to be a Minister of Jin Zi Guanglu … If Your Majesty insists on this, I am afraid that many officials in the court will be disappointed."
Even he did not dare to deny Li Yi's achievements. Just the matter of Heavenly Punishment alone was enough to make him more meritorious than all the officials in the imperial court. Not to mention that he had turned the tide, defeated the envoy of the Qi Kingdom, and founded the Computing Academy …
Prime Minister Qin was the Prime Minister of a dynasty. He knew Li Yi's contributions to the Jing Kingdom better than anyone else.
His Majesty had conferred him the title of a county marquis because he had indeed made great contributions. This could not be denied by anyone.
However, if he were to become the youngest Golden Ziguanglu Minister in the history of the Jing Kingdom, it would be too much.
Those who had held this position in the past were all old officials with decades of political experience and high prestige. It was really not a position that a young boy who did not understand politics could take.
Emperor Jing's eyes looked to the side, and several ministers also spoke one after another.
Although they did not have a negative attitude towards this matter, they did not agree with it either.
They did not lean towards Prime Minister Qin, nor did they have any enmity with County Marquis Li. They just felt that this matter was inappropriate from the bottom of their hearts. The reason was the same as what Prime Minister Qin had said. It was a very important official position for the imperial court, and it could not be given to a boy who did not understand state affairs.
This could be seen from his speech in the hall just now.
Prime Minister Shen, who had been silent, finally opened his mouth when Emperor Jing looked over. "I think, this matter … Your Majesty should think twice."
This meant that no one agreed with him. Emperor Jing did not show any dissatisfaction on his face. Before this, he had already guessed the reaction of the officials.
After all, Li Yi was still too young.
However, even if he really did not understand politics, as long as he was in the imperial court, he could solve the problem that all the officials could not solve. His meritorious service was far more than this, but he would not become an official with real power. Apart from this, he could not give the other party anything else.
Seeing that MIngzhu had been standing for a while, Emperor Jing waved his hand and no longer mentioned that matter. He said, "This matter will be put aside for the time being. As for the flood in the south …"
Prime Minister Qin bowed his head slightly and sighed in his heart.
Putting it aside for the time being meant that it could not be changed. In the end, he still underestimated the position of County Marquis Li in His Majesty's heart.
How could the King of Shu make such a strong enemy for no reason?
As for the flood in the south, they also had some ideas in their hearts after listening to the comments of many officials in the imperial court. MIngzhu recorded all their words. Not long after, a palace guard came in from outside.
Chang De stood outside the pavilion, stopped him, and asked, "What's the matter?"
The guard said, "County Marquis Li is outside and wants to see the First Princess."
Before Chang De spoke, a voice came from behind.
Emperor Jing raised his head, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He said, "Let him in."
…
"Father has his reasons for conferring you the title of Honorable Minister Jin Zi. Don't talk nonsense …"
Li Yi looked at the First Princess, and his eyes were a little surprised.
The two of them would occasionally grumble when they talked, but this level of grumbling was nothing at all. He shook his head and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. This position was originally given to those retired old officials. How can it be given so casually …"
MIngzhu looked at him and glanced in a certain direction intentionally or unintentionally.
Behind the thick bushes, an official frowned slightly and was about to step forward. Emperor Jing waved his hand and a trace of ridicule appeared on his face. The official immediately lowered his head and stood quietly behind him.
"It's really not appropriate. I have to talk to His Majesty. I'm at most a little clever, but I don't know anything about governing a country." Li Yi saw her eyes looking at him for a while and then to the side. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong with your eyes? Is there sand in them? Do you want me to help you blow them?"
MIngzhu coughed softly, lowered her head slightly, and said, "I'm fine."
Seeing that she was really fine, Li Yi then asked about the serious matter, "How's the progress of the Academy?"
"Everything is going according to the plan. Everything is going well …"
…
Behind the bushes, several officials, including Prime Minister Qin, showed a shocked expression on their faces.
According to the conversation between the First Princess and County Marquis Li, the matter of the Academy that caused a stir in the Capital City a few days ago was not done by the First Princess, but by someone else?
The overt plot that made countless aristocratic families complain but could not be obeyed was done by him?
When they recalled that he seemed to have used the same method to almost wipe out the forces of the Cui Clan and the King of Shu in the account investigation, they all felt lucky at the same time — lucky that they were not his enemy.
No, just now they objected to His Majesty's reward. Would he bear a grudge against them because of this …
Li Yi did not know that behind the tree shadow, some people were already imagining things. After learning about the progress of the Academy, he was relieved. He inadvertently glanced at a few pieces of paper on the table, looked at them carefully, and said in surprise, "This is … Are you thinking about a way to control the flood?"
MIngzhu did not know the intention of her father, nor did she know when Li Yi would leave. She nodded absent-mindedly, "I didn't know about it before. I don't know much about controlling the flood."
The First Princess finally became the proactive and diligent First Princess again. Li Yi felt very gratified in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "No one is born to know. If you don't know, I can teach you!"
Behind the tree shadow, Jing Di's expression froze, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.
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