newbobooks Chapter 260 If he really took office, it would be a failure.
Chapter 260 If he really took office, it would be a failure.
“Your Majesty, even if he is an acting official, he will have to take charge of the affairs of the six prefectures. However, he does not have enough qualifications, and if he is forced to take the position, there may be big problems.” He is a friend of his classmates, and Ying Jian does not want to harm him.
The Northern Governor was to take charge of all powers including military and political affairs, civil affairs, civil administration, criminal justice, tariffs, and grain transport administration in the six prefectures.
Yang Biao is young, but he holds so much power that the prefects will be more or less resistant to it, and the orders he issues may be difficult to implement smoothly.
"Then do you have any other candidate?" Emperor Tianqi was a little unhappy when he heard that he disagreed with his appointment of Yang Biao.
"I am incompetent!" Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Ying Jian knelt on the ground.
"How can you be incompetent? Wasn't it you who recommended him to Qianpu Prefecture, eliminated the banditry in Qianpu Prefecture, and allowed the local people to live and work in peace?" Emperor Tianqi walked up to him and helped him up.
"Yes," Ying Jian said in panic. It was Cao Qiaoyi who asked him to do it. She also said that as long as Yang Biao could be sent out of the capital to be an official, any place would be fine. She recommended him to be an official in such a dangerous place as Qianpu Mansion. He even blamed himself for it for a while.
"That's fine. He has talent and the ability to govern a region. Why do you object?" Emperor Tianqi patted him on the shoulder. In many cases in the court, he still needed to take the lead and express his opinions.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask for something from you!" It seemed that Emperor Tianqi was determined to appoint him as the Governor of the North. Ying Jian did not dare to stop him, otherwise the lives of his nine clans would be in danger.
"Oh, tell me about it." Seeing that he no longer objected, Emperor Tianqi smiled. He really was a man who knew how to deal with things.
"Appoint Yang Biao, the prefect of Qianpu Prefecture, to come to the audience!" At the morning court the next day, Emperor Tianqi summoned him into the main hall and asked all civil and military officials to listen to his report.
"Your Majesty, I, Yang Biao, pay my respects to Him. Long live the Emperor!" Yang Biao, who had been waiting outside the palace to report to the Emperor, knelt down as soon as he entered the Golden Throne Hall.
“Stand up!” After seeing that he had finished kneeling, Emperor Tianqi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, asked him to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Biao stood up obediently and began to talk about what he had done for Qianpu Prefecture during his tenure, as well as civil affairs, military affairs, etc. Emperor Tianqi exempted Qianpu Prefecture from taxes for five years, so there was no need to report this.
"Well, good. Minister Yang really lived up to my expectations and is truly my right-hand man." After listening to his report, Emperor Tianqi slowly walked up to him.
"Yang Biao, accept the order!" Emperor Tianqi observed him closely for a while, then turned and left, sitting on the dragon throne.
"Yang Biao, kneel down and receive the order!" The eunuch chief Luo Xiang stood in the center of the hall and opened the imperial edict that had been prepared in advance. Yang Biao and all the civil and military officials quickly knelt down to listen to the order.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Yang Biao, the former governor of Pu Prefecture, is a man of both talent and virtue, prudent and prudent, diligent and responsible, gracious and pure, and kind-hearted. He is hereby appointed as the acting governor of the north. I decree this!"
Luo Xiang folded the imperial edict and was about to ask Yang Biao to come forward and take it, but was stopped by someone.
"Your Majesty, I, Xie Jingyuan, beg you to revoke your order!" Duke Anguo stood up. He thought that the Northern Governor was a sure thing for his young son, but Yang Biao suddenly showed up, which made him very angry. He resolutely opposed the decree of Emperor Tianqi.
"Duke Anguo, you are so bold that you dare to disobey the order!" Seeing him jump out to object, Ying Jian was not polite and pointed at him and scolded him.
"I dare not. I just don't want my great-grandfather, grandfather, father and all the soldiers who fought hard for the court to bring about this eternal peace to be ruined."
Duke Anguo knelt down, determined to fight for his young son even at the risk of offending Emperor Tianqi. He bet with the merits of three generations that the emperor would not dare to do anything to him.
"Oh, Duke Anguo, I want to know why you object?" Emperor Tianqi had long known about the appointment of Yang Biao and knew that he would jump out to oppose it. At this time, he asked him with a smile while sitting on the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, Yang Biao has only been an official for less than four years. He is still inadequately qualified. I am afraid he will not be able to convince the people if he is appointed as the Governor of the North." Duke Anguo thought quickly and found this excuse to oppose the emperor's will.
"You're making me laugh to death. Is there no one left in the Shang Dynasty? Do we need your weak little son who can neither govern the country nor maintain peace through civil and military means to be the governor of the north? If he really takes the position, it will be a failure."
Duke Anguo was so arrogant in the court relying on the military achievements of his ancestors that Fu Hejie, who was standing in the front row, could not stand it anymore and stood up.
Yang Biao knew that the three masters standing at the front of the civil and military officials were the Grand Master, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Protector; followed by the Junior Master, Junior Preceptor, and Junior Protector...
"Master Fu, you can't say that." Duke Anguo clenched his fists, stood up and walked towards him.
"Master Fu, please calm down," Xie Fang was afraid that the Duke of Anguo would harm him, so he hurried over and stood in front of him.
"Your Majesty, if a commoner who has neither taken the imperial examination nor fought in battle becomes an official, we are ashamed to serve under him. Please approve my resignation!"
When Ying Jian saw that Duke Anguo was relying on the protection of his ancestors and wanted to attack his Grand Tutor He Jie, he became so angry that he knelt on the ground and took off the official hat on his head.
When everyone saw him take off his official hat, they also knelt down and took off their own official hats.
The civil officials were thinking that if such a precedent was set, how could the students study in the academy with peace of mind? The military generals were worried that the soldiers in the barracks could be promoted without relying on military merit, so who would be willing to guard the border silently and go into battle to kill the enemy?
In this situation, Emperor Tianqi was almost laughing out loud, and secretly praised Ying Jian for being so great. This action made all the officials follow suit.
"You..." Duke Anguo looked around at the civil and military officials in the court. All of them were kneeling on the ground, with their official hats taken off, and they were shaking with anger.
"Duke Anguo, since all the officials disagree, I cannot force them. What do you think?" Seeing that he was still standing there alone, Emperor Tianqi asked for his opinion with a friendly look.
"Your humble servant will obey the holy will!" The matter was irreversible, and Duke Anguo also knelt down.
"Okay, order Yang Biao to leave immediately and take up the post of Northern Governor. I think you are not qualified to govern government affairs and may not be able to convince the people, so I grant you the golden order of "As if I were here in person"!"
Seeing that Duke Anguo bowed his head in the face of pressure, Emperor Tianqi stood up and added momentum to Yang Biao's subsequent appointment.
"Golden Order?" The kneeling Duke Anguo felt a little regretful. He should not have been so impulsive, and instead made things difficult for Yang Biao.
"Dismiss the court!" Before leaving, Emperor Tianqi winked at Ying Jian who was kneeling beside him. Ying Jian looked up at him and hurriedly clasped his fists to express his gratitude. He smiled and turned to walk towards the back hall.
"Father, Yang Biao has become the Northern Governor, what should I do?" When An Guogong came home from court, Xie Xiyao, who had heard the news, ran over. He hated this man so much that his teeth itched. Anyone could be the Northern Governor, except Yang Biao.
"Don't panic, my son. Let him be proud for a few days. I have my own plans!" Since it was a golden order from the emperor himself, Duke Anguo sneered and quickly thought of a way to deal with it.