Going to morning court is a very troublesome thing. On weekdays, you can lie in bed until eight o'clock. If you want to go to court, you have to get up at six o'clock.
Li Yi has never been interested in things like going to court.
It's a pity that the old emperor said yesterday that he can't be absent from today's morning court, and whoever asks for leave will be recorded in a small book. It is said that a minister who was seriously ill was helped into the palace by the eunuch, and he was sitting on the chair in front of him with.
Waking up late ruins the morning, getting up early makes a silly day.
The consequence of waking up early is that I have to rely on the old general Xue's pillar for a while, and I miss the bed in the Ganlu Palace. Now there is still a while before the morning court, if I knew it, I would go to the eldest princess to borrow a place to lie down for a while.
"Boy, you will come to the court later, don't make any mistakes. You can't interfere with this matter." Old General Xue patted him on the shoulder and said in admonishment.
Li Yi yawned, opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xue, I won't say a word today, just lean here and wait for the next court."
"I'm serious this time." Old General Xue frowned, and said, "This time, His Majesty asked the School of Mathematical Sciences to check the accounts. Although it's not your fault, don't expect the courtiers to remember you well. It's too much trouble, don't get yourself into any more trouble."
"Understood." Li Yi said seriously, leaning against the pillar and continuing to doze off.
Today's early court is a one-man show by the old emperor alone, and no one can get in the way.
On the Golden Palace, except for someone leaning on the pillar, and a few ministers who were given to sit because of their health, all the courtiers stood quietly in their positions. Some had sallow faces, some had sunken eyes, and these It was clearly not a good day.
What's more, as if all the energy has been taken away, the spirit is extremely depressed, and sometimes he looks up, his eyes are full of fear.
Emperor Jing came a full half an hour later than the stipulated morning time today, and it wasn't until Li Yi made up his sleep that he saw him slowly coming out from the back of the hall accompanied by Chang De.
"Your Majesty will see you!"
Emperor Jing sat down on the dragon chair, and the courtiers bowed and saluted one after another, and the voices of hundreds of people were in unison.
"Excuse me." Emperor Jing raised his hand, without any special expression on his face, and said, "Is there something for Zhuqing to announce today?"
There is silence below. Everyone knows that those accounts have been checked. His Majesty will be furious this morning. Maybe many officials in the court can't hang their heads safely on their necks. However, at this moment, His Majesty's calm The attitude is really confusing.
Before figuring out the situation, who would dare to speak at this time
At this moment, a certain censor stood up, bowed and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I have impeached Chen Lisen, Qin Feng, Cui Xixin and others from the School of Computing, for their personal interests. In the matter of the investigation, deliberately covering up the criminals, disturbing the audience, trying to deceive the emperor... "
As soon as these words came out, the faces of countless people in the court immediately darkened.
Quite a few people were slightly stunned. Chen Lisen, Qin Feng, Cui Xixin and others assisted Yushitai in checking the accounts. They knew that the corrupt officials that His Majesty dealt with before were caught by them, but they only knew about it. But I don't know that these people actually did something to cover up...
These dandies are really bold and reckless. They really think that they can do whatever they want with a family behind them. You know, if this matter is investigated, it will be a serious crime of beheading and bullying the king, which cannot be punished!
The censor named Chen Lisen and others, and picked out those officials who had been shielded one by one. The faces of many people in the court hall began to look a little strange.
This is really a cover-up, but all the officials of the King of Shu were let go by them, and none of the other factions were left behind. These dudes are more courageous than their elders...
At this time, an official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Cui Xixin and others are only college students, not court officials. They work for the court and were plotted against by traitors. They are utterly daring. No matter what, they are not guilty of death." …”
Although this official is also from the lineage of the King of Shu, he does not belong to the family behind these eleven people, and has no connection with the criminal officials who are sheltered. At this moment, they are the only ones who can stand up and speak for these eleven people.
"I also ask Your Majesty to be merciful!"
"Your Majesty, please be merciful!"
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After the censor finished speaking, several people stood up to intercede for these people, with only one purpose, that is, not to characterize the matter as deceiving the emperor, otherwise, none of these people would be able to escape, and even a certain two people could not escape. A thin family is about to die out.
"Although the eleven of them have meritorious service, their merit is not worth it. They abolished the public because of private interests, and shielded cronies... Since they are not officials of the court, after today, these eleven will be expelled from the School of Mathematical Sciences, and the court will never hire them!" Emperor Jing Finally speaking, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
The meaning of never being hired means that they can only be a dandy who eats and waits to die in the future, and will never be able to enter the court as an official. Although the result is still cruel, at least they saved their lives.
But for big families like the Cui family, the Chen family, and the Qin family, the future of a collateral child is harmless.
Of course, it's different for Mr. Hubu Zeng. If he can't give birth to another outstanding son with his wife, I'm afraid that the Zeng family that finally got up will be limited to his generation.
"Cui Yunkan, Magistrate of Wangxian County, Chen Qingtian, Secretary of the Cangbu..." Emperor Jing named out the names of the officials they had sheltered, and said in a deep voice: "Restrict the spy department to arrest these people and return them to the Ministry of Punishment within one day. .”
The protection did not succeed, but he also involved himself. The King of Shu family has been in great misfortune these days. If the King of Shu can return to Beijing in the future, how many officials will be left who are loyal to him
"Zhu Qing, do you have anything else to say?" After a series of instructions, Emperor Jing sat back on the dragon chair again and asked everyone.
Naturally, no one spoke below.
At the same time, there was a glimmer of hope in many people's hearts. If no one played again, then—is this the end of today's morning court
If this is the case, doesn't it mean that His Majesty wants to forget the past for this incident
Thinking about it, this case involved a wide range of people, almost covering the entire imperial court. How could His Majesty arrest everyone? If so, how many courtiers will be able to stand here tomorrow
Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, they should have thought of it long ago, they should have thought of it long ago...
The law does not blame the public. Although the current situation of Jingguo is not a matter of internal and external troubles, it is not very good. Besides, His Majesty's health will not last long. With His Majesty's temperament, it is the most important thing to ensure the stability of the court. , how could you do such a radical thing at this time
This time I'm afraid it's just to catch a few typical examples, to shock and frighten people. Unfortunately, this lucky thing was bumped into by officials from the King of Shu family.
These days, I really shouldn't be so worried...
"Since you all have nothing to say..." Emperor Jing stood up from the dragon chair and said, "Then, let me say a few words!"
His face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Come here, let me take Chen Bo, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, Feng Yuan, the left servant of the Ministry of Households, and Han Ying, the head of Duzhi..."
Emperor Jing named out the names of nearly ten people in total. In the crowd, the bodies of these people who had just relaxed suddenly tensed up. When they looked up, their faces paled instantly...