That night, the news of Rong Chang'an's dismissal spread throughout the court, including those who applauded and those who sighed.
In the early morning of the next day, Yan Li endured the pain in his back and came to the Jinluan Palace, and sat on the throne. The eunuch added a velvet cushion behind the throne for Yan Li to rest on. The injury hadn't healed yet, Yan Li couldn't sit with his back upright for too long.
The theme of today's morning court must be the abolition of Rong Chang'an. According to the usual practice, when the empress is abolished, it is first necessary to discuss with the ministers, and after the results of the discussions, the Imperial Academy writes the decree after the abolition.
"Your Majesty, since Rong Chang'an has been in power for a while, the imperial court has become a mess. It would be best to abolish her."
"Rong Chang'an killed ministers indiscriminately, which made us panic, and we didn't have the mind to deal with government affairs. It is imperative to abolish Rong Chang'an."
There are also objections: "The empress is the emperor's right-hand man. I think we need to think about the abolition of the establishment. You can't say abolish it today, and abolish it immediately."
"Although the queen is harsh to the ministers, she is deeply loved by the people. In the capital, there is no citizen who does not speak well of the queen. So, can we delay the matter of abolishing the queen?"
Some people also talked about who will be appointed as the queen after the queen is abolished. Because only Rong Chang'an and Ziyan were the only ones Yan Li really recorded. Some of the other concubines were presented to the imperial palace by ministers, and some were princesses from foreign countries.
If these concubines are not accepted, it may offend foreign diplomatic relations and separate powerful ministers, so Yan Li also arranges palaces for these concubines to live in, but he has never been lucky. Meet foreign guests.
"A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a country cannot be without a queen for a day. If the queen is selected well, it will be good for the emperor and the country. After Rong Chang'an is abolished, I wonder if the emperor has a suitable queen in mind?"
Some say that a foreign princess of a certain country can be a queen, which is very helpful to strengthen the relationship between the two countries;
For a while, there was endless debate. Yan Li was upset and didn't want to listen anymore.
"I have already decided on the matter of abolishing Chang'an. Whoever persuades me will be my enemy. As for choosing another queen, we will discuss it later."
So the eunuch shouted from the side: "Ministers have something to report, and nothing to do!"
The ministers looked at each other without saying a word. Yan Li then stood up, supported by the eunuch, exited the hall, and got into the chaise.
The eunuch asked, "Your Majesty, where are we going?"
There are many sleeping palaces, and there are also many palaces for concubines, so it is really difficult to choose.
Yan Li didn't answer the eunuch's question directly, but asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, a little panicked: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
Yan Li said: "Of course it's a matter of abolishing the queen. Do you also think the queen should be abolished?"
The eunuch shrank his head into his neck in fright. How should he answer? If yes, if Rong Changan was released, wouldn't he be very angry to hear his conversation with Yan Li? After investigating, he couldn't afford to walk around. If he said he shouldn't, he was afraid of offending those concubines who coveted the queen's throne. That's not a good question to answer.
The eunuch rolled his eyes: "The emperor has his own opinions, how can we slaves deserve to express our opinions!"
But this time Yan Li made things difficult for the eunuch: "I want you to say it, so you say it, don't be sloppy."
Yan Li was entangled in the court just now, some ministers said that Rong Chang'an should be abolished, but some ministers said that the people like Rong Chang'an, who should he listen to? Therefore, he wanted to know through the eunuch what people's attitude towards Rong Chang'an was.
The eunuch scratched the back of his head with a look of embarrassment: "It's wrong for the queen to kill the minister without authorization, but I think..."
Yan Li suddenly looked at the eunuch: "What do you think?"
The eunuch said: "I don't think the queen is a bad person. She treats us very well on weekdays, and rarely scolds us."
The eunuch was sweating, and thought over his own words again, as long as he didn't say who was bad or good, then he was right. Ambiguity is the best answer.
"It means that you also think the queen is a bloodthirsty woman?"
The eunuch quickly waved his hand: "Slave... the slave didn't say that."
Yan Li asked the eunuch again: "You have been outside, and you know how people talk about the queen?"
The eunuch thought about it: "The slave went out to buy things, and when he heard the citizens talking about the queen, they all gave their thumbs up, saying that if there is no queen, there will be no peace for the country, and without the queen, there will be no new life for the people."
"Is that what the townspeople say?"
The eunuch said: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, let's visit privately today and see what people are talking about. Maybe it's possible that the servant is an errand."
Yan Li finally knew that the eunuch didn't want to offend people, so he said such whole words. But the eunuch was right, he should go out and listen to the opinions of the people.
"You go and prepare, we will have a private visit in a short time."
"Follow the order!"
Yan Li dressed up as a prince, with a wide robe and big sleeves, holding a folding fan in his hand, followed by two skilled guards and a personal eunuch, he left the palace and rode a tall horse to the bustling city. urban area.
Needless to say, the capital is crowded and noisy, but there are more than thirty-six orchestra buildings and seventy-two dancing Hualiu Lane? There are so many things to do in buying and selling. Seeing the people living and working in peace and contentment, Yan Li's depressed heart suddenly became much brighter.
Although Rong Chang'an created a lot of confusion among the ministers, the people in the capital didn't seem to be affected at all.
Sitting down in a restaurant, Dr. Jiu served a pot of tea, Yan Li drank it, and listened to what the people next to him were talking about. It happened that there was a table of drinkers talking about Zhang An and Geng Di, how arrogant and domineering the relatives and families of Geng Di and Zhang An were, and the place where they lived was as fearful as a tiger. It was only for the people that Rong Changan beheaded the two of them.
The eunuch then said to Yan Li: "Your Majesty, listen, that's talking nicely about the Queen."
Yan Li then stood up, walked to the table of drinkers, made an inquiry, and said politely: "Dare to ask my friends, just now you said that Zhang An and Geng Di's relatives and servants did harm to the village, is it true? "
One of the drinkers drank like water, with a cheerful temper, and said: "That's not true! These two old beasts have harmed many people. It is our caring people who allow the Queen to eliminate harm for the people!"
Then he poured a bowl full of wine and handed it to Yan Li: "My lord, you have a good face, come, drink this bowl of wine, and cheers for having such a good queen in Dajing! I wish her the best of luck! Chitose Chitose, Chitose Chitose!"
Yan Li was very pleased that Rong Changan had such a supporter, so he happily picked up a bowl of wine.
The eunuch next to him quickly winked at Yan Li: "Young Master Yan, I'm afraid this wine..."
When the emperor is away, what he fears most is being plotted against. The eunuch is the closest person to the emperor. If something happens to the emperor, he cannot escape. So he was afraid that the wine might be poisonous, so he didn't dare let Yan Li drink it.
The drinker snorted loudly, like a buffalo snorting: "Why, do you doubt your young master's drinking power, or do you suspect that I poisoned the wine? I don't see a hair on your face, mother We are chirping, like a transsexual who is neither male nor female!"
The eunuch is not a man or a woman, so when he was scolded like this, the eunuch got angry, pointed at the drinker and shouted: "Can you say what you just said again?"
Yan Li fought between the two: "Forget it, we are friends all over the world, why are you arguing over this! I'll just drink this wine!"