On this freezing day of the first lunar month, Prince Ning actually took off his clothes and knelt upright in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a thorn stick on his back. The ministers who came to court looked at Prince Ning's appearance and looked at him. The criss-crossing scars left on the battlefield in southern Xinjiang made everyone gasp and dumbfounded.
"What happened to Prince Ning?"
"You haven't heard yet? Prince Ning executed Ruan Xinhuai and also punished Prince Huai with a stick! Why don't you come here to apologize to Lord Long Live?"
"Why is Prince Huai here? I heard that Prince Ning is Ruan Xinhuai who was executed at Yin Yamen in Jingzhao Mansion in the middle of the night?"
"This shows that Prince Huai and Ruan Xinhuai have a close relationship. Prince Ning arrived at the Yin Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and Prince Huai arrived at the back. It can be seen that Prince Huai was determined to protect Ruan Xinhuai, but Prince Ning did not give up. Prince Huai is so proud, but he punished Prince Huai with a stick!"
"Then Ruan Xinhuai deserves it! That treacherous minister should have died long ago! How many people have been harmed! The capital has long been in an uproar. Prince Ning did everything right!"
"Ruan Xinhuai is certainly hateful, but the most hateful thing is the treaty that Prince Huai signed with Siam and Tubo, which was humiliating and humiliating the country. It was just money. Eight hundred women a year. I'm afraid there will be more than this number in the future. If this continues, this will be How many Dali women have been harmed?"
"Isn't it? Because of this, Mr. Ding is still so angry that he can't get out of bed. Even the left and right prime ministers who have always been uncooperative are getting into trouble this time, but Long live the Lord has not made any move."
"What kind of movement can there be? It's already February 2nd. If there is any movement, how can I wait until now? Even though I reprimanded Ruan Xinhuai once, it was just an acquiescence to let Ruan Xinhuai go to the suburbs of Beijing to arrest people. Tsk, tsk, tsk, but Unexpectedly, Ruan Xinhuai suddenly bumped into Prince Ning, and it was his bad luck! "
"Yes, Prince Ning has the hardest bones. In the past, in order to go to the front line of southern Xinjiang, Tian'er was so dripping with water that he knelt in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and begged for permission. Now it is the same scene. It is really touching."
"Alas! It's such a pity for Prince Ning. If it weren't for the defeat in Hue that year and a broken leg, resulting in all kinds of injuries, why would there be any need to be a coward for so many years? This time too, Prince Ning just couldn't hold it in anymore. I didn't know how Long Live the Lord would deal with Prince Ning before I took action rashly, alas!"
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Right Prime Minister Fang Zeduan stood in the Golden Palace with a sullen face. He stared silently at the bright yellow dragon chair on the sixth floor, holding the jade tablet tightly in his hand.
"The right prime minister's face is solemn today. Is he probably holding back a lot of words to ask the emperor?" Duan Zeng, the left prime minister, glanced at Fang Zeduan, took two steps closer to him, stood side by side with him, and looked at the bright yellow The dragon chair in front of him had a calm look on his face.
Fang Zeduan turned his head and glanced at Duan Zeng: "I looked at the left prime minister and he seemed to have something to say."
"It's rare that we have such a tacit understanding," Duan Zeng curled his lips, stroked his gray beard, and said with a smile, "I'm just afraid that I will prick the ears of Lord Long Live."
Throughout the dynasties, no emperor really wanted to see the civil and military officials enjoying themselves, let alone the left and right prime ministers.
"It doesn't matter if it's harsh," Fang Zeduan said lightly, turning his gaze from the dragon chair to the wrinkled face of the left prime minister, "This time, I want to stab Long Live Lord's heart."
Duan Zeng's smile deepened: "What the Prime Minister said is exactly what I want."