Right Prime Minister got up and put on his clothes, turned around and told, "Take a good rest, mother told you not to get up early tomorrow morning."
As soon as Rong Yue heard this, she knew that Prime Minister You probably wouldn't come back tonight, and she was already tired after a day of tossing around, so she nodded, "Got it, Master Xiang will go back early."
Prime Minister on the right paused in his steps, looked back at Rong Yue, and immediately withdrew the smile on his face the moment he stepped out of the screen.
"Master Xiang!"
When the two father-in-laws saw Prime Minister Right going out, they were so excited that they were about to cry, and rushed forward, "Master Xiang, you can be regarded as coming out, the carriage outside is ready, and the palace is already in chaos, just wait for Master Xiang." Woolen cloth."
Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows and snorted, and glanced at the two of them angrily, the two of them immediately shrank their necks and dared not say another word.
"I don't know what happened to Eunuch He?" Prime Minister Right suddenly asked.
One of the young father-in-laws immediately said, "Master He, Eunuch He messed up his errand and kept the emperor waiting so long, so he was fined 50 boards."
After the words fell, the two little father-in-laws unconsciously clutched their buttocks, feeling an ominous premonition.
The corner of Prime Minister Right's mouth curled up, feeling much better, and then he took a step towards the outside of the mansion. Before leaving, he instructed the housekeeper about some trivial matters, and the two father-in-laws behind him became more and more uneasy.
After half an hour, the Prime Minister said, "Let's go!"
Hearing these words, the two cried with joy, and hurriedly asked the coachman to bring the carriage. It was a carriage composed of four lion horses. The body was luxurious and magnificent, and it was worth a lot of money at first glance. Not so lucky to sit, there are several layers of blankets inside, which are soft and comfortable.
"Master, please."
After Prime Minister Right stepped into the carriage, the two young father-in-laws dared not step forward, they could only trot along the way and followed, it was already half an hour before they entered the palace.
Emperor Dong Ming waited for four full hours, his face was gloomy and ugly, all civil and military officials stood above the main hall, the civil and military factions were arguing fiercely, and they struggled for a long time but failed to reach a common agreement.
"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, Lincheng should be sealed off, and then the prefect of Lincheng should be taken down. No one is allowed to enter the capital city. Once infected are found, they should be burned immediately."
"My lord, what's the use of saying these things now, the people from Lincheng have already been infiltrated in the capital city, once measures are taken, it will only make the people more panicky, and it will definitely cause chaos."
"Yes, the plan now is to do everything possible to develop an antidote and find out the source, instead of suppressing the people. Fortunately, Jing Zhaoyin took the timely action today, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
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Everyone quarreled with each other for four hours, and Emperor Dongming's ears were ringing. He couldn't help but be disappointed when he saw the fear of death of these ministers when they mentioned the plague.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here."
After the words fell, even the Empress Dowager hurriedly entered the door holding the maid's hand, "Your Majesty, how could such a thing happen in the capital city, we must investigate thoroughly!"
Emperor Dong Ming immediately stood up, "Mother, you haven't been here much?"
"Hmph, there are rumors everywhere in the palace about such a big event, who do you want to hide?" Lian the Queen Mother looked around, her face darkened, "Your Majesty, there is such a big plague in the capital city, why don't you hide it?" The officials are discussing strategies here, why is there no right-hand minister?"
Emperor Dongming immediately said, "Queen Mother, today is the marriage of Master Xiang..."
"Your Majesty!" The Queen Mother Lian said in a deep voice, "It's outrageous that a prime minister can't even tell the importance of this point. So many things happened in the capital city today, all of which were aimed at the Right Prime Minister's House. At this time, the right The Prime Minister is hiding in the house quietly, don't you feel ashamed of the court and the people?"
"What the Empress Dowager said is very true. The Right Prime Minister did not pay attention to such a major incident, and he was not in a hurry. The sudden plague in this capital city is really suspicious."
A minister who supported the queen mother's faction immediately stood up and accused the right minister.
"Master Wen's words are a reminder to the Ai family that Mr. Xiang couldn't wait to get married and rushed back from another country. There has been no plague in Dongming for decades. How could it be such a coincidence."
Even the empress dowager lost her temper a lot, and sat on the lower right head of Emperor Dongming, she didn't care about the plague inside and out, but directed at the right minister everywhere.
"Mother, the plan for now is to suppress the rampant plague, and it will not be too late to mention the other things."
Emperor Dongming paused and said again, "I don't know if the queen mother has any suggestions?"
Even the Queen Mother squinted at Emperor Dongming, "The Ai family thinks that the current plan is to appease the hearts of the people first, and secondly, all those who have symptoms will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for isolation, all clothes and everything they have touched will be burned, and the city gate will be closed. Anyone who steps into the capital city, if there is any violation, will be killed without mercy! Then let the imperial physician hurry up to prepare the antidote, and let all the pharmacies in the capital cooperate to distribute good medicine to the people."
Emperor Dong Ming frowned, even the method mentioned by the Queen Mother was not a solution at all, it was just some routine measures.
Seeing that Emperor Dongming was silent, even the Empress Dowager said again, "I don't know what the emperor's plan is?"
"Mother, seal the city gates to prevent the outside world from entering the capital city. Once someone in the city is infected with the plague, the people will be in chaos. There are limited soldiers and horses in the capital city, which are not enough to control..."
"Have you forgotten, Your Majesty, the right minister still holds 20,000 soldiers and horses from the capital, so at this time, it is only right to be the right minister to serve the country."
Even the Empress Dowager said it as a matter of course, and Emperor Dongming cursed in his heart as cunning, obviously even the Empress Dowager had soldiers in his hands, so he chose the right chancellor's idea.
Once this kind of thing is contaminated, it will definitely not go well. If the loss is heavy, the right minister will not be able to escape a single dereliction of duty. If it is resolved properly, the right minister will definitely win the hearts of the people. In this way, the limelight will completely cover Emperor Dongming. Not afraid
"This matter has an inseparable relationship with Prime Minister Right. If Prime Minister Right intends to disrupt the city of Kyoto, the plague in Kyoto will definitely not be able to be suppressed. With Prime Minister Right's ability, it is nothing more than a small plague, which is nothing to Prime Minister Right. What, unless he is the mastermind behind the plague, that’s why he doesn’t want to cure the plague!”
After the words fell, the hall became silent and the atmosphere suddenly became weird, and everyone dared not breathe. How could they get involved in the fact that the right minister deliberately murdered the people of Kyoto when talking about the plague.
At this time, a deep and cold voice suddenly came from outside the hall, and everyone turned their heads to look at it. A long and cheerful figure walked in slowly, looking ahead with a smile that was not a smile.
"The Empress Dowager doesn't believe in humble ministers, so why bother to make fun of the people of the former capital city? Isn't this nonsense?"
Everyone was dumbfounded, is this even the empress dowager and the right
"Presumptuous!" The Queen Mother Lian immediately scolded, "As the right minister and the head of all officials, you have been refusing to come forward for such a big incident in the city, hum! I went to Xiyue and forgot about myself What's your last name?"
Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by what the Queen Mother said? The city is in chaos. The father-in-law sent by the emperor delayed the trip, but the minister rushed over as soon as he found out. Your majesty, I have been wronged."
The corner of Emperor Dongming's mouth twitched, and the right minister's ability to throw blame hadn't changed at all, and Emperor Dongming was also pulled out of the muddy water with a few words.
Before Emperor Dongming could speak, Prime Minister You said again, "The queen mother accused me of going to Xiyue just now, and she is the mastermind behind this plague. I had this symptom before, but I found it early. In a small mountain village, after being discovered by His Royal Highness, he led troops to burn the whole village to the ground, leaving no one behind. This matter was concealed. Now His Highness Chen Wang is in the capital. For the delay in leaving, His Royal Highness Chen Wang should be more suspicious than the humble official."
"You are presumptuous!" Lian the queen mother stood up abruptly, pointing to the right minister, "You are just a minister and dare to slander the royal family and deliberately provoke the Ai family and the emperor. This is a capital offense. The Ai family tolerates you again and again, just to see You once followed the late emperor, but you didn't know how to restrain yourself for so many years, is it true that the royal family can't do anything about you!"
The Prime Minister on the right raised his lips and sneered, "Why should the Empress Dowager be angry? This is just a statement of the facts by the ministers above the court. Besides, the harem has not been allowed to interfere in politics since ancient times. The Empress Dowager is in the wrong place!"
"You!" The Empress Dowager Lian was shocked, and stared fiercely at the Prime Minister, "You are presumptuous!"
Three presumptuous actions in a row, it can be seen that the Empress Dowager Lian is very angry, but there is nothing wrong with taking the right hand in time. The Empress Dowager Lian looked at Emperor Dongming, "Could the emperor allow a minister to commit crimes?"
Gradually, the matter of the plague was already beside the point, and no one dared to mention it for fear of harming the fish in the pond.
Emperor Dong Ming slammed the table, "Your Honor, why don't you apologize to the Queen Mother soon?"
"Your Majesty!" Lian the Empress Dowager interrupted Emperor Dongming's dissatisfaction, "The right minister has been too disrespectful these years. His disciples are all over the capital, and everyone only knows that the right minister is mighty, but they don't know the emperor's wisdom. Ming Jiangshan changed his surname to Xiao!"
Even the Empress Dowager has no scruples, and she doesn't seem to be hiding it, which is completely opposite to her previous attitude of being afraid of offending the right minister.
This back and forth made everyone dumbfounded. Over the years, there has never been such a fierce fight. The words of these two people became sharper than the other. Everyone shrank their necks, as if they could predict that there would be a bloody storm. .
The Prime Minister on the right smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, I have been utterly loyal but have been misunderstood by the Empress Dowager. Since the Queen Dowager suspects that I am the mastermind, I have an unfeeling request."
Emperor Dongming frowned. Compared with the Queen Mother, he was more afraid of Prime Minister Lian. He had never won so many confrontations, so Emperor Dongming knew the Prime Minister Right very well, and he was definitely not a character willing to suffer.
Seeing the stalemate between the two, Emperor Dongming cleared his throat, "I don't know what request Xiangye has?"
Right Prime Minister said word by word, "I want to resign to serve the people, and I will not interfere in any affairs of the court from now on."
Before Emperor Dongming could speak, the Empress Dowager sneered again and again, "Are you threatening the emperor, or do you think that Dong Ming's country should perish without your right minister? Your majesty, since the right minister insists on this, why not let it happen."
Emperor Dongming was stunned, Prime Minister Right had already taken off his official uniform, revealing the plain clothes underneath, it seemed that he was already prepared.
"Your Majesty, before leaving, the Caomin had another proposal. Now the whole capital city belongs to King Chen, who has the most soldiers and has experience. If the plague is not stopped in time, none of the whole capital city will be able to escape. Just now, the Caomin went there before they arrived." After a trip to the government office, dozens of people have been infected in just a few hours, five of them died, and the rest are doomed, if they survive until tomorrow, they will be considered dead."
Prime Minister Right looked indifferent, and after he finished speaking, the whole hall exploded.
Emperor Dong Ming's face darkened, he was sure that the right minister must have done it on purpose, he patted his butt and walked away in style, but he didn't let the court feel comfortable.
Leaving this mess for the imperial court to solve, even the Queen Mother will definitely not be able to escape once these words come out, and even the Queen Mother has fallen into the trap of the right prime minister.
It has to be said that Prime Minister Right's move really hit everyone's heart. I wonder if there is anyone in the hall who is not afraid of death, everyone's eyes immediately shifted to Empress Dowager Lian.
Even the Empress Dowager clenched her fists tightly and glared at Prime Minister Right angrily. She had followed Prime Minister Right's way carelessly for a moment, but was led by Prime Minister Right by the nose, and wanted to get involved with Prince Chen.
The Prime Minister on the right glanced at Emperor Dongming, "Your Majesty, since Caomin has no official position, I will resign first."
The corners of Emperor Dongming's mouth twitched violently, he scolded Prime Minister You as an old fox several times in his heart, but before he agreed, Prime Minister Right had already swaggered out of the hall.
Emperor Dong Ming looked at all the ministers with anxious heads and white faces, you yelled at each other, he could only watch the right minister leave, and his heart felt stuffy, he was really a very stingy person !
"Your Majesty, what Xiangye said is very true. Now there are not enough soldiers and horses in the city, so we can only protect the city. This plague is rampant, and it must be supported by many soldiers. Already!"
As soon as the words fell, many people immediately jumped out to agree, and almost unanimously passed, even the empress dowager's head became dizzy for a while, and a fishy smell gushed out of her throat, and she swallowed it forcefully.