Today's Great Chu Dynasty Meeting is gloomy, which makes many middle-level officials who are not qualified to join the Great Hall feel a little at a loss. In particular, the three members of the Song family, who used to be in full swing in the temple, did not appear. Not only that, it is said that more than a dozen dignitaries and officials, including the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, resigned due to illness. Qi Su, let this commander who has been depressed for a long time lead his troops to various mansions to invite all the adults to participate in today's court meeting, so that these big figures from different camps and different mountains came late and appeared together, which was particularly eye-catching . Most people have heard about yesterday's turmoil in the capital, but after all, the turmoil occurred within the imperial city, and martial law was soon ordered throughout the city. The King of Beiliang must have been tossing a lot, and the last outrageous declaration, which can be heard all over the city, shocked many people, made many people confused, and made many people angry. Don't talk about others, just talk about the inside and outside of the court hall today, just talk about those younger Da Chu Junyan, who is not very sad and indignant
When everyone entered the main hall, they found that the eunuch with the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies also had a new face. And His Majesty the Emperor, who was supposed to enter the palace later, sat on the dragon chair early, with cold eyes, making many courtiers feel the majesty of this empress for the first time.
However, important central ministers like Yuan Shanhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and Guo Xi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites in the row behind him to the right, subconsciously bowed their heads, not daring to face the young woman.
If it was in the past, almost all civil and military officials who worked in Beijing and were able to participate in the court meeting were quite tacit, no matter whether it was wind or rain, whether it was scorching heat or heavy snowfall, without exception, they would regard the daily court meeting as a pleasing pleasure , never seen as a daunting task. The reason is simple, His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu is not only a young woman in prime of life, but also a peerless beauty who is one of the four members of the Rouge Review. Looking at His Majesty sitting on a dragon chair and wearing a dragon robe, even a glimpse of the corner of his eye will make him feel relaxed and happy. Last year, when the Great Chu was the most powerful, there was an elegant joke. Young military generals, who made great achievements in defeating Yang Shenxing and Yan Zhenchun, two Liyang generals in two successive battles, when they followed the main general Xie Xizhen to the capital to face the holy, they turned red during the symbolic question and answer of the emperor and ministers at the court meeting , as if suffering from dementia, unable to utter a single word, causing the whole room to laugh. If Sun Xiji, who was sitting on the chair, hadn't ordered Sun Xiji to stop quickly, the laughter would have spread far away from the hall.
Today's court meeting is no longer the harmony between the monarch and his ministers, and most of the officials at the back of the hall secretly raised their necks, looking at Mr. Zhongshu Ling who was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, trying to learn from the depth of this official's resume. The old man who can be called the number one person in the world can see some clues on his face, but it is a pity that the old man does not have any strange expression except that he does not lean back slightly on the back of the chair as before, but tries to sit upright. Compared with the many civil servants walking on thin ice, the scattered military officials in the court are relatively calm. He Taisheng, who had been smooth sailing in the officialdom of Dachu, has disappeared. The gate of the mansion is closed. The other deputy commander who held the military power did not go home last night, but at least some news spread from the imperial city, and it is unlikely that he would be thrown into prison. In any case, the official positions of generals in the capital and the Gyeonggi Army can get seats on the table, and there are only twenty or so seats, and two are missing at once, which naturally means that many people can move forward with the trend. is a good thing.
Now it is more important to be an official, even if one day in the future the person who sits on the dragon chair is changed, even if Xichu's official hat is worthless, it is more likely to be replaced with an amulet or a life-saving talisman after all, otherwise For example, a member of the Sixth Department of the Chinese cabbage rotten street, who will take it seriously? If you really want to settle accounts after autumn, the official hat on your head is not big enough, and your social status is not high enough, that is to say, you can cut it off as soon as you say it. Lu Shengxiang and Wu Chongxuan don't even need to say hello to Emperor Zhao Shi of Tai'an City or the Ministry of Punishment.
The eunuch, who was supposed to be the supervisor of ceremonies, shouted "I have something to say", but this eunuch, who should have been proud of his spring breeze, had a straight face and showed no sign of speaking at all.
The Empress of Chu was sitting there. She used to be a little restless, but at this moment she seemed extremely high, like a king who had accumulated a lot of prestige after ruling the world for many years.
She went straight to the point and said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have heard too much from you, today you just listen to what I have to say, and you don't need to say anything."
Some people have already started to shrink their necks and swallow their saliva.
So much so that everyone forgot to kneel down in the hall.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials who happened to be standing behind Yuan Shanhong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, happened to see Lord Shang Shu's legs trembling because of his low gaze. Is this still the Yuan Lianhua who is known as "the most clear talk on the table in Jiangzuo"? Is it still the official of the official department who can always be high-spirited in the temple, and even dares to attack the front-line leader Xie Xizhen
The first female emperor in the history of the Central Plains, Jiang Si looked down at the gang of civil and military officials, a room full of purple and yellow crowns, and outside the gate, there were some officials who knelt down and realized that they should get up to get together. Their faces were full of bewilderment. He looked into the hall, looked at her, and then quickly lowered his head under her sight.
She said in a deep voice: "He Taisheng, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, was sentenced to death, and Gu Sui, the former deputy commander, was changed to be the deputy general of the Gyeonggi Southern Army."
He Taisheng died.
Although the important ministers and senior officials in the front of the court had already made some speculations following the clues, they were still surprised and terrified when they actually heard the news. It's not that the life and death of He Taisheng, a reckless man, is so important, but that it means that the Song family, which has dominated the Chu court and the public, has really collapsed.
Now that even the Song Clan of the Three Gongqings has completely lost power, who in this court can live a long life? Strange, still did not open his eyes. The Gu family, which is slightly inferior to the Song family, is still a behemoth with deep roots in the Chu territory. The former deputy commander, Gu Sui, is the eldest grandson of Gu Yang, the current provincial right servant, but it is Gu Sui's elder who has been criticized the most. In the second room of Gu's parents' house, there are three people who have been working in Liyang for many years, but their careers on Jiangnan Road have not been smooth, and this time when the Western Chu Kingdom is restored, none of the three Gu family's children, whose hats are only the size of sesame seeds and mung beans, is willing. Luo Ye returned to her roots, and even wrote a letter of severance to the family very quickly, and under the personal auspices of Gu Yang, the three of them were also removed from the family tree. At that time, many officials regarded the family ugliness of the Gu family as a joke, and when the Liyang army came to encircle and suppress them, everyone suddenly realized.
Hearing that the eldest son of the house was just transferred to the deputy general of the Gyeonggi Southern Army, Gu Yang lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly.
But the young emperor's next words were no less than thunderous.
"The left servant of Menxia Province shoots Song Wenfeng and kills him."
Gu Yang, who was relieved just now, was taken aback. What if the word "left" was changed to the word "right"? While he was horrified, he had to ask himself, if he really called himself to die, what would he, Gu Yang, and the whole family do
After looking at each other in dismay, a civil official from the third rank who was well-known in the government and the public immediately walked out of the queue, holding a jade wat in his hand and lowering his head, he said in a low voice: "My minister dared to ask your majesty, why did your majesty order Master Song to die?! Ask again, what is the death penalty for Master Song?"
After two almost impolite questions, the minister who was related to the Song family for several generations simply raised his head, stared at the face of His Majesty the emperor, and continued to ask: "I have one last question. Issue the iron certificate of Danshu, and openly promise that the Song family will share the world with the great Chu Jiang family for generations!"
After the minister blatantly resisted the decree, almost all the officials in the court began to nod vigorously, with expressions of indignation palpable.
He took a step forward, not caring about the "last question" he said just now, and soon there was a fourth question, and he said solemnly: "Dare to ask your majesty, isn't your majesty from the Jiang family of my great Chu? Otherwise, how dare you violate it?" The first emperor?! If I remember correctly, with the iron coupon of the alchemy book, the children of the Song family can avoid death as many as four times!"
At this time, no one paid attention to whether Sun Xiji opened or closed his eyes.
The old man sitting on the chair grasped the edge of the chair with his withered hands, struggling to breathe.
Great Chu Emperor Jiang Si didn't panic in the slightest. He smiled but said, "The iron certificate of the alchemy book bestowed by the late emperor? Of course I remember it, but you probably don't remember it. The Taizu once said that anyone who commits a serious crime of treason will be executed!"
After a moment of astonishment, the minister laughed and looked around like crazy, "It's ridiculous, the minister who was executed for three hundred and twenty years in the state of Chu, never received the iron certificate of the pill, never thought of me How lucky I am to have met such a pioneering emperor, His Majesty!"
I saw this Hanlin scholar, who is famous for his demeanor and elegance, suddenly lifted the jade wat high, smashed it hard on the ground of the hall, and it fell to pieces immediately.
Its sound is like a dragon and a phoenix moaning.
The Hanlin scholar who scared almost everyone trembled said loudly: "Such a courtier, don't do it!"
Then, just as he turned to leave the hall, the old grand master Sun Xiji, who was already in the dying years, slapped the edge of the chair and shouted angrily: "What kind of decent! Li Changji, even if you want to resign, you should Do not leave the hall until the court meeting is over, otherwise you will go straight to the imperial prison! There is no need for interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment!"
The Hanlin scholar was stunned on the spot, snorted heavily, although he was happy and fearless, he still didn't walk out of the hall after all, but walked back to the courtier's train swaggeringly.
With Li Changji as the leader, civil and military officials who have always believed in hiding a knife in their sleeves but must have a friendly face, only feel that their waists are a little straighter. The inexplicable insanity of the young woman emperor also began to look like a joke for self-entertainment.
That's right, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are backed by so many powerful families who are born again regardless of the rise and fall of the world's dynasties. As long as we are united, are we really afraid of you, a young woman without Cao Changqing's support? And depending on the situation, the old master was just forbearance, not support for her crazy actions.
Jiang Si glanced at the academician of the Imperial Academy who looked like a victorious general on the battlefield, and said with a sneer, "Li Changji, I heard that you claim to be an ancient and modern article, so you don't need to read it, just judge the pros and cons by the nose?"
Just when Li Changji was about to refute with embarrassment, there was a literary celebrity of the same generation who had been the most slanderous and suspicious of Li Changji, Cheng Wenyu, a regular servant of the provincial right cavalry, unexpectedly walked out of the train, and even stopped holding the jade wat. Carrying it, he said with a smile: "Although I, a big Chu scholar, do not have no objections to Mr. Li's poems, did your majesty know that even the old master of the Song family in Liyang once personally commented that the writing is like a fierce general on the battlefield?" , fighting endlessly, just like a cruel official handling a case, pushing the investigation to the end, being strict but not lenient, although it is slightly biased and righteous, it can be said to be very vigorous!' Your Majesty, I don’t want to talk about the level of Mr. Li’s ability to govern the government , but this article..."
Although Cheng Wenyu didn't say the last half sentence, the meaning behind his words was already very clear. Li Changji's academic articles are definitely not something you, Jiang Si, can comment on.
What is more intriguing is not the cynicism that scholars are accustomed to. Of course, a court official confronted the king and sneered at him. There must be no lack of strong people in history, but there are certainly not many. Cheng Wenyu's feat is still very commendable Those who are praised may be immortalized in the future, and will be specially written by future historians. In addition, what can really be chewed is Cheng Wenyu's righteous words for his arch-enemy in the literary world. The whole family was forcibly dragged onto the Song family's big ship that should have sunk into the Guangling River. This is not a icing on the cake, but an extremely strong help to light the dark room.
Following Cheng Wenyu's appearance, there were knowing smiles on the corners of the mouths of many officials who were terrified and dirty.
Soon, officials from the back row followed, but neither Li Changji's arrogance nor Cheng Wenyu's high morals, he just cautiously advised His Majesty the Emperor. After all, the Song family was the mainstay of Chu for three hundred years. The war is in full swing, and asking the Song family to blame at this time will chill the hearts of the frontline soldiers.
Jiang Si was indifferent.
Sun Xiji turned his head to look at the young emperor, with regrets and prayers.
It's a pity that she shouldn't have given such a strong medicine to Da Chu, a seriously ill patient. What I pray for is to hope that she will not be impulsive. The king of a country, governing the government, can hide needles in his hands and be soft in his wrists. Capturing a boat is nonsense, but the only thing you can't do is to let yourself become a real "lonely person", and you can't become a public enemy of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty. If you sit on the dragon chair and end up in a situation where "everyone in the boat is the enemy", then the dynasty will really change!
Sun Xiji's lips trembled, and the old man was unable to speak loudly, so he could only repeat in a low voice that seemed to be muttering to himself: "Think twice, Your Majesty, think twice, Your Majesty..."
Jiang Si said with a blank expression, "Oh? The old master of the Song family who was not safe at the end of the festival said so? I have never heard of it. I only heard Cao Changqing say that you, Li Changji, are only full of paper craftsman's spirit. It’s all indebted.”
Li Changji and Cheng Wenyu, two literary giants who called the wind and rain in the Dachu scholar forest, were struck by lightning almost at the same time, and they didn't know how to answer.
Cao Changqing.
He has always been the person with the most detached status in the Great Chu. From the time when he was ordered to enter the palace and become a chess player, he has been the most proud person in the Western Chu. Li Mi lost to him on the chessboard. Ye Baikui laughed and said that I am a big In the Chusha field, if there is you, there will be no me. Tang Jiahe, known as the omniscient master of miscellaneous studies, even told people that I would ask Cao Changqing if there was something I didn't know.
This is the case when the mountains and rivers of Dachu are complete. This is even more so after Da Chu became Western Chu.
Suddenly, Song Jingde, the deputy general of the Forbidden Army of Dachu Capital, who was born as a powerful man, seemed to be talking to himself, and he said something indifferent.
"In times of crisis, dare to ask where Cao Changqing is?"
Sun Xiji, who was not paying attention, leaned back in his chair slumped when he heard these words. The old man closed his eyes and breathed lightly.
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, those high-ranking and important ministers all sneered, while those officials in the lower positions kept silent.
Jiang Si hesitated to speak, but she was full of anger but could not speak.
She suddenly stepped off the dragon chair, walked to that chair, squatted down, and gently held the old man's dry palms that were so weak that they couldn't even tremble.
Sun Xiji was speechless, and tried to open his eyes, only the pity and kindness of an elder looking at the younger generation in his family.
She wants to talk.
Want to say sorry.
But the old man shook his head slightly, exhausting his last energy.
The old man seemed to want to smile and tell her, you have done a good job, don't feel guilty, don't feel guilty.
In the formerly orthodox Great Chu Dynasty in the Central Plains, this old man who slowly closed his eyes was already full of ambitions at the age of twenty, with sixty years of achievements, demerits, honors and disgraces, and everything was silent.
After the old man closed his eyes, his withered, fleshless palm covered with age spots seemed to push the female emperor, as if he wanted to push her out, out of this smoky temple, far away, as far as the northwest Beyond the Great Wall.
The civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, after seeing this scene, had complicated thoughts.
There was a soft cough that sounded softly above everyone's heads.
Except for the emperor Jiang Si who stood up suddenly and looked up, no one noticed.
She saw a young man who had been sleeping on the girder, sat up and smiled at her.
Originally, even if everyone in the boat was an enemy of the country, she didn't feel wronged, and she wasn't afraid that they would try to make ends meet, but for some reason, after seeing him, she felt that she had been greatly wronged.
She knows that she is unreasonable, but in fact she has always been much, much more unreasonable than him.
But she just wanted to let him know that she was wronged in front of him.
She likes him, so she doesn't reason with him.
He likes her, so he has to reason with her.
There is no reason to say such a reason.
She was crying, but her face was flushed again, she was a little shy, it was not enough to lower her head, she had to turn her head, not daring to look at him.
The next moment, everyone was stunned at the same time.
Not because of His Majesty's weird behavior.
Instead, a young man with a saber at his waist floated down beside the Emperor Da Chu. He gently placed one hand on her head, and gently pressed the handle of the saber with the other, facing all of them, facing all of them. The civil and military officials of the Great Chu State inside and outside the hall smiled and said, "Cao Changqing is not here, but I am Xu Fengnian."