Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 361
In the main hall, the eunuchs sang, all the officials worshiped, and then began to discuss politics.

It's customary not to talk about big things at the Great Court Meeting, they are all trivial things that have nothing to do with the overall situation, such as the people in the east of Kaifeng who petitioned to build a temple for the official family outside the city, how the spring plowing conditions in various places, etc. .

These things are said in the court, but today is obviously a little unusual. After the officials of Kaifeng Mansion finished speaking, everyone stopped talking and looked at Wang Pu and Gong Li intentionally or unintentionally.

Everyone seems to know that today is unusual.

Faced with such gazes, the elderly Gong Li was a little embarrassed, but Wang Pu felt that he was enjoying the attention of all the people. He ascended the position of Prime Minister at a young age and was used to the attention of everyone.

Then he took a step to meet the eyes of everyone, and all eyes immediately came together. Wang Pu opened his arms, took a deep breath, enjoying the feeling of being watched by everyone, and then clasped his hands together and said: "I report to the queen, I have something to tell you." .

The Empress Dowager Fu of the former dynasty lived in the harem for a long time, which was not in accordance with the etiquette system.

What's more, this will damage the reputation of the official family. The official family is a wise emperor who has not seen each other for 500 years.

As ministers, we should consider the reputation of the official family, so we jointly signed the letter, hoping that the queen will handle this matter fairly, and not issue a decree to expel Fu family from the palace because of his relatives. "

After he finished speaking, Gong Li took the lead to go out, first cupped his hands and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

For a while, Wang Pu and Gong Li took the lead, and dozens of officials stepped forward one after another.

The scene was very solemn, but when Wang Pu raised his head, he found that the young queen was not as flustered as before, she seemed very calm, sitting high above, and replied without any emotional fluctuations: "This is the emperor's decision, the official decision. No one can change what happened.

The officials kept the Empress Dowager in the palace for their own purposes. Because I don't know much about political affairs, I don't understand the government, so I let the Empress Dowager give advice in the palace. Do you think the arrangement of the officials is inappropriate? "

Wang Pu frowned slightly, feeling that today the queen seems to be tougher than before, and not as flustered as before.

So his eyes signaled Gong Li.

Gong Li immediately said loudly, "I don't dare, it's just that the king is the leader of the ministers, and the king's advice is the most important thing for the ministers. As long as it is for the good of the officials, we ministers are obliged to do so. That's fine, but with a passion and righteousness, he is not afraid of anything.

Presumably the descendants of the Qing Dynasty, and even the officials will understand us. If the queen disagrees, the old minister will not back down today for the sake of justice. "

Gong Li said loudly, and there was a wave of echoing for a while.

Gong Li's face was full of red, and with the support of many colleagues around him, he unconsciously and unafraid that the person above him was actually the queen.

Empress Fu's pretty face flushed red with anger, her chest heaved and she didn't know how to resolve it.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, and it was very clear in the hall of chaos.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw a black torrent rushing in. Many soldiers of the Forbidden Army in armor separated the crowd. Many officials were about to scold them, but they found that there was a person trapped in the heavily armored Forbidden Army. It was the emperor Shi Congyun.

The hall was completely silent. The people who had been agitated just now quieted down and looked at the emperor in fear. The officials next to Gong Li also pushed back one after another, leaving a circle around them all at once.

Gong Li's eyes widened, his whole body trembled, and he said in disbelief, "Guanguan!" It was as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Shi Congyun looked at him expressionlessly, untied the sword from his waist, and threw it at his feet with a bang, "Don't you want to stain the ground with blood from your neck, come on."

Such an opening directly frightened Gong Li so much that his legs gave way and he almost fell to his knees.

Shi Congyun was full of anger, and he could clearly see that most of these echoes were from the previous court, or even veterans from the previous court.

When the Qin Dynasty changed, it was a peaceful evolution. In order to stabilize the situation, it was forced to take over the entire team of the previous dynasty. The so-called one emperor and one courtier, but now the emperor has several courtiers. People also had to be retained to stabilize the situation.

And those former veterans were very dissatisfied with the relatives who rose with the new emperor.

It's like Emperor Wu promoted a large number of newcomers led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing during the Emperor Wu Dynasty to fight against the old bureaucratic forces.

Why did Sima Qian criticize Wei Qing and others in the historical records, and overly elevate Li Guang and others, because they belong to an interest group and represent the old forces of the Han Dynasty. Li Guangzu was a general of the Qin Dynasty and a representative of a military family. Sima Qian's ancestors were also a family of historians, a family of bureaucrats who have been officials for generations.

Whether it is the Han Dynasty or the later Tang Dynasty, or even the later Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, the longevity dynasties have a common feature, that is, after the establishment of the country, an emperor must come out to withstand the pressure, suppress the old forces, and activate the new forces. , form a relay and achieve balance.

The Han Dynasty was Emperor Wu, and the Tang Dynasty was Gaozong Lizhi. In the present Qin Dynasty, Shi Congyun had a premonition in his heart that this day would come sooner or later.

And his Qin is even more special. Although the country has only been established for a few years, it should be counted from the later Zhou Dynasty, because he was a team member who took over from the Zhou Dynasty and was peaceful.

The Han was to Qin, and the Tang was to Sui, all of which were armed to seize power.

It is almost inevitable to suppress old forces and activate new ones.

On the surface, this conflict was aimed at the Queen and Empress Dowager Fu, but in fact it was aimed at the Emperor. Now it seems that it is a conflict of interest between the old bureaucratic group and the rising power group of the new power. The people who took the lead in making troubles were basically Hou Zhou and Hou Han. , and even officials inherited from the later Jin Dynasty.

They are old and feel that they should enjoy power, but they don't have much credit. Most of the credit is from emerging forces that have followed history. , naturally come together, and many of them may not know it.

So they took advantage of the absence of the emperor to make troubles, to show their qualifications and prestige, and to gain attention and power.

Over there, Gong Li's face turned pale after the panic, but he was not completely confused. He was already a veteran of the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, and now the Qin Dynasty.

Kneeling down with a plop, he looked around loudly and said: "Officials, everything said by the old minister is true, and everything is for the officials. Hundreds of memorials from my colleagues are still there, please the officials to check clearly."

Shi Congyun called the old fox in his heart.

His words seemed to be addressed to him, but in fact it instantly reminded all officials that they can draw a clear line with him now, but the memorial has already been uploaded, written in black and white, with witnesses and material evidence, it is too late, and there is no way to escape. Might as well give it a go.

Sure enough, many people came to their senses and knelt down one after another, "Please investigate clearly!"

"The officials are clearly aware!"

"If the officials don't uphold justice, I won't be able to wait."

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All of a sudden, dozens of people knelt down in the hall, and what disappointed Shi Congyun the most was that Wang Pu also knelt down.

He originally had expectations for Wang Pu.

Facing the people who were kneeling and persecuting him, Shi Congyun sneered and said, "I just defeated Li Jun, destroyed the puppet Han, captured Liu Jun, the leader of the puppet Han, and came back after defeating the Liao army. Give me a surprise."

What he said caused a lot of discussion in the hall, and many kneeling people were sweating from their foreheads.

"Exactly, I also understand your thoughts. If I kill someone today, I will be stigmatized as a tyrant in the history books. You are all loyal ministers and direct ministers. You dare to die." Shi Congyun said, and then his voice completely cooled down. .

"In the past, I just thought that it would be better to be more lenient to you. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there have been too many murders. Now I find that you really know how to push your nose to your face and climb up the pole!

But I am not a coward, nor am I a timid person, I am a tough guy killed out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, I am an emperor who beats the country with swords and guns, and I can say whatever I want.

Gong Li, you said you were going to stain the ground with blood from your neck, Jian Zhen is ready for you, I am waiting for you, if you want to die with him, continue to kneel down, get up differently. "

Speaking of this, many people were afraid, Gong Li was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, he didn't care at this moment, he turned around and shouted like a dog jumping over the wall: "Don't be afraid, we have too many people, the court can't continue to operate without so many people, Don't get up, the fewer people there are, the faster they will die!"

However, I heard that the emperor pacified Li Jun in a few months, destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, captured the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty and defeated the Khitan army by the way. Come.

Originally dozens of people were kneeling, but soon only a dozen were still kneeling on the ground, and even Wang Pu stood up.

Shi Congyun looked at the leader Gong Li murderously. The old man was so frightened that he burst into tears and kowtowed for mercy. After a while, his head was smashed, and the floor tiles were dyed red.

Shi Congyun had already made a decision in his heart. People who are not ruthless can't stand up. For ordinary people in future generations, it may be regarded as a joke, but as an emperor, it is a big lesson. It can be said that what happened this time , Part of the reason is his generosity and not wanting to kill people.

(End of this chapter)