No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 248
Today's morning court was extremely lively. Xie Yan sat in the Panlong chair placed on the side of the dragon chair, leaning on the armrest of the chair with one hand and listening to the courtiers report their affairs.

On Majesty Dan, the dragon chair directly above was empty, and the little emperor did not attend today's morning court.

After the last official finished his performance, Xie Yan asked, "What else is there for you?"

All the ministers remained silent, apparently having nothing to play.

Xie Yan nodded and said, "Since it's fine, I have something to discuss with you."

Ruan Ting, who was standing in the front row of civil servants, looked up at Xie Yan, who was in the upper position, and if he felt something, "My lord, please tell me."

Xie Yandao: "You must have heard that Mr. Song Wenyue, Mr. Yu Mingqiu, Marquis Xiaoyuan, and Cui Ziying, the son of General Cui, have all returned. How they should be arranged, I still need your opinions."

Hearing this, the originally quiet hall suddenly became lively. The ministers who stood close exchanged opinions in whispers, and those who stood far away could only express their opinions with their eyes.

Xie Yan didn't care about them, just sat on the top and watched the people in the hall calmly.

After a while, Xie Yan said, "Mr. Ruan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, what's your opinion?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials looked at Ruan Ting and waited for him to speak first. Ruan Ting thought for a while and said: "My lord, Mr. Wen Yue is my great hero, and Emperor Gaozu and the late emperor never forgot about him. Now that he has returned from calamity, naturally It is a great joy. I suggest that His Majesty please bestow a title on Mr. to show His Majesty's kindness and honor Mr.'s achievements."

Xie Yan was noncommittal, waiting for him to continue.

"As for Marquis Xiaoyuan, matters in the army are beyond the reach of the ministers, and I am afraid that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials will need to discuss and decide." After Yu Mingqiu disappeared, the title bestowed by the previous emperor, even though he had no family heirs and no one could inherit the title, it was still a title. If it exists, it is obviously inappropriate to reseal it.

Moreover, Yu Mingqiu is only in his 30s, since the regent mentioned it, he naturally has no intention of letting him stay at home.

After finishing speaking, the two Ruan Tings shut up, obviously not intending to say anything more.

Behind him, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials came out and said: "My lord, in my opinion, Mr. Wen Yue has made great contributions to the society, and I beg your lord to add the title of Doctor Guanglu to Mr. Wen Yue. As for Marquis Xiaoyuan... Marquis Xiaoyuan He was originally the commander of the personal guards of the late emperor, so I asked Marquis Xiao Yuan to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army."

As soon as these words came out, some people raised objections immediately.

A civil servant stepped forward, "Master Liao's words may be inappropriate."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials looked sideways, "What's wrong?"

The man glanced at Xie Yan who was seated, hesitated for a moment and said: "Marquis Xiao Yuan has just returned to Shangyong, and he is taking on this important position, I'm afraid..." Although he didn't finish speaking, everyone understood what he meant.

The Imperial Forest Army is responsible for the safety of the palace and the emperor. Yu Mingqiu has been missing for many years, and he leads the Imperial Forest Army as soon as he comes back. Who will be responsible if something goes wrong?

As soon as he said this, many military officers couldn't help showing anger in their eyes.

After all, no one wants to have something happen to him one day, and after suffering so much, he will be questioned by his own people again.

However, for a while, no one dared to speak up for Yu Mingqiu.

Yu Mingqiu used to be the commander of the late emperor's secret guards. Although he also led troops into battle, he was not familiar with most of the generals.And he has indeed been missing for many years, no one dares to guarantee that there will be no problems with him.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, Luo Yun glanced at the crowd, and came out and said, "I would like to guarantee for Marquis Xiao Yuan." After Luo Yun finished speaking, he paused, and continued without waiting for the crowd to say anything: "But, I also agree with Huang Huang. My lord's opinion. Marquis Xiao Yuan is not suitable for the post of deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army."

Xie Yan seemed to be interested, leaned slightly and said, "Ding Guogong, please tell me."

Luo Yundao: "General Wei Wu is about to step down, and I believe that Marquis Xiao Yuan can take up this position."

These words are tantamount to pouring water into the oil pan, and the originally peaceful court immediately exploded.

The Wuwei Army is no longer next to the emperor and the palace, but the Wuwei Army is responsible for guarding the entire Gyeonggi.

This is to hand over the safety of the entire Shangyong to a person whose whereabouts have been unknown for several years.

"General, is this a little..." King Ning stood up and said after deliberation: "It's not that this king doesn't believe in the general and Marquis Xiao Yuan, but... if so, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Luo Yundao: "I'm just making a suggestion. It's up to the regent whether to use nature or not."

You shouldn't even be suggesting that!

It's a pity that Luo Yunti mentioned it all, and no one can put his words back again.So everyone could only look at Xie Yan, hoping in their hearts that His Highness the Regent would reject this outrageous suggestion.

In the main hall, Xie Yan glanced across the crowd indifferently, and said, "This king thinks what Duke Ding said is reasonable."

"..." Everyone was speechless, and they couldn't help but look a little more suspicious at His Royal Highness the Regent.

My lord, do you really think what he said is justified, or is it just because he is your father-in-law?
How could Luo Yun not know what these people were thinking?I hummed lightly in my heart.

This is not his suggestion, it is clearly Xie Yan's own idea.

"My lord, please think twice."

"My lord, please think twice."

Xie Yandao: "Marquis Xiaoyuan made great achievements in battle. He went to the outside of the customs and beheaded several traitors and generals of the Qi tribe. Although he was seriously injured and exhausted, he was forced to stay in the Qi tribe for several years, but he always insisted on integrity. He is a great example of a great general. Now that he has escaped and returned, he is in his prime, if the court treats him with suspicion, how can it not chill the hearts of the heroes?"

One person came out and said, "However, my lord... I heard that Marquis Xiaoyuan lost his arm. Is the position of commander of the military guards too much? In the opinion of the ministers, General Yu must have suffered a lot these years. You might as well take care of your body first." OK, what else?"

Xie Yan chuckled, and said: "General Wei Wu is about to take off his armor, in your opinion, who can take up this great job?"

"This..." Everyone hesitated again.

Although the Great General of Wei Wu is not as good as the Great Generals of Dingguo and Zhenguo, he still has a high position and authority.Because the Wuwei Army guards Gyeonggi, this position is even more important.But now the old generals who followed Gaozu to fight the world are either dead or already in retirement, and the generals who can take on this important task in the court are almost all under the command of Xie Yan and Luo Yun.

Whether Luo Yun's people took over or Xie Yan's people were obviously not what the courtiers wanted to see.

It's not that they doubt the loyalty of Xie Yan and Luo Yun at this moment, but rather the instinctive balance of power or planning for a rainy day.

In contrast, Yu Mingqiu, as the late emperor's confidant back then, was not an unacceptable candidate.

It's just that people's hearts are changeable, Yu Mingqiu is still living in the Prince Regent's Mansion, who knows whether he is still loyal to the royal family, or has fallen to Xie Yan?

Xie Yan was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "Since everyone can't decide, let's put this matter aside for now. It's just that the reorganization of the Wuwei Army has already begun, and General Weiwu can't be left alone for a day. I hope that within half a month, everyone can Give this king a satisfactory candidate."

Seeing that Xie Yan didn't mean to force Yu Mingqiu, all the officials were secretly relieved, and they agreed in unison.

They also understood Xie Yan's implication. If they couldn't find a satisfactory candidate within half a month, they could only accept the arrangement of the regent.

"I don't know my lord, what should I do with Cui Ziying?" Ruan Ting asked with a bow.

Cui Ziying was different from Song Wenyue and Yu Mingqiu. The latter two were the heroes of the two generations of emperors, but the Cui family was ruined because of Yu Chen's rebellion.Cui Ziying has been missing for nearly ten years. No one knows how he disappeared in the first place, let alone what he has been doing all these years.

Xie Yan said: "Cui Ziying was captured by Yu Chen back then, and has been imprisoned in the Qi clan for these years."

"How can the lord be sure that he is not conspiring with Yu Chen?" someone questioned.

Naturally, some people retorted, "Back then, Old General Cui discovered that Yu Chen was rebellious and led his troops to rescue him and died in a fierce battle. How could Cui Ziying conspire with Yu Chen?"

"Who knows why Cui Liao died? Besides, even though he has nothing to do with Yu Chen, Yu Chen is both his son-in-law and his adopted son, and he single-handedly picked him up. Yu Chen's treason, the Cui family must bear the blame! "

"But Old General Cui has already died in battle! Back then, the late emperor never held the Cui family accountable, so why is Cui Ziying innocent?"

Disputes broke out again in the court. Some people believed that the Cui family was guilty, and that Cui Ziying's whereabouts were unknown all these years was even more untrustworthy, and they demanded that he be taken into custody.

Some people think that the late emperor did not decree to investigate the crimes of the Cui family, not to mention that Cui Liao was the first to follow the ancestor, he made great military exploits, and made great contributions to the founding of Dasheng. His only descendant should be treated kindly.

More civil officials asked to take Cui Ziying into custody, but most of the generals still tended to treat the descendants of the Cui family kindly.

The two sides couldn't stop arguing, and seeing that a brawl in the Golden Palace was about to break out, King Ning, who hadn't spoken much, coughed lightly and said, "I wonder what the regent is thinking?"

King Ning is not only one of the four ministers, but also the uncle of the emperor and the uncle of the regent. Naturally, other people want to give him face when he speaks. The originally noisy hall quickly quieted down again.

Xie Yan said: "The matter of Cui's family and Yu Chen was settled by Brother Huang back then."

Everyone was silent, the prince meant that he would not pursue the Cui family any more.

After all, although there was a lot of disturbance in the court, the late emperor never issued any edict to punish the Cui family from the beginning to the end.But many people think that it is because the Cui family is gone first.Mrs. Cui died of illness, Cui Liao died in battle, the young lady of the Cui family committed suicide, and Cui Ziying disappeared.After all, Cui Liao had made great contributions to Dasheng, so the late emperor naturally didn't need to pursue it to the end, it seemed that the royal family was mean and ungrateful.

"Your Highness means..."

Xie Yan looked down at the people below, "I know what you mean, the descendants of the Cui family will use actions to wash away the humiliation of the Cui family and Old General Cui."

All the ministers looked at each other, a little puzzled what the regent meant.

Could it be that the prince still wants to reuse Cui Ziying?
"My lord wants to restore Cui Ziying's position?" Cui Ziying also had an official position back then, but he was still young and his rank was not high.Therefore, no one cared about his official position, but they still complained about the regent's continued use of Cui Ziying.

Xie Yan said: "Of course not, the king said that Cui Ziying will wash away the humiliation of the Cui family. Everyone..."

Gazed by the regent's eyes, the minister who wanted to take Cui Ziying into custody just felt a shudder down his spine, and hurriedly said: "The prince's words, the ministers will naturally believe it. But... the prince said that Cui Ziying will wash away the Cui family. Shame, I don't know when?"

Xie Yan said: "Within a month."

"..."

In the middle of the day, people came out of the political hall one after another.

The officials who had just left the morning court walked outside in twos and threes, discussing various things about the morning court while walking.

Many people gathered beside Ruan Ting to congratulate him. Just now, Mrs. Rong from the Qi tribe brought Ji Rong, the ninth prince of the Qi tribe, to meet the regent in person, and expressed their willingness to use Liuyu and the city of crushed stones as dowry gifts. Marry the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Dasheng.

Naturally, this was a matter of tacit understanding between the two parties, so the regent didn't spend much time. After asking the prime minister and the ministers for their opinions, the marriage was finalized.

Ruan Yueli, the prime minister's eldest daughter, was canonized as princess and married to Ji Rong, the ninth prince of the Qi clan.

Ruan Ting looked calm, thanked everyone and walked out of the palace side by side with King Ning.

The last ones to come out were Xie Yan and Luo Yun, and Wei Changting, who had just joined the household department, followed them.

Wei Shizi was dressed in a crimson civil official uniform, which made him look more and more personable, like the proud son of heaven.

The servant of the household department at his age really wants to envy the nobles in Shangyong City who have not lived up to their descendants.

Wei Changting said: "Mr. Song is only a nobleman, isn't he a bit inferior?" Doctor Guanglu and so on are also empty positions.

For many officials, getting a title is naturally a dream.But Song Wenyue has the ability to manage the world, and he is not very old, so it may not be in his mind to be raised at home like this.

Xie Yan glanced at him sideways and said: "Master Xue said that Mr. Song's body still needs to recuperate, so there is no need to worry."

Wei Changting looked him sideways, "You already have plans?"

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Let's talk about it after Chunwei."

Wei Changting suddenly realized, "Do you want Mr. Wen Yue to be the chief examiner for next year's spring?" This is a temporary position, and the emperor will select it from among the ministers when the spring is approaching.If Song Wenyue had a title of title and the title of Doctor Guanglu, he would naturally be qualified to be the chief examiner.

And once he becomes the chief examiner, all the Jinshi on the list this year will call him a master.After the imperial examination is over, it is a matter of course to confer real positions.

Xie Yan didn't answer, but looked at Luo Yun and said, "Father-in-law thinks, is there any other candidate who can be in charge of the military guards?"

Luo Yun shook his head and said: "If the prince is determined to rectify the military guards, no one in the court will be able to do it. If General Yu fails, he will have to transfer people back to Beijing from outside."

In these years, the imperial court has fought successively, and capable generals have already gone to the battlefield.For those who remained, it would be fine to lead the Wuwei Army when there is nothing wrong. Since Xie Yan wants to rectify the Wuwei Army vigorously, those people may not be able to do so.

If he hadn't been optimistic about Yu Mingqiu's ability, even if Xie Yan was his son-in-law, Luo Yun would not have spoken for Yu Mingqiu.

Xie Yan shook his head and said: "The post of General Wei Wu must at least be the deputy commander of the Dingguo Army or the Central Army of the Zhenguo Army, or the commander-in-chief of the first army with outstanding military exploits and high esteem." A rising star like Wei Changting Gu Jue, although his achievements are not Not weak, but almost meaningless.

"That's right." Luo Yun said: "So, General Yu is indeed the most suitable candidate. However, if General Yu doesn't come back at this time, what will the prince plan?"

Yu Mingqiu's return was an accident, but the rectification of the Wuwei Army was not.

Xie Yan smiled and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid they won't be able to accept it even more."

Luo Yun understood: If Yu Mingqiu hadn't come back, Xie Yan would have planned to take charge of the Wuwei Army himself.

It can be seen how dissatisfied Xie Yan is with the current situation of the Wuwei Army's slack military equipment.

When the three of them were talking, they were almost at the palace gate, and they saw Luo Junyao standing under the palace gate waving at them from a distance.

"Father, A Yan!" When they approached, Luo Junyao greeted them with a smile.

Luo Yun was also very happy to see his daughter, "Yao Yao is going to visit the Empress Dowager? Why don't you go back, what are you waiting for here?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "When I first came out, I saw a lot of people walking out, so I guessed that you were coming out soon."

"Is the Empress Dowager okay?" Luo Yun asked.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I'm in good spirits. I stayed with the Empress Dowager to bask in the sun for a while and talked for a while. I left after she fell asleep."

Everyone knows the current situation of the Empress Dowager, and they don't know what to say.

Luo Yun patted his daughter affectionately, "Let's go, it's time to leave the palace."

Luo Jun shook his head, took Xie Yan's hand and walked out of the palace with Luo Yun.

Wei Changting looked at the hands held together by the two, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I have just arrived at the household department these few days and I am so busy that the sky is dark and the sky is dark. I come to the morning court early in the morning, but I feel like I have taken a break to catch my breath.

It's just that this moment of leisure made Wei Shizi feel that he really envied Xie Yan.

It would be great when Miss Lengshuang could come to pick up this prince, and Prince Wei started daydreaming in his heart.

(End of this chapter)