That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 835

On the day after Xiao Bai's death, Fu Zhongtian called officials of the fourth rank and above to hold a court meeting in Weiyang Palace in the imperial capital.

Today's Weiyang Palace court hall is different from usual, there is no emperor, only the Daxing Emperor, looking around, it is all plain, the same color as the heavy snow outside the palace.

Before the coffin of the previous Daxing Emperor Xiao Xuan returned to the imperial capital, the new emperor Xiao Bai, who had just succeeded to the throne, followed in his footsteps, and followed him to become the new Daxing Emperor. At this time, his coffin was placed In Weiyang Palace.

Coupled with the sudden resignation of several first-rank officials headed by Han Xuan due to illness, it cast a dark shadow even before the court meeting even started.

All the civil and military officials in the hall were silent like cicadas, like walking on thin ice.

Fu Zhongtian ranked first among the officials, and the person beside him was Wei Wuji with a gloomy expression.

When Fu Zhongtian stepped out of the queue and arrived in front of Xiao Bai's coffin, even though there were countless ministers standing in Weiyang Palace, they were all silent, making the sound of a needle falling in a vast court hall unexpectedly audible.

Many people didn't dare to look up to see Master Fu's expression, so they subconsciously looked at Wei Wuji who was at the front. Unfortunately, they could only see a standing still figure and nothing else.

Fu Zhongtian put his hand on the golden nanmu coffin, and his voice was calm, with a calmness in mind, "The country must not be left without a master for a day. Your Majesty was condemned to death. Today, the Governor and Lord Wei will be in charge of the government for the time being. You are here to discuss a specific charter."

Wei Wuji looked at Xiao Bai's coffin, his whole body was like a clay doll, he said in a lifeless voice, "Master Fu, what do you think we should do?"

The governor of the Dark Guard Mansion who coerced Wei Wuji to jointly control the court with him said in a deep voice: "Now the clan, King Wei has rebelled, King Zhao is dead, and the kings of Lingwu and Liangwu are not in the imperial capital, so this The Governor believes that His Royal Highness King Yan should be asked to preside over the government affairs immediately, and clean up the court..."

There was no sound in the entire hall.

Fu Zhongtian looked around and said word by word: "Yi, Xun, Zheng!"

This time, except for Wei Wuji who stood at the front, all the officials behind him were silent.

After some hesitation, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites came out and said: "This is a big matter, which is related to the national system. Do you want to ask the Governor of Yu in Jiangnan, the Governor of Zhang in the Northwest, the Governor of Sun in Shuzhou, the Governor of Zhao in Shanhai City, etc.?" People make decisions later, is there room for discussion?"

Fu Zhongtian said awe-inspiringly: "This is a time of national calamity, we can wait, those rebels can't wait! So this matter must not be delayed. There is also the Liao King of the Northeast, the Northeast is bitterly cold, and raising hundreds of thousands of troops is already overwhelmed. Going against King Niqin is tantamount to hollowing out the Northeast family. It is a sign of the loyalty of the Liao king. According to the opinion of the governor, he should be allowed to enter the pass quickly, and Zhao Wuji's army will march south to pacify Wei. The chaos of the king..."

"The old minister has something to say."

At this moment, an old voice broke the silence in the hall and interrupted Fu Zhongtian's words.

An old man in a third-rank official robe walked out of the queue tremblingly, looked at Fu Zhongtian, and said in a deep voice: "The old minister, Guozijian Jijiu Zhang Yanwu, disagrees with Mr. Fu's words. This old man dares to ask Mr. Fu. Mutang is known as a traitor Which family's rebellion is the Qin King's army seeking? Which family's king is the Qin King?"

This old man, who is highly respected in the literary world of Jiangbei Shilin, stared at Xiao Gongyu's face, and continued to ask: "Since ancient times, only the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager have been able to train the government. What kind of status is the king of Yan, dare to try to teach the government? "

After the old man blatantly confronted Fu Zhongtian, most of the hall was still silent, only the weak voice of the old man echoed in it.Wei Wuji turned his head to look at the old man's pale hair with a complicated expression.

Zhang Yanwu took a step forward, and asked with the last of his strength: "May I ask you, Mr. Fu, how did His Majesty die? Where are Mr. Han Ge and others? Today you are planning to change the dynasty and usurp the throne. ?!"

At this time, no one dared to look at Fu Zhongtian's expression.

Wei Wuji hesitated to speak, his face turned pale.

Fu Zhongtian looked calm and indifferent, "This is the third thing the governor wants to say. Han Xuan and the others are not sick, but they are planning to murder His Majesty. The judiciary will hear the case together."

The whole court is silent, and the needle can be heard.

Zhang Yanwu was taken aback for a moment, then looked around, pointed at Fu Zhongtian and laughed loudly, his voice shook the court, "Since Emperor Taizu established the dynasty, our Daqi has been in the country for 53 years, and today, there are countless generals who died for the country People, but it seems that there is no civil servant who died for the country."

I saw this protégé and former official of countless Guozijian offering wine, reached out and took off his official hat, threw it on the ground, and cracked gold and stone: "Forget it, let the old man be the first."

Fu Zhongtian's face sank like water, and he said coldly: "The stick is dead."

Zhang Yanwu was dragged out of the hall by two soldiers, shouting all the way.

A moment later, a secret guard commander with a little blood stained on the sole of his shoe walked into the court hall majestically, came to Fu Zhongtian's side, and said softly, "He's already dead."

Fu Zhongtian nodded, and took three heavy steps forward, the sound of his footsteps stomping heavily on the heart of Manchao civil and military, and continued: "Now the ticket is going to be approved, and His Royal Highness King Yan will be called to the palace to take charge of the power of training and administration." , who has any objections to the appointment of Prince Regent, the Prime Minister's military and political affairs?"

At the next moment, Zhang Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who was over sixty years old, came out and said loudly: "It seems that Mr. Fu wants to use this temple as his own hall of speech? Or is he doing what he did in the past by coercing the emperor and ordering the princes, and preparing to replace it?" ?”

Before Fu Zhongtian could answer, the old man pointed to his own head and said with a smile: "If so, then please Master Fu cut off my head, I think the head of this official, Minister of the Ministry of War, should still have some weight. "

Soon there was another Tongzhi, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and said loudly: "It is said that there are three masters in the imperial court, and Fu Dudu is one of them. Today, I, Han Yun, want to die under Fu Dudu's hand. I hope that Fu Dudu will not My subordinates are merciful!"

The Daqi court is not the rotten Dazheng court in the past. At this moment, there are still many people who are willing to give everything for this court.

Fu Zhongtian took a look at the Wen and Wu, and said calmly: "Only two? It's too little."

The Tongzheng Envoy Huangfu Zhen and the Minister of the Household Department Liu Zuo came out silently and stood beside Zhang Yu and Han Yun. Although they didn't have any bold words, they were not weak at all in their determination to die.

Fu Zhongtian nodded, and said: "There are three of the six divisions and nine ministers, plus one governor and Tongzhi, very good."

Immediately afterwards, dozens of people came out one after another, ranging from the third-rank Hanlin Academy bachelor to the fourth-rank master, from the rare years to the thirties.

These people all walked behind the four of them and stood silently.

As for the others, they did not move.

On the temple at this time, some people are impassioned, some are silent and solemn, some have complex expressions, some are scared to death, and all beings are in various states.

If the detained cabinet and other people are added, in this temple, about half of the people choose to be loyal ministers in the eyes of the common people, and half of the people choose to be reeds on the wall, choose to be wise and protect themselves, and choose those who know current affairs to be heroes.

There is no such thing as being stupid or not being stupid, only the way is different, so there is a clear distinction between the two.

Fu Zhongtian looked around for a week, his face was still calm, as if he didn't intend to kill, he said calmly: "Come here, take down all these Han Xuan rebels, and file a case with Han Xuan and others, and try it carefully."

The dark guards enter the palace to take people.

Seeing this scene, Wei Wuji, who seemed to look normal, actually had mixed feelings.

The majestic Qi court.

The Daqi court that ruled the world and guarded all living beings.

Has it fallen to such a point?
(End of this chapter)