marquis of jingan

Chapter 867 Congratulations, Your Majesty!

In the early March of the 12th year of Hongde, there was a big court meeting.

Because it was the Great Court Meeting at the beginning of the month, there would be more things to discuss, and sometimes they would discuss from morning to afternoon, and they would have dinner in Deqing Palace.

Therefore, many experienced ministers will stay at home early, have a few bites of rice, and then have some ginseng slices for preparation.

But can not eat too much.

If you want to show respect when you are in court, it would be a bit embarrassing. Unless it is an official at the level of Zhongshu Zaifu or Da Jiuqing, no one dares to say anything. Those sluts might show you a disgrace in front of the palace.

When the first ray of the sun shone on the sundial at the entrance of Deqing Palace, the bell in the main hall of Deqing Palace rang, and all civil and military officials filed into Deqing Palace and stood in line according to their seniority.

On weekdays, His Majesty the Emperor would arrive at the scene after the ministers stood for a while, or even chatted for a while, but today, the Emperor came down earlier than usual, and almost all the civil and military officials had just arrived. His Majesty then arrived at Deqing Palace.

Amidst the great eunuch's brilliant singing, His Majesty the Emperor took his seat, and all the civil and military officials held their wats in their hands and paid homage to the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Hongde waved his hand lazily, and said, "Zhuqing is flat."

Only then did the civil and military officials get up.

After everyone stood up, the emperor glanced at all the officials, a little surprised: "Did Zhao Shangshu from the household department come today?"

"Go back to Your Majesty."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials stepped forward, bowed his head to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Shangshu is sick, so he asked for leave."

"Well."

The emperor frowned, and asked again: "Is the disease serious?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and said: "It is said that it is not serious. He has been bedridden for several days and has a high fever."

"But I haven't seen it yet, so it's just hearsay."

The emperor nodded, and after a pause, he continued: "In that case, the court will continue."

"If you have a play, you can play it."

In the Deqing Palace, there was a moment of silence.

The emperor looked at all the officials, and suddenly smiled: "It seems that the world is peaceful for my Da Chen, and there was not a single person who participated in the grand court meeting at the beginning of this month."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said: "Then if there is really nothing to discuss today, the court meeting can only come to an end here, and all the ministers go back to the yamen."

Finally, among the ranks of civil servants, one held a court wat in his hand, and came out of the class, Chen Zou said: "Your Majesty, I have a copy."

The emperor took a closer look.

It is Cao Gan, the capital of Yushi Taiqin.

The censor of the fourth rank.

The Yushitai can play things by rumors, but generally the seven-rank supervisory censors are the ones who play the role. These officials in charge of the censors in the Yushitai seldom come out to play in person.

After all, the Yushitai sometimes becomes a tool for the court chiefs to attack each other, and these officials of the Yushitai do not want to participate in it.

And now, the reason why this Qiandu Yushi stood up and spoke.

One reason is that the inspector Yushi of Yushitai played Shen Yi several times in the past two days, but he was all kept by the palace, and nothing happened.

The second reason is that at today's Great Court Meeting, those seventh-rank supervisory censors are not qualified to attend the meeting, and only him, a fourth-rank official, can come.

It is not easy for the emperor to keep the book in the court meeting. After all, in front of so many officials, he cannot avoid things.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Cao Aiqing just say it."

Cao Gan bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, there are many inspectors under the censor's stage, including Shen Yi, a doctor in the military department. Before Shen Langzhong went to Huai'an last year, he promised that he would be able to defend Huai'an. It has only been half a year, and he has already asked the imperial army for help. This shows that this man There is no ability to guard the Huai River."

"The Huaihe River is the barrier of our Great Chenbei. We must not allow any mistakes. Du Ping, Fang Dan, etc. under Yushitai, jointly signed a letter to His Majesty, requesting that Langzhong Shen be transferred back to Jiankang."

"The major event of the country lies in the sacrifice and the army."

"Soldiers, the important affairs of the country cannot be left in the hands of children. Shen Langzhong is only 21 years old this year. Of course he has some talents, but..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the emperor interrupted him with a smile, and said: "I have seen the censor's memorial at Yushitai two days ago, so I don't need Cao Qing to remind me, today is the court meeting. All the ministers present are the pillars of the imperial court, and there is no saying that they will play for others."

He looked at Cao Gan and asked, "What Cao Qing said just now, is he performing the performance himself, or acting on behalf of the Censors who supervised the Censor?"

Cao Gan quickly took a look at the position of the Five Prime Ministers in Zhongshu, then lowered his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Return to Your Majesty, I am the representative of the Yushitai who supervised the Yushizuo..."

The censor of Qiandu is a fourth-rank official.

Moreover, he is also a fourth-rank Beijing official, an official of Yushitai, which can be called Qinggui.

At his level, even though he was entrusted by others, he would not easily sink himself into this vortex.

After all, almost everyone in the Chen Dynasty knew that the emperor of this dynasty had a very good relationship with that little boy surnamed Shen.

The emperor nodded, looked at the ministers, and said calmly: "Cao Aiqing just said it, and I wanted to mention it at first."

"Everyone should know what happened a few days ago. Hu Qi stormed my Dachen Huai'an mansion. There were so many of them, and the Huai'an defenders were weak, so they temporarily seconded the imperial army to support Lianshui County of Huai'an mansion. This successfully repelled Hu Qi."

"This is not a big deal. After all, the enemy has already retreated. It is said that the fight in Lianshui is not bad, and there is no loss."

"But after all, it is here in Huai'an. The imperial army was used first, which is a bit weak. Today's court meeting, all the ministers are here, so let's discuss this matter, whether to let the coastal capital continue to defend Huai'an independently, or whether it should be included in the Huai River. Under the command of the division, it will be under the command of the Yamen, the commander-in-chief of the Huaihe Navy."

"I'm here today to discuss a charter."

He looked at the five prime ministers in Zhongshu, and said with a smile: "Sirs, it's time to talk."

At this time, the five prime ministers in Zhongshu did not say a word.

The most outrageous thing was Prime Minister Xie Min. The little old man leaned against the pillar, already drowsy, and couldn't even open his eyelids.

The other four prime ministers were all awake, but they didn't express their opinions, so His Majesty the Emperor turned his attention to Prime Minister Chen Jing.

He smiled and asked, "Chen Xiang, what do you say?"

At this moment, Chen Jing also seemed to wake up from a dream. The little old man rubbed his eyes, first went out of work and bowed his hands to the emperor, and then looked back at his four colleagues.

The old prime minister, Xie Min, is still dozing off.

The other three prime ministers were all looking at Chen Jing.

Chen Xiang glanced at Xie Min obliquely, and sighed slightly in his heart.

This Prime Minister Xie is the one with the longest seniority among the five ministers in Zhongshu. During the period of Yang Jingzong and Zhang Jing, he was the prime minister in Zhongshu. In the beginning, there is no sense of existence.

In the early years of the Hongde Dynasty, these three prime ministers were still nicknamed by the ruling and opposition parties.

Zhang Gongmou, Yang Gongduan, Xie Gongyou lazy.

But to this day, both Yang Xiang and Zhang Xiang have withdrawn from the court, but this "lazy gentleman" has stayed and has been strong until today.

Chen Xiang turned his head to look at the emperor, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this matter cannot be decided easily. Although the Huai'an army used the forbidden army, it was because there were too many Qi troops. This matter can be discussed slowly."

This is still muddy.

But he has no choice. Although the emperor has a smiling face now, everyone can see that he is somewhat protective of Shen Yi.

His Majesty the Emperor frowned, and said, "Chen Xiang, the court discusses matters for you to express your opinion. What should be the regulations for the Huai'an garrison?

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and continued: "Although I value Shen Qi very much, but I value Shen Qi very much. Shou Huai's ability, then transfer him back, he should be demoted, and he should be punished."

His Majesty's tone was sincere: "I will never favor him."

Seeing the sincerity of His Majesty's words, several prime ministers looked at each other.

Especially Prime Minister Cui Yu was almost moved.

Chen Jing raised his head to look at the emperor, he faintly felt that something was wrong.

But I don't know what's wrong.

But relying on so many years of political wisdom, the little old man lowered his head slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is better to observe and observe, after all, Huai'an has not fallen."

After saying this, he looked back at the four prime ministers behind him.

Among the four prime ministers, the prime minister, Cui Yu, was a little reluctant, but he still followed Chen Jing and cupped his hands to the emperor, saying, "I think you need to look again."

Hearing this, the emperor didn't speak, but silently glanced at Chen Jing, and then at Cui Yu behind Chen Jing.

pity.

The old ones are too refined to be slippery.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, feeling a little unhappy.

Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity...

commutation.

But now, the chances are slim. These old guys, even if there is no sign of trouble, are still terribly shrewd.

Thinking of this, His Majesty the Emperor clapped his hands.

"Since that's the case, then this matter is settled, and Yushitai should stop talking about the imperial army."

The emperor turned his head to look at the eunuch Gao, and said calmly: "Gao Ming, take my guests to the hall and show them to Zhu Qing."

Eunuch Gao immediately nodded and shouted, "Tell Tong Sheng to enter the palace."

Soon, Tong Sheng was tied up and taken into the golden palace.

His Majesty the Emperor stood up from the throne, raised his head slightly, looked at the officials, and said calmly, "Guess who this is?"

No one could have guessed it, but because of Tong Sheng's surname, many people had already guessed that he was Zhu Lizhen.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, the emperor narrowed his eyes and finally showed a smile on his face.

"This is the Huai'an garrison, a captive captured by me, a member of the Northern Qi royal family."

His Majesty's tone was extremely flat, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter.

"On February 21, Shen Yi, the governor of Huai'an, led 500 people across the river overnight, broke through Hu Qiyangji, Tuhe camp, and wiped out thousands of enemies."

After hearing the emperor's words, all civil and military officials in Deqing Palace were stunned.

Many people feel a chill down their spine.

I'm glad I didn't say anything wrong just now.

Especially Prime Minister Cui Yu, with just one breath, cold sweat broke out on his forehead!
Censor Cao Gan, the capital of Yushitai, felt his legs go limp, and he almost couldn't stand upright!
He knew that his speech today, or the speech of the entire Yushitai, would almost certainly offend the emperor!
especially he...

In the entire Deqing Palace, there was complete silence.

Prime Minister Xie Min had been "asleep" for a long while, but he seemed to wake up at last. The old man held the wat in his hand, and bowed down on the ground when he got out of work.

"This is Da Chen, a victory that hasn't been seen in decades."

Xie Xiang's tone was respectful: "I congratulate Your Majesty."

Only then did the civil and military officials come to their senses, and they all knelt down on the ground.

"Sir wait..."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)