Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 102 The Dust Settles
Yue Taifu was surprisingly calm, his eyes were looking straight at the suspicious emperor, and the courtiers kept talking in surprise, but he just let out a long sigh and took off the black gauze hat that belonged to the Taifu uniform , slowly knelt down and worshiped his head: "I... obey the order."

His compromise undoubtedly surprised the courtiers even more.

Taifu Yue is over [-] years old, and he has worked diligently for the imperial examination system all his life. He has supported and led disciples all over the world. Just for the courtiers in the Golden Temple, almost half of the civil servants are from Taifu Yue.

But such a veteran minister, Ming Shengdi surrendered as soon as he said it, wouldn't it make people feel chilling?
"Your Majesty! Yue Taifu has served the imperial court for more than [-] years. If the imperial examinations were not presided over by the Taifu, how could there be so many ministers who serve the emperor!" color.

"Your Majesty! Taifu Yue is very old, and one of the Taibao has many trivial matters. I hope the emperor will understand Taifu's fatigue and take it back!" Zheng Yi, the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, took a step forward and begged.

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

For a time, half of the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down sparsely, and the voices of pleading for the Yue Taifu kept coming and going.

Ming Shengdi pinched the armrest of the dragon chair with his big palm, and his anger grew higher and higher.Looking at the past, it seems that half of the country has been occupied by the power of the Yue family, how can he tolerate it?
This country belongs to Xia Chong!It's not from the outside world!

"My will has been decided, no further discussion!" Ming Shengdi let out a cold decision from his lips, and he no longer looked at the few courtiers who were kneeling and begging for mercy in the hall, and only locked his eyes on Yue Taifu who bowed his head and said nothing. , looking obscure.

"This Yue family... the sky is about to change." Liu Xiangqing who was in the back row rolled up his sleeves and murmured.

Liu Anqi and Liu Anli who were behind them looked at each other, but they were speechless. At this time, the Liu family just kept silent, since they didn't have any friendship with the Yue family, so there was no need to go through this troubled water.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, think twice!"

The civil servants were still pleading for Yue Taifu, and they were somewhat less than Huang He's determination to not give up. But looking carefully, most of those civil servants were members of the Yue family or direct disciples of Yue Taifu.Yue Taifu didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, as if everything in the hall had nothing to do with him, and his gray hair looked even more lonely at this moment.

Taking off the false name of Taifu, he is just an old man of seventy years old.

"Whoever begs again, you will take off your black gauze hat, and go home early to enjoy the rest of your life!" Ming Shengdi said, his language is full of unquestionable authority.

A dull and solemn atmosphere unfolded in the hall. As soon as Ming Shengdi said this, the courtiers who knelt down and begged for mercy looked at each other in blank dismay, and did not dare to speak any more. You are not joking, if it is true that one pleading will ruin your official career for the rest of your life , I'm afraid the gain outweighs the loss...

In this way, the dust has settled.

Ming Shengdi glanced at the chaotic hall, a wound in his heart was gradually cracking, and his joints were clenched tightly. He is the supreme king of the Dalai Dynasty, and he will never allow his relatives to grow stronger.

An imperial examination fraud case ended hastily during Yue Taifu's demotion, but Xia Shengqing, who everyone thought was doomed to die, was released from the prison in a good manner, and was still a celebrity in front of the imperial court.

Everyone couldn't help guessing how much the Ming Shengdi had done in this massive fraud case.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Ming was rubbing his scalp, his face full of exhaustion.

He threw away all the intercession plays in his hand, and his displeasure has not subsided at all since the last court.

"Your Majesty, if you feel bored, my servant will take care of it for you." Xia Shengqing added a lamp in front of the imperial case. Even though it was spring, the day was still getting dark very quickly, but it was late in the evening, and the sky turned upside down. Like ink, there is not much light in the imperial study room, and it is already a little dim at this time.

"I raised these ministers so that they could advise me and fulfill their duties, but now look at all of them, they are all his lobbyists!"

Ming Shengdi gave a cold snort, and swept away the memorial on the imperial case, as if complaining, but Xia Shengqing didn't dare to follow his words, after all, it is a taboo to discuss government affairs indiscriminately.

Xia Shengqing only picked up a copy of the memorabilia that Ming Shengdi had swept to the ground, put it on the corner of the table, and stood upright, saying: "Adults are the pillars of the country, but no matter how outstanding a lord is, the emperor still wants to take his fancy. That's good. As long as the emperor is willing to value someone, no matter what his personal relationship is, he can only be loyal to the emperor alone, right?"

Xia Shengqing spoke very skillfully, not only aggravated the definition of a pleading minister and a good personal relationship with the Yue family in Ming Shengdi's heart, but also reminded Ming Shengdi from a different angle, since there are so many talents, why not Reuse those rookies with clean net worth?

Sure enough, Ming Shengdi's eyes moved, and he thought secretly in his heart.No matter how long the hand of the Yue family is, it is impossible to extend it to the entire court. If you want to suppress it, you must have a force to contend with it.

"Shengqing, you integrate the detailed information on the lives of the top three winners in the civil examination and military examination, and submit it before Haishi." Ming Shengdi said, his sharp eyes fixed on the stack of memorials, feeling emotional. surge.

"Yes, the servant will do it immediately."

Xia Shengqing bowed and bowed, and then slowly exited the imperial study room. He smiled inwardly, Ming Shengdi clearly wanted to use newcomers, and I'm afraid those old foxes in the court wouldn't look too good-looking.

"Let this princess in! Let this princess in!"

Xia Shengqing pushed open the door of the imperial study room, but there was a burst of noise. He looked up and saw Xia Ziqi in a small pink shirt was entangled with the guards, savagely slapping the guards with sabers to intercept him, as fixed as a pines and cypresses arm.

"What are you, dare to stop this princess! Be careful that this princess will make your father punish you!" Xia Ziqi's eyes were wide open, but he was helpless against the motionless guard in front of him, and could only threaten her voice, word by word Domineering.

"Fourth princess, the servants obey the emperor's order. Even if you want to punish the servants, the servants will not let you in without the emperor's order." Headache.

Xia Shengqing looked at it for a while, and a smile slowly appeared on her lips. She deliberately walked towards Xia Ziqi's position slowly, and when she reached the guard's sword, she sighed: "Why is the fourth princess, the emperor is bothered now. , where do you have time to listen to your pleading for grandfather?"

Xia Shengqing was the personal eunuch of Ming Shengdi, and the guards naturally drew back their knives and bowed in salute, but at this moment, Xia Ziqi's eyes flashed a flash of anger at Xia Shengqing's piercing, biting his lower lip, he took advantage of the moment when the guards put away their knives, he lifted his skirt to go The imperial study room rushed in, and the guards hurriedly blocked it, but Xia Ziqi pushed the door open and entered after being a step too late.

Xia Shengqing smiled playfully with her head down, and went to work on her own.I hope he helped Xia Ziqi, and Xia Ziqi's performance in front of Ming Shengdi should not disappoint him too much. With a granddaughter like her who has more than enough success and failure, the Yue Taifu may also be unlucky.

"Father!"

Xia Ziqi rushed into the imperial study room, strode close to Ming Shengdi, wrapped his arm around him, and started to act foolishly.

"Your Majesty... the servants are incompetent and cannot stop the fourth princess..." The guards who chased in lowered their heads, feeling helpless.

Ming Shengdi impatiently waved his hand to signal the guards to back down, and was even more displeased with Xia Ziqi who was chattering around him like a fly, so Gu Zi withdrew his hand, rubbed his head and said, "What's the matter with you... ..."

Xia Ziqi pursed his mouth, grabbed Ming Shengdi's sleeve and complained: "Father also said that my grandfather has nothing to do with this imperial examination fraud case. His old man has been in charge of justice for many years. Yes, how could the emperor punish him!"

Ming Shengdi expected that Xia Ziqi came here to beg for mercy, and at this moment, he was even more displeased to hear that she was defending Grand Tutor Yue everywhere, so he shook off her hand with a cold snort and said, "Ziqi, you have surpassed."

She was blocked by Ming Shengdi as soon as she opened her mouth, how could Xia Ziqi give up, she bit her lower lip and plopped kneeling in front of Ming Shengdi, and said in disbelief: "My son is just telling the truth! Father has always been a holy man, why is he so wise now? This is unfair! Grandpa, what is wrong with him? If the emperor is so unfair and arbitrary, wouldn't it make your courtiers feel chilled! So..."

"shut up!"

Ming Shengdi roared angrily, blocking Xia Ziqi's babbling, her words undoubtedly violated Ming Shengdi's taboo all over again, only to see Ming Shengdi shaking his hand in anger, pointing at Xia Ziqi's face Shouted outside the door: "Come here! Take the fourth princess back to Qiluo Garden. Without a real order, you are not even allowed to leave the room!"

"Father!"

Xia Ziqi was so angry that he refused to get up, even though he was grabbed by the guards who entered the door, he still did not give up and said: "Father is unfair! My son refuses to accept!"

Ming Shengdi was so angry that his liver trembled, he smashed the book at hand, and added sharply: "If you talk nonsense again, I will send you to the Baiyun Temple to think about it for a few months! It's getting worse and worse. If you don't understand the rules, is it possible that this is how Imperial Concubine Yue usually teaches you how to behave gracefully?"

"Come here, take it away! The noble concubine Yue has no way to discipline the princess, and she will be fined for three months!"

Xia Ziqi swallowed the grievances on her lips. She didn't want to be an aunt in that desolate Taoist temple, but the grievances towards Ming Shengdi couldn't be dispelled in her heart.Reluctantly, she was led out of the imperial study by the guards, and she glanced back at the unkind Emperor Ming, almost wanting to grit her silver teeth.

In the palace, the news spread the fastest.

However, in less than half an hour, the fourth princess Xia Ziqi trespassed into the imperial study to plead for the demoted Yue Taifu, contradicted Ming Shengdi and was punished and grounded.

Concubine Yue heard this in Yikun Palace, she called Xia Ziqi an idiot, and was so angry that she drove to Qiluo Garden herself.

(End of this chapter)