I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 127 Ripples Again
Shiyongfang Yansheng's residence.

Kong Yanjin, who was dressed in court uniform, was pacing back and forth in the courtyard restlessly.

At this point, the court should have already started, and I don't know if Zhou Mingli played with the emperor.

Kong Yanjin's two sons knew what their father was waiting for, and they both had solemn expressions and dared not say anything.

"Chengqing, go to the door and see if there is any father-in-law from the palace."

"Dad, I just went to see it."

Kong Yanjin rolled his old eyes when he heard this, blowing his beard and staring:

"If you are told to go, you can go, what nonsense."

"I'll just go, Dad, why are you angry at me?"

Cursing his lips, Kong Chengqing reluctantly walked out in a hurry.

"Where is Lord Yansheng? Our family is ordered by the emperor to specially summon Lord Yansheng to enter the palace."

As soon as he walked to the second entrance, Kong Chengqing heard the eunuch's voice from the gatehouse. He was overjoyed, and Kong Chengqing turned around and walked back.

"Father, someone is coming from the palace."

"Please hurry please."

Kong Yanjin was overjoyed when he heard the sound, and a pair of old hands picked up the court clothes and ran out in big strides.

Running all the way to the concierge, Kong Yanjin was out of breath with excitement, without saying a word, he took out a hundred taels silver note from his pocket and stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand.

"This little father-in-law, but the emperor called this old man into the palace."

Yan Shenggong is a serious first-rank duke. The little eunuch was taken aback by Kong Yanjin's disregard for his status. He hurriedly put the bank note in his sleeve, flattered and said quickly:

"That's right, our family is ordered by the emperor to invite Yan Shenggong into the palace."

"Okay, okay." Kong Yanjin eagerly grabbed the little eunuch's hand, his old eyes narrowed into slits with a smile:
"Little eunuch, do you know why the emperor called this old man into the palace?"

The little eunuch felt sore from Kong Yanjin's hands, and almost fell down, and smiled reluctantly:
"Yan Shenggong should follow our family into the palace first, the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are still waiting."

"Yes, yes, the little eunuch is right, advance to the palace and enter the palace."

……

In the Chengtian Palace, the morning court was still going on, but all the ministers looked stunned.

The emperor ascended the throne in his prime, and it is absolutely impossible to bow his head and admit his mistake to Yan Shenggong. When Yan Shenggong arrives in a while, it will be difficult to end again.

What the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty could think of, the officials of the Six Departments and Three Departments naturally also thought of it. After the Ministry of Households reported the progress of the arrival of the autumn grain tax to Beijing, Tang Zonghe stood up with his hands clasped.

"Your Majesty, the old minister asks Your Majesty to put the overall situation first and stop arguing with Duke Yansheng."

Li Tian smiled and nodded, turned to Yang Shiqi and said:
"Shiqi, didn't you tell me yesterday that you want to set up a new judicial office, and you can discuss it with your lovers now, taking advantage of the early court."

As soon as Li Tian said this, the ministers of the court changed their expressions. The last time Yan Shenggong ran away because of the new Tiangong Bureau, is it possible that the emperor will do it again?
Tang Zonghe, who asked to let Kong Yanjin enter the palace, also looked a little hesitant, and said patiently:
"Your Majesty, several yamen have been added in recent days, and the veteran thinks it is not appropriate to set up a new yamen."

"What Tang Aiqing said is very true." Li Tian nodded with a smile on his face, and Li Tian winked at Yang Shiqi.

Yang Shiqi paused when he saw this. He didn't expect the emperor to let Tang Zonghe go on after agreeing with him. He coughed twice in embarrassment:
"The old minister obeys the order."

Feeling that he was being coaxed like a child, Tang Zonghe blushed, frowned and said:
"May I ask Your Majesty what this means?"

"What do you mean? The establishment of the new yamen is a national policy that I and the cabinet have agreed on a long time ago. It is waiting for the court to discuss it today. Could it be that Tang Aiqing thinks it is inappropriate?"

Seeing that the emperor wanted to play word games, and took out a hat as big as the national policy, Tang Zonghe's face suddenly turned ugly, and he said in a low voice:
"Of course not. Dali Temple does not approve of the establishment of a new yamen."

"What is Tang Aiqing in a hurry, let Shi Qi finish first."

"Your Majesty, Dali Temple is in charge of judicial punishment. The establishment of a new yamen has never been heard of by veterans. Could it be that Your Majesty wants to bypass my Dali Temple?"

"Tang Aiqing, what are you talking about? When did I say that I would avoid Dali Temple? Isn't this just a discussion with you?"

Seeing that good words could no longer persuade the emperor, Tang Zonghe took a deep breath, and immediately bowed down and said:

"Could it be possible that His Majesty really wants to see Ying Huo guarding his heart before giving up?"

"Tang Zonghe, are you threatening me?"

Li Tian raised his eyebrows and said with dissatisfaction in his tone.

Huang Bichang and Tang Zonghe have always had a good relationship with each other in charge of judicial penalties. Seeing that Tang Zonghe had offended the emperor, he hurriedly came out and bowed:
"Your Majesty, Lord Tang made a slip of the tongue for a while, please forgive me."

"Huang Shangshu doesn't need to say too much for this official."

Arching his hands towards Huang Bichang, Tang Zonghe turned his face to look at Li Tian, ​​and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the veteran has never had the intention of threatening the emperor, but if your majesty insists on going his own way, the veteran will not be afraid of your majesty's crime."

As soon as Tang Zonghe said the words, all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty gasped. The matter of Yan Shenggong was not over yet, and Dali Temple wanted to drive ducks to the shelves again. This was to force the emperor to be furious.

Yang Shiqi, who had been watching from the sidelines, gave Tang Zonghe a helpless glance, and had no choice but to bow out:

"Your Majesty, the establishment of a new yamen is a matter of great importance. The veteran thinks that there is no need to rush for a while, so it is better to discuss it another day."

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yang Shiqi's words still carried a lot of weight. Even Li Tian couldn't expressly reprimand him.

After looking at Yang Shiqi for a moment, Li Tian sighed secretly, waved his hands and said:
"That's what Shiqi said, we'll discuss it another day."

"The old minister thanked His Majesty."

The emperor finally let go, and all the ministers in the court were afraid. Fortunately, Lord Yuanfu had ended, otherwise Tang Zonghe would definitely not be able to end.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yansheng has arrived outside the hall."

Seeing the wink from the little eunuch at the side door of the main hall, Jiang Bao understood, and hurriedly leaned over to report to Li Tian.

"Let him in."

With a promise, Jiang Bao came back to his senses and stood up straight, flicked the whisk in his hand, squeezed his throat and said:
"Shenggong Xuanyan enters the palace."

The voice spread outside the hall. Kong Yanjin, who had just arrived not long ago, hurriedly adjusted his clothes, put on a calm expression, walked into the hall, bowed and said:
"Veteran Kong Yanjin joins His Majesty."

Yan Shenggong is not allowed to worship, this is the rule for thousands of years.But in the current situation, it seemed that Kong Yanjin was full of resentment and was extremely outstanding.

Seeing Kong Yanjin's neither humble nor overbearing appearance, Li Tian snorted twice noncommittally, and said with a half-smile:
"Kong Aiqing, the students of the Imperial College miss you."

Kong Yanjin turned his old face up, walked to the center of the hall, flicked his sleeves and said:

"The old minister is not feeling well recently and cannot go to the Imperial College to be on duty. Please understand, Your Majesty."

Li Tian was too lazy to talk nonsense with Kong Yanjin, glanced at Zhou Mingli and Tang Zonghe, and said straight to the point:

"Qin Tianjian discovered the sign of Ying Huo's guarding his heart last night. The courtiers all said that it was caused by my severe criticism of the saint. What do you have to say?"

(End of this chapter)