Chapter 324: The Wind in the Court
In the thirty-third year of Changping, this Spring Festival has been very unusual. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
According to the old customs of Dajing, the emperor usually seals the seal on the 26th day of the lunar month of the old year, and holds a ceremony to open the seal on the first day of the first month of the new year to receive the merits of the ministers. Nominally, it is a five-day holiday, of course, in fact, when you actually go to the court, you will have to wait at least until after the third day of the first month.
And on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is said that it is the opening of the seal, but in fact, there are two real important things.
The first is to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, pray for the peace of the country and the people, and summarize the past and expand the future; the second is to sing praises for the emperor, in short, "patting the horse".
In short, the significance of this seal form is greater than the practical significance, the purpose is to say more good things to the emperor, and then everyone celebrates the Spring Festival together, the emperor is happy, and everyone is happy.
But this year is different.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the crown prince was assassinated, and although the opening ceremony of the next day was still held as usual, the atmosphere was awkward when it came to the link of the hundred officials' performances.
His Majesty's only son was seriously injured and lay there in an unpredictable situation, but when he turned around, a group of fools came to congratulate the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you had a really good time last year...... Balabala, wait, wait, try to see what His Majesty the Emperor will give you?
But if you don't pat the emperor's ass, then what should be the right thing to do?
Do you want the ministers to come over to comfort the emperor and say, Your Majesty, don't be too anxious, this is the New Year, we're unlucky to cry and mourn, let's laugh together! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the son of the true dragon, both blessed by God, and protected by His Majesty the Emperor's dragon energy, in short, the Prince Ji people have their own natural appearance, so they will definitely get better, chirping and croaking...... Wait a minute?
Hehe, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't hate you, and it is estimated that you can be stupid to death by yourself.
No matter how shrewd and smart the courtiers are, they can only be tricky and embarrassed in the face of this situation.
After all, if the fundamental problem is not solved, the prince will not be able to get up, and at the opening ceremony here, no matter what the courtiers say, probably the emperor will not be happy.
Everyone trembled and passed the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the various pains at the opening ceremony were not mentioned.
After returning home, all the banquets and gatherings that were supposed to be held in the New Year in private have disappeared.
It's not like it's a New Year, but like waiting for mourning.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the prince's condition was completely stabilized, and Jiang Huijia also used closed chest drainage for the prince, and the prince was in good condition.
She stayed in the palace, one to take care of Song Yi, who was inconvenient to move, and the other to continue to serve as the prince's "attending doctor".
However, Ouchi was still closed, there was no news from the palace, and the imperial doctors were all detained in the palace, and none of them were released, and they were once again facing the pain of the ministers who were going to the court.
And the great change in the court on this day stunned many courtiers who were still outside the accident.
First of all, Qian Yixiu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Etiquette and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, asked the prince: first, why did the prince not show up at the opening ceremony, and second, why did the prince still not show up!
Why didn't the prince show up, does this question still need to be asked?
How dare anyone ask such a question?
This is even more terrible than stabbing a hornet's nest! This is simply sticking a knife directly into the emperor's heart!
It's just that the prince's injury has always been a secret, although in fact everything that should be known knows, but at least on the surface, the prince's injury is a "secret".
Therefore, Qian Yixiu is not wrong in terms of "etiquette" and these two questions.
What do you mean that the prince doesn't show up for such a big event? You don't take the prince seriously? The prince doesn't want to do it? Or do you plan to be a faint king in the future?
The ministers waited with bated breath for the emperor's reaction.
Was he poked in the sore foot and angry, or did he endure this experience for the sake of the overall situation?
Emperor Changping's reaction was many times more intense than many courtiers could have imagined before.
"What is the identity of the prince? What kind of identity are you? A mere minor official, ignoring his official position, has no credit, and dares to sensationalize the court and openly ask the prince!" Emperor Changping grabbed his hand and threw it at Qian Yixiu, who was bowed and held in the main hall.
That's not all, he even stepped off the dragon seat, strode to Qian Yixiu's side, took off the wat board in his hand, and kicked him in the heart with his foot.
"Your Majesty!" the courtiers were shocked.
The emperor kicked down Qian Yixiu and angrily reprimanded: "Chaotic ministers and thieves, their hearts can be punished!"
is eight short words, but it is already the most serious rebuke to Wenchen!
Qian Yixiu trembled, and even craned his neck, crying: "Your Majesty, the ministers are loyal, and the sun and the moon can be revealed." Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the palace, although he was canonized as the crown prince, he was obsessed with Buddhism, ignored state affairs, did not repair the government, and did not bear the responsibility of the prince. In the long run, the world is worried, how can I get it?"
He cried so sadly and so seriously that it could make the listener feel sad.
In the whole hall, except for his bitter cry, there was not the slightest sound.
Is this really stupid or really unfatal?
Or is it really so closed that you don't know that the prince was actually assassinated?
He cried for a moment, and then said: "Your Royal Highness! Not only does Your Highness ignore state affairs, but also does not get close to women, and no concubine has been conceived in the East Palace! The minister does not want to ignore the prince's private affairs, nor does he want to accuse His Highness, this is actually an admonition, ask the emperor to learn from it!"
After crying in one breath, he lifted his robe and leaned together, ran quickly, and hit the red lacquer pillar next to him!
Bang!
None of the stunned people stopped him, and he saw that this man hit his head on the pillar and broke his blood. For a while, it was impossible to tell whether the red paint on the pillar was redder, or the blood on Qian Yixiu's forehead was redder.
Xu De hurriedly stepped forward, squatted beside him and probed his nose, and said, "Your Majesty, you are still alive." ”
The emperor also seemed to have just reacted, but he was suddenly even angrier.
"To live is to live! Who told him to hit the pillar? Is he really a loyal minister who can be learned from history? And I am ......"
What is it? is it a dumb king, is it a tyrant, is it an unscrupulous emperor who wants to force his subordinates to death?
Dare to say that Donggong has no heirs!
The emperor was so angry that he threw down the wat board that he had just grabbed, and ordered loudly: "Qian Yixiu is talking nonsense, gossing about state affairs, and he can learn from his back, drag it out and behead it!"
As he spoke, he didn't take a breath, but he was short of breath on the spot, his face was red, and he seemed to be about to fall down at any time.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Official!"
The ministers, the eunuchs, and the guards, there was simply not one who did not panic.
Shangshu's left servant shot Cui Zheng and knelt down and said: "The emperor is angry and begs the emperor to take back his fate, after all, it is the first month, why not open the net and re-convict after the careful trial?"
All the ministers accompanied each other and pleaded with the emperor one after another.
(To be continued.) )