Chapter 35: Edge
For a while, the dust settled.
Jing Yan sat in the chair, watching the ministers in front of him kneel and worship, listening to his aunt talking in his ear, but there was another thought in his heart.
She had expected that today's events were under her aunt's control. Compared with my aunt, I am just a firefly, just do my part. She made up her mind like this, so she didn't take it to heart whether it was Pei Jinsong, Lu Kun and others, or even King Xiang's criticism.
What was turning in her mind was the expression of the worry-free day, and she wanted to determine how to teach the child.
Seeing that the kid could still shout loudly in the face of everyone's harsh criticism, and even stood up to defend himself, especially knowing that he pulled out the Gaozu Jade Pendant to show his prestige, Jing Yan felt relieved, and couldn't help but praise this kid for being so smart.
But when the worry-free foot stepped on the confession, Jing Yan couldn't help but support his forehead-
What a faux pas!
If it weren't for Lord Duan and his father to break the siege in time, the result would have been really unimaginable.
The child is indeed a good child, but the recklessness in his bones is too heavy after all. The so-called "three-year-old looks old", so bold at a young age, if you don't guide well, when you grow up, you may not cause any trouble!
Jing Yan once again realized that "children are too good to manage". If Jing Heng is present, I am afraid that the brother and sister will be able to have a good exchange.
The new emperor has been established, and the Daxing Emperor has been buried.
In the tradition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the old emperor's nickname was selected by the Ministry of Rites, and the new emperor was given to the new emperor, and then the new emperor determined which one to use. The new emperors were gentle, such as Emperor Renzong, and most of them were decided by consultation with the ministers. Those who are domineering, such as Emperor Wuzong, are determined by their own thoughts. But no matter how domineering he was, Emperor Wuzong obediently recognized the name of Gaozu on the Ministry of Rites.
Now that the new emperor is young, she can't call the shots with this nickname.
Jing Yan brought Yu Wenrui to greet the Empress Dowager Duan early in the morning, and sat down for less than half a moment, and the internal supervisor presented the candidate name on the Ministry of Rites.
Since yesterday's funeral, Empress Dowager Duan has been sick and has no spirit.
At this moment, she was crooked on the beauty couch, and a little palace maid at her feet was hanging her legs to relieve her fatigue.
"Shall the Queen Mother have some breakfast?" Jing Yan asked tentatively.
Empress Dowager Duan waved her hand weakly, "I don't have an appetite." You haven't eaten morning food yet, have you? ”
As she spoke, when she saw Yu Wenrui, the corners of her lips hooked slightly, "Don't starve us Ah Rui...... Yu Jue, let the small kitchen prepare the meal, and prepare it according to the taste of the queen and His Majesty. ”
Yu Jue agreed and withdrew.
Empress Dowager Duan herself laughed first: "People are old, and their habits can't be changed for a while." ”
Jing Yan smiled: "The child can be saved." ”
She naturally saved that the Empress Dowager Duan was not used to calling her the Empress Dowager. She's not used to it herself!
Besides, how can there be any reason for my aunt to call herself the "Queen Mother"? The queen is the queen. Everyone in the world knows that the "Majesty" at this moment is worry-free, can you still think of her and worry-free?
Yu Wenrui didn't realize it, a half-grown child, even if he was the son of heaven, it was bigger than eating and playing.
As soon as he heard that the queen mother asked him to "pass the meal", Yu Wenrui thought of the delicious food made by the queen mother's small kitchen, and couldn't help but sigh.
How could Empress Dowager Duan not be able to see her thoughts?
"Look, we're hungry, we're a glutton...... "She said, picking up the tray held by the inner warden, and in it were the two horns of the Ministry of Rites.
After only seeing one, Empress Dowager Duan lost her smile.
When she looked at the second one again, her willow eyebrows were upside down, Huo Ran was shocked, and said angrily: "Did the erector bully my orphans and widows!" ”
There was a crisp sound, and the tray rolled down on the gold brick with two signs in a row.
The whole hall was shocked.
Especially the little inner eunuch who was holding the tray before, seeing that the Empress Dowager was furious, he was almost frightened to the point of losing his soul, he fell to the ground and kowtowed.
The queen mother was furious, and the palace maids and chamberlains in the palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Jing Yan hurriedly pulled Yu Wenrui up.
At first, she didn't understand why Empress Dowager Duan was like this, and when her eyes swept over the words on the sign that rolled to the ground-
Jing Yan thought for a while, and then understood.
The word "Ying" on the Ministry of Rites touched the taboo of the Empress Dowager Duan.
Emperor Yingzong of the former dynasty, succeeded to the throne at the age of nine, and the empress dowager controlled the government. When he grew up, he pampered the inner prison and turned a good and decent country into a miasma. Later, he was provoked again, and he went to crusade against the alien race in a daze, and finally ended up being captured by the alien. When he was welcomed back from a foreign country, and he was imprisoned by his own brother, who had become the emperor in his place, it can be said that he lost the face of the royal family.
Such an unbearable nickname was actually brought in by the Ministry of Rites, how could Empress Dowager Duan not be angry?
And the word "Zhuang". The so-called "victory over the enemy Keqiang said Zhuang", but repeated conquest and killing are also Zhuang, and death in the wilderness is also Zhuang......
Emperor Yuwenzhe of Daxing died with an arrow in his heart when he conquered the Northern Zheng Puppet Dynasty, if the word "Zhuang" was added to the nickname, wouldn't it add a footnote to the cause of his death? This isn't a big slap in the royal face, and what is it?
Jing Yan looked at it, and frowned.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Duan's chest was so angry that her chest rose and fell, Jing Yan hurriedly persuaded: "The queen mother is angry!" This must be some kind of confused mess. There are a lot of queen mothers, and the phoenix body is important, so don't have the same knowledge as them......"
Empress Dowager Duan let out a sigh of relief and glanced at Jing Yan, "In this kind of situation, where is the confusion!" ”
Jing Yan hurriedly bowed his head respectfully.
"Humph! When the mourning family is old, is it useless? With such a clear thief's heart, what is it to be the court? What is a mourner? ”
Empress Dowager Duan suddenly slapped the beauty couch under her, which shocked everyone in the hall and couldn't help but tremble.
"Chuan Zaisuke! Inherit the law! Spread the word to the heads of the ministries! The mourning family wants to see which one is so daring! ”
"Ministers, see the Empress Dowager! Participate in the Queen Mother! See Majesty! ”
For a time, the gold bricks in the hall were black and pressed to the ground.
Empress Dowager Duan had already stopped dressing up, still wearing plain clothes, and was sitting upright on the chair in the middle. Jing Yan and Yu Wenrui, who didn't know what to do, sat alongside.
Yu Wenrui couldn't quite understand the situation in front of her, but she also knew whether the two brands had angered the queen mother, or something related to the reputation of the imperial brother.
Ay! I'm so hungry! I really want to eat something delicious......
Seeing everyone saluting, Empress Dowager Duan snorted lightly in her nose and said lightly: "Get up!" ”
The ministers got up, and they all looked at each other secretly. They are all members of the first class or even the first class, and they are all quite old, but the Queen Mother didn't give them a seat?
The ministers were all worried in their hearts, and then peeked at the Empress Dowager's expression, it didn't seem very good?
Empress Dowager Duan's cold gaze swept over everyone, and she didn't say much, only drank: "Where is the Ministry of Rites!" ”
Prince Zheng of the Ministry of Rites was kept in the dark. The most favored side room in his house was suddenly ill yesterday, and when the emperor was buried, he had no thoughts, and only hoped to end it soon and go home early to accompany his little wife. As soon as the festival ended, he went back to his house without touching the ground, and it was not until this morning that the Empress Dowager Duan saw him, and he rushed back in a panic.
Hearing Empress Dowager Duan's words at this moment, he immediately thought that he seemed to have left his post without permission yesterday, and his legs and stomach had already become soft, and he knelt on the ground with a "plop", still trembling.
Empress Dowager Duan glanced at his appearance, and became even more angry, grabbed two brands, and slapped them straight in front of him.
"Tell me, what do you mean?"
Wang Zizheng looked at the words on the sign and trembled even more: Who did this? How bold! Myself...... I don't know! This, this, how is this good?
Without waiting for him to think about how to reply, Empress Dowager Duan already spoke impatiently: "The mourning family doesn't want to hear your prevarication!" If such a thing has happened, it would be a dereliction of duty......"
She was furious, and wanted to hand over Wang Zizheng directly to the Criminal Department, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed it alive: Now, the new monarch has just been established, and the people's hearts are fluctuating......
Thinking in her heart, Empress Dowager Duan forcibly suppressed her anger: "...... Let's reflect on ourselves! ”
The prince's political commissar paused on the ground, he knew that his fate had been saved. As for the official career, who knows what will happen in the future?
Just talk about the ministers, how smart are these people? Looking at the things on the ground, I already understood seven or eight points. I thought that under the anger of the Empress Dowager, she would definitely kill a hundred people, but who would have thought that it would be thunder and rain?
Well, it's better than a big prison. Who knows they won't be affected?
Everyone then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Duan suddenly spoke again: "Where is Zongzheng?" ”
"The Empress Dowager." Zong Zhengyu Wen Chengji has white hair, a tall and thin body, and a clear face. He stepped out of the crowd and arched his hand towards Empress Dowager Duan.
This Yuwen Chengji is the youngest son of the old minister Wang Yuwenyi, and Yuwenyi is the one who helped Emperor Gaozu kill his brother Yuwenxin in righteousness.
Empress Dowager Duan seemed to be smiling: "Uncle Wang's spirit is undiminished!" ”
"The Empress Dowager Cheng is worried, the old ministers are dizzy, but they are just holding on to their crippled bodies and messing around."
Empress Dowager Duan laughed: "Uncle Wang is becoming more and more energetic now, where is he half old?" Let the mourning family envy tightly! ”
As she spoke, her words changed sharply, "How is Da'er?" The mourning family saw that he was becoming more and more successful, but he had the bearing of an emperor, he was really a thousand-mile horse of my Great Zhou! ”
Yuwen Chengji was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Da'er is young and ignorant, and he is playful, and he doesn't know how to learn, which really worries the old minister!" ”
Empress Dowager Duan sighed: "Poor Brother Qing only has this vein of blood left, so naturally I have to worry about my uncle......"
Yuwen Chengji heard her talk about her only son who died early, and his heart inevitably hurt.
He was still in pain, and Empress Dowager Duan suddenly said: "Da'er is eighteen years old, right?" It's time to book a family affair! ”
Yuwen Chengji's expression was shocked, and he hurriedly smiled: "The Empress Dowager thinks that the day is wrong?" Daer just turned 16 this year. ”
"Oh-" Empress Dowager Duan said meaningfully, "It turned out to be ...... Sixteen years old......"
She stared at Yuwen Chengji tightly with a pair of eyes, and popped out word by word: "It's the mourning family, do you remember wrong?" ”
Yuwen Chengji was stared at by her, and his head couldn't help but be covered with a layer of cold sweat.