Chapter 175
After entering the hall, after saluting the Emperor Tianhe, he came to Xie Jin, raised his head and squinted at him, and said:
"Lord Xie's previous words, the old man heard what you said outside the door, and Lord Xie's mouth was good, as if he was afraid that others would not see your crooked heart. The matter of the eldest prince's robbery of the prison, did you turn it upside down with one mouth, and said that it would be smoothed out? Even the emperor also has etiquette laws that need to be followed, and you are a great official who has done a great job as a minister. ”
After Lord Yu came in, Xie Jin consciously closed his mouth and retreated to the back, facing Gu Shang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was at the same level as him, he could still fight hard, but this was Lord Shoufu Yu, a first-grade official, so it was not something that he could challenge as a second-grade official.
Therefore, after Lord Yu said those words to Xie Jin, Xie Jin did not say anything again, as if he had returned to the posture of the old monk before, and neither defended nor admitted Lord Yu's accusations, just stood with his nose and eyes in his eyes, looking like he was preaching.
After all, if he is in this capacity, he commits the words of Lord Shoufu, even if the emperor has no reason to protect him, it is his son-in-law who will be embarrassed at that time, so Xie Jin knows how to advance and retreat, when to say something, when to do something, he always seems to know a little more than others, in the words of his opponent, he is slippery like a loach, and it is difficult to catch his handle.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Lord Yu lowered his head and stepped aside, snorted coldly, and then turned to Emperor Tianhe and said:
"Your Majesty, there are some things that should not be said by the old ministers, but I have to say that the eldest prince was raised outside the palace and was not raised by the emperor himself, but was raised in the hands of women, and it is also appropriate to be a little biased in his style, but if he is not a prince today, then it is nothing for him to do this, but now that he has become a prince, then he must be cautious in his words and deeds, and set an example for the world, which is the right way. This time, the eldest prince is obviously at fault, if the emperor does not punish it, then it may not be a good thing for the emperor or the eldest prince in the future, the emperor's forgiveness may cause the eldest prince's heart to swell, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not do anything in the future, and when the time comes, the big mistake is what we do not want to see. Please Emperor Mingjian. ”
Lord Yu's words made Gu Shang almost stand up and applaud when he heard it, and among the ministers, it seems that only Lord Yu dares to talk to the emperor like this, and dares to say in front of the emperor that the eldest prince is raised in the hands of a woman, and there is no upbringing, this is the person who has achieved the position of the first assistant.
Xie Jin listened to Lord Yu's words, his brows frowned slightly, but he didn't speak, but his eyes fell on Emperor Tianhe, only to see Emperor Tianhe's brows also frowning, Xie Jin was relieved, in fact, until now, he still feels a little incredible, how can he marry a daughter in a good manner, although this son-in-law is a good thing he likes, but he didn't expect him to be such an identity, the eldest son of the Dingguo Mansion has become an embarrassing prince, and his father-in-law can be said to have been pushed to the forefront all of a sudden, Although there are some inconveniences and high-profile, for the sake of his daughter and son-in-law, he is not allowed to have a chance to retreat.
Emperor Tianhe stood up from behind the dragon case, paced with his hands in his hands, and did not quickly answer Lord Yu's words, the atmosphere in the Yuanyang Hall was stagnant for a while, and at this moment, the sharp voice of the eunuch sang outside:
"Prime Minister Luo Cheng brought Shang Fang's sword, Danshu iron scroll, and Qinwang Baogong to meet him!"
Known as the rules of the court, where the minister brings these three things to the audience, there is no need to pass it on, from the Donghua Gate all the way to the face of the saint, and since ancient times, the person who can gather these three treasures seems to be the only one who is the former prime minister Luo Qinzhang. As we all know, Luo Qinzhang has already retired bravely and returned to his hometown......
The ministers under the dragon case looked up at Emperor Tianhe in surprise, and saw that he just raised his eyebrows, and did not react much, obviously, Luo Qinzhang's return, this one knows, Lord Yu and Gu Shang glanced at each other, Gu Shang lowered his head and stepped aside, and Lord Yu stood in place waiting for the person outside to walk in.
Xie Jin's eyes looked towards the door, only to see a black-faced old minister wearing a brand-new crane supplement uniform walking in, dark skin, tall figure, although there were some wrinkles on his face at this time, he could also see that his young eyebrows and eyes were handsome, and his pace was not as fast as that of Lord Yu, but he walked steadily step by step, dragging a golden sword inlaid with gems on his right arm, and a black mace made of sunken wood, while his left hand was holding up a scroll with copper light. These three treasures, Shang Fang's sword was given by the first emperor, specializing in killing traitors and thieves; Qinwang Baogong is also given by the first emperor, used to urge the princes and grandsons, not to do things against the sky, the upper can beat the king, the lower can beat the minister; The age of the other Danshu iron scroll is even older, because the Luo family is the founding father, and the holy ancestor gave the Danshu iron scroll, which is used to ensure the safety of the descendants of the Luo family from generation to generation.
The arrival of these three things, even the emperor of heaven and emperor did not dare to stand still, but hurriedly stepped forward to meet Luo Qinzhang, Luo Qinzhang rushed to the emperor before he arrived, knelt down half a knee for the emperor, and saluted:
"See the emperor."
"The teacher is exempt, please get up quickly, Li Mao quickly give my teacher a seat."
All the tributes in the world are protégés of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is called a teacher, which shows how lofty and respectful his status is.
Emperor Tianhe personally helped Luo Qinzhang up, served him to sit on the first Taishi chair under the dragon chair, personally invited the three treasures in Luo Qinzhang's hands, put them on the tray of three pieces of golden velvet cloth brought by Li Mao, and stood respectfully behind Luo Qinzhang.
Luo Qinzhang's voice was like a Hong Zhong, first glanced at the few people standing under the dragon case, and his eyes fell on Lord Yu, Lord Yu only felt unexplained nervousness in his heart, although he didn't know, how could this person who had been retired for almost twenty years suddenly return, and subconsciously stepped forward to say hello to Luo Qinzhang, and his voice was not as powerful as before.
"The prime minister hasn't seen him for many years, but his demeanor is still the same."
Lord Yu's words are obviously flattery, when Luo Qinzhang was in the court, he was a handsome man, brilliant in writing, known as elegant and smart, and he was a rare beautiful man, and when he retired, he was just standing, in his prime, but in the past 20 years, Luo Qinzhang has been serving the fields every day, and he has already turned his white skin into black skin.
Luo Qinzhang smiled silently, and after staring at Lord Yu with a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes for a while, he didn't say anything, just skipped him directly, as if he hadn't heard anyone talking to him at all, and after looking at it for a while, he turned his head to Emperor Tianhe and said:
"Your Majesty, the old minister has not returned to the court for a long time, and he doesn't know much about the people in the court, and I hope that the emperor will be considerate of the old minister's old eyes, and let the people who talk to the old minister all report their own homes."
Emperor Tianhe looked at Lord Yu, who was still arrogant before, and laughed in his heart, but his face was still calm, and said:
"Oh, it's my negligence." Turning to the man standing below the dragon case, he said:
"You can hear it, the teacher has not returned to the court for a long time, and he is relatively unfamiliar with people and things, so you should go and tell the teacher who you are."
Emperor Tianhe gave an order, so that Lord Yu's face was very colorful, thinking that he had been in the government and the opposition for several years, who would not call him Lord Shoufu when he saw him, but now how could he become a new protégé of the court in front of this person who had retired to the court for several years, but the emperor opened his mouth and said, they had no reason not to do it, so they had to suppress the unhappiness in their hearts, stepped forward and smiled at Luo Qinzhang, and said:
"Then it will start with the minister, the minister is the first assistant of the cabinet, Yu Mintang, and the official worships a product."
Luo Qinzhang didn't seem to hear the words 'official worship and one product' deliberately aggravated by Lord Yu, after listening to him, he nodded, looked behind Lord Yu, and Liu Wei also stepped forward to report:
"Liu Wei, the left attendant of the Lower Officers and Soldiers' Department, meet Prime Minister Luo."
Looking at Liu Wei's expression, he seemed to be very surprised to see the living legendary Prime Minister Luo, his words were respectful, and even his posture was quite low, so he knelt down to Luo Qinzhang to say goodbye.
You must know that although Luo Qinzhang is the prime minister of the former dynasty, he has no rank in the current dynasty after all, once a son of heaven and a courtier, where can these courtiers in important positions be so respectful to an old minister of the former dynasty who has no grade, isn't it the legendary Yu Wei is still there.
Luo Qinzhang looked at Liu Wei and nodded appreciatively, Liu Wei was like taking a reassuring pill, and happily stepped aside.
Then Xie Jin stepped forward, also very respectfully, and reported:
"The lower official is the secretary of the ministry Xie Jin, the ancestor is the righteous marquis, and the younger generation will see you."
In Xie Jin's sentence, at the beginning, he regarded himself as a 'lower official', but in the end, he greeted him as a junior, and his behavior was generous, so Luo Qinzhang couldn't help but look at it twice and asked:
"You're the girl's father?"
Xie Jin was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, hugged his fists again, and replied respectfully: "Uh, yes." The younger generation is indeed Hitomi's biological father. ”
Xie Jin said, while looking at Luo Qinzhang's expression, and then his heart was more than half determined, it seems that Ah Tong has already seen this, and has also been recognized by this one, so he is relieved, originally he was worried that Ah Tong's identity would not match, but now, the son-in-law promoted him and his son, one is to have someone to do things for him, and the other is to earn a mother's face for his daughter, since Prime Minister Luo Cheng knows Ah Tong and does not reject it, this is a great thing.
Luo Qinzhang nodded, and gave Xie Jin a look of appreciation, Xie Jin stepped back, and then Master Gu took Xie Jin's place, saluted Luo Qinzhang with a fist, and said:
"Xiaguan is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Gu ......"
Before Master Gu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Luo Qinzhang and said, "With your figure, you are still a scholar of the Ministry of Rites?" Where does your courtesy come from? It can't be in this rich belly, looking at you like this, the old man doesn't want to know your name. ”
“……”
came up and gave such a big dismount, Xie Jin and Liu Wei glanced at each other, and secretly praised in their hearts: Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy. As soon as he opened his mouth, Gu Shang, who could only slap his beard, turned white, turned white, stepped back in embarrassment, and pulled out the handkerchief in his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat.
Emperor Tianhe watched them fight under the case, and simply picked up the teacup and drank the tea leisurely, as if he didn't want to meddle in the affairs of the courtiers, and also had the intention of leaving the field completely to Luo Qinzhang to warm up.
This kind of bias can be seen.