Chapter 415: Ancestral Temple
The next morning, after the ministers reported their own affairs, Emperor Qinglong saw that no one spoke, so he planned to withdraw from the court, but he didn't want Gong Chengyan to stand up at this time.
"Your Majesty, the ministers have something to do—" Gong Chengyan stood in line with his fold.
Emperor Qinglong is disgusted with him now, because of his favor in the past, Gong Chengyan was quite valued by everyone even if he was only a fourth-rank official.
It's good now, since Emperor Qinglong's attitude towards him has turned a corner, everyone can see it.
Gong Chengyan's momentum has gone, but I am afraid that there will be no chance to regain the trust of Emperor Qinglong in the future, since this is the case, then why should everyone respect him.
Hearing him say that something is going to happen, someone has already mocked: "The palace lord didn't say it earlier, and you won't speak until the emperor is about to retreat."
Could it be that you are talking about something big that you want all of us to know? ”
Gong Chengyan can now endure these cynicisms, thinking that when he was still the emperor's favorite minister, none of these people were stammering themselves, and now when they see that their general trend is gone, they can't help but fall into the well quickly.
Regarding these attitudes of these people, Gong Chengyan has only one thought, and one day he will make a comeback.
And one day, these people will bow their heads in front of themselves again. Once that time comes, he will definitely return today's humiliation a hundredfold.
"The emperor-the matter that the minister wants to say is very important, and it is related to the future prince's accession to the throne, and I ask the emperor to listen to it."
Gong Chengyan ignored the person who spoke, but took another thousand steps. looked at Emperor Qinglong seriously.
Emperor Qinglong also attached great importance to it, but when he heard about Qi Mo's accession to the throne, his curiosity was raised. Not only him, but also Qi Mo and all the ministers present looked at Gong Chengyan curiously, wanting to know what he could say.
Gong Chengyan saw that everyone's eyes fell on him, as if he had returned to the previous scenery, and his waist couldn't help but straighten, and he said loudly with red light on his face:
"Historically, new emperors have ascended the throne. Three days and three nights of sacrificial activities will be held in the Taimiao, in order to be blessed by God and bless the health of the new emperor and the people of Northern Qin. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country prospers. ”
Someone scoffed when they heard this, and sneered: "This is all something that everyone knows, don't sell it to Lord Gong." Let's talk about what's going on. Or do you have nothing to do at all? ”
"How dare I delay the emperor's time." Gong Chengyan glanced at him coldly, and then continued to Emperor Qinglong: "The emperor still remembers the early spring of this year, when there was a rare rainstorm in ancient and modern times. ”
Speaking of this, everyone's faces couldn't help but be a little strange, thinking that at the beginning, almost half of the ministers in the court forced Emperor Qinglong to expel Qi Mo from Northern Qin. Chase to the Barbarians.
Now, times have changed. Qi Mo was not only resurrected by the blow of thunder and lightning, but now he has also become the crown prince, and there is no prince in the royal family who can compare with him.
He has no threat, coupled with the favor of Emperor Qinglong, it is no problem to ascend the throne in the future.
All this seems to have happened too quickly, and I feel that it has been a long time in a trance, but it has only been more than a year, and many people deliberately don't think about it, because they know that they were embarrassed at the beginning.
Not only that, but in the future, they will respect Qi Mo more and more, and be heartfelt to him, because they have betrayed him once and have been forgiven.
Gong Chengyan was very happy to see that he had succeeded in putting everyone's attention on himself, and said: "At the beginning, there were many damages in the palace, and the emperor also sent craftsmen to repair and renovate, and now the palace has taken on a new look——"
Emperor Qinglong was very displeased, slapped the table and said, "What do you want to say, say it all at once, I don't have so much time to listen to your nonsense." ”
A burst of embarrassment flashed on Gong Chengyan's face, and he sped up his voice and said: "It took the craftsmen more than half a year to repair all the damaged places in the palace, but what the minister wants to say is that it is located on Ruishan Mountain in the east of the palace, can someone be sent to investigate?" ”
Near the east of the palace, there is a large royal mountain range, called Ruishan, is also one of the hunting grounds of Emperor Qinglong, there is an ancestral temple of the Northern Qin Dynasty on the top of the mountain, called Taimiao.
Taimiao is built by Emperor Yuan of Northern Qin, symbolizing the longevity and prosperity of Northern Qin, perhaps at the beginning, the ancestor did not expect that the Taimiao will be passed on, more than two hundred years, recorded in the history books, has been renovated a total of eighteen times, and the most recent one, is more than ten years ago.
Taimiao and Northern Qin have long become one, the longer the time, the greater its influence, Northern Qin from top to bottom, whether it is today, or beggars on the street, all maintain the highest respect for this Taimiao.
After Emperor Qinglong succeeded to the throne, he would personally climb Ruishan once every six months, climb to the top of the mountain on foot, and then go to the temple to meditate for a month.
It's just that in the past year or so, he has indeed delayed his time because of various things, but even if he hasn't go, it doesn't mean that there is no one there.
On the contrary, due to the importance of the Taimiao, there are no less than 100 elite guards there, and these guards are not ordinary soldiers, but temple guards who have been passed down from generation to generation.
With the protection of the temple keepers, the Taimiao has been safe, if something really happens, Emperor Qinglong is definitely the first person to receive the news.
"Everything is fine in the temple, I haven't heard of any damage." Emperor Qinglong said impatiently, waved his hand and motioned to Fuquan to call everyone to retreat.
Gong Chengyan didn't seem to see it, and asked, "Is the emperor really sure?" You haven't been to Taimiao for more than a year, so you can't be sure that it must be what you think.
In case those temple guards, seeing the wealth, looted the things in the temple, the emperor can also be sure?
The temple keepers have to stay on Ruishan Mountain for generations, can't go down the mountain, and can't leave, if they want to escape, they will definitely not be able to escape the tracking of Jin Wei, how can the emperor be sure, they have no complaints in their hearts?
The minister knew that His Royal Highness would definitely inherit the emperor's position one day in the future, and the minister also thought of the Taimiao, which covers a wide area, and it will take at least a year to repair, and he is afraid that there will be any mistakes at that time, so he asked someone to go up and check it first, but——"
Because of one of his "buts", everyone's eyes were full of nervousness, and Emperor Qinglong unconsciously clenched his hands, looking at Gong Chengyan's troubled appearance, he couldn't help but raise his throat and eyes, is there really something he doesn't know?
A sneer appeared on the corner of Gong Chengyan's mouth: "The person sent by the minister came back and told the minister that everything is fine in the Taimiao - only on the front. ”
There was an uproar in the court like an explosion of the pot, and Gong Chengyan meant that there was something wrong with the back?
Emperor Qinglong was anxious and angry, and said angrily: "Give me silence and let him continue." ”
Everyone shut up, there was no noise in the Xuanwu Palace, and Gong Chengyan showed regret: "It's just the back, but it's ruined most of it." (To be continued.) )