In the bleak autumn wind, the previous inner eunuch appeared at the gate with Buddha dust.

"Yo, you adults haven't left yet?"

The eunuch's unique shrill voice caused all the trembling ministers to raise their heads, and then snorted coldly.

If it weren't for the face of the Emperor Taishang, with their three-inch incorruptible tongue, this kind of unseeded eunuch who can be scolded would not dare to go out for ten years......

"Since you haven't left, let's go with us......"

The big inner supervisor didn't know whether he couldn't see the malice in the eyes of the ministers or didn't care at all, and he still smiled in a terrible tone.

However, his words surprised the hearts of the ministers.

Wang Weiren endured his bad feelings, raised his head and asked: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, but the Emperor Taishang agreed to summon me and wait?" ”

It's a pity that the eunuch didn't pay attention to it at all, and left with the two eunuchs' heads without turning around.

Wang Weiren's face was gloomy, and an obvious cold light flashed in his eyes.

One day, he will make this eunuch repent not today......

"Father's ......"

Wang Weiren's son Wang Li came over to help, so Wang Weiren got up with difficulty, glanced at the people behind him, and said, "Your Excellency has worked hard......

As he spoke, he asked Wang Li to support a few ministers who were older than him.

"The first assistant is heavy, we can still bear this kind of suffering. Fortunately, the heavens lived up to our waiting, and finally the emperor's reputation was not broken, and finally agreed to summon us and others. ”

"yes, yes......"

Most of the ministers had smiles on their faces.

Wang Weiren smiled slightly, and then immediately cheered up.

Now is only the first step, and the bigger challenges are yet to come......

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come with me......"

Saying that, Wang Weiren went to Xiyuan first, although the eunuch was gone, but the forbidden soldiers at the door really did not stop them anymore, so a group of old bones, with strong spirits, limped towards the temple in their minds......

……

At the same time, the palace and the one-day funeral ceremony finally came to an end.

The princes, the edicts, etc., also packed up one after another and prepared to go home.

Jia Baoyu can't leave yet, he still has some aftermath to arrange, and he has to start preparations to send the emperor's coffin back to the imperial tomb in three days.

"Lord, there is a father-in-law from Xiyuan who asks to see you!"

Hearing the report of the guards, Jia Baoyu, who was discussing with several high-ranking officials in the mourning hall, looked moved, apologized to the others, and came out with the guards.

"Yo, Lord Jing, the old man of the Emperor Taishang has a ...... please"

A big eunuch who was originally surrounded by eunuchs with his nostrils facing the sky, when he saw Jia Baoyu coming out, he immediately left the others and trotted over, smiling with a thousand smiles.

Jia Baoyu recognized him as one of the other big internal eunuchs beside the Emperor Taishang besides Feng Xiang.

The so-called seven officials in front of the prime minister's door, these big eunuchs who have to be used by the emperor's side, that one is higher than the top.

He had even seen it before, and even Dai Quan, the head of Daming Palace, saw them, and he was cautious and low.

"Yo, it turned out to be Father-in-law Yao, I don't know why the Emperor Taishang and his old man summoned me?"

Because Jia Baoyu was favored by the emperor, he did not show "racial discrimination" against these eunuchs, and even often filled their pockets with yellow and white things.

"Hehehe, this slave doesn't dare to talk nonsense, the prince is in front of the emperor, don't you know?"

The old eunuch laughed.

Jia Baoyu didn't force him, if he really wanted a eunuch who dared to say anything, it was worthless.

"Then dare to ask my father-in-law, in addition to summoning me, did the Emperor summon anyone else?"

"This, in addition to the prince, the emperor also ordered the servants to call the prince, as well as the cabinet ......."

When Jia Baoyu heard this, she felt a lot more relieved. Seeing that the old eunuch really didn't want to say more, he didn't ask, smiled and waved his hand: "Father-in-law, please ......"

"Lord Wang, please ...... first"

……

In the Xiyuan, the ministers came to the Dust Palace, thinking that they would be summoned by the Emperor, but when they arrived outside the Dust Palace, no one received them.

They didn't dare to break into the emperor's bedroom, so they could only be led by Wang Weiren and once again knocked outside the door to ask for an audience.

Just when they thought that the Emperor Taishang was going to let them kneel for a while, there was movement in the Dust Palace.

First, a large number of eunuchs came out together, standing on the top and bottom of the steps, and then there were eunuchs carrying screens one after another to block the vents at the corners of the cornices......

This movement surprised the ministers who looked up and couldn't help but feel ashamed at the same time.

Yes, the emperor is so long-lived, and he is still sick. Are they not thinking about you by doing this?

If the Emperor really made something wrong because of this, then aren't they people to blame? If the historian recounts the crime of killing the Holy Monarch, it will not be infamous for 10,000 years......

Of course, this is only the thoughts of a small number of courtiers who are loyal to the monarch and have a strong patriotic heart.

It's just that before they could figure it out, they saw that behind the Dust Palace, many forbidden officers and soldiers suddenly poured out and surrounded the square in front of the Dust Palace, and naturally, they were surrounded in the middle.

Looking at the momentum of those forbidden officers and soldiers, it made some timid ministers fearful.

Could it be that the Emperor Taishang is really angry and wants to deal with them?

Soon the eunuchs were in place, and the officers and soldiers of the forbidden army also restrained their spirits and waited solemnly.

The ministers were intimidated by this momentum, and they all looked cautious, and did not dare to make a noise at all.

Finally, with the slight sound of the wooden wheel turning, the figure of the Emperor Taishang appeared under the corner of the corridor, pushed by the eunuchs, and came to the front of the ministers.

The Emperor was sitting in a wheelchair, wrapped in a white tiger skin coat, his hands were wrapped in his sleeves, and his hair was slightly loose.

But a pair of eyes are still majestic and deep, so that people dare not look directly.

Wang Weiren's eyes froze, he took the lead in raising his hands, and then bowed with the ministers and said, "Ministers, see the Emperor Taishang." ”

The ministers knelt down, and they had not heard the cry for a long time.

Time passed moment by moment, and just when the bodies of some timid ministers were trembling, they heard the indifferent voice of the Emperor Taishang: "You insist on seeing me, what is the matter?" ”

Finally hearing the voice of the Emperor Taishang made many ministers breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as the older ones were all courtiers when the Emperor Taishang was in power, they had already heard the plain and majestic voice of the Emperor Taishang.

The Emperor Taishang is a rare saint monarch in the ages, but it is not the Emperor Taishang himself who said it, but it is their ministers who touted it, it can be seen that in their hearts, the Emperor Taishang is by no means a harsh and cruel king.

In fact, that's why they dare to do it today.

However, in the end, he also knew that the Emperor Taishang was definitely in a bad mood, and no one dared to talk nonsense, so they all looked at the Shoufu and King Zhongshun in front.

King Zhongshun was like a quail at this time, and he didn't dare to raise his head at all, so he quietly leaned his elbow against Wang Weiren, which naturally meant that he would speak on behalf of everyone.

Wang Weiren straightened up and bowed his hand and said: "Emperor Qiqi, many major events have happened in the imperial court recently, so that inside and outside the court, people are panicked and rumors are spreading.

Today, the imperial court suddenly received an urgent document at the border gate, and the four countries of Xihai Tomo, Annam, Siam, and Qianxiang jointly joined forces to invade our frontier......

The Emperor Taishang closed his eyes slightly, and he didn't seem to have the energy to talk to Wang Weiren.

Feng Xiang next to him responded: "Didn't the Emperor Taishang make a decree before, let King Jing act as the acting state affairs, and the Taishi and the Shoufu Lord will jointly support him."

Now the first assistant and the ministers are like this, but King Jing's talent is not enough to deal with the affairs of the court, or has King Jing done something wrong that makes the ministers unconvinced? ”

Wang Weiren knew that Feng Xiang's words were the meaning of the emperor, and he did not dare to slack off.

He thought about it for a while, and said solemnly: "Husband Feng's words are serious, King Jing is talented, and his ability is also good, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, King Jing is too young after all, and he is not a prince or a prince, if he is in charge of hundreds of officials for a long time, it is really unjustifiable, and sooner or later there will be trouble......

Wang Weiren is not a political novice, he naturally will not try to slander Jia Baoyu at this time, but he uses other words to directly get to the heart of the problem.

And a name that is not justified is buttoned up, which can be regarded as a side statement, Jia Baoyu is not qualified to lead them.

Since they are not qualified to lead them, they naturally have no qualifications to inherit the unification......

Hearing this, Feng Xiang glanced at the Emperor Taishang, and then retreated.

The Emperor Taishang opened his eyes, looked down at the ministers below, and asked softly: "Can't the country be without a king for a day, hehe, then what am I?" ”

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then trembled.

Wang Weiren's face also changed, and he bowed down: "The old minister lost his words, and the crime deserves death!" ”

When they talked about it before, they also said that the country cannot be without a king for a day, but the king in their mouth refers to the emperor who sits on the dragon chair, handles the government affairs, and rules over hundreds of officials.

They didn't expect that even after abdicating, the Emperor Taishang still regarded himself as a king in his heart.

This was originally nothing controversial, and they didn't have any disrespect for the Emperor, but when the Emperor asked this, it showed how dissatisfied the Emperor was with them!

A touch of coldness appeared on the face of the Emperor Taishang, but he did not get to the bottom of it, but instead changed his words and asked, "If I remember correctly, today is the emperor's funeral ceremony, why are you here?" ”

Although the Emperor did not investigate deeply, the words of the Emperor were like a sharp sword hanging in the hearts of hundreds of officials.

Wang Weiren's heart was no longer calm, and his forehead was sweating slightly.

But fortunately, he already had this rhetoric, "Back to the emperor, the ministers and others suddenly heard that the foreign enemy was attacking the side today, and the incident happened suddenly, and the ministers did not dare to slack off, so they came to ask the emperor to establish a new monarch with all the adults, and then the ministers and others could assist with peace of mind and help the court tide over the difficulties." Suddenly, the emperor was also asked to surrender. ”

Emperor Taishang has not been in court for more than ten years, and Wang Weiren has forgotten the Holy Power of Emperor Taishang in his heart.

Only then did he feel the feeling of being dominated by Emperor Taishang's words again, and he woke up a little.

At this time, in his heart, he had extinguished the idea of persuading the King of Zhongshun in front of the Emperor Taishang, and he only thought that today he only needed to let the Emperor Taishang say the candidate for the new monarch.

It is naturally best to be loyal to the king, and even if it is not, it will be planned again in the future.

He didn't want to endure the Holy Power from the Emperor Taishang anymore.

Fortunately, it seems that the Emperor Taishang really has no days to live......

As for Emperor Jingtai's funeral ceremony, for those of them who knew the real cause of Emperor Jingtai's death, they didn't pay much attention to it, it was just superficial effort.

Who knows, the Emperor Taishang heard his words, but raised his voice and asked the ministers: "What about you, can you also confess?" ”

The ministers hurriedly said: "The ministers confess their guilt, please punish the emperor." ”

Even if they knew that the Emperor Taishang was going to make a raft, they recognized it.

It is better to admit this crime than to admit the crime of "the country has no king", which is the crime of deceiving the king and destroying the clan!

So the Emperor Taishang didn't say anything more, just waved his hand and said, "Declare it." ”

"Yes~"

Feng Xiang received the order, then stepped forward and said loudly: "Emperor Taishang's dictation, the ministers left the Daxing Emperor's festival without permission, disrespected the emperor, did not abide by the national law, and each of them was responsible for thirty court rods to set an example." ”

As Feng Xiang's words fell, the eunuchs who had already prepared moved out the torture benches one by one, and then the forbidden soldiers standing around lined up and dragged the kneeling ministers down in groups of twos and two......

Although the ministers were mourning one by one, they did not dare to beg for mercy and resist.

Wang Weiren's face was as pale as earth, and he didn't want the emperor to ignore the face of the monarch and ministers and the reason that the law does not blame the public, so he wanted to scold all the ministers.

Just as he was about to accept his fate, he went down with the officers and soldiers, but Feng Xiang said again: "The Emperor Taishang ordered that Wang Weiren, the first assistant, has been loyal to the king for many years, and his hard work is high, and he is pardoned and exempted from the cane. ”

When Wang Weiren heard this, his complexion changed suddenly, he forcibly endured the fear in his heart, and immediately knelt down and said: "The old minister thanks the emperor for his leniency, but today's matter is the old minister's master, and he is really ashamed to receive the emperor's favor, and I also ask the emperor's ministers and all the adults to take responsibility together......"

As soon as his words fell, Feng Xiang smiled and said: "Lord Wang, thunder and rain and dew are all Jun's grace, how can there be a reason to resign, Lord Wang, as the first assistant, won't he even understand this truth, right?" ”

Wang Weiren's face was bitter, and when he saw that the Emperor Taishang was just squinting, he didn't look at him at all, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only get up in thanks.

That's right, the Emperor Taishang pardoned his guilt, and in his opinion, it was not a favor, but a killing.

More than 100 people came, and even the emperor's own son, King Zhongshun, was reprimanded by the rod, but he was the only one who was spared, what does it mean?

You must know that most of those ministers today came with him to ask for an edict because of his face!

Now that they are all suffering, and only he, the advocate, stands aside and watches, what do the others feel in their hearts? He had already faintly seen his colleagues who had been slightly stunned when they heard that he had been pardoned, and their faces became more and more difficult to look at.

He also understood that after today, he would call them to do something again, but he was afraid that they would not be so obedient again......

Although he knew that this was a pit, he had nothing to do to change it.

So, he quietly glanced at the Emperor Taishang, who was lying quietly in a wheelchair, and his heart was in awe again.

Is this the emperor's method, an understatement, let him be in a dilemma.

The snorts of the ministers soon came from behind, one after the other, as if they were striking on his heart.

He didn't dare to look back, he was afraid that he might see resentful eyes......

He thought to himself, since ancient times, there has been a punishment for not being a doctor, and most of the ministers of the court and the central government are old and frail, so the emperor will not really want to be poisoned because of this little thing, right?

Presumably, it's just for show, where can they afford thirty court rods......

But one after another muffled snorts and screams of pain made him lose his luck.

He knew how heavy the court rod was on them today, and how deep their resentment against him would be in the future!

Relative ......

How ridiculous.