The hour is approaching, the main hall of the Xuanzheng Hall is already full of courtiers, but there is no whispering hum before the morning court on weekdays, some are just quiet solemnity, but in this solemnity there is a faint atmosphere of tension, because the vast majority of well-informed ministers have known the extraordinary aspects of today's early dynasty, and it may be the weather vane of where the Tang Dynasty will go in the next few years, since no one dares to take it lightly.

"The queen of heaven has arrived!"

In the dead silence, a shrill shout suddenly sounded at the corner of the apse, and then saw that the Empress Wu walked into the hall with her head held high under the embrace of a group of eunuchs and palace maids, and the crown prince Li Xian walked out of the corner slowly from the corner a few steps away.

"The ministers knock on the queen of heaven!"

As soon as they saw that the military queen had arrived, the ministers did not dare to slack off a little, and they were busy with their own gifts.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat!"

Empress Wu walked up to the front unhurriedly, and was served by a group of small eunuchs and sat down on the dragon bed, looked around at the courtiers with a solemn face, and called out in a calm tone.

"Thank you, Queen Niang Longen."

Since the Empress Wu had already opened his mouth, the courtiers did not dare to be rude, so they hurriedly thanked them according to the rules of the court, and each of them fell into place, and the early dynasty was officially started.

"Qi Niangniang, Weichen has a book to play."

Just as the ministers had just taken their positions, a minister in a light purple official robe suddenly flashed out of the civil official queue and shouted loudly, it was the Honglu Temple Qing Yuan Wanqing.

"Buzz ......"

Although the ministers had long expected that the party would make trouble in the early court, they didn't expect that they would be so impatient, and they didn't even wait for Cheng Denggao, the eunuch of the ceremonial ceremony, to announce his voice according to the court practice, Yuan Wanqing had already come out, and the voice of private discussion couldn't help but be loud for a while.

"Well, Aiqing has this chapter played directly, Bengong listened."

Empress Wu did not stop the private discussion of the ministers, and sat leisurely on the dragon bed, until the sound of private discussion stopped, and then opened her mouth unhurriedly.

"Weichen respectfully obeys the will of Niangniang." Yuan Wanqing respectfully thanked him, and then took out the fold of yellow silk from the wide sleeves, slowly spread it out, and announced in a frustrated manner: "Weichen Yuan Wanqing, His Majesty the Emperor, the Queen of Heaven does not give up, and can be appointed to Honglu Temple, conscientious and guarded, dare not have a difference, today, there is a big food eater, sent an envoy to my Tang Dynasty, the national letter has been handed over, it is full of ridiculous words, and it is said that my Tang Dynasty violated its border, it is really a reversal of right and wrong, its deeds are also despicable, its words are also false, and its heart should be punished, therefore, Weichen thought that he should reject the country's request for peace, send heavy troops to suppress it, and show that the country of my Tang Dynasty is mighty! As above, to smell! ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Where is the national credentials? ”

As soon as Yuan Wanqing's voice fell, the courtiers discussed in a chaotic manner, but this time the martial queen did not wait long, and pressed her hand majestically to stop the chaotic discussion of the ministers, and glanced at Yuan Wanqing with a sneering eye, and asked in a cold voice.

"Back to Niangniang's words, the national letter is here, and Weichen has ordered the translation to be translated and translated, which is available for Niangniang to inquire at any time."

Yuan Wanqing bowed respectfully, and then took out two folds from his wide sleeves again, and held them together, holding them in both hands, and raised them high above his head.

"Hmm!"

Empress Wu raised her hand and squeezed out a word from between her teeth, with a solemn expression on her face.

"No!"

Cheng Denggao, who was waiting beside him, saw that Empress Wu's face was wrong, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly responded, trotted down the front pier, took the two folds in Yuan Wanqing's hand, and returned to the front pier in a hurry, holding it in both hands to hand it to Empress Wu.

"Xuan!"

Empress Wu ignored Cheng Denggao's courtesy, just indifferently and waved his hand to command.

"No!"

After the Empress Wu spoke, Cheng Denggao did not dare to delay in the slightest, hurriedly stood up straight, spread out the translation, and preached in a reserved manner: "The true God is above, my great food country caliph Aviyah ibn Abi Sufyan greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you and I have no old grudges, and there is a friendship between trade and commerce, why should we invade our borders, disturb my subjects, and go to war without declaring it, which is rude......"

"Arrogance, this big food country should really be destroyed, An dares to speak like this!"

"Such a wild and small country can stand side by side with my strong Tang, ridiculous, deserve to be punished! The old minister implored Niangniang to issue an order to send a large army to extinguish this fang! ”

"Yes, what Jia Xiang said is very true, such a barbarian is not ashamed, and the defeated country dares to claim to be respectful, and the minister implores Niangniang to issue an edict and send a large army to suppress it!"

……

I don't know if the original text in the national book of the great food is like this, or there is a problem with the sentences translated by the translation, in short, this national letter is full of arrogance, and the face is really hateful, without waiting for Cheng to ascend to the top of the announcement, Jia Chaoyin has jumped out, and took the lead in opening the first cannon, and immediately, the later parties have also come out to support, everyone shouted and beaten, and they shouted to kill, and for a time the hall was full of war clouds, and the momentum was really scary.

"Niang Niang Mingjian, Weichen thinks that Jia Xiang's words are very inappropriate, and the soldier has a cloud: soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the way of life and death, must not be observed, today's big food is thousands of miles away, my soldiers are fine, and what should be the baggage? What is the intention of fighting for words in vain and ignoring the survival of the community? ”

Although the momentum of the rear party is great, it can't really scare the people who dare to speak, no, before the Empress Wu made a statement, Cheng Xiao Ming in the imperial history had already snatched it out from the side, and unceremoniously accused Jia Chao of misleading the country.

"Xiao Zhongcheng why did he say this, before my 20,000 troops could wipe out the 150,000 people of the Great Food, and the prestige was far and wide, so that the thieves Kou Kong gathered a large army from the elk and did not dare to move a little, if he transferred tens of thousands of soldiers to go immediately, why worry about the great food, as for the heavy grain, this summer's harvest, there is already a risk of rice cheapening the peasants, why not take this opportunity to raise troops to fight the thief, one can raise the prestige of my Tang Dynasty, and the other can also ensure the stability of grain prices, the best of both worlds, why not?"

The latter party dared to openly call for war in the main hall, naturally they had already made relevant preparations, and as soon as Xiao Ming's voice fell, Yuan Wanqing had already refuted it without showing weakness, and there were words in a state of vibrating, as if it was really a master of the art of war.

"Yuan Honglu's words are wrong, my Tang Dynasty is a brilliant country, how can I use swords and soldiers because of my words, isn't it no different from the wilderness of the country, now, the big food country came from thousands of miles away, that is, there is the sincerity of seeking peace, even if the words in the national book are a little indifferent, I am afraid it is not a reason to start a war? Yuan Honglu didn't care about the life and death of the soldiers, and forced himself to fight, what was his intention? ”

As soon as Yuan Wanqing's words fell, Lin Mingdu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had already stood up from the side and unceremoniously refuted Yuan Wanqing.

"Lin Shangshu said this, if he really intends to seek peace, then it is right to grovel, and now he is making a big statement in the national book, I am afraid it is not the way to seek peace?"

"Yes, Lin Shangshu is misleading the country, how can I allow a small country to be so offended by the strength of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Jia Xiangsi's words are very inappropriate, the sage has the way of forgiveness, and now the Great Food has sent an envoy to negotiate peace, if I ignore it and blindly want to fight, I am afraid that it will be different from the sage's words?"

"That's right, what Liu Shilang said is very true, those who call for war only care about winning their own reputation, but they don't care about the life and death of the army, it is a fallacy to mislead the country!"

……

With the emergence of Xiao Ming and Lin Mingdu, the officials of the prince's family refused to lag behind, and they spoke one after another, and for a while, the war faction and the Huhe faction quarreled with each other, accusing each other, and the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"That's enough, didn't you forget that you can't be rude in front of the emperor, huh?"

Seeing that such a quarrel continued, I was afraid that the court would not be able to come up with a reason, and the face of the martial queen was a little unpleasant, and she slapped the copywriting and reprimanded unceremoniously.

"The mother is angry, and the ministers are guilty."

As soon as Empress Wu had such an attack, neither the officials of the Hou Party nor the prince's family dared to say more, so they could only bow down and apologize.

"Humph!"

Empress Wu coldly glanced at the ministers, and her eyes fell on Li Xian, who was sitting firmly under the front pier, and said with displeasure: "Xian'er, what should you do about this matter?" ”

Hehe, this old thief is going to dig a pit again for us to jump!

As soon as he heard Empress Wu's name, Li Xian couldn't help but scold in his heart, with his ability, how could he not know what Empress Wu was calculating, just to ask Li Xian to express his position in public, and then take advantage of the situation to attack, of course, it is clear that in the face of Empress Wu's roll call, Li Xian can't help but give up.

"The queen mother Mingjian, the child thinks that this matter must be discussed in the long run, since the big food country has come from afar to negotiate peace, if I Datang ignores it, it will inevitably be a loss of bearing, this is not what my Huanghuang Datang should do, as for whether it can be discussed or not, but it has to be said twice."

As soon as Empress Wu's voice fell, Li Xian had already stood up from the Jindunzi, turned around one and a half times, faced Empress Wu, bowed down, and replied unhurriedly.

"Niangniang Mingjian, the old minister thinks that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is right, it is war or peace, and it is necessary to make a decision after talking!"

Without waiting for Empress Wu to comment on Li Xian's words, Liu Renliang had already stood up from the side and echoed in a loud voice.

"Niangniang Mingjian, Weichen seconded it!"

"Niangniang, the saint has a cloud: first salute and then soldier, then the teacher is famous, don't be careless!"

"What Liu Xiang said is very true, and the minister also seconded it!"

……

Liu Renliang is the old minister of Zaifu, although the ranking in the political hall is not in the forefront, but the qualifications are undoubtedly the first in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, he is so prominent, many old and serious ministers have also stood up, and at the end, even Pei Xingjian, Pei Yan and other Zai Fu, who are generally not easy to participate in the dispute between the party and the prince, have also spoken out and echoed, under the overwhelming number of people, the momentum is far greater than that of the party of less than forty people.

"Well, Zhu Aiqing's words sound reasonable in this palace, so let's discuss it first, but who should preside over this peace meeting, can the ministers be selected?"

Wu Houyuan also knew that it would be difficult to pass the court discussion if he wanted to fight without discussion, and when he saw that the situation was as expected, he immediately changed his attitude and threw out a tricky question, which made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all silent, and the hall was strangely quiet......