The ministers inside and outside the Taihe Palace, those who could enter the apse heard the bells and hurriedly gathered, and Tuoba Shen and Tuoba Ke were also arranged in order.

At the front are the six kings of the first emperor's dedication to literature, and the next are him and Tuoba Ke brothers.

Behind them are the five kings of the Wencheng lineage, all of whom are either in idle positions in the court, or idle at home.

Behind the Wencheng department is the Jingmu department, they are the largest group in the sect king, although there are a few kings who have not yet rushed back, but the number is still considerable. The Jing Mu family is also the most popular group among the imperial court kings, and it is the most important group among the imperial court kings. This is incomparable to other imperial families.

Tuoba Shen took a closer look and found that the original Ruyin Wang Tianci and Nan'an Wang Zhen, who had been deposed, were also there. Both of these men were abolished on charges of corruption when they were in charge of corruption. Although there is no prince, but in the end, it is Jinzong, and the emperor does not favor one over the other.

Speaking of corruption, in fact, it is also a major feature of this dynasty, and it is a problem left over from history. Anyway, there is no shortage of people who want to be officials in this world, and those who can be officials and the people certainly have the opportunity to study, and most of those who can study are supported by their families, and they will not be unable to eat, so they simply do not pay their salaries.

You don't pay them wages, and if you have discipline, you will make your family work and do other work to make a living, and if you meet those who don't, he will go to corruption and bribe. This kind of thing becomes a secret under the sun as soon as it grows up, and everyone acquiesces in it, but it encourages this kind of corruption. For example, Zheng Xi has no temperament, he himself comes from a big family, and he often has family help, but he is still famous for corruption and bribery during his foreign office.

Corruption is common. Therefore, if the two kings were exempted only on the charge of corruption, Tuoba Shen would not believe it, but these are old things, and no one will mention them. Tuoba Shen didn't know the details.

Behind are Taiwu, Mingyuan, and Daowu. Most of them live in Pingcheng, and the number of people added up is about the same as that of Jingmu.

Followed by the princes and important ministers with different surnames, the composition is more complex, there are the heroes of the founding of the country in the past, the heroes who followed the Taiwu Emperor to pacify the Quartet and the princes of modern times. I won't go into details.

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Everyone entered the apse of Taihe in turn, and then walked to their respective positions under the guidance of the palace maids and eunuchs.

The two Tuoba Shen brothers sat behind the six uncles, and there was an empty seat next to them, which belonged to Tuoba Shen, and the little fat man had not arrived yet, so it was possible that he was going to follow the emperor.

Tuoba Shen raised his eyes and saw that on the opposite side were Pei Zhaoming and the other five people, this position was at the front, thinking that it was convenient to talk to the emperor.

After only waiting for a short time, I heard the announcement of the official announcement: "Your Majesty is coming!" ”

Everyone looked up at the large screen in the hall, and saw the emperor walking out of the screen on the left, and when he went to the palace, he looked at the same below, and confirmed the position of the southern envoy.

The little fat man Tuoba Sui also followed His Majesty. But I seem to be a little nervous in front of so many people.

"Long live Your Majesty!" , for a time the sound vibrates the roof tiles.

When the ministers saw His Majesty on the throne, they all bowed down and saluted, but most of them were Han salutes, and there were also Xianbei salutes performed by two adults, which looked chaotic, and the emperor looked at the southern envoy from the corner of his eyes, and found that Pei Zhaoming had a solemn expression, but the third person behind him smiled at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help frowning.

"Zhuqing, please sit down" The emperor stepped forward and raised his head, bowing his hand once on the left and right.

The ministers below bowed their hands and sat down, and there was a sound of clothes rubbing in the hall.

The emperor said to Tuoba Sui on the side: "Boy, don't thank Zhuqing, elders, foreign envoys. ”

Tuoba Sui walked down from the side of His Majesty, came to the middle passage, and gave a serious salute to the left and right. The ministers did not stand up this time, but just sat down and bowed back. After Tuoba Shen finished his salute, he turned to the emperor and saluted, and then walked to the top position of Tuoba Shen and sat down, Tuoba Shen clearly felt Tuoba Shen's nervousness.

The emperor saw Tuoba return to his seat, sat down as well, glanced at the people below, and said, "Today, I have summoned all the ministers here to thank the southern envoy for his hospitality. The second is to thank Zhu Qing for his frequent fatigue since September. After speaking, he raised his hand and saluted on the left and right.

"Since September, I have been hurt in my heart, like the sky is falling, thanks to Zhu Qing's tireless work and love. Today's banquet, the ministers are happy, but the queen mother never drinks, and the wine is insufficient, and the secretaries are very little. ”

All the ministers said: "Don't dare! ”

The emperor looked at Pei Zhaoming and the others on the left: "The southern envoy is not far away, the boats and cars are laborious, and the envoy is in the city, and I deeply feel the affection of your lord." When the southern envoy returns to China on another day, he should thank your lord for me. ”

"When the foreign minister left the court, my lord ordered the prince to resign from the foreign minister in Stone Town. Ask the foreign ministers to make peace between the two countries. How dare you give up your toil? Your Majesty's thanks, and also the heart of my lord, the foreign ministers will sue my lord before Jiankang. ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, and said, "The southern envoy has worked hard, and I am grateful for the kindness of the emperor." He turned back to the king of Xianyang and said: "I live in Jiangbei, and I often hear that there are many good ministers in Jiangnan, and what I have seen today is not in vain!" ”

"There are many good ministers in Jiangnan, and they change hands at the age of one year, and there are no good ministers in Jiangbei, and they change hands every one hundred years."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, a sentence that shocked the audience echoed in the hall. The emperor also froze for a moment when he heard this, the smile on his face froze, and then he was slightly angry, and a little surprised, and bowed his head slightly, obviously holding back his anger.

The shocked crowd looked over and turned out to be a well-dressed minister in Hanfu in the fourth row on the left.

Tuoba Shen was also stunned by this person's boldness, this guy is too ruthless! The emperor's words are unreliable, but he only praised the southern envoy, and he used to say that no one dared to come out and offend the emperor so much. Does this person think that the emperor is easy to bully today? Even though the emperor will not send you down in front of everyone, but if you make a note now, you will be able to bear it in the future, is it easy to take advantage of such verbal advantages?

There was silence in the audience, and everyone did not speak, as if waiting for the emperor to issue an order to drive this offending and rebellious guy out of the palace. Tuoba Shen saw that the emperor lowered his head slightly and did not speak, worried that the emperor would not be able to come down and do something that would lose his identity. I didn't expect that today's big drama was not from the southern envoy, but between the Xiao wall, and for a while I couldn't think of any tricks to cover up the embarrassment, and my eyes skimmed over Fan Jin, who had just seen from a distance outside Sixian's door, and hurriedly stood up and said: "The southern envoy came to my Pingcheng before, it was my old guest of Dawei, and I all knew each other, but a few people around the southern envoy were living guests, and they sat together today, and An Neng didn't know how to drink?" Please also introduce the southern envoy to us and others. ”

Tuoba Shen's words finally brought the ministers present back to their senses, and they didn't dare to stare at the emperor, and they all scolded this mouthy reckless man in their hearts. If you want to go home and eat and drink, go back, don't bother us. Several ministers sitting next to the guy who had spoken offensive words against the emperor expressed their attitudes one after another and moved their bodies to the side.

Pei Zhaoming was also shocked by the stupid boldness behind him just now, this kind of subordinate offense to the emperor was originally a joy for them, but now the situation is obviously wrong, this person who died is likely to anger the emperor of the Northern Dynasty, and it will not end well, they may all be remembered by the emperor of the Northern Dynasty for a period of time, and now he doesn't want any more accidents, even the insinuation just now "How good ministers are in Jiangnan, one year old changes hands" The insinuation didn't dare to care. After listening to Tuoba Shen's words, Pei Zhaoming understood and knew that Tuoba Shen was trying to make up for the embarrassment at the scene, so he quickly stood up and said: "The foreign minister was able to serve as a pedestrian thanks to His Majesty's Jian Ba, but he was afraid of humiliating the country, so he was able to assist the foreign minister." ”

Pointing to Xie Jun beside him, he said, "This is my son of the Xie clan of Chaochen County, named Jun." ”

"This is my son of the Zhou clan of Chaoyixing, in name."

"This is the son of my Chaohui Gu family, a famous legacy."

"This is a disciple of my dynasty, Mingchen."

"This is my Nanyang (Shunyang) Fan's disciple, famous."