Chapter 161
Jiang Chuan did not wear a pro-dynasty uniform today, but chose a new military uniform to participate in this court meeting.
Naturally, there is a strong sense of change in this.
And not only did he change his clothes, but even his long black hair was cut off.
For other people in this era, cutting off long hair is definitely a big deal, but for Jiang Chuan, it doesn't require too much psychological construction.
After all, he was very accustomed to cutting his hair short from later generations.
And as the supreme commander of the army, he understands very well the necessity and convenience of cutting his hair short.
This is also done to set an example.
The change he made is to send a strong signal to the outside world: today's great court meeting is an opportunity for major changes, and a signal of real innovation in this era.
The new military uniform is very well-fitted, with a large brimmed hat on the head, the cockade of the large brimmed hat is round as a whole, and in the middle is a flying golden dragon, and below the golden dragon is a pair of crossed swords.
On the periphery of the cockade is a circle of pine branches, guarding the golden dragon and the sword.
The shape of this cockade is designed by Jiang Chuan, the golden dragon represents the Chinese totem, and the sword, needless to say, symbolizes force in itself. The surrounding circle of pine branches represents the new army, which stands like a pine tree, and is not afraid of wind and weather.
Originally, Jiang Chuan planned to be lazy and directly used a five-pointed star as a cockade, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not in line with the significance of the times, so he designed one himself.
The three stars on his collar badge shone brightly, and the shiny riding boots under his feet stepped on the smooth marble floor, making a rhythmic sound that sounded so clear and even echoed in the hall.
The ministers' stunned eyes focused on Jiang Chuan's body.
Jiang Chuan's image at this time is completely unfamiliar to them.
It can even be called a fancy dress, and His Royal Highness the regent has lost his long hair, which makes these ministers even more stunned.
It seems that everything this master has done since he entered Beijing is so novel and deviant that it is incomprehensible.
Jiang Chuan's new image stunned everyone, and the entire court became dead silent, only the footsteps of Jiang Chuan and the two guards behind him echoed.
Jiang Chuan turned a blind eye to everyone's gaze, slowly walked up the imperial steps, walked in front of the stunned emperor, and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, don't come unharmed!" ”
"You! You ......" The emperor hesitated for a long time, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, he was also stunned by Jiang Chuan's strange costume.
Jiang Chuan didn't continue to pay attention to him, but walked to the tiger skin chair on the side and sat down, looking at the stunned ministers below for a long time.
"Hundreds of officials pay homage to His Royal Highness the Regent!" One of the guards standing on the left side of Egawa stepped forward and shouted.
This sound exploded like spring thunder, and suddenly woke up the stunned officials.
"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Regent, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
A sound of worship sounded, but it seemed a little uneven and weak.
Jiang Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked coldly at the few figures below who were still standing in place and refused to kneel.
"You are so bold, why don't you visit when you see Your Highness?" The guard who had just shouted was furious, took another step forward, and asked angrily, his hand already on his waist.
This shout suddenly focused all eyes in the hall on the few people who were standing.
Once again, the entire hall became dull and silent.
Jiang Chuan still didn't speak, just looked down so coldly.
He knew that someone would definitely jump out today, after all, he understood that he didn't really control the imperial court, and he only temporarily used force to deter these people.
In the past, when Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao were in power, there were so many people who were not afraid of death and stood up to them.
Although he has not done Dong Zhuo's absurd and cruel things, what he did to the royal family is definitely a national thief in the eyes of ordinary people.
The human heart is the most difficult to subdue, and Jiang Chuan understands this very well.
In the court he faced, there were many conservative and stubborn corrupt Confucians, more so-called clear streams that sold their fame and reputation, more self-righteous fools, more greedy and selfish moths, and only the lack of the kind of reformers who could open their eyes to the world and have a strong pioneering spirit.
If it weren't for the fact that many things still needed to be maintained by these people temporarily, according to Jiang Chuan's temperament, he really wanted to remove all these people from the imperial court, even if he re-established a full of energy and vigor of the imperial court.
It's a pity that many things can't all be done by temperament, and he can only use every change step by step to remove some rotten wood.
This process of removal inevitably involves blood and death, and the rotten stinky flesh is cut off little by little.
In this way, he can gradually consolidate his majesty, and slowly let this dying court gradually gain a new life.
Unexpectedly, before today's main drama started, someone was already going to jump out and try his knife.
"His Royal Highness the Regent? I, Chen Huanzhang, only know the regent with Daming's clothes and hair in a bun, but I don't know the person in front of me who is dressed in strange clothes and cuts off his beard! ”
In the shouting of the guards, the first one standing at the front of the few people said angrily.
has a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, which makes Jiang Chuan feel a little like he is a villain.
He looked at the man, who was wearing a green official uniform, obviously the lowest-ranking person among the officials who came to the court today, a seventh-rank official.
The words of this seven-rank official named Chen Huanzhang were like suddenly throwing a bomb into the dead and silent court, which suddenly shocked everyone, some were stunned, some shook their heads, some gloated, and some were thoughtful.
In short, for a while, the hundred officials had different faces and thoughts, and the whispering voices began to rise again.
Chen Huanzhang listened to all kinds of discussions in his ears, his face was flushed, his legs and hands were trembling slightly, but his chest was higher, and his eyes were still looking directly at Jiang Chuan above the imperial steps, posing like a fighter for justice.
Obviously, the discussion of the crowd made him fight another wave of chicken blood.
"Yes, what Brother Chen said is extremely true. Since we are the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, we must maintain the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, and we cannot allow traitors and thieves to cause trouble in the court and corrupt our Ming etiquette and clothing. Brother Chen, if you are in trouble, I, Li Ziqi, am willing to go to the national disaster with you. ”
Behind this Chen Huanzhang, another person stood up and shouted loudly, it seemed that he was also a seven-rank official.
The words of this seven-rank official named Li Ziqi were like a drop of water falling into hot oil, which caused even more discussion in the court.
Xia Junze, Liu Ji, and Su Qin, who were standing at the front of the civil officials, glanced at each other, all shaking their heads and smiling bitterly.
The first Chen Huanzhang was looking for death, and Li Ziqi, the second to speak, seemed to think that Chen Huanzhang was not dying fast enough, not only to push Chen Huanzhang, but also to accompany Chen Huanzhang to die together.
Since Jiang Chuan entered the imperial court, no one has dared to scold him for being a traitor to his face, although many people must have scolded him in their hearts.
This is the first thing to dare to do this.
There were still two people standing behind Li Ziqi who didn't speak, but the two didn't know if they were timid on the spot, and after glancing at each other, they knelt down like everyone else, which made it even more obvious that Chen Huanzhang and Li Ziqi were here.
"Sun Chengtian, Lu Kecheng, you two cowards, you said that you will face the national thieves together, and speak for Your Majesty and the court, how can you escape from the battle, you get up for me! Get up! ”
That Li Ziqi was obviously the most impulsive and excited of the four, and when he saw that the two comrades behind him were instigated, he immediately reached out and pulled them, scolding while pulling.
The two men's faces turned red, but they refused to get up.
"Li Ziqi, if you want to die, don't pull us! You let go! Let go! The seven-rank official named Sun Chengtian scolded angrily while struggling.
"Coward! Do you stand up for me, and are you afraid of him like this? What about shedding blood for His Majesty and for the court together? That Li Ziqi didn't give up easily, and continued to pull and blame everyone.
The court was silent at this time, and everyone was watching the four stunned people perform, no one spoke, and no one persuaded them.
Jiang Chuan still didn't speak, and also signaled the guards beside him not to worry.
It's just that the emperor next to him seemed to be a little excited, his face was flushed, his breathing became short, he leaned forward, his two hands were tightly grasped on the armrests of the throne, his eyes were firmly looking at the four people below, and his mouth moved as if he wanted to say something.
"Your Majesty, do you feel overjoyed? Think these people are very loyal? ”
Jiang Chuan's voice suddenly came from the side.
The emperor was really excited at this time, he didn't expect that there would be courtiers who dared to scold Jiang Chuan in front of him in the main hall without fear of death, just for him, the emperor, which made him have a little hope of regaining power.
Jiang Chuan's words made him subconsciously agree, but he was not too stupid at all, and he stopped when the words came to his lips.
He glanced at Jiang Chuan next to him with a look of fear and resentment, and after feeling Jiang Chuan's cold and playful eyes, the excitement in his heart quickly cooled down.
He remembered the night he was under house arrest in the Imperial Garden, and finally remembered who the person next to him was.
The emperor slowly sat back, the flush on his face subsided, closed his mouth tightly, did not say a word, and turned back into the emperor like a mud tire.
Jiang Chuan looked at the emperor's appearance, and a slight sneer came out of his nostrils.
He slowly stood up, with a look that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, and his gaze slowly swept over everyone below.
"This king really didn't expect that my Ming Dynasty would have such an upright and loyal minister, it's really moving."
"Is there any such upright and loyal minister, let this king see how many such courtiers I have in the Ming Dynasty?
If you have one, you might as well stand up. This king likes such a straightforward person, this is what an Angzang man should be.
Stand up, and this king will definitely give you an explanation.
As long as you can convince this king that what he says is reasonable, this king can also not be the regent, and it is not impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to return to power. If you have something to say, there is nothing in this world that cannot be said. ”
Egawa walked to the front of the imperial staircase, and his tone seemed to be full of sincerity.
His voice echoed through the hall, making it clear to everyone.
But after waiting for a long time, no one stood up again.
Even Li Ziqi and the others, who were still pulling each other just now, stopped and looked at him a little suspiciously.
"Well, since no one has come forward again, then the king will not wait, and will give an explanation to these loyal ministers first. Please come forward, and the king will give you an account of it. ”
Jiang Chuan's eyes fell on Chen Huanzhang and Li Ziqi, who were still standing.
Hearing Jiang Chuan's words, everyone's eyes turned to these people again.
The two of them hesitated at this time, standing in place, and had no idea for a while.
Sun Chengtian, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled and his face turned pale, because they thought of the extremely terrible consequences.
"It seems that these loyal ministers are a little too excited, come here, help them." Jiang Chuan said lightly.
As soon as the words fell, four tall and majestic soldiers of the Guards Regiment wearing new-style military uniforms walked in front of Chen Huanzhang and them, and walked to the front of the main hall with one in one hand.
These four guards are Jiang Chuan's personal guards, and the strength in their hands is not to mention that they are a civilian official who has no power to restrain a chicken, and even ordinary military attaches may not be able to break free.
The four people staggered down to the front of the hall like chickens, and the four guards stood on both sides, waiting for Jiang Chuan's next order.
Jiang Chuan slowly walked down the imperial steps and looked at the four people: "This king doesn't know who gave you the courage to dare to do this, and this king doesn't want to know why you did this. Since you want to give an account, this king will give you an explanation now. ”
The four of them were obviously a little frightened at this time, and their hands and legs began to tremble.
Jiang Chuan smiled slightly and said, "The way this king dresses up today, and everything he does, is to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty. Change needs to be done on all fronts, including clothing. Let me show you the power of change now. ”
After saying that, he glanced at the four guards on either side.
The four guards walked up to the four seventh-rank officers, pulled their pistols from the holsters at their waists, pulled the bolts, and the sound of the bullets being loaded rang out, and then aimed them at the heads.
"Let's get started!" Jiang Chuan said.
The four guards walked up to the four seventh-rank officers, pulled their pistols from the holsters at their waists, pulled the bolts, and the sound of the bullets being loaded rang out, and then aimed them at the heads