At the fifth watch of the next day, when Xiao Zhi woke up, Su Wan and the maidservants had already taken care of his clothes, and there were attendants who came to invite the holy driver, and the shoulders were also prepared. Xiao Zhi hurriedly rinsed his mouth with green salt water, because he had something in his heart, today was a little dull, he didn't like to laugh like in the past, and ate two bites of dim sum indiscriminately. Then he ordered to go up to the court. From the time of the founding of the country, it was established that the king must summon his ministers every day, and the kings of the past generations also practiced it. The princes have to get up every day on the fourth watch, send their father to the royal court, and then return to the study, so Xiao Zhen, who was lazy in his previous life and slept until twelve o'clock, had to go to bed early and get up early at this moment.

It's really hard to be a king, Xiao Zhi yawned and thought.

He didn't sleep well all night, and his spirit was a little sluggish. After getting up, I practiced a few simple tricks. He tried to calm down his internal strength and gather energy, but he still couldn't grasp the point. No matter how the masters taught, he still couldn't find the feeling of Taoism.

Taoism pays attention to fate, some people can master it when they are young, and some people can't spy on it after groping for a lifetime. The king's destiny is just missing an opportunity, and when the time comes, he will naturally grasp it. The masters often comforted him in this way.

So when is the time, the time to dream?

I was sweating, and I ran clean in the morning. At this moment, he sat on his shoulder, facing the morning breeze blowing in his face, cool and cool.

Thinking that the cultivation path was not going well, he was suppressed by Cao Ze in the court. Xiao Zhi felt very bored in his heart.

There's a lot to solve.

When I arrived at the gate of the Taihe Palace, it was two o'clock. He saw Xiao Jie as the head of the class, and there were Xue Bilong, Yan Zhiyuan and Cao Ze kneeling below. Sima Wei, the son of Senior Minister Sima Ni, stood behind the three auxiliary ministers with a stack of documents in his arms. Two rows of imperial guards, dressed in distinctive mending uniforms, with treasure swords hanging from their waists, stand under the Dan Tree.

Xiao Zhi swept his eyes, and saw Xie Lan standing at the end with his head down, only Luo He and the other four were missing, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of fire in his heart, and without waiting for someone to help, Huo Di jumped down, shook his hand and entered the hall and sat down in the middle. Then Xie Lan lifted the curtain, Xiao Jie, Xue Bilong, Yan Zhiyuan, Cao Ze and Sima Wei rushed in and knelt down.

The excerpts of the cantata were reported by Sima Wei as usual. Sima Wei read it and told Xiao Zhi about it, which took a full hour.

Xiao Zhi listened, while casually playing with a green jade Ruyi on the case, thinking about how to ask Luo He about it. He glanced down and saw Xue Bilong lying on the ground silently, Yan Zhiyuan couldn't help but peek at Cao Ze with his eyes. Cao Ze had already been impatient to hear it, and raised his face to cut off Sima Wei's words: "You just have to read, who told you to speak?" Is the king inferior to you? ”

Sima Wei hurriedly smiled and said: "Back to the general's words, this is the original decree of the old queen mother. I'm afraid that the king won't understand, so I specially asked me to talk about it. Cao Ze didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then said: "These pieces have already been sent out by the court, why bother so much!" ”

Xiao Zhi saw that Sima Wei's face was a little down, and he diverted the conversation and asked, "Sima Wei, what happened to your father's illness?" ”

Hearing the king ask about his father's condition, Sima Wei hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and replied, "Thanks to the master Hongfu, it seems that the phlegm and asthma have improved this morning." ”

"Well, go back and greet him for me. I looked back at him. ”

"Thank you, master." Sima Wei hurriedly kowtowed. "It's just that my father is seriously ill, and I'm afraid that I will lose my courtesy, so I ask my master to go back after a while."

It's really an old fox, Xiao Zhi just smiled, "Let's talk about it." ”

Cao Ze saw that Xiao Zhi had nothing to say, so he said: "If the king has no holy oracle, let the servants and others retire." With that, he wanted to get up.

Xiao Zhi put Ruyi down lightly and said, "What are you busy with, I still have something to ask--this Luo He They have always been on an errand in front of me, and they have served the former king, I think it's not bad, why did the auxiliary government send someone to take them yesterday?" What to do with him, I would like to hear it. ”

According to the ancestral system, the king who is not in charge of government affairs is given carte blanche to the auxiliary ministers, and the daily recital is actually an official article, just listen to it. Now Kangxi wants to inquire about this matter, Yan Zhiyuan felt a little surprised, first stunned, kowtowed and replied: "King Qi, Luo He and the other four imperial guards are good at riding royal horses, and they use royal bows and arrows to shoot deer in the imperial garden, which is very disrespectful!" Yesterday's meeting of ministers and others had dismissed the four of them from their posts and questioned them. At present, the Criminal Department is in custody pending investigation. As for what to do," he pondered, and then said, "The auxiliary government has not yet been agreed, and the king will be played after the ministers have consulted." ”

Cao Ze was very dissatisfied with Yan Zhiyuan's answer, but Yan Zhiyuan had always been wronged by himself, and he was longer than himself, so he was not good. After thinking for a while, he finally felt breathless, so he raised his head and said coldly: "The king is still in the young chong, and such political affairs should be carried out according to the legacy of the previous king, and the ministers will rule to carry them out!" ”

Before the words fell, Xiao Zhi suddenly asked, "Can't I even ask?" ”

Cao Ze thought to himself: "If he doesn't go back this time, he will have to ask everything in the future, so what else will he do?" After a long time, he said slowly: "According to the ancestors, the king has not yet been in power, so he can't ask." However, this time it is about Gongye, so you might as well make an exception. ”

This is to say "don't take it as an example", this time it's to save face? Of course, Xiao Zhi heard it, he pressed the fire in his heart, and sneered: "Okay, then what kind of crime should this Luo He be charged?" ”

"Miyagi is good at riding royal horses," Cao Ze gritted his teeth, raised his head and said: "It is a crime of bullying the king, and the city should be abandoned; Complaining and roaring in court, the city should be abandoned together! ”

To "abandon the market" is to be put to death. Xiao Zhi couldn't help but be startled, and then calmed down again, "Good at riding a royal horse, who saw it?" ”

"The little eunuch in the palace saw it." Cao Ze didn't expect Xiao Zhi to ask this, so he had to answer in a panic.

"Which eunuch, there are many eunuchs in the palace, who knows whether what is said is true or false, maybe there is resentment on weekdays, and there is a false accusation, is there a confession?"

Cao Ze sneered and replied: "Your Majesty, the national ceremony cannot be abolished for personal gain, there is a clear precept in ancient times!" The four of Rohe have been convicted of capital crimes by the Criminal Department! ”

Roch also did not plead guilty and was detained, and the eunuch's confession was not clear. Just a hasty conviction, is this code of the kingdom for you to use in this way? Xiao Zhi only looked at them playfully, "Or do you say that the four ministers cover the sky with one hand, and this national law is also what you say you want?" ”

The words that came out of his mouth alarmed Xue Bilong and Yan Zhiyuan, and they glanced at each other, and their faces became very pale. Xue Bilong kowtowed and said: "The matter of convicting Luo He of the crime, the ministers have not agreed, this is General Cao Ze's decision without authorization, and he arbitrarily punished the king's close ministers, and begged the king to ask for guilt!" ”

Cao Zegege laughed and said, "Xue Bilong, Luo He is good at riding royal horses, don't you also scold him for being a 'damn minion'?" Why is it really dead, but you feel sorry for him? ”

Xue Bilong was speechless for a moment, and was thinking about how to answer, but saw that the old lady was gloomy behind her, and helped Su Wan to step into the hall, she heard about this matter yesterday, and she was afraid that Xiao Zhi would not handle it well, so she came over to take a look, and sure enough, the situation was not right.

Yan Zhiyuan knew that this old woman was shrewd and capable, and he was immediately discouraged, and he didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere when he lay underground. Cao Ze "chuckled" in his heart, and then calmed down and said secretly: "She is no longer the same as she was back then, and now she is also old and decrepit!" However, in spite of this, he did not dare to say a word.

Half a ring, I heard the old queen mother say calmly: "I am also useless, in the past few years, I just want to enjoy happiness, I can see that there is a peaceful day, everyone is safe, and I can go to see the first king with my eyes together." A few of you auxiliary ministers, I just looked at it, and my heart was quite steady. Everyone was surprised at what she said about this, when suddenly her tone changed, and she raised her voice and said, "Who knows that Manchu is not like that!" Do you think I can't kill you? Then a palm slammed into the dragon case. The tone was so angry that even Xiao Zhi trembled in fright. Su Ri saw that she was just a kind grandmother, Xiao Jie repeatedly said that all the clans were afraid of her, and he still didn't believe it, but seeing this color today was an eye-opener.

The three auxiliary ministers kowtowed again and again, Xue Bilong, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave ......"

"It's none of your business!" The old lady later waited for him to finish speaking and then coldly intercepted: "I want to know, Yan Zhiyuan and Cao Ze, who supported your waist, dared to be so bold and wasted, went to Da Nei to take people without authorization, and convicted privately, this is also the first strange news since the founding of my dynasty!" Seeing that the old queen mother was so aggressive, the three ministers still came to the ground and did not answer. Yan Zhiyuan always felt that he couldn't ease the atmosphere if he didn't speak, so he coughed lightly and said, "The old queen mother is a thousand years old!" The ministers did not go to Da Nei to take the people, but the eunuch Cao Yong passed them out and took them outside the noon gate. Sima Wei also took the opportunity to persuade and explained: "The king, the old queen mother is angry!" Don't be angry! As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Xiao Zhi to finish. Only Xue Bilong was beside him and did not make a sound.

Xiao Zhi pretended not to see Sima Wei's eyes, and helped the old queen mother to comfort, "The old queen mother is angry, she just hasn't asked yet, there is still room for redemption, and my grandson will let people investigate this matter thoroughly." ”

The old queen mother then stood up, took Xiao Zhen's hand, and sneered: "In your eyes, the king is just an ignorant naughty boy, but today is my wife and son!" What kind of 'gold and jade' are we! If the rank and auxiliary government are angry, it is worth more! With that, he brushed his sleeves away, and Qingyu Ruyi was taken to the ground and fell to pieces!

As soon as the old queen mother left, there was a dead silence in the hall, and everyone's faces were pale, obviously suppressed.

Xiao Zhi smiled slightly, "This matter is a big problem, and you and the old lady are not good-looking." I don't think it's better to convict them of roaring in court, and transfer them to be ordinary patrols, and punish them for three years, so that I don't have to kill them and transfer them away from me. Xiao Zhi paced to the three ministers, "This is also in line with your intentions, isn't it very good." ”

The three of them kowtowed one after another, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Whether you dare or not is not what you say, but what you think in your heart." Xiao Zhi said, "Okay, that's what I mean, let's do it." ”

"Yes"