In the early morning of the next day, the court meeting that had not been held for more than half a month because of the emperor's poor health was held again. Emperor Jianping sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the court, feeling a little tired for a moment, and couldn't help but rub his head a few times, which was still a little stinging. The next moment, he looked at the court with a calm expression. The ministers in the court were also quietly observing Emperor Jianping, and they found that the emperor's face was ashen and depressed, and they were thinking about it in their hearts and had their own calculations.

At the suggestion of Emperor Jianping, the eunuch Ma Desheng said loudly: "Zhuqing has something to do early, and nothing to retreat from the court." ”

The ministers in the court had different expressions, either with their eyes closed and outside the spirits, or they looked at their feet and their faces were serious. Unlike in the past, today's court fell into an eerie silence at the beginning, which made the princes in it a little uncomfortable. Since they can be Zhu Zi in the treacherous court, of course, these people are not general, either they are well-informed, or they are good at observing words and feelings, so they are all silent.

Emperor Jianping also found that the atmosphere in the court was a little weird, but he didn't care, but said lightly: "It seems that all of you Aiqing have been quite attentive these days, and there is nothing worth discussing in the court." In that case, let's disperse. As soon as his words fell, a young imperial historian who couldn't hold his breath walked out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a book to play!" ”

"Oh, what's the matter with Zhou Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother violated the harmony of the phoenix body last year, and King Jing entered Beijing to serve in order to fulfill his filial piety, and he has not returned yet. Now the queen mother's phoenix body has recovered, and the people of King Jing's territory are eager for the heavenly king's grace Xuanhua. Therefore, Weichen asked His Majesty to issue a decree urging King Jing to leave Beijing in order to reassure the hearts of the people. ”

Emperor Jianping's face was calm, and he looked at Yu Shi coldly without saying a word, obviously in an extremely unhappy mood. He glanced at the ministers who were looking down, and asked, "What do you Aiqing think about this matter?" He saw that all the ministers he usually relied on were silent, and he suddenly became angry, and he couldn't help coughing violently. He waved his hand to stop Ma Desheng, who was about to call the imperial doctor, and with a little difficulty, he raised his arm and pointed at a minister and said, "Feng Aiqing, what is your opinion on this matter?" ”

Zuodu Yushi Feng Kejian walked out of the team, saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that King Jing's filial piety is commendable, and he should not be too harsh. Just when Emperor Jianping breathed a sigh of relief, he continued to say: "However, Zhou Yushi's concerns are also very reasonable. According to the ancestral precepts left by Emperor Taizu Zhao of this dynasty: the prince is not allowed to leave the territory without reason, and he is not allowed to enter Beijing unless he is edicted, nor is he allowed to stay in the capital for a long time under the pretext of staying in the capital. Weichen thought that although King Jing's filial piety was sincere, the law of the country could not be easier. It is necessary to know that the embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, and once the law is changed due to events and people today, it will inevitably be taken advantage of by traitors in the future. For the sake of the stability of the country, Weichen also asked His Majesty to issue a decree urging King Jing to leave Beijing on the same day. ”

As soon as Feng Kejian's words fell, a group of imperial historians behind him walked out of the queue and said in unison: "Please Your Majesty for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, and urge King Jing to leave Beijing on the same day." ”

Emperor Jianping's face turned red, obviously extremely angry, and he stood up with a cough as soon as he patted the dragon chair and shouted: "Ahem...... This matter will be discussed later, and the court will be withdrawn! ”

At this moment, an official shouted: "Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors cannot be violated, and Weichen asks Your Majesty to follow the laws of the ancestors!" Otherwise, Wechen will die to admonish. It turned out that Yi Mingtao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who usually doesn't talk much, came out of the list to admonish.

As soon as Yi Mingtao's words fell, before Emperor Jianping could react, a person next to him came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that King Jing is filial piety and should not be slandered. Since King Jing entered Beijing, he has entered the palace every day to serve the Queen Mother's decoction, which has made the Queen Mother's phoenix body turn peaceful. This is the blessing of the community, how can it be said that it collapsed in the anthill? Moreover, King Jing has been guarding the lintel from beginning to end, never going out unexpectedly, nor has he been a minister of transportation or participating in state affairs, so how can he disturb the affairs of the society? ”

A white-haired old man in good spirits said angrily: "This is a big fallacy! It is truly appalling that such a calamity to the country and the people should dare to appeal to it in a grand manner. The queen mother's phoenix body is against harmony, and she has her own majesty to serve the left and right, why use King Jing to do it for her? Could it be that Your Majesty is a person who does not know filial piety? King Jing has his own fiefdom and has the responsibility of guarding the people, so why is he stranded in the capital? Small people and family affairs? "Guozi Priest Wine Xu Guoqing glared angrily, righteous and awe-inspiring, which made people daunting.

He Qizheng came out of the ministry and said: "What the priest said is reasonable! However, Weichen thought that this was His Majesty's family matter, and he could only respectfully ask His Majesty to make a holy judgment, and the princes did not need to participate in it. ”

Guozi Priest Wine Xu Guoqing took a step forward and shouted: "The emperor has never had family affairs, how can he talk about private affairs?" The affairs of the royal family are related to the safety of the world, how can they completely rely on His Majesty's holy judgment? How right, what are your intentions! Do you want Your Majesty to be a widow? ”

He Qizheng is just a small matter, although others will be afraid of him, but where does he dare to fight with the elders of the three dynasties, protégés and former officials all over the court, the prince of the country is hard to say, and he retreats with low eyebrows.

When Li Yushi saw this situation, he was secretly anxious, but he didn't know what to do. After all, he is only a small superintendent of the imperial history, and he is still far from the status of the country's priest wine. The position of the Imperial History of Zuo Du that he had planned before had not yet arrived, and now he has no weight to speak. Just when he made up his mind to make the act of shaking the tree, a person walked out of the queue first and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is usually responsible for collecting wind, and King Jing's sage is among the people, and his influence is great. The people have a lot of praise for King Jing's filial piety. Therefore, Weichen believes that King Jing's stay in Beijing is conducive to the transformation of Dunmu into a king and a custom for the people. ”

Emperor Jianping frowned imperceptibly when he heard this, but his face was still full of anger.

Guozi Priest Liquor Xu Guoqing opened his eyes and scolded: "This is a word of evil words to confuse the public!" The capital is the best place, and the people's hearts are towards the king, how can a prince influence. The old minister looked at the style and made him quite suspicious of reversing black and white. ”

The right capital Yushi also stood up and said: "What Xu Saijiu said is very true! For the public and private, for the country and for the people, King Jing should no longer stay in the capital. Wechen begs His Majesty to give a decree. The latter group of imperial historians also echoed, and even Yu Qingqi, the right deputy capital who had been centrifuging, and Li Jian, the supervising imperial historian, had to bow down.

Xia Guoyuan, the crown prince and master who had been standing in front of the team, closed his eyes and said nothing, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, and Ye Nanqing, the right minister, also sat on the Diaoyutai and stayed out of the matter.

When Emperor Jianping was in distress, a little eunuch hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in the ear of the big eunuch Ma Desheng, who then whispered to the emperor.

"The Queen Mother is critically ill, and you want to put me in a place of disloyalty and unfilial piety? Today's matter will be put aside for the time being, and he will discuss it later. Retreat! Before the courtiers could shout long live, Emperor Jianping had already left in a hurry with the support of the eunuch Ma Desheng.