Chapter 181: Cheng Yue Goes to the Dynasty
As soon as Cheng Yue appeared at the palace gate, he was waiting for the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty to make a big commotion. Cheng Yue was busy with the affairs of the Special Administrative Region and had never been to the court. If he suddenly wants to face the saint, there must be something important, but seeing that he only has two protector generals and fifty protectors around him, it shouldn't be a big deal.
There are many speculations in the civil and military forces, only Wen Tianxiang knows the details, and when he saw many people looking at him, his face did not change, nor did he look at Cheng Yue. When others saw that he didn't want to say anything, he naturally didn't want to be reluctant.
Cheng Yue suddenly went to the court, and was seen by the inner attendant guarding the palace gate through the crack in the door, startled, unable to figure out Cheng Yue's intention, he was in a hurry, and immediately ran to the harem, and reported to Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu, who were waiting for the court.
When the two women heard the news, they waved away the attendants, and immediately looked at each other, and for some reason they were a little scared.
Xie Daoqing said to Quan Jiu: "The Governor of the Metropolitan asked for twenty tusks a few days ago, and we doubled the forty, so we will not be dissatisfied with this matter." I heard that he had just come back from Jiangyin to see the newly built sea boats, and after coming back, he went to court in person, could it be that he wanted something again? Or is there something important that you have to talk about in court? ”
Quan Jiu was also a little worried, but she could only persuade now: "The saint doesn't have to worry, didn't the chamberlain just say it?" This time, only the Grand Governor went to court alone, and all the generals under him were not around, and they were very solemnly wearing full court clothes. The concubine was stupid, and secretly thought that he must have encountered some trouble with what he was going to do. The saint might as well think, Cheng Yue is so deviant, and what he does is very contrary to common sense, how can it be smooth? Maybe it's just to ask the court. If he wanted to ask the imperial court to give him money and grain to build a ship, the sage could consider allocating some from the inner treasury to him. It is only said that it is the grace of the officials. Nothing to do with the imperial court. lest he be insatiable, and stretch out his hand again and again. ”
Xie Daoqing listened to what she said reasonably, breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and stopped talking, touched the back of Emperor Zhao Xian, looked out of the door, and waited for the court in a nervous mood.
When the hour came, the bell rang. The palace doors on both sides were wide open, and hundreds of civil and military officials entered the palace on both sides. Because Cheng Yue was going to court for the first time, the palace specially sent an attendant to guide him and tell him when to do something.
The etiquette of the Song Dynasty was not very cumbersome, and before Cheng Yue lost his patience, he had already stood in the hall with the rank of the first martial minister, and opposite was the first Wenchen Liumengyan.
The two stand against each other, one old and one young, one literate and one martial, and they are also mortal enemies. It's fun. The ministers in the palace smiled at each other, I wonder if the Metropolitan Governor will find trouble with the two prime ministers again today?
After the recital begins. Cheng Yue did not go up to play, but half-closed his eyes, silently watching the other officials holding the wat board, and reporting the things written on it one by one, and Xie Daoqing decided at his discretion.
Because Cheng Yue is here, Xie Daoqing is particularly careful in handling political affairs today, for fear that Cheng Yue will feel inappropriate and refute her from coming down. Her health has always been bad, and this extra burden makes her tired. In fact, Cheng Yue didn't plan to take care of other idle things at all, his own affairs were troublesome enough.
Seeing that today's performance had been finished, Wang Yu, who was standing at the head of the emperor, swallowed his saliva and tried to calm himself.
He has always been a person who will take revenge, and after being beaten by Cheng Yue, he originally wanted to take revenge, but then he heard that Cheng Yue directly took down two ministers in the court, and said that he would kill them, and the two prime ministers were not friendly with him, and they were punished. Of course, he is not a fool to survive to this day, and he is so scared that he does not dare to think of this idea again. Now the buttocks that were beaten by Cheng Yue are still aching faintly, but Cheng Yue doesn't even look at him, which makes him a little uneasy. Taking a deep breath, he urged as usual: "Do you still have a concerto?" Please come forward. Because he was afraid of Cheng Yue, his voice trembled a little because of this common saying.
The eyes of all the ministers in the palace looked at Cheng Yue in an instant, looking forward to today's highlight in their hearts.
Cheng Yue took a step calmly and said to Xie Daoqing: "Please stay right." ”
"Huh?!" There was a moment of astonishment in the hall. Stay right? Do you want to stay right for the first time? This metropolitan governor is really different in every way, and the last dynasty is also very contrary to common sense. If it were someone else, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would immediately join him in being rude, but this metropolitan governor, forget it.
You must know that it is not normal for ministers to stay right, and they must be approved by the prime minister or designated by the emperor to prevent the masses from attacking each other in private and exposing people's private interests. Cheng Yue asked to stay right, and it was very likely that it was aimed at Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong. If Liu Mengyan is worried about this, it is of course best to refuse him to stay. But this person is Cheng Yue, who can refuse his request to stay right?
Xie Daoqing was a little relieved after being surprised at the beginning, Cheng Yue wanted to stay right, it was likely that he was really as Quan Jiu said, he wanted to ask her for help, and of course he couldn't open his mouth in public. Anyway, if he asks for money, give him some money, and don't make him angry.
Liumengyan was beating drums in his heart. During this time, he and Chen Yizhong both kept a low profile, just for fear that Cheng Yue would be caught again. After observing for a while, they found that Cheng Yue was really as he said, only taking care of his own affairs, as long as he didn't bother him, he couldn't even go to court. Did he and Chen Yizhong misunderstand him a little? This person has a huge amount of power not to grab, and it seems that he really has little ambition. However, today Cheng Yue suddenly went to court, and he ignored the rules and asked himself to stay right, could it be that he secretly investigated himself, and he was going to settle the account today? If so, what should I do?
Xie Daoqing asked Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong, "How about the two of you?" ”
What else can Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong do, can they stop Cheng Yue? Even if they don't allow it, Cheng Yue will go back obediently? Don't even think about it.
Liu Mengyan pretended to be generous and said: "The first time the Metropolitan Governor goes to the court, there must be something important to report, and the minister thinks that it is appropriate to allow the Metropolitan Governor to play alone." ”
Xie Daoqing also knew that they would not object, so he nodded and said, "Then please ask the Metropolitan Governor to stay." The mourning family also has something for the emperor to learn. ”
The ministers in the hall couldn't see the excitement, and they were somewhat disappointed, so they should go back and wait, it is estimated that news will come out soon.
Wang Wei immediately stood up and said loudly: "Retreat from the dynasty!" ”
Liu Mengyan took the lead and retreated with the ministers, and glanced at Cheng Yue intentionally or unintentionally before leaving. Seeing that his face was expressionless and unfathomable, he couldn't help but feel more worried. Fortunately, he has a lot of eyeliner in the palace, and he will know as soon as there is news.
Emperor Zhao Xian was taken to class by Wang Yu, Cheng Yue also temporarily retreated outside the hall, Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu wanted to remove the curtain first, and then call him to stay in the vertical arch hall.
Cheng Yue didn't stand for long, and a chamberlain came over to take him to the Vertical Arch Hall to wait. Chen Baohe was guarding the door, and when he saw Cheng Yue coming, he immediately stepped forward to say a few words with him with a smile. When Cheng Yue was invited inside, Cheng Yue walked into this small vertical arch hall with a big sword.
Curtains were also raised in the hall, and there were several maids waiting on both sides, but the difference was that there was incense. Because I don't know how long Cheng Yue will speak, I prepared tea for Cheng Yue on the side.
Cheng Yue saw the salute first, and Xie Daoqing invited Cheng Yue to drink tea and take a break. Cheng Yue drank tea, cleared his throat, and said: "Two saints, the minister has a report, please ask the two saints to give permission." ”
Xie Daoqing said very gently: "The Metropolitan Governor works hard every day, so if there is anything, just talk about it." ”
Cheng Yue said: "Presumably, the two saints know about the ministers going to build roads, right?" ”
Xie Daoqing nodded and said, "Yes, once the road of the Grand Governor is completed, it will do a great thing to the world." ”
Cheng Yue said: "That's the case, if the road that the minister wants to build to the south is still according to the current official road, then it will have to detour more than 170 miles and climb two hills." The minister calculated that the construction would take an extra 20 days and 20,000 yuan. It doesn't matter, more importantly, if the military situation is urgent, just these distances will take a good horse to run for more than an hour, and if the fighter plane is delayed because of this, it is the most worrying minister. Another point is that if the emperor can cooperate with the road construction, then no one in the world will dare to let the minister's road bypass, which can greatly save time and money. Therefore, the minister wanted to cut the bend and straighten it, and requisitioned more than 1,000 acres of land along the way to build the road, and specially asked the two saints to decide. ”
Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu were shocked, although Cheng Yue's request was reasonable, how could they agree? If Huangzhuang is split in half by the road, it will be extremely inconvenient, and many people will peek inside. What's more, when I was looking for Huangzhuang, I found a feng shui master to see it, and it was necessary to have a faint dragon vein. The surrounding area of Huangzhuang is full of farmland of royal relatives and nobles, many of which can be traced back to one or two hundred years ago, and made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty. Don't talk about Cheng Yue, even her empress dowager can't be disposed of at will.
Xie Daoqing's head was immediately as big as a fight, if it was someone else, she would have scolded him out early in the morning. But she really didn't dare to Cheng Yue. This person is too elusive, even if he doesn't agree, he may start to do it when he turns his head and goes out, and she will be embarrassed by the time. said that he was here to ask her to give an order, but in fact, it was probably just to say hello.
Quan Jiu said suddenly: "Governor Dadu, if the mourning family is not mistaken, the Governor of Dadu handed over the matter of building roads to the south to Zhao Liangchun and Xu Daolong, right?" ”
Cheng Yue nodded and smiled: "What the sage said is true. ”
Quan Jiu said again: "The mourning family heard that Zhao Liangchun and Xu Daolong have always been very similar to the Metropolitan Governor, why are they suddenly so enthusiastic about planning for the Metropolitan Governor?" They themselves do not offend people, but instead
What is the intention of the governor to come forward? ”
Cheng Yue glanced at Quan Jiu behind the curtain when he heard this, and added more appreciation to this woman, and said with a smile: "What the sage said is very true, the two of them simply want the ministers to fight with the nobles of the court and the central clan, so they can watch the joke on the sidelines." ”
Xie Daoqing said: "Since the Metropolitan Governor knows this, why should he be fooled by them? ”
Cheng Yue said: "No matter what their purpose is, this matter must be resolved. If the minister can't solve it, they can use it as a name, or passively slack off, or go around in circles desperately, what will the minister do when the time comes? (To be continued......)