Chapter 22: The Upper Dynasty (I)

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It was just dawn, and a large number of officials gathered in the square in front of the palace.

Although the voices of each other are not loud, they gather together, but they are buzzing... It's like a swarm of flies, hovering over the carrion, and since they want to fall, they are afraid that it will be a trap, and the flesh is poisonous.

"Wang Shangshu, do you know why the Son of Heaven suddenly summoned you to wait for the court?"

"Who knows! I haven't been to the court for more than half a year, and I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Son of Heaven?"

"But the strange thing is that this time it was Manager Liu who sent someone to inform me to wait?"

Wang Shangshu's tone was mixed with unconcealable trepidation. Although he has not been at the center of the whirlpool, as an old minister who has been in the court for many years, he still has an instinctive political sense. He sensed a hint of a storm.

Since the last court meeting, the Son of Heaven intended to take back the power of the minister, and after the pro-government failed. Today, I haven't been to court for more than half a year.

It was rumored outside the palace that the Son of Heaven was suffering from brain disease and wantonly killed the eunuchs and palace maids around him, and the name of the Son of Madness spread all over the world.

Then the Jinyiwei was established, which made all the officials panic, so that now the Liu Party and the Chen Party are fighting each other, and it is difficult to distinguish between the upper and lower levels.

All kinds of signs are on the surface, and today's court meeting will inevitably become the fuse of a real big storm.

"The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings!" Wang Shangshu let out a sigh.

"Knock-knock, knock!" The big drum erected in front of the Moyang Palace sounded three times in a row, and all the ministers sorted out their robes one after another, and walked towards the Moyang Palace under the leadership of the five ministers.

"Crunch!" The gate of the Moyang Palace slowly opened, and as far as the eye could see, there were brocade guards wearing black embroidered dragon clothes everywhere, guarding both sides.

The use of brocade guards to replace the original Praetorian Guards of the palace, although this message is not big, but it is meaningful enough.

Li Ping'an was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair, as if looking down on the world and looking down on all beings!

Below the dragon chair, there are five chairs on the left and right, which are decorated with carvings of the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, the Xuanwu and the unicorn.

This is the position that belongs to the five ministers.

Li Ping'an looked at the courtiers below with a calm gaze, but no one knew everything he was thinking in his heart.

"Ministers, knock to your majesty, may your majesty live long, long live, long live!"

"Zhong Aiqing, flat," looking at the courtiers kneeling below, Li Ping'an couldn't help but feel a little fluttering in his heart.

Li Ping'an woke up from the desire for power, and kept reminding himself in his heart that what he wanted was eternal life.

The emperor, the son of heaven who commands a country, wakes up to the power of the world, and is drunk and lying on the knees of beautiful women. Even a person like himself, who has seen a lot in the Overworld, almost indulges in it. No wonder, there are countless people who want to sit in this position.

Li Ping'an stood up from the dragon chair and looked straight at the five ministers on both sides. It was as if thunder could shoot out in his eyes.

Sun Chaodong is cunning and cunning, with strange thoughts and difficult to guess. Han Yi and Yang Qingyun, one is responsible for guarding the frontier, and the other is hidden behind the scenes, still disguised as the appearance of a virtuous king.

Only Chen Daoqian, in order to achieve the concept in his heart, there are no taboos. He is the first opponent that Li Ping'an must face most directly now.

It is also the first stumbling block for Li Ping'an to seize real power and gain authority.

The court meeting was convened on the initiative of Li Ping'an, the son of heaven, at this time, even if the ministers had nothing to do, he, the son of heaven, would inevitably have something to say.

Looking at the quiet courtiers, Li Ping'an said in a very flat tone: "Five Aiqing, since there is no such thing as a start, then remove their chairs!"

Immediately, a brocade guard walked into the hall, and while the five ministers had not yet taken their seats, it seemed that they were going to remove five chairs that were obstructive to the eyes.

"Your Majesty, the floods in Hedong have displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and your Majesty is invited to make a judgment!" An official stood up from the crowd, holding a wat board and taking a humble attitude.

It was like firing the first shot of the attack, and more officials stood up and told all kinds of news in Tiansheng, whether true or false, all in one go, although they claimed to be "Your Majesty's Holy Judgment", but they did not really intend to let Li Ping'an, the emperor, make a decision.

They are just using this way to mock Li Ping'an, the son of heaven. Let him clearly understand that without the five ministers who take care of his life, then he, the son of heaven, is nothing and can't do anything.

Even if the country is in turmoil, he can only watch it like this, and he can't do anything.

Li Ping'an was still expressionless, just looking at the Manchu Dynasty with his crazy eyes.

The atmosphere seemed to be at a stalemate from the very beginning. Gradually, no one stood up to speak anymore.

Li Ping'an, the son of heaven, was silent, and the courtiers standing in the hall were silent. Little by little, time passed.

"Someone, bring it up!" The brocade guard outside the hall walked in front of Li Ping'an with two large boxes.

"Bang!" the box was heavily placed on the floor, and when it was opened, there were volumes of books inside. Everyone was curious about what was written in these books.

"Let these things be seen by all the ministers of Tiansheng Humerus!" Li Ping'an instructed the brocade guards guarding the palace to distribute the books to the ministers below and ensure that each of them had one book.

What is recorded in it is that the courtiers exceeded the rules in terms of food and clothing on weekdays, and they used their power for personal gain and filled their pockets. There is how to deceive the superiors and subordinates, and oppress the people. No matter how big or small, it's clear.

At first, the officials who were named looked at their backers behind them with disdain.

Looking at the five ministers sitting above without saying anything, they gradually began to feel uneasy, and even some officials in serious situations showed fear.

In the past, in order to save face for some ministers, Liu Gao sent people to arrest and then conduct a trial, but today in the court, it was put forward openly, and some trivial things were also shaken out, and they were careful.

In the past, it may have been debunked like this, but it was useless. However, none of the five ministers above today spoke up and let the Son of Heaven perform.

Looking at the brocade guards on both sides who were full of fierce light and holding sharp weapons, many ministers who were originally indifferent began to weaken their legs.

"Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to do here? Do you want to let the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty be put in prison, and then let the world fall into chaos, and let the Tiansheng country be completely subverted?"

Liu Gao opened his mouth to ask Li Ping'an a question for the first time, and he was unceremoniously, but he didn't have the arrogance he had in the past. With a strange look, he looked at Li Ping'an.

The ministers wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and many of them showed gratitude. But there are also some really treacherous people, who suddenly feel bad, and feel that the development of this state of affairs is not quite right.

"How do you feel, today's Chief Manager Liu is no longer as domineering as before! Without his orders, how can the Son of Heaven command the Jinyi Guard, just like cooperating with the Son of Heaven. Delusion?"

At the same time, many people saw the situation clearly, and their hearts were like mirrors, the voices of smart people.