Chapter 239: Decisive Battle in the Golden Palace (I)
Huang Guan and the other seven court Qingliu were secretly abducted by the Jinyi guards on the way to the court, stripped naked in a coma, and sent to various Qinglou in the Jingshi City.
Seeing his henchmen and cronies peel Huang Guan to the bare strips and carry him onto the carriage that had been waiting outside the alley, the carriage gradually moved away, Cao Yi clapped his palms, and his rugged bearded face couldn't help but twitch a few times, as if he was trying to hold back a smile.
"Brother Xiao's trick is really damaging, this is much more vicious than cutting off their heads, killing people and punishing hearts, well, it's really killing people and punishing hearts......" Cao Yi sighed with emotion on his face.
Should have participated in the court meeting, the righteous and awe-inspiring fight with the annihilators of the Qingliu ministers, if it was found that they were not only absent from the court meeting, but also released the pigeons of today's son and the Manchu Dynasty, and also ** lying naked in the arms of women, ** eroding bones to enjoy the beauty of the bed, not to mention whether the Son of Heaven will be guilty, just talk about their future reputation, I am afraid ...... Cao Yi sighed slowly, he understood that the meaning of Xiao Fan's life is to do everything possible to destroy people, this demon is simply born to destroy the reputation of others, from the Taoist style of Daoyan two years ago, to framing Huang Zicheng, and now framing Huang Guan...... The eyes of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military are bright, and the annihilation of the party is indeed the annihilation of the party, such a style of acting, the title of "annihilating the party" is well deserved, and he has definitely not been wronged.
After sighing for a while, Cao Yi turned his head and ordered in a low voice: "Give those ministers who have fainted some more [***] medicine, and they will not be allowed to wake up before the dynasty is dispersed!" ”
The lieutenants clenched their fists and responded: "Yes!" ”
At the same time, the palace Chengtian Gate is already crowded with people, usually do not need to go to the dynasty of the princes and clansmen, meritorious princes and courtiers are wearing neat court clothes, wearing six-line beam crowns, holding ivory boards, standing in front of the Chengtian Gate in groups of three or five, each chatting and whispering, everyone looks complicated, or annoyed, or smiling, or indifferent, their topic is of course inseparable from the topic of today's great court meeting, as well as the key surname who advocates reform and change the law, Jin Yiwei commander Xiao Fan.
When the crowd was boiling, an official sedan chair on the south side of Chengtianmen came slowly, and more than ten brocade-clothed pro-army guards dressed in flying fish suits on both sides of the official sedan chair escorted them, under the gaze of the ministers, from far to near.
Seeing the pro-army guards guarding the sedan chair, the hearts of the ministers sank, and the discussion of hundreds of people suddenly stopped, and the square was silent, as if it was deathly.
The official sedan chair has been leisurely dropped in front of the Chengtian Gate, and the pro-army guards respectfully opened the sedan curtain. Under the dim lantern light, a young and white handsome face appeared in the eyes of everyone.
He was dressed in a brand-new Flying Fish court dress, wearing a beam crown, soap boots, and a gentle smile on his face, but a graceful and luxurious, non-angry and arrogant aura made people dare not look up.
This is the central figure of the upcoming court storm, the newly promoted Marquis Chengyi, the fourth commander of Jinyiwei, Xiao Fan!
The strife is about to start, the situation is changing, can he defeat Qingliu, control the court, and smoothly implement his reform ideas?
In front of Chengtian Gate, the ministers were silent, and their eyes looking at Xiao Fan were full of complexity, expectation, resentment, indifference, and so on.
Xiao Fan calmly met the various eyes of the ministers, and Shi Shiran walked out of the official sedan chair, still smiling, just like his usual person.
When the group of annihilators saw that the leader was coming, they hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Xiao Fan.
Ru Yu, the secretary of the military department, did not care about his identity as an official of the military department, an old face was flattering like a blooming chrysanthemum, his entire facial features were squeezed together, and his round figure bent down with difficulty, intending to give Xiao Fan an authentic and original Confucian appearance, Xiao Fan was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped him.
"Lord Ru can't be polite, your figure is too rich, you can't do such a difficult action, it's too risky, you want to save the vitality of our annihilation party......"
All the annihilators blacked their faces together: "............"
Ru Yu snorted her fat lips a few times, and finally couldn't help but correct: "My lord, we are not annihilating the party, we are loyal ministers!" Bandang loyalty! ”
The chickens of the annihilation party nodded their heads again and again as if they were pecking rice, and then looked at him with a resentful expression, silently accusing Xiao Fan of being willing to fall.
Xiao Fan sighed: "Okay, we are loyal ministers......"
The annihilation party finally turned resentment into joy.
People are valuable in their own knowledge, it's a pity that the annihilation party does not have this valuable quality, they are used to hypnotizing themselves with their surnames, and the more they cheating and deceiving, the more they put the word loyal minister on their lips every day,—— loyal ministers will do these things that have no asshole for sons?
Ru Yu looked left and right, and then leaned into Xiao Fan's ear and whispered: "My lord, today is the Great Dynasty Meeting, let's ...... I'm really not sure, what should I do? ”
Xiao Fan smiled calmly: "It's okay, I have asked the master to open the altar and draw countless circles to curse the clear stream. ”
Everyone's faces suddenly became a little ugly, and Ru Yuqiang smiled and said, "My lord, you can't help it...... Too child's play, right? ”
Xiao Fan said solemnly: "Don't underestimate the role of the gods, the old man of Sanqing has been worshiped by the people for more than 2,000 years, and he has always been full of incense, which shows that the old man is still very kind, and he will not see death without saving ......"
Everyone's expressions were the same, and their faces twitched a few times at the same time, and then their expressions were gloomy, looking like they were at the end of their rope, very depressed.
At this time, the golden bell of the Wufeng Tower above the noon gate rang melodiously.
At three o'clock, the time of the early dynasty came.
The heavy noon gate creaked open, and the twelve brocade-clothed Han generals walked out of the noon gate, pressed the knife on their waists, and stood outside the noon gate in two rows with indifferent and solemn expressions.
The hundred officials consciously lined up in two columns according to their ranks, and then rushed in, the civil and military officials entered the left gate, and the clan relatives entered the right gate, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and went straight to the Fengtian Palace.
The third class stood in front of the Fengtian Palace, and the officials on duty held the list of officials and lords and began to roll call, until this time, the ministers of the Qingliu party were a little panicked.
Huang Guan, Zhuo Jing, Violent Zhao...... These people are the backbone of Qingliu, why haven't they arrived yet? Could it be that they forgot the hour when they discussed countermeasures in the Yellow Mansion?
Zhong Qingliu couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fan and the annihilators not far away, and strong panic and uneasiness gradually hit their hearts.
The situation is not good, today is the court meeting, I am afraid that there are variables!
Before long, a eunuch hurriedly came, dusty in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The Son of Heaven is coming, and hundreds of officials are driving!" ”
As soon as the words fell, all the officials knelt down in front of the square outside the hall.
At this time, only a few loud and high-pitched elephant chirpings were heard, followed by a burst of tiger roar and leopard hissing, civil and military officials raised their heads one after another, but saw the square in front of the Tianzi Luan, in front of the luxurious Luan, six elephant guides led the way, behind was a group of tigers and leopards driven by the beast tamers, two thousand brocade-clothed Han generals escorted Luan around, the scene was extraordinarily majestic.
There was a commotion among the civil and military officials, and then they quickly quieted down, bowing to the ground facing Luan, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, set the etiquette system, the regulations on the imperial guard of honor are particularly strict, and the guard of honor is also divided into many kinds, if the six elephants and tigers and leopards are used, it is an extremely important or grand state affair, such a guard of honor The emperor never uses it easily, if it is enabled, it is for the great court.
Xiao Fan, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was in charge of the emperor's guard of honor, and he knew this very well, and he was full of emotion at this time.
Zhu Yunwen used the elephant tiger and leopard for the first time because of the reform of the military system, and was promoted to the court meeting, which shows that he attaches great importance to the reform of the military system, and also shows his deep friendship with Xiao Fan.
Luan drove the guard of honor without hurry, slowly walked to the front of the hall and stopped, Zhu Yunwen wore a winged dragon crown on his head, wearing a red dragon robe, his expression looked solemn and solemn, and slowly walked down Luan Jia with the support of the eunuch, and stepped into the Fengtian Hall with his head held high.
The hundred officials temporarily forgot all kinds of complicated emotions in their hearts, until Zhu Yunwen sat on the dragon chair, and all the ministers entered the hall at the same time, knelt down and shouted long live.
Zhu Yunwen's slightly immature handsome face was majestic, slowly looked around the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "The ministers are flat." ”
The ministers got up according to the words, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Xiao Fan in the court class first, seeing Xiao Fan standing in the lord's class with an indifferent expression, his starry eyes were half-closed, and he couldn't help but feel slightly relieved, and then he unconsciously looked at those Qingliu ministers, these people are the biggest resistance to the implementation of the military system change, and they can't help but pay attention.
After a few careful glances, Zhu Yunwen was suddenly a little surprised, and then he rubbed his eyes vigorously regardless of his manners, and glanced at the ministers one by one again, and the surprise on his face became more and more intense.
"Ahem...... Why didn't Zuodu Yushi go to court? Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but ask.
The official on duty in charge of the roll call opened his mouth, and was just about to answer, but he heard Xiao Fan in the class reply lightly.
"Adult Tyrant calls for sick leave."
Zhu Yunwen was stunned and said, "What kind of sick leave did he take?" ”
“…… Have diarrhea. ”
Zhu Yunwen continued to be stunned and said, "How do you know? ”
“…… He bumped into me halfway through and asked me to say hello to him. ”
Qingliu Yi's eyes widened, and at the same time he gasped: "Hiss-"
Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and then asked without giving up: "Why didn't Yushi Huangguan come?" ”
Xiao Fan still replied calmly: "Lord Huang asks for personal leave." ”
"What is more important than a court meeting?"
"His aunt died, go back to mourn ......"
"How do you know?"
“…… He bumped into me halfway through and asked me to say hello to him. ”
Zhong Qingliu: "............"
"What about Zhuo Jing, the left servant of the household department?" Zhu Yunwen seemed to understand something, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"He took leave of absence." Xiao Fan is still an old god.
"What injuries did he have?"
"The palanquin man who carried him a sedan chair drove drunk and hit a tree......"
Zhu Yunwen was smart this time: "I also ran into you halfway, and I want you to help say hello, right?" ”
Xiao Fan arched his hand and smiled: "Your Majesty is wise and martial. ”
Zhong Qingliu's face gradually darkened: "............"
Zhu Yunwen sighed: "You met a lot of acquaintances along the way in the last dynasty......"
"The popularity is so good, and the minister is also very distressed......"
"What about Hu Kui in the Ministry of Rites?" A Qingliu official stood up and couldn't help but ask loudly.
Everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Fan, to see what kind of Xiao Fan could make up this time.
Who knew that Xiao Fan flicked his sleeves slightly, rolled his eyes to the sky, and hummed: "I'm not his father, how do I know?" ”
Everyone: "............"
Qingliu and his party were inexplicably missing eight backbones, coupled with Xiao Fan's explanation, all the Qingliu ministers were suddenly anxious, and their hearts were filled with strong panic and fear, and their original fighting spirit was weakened a lot, and a thin cold sweat even appeared on their foreheads.
At such an important court meeting, at the critical moment when Qingliu's status and power in the court were decided, the eight stalwarts were absent at the same time, this matter is clearly not a coincidence, could it be that Xiao Fan poisoned them?
Qingliu group of dragons had no leader, and immediately fell into a panic, and wanted to go out of class to ask Xiao Fan, but it was difficult to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of this matter, there was no evidence to prove that the absence of the eight people was related to Xiao Fan, and it was in vain to ask, and people would definitely not admit it.
Contrary to Qingliu's reaction, after being stunned for a while, the annihilators were all surprised, if it weren't for being in the Golden Palace, they really wanted to jump up and cheer.
What does the absence of eight stalwarts in the enemy camp mean for this Korean struggle? The annihilators who have been in the court for a long time naturally know better than anyone else.
There is no opponent in the court, and all public opinion and tendencies will show a one-sided momentum.
Xie Jin, who had been promoted to Taichang Siqing, happened to be standing next to Xiao Fan in the lord's class, and seeing the happy appearance of his comrades, Xie Jin couldn't help but quietly tugged Xiao Fan's sleeve: "Lord Xiao, the curse of the Lingshi's circle has worked!" ”
“…… Oh, yes. ”
"Lingshi is really a god and a man!"
“…… Oh, yes. ”
Xie Jin opened his big shining eyes and began to sell cuteness: "Does Lingshi still accept apprentices?" The lower official is Taichang Siqing, ranked in the ninth secretary of the court, shouldn't he insult his old man, right? ”
"But you've insulted me...... When you become a scholar and then give my emperor long live to build a canon of cultural governance, and your name will be remembered for eternity, then mention the matter of apprenticeship. ”
"The Great Ceremony of Bunji?"
Xie Jin thought for a while, then clenched his fists, looked like he was motivated, and said firmly: "I will definitely work hard!" ”
“…………”
The ministers in the hall were either frightened or delighted, and they talked about it for a while, and Zhu Yunwen couldn't help frowning slightly when he looked at the noisy appearance of the Manchu Dynasty.
Seeing this, the eunuch standing on the side immediately shook off the dust and shouted loudly: "Above the Golden Palace, in front of the Son of Heaven, the hundred officials are quiet, and it is forbidden to make noise!" ”
The ministers were startled and hurriedly kept silent.
Eight important ministers were absent, and there was such a strange and mysterious scene at the beginning of today's early dynasty, and it seems that there was still a change in the court.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fan again, then retracted his gaze, cleared his throat, and said: "Zhongqing, today I am going to the court meeting, it is to discuss the change of the military system, this discussion is first mentioned by the military department Ru Shangshu, I and the courtiers have not been able to discuss it, but this matter is very important, it is related to the Ming Society Ji Guozuo, today I am called the special promotion of the court, all over the Manchu Dynasty clan meritorious princes gathered in the Golden Palace, to discuss this matter together, and also ask the ministers to be stingy with words, speak freely, I will make a decree first, if there is inappropriate or fierce language in the court meeting, I will not add guilt." ”
Zhu Yunwen's words were like a referee in the boxing ring ringing a gong, and after a terrible silence in the hall, a Qingliu official raised his eyebrows and waited to leave the class.
Xiao Fan took the lead in stepping out of the court, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, before discussing the matter of changing the military system, the minister has a matter to face. ”
"Xiao Aiqing, just say it."
Xiao Fan's face was calm, he took out a thick piece of music from his arms, held it high above his head, and said: "Under the rule of the minister, the Jinyi Wei has been investigated, the inspector Yushi Liang Hui, the inspector Yushi Chen Shu, and the officials give Chen Kan in the matter, these three people accept bribes from the vassal king, and receive ten gold and jade jewelry every year, and more than 10,000 ice and charcoal tributes, the amount is huge, and the heinous ones are all substantiated. ”
The ministers were in an uproar, but the Qingliu party was all dead-faced, with a look of despair.
Zhu Yunwen was furious, the vassal king was a stinger in his heart, and it was his most sensitive and taboo topic, and the court minister actually had an affair with the vassal king, this crime violated Zhu Yunwen's taboo, Rao is the plain, generous, benevolent and righteous Emperor Jianwen, and he can't help the green tendons on his neck at this time.
Zhu Yunwen was naturally convinced of Xiao Fan's words, and he didn't look at the heavy evidence in Xiao Fan's hand when he heard the words, he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair fiercely, and shouted facing the outside of the hall: "Warriors outside the palace, quickly take Liang Hui, Chen Shu, and Chen Kan into the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison!" ”
(To be continued)