In the early morning, the sky has not shining, and all the ministers have gathered outside the noon gate, all wearing flower feathers and waiting for the morning dynasty with serious expressions. It should be too early, and the ministers gathered together in twos and threes to discuss something, and the most talked about was the fact that the seventh prince Chu Haoyu went south to the south of the Yangtze River, and some well-informed people had already learned that Li Huairen, the left attendant of the ministry, was the deputy envoy, and many people came forward to say hello, and Li Huairen, who was smiling, couldn't close his mouth.

Compared with Li Huairen's liveliness, Li Tiannian, the head of the household, stood alone on one side, his solemn face could not show any emotion, but compared with six or seven years ago, he was obviously much older, with deep wrinkles, gray hair, and his eyes slightly closed as if he was cultivating and pranayama. Seeing Li Tiannian like this, many people sighed in their hearts, the once smash hit Li family, just like the current Li Tiannian is getting older, and he can't say that he will fade out of everyone's sight that day, especially those in high positions, they know more, and the gaze that looks at Li Tiannian is quite complicated.

Everyone talked endlessly, but no one dared to make a loud noise, one by one they looked around extremely carefully, and suddenly saw a bright yellow sedan chair rushing towards them, and everyone immediately shut up, especially when the sedan chair approached to see the cloud patterns on it, they all showed a surprised look, it turned out to be His Royal Highness the Prince, who had not been to court for several years.

Five years ago, not long after the divine doctor Li Sihan entered Beijing, news came out from the East Palace that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated by assassins during his expedition to Mobei, and his heart was damaged and he needed to recuperate in peace. Since then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has closed the door to concentrate on recuperating from his injuries and no longer asks about the affairs of the court, which has surprised many people, and this time it took several years to recuperate, so that many people have forgotten His Royal Highness the Prince, and now they suddenly see the crown prince Chu Yuanbo, how can they not be surprised? However, although he was surprised, his face was full of respect, and when he saw the prince Chu Yuanbo get off the sedan chair, he immediately bowed down and said, "The minister knocks to see His Royal Highness the prince." ”

After five or six years of recuperation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was blessed, and his smile became more and more kind, nodding at everyone and smiling: "Zhongqing doesn't need to be polite, today, the palace is just here to see off the seventh uncle." Speaking of this, the prince's gaze swept over everyone one by one, and if he met familiarity, he would nod and say hello, and finally put his eyes on Taifu Gao Jialin, bowed slightly and said: "The student has seen the Taifu, and the spirit of the Taifu is still the same, and the student is very comforted." ”

Taifu Gao Jialin has passed the age of antiquity, but his body is healthy and his face is full of red light, his eyes are shining, and he smiled at the prince Chu Yuanbo and asked: "It's all the blessing of the saint and His Royal Highness, but seeing that His Highness is full of energy, I think he has been cured, it is really my great Chu's blessing!" ”

Hearing Taifu Gao Jialin say this, many people stepped forward to congratulate the prince Chu Yuanbo on his recovery, and Chu Yuanbo replied with a smile on his face, but it didn't take long for the two sedan chairs with one yellow and one black to come from afar, and it was the British King Chu Haoyuan and the filial piety king Chu Haoyu who came at the same time, and the hundred officials of the court who saw it immediately stepped forward to salute, it was Chu Yuanbo, who also stepped forward to salute the fifth and seventh uncles.

Seeing Chu Yuanbo, although Chu Haoyuan's expression did not change, he was thinking about why His Royal Highness the Prince, who had not asked about political affairs for several years, appeared today, and although Chu Haoyu was a little surprised, he smiled at Chu Yuanbo: "You are also here, how are you doing?" ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu, Chu Yuanbo showed a smile in his eyes, and opened his mouth to say, "It's the same." I heard that the seventh uncle was about to go out to patrol Jiangnan, so I came to see off the seventh uncle. ”

Although he knew that it was not as simple as Chu Yuanbo said, Chu Haoyu didn't want to think about it, nodded and said: "I didn't go to you for this trip out of Beijing, when I return to Beijing, let's get together." ”

As the crown prince, even if Chu Yuanbo has not appeared in the court for several years, it does not mean that he does not know, on the contrary, he knows everything that happens in the court very well, and even knows more than ordinary people. Nodding at Chu Haoyu, Chu Yuanbo said with concern: "Be careful all the way." ”

When Chu Yuanbo's words fell, the noon gate suddenly opened, and many ministers lined up in four rows and stepped into the Xuanzheng Hall in an orderly manner, walked through the long square, and walked up the stairs into the Xuanzheng Palace, all with solemn and respectful faces. In the silence, the eunuch shouted: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Suddenly, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty immediately knelt down and bowed respectfully: "Long live your majesty, long live, long live!" ”

Walking up to the Xuanzheng Hall and glancing at the ministers, Chu Haoran had undisguised pride and satisfaction on his face, and waved his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat!" ”

After shouting three times again, the ministers stood up, one by one, looking at their noses, noses, mouths, mouths, and hearts, and staring ahead without squinting. Glancing at the many ministers again, Chu Haoran's gaze stayed on the crown prince Chu Yuanbo and the filial piety king Chu Haoyu for a moment, and said, "Huo." ”

Hearing the order of the Holy Lord Chu Haoran, Xiao Yongzi, who was standing on one side, answered the chirping, stepped forward half a step forward and read the holy decree in his hand: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, Xiaowang Haoyu is kind and loyal to the country, and he patrols Jiangnan and Huainan on behalf of me, and admires this!" ”

Who in the court didn't know that Chu Haoyu was about to go out to visit Jiangnan, and even knew his purpose, but when he heard this holy decree was so simple, many people were taken aback, and they didn't understand what the holy lord meant? However, a number of important ministers of the imperial court, such as the crown prince Chu Yuanbo, the British king Chu Haoyuan, Zhongshu Ling Wei Dian, etc., did not change their expressions, as if they knew what was going on. In the silence of everyone, Chu Haoyu walked out of the crowd and knelt down and said: "Brother Chen, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Seeing Chu Haoyu take the holy decree, Chu Haoran nodded and said, "Get up." ”

After thanking him again, Chu Haoyu stood up and retreated to the same place. At this moment, the Holy Lord Chu Haoran smiled to himself, opened his mouth and asked, "Do you know why the seventh brother will inspect Jiangnan and Huainan on behalf of me?" ”

Who doesn't know what happened? It's just that it doesn't matter to oneself, and many courtiers don't seem to have heard what the Holy Lord says, and their expressions have not changed in the slightest, and even those who are in awe are still unmoved.

After a short silence, Sun Mingzhi, the imperial historian of the Imperial History Tower, stood up, knelt down and said: "Jiangnan and Huainan officials are not governing properly, and corrupt officials are rampant, especially in Huainan Qi'an County, which has provoked a civil uprising, and the micro-ministers have neglected to supervise, please punish the saint!" ”

Hearing the popular uprising, many courtiers were taken aback. They had never heard of this, but the imperial historian Sun Mingzhi mentioned it in the court, and it was true, after all, no one would deduct their hats, but when they thought of the people's uprising, more courtiers were shocked, and they never expected that the rule of Huainan officials had been so bad that it was time to take care of it. At this moment, the officials who originally thought that the saint was making a big fuss had no such thoughts, and even thought of why the saint would send the filial piety king Chu Haoran to patrol the south of the Yangtze River.

Looking at Sun Mingzhi, who was full of white hair, the Holy Lord Chu Haoran was silent for a moment and suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "Sun Aiqing is sixty and six this year, right?" ”

Suddenly, many people were shocked again, the meaning of the saint could not be more obvious, and the old ministers thought more. Today's Shengshang is the eldest son of the Chu family, after the establishment of the Great Chu was established as the crown prince, the first emperor was on good terms with the ministers of the court, and when the first emperor died and ascended the throne, the pattern of the court and China hardly changed, which made many old ministers breathe a sigh of relief that the saint was benevolent, and the ministers were fully assisted by the saint to conquer Mobei. Finally, Mobei won the victory, and the saint Chu Haoran had unparalleled prestige for a while, and just when everyone thought that the saint was about to exchange blood for the court, the saint only adjusted a few yamen, which won a good reputation for the saint, but now, the saint seems to be going to move the court. Although I had expected this day for a long time, for a while, many people were still a little disappointed, after all, no one was willing to throw away the power in their hands, but those young Zhuang factions in the court had a can't help but be happy on their faces.

Without looking up, Sun Mingzhi opened his mouth and replied: "Thanks to the saint's concern, the old minister is sixty-six this year. After a pause, Sun Mingzhi continued: "Trusted by Emperor Xian and His Majesty, the old minister has been in charge of the Imperial Historical Observatory for more than ten years, and he has been conscientious and does not dare to live up to the grace of the saint, but he often feels powerless recently, and I sincerely ask His Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown." ”

After a moment of silence, Chu Haoran finally nodded and said: "Sun Aiqing is loyal to the country, my great Chu has today's prosperity, Aiqing has contributed a lot, and now I see Aiqing's gray-haired appearance, I can't feel at ease." Come and give a scroll of iron-blooded pill hearts. ”

Sun Mingzhi bowed down again and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live." ”

When Sun Mingzhi got up and stood on one side, the Holy Lord Chu Haoran opened his mouth again and said: "I have been a great Chu for more than 20 years, and I and my father and I have worked hard and dare not slack off for a day. Seeing that Dachu has today's prosperity, I am very relieved, but I don't wait for me to be happy, the people of Qi'an County are like a blow to my head, and my heart hurts! ”

In Chu Haoran's raised voice, all the ministers knelt down at the same time and bowed: "The ministers are negligent, please punish the saint!" ”

Looking at everyone, Chu Haoran's voice became cold, and he said, "Punishment? The people are poorly clothed and hungry, so that they provoke a civil uprising, and I deserve to be punished. However, I want you, the ministers of the court, to touch your hearts one by one and ask yourself, when you are not the right court servant, are you right? Sun Bing. ”

Hearing the sage's shouting, Sun Bing, the scholar of the Chinese book, shuddered, and bowed tremblingly: "The minister is here." ”

Staring at Sun Bing, the Holy Lord Chu Haoran said coldly: "You dare to collude with the local minister to hide the twists and turns, you are so bold." At the end of the words, Chu Haoran raised his hand and threw out a note.

Since hearing about the civil uprising, Sun Bing knew that it was over, and now he saw the folds that he had hidden, his face was white and white, and beads of sweat were the size of beans, but he could only kowtow and say: "The minister knows his mistake, the saint spares his life, and the saint spares his life." In the crying voice, Sun Bing kept kowtowing, and the banging sound sounded quietly in the hall, and it also echoed in everyone's hearts.

With a cold snort, Chu Haoran opened his mouth and said, "I knew why bother now." Dragged out and handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation. With Chu Haoran's words, the two armored guards strode into the Xuanzheng Hall and dragged Han Bing down, but Sun Bing's shouts still sounded in everyone's ears. At this moment, Chu Haoran continued: "There was a civil uprising in Qi'an County, and Yang Linggong, the governor of Huainan Province, concealed it and did not report it, colluding with the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee to suppress the twists, which is really lawless. Wei Qing, passing on my edict, immediately suppressed Yang Linggong, the governor of Huainan Province, and Zhang Baiyang, the commander of Huainan Province, to return to Beijing, dare to resist, and kill! ”

Zhongshu ordered Wei Dian to immediately kneel down and say, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Nodding, Chu Haoran said again: "In addition, I will come up with a part, Huainan Province is located in the key area of millions of people, and the supervision of hundreds of officials in the Imperial Historical Observatory is the top priority. Without waiting for Wei Dian to answer, Chu Haoran had already set his eyes on Chu Haoyu, and opened his mouth to say: "Xiao Qi, this time to go to Jiangnan, it is necessary to eliminate fraud and return Jiangnan to a bright future, the matter is very important, there can be no slackness, if there is a request, just mention it." ”

Chu Haoyu immediately bowed and said: "The younger brother will live up to the holy grace and strictly govern the officials." This is an excerpt prepared by the minister's brother, please take a look at it. ”

Taking the recital from Xiao Yongzi's hand, Chu Haoran swept his eyes and opened his mouth and said, "Quasi-play." ”