After the five watch drums of the Five Phoenix Towers were beaten, the deserted streets of Kyoto in late autumn suddenly became lively and noisy, and officials from all walks of life who rode horses and sat in sedan chairs flocked to the Imperial City Gate from all directions.

When they arrived outside the Huangji Gate, the officials jumped off from the car one after another, first sorted out their appearance, and then lined up in two teams according to their civilian and military positions, and entered the Huangji Palace from the left and right to stand outside. After three whips, under the guidance of the Honglu Temple official, he knelt three times and knocked nine times, and the mountain shouted long live.

Today's morning court, under the emperor's throne, it is divided into east and west sides, and there are two classes of ministers standing on each.

According to the usual practice, the first place in the queue was still the king of Yanling County and the elder of Wen Jiusheng Wenge, but the sharp-eyed people quickly discovered the anomaly of today's court meeting.

Qiao Gongshan, who used to stand on the east side of the emperor's throne, did not appear today, but was replaced by Zhang Ping, the great internal supervisor, and Wei Chengye, who was regarded by the emperor as his arm and relatives, stood under Zhang Ping today, with a very respectful face.

Wei Chengye grew up with the emperor, the future head of the Wei family, the object of the Wen and Lin families' efforts, and he didn't ask for any guilt in the big trouble a few days ago, and now he had to stand quietly under Zhang Ping.

Several ministers with lively minds exchanged glances with each other, and it seemed that the wind direction had changed recently, and the emperor favored Zhang Pingzhi's holy family more than the previous emperor.

After the ministers stood in shifts, according to the practice of the past, the two small firefighters on duty in the Imperial Palace moved out an embroidered pier and gave Wen Jiusheng a seat, in order to show the dignity of the royal respect for the teacher, and it was also the due part of the courtesy of the elders of the Three Dynasties.

But today, the person on the throne was unwilling to follow this old practice, and handed a look to Zhang Ping beside him, coughed lightly and said: "I also give Uncle Yanling a seat, and only my uncle is here among my relatives and elders." As a royal prince, there should be a sense of compassion and respect when the court meeting. ”

Zhang Ping bowed down very obediently, waved his hand behind him again and again, and urged the close fire man to quickly bring the rosewood round stool with a bright yellow embroidery cushion for the king of Yanling County to sit.

Without waiting for Zhang Ping to turn around, Yuan Zheng raised his hand to Wei Chengye and ordered: "Gonggong Zhang is the most relied on confidant of the first emperor when he was alive, and there are many things that I want him to mention since I ascended the throne. ”

As soon as these words came out, there were faint voices of discussion among the ministers in the palace, and the last few young imperial historians straightened their bodies, and they wanted to wait for the crowd to come out to remind the emperor not to spoil the eunuchs and lose their proportions.

Most of the remaining courtiers locked their eyes on the two of them and patrolled back and forth between King Yanling and Zhang Ping, and only a few bright-eyed old foxes secretly raised their eyes to look at the young son of heaven on the throne, and saw that there was no trace of waves on his breezy face, and couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, what a powerful young boy, he hooked his head to the ground even more, and made his respectful and low posture to twelve points.

It seems that there are not enough accidents thrown out today, Yuan Zheng straightened up on the throne, "Ministers, be safe, I still have something to announce - since the Li clan was in chaos and the royal family withered, since I ascended the throne, the only person who has been close to the court and relied on it is Uncle Yanling." ”

Speaking of this, he paused, as if he was choked up because of his uneasy mood, and Yanlingjun, who was sitting in front of the military attaché queue, couldn't help but sit up straight, looking at his emperor's nephew on the throne suspiciously.

Yuan Zheng saw everyone's reactions in his eyes, sighed low in his heart, and deliberately showed a little eagerness in his eyes, and met the eyes of Yanling County, "As a human monarch, I dare not forget that I have learned that Zongzheng Temple has rebuilt the jade, and I still respect Uncle Yanling as the prince, and named his only daughter as the lord of Anren." ”

As soon as the words fell, he ignored the discussion of the ministers, pointed to Zhang Ping and read out the canonization will.

Yanlingjun knelt down in thanksgiving amid the noisy discussion, and after sitting back on the round stool again, there was a subtle sneer at the corner of his mouth, Yuan Zheng accurately captured the change in his expression through the twelve colored beads falling on the crown, and there was still a warm smile on his face, but the hands in his sleeves couldn't help but clench their fists.

Among the ministers under the ranks, there are those who peek at the emperor's expression, those who look at Wen Jiusheng and Lin Shifan to inquire, and those who are indignant and want to come out.

Seeing this situation, the officials of Honglu Temple, who were hidden behind everyone, came out of the line very obediently and said, Tian Qing, the eunuch of the supervisor of the city ship, took the envoys of the Eastern Yu Kingdom to meet the Son of Heaven, came to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne, and presented the twelve treasures of the sea and the clouds in his country.

When the ministers, who were accustomed to judging the situation and sizing up the situation, saw such a festive event, they all stopped speculating about the struggle for top power, and did their best to sing the praises of virtue, quoting the old tunes of the four seas and congratulating all the nations to congratulate them over and over again, until the Son of Heaven waved his hand and retreated, and this court meeting ended in a satisfactory atmosphere deliberately touted by the cooperation of the monarch and the ministers.

On the way to disperse the dynasty, several courtiers who had always been close to Yanling County and who had been treated coldly after the new emperor ascended the throne were surrounded by people from all walks of life.

Outside the crowd, two ministers dressed in five-grade civil uniforms looked gloomy, watching the crowd of people from all walks of life passing by, and one of the white-faced officials with a shy and bulging lower abdomen could not hide the mockery on his face, and smiled at his companions:

"Tan Gong, look, such a thriving person, I don't know that in Yanling County, oh no, he should be called the king of Yanling! How many meritorious heroes are these people in front of King Yanling and his old man's seat, and how much benefit do they have? ”

The companion beside him, known as Tan Gong, had an elegant face, and the most fashionable scribe in the Dachen Dynasty who was left under his chin must be thoughtful.

"Yanling and Zhang Ping may not be able to form an alliance, and there is no possibility of an alliance under such a woo."

He pinched his eyes narrowly at the white fat official, and he didn't have the slightest respect for King Yanling in his words, and asked softly with a smile: "Lord Li, I only ask you, which is higher or lower compared to Yanling County today?" ”

The white and fat official surnamed Li seemed to be quite disdainful of his companion's question, and gave him a white look angrily, before he stretched out his index finger from his sleeve and pointed in the direction where the crowd gathered and walked away, "That's just a reckless martial artist, and he was eaten to death when he fought with the Li family......

Sensing that his words were quite inappropriate, he looked at his companion again, and at the same time snorted behind him, "I couldn't see when I was hostage in Beijing before, but this son is a ruthless character, and he can be so obscure!" There is a son like this, and His Royal Highness the King of the Spring can also be greatly relieved. ”

The official surnamed Tan, who had a scribe's beard, nodded and sighed, his expression turned from gloomy to clear, "Since the first emperor was sick and the Li clan controlled the government, the Dachen Dynasty situation has developed in the worst direction. With such a wise young man, coupled with the support of Wen Ge Lao and others, a new look for the court is just around the corner! ”

"The new situation has its own new changes, and the old Wenge is just that, this forest ...... His actions will be jealous of the Mighty Son—"

Before the white fat official finished speaking, the official surnamed Tan of the scribe beard immediately interrupted him and pointed to the five-grade civil official supplement with a white pheasant embroidered on the other party's chest:

"Master Li, you and I are a fifth-grade official, and let's take care of the one-acre and three-point land in front of the hall first! The situation is good, you and I also have a bright future, and this alone should be revealed. Today, for my brother, how about we go to Fan Bailou to drink a pot? ”

After saying that, the two of them hooked their shoulders and laughed and walked out of the palace gate.