The Imperial City of Kashu • Yuanwu Palace

Miyahata sat on the Sumeru gold-carved dragon chair, and the crown of nine colored jades obscured his vision, and he could not really see the lowered faces of the courtiers.

However, in ordinary court meetings, palace flags don't actually need to be dressed so ceremoniously. It's just that the new monarch ascended the throne, and for several days in a row, he refused to relax his demeanor in the slightest. It seems that he thinks that only in this way can he make the courtiers feel the majesty of the new king, and then naturally say the words that he said when appropriate.

In fact, this kind of foreshadowing is just for the sake of what is said today.

Miyahata expected that the matter discussed today must be difficult, but he did not expect that it would be so difficult.

Kneeling in front of the hall at the moment is Zhao Shen, the head of the Ministry of Rites, who knelt down to dissuade him when he proposed to establish a company and return to Ying. In fact, since his accession to the throne, the palace banner has secretly renewed a large number of blood in the court and China - the ministers who previously supported the two sons of the emperor were either deposed or exiled by him on the grounds of disrespect in front of the emperor's spirit.

Or assassination.

Not only the Curtain Party, but also the ministers who supported the crown prince in the previous dynasty were also degraded to varying degrees. It's just that it was not the palace flags that disposed of them, but the marquis.

Most of the officials were decentralized, and many important posts were vacated in the DPRK and China. Taking advantage of the waste to be revived, the palace banner set up a new position for the left and right divisions. This position is an official with four grades, and he is responsible for sarcasm and regulations. The right secretary chose the protégé of Lihou, who has been an official for many years; And Zuo Si Ji chose Zheng Bifang, who was hidden in the snow when he was not involved in the dispute between the prince and the third prince when he was the first emperor.

Gong Wan didn't expect that Rao was like this, when he proposed to return to Hotaru as the queen, there was still a voice of protest in the court, and even the head of the Ministry of Rites was in a situation where he admonished each other to death.

After a long time, Zhao Shen, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that the palace flag was still silent, so he kowtowed again and again, and shouted in a sad voice: "Your Majesty! As a new monarch with great intentions, and Lian is a former princess and concubine, you insist on making your sister-in-law the queen, you are bound to laugh and be generous, attracting the attention of the courtiers, and the world is dissatisfied! ”

The palace flag is as immovable as a mountain, and the face behind the crown is unreal. Zhao Shen didn't stop kowtowing, and his voice was already hoarse: "Your Majesty! Lian was abandoned during the reign of the former prince, and then you opened the Rongjun Palace, and she relied on the mansion, charming and ill-intentioned! is so disrespectful to her husband, a demon girl of water-based poplars, she can't be the queen of the world! ”

Under the black satin embroidered gold silk dragon pattern, the fingers of the palace flag were already blue. The furious anger in his heart was suppressed to death, and he felt as if he was about to explode in this Yuanwu Hall in the next moment.

"Come, drag him down, behead him for public display."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

All the ministers knelt down in unison, and even the Marquis Li, who had been silent beside him and was deeply frowning, couldn't help but look up in astonishment.

"Your Majesty...!"

"Slash!"

The sound of the palace flag was like a bell, and it shook the hall and echoed endlessly. When the Da Nei forbidden army heard the sound and entered the hall, they took Zhao Shen's arm left and right, and lifted him up without saying anything, and dragged him outside the hall.

"The Emperor! You have a spirit in the sky, the concubine is on the throne, you are a demon who is favored, and your courtiers are either degraded or killed! Great deeds, I'm afraid it will be ruined by his hands! ”

Zhao Shen's voice gradually faded in the hall. In the depressed dead silence, Zuo Si Zheng Bifang finally couldn't help it, got up and walked out on his knees, and said without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, although Zhao Shen's words are fierce and disrespectful to you, his words are not completely unreasonable!" Lian's body is not right, if you insist on being the queen, I am afraid that you will-"

"——When the new official takes office, will he be as aggressive as the old ministers of the previous dynasty?" Gong Hao's tone was as cold as the temperature in the Yuanwu Palace, "Although Gui Ying is the former crown princess, she has never had sex with the former prince, how can you say that she is obscene?" She is now committed to me, if I don't accept her, I'm afraid that she will really be laughed at by the world! ”

"Whether the period of the princess of the Lian family is complete or not, this is originally a matter of the boudoir, and there is no way to check. Your Majesty, Zhao Shen's words are only one of them, and the reason why Weichen risked his life to advise today is for other reasons! ”

Zheng Bifang is not slow or sick, and he is righteous: "Lian was once the abolished princess, and her identity was not correct, this is one; Second, this woman has no family background and no poetry and books, how can He De take the responsibility of **; Third, this woman has peerless martial arts, but she is afraid that she will be in the rivers and lakes, and she will mix into the court, and she has other plans; Fourth, this woman was involved in the dispute between the first emperor and the heir, if she said that she had the ambition of the heroine in the world, it would not be an exaggeration; Fifth, there were rumors that her relationship with the Praetorian Guard Wen Zhao was unknown, if the two of them were really brother and sister, then Lian's incognito was very suspicious! ”

Gong Wan was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while, but Lihou turned sideways expressionlessly: "Zheng Si admonishes to be cautious." General Wen Zhao of my Lifu was brought up by the old minister since he was a child, and Lord Si Ji was insinuating, implying that General Wen and the little girl had the blood of the previous remnants? ”

Zheng Bifang was not weak: "Right and wrong, justice is in the hearts of the people, and it is not something that can be distorted and reversed by a few insinuations from Weichen." Regardless of the background of General Wen and the Lian family, according to the performance of the ministers, there are still four major reasons why the Lian family cannot be established as the queen. Lord Lihou is eager to protect his daughter, but he can't be ignorant, and the heart of being a courtier, a king, and a country is! ”

Seeing that Zheng Bifang said something sensitive, Lihou couldn't respond, so he raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Qianli, who had been hanging his head for a long time: "Wang Qing, as the right counselor, do you have any opinions on this matter?" ”

When Wang Qianli was young, he was a student of Lihou, but because he was not particularly blue-eyed and had not been promoted for many years, he invited himself out of the house and went to work in the Ministry of Industry. Although Wang Qianli jumped from a six-rank petty official to the right secretary, he was quite respected by his colleagues because he was kind and generous on weekdays, so he did not suffer too much criticism.

But I saw that Wang Qianli had a neat beard, a square appearance, and thoughtful eyebrows, and was suddenly pointed by the palace flag, but he was still calm, stood out of the queue, leaned down and bowed: "Your Majesty, Weichen was a protégé of Lord Lihou when he was young, and he was quite familiar with General Wen. The general is loyal and upright, dedicated to the country, if it is said that it is the remnants of the previous dynasty, Weichen will never believe it. ”

Gong Wan didn't like him playing Tai Chi like this, so he waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to say General Wen's loyalty, I am asking you what you think about the matter after returning to the Hotaru Seal." ”

Wang Qianli smiled helplessly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is the old subordinate of Lihou, and Miss Lian is the righteous daughter of Hou Ye. Therefore, one is the reputation of the girl, the second is the reputation of the marquis, and the third is also the position of the secretary who has not yet sat in the hot position of Weichen himself. ”

Wang Qianli bowed deeply again, provoking a contemptuous look at Zheng Bifang beside him.

Gong Wan smiled: "Wang Qing is willing to talk to me about my heart." Anyway, since your identity is inconvenient, I don't need to make things difficult for you. After returning to the Hotaru seal, if no one else objected, then-"

"—Your Majesty! After Lian's sealing, it is contrary to morality, and it is also inconsistent with etiquette. Although I am not as good as the Southern Desert with a long history, it is also a civilized country that needs to keep its face and system! You insist on making such a woman the queen, try to ask who in the Manchu Dynasty has no doubt in their hearts? It's just that you have already disposed of Zhao Shen of the Ministry of Rites, although everyone is a minister, they are all husbands and fathers with families, and they are willing to take care of their lives! You behead your ministers at every turn, and who dares to persuade them to death! ”

Gong Wan Tieqing's face did not have any expression, only the bloodshot that gradually spread in his eyes showed his bitterly suppressed anger: "Zheng Qing is willing to admonish directly, but you are a new official, are you not afraid that once you will annoy me, a senseless and faint monarch, and behead you and Zhao Shen together?" ”

When Zheng Bifang heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, but he still had a straight face: "Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Weichen does disagree with His Majesty today, but the four words 'Senseless Faint King' have never been said by the minister, and he has never thought of it! ”

Zheng Bifang ignored the bruises on his forehead, and kowtowed again and again and said excitedly: "Weichen is also the son of his parents, the father of his children, and the blue sky on the head of a family!" However, since the minister was exceptionally promoted by His Majesty, he became the first Zuo Si since the founding of the country, and since he should abandon his personal life and death honor and disgrace, he directly expressed what he thought and saw in his heart to His Majesty! ”

"Sure enough, it's my priest! When he spoke, the words were sonorous, and he had a gun and a stick, which really made me unable to refute it. Gong Wan sneered, "You said that if you do the advice of the left secretary, you will put life and death aside, and you are sarcastic that I do not listen to the words of the ministers, and kill at every turn, and use my parents and children as an argument, which is to detain my mediocre, cruel and cruel hat!" ”

"Your Majesty is angry! Zhao Shen, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, was admonished because of the disagreement with the ceremony after the Juelian clan was sealed; And Weichen, as a minister, is admonished because of the black gauze hat on his head! Today, if loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, then Weichen is also willing to sacrifice his life for righteousness, but he wants to be worthy of the sky, and he does not blame His Majesty for half a point! ”

Zheng Bifang's forehead had been knocked out with a bloody mark, and the sound of the skull and Dali masonry hitting each other made people get goosebumps. The courtiers couldn't hold back any longer, and knelt down one after another to admonish. Miyahata couldn't hold back his anger anymore and stood up from the dragon chair. Lihou reacted very quickly, and immediately knelt between the palace banner and the courtiers.

Zheng Si admonished the new official to take office, and it was inevitable that he would be more angry, and the courtiers had never seen such a battle of arguments between the monarch and the minister, and it was understandable that they were afraid of the gaffe. Your Majesty is forgiving, and you will not be guilty if you think about it. ”

Lihou said in a loud tone that everyone in the hall heard clearly, "Your Majesty, the little girl is still young, and it is indeed difficult to be the rear seat. Thanks to His Majesty's love, in the humble opinion of the old minister, it would be good to give a position of Zhaoyi, and then give the right to associate the six palaces, and experience three or five years in His Majesty's harem. When Lao Cheng is more serious, if His Majesty does not dislike it, and then give the throne, I think the courtiers will definitely not object at that time! ”

"-Lihou, you!"

"Please give an order to your majesty to canonize the little girl Zhaoyi!"

The ministers were rescued by the Marquis of Li, and who was stupid, hurriedly responded in unison: "Please give an order to canonize the position of Lian Zhaoyi!" ”

"You-"

Miyahata couldn't catch his breath, his chest was suffocated, and his face turned purple. He flicked his wide sleeves, couldn't say a word, kicked over the lacquered gold nine-grade crane next to the dragon chair, and strode back towards the meteor.