In the palace of the capital of Liangguo, because it is the last few days of the year, it is about to be the New Year, and the palace city and outside the palace have long been hung with festive red lanterns, rendering the entire palace lively.

Even the faces of the people in the palace are more happy, and the hands and feet of doing things are numb, for no other reason, because whenever the New Year is over, the mothers of each palace will let people wrap red envelopes and gifts as usual, and send some happy money, and the silver is more than a lot, and if it is collected, it can also add some more lines to the family, so how can they not be happy?

Don't say that in the palace, even the people in the capital have stopped their work and have taken to the streets, taking their children to walk the streets and alleys, purchasing New Year's goods, visiting the market, and enjoying the joy of the festival.

Spring is warming up, and the New Year is coming.

Whether it is for dignitaries or for the people of Limin, this is a festival worth celebrating, and for the entire human race, the day of reunion is always the most cherished.

In the imperial study in the palace, Emperor Liang Gu Yi was also conducting the last cabinet meeting of the year.

Those who can come here to participate in the resolution are all real and powerful factions in the court, and those with low official positions or low actual status have no right to participate and will not be invited.

The so-called "cabinet" is actually built according to a draft proposed by Gu Cang to his father and His Majesty the Emperor of the Dynasty, but now it is only a prototype of the form, and it has not really established complete rules and regulations, nor has it really promoted officials with real names to serve in senators and other positions, it is just to unify these powerful ministers in the imperial study to directly discuss and resolve major military affairs, which is not a clever political reform.

However, this method also has many advantages, the simplest is to save everyone the time to quarrel in the court, especially some ministers although they are dissatisfied with the decree, but do not want to come out in person, often signal their own party officials to speak out, the two sides in the Jinluan Palace non-stop, it is really noisy, and here to discuss direct decision-making, after the decision, it is considered to be a decision, out of this room, who dares to disobey the yang and the yin, that is, with the emperor His Majesty can not go, it will save a lot of trouble.

These powerful ministers, who had great influence inside and outside the court, sat in a circle around a long table.

Because every time you talk about political affairs, it often takes several hours, and it is not good to let these court officials stand, especially since many of them have been in the officialdom for decades, and they are no longer young, and it is okay to stand for a while, but after a long time, it is unbearable, and it can be regarded as Your Majesty's compassion for your own courtiers.

Behind the desk, there was a golden dragon chair, on which Emperor Gu Yi was sitting with an indifferent expression.

Since it was to discuss military affairs, the outsiders waiting in the house were only one of the eunuchs Han Mink Temple, and the other eunuchs and palace maids were all driven out in advance.

Gu Yi on the chair did not sit upright, but leaned on the back of the chair more leisurely, this attitude can also help the courtiers opposite to relax and save tension.

While drinking the newly served Yongzhou tribute tea in the bowl, he said with a smile: "Today is the last time I summoned you a year ago, and after that, I will have to rest for two days, no matter what happens, I can talk about it today, so as to save the next few days and then run to the palace, then I will let Gonggong Han drive that person out." ”

The big eunuch with the palm print who was wearing a python robe and bowing down his hand on the side, Han Mink Temple, who had a very high status in the palace, pursed his lips lightly and smiled a little embarrassedly.

It's not the first time for these people to come here, Gu Yi has been in power for more than 20 years, they all know the character of the saint, and they don't show too restraint, especially when Zhang Boren, the Shangshu of Chaoshangshu Province, heard it, and smiled directly: "Those of us who are courtiers have a lot of time to rest in a year, but Your Majesty has worked hard for a whole year in exchange for such a few days of holidays, where do we dare to bother, the minister dares to guarantee, without the help of Han Gonggong, the minister comes to guard in front of the palace gate for His Majesty, who dares to disturb His Majesty when he sees it." ”

Zhang Boren, as the Shangshu Order of Shangshu Province, is a good official, and under his hands is the six departments that hold the real power of the imperial court, ranking first among the hundred officials, and he is the person with the highest official position and real power here, not to mention that it is now spread all over the capital, and the emperor intends to marry the eldest lady of the Zhang family to his own prince, then this will be the uncle of the country in the future.

is the head of a hundred officials, plus the emperor's relatives and father-in-law, the two identities are superimposed, this person's power can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, that is, he dares to joke with the emperor in this kind of place.

Sure enough, when Gu Yi, the Liang Emperor on the other side, heard this, instead of getting angry, he put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the future in-laws in front of him, and teased: "Don't come, I see you every day, I'm tired of seeing you, it's better to let your daughter into the palace to see, don't stay at home, the queen is to her, that's what I want to see." ”

When the others heard this, they all looked awe-inspired, and secretly said that the emperor directly regarded her as his own child, such a grace, but she was really the first person in the world, and the position of this Shangshuling was very stable, and it would be good to have a good relationship in the future.

But he didn't want Zhang Boren to smile and said: "Your Majesty's request, please forgive the minister for not agreeing, this daughter, she has been timid since she was a child, and she didn't dare to see people, if it wasn't for the prince's initiative to invite, how could she dare to enter the palace." ”

A gentleman and a minister glanced at each other, and then looked at each other and smiled, of course Gu Yi knew what he was hinting at, this is to say that Gu Cang is holding back in his prince's mansion every day, but now the whole city is rumored that the emperor wants to give marriage, but Gu Cang himself closed the door, and he didn't even visit the door, or send someone to send gifts to express it, which really made the Zhang family deeply criticized, this is Lao Shangshuling is wronged for his daughter.

But this kind of thing, just say a sentence or two, both sides are no longer entangled in this issue, Zhang Boren just feels that the matter is undecided, but it has been spread all over the city, so he is quite dissatisfied, seeing that His Majesty the Emperor did not say anything, he directly diverted the topic and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a matter to play, the Jin State mission has been in the capital for almost a month, every day to find someone to hand over the post, and even to find a relationship to ask me here, every day to the minister's house to block the door, the minister is tireless." ”

As soon as his words fell, someone next to him immediately echoed and said: "What Lord Shang Shuling said, the minister has also encountered it, and if you want to come to a few others, there should also be people from the Jin State Mission who have come to visit." ”

The Jin envoy went all the way south, even if they were deliberately insulted by the soldiers at the border of Liangguo, they never thought of going back, because they had received the emperor's order and came for peace, but after they arrived in the capital, they just had a simple meal, and they were arranged by the imperial court to be idle in the Honglu Temple Embassy, and even to this day, they have not been summoned.

There has been no movement for such a long time, they are naturally anxious, begging grandpa to tell grandma everywhere to find a relationship, these powerful ministers here are all people who can go straight to heaven, and naturally they have been bothered by him, saying all kinds of good things, and even sending various gifts, just hoping that the other party can say a word in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

However, the Liang State is different from the Jin Kingdom, the bureaucratic spirit is not serious, and the Beijing officials who sit in their position really don't want anything, just a small gift, how can it make them feel excited.

What's more, it's just that not fools can see that His Majesty the Emperor has not forgotten, but deliberately does not want to meet these people, in this case, who will be boring to themselves?

Accepting bribes from other countries, speaking for people from other countries above the court, then don't think about doing this official, even if you don't treat you with the crime of communicating with foreign countries, everyone here is a human spirit, where will you not understand this kind of truth, who will touch this mold for a little profit?

However, since Shang Shuling has spoken, the others naturally echo it, especially when this person says this, everyone else also nodded yes, it seems that they have indeed been harassed.

When Gu Yi heard this, he glanced at everyone lightly, and then threw out a major news in a deep voice: "I came to you today to explain this matter, the news that has just come back from the Jin Kingdom, Chen Jing, the son of Chen Xiehu, the great Sima of the Jin Kingdom, launched a coup d'état, killed the old emperor Shangguan Ming and the great Situ Cai Jing, and supported the nineteenth emperor who was less than five years old to ascend the throne.

"Ahh

"This, this, this。。。。。。 ”

"How so?"

The others were shocked when they heard this.

No wonder they will be so surprised, this news is that anyone who hears it will feel incredible, coup d'état to seize power is okay, but that is their own family's business, but the courtiers launched a coup d'état to seize power, and even kill the king, which is almost impossible to happen in the eyes of the people who advocate etiquette and law.

It is said that the lord humiliates his ministers to death, how can this courtier reverse the way and kill the lord? This is a great rebellion!

It's not that there are no courtiers who have seized power in history, but that is also the decline of the royal family, the general trend, and most of them are just forcing each other to concede, after all, they still need a good reputation, and they will treat the royal family of the previous dynasty well in the future, ensuring that they have no worries about food and clothing, but also to not let the world criticize.

But this thing is too much.

It was Shangshu who made Zhang Boren come back to his senses first, and then frowned and asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who is this Chen Jing?

Before Gu Yi could answer, a person next to him opened his mouth to express his opinion and said: "His father is the great Sima of the Jin Kingdom, and most of the forbidden army in the imperial city is under the control of their own family, and it is not difficult to make a coup, but according to the minister's view, this is simply what he Chen Xiehu wants to do, but he is afraid of being ridiculed by the world, so he blames it on his son." ”

Someone next to him immediately objected: "I don't think so, the status of the Chen family in the Jin Kingdom has always been not low, Chen Xiehu was ordered to be in danger and was in charge of the army, and he was deeply favored by Emperor Shangguan Ming of the Jin Dynasty, how could he do such a thing?"

"Hey, maybe Shangguan Ming wants to take the Chen family under the knife, and Chen Xiehu was forced to rebel. ”

"Isn't that what I just said? He Chen Xiehu was favored by Shangguan Ming, if he rebelled, what kind of system would he become? It would be better to blame his own son, and then force the new emperor to make concessions in two years, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

"I don't think so。。。。。。 ”

Seeing that just such a small problem of the enemy country can make a group of old people in the officialdom quarrel, Gu Yi smiled helplessly, then stretched out his hand and pressed down, and said loudly: "Everyone!"

When the ministers on the opposite side saw it, they all quickly lowered their heads and arched their hands: "Your Majesty forgives your sins." ”

Gu Yi put his hands on the armrests and said in a loud voice: "Since I ascended the throne, Liang Guo has been peaceful for more than 20 years, what is it for? Is it because I want to live here in a corner of peace and guard the foundation of my ancestors? Is it because I am not enterprising enough? No, I want to establish a meritorious career and go north more than anyone else! In this way, I can live up to the last orders of the first emperor and the legacy of the ancestors. All of you here are the mainstay of my Liang Kingdom, so I might as well say bluntly, no matter what happens to the Jin Kingdom, I can't stop my determination to go north, this matter is to tell you in advance, make preparations as soon as possible, the Jin Kingdom now has such a courageous and courageous young man, I think there will be changes in all aspects, I have found someone to tell the Jin State Mission, let them make their own decisions. ”

The Jin State Mission, originally ordered by Shangguan Ming to make peace, now Shangguan Naruto is dead, and he was killed by the usurper minister, and then he wants to make peace, but I am afraid that it will be inappropriate, and the next thing has to be the current Jin State Principal to get an idea, saying that he listened to the Jin State Mission, but also wanted to avoid having to negotiate it at the time but temporarily change the hexagram.

Gu Yi is already ambiguous about the matter of harmony, and he has to go north anyway, but he can make a fuss about this matter, and it will be smoother at that time.

Zhang Boren turned his head and couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, it's just a pity that Shangguan Qian came to my Liang Kingdom twice, both of which were when the Jin Kingdom was in turmoil, a generation of famous envoys, the ministers of the humerus, I am afraid that I will have to leave the scene gloomily." ”

Although all the people at the scene were Liangchen, no one criticized him and praised the envoys of other countries, and the name of Shangguan Qian, everyone present had heard of him, and they all knew his deeds.

To tell the truth, only villains can hate virtuous people, but in the officialdom of Liangguo, which is clear from top to bottom, if it is a villain who can only flatter him, he will not be able to climb to such a high position, and even come to the imperial study to participate in the cabinet meeting.

As soon as he said this, even Emperor Liang Gu Yi said quite regretfully: "This person's demeanor, I have already seen it at the last state banquet, and this person should account for ninety percent! ”

Such praise is not too real, in the enemy country with strong national strength, and with the mission of harmony, to put it bluntly, that is, to ask for someone, born psychologically lower than a notch, but this person faced a group of ministers of Liangguo, fighting alone, talking loudly, fighting according to reason, not falling behind at all, earning enough face for the Jin State, and even many Liangguo people present were admired, and it is no wonder that the general of the Yanzhou border pass immediately changed his attitude and sent him away respectfully.

People with a strong character will be courteous wherever they go, but as for the villain, they are a dejected scene where everyone shouts and beats wherever they go.

Zhang Boren said regretfully: "It's a pity that he was born an enemy, if this person is obedient, the wind and bones will be ruined." ”

In this regard, everyone in the room is deeply convinced.