Chapter 199: The Great Imperial Council
In Ye Wen's view, the system of today's Wu Dynasty is quite like the Western Han system. In particular, the instructions of the Heavenly Family are exactly the same in a certain aspect, and one can't help but wonder if the famous Wu Taizu is the reincarnation of the rogue emperor Liu Bangtianren, or he would not have set up so many codes to control the so-called extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, that is, Skywalkers.
For example, the clothes of the Son of Heaven are similar to the rules formulated by Xiao He by Liu Bang at that time, the color of the clothes worn by the Son of Heaven in the spring, summer, autumn and winter court will change due to the changes of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is called "the index of heaven and earth, and the people are won in it".
And it just so happened that for thousands of years, except for today's era of Confucianism, which will strictly follow the form of etiquette, even Wu Taizu does not abide by it very much, which is just the same as Liu Bang at that time, he did not abide by the so-called Fa Tiandi Index, won people, and basically wore how he liked.
At this moment, just after dawn, the rooster crowed.
The door of the inner hall of the Xuanwu Hall was wide open, and two columns of black-clothed warriors wearing armor came out of the hall, and then knelt down in front of the imperial steps of the Son of Heaven in a row. Liu Jin stood up with martial arts in his hand, obviously encroaching on the rights and interests of the three princes, but no one dared to resist, and then the entire hall was silent.
At present, the Mink Temple is out of the ranks, who dares to speak out, don't you think that when Emperor Chenghua does not use the sword for five years, the sword of the Son of Heaven will be rusty.
Then the bell rang, the Son of Heaven Jade paused for a moment, and then acted in a rhythmic rhythm, behind him, first the three dukes held the jade bi and bowed, got up and followed the emperor into the palace, and then the people of the six departments of Jiuqing followed the Emperor Chenghua after the Son of Heaven Jade Bowl.
Along the way, where the Son of Heaven Jade passed, countless courtiers bowed their knees, and then got up and followed, like a greedy snake, and the team behind the Son of Heaven Jade gradually grew. In the end, Emperor Chenghua raised his feet and walked out of the jade bowl of the Son of Heaven, stood in front of the royal steps, turned around, looked at the ministers, and after a long time, he sat on the dragon chair that he had not touched for a long time.
At this time, Liu Jin came to Emperor Chenghua at the right time, kowtowed and asked, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, and the Son of Heaven is coming." ”
Emperor Chenghua sat motionless on the dragon chair, raised his right hand slightly, and opened his mouth slightly, "Yes." ”
Liu Jin left and turned around, and said loudly with full of anger: "Your Majesty said: Yes!"
The ministers kowtowed: "Welcome to the Son of Heaven!"
Sangong sang, Jiuqing sang, and then hundreds of officials sang strangely, making the people of the world hear.
The dawn of the sky bloomed, and then the third prince took the lead and presented a congratulatory gift to the Son of Heaven, and pieces of jade and jade were presented...
The whole ceremony lasted for most of the hour, and the sky gradually brightened, and the sun completely appeared above the heads of all beings.
Originally, there was an East Palace ceremony after the Son of Heaven ceremony, which was also Ye Wen's willingness to feel that the legal constraints of the Wu Dynasty were quite similar to those of the Han Dynasty. The Wu Dynasty, like the Han Dynasty, was also ruled by two palaces, the Emperor's Qianmin Palace and the Empress Dowager's Weiyang Palace.
But Emperor Chenghua was exempted from being divided by the East Palace of Weiyang Palace, everything was after the first emperor killed his mother and son, and the military and political power of the Wu Dynasty was all concentrated in the hands of Emperor Chenghua, if there was no division of Kyushu after Emperor Chenghua was dizzy five years ago.
The entire Xuanwu Hall was silent for a long time, the needle drop could be heard, the silence made people feel terrible, the Confucian lowered his eyebrows and pleased, his heart throbbed, but the military generals did not dare to take a breath, and many high-ranking nobles also lowered their heads, not daring to look at Emperor Chenghua on the steps. The whole scene was like when the teacher was about to ask a question to the students in the classroom in his previous life, all avoiding the eyes of Emperor Chenghua.
In the eyes of the marquis in the front row, an inexplicable meaning flashed, and they knew that the main drama was coming. Since Emperor Chenghua issued an edict five years ago to sign the 10,000 blood order, Emperor Chenghua appeared for the first time on the Great Dynasty Ceremony, and Emperor Chenghua, who had been silent for a long time, was awake from sleeping lions or his fangs were broken, they were very curious.
Especially after Emperor Chenghua hid, Empress Zhao, who organized various celebrations on behalf of Emperor Chenghua, did not appear today.
The entire Xuanwu Hall was silent, and with the rhythmic tapping of Emperor Chenghua's fingers on the armrest of the dragon chair, Emperor Chenghua finally spoke.
"Zhongqing's family, this golden silk and jade belt really dazzled me, why don't you wear linen and white?"
"The minister is guilty!"
As soon as Emperor Chenghua's words fell, the Xuanwu Hall was full of clothes, and they all knelt down, and the civil and military officials, including the three princes and nine kings, and the five eunuchs above the imperial ranks, all prostrate on the ground.
Everyone thought about the development of things, the second prince of the Son of Heaven's favorite died unexpectedly, and it was the Son of Heaven who personally admitted that Wu Qi, the second prince who would be established as a family at this great court ceremony, died in Longdu, the political center of the Wu Dynasty, in front of the great court ceremony. In the thousand-year-old Wu Dynasty, there was no shortage of those idle noble children and idle officials.
Everyone thought that there would be a dragon face angry at the Great Dynasty Ceremony, and the beginning of the matter was just as they thought, after five years, Emperor Chenghua participated in the Great Dynasty Ceremony for the first time, riding the Son of Heaven's chariot, wearing a Xuanhuang dragon robe, and a dark guard to open the way. Many officials have even prepared a draft on how to splash dirty water on their political opponents and wash themselves cleanly. Such a thing, as long as it is contaminated, will never be able to rise in the temple without dying.
However, they guessed the beginning, but not the development. They expected that the Son of Heaven would be angry, but they didn't expect Emperor Chenghua to be so straightforward. What does it mean to wear linen and wear white? The Wu Dynasty Zongren Mansion stipulates that in addition to relatives and family members, there is another kind of person who wears linen and filial piety, and that is the murderer!
The meaning of Emperor Chenghua's words is to prepare to treat hundreds of officials of all sizes in this great court ceremony as the funeral companions of his son Wu Ziqian. I almost didn't say that the death of the second prince was because of you, and you all died for me!
Kneeling down in the Xuanwu Palace, but if someone dares to quietly raise their heads to look, they will find that at the end of the hundred officials, there is a figure standing alone with his hands tied, his pale sideburns are not neatly combed because of the day of today's Great Chaoyi, a few strands of white hair are hanging down at will, and even the official mansion on his body looks so sloppy, and even a few lumps of oil stains can be seen.
However, it was such a person, when Emperor Chenghua said those words, he dared to stand motionless, and he didn't even say the three words "The minister is guilty!" It's just because his name is Song Zhiming.
Song Zhiming, in addition to the king of Kyushu Domain, the only person in the current Wu Dynasty who has won the honor of "praising and worshipping without a name, entering the dynasty without trending, and going to the palace with a sword". It stands to reason that such a person will at least be ranked among the three princes and nine kings, not to mention the children and grandchildren of Fuyin after death, but glory and wealth are indispensable during his lifetime.
However, it is such a person who praises and worships no name, does not tend to enter the court, and goes to the palace with a sword, looking at the official mansion of the oily group on his body, but he is just a Huangmen squire, who is worth 300 stones, only in terms of official positions, even this great court ceremony is not allowed to see, in a dragon capital where you can casually meet thousands of stones on the street, such a 300 stone Huangmen squire is really ordinary and can no longer be ordinary.
This is also why he stood in the corner of the Xuanwu Palace, at the end of the civil and military officials, even a few steps back, and was about to exit the gate of the Xuanwu Palace.
Song Zhiming just stood with his hands tied, as if he was facing his own disciple, not salty or light, and his eyelids were even fighting up and down. In front of this kneeling civil and military officials, stand out from the crowd.
Emperor Chenghua seemed to know that there would be such a person, and when the ministers kowtowed together, he had already set his eyes on the last of the civil and military officials, and only when the hundred officials kowtowed, he could see the old figure.
"Song Shilang, why don't you kneel?" The Twelve Emperors of Heaven couldn't see Emperor Chenghua's appearance clearly, and could only slightly feel Emperor Chenghua's gaze scanning, and the empty Xuanwu Hall sounded the voice of Emperor Chenghua.
Only then did the ministers and hundreds of officials know that there is a person who did not kneel down and kowtow, and this person is the Huangmen waiter who eats 300 stones, and there is one Huangmen waiter in the Xuanwu Palace, that is, the former Taifu Song Zhifang.
"The subordinate is not guilty. Song Zhiming said nonchalantly, and then he dozed off in front of the Son of Heaven in the Xuanwu Hall with a look of nothing to do with himself.
As soon as Song Zhiming said these four words, many people sighed in their hearts, why didn't they expect such a maverick set, Song Zhiming meant that he didn't commit a crime, why did he kneel, in other words, those who knelt down were people who had ghosts in their hearts. This embarrasses everyone.
But after thinking about it, I'm afraid that only Song Zhiming dares to say this, and if he has a life to say this, I'm afraid that other people will get Emperor Chenghua a "Is it wrong for me?" as soon as he says it.
Could the Son of Heaven be wrong? Naturally not, then you must be wrong.
He dared to say that he was Song Zhifang.
"Then who is at fault?" Song Zhiming and Emperor Chenghua's conversation was not over, and Emperor Chenghua's voice was almost cold. As soon as this sentence came out, if the object was not Song Zhiming, then it would be a bit heart-wrenching. The Son of Heaven has decided that you are at fault!
"The fate of the prince is the fault of the traitors! The rise of the traitors lies in the officials! The incompetence of the officials is the chaos in the world. However, Song Zhiming looked like he would not give up, he opened his mouth and came, and all the kneeling people had a handful of sweat in their hands, just waiting for Long Yan to be angry, and the first to rush out and hack this nonsense Song Zhiming to death.
It's a pity that he is Song Zhiming, even if it is just a little Huangmen squire, his name is Song Zhiming.
"Oh, is my world already in chaos?" I have to say that the brain circuits of Emperor Chenghua and Song Zhiming are different, and wherever they think of it, they are where, "Then the king of Xuanfan will enter the capital to face the saint, and let me see what the world I handed over to them has become like in chaos." ”
In addition, Xuan Wusu asked. ”
"It's all gone. ”
The Great Chaoyi ended like this, leaving the dazed prince Wu Ming. Originally, today he was going to almost force the palace to ascend to the position of the prince's east palace, but Wu Ming looked back at the officials who had sworn in front of him and gritted his teeth.
This world, after all, is still the world of Emperor Chenghua.