Chapter 51: The Elephant of the King
The Imperial History of Embroidered Clothes issued a holy decree to the imperial court door to door.
If anyone speaks wildly and disobeys the decree like Ju Xinsi, he will be killed directly, put the body on the carriage, and then bring it back to the prince for an errand.
The more corpses there are in the carriage, the faster the order will be followed.
Whether it was out of fear of the embroidered imperial history, or Qi Ming secretly handing over the news, this was good news for Jiang Chang and the others.
On this day, everyone chose to stay closed.
It is rumored that the embroidered imperial history is not only the emperor's sword, but also the emperor's eyes and ears.
They did not dare to get together to openly discuss how to embezzle and accept bribes as before, and they still made wild remarks at the feet of the Son of Heaven.
Everyone was trembling, worried about whether their secrets had been known.
They tossed and turned in bed or paced back and forth in the moonlight.
In just one day, the entire capital was disturbed by the news of the prince's opening of the dynasty.
In the early days of the Wu Dynasty, officials who lived far away from the palace had to get up and freshen up when they were young. When you are an official, the first thing you should do is to ensure that you are clean.
It's just that the blue and black marks under the eyes can't be washed off no matter what.
Many officials dressed and stopped and rode in a sedan chair to the palace gate. You can sit in a sedan chair outside the palace, but you can only walk when you enter the palace.
Today, however, the officials are not as much of a voice as they used to be.
Many people just looked at each other with their eyes, then hung their heads and said nothing, waiting for the palace door to open.
The castle tower above the noon gate is called the "Five Phoenix", which has a bell and a drum, which is managed by the eunuchs of the Bell and Drum Division, one of the four divisions of the inner court. When it was time to go to court, the bell and drum division would ring the bell and then open the palace gate.
"The time has come, open the palace door."
With a loud reading, the palace door slowly opened.
The noon gate is equipped with three gates, the middle is the main gate, and there is a royal road, which will not be opened unless the emperor is there in person. And these officials can only go to the left and right doors.
Every official took out his waist card and gave it to the palace guards to inspect one by one, even Liu Zhongqing, the chief of the dynasty.
After that, under the leadership of the eunuch, he walked from the palace gate to the outside of the Changle Palace, where the court meeting was held.
All officers are listed by rank.
Zai Fu Liu Zhongqing is under one person and above ten thousand, standing at the head of the hundred officials.
After Liu Zhongqing are Lian Zhan, Qi Ming and other Jiuqing officials, but Da Sinong and Zongzheng Siqing are dead, and now there are only seven people left.
After that, the officials of the various ministries under Jiuqing are arranged according to their ranks.
Among these officials, many of them have just taken office not long ago, so none of them are Liu Zhongqing's descendants.
However, Liu Zhongqing still looked not angry and arrogant, and his eyes were cold.
And his momentum is completely different from Liu Zhongqing, and his coercion is even more powerful.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a moment." The eunuch of the interior saluted respectfully.
At this time, the crown prince had arrived at the imperial gate.
The bell and drum division began to play music, and the embroidered royal Shi Lishi held five umbrella covers and four fans, and climbed the Danqi from the east and west sides, standing on the left and right of the throne.
There are two envoys, one holds the umbrella cover and stands on the seat, and the other holds the "armament", and the miscellaneous two fans stand in the middle of the seat.
As soon as the whip sounded, hundreds of officials rushed in.
Liu Zhongqing, who was walking in front, was dissatisfied in his heart and deliberately challenged Lian Zhan.
"The crown prince of the prison country is the emperor's gift, can General Lian think it is appropriate?"
"The prince has the right to supervise the country, what is wrong with meeting the saint if he meets?" Lian Zhan responded to Liu Zhongqing's words lightly, but ignored his secret tone.
"General Na Lian is sincere, but I don't know if this prince will be the second martial emperor."
Liu Zhongqing's words are extremely provocative.
Back then, Lian Zhan was cut off of his military power because of his high merits, and now he has come to help the prince seize power.
Later, if Li Yunxing ascends the throne, Lian Zhan is afraid that he will not be able to escape death.
"Then Lord Liu thinks that the holy decree issued by Emperor Wu back then is wrong? Then Lord Liu can go and consult with His Majesty and ask His Majesty to draw up a new holy decree? ”
Lian Zhan fought back quietly.
Liu Zhongqing was so choked that he couldn't speak, snorted angrily, and stopped talking.
Although Lian Zhan complained a lot about Emperor Wu's affairs back then, after returning to the dynasty, even if he was a big Sima who was set aside, Qian Yinlu never deducted half a point.
Especially after the existence of the embroidered messenger, Lian Zhan was even more sure that Emperor Wu did this back then in order to keep a glimmer of hope for the crown prince.
As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.
But Lian Zhan was cut, but he did not collude with Liu Zhongqing.
It is to verify his loyalty, only loyal to Emperor Wu, only loyal to the imperial court.
So over the years, Lian Zhan has no military power, but he has secretly cultivated an elite army led by Zhan Jun, and Emperor Wu is not ignorant.
But even if he knew it, he acquiesced to his actions, which was a tacit understanding.
I believe that Lian Zhan will one day be used by the Li family's imperial power again, tacit understanding.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, and the hundred officials bow and salute!"
The sharp voice of the eunuch Jinxi echoed throughout the palace of Changle Palace, and the hundred officials bowed in unison.
"Prince, Chitose! Chitose! Chichitose! ”
Li Yunxing was wearing a black satin robe with gold trim, embroidered with the appearance of a four-clawed python robe, the golden python opened its teeth and claws, as if it wanted to choose people to devour, majestic and terrifying.
Just like Li Yunxing, although he has not yet turned into a dragon, he has already had the image of a king and the trend of looking down on the world.
The eunuch Jinxi sang all the way until Li Yunxing appeared in front of the officials.
As soon as he stepped on the jade steps, he turned around and threw his robe, and his flowing movements added a bit of domineering.
"All love is exempt!"
Li Yunxing's voice was low, and he looked even more majestic in the empty hall.
Only then did the hundred officials dare to straighten up and face their new monarch, the crown prince Li Yunxing.
Li Yunxing's voice was low, and he looked even more majestic in the empty hall.
Only then did the hundred officials dare to straighten up and face their new monarch, the crown prince Li Yunxing.
Above the main hall is the dragon chair exclusive to the emperor, whether it is the armrest or the back of the carving, it is poured in pure gold.
Meticulously polished by several craftsmen and inlaid with gold and gemstones, it looks precious and magnificent.
Li Yunxing knew that it was not the time, how many pairs of eyes were staring at him under the hall now, and he could feel how hot those eyes were without looking, and how much those people wanted him to die.
With Li Yunxing's movements, even the hand holding the jade plate unconsciously tightened, and the beads of sweat in their hands became more and more dense, and their hearts were also up and down, and they were very nervous.
As long as Li Yunxing sat down, or even just hit the dragon chair, they could directly kill the prince on the spot on the charge of plotting to usurp the throne.
However, Li Yunxing just looked at the dragon chair, but did not get closer.
This made Liu Zhongqing and others extremely disappointed.