On the fifth day when the body of King Zhenbei was transported back to the capital, it was dark at night.

Outside the noon gate, in a stone lamp, the candles flickered with orange firelight, and the torches held by the two columns of forbidden soldiers complemented each other.

In the cool wind, the ministers gathered at the noon gate, silently waiting for the morning dynasty. Occasionally, acquaintances of officials bowed their heads and whispered, but remained generally silent.

The officials seemed to be holding their breath, inflated, but restrained, waiting for the opportunity to explode.

"Knock Knock Knock ........"

When the sky was slightly bright, on the tower of the noon gate, the drums were beating.

The civil and military officials lined up tacitly and entered in turn in the slowly open palace gate.

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Throne room!

Officials of the fourth rank and above stepped into the main hall and waited silently for a quarter of an hour, and Emperor Yuan Jing, who was wearing a Taoist robe, was late.

I haven't seen him for many days, and this emperor, who has turned to black, is a little haggard, with puffy bags under his eyes and bloodshot eyes. fully shows the image of a brother who has lost his brother.

The civil officials were taken aback, you must know that His Majesty pays the most attention to health preservation, the maintenance of the dragon body, since the cultivation of the Tao, the body is healthy, and the complexion is ruddy.

How could he ever look so haggard?

Many people looked at each other silently, and their hearts sank.

The old eunuch glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing and said loudly: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat." ”

The political envoy of Chuzhou, Zheng Xinghuai strode out of the ranks, walked in front of the princes, made a gesture, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, the king of Huai, the chief soldier of Chuzhou, colluded with the Wushen Sect and the head of the local sect, for his own selfishness, promoted to the second rank, and slaughtered 380,000 people in Yunzhou City. Since the founding of the country, this atrocity has been unparalleled, and everyone is outraged. Please Your Majesty demote King Huai to a commoner, hang his head in the city for three days, and pay tribute to 380,000 unjust souls......... Tell the world. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at him deeply, his face expressionless.

What is surprising is that in the face of the emperor who is silent and angry, Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, is not afraid and looks at each other blatantly.

At this time, Wang Shoufu came out and said respectfully:

"King Huai's move has made the heavens angry and resentful, and the capital has already been in an uproar. The people of Chuzhou are fierce, if they can't give an explanation to the people of the world, they are afraid of the people's changes, please ask Your Majesty to demote King Huai to a commoner, hang his head in the city for three days, and pay tribute to the 380,000 souls of Chuzhou City. ”

Above the court, all the princes bent down, and their voices rolled: "Please Your Majesty demote King Huai to a commoner, hang his head in the city for three days, and pay tribute to the 380,000 unjust souls in Chuzhou City." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing got up slowly, with a cold face, looking down on the princes of the court.

The muscles of his face twitched slowly, and the blue tendons on his forehead bulged one by one, and suddenly ........ He slammed the big case in front of him.

Bang dang.......

The big case rolled down the steps and smashed heavily in front of the princes.

Immediately afterwards, the old emperor's heart-rending roar sounded in the hall:

"King Huai is my younger brother, what do you want to demote him to a commoner? Do you still want me to make an edict against myself, do you still have me in your eyes? I lost my brother, like a broken arm, you don't know how to be compassionate, and you gather at the palace gate for several days in a row, do you want to force me to ?!! death?"

The old emperor's face was hideous, and his eyes were red, like a sad and helpless old beast.

This........ The princes couldn't help but be stunned.

Emperor Yuan Jing reigned for thirty-seven years, and his scheming and superb image was deeply ingrained in the hearts of civil and military officials.

They never imagined that one day, this deep emperor would have such a time of sorrow.

And this posture is displayed in front of the ministers, and the contrast with the inherent impression makes people feel sour.

The arrogance of the ministers was stagnant.

Before the princes could react from the huge shock, Emperor Yuan Jing sat down with an undisguised look of grief on his face:

"When I was still the crown prince, the first emperor was afraid of me, my position was unstable, and I trembled all day long. It is King Huai who has been silently supporting me. Just because we are the same mother, we have a deep brotherhood.

"King Huai held the sword of Zhenguo in his hand, killed enemies for the empire, and defended the territory, if he was not afraid of death in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, how could he be prosperous today?

"After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, King Huai was ordered to go north to guard the border pass for me, and for more than ten years, he returned to Beijing very few times. King Huai did make a big mistake, but after all, he has already subdued the law, and Zhongqing won't even let go of his posthumous name?"

was interrupted by Emperor Yuan Jingdi so "roughly", the ministers couldn't find a rhythm for a while, and no one spoke for a while.

But it doesn't matter, there will always be someone in the hall who is willing to be a pawn and charge into battle.

Zheng Bu's political envoy said loudly: "Your Majesty, the merits and demerits do not offset each other. It is a fact that King Huai has made meritorious contributions over the years, but the court has rewarded him for his merits, and the people love him very much. Now he has committed a heinous crime, and he should naturally be severely punished. Otherwise, it will be His Majesty's favoritism. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing shouted violently: "Bastard, you have been jumping up and down in the capital for the past few days, slandering the royal family, slandering the prince, I remember you for your diligence over the years, no merit and hard work, and you have endured you until now."

"King Huai's case has not yet been decided, as long as it is not decided for a day, he will be innocent, you slander the prince, it is a capital crime!"

"Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhenwen suddenly spoke up, interrupted Emperor Yuan Jing's rhythm, and raised his voice: "The matter of Zheng Bu's political envoy, let's talk about it later, let's discuss the matter of King Huai first." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at him deeply, his gaze swept over Wang Zhenwen, and he paused somewhere.

As if in response to Emperor Yuan Jing, one person immediately came out of the queue and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the minister also has something to do." ”

All the officials followed the prestige, and it was the Ministry of Rites that gave Yao Lin in the matter.

As we all know, he is a professional troll in the matter, a mad dog in the court, who catches and bites whom. At the same time, they are also the founders of the court struggle.

Sure enough, this time it didn't disappoint.

Yao Lin bowed his head slightly, and said in a loud voice: "The minister wants to impeach the first assistant Wang Zhenwen, and instruct the former Ministry of Rites Shangshu to collude with the demon clan and blow up Sangbo." ”

There was a slight commotion in the hall.

The princes looked at each other, their faces were strange, in the past few days, Wang Zhenwen led his ministers to besiege the palace gate, and his reputation was famous, and he could be called the vanguard of "forcing the emperor to death".

He was impeached at this time, and it seems that ......... It's a matter of course.

However, on the matter, the former Ministry of Rites Shangshu is indeed a member of the Wang Party, and it is really difficult to say whether he was instructed by Wang Shoufu or not.

The inside story of the Sambo case is actually that the former Ministry of Rites Shangshu colluded with the demon clan to blow up Sambo. And the bargaining chips given by the demon clan are the corpses of Henghui and the county lord of Pingyang.

Through this hard-working couple, the crimes of the Liang Party are exposed.

In essence, it is a party dispute, and the demon clan acts as a foreign aid identity.

Is Wang Shoufu really ignorant of this? In this regard, only the princes themselves know whether they put a question mark in their hearts or draw a full stop.

Then, Yao Lin announced several major crimes of Wang Zhenwen, such as conniving at subordinates to embezzle and accept bribes, such as accepting bribes from subordinates.........

Leaving aside the Sambo case, the counts listed later are indeed conclusive.

A person with two sleeves and a breeze, when he is the first assistant?

Who wants to follow you.

His Majesty is planning to make an example of the chickens......... The princes felt a pang in their hearts, although Confucianism had dragon slaying skills, there was still an insurmountable gap between monarchs and ministers.

Emperor Yuan Jing was not a young emperor, on the contrary, he overlooked the court for half a year.

Wang Shoufu raised his head, and when he saw Emperor Yuan Jing looking at him coldly, he immediately stopped hesitating, and said in a deep voice: "Minister, beggar bones"

Emperor Yuanjing's eyes flashed, and he was about to speak, but at this moment, Zhang Xingying, the imperial historian, came out and said:

"Your Majesty, Wang Shoufu is corrupt and bribe-taking, bringing disaster to the country and the people, and he must not be kept. ”

Zhang Yushi is Wei Yuan's person.

Emperor Yuan Jing was silent for a long time, and after glancing at Wei Yuan, who was an old monk, he said lightly: "Wang Shoufu is serious, Lord Shoufu has worked hard for the empire, and I trust you." ”

The balance created by Emperor Yuan Jing has now become his biggest shackle.

If it is replaced by any person, he will be dismissed, but Wang Shoufu can't, he is the only person in the court who can check and balance Wei Yuan.

Without him, even if Emperor Yuan Jing supported other parties to take the throne, it would not be enough for Wei Yuan to fight with one hand.

In just a quarter of an hour, the triumvirate of Emperor Yuan Jing, Wei Yuan, and Wang Shoufu Chaotang had already completed a confrontation.

Emperor Yuanjing made a small profit, suppressed the arrogance of the ministers, and shocked the princes. Wang Shoufu and Wei Yuan were not at a loss, because the topic was brought back to the Huai Wang Massacre case.

"Please Your Majesty severely punish the king of Zhenbei, convict him, and give an explanation to the people of the world. ”

Finally, Wei Yuan came out of the ranks.

The princes immediately agreed, but this time, Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at it and found that a small number of people did not move in place.

The corners of his mouth hooked without missing traces, after all, the court is dominated by interests, and his own interests are above all else. Fang Cai's killing of chickens and monkeys, if he can scare so few, it is already a good deal.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the Chuzhou case should be considered in the long run, and King Huai must not be blindly convicted. ”

The first voices of opposition appeared.

The speaker is Yuan Xiong, the imperial history of the left capital.

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned, and asked knowingly, "Why did Yuan Aiqing say this?"

Yuan Xiong suddenly became excited, and said loudly: "King Huai is His Majesty's younger brother and Prince Dafeng, this matter is about the face of the royal family, about His Majesty's face, how can it be easily decided." ”

Shameless!

The civil servants cursed in their hearts.

The last time this fang used the imperial examination fraud case, alluding to Wei Yuan, offended the scholars of Dongge University and others, after the imperial examination, the scholars of Dongge University united with Wei Yuan to impeach Yuan Xiong.

In the end, His Majesty kept the fang and fined him for three months.

Now, he has really become His Majesty's knife, fighting back against the entire civilian clique on his behalf.

"Your Majesty, what Yuan Du Yushi said is reasonable.........

At this time, a dying old man, on crutches, trembled out of the ranks.

The old man's hair was silver and white, and he wore a crown dress with a bright red background and a golden five-clawed golden dragon embroidered.

Calendar kings!

The younger brother of the first emperor, the uncle of Emperor Yuan Jing and King Huai.

"Uncle Huang, why are you here, didn't I say that you don't have to go to the court. Emperor Yuan Jing seemed taken aback, and ordered: "Quickly show Uncle Huang a seat." ”

"If I don't come again, the reputation of the royal family for 600 years will be ruined in the hands of you, an unscrupulous descendant. The old man snorted coldly.

Emperor Yuan Jing bowed his head and was silent, with a gesture of admitting his mistake.

The chair was moved, the old man turned the direction of the chair, sat down facing the ministers, and snorted coldly: "Dafeng is the great worship of the people of the world, and it is also the great worship of my royal family."

"Emperor Gaozu had a difficult time starting a business, swept away the corruption of the previous dynasty, and established a new dynasty. Emperor Wuzong killed the ministers, and the Qing monarch paid a lot of blood and sweat.

"King Huai has made a big mistake and is innocent of death, but as long as this king is still alive for a day, you will not be allowed to tarnish the reputation of my royal family. ”

Zheng Xinghuai's blood surged to his face, and he said in a deep voice: "Old prince, Dafeng has been established for 600 years, and there are many kings who have committed their own edicts......."

Before he finished speaking, he was strongly interrupted by King Li, and the old man shouted violently: "The king is the king, the minister is the minister, you have read the books of the sages, all of them are from the national eunuch, have you forgotten the teachings of Cheng Yasheng?"

Zhu Gong suddenly felt that his scalp was numb.

If Emperor Yuan Jing said this, the princes would die happily, and they would show you one by one. Stepping on the emperor to become famous is the coolest thing in the minds of scholars in the world.

It is the king of Li who said this, the king of Li was talented when he was young, and he was a famous talent in the capital, in front of him, the princes can only be regarded as juniors.

The identity of the prince and Rulin's predecessors is pressed ahead, he relies on the old and sells the old, and no one has a problem.

The arrogance of the radicals has once again been suppressed.

"Alas, the kings have thought twice. ”

Wei Yuan's sigh rang out.

King Li straightened his waist, looked at Wei Yuan with a slanted old face, and squinted at Wei Yuan:

"Hmph, this eunuch should have been a slave and a maid in the palace, if it weren't for His Majesty's insight and giving you a chance, would you have today's scenery?"

Wei Yuan lowered his head, made a gesture of weakness, and then said:

"If King Li is thinking about the reputation of the royal family, he should not cover up this matter for King Huai. Yesterday, the three great Confucians of Yunlu Academy wanted to come to the capital to reprimand Your Majesty, but I stopped them.

The three great Confucians said that the imperial court can change the history books, but the history books of Yunlu Academy are not under the control of the imperial court. Today, the king of Zhenbei slaughtered 380,000 people in Chuzhou City, and in the future, the scholars of Yunlu Academy will remember this matter firmly. Passed down to future generations. And Your Majesty, shielding his brother, and the same crime as him, will be engraved in the history books in 1510. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing's face changed greatly.

The radical princes looked at each other.

This is really what the scholars of Yunlu Academy will do, those who follow the Confucian system, they are arrogant and arrogant, and no one is in their eyes, but ....... It's so relieving!

King Li said lightly: "The children of later generations only recognize the correct history, who cares what he says about the wild history of an academy?"

He said this to Emperor Yuan Jing, telling this nephew, who was both a cultivator and a fame, not to be threatened by Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan said quietly: "The previous kings have no bad deeds in their lives, and they are knowledgeable, they are models of the royal family and scholars, so don't be recorded by Yunlu Academy because of this matter, and the evening festival will not be guaranteed." ”

King Li suddenly changed color, raised his finger, pointed at Wei Yuan tremblingly, and said sharply: "Wei Yuan, you dare to threaten this king, do you want to rebel!"

Wang Shoufu said lightly: "When did the admonition become a threat?"

"You, you ......."

King Li's whole body trembled, and his chest rose and fell.

King Li has been studying since childhood, although he has the status of a prince, but he has always regarded himself as a scholar, he cares more about the words "famous in history" than ordinary noble generals.

A common problem for readers.

Wei Yuan's words really made King Li deeply jealous. The official history just now was just to comfort Emperor Yuan Jing. Only those who read know the authority of Yunlu Academy better.

Fighting in the court, you come and go, see the moves.

When Emperor Yuan Jing saw that King Li no longer spoke, he knew that this move had been resolved by the "enemy", but it didn't matter, the next move was the key to his victory.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Cao Guogong in the noble team.

Cao Guogong comprehended, stepped out of the ranks, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a word. ”

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PS: Ask for a monthly pass, I don't seem to have asked for a monthly pass this month.

Also, after the early hours of the next chapter today, it is not recommended to wait. But there will be no shortage of updates.