Chapter 40 The court listens to the government

The more Renzong talked, the more energetic he became, and when he talked about Xingtou, he suddenly proposed that Wang Yuanheng would go to Chengtian Hall with him tomorrow to participate in the early dynasty.

As soon as these words came out, the Empress Dowager immediately interrupted and said, "This matter must not be allowed! Wang Yuanheng has no official and no lord, how can he enter the temple lightly?"

Renzong said, "Grandmother doesn't have to worry too much, and then the royal brother only needs to sit behind the scenes and listen." ''Hasn't the things that Empress Dowager Liu had when she hung the curtain and listened to the government have been removed?''

The Empress Dowager asked, 'How can my mother's belongings be easily dismantled!' Renzong replied. Just when Wang Yuanheng and the Empress Dowager were about to dissuade him, Renzong got up and said, "This matter has been decided, just go tomorrow!"

When he finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left. Wang Yuanheng knew that there was no change in going to Chengtian Hall tomorrow to participate in the early dynasty, so he said goodbye to the empress dowager and hurriedly returned to his residence.

Not long after he sat down in the palace, thinking of tomorrow's events, Wang Yuanheng hurriedly called Tao'er again. After taking a careful bath and changing into new clothes, he hurried to Tianyi Palace.

The Empress Dowager looked at Wang Yuanheng again at this time: his face was like a crown of jade, his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he wore a golden crown on his head; he was really a majestic instrument, heroic and extraordinary, faintly like a bit of what Taizu looked like back then; I couldn't help but secretly like it in my heart.

After repeatedly and carefully explaining the precautions to be taken in the court tomorrow, he urged Wang Yuanheng to go back quickly to nourish his spirit and prepare for the court tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Wang Yuanheng was led by the palace people to see Renzong. Without saying much, Wang Yuanheng was led by Renzong to the Chengtian Palace.

It was the place where the imperial court discussed military affairs every day. I saw that it was majestic and majestic, and the golden glazed tiles shone dazzlingly in the early morning sun, making people dare not look directly.

Around it, the ancient trees are towering, the green trees are shady, the red walls and yellow tiles are splendid. The two columns of armor on both sides of the temple head, and the solemn guards of the Forbidden Army looked around vigilantly from time to time, all of which reminded the visitors that this was indeed an extremely important place!

Walk into the hall, the first thing that catches your eye is a piece in front of the hall that is written with several strong and powerful characters of 'Chengtian ruling the world', and the nine-clawed golden dragon carved with teeth and claws on several vermilion pillars under the golden and brilliant palace is lifelike, and it makes people feel more insignificant.

Perhaps because of the sparse population, Wang Yuanheng felt that the huge palace felt a little empty.

When he was young, Renzong first walked to the golden lacquer carved dragon throne in the middle of the first house in the hall and sat down, pointed to the warm pavilion behind the dragon throne and said to Wang Yuanheng, "The royal brother can come here and sit down first, just wait for the official business, and then you and my brother will talk."

Seeing that Wang Yuanheng nodded in agreement, Renzong immediately led Wang Yuanheng into the warm pavilion and sat down, and quickly put down the white gauze tent on the door and hung it up.

This gauze tent is extremely light and thin, looking out from the inside, everything is clearly visible, but because of the light, the people outside can't see the slightest hint in the warm pavilion; and the space inside is relatively spacious, Wang Yuanheng does not feel depressed at all.

As soon as the hour passed, people began to come in the temple one after another. In a short time, both sides of the hall were already full of neatly dressed and solemn civil and military officials.

Immediately afterwards, after the Sili Palace people inspected the hundred officials, they reported to Renzong, "All the officials have arrived, and the government can begin."

Renzong nodded in agreement. When he was young, Renzong said, "It is the great plan of the country to open a branch and recruit scholars, but this year, the imperial examination has been going on for a few days, what is the situation?"

When the words fell, an official who looked like a civil official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are a large number of people who will take the exam this year, which is the largest in the past.

There are many people with outstanding literary and talented words, especially Su Xun's sons Su Che and Su Shi are the most ......' otherwise!

Before the civil official had finished speaking, another civil official interrupted him and said, "Although this Su Che writes with ingenuity and rhetoric with magnificent rhetoric, he is actually a wild and ignorant man!"

''Oh?'' Renzong was interested. Then the man said, 'This Su Che wrote in the political discourse, I heard people on the way; In the palace, there are thousands of beautiful women, singing, dancing, drinking, and feasting all day long, drunk and drunk; the emperor neither cares about the weal and woe of the people, nor does he consult with his ministers on the policy of governing the country and securing the country!

After a pause, he became excited again, "Like such a wild and ignorant person, I ask the emperor to revoke this person's qualification to take the exam, so as to set an example!"

As soon as this remark came out, several civil officials immediately echoed it. Renzong was very sure that "I set up the imperial examination to welcome people who dare to speak out; Su Che, a small man, dares to speak so bluntly, and he should be special and famous!"

Before Renzong's words fell, another civil official stepped forward and said, "This person dares to discuss the government and slander the emperor on the basis of hearsay, which is really a great crime;

Emperor Renzong waved his hand to the civil officials and said, "I forgive Su Che for saying that he is not guilty, and he will be promoted to the Hanlin Yuan to wait for the edict;

Then all the civil servants fell silent. A moment later, another civil official stepped forward to bow down. Renzong also glanced at it, and when he saw that it was Wang Wenju, the Taishou of Chengdu, he asked, 'Wang Aiqing, what do you want to do?'

"*** straightened his clothes, and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, there is an old show named Zhang Dehui under the rule of the minister who is guilty of rebellion, please judge Your Majesty!"

''How he plots rebellion, speak quickly and listen to me!'' replied Renzong. Settle down and say, "This person has dedicated a poem to the minister, and there is a cloud in the poem" The broken sword gate burns the pavilion, Chengdu is not a mess', which is clearly a blatant incitement to rebellion; the minister does not dare to make his own opinion, and has now tied this person to the outside of the palace, but please ask the emperor to punish the crime!

When he was young, Zhang Dehui, who was tied up with five flowers, was escorted into the palace by two samurai. Renzong looked at Zhang Dehui, who had a white beard, and after carefully asking the reason and his experience in taking office, he said to everyone: "This person is a scholar who has been studying for decades; this letter is just a rush to seek an official and a half-post to serve the imperial court;

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the court immediately stepped forward to praise the emperor's generosity and benevolence. At this time, Wang Yuanheng, who was sitting behind the curtain, could see the scene just now.

But for fear of alarming the people outside, the atmosphere did not dare to come out. At this moment, listening to the praise of those ministers to Renzong, although I feel that some words are too much, they are generally quite recognized.

The next official who stepped forward, Wang Yuanheng recognized at a glance that it was the Master Bao he saw the night before.

Before he could speak, Renzong said, 'Bao Aiqing, I have inquired in detail about the disaster in Chenzhou that you played; although the household department is a little tight, I have ordered people to use all the silver taels from the renovation of the imperial garden and the Tianyi Palace this year and next year to help the victims; if there is still a shortage, I can take out all the birthday money for the Empress Dowager!"

''By no means!'' Lord Bao interrupted Renzong and said, "Now that the Empress Dowager is in her old age, her 80th birthday is the expectation of my ministers and people, how can the Empress Dowager's longevity be used for other purposes?"

Renzong waved his hand helplessly and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter! Aiqing just has to do it;

Master Bao was still unfinished, but seeing that Renzong had already shown displeasure, he had to retreat and leave. When he was young, another official stepped forward, and Renzong glanced at this person and said, "Li Aiqing, you have been sending envoys to Goryeo, what is the situation there now?"

The official bowed his hand to Injong and said, "Your Majesty, since the second year of Jianlong's reign, this Goryeo kingdom has been attached to our Great Song Dynasty; at the beginning, the tribute was paid on time and in full every year, but in the past two years, not only has it been delayed from time to time, but the amount has often been missing; when the ministers sent people to collect it, the lord of Goryeo always excused himself.

After a pause, he said: "Now that my Great Song Dynasty belongs to more than ten countries, this Goryeo Wang clan is so neglectful of my Great Song Dynasty; the minister implores His Majesty to send troops to destroy the Wang clan and replace any kind person to be the lord of the country, so as to have the effect of killing chickens and making an example of monkeys!"