Nightwatcher

Chapter 384 Opening (2)

On the fifth day after King Zhenbei's body was transported back to the capital, at Yin time, it was pitch black.

Outside the Meridian Gate, in stone lamps, candles flickered with orange flames, which complemented the torches held by the two columns of imperial guards.

The ministers gathered at the Meridian Gate in the cool wind, silently waiting for the morning court. Occasionally, acquainted officials bowed their heads and talked in whispers, but generally kept quiet.

The officials seemed to be suffocating, inflated, but restrained, waiting for the opportunity to explode.

"Boom boom boom"

When the sky was faintly bright, drums were beating on the tower of the Meridian Gate.

The civil and military officials lined up tacitly, and entered one by one through the slowly opened palace gate.

Golden Palace!

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

I haven't seen him for a few days, the emperor with black hair turned haggard, with puffy eye bags and bloodshot eyes. It fully demonstrates the image that a brother who lost his brother should have.

The civil servants were taken aback. You must know that His Majesty pays the most attention to health preservation and maintenance of the dragon body. Since practicing Taoism, he has been in good health and has a rosy complexion.

Have you ever looked so haggard?

Many people looked at each other silently, their hearts trembled.

The old eunuch glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing, and said loudly: "If there is something to do, we will play, and if there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, strode out in front of the princes, bowed his head, and said in a deep voice:

"Report to Your Majesty, King Huai, the commander-in-chief of Chuzhou, colluded with the Witch God Sect and the head of the Dizong Taoism, promoted to the second rank for his own selfishness, and slaughtered 380,000 people in Chuzhou City. Since the founding of Dafeng, this atrocity is unprecedented. Heaven and man are indignant. Your Majesty, please demote King Huai to a commoner, hang his head on the wall for three days, and pay homage to 380,000 innocent souls to announce to the world."

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at him deeply, expressionless.

Surprisingly, Zheng Xinghuai, the chief envoy of Chuzhou, looked at the emperor brazenly without fear when facing the angry emperor in silence.

At this time, Wang Shoufu followed suit and said respectfully:

"Duke Huai's move has caused anger and resentment, and the capital has already been raging. The people of Chuzhou are tough. If you can't give an explanation to the people of the world, there may be a civil uprising. Please Your Majesty demote King Huai to a commoner and hang his head on the city for three days to pay homage to Chu. There are 380,000 innocent souls in the state city."

Above the court hall, the princes bowed their waists, and the voices were rolling: "Please, Your Majesty, please demote King Huai to a commoner, hang his head on the city for three days, and pay homage to the 380,000 innocent souls in Chuzhou City."

Emperor Yuan Jing got up slowly, with a cold face, overlooking the court princes.

The muscles on his face twitched slowly, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. Suddenly, he violently overturned the big case in front of him.

bang

The big case tumbled down the steps and fell heavily in front of the princes.

Immediately afterwards, the heart-piercing roar of the old emperor sounded in the hall:

"Duke Huai is my younger brother. Why do you want to demote him to a commoner? Do you still want me to issue an edict of sin against myself? Do you still have me in your eyes? Losing my brother is like breaking an arm , You don’t know how to be sympathetic, you screamed at the palace gate for several days, are you trying to force me to death?!!”

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

The princes couldn't help but froze.

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

They never thought that one day, this deep emperor would have such a sad time.

And this posture is shown in front of the officials, and the contrast with the inherent impression makes people feel sad for nothing.

The high arrogance of the ministers stagnated.

Before the princes could react from the great astonishment, Emperor Yuan Jing sat down slumped, with an undisguised sorrow on his face:

"When I was still the crown prince, the first emperor was wary of me, and my position was not stable, so I was trembling all day long. It was King Huai who always silently supported me. It was because we were brothers and sisters with a mother.

"Prince Huai used to hold the national sword to kill enemies and defend the territory for the empire. If he hadn't been fearless in the battle of Shanhaiguan, how could he achieve prosperity today? You should all be grateful for him.

"After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, King Huai was ordered to go north to guard the border for me. Over the past ten years, he has returned to Beijing very rarely. King Huai has indeed made a big mistake, but after all, he has obeyed the law. Don't all the lords let go of his posthumous name? "

Being interrupted so "roughly" by Emperor Yuan Jing, the officials couldn't find the rhythm for a while, and no one spoke for a long time.

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

Zheng Buzheng said loudly: "Your Majesty, merits and demerits do not equal each other. It is a fact that King Huai has made meritorious service these years, but the court has rewarded him for his meritorious deeds, and the people love him very much. Now that he has committed a heinous crime, naturally he should be punished." Severe punishment. Otherwise, His Majesty will bend the law for personal gain."

Emperor Yuan Jing shouted violently: "You bastard, you have been jumping up and down in the capital these few days, slandering the royal family and the prince, I think you have worked hard all these years, you have worked hard without credit, and you have endured you until now.

"Prince Huai's case has not yet been settled, as long as it is not settled for a day, he will be innocent. You slander the prince, it is a capital offense!"

"His Majesty!"

Wang Zhenwen suddenly made a sound, interrupting Emperor Yuan Jing's rhythm, and raised his voice: "The matter of Zheng Buzheng's envoy will be discussed later, let's discuss the matter of King Huai first."

Emperor Yuan Jing took a deep look at him, his gaze passed over Wang Zhenwen, and he paused somewhere.

As if responding to Emperor Yuan Jing, one person immediately came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

According to the reputation of all the officials, it was Yao Lin who was given by the Ministry of Rites.

As we all know, he is a professional troll and a mad dog in the court, who will bite whoever he catches. At the same time, they are also the starters of the court struggle.

Sure enough, this time it did not disappoint.

Yao Lin made a bow, lowered his head slightly, and said loudly: "I want to impeach the first assistant Wang Zhenwen, and instruct the former minister of the Ministry of Rites to collude with the demon clan and blow up Sangbo."

There was a slight commotion in the hall.

The princes looked at each other with strange expressions. In the past few days, Wang Zhenwen led a group of officials to besiege the palace gate, and became famous. He could be called the vanguard of "killing the emperor".

His impeachment at this time seems to be a matter of course.

However, as far as the matter is concerned, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites is indeed a member of the royal party. It is really hard to say whether he was instigated by Wang Shoufu.

The inside story of the Sangbo case is actually that the former minister of rites colluded with the demon clan to blow up Sangbo. The bargaining chip given by the Yaozu was the corpse of Princess Henghui and Pingyang.

Through this hard-working couple, Liang Dang's crimes are exposed.

In essence, it is a party struggle, and the Yaozu acts as a foreign aid.

Does Wang Shoufu really know nothing about this? In this regard, whether the princes put a question mark or a period in their hearts, only they know.

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

Regardless of the Sangbo case, the crimes listed below are indeed certain.

A person with a breeze in his sleeves can be the chief assistant?

Who wants to follow you.

Your Majesty intends to kill chickens to scare the monkeys. The hearts of the princes are terrified. Although Confucianism has the art of slaying dragons, there is still an insurmountable gap between the monarch and his subjects.

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 seeing Emperor Yuan Jing looking at him coldly, he stopped hesitating immediately and said in a deep voice, "I beg for bones."

Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes flashed fiercely, and he was about to speak, at this moment, Yushi Zhang Xingying came out, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, Wang Shoufu's corruption and acceptance of bribes will bring disaster to the country and the people, so we must not keep him."

Zhang Yushi is from Wei Yuan.

Emperor Yuan Jing was silent for a long time. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Wei Yuan, who looked like an old monk in sedation, and said indifferently: "Wang Shoufu is serious. Mr. Shoufu has worked hard for the empire and made great achievements. I trust you."

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

If it were anyone, he would be dismissed, but Wang Shoufu couldn't do it. He is the only person in the court who can check and balance Wei Yuan.

Without him, even if Emperor Yuan Jing supported other factions to be in power, it would not be enough for Wei Yuan to fight with one hand.

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

Emperor Yuan Jing made a small profit, suppressed the arrogance of the officials, and frightened the princes. Wang Shoufu and Wei Yuan were not at a loss, because the topic was brought back to the case of King Huai's massacre of the city.

"Your Majesty, please punish King Zhenbei severely, convict him, and give the world an explanation."

Finally, Wei Yuan came out.

The princes immediately agreed, but this time, Emperor Yuan Jing took a glance and found a small group of people who had not moved.

The corners of his mouth hooked without leaving any traces, after all, interests are the main priority above the court, and self-interests are above everything else. Just now, killing chickens to scare monkeys is a good deal if it can scare so few people.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the Chuzhou case should be discussed in a long-term manner, and Duke Huai must not be blindly convicted."

The first voice of dissent appeared.

The speaker was Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu.

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned, knowingly asked: "Why did Yuan Aiqing say that?"

Yuan Xiong suddenly became excited, and said loudly: "Prince Huai is His Majesty's younger brother, he is Prince Dafeng. This matter concerns the royal family's face, and His Majesty's face. How can we easily make a conclusion."

Shameless!

The civil servants cursed in their hearts.

The last time this Liao used the imperial examination fraud case to allude to Wei Yuan, he offended Dongge University scholar and others. After the imperial examination, Dongge University scholar joined forces with Wei Yuan to impeach Yuan Xiong.

In the end, it was His Majesty who kept the dog and fined him a salary of three months.

Now, he has indeed become His Majesty's knife, attacking the entire civil servant group for him.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Du Censor is right"

At this time, an old man who was very old came out tremblingly, leaning on a cane.

The old man's hair is silver and white, not black, and he is wearing a red crown embroidered with golden five-clawed golden dragons.

Calendar king!

The younger brother of Emperor Xian, uncle of Emperor Yuan Jing and King Huai.

"Uncle Huang, why are you here? Didn't I say that you don't need to go to court?" Emperor Yuan Jing seemed taken aback, and ordered: "Show the Uncle Huang quickly."

"If I don't come again, the reputation of the royal family for six hundred years will be ruined in the hands of your unworthy descendant." The old man snorted coldly.

Emperor Yuan Jing bowed his head in silence, as if admitting his mistake.

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

"Emperor Gaozu had a hard time starting a business. He wiped out the corruption of the previous dynasty and established a new dynasty. Emperor Wuzong killed the courtiers, and the Qing emperor sided, how much blood and sweat he paid.

"Duke Huai made a big mistake, and he deserves to die, but as long as this king is still alive, I won't allow you to tarnish the reputation of my royal family."

Zheng Xinghuai's blood rushed to his face, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, there are many kings who have established the country for six hundred years and have committed crimes against themselves."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted forcefully by King Li. The old man yelled: "The ruler is the ruler, and the minister is the minister. You have read the books of sages and sages, all of which are from the Imperial College. Have you forgotten Cheng Yasheng's teaching?"

Zhu Gong suddenly felt his scalp go numb.

If Emperor Yuan Jing said these words, the princes would be so happy, and I will show you one by one. Stepping on the emperor to become famous is the happiest thing in the minds of scholars all over the world.

But the person who said these words was King Li. When he was young, King Li was brilliant and well-known in the capital. In front of him, the princes can only be regarded as juniors.

The identities of the prince and the senior scholars are in the foreground, he relies on the old to sell the old, and no one can do anything.

The arrogance of the radicals has been suppressed again.

"Oh, think twice, King Li."

Wei Yuan sighed.

King Li straightened his back, with a stern old face, squinting at Wei Yuan:

"Hmph, this eunuch should have been a slave in the palace. If His Majesty hadn't given you a chance, would you be where you are today?"

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

"If King Li is concerned about the royal family's reputation, he should not have covered up this matter for King Huai. Yesterday, the three great Confucians from Yunlu Academy wanted to come to the capital to denounce His Majesty, but I stopped them.

"The three great Confucians said that the court can change the history books, but the history books of Yunlu Academy are not under the control of the court. Today, King Zhenbei slaughtered 380,000 people in Chuzhou City. In the future, the scholars of Yunlu Academy will report this matter. Keep it firmly in mind. It will be passed on to future generations. And your Majesty, who protected his younger brother and committed the same crime with him, will be fully engraved in the history books."

Emperor Yuan Jing's face changed drastically.

The princes of the radical faction looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is really something that the scholars of Yunlu Academy will do. Those scholars who follow the Confucian system are arrogant and arrogant, but they are easy to relieve their anger!

Li Wang said indifferently: "The children of later generations only recognize the official history, who cares what he says about the unofficial history of an academy?"

He said this to Emperor Yuan Jing, to tell this nephew who wants to practice Taoism and loves fame not to be threatened by Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan said quietly: "King Li has no bad deeds in his life, and he is also knowledgeable. He is a model of the royal family and a model scholar. Don't be recorded by Yunlu Academy because of this matter. It will not be guaranteed in the evening."

King Li suddenly changed his face, 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 indifferently: "When did remonstrance become a threat?"

"You, you"

Li Wang was trembling with anger, his chest heaving.

King Li has studied since he was a child. Although he has the status of a prince, he has always regarded himself as a scholar. He cares more about the words "famous in history" than ordinary noble generals.

Common faults of scholars.

Wei Yuan's words really made King Li deeply afraid. The official history and unofficial history just now were just to comfort Emperor Yuan Jing. Only scholars know the authority of Yunlu Academy better.

In the court battle, you come and I go, see the tricks and break the tricks.

Seeing that King Li stopped talking, Emperor Yuan Jing 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 understood, stepped out of the line, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have a message."

PS: Ask for a monthly pass. It seems that I haven't asked for a monthly pass this month.

In addition, after the early morning of the next chapter today, it is not recommended to wait. But the necessary updates will not be missing.

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