Chapter 352 Chaotang military power
Early morning is a hard job.
Although the time for entering the court is set at Maoshi, the unwritten rules require officials to rush to the palace one after another to wait in Yinshi.
Fortunately, most of the courtiers who entered the court to face the saints have cultivation bases, and the court has built many court rooms in the imperial city for officials to rest according to their rank.
Mao time is approaching, the full moon is in the sky, and the morning sun is not yet shining.
While most of the common people were still asleep, more than half of the court officials had already gathered in the Wengcheng outside the Meridian Gate.
On the palace wall, the burly imperial guards stand with swords, and under the palace wall, the court officials in various official robes are respectful and orderly.
No one whispered, the huge Wengcheng was as quiet as a dead city.
According to the Dayan ancestor system, after entering the palace, the censor of the picket will examine the appearance and etiquette of school officials.
Hundreds of officials standing at the pinnacle of Yan's power just quietly waited for the **** of the Zhonggu Division, one of the four divisions of the inner court, to ring the court bell at Yinshi.
Suddenly,
"铛—铛——"
Three long chimes of the clock.
As the bell rang, a "rumbling" sound of opening the door resounded throughout the entire Wengcheng.
According to the rules of the court, all officials do not open the Meridian Gate when they enter the court, but only tuck the gate left and right.
Civilian officials enter from the left, military officers enter from the right.
However, although the left and right Yemen gates have been opened, the civil and military officials standing quietly in front are still standing quietly.
No one moved, and no one made a sound, as if waiting for something.
In the silence,
"Da da da."
The sound of horseshoes treading the ground accompanied by the ruts rolling slowly came from behind the Wengcheng, and a carriage drove slowly to the front amidst the silence of the officials.
The black dragon engraved on the carriage is lifelike, especially the pair of dragon eyes.
Following the black dragon carriage, the closed noon gate suddenly made a loud "rumbling" noise.
After ten breaths, the majestic and huge Noon Gate was completely opened, and the black horse was also stopping in front of the Noon Gate.
The Great Meridian Gate was opened for him alone.
The horse's hooves stopped, the car door opened, and a middle-aged man in a black dragon robe slowly stepped down from it. His steps were very light, but every step seemed to be on the heart of Baiguan.
Independent before the Baiguan, under the Meridian Gate.
Xu Yinhe raised his eyes and glanced at the direction of Fengtian Temple, sighed with unknown meaning, and stepped into it.
Looking at the figure from behind, among the civil and military officials, some senior officials closed their eyes and remained silent, some showed disgust in their eyes, and some had bright eyes.
As the figure of the middle-aged man completely disappeared behind the shadow of the noon gate, a melodious and feminine voice also sounded on the palace wall:
"Hundreds of officials ~ entering the court ~"
The voice fell, and all civil and military officials entered the court orderly according to the etiquette of the Great Yan court.
The general entered first, followed by the close servants of the officials, the second by the son-in-law of the prince, the second by the six ministries of the five mansions, and the third by miscellaneous officials in Beijing.
While walking, the original silence was also broken by some sound transmission.
"The son-in-law of the state of Qin, in the past when he went to court, Xu Xiangguo also went to the left door with the civil servants. Why did he open the Meridian Gate for him today?"
"In the war in the northern border, hundreds of thousands of barbarians were wiped out. This Prime Minister Xu also made a great contribution, and the Holy One must reward him."
"Being driven by the emperor's chariot first, he entered the court without going, and he was not named after being praised. He added Jiuxi, and now he is also the same as the emperor. How can he be rewarded? Are you really going to make him the first king with a different surname in Dayan?"
"To open the Meridian Gate for him today, the Holy One should have a deep meaning."
"Heh, the face is the prime minister of the country, but it is actually the stuff of the country's thieves."
"Liu Yushi, be careful, Xu Xiangxiu is unfathomable, and he may be able to find out through sound transmission between you and me."
"So what if you can find out, people of my generation deserve death."
After entering the court, they walked northward along the streets full of forbidden troops. After a series of complicated etiquettes, all the civil and military officials saw the back figure independent of the night again in front of Fengtian Hall.
When the first ray of morning light falls on the earth,
In front of the majestic Fengtian Hall, solemn and solemn.
The prime minister of Yan stands in the middle, the second prime minister stands at the head of the civil servants on the left, and the general stands at the head of the military officials on the right.
On the left and right of the steps of His Royal Highness are the bands of the Bell and Drum Division. Between the gates of the hall are the commanders of the imperial guards, wearing full armor. On the left and right of the royal road and behind the civil and military officials, there are school lieutenants standing with swords.
There was a moment of silence, the band of the Bell and Drum Division played the ancient music of the Shang Dynasty, and the officials of Honglu Temple gave a cadenced voice:
"Join class~"
The words fall,
The prime minister took the lead to step up the royal road, the civil and military officials entered the hall along the left and right steps, and those who were not of high rank stood in the outer court of the hall.
After entering the hall, the hall is empty, the incense is curling up, and the top of the vermilion pillar is solemn and solemn.
The high Nine-Five-Golden Throne hangs unoccupied, while there is a low-leg desk carved with giant pythons in the high hall, and a young man with a face as gentle as jade and wearing a python robe is already sitting quietly behind it.
It was Li Yucheng, the prince of Jian Guo.
After seeing the middle-aged man who took the lead in entering the hall, Li Yucheng immediately stood up from the futon behind the low table, bowed and saluted, with a gentle voice and a smile:
"teacher."
Xu Yinhe glanced at the other party with a flat face, and nodded in response:
"His Royal Highness the Prince."
After finishing speaking, he no longer looked at the prince, but at the screen behind the golden throne in the hall.
Look at it for a while, retract your gaze, and lower your eyes to rest.
After the simple etiquette, Li Yucheng sat back on the futon behind the low desk before all the officials entered the hall.
The senior officials entered the hall, separated in an orderly manner on both sides, and the cadenced and feminine voice of the chief **** standing on one side sounded:
"Hundreds of officials salute~"
Clatter—
Xu Yinhe stood still, and all the officials behind him bowed.
Because the prince is in charge of the country, according to the Dayan ancestor system, all officials do not need to kneel and worship, but just bow.
After the ceremony, the soft voice of the chief **** in front of the palace sounded again:
"Can the Minister of Honglu Temple come to Beijing today to thank you, and leave Beijing to invite you to come to Beijing?"
An old man dressed in a third-grade peacock costume standing beside him took a step forward and bowed in salute:
"Not available today."
Heard the words,
The voice of the chief **** in front of the hall sounded again:
"Discussing the urgent situation of the military plane at the border, may there be ministers to play."
The affairs of the court are clearly defined. First, people who have entered and left Beijing are received, followed by the urgent situation of the frontier army, and then general government affairs.
The voice fell, and after a moment of silence in the huge hall
"Cough."
"Cough."
"Cough."
Three coughs sounded almost simultaneously.
According to the unwritten rules of the Great Yan Dynasty Hall, each official must cough before performing duties, so as to avoid confusion and embarrassment caused by two people going to work at the same time.
Since they speak at the same time, it will be coordinated by the chief **** in front of the palace.
The **** dressed in a python robe standing on one side of the hall glanced at the three officials who spoke, and there was a gleam of light in his slightly cloudy eyes.
Two princelings and one second princeling.
Subconsciously glanced at Xu Xiang who was standing in the middle of the hall, but the other party just stood there quietly with downcast eyes, and did not give him any eye hints.
Silence for a moment,
The chief **** in front of the palace also spoke:
"Master Qing, what's the matter?"
A middle-aged man in the official robe of the Ministry of Rites moved a step to the left on the civil servant's side, and bowed:
"His Royal Highness, the war in the Northern Territory is coming to an end. His Second Highness has established a government office in Beijing and lived in the army for a long time. It is not in line with the ancestral system. I am afraid that he must be called back to Beijing immediately."
Li Yucheng didn't express his opinion immediately when he heard the words. He glanced at His Highness's officials and pondered for a moment:
"The calamity of the barbarians has not yet subsided, and the second and third brothers are far away in the northern border, and they are not very safe. What do you think?"
After the words fell, the voice of the court whispered.
"The Second Highness has a distinguished status. Being in the army may affect the general's decision-making and delay the fighter. If it is true, he should be recalled."
"His Highness the Second Highness erected a stele for the officers and men of Beifeng, which will last forever, and should be recalled to the court to reward."
"Second Highness"
Although the proposer wanted to recall Li Zhaoyuan on the grounds of the ancestral system, after the prince's words fell, the courtiers understood the meaning in an instant, and turned the conversation to the second prince's personal safety and meritorious service awards.
Those who can stand on top of this court are all human spirits,
They all knew what the second prince wanted during his trip to the north.
Recall people back to the imperial capital first, and then they can directly kill what they want in the cradle.
As for rewards and rewards?
Give a name and reward some money.
Hearing His Highness's almost one-sided discussion, Prince Li Yucheng did not express his opinion immediately, but first glanced at the middle-aged man with gray hair in the middle of the independent court hall, and asked respectfully:
"Teacher, what do you think about this matter?"
He believes that the teacher will stand by him this time, after all, his second brother just offended the other party.
As long as his teacher stood by his side, no one in the court would dare to speak out against him.
Xu Yinhe, who was standing still with drooping eyes, heard the words, the eyes of the falcon were calm, not in a hurry:
"On this matter, His Royal Highness the Prince can discuss with the ministers of the court."
When the royal family wins the heir, the prime minister's office will not participate or stand in line.
As Xiangguo's voice fell, some of the second prince's party didn't care about it.
"Cough."
Without being called by the chief eunuch,
A middle-aged man in the official robe of the Minister of War took a step sideways and said:
"His Royal Highness Liu thinks it may not be appropriate to recall His Second Highness directly."
And as soon as his voice fell,
The Minister of Rites, who was the first to speak, immediately spoke out, with a strange voice:
"Liu Shilang, what's wrong, according to the ancestral system, the Second Highness should be recalled, and if the Second Highness has been away for a long time and has a body of gold, can you be responsible for something wrong?"
The Minister of the Ministry of War glanced at the other party and chuckled:
"Master Qing, the Second Prince's trip to the northern border is an order from His Majesty. Although His Highness the Crown Prince is in charge of the country, he hastily recalled His Highness. Do you want His Highness to ignore His Majesty's orders?"
“.”
After the words fell, the court suddenly fell silent.
Minister Qing's complexion suddenly sank, and his fists under the sleeves were slightly clenched.
What a big hat.
Let’s not talk about him with this hat, I’m afraid no one in the court would dare to take it except for the silent Xu Xiang.
Even the crown prince couldn’t take over.
At the beginning, Li Yucheng led the topic from the ancestral system to caring for the safety of the emperor's brother, because he was worried that someone would make a fuss about it.
Although he supervises the country, his father is not dead yet.
The emperor and the crown prince have conflicting orders, and everyone knows who to listen to.
Be quiet a little,
Li Yucheng took a deep look at the Minister of the Ministry of War, smiled gently, and said in a gentle voice:
"What Liu Qing said is reasonable, and Qingqing is also worried about the safety of his second and third younger brothers. Naturally, the emperor's order cannot be violated. We will discuss this matter later."
Seeing that the prince made a conclusion on this matter, the **** in charge of the palace in front of the court once again said in a cadenced voice:
"General Huaiyuan, what's the matter?"
Heard the words,
On the side of the military officer, a burly man in the uniform of the commander of the Imperial Army moved a step to the left, bowed and bowed, and said in a low voice:
"His Royal Highness, the Second Highness sent messages from thousands of miles last night, pity the life and death of the soldiers, and worry about the Shuli in the north, and wish to share the worries with His Highness for the Holy One."
“.”
Wait for the words to fall,
All the civil and military officials in the hall were silent, and the acquaintances looked at each other, whispering through voice transmission.
Even Xu Yinhe, who had been silent with downcast eyes, glanced sideways at the person who made the sound.
General Huaiyuan, one of the top ten commanders of the Forbidden Army in Di'an City.
The reason why the people in the court are so uproar is because of the identity of this general Huaiyuan.
Dayan Forbidden Army can almost be said to be the private land of the princelings, and the commanders of the Forbidden Army are all staff members of the Prince's Mansion, not to mention its generals.
And the commander of the Forbidden Army who was sealed in Huaiyuan was an iron-blooded princeling.
In the past, when the court was discussing affairs in the early days, it was close to beating up the second prince's staff several times in front of the room.
What is the meaning of suddenly speaking for the second prince?
Jump reverse?
Amidst the incense overflowing in the hall, many officials scrutinized the prince's expression.
But unfortunately, no one can see any clues from his face.
Li Yucheng still had that clear and gentle look on his face, quietly looking at General Huaiyuan who spoke, tapped his fingertips on the table, and said with a gentle smile:
"Commander Jin may wish to elaborate, how does the second brother want to share the worries of the father?"
Commander Jin lowered his eyes, and his voice was calm and calm:
"His Royal Highness, together with the officers and men, sealed the city from the north with blood, and inscribed on the southern wall of the northern seal for the hundreds of thousands of heroic souls who died, wishing to follow the example of His Royal Highness Wu Yuan, leading the army to the north to wipe out the remnants of the barbarians."
“.”
Hearing this remark, Xu Yinhe, with gray hair on his temples, had a flash of surprise in his eyes, and once again glanced at the golden throne above the palace, which was very meaningful.
What was different from Xu Xiangguo's suddenly was Li Yucheng's doubts.
The fingertips that tapped the desk froze, and the expression on Li Yucheng's gentle and jade-like face remained unchanged, but his bright eyes narrowed slightly.
military power
This Li Zhaoyuan not only secretly instigated a rebellion against the most trusted commander of the imperial army around him, but also dared to directly ask for military power.
Before Li Yucheng opened his mouth, the princeling officials under him had already acted as his mouthpiece:
"Heh, does the second prince not understand the ancestral system?"
"Since the government has been established, it dares to ask for military power."
"Second Highness, you have the aspirations of King Zhou."
King Zhou, hundreds of years ago, the prince who rebelled and wanted to kill Lao Tzu with his soldiers in Beijing.
As soon as this remark came out, it was already a heartbreaking remark.
"Wang Qing, be careful! The second brother just wants to relieve father's worries."
Li Yucheng scolded the last person to speak, then turned to look at Commander Jin, and asked softly:
"Commander Jin, second brother, does he want you to lead the Sixth Township of the Imperial Army to the north?"
Li Zhaoyuan didn't build an army array, and if he wanted soldiers and horses, he had to have a general to command the army.
Commander Jin lowered his body a little lower upon hearing the words, and whispered softly:
"His Royal Highness, the Forbidden Army must not move rashly, and the Second Highness only wants to form an army, and the soldiers under it will be recruited from the people."
Li Yucheng took a deep breath and smiled softly:
"What about you, Commander Jin?"
Commander Jin raised his eyes and glanced at Li Yucheng, then arched his hands forward:
"My lord, I am willing to share my worries and go north for the Holy One."
Li Yucheng understood what the second brother wanted to do.
The establishment, and the generals of the army, as for the money and soldiers, should be provided by those sects.
But how could this kind of behavior be agreed?
Take a deep breath,
Li Yucheng was about to speak,
Then he heard a loud and feminine voice coming from the screen behind the golden throne:
"The Emperor—Driving~~"
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(end of this chapter)