Chapter 1121 Going to court
Following the small yellow door and entering the greenhouse, he discovered that someone had already arrived earlier than him.
Liu Yan, Wei Yan, and Jiang Wan were all present. In addition to these three people, there were also two young princes, who were the younger brothers of the current Emperor of the Han Dynasty, King Liu Yong of Ganling and King Liu Li of Anping.
Several people had different reactions when they saw Feng Yong coming in.
Jiang Wan acted as matchmaker for Feng Junhou twice, and Feng Junhou took the initiative to transfer the government affairs under the jurisdiction of Zhendong General Mansion to Shangshutai.
As a matter of courtesy, Jiang Wan would also send someone to notify Feng Junhou of important decisions made by the Chancellor.
So the two of them cooperated happily and had a good understanding.
Among the people present here, although Jiang Wan is powerful, he is the lowest in official position.
So before the few people in front said anything, he could only smile and nod to Feng Junhou as a greeting.
It is well known that Wei Yan and Feng Junhou have always had a bad relationship - anyway, it is also well known that Wei Yan has no friends in the court.
So when I saw Feng Junhou, I just glanced at him and never looked at him seriously again.
Feng Junhou was not in the mood to care about him. He just took a few steps forward and saluted Liu Li and Liu Yong:
“Chen Yong, I would like to pay my respects to your two highnesses.”
On the day of Feng Junhou's wedding, these two brothers were sent by the emperor to Zhendong General's Mansion to congratulate him on his behalf, so they were no strangers to Feng Junhou.
Compared to the slightly nervous Liu Li, the older Liu Yong seemed calmer. He quickly pulled Liu Li to stand up and helped Feng Junhou:
“General Zhendong, there is no need to be formal, please get up quickly.”
On the contrary, Liu Yan, who had the least dealings with Feng Junhou, had the most enthusiastic attitude:
“General Zhendong is here? Come on, come on, sit here.”
Feng Junhou thanked Liu Yan, and then said apologetically:
“I’m so sleepy that I can’t get up for a while, but I’m a step late. I’m so ashamed!”
Among these people, Liu Yan is the eldest. Wei Yan and Jiang Wan are not much different in age, but they are both already over the age of their ears.
But Feng Junhou was worthy enough to stand up, and he was the last one to come over. Although he didn't mean to do so, he did seem a little unjustifiable.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yan smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We are all old, and it is hard to sleep at night when we are old. I often wake up several times at night. I don't know how much I envy you that you can sleep peacefully at night."
Although Liu Yan is in a high position, he has never participated in state affairs and has no real power at all.
If according to his previous thoughts, his son could inherit his title in the future and maintain some dignity, that would be almost the end.
With his son's joining the Xinghan Society, a lot of changes occurred in his family. Liu Yan's surprise first made him happy, and finally he made him laugh from ear to ear.
He is a person who likes luxury and enjoyment. There are dozens of performers at home who are dedicated to singing and dancing. Just raising these performers is not a small sum of money.
When the late emperor was there, the rewards were generous, so there was no need to worry about making ends meet.
For example, the late emperor once rewarded the prime minister with as much as "500 catties of gold, a thousand catties of silver, fifty million coins, and a thousand pieces of brocade".
However, after the First World War in Yiling, the national situation was so difficult that even the court tightened its belt, so how could there be any reward?
Most of the fields in Shu are in the hands of local aristocratic families. Even the founding fathers did not have much land!
Otherwise, Liu Yan would not have lowered his status and even lost his face. He planned to use the big to bully the small and take advantage of the Xinghan Hui's business that had just started.
I just didn't expect it. I thought I was just trying to catch a country turtle, but I didn't expect that my hand would be bitten by Fu Kun, and even my son would be hurt.
with with with a smile on his face.
Facts have proved that Liu Jiazi really took the right path. If not, how could he be the governor of Jiuyuan Governor's Palace today?
The barbarians in the border areas are all well-known and vying to please them.
Comparing the past and present, it is truly heaven and earth.
The family has a steady stream of income and their son has a bright future abroad. How can he stop Liu Yan from being so enthusiastic about Feng Junhou?
And what he said is indeed correct.
After all, as people get older, it is normal for them to sleep lightly, wake up easily, and wake up frequently at night.
Not to mention that Liu Yan’s family has so many domestic tricksters, and the amount of kidney consumption, cough, puts a lot of pressure on the kidneys.
What Liu Yan didn't expect was that his words would annoy Wei Yan, who was sitting alone.
"Old man Liu, you are old and useless, what do you have to do with others? Do you think everyone is the same as you, unable to sleep at night? I slept very soundly!"
The discord between Wei Yan and Liu Yan was even worse than that between Wei Yan and Feng Junhou.
The reason is also very simple.
Because in Wei Yan's view, Liu Yan was just relying on his status as a senator. He had not made any achievements, but he was able to rank above him.
How could Wei Yan, who was naturally dignified, look good on Liu Yan?
As for Liu Yan, despite his pleasant appearance toward Feng Junhou, he is actually paranoid and aggressive.
Otherwise, historically, we would not have brought disaster on ourselves and ended up abandoning the market.
Liu and Wei had a big quarrel in public places in the early years. In the end, the prime minister intervened and asked Liu Yan to apologize to Wei Yan.
There is no way Wei Yan can do anything against Feng Mingwen, who holds great power, but it is different against Liu Yan, who has a false name but no real power.
Liu Yan had heard about Wei Yan's loss. When he heard Wei Yan's scolding words, his face changed and he felt secretly resentful.
But he did not dare to reply in the end, so he could only act as if he had not heard anything, and continued what he had said before, saying to Feng Junhou:
"Besides, the emperor is very important to you and shares the emperor's worries. Especially these days, it is very hard for the emperor to take care of the Liangzhou Army's integration into the Chinese Army, right?"
"So, the prince works much harder than us useless old thieves, and it is normal to sleep a little."
Fuck!
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Feng Yong and Wei Yan, even Jiang Wan who was sitting in the corner watching the show couldn't help but look at Liu Yan seriously.
This word…
It was like stabbing General Zhendong in the heart!
General Zhendong is in charge of military affairs, while General Zhendong sleeps at leisure. Doesn’t this mean that Sang scolds Huai, saying that General Zhendong is a useless old thief?
How could Wei Yan endure this?
Anger arose in his heart, and he stood up with his sword in his hand, glaring at Liu Yan with an expression that was as if he was biting someone:
“Old thief, who are you talking about?”
Feng Junhou, who had not yet sat down, stared at him, stood up straight, subconsciously pressed the hilt of his sword, and looked at Wei Yan:
“Mr. Wei…”
After completing these actions reflexively and halfway through speaking, Feng suddenly realized that there seemed to be no one around him!
To be precise, there is no guard.
The most important thing is that Guan Xiaojunhou did not follow.
I don’t know where Zhao Guang’s human shield is now...
Aware of this, Feng Junhou suddenly broke into a cold sweat on this autumn night.
“General Wei, this is in front of the palace, and your two highnesses are still here. What are you planning to do?”
You can't beat him if you hit him, but you can't lose his momentum.
Besides, today is the day when the emperor rewards ministers, and everyone is aiming for promotion and wealth.
If you really make a fuss, it will bring trouble to everyone and offend all the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty.
At that time, if someone really wants to kill you, I will definitely add insult to injury.
Feng Junhou's heart was spinning like lightning, and he stood firm even if the tiger refused to fall.
Hearing Feng Yong's words, Wei Yan turned his head and glanced at Liu Yong and Liu Li, and then there was a faint sound of the sword in his hand being sheathed.
He didn't say anything. He gave a loud "hum" and walked out the door.
Although it was only a few breaths of time, the two most famous generals of the Han Dynasty had the intention of facing each other with swords, which really frightened Liu Yong and Liu Li to a bit of a loss.
Both of them held their breath in unison and stared blankly at the scene in front of them, without any thought of standing up to stop it.
However, we can’t blame them. After all, they were still young during the Yiling War and didn’t understand much.
By the time they grow up, the Han Dynasty has been victorious and regaining its old territory.
Suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, worried about bandits entering Shu, that was something only their older brother, the little fat man, had to experience.
So these two young princes and kings can be regarded as growing up in a greenhouse.
Wei Yan and Feng Junhou are different. They are both generals who have been on the battlefield all year round. They have countless people's blood on their hands, and their bodies are extremely murderous.
Especially the stature of these two people, both of whom are tall and strong. Once they draw their swords in anger, it will indeed bring a great sense of oppression to people.
Liu Yan, on the other hand, felt as if his heart was clenched in an instant when he saw Wei Yan standing up.
At that moment, he realized that now, there was no prime minister.
The prime minister who could suppress Wei Yan is no longer there.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Feng Junhou stood up, which made him feel full of gratitude.
“Thank you so much, Your Majesty.”
Unknown to everyone, Feng Junhou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Wei Yan leaving. A layer of white hair sweat appeared on his body.
“I didn’t expect that the prince could actually make Wei Yan give in.”
I can make old man Wei give in as much as he can!
Who knows what he was thinking?
Feng Junhou looked at Liu Yan, feeling a little dissatisfied.
People are addicted to food!
Knowing that you can't compare to others, you still have to try to tease them.
How different is he from my son Ah Chong?
You can't beat both of them, and you have to be mean-mouthed. In the end, besides being pushed to the ground and beaten hard, what else can you do?
It’s just that he is Liu Liang’s master after all. For Liu Liang’s sake, Feng Junhou still tried to persuade him:
“Uncle Liu, it’s better not to mess with this person in the future. In the past, when the Prime Minister was around, it was fine and he could still suppress him. Now that the Prime Minister is gone, if he really takes action, no one can stop him.”
Liu Yan’s face was a little embarrassed:
“Who told him to speak so harshly just now? I couldn’t hold my breath for a moment..."
You deserve to be thrown out of the market!
Knowing the consequences, you still can’t control your impulses.
After such an incident, the people in the room lost interest in talking. After greeting each other, they started chatting about simple topics.
It made Feng Junhou feel like dozing off.
Fortunately, not long after, the small yellow door came in again, bowed to the people in the room and said:
“Gentlemen, the time has come.”
Several people came out of the warm house and saw that the palace gate was being pushed open and the ministers were already preparing to line up in the order of going to court.
There are three lanes in the palace gate, and the middle lane is for the exclusive use of the emperor. The ministers have been divided into two teams, each standing on the left and right lanes, preparing to enter the palace in order.
This time it was Feng Junhou's turn to be a little confused: Where should I stand?
Looking at Feng Junhou who was hesitant, Liu Yan, who wanted to build a good relationship with Feng Junhou, reminded:
“Your Majesty, please stand behind Wei Yan.”
Looking around, I saw Wei Yan standing at the front of the west road.
Liu Yan, on the other hand, walked over calmly and stood in front of Wei Yan.
As for Jiang Wan, he stood at the top of the east road.
Seeing this, Feng Junhou remembered Madam Right’s advice:
The princes, kings, princes, meritorious officials, generals and other military generals will line up in the west; those who have no military merit or whose military merit is not as good as the title of prince but are standing in court will line up in the east.
Logically speaking, there should be two people in front of him.
One is Zhenyuan General Wu Ban, and the other is former general Deng Zhi.
It’s just that of these two people, one is staying in Jincheng and the other is guarding Bingzhou, so he, the general of Zhendong, ranks third.
At this time, the palace gate has been fully opened, the lanterns in the palace are shining like daylight, and the soldiers are lined up on both sides of the majestic path. The audience can only hear the shouts: "All the ministers, enter the palace!"
Seeing Liu Yong standing at the front, he handed over his palace entry voucher. The visitor who was responsible for verification checked his appearance and was allowed to enter.
Seeing this, Feng Junhou finally understood why he had to wait in line so early.
Although the Han Dynasty is still in the stage of conquering the world and keeping everything simple, the number of officials in the previous dynasty was not only 200, but more than 100.
It was already dawn when we faced each other like this.
Fortunately, Feng Junhou was standing in fifth place and did not have to endure so much cold wind outside.
Entering the palace, there were soldiers of the Tiger Infantry Army standing on both sides of the road. Everyone was holding a halberd and wearing armor, protecting the ministers entering the palace.
Going a hundred steps further, they turned into a tiger cavalry army, equipped with armor and riding equipment, flags lining up, and killing incomparably.
Although these armored cavalry troops were created by himself, Feng Junhou was so caught in the middle by them. The key was that he still walked. They stood on horseback and were condescending, which was very uncomfortable.
I am always worried that those halberds that are more than ten feet long will suddenly come down and stab me into a human-shaped meat skewer.
He came to the steps of the front hall of Weiyang Palace and stood at the foot of the steps and began to wait.
The solemn atmosphere brought by the surrounding infantry and cavalry soldiers made everyone involuntarily quiet down.
Until all the officials had completed their verification and entered the palace, only three bells were heard, "Dang, Dang, Dang," and then a visitor at the door of the palace shouted:
“The auspicious time has come, Your Majesty is coming to court, please come!”
Hundred officials began to trot up the stairs, ran over the long steps, came to the palace gate, took off the swords from their waists, took off their shoes, and then trotted into the palace.
Not everyone can enter the temple. Only officials with a wealth of more than 600 stones and special orders from the emperor are eligible to enter the temple.
The rest are listed in the corridor according to their official positions, and the third one is listed in the His Highness.
When all the officials were in their seats, they heard a burst of bell music, the emperor ascended to his throne, and the ministers shouted long live, then walked to their seats and knelt down.
Although the Han Dynasty has begun to popularize chairs, kneeling is still the most important etiquette on important occasions to show solemnity.
This is a hardship for Feng Junhou. When he first crossed over, he was not able to practice kneeling properly.
Not to mention that over the years, we have been rushing to come up with jumpsuits and chairs, how can we still get used to kneeling?
The Han Dynasty currently has neither a prime minister nor three princes. With the status of Feng Junhou, he is naturally in a front position. It is impossible to hide in a corner and be lazy.
(End of this chapter)