On the fifth day after the body of King Zhenbei was transported back to the capital, at Yin time, the sky was pitch black.
Outside the Meridian Gate, in stone lamps, candles flickered with orange flames, reflecting the torches held by the two columns of imperial guards.
In the cool wind, all the officials gathered at the Meridian Gate, 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 dimly lit, 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
The Golden Luang Hall!
Officials of the fourth rank and above stepped into the hall and waited silently for a quarter of an hour. Emperor Yuan Jing, who was wearing a Taoist robe, arrived late.
I haven't seen him for a few days. The emperor with black hair and black hair is a bit haggard, with swollen 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 trembling.
The old eunuch glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing, and said loudly: "If there is something to play, then there is nothing to retreat."
Zheng Xinghuai, the chief envoy of Chuzhou, strode out to the front of the princes, bowed, and said in a deep voice:
"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 Yunzhou 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, pay homage to 380,000 wronged souls and make it known to the world."
Emperor Yuan Jing looked at him deeply, expressionless.
Surprisingly, in the face of the emperor who was silent and angry, Zheng Xinghuai, the chief envoy of Chuzhou, looked at each other brazenly without fear.
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, all the princes bowed their waists, and the voices were rolling: "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. Suddenlyhe overturned the big case in front of him.
Bang Dang
The big case tumbled down the steps and smashed 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 make an edict 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.
This the princes couldn't help being stunned.
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 the contrast between this posture and the inherent impression in front of the ministers makes people feel sad.
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, my position was unstable, and I was trembling all day long. It was King Huai who supported me silently all the time. It was because we were brothers and sisters of the same mother.
"King 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 Shanhaiguan battle, how could he have achieved the prosperity he has today? You should all be grateful for him.
"After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Duke Huai was ordered to go north to guard the border for me. In the past ten years, he has returned to Beijing very rarely. Duke 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? "
After being interrupted by Emperor Yuan Jing so "roughly", 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 willing to be a pawn in the class.Chest rises and falls.
King Li has been studying 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.
A habitual problem 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.
? Fighting in the court, 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."
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