royal palace.
Fengtian Temple.
Zhang Qizheng expressed his position and blocked all the retreat routes for the Shang Emperor and the Manchu civil and military forces with one sentence.
Not to mention the Emperor Shang and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, even Li Ziye felt frightened and broke into a cold sweat.
Too cruel!
"Master Zhang, you are threatening His Majesty!"
Ahead, Duke Hai Qing turned around and said with a stern expression, "As a minister, how dare you be so rude? Master Zhang, do you know your guilt?"
"Mr. Hai Qing's words are serious!"
At this time, among the ministers, Lu Siqing walked out, bowed respectfully to Emperor Shang in the main hall, and said, "Your Majesty, Master Zhang's words may be a bit radical, but they are true. The commoner king was able to make an exception and be granted the title of marquis, why did he do so? Wai Lang cannot be promoted to the position of Jing Mu without exception. Xu Wai Lang’s political achievements have been heard by me, so he is definitely qualified to be promoted to Jing Mu!”
Zhang Qizheng and Lu Siqing expressed their stance one after another. In the court hall, all the civil servants looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.
The ministers who were still wavering just now and had objections immediately chose to remain silent and not wade into the muddy waters.
"His Majesty."
In the main hall, when the scene was at a stalemate, in front of all the ministers, King Guanshan walked out and said calmly, "Since Xu Wailang's political achievements and abilities are enough to be qualified for the position of Jingmu, I propose that we give Xu Wailang a chance, so that he can Scholars all over the world see the imperial court’s determination to appoint people on the basis of merit.”
In the middle of the main hall, Li Ziye had a strange look on his face when he saw King Guanshan coming out to express his stance.
terrific!
It seems that King Guanshan, who was also born in civilian life, also felt some sympathy for Xu Hanlin's experience.
Three martial kings and two highly respected veterans expressed their stance together, and all the ministers in the court became more and more shocked.
A foreign minister who had been unknown for twelve years could actually attract the joint recommendation of so many important officials in the imperial court.
In front of more than a dozen courtiers, when Duke Hai Qing saw this scene, his expression became even more ugly. He knelt down and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this precedent cannot be set. There are many opportunities to promote Xu Wailing. The position of Jing Mu has great responsibilities. , Xu Wailang was just a Wailang before, so he may not be qualified for this position."
"Your Majesty, what Duke Hai Qing said is true."
Behind the scenes, more than a dozen ministers agreed and expressed their opposition.
"Incompetent?"
Li Ziye turned around, smiled coldly, and said, "Why does Duke Hai Qing think that Xu Wailing is not qualified for the position of Jing Mu? If I remember correctly, the Jing Mu who was deposed just now was recommended by Duke Hai Qing. So it seems that Come on, Hai Qinggong’s taste in judging people is really not that good!”
"you!"
Duke Hai Qing looked angry and said, "King Commoner, this is above the court, don't go too far!"
"Is it too much?"
Li Ziye said calmly, "What this king said is only the truth. Why should Duke Hai Qing become angry in shame?"
After finishing speaking, Li Ziye looked at the Shang Emperor in the main hall and said with a respectful expression, "Your Majesty, just now Hai Qinggong also said that the position of Jingmu is a heavy responsibility. Xu Wailang has an upright temperament and is more suitable for this position than anyone else. At least, he will not neglect his responsibilities because of any human sophistication. With him here, the security of the capital will definitely be better than before."
Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Shang looked slightly condensed after hearing the words of the Commoner King below.
What the Commoner King said makes sense.
The position of Jingmu, controlling the security of the capital, can also be regarded as indirectly protecting the safety of the palace. If it is left to those powerful officials, it will really make people uneasy.
"Mu Qing."
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Shang moved his eyes to Lao Eleven, who had not expressed his position in front of the ministers, and said calmly, "Tell me your opinion."
"Reply to Father."
Mu Qing walked out, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't know much about Xu Wailang, so I don't have any opinions."
"King of Triumph, King of Donglin, where are you?"
Emperor Shang moved his gaze again and asked each of them one by one.
"I have no objection."
King Triumphant and King Donglin walked out and replied.
In the court, under the inquiry of Emperor Shang, several high-ranking ministers expressed their stance one after another. Basically, they chose to be neutral and not help each other.
However, it was good that he did not object vocally on this issue. After all, it was indeed against the rules to directly promote Xu Hanlin to the position of Jingmu.
In front of the dragon chair, Emperor Shang quietly looked at the faces of the ministers below, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "Xu Hanlin has outstanding talents and good political achievements. It is reasonable to say that he is qualified for the position of Jingmu. However, considering that Xu Hanlin is now It is not suitable to directly promote the position of Jingmu to the sixth-rank Wailang just now. Therefore, Xu Hanlin is appointed as Shaomu. He will be the fifth-rank official and temporarily take over the position of Jingmu until the court selects a suitable candidate. What do you think? ?”
In the main hall, the ministers heard about Emperor Shang's decision, looked at each other, and immediately knelt down and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise."
This decision is considered the best result. It not only saves face for Hai Qinggong and others, but also achieves the goal of Buyi, King Yunyi and others to promote Xu Hanlin.
In the middle of the main hall, Li Ziye couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart after hearing Shang Huang's decision.
Older gingers are more spicy.
This old fox is really good at checking and balancing power.
After the matter of Jingmu was resolved, the ministers in the court debated among themselves on all trivial matters for half an hour, and then dispersed.
Outside Fengtian Hall, Li Ziye quickly caught up with Zhang Qizheng and Lu Siqing, thanking them all.
"Pity."
Zhang Qizheng sighed softly and said, "If Xu Hanlin had a powerful background, there would definitely be no problems with what happened today."
"This result is enough."
On the side, Lu Siqing looked at Duke Hai Qing and others in front of him, and responded, "Your Majesty cannot completely ignore the appearance of Duke Hai Qing and the others. As long as Xu Hanlin makes some achievements in the post of Young Shepherd, sooner or later he will be the Jing Mu." of."
"I know, I'm just feeling a little emotional." Zhang Qizheng shook his head helplessly and said.
"Not in a hurry."
Li Ziye said calmly, "The road must be walked step by step, and the cancer must be dug out bit by bit!"
While the three of them were talking, they walked towards the outside of the palace.
At the same time, from the west of the Great Shang Capital City, a fast horse galloped over, holding a battle report and looking excited.
Half an hour later, Li Ziye came to the Buyi Prince's Mansion and saw Xiao Xiao who was bored and dazed in front of the porch. He was about to ask about sending Nan'er to school. Suddenly, his expression was shocked and he looked in disbelief.
"Xiao Xiao, have you entered the fifth realm?" Li Ziye said with a look of shock.
"not yet."
Xiao Xiao dragged her chin and responded casually, "But it's almost over. Senior Baimei helped me inject a burst of true energy and opened up 10% of the divine treasure. As long as I practice well, I will soon be able to enter the fifth realm."
"Lie down."
When Li Ziye heard the answer from the girl in front of him, he no longer cared about the question of quality and started swearing.
Can it still be like this?
Give a child a chance to have an adventure?
It’s all cheating, it’s so bullying!
"Your Majesty."
Just when Li Ziye felt envious and jealous for Xiao Xiao's adventure, a nurse walked quickly outside the inner courtyard, bowed respectfully, and reported, "The battle report came from the front line. His Highness won the battle, and the riots It’s basically settled, and we can return to the city in a few days!”
