Xiao Chen had just finished washing up when a young eunuch from the Supervisor of Ceremonies rushed over to report that the Emperor was going to court today, and please go over and serve him immediately, father-in-law.
As a eunuch, even the third-grade eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department, is not qualified to participate in politics. The most he can do is pass on imperial edicts.
Usually, the person who serves Emperor Li Wanjiang is Gong Shouli, the eunuch of the palm print, but it is not his turn to be like Xiao Chen.
"Where is Eunuch Gong?" Xiao Chen asked casually.
"Eunuch Gong, he contracted a cold some time ago and has been recuperating." The young eunuch said hurriedly.
"Oh? Is there such a thing? I've been too busy recently, and I didn't know. I will definitely visit him in person later." Xiao Chen said he was shocked.
Do you think Gong Shouli has a bad disease?
Sickness is also a mental illness!
The incident last time made him extremely embarrassed, because his confidant eunuch Zhao Laifu turned out to be an assassin sent by Tianxuan Society!
He has been hiding next to him for so long and he knows nothing about it, which shows how stupid and incompetent he is.
It is said that the emperor was so furious that he went to him and scolded him like a dog!
This guy was frightened and depressed, so he became depressed and became bedridden.
I quickly changed my clothes and ran all the way to the emperor's palace. Actually, there is no need to be in such a hurry, but when the emperor calls you, you have to have an attitude, right?
When they arrived outside the Qinzheng Palace, they saw dozens of high-ranking officials standing at the door, whispering to each other in twos and threes.
When they saw Xiao Chen coming, they all nodded and smiled as a greeting.
Xiao Chen didn't dare to talk to them much on this occasion, so he just kept smiling and passed quickly...
However, two officials, one fat and one thin, couldn't help but pull him aside.
"Master Li, Master Liu, please don't hold me back. The Emperor is anxious to summon me over!" Xiao Chen couldn't get away, with a look of helplessness on his face.
The fat man's name is Li Hong, who is the third-rank left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the thin man's name is Liu Wenzheng, who is the fifth-rank doctor of the thirteenth department of the Ministry of Husbandry.
These two got acquainted with Xiao Chen through the installation of a heating system in their yamen, and their relationship was pretty good, so they stopped him abruptly on this occasion.
"Master Xiao, we brothers heard that there will be a big discussion at court today. Do you know what it is about?" Li Hong looked around and asked in a low voice.
"If you tell us, it will give us two brothers an idea, right?" Liu Wenzheng said.
"I don't know exactly, but I might want to discuss Chen Jisheng's matter." Xiao Chen also wanted to have a good relationship with these two people, and besides, it wasn't a secret, so he told the truth without any pretense.
Oh... The two of them nodded together, but they didn't know what our emperor meant? Do you love him, Chen Jisheng, or hate him?
It's hard for Xiao Chen to say this clearly, he can only hint to them all at once.
How can we dare to guess what the emperor is thinking?
But I heard that Zhu Xiaochuan, the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyiwei, and Wang Anbang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, both want to protect Mr. Chen.
Can't? The two were shocked when they heard this. How could Wang Anbang protect Chen Jisheng?
Little Eunuch Xiao, I'm afraid your source of information is not very accurate!
"The emperor is wise and powerful, and he acts vigorously and resolutely, but he has never issued an order to punish Mr. Chen... It is really strange to say it." Xiao Chen said and left.
He could only hint at this.
As for whether the two people can understand each other, it depends on their ability to understand.
I trotted all the way to the emperor's palace and kowtowed in greeting.
Sure enough, Li Wanjiang was very satisfied when he saw him sweating profusely and looking frightened.
While being served by several eunuchs, he was wearing a dragon robe and a golden Taiping crown, and he casually reprimanded a few words in a very affectionate tone: "Why are you in such a hurry? You are already a third-grade eunuch, and your usual words and deeds are also You should be more dignified!"
"Take the memorials on the table and follow me to court!"
Why does the emperor suddenly have such a good attitude towards the young master? I'm afraid there is something difficult that he wants me to do.
Maybe it was about following Concubine Liu back home to visit her relatives.
As a son-in-law, why don’t you go yourself? But I have to work hard all the way and travel thousands of miles!
But speaking of it, he can be regarded as half son-in-law of the Liu Ruyun family, right?
More than half.
Xiao Chen, as the Supervisor of Ceremonies, has been told about his responsibilities since he took office. This is just the first time he has practiced it, so he feels a little uneasy.
He quickly picked up a few memorials on the imperial case, bowed his head and bent down like a little shrimp, following the emperor closely, all the way to the Qinzheng Hall.
All the civil and military ministers had been waiting for Li Wanjiang for a long time. When they saw Li Wanjiang coming, they all knelt down and kowtowed, saying "long live my emperor, long live my emperor."
At this moment, should Xiao Chen rush to the front of the palace and shout, "If you have something to do, please report it early, but if nothing happens, retreat?"
But those were all staged in TV dramas, and there was no such procedure in the real going to court.
Moreover, the ministers are not all standing, but each has a seat. Otherwise, after a major court meeting, your feet will hurt from standing still?
The young ones are fine, but the older ones faint when they get anxious. What nonsense are they talking about?
The rule that ministers must stand before the emperor only existed in the Song Dynasty, and it was not officially regulated until the Ming Dynasty. Today's Zhou Dynasty is not so particular.
Therefore, the discussions between the DPRK and China in the Great Zhou Dynasty were not much different from the current meetings.
It’s just a little more etiquette and one less table.
"My dear friends, please excuse me." Li Wanjiang seemed to enjoy the feeling of being worshiped on his knees. He waited for a long time before gesturing for everyone to get up and speak.
"Last night, I went to Pingyang Marquis Zhu Xiaochuan and Minister of Civil Service Wang Anbang to give me some information. They were talking about Chen Jisheng... Xiao Chen, please read these two information to everyone."
Turning to look at Xiao Chen.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Xiaochuan, Chen Jisheng offended His Majesty and was imprisoned for his crime!" Xiao Chen cleared his throat, opened Zhu Xiaochuan's memorial, and read it aloud.
The voice is clear, the articulation is clear, the words are clear and round, and the yin and yang are punctuated. Every word is read clearly, and everyone in the hall can hear it clearly.
Everyone thought that Xiao Chen's reading skills were a hundred times better than Gong Shouli's!
Gong Shouli didn't have much education to begin with. He usually read a memorial like he was trying to dry his daddy, so it was very difficult to listen to it.
Moreover, the voice is hoarse and unpleasant, high-pitched and thin, almost like a duck quacking.
Look at Xiao Chen, he looks like a jade tree facing the wind, Yue Zhi Yuan Ting as soon as he stands up there!
The words spoken and pronounced sounded so pleasant to the ears.
It is a pleasure both visually and aurally.
My eunuch in Dazhou should be like this!
The contents of the two memorials are very simple and similar, and they are just to excuse Chen Jie's plea.
Just the ending is slightly different.
Wang Anbang hopes that our emperor will be kind and spare Chen Jisheng's life, so that he can return to his hometown as an official and take care of himself in old age.
Zhu Xiaochuan said that although Chen Chengyi had committed serious crimes, he had always been diligent in his work. Otherwise, he would have been demoted five levels in a row and found a remote small county to become a county magistrate.
Let him express his gratitude to the Emperor for his great kindness and try his best to make meritorious service, otherwise it would be a pity...
