The high sun on the first day opens a new chapter of the day. The clouds in the south are still far away, and I don't know when they will get closer. The palace roofs in the imperial city are magnificent and magnificent.
"Bang——"
The bells rang throughout the Fengtian Hall. On the high throne, Baili Longteng, dressed in Taoist robes, sat cross-legged, closing his eyes and meditating. Standing on the left and right were Wang Jin and Zhao Yu, the supervisors of etiquette.
Under the imperial steps, there are four imperial chairs, with the three thrones of Su Xunwen, Chen Canghai and Yunzhonglu on them. There is another empty one, which was originally the seat of Nanyue King Han Yulou.
Immediately afterwards, the civil and military officials were divided into two compartments. On the east side was the chief minister of the cabinet, Grand Master Liang Jingyi, followed by the four prime ministers of the left, right, Asia, and assistant, as well as the six ministers and other large and small civil servants.
In the west, Xu Zheng of Dazhu Kingdom was the leader, followed by several generals, including the second prince Baili Qingfeng, the third prince Baili Shuze, and the sixth prince Baili Hanran, sitting among them.
Ye Ling followed his eldest brother Xu Zheng and sat next to him. He glanced at the civil and military officials in the court, most of whom he had seen when he attended the court meeting for the first time.
He looked at Baili Longteng on the throne, but he couldn't feel his aura. It was so ethereal that it seemed like it didn't exist. It was this profound feeling that made Ye Ling fear his strength.
During today's court meeting, the gate of Fengtian Hall was not closed, so Wang Jin stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty has arrived, all ministers will come to court early!"
Zhao Yu shouted: "Ministers, if you have your instructions, please leave your job if there is nothing to do!"
Ye Ling looked at the courtiers present. He learned from Xu Zheng that today's court meeting would be a battle of swords and swords, attacking each other, but he didn't know who would show off the first sword.
As soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, the Minister of War came out and said: "I have to report from the front line this morning. The fourth prince was defeated by Han Shu, the governor of the Dayan Dynasty, in Qiongzhou. He lost seven cities and lost 1.6 million troops. , Now that Qiongzhou’s first line of defense has been broken, the army retreated to the second line of defense to continue to defend.”
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. The third prince Baili Xiyu is also considered a famous general and has won many battles. The defeat of this battle is truly unimaginable. Qiongzhou has a total of three lines of defense. If the first line of defense is breached, it means that half of Qiongzhou has fallen into the enemy's hands.
Behind Xu Zheng, Shangzhu Guo Liang Chen had an expressionless face. Grand Master Liang Jing closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Liang family swung the first sword today. But today's focus should be on the three kings sitting under the imperial steps. The first blow of the Liang family was for something else, which is puzzling.
On the throne, Baili Longteng finally opened his eyes, looked at the Minister of War, and said, "What are the countermeasures of the War Department?"
The Minister of War said: "The third prince is very brave, but he is still young and energetic, so he may not be able to defeat the Han people. The Ministry of War has proposed that Dazhu or Shangzhu take over the defense of Qiongzhou, which will ensure that everything is safe."
After hearing this, Baili Longteng looked at the ministers in the cabinet: "Does the cabinet also have this opinion?"
Zhou Qing, the left prime minister, was the first to say: "This is the strategy decided by the Ministry of War after discussion with the ministers. I believe that only in this way can we defeat the Dayan Dynasty and stabilize the border."
"Mr. Jia Ge, what do you think?" Baili Longteng looked at Jia Cheng and said.
Jia Chengdao said: "I believe that victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. Although the third prince is young and vigorous, his victory lies in knowing his shame and then being brave. Although the two Zhuguo can be invited to take charge, it is better not to transfer the third prince back to the capital. "
It was Jia Chengdao who recommended Baili Xiyu to take over Qiongzhou. Now that Baili Xiyu was defeated, Jia Chengdao could not escape the blame, so he did not dare to refute Zhou Qing's proposal.
Baili Longteng saw this, but he was not anxious to nod in agreement. Instead, he asked: "Who is in charge of the Ministry of War now?"
The Minister of War was stunned and quickly said: "Since Chen Shangshu joined Zhu Guo and led the troops to Liangzhou, the Minister of War has been temporarily led by Wei Chen."
"In that case," Baili Longteng asked Zhao Yu, "When will Chen Changying come back?"
Just as Zhao Yu was about to answer, the young eunuch outside the door shouted: "Chen Shangshu of Shangzhu Kingdom has arrived!"
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers had different expressions. Even Liang Jingyi opened his eyes slightly, then closed them again. Wang Jin glanced at Zhao Yu in surprise, with a bad expression on his face.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Changying, dressed in white, was seen striding into the hall. He bowed to Baili Longteng and said, "I pay homage to your Majesty. I have already heard what all the ministers said. But I thought that although the third prince was defeated in this battle, But it did not harm the foundation of our army. Even if the land of Qiongzhou was crisscrossed by waterways, even if half of it was given to the Han common people, he would still be tired of resisting and would find it difficult to advance westward. I believe that changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists, so please give me a clear warning!"
Baili Longteng waved his hand: "Just follow what Chen Qing played!"
Zhou Qing wanted to argue again, but was stopped by Liang Jingyi's eyes, so he had to give up.
Chen Changying came and sat down beside Liang Chen. Liang Chen smiled softly: "You came in time!"
Chen Changying also smiled and said: "I act according to the order, brother, don't blame me!"
Hearing this, Liang Chen's face changed slightly, he glanced at Baili Longteng, and he didn't know what he was planning in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, the court meeting continued. The Xiliang King Chen Canghai stood up, pointed at Li Taiyue and said: "Are you Li Taiyue, the Minister of Punishment?"
Li Taiyue didn't panic, stood up and responded: "I am the official, I wonder if you have any advice, Your Majesty?"
"Li Shangshu has such great power that he actually wants to abolish the four imperial kings established by the late emperor," Chen Canghai said coldly: "I would like to ask, what are the three of us doing to you, Li Taiyue, in the way?" I am going to dethrone my throne!"
All the court officials remained silent and looked at Li Taiyue. Most of them were dissatisfied with Li Taiyue's new law, so they all watched with cold eyes.
Li Taiyue smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, this new law is for the court and the people, not for you, the Four Kings. Although the system of the Four Kings has been abolished, your salary is still there, but you no longer have a fief. Could it be that Are the three princes greedy for this Dagan territory?"
"you……"
Chen Canghai was a military general and was not good at writing. He couldn't defeat Li Taiyue, so he looked at the other two kings.
Seeing this, Su Xunwen stood up bravely and said: "Li Shangshu's words are wrong. We are all loyal ministers of Daqian, serving the Holy Lord and guarding the four directions. Now Li Shangshu wants to abolish our positions, is it possible? What's wrong with us? What's the disadvantage of us enclosing the territories to the imperial court? Please ask Li Shangshu to make it clear in front of the civil and military officials of the court, is there anything illegal that we can't do?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Li Taiyue again. Li Taiyue frowned slightly. These three kings did not disrespect the law. He couldn't clearly say that he was afraid that you would rebel by cutting down the vassal, right?
Chen Canghai pointed at Li Taiyue and said, "Your Majesty is here, do you still want to slander me?"
"I don't dare to lower my rank," Li Taiyue said, "I only think about the country and the country that I am working for!"
Su Xunwen sneered: "You clearly want to drive a wedge between us and the Holy One, and your intentions are to be punished!"
"Yes! His heart is worthy of death!" Chen Canghai turned around and said to Baili Longteng: "I am requesting an order from the Holy One to kill the rebellious minister Li Taiyue!"
Baili Longteng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Jie Wenwu, with a sneer on his lips.
Gu Tinglan, the official secretary, stood up and said: "Your majesty, Li Shangshu is loyal. The new law aims to benefit the country and the people, and has no selfish motives. As for the reduction of the vassal, it is just because the three kings have worked hard and made great achievements. For example, the king of the North is approaching. After two thousand years, it is really not appropriate to continue to worry about state affairs. Inviting the three kings back to the capital really reflects the benevolence of the Holy One!"
As soon as he said this, Baili Longteng smiled slightly and said to Yunzhonglu: "King of the North, what do you think?"
The deer in the cloud stood up tremblingly and said: "I am indeed old, and I have long thought of resigning from the holy lord. For the defense of the North, I plan to let my son take over, and I ask the holy lord for permission."
Su Xunwen and Chen Canghai looked at each other after hearing this. Only then did I understand that this old guy was not in a hurry, but in fact he had this plan to change things.
But with such an obvious conspiracy, Baili Longteng naturally would not accept the move and still smiled and said nothing.
Just at this time, Zhu Wanquan, who was sitting at the bottom among the civil servants in the east, suddenly sighed, attracting everyone's attention.
Originally, he had not sighed loudly in his life, but it happened that Yunzhonglu had just finished speaking and everyone was waiting for Baili Longteng to reply. Therefore, the strange silence of the hall made his sighing sound come out.
Wang Jin on the side shouted: "Who is so rude?"
Zhu Wanquan hurriedly came out to plead guilty and said: "I have violated my decency, please forgive me!"
Instead of blaming him, Baili Longteng smiled and asked, "Why are you sighing, dear? Can you tell me what you are saying?"
Zhu Wanquan said: "I just remembered it because of a case and I didn't know how to decide it. I couldn't help but sigh. It alarmed the Holy Master. I deserve to die."
"Oh?" Baili Longteng couldn't help but asked curiously: "I don't know what the case is. Let's talk about it."
Zhu Wanquan said casually: "The people involved in this case are Li Sheng and Li Xiao, both graduates of the Imperial College."
When Ye Ling heard this, he thought to himself: "Sure enough, we are going to talk about this case."
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Wanquan narrated the case. It was probably because Ye Ling was a wanted criminal that he had implicated Li's mother-in-law. Later, Li Xiao sent his mother, brother and sister-in-law to prison and seized the family property. The Imperial College gave Li Sheng's place as a supervisor to Li Xiao, and Li Xiao suddenly became a supervisor of the Imperial College again.
As soon as the case came out, important officials were in an uproar. In the dynasty, the two words of loyalty and filial piety are the most important. Although Li Xiao's name is filial piety, he did such a great unfilial thing, which is infuriating. And it is even more shocking that such a person was admitted to the Imperial College.
Zhu Wanquan said: "I really don't know how to judge this matter, so I have been in prison. I just remembered it, and I feel helpless. I asked the Holy One to make a decision."
Baili Longteng's gaze was like a sword, stabbing Zhu Wanquan coldly. He already knew Zhu Wanquan's intentions, so he was very dissatisfied.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Qing immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Li Xiao has framed his mother, brother and sister-in-law. His crime is extremely heinous and he should be punished with death!"
"What the Prime Minister Zuo said is absolutely true. We must not let these evil people go!"
"I ask the Holy One to issue an order immediately to arrest Li Xiao and his wife together!"
All the ministers were filled with indignation. Gu Tinglan, the official minister, was sweating all over his body and was very frightened.
After a few words, another courtier came out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Xiao is a man of many evil deeds, but the Imperial College actually hired such people as supervisors. I think that the Imperial College is guilty of not distinguishing right from wrong and abusing villains. Please forgive me." Your Majesty will punish the sin of offering wine in the Imperial College according to law!"
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all the ministers' eyes fell on Gu Tinglan, the current Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the former Imperial College Scholar, and known as the best scholar in Daqian...
