Early the next morning, the attendant came to report: "Your Majesty, someone is waiting to see you."
Guo Ning swallowed a big mouthful of porridge and wiped his mouth. He asked: "Who?"
This valet was naturally smart enough to serve in front of the emperor. In the past, Guo Ning could get things done just by casually saying anything. When introducing the situation to Guo Ning, he will explain it clearly in advance without Guo Ning asking who is coming.
But at this moment, when Guo Ning opened his mouth to ask, the attendant still hesitated. He thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know where to start. There are dozens of people waiting outside."
"Dozens of people?"
Guo Ning couldn't help but chuckle a few times, turned slightly sideways, and said to Lu Han: "Don't you want to drink porridge? Drink it while it's hot."
"The fire in the house is very bright, so I'm not in a hurry. Jing'er woke up soon and I just happened to be with him."
"Then I'll go out and meet the guests first."
Separated by several high walls is the main entrance of the palace.
Guo Ning was not a nobleman who lived in the ninth level. His style of being an emperor was probably influenced by Yelu Chucai, a Khitan. He was very similar to the Liao emperor who traveled around to meet with Nabo according to the four seasons. Wherever he was stationed, he would summon his subordinates from time to time, and there would always be cars or horses parked in the large open space in front of the palace.
Many of the emperor's old subordinates and old friends can also ask to see the emperor at any time, so you will often see an old soldier with a broken leg waiting at the door together with the first and second-rank officials of the imperial court.
Of course, after all, the Zhou Dynasty was not a grassroots team, and the system was gradually improving. Starting from this year, the emperor's old friends who want to meet him do not have to line up at the entrance of the palace. They can submit their applications directly to the Chamber of Servants, and there will be a dedicated person responsible for arranging their and the emperor's itinerary.
Therefore, those waiting at the entrance of the palace were all serious and well-positioned court officials. The courtiers who were qualified to meet the emperor entered the palace. The servants and subordinates who stayed outside were holding their heads high, thinking not to embarrass their master.
But at this moment, there were no cars or any arrogant people in the open space. Only dozens of people with earth-colored faces were seen, kneeling and motionless.
Among these people, those who Li Yun stepped forward to get involved yesterday were Hu Zhonggui, Wang Kou'er, etc., and there were dozens of others, but Li Yun really didn't care about them. I don’t know what they did to make them feel guilty like this.
Li Yun himself was also in the queue. At first, everyone was waiting in front of the door, and he waited too. After a while, a group of people on the left and right finally felt guilty and knelt down one after another. This matter originally had nothing to do with Li Yun, he was dragged into it; it had only been one day since he took over the investigation, and it was not his responsibility that the matter became such a big deal, but the result of the emperor's sudden whim. So after Li Yun made some calculations, he knelt down with everyone else, and the expression on his face was even more miserable than the others.
According to the officials present, it was naturally because he, as the head of the Left and Right Department, got involved in the chaos for no reason. Some people who were well-informed knew the deeper reason. They only said that he was conspired by a small figure in the Recording Department and sent a young lady to his room forcibly, which aroused his young man's enthusiasm.
What followed was a chain of events that all involved his brother Li Ting's old team, so he worked hard and followed the clues along the way. As a result, before a serious Ziwu Mao Chou was found, the emperor returned directly to Tianjin Mansion and ordered all parties to clean up their own houses.
The Left and Right Division was an important official office around the emperor, and the doctors in the Left and Right Division had more supervisory responsibilities. However, Li Yun had always focused on the Southern Dynasties and rarely interfered in his own affairs. As expected, nothing was accomplished during this trip. It all depends on the emperor’s own prestige.
The failure to find out many of the responsible persons who affected military affairs and caused the slow transportation in time is already suspected of being a dead body. Maybe the emperor will blame Li Yun for acting without permission, so as to alert the enemy?
This is a bit bad. No wonder Li Langzhong, who always had a cheerful face, now has an unlucky look on his face, as if he will be severely punished after seeing the emperor.
Everyone present said that they were the main culprits that caused Li Yun to be dejected at this moment. Several of them had some friendship with Li Yun and had drank wine together. These people immediately winked at each other.
As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, not to mention the great Zhou Dynasty, which has many warriors. Some of these officials with military backgrounds were powerful, some were wealthy, and their daily behavior was unavoidable, but they did not cause big troubles.
It's just a show of superiority. It was precisely because of this connivance that they became confused and were actually instigated by others to affect the transportation of military supplies.
After hearing that the emperor had received a secret report, he galloped back with only fifty cavalry. It can be seen that they were extremely angry at this situation of privately disrupting military affairs. This group of people were all frightened out of their wits.
From last night to now, they have been busy putting out fires and fixing leaks everywhere, like crazy. Some people promised benefits to all parties and gave up most of their accumulated belongings; others forced their sick bodies to run around all night, and now their faces were sallow, their eye circles were dark, and their cheekbones were bulging.
What's more, the emperor promised a day's grace for everyone to clean up the matter, but he did not promise not to pursue the case any further. Who knows, the emperor is lenient, but his eyes are not filled with dirt. If there is severe punishment later, everyone will have to live with it... to what extent will the guilt he carries this time be, and what will he eat? Bitter, will it make you lose your head? In the middle of winter, everyone was frightened and tangled. They broke out in cold sweat three or four times and felt like they were in an ice cave.
However, Li Yun's responsibility is much lighter than that of others. Relying on our friendship with Li Yun over drinking and having fun, maybe we will have to beg him to be gentle today.
At that moment, someone kept kneeling and came closer, patted his chest and whispered: "Mr. Li, I can't blame you for these things. We dare to take responsibility and will never bother you. If your majesty asks, you must have merit and demerit!"
These words seemed like a joke, but Li Yun's face was full of anger, and he opened his mouth and cursed: "Trouble? Are you embarrassed to try to tangle with me? All the inexplicable and disgusting things have got me involved... Stop messing with me! Be honest. Kneel down! It's not your place to get involved in dealing with the Southern Dynasty! A bunch of idiots! They are just causing trouble for me!"
Everyone was a respectable person in the local area. After being scolded in front of everyone, they all felt that they couldn't help it, so they quickly spread out.
They are all senior soldiers in the army, and all of them have made great achievements in life and death. Two of them were waving flags and shouting from the outside when Chenqiaoyi wore yellow robes. So even the emperor has to take care of some feelings.
With such qualifications, one's vision and knowledge will not be bad. After being scolded a few times, the more flexible among the people remembered something.
Li Yun was the person who single-handedly led the business dealings with the Southern Dynasties. He had countless friends and business partners in the Southern Dynasties, and they were inextricably linked to each other. As long as the trade between Zhou Dynasty and Song Dynasty continues, Li Yun himself and his right and left officials will continue to gain benefits from it and expand their own power.
This group of my family echoed the ideas of some people in the south, intending to draw the emperor's attention away from the north and turn to use troops in the south... This was tantamount to destroying Li Yun's job. How could he have any good reputation? ?
Thinking of this, everyone felt awe-inspiring. Then he thought that the emperor's sudden return was due to a secret report from others. Previously, everyone suspected that this secret report was sent by Xu Jin from the Recording Department, or by Zhang Lin, the governor of Tianjin. Now it seems that it is definitely Li Yun who did it!
Although this boy is young, he is not easy to get along with. His face was full of frustration at the moment, and maybe he was complaining in his heart that he couldn't seize the opportunity to catch everyone in one go!
With such thoughts in mind, everyone gradually looked at Li Yun unkindly.
When the atmosphere in the venue was tense, as soon as the corner door of the palace opened, a servant came out and waved, "Mr. Li, Your Majesty wants to see you."
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