Li Baiyu adjusted his dragon robe, calmed down the expression on his face, and walked towards the Qinzheng Hall at a fast pace.
Seeing this, the little eunuch beside him immediately ran towards the Qinzheng Hall and informed the chief steward Zeng Hai of the news of His Majesty's coming to court.
Halfway through the tea, Zeng Hai appeared at Li Baiyu's side, waved his whisk, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has arrived, all officials salute."
Zeng Hai's voice brought an abrupt end to the noisy discussion in the court hall. All the officials returned to their seats and looked at Li Baiyu, who was walking out in the direction of the dragon chair, and saluted the wat with his hands.
"See your majesty, long live my emperor."
"My beloved lords, please be seated without any courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Baiyu glanced lightly at the civil and military officials below who had not fully recovered from their blushing and thick-necked expressions, and straightened their sitting postures.
"It has entered the cold winter. Unfortunately, I occasionally caught wind and cold. I was afraid that my unwellness would delay the government affairs, so I summoned the imperial doctor to check my pulse and prescribe two medicines to treat me."
"I have kept you all waiting for a long time."
"My dear friends, you won't mind that I have delayed the court affairs for such a while, right?"
"Your Majesty is joking, the dragon's body is the most important thing."
"As long as His Majesty's dragon body is in good health, this is a blessing for the country, a blessing for the ministers, and a blessing for all the people."
After the civil and military officials below said some subtle flattery, Xia Gongming stood up holding the Chao Hut.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Li Baiyu turned his attention to Xia Gongming: "Zhunzhuo, I wonder what the old Aiqing needs to do?"
Xia Gongming thought for a while and looked up at Li Baiyu: "Your Majesty lives in the palace, have you ever heard of some rumors?"
"Before His Majesty came to court, all the officials in the palace were chatting endlessly about this matter, and even..." Xia Gongming glanced at Song Yu, the old god, and sighed: "They even fought over it."
"It is really unspeakable that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, who are the pillars of the country, are like rogues in the market."
Li Baiyu gently twirled the jasper finger on his thumb, withdrew his gaze from Xia Gongming, and slowly scanned the civil and military officials.
After a long time, Li Baiyu looked at the civil and military officials with a faint smile: "My dear friends, are you arguing endlessly about the father-daughter relationship between Duke Ding and the little princess of Jin? Although I am in the palace, I have heard about it. .”
"I also thought about this matter when the imperial doctor was diagnosing my pulse. I wonder what you dear ladies mean?"
Xia Gongming didn't expect that Li Baiyu already knew about this matter frankly, and he didn't know how to express it after he had written it.
When Li Baiyu kicked the ball back, Xia Gongming frowned slightly: "Since your majesty already knows this rumor, I am foolish and bold, and I dare to ask, what was the result of your majesty's thinking when the imperial doctor checked your pulse?"
Xia Gongming is also an old man, and he understands the principle of shooting the first bird with an arrow. No matter what he says, he will definitely offend Ding Guogong. Naturally, Xia Gongming does not want to be the first bird, so he has to bring the problem to Li Baiyu.
Li Baiyu looked at Xia Gongming in surprise, cursed the old fox secretly, and shook his head helplessly. Li Baiyu glanced at the civil and military officials.
"One person is short-term, and two people are long-term. I am alone in the imperial study room, thinking about how to stay with all my dear friends and discuss the outcome more appropriately."
"Before I entered the palace, I heard the energetic and deep-voiced conversations of all my beloved ladies. I think we have come up with some results after more than an hour of discussion. In this case, why don't you mention it to me?"
"I, the Great Dragon, will not be punished for my speech. It is natural for me to discuss this matter with all my dear friends. There is nothing that cannot be said!"
"Which beloved would like to share his thoughts?"
After listening to Li Baiyu's words, many guys who cared about eating but not fighting became active again.
They walked to Li Baiyu and sat on the dragon chair. Even if he gave Song Yu a thousand courages, he would not dare to disobey him.
Thinking about the benefits promised to them by the people behind the scenes, many young officials became excited again.
"Your Majesty, I have the courage to say something."
Li Baiyu took advantage of the situation and looked at the young official with a faint smile: "What do you think of Yuan Aiqing, the minister of etiquette?"
"Reporting to your majesty, I believe that the incident between Duke Ding and the young princess of Jin should be true. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. If there is no basis, how could such rumors arise?"
"Nowadays, people inside and outside the capital are angry and scornful of Duke Ding."
"As an auxiliary minister of the imperial court and a high-ranking official in the imperial court, he unexpectedly had a secret pregnancy with the empress of the Jin Kingdom and gave birth to a daughter. It is really chilling."
"How can Duke Dingguo's move live up to His Majesty's high expectations? I suggest that Your Majesty order the Three Law Divisions to thoroughly investigate the matter, make the truth known to the public, and restore a clear place to the court."
Li Baiyu nodded clearly: "Yuan Aiqing's words make sense."
Before the young official had time to be happy, Li Baiyu tapped the table gently: "However, Yuan Aiqing is criticizing the late emperor for not knowing people well? He actually entrusted an important task to a rebellious minister who harbored evil intentions and betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy."
"It seems that Yuan Aiqing is very disappointed with the late emperor's decision!"
"This...I don't dare!"
Li Baiyu glanced at the civil and military officials indifferently: "My dear friends, I don't know that you are talking about this matter a lot, but is there any substantial evidence to prove that Duke Dingguo and Queen Jin are having an affair and are secretly married?"
"If there is no evidence and just based on some rumors, we privately conclude that Duke Ding has an affair with the Queen of Jin. Isn't this slander?"
"Moreover, it is slandering the Duke of the current dynasty, who is a high-ranking official, and the crime is aggravated."
"However, Yuan Aiqing is right. There is no storm without fire. Since the matter has been spread, there must be a reason."
"I order Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Yushitai to jointly investigate this matter and return the truth to the people of the world!"
Many old fox officials were startled, looking at Li Baiyu blankly for a moment, frowning slightly and lowering their heads, filled with regret.
Your Majesty clearly wants to favor Duke Dingguo.
Some people were happy and some were sad. People from Master Liu's group looked at each other and smiled slightly. They looked back and glared at the officials for a few times, and then sat at a distance with the old god again.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Report, Hongzheng's messenger has been rushing for 800 miles to report, and the Northern Expedition will be a great victory."
The cavalry stopped directly outside the Jinluan Palace, and the Hongling messenger ran with the flag in his hand.
Li Baiyu stood up directly from the dragon chair: "Nian!"
"Reporting to your majesty, my veteran Yunyang is courteous. Your Majesty, please greet me."
"Since the beginning of the expedition, our northern Xinjiang army has been engaged in a war with the enemy armies of the Jin Kingdom and the Turks!"
"The army on the left mainly responds, and it is inextricable from the Turkic army. So far, it has captured more than 60,000 enemy troops and lost more than 50,000 soldiers!"
"The army on the right guarded the city and made a lot of gains. The Jin army was stationed outside Yingzhou, Jezhou, and Fuzhou and could not enter the territory of our country, Dalong."
"Ding Guogong led the army in the middle, first beheaded and captured 110,000 Turkic cavalry, and greatly defeated the enemy army. After the army was repaired, he drove away from the enemy."
"Now Dingguo Gong's troops are divided into three groups, one is supporting Yunzhou and Ganzhou, and the other is supporting Jingguo Gong on the left. Dingguo Gong alone leads an army of 100,000 to go deep. Now, according to the Golden Eagle Biography, ten Jin Kingdoms have been captured. Two border cities, Muzhou, Songzhou, Liaozhou and Jinzhou."
"As long as the soldiers and horses of the Song and Qing dynasties return for reinforcements, they can capture the three border cities of Jizhou, Xingzhou, and Daizhou of the Jin Kingdom, completely cutting off the retreat of the Jin Kingdom's army, and preventing them from returning to the country beyond Shanhaiguan."
"At that time, the three armies will join forces to surround the Jin and Turkic armies, and they will be able to completely annihilate the Jin and Turkic main forces in Shanhaiguan."
"Long live my emperor, long live the great dragon, may the army of the Northern Expedition be mighty."
"Jing Guo Gong Yunyang bows his head!"
Li Baiyu's eyes were filled with excitement, and he gently clenched the ring in his hand.
Li Baiyu took a deep breath and thought to himself.
Green mountains, pines and cypresses will never let you down.
Brother-in-law, my brother’s trust in you is not in vain.
"Hahaha.........."
Li Baiyu glanced at the civil and military officials, looked up to the sky and laughed, swung his dragon robe and squatted on the dragon chair.
"My dear friends, you say that such achievements should not be deserved..."
"Seal the king!"
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