When the old master and his son rushed to the imperial study room, it was already crowded with acquaintances.
The two of them took a quick look.
Almost all the officials of the second rank and above in the imperial capital arrived.
It happened suddenly. Even in front of Emperor Changxing, many people couldn't help but wink at each other and exchange their opinions privately.
"See your majesty! I am late, I hope your majesty will forgive you." The old lady bowed her head and led her son to confess.
Whether it was excitement or anger, Emperor Changxing's face turned red.
He waved his hand in a pleasant manner: "It's okay to be a Grand Master or a Young Master. The ministers' families have just arrived."
I have resigned and am now just an ordinary old man.
The old master moved his mouth, but refrained from saying the words. After thanking Emperor Changxing, he stepped aside and stood still.
squeak!
There was a soft sound, and the door of the imperial study room opened again.
An old woman with gray hair, holding a phoenix-headed staff and wearing a colorful phoenix robe strode in.
"See Your Highness the Grand Duke." The ministers bent down and got out of the way.
Even Emperor Changxing stood up and said, "Aunt Huang, you are here. Changlu, give me a seat quickly!"
It was Princess Yiguang.
Generally speaking, women from Yunchui are not allowed to be involved in court (zheng). But because of her meritorious service in the battle more than forty years ago, Princess Yiguang is also a superb general even though she is a woman. It is not surprising that she appears in the imperial study at this time.
The old eunuch quickly moved a brocade chair and placed it on the lower right side of the dragon case.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. My body is still strong for the time being, so I can just stand." Princess Yiguang declined quickly.
Emperor Changxing smiled and shook his head, "Of course you can sit down, Aunt Huang."
At first he was just an ordinary prince, no one thought highly of him. In the end, the Zhenguo Palace firmly stood on his side, and Emperor Changxing took the throne.
Princess Yiguang declined a few words and sat down happily.
Emperor Changxing sat back on the dragon throne.
He rubbed his swollen forehead and asked someone to close the door of the imperial study room.
"Changlu, please read this battle report just returned from Nanfeng to all of you."
The old eunuch responded, picked up the battle report on the Dragon Case and read it carefully.
The ministers quickly found their seats and listened attentively.
The battle report was very long, and it took Changlu half an hour to finally read it. He could hear the expressions of the ministers below changing again and again.
But also because the battle report was too long, I had already forgotten the previous part when I heard the second part.
Emperor Changxing waved his hand and signaled Changlu to take down the battle report and show it to the ministers to read carefully.
Buzz~
The ministers gathered around, and the entire imperial study room was buzzing with discussion.
Only two of them didn't move.
One of them is Mrs. Ren. He felt that he was already white, so he did not join in the fun.
The other one is Princess Yiguang. She was the only woman in the imperial study and was not suitable to be crowded with the ministers.
After another half an hour, the ministers already knew what they were doing, so they folded the battle reports neatly and asked Changlu to carefully place them in front of Princess Yiguang.
"My dear friends, what do you think of this battle report from the south?" Emperor Changxing asked.
Guanyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to stand up with a sad face.
"Your Majesty, the small country of Nanfeng is so ambitious and sinister that it poisoned me Yunchui wantonly, causing countless of my people to die miserably. It is truly sinful..."
He cursed fiercely with righteous indignation and suggested that King Nan Feng be tried publicly to avenge the people of Yunzhong County who died in vain.
As he spoke, Guan Yi glanced at Princess Yiguang who was checking the battle report.
"Your Majesty, according to the battle report, the Nanfeng people have spread the epidemic into the Yankuo Fortress. The fortress is the pinnacle of Dinghai in the western part of the empire, so we must not miss it."
"The epidemic is like a raging fire, and the dense population of the fortress is the most dangerous. I think we should immediately send someone to notify the general guarding the fortress so that General Huo can prepare. At the same time, we will dispatch doctors and medicinal materials to Dingxi County as soon as possible to avoid accidents in the fortress."
"Yes!" Emperor Changxing nodded without hesitation, his eyes fell on the head of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, "Qian Liang?"
Qian Liang's scalp exploded and he complained secretly.
In the past few years, there have been frequent natural and man-made disasters in the empire. Last year, a special birthday party was held for the Queen Mother, and the money in the treasury was spent like water.
Now Tobe's pockets are almost empty. He was so embarrassed that when the two princes Chen Xiulan and Chen Xiuzhu were conferred the title of prince some time ago, he could not find the money to build a new palace. I don’t know how many people were blowing his beard and staring at him.
Now I don’t even know where to get medicinal materials.
But everyone in the imperial study room is well aware of the importance of Yanjie Fortress to the empire. This matter is not negotiable at all.
Furthermore, Princess Yiguang was sitting not far away. If Qian Liang dares to oppose saving her husband. It is estimated that the crested staff next to the eldest princess will smash his head.
Qian Liang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say yes, twisting his beard and wondering where to get the money and medicinal materials.
"Your Majesty," seeing that the matter was over, the Minister of Rites stood up calmly.
"The sage has said that there are two handles in governing a country, one is reward, and the other is punishment. If rewards and punishments are not clear, nothing can be accomplished; if rewards and punishments are clear, everything can be done."
"Wei Junqian of the Starfall Army, Yuan Xingwen of Zhennan Pass, and the four commanders of Baihua, Xiyu, Canglan, and Guangxin secretly mobilized their troops to fight abroad without the permission of His Majesty and the Ministry of War. Although Nan Feng deserves death for his crime, Wei Junqian, Yuan Xingwen and others mobilizing troops privately is tantamount to rebellion."
"I thought that we should immediately send troops to escort Wei and Yuan back to the imperial capital. I blame..."
call!
The wind blew.
A crested staff whirled over and hit the Minister of Rites, who was caught off guard, on the head.
Fan Wen suddenly felt a big lump in his head.
Before he could finish his words, he rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty," Princess Yiguang Shi Shiran stood up and bowed to salute, "My aunt's hand slipped and she accidentally hit someone. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"
Although she apologized, there was no sign of remorse in Princess Yiguang's eyes.
Last autumn, Yanjie Fortress took the initiative to send troops to repel the Xiliang army that was preparing to advance eastward. After the news spread back to the imperial capital, the old guy kept clamoring to recall the garrison general to the imperial capital for accountability.
Fortunately, Princess Yiguang did not enter the palace to discuss matters, otherwise she would have knocked the confused Minister of Rites to the point of paralysis.
Duke Zhen Guo has been stationed at the Rock Frontier Fortress for half his life, so Princess Yiguang naturally hopes that her husband can return to the imperial capital occasionally. But no matter how much she hoped for it, she never wanted her husband to return to Beijing with a guilty conscience.
Emperor Changxing wiped his sweat and said, "My aunt is serious. Fan Shangshu accidentally touched your cane. Check to see if it is damaged?"
Changlu cleverly ran over to pick up the phoenix-headed staff and respectfully returned it to the eldest princess who was still angry.
Princess Yiguang took it and looked around with cold eyes.
The nearby civil servants couldn't help but shrink their necks.
Good men do not fight with women.
They all muttered in their hearts.
Otherwise, the beating with that crested staff would be in vain.
The generals couldn't help but straighten their backs.
For a moment, the imperial study was silent.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess's phoenix staff is intact." The old eunuch forced himself to hold back these words.
Princess Yiguang glanced at him, making the old eunuch break into a cold sweat before she sat down again.
The unconscious Minister of Rites was quickly moved out for treatment.
No one said anything about taking Wei Junqian and Yuan Xingwen back to the capital, and they all discussed how to judge King Nan Feng.
