Many officials in the palace were listless because the residence they lived in was too far away from the palace, and they had to sort out their clothes, wear relevant clothing and other tedious things before the morning court.
"My dear friends, do you have anything you want to tell me this morning?"
The empress's words interrupted Su Xuan's observation. The former's eyes were piercing, as if he wanted to penetrate into the hearts of all the officials in the hall and distinguish the good and evil of these people.
But after the empress asked a question, there was no reply for a long time.
"My dear friends are very taciturn today. They usually start reporting on their work before I can say anything."
The empress rested one hand on the handle of the dragon chair, her face calm and proud.
"Okay, since none of you have taken the initiative to speak, I will call on you to speak today!"
As soon as this move came out, everyone in His Highness lowered their heads and their eyes wandered, for fear that their names would be called by the emperor. Su Xuan had already made plans in his mind, and he also knew that it was time for him to appear.
"Mr. Su!"
As expected, the first name the empress called out was Su Xuan. All the officials in the palace knew what the theme of today's morning meeting was. They also knew that the word Su Xuan meant that regarding the tragedy that happened last night, there must be someone this morning. Account.
"Wei Chen is here!"
Su Xuan walked out of the crowd of civil servants. Everyone around him gave way. Some even looked for help in their eyes. Su Xuan understood that in such a large number of people and such a formal occasion, he could not say a wrong word or a wrong word. I can't even mention specific names, because this may leave an impression in front of the empress. Everyone standing here is willing to stand up immediately if they are given an official title and a reward. They wish they could have more legs, but this time The tragedy was so shocking that no one wanted to be singled out by anyone at this moment.
"Mr. Su, are you feeling better?"
The empress' expression was considered peaceful despite her usual concern and greetings, but there was always calm before the storm, so these were just clichés.
Su Xuan stretched out his hands forward, cupped his hands in salute and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty, Wei Chen's body has recovered a lot."
"Very good, very good! Come! Doctor Su, come forward!"
The Empress greeted Su Xuan, who hesitated for a moment. He lowered his head and did not dare to look up. He only dared to walk forward with his neck hanging down, one step, two steps. However, the Empress did not tell her to stop yet. Su Xuan naturally also Not daring to stop, Su Xuan walked further and further, getting closer and closer to the emperor, even one step behind the king of inquiry Zhu Houyi, and he would soon be closer to the emperor than the prince Zhu Houyi.
Su Xuan could even feel the look in Zhu Houyi's eyes that wanted to kill him.
Just when Su Xuan and Zhu Houyi were in parallel positions, the empress finally spoke.
"Some of you may not know this imperial physician! Now I'm here to introduce him to you, dear friends!"
Su Xuan took advantage of the situation and stopped quickly, his body still half-bowing.
"Su Xuan, Imperial Physician of the Imperial Medical Office, from the sixth rank, is now my Royal Physician! In view of the outstanding performance of Imperial Physician Su in Weiyang Palace last night, I hereby appoint Su Xuan as the Imperial Physician, from the third rank, ten steps before going to the palace in the morning! "
Su Xuan estimated the distance, starting from the third level, ten steps before going up to the palace! He was almost standing close to Zhu Houyi.
"Thank you Lord for your grace!"
Su Xuan knelt down on his knees and performed the long live salute.
"I love you!"
At this time, Gou Hongxuan stood in his position and looked sideways at Su Xuan with admiration in his eyes. Lin Zhangwen was surprised, but Zhu Houyi looked disdainful. He now knew how Su Xuan changed from yesterday. The only way I survived that night was because of my words and that foreign woman. I had nothing to thank the Lord for.
"comprehensive!"
Among the military attachés, a Jin Yiwei wearing a flying fish uniform walked out of the crowd tremblingly. The civil and military officials looked at Zhou Quan with resentment in their eyes. The Jin Yiwei didn't make any move last night! As long as a small group of Jin Yiwei could arrive, or there were experts from Jin Yiwei in the palace, nothing would have happened. Even if it had happened, it would not have caused such heavy casualties. As soon as he arrived in front of the palace, he quickly knelt down and confessed to himself before the empress could speak!
"Wei Chen is here! Wei Chen is guilty!"
The empress sneered and said: "I want to hear what crime you have committed!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen Zhouquan, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, committed the first crime in the Mid-Autumn Festival murder case, which was his failure to carry out detailed inspections inside and outside the palace, which led to the thieves taking advantage of the situation! Furthermore, at the first moment of the incident, no one was I can even lead the royal guards to protect the safety of His Majesty and officials."
"Is there any more?" The empress' face was cold and emotionless.
"Of course! Your Majesty! After the murder, Weichen, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, failed to control the scene well and was unable to understand the casualties and situation at the scene! For the injured and poisoned patients at the scene, he could not dispatch an imperial doctor in time The imperial doctor from the department came to diagnose and treat me!"
"Is there anything else..."
The empress' voice was still like an iceberg. Everyone in the palace was silent. Zhou Quan was under the greatest pressure. In fact, smart people with political minds knew that this Mid-Autumn Festival massacre not only resulted in the loss of official positions for the Great Xia Dynasty. personnel, the greater impact is the prestige of the Great Xia Dynasty!
"Weichen...Weichen..."
Zhou Quan obviously didn't expect that the emperor would press forward step by step, but after thinking about it over and over all night, Zhou Quan thought that there was absolutely no problem.
"there is none left?"
"Wei Chen...please ask your Majesty..."
Before Zhou Quan could say anything for His Majesty to add, a civil servant walked out of the crowd and saluted the empress first.
"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
Then he pointed at Zhou Quan's nose and cursed: "Zhou Quan! As the commander of the Royal Guards, you not only performed your duties improperly, but you also failed to understand the seriousness of this murderous case. The most important thing is that you did not understand what His Majesty's words meant. ?This Mid-Autumn Festival massacre! Not only did we lose more than twenty loyal officials who served His Majesty, but it was also a shame to the Great Xia Dynasty! Do you have this consciousness? If you can't be the commander of the Jinyi Guard, get out of here. !”
Su Xuan listened to these sharp words and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "He must be a civil servant! His words are sharp and every word is heart-breaking!"
This civil servant is obviously not done yet, and his full body of pen and ink has been fully utilized here.
"Though! Think about it carefully! The capital of a dynasty, the palace where His Majesty lives, and the palace of the early dynasty can all be invaded so easily. Where is the safety of an emperor? Where are the guards of a palace? Where is the majesty of a dynasty? ? This is simply a pillar of shame for our Daxia Dynasty!"
