In the Fengtian Hall, the emperor's voice echoed around, like a bomb dropped into the lake, immediately killing everyone present.
All the important ministers in the court immediately jumped up in excitement after hearing this.
Although it was said that the emperor only said two simple words, from the perspective of these people, they naturally immediately realized what happened.
The Supreme Emperor has left Nangong!
This sentence alone was enough to cause shock in the entire court.
You must know that since the return of the Supreme Emperor, except for some special celebrations, he has almost never taken a step outside Nangong, let alone left Nangong on his own initiative and came to the palace city.
They all know exactly what this means in terms of today's Tianjia relationship.
Although in the eyes of the outside world, the Tian family is as respectful and harmonious as ever, in fact, there is never any emotion between the power struggles.
Nowadays, the relative peace between Nangong and the Emperor can be maintained because, in addition to the Emperor's kindness, more importantly, the Supreme Emperor can stick to his duties and try his best to reduce his presence in the court.
Once the Supreme Emperor breaks through this tacit understanding, what is about to usher in will most likely be a bloody storm. No matter which side wins in the end, it will inevitably be a lose-lose situation.
The Forbidden Army who are clearly on standby in the square can actually prove this point well. If the Supreme Emperor really did something inappropriate when he left the palace this time, then the Forbidden Army will definitely suppress it without hesitation.
Even in the most optimistic state, the Supreme Emperor did not do anything that exceeded the rules, but when he stepped out of Nangong, in fact, this balanced state had been broken...
The ministers followed the emperor who walked down the imperial steps towards the outside of the palace, but their hearts were extremely heavy.
The wind and snow filled the sky, whistling like a knife.
In the square in front of the Fengtian Palace, groups of imperial guards stood solemnly. A palace guard came slowly from the east gate of the palace, and finally stopped in front of Danqi.
Although the surrounding guards have all been replaced by Shu Liang, at least the people carrying Luan Jia are still from Zhu Qizhen.
So, Luan Jia stopped in front of Danqi without any movement, neither moving forward nor retreating.
Zhu Qizhen sat on the luanjia, raised his head, climbed over the steps and along the royal road, and once again saw this magnificent hall with lights like daylight.
He had walked this road countless times during the fourteen years he had been in charge, but the difference was that every time he walked in the past, the royal steps at the front were empty, except for the serving palace servants who kowtowed. There is no one else outside the earth.
But this time, on the high imperial steps, a young man wearing a bright red dragon robe stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him, there were layers of clan kings, civil and military officials, endless as far as the eye could see.
Zhu Qizhen's eyes met each other in the air. This feeling made him feel extremely uncomfortable, because at any time in the past, anyone who looked at him would always raise his head while he lowered his head.
But this time, the layers of imperial steps forced him to raise his head, while the other party looked down condescendingly.
The north wind howled, although it was untimely, but at this moment, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but remember the day he returned to the capital from Yibei.
It was also snowing all over the sky, and at that time he was sitting in the carriage, looking at his brother, whom he had not seen for a long time.
However, at that time, the other party was standing at the city gate and he was on the carriage. Although there was only a slight height difference, he was still looking down and the other party was looking up.
Now, in just a few years, everything... has changed!
At the same time, the ministers who followed the emperor to greet him felt silently relieved when they saw this situation.
The Supreme Emperor was safely escorted outside the Fengtian Palace in a Luan Jie, which at least showed that the situation was not as bad as they had imagined. No matter what happened in the future, they had not broken their skin yet. In this case, at least there was room for change... …
However, when they saw the emperor's footsteps stopping at the entrance of the palace, many ministers suddenly smiled bitterly, and their hearts lifted again.
It should be said that the sudden entry of the Supreme Emperor into the palace was an accident. In this case, there was no standard protocol. But even according to common sense, the emperor should at least lead the ministers to personally descend to the Luan Jia in the square. The Emperor greeted Luan Jia down, and then returned to the imperial steps together.
But now, looking at the emperor's appearance, it is clear that he does not intend to do this. Although he can also let the emperor be carried up on a luan chariot, but... such a large group of them stand on a high place and let the emperor come up from a lower place. It looks awkward no matter how you look at it.
Of course, the ministers present basically understood the emperor's temper. You must know that not everyone can come to this Zhengdan banquet.
Those who can be present must be at least third-rank officials or above. Officials of this level know more or less some information. For example, during the previous winter solstice festivals, when the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor need to sacrifice together, the Emperor is temporary. Change the procedure'.
Nowadays, it is not surprising that such a scene occurs, but the problem is... they are different from the emperor!
In the past, according to the etiquette, these people were standing at the bottom. How the two tops secretly competed with each other had nothing to do with them. They just saluted from the bottom.
But this time, they followed the emperor out. The emperor stood at the top of the palace gate, waiting for the emperor's chariot to come up from the lower place. That was all.
But what virtue and ability do they have to dare to stay here like the emperor, waiting for the emperor to come?
However, if they don't stay here, the emperor is still ahead, so they can't go past the emperor and go down the imperial steps. Wouldn't that be more disrespectful?
Seeing Luan Jia stop at the foot of Danqi, everyone immediately reacted. The Supreme Emperor was obviously aware of this and was expressing his dissatisfaction...
Suddenly, all the sects, vassal kings and civil and military ministers present could not help but complain. They were just here for a palace banquet, so why were they suddenly involved in this Tianjia battle.
They sighed in their hearts, but they didn't even dare to raise their heads. In this situation, they didn't have the courage to ask them to do anything.
Nowadays, they still haven't figured out what happened. Looking at the imperial guards standing solemnly around the palace gate, they have no doubt that if they go up to cause trouble at this time, they will not end well.
I have to say that at this time, I still have to look at Uncle Hu Dazong. He saw him standing behind several vassal kings. Looking at this confrontation, a pair of snow-white eyebrows tightly knitted and his eyes fell on the front. After looking at the emperor who stood with his hands behind his back for a moment, he saw that the emperor did not move at all.
So, Hu Hui immediately turned around and searched the side for a while. Finally, he found two ceremony officials in the corner who were trying hard to reduce their presence.
A moment later, when everyone was at a loss, the loud voice of the ceremony officer suddenly sounded from the left and right sides, saying.
"The Supreme Emperor has arrived, and all the ministers kneel to welcome him."
"kneel!"
Hearing this voice, all the ministers present suddenly woke up from a dream, and hurriedly followed the etiquette officer's instructions and knelt down on the ground. The vassal kings in front were a little slow to react, but when they saw all the ministers beside them, they were kneeling. As he went down, they soon followed, and all knelt down on the ground.
At the same time, hearing the movement behind him, the emperor also turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the sound. A single glance made the two ceremony officials break out in cold sweat and tremble.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't say anything. He just gave a few instructions to Wynn beside him, so the big brother immediately accepted the order and walked quickly down the side with the two people.
Zhu Qizhen was sitting on the carriage and naturally saw the ministers kneeling on the ground at the palace gate. Seeing this situation, he finally felt a lot better.
If he was really allowed to go up like this in front of so many ministers, he might as well turn back...
However, facing Jiang An's inquiry beside him, he still had no reaction, because this was not enough!
He did not ask the emperor to bow respectfully in front of him, but at least he had to step down to come in front of him, and could not wait for him to come up so condescendingly.
Otherwise, where would his face be?
However, what disappointed him was that the emperor still stood high, looking at him expressionlessly, without making the slightest move.
On the contrary, the eunuch beside the emperor hurriedly led people to come to him.
"The ministers send greetings to the Supreme Emperor and report to the Supreme Emperor. The Emperor orally ordered that since the Supreme Emperor is here, there is no need to stay in the wind and snow. The palace banquet in Fengtian Palace has not yet ended. The Supreme Emperor can move to Fengtian Palace and have a banquet together."
Looking at Huaien, who had a low eyebrow in front of him, Zhu Qizhen asked with a cold face, facing the palace door.
"Is that the emperor?"
Before Wynn could answer, he shook his head and said.
"It's too far away to see clearly. Go and ask the emperor to come and see you, and then I will join him at the banquet..."
This makes it clear that we are not cooperating...
Wynn slowly straightened up, his face lost its previous respect. He looked up at the Supreme Emperor and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
The so-called lack of appreciation is probably the current situation...
Eunuch Huai is a decent man, so he never does anything to quarrel with each other, but...
"Eunuch Shu, look at this..."
Feeling Wynn's gaze, Mr. Shu Liangshu on the side suddenly became energetic.
Come on, here comes the work!
Seeing that Huaien did not go back to report, but instead called Shu Liang, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in Zhu Qizhen's heart.
At the moment, he looked at Shu Liang, who was walking slowly in front of Luan Jia, and said sternly.
"Shu Liang, what do you want to do?!"
This time, Eunuch Shu bowed politely and said.
"Don't worry, the Supreme Emperor. Even if I borrow a hundred courages from my ministers, I won't dare to offend the Supreme Emperor in front of the Fengtian Palace, but..."
The first half of the sentence was normal, but the last turning word suddenly made Zhu Qizhen's heart skip a beat.
Facts have proved that Eunuch Shu is certainly not the submissive and humble person he appears to be. One moment he was smiling, and the next moment he spoke harshly and shouted at the dozen or so strong men beside Luan Jia.
"Are you deaf?"
"Didn't you hear Eunuch Huai'en's message that the emperor asked you to carry Luan Jia up?"
As soon as these words came out, the warriors suddenly trembled and looked at Zhu Qizhen who was in the middle of Luan Jia with some confusion.
At this time, the latter was already fuming with anger. Although this was not the first time such a scene had happened, Shu Liang still acted like he couldn't hear what he just said, which still made Zhu Qizhen feel angry. The meaning rises.
At that moment, he shouted immediately.
"Shu Liang, you are so presumptuous, can't you hear what I just said? Let the emperor come and see me!"
Seeing the furious look of His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, Shu Liang did not panic and said with cupped hands.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I only obey the Emperor's orders. As for the rest, I don't care about anything else. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if this matter comes up, I will go to the Emperor to receive my punishment."
you***!
Zhu Qizhen was so angry that he almost jumped down, but unfortunately, Eunuch Shu had no intention of talking nonsense to him. He looked directly at the hesitating warrior next to him and said.
"You bastards, how dare you disobey the Holy Order? Come on, let's take it down for you!"
As a result, the Imperial Guards surrounding them rushed forward and were about to take these warriors into custody. However, at this moment, Zhu Qizhen finally reacted and shouted.
"stop!"
Although these are just some strong men carrying Luan Jia, they can also be considered as accompanying people, and they must be trustworthy. Otherwise, even a bump on the road will make him uncomfortable for a long time, not to mention, It's not impossible if someone accidentally throws him off the car.
Although the job is small, one must not be careful. Today, there are fewer and fewer people who can be trusted and used in Nangong. Naturally, he cannot sit back and watch Shu Liang arrest these people.
However, the imperial army obviously did not listen to him. Although their movements slowed down a lot, their eyes were still looking at Shu Liang in front.
As for the latter, he stood there with his sleeves rolled up, not making the slightest move, and just watching silently. Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth, turned his head and shouted to the strongman beside him.
"Didn't you hear what I said? Why don't you lift up the chariot and send me to the palace to see the emperor!"
As a result, the trembling warriors quickly stood up. At the same time, Shu Liang sneered and waved his hand gently, and the surrounding imperial army retreated.
Then, Shu Liang bowed and got out of the way. The warriors quickly lifted Luan Jia up and walked towards the palace gate step by step.
The officials at the gate of the palace were slightly aware of this scene. However, on the one hand, these people were all kneeling, and no one dared to raise their heads to see what was going on. On the other hand, Shu Liang did not really do anything. The most egregious move was to let the imperial guards move forward. Therefore, for the ministers, they could only vaguely sense that there seemed to be some dispute going on underneath, but they did not know what the specific situation was.
However, for them, this was not important, because the embarrassing situation in front of them was finally coming to an end. Luan Jia walked up the road and soon reached the platform at the palace gate.
This time, Zhu Qizhen didn't put on any airs. When Luan Jia stopped, he walked down with the help of the palace attendants.
At this moment, Zhu Qiyu barely bowed and said.
"I have met the Supreme Emperor."
And then, just like every meeting in the past, before Zhu Qizhen could react, he straightened up, looked at Zhu Qizhen across from him, and asked.
"On such a snowy night, why did the Supreme Emperor rush out of Nangong and arrive at Fengtian Hall?"
(End of chapter)
