The next day, Mu Sheng, accompanied by Yang Jin, put on his court uniform and prepared to go to court to govern. He finally had his first morning court appearance in his life. He was dressed in court uniform, flicked his sleeves, and then went to the four seas to return home. temple.
In the main hall, all the civil and military officials had been waiting here for a long time. Mu Sheng climbed up the jade steps and came to the emperor's throne. He couldn't help but think of some things that happened when the late emperor was still in power. Now that the powerful emperor who once ruled the world has passed away, he The era has finally become history...
Mu Sheng was filled with emotion. He took a look at the gorgeous throne. How many people were fighting to the death to sit on it. Mu Sheng was stunned for a moment and sat down on this representative seat without hesitation. In the position of the Ninth Five Supreme Being, he knew in his heart that the gears of fate had begun to rotate at this moment, and his own era was about to come.
When the ministers in the palace saw the emperor ascending to the throne, they came forward to see the emperor.
Mu Sheng said: "Everyone is safe."
Although he is still just a decoration, it can be seen that all the ministers in front of the palace saluted him respectfully, including Huo Xiangguo, and he felt very comfortable for a moment, with some illusions of dominating the world.
Yang Jin, the general manager of the inner court, stepped forward and said: "My lords, if you have something to do, please leave the court. If there is nothing to do, please withdraw from the court."
Huo Zheng, the Prime Minister of the Left, stepped forward and spoke: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. I believe that your Majesty's top priority is to pursue your Majesty's biological mother, Mrs. Zhao, as the Empress Dowager in order to uphold the foundation of the country."
When Mu Sheng heard the words, he nodded slightly and said, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely correct, and it will be played accurately."
When the former emperor was buried, he only posthumously named Zhao Ji the empress, and she was buried with her with the courtesy of the former emperor and empress. Today, Mu Sheng officially ascended the throne as emperor, so naturally he had to go through the process of naming his biological mother as the empress dowager.
Huo Zheng spoke again: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial letter for your Majesty to read."
Yang Jin stepped forward and took the memorial and presented it. After Mu Sheng took the memorial and read it at a glance, it turned out that officials at all levels were adjusting their appointments and removals. Mu Sheng hesitated a little, but then nodded and said: "The memorial is accurate."
Huo Zheng was satisfied when he saw this, and then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is one more matter that needs to be dealt with immediately. When the late emperor was still alive, the evil Taoist Zhang Daoling and the evil three-eyed patriarch joined forces to deceive the Holy Listener and bewitched by evil words. The late emperor's cultivation of immortality and elixirs resulted in the late emperor being seriously ill and unable to recover. The late emperor's affairs are inseparable from these two people. I request your majesty to immediately use the Qing Yi envoys to bring these two people to justice."
Upon hearing this, Weiwei Gao Zhong immediately followed Huo Zheng and said, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. I second my opinion. These two people are causing harm to the country and the people. If they are still left, for fear that the holy name of the late Emperor will be stained, please His Majesty's Holy Judgment."
When the officials in the court heard that they were going to take action against these two people, most officials came out to support Xiang Huo's proposal. Because many officials in the court had been implicated by these two monsters, they were already itching in their hearts and they did not dare to say anything. The late emperor's fault was natural, and his anger would naturally be directed at Zhang Daoling and the others. Anyway, the late emperor had passed away, and no one could protect them anymore.
This matter was discussed between Mu Sheng and Huo Zheng before he succeeded to the throne, and Mu Sheng was about to nod in agreement.
At this time, former general Wu Chenghou Lu Sheng came out and objected: "Your Majesty, I have objections. If Zhang Daoling is killed, I will kill him. I have no objection, but the chief of the Sanmu clan cannot kill her. Kill her." It is tantamount to destroying the clan-Tibetan relationship between our dynasty and the Kingdom of Laima. How does this make the countries in the southern border view our celestial kingdom? Three years ago, the old minister led an army of 300,000 people to conquer Taisha in the south on the order of the late emperor. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in the battle in the southern border. , wasn’t their blood shed in vain?”
The ministers were stunned when they heard this. What Lu Sheng said made sense, and several ministers also came out to agree with Lu Sheng's meaning.
Lu Sheng, Marquis of Wucheng, formed an alliance with the imperial court, and Shanpu also officially accepted the canonization of the imperial court. The pressure from the border troubles in the south was much reduced. During the reign of the late emperor, he was transferred back to the capital as a former general. It can be said that he returned to his hometown with honor.
Now that everyone in the imperial court is threatening to liquidate Zhang Daoling and the patriarch of the Sanmu clan, Lu Sheng is naturally the first to jump out and object. If he kills them all regardless of the indiscriminate consequences, the southern expedition to Taisha will be in vain, and he will take the credit for it. The most important thing in the book, especially the foreign wars, will be recorded in the history books.
At this time, Huo Zheng's younger brother, Lang Zhongling, one of the nine ministers, stepped forward and said to Lu Sheng: "Old General Lu, these two people have indeed brought disaster to the country and the people. In order to revive a small country that has been destroyed for more than a hundred years, our dynasty did not hesitate to do so. The cost of mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops to march south was huge, all because these two men deceived the late emperor with their evil words. I think it is just a small vassal state in the south, and the death of the country is not a pity."
These words immediately angered the military group headed by Lu Sheng. Needless to say, the generals who followed Lu Sheng in the southern expedition also came out to help Lu Sheng speak.
When the right general Cheng Pu heard this, he choked Huo Jun and said: "Master Huo, what do you mean? Are you questioning the late emperor's wise decision?"
At this time, the problem came to the side of the emperor Mu Sheng. At this time, Gao Zhong saw that the situation was a bit difficult to deal with, so he suggested that Huo Zheng put aside the dispute and discuss it later.
Huo Zheng had no choice but to step forward and say: "Comrades, we will discuss this later." Although he was the prime minister, he could not ignore the generals' thoughts.
The court meeting lasted for an hour, and the ministers suggested that some of the government affairs piled up during the state funeral should be dealt with, and then there would be nothing major. Then the eunuch stepped forward and announced his withdrawal from the court, and the ministers dispersed on their own.
Just after the court dismissed, Yang Jin came forward and said, "Your Majesty, Huo Xiangguo and several other court officials want to see you."
Of course Mu Sheng knew that this was to discuss privately the matters that had been pending in the court, and he immediately nodded in agreement.
In Zhangtai Palace, former general Wu Chenghou Lu Sheng, right general Cheng Pu, left prime minister Huo Zheng, and guard Gao Zhong all came here to discuss matters. Lu Sheng and Cheng Pu were representatives of the military circles. Huo Zheng and Gao Zhong It is a civil representative.
The two sides argued for several times, but in the end Lu Sheng and Huo Zheng each took a step back and compromised. As a representative of the civil service, Huo Zheng was not in a position to break up with Lu Sheng directly.
Huo Zheng first spoke: "Your Majesty, after careful consideration, I should immediately order the Tsing Yi envoy to arrest Zhang Daoling and others. As for how to deal with these two people, we will make a decision after the court has discussed the results."
After hearing this, Lu Sheng still insisted on his opinion and said: "I also agree to detain the two of them first, but we must be cautious when dealing with the relationship between our dynasty and the Laima country when the patriarch is involved."
In fact, Mu Sheng himself was also inclined to Lu Sheng's opinion. He was also involved as the Changsheng Emperor at the time, and he knew that the southern expedition was not easy.
Mu Sheng saw that the two men had relaxed their attitudes. As the emperor, he had to take the opportunity to express his attitude. Although he had no power, he had to gradually establish authority and strengthen his voice as the emperor. Although this was only a small step, it still had to The day goes by and the day goes by, and you accumulate slowly. Don't be a rubber stamp, and just do what others say.
Mu Sheng said: "I also feel that we should be cautious when dealing with the patriarchs. This represents our government's attitude towards the countries in southern Xinjiang. I will now issue an order to summon the Tsing Yi envoys to arrest the two of them."
Mu Sheng summoned the chief steward of the inner court and ordered: "Yang Jin, hurry up and declare that the school captain Bian Hu has entered the palace."
Yang Jin promised and ran all the way to deliver the order outside the palace. Seeing that the matter had progressed, Huo Xiang and others took their leave.
Mu Sheng muttered softly, "Envoy in Tsing Yi..."
Before Mu Sheng succeeded to the throne, he still had some understanding of the bureaucracy of the Jin Dynasty, but he only had a rough idea of the Tsing Yi envoy.
The Tsing Yi Envoy is considered an imperial secret guard, a bit like the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty. On the surface, he obeys the command of a guard who is one of the Nine Ministers. In fact, he just has a name below. The commander is a prosecutor, and he is directly responsible to the emperor. He takes daily actions. The emperor directly ordered them to go on errands, and all actions did not go through the imperial court. The appointment and dismissal of positions were also decided by the emperor, and officials from other dynasties could not command them at all. In fact, you can tell from the name "Jianshi Xiaowei" that the Qingyi envoy is a Semi-military organization.
This is why the first thing Mu Sheng did when he ascended the throne was that Zuo Prime Minister Huo Zheng rushed him to order the Tsing Yi Envoy to deal with Zhang Daoling and the others. If Huo Xiang could command the Tsing Yi Envoy, he would have done it long ago, and there was no way he could wait until now.
The Qingyi Envoy was first established during the reign of the first Jin monarch who proclaimed himself emperor, the First Emperor, and King Wu of Jin.
When the Tsing Yi Envoy was first established, it was an organization specifically used to collect military intelligence against the Seven Kingdoms of Kanto. After the Third Emperor came to power, the Tsing Yi Envoy was further transformed and improved. After the unification of the world, the Tsing Yi Envoy also assumed some responsibilities of supervising officials in various places, to a certain extent. His law enforcement power is somewhat similar to that of Jin Yiwei in later generations, but his power is far less than that of Jin Yiwei at his peak.
At this time, in the corridor of the outer palace, Inspector Bian Hu followed the palace people who led the way and walked quickly to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
Prosecutor Bian Hu is in his early forties, with a Chinese character and a serious face. He was once the late emperor's confidant and favorite general. Now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, it will be up to him whether he can keep his position as emperor and courtier. Great performance today.
As soon as Bian Hu arrived in front of Zhangtai Palace, the eunuch who had been waiting for him outside the main hall guided him to meet the new emperor. He took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and followed the eunuchs into the palace.
Bian Hu slightly raised his head and glanced at the new emperor, then hurriedly lowered his head and came forward to pay homage: "Your Majesty Bian Hu, long live my emperor."
He had only seen the new emperor from afar during the enthronement ceremony.
Today was the first time that Mu Sheng met the person in charge of the Tsing Yi Envoy. He was not in a hurry to order the arrest of key criminals. He first had a chat with the prosecutor to learn more about how the Tsing Yi Envoy operated.
Mu Sheng simply got straight to the point and said, "I am also a newcomer to the Bian Qing family, and I don't know much about the Tsing Yi envoys. Can the Qing family help me shed some light on this?"
When Bian Hu heard this, he was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, I will give you a detailed report on the current situation of our Tsing Yi Envoy. It has been almost sixty years since King Wu established the Tsing Yi Envoy..."
After Bian Hu's careful explanation, Mu Sheng gained a deeper understanding of the Tsing Yi Envoy.
In addition to supervising the officials for the emperor, the Tsing Yi envoys also wanted to investigate folk anecdotes and suppress folk rangers who used force to violate the ban. In fact, they mainly targeted monks. This group of people was personally very powerful, and general departments really couldn't handle it.
When Bian Hu mentioned Bai Shou, Mu Sheng asked: "I have heard about this department. When I was the prince, I heard that this department was specially used to deal with monks?"
Bian Hu nodded slightly and said: "It is true as your majesty said. In fact, the history of Bai Shou is much longer than that of our Qingyi envoy. The earliest Bai Shou was called Juxian Pavilion. It was the seventh king of the Liang Kingdom and the residence of Liang Xuan Gong. It was founded with the intention of recruiting monks with high levels of cultivation to serve the country, and it has a history of more than 600 years."
"In the era of all nations, most of them had such organizations. After Hui Gong came to power, the Juxian Pavilion was renamed Baishou. Baishou trained monks in the country and funded their cultivation, specifically for the king to deal with enemy monks. Now Baishou There is Wenshan Pavilion inside Bai Shou, and there are three princes who sit in it. The three princes are all powerful monks in the Four-phase Return Realm. They are the pillars of our Jin Dynasty. Later, Bai Shou was merged into our Qing Yi Envoy and was under the command of Qing Yi Envoy. They took orders directly from emperor."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he was slightly surprised. At this moment, he finally knew that when he accompanied the late emperor on his eastern tour, he had vaguely felt that there were masters from the Four Returns and One Realm accompanying him in the eastern tour team. Unexpectedly, it was Baishou Wenshan Pavilion. people.
Mu Sheng said: "I really want to see what the three pillars of our Great Jin Dynasty look like."
Bian Hu said: "Your Majesty, I am going to summon the three princes of Wenshan Pavilion to come and see my emperor."
Mu Sheng nodded slightly. After Bian Hu resigned, he remembered what Bian Hu had explained about the relationship and departmental structure between Qing Yi Envoy and Bai Shou. It was quite interesting. In fact, Bai Shou had been established for more than 600 years, and it was a bit like a person raised by the imperial court. They are a monk sect, but they are a sect that specializes in serving the imperial court. They are very different from the monk sects that have been passed down for thousands of years in the world. They can be said to be serious court hawks.
Every year, Baishou collects children with cultivation potential from the private sector and sends them to Baishou for training. All treatment within Baishou is linked to their own cultivation level. The lowest level is Baishou, and the middle and low-level Baishou monks are all at this level.
On the upper level, if you reach the level of Heavenly Master, the Baishou monks will be awarded the title of Baishou Envoy, and be awarded the title of Imperial Iron Eagle Swordsman, which is equivalent to the high-ranking title within Baishou, with a settlement of 500 households. The treatment is equivalent to that of a county prince, equivalent to an earl.
If a monk at the Baishou Envoy level has cultivated to the realm of Four Harmonies, that is, a monk in the Heavenly Realm, he will be directly granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, with a household of 30,000 households. The actual treatment is equivalent to that of a duke. This treatment is given to many generals who have made great contributions on the battlefield. None of them can get it, but compared to the rarity of Four Elephants Guiyi Realm monks, this treatment is really normal, and rare talents must be given super-standard treatment.
Since Baishou was founded more than 600 years ago, it has only trained six monks in the Four Elephants Returning to One Realm. In addition to the monks who died naturally, the three princes of Wenshan Pavilion who are alive today are the three princes of Wenshan Pavilion. They have experienced countless years and generations of the Jin Dynasty. The rule of emperors.
Although the Tsing Yi Envoy is nominally the superior department of Bai Shou, in fact the internal relationship between Bai Shou and the Tsing Yi Envoy is relatively independent. The reason is not difficult to understand. It is because Bai Shou is old and has been established for too long, so it has not been established at all. The superior authorities who had been with him for decades were looking down upon him, and Bian Hu, the prosecutor of the school, also had some complaints in his words.
The reason why Baishou was incorporated into the Qingyi Envoy was actually a means for the emperor to check and balance Baishou. The monks within Baishou had a long lifespan. The top leaders of the country had changed for dozens of rounds, but they were still Baishou monks. Especially the three princes of Wenshan Pavilion, the senior ones have been emperors for more than ten generations. As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier cannot be replaced by another person, so just replace it with a wave of Baishou monks? This is not realistic.
Cultivating senior monks is too time-consuming and resource-intensive for the imperial court. It is also impossible to recruit external monks to replace Baishou monks. Then loyalty to the empire will be very problematic. The final solution is to choose power. Checks and balances, setting up new departments with similar functions to divide power, is exactly the same as the three factories and one bathroom in the Ming Dynasty. They stacked bed frames, one layer at a time, to check and supervise each other, so that the leaders above could feel at ease.
