Early the next morning, Zhu Biao got up, put on his imperial robe and crown, had a hasty breakfast of porridge, and then set off for the morning court. He felt like school had started, which was really refreshing.
Zhu Biao walked to the Meridian Gate and took a quick look around. He was stunned. Even if he came early today, there was not a single official around. Could it be that the morning meeting was earlier...
The little eunuch behind him finally realized and knelt down and said: "You deserve to die, slave. At the beginning of last month, the Holy Spirit saw that the officials were loose and unorganized when they were waiting for the morning court. It was detrimental to the dignity, so he set up a special court room in Duanmen. The civil and military officials can follow the instructions. The superiors were sitting among them, arranging their clothes and waiting for the morning court to begin."
Zhu Biao frowned when he heard this. He should have been reminded of this kind of thing early. Although Liu Jin went outside the palace early in the morning to check the accounts, he should have mentioned this little eunuch before leaving. It was probably the first time for him to serve up close and he was a little nervous and forgot. It's over.
Zhu Biao said casually: "Go down to the back and get the ten sticks."
The young eunuch hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I thank Your Highness for your kindness."
Zhu Biao walked towards the end gate. As he got closer, he could hear some faint sounds. There were lights and candlelight shining in a row of squad rooms. Some officials could be seen inside who were still catching up on their sleep, and some were talking in low voices.
Zhu Biao walked to the most spacious place with a smile. Inside were the six senior officials of the Zhongshu Province and many military officers and nobles. At a glance, the number of military honors far exceeded that of the civilian officials. This shows that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military was strong and the civil service was weak. .
Zhu Biao was majestic in his court uniform. He walked in with a smile and accepted the greetings from all the courtiers: "Excuse me, everyone. I didn't know that a court room was set up after leaving the capital for a long time. I didn't see anyone at the Meridian Gate just now. I thought it was early morning." It’s ahead of schedule again.”
Hu Weiyong smiled and said: "The Holy God has shown great mercy to my ministers and workers, allowing them to have a place to rest before going to court in the morning."
Zhu Biao laughed aloud and sat on the top seat that had been unoccupied just now. It seemed that it was specially reserved for him. The starting point was Hu Weiyong. Zhu Biao casually asked about the recent affairs in the DPRK and the major events in the past few months. He can still receive news, but most people don't know.
Naturally, Hu Weiyong didn't know how to deal with those trivial matters. After pondering for a moment, he recounted the recent events in chronological order. The officials listening on the side would also chime in and add a few words.
Naturally, Wu Xun would not see His Highness the Crown Prince surrounded by civil servants. He came over with a shy face and a bulging belly, and forced some ministers aside. Zhu Biao pretended not to notice.
However, Zhu Biao also noticed that Pingliang Hou Fei Ju, who was originally more active, looked melancholy, lowered his head and did not come over. This was not right. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other military leaders had all left the capital, and Fei Ju was currently staying in the capital. He has a high position in the martial arts, and as a Marquis who is familiar with Zhu Benbin, he should not behave like this.
After Zhu Biao thought for a while, he understood that Pingliang Wei Dingyuan General Wang Liu was once Fei Ju's confidant, but Wang Liu is now involved in a major case. Wang Liu may not be able to bite him in desperate situations. .
It can even be said that it is no longer up to Wang Liu to decide whether he is involved or not. Because His Royal Highness the Prince handled the Shaanxi-Gansu major case in a timely manner, the military commanders involved were limited to a few local guard generals. This size is a bit overwhelming. It's too small, and it really lacks a target to scare the monkeys.
According to the character of His Majesty, he might be believed to be the one who instigated Wang Liu to embezzle food for disaster relief. What's more, Wang Liu actually chose to prepare an army with He Cheng even though he roughly guessed His Highness's identity. His subordinates are so unaware of this, it shows that you Fei Ju also had a disobedient heart.
If he were a prince, Zhu Biao might take the initiative to appease him. After all, as long as Wu Xun did not violate taboos, there was no need to be more lenient. What's more, Wang Liu had been tortured by Han Zheng before he was sent to Beijing, and it was confirmed that he had nothing to do with Fei Ju.
However, since he is just a marquis, Zhu Biao will not take the initiative to raise issues, but will have to see his reaction on the matter. If he takes the initiative to go to the East Palace to plead guilty after going to court, then Zhu Biao will naturally protect him, but if he feels guilty, he will go alone If he had taken other paths, he would not be considered innocent.
At this time, not only Zhu Biao looked at Fei Ju again, but Hu Weiyong did the same. They even thought about the same thing. Fei Ju's involvement in this matter could be easily severed by both of them.
Zhu Biao's status was too high. In fact, he didn't think much of a mere prince. However, Hu Weiyong was different. He had already established a strong position in the civil service. During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's tour, he was responsible for supervising the country's administration for the prime minister. He had already Completely mastered Zhongshu Sheng and the Six Parts.
Except for the taboo envoy Si Dali Temple and Yushitai, who have not been exposed to too much, other key nodes have been brought under control, far exceeding the power of the former Prime Minister Wang Guangyang.
He even surpassed his mentor Li Shanchang in this aspect. After all, Li Shanchang had Yang Xian, Liu Bowen and others to check and balance him during his period, but he was unrivaled in terms of civil service. Yang Xian was killed by him, Liu Bowen was sent to Bashu, and Wang Guangyang He was also defeated.
His only shortcoming now is in terms of martial arts. He is even inferior to Wang Guangyang. After all, Wang Guangyang is senior enough. He followed the Holy Emperor in the uprising against the Yuan Dynasty in his early years. He served as the commander of the Marshal's Office and the prosecutor of Jiangnan Province. He was ordered to participate in Chang Yuchun. In military affairs, he has good personal relations with many princes of the Chang family.
Although Li Shanchang left him many connections, the founder of the country was arrogant and domineering, and did not think highly of him as an untitled person. Most of them went to Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong and moved closer to the Crown Prince. They usually regarded themselves as members of the East Palace Party.
At present, the only real martial arts masters are Zheng Yuchun, the Marquis of Xingyang, Gu Shi, the Marquis of Jining, and the former Yan'an Marquis Tang Shengzong and the former Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng, who were deprived of their titles and demoted to command two months ago because they were good at riding post horses, as well as some untitled soldiers. Generals.
In fact, these are not small. After all, the world is stable and Hu Weiyong is already the prime minister of the dynasty. However, he has been living in a burning house and unable to sleep day and night, because he knows that no matter how many civil servants he controls, they will be like paper tigers against the current emperor. , it will break as soon as you poke it.
If he wants to truly control his own destiny, he must turn this paper tiger into an iron guy. He doesn't want to rebel, but he doesn't want to be a mermaid either, not to mention that he also vaguely senses the Holy Master's malice.
Even Li Shanchang and Wang Guangyang sent people to check and balance, why didn't he? In terms of trust, he could not be as trustworthy as Li Shanchang in the hearts of the saints, and in terms of ability, he was far superior to Wang Guangyang, a mediocre person, so why didn't he have any checks and balances?
This was the real fear when he thought about it carefully. The more powerful he became, the more panic he felt, especially at the moment when the Holy Emperor led His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave the capital together. He knew only too well how powerful the Emperor's desire for power was. Apart from the Crown Prince, His Highness did not allow anyone else to touch it, but that day it was handed over to him so lightly.
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