In early May, green spring scenery can be seen everywhere in the Ziwei City in Luoyang.
Like an overturned palette, the cold and solemn tone of the palaces in Ouchi is relieved a little.
However, the officials who had just retired from Zichen Palace and passed by were walking in a hurry and had serious faces.
No one pays attention to this warm spring feeling.
The post-battle decision-making meeting in the morning was held after the court meeting.
The location is still in Zichen Hall.
The so-called court ministers, to put it simply, are civil servants of the fifth rank or above in the divine capital who go to court to attend meetings of Her Majesty the Queen.
One session is held daily or every other day.
There are more people, more formal and extensive discussions.
The current post-battle decision-making meeting is a small circle formed by Her Majesty the Queen and the prime ministers after the court meetings are over and the officials and honor guards have withdrawn.
Certain courtiers with authority on corresponding matters can also participate.
Used to discuss real military and national affairs.
The advantages are small number of people, flexibility and confidentiality.
It is different from the political hall meeting where the prime minister makes decisions and presides over it.
Because it is in front of the imperial court, once decisions are made on many military and state affairs, they can be implemented immediately, eliminating many tedious steps and responding quickly.
After changing the title of Qian to Zhou and Lin dynasty, the empress Wei Zhao held post-battle decision-making meetings from time to time.
Quite partial to this centralized decision-making model.
It also gradually evolved into a court practice.
All the civil and military officials were proud to be retained by Her Majesty the Queen and participate in post-battle decision-making meetings.
Well, it can be understood as having small meetings for big things and big meetings for small things.
Zichen Palace.
Today, there are only eleven court officials and ministers left behind by the Queen.
King Wei of Wei succeeded him, King Wei of Liang, Si Xing.
In the Feng Pavilion, there was Di Fuzi, Yushi Zhongcheng, and Shen Xisheng, the political advisor.
Fengge Minister, Tongfengge Luantai Pingzhangshi Wei Zhenzai, Yushi Yao Gongyu...
The empress Wei Zhao sits at the top of the palace, wearing an imperial uniform with lifelike dragons and phoenixes embroidered with gold threads, and wearing a crown with twelve jade beads made of white jade.
This emperor's uniform is white with light gold.
Dazhou is the virtue of gold, and virtue of gold is white. The emperor's uniform naturally follows this color, and white gold is reserved exclusively for the royal family of Wei Zhou.
Wei Zhao's eyelids were drooped and he leaned lazily on the back of the dragon chair. Four female officials in colorful clothes stood in front of him.
The other four female officials in colorful clothes were serving tea given by the royal family to more than ten ministers in purple clothes in the hall.
In particular, Confucius Di, whom Her Majesty the Queen calls the "oldest man of the country," is specially given a seat.
During the break before the start of the decision-making meeting after the battle, the old woman in dragon robe sitting high on the dragon chair was playing with a round and green emerald Maitreya Buddha in her hand.
Her eyelids were lowered, staring at the sky outside the door of Zichen Palace.
This Zichen Palace is located on the central axis of the palace, facing south and facing Yingtianmen and Duanmen.
And outside the gates of these two palaces, there are hundreds of squares and millions of people in the entire Luoyang City.
However, at this time, a Panlong bronze pillar, which was of great significance, was rising from the ground in the square between Yingtianmen and Duanmen.
The eyes of the old woman in the dragon robe are reflecting the clear blue sky and the copper pillar base of a coiled dragon with "human ants" clinging to it under the sky.
The cold wind from Luoshui blew into the palace through the open double-leaf palace doors, ruffling the hems of the court robes of the group of people with the highest imperial power and central authority in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Two female officials in colorful clothes came forward and wanted to open the door.
"Keep the door open."
Empress Wei Zhaoyu kissed her.
The female officials in colorful clothes stood in front of the palace gate with their heads bowed.
"It's quiet now. Let's talk about the mutiny of the garrison soldiers in Guizhou. What do you think we should do?"
Empress Wei Zhao withdrew her gaze,
Compared with the previous visit to the court not long ago, the ministers cited scriptures and uprightness during their court discussions.
The current imperial meeting no longer contains so much nonsense.
Even the pros and cons tore off the tenderness of the Qianqian gentleman.
"Saint, the Guizhou garrison soldiers are fierce and arrogant, audacious, kill their superiors, and leave the country without authorization. They are simply without the king's law. This meeting is akin to rebellion, and there are traitors to deceive them!"
Wei Wang Wei's heir took the lead and spoke righteously and sternly:
"The saint responded to the order of Xia Guan, and Jiangnan and Lingnan sent troops nearby to suppress the rebels and serve as a warning to others."
Xia Guan is also the Ministry of War. Since ancient times, troops have been sent out during the slack time in summer, so they got this name.
Master Di shook his head:
"I heard that the garrison did not want to rebel, but was bullied. The fault lies with Guizhou Governor Shi Lan Changhao. He failed in his duty first and provoked a mutiny. Then he failed to observe the situation. He retreated into the city and did not stop him. He allowed the garrison to leave the country."
Wei Jisi squinted:
"Who did Mr. Di listen to? He was so presumptuous, and in the face of the domineering rebels, Lan Changshi, a weak scholar, avoided the sharp edge and stayed in the city. Why not? At least he saved the capital of Guizhou."
Master Di didn't look at him. Shen Xisheng stepped forward, bowed his head and said:
"Sage, according to the memorial of Ouyang Lianghan, the governor of Jiangzhou, Guizhou's 1,500 garrison soldiers were actually forced to mutiny.
"When he was sent to the western frontier of Lingnan, after the rebellion was over, he was supposed to be a hero who defended the Zhou Dynasty from enemies, but he was left to guard the border.
"Forget about guarding the border. After one period, it was extended another period, three years and three years. Most of the soldiers have been guarding the border for six years. Seeing that the period of guarding is over, they are about to return home. However, Lan Changhao is selfish and privately The series connection led to another delay.
"The actions of Guizhou Hall and the military commander of Jiangnan Province went too far. They broke the trust of the soldiers guarding the border. Seeing that their return date was far away and there was no hope of returning home, the soldiers in a foreign land were instigated and provoked to mutiny and return north."
There was silence in the hall for a while.
"I have heard some of the reasons for the postponement of the Guizhou garrison."
Liang Wang Wei Sixing suddenly spoke in a calm tone:
"Lan Changshi had discussed this kind of military aircraft with Zhu Lingxu, Wang Lengran, and professional generals from several Zhechong mansions in Jiangnan Province.
“This matter was also reported to the court, and the extension was granted only after discussion and approval by the officials in charge.
"Moreover, the extension for one year is neither too long nor too short, and I think it is okay. The process followed in this matter is normal, reasonable and compliant."
“Isn’t it right that the process is reasonable and compliant?”
Shen Xisheng refuted sternly:
"Besides, it is not yet known whether there was negligence of duty, abuse of power, etc. and remains to be investigated."
He turned his head and bowed his hands to the old woman in dragon robe at the top:
"The saint, Ouyang Lianghan, the governor of Jiangzhou, wrote a letter, saying that there were interests involved, and asked the court to thoroughly investigate the matter, and to execute the main culprit, Shi Lan Changhao, the governor of Guizhou, and severely punish the accomplices, Zhu Lingxu, the governor of Hongzhou, and Wang Lengran, the governor of Jiangzhou.
"There are also several high-level generals of the Zhechong Mansion who were involved in the incident and were overlooked. They must return the Qiankun Qingming to appease the northern garrison soldiers and prevent the situation from expanding."
When the princes heard this, they looked sideways.
The empress was looking down at a memorial in her hand without saying a word.
"This Ouyang Changshi's idea is too extreme."
Wei Sixing sighed:
"If we conduct a thorough investigation according to his standards, wouldn't it mean that a series of guilty persons would be imprisoned, and I'm afraid there won't even be room for them in jail, right?
"Sage, I feel that we should carefully discuss how to deal with the mutinous garrison at the moment, instead of wasting energy on accountability and blame-shifting, and afterthoughts.
"Why was it that when the extension decision was passed by Xia Guan, no one was there to stop it, but now everyone is jumping out to grab their pigtails..."
Shen Xisheng sneered: "If I remember correctly, Ouyang Lianghan once wrote a letter resolutely opposing the extension. I don't know if His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, is busy with things and can't hear small criticisms."
Wei Sixing's originally indifferent expression changed.
After just a moment, he didn't look away and kept smiling:
"He is indeed an upright gentleman recognized by the world. He is right no matter how you say it. It seems that everyone can stop doing this in the future and be treated the same as Duke Di. Add another chair to this hall and invite him to come and sit. What? Ask him everything, he will definitely be more useful than everyone else."
Shen Xi nodded sarcastically: "Well, His Royal Highness Prince Liang finally said something fair. There is indeed someone in front of His Majesty who should move his useless ass."
Wei Sixing narrowed his eyes for a moment, but Wei Jisi suddenly interrupted:
"Why did Xiao Wang hear people say that Ouyang Lianghan had a personal rift with Wang Lengran and Lan Changhao and broke up on bad terms?
"I'm afraid it's not because of this that Ouyang Lianghan opposes and embarrasses Wang Lengran and Lan Changhao in everything. I didn't expect that a gentleman can also hold grudges."
"Didn't Ouyang Lianghan discuss matters as they happened from beginning to end?"
Shen Xisheng nodded: "The person who said this to His Royal Highness King Wei is indeed trying to steal the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart."
In the main hall, Wei Zhenzai and Yao Gongyu, who were relatively neutral parties, watched the fire clearly and quietly watched Her Majesty the Queen's everlasting expression from the corner of their eyes.
As they expected, as soon as the imperial meeting began, the Wei family and the Baoli faction started to argue, arguing with each other.
The two kings of the Wei family were sarcastic and sarcastic, while Shen Xisheng, who was born as a royal censor, counterattacked as sharply as ever.
First of all, it is obvious that among the three people involved, Lan Changhao, Wang Lengran, and Zhu Lingxu, there must be people from the Wei family.
Therefore, if the two kings of the Wei family wanted to protect them, the Li faction headed by Di Fuzi would definitely try their best to oppose them.
As for whether anyone in this imperial meeting really cared about the life and death of 1,500 garrison soldiers, who knows.
Maybe Ouyang Lianghan, who wrote a letter alone and raised a banner of opposition, could be considered one?
But, in fact, no one cares.
To be honest, Wei Zhenzai, Yao Gongyu and other ministers were a little surprised that Di Fuzi and other separatists would stand up in front of the imperial court and intervene in this matter.
Because the mutiny of the Guizhou garrison actually did not have much impact on the separatists in the DPRK, it could at most serve as a political lever to attack the Wei family.
It's just that the mutiny happened suddenly and no one expected it before, so her condition was unknown to the bailout party.
There was no advance plan and no definite clue to hit Wei's vital point.
Didn't you see that Master didn't talk much, and Shen Xisheng who spoke out most of the time cited the starting point provided by Ouyang Lianghan.
Therefore, from a political rational point of view, it is best for the separatists to sit back, watch the show, and ridicule.
The 1,500 mutinous garrison troops even made more noise on Jiangnan Road, the better. The Wei family and the defectors were allowed to make many mistakes and waste their energy.
But obviously, someone may have convinced Master Di and changed his mind.
Most likely, it was Ouyang Lianghan who could have ignored the matter and ignored it...
As for the moment, before Her Majesty the Queen speaks, what the Wei family and the Liberation faction are fighting for actually boils down to one thing.
That is qualitative.
Characterization of the incident of Guizhou garrison's mutiny and return to the north.
After characterization, the court will take corresponding measures.
Even if there is only one word of deviation in this characterization, the impact on the subsequent actions of the court will be completely different.
That's why both sides refused to give in.
"Sage, I am confused and feel very strange."
Wei Jisi showed a puzzled expression:
"If I remember correctly, Jiang Governor Shi Ouyang Lianghan's duties did not involve military affairs, and His Majesty never granted him any military positions. The Guizhou garrison matter involved the Guizhou, Hongzhou, and Jiangzhou military bureaus. He has nothing to do with it.
"It is not within the scope of his responsibilities, so why does he have so much information that is inconsistent with the response of the Sanzhou Military Government?
"Sage, is it possible that we don't listen to the words of the true master, but instead believe in the words of irrelevant people?
"The chiefs of Guizhou, Hongzhou, and Jiangzhou and the generals of the military government unanimously stated that there are suspected traitors among the mutinous garrison soldiers who are tempted to rebel, and we should pay attention to it!"
"Ouyang Lianghan is the governor of Jiangzhou and is in a state involved in the matter. He already has the power to file a complaint against the governor. Why can't he exercise it? Is he trying to deceive the saints?"
"Master Shen and Ouyang Lianghan are very lenient."
Shen Xi ignored him, turned around and saluted respectfully:
"Sage, let me ask, if this group of garrison soldiers returning from the north really rebelled, how could they march so slowly? And on the day of the mutiny, why didn't they attack the nearby Guizhou city that was undefended, but instead returned directly to the north?
"And on the way back north, I haven't heard of them conquering prefectures or counties, ransacking treasury, let alone plundering ships. They accelerated their way north, and there was almost no crime along the way.
"Forgive me for being ignorant and ignorant. Throughout history, I have never seen such a rebellious army.
"This is not about being eager to return home. I think the leading soldiers must regret their hesitant and impulsive move at this moment.
"Their strange actions along the way are trying to show His Majesty that they did not rebel on purpose, but were forced to return home. I hope Your Majesty will understand clearly!"
Wei Sixing nodded: "According to Lord Shen, even if this group of armed garrison soldiers goes all the way north to enter the customs and rushes to the city of Shendu, there is no need to stop them. It can be said that they are going to Beijing to meet the saint."
"Strong words."
"Master Shen's reason is untenable."
Wei Jisi interrupted coldly:
"Who knows what their goal is, what if it is an act of confusion? The goal is Hongzhou and Jiangzhou in the southeast direction, and the purpose is to intercept the Yangtze River.
"They may even endanger Yangzhou, a key continental state involved in the southeast. How can we let them run around? They should be suppressed immediately. Is there anything to discuss?"
Wei Sixing’s decisiveness:
"A mutiny is a mutiny, and a rebel army is a rebel army. How can it be child's play? How can we hesitate to let it go?"
Shen Xisheng said seriously:
"The subordinate did not say that he was exempted from the crime. Of course, the garrison soldiers are responsible for the mutiny. However, if there is an inside story, none of the people behind the scenes who are trying to force the rebels to rebel will not be spared. The crime will be increased to one level.
"As Jiang Governor Shi Ouyang Lianghan said, Your Majesty should send a special envoy to conduct a strict investigation, find out the main culprit, abandon the city and behead him! The world is clear and the war disaster can be solved immediately, otherwise..."
Wei Jisi squinted: "Otherwise what?"
"Otherwise, the soldiers guarding the border will feel cold and the people with lofty ideals in the world will not accept it, and there will be endless troubles in the future."
The Great Zhou Wei King sneered:
"Is Ouyang Lianghan threatening His Majesty and the court?"
"Since when did the good words of a wise minister also become a threat?"
Wei Jisi was angry: "Bold..."
"alright."
An old woman's voice with a rather small voice sounded softly.
The noisy hall suddenly fell silent.
(End of chapter)
