This is the feudal etiquette system. No matter what your status is or what the occasion is, when you see the tablets of your ancestors, you must kneel down respectfully, kowtow, and say hello. Even if you are the emperor, there is no exception.
Even if Zhao Yun was like this, the officials would certainly not mention it. They turned around one by one, and all knelt down and kowtowed to Song Ningzong's tablet. Their attitude was extremely pious. Who dared to be careless? Everyone said: "I will pay my respects to the late emperor."
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Empress Dowager Yang felt proud, and immediately passed Zhao Yun and walked to the hall, where she brought a chair through the small yellow door.
Queen Mother Yang sat on it, then looked around everyone, feeling proud in her heart.
But Cui Cheng, who came with Empress Dowager Yang, was not the same. When he saw that Han Hong was not among the officials, he felt a thump in his heart and suddenly panicked.
But Cui Cheng still didn't say anything. The matter has come to this, and there is no turning back. After today, he will either be crowned king and prime minister, and his power will be overwhelming. Or he will be cut into pieces with a thousand swords and his family will be destroyed.
Thinking of this, Cui Cheng looked at Zhao Yun even more fiercely, wishing he could kill Zhao Yun with his eyes.
Zhao Yun felt that someone was watching him, and subconsciously looked over based on instinct. When he saw it was Cui Cheng, Zhao Yun felt angry and his eyes were full of murderous rage.
Cui Cheng was surprised and couldn't bear Zhao Yun's sharp gaze, so he looked away hurriedly.
Ignoring Cui Cheng, Zhao Yun raised his hand to Queen Mother Yang and said, "I wonder if my mother is here, but there is something wrong? Now all the officials are gathering in Chui Gong Hall to discuss major policies. It is not appropriate for my mother to be here. Please return to Cining."
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The corners of Empress Dowager Yang's mouth curved up, revealing a contemptuous smile. Just as she was about to speak, her brother Yang Cishan knelt on the ground and begged Empress Dowager Yang: "Queen Mother, your Majesty is now personally in charge of the government, sorting out the affairs of the world, convinced by hundreds of officials, and respected by all the people. The Queen Mother really shouldn't
Appearing here, I also ask the Queen Mother to return to the Cining Hall and uphold the etiquette and laws."
Yang Gu and Yang Shi also knelt down one after another, crying and begging Empress Dowager Yang to leave Chui Gong Hall.
Empress Dowager Yang was annoyed and said angrily: "The Ai family is the Queen Mother, don't you think the Ai family are your prisoners?"
When Chen Guiyi heard this, he immediately went out and said: "Queen Mother, no one will question your identity. No matter who I am in the Song Dynasty, I respect you very much, the Queen Mother. However, this is not a reason for the Queen Mother to act recklessly in Chui Gong Hall.
Please know, Queen Mother, that Chui Gong Hall is the center of power of the dynasty, and every move is related to the fate of the dynasty. You must not lose etiquette or disrupt the legal system."
Zeng Conglong, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately went out to respond and said: "Yes, the Queen Mother has already withdrawn the curtain and returned to power, so there is no reason to be in the court anymore. If the Queen Mother is discussing politics here, how do you want Your Majesty to behave? What do you want your Majesty to do?"
What do people in the world think of it?"
Yuan Shao also followed up and said: "Queen Mother, your majesty's benevolence is well known to the world. We, my ministers, also admire your majesty's conduct. If you say that your majesty imprisoned you, we and my ministers will never believe it."
Cheng Jue, the envoy of the Third Secretary, also followed up and said: "It's very, very true. The character of the official is like a sage and ancient king who is rare to see in a thousand years. The Queen Mother does not need to worry about anything.",,,
All the officials stood on Zhao Yun's side and argued for Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was also satisfied after hearing this.
Although these ministers opposed the new law, they still did not hesitate at all to safeguard their authority as the emperor, and they were worthy of treating them sincerely.
Empress Dowager Yang was furious, but she didn't know how to refute, so she had to wink at Cui Cheng and let him speak.
Cui Cheng understood, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Before His Majesty took charge of the government, our country used to be peaceful and peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. However, if you look at it now, uprisings are taking place in various places, causing disasters all over the world. How many innocent people have lost their lives, and the people are in dire straits. Dare I ask?
Envoys, whose fault is this?"
Zhao Yun looked at Cui Cheng coldly, then slowly walked up to the main hall, sat on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice: "Cui Cheng, I haven't pursued you yet. Last time you were involved in Zhang Chun's rebellion case, the Ministry of Punishment wanted to
I arrested you and brought you to justice, but you escaped by drowning in the river, and now you are talking nonsense in the court. Do you really think that our laws are nothing?"
After saying that, Zhao Yun said loudly: "Come here, capture him and hand him over to the judge for punishment."
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, two imperial guards in front of the palace should have come in at this time to take Cui Cheng down, but no guards were seen coming in, as if they did not hear what Zhao Yun said at all.
After waiting for a long time, I saw the deputy commander of the front department, Feng Yan, wearing armor and coming in majestically.
Feng Chu did not kneel down to Zhao Yun, but instead knelt down to Empress Dowager Yang. He said loudly: "To inform the Queen Mother, the Horse Army Division and the Infantry Division have entered the city to guard the palace. A hundred thousand troops are all following the Queen Mother's orders."
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As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar, and all the officials had strange expressions on their faces and were extremely shocked. They talked to each other and talked about it, and they were extremely frightened in their hearts.
"What's going on? Is the Queen Mother going to change the situation?"
For a moment, this sentence came to everyone's mind.
Zhao Yun's face was cold and cold, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, which was terrifying, but at this moment, Zhao Yun was like an eagle without wings, without any reaction, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Empress Dowager Yang was extremely proud. She looked at Zhao Yun and became even more arrogant. Remembering that Zhao Yun had forced her to withdraw the curtain and return power, she sarcastically said: "Your Majesty, when you forced the Ai family to hand over power, did you expect that this day would happen?"
"snort."
Cui Cheng also sneered and said to Zhao Yun: "Your Majesty, you think that because you are the emperor, you can do whatever you want, but you don't know that the emperor also does things and doesn't do things. As soon as you ascend the throne, you will kill the heroes of Conglong.
Then you forced the Queen Mother to hand over her power, and then monitored the Cining Palace. The Queen Mother of the Celestial Dynasty was actually under house arrest, with no freedom!"
Cui Cheng became more and more excited as he spoke, "If it were just these, it would not arouse the wrath of heaven and earth, but your Majesty, you still implement the new law, which puts everyone in the world in danger. You have forced so many good people, and in the end, you have no choice but to rebel. Now, the country is so beautiful, and you are
It’s all devastated, let me ask you, if you continue to toss it, can I, the Song Dynasty, survive for a long time?”
After saying that, Cui Cheng turned around and said to the officials: "Gentlemen, Your Majesty is acting in a perverse and lawless manner, and has no sign of a benevolent monarch. The only person who can save our country in the Song Dynasty is the Queen Mother. As human ministers, we must welcome the Queen Mother at this moment."
I am here to assist Your Majesty in order to bring order to the chaos and return the peaceful world of the Song Dynasty to us."
After saying this, Cui Chengdang first knelt down to Empress Dowager Yang and said loudly: "I sincerely request the Empress Dowager to return to the court and listen to politics behind the curtain."
Seeing this, Feng Yan immediately knelt down and said: "I sincerely request the Queen Mother to return to the court and listen to the government behind the curtain."
Seeing this, many officials no longer know what to do. They look at each other and look at you. They are all waiting for others to take the lead in making decisions, so that they can follow the crowd and avoid responsibility.