134. I see that you are not only brave, but also very courageous.
The next day.
In the Ziwei Palace.
"Isn't Mr. Ge afraid of the queen?"
Before the big court meeting, Yu Ci, the Minister of Punishment, walked up to Gong Yangyi, the chief minister of the cabinet. He saw Gong Yangyi closing his eyes and concentrating, folding his hands under his belly, holding the Chao Hut between his palms, looking calm and unhurried.
So he frowned and came to Gong Yangyi's side, "The hen Si Chen is the way to bring disaster. Why has His Majesty been unable to leave the palace for twelve years? It must be that the Demon Queen has imprisoned Your Majesty..."
"Such actions arouse the righteous indignation of the whole world!"
Yu Ci held Gong Yangyi's arm.
"If Mr. Ge refuses to second the proposal later..."
"It's better to just watch from the sidelines."
He said softly.
After saying this, Gong Yangyi opened his eyes, "With your majesty's martial arts skills and innate lifespan of two hundred years, how can the queen easily imprison you? Your majesty is not the last emperor who was raised in the hands of a woman in the palace, but the founding father of the country."
Emperor, Mr. Yu, please do not misunderstand yourself. This power is easy to seize, but life... is difficult to protect."
Although the cabinet is in charge of government affairs, the chief assistant of the cabinet is the chief of all officials.
But power comes from below.
Emperor Tiande gained power too quickly, taking only four years. During these four years, compromises with local forces, gentry, and clans were indispensable.
At that time, it was a wise move for Emperor Tiande to act like this.
But there is an advantage and there is a disadvantage.
The powerful and aristocratic families took over the power of the Song family with the help of powerful and powerful families, so they would naturally suffer the backlash from the powerful and powerful families. These powerful and powerful families contributed to the founding of the Xu family, so after Emperor Tiande established the country, there were a large number of officials in the court.
We are all the children of these powerful and aristocratic families...
"Order to Donate General Officers"!
"Order of Donation of Honors"!
Not for free.
These shortcomings...if Emperor Tiande came to the government in person, it would not be difficult to deal with them, either by dividing and suppressing them, or by demoting officials and dividing them into nobility. But unfortunately, after three years in Tiande, there was no news of Emperor Tiande.
It's not that Gong Yangyi couldn't come up with the above-mentioned methods to deal with the powerful and aristocratic families, but he was only the chief assistant and wanted to fight against the "hundred officials" who were also ministers, and the resistance was too great.
Yu Ci... is a representative of these aristocratic family factions.
Being able to suppress these officials from aristocratic families for twelve years is already considered a great skill for Gong Yangyi.
"Life is not guaranteed..."
Yu Ci couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
He knew the underlying meaning of Gong Yangyi's words.
The government affairs were in the hands of Gong Yangyi and other old ministers of Emperor Tiande, and the feudal king surnamed Xu would not be in turmoil. But once they forced the palace and took away the power of Gong Yangyi and others, then the feudal king surnamed Xu would raise troops to serve the king.
Things that can't be said for sure.
Regardless of whether the vassal king named Xu raised the army for the queen, the prince, or himself.
This is an excellent reason to raise an army.
"The Xu family is a lot of mediocre people."
"There are 200,000 imperial troops in Shenjing. They are all elite soldiers. How dare they cause chaos?"
Yu Ci sneered, dispelling the fear in his heart.
Within the Forbidden Army, even though there are members of the Xu family leading the army, they are only a very small part. As long as they control the government, they can use the Ministry of War to control a part of the Forbidden Army. By then, with this part of the Forbidden Army in hand, it will be enough to suppress the rebel forces in Shenjing.
And if the vassal king causes rebellion...
The queen and the prince automatically sided with them.
Two hundred thousand forbidden troops can be deployed at their disposal, and it will not be difficult to defend Shenjing.
In the final analysis, they did not have the confidence to change the dynasty. They just wanted to change the country system left by Emperor Tiande, so as to achieve the goal of the family taking power.
"The queen has arrived..."
"The prince has arrived..."
At this moment, the high-pitched voices of two eunuchs came from outside the palace.
After hearing these words, all the civil and military officials in the palace stood up immediately and divided into two groups.
…
…
"The Queen..."
Not long after the court meeting, Yu Ci came out of the procession, held a wat in hand and raised her hand to Zhao Yunniang, "The queen is involved in politics, which is inconsistent with etiquette. I have not seen your majesty for twelve years. I wonder if your majesty has recovered from his injuries?"
"The emperor's handling of state affairs is the country's etiquette."
"The emperor will not be seen in the great dynasty..."
"This is against etiquette."
Although Yu Ci's tone was gentle, the persecution in his words was extremely obvious.
The ritual system is a basket.
Everything can be moved in there.
"Rituals govern the country, determine the country, order the people, and benefit the heirs." - "Zuo Zhuan: The Eleventh Year of Yin Gong".
The emperor who did not attend court meetings and did not go to court for twelve years...
If Emperor Tiande was not the founder of the country, this incident would be enough to make Emperor Tiande cursed by the people.
"This matter..."
Zhao Yunniang, who was behind the beaded curtain, pursed her lips and said, "The emperor is ill. He attacked the divine capital and fought with the immortals, and was seriously injured. Now he is in seclusion in the palace.
Healing.”
"If Mr. Yu is an old minister of His Majesty..."
"It should be known that when the emperor was in the land of Longxing, he often retreated and did not see his officials. In the past, Emperor Chongming also heard that his majesty was fond of martial arts and presented him with the innate martial arts "Imperial Court Sword Code"."
Yu Ci was not the first minister to force Xu Xing to show his face.
Zhao Yunniang had already thought of excuses.
In addition, her words also made it clear that Yu Ci was not a minister of Conglong, nor an old minister of Emperor Tiande. It was intended to be clear to the ministers, but Yu Ci's intention made the Tian family and her queen dissatisfied.
There seems to be a question and answer between the two, but there are many calculations hidden in it.
"The Queen's words make sense..."
"Now the world is peaceful, the people are safe, and the people are prosperous."
"The emperor bows his head and governs the world."
"Your Majesty has never been immoral while in office. Lord Yu forced Your Majesty to come forward. If Your Majesty accidentally hurts the dragon body, I wonder if Lord Yu is willing to die and apologize?"
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In the courtroom, another official in scarlet robes walked out and asked Yu Ci loudly.
This scarlet-robed official's name is Gong Feng, and he is from the Queen's party.
There was also a hidden murderous intention in his words.
The Son of Heaven rules the world with his bow arched, this is the way of a sage king.
How can a mere ritual system impeach the holy king Tiande Emperor?
Besides, since the world is at peace, is it so important whether we see Emperor Tiande or not?
Meeting Emperor Tiande made Emperor Tiande's injuries worse. Can Yu Ci be able to bear the consequences of this incident?
"Yu Ci..."
"Could it be that Your Majesty is in seclusion, and seeing that the Heavenly Family is easy to bully, you want to usurp power and seize the throne? Will the next step be to go to the palace with swords and shoes, to be in the court, and to be praised and worshiped in vain?"
Next, several officials came out to throw dirty water on Yu Ci.
Under all kinds of guilt.
It seems that if Yu Ci does not resign from office or apologize, the world will not tolerate it.
But Yu Ci had already been prepared to force him to go to the palace today. How could his determination be shaken by these remarks.
"What your colleagues said makes sense..."
"But in the world, is there any monarch who has not been in court for twelve years? I, Yu Ci, am not targeting Your Majesty. Your Majesty is wise, and I, Yu Ci, dare not have any second thoughts."
"However, be afraid, your Majesty has already encountered an unexpected situation."
Yu Ci looked happy and fearless, with a Chinese character face and a few wisps of clear beard under his chin. At that time, Emperor Chongming was still in the court, and in the examination of the Ministry of Rites of the Shangshu Province, he won the first place in the "body" of the book judgment.
Comment.
With his face alone, anyone who sees him will call him "loyal minister".
"This demon queen is so charming that she can confuse the Lord."
"Since the beginning of the dynasty, the wolf has become a wolf, killing loyal people..., killing kings to seize the throne, and stealing artifacts... This is the jealousy of humans and gods, and it is not tolerated by heaven and earth..."
Yu Ci took out the crusade he had written against Zhao Yunniang from his sleeve.
After reciting, he bowed and said, "If the queen had not harmed my king, I, Yu Ci, would be willing to die without any hesitation. If the queen is really like the demon queen in the article, killing the king and seizing the throne, then I, my ministers, will
..., I will never be lenient!"
In the palace, among the people...
There is no news from Emperor Tiande.
Not only Yu Ci thought, but also most of the officials in the world believed that Emperor Tiande might have passed away. The reason why he did not mourn in secret was because he was afraid that the country he had finally conquered would suddenly collapse.
Of course, the reason why Emperor Tiande died was not because of Zhao Yunniang.
But this is not important, what is important is the power to control the divine weapon of Sheji!
"I second the proposal!"
next moment.
More than a hundred people from the civil and military ranks of the Manchu Dynasty came forward.
These people have purple robes, scarlet robes, and green robes.
From the nobles to the high officials, down to the humble and petty officials.
"you……"
"Are you trying to force me into the palace?"
Zhao Yunniang shed tears behind the bead curtain, "Your Majesty is still here, so you will bully my mother and son. If His Majesty is not here, are you going to rush into the palace and force my mother and son to death..."
She questioned the officials.
Prince Xu Zhang, who was sitting on the left side below the dragon chair, also had an angry look on his face.
Although he did not know the whereabouts of his father, these ministers forced the palace so hard that they not only slapped Zhao Yunniang in the face of the queen, but also slapped him in the face of the prince.
Zhao Yunniang is the Demon Queen.
So who is he, the prince?
"Are you going to kill me?"
Xu Zhang's face was slightly cold, his eyes were as sharp as swords, and he stared at all the officials in the palace.
"I don't dare!"
The courtiers who came out saluted and said they did not dare, but they did not return to court and continued to exert pressure on Zhao Yunniang and Xu Zhang.
"Don't dare!"
"I see that not only do you dare, but you also have great courage..."
At this moment, a figure in a bright yellow dragon robe suddenly appeared outside the hall. This figure had a young face, but his brows were very similar to Xu Zhang in the hall, but he was slightly older than Xu Zhang in terms of age.