The morning dynasties of the past dynasties were like regular meetings, which mainly played the role of regulating and announcing major events. Basically, these matters were almost completed and conclusions were drawn, and they were reported to the emperor. Or when there was a dispute among the six departments, they would get it.
Discuss it in the morning.
But the atmosphere in today's morning court was a little different. People came very well, and all the civil and military officials wanted to hear how Prince Jing handled the case file of "beating" the boss.
Above the court, hundreds of civil and military officials were arranged left and right. Prince Jing stood at the head of the civil officials. Li Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood at the head of the military attachés. Since Guo Tianxin was a general guarding the border, he could not attend the morning court. However, Guo Tianxin arrived.
I wanted to privately apologize to the royal lord after the morning court and resolve the grievances between the two parties. Therefore, I specially applied for today's morning court.
Emperor Chengwu sat on a gold Zen chair, looking down at the civil and military officials. Emperor Chengwu nodded slightly to Eunuch Wei, and Eunuch Wei shouted loudly.
"Officials of the Sixth Department: If you have something to do, report it early. If you have something to do, be silent. Do not make any noise!"
Prince Jing looked at Li Hong, took a step to the right, and said, "I'm reporting to my emperor, my brother has something to say!"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Household investigated the incident of Prince Imperial Master Wang fainting yesterday, and has now found out what happened~!"
As soon as Prince Jing opened his mouth, the civil and military ministers immediately started talking. Prince Jing said it very tactfully. He did not use the word "beat the boss", but said that Taifu Wang "fainted". In this way, the nature of the matter became more subtle.
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Prince Jing didn't care about the noise next to him, and kept reading the questions carefully investigated by the Zongren Mansion with drooped eyelids. Emperor Cheng Wu covered his face and couldn't help but secretly smiled, saying to his heart, Prince Jing, you are so true, even if you are partial.
It can't be like this. I leave the matter to you, just to let you master the balance. If you are good, it is simply saying that Taifu Wang fell down on his own because he is old and frail.
Taifu Wang was so angry that he was trembling, "It's ridiculous, it's simply a fallacy. Your Majesty, I have my own book~!" Taifu Wang walked out of the train tremblingly, and fell to his knees with a plop.
Prince Jing blinked his eyes, curled his lips and asked, "Mr. Wang, are you saying that everything I say is fallacy?"
Taifu Wang was stunned. This old scholar had such a heavy concept of royalty in his mind, how could he dare to despise Prince Jing?
"Prince Jing, I just said that there were discrepancies in your investigation. It was obviously Zhu Tianjiang who hit me. How come I fell down on my own?"
"So, it's my daughter and the fourth prince who are telling lies?" Prince Jing's face darkened.
"This~ you can confront them face to face." Taifu Wang straightened his neck and said.
When Prince Jing saw that his superior brother was still silent, didn't he mean to watch the excitement?
"Okay! Since Mr. Wang has said it, I would like to ask the emperor to send the fourth prince to the palace! As for Yu'er, girls are thin-skinned and can't stand on the stage, so forget it." Prince Jing said in his heart, brother, don't you see?
Isn't it exciting? I'll get your son out and see what you do.
Emperor Chengwu glared at Prince Jing and said in a deep voice: "It's accurate."
Prince Jing drooped his eyelids and pretended not to see the royal brother's eyes. Anyway, even if the case was overturned by Taifu Wang, it would be a lie by the prince and it had nothing to do with him.
After a while, the fourth prince Xuanzhu followed a eunuch into the court.
"My son, I bow to my father." Even though the fourth prince looks like a retard, he is very polite in terms of etiquette.
"Xuanzhu, your uncle's case file is your testimony?" Emperor Chengwu asked majestically.
"Returning to my father, I am my son."
"Well, if Mr. Wang has something to ask you, you have to tell the truth without any lies."
"My son, I obey."
After Xuanzhu finished speaking, he turned around and bowed deeply to Taifu Wang, "Student Xuanzhu, please listen carefully to your teacher's teachings."
Taifu Wang had a very good impression of the fourth prince. Despite his poor academic performance, he was the most 'respectful of teachers' among the princes.
"Fourth Prince, I would like to ask you this. Yesterday you were sitting with Zhu Tianjiang in the school. Did you see him take action?"
"Come back to Lord Bo, I'm moving."
When the fourth prince said this, there was an uproar in the court. Prince Jing was so angry that his face almost turned the color of pig liver, thinking to himself, who are you, you little brat?
Taifu Wang showed a very teachable expression and nodded happily.
"Your Majesty, I have finished asking my questions." Wang Taifu asked, but this sentence could completely overturn Prince Jing's investigation.
Emperor Chengwu glanced at King Jing and thought, "What are you doing? Even your nephew won't help you."
"Xuanzhu, so Zhu Tianjiang did beat the old master?" Emperor Chengwu knew that as soon as his son confirmed it, no one could save the child. Not only would he be punished severely, but the lightest punishment would be according to Dafeng Law.
He also has to be sent to prison for a period of time. Second-level officials cannot be beaten casually. If they are ordinary people, they can be beheaded on the spot. If it weren't for Guo Tianxin's face, he would be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment directly.
"Back to my father, I just said that Zhu Tianjiang took action, which does not mean that he hit Mr. Bo. Yesterday, I made it very clear that Mr. Bo was about to fall, and Zhu Tianjiang stretched out his hand to help him.
Hold on." The fourth prince looked stupid and very honest.
When Taifu Wang and a group of civil servants were in high spirits, their smiles immediately froze on their faces when they heard what the fourth prince said.
"You~you~fourth prince, it was Zhu Tianjiang who pushed me here, how could you say that?" Taifu Wang said angrily.
"Master Bo, I don't know about this, but what I saw was that he was definitely going to help you." Although the fourth prince said so, his hands were trembling slightly. Fortunately, he had trained in the school.
He had an idiotic expression on his face and looked very sincere.
Taifu Wang suppressed the anger in his heart. No matter how much he said that the child in front of him was still a prince, he could not go up and kick him.
"Okay! Even if he didn't hit me, but he stole the teaching stick given by the late emperor, this is always a fact."
"This~ seems to have blocked it." The fourth prince did not expect that Taifu Wang would ask such a question, and he was a little unable to answer.
When Prince Jing heard this, he quickly said, "Brother, Zhu Tianjiang also admitted that he blocked it~!"
"Okay! Just admit it." Taifu Wang did not give Prince Jing a chance to continue, "Your Majesty, that teaching pole was given by the late emperor. It can be used to beat the princes and princesses at the top of the school, and the courtiers and children at the bottom. This is equivalent to an imperial gift.
Shang Fang's sword, Zhu Tianjiang blocked it and was punished, which is totally disrespectful to the late emperor." Taifu Wang grasped an excuse and looked righteous.
When Guo Tianxin heard this, he was so shocked that even the late emperor moved out and hurriedly walked out of the train, "Your Majesty, I have something to say~!"
Emperor Chengwu took a look and said, "Hey guys, someone from my family is here too. It seems like the court is not going to be lively today."
"Accurate!"
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Zhu Tianjiang, a disciple of the Guo Mansion, did not accept punishment because Taifu Wang was in the school and humiliated me."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Emperor Cheng Wu was startled.
Guo Tianxin pointed at Taifu Wang, "As an important minister, in front of the students, you actually said that I am a warrior and do not know how to govern the country. Your Majesty, I have guarded the border for many years and kept the enemy out of the country. Could it be said that we generals,
Are they all idiots who only know how to fight? I feel that these old pedants who only know how to read and write are a bunch of idiots."
When King Jing heard this, he said, "My dear mother, this Guo Tianxin is really a warrior. He scolded all the civil servants in the dynasty."
"Guo Tianxin, don't talk nonsense. Without us civil servants, how could you warriors govern the world?" Wang Taifu glared angrily.
Prince Jing smiled bitterly and said to himself that Guo Tianxin had a straightforward personality, and that Wang Taifu was also a man with a straight temper who could be seen when he opened his mouth. He even scolded the entire class of generals.
It didn't matter at this time, the civil and military ministers on both sides immediately formed a united fighting group and started blaming each other.
When Eunuch Wei saw that the emperor's face was turning blue with anger, he quickly shouted, "Be brave~be quiet!"
All the civil and military officials were as red as cross-eyed. This grudge had been buried in the hearts of the civil and military officials for a long time, and today it broke out through the beating incident.
Emperor Chengwu stood up and glanced majestically at everyone.
"It's unbecoming to make noise in the court hall. I haven't killed anyone for many years. Do you want me to quit?"
When everyone heard this, they all knelt down and were so frightened that they didn't even dare to express their anger. After Emperor Chengwu ascended the throne, in order to eliminate dissidents, he killed half of the ministers on the spot. Perhaps many years had passed.
, these ministers have forgotten.
"Civil officials and military generals are the foundation of a country, and one of them is indispensable. I haven't made a conclusion yet. It's time for you to draw your own conclusions." Emperor Chengwu clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the ministers.
"This matter ends here. As for student Zhu Tianjiang~!" After saying this, Emperor Chengwu glanced at Guo Tianxin and said, "Keep his official status and clear out the Imperial College. In order to avoid past mistakes and avoid future ones, and prevent similar things from happening to other students, he ordered the emperor to
The government will retaliate. Let’s stop this matter and withdraw from the government!”
After Emperor Chengwu finished speaking, he winked at Prince Jing. Prince Jing bowed and followed Emperor Chengwu into the back hall.
Emperor Chengwu kept Prince Jing because he wanted him to comfort Guo Tianxin afterwards. In the history of the Dafeng Dynasty, no student from any family had ever been removed from the Imperial College. Emperor Chengwu's imperial edict was equivalent to having a civil servant.
Face. However, he deliberately retained Zhu Tianjiang's official status, which can be regarded as a backup.
"Prince Jing, I asked you to resolve the disaster, but when you arrived, you only added fuel to the fire, causing all the civil and military officials to curse in the court hall." Emperor Chengwu said angrily in the back hall.
"Brother Imperial, wouldn't it be possible if you had issued the decree earlier? If you had to leave it to me to handle, wouldn't it be difficult for me to handle it?"
"Prince Jing, go and appease the Guo family. I am helpless because I did not give the Guo family face today. Especially Mrs. Guo, you have to talk to me carefully. As for Zhu Tianjiang, after a while, whatever you want,
Arrange an errand to make the Guo family feel at ease."
Emperor Chengwu sighed as he spoke. There are no small things in the court, and seemingly trivial things may cause big disturbances. Emperor Chengwu understood that under an iron fist, there must be comfort.
As the two of them were talking, they saw Eunuch Wei running in, "Your Majesty, the civil and military officials had a quarrel outside the court gate. Taifu Wang led a group of people to learn the truth, and held the teaching pole given by the late emperor in the court hall.
Kneel down and remonstrate, please go and have a look."
When Emperor Chengwu heard this, his mind was filled with confusion, "Here we go again, kneeling to remonstrate, kneeling to remonstrate, you know how to kneel to remonstrate."
When King Jing saw it, he looked at Emperor Chengwu with gloating, and said to himself that he was worried about the Guo family just now, but now the Wang family is not happy either. Let me see what you do.
Emperor Chengwu glanced at Prince Jing and found that he was gloating about his misfortune, "Prince Jing, go and persuade the old master to leave!"
"Why am I going again?" Prince Jing's face immediately turned bitter.
"Who will go if you don't go? There are some things I can't say, but you can. Do you want me to go and apologize to them?" Emperor Cheng Wu said with eyes wide open.
"Brother Emperor, those old guys will never give up until they achieve their goals, so they can't beat them one by one." Prince Jing said in his heart that Taifu Wang was not once or twice mentioned. He was an old minister who had been entrusted by the late emperor, and he was very stubborn.
Emperor Chengwu took a deep breath, "For the sake of a student, he caused so many things. If it doesn't work~" Emperor Chengwu's face turned cold, "Then kill him as a warning to others. As for the Guo Mansion, I will give you a reward to appease him."
King Jing was stunned. It seemed that His Majesty was really angry. It was good to kill a disciple of the Guo Mansion to appease the Taifu Xuezheng. But the face of the Guo Mansion was a bit big. Could it be said that His Majesty wanted to promote Guo Tianxin?
Jinpin, to achieve balance?
Seeing that Emperor Chengwu was a little angry, King Jing didn't say anything more and resigned. He was going to try his best to persuade and it would be best to solve it satisfactorily. Now it was no longer Zhu Tianjiang's personal matter, it had already been involved in the fight between the Guo and King factions.
If it doesn't work, then kill someone quickly to get rid of the trap, and first calm down the Imperial College. Anyway, the Guo family and the military will go to the emperor to make trouble, and there will be nothing wrong with him.
As soon as King Jing left, Emperor Chengwu stood behind the desk, picked up a pen and wanted to write something, but he was stunned for a long time and did not start writing. A trace of joy appeared on Eunuch Wei's face, thinking that anyone who offends me will definitely not end well.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" A figure flashed out from behind the dragon curtain.
Emperor Chengwu was stunned and put down his pen, "You all stand down!"
Several eunuchs and Eunuch Wei quickly bowed and resigned. Eunuch Wei showed a trace of envy in his eyes. In the palace, this was the only person who could see His Majesty without having to kneel down. The identity of this person was very mysterious. Eunuch Wei only knew that his name was Wei.
Zhan is a famous fifth-grade guard with a sword. However, whenever he sees this person, Eunuch Wei feels a cold feeling. The most frightening thing is that this person is elusive and comes out of nowhere.
.Moreover, whenever he wanted to speak, Emperor Chengwu would withdraw. Eunuch Wei knew in his heart that this was the emperor's closest confidant.
"Wei Zhan, what's the matter with you?"
"Your Majesty, the man named Zhu Tianjiang cannot be killed."
"Can't kill? What do you mean?"
"Lord Lin Fenglin showed up. He asked someone to bring me a message, asking me to take care of the man named Zhu Tianjiang." Wei Zhan spoke a bit presumptuously, not even addressing himself as a minister, and spoke directly as 'I'.
"Lin Feng? Are you talking about Lin Feng, the chief Qinglong bodyguard around my father? Hasn't he been missing for many years?" Emperor Chengwu asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lin is a monument at Sticky Stick, and no one can cross it. Back then, he was following the orders of his old master, and we at Sticky Stick secretly eradicated the minions of Prince Qi and Prince Jin. Your Majesty, I would like to think of this friendship.
"Your Majesty, please show mercy." Wei Zhan said silently.
Emperor Chengwu frowned. If it hadn't been for the sticky pole to fall to him, he might not have been able to sit on the throne. Before his death, the late emperor gave the sticky pole to Cheng Wu, which allowed him to secure his position. Now.
Lin Feng actually asked Wei Zhan to take care of Zhu Tianliang. What is the relationship between them?
Emperor Chengwu twirled his jade ring and began to think about Zhu Tianjiang's identity.
"Wei Zhan, investigate Zhu Tianjiang immediately and see where he came from before entering Guo Mansion. I believe Guo Tianxin, but I'm afraid there are some things that Guo Tianxin doesn't know about."
"As ordered." After Wei Zhan finished speaking, he disappeared from the room.
Wei Zhan did not ask Emperor Chengwu if he was merciful, but he knew that since he had spoken out, Zhu Tianjiang's life was definitely guaranteed.
Outside the court, Prince Jing was so persuasive that he couldn't get up, and Taifu Wang and others would not stop until they severely punished the 'murderer' in accordance with the law. In desperation, Prince Jing seemed to have no choice but to let the unlucky boy become a victim.
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"Come here, bring Zhu Tianjiang. According to the law of Dafeng, beat the second-ranking official of the imperial court, and he shall be punished~! It is really disrespectful to snatch the teaching pole given by the late emperor, and he shall be punished~! Today, in front of all the people of the Imperial Academy who are learning from the truth,
Face, the stick will kill you here!"
After Prince Jing finished speaking, he straightened his court clothes and sat majestically outside the court hall. Taifu Wang and other scholars shouted long live and stood up happily one by one.
Prince Jing also wanted to put an end to the matter quickly, otherwise it would reach the ears of Guo Tianxin, and the military attachés might come to kneel down and remonstrate. As soon as the person dies, the knot will be untied. If Guo Tianxin makes trouble again, it will be the emperor's business.