ps: This chapter is the second update of yesterday’s daily routine. I’m sorry, something happened while I was out yesterday.
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At the end of December, it is the time to enter the end of the year. Even as rigorous as the Wei Dynasty, the court will temporarily close the court from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. These precious fifteen days are the time between the Emperor Wei and the emperor.
It was the only day off for the imperial officials in the year.
However, the good news that was sent to Daliang from the front one after another was sent to the DPRK before the end of the year, making this year's Spring Festival even more joyful.
The morning court meeting on December 30th was the last court meeting at the end of the 16th year of Hongde's reign.
It can be seen that this court meeting seems to be a bit special.
Because some sharp-eyed ministers were surprised to see the four princes, Prince Hongli of the East Palace, Prince Yong, Hongyu, Prince Xiang, and Prince Hongxin of Qing, who had already resigned from the cabinet, as well as the seventh prince Hongyin and the ninth prince Hongxuan who had not yet stepped down from the cabinet.
Except for King Hongjiang of Yan who was still in Nanyan, King Rui of Hongzhao who went to Qi as a hostage, and King of Su Hongrun who was still fighting in Chu, the nine sons of the Emperor of Wei who were still in Daliang of the capital were all summoned to the court meeting and presented together.
towards.
The six princes gathered together, and the ministers who were waiting for the morning court outside the Daqing Palace began to talk privately: It seems that something big has happened.
"The hour has come, all courtiers enter the palace."
Following the shrill voice of a palace eunuch, the ministers in the court stopped talking and followed the six princes, pouring into the Xuanzheng Hall, the main hall of Daqing Palace, like fish and dragons.
The princes had a distinguished status and were naturally at the forefront, while the courtiers were behind.
During this period, some members of the imperial court were surprised to find that Lin Yuyang, Zhongshu Ling of Chuigong Palace, and Yu Ziqi, Zhongshu Zuocheng, also came to court in rare occasions today.
Why are these two here too? These two are not palace ministers.
All the courtiers looked at each other.
You must know that although the Wei dynasty has already abolished the prime minister system and adopted the system of three provinces and six ministries, Zhongshu Province among the three provinces is often called the sub prime minister in private because of its special status. Don't look at the two names Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi
He is not an imperial minister. Logically speaking, he is not qualified to participate in the court meeting. However, no one in the government or the public dares to underestimate or offend these two people. After all, some of the proposals of the Sixth Ministry have to go through the hands of these two people from Zhongshu Province.
, if you offend these two people, and the latter uses the nit-picking excuse that the above book chapters are not up to standard to order it to be sent back to each department to be rewritten, I believe that even the six ministers will be dizzy.
First the princes, then the two adults from Zhongshu Province... It seems that today's court meeting will be very lively.
You, the Minister of Rites, touched the long goat-like beard on his chin and looked at those people who were very rare in court meetings with a smile.
Because he was the Minister of Rites, he had learned some of the latest news through some special channels long before the rest of the courtiers.
"Strange? Where is Lord Li Huan?"
After waiting for the courtiers to enter the palace, some of them were surprised to find that Li Huan, the Minister of War, had not arrived yet. This was somewhat rare.
However, upon closer inspection, they became even more puzzled, because not only Li Huan, the Minister of War, did not come to the court meeting, but even the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War did not come, so that there was not a single official of the Ministry of War in the entire palace.
"Master Du, Master Du?"
Zhou Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, asked She You in a low voice: "Why is the Ministry of War absent from today's court meeting? Is there any news from you, Mr. Du? Is there something big happening?"
Hearing this, Sheyou smiled mysteriously, put a finger up to his mouth, and whispered: "Master Zhou, don't be alarmed. Something big did happen today, but it's not a bad thing. ... Be patient and don't be impatient."
"..." Zhou Yan, the Minister of Punishment, looked at his colleagues in surprise and hesitantly nodded.
Not long after, the eunuch Tong Xian, the eunuch Bingbi who served as the chamberlain, took the lead in walking into the palace. He stood at the door of the palace and shouted in a high voice: "Your Majesty has arrived. All ministers respectfully welcome you."
Hearing this announcement, everyone in the palace fell to the ground and worshiped. At this time, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuancai walked in from outside the palace.
Looking at his rosy face and light steps, he is obviously happy in his heart, as if he is several years younger.
"Everyone is safe."
After sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Wei raised his hand to signal.
Seeing this, everyone in the hall stood up one after another.
At this time, there were still vacancies in the palace for the Minister of War and the left and right ministers, but strangely, Emperor Wei turned a blind eye to the three vacant seats.
"If something happens, please tell me early." Tong Xian shouted again in a high-pitched voice.
As mentioned before, in fact, it seems that this kind of court meeting is a routine matter. What is discussed is nothing more than some trivial matters, or the officials of the six ministries arguing with each other due to the conflicts caused by the overlapping of various powers. It is almost nothing important. After all, it is really
The six departments had already dealt with the important matters on their own, otherwise they would have been waiting for the emperor to decide, and I believe the entire Wei Dynasty would have been in chaos.
Of course, sometimes there are special circumstances. For example, if it is inconvenient to write on the chapter fold, or if you are worried that others will cut off the chapter fold, some courtiers will suddenly propose a surprise attack during the court meeting, but this is mostly the case.
In most cases, it is to impeach a very powerful minister or member of the royal family.
But if there were no impeachment of officials as mentioned above, then the court meeting would simply be a formality and continue the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty.
But having said that, even if it was just a formality, like the Minister of War and the left and right ministers, who ignored the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty and missed the court meeting, it would still lead to the impeachment of the imperial censor.
But the strange thing is that not only the emperor turned a blind eye to the absence of officials from the Ministry of War, but also the imperial censor Su Geng, which is a bit strange.
Just as the courtiers were secretly guessing, they suddenly heard an old but loud voice shouting from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Li Huan, I have something important to report to you."
Huh?
All the courtiers looked at each other and subconsciously turned to look at the palace door, only to see Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, leading two left and right ministers and eight ministers, and a group of eleven people walked neatly and solemnly into the palace, stood in the center of the palace and walked towards the palace.
The Emperor of Wei kowtowed to the ground in salute.
What is Mr. Li doing? To mobilize troops and mobilize people like this...
The ministers in the palace were puzzled, but they did not dare to ask questions rashly, so they had to keep their mouths shut and watch quietly.
"My dear friends... I wonder if you have anything to report to me?" Emperor Wei asked pretending to be calm, but in fact, the unstoppable smile in his eyes had already betrayed him.
Seeing this, Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, turned his head and took a look. Immediately, a man stepped forward, took out a slip of paper from his arms, and read aloud: "On November 26, the 16th year of Hongde's reign,
On that day, Zhao Zhun, the former magistrate of Linying County, led 2,000 Anling guardsmen and successfully recaptured Linying... I am very happy to congratulate you and wish you a prosperous Wei Dynasty!"
"Okay!" Emperor Wei applauded, stroking his hands, but there was only joy in his eyes but no surprise. He probably knew this already.
As soon as he finished speaking, a military official, also known as a military officer, stepped forward, took out the slips from his arms, and read aloud: "On November 27, the sixteenth year of Hongde, Xu Youzhi, the former magistrate of Xihua County, recruited counties in Anling
Thousands of brave men successfully recaptured Xiping... I am very pleased to congratulate you, and I wish you a prosperous Wei Dynasty!"
"Okay!" Emperor Wei applauded again, stroking his palms.
"November 29, the 16th year of Hongde..."
"On the first day of December in the sixteenth year of Hongde..."
"The third day of December in the sixteenth year of Hongde..."
As the ministers of the Ministry of War read out the good news in the slips one after another, the ministers in the court couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Although they had already known from their respective channels that the fallen cities of the Wei Dynasty had been recovered one after another. However, this was the first time they heard of such a formal affirmation.
It seems that His Majesty probably suppressed those good news and prepared to wait for a "surprise" for me...
When all the ministers in the court suddenly realized the situation, they all looked at the performance of the military officials with smiles. In order to cater to the emperor's preference, they deliberately pretended to be ignorant and congratulated repeatedly with expressions of amazement on their faces.
When the eight ministers of the Ministry of War finished reading the slips in their hands, the atmosphere in the palace gradually became a little tense, because as of now, all the cities that the Wei Dynasty had lost in the past had been recovered. However, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the left and right ministers still remained.
Stand still.
The courtiers did not believe that these three adults were just there for decoration this time.
Is there any more exciting news than the recovery of the lost city?
All the courtiers looked at the three ministers eagerly.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Can, the right minister of the Ministry of War, finally took a step forward. He compared the slips in his hands and read aloud: "On the ninth day of the eleventh month of the sixteenth year of Hongde, King Hongrun of Su ambushed his troops in Mu Mountain and defeated King Yangcheng of Chu.
Xiong Tuo’s 60,000 troops..."
Hmm? Wasn't this good news delivered last month?
The courtiers were slightly startled when they heard this, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: Could it be that the old matter was brought up again?
But at this moment, Wang Can, the right minister of the Ministry of War, continued to read: "...On that day, Su Wang Hongrun surrendered more than 50,000 Chu soldiers, reorganized and reorganized them, and was known as the Pingyang Army. The next day, Su Wang Hongrun led 25,000 Chu soldiers
The dredging army, more than 50,000 Pingyang troops, and 10,000 Yanling troops, a total of more than 85,000 troops, are sent to attack Chu!"
Attack...attack Chu?!
The courtiers in the palace were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out when they heard this.
Before they could clear their thoughts, Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, immediately read: "On November 19, the 16th year of Hongde, Xu Yin, the general of Fenxing fortress, responded to Su Wang Hongrun's initiative to counterattack Chu State, and went to Fen
He raised troops at Xingsai and led an army of 15,000. He also sent his troops to attack Chu. In the Xianghe and Chunshui areas, he defeated the army of Xiong Qi, Lord Biyang of Chu, and captured Xiong Qi alive. Two days later, he conquered Biyang!"
"Hiss..." All the ministers in the palace took a breath of surprise when they heard this.
You must know that Biyang has never been the territory of the Wei Dynasty.
After the two assistant ministers finished reading, Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, also took a step forward. After sighing quietly, he took a breath and read loudly: "On November 12, the 16th year of Hongde's reign,
By the beginning of December, Su Wang Hongrun led 25,000 dredging troops, 10,000 Yanling troops, and more than 50,000 Pingyang troops, and successively captured Shangcai, Suiping, Runan, Pingyu, Xiangcheng, and Chen County.
Shan, Xincai, and Zhengyang nine places, forced landings in the cities of five big clans, including Peng, Lu, Zhangbo, Ziche, and Hua. A total of eighteen cities were conquered, and five thousand gold, silver, pearls, jade, and other items were seized.
There are more than 1,000 cars, and the seized rice grains are piled up in mounds..."
In the hall, Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was still continuing, but all the ministers in the hall were dumbfounded.
His Royal Highness King Su, who was only fourteen years old, unexpectedly captured a territory in Chu that was much larger than the Yingshui North County of the Great Wei Dynasty.
"..."
All the courtiers in the palace turned their heads to look in the direction of the dragon chair, and looked at the Emperor Wei who was smiling from ear to ear in silence.
Mother! You have made such an effort to show off your son's achievements... (To be continued.)