The hot summer was so hot that the roasted earth seemed to be smoking, but in the main hall of the palace, the officials who went to court felt as if they were in an ice cellar.
This was not because of the ice cubes placed in the palace, but because of the emperor's livid face and the several memorials thrown on the ground.
"I entrust my country to you. I trust you so much. You give me people, money, and I will give you whatever you want. This is how you repay me."
The usually amiable emperor was cursing loudly.
"Tell me every day that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but what is the reality? The people affected by the flood in the south suffered heavy losses in money and food, and the people from the Northern Jin Dynasty marched straight in and even robbed Hejian Prefecture. This is called the country's peace and the people are safe? This is called scorched earth, and this is called a loss of life! You think I am
Are you dead or blind?"
He slapped several cases, and the memorial incense burner on them fell again, making a messy sound.
As he shouted and cursed, the emperor shed tears.
"Is this a punishment from God? Does this mean that I am not worthy of being an emperor?"
When these words were shouted out, the officials present felt a chill in their hearts.
Whether he is worthy of being an emperor is probably the emperor's biggest worry and biggest taboo.
At this time, shouting out in public shows that the anger inside has reached the extreme.
All the officials in the palace knelt down and shouted with tears that the minister was guilty and long live his anger.
Huang Cheng, who was standing at the front, cried the hardest. He took off his beam crown and grabbed his head with his gray hair flying around.
"Your Majesty, everything is my fault and my fault." He cried out of breath and shouted hoarsely.
The court hall of the main hall was a mess. No matter whether they were really crying or pretending to cry, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to act independently. Even the censor forgot the etiquette of the court and knelt down to cry with him.
Only one person is still standing.
Lu Yunqi, who was wearing a scarlet robe, had a dull expression. He seemed not to see what was happening in front of him, and he was not feeling sad or angry because of the loss of life.
The court officials who knelt down did not feel that Lu Yunqi was treasonous. They only made their grief and indignation more sincere to avoid being targeted by Lu Yunqi and framed to attack them later.
The emperor scolded and scolded, cried and smashed, and gradually calmed down amidst the cries and persuasion of his ministers.
"My heart aches," he said, wiping away tears.
The courtiers also breathed a sigh of relief, stopped crying and confessed again, but Huang Cheng's crying had not stopped yet, and was particularly harsh in the quiet hall.
Who knows whether he is crying for the people of the North or thinking of his own son again.
Many officials present had a thought in their minds, but of course no one would say it.
The emperor looked at the old minister, tears streaming down his face again, and asked the eunuch to help him sit down.
"What should we do now?" the emperor asked.
A minister hesitated for a moment.
"Actually, we just conquered a city..." he said.
These words made the emperor who had just calmed down suddenly become anxious again.
"Doesn't a bite from a dog count as a bite? Do I have to stretch out my leg and let it bite it off before I can complain of pain?" He cursed, "Those are my people, let alone a city, they are just a common people.
It hurts."
The minister had already knelt on the ground, kowtowed and confessed his guilt.
The emperor was still puzzled and asked people to remove the official and drag him to face charges.
Seeing this scene, Ning Yan and other ministers' expressions darkened slightly, while Huang Chengze, who was helped by the eunuch to sit down, had a sneer in his eyes.
"Your Majesty." Ning Yan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is an urgent report we just received."
He said, bowing and taking out a letter.
"Gong Cheng Guo has regained Hejian Mansion."
After hearing the news, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously more relaxed, but the emperor was not surprised. It was obvious that he already knew the news.
"Mending the situation before it is too late! Can the dead people still come back to life?" the emperor slapped the table and yelled.
"Your Majesty," Huang Cheng said in a trembling voice, "The Jin cavalry has not yet left the border and is still stationed. This shows that their treacherous intentions have not retreated."
"Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Guo has led his troops to fight and is ready to repel the gold thieves." Ning Yan immediately took over the words and said with some solemnity, "Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Guo has been fighting for so many years, please rest assured."
It would have been better if he didn't say this, but the emperor was angry again when he heard this.
"Gong Cheng has been fighting for many years. I trusted him and handed him the northern land. But now something like this happened. Is this what he said about staying awake at night for me to let me sleep peacefully?" He said, referring to several cases.
After a beat, he said, "Where is Zhu Zan? Take Zhu Zan out of the prison. I want to ask him if father and son sleep in Beidi every day?"
As soon as he said this, Ning Yan, who had been scolded, flashed a hint of joy in his eyes.
"Yes." Ning Yan lowered his head to hide his joy and said in a heavy voice.
Since the eunuchs and guards were ordered to go, there were also low murmurs in the court.
"You must ask for punishment!"
"How could such a mistake happen?"
"I lost my true samadhi last winter, and just now, I lost my true samadhi again."
"Is this Northland impregnable as Duke Cheng said, or is it full of flaws?"
The whole hall was full of questions, but Huang Cheng, who was sitting on the chair, looked ugly.
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Lu Yunqi stood outside the palace and looked at Zhu Zan, who was wandering over with the eunuch of the Imperial Guard.
Zhu Zan was still wearing prison uniform, with a shaggy beard and a miserable look, but his eyes were bright and full of energy, which was really inconsistent.
"It seems that the food in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is good." Lu Yunqi looked at him and said, "The prince seems to have gained some weight."
Zhu Zan looked at him, suddenly raised his hand and hit him in the face.
The eunuch guards were all shocked. Who would have thought that Zhu Zan, who was still wearing prison uniform outside the Qinzheng Hall, would hit someone if he disagreed with him.
Lu Yunqi raised his hand to block it, preventing Zhu Zan's hand from falling on his face.
Zhu Zan grinned at him, showing his white teeth.
"Look, am I still strong?" he said.
It seemed that his actions were just in response to Lu Yunqi's words about you getting fat.
Lu Yunqi looked at him approaching with a calm expression.
"Your Majesty, you are so lucky." He said, "God will help you."
Zhu Zan sighed and spat in his face.
This move was too imprisoning for the guards, and not even Lu Yunqi could stop it.
Who would have thought that he would spit like a child? It's really...
"Sure enough, only beasts hear about the suffering and devastation of the border people, and they only think about other people's luck." Zhu Zan looked at Lu Yunqi and said coldly.
The guards and eunuchs looked at them nervously.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..." the eunuch said sharply.
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Zan had already thrown away Lu Yunqi and strode towards the palace.
"His Majesty."
Before anyone even entered, they were already shouting.
"What an injustice!"
"If your Majesty doesn't see me again, I will die in prison."
These words seemed to make people cry, it was extremely desolate.
But it's a pity that this voice was so full of energy that it almost overturned the Qinzheng Palace. It really didn't sound like a person who was about to die.
The originally gloomy atmosphere in the palace suddenly became lively as Zhu Zan walked in.
Lu Yunqi stood outside the hall, took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, and slowly wiped the spit on his face.
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Thanks to Jade Kangkang, Bingyi from the South for the reward and his jade O(∩_∩)O
Thank you everyone, it’s Thursday. (To be continued)