The first day of February is the day when the great court meeting is held.
Originally, the Great Court Meeting in February during the Hongwu Period was the day when the Dragon raised his head on the second day of February, but after Yunxi came to the throne, he designated this day as a holiday for all officials to have a holiday, so the Great Court Meeting was moved back to the first day of the lunar month.
On the day of the great court meeting, all officials in the capital, even the lowest ninth-rank officials, can enter the palace to participate in the court meeting. Of course, low-level officials can also take leave if they cannot come, but for those who are likely to never become mid-level officials in their lives,
Generally speaking, if you enter the palace once a month and get the opportunity to brag to the country bumpkins in your hometown, you absolutely don't want to miss it, so most people are willing to participate in the court meeting; on the contrary, many middle-level officials from the fourth to seventh grades are unwilling to participate.
This is a court meeting where nothing is said.
Since all officials in Beijing can participate, then the envoys from the Fan Kingdom who are still staying in the capital will naturally also participate. After all, nominally all the officials from the Fan Kingdom who have professed vassalage to the Ming Dynasty are also ministers of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
It was still dark, and there was still half an hour before the start of the court meeting. However, countless people wearing official uniforms had already arrived outside Chengtian Gate. Some of them were looking around in the biting cold wind.
It seems that he wants to memorize all the scenes in the imperial city.
Others looked at them with a touch of sarcasm, thinking: 'A bunch of old haters who were promoted to official posts last year.' They completely ignored the fact that they were the same as them when they first became official officials.
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However, one person did not ridicule these people. Li Yihai, a policeman from Yingtian Mansion, recalled the scene when he first entered the palace after being appointed as the "Police Station Supervisor" from the ninth rank, and did not think of other words.
He was thinking with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard someone say: "Old Li, what are you doing with your eyes closed?"
He immediately turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, and saw an acquaintance of his. Liu Fengyu, the captain of the ninth rank of the first patrol team of the Zhongcheng Patrol Division, said: "Don't you usually interact with the fifth and sixth ranks?
Are the officials coming at the same time? Why are they here so early today?"
"For some reason, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so I got up early to go to court." Liu Fengyu said.
"Why, do you still have trouble sleeping?" Li Yihai said with a smile: "You slept like a dead pig in the military camp, and you couldn't wake up no matter what."
"I'm old, I can't do it anymore." Liu Fengyu said with a smile.
The two of them chatted for a while, and Liu Fengyu added: "Speaking of which, this year's court meeting is a bit unusual."
"In previous years, His Majesty had already forced the envoys of Fan State to leave the capital before the last day of the first lunar month, but this year he still asked them to stay in the capital." Liu Fengyu served as the leader of the patrol, and Fan Guan happened to be in his patrol area.
Inside, so I know a lot about it.
Just as Li Yihai was about to speak, he heard the sound of whips and said casually: "Perhaps Your Majesty wants them to see more of the power of the Ming Dynasty." Then he followed the large troops towards the main hall.
Liu Fengyu shook his head slightly, but said nothing and followed most of the people in.
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In the palace, Annan was making Hu Yuancheng a little uneasy. From the moment he walked into the palace today, he felt as if something big was going to happen. But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that nothing related to Annan would happen.
'Perhaps I have too many things to worry about in Daming during this period, so I am a little suspicious. I will definitely have a good rest for a few days after returning to Xijing.' Hu Yuancheng thought.
After a while, there was a "woo woo" sound. Hu Yuancheng understood that this was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was about to appear, so he stood up straight, and all the other officials present also stood up straight.
Then Yunxi came out from behind the curtain. All the officials present knelt down and shouted three times, "Long Live Long Live." Yunxi asked the waiter to shout "Blessing".
After all the etiquette was over, because no one was doing anything, the ministers thought that today's court meeting would be over soon and were preparing to disperse. Yunxi suddenly said: "Hu Yuancheng, the envoy of Annan Kingdom."
"I'm here." Hu Yuancheng stepped forward and said.
"Since you are the envoy of Annan Kingdom, of course all the Chen clan members of Annan Kingdom will recognize you." Yunxi said.
Hu Yuancheng's heart jumped a few times, and he was very confused as to why Yunxi asked this question. However, he did not pause and said immediately: "Your Majesty, the young Chen family members may not recognize it, but all the
All adults recognize it."
"That's very good," Yunxi said with a faint smile on his face: "Do you recognize this person?" As his voice fell, one of the waiters beside him took off his hat, raised his chin,
He loudly said to Hu Yuancheng: "Li Hancheng, do you still recognize me?"
Hu Yuancheng's heart seemed to be tightly grasped for a moment, but he still said calmly on the surface: "Your Majesty, who is this person? Why do you call me Li Hancheng? Although I look familiar to him, I don't recognize him.
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Yunxi did not speak. Hu Yan, a member of Zhongshushe, came out and said: "Sir Hu, although you do not want to admit that you recognize this person, the other Annan envoys behind you have already recognized this person."
Hu Yuancheng looked back at the other three Annan envoys who were qualified to go to court behind him. Their faces still showed shock, and one of them even looked ashamed.
Seeing such a scene, Hu Yuancheng already understood that the matter could not be hidden, so he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to go to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy."
"Nonsense, as Li Jisu's nephew, you are not forced to do anything! You..." Chen Tianping said loudly.
Yunxi stopped what he was about to say, ordered Chen Tianping and several envoys from An Nan Kingdom to be taken down, announced the end of the court meeting, and turned around to leave the palace.
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After Li Yihai walked into the main hall, he found a place where it was not easy for Yushi Jiuyi to see him and closed his eyes to rest. Not to mention that such a large court meeting usually does not say anything important, but there are important things and
It doesn't matter to them. They have to go on duty after court later, so why not rest for a while.
On the contrary, although he knew that the matters at the court meeting had nothing to do with him, Liu Fengyu always looked forward with interest and listened to what was being discussed.
Not long after Li Yihai closed his eyes, Liu Fengyu patted him hard and said softly: "Look!"
Li Yihai opened his eyes and looked forward doubtfully, and saw a man in a uniform beside the emperor suddenly saying something loudly. A man who had already come out of the queue was kneeling on the ground and also said something. Looking at his clothes, it should be
An envoy from Annan Kingdom.
Liu Fengyu said in a very low but very excited voice: "I recognize the man dressed in a waiter's uniform. One day, the Han generals guarding the perimeter of the palace escorted him to a mansion and took extra care of him. So he was related to Annan?
Could it be that the current King Annan really killed the previous king, and this man is the son of the previous king who came to the Ming Dynasty to ask Your Majesty for justice?" Liu Fengyu usually paid close attention to the Di newspaper, so he probably knew what happened in Annan, and he guessed like this based on the content of the Di newspaper.
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Li Yihai also cheered up and said: "If it is really like what you think, it would be fun. I wonder how your Majesty will deal with it."
"Most likely, the Ming Dynasty will support this person to become the King of Annan. The Ming Dynasty should maintain the order of the vassal country. However, the current King of Annan will probably not give up the throne easily. Maybe the Ming Dynasty will have to fight a war to support this person as the king." Liu Fengyu said.
Hearing Liu Fengyu's words, Li Yihai, who was watching the excitement, suddenly changed his expression: "I wonder if soldiers will be transferred from the Beijing Guard to fight on the front line?"
"Most likely, if your Majesty wants to maintain the fighting strength of the Jingwei, he will have to send them to fight." Liu Fengyu said.
"What if the Yulin left guard is sent out to fight?" Li Yihai said worriedly.
Liu Fengyu was stunned and remembered that his son was also on the left guard of Yulin. If he was sent out to fight, his life would be in danger.
At this time, the court meeting was over, and everyone was walking out of the palace. The two of them also followed the flow of people and left the palace, but they walked without thinking.
After a while, Liu Fengyu said: "If His Majesty wants to send the Yulin left guard out, we have no choice but to talk to our son about it when we go home and make preparations in advance."
"That's all it can do." Li Yihai said.
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Yunxi brought Chen Tianping, Hu Yuancheng and other Annan envoys to Jinshen Hall and said to Hu Yuancheng: "Who is the king of Annan now? I want to hear the whole story from you."
"Your Majesty, the current King of Annan is the second son of Li Jiya and not a relative of the Chen family. However, his name was not deceived by your majesty. Li Jiya changed the name of his second son to Hu Xi, pretending to be the Chen family.
Clan, in order to deceive Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, it is not my wish to deceive Your Majesty. Even though I am a member of Li Jiya's tribe, I am still oppressed by him. If I don't obey his orders and go to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy, he will kill me. I can't help myself. Please
Your Majesty, please forgive me." Hu Yuancheng knelt down and said.
Yunxi ignored his words, but asked curiously: "Since you are a relative of Li Jishou, why are your surnames Hu instead of Li? Could it be that you deliberately claim your surname in front of me? Li is a common surname in Annan, even if
Even if you claim your surname is Li Zhen, you won’t think of Li Jiya.”
"Your Majesty, before Li Jiyou officially ascended the throne to Hu Huan last year, in order to allow the scholars in Annan to accept them as kings, he claimed to be the descendants of Emperor Shun. Because after Emperor Shun, a branch of the family changed their surname to Hu, so the family name was changed to
Hu. Not only that, he also changed the name of the country to Dayu because Emperor Shun was the king of the country of Yu." Hu Yuancheng said.
Yunxi asked several more questions, and Hu Yuancheng and other Annan envoys answered them one by one.
After asking the question, Yunxi asked Chen Tianping, Hu Yuancheng and others to be taken down. He turned to the ministers behind him and said, "My dear sirs, the matter has become clear. What Chen Tianping said is the truth. You and others think this is the case."
What should we do?”
"Your Majesty, Li Jisou not only stood up for the Chen family, but also killed the Chen family's clan members in an attempt to deceive your majesty, deceive the emperor and rebel against human ethics. This is not tolerated by ghosts and gods. Your majesty should send a large army to clean up Annan and support Chen Tianping as Annan.
King." Guo Zhen immediately stepped out and said. He had prepared in advance for what Chen Tianping said was the truth, so he said this immediately after Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, no! Although Li Jiyao's actions are very sinful, he cannot be punished without teaching. Envoys should be sent to Annan to rebuke Li Jiyao and Hu Huan. If Li Jiyao and Hu Huan and his son can change their past mistakes, there is no need to
Wouldn't it be better to use swords and soldiers to establish Chen Tianping as the king? If Li Jiya and Hu Huan and his son refuse to repent, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to send troops again by then." Chen Xingshan said.
Firstly, he did not want to fight, and secondly, it was really not in line with etiquette to fight directly, so he said this. However, he would not let Hu Yan steal the throne just because he wanted to. His Majesty did not need to worry about such words, because it was also not in line with etiquette.
Yunxi didn't speak, and his expression didn't even change. He continued to look at these officials, as if waiting for others to speak. Seeing this situation, everyone expressed their opinions one after another.
Generally speaking, most civilian officials supported Chen Xingshan's opinions, and most military generals supported Guo Zhen's opinions. Some people also put forward other opinions, but they were not mainstream and few people supported them.
After everyone had spoken, Yunxi said: "I think Chen Qing's opinion is the most appropriate."
"So I have decided to leave Chen Tianping to live in the capital for the time being and treat him with the courtesy of a county king. I will send envoys to rebuke Li Jiya and Hu Huan and his son. If they are unwilling to change their past, I will make other calculations."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed and said. There was nothing wrong with what Yun Xi did, and it even perfectly complied with the Zhou etiquette recorded in the "Book of Rites". Everyone had nothing else to say.
Yunxi said a few more words to them and asked them to retreat.
However, Yunxi did not leave the palace. After a while, the pedestrian Si Sizheng, Yang Zai, the most professional diplomat of the Ming Dynasty with the title of Doctor of Rites, and Wang Shufu, a pedestrian, walked in. When they saw Yunxi, they bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Yang Zai (Wang Shufu) has met His Majesty."
After the preface, Yunxi said to the two of them: "I have called you two here today because I have something to tell you. There has been chaos in Annan..., I have confirmed that what Chen Tianping said is true, so... ….But Zhou Li has something to say that cannot be punished without teaching, so I send you as envoys to Annan to rebuke the king of Annan and his father Li Jishou.”
"It would be great if Li Jiya, Hu Huan and his son could be made to change their past mistakes. If they are unwilling to change their past mistakes, Ming Dynasty will also be famous."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Zai and Wang Shufu said.
Yunxi gave the two of them a few more instructions and let them go down.
But Yang Zai deliberately lagged a few steps behind Wang Shufu. After he walked out of the palace, he turned around and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, do you want to give Li Jiya and Hu Xi a strong speech in order to make them more capable?" Have they changed their ways?"
Yang Zai actually asked whether the lives of these envoys should be saved. If Li Jiya and Hu Xi spoke too harshly, there was no guarantee that they would not order their executions in anger. Judging from Yun Xi's performance after he succeeded to the throne, It seemed that he still valued the lives of the envoys more than the Ming Dynasty's face, so Yang Zai dared to ask this question.
Yunxi showed a half-smile expression on his face and said: "You don't have to speak too fiercely, but you don't have to worry that the fierce words will anger the Annan people. They will not kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Because, in short, you and Wang Shufu don't have to Worry, you will definitely be able to come back from Annan safely."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Yang Zai said, and then exited the palace where Yunxi was.
But on the way back to the Yamen, he kept thinking about the words behind the "because" that Yun Xi didn't finish, and the strange expression on his face.
But he thought about it and didn't know what it meant, so he could only put it down and concentrate on preparing for the mission in two days.
