Today's cabinet discussions are no longer simply about cabinet participation. All the yamen involved in this great ceremony will participate in it from time to time, and they are all working hard for a perfect etiquette.
Zhao Xi did not participate in everything, but occasionally listened to the content of the discussions and casually asked the courtiers about the content of the great etiquette.
In fact, Zhao Xi is not good at this and doesn't care too much. What he pays attention to, or what he considers, is the arrangement.
Suddenly too many people poured into Bianliang, which was a test for the court and Bianliang's reception ability.
In such a great ceremony, not only the party nobles, the military troops on the battlefield, but also all the political parties and discussions of the country must also participate according to regulations.
In other words, during the period of the great ceremony, there will be hundreds of thousands more people in Bianliang... This is because all the soldiers who were left behind in the northwest have not yet arrived in Bianliang, otherwise they will be overwhelmed.
"For officials, whether it is a triennial exam or an annual court meeting, Bianliang's reception capacity is sufficient to handle it. What's more, officials from all the imperial yamen, Kaifeng Prefecture and the entire Gyeonggi Province have been dispatched to participate.
to all matters related to this great ceremony."
"Shiyi Temple has immediately informed the inns and inns in Bianliang, including Goulan Wine Shop, that all operations are mainly to receive guests participating in the ceremonial meeting. Kaifeng Prefecture has seventeen counties under its jurisdiction, and all inns will only receive guests during the ceremonial meeting.
Officials participating in great ceremonies.
"Duting Post, Duting West Post, etc., including all the post houses under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple, are fully responsible for receiving the envoys participating in the great ceremony. The Ministry of Revenue has inventoried all the public properties in Bianliang and registered them uniformly.
Arrange party nobles..."
"The scheduling of the barracks is also tight and orderly. The barracks that were originally vacated after the garrison in Bianliang was reduced are now in use again. Whether they are more military units or those receiving rewards, they can be properly arranged."
"The Gongfang City, the Lecture Hall and the Gongyuan have all coordinated a certain number of houses to receive people from the country, dynasty, prefectures, counties and counties to participate in the government affairs during the ceremony..."
Regarding Zhao Xi's inquiries, the cabinet reported them according to their work. After hearing these reports, Zhao Xi really couldn't find anything he could make suggestions. Basically, everything he considered was considered by the cabinet.
To be honest, there is really no doubt about the ability of the cabinet ministers, especially when it comes to matters like this, they are very thoughtful.
Nothing happened to Zhao Xi...
Zhao Xi was just thinking about how to encourage him and praise the hard work of the cabinet and various yamen during this period, when he saw Wang Zhongzheng hurriedly broke into the meeting hall of Qinzheng Hall through the side door.
Under normal circumstances, when the cabinet is discussing matters, Wang Zhongzheng will stay outside the Qinzheng Hall, or wait at the door. For non-urgent matters and unless summoned by Zhao Xi, Wang Zhongzheng will be the gatekeeper.
What can happen at this time?
"The official family, the prince was attacked!"
"What?"
Zhao Xi suddenly got a little heady, stood up and shouted sharply. In a moment, Zhao Xi woke up when he saw Wang Zhongzheng kneeling on his knees, and the cabinet and other ministers who were discussing the matter were dumbfounded.
At this time, you must stay calm.
"What is the specific situation? Tell me in detail!"
Zhao Xi suppressed his panic and anger, and tried to speak in a calm tone. But everyone could hear the chill in the official's tone.
"Back to the official house... The prince took a boat from Chengdu. The passenger ship was a ship transported by the imperial court..."
Originally, water transport was just a business of transporting grain through the Grand Canal. Later, the track was built and connected most of the prefectures and counties of the country. Water transport also began to expand its business, and the Yangtze River waterway also had water transport shipping business. Zhao Xi knew this.
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This is because water transportation is in chaos, and rail tracks have replaced most of the water transportation business. Zhao Xi has never bothered to deal with water transportation, intending to let it disappear naturally.
"When the boat the prince was traveling on approached the Jinghu Road area, an accident occurred and the boat leaked. So the prince turned to land and prepared to transfer to the rail carriage in Xiangzhou..."
"Since the prince transferred to the land route, the imperial city's personal guards of fifty people have traveled with the prince and his entourage in the form of a caravan..."
Wang Zhongzheng must make this point clear. Both he and the Imperial City Division were personally trained by the officials. When an accident occurred on the ship on which the Crown Prince was traveling, if the entire Prince's Guards were not alert, then it was the Imperial City Division that was responsible.
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"Tell the important point!"
"Yes, the prince and his party of more than sixty people were attacked by unknown persons when passing through Funiu Mountain. When the report was made, there were still seventeen people in the Imperial City Guards, who had already protected the prince from danger. Because the situation was unknown, the Imperial City
The guards did not escort the prince into Xiangzhou..."
After Wang Zhongzheng finished speaking, he continued to kneel down, not daring to raise his head, let alone ask the official what to do next. No one is more familiar with the official than Wang Zhongzheng.
The entire meeting hall was so quiet that it was so depressing that even people's breathing could be heard.
Zhao Xi did not speak. However, he learned several points from Wang Zhongzheng's report. The first and most critical point is that the prince is currently safe and has been temporarily protected by the Imperial City Division in a unique way.
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The second point is that Zhao Xi is well aware of the combat power of the Imperial City's ministers. Even the more than 60-man guard may not be able to defend against thousands of people. Even the prince himself is not as powerful as he is now.
The soldiers of the New Army were poor.
If it can cause the casualties of more than forty imperial city officials, at least three to five hundred people must be involved in the attack. Of course, if there are new troops involved, that is another matter.
Another point is that the Imperial City Secretary does not trust the Yamen on Jinghu Road... Now all the people who participate in the political discussions on Jinghu Road have gone to Beijing, or are on their way to Beijing. In other words, the remaining people on Jinghu Road
Among the officials, the Imperial City Secretary suspected that there were uncertainties.
"Official family······"
How to do it specifically depends on the officials. Fortunately, the prince is fine, so Fu Bi can also ask the officials.
"The officials, are you going to send an army of troops south to fetch the prince?"
"Has Gao Jingxian returned to Beijing? Where is Gao Jingting?"
"Back to the official house, General Gao has returned to the court."
"I ordered Jing Xian, Jing Ting led the guards of the capital to go south, the Imperial City Department left the capital, and Wang Zhongzheng went there in person... If anything happens to the prince again, don't come back."
Zhao Xi spoke very calmly, but everyone could feel the murderous intent.
"Guanjia, Jinghu Road..."
The incident happened in Jinghu. Although bringing the prince back was the first priority, during the grand ceremony held by the court, Jinghu Road was unstable, so a regulation was still needed.
"For the time being, we only need to take the prince to Beijing. There is no need to do much else. There is no need to publicize this matter for the time being. Let's wait until later..."
This will not be an isolated incident. Zhao Xi needs to calm down and figure it out. Decisions made in this state are likely to go awry.