Outside Yongding Gate, the handover of prisoners from the East Factory and the Criminal Department was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Although the captain in purple was not received, the officials could not just turn around and leave. They could only pretend to watch the boring handover of prisoners and prisoners with eyes filled with concern.
Chen E, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, was by Wang Changlian's side, wanting to hear him explain what was wrong with him bringing the gong and drum troupe to celebrate Xiao Chen's victory.
Staring at Chen E who was full of suspicion, Wang Changlian chuckled: "Master Chen is an upright official, and he only respects the truth when doing things. He is a straightforward person. However, in this court, there are more people who are out of ideas and intrigues and are not straightforward.
You have good intentions, but in the minds of others, it can be used to make a big fuss."
"It's just a gong and drum team, what can they do?" Chen E said, seemingly a little unconvinced.
Looking at Chen E's expression, Wang Chang pointed forward with his lips raised: "Master Chen, look, who are the people standing in front of you?"
The officials in front of me, except for a few individuals, were not present. It was almost as if all the officials from the previous court had been brought here.
"There are hundreds of officials in the court." Chen E was still a little confused.
Wang Changlian had a faint smile on his lips: "Who can make all the officials wait and greet him?"
"Of course it's the Emperor." Chen E blurted out without thinking.
However, as he said these words, Chen E froze on the spot for a moment.
Looking at Chen E who seemed to suddenly realize it, Wang Changlian raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "What kind of situation will you push Xiao Chen to if you do this? Let the gong and drum team disperse."
Chen E lowered his head and walked slowly towards the gong and drum team who were still waiting for the order to beat.
This kind of worship by hundreds of officials is a ritual that can only be enjoyed by the emperor, but now it is used to welcome Xiao Chen back from his meritorious service.
This is not a welcome, it is a naked flattery.
Thinking of this, I recalled the words the emperor deliberately said when he came to court: Everyone has nothing to do, go to Yongding Gate to greet Xiao Chen.
At this moment, looking back and savoring this sentence, the hidden meaning is so profound that people dare not think about it.
Did even the emperor become jealous of Xiao Chen's status in the eyes of all the officials?
As the prisoners on carriages were handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, the grand welcoming ceremony outside Yongding Gate gradually came to an end.
The people in the periphery watched dozens of basically the same scenes of handing over prisoners and prisoners, and gradually lost interest in continuing to watch, and gradually dispersed.
Behind the official team, there were also people following these common people and quietly slipped into the crowd.
The few high-ranking officials in the court who stood at the front of the team could only pretend to be interested, watching the handover of prisoners and prisoners that they didn't want to see at all, and occasionally encouraged each other hypocritically.
Li An put his hands behind his back, watching the people in his criminal department busy in an orderly manner, and at the same time looking at the high-ranking officials in the court who had jumped into the air, with a hint of pride on the corner of his mouth.
In the East Palace, Prince Zhu Gaochi is sitting in the study, on his large custom-made chair, holding an open book in his left hand and a half-eaten apple in his right hand. His eyes are half-squinted, enjoying the presence of the servant of the East Palace on his shoulders.
of kneading.
An old man wearing a fifth-grade official uniform walked in slowly, stood in front of Zhu Gaochi, and bowed as a salute.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing the sound, Zhu Gaochi opened his eyes, waved his right hand holding the half-laden apple, and the waiter behind him who was still massaging bowed and retreated.
"Master Cao, how is the situation?" Zhu Gaochi narrowed his eyes and asked, taking another bite of the apple.
The Master Cao mentioned by Zhu Gaochi is Cao Liang, a scholar of Zuochunfang University in James Mansion, and one of Zhu Gaochi's confidants.
Still hunching his body slightly, Cao Liang said: "Your Majesty, there is a huge crowd of people outside Yongding Gate. There are tens of thousands of people who came after hearing the news."
Zhu Gaochi gnawed the apple in his hand cleanly and threw the apple on the table.
"It doesn't matter how many people come, but how many officials go?"
"Wei Chen carefully checked and found that except for the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all the officials who went to court today have arrived at Yongding Gate. At a glance, the colorful court uniforms seemed to be waiting to kneel down and worship the emperor." Cao Cao
Report clearly and truthfully.
He threw the books in his left hand on the table, and there was a glimmer of light in his eyes: "Okay. The welcoming ceremony of the purple-clothed captain actually caught up with the emperor's coming to court."
All along, in the entire Ming Dynasty, he was absolutely the number one person under his father. But ever since he had this purple-clad captain, his status in the minds of the officials has risen rapidly, and he has faintly surpassed himself.
Although he appears to be honest and honest in front of outsiders, he is not so loyal that he can bear silently even if the reputation of a school captain overshadows his own.
Regarding Yang Shiqi's words yesterday, it was just a forced concession because he did not want to lose his support. Now, the popularity of the purple-clothed captain can be compared to that of his father. This matter is just for me to use.
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"This is just one aspect. The most important thing is that Wang Changlian, the Minister of Rites, and Li An, the Minister of Punishments, don't know where the greeting road is. They returned to Yongding Gate with the people from Dongchang." Cao Liang lost no time.
Fanning the flames.
"Of these two people, one is a purple-robed captain himself, and the other later turned to him. It is not surprising. However, although as Yang Shiqi said, the father did not give the purple-robed captain any substantial official position, but
He now has the full support of two ministers of the Ministry of Justice in the court. If he is allowed to develop, he may get a response from a hundred people."
Zhu Gaochi was breathing heavily, as if this incident had made him very emotional.
Raising his waist a little, Cao Liang frowned slightly: "But Your Highness, even though the scene was so big, in the end the scene we wanted did not happen."
"Huh?! What's going on?"
"Then Xiao Chen doesn't know what happened and didn't show up in the end?" Cao Liang said hurriedly.
Zhu Gaochi stretched his fat head forward: "Didn't show up? You said the captain in purple didn't come back?"
"Yes, the captain in purple didn't come back. The entire convoy was escorted back by people from Dongchang."
Returning his body to the right position, Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly: "This Xiao Chen is really a lucky person. Someone must have seen the strangeness of this matter and asked him to take a detour in advance."
"In this case, doesn't it mean that His Highness wanted to catch him but couldn't?" Cao Liang said regretfully.
Zhu Gaochi's big head shook a few times: "Even if he did not accept everyone's welcome, this grand scene has been witnessed by hundreds of officials. Let me think about this matter again, how to be tactful in front of my father.
