Everyone here is the elite of the imperial court, and they instantly understood the meaning of such a meaningful thing.
Cao Liang vaguely said that the status of the purple-robed captain in the minds of the officials was almost as high as that of the emperor.
Don't say this kind of thing casually.
The consequences of such a thing are unimaginably serious.
"Lord Cao, it is the emperor's permission for these hundreds of officials to greet the purple-clad captain of Dongchang." Although he was extremely surprised in his heart, an official couldn't help but said.
"Of course I know this. I didn't say there's anything wrong with hundreds of officials going to greet them. It's just my personal feeling that this kind of ceremony where hundreds of officials pay homage makes me look and feel very uncomfortable. In my heart, the entire Ming Dynasty has only
Only the emperor can accept the worship of hundreds of officials."
As if he was afraid that everyone would not understand what it meant, Cao Liang went back and forth to pay homage to all the officials and said it several times.
Yang Shiqi, who listened for a long time, seemed a little unable to bear Cao Liang's exaggerated statement.
Holding the tea bowl in his hand, he said calmly: "Mr. Cao, let alone the suggestion of the emperor to welcome the hundreds of officials, there is a huge difference between the greeting of the hundreds of officials and the worship of the hundreds of officials. If you confuse things like this, it is easy to let people know.
People misunderstood.”
This Cao Liang, as a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang in Zhan Shifu, is mainly responsible for assisting and teaching the prince. Now, he casually said such irresponsible words, which really made Yang Shiqi very dissatisfied.
Hearing Yang Shiqi faintly reprimanding himself, Cao Liang hurriedly said: "Master Yang is absolutely right. However, this is just my own opinion. Originally I also felt that it was inappropriate to say this, but didn't His Highness say it? Everyone here
We are all our own people and can speak freely. If I keep these words to myself, it will appear that I am not being honest."
Seeing that the two were a bit tit-for-tat, Zhu Gaochi laughed and hurriedly smoothed things over.
His purpose today is not to make the people within him dissatisfied with each other.
"Although Mr. Cao's words are inappropriate, they are also words from the bottom of his heart. Although it is said that it was the father's suggestion to welcome the purple-robed captain outside Yongding Gate, it is true that the scene was grand. Since Mr. Cao has this idea in his heart, then
Who can guarantee that other people don’t have this idea? In my opinion, this kind of thing should not happen again in the future, so as not to leave a bad taste in other people’s mouths.”
After glancing at everyone's faces, Zhu Gaochi said with profound meaning.
Seeing Zhu Gaochi's statement, an official couldn't help but said: "Actually, not only Master Cao has this idea, but also the subordinates have this illusion in their hearts. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stood outside Yongding Gate, and there were several people on both sides.
With tens of thousands of people, it is difficult for people not to think that this is to welcome the Holy Master. If one did not know better, who could have guessed that this kind of posture is just to welcome an ordinary Dongchang captain back to the capital."
"Yes," another official also spoke up, "I also went to Yongding Gate today. All civil and military officials stood together, as if a hundred officials were going to court. Together with the people around, this picture
The momentum is even worse than when the emperor went to court. We court officials are a little better, after all, we all know what is going on, but what about the common people? Will they mistakenly think that the emperor's trainer is returning to the court? "
Listening to the one-sided remarks of several people, Yang Shiqi finally understood that the purpose of today's banquet was originally to target the purple-robed captain.
It seems that the prince is still worried about Xiao Chen in his heart, and still has a lot of jealousy towards him.
However, what these officials said was correct. The scene at that time was really comparable to that of the previous court. This made me want to argue, but I didn't know how to argue.
"These are all spontaneous actions of the officials in the court. Besides, the captain in purple didn't show up in the end, right? I think there's no need for you to make a fuss out of a molehill and discuss this matter in an exaggerated way." After thinking about it, Yang Shiqi wanted to
They dropped the topic right there.
Yang Shiqi himself still has a good impression of Xiao Chen, the purple-clad captain.
This man is capable and courageous. He is a qualified sharp knife in the hands of the emperor.
If he is compared to the emperor because of some unfounded speculations, the emperor will be dissatisfied, deprived of power, or even thrown into prison. It will be a shock to the emperor himself and to the officials in the court.
It's a big loss.
And this kind of public opinion comes from the mouths of individual people and gradually spreads. If this kind of remarks eventually spreads into a voice, who can guarantee that the emperor will still remain calm and will not feel the slightest dissatisfaction?
"Although the Purple-clothed Colonel did not appear in the end, it cannot erase this idea in everyone's mind. We are all our own people here, just talk about it casually. But in the hearts of the people, if this kind of idea also appears, who can guarantee that they will
Don't know how to go out and talk nonsense? If this kind of statement spreads in the capital, it will have a lot of impact on the emperor's majesty." Cao Liang said loudly.
No one spoke. Cao Liang's words were really hard to answer, let alone refute.
The imperial court can restrict the freedom of the people, but how can it restrict their ideas? Is it possible that it will not spread messages and kill all the people in the capital?
Obviously, this is impossible.
"If you ask me, this purple-clad captain is still a very open-minded person. He must have realized that this kind of occasion is too grand, and after all, he is just an ordinary captain, how dare he let hundreds of officials come to greet him? So he finally chose
Didn’t show up.”
Unexpectedly, an official actually spoke up for Xiao Chen.
Cao Liang also took over the topic naturally: "In this matter, Colonel Ziyi himself was not wrong. It's just that the momentum that developed in the end was a bit beyond our expectations."
Zhu Gaochi, who had been silent all this time, raised his hands and placed them on the table. His heavy body made the chair under his butt creak.
"What you are saying is a bit exaggerated. To put it bluntly, it is just some of your conjectures. Since my father asked hundreds of officials to greet him at Yongding Gate, he must have full trust in the purple-clothed captain. As for whether the hundred officials pay homage or the hundred officials pay homage,
It doesn’t matter whether you are greeted by an official or not. My father is the emperor, and the purple-robed captain is just a sharp knife in my father’s hand. Let’s stop this matter.”
Looking at everyone, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, Zhu Gaochi persuaded everyone with a simple and honest expression.
"Okay, since His Highness said that this matter should be stopped here, we will not mention it again in the future." Cao Liang also followed.
Seeing them stop talking, Yang Shiqi couldn't really let go of the matter.
In the final analysis, this matter is caused by the appearance of hundreds of officials, which makes people think a lot.
"The reason why I have this idea is because of the situation. I will remind the emperor gently about this matter when I have the opportunity." Looking at Zhu Gaochi, Yang Shiqi said slowly.
"Okay, it's better not to have this happen a second time."
