There are two types of court meetings in the state: the big court meeting and the regular court meeting.
The Great Court Meeting usually takes place on the four days of the Winter Solstice, Yuan's Day, the New Year's Day in May and the All Saints' Qianqiu Festival (the emperor's birthday).
The furnishings of the Great Court Meeting were of a very high standard. The emperor had to wear the most solemn imperial robes, hundreds of officials met with the prince, queen, and queen mother, and hundreds of opera performances were performed. All in all, it was very grand.
Changchao, also known as Changshen, is the morning court where government affairs are handled daily, and the ceremony is much simpler.
During the Chang Dynasty, the left and right historians stood on both sides. After all the officials had finished their work, the honor guard withdrew one by one, and the remaining officials withdrew, leaving the prime minister alone to discuss matters.
The place where the Chang Dynasty was held: Gaozu and Taizong were in Liangyi Hall or Taiji Hall, Gaozong was in Xuanzheng Hall, and Xuanzong was in Zichen Hall. After the Chao Rebellion, the palaces were burned down, and they were slowly repaired in recent years. At present, Chang Dynasty is usually held in Lin
Held in the Virtue Hall.
The news this morning was quite exciting.
Prime Minister Kong Wei was demoted from the capital and appointed as the chief minister of Yazhou to join the army. This was probably a prelude to his death.
Xu Yanruo left Lingnan and served as the military governor of Qing Dynasty and the governor of Guangzhou.
Du Rang could barely stay in office, but this was probably because he could not appoint all three prime ministers at once.
Cui Zhaowei was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs, and he was in harmony with Zhongshu's family, and successfully became the prime minister.
This thing seems weird no matter how you look at it.
When we contacted the former female official of the saint, the wife of Hedong County, Pei, died suddenly while she was away in the capital. The officials secretly speculated that this was probably the work of the middle official. Unfortunately, several prime ministers remained silent, which made people anxious.
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Another interesting thing is that the saint will summon Shao Shude, the king of Lingwu County, who has made great achievements in protecting the sky, in Zhaoyang Palace.
Everyone knows that the Jing division has a thin city and is so fierce that the cavalry army appears from the sky and defeats the bandit army.
Not long ago, Shao Shude was in Tongzhou to challenge Hao Zhenwei. The meeting was settled, and the saint summoned him, so he came to Chang'an.
Of course, everyone is an old official, so naturally they will not believe these superficial things. Shao Shude was obviously called here by someone, and he was either a saint, a prime minister, or a senior official in the Northern Division.
Originally, the possibility of the latter was the lowest, because the central officials could control the situation without recruiting troops from outside. But judging from the news that broke out this morning, it seems that this is not the case, which is surprising.
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After the early court retired, the saint drove to Zhaoyang Hall, accompanied by the new prime minister Cui Zhaowei.
The sergeants inside and outside the palace have all changed. Although they are still wearing the uniforms of the imperial guards, it is obvious from the fierce looks on their faces that they lack the respect that a palace guard should have.
"The vassal minister Shao Shude pays homage to the saint and pays homage to Master Cui." Shao Shude bowed and saluted.
Nowadays, almost all the coaches in larger feudal towns have the title of "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi", which is the honorary prime minister.
The prime minister does not need to salute when he meets the emperor or when he retires from the court. The prince also needs to salute when he sees the prime minister. This shows the importance of power and high status.
The saint responded with a hasty salute, Cui Zhaowei also returned the salute, and the three of them sat facing each other.
According to the rules, the prime minister salutes the emperor, and the emperor must return the salute. Of course, whether he does it or not depends on his mood, but in theory it is necessary.
After the ceremony, "the emperor and his ministers all sat down" to discuss matters.
The saint stared carefully at Shao Shude sitting opposite him. This was the first time he saw this person.
What a domineering warrior!
Sitting there, his expression was natural, without a trace of embarrassment. He looked at each other from time to time and was very calm. He was more confident than the powerful prime ministers such as Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei.
"Shao Qing conquered Jingyuan and Tongzhou rebelled. This is a great achievement." The sage began.
"It's just a matter of personal responsibility." Shao Shude replied.
He also carefully observed the monarch and his ministers opposite.
The saint was in low spirits and his face was a little pale. Maybe Ximen Zhongsui reprimanded him after he went back last night.
It may sound disrespectful, but the middle-ranking officials laughed at and ridiculed the emperor more than once. Before Wenzong died, he wanted to establish a prince, but the middle-ranking officials specially brought a jiao edict in front of him, provoking him and ridiculing him endlessly.
The saint's current situation is quite good. In later generations, he and He were imprisoned in Shaoyangyuan by Zhongguan Liu Jishu, isolated from the outside world, and their daily meals were sent in through holes in the wall.
Reprimanding is just childish.
"The King of Lingwu County is a minister of the country, but why does he help those eunuchs?" Cui Zhaowei waited for a while, and when the saint stopped talking, he took the initiative to ask.
Shao Shude subconsciously glanced at the historian in the corner of the palace. Every word and deed might be recorded.
However, he had already made preparations and said: "Beisi has the merits of supporting the establishment, but his bad deeds have not been shown, so why should he be punished?"
The Zhongguan of the Northern Division is much more reliable than you courtiers! At least he won't sit at home and have disaster fall from the sky, and suddenly someone wants to conquer him.
Cui Zhaowei avoided answering the question and said, "If the king of Lingwu County is willing to kill the eunuchs for your majesty, he will definitely receive a generous reward."
The saint's face also became lively, but he did not speak. He just looked at Shao Shude with a look of expectation.
He suddenly discovered a very "cheap" thing, that is, when Xia Bing was standing in the Zhaoyang Hall, he actually felt a sense of relief from being under surveillance.
He is not stupid. By now, he must have known that he was being monitored by the lieutenant. Otherwise, how could his every move be controlled by others.
Historically, Zhaozong and Zhang Jun deliberately found a place to talk to no one, but Yang Fugong still overheard them, which made people speechless. In this time and space, the middle officials are still the same, and the emperor is a puppet in their hands.
Only when the sergeants from the outer vassal are around, can one escape from surveillance. In this world, life is not as elegant as that of ordinary people.
He originally disagreed with Shao Shude entering the palace to meet the saint, because there was a huge risk involved, that is, the saint might win him over and turn against Bei Si.
He was very clear about Shao Shude's request, which was not to cause trouble for him. He had captured Weibei and Jingyuan, and should have returned to Lingxia to rest. He saw that Li Keyong was besieged by several towns, and he saw this
Worry is normal.
And if there is any vassal town that the imperial court wants to destroy now, needless to say, it is Shuofang Town. The reason is very simple, it is the closest and may be knocked down at any time.
This is the value of Ximen Zhongsui. And he also knows his own value very well and uses it very well. It stands to reason that Shao Shude will not abandon the officials of the Northern Division, but he is afraid of everything.
What an eventful year!
Ximen Zhongsui was old and felt tired after standing for a while, so he had someone bring a chair to sit down.
In the past two days, Xuanwu and Zhu Quanzhong submitted a request to be appointed salt and iron transport envoy. Haha, he wanted the financial power of the imperial court!
Fortunately, the prime ministers were not stupid. They were shocked and refused directly: "Mr. Zhu needs this position and must raise an army!"
Ximen Zhongsui is happy to see this happen.
Every time Nan Ya fell out with a strong town, their Bei Division became safer.
Ximen Zhongsui had long seen that Zhu Quanzhong was not a good person. It was ridiculous that the saint still thought that he was a loyal minister.
In this world, where can loyal ministers come from? Even if they were loyal before, they have other ideas now.
Ximen Zhongsui looked in the direction of Zhaoyang Hall again.
The tiger-backed sergeants stood solemnly with their swords in hand. They only listened to Shao Shude. Even if the emperor gave an order in front of them, they had to first see if the commander agreed.
In the eyes of domineering warriors, the emperor was nothing.
Liu Jishu hurried over and reported: "Kong Wei has left Beijing."
Ximen Zhongsui nodded and said: "When we get to Lantian, find someone to come with the imperial edict and grant him death."
"Xu Yanruo..." Liu Jishu asked again.
"Let him go." Ximen Zhongsui said through gritted teeth.
When Liu Jishu was about to leave, Ximen Zhongsui stopped him again and said, "Go to Huazhou, find Wang Bian, and tell him that the imperial court wants to grant him the post of envoy of the National Army. But he also has to be in charge! If there is a Nanya government,
The envoy will report immediately when he goes to Bianzhou and stays at the Huazhou post station."
There are several inns in Huazhou, leading in all directions, and they are all "magnificent" in scale. Envoys from the imperial court on official business will inevitably have food and lodging in these inns.
Liu Jishu nodded and left quickly.
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"It is not a blessing to the country to punish those who kill eunuchs. I ask your majesty to be at ease. If the middle-ranking officials are domineering and look down on the emperor, all it takes is an edict and I will lead the troops to come in person." Shao Shude replied: "The country is not in peace now. It's true.
It’s not a good time to cause trouble.”
“The crimes of eunuchs are too numerous to write down, so what’s wrong with punishing them?”
"If you are guilty, you will be punished. Quanzhong did not receive the edict and attacked Yun, Xu, and Zhu Xuan. What crime did Shi Pu have? Quanzhong invaded and attacked. Why didn't your majesty punish him? I am willing to send troops."
Cui Zhaowei choked there. Shao Shude was acting recklessly, and Zhu Quanzhong indeed invaded the Tianping Army, the Taining Army, and the Wuning Army without the imperial edict, but he was a loyal minister.
Why didn't you mention your sworn brother Li Keyong? What was Helian Duo's crime? Didn't Li Keyong also attack without permission?
The saint on the side was also led astray by Shao Shude's train of thought.
Thinking about it carefully, Shao Shude really abides by the rules. Every step has been ordered by the court, but he has never exceeded it. Even when the troops entered Hexi, they did so as an observer in Hexi and recovered the lost land in Helong, creating the "Zhongxing" of the late emperor.
The weather is great. There is never a shortage of tribute every year, and this time it was even more important to repel the Jingyuan rebels, which was a great achievement.
In the eyes of the people of the world, wouldn’t this be a great loyal minister?
But now is not the time to discuss right and wrong, but the time to discuss stance!
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cui." Shao Shude stood up and bowed, then sat down and said: "I heard that Quanzhong was very urgent to besiege Zezhou and that Luzhou has already been conquered. I have repeatedly requested the imperial court to select an important minister to serve as the commander-in-chief of Luzhou. The imperial court may wish to agree.
It would be a great benefit if Lu, a wealthy people in Ze, could be owned by the state. I would like to send a team of people to escort the officers of Lu Commander..."
Cui Zhaowei was speechless.
So if Zhu Quanzhong gets the favor, how can he be willing to give it to the court? It's just a pretense. If you really send someone there, you'd be stupid.
In the final analysis, I still don't want to kill the eunuch and just care about him.
"The Prince of Lingwu is colluding with the eunuchs and disobeying the Holy Lord. Aren't you afraid of the world's criticism?" Seeing that Shao Shude couldn't pour water, Cui Zhaowei had to emphasize his tone and said.
Shao Shude stood up suddenly, and the monarch and his ministers were startled.
"Your Majesty was in critical condition in the autumn, and I came to rescue you. After you were safe, you blamed me for your disobedience. There are many powerful soldiers in the sea, and you can spy on the four directions. Quanzhong repeatedly attacked Yunxu, Ke used several attacks on Datong, and secretly invaded and captured Xuanshe.
Are these all loyal ministers? One day, Bian and Jin's troops entered Guanzhong, and the famous city and town were reduced to ruins. The royal family was restless and moved again. I really don't know where King Qin's troops came from."
"I also know that Your Majesty has a plan for ZTE. He wants to cut off extraordinary talents and use them as arms and legs. However, if he adopts the theory of a small group and recruits useless people, I am afraid it is not the method of ZTE."
After hearing this, Cui Zhaowei's face turned red and white.
The great loyal minister in the eyes of the imperial court was demoted to nothing by Shao Shude, but you still can't find the fault.
The saint was also silent. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Ms. Pei and wondered if she was still alive. But since she had "died suddenly", let her die suddenly. Even if she came back alive, it would only embarrass everyone.
He suddenly felt a little unmotivated. Indeed, as Shao Shude said, Zhu Quanzhong didn't seem to be very loyal. If something happened in Guanzhong, only Shao Shude could save him.
How can ZTE be revived in this world?
The historian stood aside silently, seeming to have fallen into trance.