Chapter 189: The bells and whistles of ministers (repair)
After three rounds of tea, Yin Jianghong stood up and said: "It's almost time. You can find time to explore the rest of the palace by yourself. It's time to do business now."
‘Business?’
After seeing the "wretched" side of Yin Jianghong in Yuxiu Palace, Jiang Beiran was a little unsure of what he said was serious... whether it was serious or not.
After walking for quite some time in addition to the Imperial Garden, the most magnificent palace Jiang Beiran had ever seen after entering the palace appeared in front of him.
"This is where you will go to court every day from now on, Xuanting Hall."
'What a stupid name...'
Jiang Beiran felt that the name had a serious warning meaning and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Let's go, the officials have been waiting for you in the palace for a long time."
Following Yin Jianghong's footsteps, Jiang Beiran arrived in front of the Xuanting Hall. The eunuch who had been kneeling here for a long time immediately raised his voice when he saw Jiang Beiran and shouted in his somewhat sharp voice: "The Emperor is here!!"
As the first "The Emperor has arrived" sounded, "The Emperor has arrived!" sounded one after another on the 100-meter-high stairs.
Then I saw a team of dozens of people carrying sedans walking towards Jiang Beiran.
At the same time, a eunuch whose legs were numb from his knees stood up and walked to Jiang Beiran and said: "Your Majesty, please get on the sedan chair."
Jiang Beiran glanced at the eunuch, then at the eight-carriage sedan, waved his hand and said, "What kind of sedan are you riding on this road? I can walk by myself, so please step back."
After hearing this, the eunuch seemed to have something to say, but in the end he respectfully stepped aside.
Seeing the emperor coming up the stairs from the main entrance, the ministers in Xuanting Hall were obviously not used to it, because this road was usually taken by officials, and there was another way for the emperor to go to court.
However, it was hard to get used to it, so they walked out of Xuanting Hall and lined up neatly in three rows at the door. When they were halfway up Jiangbei, a eunuch shouted loudly: "Kneel down!"
All the officials immediately knelt down in unison.
"Shanhu!"
"Long live!"
"Shanhu!"
"Long live!"
"Zaishanhu!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Jiang Beiran, who had heard the sound of "Long live" from far away, still walked up slowly until he saw hundreds of officials kneeling together.
'Hey, these official uniforms are quite fancy.'
I saw official uniforms of various colors including red, green, blue, purple, yellow, and blue on the officials.
Jiang Beiran accidentally sang it in his heart.
After a quick glance, Jiang Beiran found that although the colors of the official uniforms were chaotic, the arrangement was not chaotic. There was one row of purple, one row of red, and one row of yellow. They were clearly separated, and they were obviously divided according to grade.
'This court is much better than I imagined.'
Jiang Beiran originally thought that the neglected court would be very casual, but now it seems that it is quite self-improving.
"Pingshen, come in with me."
After entering Xuanting Hall, Jiang Beiran looked up.
'Good guy...I'm so damn good guy.'
Jiang Beiran felt that the previous palaces were quite luxurious, but compared with this Xuanting Palace, they were not at the same level.
From the caisson to the floor tiles, even the pillars next to the Xuanting Hall are made of pure gold.
Moreover, there are not only "vulgar objects" like gold in the palace. Liang Fang's paintings are also very beautiful. You must know that Jiang Beiran is also a master in this aspect. If he can make them look good, they are definitely not ordinary.
'Yes, it's quite interesting to be the emperor.'
Stepping on the steps made of white marble, Jiang Beiran and Yin Jianghong walked to the highest point together. Just when Jiang Beiran hesitated whether to sit on the more luxuriously decorated dragon chair in front of so many people, Yin Jianghong said softly:
"Sit down. From now on, you are the host here and I am the guest. You don't have to worry about my face too much."
'It's so considerate...it makes me a little panicked.'
When they were two people just now, Jiang Beiran could be more casual. Now in front of the officials, if he sits down and Yin Jianghong stands next to him, Yin Jianghong will look like a bodyguard. Forget it, a bodyguard is too much, like
A protector is ready.
All in all, it looks like he is lower than Jiang Beiran.
Yin Jianghong didn't even mind this. Jiang Beiran could only say that he was too arrogant. If it were Guan Shian who came here, he would definitely not be willing to do it.
Just when Jiang Beiran gave in a few words, Yin Jianghong pressed him on the dragon chair again.
All the officials in the palace obviously knew Yin Jianghong and knew that he was one of the real talkers in Fengzhou. Seeing him standing next to Jiang Beiran like a protector, the officials were a little shocked.
'The new emperor is so proud that he can make the devil willingly stand aside.'
'Could it be that this new emperor has some secret and intimate relationship with this devil?'
'I'm afraid the new emperor's background is bigger than we thought before... It's better to cause less trouble.'
…
Seeing the officials bowing their heads, Jiang Beiran, who had never been an emperor, didn't know what to say next.
‘If you have a foundation to start a memorial, but without a foundation to retreat from the court?’
But Jiang Beiran also felt that Yin Jianghong should not only bring him for a formality, so after a strange silence, Jiang Beiran decided to let him play freely.
"Raise your heads and let me see what my beloved ones look like."
All the officials also raised their heads and looked at Jiang Beiran without hesitation.
'Hey, there are a lot of young faces.'
Jiang Beiran thought that the people who could sneak into the court were mostly old people, but he didn't expect that there were quite a few who looked young.
Generally speaking, there are two extremes in becoming a high official at a young age.
First, the imperial court was extremely corrupt and engaged in buying and selling officials crazily. As long as your family had money, any son could be sent to become a high official.
Second, the imperial court is extremely open-minded, and those who are capable can be promoted without exception, regardless of seniority, and they will never rely on their seniority.
'Since Deng Bo has done nothing good and Old Fox Yin says he is a talent, his subordinates should still be somewhat capable.'
Just when Jiang Beiran was recognizing the new faces below, a eunuch on the side was timid and hesitant to move forward. It was really Yin Jianghong beside Jiang Beiran who left a deep impression on him.
But after hesitating again and again, the eunuch finally plucked up the courage and walked to Jiang Beiran's side and said: "Your Majesty...what you want to say, let your servants convey it to the ministers."
Jiang Beiran glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "There's no need to go to such trouble, just step back."
"Yes." The eunuch made a bow and immediately stepped aside.
They would never dare to say a word before they understood the temper of the new emperor.
After almost recognizing all the faces, Jiang Beiran said: "My dear friends, you don't have to be so cautious. Just come as usual. Do you have a notebook?"
After hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but look at each other in shock. No one dared to be the first to "charge".
Finally, he lowered his head silently.
"You don't even say anything? You don't even say anything, so I'll just call you by name. Yes, if you lower your head a little bit, I like the one who nods the lowest."
As soon as these words came out, a young official was so frightened that he quickly raised his head.
"It's you, come out." Jiang Beiran pointed at the young official who raised his head and shouted.
‘???’
The young official was full of doubts. He had agreed to find the one with the lowest pressure, but this emperor didn't follow the rules...
But the emperor personally called his name, what else could he do, he could only walk tremblingly into the middle.
'Tsk...it seems like the worst case scenario.'
When Jiang Beiran finished speaking just now, not many people raised their heads at all. At first glance, they looked like a group of scheming old foxes, and these young ones were all very upright, so they raised their heads one after another.
The young official walked to the middle and thought for a moment, and finally bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do."
‘Tsk.’
As the court became quiet again, Jiang Beiran suddenly found that he couldn't even learn from the emperors he had seen in previous TV series going to court, because if he were an emperor in his time, it would be impossible to appear at all.
First of all, he is an "airborne" emperor. Unlike those emperors who successfully rebelled, they all have their own team of founding heroes. They need to be civilized and military.
Secondly, he is not the crown prince. You must know that behind a successful prince, there is a team. Whether it is someone sent by his father to assist or he himself has won over, in short, as soon as he ascends the throne
, those ministers who assist him will be promoted to high-ranking officials in minutes, and will continue to solve his problems.
Thirdly, are there any emperors like him who have been chased away from the throne? Yes, but generally such emperors who have been chased away from the throne have no real power at all. The real power is in the hands of powerful ministers who treat him like a duck and chase him away.
Then the emperor's job was easy. He usually only needed to look at the eyes of the powerful ministers and say "accurate" and "discuss again", and other powerful ministers would help him.
But although Jiang Beiran was inexplicably pushed to the throne, the emperor's real power was firmly in his hands, not to mention the powerful ministers and even the slanderous ministers.
"If the emperors of the past dynasties hear about this polished emperor who possesses absolute real power, they will probably go crazy with envy."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Just when Jiang Beiran was thinking about how to break the deadlock, an old minister in purple robes raised a jade tablet and spoke.
This wat board is also called a hand board. It is a tool used by ministers when they meet the king. Its function is a bit like the host's hand card. The words to be reported to the king are recorded on the wat board to prevent him from forgetting.
When Jiang Beiran saw the old minister's eyes constantly moving as he stared at the wat board, he knew that there was something written on it, which meant that he had come prepared.
So Jiang Beiran said happily: "It's accurate."
So the old minister walked to the middle and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Dongzhou County has been suffering from drought for many years, and this year the famine has reached an uncontrollable level. Please ask Your Majesty to save the people of Dongzhou County from fire and water."
After hearing this, all the ministers looked surprised. They didn't expect that Shangshu Ling would suddenly say this. You should know that the new emperor was registering on his first day. Even if he didn't play some nice things to coax him, at least he shouldn't cause any trouble.
Jiang Beiran was also a little surprised. Although he had never been exposed to court affairs, he had heard that all of these ministers were excellent people and their ability to shift blame was absolutely top-notch.
Those who can report such "bad things" in the court are either really thinking about the country or the country, or they want to use this matter to impeach certain people.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Beiran asked: "Ai Qing, do you have any ideas?"
The minister continued to bow and start the memorial: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take full responsibility for this matter and draft a memorial to submit to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty agrees, I will do my best to solve Jiaozhou's urgent needs."
"Accurate performance."
Although Jiang Beiran didn't even know the minister's name, he was always curious about what the minister wanted to do.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Bowing deeply towards Jiang Beiran, the old minister stepped aside.
Seeing that Shangshu Ling was successful, the other officials were also a little ready to make a move, but at this time Jiang Beiran stood up and said: "Then today's court meeting will end here. I have already remembered many people and will withdraw from the court."
After Jiang Beiran finished speaking, he walked over to the eunuch who just wanted to convey a message to him.
The eunuch was quite smart and immediately understood what Jiang Beiran meant, and took Jiang Beiran out of Xuanting Hall through another road.
Yin Jianghong just left quietly with Jiang Beiran. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word.
As Jiang Beiran left, all the ministers in the court fell into confusion again.
However, they did not criticize him in the main hall. Instead, they waited until they left Xuanting Hall and then started discussing at the foot of the steps.
"Did those cultivators send a warrior to be the emperor? This person doesn't pay attention to etiquette at all."
"Shhh, keep your voice down. The demon... Master Yin is still here. I think the new emperor really doesn't understand the affairs of the court at all. That's good, you and I will be at ease."
"What do you think Shangshu Shi meant by his move today?"
"We can't guess it, Master Shi. It's better to go back home quickly. It's just a matter of situation. Why should we be so serious?"
"Alas...if the late emperor was still here, our Sheng Kingdom would still be..."
"Shh! You don't want to die. Come on, go on."
…
While the ministers were discussing Jiang Beiran, the new emperor, Jiang Beiran had already walked out of Xuanting Hall and walked side by side on the avenue with Yin Jianghong.
"Why did you leave so suddenly?" Yin Jianghong asked.
"It's not that I want to leave so suddenly. I don't even know their names, let alone their grades. Today I just want to get to know each other. Master Yin, you don't really want me to act like an eternal wise king to you on the spot.
See?"
Yin Jianghong laughed after hearing this and said: "Hahaha, that's right, you dare to talk to me."
Jiang Beiran didn't know whether it was really good or fake, but judging from Yin Jianghong's reaction, he was still very happy with the closeness he showed.
The reason why Jiang Beiran did this is also very simple. From the moment he entered the palace, Yin Jianghong frequently showed kindness to him, whether it was telling his life story or showing no pretense in Yuxiu Palace, taking him with him
It’s good to walk around.
These are all acts of kindness.
If Jiang Beiran didn't return the favor at all, it would be too disrespectful.
Yin Jianghong laughed happily and said, "If you do this, those ministers may think that I have brought in a disciple who knows nothing to distract their court."
After hearing this, Jiang Beiran smiled and replied: "They didn't think wrong either. I really don't understand anything now."