Outside the Jinluan Palace, a sharp and piercing sound came from Wuchan's throat. Different from the past, he was wearing the eunuch's clothes of a chief eunuch, and he had an extra whisk in his hand.
Following his clear shout, Chu Zheng, dressed in a golden dragon robe, walked in, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, calm and calm.
Every time he took a step, a row of courtiers would kneel down. When he passed the first row, Prime Minister Su Wang, Generalissimo Dou Xianzhang, and Taishi Lu Xiangrui, who had rarely visited court before, also knelt down...
One step at a time, after nine steps he was standing at the position of the Nine-Five Supreme Being.
Chu Zheng turned back to look at the ministers in the palace. Even though he had been in court for decades and had seen this scene countless times, he still couldn't help but have a heroic mentality that all the heroes in the world would be his.
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"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Chu Zheng had heard this sentence thousands of times, but he still couldn't help but close his eyes and pause for a second.
"All the ministers are equal!"
As the ministers below slowly stood up, Chu Zheng also turned around and sat on the dragon chair that no one in the world was qualified to even take a look at.
"Old Master, you are here too! Come and watch."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chu Zheng saw the gray-haired Lu Xiangrui below him at a glance, so he asked the eunuch to move a chair for him. Lu Xiangrui didn't get angry with Chu Zheng, he just cupped his hands and said thank you, and he sat on the chair.
Then went to sleep.
"My dear friends, do you have anything to say?"
Chu Zheng also withdrew his eyes from Lu Xiangrui and did not continue to care about the frighteningly senior Grand Master who only focused on sleeping.
But as Chu Zheng's voice sounded, no one spoke.
The one who is pretending to be asleep is still pretending to be asleep. If there is no war, then there will be nothing to do with Dou Xianzhang.
The hall fell into silence. Those who were old enough had already wandered thousands of miles away. Those who were younger still didn't dare to breathe. They really couldn't understand what the situation was like now.
"Since I have nothing to say, I have two things to tell you."
There was silence for three minutes. Under such a depressing situation, Chu Zheng spoke, which made the nervous newcomers in the palace breathe a sigh of relief.
They didn't want to see the emperor, who showed no signs of joy, get angry during the first few times he went to court.
"The first thing is that the battle between good and evil a few days ago was actually a conspiracy between the imperial court and the righteous sect."
After Chu Zheng finished speaking, many of the people below looked astonished. At that time, everyone in the capital saw the battle, but only a small number of people knew the reason for the battle.
Those ordinary ministers who did not hold a core position naturally did not know the reason for the war, but the sword energy of the unknown swordsman made these ordinary people who had not seen many masters know what the methods of gods were.
"The imperial emissary, Ma Suiliang, unintentionally revealed the news to the Demon Sect, which made the siege unsuccessful. Therefore, I demoted Ma Suiliang to the rank of Minister of War! As for the new imperial edict, no
Do you know if you have any candidates?"
Chu Zheng's words brought back everyone's thoughts, but they almost didn't react at all. No one thought that anyone could take the position of the Royal Envoy from Ma Suiliang!
"Your Majesty, I feel that although the leak of the news was Master Ma's fault, fortunately, the court has been able to repay the loss in time and the benefits are considerable. So... is this punishment a bit too severe?"
After Chu Zheng finished speaking, Shangshu Ling Cheng Yijie walked out of his seat and stood in the center of the hall. He had an extraordinary relationship with Ma Suiliang, so naturally he wanted to stand up and speak for him.
"Cheng Aiqing, this doesn't make sense. So what if we recover the loss? If you make a mistake, you make a mistake. In my eyes, merit and demerit cannot be offset. What's more, what I am discussing now is the selection of a new envoy, not
Come to hear your plea!"
Chu Zheng spoke calmly, but his tone was full of no doubt.
"Yes, I was abrupt."
After finishing speaking, Cheng Yijie did not stand back to his original position, but stayed where he was.
He is putting pressure on all the officials to see who dares to advise on the selection of this new envoy!
The court fell into an eerie silence. The three orders of Shangshu, Yushi and Zhongxu had been in the hands of Cheng Yijie for twenty or thirty years.
No one thought of taking these official positions from their hands, at least, not until they voluntarily stepped down.
Chu Zheng looked at these silent ministers and couldn't get angry even if he wanted to, because this was not the first time they had forced him like this.
Since he came to power, they have been forcing him to compromise on many things that he wanted to do but those ministers did not want to face.
"now that……"
"Since no one has a good candidate, Your Majesty... it would be better to let Ma Suiliang take over the post of imperial envoy temporarily, or give him a general..."
"Your Majesty, I do have a candidate here!"
Cheng Yijie hugged Yu Gui and bowed to interrupt what Chu Zheng was about to say. However, his words were interrupted by Lu Xiangrui, who had been closing his eyes and concentrating, so that he could not even say the word 'atonement'.
Come.
"If you have any candidates for Grand Master, you might as well tell them."
Of course Chu Zheng knew that Lu Xiangrui was trying to open up a situation for him, and he immediately seized the opportunity.
"We have long stipulated that non-Jinshi scholars are not allowed to enter the Hanlin Academy, and non-Hanlin Academy candidates are not allowed to join the cabinet. Lu Lingxuan, the chief scholar of the Hanlin Academy, has been studying in the Hanlin Academy for more than fifteen years. He is the best choice in terms of knowledge and moral conduct.
I hope the emperor will consider it."
Lu Xiangrui's eyes did not open from the beginning to the end, as if he had spoken these words from a dream. After he finished speaking, he became quiet again.
"Grand Master!!! Who in the civil and military circles of the dynasty doesn't know that Lu Lingxuan is your disciple? Aren't you afraid that others will point at your backbone and say that you are nepotistic?"
"Who!? Who dares to say? Let him stand up and try! I am just a nepotist! What can you do to me?!"
Lu Xiangrui shook his head, but the officials naturally remained silent at this moment. This was a fight between gods and gods, but they must not harm fish like them.
"I think it's good. Lu Lingxuan has managed my Hanlin Academy in an orderly manner. Where is Lu Lingxuan, the academician in charge?"
"I'm here!"
Among the crowd, a middle-aged man who looked about forty-twenty-twenty-three years old stood up.
"Your Majesty, the three ministers of the cabinet have great responsibilities and cannot be appointed and dismissed at will!"
Cheng Yijie was particularly unwilling to give up.
"No need to say more, Aiqing, I believe Lu Aiqing can sit well! Lu Lingxuan has accepted the appointment and will be handed over to the position of bachelor of the academy from now on, and will be promoted to the imperial emissary!"
"My lord, thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Lu Lingxuan probably had discussed it with the grand master before. When he accepted the official position, his eyes were calm, as if he already knew what the outcome would be.
"The second thing! The border coach Chu Tianxiong has been guarding the Youzhou border for five years. This time a memorial came out saying that he wanted to take leave and return to Beijing. What do you, my dear friends, do you think about this matter?"
Chu Zheng quickly raised the second question to conclude the matter of the Imperial Envoy Order.
Cheng Yijie originally wanted to say something, but now he can only grit his teeth and accept the result.
"Your Majesty! How is the situation at the border? Returning to Beijing at this time will give the Southern Tang an opportunity."
When the war was mentioned, Generalissimo Dou Xianzhang became interested, and he quickly walked out of the team.
"Chu Tianxiong's memorial stated that there has been no conflict with Southern Tang for two years."
After hearing Chu Zheng's words, Dou Xianzhang fell into thinking.
"Your Majesty, since there is nothing going on at the border! It's not a big deal for the second prince to return to the capital."
Shangshu Ling Cheng Yijie has never stood back since he stood up. He has been talking all the time, but this time, he finally spoke to Chu Zheng's heart.
"Well, since this matter is not too controversial, then..."
"Your Majesty, Lao Chenjue
Well, not only is the current border not safe, but it is also the most dangerous time. The Southern Tang Dynasty has not invaded our border for two years. There must be some plan or a big conspiracy. It doesn't matter whether the second prince returns to Beijing sooner or later, but the border security is in danger.
But there is no need to delay!”
This time, before Chu Zheng could finish his words, the Generalissimo Dou Xianzhang, whose hair and beard had turned gray, interrupted him again.
"This... what do you think, Grand Master!"
Chu Zheng turned his attention to Lu Xiangrui again.
"In my opinion..."
But he couldn't speak because Su Wang stood up.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Chu Tianxiong is the border commander and the second prince, but there is another point. He is also your son. If your son wants to go home and lie down, why do you need to ask for the opinions of us ministers?
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"To be honest, I do miss Tianxiong a little bit."
Su Wang's words aroused the concern in Chu Zheng's heart. He didn't even notice that he said he had changed. Chu Zheng hesitated for a moment.
"He Yanan!"
"I'm here!"
Hearing the emperor calling his name, He Ren'an hurriedly ran out of the crowd.
"After the dynasty is over, remember to draft an imperial edict to me, saying that you agree to Chu Tianxiong's request to return to Beijing."
"yes!"
At this point, Dou Xianzhang couldn't say anything more, but his eyes were obviously unhappy, and he seemed to be unhappy with the Prime Minister.
Fortunately, it was Su Wang who said the last words. If Lu Xiangrui had said it, the military would also be offended by him.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to say?"
Chu Zheng waited for about a minute, but when no one spoke, he didn't wait any longer.
Today's two things have achieved what he wanted. It can be seen that he is in a good mood now.
"Since there is no more, then that's it for today! Retreat from the court!"
"Retreat!"
Wuchan shouted again with his sharp voice.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
All the officials knelt down again. It was not until Chu Zheng's figure disappeared into the hall that they slowly stood up.
After the court was over, things became more casual. Some ministers who had their turn to be on duty in the palace rushed to their yamen. Others who had nothing to do could go home. If they rushed faster, they could still sleep after they returned.
Go on for a little while.
Cheng Yijie, Ma Suiliang and He Ren'an naturally walked together, and after everyone was almost gone, Grand Master Lu Xiangrui got up from his chair.
When he walked out of the Jinluan Hall, there was no one around him, not even his disciple who had just become the imperial emissary.
Although he helped Chu Zhengtian a lot today, that is what a minister should do. As long as Lu Lingxuan dares to go with him, Chu Zheng will still doubt without hesitation whether Lu Xiangrui, Lu Xiangrui, has formed a clique for personal gain.
Intend!
Unexpectedly, but also expected, Su Wang stood at the door waiting for him.
"Old fox, how about the little fox you chose?"
"No matter what, he is better than his horse Sui Liang."
Lu Xiangrui was not surprised that Su Wang was waiting for him at the door, nor was he surprised by what he said.
"then……"
"Stop talking about those days, I said... can you be of some use? If that boy Ruyu has the same virtue as you, I think, don't leave the burden of Chu State to him, there is no chance!"
"Hehehe, let's not talk anymore, let's walk this journey with you again! From now on, the number of times we can walk will be one less walk."
Then, both of them fell into silence. Su Wang glanced at Cheng Yijie and the others who had finished walking down the steps and were about to reach the Donghua Gate.
Back then, they walked together on this road after the disbandment of the dynasty, but I don't know when they were separated by this road. In this life, they probably have no chance to come together again...