"Xuan, Xue Juzheng, the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has an audience!~"

Outside the magnificent Tai Chi Hall, sixteen majestic inner court guards shouted in unison with great vigor, and their reputation spread throughout the Xingtang Palace.

Zhu Xiu and Xue Juzheng arranged their clothes, and under the guidance of a eunuch, they crossed the high threshold and entered the palace.

Both sides of the main hall were filled with officials of Jiangning's fifth rank and above. Most of them were officials from the capital, and there were also local officials who came to Beijing from other places to report on their duties. When there was a large court meeting, all those who were in the capital and above were required to take leave, and were not allowed to take leave without reason.

Xue Ju was in front and Zhu Xiu was behind. With their heads high and chests high, and their steps steady and powerful, they entered the palace under the attention of countless Jiangnan officials.

Zhu Xiu's identity is rather embarrassing. He is neither an envoy appointed by the Zhou Dynasty nor an official of the Tang Dynasty. Not long ago, he committed a sensational incident of kidnapping the crown prince, so he was simply not included in the roll call because he didn't know how to introduce him anyway.

Although the Jujingyuan incident has been characterized by the Tang Dynasty court as an accident, a misunderstanding, and no hijacking, it was just a matter of passion between young people, and it was a pure farce.

But the paper can't contain the fire, and relevant gossip is still flying all over the sky.

The Jiangnan officials stared wide-eyed, wanting to see what kind of person he was who dared to cause a farce in Jiangning by breaking into the Forbidden Garden and kidnapping the prince.

Zhu Xiu responded with a smile, which greatly disappointed these Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.

He turned out to be just a young man with a fair face and no beard. Apart from his handsome appearance and tall and straight figure, there was nothing special about him.

"It is rumored that this boy is Mr. Siyou who wrote "Snow Fu"?"

"Not only the poems on snow, but also the music on sentient beings were also composed by this boy."

"Hey, you don't know this, right? These are not the only poems written by this son?

"Farewell to a Friend" given to Xu Shangshu, and "Partridge Sky·Colorful Sleeves Holding the Jade Bell attentively" sung by the young and old hustlers in Wangfu Street were all written by this son!

This son also has a song called "Lime Song", which is said to have been written when he was in Cangzhou, and was regarded as a motto of encouragement by countless scholars!"

"Also, 'I am a county official in Caozhou, and every branch and leaf is always about love', and 'I want to tell my heart with emotion, but I am ashamed to see Altair and Vega'. They are all rare and good poems! This guy is a great talent!"

"Ahem~ Chen Yuanzhang, you are wrong. How can you take a love poem to the court and read it? It is really insulting to gentlemen..."

"Hey~ Mr. Li, you are making a serious statement! Since it is a good poem, what is the difference between love and non-love? Why not let us discuss it together?"

"...."

Li Jing didn't know if he had gone to the hut on the way. When Zhu Xiu and Xue Juzheng entered the palace, there was no one on the golden dragon throne on the imperial level.

As a result, when Zhu Xiu and his wife entered the palace, the sound of chattering could be heard from the crowds of officials on both sides.

After a short while, Li Jing returned to the throne and sat down with the help of the eunuch, and the hall gradually became quiet.

Li Jing seemed to have a lower body injury. He twisted his buttocks unnaturally, coughed dryly and said, "Is the person below you the envoy of Zhou?"

Xue Juzheng held a letter of credence high above his head with both hands, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "Xue Juzheng, the special envoy of the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty and the minister of the Ministry of Inspection and Punishment, is here to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Jing waved his hand, and a eunuch took the Chinese book from Xue Ju's hand and presented it to the emperor.

Li Jing flipped through it casually, and found that the Chinese writing contained only polite words and had no practical value.

"Haha, it's hard work for Ambassador Zhou to come far away. I wonder if your emperor is still in good health?" Li Jing said in greeting.

Xue Juzheng cupped his hands and said: "My lord Sheng'an, thank you very much for asking Emperor Tang! When you came, my lord also told you to greet Emperor Tang in person."

"Haha, good! Thank you Emperor Zhou." Li Jing smiled.

Prime Minister Song Qiqiu, dressed in a wide purple robe, stood up with a scepter in hand and said with a smile: "The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is already at an age when he is about to know his destiny. He has fought all the way from Yedu to Kaifeng. The army is exhausted. The officials of our court and the subjects of Jiangnan are all worried.

Lord Zhou’s body can’t bear it!”

Song Qiqiu's words were obviously a compliment to Guo Wei's age, and he was also implicitly mocking him for raising troops to rebel.

Zhu Xiu stood beside and behind Xue Juzheng, and clearly saw that when Song Qiqiu said these words, Xue Juzheng's slightly bowed waist was as straight as a pine, and he looked sideways at Song Qiqiu, his eyes flashing with sharpness!

Well, Zhu Xiu actually felt the aura of fighting in his eyes.

"My Majesty joined the army at the age of eighteen. In the name of his valor, he was accepted as a personal soldier by Li Jitao, then the governor of Zelu. He served in the army for half his life and experienced countless fierce battles. His military exploits are unparalleled in the world!

To wipe out a mere unkind and unjust Liu Han court is nothing to our Majesty!

My lord, your majesty, has a strong dragon body. He can control a strong horse and draw a strong bow! I don’t worry about you, Mr. Song, and all the ministers and ministers in the south of the Yangtze River."

Xue Juzheng has a loud voice, neither humble nor overbearing.

Prince Li Hongji first glared at Zhu Xiu fiercely, and then said sarcastically: "The Lord of Zhou was originally a Han official, and he raised an army to rebel and cause chaos. He used the power of powerful ministers to force the young Lord to abdicate, and he launched wars indiscriminately, causing the Central Plains to fall into war.

The Han emperor died in vain in Zhao Village on the outskirts of Kaifeng, and Liu Yun was secretly executed by Guo Chong and Feng Dao in Songzhou. The Lord of Zhou bullied orphans and widowed mothers, and also drove out all the Han clan members. His majestic appearance is frightening!"

There was a burst of whispers in the hall.

Zhu Xiu had a smile on her lips, but her expression did not change.

He is not the protagonist today, and it is not his turn to speak.

Xue Juzheng's eyes sank, his whole body exuded a majestic aura, and he said sonorously and forcefully:

"His Royal Highness, this statement is totally false!

Emperor Yin listened to the slander of the treacherous ministers Li Ye, Nie Wenjin and others, launched the Guangzhengdian Incident, brutally killed Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang and other senior officials of the country, and launched a massacre in Kaifeng, so that everyone in the government and the public was in danger!

The city of Kaifeng is bleeding like a river, and even our lord's family has been unfortunately killed!

All kinds of evil deeds show that Emperor Yin was ignorant, tyrannical, and cruel, and his viciousness was even worse than that of Jie and Zhou!

Even in the great sorrow of Jia Juan's murder, our Lord did not lose his mind.

The reason why Yedu raised troops was not to overthrow the Liu Han court, but to side with the Qing emperor, eradicate Li Ye, Nie Wenjin and other traitorous officials, and restore peace to the court!

Unexpectedly, Guo Yunming kidnapped Emperor Yin and fled to Zhaocun. When he was desperate, he actually killed the emperor in an attempt to atone for his sins and survive.

Everyone in Kaifeng knows the right and wrong. What does the death of Emperor Yin have to do with my lord?

Empress Dowager Zhaosheng considers the common people of the world as the most important thing, writes a book in her own hand, and orders my lord to inherit the throne. How can she say that she is usurping the throne?

As for Xiangyin Duke Liu Yun, he fell ill when he passed through Songzhou and passed away soon after. Everyone in Songzhou knows this, so what does it have to do with my lord?"

Li Hongji sneered: "The death of Emperor Han and Liu Yun was not entirely fabricated by the Lord of Zhou."

Xue Juzheng said calmly: "Then I dare to ask His Highness the Crown Prince, how did Emperor Yang Pu of Nanwu Rui die? Could you please His Highness the Crown Prince to unlock the secrets of the palace and tell the world in detail?"

"You! Don't be so presumptuous!" Li Hongji jumped angrily.

On the imperial throne, Li Jing's expression changed.

The expressions of hundreds of ministers and ministers in the main hall also changed.

Zhu Xiu secretly laughed, Li Hongji, Li Hongji, he is really an ignorant idiot.

He clung to the cause of Emperor Yin's death and tried to use it to criticize the legitimacy of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. He was simply shooting himself in the foot.

It's equivalent to showing your weakness and handing the enemy a knife, letting the enemy stab you twice.

Nothing about changing dynasties can withstand scrutiny, as long as it is morally justified.

The last emperor of Southern Wu, Yang Pu, abdicated the throne under the pressure of Li Min, and soon died unexpectedly.

Li Min announced that Yang Pu had died of illness and ordered a memorial service. Then he moved the Yang clan to Hailing (in the Taizhou area of ​​Jiangsu Province) and sent troops to guard it. They strictly prohibited the Yang clan from entering and leaving, and also prohibited outsiders from contacting them.

Many members of the Yang clan survived, and they all moved to Hailing to live in isolation.

As time went by, future generations could not find people with foreign surnames to marry, and they could only match among relatives.

Li Min heard that a descendant of the Yang family had given birth to a strange baby, and sent someone to bring it to watch. He thought it was quite interesting, and even issued a decree to reward it.

This move completely crushed Yang's dignity and was deeply insulting.

When it comes to ruthless means, the Li family should be ranked first.
Chapter completed!