Chapter 463: The Controversy between the Court (Part 1)

Linde Hall of the Daming Palace, this is the office of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the inner palace. It has now been changed to the place where the young emperor Li Shi studied and lived. As soon as the sky was dawn, the Empress Dowager Chen Zhenzhu walked into the hall surrounded by dozens of palace maids and eunuchs. Today is her son's first time in court. Chen Zhenzhu is particularly concerned. Since Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty has controlled the harem's interference in politics quite strictly. If the young emperor ascended the throne, he would rather implement the state-control system than do not rule the country behind the curtain. Therefore, Chen Zhenzhu is not qualified to go to court.

Chen Zhenzhu walked into the hall and saw that the hall was busy, so he asked, "Have the emperor washed it?"

A eunuch said: "Report to the Empress Dowager, the emperor has washed up and is changing his court robes."

"I'll go see him."

Chen Zhenzhu walked into the inner hall. An eunuch was about to inform him loudly, but Chen Zhenzhu waved his hand and ordered him not to speak out. She quietly walked to the door and leaned into the room to look.

Her son, the young emperor Li Shi, was sitting on an embroidered pole. Her court uniform was already in place, she wore a sky crown on her head, an embroidered dragon crown, and a jade belt around her waist, which looked very energetic, but Li Shi's face was not very good, her fists were pinched tightly, and her eyes were faintly flickering with anger.

Chen Zhenzhu understood in her heart, and she sighed secretly. The day before yesterday, there was a saying that she quietly came into the palace, saying that her husband Li Yu was actually poisoned by the Supreme Emperor. When Li Shi heard this news, she immediately came to find her. At first she didn't believe it at all. She couldn't imagine that her father could make up for his will to poison his son. Although Li Longji had killed four or five sons, she didn't believe that her husband was killed by the Supreme Emperor.

But when they questioned the eunuchs who were buried for their father and two guards present at that time, the truth gradually emerged. Their husband and father were really poisoned. Although there was no evidence, the murderer pointed directly at the Supreme Emperor.

When they got this truth, the mother and son hugged their heads and cried, but because of Li Heng's power, they had to hide this heartbreak in their hearts and wait until Li Shi became an adult before pursuing the truth about his father's death.

Chen Zhenzhu walked in slowly and said softly: "Today is the day when the emperor goes to court. You should think more about national affairs and not think about anything else."

"Mother Queen!"

When Li Shi saw his mother coming in, he quickly got up and looked at his mother's slightly reproachful gaze. He lowered his head in dismay.

"The boy doesn't want to see that person."

Chen Zhenzhu carefully put his son's Tongtianguan in a straight face and comforted him, "Although you are still a young man, you are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the King of a country. You don't want to see many people in the world, but you can't help but see many people. Don't let your father's spirit in heaven be disappointed with you."

Li Shi nodded silently, "The child understands, he will definitely not disappoint his father."

"That's right. Go early and don't let the ministers wait for a long time."

"Then the kid goes first."

Li Shi bowed and then walked towards the Hanyuan Palace under the escort of dozens of guards. Chen Zhenzhu looked at her son's thin back and her heart tugged. Once she knew the truth, she still had so many years to go, but I wonder how the emperor could survive it.

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With the third bell ringing, the August court meeting finally kicked off. More than 3,000 officials of all sizes lined up in front of Longwei Road. Pei Min and Wang Gong, the left and right ministers of the Tang Dynasty, stood in front of the team, holding a tablet in their hands, and stood solemnly.

Today's court meeting emcee is Cui Xu, the young supervisor of the hall. The four censors in the hall are responsible for supervising the etiquette of all officials. Seeing that the time had arrived, Cui Xu said to the voice-transmitting force beside him: "It's time to start."

The strong man shouted loudly: "The time has come, all officials enter the palace!"

The two teams began to walk along the Dragon Tail Road towards Hanyuan Hall, silent, and only the rustling sound of walking on the bottom of the boots was heard.

The Hanyuan Hall is enough to accommodate ten thousand people. It is the first hall in the Tang Dynasty and even the world. It is located on the Longshouyuan. It is magnificent, wide and profound. People walk in the hall look particularly small. This is why Li Longji never forgets the Hanyuan Hall. Only the Hanyuan Hall shows the majesty and majesty of power.

The Hanyuan Hall has been arranged, and nearly a hundred seats are placed in the front two rows. This is the seat for officials from third rank or above. From third rank or above, they are lined up in the back of the temple. These seats are not casually seated, and they are very particular. Almost every official has a rank of a rank, and some high-ranking officials also have a rank. Generally, they start from the rank, and then compare the rank of a rank, and finally compare the rank of a rank.

So the first person on the right is the seat of King Zhao Li Qing'an, and the first person on the left is not the right prime minister Pei Min, but the Grand Tutor Zhang Yun, and then Pei Min, Wang Gong and others. Li Heng's seat is on the jade stairs and under the throne. A long time ago, when Li Heng was the crown prince, he sat in this seat. Now his identity has been changed to the regent of the State Regent.

Li Heng was already sitting there. He smiled and nodded to Li Qing'an, saying hello. Li Qing'an also bowed and smiled at him. It was far apart and they could not communicate.

Before Li Shi came, there was a stolen voice in the hall, discussing today's topics. People who immigrate and build Tang Zhidao were not very interested. They were concerned about the personnel changes today. Although the court proposal issued last night was very briefly written, many people still guessed some of the vacant positions to be filled today.

Among the four official positions, the Right Minister of the Ministry of War, the Left Minister of Works, the Right Minister of the Shangshu, and the Jingzhao Yin, Jingzhao Yin, was the most eye-catching. This was from a third-rank high-ranking official. Pei Yaoqing and Yang Guozhong and other prime ministers had all served as Jingzhao Yin, but now this position has become a useless position. Guanzhong Army and Anxi Army divided Guanzhong into two, and Chang'an City was controlled by Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards. Jingzhao Yin's power has actually been undermined. Anything happens, Jingzhao Yin must first discuss with the army. He has no right to deal with it at all. Therefore, most of the officials of the court do not care about this position. They are concerned about the other three vacancies, whether it is the Zhao Wang Party or the Guoshu Party.

The Tang Dynasty has always had a tradition of party-competitive struggles. In the past, the Prime Minister Party, the Donggong Party, the Yang Party, etc., the court is basically divided into four major factions. The two largest factions are the Zhao Wang Party and the Jianguo Party. The two factions each occupy half of the seats in the Political Affairs Hall, and their strength in the court is evenly matched.

In addition, there are the Zhang Party and the Royalist Party. The Zhang Party is Zhang Yun's power, his family, the old disciples and old masters of the old prime minister, Zhang Shuo, etc. Although the Zhang Party is not very powerful, its loyalty is very high and rarely happens to be bribed.

In contrast to the loyalty of the Zhang Party, the royalist party is quite loose. They are actually centrists, and the three factions do not participate and support the emperor Li Shi. They have no leaders or organizations. They basically form their own formations, mainly Guo Ziyi's Guannei Shuofang Army, An Baozhen Yulin Army, Lu, Wei, Changsun and other major families, and some royal families that did not surrender to Li Longji. Since the formation of King Zhao and the Jianguo faction was short, many people did not have time to consider their positioning, so the number of people is quite large and is collectively called the royalist party.

Therefore, the royalist party was also the focus of the struggle between King Zhao and the two factions of the state. The Wei Jiansu incident that occurred half a month ago was essentially a struggle for power among the centrists. Li Qing'an was temporarily at a disadvantage. Since Wei Jiansu was arrested in the Pei family, many families who wanted to defect to Li Qing'an have taken a step back and observed the situation. The most typical one is the Lu family, and the Lu brothers have never looked for Li Qing'an again.

Many people with clear minds realize that today's dynasty meeting is most likely the main battlefield where Li Qing'an and Li Heng fought against power. The fuse of the war is the battle for three positions: Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Left Assistant Minister of Works and Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works.

‘Dang!’ A bell sounded from the side of the hall, and a strong man shouted loudly: “His Majesty the Emperor has arrived, and all officials are quiet.”

More than a hundred senior officials sitting in the front row stood up one after another, and Li Heng also stood up. The hall was silent, and all the officials were facing the dragon position.

Teams of palace guards holding golden gourds and silver axes walked in, and arranged on both sides of the hall, followed by a team of eunuchs. They stood on both sides of the jade steps with golden plates in their hands. Finally, the young Tang Dynasty emperor Li Shi, surrounded by sixteen palace maids, walked into the hall through the side door. The palace maids held long fans in their hands, held yellow Luo umbrellas, and stood behind the dragon seat.

Li Shi took a deep breath, calmed down his inner tension, and sat down. He didn't say anything at the previous throne ceremony, but he had to speak at today's court meeting, and his heart was pounding.

At this time, the three thousand officials bowed together to salute, "I will meet your Majesty, I wish you a long life!"

Li Heng's slightly hoarse voice came to Li Shi's ears. He glanced at him and saw the emperor's grandfather Li Heng standing twenty steps away.

A deep hatred suddenly rose from his heart. This hatred replaced the tension in his heart. He seemed to see the pain when his father's poison attacks and struggle before his death. He once asked the eunuch who collected his father's body. His father's death was bleeding from his seven orifices, and it was very likely that even his intestines were poisoned. That kind of pain was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Thinking of the tragic death of his father, the sorrow of losing his father and the deep hatred for the enemy in front of him made Li Shi tremble slightly.

At this time, Li Heng also looked at him. Li Shi's eyes closed slightly, so that Li Heng did not see the uncontrollable fire of hatred in his eyes. Li Heng thought that Li Shi was out of nervousness, so he smiled and whispered to remind him: "The grandson accepts the congratulations."

Li Shi woke up in a sudden shock. This is not a place to express hatred. His hatred can only be left for later. At this moment, Li Shi suddenly matured. He hid his deep hatred in his heart, smiled slightly, and said to the officials: "Dear friends, please do not give me a favor!"

"Your Majesty has an order, and all officials will be exempted from courtesy."
Chapter completed!