Wei Zhongxian saw this scene of officials forcing him to remonstrate, which made him extremely dissatisfied.
Wei Zhongxian wanted to scold these ministers several times, but he stopped abruptly.
After all, he is just a eunuch, and it is part of the nature of civil servants to reject eunuchs.
The ministers have already heated up the fire so much. If he, the eunuch, intervenes at this moment, it will be like pouring a pot of hot oil on the raging fire, which will only make the situation even more uncontrollable.
In order not to cause trouble to His Majesty, Wei Zhongxian decided to keep his mouth shut.
He didn't speak, but someone else couldn't help it.
"presumptuous!!"
boom!
A loud noise came, startling all the courtiers who were arguing.
Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty pressed his thick palms on the table and stood up slowly. His figure was majestic, with his beard and hair spread out.
He turned around and glared at the many courtiers with raised eyebrows, and said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty has made a final decision on Wei Zheng's matter!"
"But you still refuse to let me go! What? Do you even want to change the precepts of my ancestors??"
"Where is this place that dares to be so presumptuous?"
"this……"
Seeing Li Yuan's anger, many ministers shrank their necks.
Even the civil servants still maintained respect for the Duke of Tang.
But there are still some ministers who don't want to give up and want to continue arguing.
But at this moment, Zuo Pushe Cai Jing, who was also in charge of the punishment department, stood up with a smile, cupped his hands to Li Yuan and said: "What Tang Guogong said is absolutely true!"
Then he turned to Li Qian who was sitting on the throne: "Your Majesty, Cai Jing, I believe that the most important thing at the moment is the battle between Wu and Yue. This is an urgent matter. If we discuss the Wu and Yue affairs first, we can discuss the punishment of Wei Zheng later."
"I second the proposal."
He Shen was afraid of being slowed down, so he hurriedly stood up from behind the table with a flattering smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I also feel that the affairs of Wu and Yue are important, and I would like to ask your Majesty to discuss the matter of Wei Zheng at a later date."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
Qin Hui and Yan Song also stood up one after another and bowed their hands.
After a few people got up, the sound of needle drops could be heard in the huge court hall.
All the civil servants and military generals who were arguing fiercely just now were stunned.
My boss unexpectedly expressed his stance in unison? The attitudes are still the same?
Now they no longer dare to fight with the young novice emperor, and follow the footsteps of the elders: "I second my opinion..."
The strong wind hit, and the red-stemmed and black-headed reeds in the reed pond of Qianyang Palace bent down one after another. Only one waist pole was still standing firm, and their faces were stiff.
Wei Zheng, the stubborn Wei Zheng, can't help it. After all, everyone is discussing how to deal with him, so he can't go up and express his position.
Wei Zheng could only look at Li Qian on the dragon throne.
Logically speaking, Li Qian should be very happy now, after all the officials have obeyed.
But he still frowned tightly.
Li Qian was not blind, so he could naturally see that the source of the strong wind was not the emperor himself, but the seven people at the forefront.
The scene of hundreds of officials bowing their heads to the seven ministers led him suddenly felt a huge amount of pressure.
However, no matter what the process is, it can be considered that it has achieved its goal now.
He took a long breath and suppressed these distracting thoughts.
Only then did Li Qian realize that a layer of sweat had formed on his back.
He had no time to think about this carefully. He looked at the ministers below and said slowly: "Then we will discuss it later according to the wishes of the ministers."
Let’s discuss it later? Who will remember it in the future? In this way, Wei Zheng’s matter is considered over.
"I sincerely obey His Majesty's decree."
"I sincerely obey His Majesty's decree..."
The ministers surrendered their hands one after another and returned to their positions. As a result, the whole court had no objections.
Li Qian leaned on the dragon chair and let out a long breath: "You gentlemen, please continue to discuss the affairs of Wu and Yue..."
Even so, he couldn't help but look down at Li Yuan and Cai Jing.
The fists were clenched tightly, but they were loosened as if frustrated.
After this farce, many courtiers became less interested in arguing.
However, both sides still adhered to their bottom line and refused to give in. Even at the peak of the situation, there was no result.
The weather is hot in summer, not to mention so many ministers gathered in the Qianyang Palace, making it extremely hot and stuffy.
Many people were sweating profusely and kept blowing the hot air with the hems of their clothes.
The two men in green robes on the left and right looked even pale.
Fortunately, they only had to remember the words and deeds of the emperor. If they also remembered the ministers, they would be exhausted this morning.
Li Qian, who was dizzy and pale from hunger, looked down at the courtiers who were also dizzy and pale from hunger, and sighed helplessly.
If this continues, he will suffer from heatstroke again.
"Dear ministers, how about we disperse the court today? We will discuss this matter at the court meeting tomorrow??"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!!"
The ministers were almost crying.
It’s finally time for you to leave the court!!
Regardless of the previous conflicts between the two parties, this sentence "Your Majesty's Holy Ming" is definitely sincere and the most sincere.
Even a strong military general who has been hungry and hot for so long will feel that his bones cannot bear it and will become extremely weak.
Not to mention the powerless civil servants.
They dragged their extremely weak bodies, their legs were weak, their eyes were filled with stars, and their steps were wobbly.
Even after leaving the Qianyang Palace, you still have to endure the scorching sun all the way out of the Yong'an Gate of the Qianyang Palace, then walk through a long avenue and out of the Hanguang Gate of the Imperial City before you can get on a sedan chair and go to dinner.
Li Qian slumped on the dragon chair and didn't even want to move.
"Come on, go get me some food!"
Wei Zhongxian looked at Li Qian distressedly: "Your Majesty, this slave has been prepared for a long time. I have even tried the poison."
He waved, and two young eunuchs in green robes hurried out from behind the palace, holding in their hands... a nanmu food box inlaid with gold?
A table was placed in front of the dragon chair, and the food box was opened. Inside were plates of food and a jade pure pot, from which the faint aroma of wine could be heard.
Li Qian's eyes lit up, he stood up and looked at it again.
Most of the dishes on the plate are cold vegetables, cut translucent, thin as cicada wings, full of fragrance, longan-sized meatballs, green and red intertwined, wrapped in steamed rice...
Halfway through, Li Qian picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
While eating, he commented vaguely: "Not bad! Daban... this is much more delicious than last night's dish..."
"As long as you like it, Your Majesty."
Wei Zhongxian wiped the sweat from Li Qian's forehead with a handkerchief, and then gave instructions to the young eunuch beside him.
After a while, two other palace maids came to Li Qian with long-handled gold-threaded round fans to fan him.
There was also a little eunuch who ran over carrying a wooden bucket and opened the lid. Inside was the steaming sour plum soup.
Li Qian drank a bowl of it, sighed happily, and suddenly felt that his whole body came to life, and then continued to deal with the fragrant food.
At this moment, the ministers who were the first to leave their seats had not yet had time to leave the Qianyang Hall.
As the aroma of the food wafted away, these people looked back at the dragon chair in astonishment, and involuntarily made a "gurgling" sound in their stomachs in protest.
"This this……"
What is harm?
No comparison, no harm!!
At this moment, these ministers were most seriously injured.
The aroma of the food seemed to scratch their hearts and lungs, tormenting them constantly.
My legs, which were already weak, seemed to have become even weaker.
A minister couldn't help but moisten his dry and pale lips, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Li Qian's thoughts were all on the meal, so where could he hear his words?
These ministers can lie and scheming without hesitation.
But they were too thick-skinned to bother the emperor begging for food.
He had no choice but to step up and walk into the scorching sun outside Qianyang Hall.
…
At noon, Yue Shi Fan Li was waiting outside Hanguang Gate with an anxious expression.
I heard that the court meetings in Daqian usually end in the morning, but why are they not over yet at noon today?
Could it be that in the eyes of the adults in Daqian, the situation in Yue has become too serious to be dealt with? It must take so long to reach a conclusion after consultations?
Fan Li's heart was on fire, he looked anxiously at the closed vermilion palace door, and couldn't help but start thinking wildly.
'Where should the Yue Kingdom go...if the imperial court does not rescue the troops...the people will definitely be tortured by Wu's soldiers...'
'No...you can't be ashamed of your Majesty's instructions...a glimmer of hope...as long as there is a glimmer of hope...'
Finally, the palace door slowly opened, and a scarlet-robed official walked out of it.
"I'm coming!"
Fan Li's heart suddenly tightened. The fate of the people of a country depends on the outcome of this court meeting!!
"My lord, this lord!"
He hurriedly greeted him and saluted respectfully: "I'm..."
"roll!"
As soon as he said something casual, the official pushed him away angrily.
Fan Li had a look of astonishment on his face as he watched the man quickly walk towards the officials' sedan parking room.
After this person, the scarlet-robed courtiers walked out of the palace quickly.