Volume 7 Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao, the young man is raising his sword
The next day.
Liu Duan, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, rose to the throne again in the stormy weather after the collapse of Longhuang.
However, half of Longhuang Palace collapsed, and now the ruins are still washed away by wind and rain, and are extremely desolate.
But many things had to be settled, and the imperial court had to be held.
The Longhuang Hall collapsed, and the Jing'an Hall also collapsed.
At this time, Liu Duan was sitting behind the Dragon Case in Jing'an Hall.
Next to him, Xiao Yuanche stood proudly. Hundreds of officials kowtowed below the steps.
Liu Duan felt helpless in his heart.
Yesterday, Xiao Yuanche had already planned out all the agreed-upon matters. He understood that in today's so-called great dynasty, all he had to do was nod his head.
After all the officials had recited the ceremony, a small yellow doorman followed the usual rules and shouted that if there was something to do, he would start playing, and if there was nothing to do, he would roll up the curtain and leave.
Xu Wenruo stood up first and handed over the list of officials and talents killed and injured in the Longhuang Tower explosion.
Liu Duan had long known that there were many casualties, but he was still frightened at first glance.
There were officials in various ministries who were killed in the bombing, and the highest official rank had reached the second rank.
A rough calculation shows that three out of ten of the officials in the government were wiped out because of this bombing.
Liu Duan was overwhelmed with emotions and was speechless.
All the ministers knelt down again, shouting that the Holy Dragon Body is noble and should not be overly sad.
Liu Duan then waved his hand and announced in public that pensions would be distributed to the deceased in accordance with official rank and relevant etiquette, and for vacant official positions in various ministries, Zhongshu ordered Xu Wenruo to convene with the Ministry of Personnel to draft candidates, submit them to Longmu for inspection, and then fill the vacancies.
After the matter was settled, Liu Duan glanced at Xiao Yuanche and suddenly said: "Xiao Aiqing, I have been thinking about the misfortune that happened to Longtai these past few days, and I feel very self-blame and guilt in my heart. I, Da Jin,
In six hundred years, such a tragic thing has never happened in Longtai, Kyoto! This is my fault! Therefore, I have made a decision to inform Xiao Aiqing and other ministers..."
Xiao Yuanche was in a daze. All the regulations of this dynasty had been told to Liu Duan in advance, and he never expected him to say this suddenly.
Xiao Yuanche was suspicious in his heart, but he was still solemn, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please speak!"
Liu Duan sighed, glanced at the ministers below, and then said in a deep voice: "The disaster at Longtai was a man-made disaster. It was my failure to notice that allowed Yi Wuxiao to take advantage of it. Every time I think about it, I feel sad.
I am responsible for my negligence, which caused the death of innocent people and many courtiers. I will issue an edict to inform the world of my guilt at this time, so that the country can be safe and the common people can be cared for..."
After he said these words, all the officials were shocked.
Even Xiao Yuanche never thought that Liu Duan would suddenly do this and looked at him in disbelief.
The leader of Qingliu, Dahonglu Kong Hechen, knelt down first and said: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wrong! Your Majesty is the emperor. Since ancient times, no matter what happens, he has been an unworthy minister. There is no reason for the emperor to suffer! This disaster is beyond human control.
Come to think of it, what does it have to do with Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you must not be too harsh on yourself! If Your Majesty issues a decree to sin against yourself, how should we deal with ourselves?"
As he spoke he burst into tears.
As soon as he took the lead, all the civil and military officials in the court prostrated themselves on the ground, saying that they would die, and their clothes were filled with tears.
Only Xiao Yuanche looked solemn and said nothing.
Liu Duan had never thought that the officials would react like this. He had mixed feelings in his heart. Seeing the civil and military officials of the dynasty prostrating themselves on the ground, with tears streaming down their faces, he felt it was very ridiculous, and more importantly, he was angry.
I am the Son of Heaven! Normally I have no control over anything, but now that I have issued an edict to blame myself for my sins, you still cannot do the one on the left and the one on the right!
Then what else can I, the emperor, do?
The more Liu Duan thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Finally, he was so angry that he slapped the table hard.
All the courtiers were crying at the top of their lungs, but were silenced by Liu Duan's sudden slap on the table. All the mournful voices in the palace were silenced, and all the ministers bowed their heads in silence.
Liu Duan tried hard to calm down his mood. He didn't want to waste words on these courtiers who were hypocritical and had their own purposes. He said in a deep voice: "This matter is settled, I will not change it. The court is dismissed."
After that, the sinner's edict will be sent to Zhongshu, and Zhongshu will be distributed all over the country to make it known to the world! Whoever dares to stop him again, I will punish him from the nine tribes! Listen clearly, I will punish the nine tribes!"
All civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded and fell silent.
Only Xiao Yuanche looked at the angry Liu Duan calmly, and then calmly raised his hands and said loudly: "The Holy Emperor cares about the world and loves his subjects more than the ancient God Emperor! I agree!"
When he said this, except for those who disagreed with the political views, the civil and military officials in the entire court suddenly changed their direction and everyone said long live the situation.
Liu Duan waved his hands speechlessly and said: "In addition, in order to commemorate the rebirth of Kyoto after the disaster, I intend to change the first day of the new year to Chongkang next year. In the hope that everything will be prosperous in the Jin Dynasty!"
This time the civil and military reaction is not too intense. Matters such as the reign name are yours, the emperor, and have nothing to do with them.
The emperor can change it if he wants to. Who can bring trouble to himself because of this?
After announcing these things, Liu Duan looked at Xiao Yuanche kindly and said with sincerity: "Longtai disaster, fortunately Xiao Aiqing turned the tide, so Xiao Aiqing has made great contributions to the Jin Dynasty. I wish to confer Xiao Aiqing as
How about the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty, who is ranked above the three princes?"
Not only did the civil and military officials in the dynasty not expect this, but even Xiao Yuanche was surprised.
Kong Hechen was about to speak out his objection, but Wuyou, the great Sinong next to him, grabbed his sleeve. Kong Hechen looked at Wuyou and saw him slowly shaking his head at him.
All civil and military officials in the court were silent, but Xiao Yuanche had to speak. He hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty! I ask your Majesty to take back the order. I have little virtue and little talent. I feel that I am not enough to occupy the position of Sikong. How can I be the prime minister?
Where is the position!"
Liu Duan, however, had a solemn face and said loudly: "Longtai was robbed, who can turn the tide? Xiao Qing! When I am in danger, who will come to my rescue is also Xiao Qing! Longtai is also injured, and we need to rely on Xiao Qing to recover.
I will try my best. From this point of view, if Xiao Qing cannot be the prime minister, who can be my prime minister of the Jin Dynasty! I have made up my mind, Xiao Qing should not refuse!"
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he remained silent. It was not that he really didn't want to be the prime minister, but Liu Duan suddenly brought it up, which somewhat surprised him.
He calmly looked at Xu Wenruo and Guo Baiyi at the foot of the stairs, and saw that they nodded slowly toward him.
Xiao Yuanche then bowed to Jin Emperor Liu Duan and said loudly: "In that case, Xiao Yuanche accepts the order! Thank God for His kindness!"
Liu Duan seemed to be greatly relieved at this moment. He looked at Xiao Yuanche and nodded repeatedly: "Okay! This is my style as the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty! Let's take Prime Minister Xiao into the back hall, put on the Prime Minister's court uniform, and then enter the main hall.
Accept the congratulations from all officials!"
Xiao Huangmen had already come over and led Xiao Yuanche to the back hall.
After a while, Xiao Yuanche, dressed in the imperial uniform of a prime minister, returned to the main hall calmly.
But when he saw all the officials congratulating him, Xiao Yuanche returned the favor with a smile.
Congratulations are over.
Xiao Yuanche then said again: "Your Majesty, this time there was no danger at Longtai and the thieves were brought to justice. Fortunately, I have Cao Su Ling in my house. I think this person should also be rewarded!"
Liu Duan nodded. Xiao Yuanche had informed him of this matter in advance. In addition, it was Su Ling who saved him when Longhuang Tower exploded. How could he refuse to promote Su Ling.
So he made another decree and promoted Su Ling to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Prime Minister's Office.
The rank of Shi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Prime Minister's Mansion, is higher than that of the Commander-in-Chief, Shi, of the Sikong Mansion. It is already a fourth-rank position.
Since Xiao Yuanche was promoted to Prime Minister, all the subordinate officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion were automatically promoted.
From this point of view, Xiao Yuanche's authority is much greater than that of Sikong Zhi.
After announcing the rewards, we began to discuss punishments according to the established regulations.
Shen, Liu, and Qian families were the first to bear the brunt.
The Liu and Qian families sent their angel officials to Yangzhou and Jingnan to ask them to accept their punishments. They then went to the emperor to tell them what they would punish them for, and then the emperor decided.
However, Shen Jizhou's guilt was decided at the court. He was deprived of the position of general, leaving only the Marquis of Bohai as the governor of Bohai Prefecture to see the consequences.
After this decree was issued, no one in the civil or military circles of the dynasty objected. Qingliu and Bao Huang were not the same as the Shen family, and there was no reason to offend the emperor and the current Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty, Xiao Yuanche, because of this.
Xiao Yuanche saw that although there were some hiccups in all the regulations, they were all on track.
Then he handed over his hands again and said: "This time the construction of Longhuang Platform was carried out by Yang Shuzu, the chief craftsman, and Cen Zhiben, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Who knows that they neglected their duties and even the secret passage under the platform was not discovered, which led to the disaster. This caused a catastrophic disaster. I thought that Cen Zhi should have abandoned the market! Yang Shuzu had to kill the city! In addition, Yang Shuzu was the son of the Taiwei Yang Wenxian. This time Yang Shuzu committed a heinous crime because of Yang Wenxian's incompetent teaching, but I know that the Holy Emperor is merciful. , Yang Wenxian has worked hard for many years and has achieved great results, so we will no longer pursue him. I will just let him serve as an official. I don’t know what the emperor’s will is.”
After Xiao Yuanche finished speaking, all the courtiers in the palace began to whisper. Although the discussion continued, no one came out to plead for Cen Zhiben and Yang.
Without him, when Longtai exploded, many civil and military officials, not to mention those talented people, died. This was the original crime of the Yang family and Cen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Furthermore, it put the emperor in danger, which was a great treason. crime.
No one can think of standing up to plead for mercy. Anyone who dares to say a word will be the first to deceive the king, and he will probably die first.
But when the courtiers heard that the Yang clan of the Longtai clan still ended up like this, and that the family would inevitably decline and even be expelled from the numerous Jin clans, they couldn't help but lament.
This led to endless discussions.
After hearing Xiao Yuanche's words, Liu Duan also stood up with a look in his eyes and said with a murderous look on his face: "Yang Shuzu and Cen Zhi's crimes are unpardonable. I mean, Cen Zhiben abandoned the city with his head, and Yang Shuzu abandoned the city with his waist cut off!"
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court knelt down at the steps and shouted: "I beg you, Your Majesty, to have mercy!"
"No!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty shouted for the second time: "I beg you, Your Majesty, to have mercy!"
"No!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty shouted for the third time: "I beg you, Your Majesty, to have mercy!"
"No!"
Only then did all the civil and military officials of the court stand up with solemn expressions on their faces.
This is called three petitions before death. This is a century-old rule of the Jin Dynasty. No matter who commits a capital crime and the Holy Spirit discusses death in public, they must petition three times to avoid death.
Euphemistically called it, it restrains the emperor and prevents him from killing too much.
But these are just formalities, and they are really not begging for mercy.
At this moment, a civil servant in his forties fell to the ground with a pop and passed out.
It is the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the foundation of Cen.
Some people had already knocked off his hat, stripped off his court clothes, and took him out.
Liu Duan looked solemn again and shouted: "Where is Yang Wenxian!"
I drank three times in a row, but got no response.
Xiao Huangmen had already knelt down and replied with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Taiwei, no... Yang Wenxian, the sinner, has taken leave of absence today due to illness!"
Hearing this, Liu Duan looked helpless. He turned to look at Xiao Yuanche and said helplessly: "Xiao Aiqing, look at this..."
Xiao Yuanche said with a stern expression: "Are you feeling well? That's fine! I won't bother you with this matter. I will order Xu Jinghu, the leader of the army, to lead the imperial guards to the Yang Mansion to give Yang Wen the first look at his illness! ...
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Disperse in the morning.
All the civil and military personnel of the dynasty dispersed.
Wu You and Kong Hechen walked together all the way, and when they left the palace gate, they did not return home, but just wandered in the street.
Kong Hechen said solemnly: "Now that Xiao Yuanche has become the prime minister...the power is even greater, and the life of our Jin Dynasty and the Holy Emperor will become even more difficult..."
After that, he sighed and said: "Brother Wu You, when I go to court, I want to speak out against it, why do you want to stop me?"
Wu You shook his head and sighed: "Brother Hechen! Xiao Yuanche has no sharp edge now, who can dare to compete with him? What about Shen Jizhou? If he is deprived of the position of general, what will happen to the Yang family? It will be like a tree falling and the hozen will be scattered...
.Brother Hechen, how are you compared to Yang Wenxian?"
"I..." Kong Hechen was startled, his face full of helplessness, he could only shake his head and sigh.
He looked a little sad and said: "But just sit back and watch Xiao Yuanche cover the sky with one hand?"
Wu Youhu shook his head meaningfully and said: "Do you think that the Holy Emperor was really afraid of Xiao Yuanche, so he gave him the position of prime minister? My brother's intelligence is not inferior to mine, why don't you think about it carefully!"
When Kong Hechen heard this, he thought deeply and remained silent.
Finally, the heaviness on Kong Hechen's face gradually dissipated, and he lowered his voice and said excitedly: "Brother Wu, you mean that the Holy One intends to make Xiao Yuanche the prime minister?"
Wu You smiled faintly and did not deny it.
Kong Hechen thought for a while, then suddenly laughed, patted his head and said: "Yes! Yes! Our emperor has finally matured. This move is called retreating to advance, and reaping the benefits! Showing weakness on the surface will give you the advantage.
By taking over the position of Prime Minister Xiao Yuanche, Xiao Yuanche will feel that the Holy One has surrendered, and will not push the Holy One too much; furthermore, Xiao Yuanche is in such a high position, and he will definitely be walking on thin ice in the future.
Every move must be considered based on the identity of the prime minister. On the surface, he has more authority, but in fact, the position of prime minister has also become a burden for him! Among the three, Xiao's rise and fall, in terms of geography and military strength, Shen Jizhou is stronger than Xiao Yuan
Che, how can Shen Jizhou swallow his anger on this matter? The conflict between Shen and Xiao will no longer be reconciled. If what is expected is true, a battle between Shen and Xiao will eventually break out in the near future!"
Wu You nodded with a smile and said: "What brother Hechen said is absolutely true! The emperor has grown up, which is the great fortune of the Jin Dynasty! Once Shen Xiao starts the war, no matter which side wins, the emperor will be seriously injured in the end.
All you need to do is reap the benefits of being a fisherman, send a trusted general, and hold the Emperor's Sword, and the world can be decided in one battle!"
"Oh? But I don't know who the general my brother mentioned who has his heart for the Jin Dynasty and the Emperor is?" Kong Hechen said with a puzzled look on his face.
Wu You smiled faintly, looked around again, and then lowered his voice and said: "This person is currently in... Xizhou!" This chapter has been completed!