When it was learned that Prime Minister Zhang Tailiu was suddenly imprisoned, the government and the public were in an uproar.
This was the first prime minister arrested by Dali Temple since the founding of the country.
Although the reason for his conviction has not yet been announced, how can it be a trivial matter that allows Dali Temple to arrest someone?
Thinking of everything that had happened recently, and the indifferent attitude of the people on the dragon throne towards Chu Wei's imprisonment, everyone had vague speculations in their minds.
Suddenly, the officials who had been friends with Zhang Tailiu in the past began to have sleepless nights. After witnessing Mo Dianxian's methods, they were afraid that they would be the next to suffer.
Many officials even offered to retire early and return to their hometowns, or requested orders to go to bitter and cold places to benefit the people. The reasons for this will be understood by those who are interested.
Regarding these, Chu Wei was not too embarrassed and agreed to go one by one.
However, in just three days, seven ministers left one after another.
In addition to the fact that the Zhong family had been taken away by Mo Bianxian due to their convictions, there were suddenly more than a dozen empty seats in the court, and many people were holding two jobs, and they immediately acted like Mo Bianxian, busy without even touching the floor.
Despite this, many ministers still rushed to tell each other privately, happily saying that this was "a time of unprecedented purity and integrity in the court since His Majesty ascended the throne."
It was only a long time later, when the historians recorded the records, that they discovered that those who were imprisoned, surrendered, or resigned from the capital because of the "Zhong Family Case" and "Prime Minister Case" were actually people from a certain lineage...
Of course, this is a later topic, so let’s not mention it for now.
The prime minister's imprisonment was a big event, but an even bigger event was the reopening of the feast for Qiu Di's envoy.
In order to express his apology to Prince Qiu Di, Chu Wei specially ordered the banquet to be arranged in Fengqi Hall, which was originally only used for celebrations of royal family members, and asked everyone from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple to treat it with the highest standards.
In addition, not only the court ministers, but also the harem concubines and family members of the court officials were also invited to this banquet. It will only officially start at the Youshi hour.
At the entrance of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yunque leaned against the wall with his arms folded. He looked at the carriage that had been waiting at the entrance of the alley for half an hour and still refused to leave. He sneered and shook his head secretly.
When he heard the noise coming from inside, he immediately stood up and went over to greet him, "Madam, sir, the carriage is ready and you can set off."
"Yeah." Zhang Qingjiu helped Chu Feng come out. The two of them were talking and laughing, with happy faces on their faces.
"Mother, wait a minute." After sending Chu Feng up, Zhang Qingjiu turned his eyes and glanced somewhere, raised the corner of his mouth, and got on the carriage easily with the help of Skylark, "Let's go."
"Yes." Yunque nodded and gave instructions to the carriage driver. The carriage with the "Zhang" of the Prime Minister's Palace on it set off towards the Zhuque Gate.
Although the alley in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not small, it can only accommodate at most two carriages at the same time. This requires the carriage driver's skill to do so.
The coachman carefully held the reins and brushed the carriage past the motionless carriage. When he reached the entrance of the alley, he couldn't help curling his lips, glanced back with disdain, and muttered, "I don't know.
Whose carriage is it? It moves but doesn't move, and doesn't know where to stop. It's really occupying the latrine and not taking a shit."
In the carriage, Zhang Qingjiu suddenly laughed.
Chu Feng raised his eyebrows, "Why are you laughing at Jiu'er?"
"Nothing." Zhang Qingjiu touched his nose, shook his head, turned around and opened the curtain and took a look, ah... the sky is so beautiful tonight, and the moon is so round.
After the Xiangfu's carriage disappeared at the end of the alley, a vague sigh came from the carriage, "Let's go."
Although it was also a banquet for Qiu Di's envoy, the layout of Fengqi Palace was obviously much larger than the previous one. According to the Ministry of Rites, this specification was only one centimeter away from the setting for the prince's birthday. The scene was also the same as that of the prince's birthday.
Arranged for birthdays.
Although Zhang Qingjiu and his party arrived not too late, when they arrived, more than half of the seats were still occupied. After sending Chu Feng to his family members, Zhang Qingjiu walked towards the courtiers.
I glanced around and found that no one was sitting in the corner where I sat on Chu Lan's birthday last time, so I smiled and went over to sit down.
Although Zhang Qingjiu's official position was not high, everyone in the court knew that his status was definitely not low. Soon someone came up to him and asked with a smile: "Why doesn't Mr. Zhang sit in the front?"
Zhang Qingjiu turned to look at the visitor and raised his eyebrows, "It's so relaxing here."
"Qingxian?" The man smiled lowly, patted his robe and sat down next to Zhang Qingjiu. He looked at those who wanted to make the same move as him. It was obvious that their minds were still hesitating, but their bodies moved involuntarily: "
Sir Xiao Zhang, can you still be free now?"
As the first person in history, she has been favored by His Majesty again and again. She is so popular that if Zhang Tailiu had not been convicted, the people who come to visit her would have already crossed the threshold.
Hearing what he said, Zhang Qingjiu only glanced at him, then cast his gaze not far away, holding his chin and looking half-smiling.
Seeing her like this, the minister was inexplicably unsure of his decision. Just when he was about to continue speaking, Zhang Qingjiu suddenly raised the corners of his lips and said, "Here we come."
"What's coming?" The minister frowned, not knowing why.
As soon as he finished speaking, a female voice like an oriole came over: "Master Xiao Zhang."
The person who came had a graceful posture, a smile on her lips, and soft eyes. But if you look closely, you can see that her smile did not reach her eyes, and the corners of her mouth were a bit stiff.
As soon as he heard this voice, the minister who had just come over was startled. He knelt down and saluted, "I have seen the imperial concubine."
Concubine Xie didn't even look at the minister, she waved her hand casually, her wonderful eyes staring at Zhang Qingjiu for a moment, "I haven't seen you for a while, Mr. Zhang has become more and more provocative."
If you can receive such a compliment from the imperial concubine at the women's banquet, it would be a great honor.
However, Zhang Qingjiu is now in the court, and has been trapped between the "Prince" and the "Eighth Prince" many times. As soon as Concubine Xie said these words, she felt a little uncomfortable.
The ministers next to him heard this and glanced at each other. The people who originally planned to sit down next to Zhang Qingjiu quietly moved away a few places without leaving a trace.
When a large space "somehow" became available next to him, Zhang Qingjiu raised his head and smiled slightly, "Really? Your Majesty is really discerning, and Wei Chen also feels that he has become more and more beautiful in recent days."
Hearing these words, Concubine Xie couldn't help but froze.
Why is this... different from what she thought? Shouldn't she be furious, or angry?
Seeing Concubine Xie's almost unbearable smile, the smile on Zhang Qingjiu's face deepened, "Maybe it's because people are in high spirits during happy events these days, especially when I see Concubine Xie tonight, I feel overjoyed."
Just kidding, if you can guess my reaction, you'd better have fun!
The corner of Concubine Xie's mouth twitched, her newly painted fingers stretched out, and her chest rose and fell suddenly, "You, you..."
But after talking for a long time, I found that I didn't know what to say.
Zhang Qingjiu sighed faintly and lowered his eyes, "My dear concubine, you should go back to your seat and sit down when you have time. After all, that seat... you can sit for a while longer."
Concubine Xie was startled and froze suddenly, but this time she made it clear, "What do you mean by that?"
Although they were far away from each other, there were still many people staring at Concubine Xie and Zhang Qingjiu. The people nearby saw that Concubine Xie, who was smiling and smiling just a moment ago, with a graceful and luxurious posture, suddenly became ferocious, and her face suddenly changed.
pale.
Just when they were thinking about what had just happened between the two of them, Master Xiao Zhang suddenly raised his head excitedly, his big jewel-like eyes shining like stars, "What? Your Majesty, I want Wei Chen to help you deduce it."
Really? Does it count once a thousand times for a child to be innocent?"
Ministers: "..."
Shocked! Can we still do this business? Wow!
After hearing these words, Concubine Xie came to her senses in a daze. After realizing that she had been tricked, she was furious. She was so angry that she stretched out her hand again, but this time she didn't just point at Zhang Qingjiu's nose...
But just when Concubine Xie raised her palm, and the ministers widened their eyes in fear, thinking that something irreversible was about to happen, a charming voice suddenly came from the door.
Suddenly, it fell into everyone's ears, "Brother, let me say, after all, our princess aunt is still the mother of a country!"