"Sister, are you here also for Yao's concubine?" Empress Dowager Li forced out a purely polite smile and asked Empress Dowager Chen.
Empress Dowager Chen nodded and said: "The emperor just heard the report and learned about this matter, so he came to Ciqing Palace to find me."
"Oh?" Queen Mother Li's face darkened, she looked at Zhu Yijun, her tone was a little gloomy: "The incident happened in Cining Palace, but the emperor went to Ciqing Palace. Is he confused?"
Zhu Yijun's face tightened. His mother's many years of accumulated power made his mind go blank, and he was unable to reply immediately.
Gao pragmatic caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye, and immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "To the Empress Dowager Cisheng, the emperor went to Ciqing Palace because the matter was discovered by Dongchang. The governor of Huangchang was in Ciqing Palace at that time.
The matter was urgent, and I didn’t want to waste time by announcing the call, so I went there in person...
Furthermore, the matter is so serious that I wanted to report it to the Queen Mother Rensheng, so the Emperor did not bother the two masters and handled it together."
Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's exactly it."
Empress Dowager Li's gloomy gaze turned to Gao Jingshi's face, and she asked in a nonchalant manner: "Gao Qing's family, the Ai family really don't know that you can enter the palace in the middle of the night... Who allowed it?"
Gao Pragmatic looked attentively, and bowed again: "Back to the Empress Dowager Cisheng, this time I asked to see the emperor, and only entered the palace after being summoned by the emperor. But speaking of it, in the past, the late Emperor Mu's temple had decreed that I should be allowed to see you at any time.
Accompany me when you enter the palace. Although times have changed, it seems that the empress dowager and the emperor have not taken back this holy edict from the late emperor."
Queen Mother Li's face suddenly darkened, she stared at Gao Pingshi for a long time, and then she coldly snorted: "What a sharp-toothed person."
With Gao Pragmatic's thick skin, he didn't say anything but spit on her face, but he obviously could bear the ridicule. He smiled slightly, bowed and said: "The Queen Mother is overly complimentary."
"Is the Ai family praising you?" Queen Mother Li laughed angrily.
Gao pragmatically said calmly: "The sharp teeth are also for the emperor to open his mouth. I think it is naturally a compliment. I think the spirit of Mu Temple in heaven must also smile when he sees this scene."
Zhu Yijun's heart warmed up, and when he saw the cold light flashing in his mother's eyes, he didn't know where the courage came from. He suddenly stretched out his hand to block Gao Pangshi's body, and at the same time said to Empress Dowager Li: "Empress, my son and I are here because of Chen Hong.
What the old slave did has harmed the imperial sister's life, and this matter must be settled tonight! As for what happens to Gao Qing's family, I, my son, have been in power for ten years, so I can make my own judgment."
Empress Dowager Li looked at him in surprise, seemingly in disbelief, but Zhu Yijun was very stubborn this time and looked at his mother unyieldingly without giving in at all.
The mother and son looked at each other for a moment. Empress Dowager Li moved her eyes to the side and asked in a deep voice: "Chen Hong said that he did not expect that the Liang family would dare to deceive the Tian family and conceal such a serious illness. He chose the prince-in-law and made an oversight.
Being punished...how does the emperor plan to deal with it?"
Zhu Yijun was startled, as if he didn't expect that Chen Hong would shift the blame to the Liang family. He just evaded the seriousness and took the responsibility for the oversight.
He was confused for a moment, not wanting to let Chen Hong go so easily, but at the same time he didn't know how to put the death penalty on him.
Empress Dowager Li snorted coldly, and instead of asking Zhu Yijun, she asked Gao Pingshi: "Gao Qing's family, what do you think these six champions have to say?"
"If the Queen Mother asks what the crime of 'oversight' is, I will know it." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "Generally speaking, if it is in the outer court, the crime of oversight will not be punished according to the rules."
Empress Dowager Li snorted, turned to Zhu Yijun and said, "What does the emperor think?"
Zhu Yijun frowned a little, this was not the solution that had been discussed just now. Why did Pragmatism admit it so honestly?
Unexpectedly, Gao Pingshi suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I still have something to say."
Queen Mother Li frowned, stared at Gao Pragmatic, and asked slowly: "Do you have anything else to say?"
Gao Pragmatic seemed unable to hear the threat implicit in these words, and said calmly: "As a minister, how dare you hide anything from the emperor?"
Empress Dowager Chen interjected at this time: "Okay, if you have anything to say, just say it. You are the late emperor's subordinate. It is your duty to give advice and suggestions. Can the Ai family sisters still not let you speak?"
Empress Dowager Li clenched her fists slightly, but she could not refute this sentence, especially when it came from Empress Dowager Chen. She could only stare at Gao Pragmatic with cold eyes.
Gao Pragmatic seemed to have not seen him before, and said seriously: "The punishment for negligence in the outer court is mostly to stay idle, but that is because the impact it has is limited, at least it will not damage the foundation of the country. If the impact is
If it is extremely serious, such as an oversight in the army, which is also called a 'missed opportunity', then even if the superior officer kills the general before the battle, it is an ordinary way of dealing with it, and no one is surprised."
When he said this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone suddenly became solemn, with a hint of murderous intent: "As Chen Hongzhi said today, he neglected to observe and relied on the opinions of the ministers. The impact is even worse than missing the opportunity. How can he be a man who is idle?"
Is it possible to deal with it just by living? I think he should be killed!"
To be killed!
Queen Mother Li took a deep breath, laughed, and said in a serious tone: "To be killed?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "Kill him."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Yijun hurriedly interrupted: "Pragmatically, why do you say that Chen Hongzhi's failure to observe is better than missing an opportunity?"
Empress Dowager Chen also nodded and said: "Yes, Chen Hong is an old slave of the late emperor after all. If there is no very good reason, I'm afraid he will be killed..."
Gao Pingshi bowed slightly towards the two of them and said: "Missing an opportunity in the army will destroy the sharp edge, injure our soldiers, and kill our people. Therefore, the superior officer can decide whether to kill the general and punish him according to the situation. Chen Hongzhi's negligence is especially good for losing the opportunity."
, because not only does it make Princess Yongning an unsuitable match, but also because this slave despises the Tian family!"
Um?
Not only Zhu Yijun and Queen Mother Chen were stunned when they heard this statement, but Queen Mother Li was also a little stunned.
Chen Hong must have received dirty money from the Liang family. He probably didn't expect that the Liang family would dare to introduce a consumptive ghost as their consort, so he didn't check it carefully, but... this was nothing more than bribery and oversight, so why did he despise the Tian family?
Already?
Seeing that they were in a daze at the same time, Gao Pangshi didn't show any concern and said directly: "Two queen mothers, Your Majesty, I think that the wedding of the eldest princess is not an ordinary matter. At the most minor level, it is related to the happiness of the Emperor's sister's life; at the most serious level,
Said, it is related to the people's trust in the Tianjia, and the respect of the government and the public for the Tianjia - how can such a big thing be ignored?
However, Chen Hong, as the Chief of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and a middle-ranking official for decades, was familiar with this situation. However, due to bribery, he took it lightly. When selecting the consort, he failed to even check the simplest physical health. This old slave
Such neglect of duty puts the Tianjia in a dilemma... I want to ask, if he has a little respect for the Tianjia in his heart, how can he dare to do this?"
Zhu Yijun felt reassured after hearing this, and thought to himself: If you want to be criticized, you must be a good penman.
Queen Mother Chen breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked at Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li was thinking about how to pull Chen Hong out from under such a big pot, when Leng Buding heard several cries approaching from behind. When she turned around, she saw several princesses supporting each other, accompanied by the grim-faced Prince Lu.
And walked out.
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I came back late tonight for some reason. I don’t know if the second chapter can be coded before 12 o’clock. Friends who need to go to bed early don’t wait. But even if it is coded until early in the morning, this chapter will still be available and it will not affect tomorrow’s update.