On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, outside the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion, the "powerful people" of Yuanyang gathered together.
Zhao Yanxun was summoned at the first moment of Shen Shi, but they all arrived at the end of the 6th hour and have been waiting here for more than half an hour.
The gate of the palace is open, and the guards on duty are standing outside. The person on duty at the gate today is none other than the flag officer Su Chuyun.
When the hourglass showed that the time had reached the first moment of the Shen hour, a young eunuch walked out of Yong'an Gate.
"Su Xiaoqi, on the order of the prince, I will bring these people from outside into the prince's palace!"
Duty fee is included, Su Chuyun said very politely: "My father-in-law, please help me!"
Su Chuyun knew the news in advance, so he just let it go.
I saw this little eunuch walking out of the palace gate and shouting loudly: "You come in with our family!"
The young eunuchs in the palace can also proudly call themselves "our family" after stepping out of the palace gate.
Although it didn't snow today, it was still very cold waiting outside. Everyone was relieved when they were summoned, secretly saying that they no longer had to be cold outside.
Under the guidance of Chen Ruilin, everyone followed the young eunuch towards the palace, feeling extremely uneasy in their hearts.
During last year's mutiny, several families among the powerful were wiped out. The killings were so bloody that the powerful people who lost their power were still frightened.
Following the little eunuch, logically they should enter Yong'an Gate, but after entering the gate, they were led to the east by the little eunuch.
After entering the convenience door, we arrived at the Changshi Division.
Originally, the two chief historians of the palace had separate offices, but after Zhao Yanxun established the Privy Council, the Zuo Chief Historian's office area to the west of Yong'an Gate became the yamen of the Privy Council.
"Everyone, please come in!"
Under the leadership of Chen Ruilin, this group of more than thirty people walked into the gate of Chang Shisi.
There are a lot of people inside, and officials are constantly coming and going. It can be seen that it is very busy here.
Everyone was led into a room. The area was not very large, and it could be seen that it had been temporarily arranged. There were actually long stools inside.
The little eunuch brought the person here, but left without saying a word.
Chen Ruilin was the calmest, so he sat on the stool first and waited quietly.
Under his influence, everyone else also sat down one after another and stopped talking to each other. The room was extremely quiet.
After about a few minutes, footsteps sounded outside the room, and everyone in the room immediately sat upright.
Immediately afterwards, three people entered the room, and the leader was Huo An, the eunuch of the palace.
Behind Huo An were the two chief historians of the palace.
The three people came to the top, Huo An was among them, and he represented Zhao Yanxun himself.
"Everyone, the prince has something to do today and is unable to see you in person, so he has ordered the two chief ministers to come over and discuss matters with you!"
After saying this, Huo An took a step back and said to the two chief historians: "My lords, my words have been conveyed to you, so I will take my leave first!"
Zhou Chengping nodded, and Cheng Wenguang said: "Eunuch Huo, walk slowly!"
Seeing Cheng Wenguang being respectful to a eunuch, Zhou Chengping felt unhappy and secretly thought that he had lost face as a scholar.
That's right, Zhou Chengping's temper has not changed at all in the nearly one year since the zombie outbreak.
The reason why he is still in this position is not because Zhao Yanxun likes him very much, but because he needs his uprightness to supervise officials.
After Huo An left the room, Cheng Wenguang and Zhou Chengping sat down.
At this moment, the eyes of everyone present were all focused on Cheng Wenguang. They and the former Chief Envoy were considered old acquaintances.
One year has passed, the once aristocratic family is no longer here, but Cheng Wenguang still sits on the throne of Prince Yong's palace.
Originally, Cheng Wenguang needed the support of aristocratic families, but now everything has been reversed.
In the end, it was Cheng Wenguang who broke the silence first and said, "Everyone, long time no see. How are you?"
Everyone had mixed feelings, and they were thinking a lot at this moment, especially those who died back then.
"His Highness called you here today because he wants to give you a chance, an opportunity for you to be loyal to His Highness!"
"Now that the palace is hiring people, anyone in your family who is literate or has excellent martial arts skills can join the palace to serve!"
This is indeed giving them an opportunity. There are many scholars in Yuanyang City. Except for the children of aristocratic families, everyone else can apply for official positions in the palace.
In the past year, although the children of aristocratic families have talents, they have all been suppressed by the government and can only do manual labor.
Chen Ruilin stood up and immediately knelt down and knelt down, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"
Everyone else followed suit and knelt down to thank Zhao Yanxun, even though Zhao Yanxun was not present.
Most of the people here are human beings, and they see many things clearly.
This symposium had been planned for a long time, but Zhao Yanxun had something to do and couldn't come. To put it bluntly, he didn't pay attention to them.
Therefore, the people present all understood that this was indeed a meal from the palace, and they must seize this opportunity.
After all, people like them are not important in King Yong's eyes. If you don't cherish the opportunity given to you, you will never be able to turn around.
Someone among the people kneeling on the ground said: "Please tell your highness that we will do our best and never let down your grace!"
Chen Hanzhi was also among the crowd. Seeing everyone kneeling down and thanking them, he suddenly remembered the words "kneeling down to beg for food".
Chen Ruilin also said before that some of these people may be indulgent and think that the palace cannot do without them.
But looking at it now, everyone here will have a clear understanding.
As long as it can help the family survive better, let alone kneeling to commit a crime, even if it is like a dog picking up bones thrown by people, there is no obstacle at all.
It can be said that the powerful strength and size of Prince Yong's Mansion has completely tamed this group of dignitaries.
What Chen Hanzhi is thinking about at this moment is how the Chen family can stand out from the crowd. Being a dog is also a technical job.
Just when Cheng Wenguang wanted to encourage him, he heard Zhou Chengping say: "You are all people who have made big mistakes. His Highness has forgiven you a lot. It is your duty to do your best in the future!"
"But if you have evil thoughts again, you will renounce yourself from the palace and your Highness!"
"So, after you go back, you must restrain your children and let them know what they should and should not do, otherwise you will harm others and yourself, and bring trouble to the whole family!"
Zhou Chengping's words could be described as murderous, and coupled with his gloomy expression, everyone present was awestruck.
Last year, when the government opened the city gates, tens of thousands of people were killed when they left the city. Zhou Chengping has never forgotten this.
In his eyes, the major yamen in Longyou are guilty, and the wealthy families behind them who are adding fuel to the flames are equally guilty.
These thoughts were all kept in Zhou Chengping's mind, and outsiders only thought that he said this out of routine.
But Cheng Wenguang, who was on the side, heard the underlying meaning in these words, so he felt it was particularly harsh.
In order to cover up the embarrassment, Cheng Wenguang said: "You must keep Zhou Changshi's words in mind and engraved in your bones!"
"Your Highness, if you forget all the blame, the past things will be wiped out. From now on, as long as you contribute to the palace, that will be great!"
Cheng Wen only said this last sentence to people from various families, and especially to Zhou Chengping.