A great court meeting is held on the first and fifteenth day of every month, and today is no exception.
On weekdays, only high-ranking officials could meet the emperor, and the Great Court Meeting was a rare channel for ordinary officials to speak out.
So before dawn, officials from various ministries rushed outside Chengtian Gate one after another, waiting for them to enter the palace as soon as the palace gate opened.
In fact, the process of entering the palace would take several hundred people several hours, of which identity verification was the most time-consuming.
When it was daylight, the officials had already arrived at the official area outside Huangji Gate, where the great dynasty would be held.
While the officials were taking their positions, the eunuchs were setting up their thrones on the white marble platform of Huangji Gate.
Soon, all the officials stood still and the throne on the platform was set up.
Soon the red sun rose, and drums sounded in the squares on both sides, which meant that the court meeting was about to begin.
Although the cold wind was blowing, the officials were in high spirits, waiting for the start of the court meeting.
Unexpectedly, after beating the drum three times, there was still no movement inside the Huangji Gate, which surprised the officials.
Fortunately, it was the emperor who was late, and everyone could only wait patiently.
And this time, more than ten minutes have passed, and there is still no movement inside the Huangji Gate.
At this time, even officials who knew etiquette well could not help but start talking, thinking that something big had happened again.
Fortunately, the etiquette officer suppressed it, and although everyone had some discussions, they still maintained basic decency.
At the front of the square, several cabinet ministers looked suspicious.
Just as they were discussing and sending people into the palace to inquire about the situation, a eunuch walked out of Huangji Gate.
The person who came was Wu Hong, the general manager of Qian'an Palace. He came to the throne alone, which disappointed the courtiers. They hoped that it was the emperor who came.
Standing on the steps, looking at the hundreds of officials below, Wu Hong shouted loudly: "The princess can't stop crying. The emperor has gone to visit, and he has specifically ordered us to stop the court today!"
Upon hearing this, the discussion among the officials at the scene suddenly rose, and everyone became excited.
The princess is crying. What big deal is this? What do the maids and eunuchs do? The emperor needs to visit her in person.
For this matter, the court had to be dismissed, and the court meeting was still held. The more the officials thought about it, the angrier they became.
"If the princess is crying, she can be taken care of by a dedicated person. Why does the emperor leave the court?"
"Please tell the Ming Emperor quickly, father-in-law, that important national affairs are not trivial!"
"If the emperor indulges in the harem and abandons the world, if word spreads... wouldn't it chill the hearts of the world!"
Officials continued to speak out, and each one burst into tears. Their words were full of sincerity and true loyalty to the Jin Dynasty.
Of course, these people are also very good at criticizing others, and their cursing around the corner is even more powerful.
"Quiet, quiet..."
Wu Hong shouted several times, and the courtesy officer helped to scold him, and the officials on the scene gradually became quiet.
"It is the Emperor's decree to stop the court today. Do you dare to resist the decree?"
"How can we resist the decree if we speak out and impartially?"
"The imperial court is open to the public, so why don't people still speak?"
Wu Hong said something, and the officials responded dozens of times at once. Their fighting spirit was high at the moment.
Although Wu Hong was extremely angry, he didn't want to quarrel with these people. After cursing "unreasonable", he went directly to the Huangji Gate.
Wu Hong was able to escape, but several cabinet ministers could not, so the officials who were approaching surrounded them and asked them to persuade the emperor to ascend to the court.
"Several pavilion elders, you cannot just sit back and watch if the emperor ignores the court. Please advise the emperor!"
"That's it. Our ancestors have established laws and the court has systems. What the emperor did is really inappropriate!"
"Mr. Ge, you can't sit back and watch!"
The emperor ignored the court, and several cabinet ministers had no choice. They just wanted to leave now.
They were just surrounded by a group of officials. They wanted to leave but couldn't. Gu Jin
In the end, it was Chief Assistant Wang Tinghe who spoke: "Everyone, the Emperor has made a holy judgment, why are you doing this!"
"Mr. Ge, the emperor is bound by the world. Now he has indulged himself in the harem and quit the court. How can you be so calm and calm?"
Everyone was talking at once, which made Wang Tinghe and others angry. In the end, they had to scold: "You are outrageous...you are disobedient and disrespectful, and you want me to do this with you?"
After all, he was the chief minister, and Wang Tinghe had his own dignity, so he shocked everyone with his scolding.
"Get out of the way!"
Everyone could only make way, and several cabinet ministers left together.
After they left, others started to talk about leaving one after another. The group of people who saw the fierce words were extremely angry.
Looking at the people leaving, someone shouted: "They are afraid, let's go and remonstrate ourselves!"
"That's right!"
These people had a unified idea, so they all knelt in front of the Huangji Gate. The person in front even shouted: "I'm going to kneel down and ask the Emperor to pay homage!"
"I'm going to kneel down and ask the Emperor to pay homage to you!"
Everyone shouted in unison, their voices as deep as a mountain, and beat directly into the palace gate.
At this moment, in the Chengqing Palace, the princess was being made laugh by Zhao Yanxun, while Huang Rongrong was dressing up beside her.
Although he was teasing the children, Zhao Yanxun's thoughts were always outside Huangji Gate.
In the past two days, his intelligence network has not been idle. While investigating various cases, it is also always aware of the developments of the officials.
Therefore, Zhao Yanxun knew in advance that these people would take advantage of the court meeting to impeach the Cao family for their lawlessness and force him to deal with the Cao family.
Dealing with the Cao family will definitely offend the Queen Mother and put Zhao Yanxun into a dilemma. This shows that these people have calculated well.
Therefore, Zhao Yanxun did not accept the move at all. Today he just used a ridiculous reason to dominate the court. It can be said that he did not give these people any face.
Of course, quitting the court is only the first step. He will still pick out the thorns in those who stay outside.
So now he is waiting for news from Wu Hong.
About half an hour later, the child had fallen asleep and Zhao Yanxun had returned to Qian'an Palace.
After a while, Wu Hong entered the hall and reported to Zhao Yanxun: "Your Majesty, there are one hundred and twenty-seven people kneeling outside the Huangji Gate..."
"My slave, please observe carefully. There are seven people who speak the most violently and seem to confuse everyone!"
Nodding, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Do you remember the identities of these people?"
"Slave, I remember!"
"Make a list of names and ask Lin Quan to send people to monitor them closely to see who they will meet next!"
"According to the order!"
Now that the instigator has been revealed, there is no need to let these people run wild anymore, so Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Go and pass the order again and tell those people... If you dare to mess around again, I will not forgive you lightly!"
"According to the order!"
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Wu Hong asked again: "Your Majesty, what should we do if they still don't leave?"
With a "pop" sound, Zhao Yanxun put down the tea cup and said in a cold voice: "For exceeding the limit, I will punish you twenty times. If you don't leave, I will add another twenty... until you are beaten to death!"
Hearing this, although Wu Hong was surprised, he was already confident.
"This slave will go and deliver the order right now!"
If the tiger doesn't show its power, these people really treat him as a sick cat and dare to use tricks to deal with him, the emperor.
He was the emperor who conquered the world, and he held a butcher's knife in his hand. These people were kicking their noses in their faces, and Zhao Yanxun felt that it was time for him to show off his sword.
As for Wu Hong, when he thought about being able to beat up these officials, he was so excited that he even walked a little faster.
Arriving at the Huangji Gate, Wu Hong called the guard Qianhu and asked him to dispatch an extra hundred guards.
When the colorful guards arrived, the officials outside who were crying and admonishing all realized that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
Just when they were wondering, they saw Wu Hong walking out of the Huangji Gate with a gloomy face and sharp eyes.
