To the south of Zhaoyang Hall is the Qian Palace, which is the emperor's main hall. Further south is the Taiji Hall, the great palace of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is also commonly known as the Jinluan Hall among the people.
Taiji Hall is also a hall with three halls. The main hall is generally not used unless it is opened on the New Year's Day, when the new emperor ascends the throne, the amnesty changes to the Yuan Dynasty, and other important state events.
General court meetings, meetings with envoys, foreign ministers, foreign ministers, banquets, etc. will be placed in the east hall.
Today is the kitchen party. There is a lot of excitement outside the palace, and the palace is also peaceful. Since there is nothing to do, Yuan Ke ends the court meeting early and has a banquet with the officials in the east hall.
By the time the wine is finished, it will be almost noon, and it will be time for the ministers to go to court.
The food enjoyed by all the ministers was delicious. Nearly a hundred people gathered together, and there was no noise except eating. The sound of chewing together was like thousands of horses galloping. On the table, there were different kinds of lamb legs, pork knuckles, or fish fillets. , the hall is filled with fragrance.
In comparison, the emperor seemed out of place. Although he was sitting on a high couch, there were only two plates of vegetarian dishes and a bowl of rice on the jade table.
Yuan Ke has been frail and sick since he was a child, and he doesn't like to eat meat. Coupled with the hot weather, the smell of the fishy smell in the palace is even more unpalatable. The rice was only moved a few chopsticks slightly, but the plates of vegetarian dishes were not touched at all. There was only one thing in his hand. Holding a cup of plum wine, I would only take a sip occasionally.
When he saw a small yellow doorman entering the palace sideways and talking carefully to Yuan Yong, Sizhou Mu (the governor of Sizhou and the highest official in Gyeonggi Province), Yuan Ke had a strange look on his face.
He had nothing to do, and because he was sitting high up, he could naturally see it more clearly: This was the fourth time that the little yellow gate had entered the palace.
The first time he summoned away was Luoyang Ling (Luoyang County Magistrate) Yang Jun, the second time he summoned away Henan Yin (Henan County Prefect) Li Xian, the third time he summoned away Zongzheng Temple Qing Yuanqin, and each time he summoned away They all look weird.
This is clearly something big happening in Luoyang City, and it must be related to the clan.
He looked at Gao Zhao on the left. Gao Zhao pondered for a moment and shook his head gently, meaning that the matter was not a big deal and His Majesty did not need to worry about it.
It's not that Gao Zhao had any thoughts, but that this matter was too embarrassing for the royal family, and he was afraid that Yuan Ke would be angry and hurt himself.
Even Luoyang Ling and Henan Yin can't handle it, how can it not be considered a big deal?
Yuan Ke's eyes were slightly cold, and he stopped Yuan Yong, who was bowing to him and was about to leave, and asked solemnly: "What happened?"
What else could it be?
Yuan Yue failed to grab the man, but had two teeth knocked out...
Yuan Yong was so full of gloating that he had to keep a straight face, and he couldn't speak openly in front of the ministers, so he had to walk a few steps quickly and whisper a few words in the emperor's ear.
Before he finished listening, a sickly flush suddenly appeared on Yuan Ke's face, his chest and abdomen kept rising and falling, and his throat made a hissing sound.
Yuan Yong was surprised: "Your Majesty?"
"It doesn't matter!" Yuan Ke breathed out fiercely and said with a gloomy face, "Uncle Huang will go to the trial himself, and it must be fair..."
"Please remember this!" Yuan Yong bowed respectfully and walked backward out of the hall.
After such a big scandal, Yuan Ke still had no intention of having a banquet. He waved his hands in frustration and said: "Enjoy all the ladies!"
After saying that, he was helped up by the chamberlain and went to the west hall.
All the ministers presented him with courtesy, except for a few eunuchs, only Gao Zhao followed the emperor.
After walking through the corridors and pavilions, which were a hundred steps long, until he entered the west hall, Yuan Ke still seemed to be angry:
"Taizu (the founding emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Daowu Tuoba Si) said: If the world is to be clarified, the clan must first set forth moral principles and conduct itself as an example to the world... But Yuan Yue refused to change despite repeated admonitions, and his evil deeds were too numerous to describe, and he lost all the honor of the royal family.
Face, even death with a stick is deserved..."
Knowing that no matter how angry the emperor was, he could not really kill Yuan Yue, Gao Zhao secretly sighed and respectfully advised:
"Your Majesty, please take care of your health...I have already told you to order Yang Jun, Li Xian and others to keep a low profile and only deal with it as if a dispute breaks out and the two parties fight each other."
Yuan Ke let out a heavy breath.
This is the right thing to do. Otherwise, if today's incident were to be spread, people in the world would laugh out loud.
He asked strangely: "Then why did you alert Uncle Yong Huang again?"
"The Marquis of Juping County (Yuan Qin, the Yuan Clan, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple) thought that since they were fighting each other, they should punish Li's son who injured King Ruyang for a serious crime on the grounds of disrespecting the royal family, or it would be better to ban Youyou's mouth. However, Zhao Xian and Yang Jun believed that although the Li family beat King Ruyang, he did so for a reason and was forced to do so in anger. He did not know that it was King Ruyang who was beaten before taking action, so he should not be punished.
...It should be King Yingchuan (Yuan Yong) who sent people to invite the two parties because of the deadlock..."
Yuan Ke snorted angrily: "This is ridiculous!"
If things are done fairly, the matter will dissipate after being spread for a few days at most. But if it is an unjust case, I am afraid that the city will be full of trouble immediately.
This Yuan Qin simply doesn’t use his brain.
He pointed at Liu Teng, his close servant beside him: "Tell Yuan Qin and Yuan Yong that each of them will receive fifty sticks. Yuan Yue will be fined one year's salary. Li's son-in-law will be demoted two levels..."
Gao Zhao had a strange look on his face: The Li family hasn't even been granted an official title yet, where can they be demoted?
But the emperor didn't know which Li family son Li was, and he was so angry that he was secretly annoyed that someone dared to reach out to Yuanzi Yuansun. From this point of view, it was out of warning to others, and the Li family should also be punished.
Ichiban.
Gao Zhao was afraid of provoking more verbosity, so he didn't dare to say anything. He picked a few interesting stories and started talking to the emperor.
……
Outside Luhemen (the main entrance of the palace, Meridian Gate), Li Chengzhi and Yuan Yue both knelt on the bluestone.
The former is upright and upright, even though his forehead is sweating profusely and his lips are white from the sun, his appearance is not messed up at all.
The latter grinned, swayed from side to side, and kept mumbling. One moment he felt that he didn't want to send an imperial soldier to hold an umbrella to fan him, and the next moment he felt that the ground was too hot, so he didn't say it was for him.
He gets a futon.
But the sound was not loud, at most Li Chengzhi could hear it.
Li Chengzhi was very surprised: The behavior of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties was quite similar to the law of princes breaking the law and committing the same crimes as the people?
It's not surprising that he was kneeled down by Jin Ling. After all, two of the prince's teeth were knocked out. If he wanted to free the next dynasty, even if the three clans were not killed, they would probably be killed immediately.
And Yuan Yue, who had been beaten, also knelt with him, and was so obedient, and could only complain a few times?
As if she guessed what he was thinking, Yuan Yue rolled her eyes: "If I hadn't alerted the emperor, do you think I would be so well-behaved?"
Li Chengzhi suddenly realized.
So you are afraid of the emperor?
If you think about it deeply, it’s really not surprising. Except for Emperor Xiaowen, all the emperors of the Yuan and Wei dynasties were extremely ruthless in dealing with the clan, many times more harsh than they dealt with ministers.
Just look at Yuan Ke and you will know:
Of the seven ministers, that is, his seven biological uncles, only one Yuan Yong is left when he ascended the throne. Didn’t he survive just by being obedient?
He has forced three of the six brothers to death, and one of the remaining three has been imprisoned, and one of them survived because of his cleverness. Yuanyue is the only exception...
Just when he thought of this, Li Chengzhi felt something in his heart.
I vaguely remember that this Yuan Yue seems to be the longest-lived among Xiaowen’s disciples...
He suddenly had a strange look on his face: Isn’t this Mr. Rabbit always pretending to be stupid?