Chapter 352 Military Power in the Court

Early morning court is a tough job.

Although the court time is set at Mao hour, the unwritten rules require officials to rush to the palace and wait at Yin hour.

Fortunately, most of the ministers who come to the court to see the emperor have cultivation, and the court has built many court rooms in the imperial city for officials to rest according to their ranks.

Mao hour is approaching, the full moon is in the sky, and the morning light has not yet faded.

While most of the common people are still asleep, most of the important officials of the court have gathered in the city wall outside the Meridian Gate.

On the palace wall, the burly imperial guards stand with their swords, and under the palace wall, the officials of the court dressed in various official robes are arranged in order of rank.

No one whispers, and the huge city wall is as quiet as a dead city.

According to the ancestral system of Dayan, after entering the palace, the inspecting censors will examine the officials' appearance and etiquette.

Hundreds of officials standing at the top of Dayan's power are quietly waiting for the eunuchs of the bell and drum department, one of the four departments of the inner court, to ring the court bell at Yin hour.

Suddenly,

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-"

Three long court bells rang.

And with the bell ringing, a "booming" sound of the door opening also resounded throughout the city wall.

According to the rules of the court, the Wumen Gate is not opened when officials enter the court, and they go through the left and right side gates.

Civil officials enter from the left, and military officials enter from the right.

However, although the left and right side gates have been opened, the civil and military officials standing in front still stand quietly in place.

No one moves, and no one speaks, as if waiting for something.

In the silence,

"Da Da. Da."

The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground and the rolling of the wheel ruts came slowly from behind the city wall, and a carriage slowly drove to the front in the silence of the officials.

The carriage was engraved with a black dragon, which was lifelike, especially the dragon eyes.

And with the black dragon carriage, the originally closed Wumen Gate suddenly made a loud "booming" sound.

After a dozen breaths, the majestic and huge Noon Gate was completely opened, and the black horse also stopped in front of the Noon Gate.

The huge Noon Gate was opened for him alone.

The horse stopped, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in a black dragon robe walked down slowly. His footsteps were very light, but every step seemed to step on the hearts of all officials.

Independently in front of all officials, under the Noon Gate.

Xu Yinhe raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Fengtian Hall from afar. He sighed with an unclear meaning and stepped into it.

Looking at the back, some of the civil and military officials closed their eyes and said nothing, some showed disgust in their eyes, and some showed brilliance in their eyes.

As the figure of the middle-aged man completely disappeared in the shadow of the Noon Gate, a rhythmic and feminine voice also sounded on the palace wall:

"Officials~Enter the court~"

After the voice fell, the civil and military officials entered the court in an orderly manner according to the etiquette of the Great Yan court.

The general entered first, followed by the attendants, the dukes, the princes-in-law, the nobles, the five ministries and the six departments, and the officials in the capital.

As they walked, the silence was broken by some voice transmissions.

"Son-in-law of Qin, in the past, when he went to court, Prime Minister Xu also went through the Zuoye Gate with the civil officials. Why did you open the Wumen Gate for him today?"

"In the war in the northern border, hundreds of thousands of barbarians were wiped out, and this Prime Minister Xu also made the first contribution. The emperor must reward him."

"He went with the emperor's carriage first, did not bow when entering the court, did not say his name when praising and bowing, and was given the nine gifts. Now he is also treated with the same ceremony as the emperor. How can I reward him? Do you really want to make him the first king of a different surname in my Great Yan?"

"Today, the emperor opened the Wumen Gate for him. His Majesty must have a deep meaning."

"Hehe, he is a prime minister in name but a traitor in reality."

"Liu Yushi, be careful with your words. Prime Minister Xu's cultivation is unfathomable. He may be able to detect it if you and I communicate."

"What if he can detect it? People of our generation deserve death."

After entering the court, he walked north along the streets full of imperial guards. After a series of complicated etiquette, the civil and military officials saw the back of the man standing alone in the dark again in front of the Fengtian Hall.

When the first rays of morning light fell on the earth,

in front of the magnificent Fengtian Hall, there was solemnity and dignity.

The Prime Minister of Dayan stood in the middle, the Deputy Prime Minister stood at the head of the civil officials on the left, and the General stood at the head of the military officials on the right.

On the left and right of the steps below the hall were the bands of the Bell and Drum Department, and between the steps of the hall were the commanders of the imperial guards, wearing full uniforms and armor. On the left and right of the imperial road and behind the civil and military officials, there were lieutenants holding swords.

After a moment of silence, the band of the Bell and Drum Department played the ancient music of the court, and the officials of the Honglu Temple shouted in a rhythmic voice:

"Enter the class~"

After the words fell,

the Prime Minister took the lead in stepping up the imperial road, and the civil and military officials entered the hall along the left and right stairs, and those with insufficient ranks stood outside the hall.

After entering the hall, the hall was empty, incense was curling, and the vermilion pillars were solemn and majestic.

The high and mighty throne was suspended without anyone, and there was a low-legged table carved with a giant python in the hall, and a young man with a face as gentle as jade and wearing a python robe was sitting quietly behind it.

It was the regent prince Li Yucheng.

After seeing the middle-aged man who entered the hall first, Li Yucheng immediately stood up from the futon behind the low table, bowed, and said in a gentle and smiling voice:

"Teacher."

Xu Yinhe looked at the other person calmly, nodded and responded:

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying that, he no longer looked at the Crown Prince, but at the screen behind the golden throne in the hall.

He stared for a moment, retracted his gaze, and lowered his eyes to rest.

After a simple etiquette, Li Yucheng sat back on the futon behind the low-legged table before all the officials entered the hall.

The high officials entered the hall and stood in an orderly manner on both sides. The eunuch in charge of the hall standing on one side uttered a feminine voice with ups and downs:

"Officials, please pay your respects~"

Hua La La——

Xu Yinhe stood still, and all the officials behind him bowed.

Since the prince oversees the country, according to the Great Yan ancestral system, all officials do not need to kneel down and bow, just bow.

After the ceremony, the feminine voice of the eunuch in charge in front of the palace sounded again:

"My lord of Honglu Temple, are there any ministers who have come to the capital today to express their gratitude, and who have left the capital to express their gratitude and come to the capital?"

An old man wearing a third-grade peacock costume standing next to him took a step forward and bowed:

"None today."

Hearing this,

The voice of the eunuch in front of the palace sounded again:

"If you want to discuss the urgent situation at the border with military aircraft, please have your ministers report it."

The affairs of the court were discussed in a clear order. First, they received the people entering and leaving Beijing, then the urgent matters of the border troops, and then the general government affairs.

After the words fell, there was silence in the huge hall for a moment.

"cough."

"cough."

"cough."

Three coughs sounded almost simultaneously.

According to the unwritten rules of the Dayan Court, every official must cough before performing any duties to avoid confusion and embarrassment caused by two people leaving work at the same time.

Since they speak out at the same time, they will be coordinated by the eunuch in front of the palace.

The eunuch wearing a python robe standing on one side of the hall glanced at the three officials there who spoke, and there was a glimmer of light in his slightly cloudy eyes.

Two princelings and one second princeling.

Subconsciously, he glanced at Xu Xiang, who was standing in the middle of the court, but the other party just stood there with his eyes lowered quietly, without giving him any hint from his eyes.

There was a moment of silence,

The chief eunuch in front of the palace also said:

"Shilang Qing, what do you want me to do?"

On the side of the civil servants, a middle-aged man wearing the official robe of the Minister of Etiquette took a step to the left and bowed:

"Your Highness, the war in the north is coming to an end. Your Highness has established a residence in Beijing and has been living in the military for a long time. This is not in line with the ancestral system. I may need to recruit him back to Beijing immediately."

Li Yucheng did not immediately express his position after hearing this. He glanced at His Highness's officials and pondered for a moment:

"The disaster of the barbarians has not yet subsided. My second brother and my third brother are not safe far away in the north. What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a murmur in the court.

"Your Highness is benevolent, this trip to the northern border is indeed in danger. Although the barbarian army has been destroyed, many strong men from their tribe are also fleeing. The second and third highnesses are both rich in gold, but they may be in danger in the northern border. "

"The Second Highness has a distinguished status. In the military, it may affect the general's decision-making and delay the fighter plane. If it is true, he should be recalled."

"Your Highness, the Second Highness, erected a monument for the soldiers of Beifeng. This is an act that will be remembered for generations. He should be recalled to the court to commend him."

"Your Highness"

Although the proposer wanted to recall Li Zhaoyuan on the grounds of ancestral system, after the prince's words, the courtiers understood the meaning instantly and turned the conversation to the personal safety of the second prince and the reward for his meritorious service.

Anyone who can stand in this court is a human being.

They all knew what the second prince wanted during his trip to the north.

By calling people back to the Imperial Capital first, you can directly kill what they want in the cradle.

As for commendations and rewards?

Just give him a name and reward him with some money.

After hearing His Highness's almost one-sided discussion, Prince Li Yucheng did not express his position immediately. Instead, he first glanced at the middle-aged man with gray hair in the middle of the independent court, and asked respectfully:

"Teacher, what do you think about this?"

He believed that the teacher would be on his side this time. After all, his second brother had just committed a crime against the opponent.

As long as his teacher was on his side, no one in the court would dare to speak out against him.

Xu Yinhe, who was standing quietly with his eyes lowered, heard the words, his eyes were calm and unhurried:

"This matter can be discussed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the ministers of the DPRK."

When the royal family seizes the direct heir, the prime minister's office does not participate or take sides.

As the Prime Minister's words fell, some of the Second Prince's party lost any consideration.

"cough."

Without being named by the chief eunuch,

A middle-aged man wearing the official robe of the Minister of War took a step sideways and said:

"His Royal Highness, Liu thinks it would be inappropriate to recall His Highness directly now."

And as soon as he finished speaking,

The Minister of Rites who was the first to speak immediately spoke out in a strange voice:

"Liu Shilang, what's wrong? According to the ancestral system, His Highness the Second Highness should be recalled. Moreover, if His Highness has been away from home for a long time and something goes wrong, can you be responsible for it?"

The Minister of War glanced at the other party and chuckled:

"Mr. Qing, the Second Prince's trip to the north was ordered by His Majesty. Even though His Highness is in charge of the country, he rashly recalled His Highness. Do you want His Highness to ignore the Holy Instructions personally by His Majesty?"

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As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden silence in the court.

Qing Shilang's face suddenly darkened, and his fists under his sleeves clenched slightly.

What a big hat.

Don't mention this hat to him. I'm afraid no one in the court would dare to accept it except the silent Prime Minister Xu.

Even the prince couldn't take it.

Li Yucheng initially changed the topic from the ancestral system to caring for the safety of the emperor's younger brother, because he was worried that someone would make trouble with this matter.

Although he is in charge of the country, his father is not dead yet.

When the emperor and the prince have conflicting orders, everyone knows who to listen to.

Be a little quieter,

Li Yucheng took a deep look at the Minister of War, smiled gently, and said in a gentle voice:

"What Liu Qing said is reasonable. Qing Qing is also worried about the safety of his second and third brothers. Naturally, father's order cannot be violated. This matter will be discussed later."

Seeing that the prince had come to a conclusion on this matter, the eunuch in charge of the palace in front of the court once again said loudly:

"General Huaiyuan, what's the matter?"

Hearing this,

On the side of the military officer, a burly man in the uniform of the commander of the imperial guards took a step to the left, bowed, and then lowered his head and whispered:

"Your Highness, the Second Prince came here last night with a message from thousands of miles away. He sympathizes with the lives of the soldiers and worries about the common people in the northern border. He is willing to share the worries for His Majesty and Your Highness."

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When he finished speaking,

all the civil and military officials in the hall were silent, and those who knew each other looked at each other and whispered to each other.

Even Xu Yinhe, who had been keeping his eyes down and silent, glanced at the person who spoke.

General Huaiyuan, one of the ten commanders of the imperial guards of Di'an City.

The reason why the people in the court were so shocked was because of the identity of this General Huaiyuan.

The Great Yan Imperial Guards can almost be said to be the private reserve of the prince's party. Among them, the commanders of the imperial guards are all staff members of the prince's mansion, not to mention their subordinates.

And this commander of the imperial guards named Huaiyuan is even more of an iron-blooded prince's party.

In the past, during the morning court meetings, he almost beat up the Second Prince's staff several times.

What was the meaning of suddenly speaking for the Second Prince?

Defection?

In the incense filling the hall, many officials looked at the Prince's expression.

But unfortunately, no one could see any clues from his face.

Li Yucheng still had a bright and gentle look, quietly looking at General Huaiyuan who spoke, tapping the table with his fingertips, and smiled softly:

"Commander Jin, why don't you tell me in detail, how does the second brother want to share the worries of the father?"

Commander Jin lowered his eyes, his voice was steady, neither hurried nor slow:

"And the second prince and the soldiers fought blood in Beifeng City, and also wrote inscriptions on the south wall of Beifeng for the hundreds of thousands of heroic souls who died. I am willing to follow the example of His Highness Wuyuan and lead the army to the north to wipe out the remnants of the barbarians."

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Hearing this, Xu Yinhe, who had gray hair, had a flash of realization in his eyes, and once again glanced at the golden throne on the hall, which was meaningful.

Unlike Xu Xiangguo's realization, Li Yucheng was confused.

The fingertips tapping the table stagnated, and Li Yucheng's jade-like face did not change, but his bright eyes narrowed slightly.

Military power

This Li Zhaoyuan not only secretly instigated a most trusted commander of the imperial guards around him to rebel, but also dared to directly ask for military power.

Before Li Yucheng could speak, his officials from the Prince Party had already acted as his mouthpiece:

"Hey, does the second prince not understand the ancestral system?"

"Since you have already established a government, you dare to ask for military power."

"Your Highness, this is the ambition of King Zhou."

The King of Zhou, hundreds of years ago, used the imperial guards in the capital to persuade the prince to rebel and kill me.

Once these words came out, they were already heartbreaking.

"Wang Qing, be careful! My second brother just wants to share the worries of my father."

Li Yucheng scolded the last person who spoke, then turned to look at Commander Jin, and asked softly:

"Commander Jin, does my second brother want you to lead the Sixth Town of the Imperial Guards to the north?"

Li Zhaoyuan is not building a military formation, and he needs a general to command the troops if he wants them.

Upon hearing this, Commander Jin lowered his body and whispered softly:

"Your Highness, the Imperial Guards must not act rashly, and the Second Prince only wants an army, and the soldiers under it can be recruited from the people."

Li Yucheng took a deep breath and smiled softly:

"What about you, Commander Jin?"

Commander Jin raised his eyes to look at Li Yucheng, and bowed forward:

"I am willing to share the worries of the emperor and go north."

Li Yucheng understood what the second brother wanted to do.

The organization, as well as the commander of the army, as for the money and soldiers, should be provided by those sects.

However, how could such behavior be agreed to?

Taking a deep breath,

Li Yucheng was about to speak,

when he heard a loud and feminine voice coming from the screen behind the golden throne:

"Your Majesty - here~~"

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