Chapter 1384 The Foolish Empress 7
Change the morning morning to quarter past four, which is equivalent to a quarter past nine, just in time to get a good night's sleep. That night, everyone who was not dead could not sleep.
I woke up half an hour early and only slept for five hours. I can't sleep anymore. If I don't settle this matter early, I will have trouble sleeping and eating.
The imperial chef prepared porridge that was easy to swallow and digest, with some pickles, and four-color buns.
Xining sat down to eat, feeling pretty good. After all, it was palace food, very exquisite. Even the little buns are themed after spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring and green noodles are made with mugwort leaf juice and contain mung beans. In summer, after roasting amaranth, take the red juice and mix it with noodles, and put bean paste inside. In autumn, orange juice is mixed with noodles and carved into chrysanthemums. Dong is made of white noodles and pork stuffing.
All exquisite and beautiful, one or two pieces each.
While eating, I couldn't help but ask: "Did King Duan get up now?"
"Get up!" The steward lowered his voice: "It's almost the fourth watch before the lights go out. He got up at about the same time as His Majesty."
"Hmm~" Xining held a bowl and drank porridge: "Is there anything that needs to be filled? Have you brought Prince Duan's court uniform?"
Not to mention court clothes, dragon robes are probably ready.
The manager replied: "That's not a question."
"Tell Prince Duan that if you didn't bring your court uniform, the armor you wore yesterday would be good." Xining picked up another small bun: "When the general returns, he will go to court in his armor. Just wipe it clean if it's dirty."
It's natural to say that if the armor is dirty, it is naturally stained by the blood from last night. The manager took a careful glance at the empress, said hello, and went out to do it himself.
After eating, rinse your mouth, wipe your face, change clothes, and comb your hair and makeup. After everything was settled, he went to the Dezheng Hall to attend court in ordinary court clothes.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" After the eunuch in charge called out, the empress appeared on the stage.
After Xi Ning sat down, he saw the ministers in the court bowing and bowing. King Duan also came, wearing court clothes. Even if he entered the palace, he would still have the court uniform with him.
However, in the previous plot, King Duan also wore court clothes. Even if he put it on when he started cleaning the battlefield, and then took it off and put on mourning clothes after finding the body of the owner, he still kept the court clothes with him.
Look at the civil and military ministers from all over the dynasty, 60% of them came. After saluting and playing, they stood sparsely, which has never been so rare. That's because some don't dare to come, and some have already encountered unexpected events last night.
I originally thought that I would see a palace full of rebels wearing armor this morning, but now it seems that it is no different than before. They looked a little less frightened, but still uneasy.
It seems to be the same as usual except that there are few people. In fact, she knew that those swordsmen might still be hiding somewhere, waiting to rush in and wash the court with blood under some pretext.
Xining pretended to say: "Brother Huang went to Beijing last night. The journey was dusty and tiring. Please give me a seat!"
He was actually given a seat, and the ministers watched as two eunuchs carried a chair over and placed it under the steps of the dragon chair.
After King Duan thanked him, he sat down and faced the ministers.
Xining looked at the eunuch in charge next to him. He immediately understood and shouted: "If you have something to report, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
If you say this, something must have happened. There are still many corpses lying inside and outside the palace.
When a minister came out, Xi Ning got a headache when he saw it. It was Yan Guan! And he is the most stubborn old man. This kind of officer is the most annoying, and he dares to say anything. If you don't listen, take off your official hat immediately and hit the pillars. The king became a coward, and he became a loyal and patriotic minister.
Old man Weng is even more difficult to deal with. He is almost 70 years old. He is not blind or deaf, and his speech is sonorous and powerful. It is said that he can eat two large bowls at each meal. His old wife helped him move a house fifteen years ago. Concubine. As a result, the concubine gave birth to a son the next year, and this son was younger than the grandson. To this day, he often stays at his concubine's place at night. After leaving every morning, the concubine drinks Bizi soup, which prevents him from having any more children older than his grandson. It can be said that he gets stronger with age.
Since he entered the official position, he has always been known for his loyalty and uprightness. Whenever he advises the late emperor on important matters, he must explain it clearly. If he is not convinced, he will not give up until the late emperor has to agree.
Weng Yushi's beard and hair are all white, but his waist and back are straight. He stepped forward with a wat in his hand, bowed, and spoke aggressively: "I have my own principles! I impeached King Duan, and he led an uprising a month ago. Who would have thought that he led his troops to detour, raid the capital, and attack the palace at night? These treacherous officials below The thief should be bound immediately and taken to a prison to await interrogation! ”
Sure enough, my head hurts, Old Man Weng, Old Man Weng, don’t you look at when, are you saying this now?
Xining peeked through the beaded curtain, although King Duan was sitting there motionless, unable to see his expression. But all the muscles in his body were tense, and he might not be able to see well, so he yelled a secret signal. Hundreds of swordsmen and axemen rushed in and washed the court with blood.
Not counting this, a few of them also came out: "I second the proposal...I second the proposal...I also second the proposal..."
I seconded it, you guys are going to die together.
Xi Ning really wanted to have a chat with her, but this was a court, so she couldn't get there.
So he said in a long voice: "You are very loyal, but you have misunderstood King Duan. I was deceived by a traitor and was controlled in the palace. It was King Duan who knew the news and led his troops to serve the king."
Yushi Weng did not agree with this account: "It is true that His Majesty was deceived by a traitor. But why did the old minister never know that His Majesty was being kidnapped?"
Isn't that enough? If you don't follow the steps, do you have to pierce the window paper?
Xi Ning's tone was stiff: "It was controlled, how could it be a hostage? I was deceived for a moment. Didn't Weng Aiqing always remind me before that Prince Duan is of royal blood and should be treated with courtesy? If I knew clearly that my brother was being treated like this, how could I do it? Don’t you listen to Weng Aiqing?”
This would be tantamount to telling King Duan that Yushi Weng had spoken for him before.
Weng Yushi held the wat board in both hands, stood up straight, and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "But now and then, now King Duan leads his troops to the capital privately without being summoned. It is really disrespectful. I think your majesty has many ways, why do you need to choose This kind of thing? King Duan said that he was going to root out the traitors and lead his troops into the palace. The old minister thought that he had an ulterior motive and should be detained for interrogation. "
Come on, the whole court is going to be destroyed before we can take it down! Who is arresting whom?
"Well, when Weng Aiqing said this, it seems that there is indeed something wrong with King Duan." Xining pretended to think deeply and then said: "King Duan came forward to listen to the order."
King Duan stood up, turned around and knelt down to face him. He lowered his head and could not clearly see the expression on his face.
Xi Ning explained the reason he had thought of: "King Duan secretly led troops into the palace in the middle of the night. Although the circumstances are excusable, he violated the previous king's order. He will be punished by taking back his fief and a year's salary!"
After finishing speaking, he asked pleasantly: "Brother, do you have any objections?"
King Duan was stunned. This penalty was serious, quite serious. Even the fiefdom was taken back. A king without a fiefdom could only live in the capital or the imperial mausoleum.
But this crime is to lead troops into the palace. In the past, there were imperial edicts not to enter the capital unless summoned, and anyone could have their homes confiscated and beheaded. At most, he only cared about the emperor's face and gave him poisonous wine or committed suicide.
You have to think carefully about whether to admit it or to call in the hidden swordsmen outside.
(End of chapter)