Today is the first day of the lunar month. According to the rules set by the ancestors of the Dugu Dynasty, every day on the first day and fifteenth day, the emperors of the Dugu Dynasty would gather all officials of the fourth rank or above in the capital to discuss matters, mainly for the next half month arrangement. There are also some important matters that will be heard from the broad opinions of the ministers at this time and make the final decision.

Today, Dugu Tianpeng sat on the tall emperor's throne, obviously in poor spirits. The ministers who had seen the emperor yesterday didn't know what was wrong with the emperor today. They appeared in the government hall early, sat down on it and pondered, as if they had not had a good sleep at night, but everyone swallowed their speculations and no one dared to say it in public.

As the eunuch of Sili said in the throat of the duck, "All officials paid a visit in the morning!"

Without His Majesty's approval, the eunuch of the Sili would never dare to announce the morning court without asking for instructions from Dugu Tianpan. It was obvious that this was the emperor's instruction.

There are nearly 200 officials in the hall, each with their own positions, and they cannot be wrong. They are arranged in three rows. The royal family headed by the auxiliary prince Dugu Tianrui on the left, including the older prince and relatives. The middle row is headed by the Prime Minister Li Yuanchao, including the officials of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate. The first person in the right is naturally the Minister of War Kou Tianyun. The Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue, 90% of the Military Command and the Imperial Guardian.

, and after a group of officials, basically the three major forces in the court were like this. Among them, Dugu Tianpeng could control only the two forces, the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Guard. The city defense army in the capital was in the hands of Li Yuanchao. Ninety percent of the military personnel were controlled by Kou Tianyun, and the camp in the suburbs of the capital was in the hands of Dugu Tianrui. If he was loyal, the other two people would not dare to make a move, because the royal imperial guards with the strongest combat power were always controlled by Dugu Tianpeng.

The emperor had not spoken yet, and no one of the arrogant and domineering ministers dared to speak, because in the hearts of most ministers, the emperor was supreme, and the imperial power was even more supreme. Angering the emperor would be like angering the heavens. God could not offend him no matter what.

Dugu Tianpan opened his tired eyes and looked at the ministers kneeling below and said, "Get up. The weather is cold and the ground is too cold. You are all my loyal ministers. What if it is frozen, wouldn't it be my loss?"

A thank-you word ran out of the ministers' mouths. Zeng Cheng, who was standing at the end, also agreed in a daze. As for what he said, he didn't know. He didn't fall asleep all night. What was the intention of the emperor giving him this order, and his head was still confused.

"Okay, okay, just say anything if you have anything to do." Dugu Tianpeng waved his hand and sat up and said.

He Ling, Minister of Rites, made a list and said: "Speak to Your Majesty. Since Empress Dadexian passed away, Your Majesty is grateful for the queen's affection and has never enthroned the queen. So far, there have been nineteen springs and autumns. However, the harem cannot be without a master for a day, and the world cannot be without a mother of the country. I am willing to ask Your Majesty to enthrone another queen, and the mother of the world will be in charge of the world." After saying that, he crawled on the ground and did not dare to get up.

Dugu Tianpeng knew that what should come was still coming. The officials had always had little words about themselves and they had never enthroned the queen. Although the emperor had many concubines in the harem, there was only one empress. After the great despot, Yun Rong, who had the deepest relationship with him, was killed by his elder brother's rebellion, he was depressed, indulged in love with him, and ignored the government, causing two cancers, Li Yuanchao and Kou Tianyun, to emerge from the court. After awakening, their power had been consolidated. If it was to move, it would be difficult. Therefore, he had never planned to enthrone the queen. Once enthroned, he had no intention of enthroning the queen.

The queen is afraid that the treacherous ministers will not be eliminated, and the princes will have to start early. If any concubine in the harem is appointed as the queen, then the next step for all officials is to write a letter to him to enthrone the crown prince. If the legitimate legitimate is not established, whoever becomes the queen will have the possibility of becoming the crown prince. Therefore, the matter of the queen has been suppressed by him. Unexpectedly, there will be a day when the ministers in the court intend to jointly write a letter to him to enthrone the queen, but even the mother who is still living in seclusion put a lot of pressure on him. This is why he is so difficult to make a decision.

He Ling is Li Yuanchao's disciple. He brought up the matter of establishing the queen in public. Li Yuanchao must be behind it. Dugu Tianpeng sneered: "I have not enthroned the queen for more than ten years. Why did Lord He only think of reminding me to enthrone the queen?"

He Ling suddenly felt a chill on his back and ran away at night. He was not unaware of the many ministers who wrote a letter to the emperor to enthrone the queen, but they were all written on the memorials and had not been read out in public. The emperor naturally knew in his heart that the emperor said so now that he must have wanted to use him to punish him for his dereliction of duty.

When Li Yuanchao heard something was wrong, the emperor probably wanted He Ling to start the operation. Dugu Tianpan obeyed Li Yuanchao everything, but everyone knew in his heart that the emperor was not stupid, but missing his old feelings and could not extricate himself. He was not interested in political affairs, and everything was handled by Li Yuanchao at the discretion of his actions. Especially now, He Ling's move has touched the emperor's rebellion. He was afraid that his plan would not be able to achieve it, so he lost a general first. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it has been less than three months since Lord He was in office at the Ministry of Rites, so some things are not above Lord He's power, so Lord He doesn't want to make random comments to Your Majesty."

Dugu Tianpeng secretly said that Li Yuanchao was indeed very scheming. He was probably under his plan to change the Minister of Rites three months ago. It turned out that He Ling asked him to come up with this for today. He was not good at dealing with him. He had only been in office for three months and could only get a little familiar with his responsibilities. Moreover, it was reasonable for the Minister of Rites to enroll the new queen and could not handle it.

Dugu Tianpeng's anger gradually faded: "Li Aiqing said something, He Ling, you get up."

He Ling hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up, retreated to the team, and continued to stand with his head down.

After about a stick of incense, the hall was a little terrible. The breathing of the ministers became much smaller, and no one dared to speak.

After all, Dugu Tianpeng is still the emperor, and no one dares to anger his power on the surface. Li Yuanchao and Kou Tianyun do not have the courage to do so yet.

"The Empress Dowager is here!" The eunuch who was serving outside the gate of the Royal Hall suddenly sang loudly and knelt down.

All the ministers looked at the door of the hall in surprise. What happened today? Everything was strange. In reality, the Minister of Rites angered the emperor and was almost punished. Now even the empress dowager is here. Could something big happened? The young official plan is to withdraw quickly, hoping not to affect him.

Walking down the Lonely Heaven, Kou, the Empress Dowager of the Dugu Dynasty, brought to her side and sat down and said, "My mother is not resting in the back hall, is there anything wrong with running to her son's minister?"

Kou family smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty summoned all ministers to discuss the establishment of the queen, so I came to take a look. I wonder if the negotiation result was achieved?"

Although Kou is over 60 years old, there are countless rare medicines in the palace. Therefore, under the maintenance of medicinal power, not only does his hair be black and healthy, but his eyes are a little like a woman in his forty years. Because he has been in a high position for many years, he gradually formed a noble and undespicable temperament. Therefore, the ministers in the court, including the emperor, respect the Empress Dowager Kou, especially as Kou Tianyun's aunt, otherwise Kou Tianyun would not have such a great power in the court.

Dugu Tianpeng was very filial to this mother who pushed him to the throne and smiled and said, "My mother, who told you that the son-in-law is here to discuss the establishment of a new queen today?"

Kou smiled and said, "You are not young anymore. No matter how many concubines there are in the harem, the queen has no personal choice for a day, and the queen is not at ease for a day. No matter whether it is true or false, the queen always has to take a look." Kou avoided Dugu Tianpeng's question.

Dugu Tianpeng knew that his mother's intelligence was not under the ministers present, and that he could have pushed the emperor to the throne with him, so how could he be an ordinary woman? How could Dugu Tianpeng's little care be hidden from her?

When Li Yuanchao saw Kou say this, he became bolder and said, "Your Majesty, what the Empress Dowager said is very true. Your Majesty can no longer delay the appointment of a new queen. Now rumors are everywhere on the mainland, and the people's hearts are unstable. If you enthrone the queen now, not only will you celebrate the whole world, but you can also be at peace with the hearts of all people!"

The title of the queen may have a big blow to Kou Tianyun, because most of his current power comes from the support of the empress dowager. If a queen is attached in the middle, it may be unfavorable to him. On the surface, what he supports now is the son of a distant cousin, the second prince Dugu Changyun. The empress dowager also betrothed the niece of a distant relative to Dugu Tianpan for the sake of Kou's family. He originally wanted to help her as the queen, but unfortunately she was poor. The second prince under her was ill soon and entrusted her son to Kou Tianyun. If Li Yuanchao's sister became the queen, it would be a disaster for the Kou's family. If the empress dowager passed away, Kou Tianyun would not have the same intention as the empress dowager, but now there is no room for him to turn around. The enthronement of the new empress may become a reality with the intervention of the empress dowager. The only thing he can do is to stop Li Yuanchao's sister Li Guifei's position on the stool.

Kou Tianyun thought of this, it would be better to be a favor, and maybe he could win the favor of the empress dowager. He also made a comment: "Weichen thinks that what Lord Li said is a little bit reasonable, Your Majesty might as well consider it!"

Dugu Tianpeng sneered in his heart, "That's great. He actually put on the same pair of pants. Kou Tianyun probably won't be able to do anything good, right?" Since you want to fight, you will just help you. So he stood up and said to Dugu Tianrui, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Dugu Tianrui opened his hazy eyes and said, "The enthronement of the queen is both a family matter and a state matter. I am no longer concerned about the world affairs now. I will do whatever Your Majesty says."

What a Dugu Tianrui. These words meant nothing, and he pushed them all. I don’t know what he was thinking. Dugu Tianpeng’s most cautious 19 years ago was not his rebellious brother, but his cunning and clever brother. Now, he still couldn’t see his true face clearly.

In this matter, the three princes who were qualified to go to the palace to discuss matters have no right to speak. Li Yuanchao and Kou Tianyun both agreed to agree. It seems that the enthronement of the new queen has been pushed to the front desk from behind the scenes. Dugu Tianpan announced loudly: "Since all my dear friends think that they are the candidates for the enthronement of the new queen, but I have many concubines in the harem, and I don't know who to enthrone for a while. Therefore, after all the officials went to court, they thought about it for me. After the result, they directly sent the memorial to my imperial study room and retreated from court!"

Dugu Tianpeng almost did not give the officials a discussion, and directly announced his retirement from the court. The loyal ministers could not. The emperor said nothing and said nothing. If he forced himself to discuss, it would be a serious crime to disobey the emperor. The Queen Mother Kou suddenly didn't know what his son was thinking. He said some boring words with Dugu Tianpeng, but couldn't dig out anything. Finally, he knew to go back to his bedroom to rest.

Dugu Tianpan sat quietly on the imperial throne, and his head began to hurt. Changfeng, who was the Duanqing Village, might be his sixth son: Dugu Changfeng, the capital city is probably going to start to get messy now. He entered Beijing at this time, for the shipyard. This matter is extremely troublesome. His sons were not good at it. The second son Dugu Changyun was weak and grew up drinking tonics since he was a child. If the Dugu Dynasty was handed over to him, Daquan would definitely be captured by the Kou family. Kou Tianyun had ambitions. This is an indisputable fact. The fourth son Dugu Changqing was easy-going, outstanding in literary talent, and extremely filial. He was deeply loved by the Queen Mother and the royal family, but he only knew

Poetry, songs and essays seem to be afraid of governing the country. It is not the material for a monarch. The seventh son Dugu Changxin, the sister of Li Yuanchao, and the son of the concubine Li, are smart, but have a lustful habit. Although they have not provoked everyone, lustfulness will definitely ruin the country. I am just a mirror. The rest of them are still young and can't see anything. The only thing that is gratitude is that the fifth princess Dugu Qian she adopted is beautiful and generous, and is very sensitive to politics. She is not inferior to men. Unfortunately, she is a woman. If she is a man, he will make Dugu Qian the crown prince without hesitation, and will not look for his sixth son Dugu Changfeng.

"Father?" A sweet voice sounded in Dugu Tianpeng's ears. He was so familiar with this voice. It was his favorite fifth princess Dugu Qian.

"Father, are you worried?" Dugu Qian said for the second time.

Dugu Tianpeng showed a kind smile, grabbed Dugu Qian's little hand and said, "Qian'er, come, sit next to his father." In the world, except for the Empress Dowager Kou, only Dugu Qian has this blessing and is on par with the supreme ruler of the Dugu Dynasty. It can be seen how much Dugu Tianpeng loves Dugu Qian. In addition to her excellence, Dugu Tianpeng saw the shadow of the Dadexian Queen on Dugu Qian, which is also the key point.

Dugu Qian sat obediently beside Dugu Tianpeng, and smiled sweetly with the broad mind of Dugu Tianpeng: "The mind of the father is so warm!"

Dugu Tianpeng gently pinched Dugu Qian's Qiong Nose and laughed: "You just can make me happy."

Dugu Qian's face was filled with embarrassment and said, "Father canceled Qian'er, Qian'er has always told the truth."

Dugu Tianpeng suddenly said seriously: "Qian'er, you are here to find your father to make him happy, right? Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

Dugu Qian smiled sly and said, "I know I can't hide it from my father. Qian'er has been bored these days and wants to go out of the palace to ask for approval from my father."

Dugu Tianpeng pretended to be angry and said, "What do you want to do? It's only been a few days since I left the palace last time. What do you want to do when you leave the palace again? You should know how dangerous it is for you, an lonely woman, outside the palace. Do you want your father to be worried about you in the palace?"

Dugu Qian said without hesitation: "Father, you can just call some big guards to follow Qian'er secretly. It wasn't this the case before. Besides, Qian'er is not good at martial arts. How can an ordinary little thief hurt me?"
Chapter completed!