Chapter 239: The Golden Palace (Part 1)(1/2)
Huang Guan and seven other Qingliu of the court were secretly plundered by the Jinyiwei on the way to court. They were stripped of their clothes in a coma and sent to brothels in the capital city. They lay unconsciously on the embroidered couches of the brothel girls, enjoying the charming and ecstatic beauty and powder array.
Seeing his confidant stripped Huang Guan naked and lifted him to the carriage that had been waiting outside the alley. The carriage gradually faded away, Cao Yi clapped his palms, and his rough bearded face couldn't help but twitched a few times, as if he was trying hard to hold back his smile.
"Brother Xiao's move is really insidious. It's much more cruel than cutting their heads. Killing people to kill their hearts. Well, it's really killing people to kill their hearts..." Cao Yi sighed with emotion and murmured.
If someone found out that they were not absent from the court meeting, they would not only lie in the court meeting, but also lay naked in the arms of women, enjoying the beautiful bed, not only did they miss the court meeting, but they would not only lie in the arms of the people and the civil and military officials of the court, but also lie naked in the arms of women, enjoying the beautiful bed. Not to mention whether the emperor would punish them, just talk about their future reputation, I am afraid...
Cao Yi sighed leisurely. He understood that the meaning of Xiao Fan's life was to do everything possible to destroy people tirelessly. This monster was born to ruin other people's reputation, from the Daoyan's male style two years ago, to the framing of Huang Zicheng, and to the framing of Huang Guan today...
The eyes of civil and military officials in the court were sharp, and the treacherous party was indeed a treacherous party. With such a style of conduct, the title of "treacherous party" was truly worthy of, and he was definitely not wronged.
After sighing for a while, Cao Yi turned his head and whispered: "Put the ministers who fainted, and don't wake up before the morning court has dissipated!"
The captains clasped their fists and responded in a low voice: "Yes!"
At the same time, in front of Chengtian Gate of the Palace, there were already a crowd of people. Princes and clans, meritorious princes and magistrates, and noble families who did not need to attend court on weekdays were all dressed in neat court uniforms, wearing six-lined beam crowns, holding ivory boards in their hands, standing in front of Chengtian Gate in groups of three or five, chatting and whispering. Everyone looked complicated, either angry, smiling, or indifferent. Of course, their topics were inseparable from the topics of today's grand dynasty meeting, and there were also the key figures who advocated reform and reform, Xiao Fan, the commander of the Jinyiwei.
When the crowds were heard, a carriage was slowly coming on the south side of Chengtian Gate. More than a dozen personal guards and escorts in the imperial sedan clothes were wearing flying fish uniforms, under the gaze of the ministers, from far to near.
Seeing the personal guards guarding beside the sedan chair, the ministers were filled with fear, and the discussions of hundreds of people suddenly stopped. The square was silent and silence like death.
The official sedan chair had already fallen in front of Chengtian Gate, and the personal guards respectfully lifted the curtain of the sedan chair. Under the dim light of the lantern, a young and white handsome face appeared in everyone's eyes.
He was wearing a brand new flying fish robe, a buzzer, soap boots, and a gentle smile on his face. However, a graceful and luxurious aura that was not angry and powerful, made people dare not look up to him.
This is the central figure of the upcoming court storm, the newly promoted Marquis Chengyi, the fourth commander of the Jinyiwei, Xiao Fan!
The dispute begins and the wind and clouds change color. Can he defeat Qingliu, control the court, and successfully implement his reform proposal?
In front of Chengtian Gate, the ministers were silent, and their eyes looked at Xiao Fan were filled with complexity, expectation, resentment, indifferent, and indifferent.
Xiao Fan calmly met the various gazes of the ministers, and Shi Shiran walked out of the official sedan chair, still smiling, just like his usual manners.
When a group of treacherous parties gathered to see the leader coming, they hurriedly came forward and bowed to Xiao Fan.
The Minister of War Ru Wei ignored his identity as a minister of the Ministry of War. His old face was as flattering as a blooming chrysanthemum, and his whole facial features were squeezed into a ball. His round figure was bent down with difficulty, intending to give Xiao Fan an authentic and original prayer bow. Xiao Fan was so scared that he hurriedly stopped him.
"Mr. Ru is not very polite. You are too rich and cannot do such difficult moves. It is too risky. You must save the vitality of our treacherous party..."
All the treacherous parties all looked at each other: "…………”
Ru Wei stumbled her thick lips a few times, and finally couldn't help but correct her: "Sir, we are not treacherous parties, we are loyal ministers! A loyal minister!"
The treacherous party nodded and agreed like a chicken pecking at rice, then looked at him with a resentful expression, silently accusing Xiao Fan of his own depravity.
Xiao Fan sighed: "Okay, we are loyal ministers..."
The treacherous parties finally turned their resentment into joy.
People are the most important thing to know. Unfortunately, the treacherous party does not have this valuable quality. They habitually hypnotize themselves. The more treacherous they are, the more they keep the word "loyal minister" on their lips every day. - Will loyal ministers do these things that are not bad for having a son?
Ru Wei looked around and then leaned into Xiao Fan's ear and whispered: "Sir, we... are really not sure about the grand ceremony today, what should we do?"
Xiao Fan smiled calmly and said, "It's okay, I have asked my master to open the altar and make countless curses and clear streams. Today, we have the help of Laojun of the Three Pure Land, and we will surely win!"
Everyone's faces suddenly became a little ugly. Ru Fengqiang smiled and said, "Sir, you are... too sarcastic, right?"
Xiao Fan said seriously: "Don't underestimate the role of gods. Laojun, the Sanqing Emperor, has been worshipped by the people for more than two thousand years and has been in full bloom. This shows that Laojun is still very kind and will not refuse to save him..."
Everyone's expressions were consistent, their faces twitched violently at the same time, and then they looked depressed, looking like they were at the end of their journey, and they were very depressed.
At this time, the golden bell of Wufeng Tower above the Meridian Gate rang melodiously.
At the third hour of Yin, the morning court time has come.
The heavy Meridian Gate creaked open, and the twelve men in brocade clothes walked out of the Meridian Gate, pressed their hands on the side of their waists, and stood outside the Meridian Gate in a cold and solemn expression.
All officials consciously arranged in two rows according to their ranks, and then entered one after another. Civil and military officials entered the left gate, and their fellow clans entered the right gate, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and went straight to Fengtian Hall.
The third squad was standing in front of Fengtian Hall, and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel held the list of lords of each official and began to sing the name. Until this time, the ministers of Qingliu *** were a little panicked.
Huang Guan, Zhuo Jing, Bao Zhao... These people are the backbone of Qingliu, why haven't they arrived yet? Did they forget the time when they discussed countermeasures in Huang's mansion?
The Qingliuqing couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fan and the treacherous parties not far away, and strong panic and uneasiness gradually hit their hearts.
The situation is not good, and today's court meeting is afraid there will be changes!
Soon after, a eunuch hurriedly walked over, raised a whisk in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The emperor is here, all officials will see him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials knelt down to the square outside the hall.
At this time, only a few loud and high-pitched elephants were heard, followed by a tiger roar and a leopard. The civil and military officials looked up one after another, but saw the emperor's carriage slowly coming in front of the square. In front of the luxurious carriage, six elephants guided the way, and behind them were a group of tigers and leopards driven by tamed orcs. Two thousand generals of great men in rich clothes protected the carriage around. The scene was particularly majestic.
The civil and military officials made a noise, and then quickly calmed down, leaned against the ground and bowed to the phoenix, not daring to make any sound.
Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and established the ritual system. He had very strict regulations on the emperor's ceremonial guards, and there were many types of ceremonial guards. If he used six elephants and tigers and leopards, he would encounter extremely important or grand state affairs. Such ceremonial guards were never used easily. If they were used, they would be a ceremonial meeting.
As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Xiao Fan was in charge of the emperor's ceremonial affairs, and he was very aware of this, and he was deeply moved at this moment.
Zhu Yunwen launched the first elephant, tiger and leopard to the dynasty for the first time because of the reform of the military system, which shows his importance to the reform of the military system, and also shows his deep friendship with Xiao Fan.
The imperial carriage was not anxious or slow, and he slowly walked to the front of the hall to stop. Zhu Yunwen wore a winged dragon crown and a big red dragon robe, with a solemn and solemn expression. With the support of the eunuch, he slowly walked down the imperial carriage and stepped into Fengtian Hall with his head held high.
All the officials temporarily forgot the complex emotions in their hearts. Until Zhu Yunwen sat on the dragon throne, the ministers entered the hall at the same time, kneeling down and shouting long live.
Zhu Yunwen's slightly tender handsome face was majestic. He slowly looked around the ministers and said in a deep voice: "All the ministers are calm."
The ministers stood up as he said, and Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Xiao Fan in the squad first. Seeing Xiao Fan standing in the Lord's class with a calm expression, his eyes closed and he didn't speak. Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel relieved. Then he unconsciously looked at the Qingliu ministers. These people were the biggest obstacle to implementing military reforms and could not ignore them.
After taking a few careful glances, Zhu Yunwen was a little surprised. Then, regardless of his demeanor, he tried hard to *** the eyes and glanced at the ministers one by one again, and the look of surprise on his face became more and more intense.
"Ahem... Why didn't Zuodu Censor Bao Zhao go to court?" Zhu Yunwen couldn't help asking.
The official in charge of the official vocals was in charge of the vocals. As soon as he was about to answer, he heard Xiao Fan in the class reply lightly.
"Mr. Brutality asked for sick leave."
Zhu Yunwen said in surprise: "What sick leave he has taken?"
"……Have loose bowels."
Zhu Yunwen continued to be stunned and said, "How did you know?"
"…He met me halfway through and asked me to say hello to him."
Qingliu***'s eyes widened, and at the same time, he gasped: "Hiss--"
Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and then asked unwillingly: "Why didn't the Censor Huang Guan come?"
Xiao Fan still replied calmly: "Mr. Huang asked for leave."
"What's more important than a court meeting?"
"His aunt died and went back to attend the funeral..."
"How did you know?"
"…He met me halfway through and asked me to say hello to him."
Zhong Qingliu: “…………”
"Where is Zhuo Jing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue?" Zhu Yunwen seemed to understand something, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"He asked for a leave of injury." Xiao Fan still said.
"What injuries did he suffer?"
"The sedan chair driver who carried him a sedan chair was drunk and hit a tree..."
Zhu Yunwen became smart this time: "I met you halfway, so I asked you to say hello, right?"
Xiao Fan bowed and smiled, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful."
Zhong Qingliu's face gradually turned dark: "…………”
Zhu Yunwen sighed, "You met so many acquaintances along the way in the last court..."
"I am so worried about such a good relationship..."
"Where is Hu Kui, the head of the Ministry of Rites?" A Qingliu official stood up and couldn't help but ask loudly.
Everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Fan to see what other reasons Xiao Fan could make up this time.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Fan shook his sleeves lightly, rolled his eyes to the sky, and snorted: "I'm not his father, how do I know?"
Everyone: "…………”
Qingliu*** was inexplicably missing eight backbone elements. Coupled with Xiao Fan's bullshit explanation, the Qingliu ministers suddenly became anxious, and a strong panic flashed through their hearts. The fighting spirit that was originally full of fighting was much depressed, and even a fine cold sweat blew out from their foreheads.
Such an important court meeting decided that Qingliu was absent at the critical moment of the position and power of the court. This was clearly no coincidence. Did Xiao Fan take the blame on them?
The Qingliu group of dragons had no leader and immediately became panicked. He wanted to go out to ask Xiao Fan, but it was difficult to tell whether this matter was true or false. There was no evidence to prove that the absence of the eight people was related to Xiao Fan. It was a waste of time to ask, and they would definitely not admit it.
In contrast to Qingliu's reaction, the traitors were stunned for a while and were all ecstatic. If they weren't in the Golden Palace, they would have wished they could jump up and cheer.
The enemy camp has lost eight backbone elements, so what does this traitor who has been in the court for a long time naturally know better than anyone else.
There are no opponents in the court, and all the victories and tendencies will show a one-sided momentum. Today, the treacherous party will win in the dispute over the reform of the military system!
Xie Jin, who had been promoted to Taichang Temple Minister, happened to be standing next to Xiao Fan, who was in the Lord's class. Seeing his happy appearance, Xie Jin couldn't help but quietly pull Xiao Fan's sleeve: "My Lord Xiao, the curse of Master's circles has worked!"
"……yes."
"I am a true god!"
To be continued...