Chapter 820
At first, Zhao Bing was a little worried that Chen Yizhong had found out some of the "scared things" he had done, and it was exposed in public, making it difficult for him to explain. Therefore, he was even ready to cheat and refused to admit it. However, after seeing the evidence of his suing him, he calmed down. The so-called crimes were basically nothing to do with him. It was just a dream to defeat him with these false and far-fetched things, and even if it was true, what could it be?
"Since someone thinks that I have made mistakes, please allow me to defend myself and confront her. I would like to ask the Empress Dowager and Prime Minister Lu to preside over the presidency, and let all the ministers and officials be witnesses. If I have made mistakes, I should correct them. If I violate the national laws and the sect rules, I should abdicate and give way to the wise!" Zhao Bing glanced at the ministers in the hall and said.
"Your Majesty, how can you downgrade yourself and confront them in court!" Wen Tianxiang said first.
"The saint said: A prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. Although I am an emperor, I am not a sage and wise, I should accept advice to correct myself. If I am an emperor, I will not be able to do anything. If I am an emperor, I will not be able to do anything. I will not be able to tell the truth about it." Zhao Bing smiled.
"Your Majesty said very well. Those who are the king must be brave enough to take responsibility and face the accusations of the ministers!" At this time, Ying Jieyan stepped out of the line and politely said to the superiors.
"I will also discuss it!" At this time, Liu Fu also came out of the line and politely said.
"Two governors, Your Majesty is a body of gold, how can you accept the question in court?" Zhang Shijie was unhappy and said.
"That's right, Your Majesty is the emperor, and above all the people. It is disrespectful to gather people to criticize Your Majesty, and it should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice!" Jiang Qi said out of the list.
"I think Your Majesty should defend himself, otherwise it will make the criticism even worse!" Deng Guangjian also said at this moment.
"Report to Your Majesty, the people who wrote the letter outside the hall have already started to clamor, and the guards in front of the imperial guards have all gathered. Please make a decision on what to do!" At this time, Ni Liang entered the hall and said. Seeing his fierce look, everyone was afraid that the little emperor would go out and chop off the group of people with a look.
"The guards should be vigilant and not take extreme actions." Zhao Bing ordered that he knew that these people were the same as the modern "disgusting" people. They wanted you to do something. They hoped that you would cause bloodshed and use the onlookers' sympathy with the weak to incite more people to join them, strengthen their momentum, expand their influence, and trigger larger group events. And put themselves in a passive state. The ending is often either a bloody suppression or a compromise.
"Sir, obey the order!" Ni Liang obeyed the order and left the palace with a stern face. He was obviously a little dissatisfied with the little emperor's "weakness". But the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. If the little emperor ordered the troops to be dispatched, no one in the palace could stop it.
"Report to the Empress Dowager, I ask the court to change to the Taihe Gate and to follow the imperial gate. Please let the Empress Dowager approve!" Zhao Bing stood up and bowed behind the curtain and said.
"Accurate!" Empress Dowager Yang said.
"The ministers moved to the Qianmen Sect and the Imperial Sect obeyed the affairs!" Wang De immediately proclaimed the imperial edict when he saw the Empress Dowager's approval.
"I will obey my decree!" Lu Xiufu stepped out of the line and politely said, then led all the ministers out of the hall, rearranged the shifts, and arranged the venue.
"Imperial Gate to the Government" had a precedent in the Han and Tang dynasties, and it was also a form of government affairs for emperors who had achieved great success in the past dynasties. It was also called the morning dynasty. It was generally chosen to be held in the middle gate between the previous dynasty and the inner court, so it became the imperial front to listen to the government affairs, but it was not static, and it mainly depends on the emperor's whereabouts. At that time, there was a throne in the hallway, and the emperor personally presided over the court meeting, listened to the report or comments of the cabinet and ministers of various departments, discussed, made decisions, issued decrees, and implemented them.
What are the benefits of the emperor personally presided over the meeting of court officials? It can prevent the tyrannical relatives, eunuchs, slander officials, royal families, and harem tyrannical power. In history, many foreign relatives, eunuchs, slander officials, royal families, and chaotic government in the harem were all caused by the emperor's failure to preside over the meeting of court officials. However, the emperors of the Song Dynasty were very lazy. Think about it, it was held in the semi-open air situation. It was hot in summer and cold in winter, so it was so hard to stay for a long time!
Therefore, the emperors of the Song Dynasty did not like the morning court in this situation, and the Imperial Gate was prosperous in the Ming and Qing dynasties. When everyone watched the palace opera again, they thought that the court meeting was not held in the main hall, but was held in the city gate. However, Zhao Bing thought that the court had not been held in the fifty years of Kangxi. Regardless of the wind, rain, cold and heat, it was miserable to sit in the door and discuss politics with the ministers in the morning. If it weren't for the palace, they would probably think that the beggars were discussing where to go to beg for food!
This time, Zhao Bing proposed that the Imperial Gate was actually beyond the scope and was more like a public trial. As one of the defendants, he did this with his helplessness, and he also took this opportunity to completely defeat Chen Yizhong and lose the opportunity to make a comeback. This would be conducive to the stability of the court, eliminate the black sheep, and make his position more stable.
‘Dongdong…’ I remembered that Zhao Bing helped the Empress Dowager to the Hall. At this moment, the ministers had already finished scheduling and walked out from the left and right doors of Chengqian Gate and lined up on both sides. Under the guidance of the eunuch, they rose up in the hall, and the whip of the whip was scattered, and the ministers and officials gave great worship. Although they turned outside the hall, the ceremony was not to be spent, and the censors of the palace were staring at them. The ministers were not allowed to make noise, whisper, cough, spit, etc., otherwise they would be dealt with strictly with rudeness.
Because someone impeached him today, Zhao Bing asked the Empress Dowager to remove the curtain and he personally promoted him to the position to follow the government. He stood beside the Empress Dowager, and Ni Liang stood behind him with a knife and armor. Seeing the solemn ministers on both sides, Chen Dun led the guard camp to set up a cordon and strictly guard the outer palace gate, separate the people who beat the drum and wrote the letters to prevent anyone from rushing up to disturb the sage. Chen Yizhong and his group also knew the rules, standing solemnly outside, but the palace gate was not closed, and people gathered outside to look outward.
"Caomin and others have given the letter to the Queen Mother!" Just as it was finished, ten people rushed out of the crowd of His Highness who wrote to him, fell to the ground and kowtowed and shouted loudly.
"Come on!" Lu Xiufu went out and ordered.
"Argent Aaron Kwok, on behalf of the tens of thousands of people in Jiangnan, begged the Empress Dowager to approve the former prime minister Chen Yizhong to return to the court!" A group of people wanted to go to the palace, but was stopped by Chen Dun. Only one person was allowed to come forward. He held the book in both hands and knelt down and bowed.
"Please read the empress dowager!" Wang De took the document and presented it to the empress dowager.
"I won't see it anymore, let it be for your Majesty!" Empress Dowager Yang waved her hand and asked her to submit it to the little emperor.
"Oh, Chen Yizhong did not want to return to the court, he wanted to be a powerful minister!" Zhao Bing finished reading with a glance and said softly to the empress dowager.
"Your Majesty, along the way, the Ai family has repeatedly blocked tens of thousands of people's letters. They either praise and criticize His Majesty or praise him." Empress Dowager Yang snorted coldly, "He abandoned the orphan and widowed mother of the Ai family in a critical moment, and now he wants to interfere in the royal decree. There are also a group of people who recommend him as a state affairs in Pingzhang. Do you really think that we are both mothers and daughters are easy to bully? Liulang just let go, and the Ai family will decide everything for you."
"Thank you, if you have the mother as the leader, your son will not be afraid!" Zhao Bing was secretly happy when he heard this. With the empress dowager standing on his side, Chen Yizhong would not be able to make a fuss even if he was smart. It is often said that Empress Dowager Yang was not good at handling the government affairs, but he handed over the military and political power to a child. But in his opinion, Empress Dowager Yang was a smart person. He knew that he was not good at handling government affairs, but he found that he was a genius and dared to let him go and let him do it. He was also standing behind him at critical moments to support him. This time, he was still like this, which made him moved.
"Your Majesty has been dependent on each other for so many years. It is because you, a child, endured humiliation and worked diligently to govern Qiongzhou in an orderly manner, and trained the army of tigers and wolves, which led to the day of returning to the old capital today. Besides, Your Majesty has always been in a regular manner, but the Ai family thought that even if they did something wrong in order to regain their hometown, the ancestors would forgive the Ai family for their indulgence." Empress Dowager Yang held the little emperor's hand and said softly.
"Mother, son is arrogant!" Zhao Bing politely said.
"Mr. Wen, Your Majesty thinks that the list of the documents is false. If you want to confront them, let the ministers testify. Then the Qing family will preside over the presidency!" Empress Dowager Yang gently patted Zhao Bing's hand and said to Wen Tianxiang.
"I will receive the order!" Wen Tianxiang stepped forward and bowed to the order, turned around and said, "Your Majesty will move forward!"
Zhao Bing smiled and moved down the stairs, thinking that what the hell is this? He became the defendant. Wen Tianxiang is really doing business! Of course, he has a special identity, and someone has brought him a chair, and Ni Liang stood behind him with a knife. Then he looked at Chen Yizhong wearing a white dress and wearing a scarf on his head. In short, they have not seen each other for ten years, but they are no longer the domineering prime minister of the dynasty in the past, but Bai Ding, who has no official position. I wonder what he felt when he saw that he was all his former colleagues.
"The people of the grass meet the Queen Mother, Your Majesty!" Chen Yizhong could not worship him when he saw him or not, and he rode in a sedan chair in the palace, but now he still had to worship him in a regular manner.
"Let's flat!" Queen Mother Yang said coldly without moving.
"The grass-roots people have seen the right prime minister!" There was no greeting. Chen Yi felt cold in the center. It was obvious that the empress dowager was still worried about what she did back then. After bowing again, she turned around and bowed to Wen Tianxiang.
"Mr. Chen, don't be too polite!" Wen Tianxiang stepped back and bowed, "Mr. Chen, today you beat the drum and sent a memorial to the Empress Dowager, exposing all kinds of mistakes in the supervision of the country. Your Majesty wants to confront you in the palace, and please answer truthfully."
"The people of the grass understand, and there is no false statement!" Chen Yizhong said with politeness.
"Okay, when Mr. Chen claimed that His Majesty was king, he had the intention of being independent when he went to Qiongzhou, and he also tried to hold Emperor Jing Yan hostage. Your Majesty thought it was true?" Wen Tianxiang turned to the little emperor and asked.
"I went to Qiongzhou to find a place to gain a foothold for the dynasty, just in case, and Qiongzhou was also the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's Brother. You were in charge of the government at that time, and the reasons should be known." Zhao Bing said to Chen Yizhong, "As for my attempt to hold Emperor Jingyan, what should I say? At that time, the defeat of the dynasty was pursued by the enemy general Liu Shen's army. I personally led the Qiongzhou army to defeat Liu Shen, welcome the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's Brother to the island, and tried my best to build an palace for preparations. On the contrary, you refused to go to the island and suddenly left late at night, but there was a suspicion of holding the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jingyan!"
"Your Majesty, don't argue. Why did you arrange a large army to monitor the ships in Qiongzhou when you were mooring ships to Qiongzhou? Isn't it meant to be independent? I was worried that I would evacuate when I was unprepared." Chen Yi said in the middle.
"Haha, there were 200,000 soldiers and generals at the time of the Chaozhou Dynasty, and the Qiongzhou Army even had less than 30,000 firearms for cooking. How could the Chaozhou Dynasty threaten? I arranged troops just to prevent enemy attacks and arranged a warning force. The construction of the palace was made clear at the beginning, so how could it have ulterior motives!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Your Majesty said it is right. If Your Majesty had not led his army to provide assistance, the court would have been defeated. Mr. Chen also experienced this personally, how could he say such a thing?" Chen Zhongwei couldn't listen and said in a list.
"What Secretary Chen said is exactly that when he was mooring a boat in Qiongzhou, His Majesty repeatedly asked the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jing Yan to go to the island, but you refused again and again. If Your Majesty wanted to stand up, you could see that the Chao was defeated by Liu Shen, so why should you personally lead the army to intercept the Yuan army? Do you know that Your Majesty almost died in Qizhou in order to drag the enemy into the enemy's formation alone!" Xu Zongren said angrily.
"This..." The two former colleagues revealed the truth at that time, which made Chen Yizhong feel helpless.
"Hmph, you underestimate our general's army. We can defeat Liu Shen on the sea, but why are you afraid of your defeated soldiers? If Your Majesty wanted to be the emperor at that time, you could bury you in the sea with a command. Why wait for you to go to the island?" Ni Liang, who was standing behind Zhao Bing, said coldly, "You have repeatedly made things difficult for Your Majesty and the Sa family. If you were to die, you would have already asked you to feed the fish."
"Don't be rude!" Zhao Bing raised his hand to stop Ni Liang.
"Mr. Chen, can you still tell me about this?" Wen Tianxiang looked at Chen Yizhong and asked.
"I was too cautious at that time and misunderstood Your Majesty!" Chen Yizhong sighed softly. He knew that it would be even more unfavorable for him to continue talking, so he simply let this festival go. However, he was disappointed at the beginning and was still a little discouraged.
"Since this matter is your unreasonable guess, it is purely slander!" Wen Tianxiang said solemnly.
"I have said that the situation at that time was forced to be careful, and it was necessary to do it with intention!" Chen Yizhong knew that only slandering the emperor was enough to drink a pot by himself, so he quickly defended.
"Since it's an unintentional mistake, I'll take it for now!" Wen Tianxiang saw that the little emperor did not say anything, and then said, "Your Majesty, after Emperor Jing Yan's death, Your Majesty colluded with the Imperial Army Commander Jiang Jin and used force to force the Empress Dowager and all the ministers to make him the emperor. Is this a matter?"
Chapter completed!