The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 330 Symposium

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, outside the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion, the "powers and dignitaries" of Yuanyang had assembled.

Zhao Yanxun was summoned by Shen Shichu, but they all arrived at the sixth quarter of the hour, and had been waiting here for more than half an hour.

The gate of the palace was open, and there were guards on duty standing outside. The person on duty at the gate today was none other than Su Chuyun, a small flag officer.

When the hourglass showed that it was the first moment of Shen Shi, a young eunuch came out of Yonganmen.

"Su Xiaoqi, by the order of the prince, the slaves are going to bring these people into the palace!"

In the duty fee, Su Chuyun said very politely: "Elder-in-law, please do it!"

Su Chuyun knew about this in advance, so he let it go directly.

The little eunuch walked out of the gate of the palace and shouted loudly: "You come in with our house!"

The little eunuchs in the palace, after stepping out of the gate of the palace, they can also call themselves "our family" with great pomp.

Although it didn't snow today, it was still very cold waiting outside. Everyone was relieved to hear that they were summoned, secretly thinking that they don't have to suffer from the cold outside anymore.

Under the guidance of Chen Ruilin, the crowd followed the little eunuch to the palace, and they were extremely worried.

In last year's mutiny, several of the dignitaries were wiped out, killing so many people that their heads were rolling, which made these dignitaries who lost their power still have lingering fears.

Following the little eunuch, it is logical that they should enter the Yong'an Gate, but after entering the gate, they were led to the east by the little eunuch.

After entering the convenient door, you will arrive at the Changshi Division.

Originally, the two chief historians of the palace worked separately, but after Zhao Yanxun established the Privy Council, the Zuo Changshi official office area on the west side of Yonganmen became the yamen of the Privy Council.

"Everyone, please come in!"

Led by Chen Ruilin, this group of more than 30 people walked into the gate of the Changshi Division.

There are a lot of people inside, and the small officials come and go constantly, and it can be seen that the place is very busy.

Everyone was led into a room. The area was not very large, and it could be seen that it had been cleaned up temporarily. There were actually long stools in it.

The little eunuch brought him here, but he left without saying a word.

Chen Ruilin was the calmest, so he was the first to sit on the stool and wait quietly.

Affected by him, other people also sat down one after another, stopped talking to each other, and the room was extremely quiet.

After about a few minutes of touching, footsteps sounded outside the room, and everyone in the room immediately sat down.

Immediately afterwards, three people entered the room, the leader was Huo An, the chief eunuch of the palace.

And behind Huo An, followed by the two chief historians of the palace.

The three walked up to the top position, Huo An lived among them, and he represented Zhao Yanxun himself.

"Everyone, my lord has something to do today and I can't meet you in person, so I ordered the two elders to come over to discuss matters with you!"

After saying this, Huo An took a step back, and said to the two elders: "My lords, I have already delivered the message, so I will take my leave first!"

Zhou Chengping nodded, while Cheng Wenguang said, "Eunuch Huo, go slowly!"

Seeing Cheng Wenguang respectful to an eunuch, Zhou Chengping suddenly felt uncomfortable, and secretly thought that he had lost face as a scholar.

That's right, Zhou Chengping's temper hasn't changed at all since the zombie outbreak nearly a year ago.

The reason why he is still in this position is not because Zhao Yanxun likes him so much, but because he needs his integrity to monitor the officials.

After Huo An left the room, Cheng Wenguang and Zhou Chengping sat down.

At this moment, the eyes of everyone present were all focused on Cheng Wenguang. They and the former chief envoy could be regarded as old acquaintances.

One year has passed, the former aristocratic family is no longer there, but Cheng Wenguang is also sitting on the long history of Eyong Palace.

In the past, Cheng Wenguang needed the support of the aristocratic family, but now everything is reversed.

In the end, it was Cheng Wenguang who broke the silence first, and only heard him say: "Everyone, long time no see, are you okay?"

Everyone had mixed feelings, and they thought of a lot at the moment, especially those who died back then.

"Your Highness summoned you here today to give you a chance, a chance for you to be loyal to His Highness!"

"Now that the palace is in the midst of employing people, anyone in your family who can read and write, or who is outstanding in martial arts, can enter the palace to work!"

This is indeed an opportunity for them. There are many scholars in Yuanyang City. Except for the children of aristocratic families, everyone else can go to the palace to apply for officials.

In the past year, although the children of the aristocratic families had abilities, they were all suppressed by the government and could only do some physical work.

Chen Ruilin stood up, knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Everyone else followed suit, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Yanxun, even though Zhao Yanxun was not present.

Most of the people here are fine people, and they can see many things clearly.

This symposium had been planned long ago, and Zhao Yanxun couldn't come because he had something to do. To put it bluntly, he didn't pay much attention to them.

Therefore, all the people present knew that this was indeed a meal from the palace, and they had to grasp this opportunity well.

After all, they are not important in the eyes of King Yong. If you don't cherish the opportunity given, you will never get over it.

Only one of the kneeling crowd said: "My lord, please tell Your Highness that we will do our best and never disappoint Your Highness Long En!"

Chen Hanzhi was also in the crowd, watching the crowd kneeling and kowtowing, he suddenly remembered the words "kneeling and begging for food".

Chen Ruilin also said before that some of these people might be pampered and think that the palace cannot be separated from them.

But looking at it now, everyone here will have a clear understanding.

As long as the family can survive better, let alone begging on their knees, even being a dog to pick up bones thrown by others, there is no obstacle at all.

It can be said that the powerful strength and size of Prince Yong's Mansion have completely tamed these dignitaries.

What Chen Hanzhi was thinking at the moment was how the Chen family could stand out from the crowd. Being a dog was also a skill.

Just when Cheng Wenguang wanted to encourage him, Zhou Chengping said: "You are all people who have made big mistakes. Your Highness has forgiven you a lot. It is your duty to do your best in the future!"

"But if you have evil thoughts again, you will cut yourself off from the palace and Your Highness!"

"So, after you go back, you must restrain your children and let them know what to do and what not to do, otherwise you will harm others and yourself, and bring trouble to the whole family!"

Zhou Chengping's words could be described as full of murderous intent, matched with his gloomy expression, everyone present was awe-inspiring.

Last year, when the government opened the gates of the city, tens of thousands of people died when they left the city. Zhou Chengping never forgot about this.

In his eyes, the major yamen in Longyou were guilty, as were the aristocratic families who contributed to the flames.

Zhou Chengping put all these thoughts in his heart, outsiders only thought he said this as a matter of routine.

But Cheng Wenguang at the side heard the implication from these words, so he felt it was particularly harsh.

In order to hide the embarrassment, Cheng Wenguang said: "You all have to remember what Zhou Changshi said, and engrave it in your bones!"

"Your Highness will not blame you for the past, and the past will be written off. From now on, as long as you contribute to the palace, it will be good!"

The last sentence, Cheng Wen only said it to the people of the various families, and even more so to Zhou Chengping.

(End of this chapter)