The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 509 Please Respect the Empress Dowager
On the first day of October in the 25th year of Tai'an, Beijing.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the weather was getting colder. Inside the palace, hundreds of officials walked slowly towards the palace gate like wild geese.

Today, the first day of the lunar new year, is the day when the Great Court Meeting will be held. This is also the first Great Court Meeting held since the new emperor ascended the throne.

Just half a month ago, the new emperor Zhao Weilong had held his enthronement ceremony, which also opened a new chapter for the ruling and opposition parties of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The Great Court Meeting generally does not discuss specific matters, it is more for the emperor and the officials to meet, so as to avoid the coldness of the two sides.

As the new emperor, as the emperor who ascended from the emperor's grandson, Zhao Weilong is eager to establish the authority of the emperor, so he is also full of expectations for the grand court meeting.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun is in Qian'an Palace, and his confidant eunuch is changing him into a uniform.

"How long will the court meeting start?"

"Your majesty, there is still half an hour!"

"That's still early!" Zhao Weilong smiled lightly.

He was in a good mood, or he was in a good mood during this time.

Five days ago in the Chang Dynasty, a minister proposed to move the capital, but Zhao Weilong vehemently refuted it, and his reprimand was supported by a large number of officials.

And Zhao Weilong also took advantage of the opportunity to dismiss all the officials who made suggestions and supported the idea of ​​moving the capital, and drove them back to their hometowns in the south.

Master Shaoguo suspected that Zhao Weilong had to rely on the North-South dispute in the court to solve these troubles.

The current pattern is that the south provides wealth and supplies the north to resist zombies.

In this situation, the south lost a lot of wealth, but did not get much benefit. Naturally, it was not motivated to eliminate the zombies.

In their view, retreating the imperial court to the south of the big river can not only save a lot of food, but also ensure the safety of the imperial court.

But this kind of view is unacceptable to northern officials and gentry, and there are irreconcilable contradictions between the north and the south.

Now the guns are in the hands of northern officials, so they can suppress the money bag in the south.

It is a shortcut for Zhao Weilong to gradually establish authority by means of the North-South dispute, but it is also full of hardships and dangers.

But political struggles are inherently dangerous, and being an emperor is like sitting on a sea of ​​swords and fire.

At this moment, the great eunuch Chen Changhe walked into the hall, took out a booklet and handed it to Zhao Weilong, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the agenda of today's court meeting, drawn up by the cabinet!"

The Dachaohui has a certain performance nature, what is needed is the appearance of harmony between the monarch and his ministers, and the agenda will be arranged in advance to avoid accidents.

"read……"

Chen Changhe didn't dare to neglect, so he opened the notebook in his hand and read out the contents carefully.

After listening to it, Zhao Weilong had a rough idea of ​​the court meeting, so naturally he felt a lot more at ease.

Closing the booklet, Chen Changhe bent his waist and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave is old and can no longer take on the important task of serving the Emperor. Please have mercy... Let this old slave out of the palace to guard the spirit of the late emperor!"

As the chief eunuch in the palace, Chen Changhe was in charge of the inner minister, and this position was really important.

Now that Emperor Tai'an is dead, it is no longer appropriate for him to continue to stay in this position. Instead of waiting for others to step on him, Chen Changhe felt that it would be more honorable for him to take the initiative to ask him to step down.

However, in Zhao Weilong's view, Chen Changhe's idea of ​​asking to retreat is completely unacceptable.

It's all because Zhao Weilong's foundation is too shallow, and he can't find anyone who can take Chen Changhe's place in a short time.

Since there is no replacement, it is better to let Chen Changhe stay, after all, this position is extremely important.

"Eunuch Chen, you are the emperor's thigh, how can you say you are old?"

Taking a look at Chen Changhe, Zhao Weilong said with a smile: "In my opinion, you can still work for at least three to five years, don't worry... I will let you live for the rest of your life!"

Zhao Weilong is still too young to speak very straightforwardly, but it helps to understand.

"Your majesty, old slave..."

"No need to say too much, this is the will!"

"Yes!"

Soon after Zhao Weilong put on his clothes, he read a book in the bedroom for a while, and when the time was almost up, he took a sedan chair and rushed to the Huangji Hall.

At this moment in the main hall, the officials had already stood in line, waiting for the arrival of the new emperor.

There are bands set up on the left and right sides of the main hall, and they will play music when the emperor is present, which is equivalent to reminding the ministers present.

The Huangji Hall is huge in size, not only is it the largest building in the imperial palace, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest building in the entire Jin Dynasty.

Nearly 200 ministers stood in the hall, which still seemed extremely empty.

Today, these ministers, in addition to civil and military officials, also have nobles from the court, including Tao Yangbo Cao Jiasheng.

When the music sounded, two teams of eunuchs walked out from the back of the hall, followed by Zhao Weilong who was surrounded by others.

Wearing a uniform, Zhao Weilong walked up the imperial steps and came to his dragon chair.

In front of the imperial steps, the great eunuch Chen Changhe shouted: "The emperor has arrived, ascended to the imperial court..."

In the peaceful music, all the ministers knelt down one after another, and then paid respects and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Long live the Shan Hu, although he has listened to it many times, Zhao Weilong still feels at ease at this moment and feels great satisfaction.

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

As the ministers got up, the music in the hall also stopped.

Immediately after the court meeting began, some officials took out a memorial, and after the memorial, they briefly discussed and made a decision on the spot.

The first thing was the recovery of a certain county in Nanyang County, and the county magistrate requested to reduce the county's tax for three years.

In the end, it was naturally a quasi-play. After all, this kind of city that had just been recovered would not be able to collect taxes even if the land was scraped three floors.

One thing after another was solved, and the applause of "the emperor's sage" kept ringing in the hall.

When the last item on the agenda was passed, Zhao Weilong thought that the court meeting should be over, but he didn't expect another official to step out of the train.

"Your Majesty, I'm playing again!"

Is this accidental or man-made?Zhao Weilong didn't know.

So he turned his attention to the three cabinet ministers and the servants standing in front of him.

It's a pity that Zhao Weilong didn't see anything unusual, maybe these people hid it deeply, or maybe it was just an accident.

Looking at the minister in front of him, Zhao Weilong said in a deep voice, "Qing and Chen Zuo!"

After saying this, Zhao Weilong winked at Chen Changhe who was beside him, and the latter naturally came to his side.

Immediately, Zhao Weilong asked, who was the speaker, there were too many courtiers and Zhao Weilong couldn't recognize them all.

When Chen Changhe introduced, Jiang Kezhen, who was playing Chen Zou, said something that could be said to stir up a thousand waves with one stone.

"This dynasty governs the world with filial piety, for the order of the government and the public, and for the holiness of the whole emperor... I invite the emperor to respect the former empress as the empress dowager!"

As soon as the words came out, the officials in the palace looked at each other in blank dismay, and all their eyes turned to the several cabinet ministers, thinking that this was arranged in advance.

Of course, under normal circumstances, this kind of matter would not be raised at the Great Court Meeting.

Is this what the emperor meant?The ministers quietly shifted their gazes to the imperial steps again.

Zhao Weilong clenched his fists, his expression was ugly at the moment.

(End of this chapter)