Xiaoqi

On the fourth day, the sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds.

Maoshi three quarters, Changle Palace.

In front of the gate of the palace, all the officials stood on the jade steps, whispering together in groups of three or four, waiting to go up to court.

Da da da!

Just as the gate of the palace opened, groups of cavalry rode their horses to the front of the jade steps, immediately got off their horses, quickly climbed up the jade steps, and stood in line.

The whole process was completed while all the civil and military officials were in a daze. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liao, the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard, rode his horse to the front of the jade steps. She didn't say a word, she didn't move.

"How dare you act so boldly, don't you know that horses are not allowed to gallop in front of the palace, so as not to disturb the holy driver?" Seeing Zhang Liao and others galloping horses in front of the palace gate, all the officials dared not speak out. Jun couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked up to Zhang Liao and reprimanded him sharply.

In recent years, the relationship between Zhu Jun and Li Jue has improved, and they have contacts on weekdays.Therefore, recommended by Li Jue last year, Zhu Jun succeeded Zhou Zhong as Taiwei, ranking among the three princes.

Zhang Liao, who heard the reprimand, opened his eyes slightly to look at Zhu Jun, and bowed his hands: "The last general has seen the Taiwei. According to the order of the lord, the morning court will be postponed for half an hour today, and the early court will not be allowed until the lord arrives. The duty of the late general is, Since it is ordered to be carried out, if the Taiwei has any objections, he can wait until the lord goes to court to ask face to face."

"There's no reason for that!" Zhu Jun was furious when he heard the words, and said sharply: "You are so presumptuous and have no king, are you not afraid of being struck by thunder and retribution?"

Zhang Liao looked slightly angry, and said in a deep voice: "The Taiwei's words are wrong, please be careful in your words and actions. We are all ordinary people, how can we not be afraid of thunder, but we only obey the orders of the lord, and the king is far away from us. It's too far away. What do you have to do with us! The Taiwei can tell my lord if you have something to say, but I will not accompany you in the end, please feel free!"

"Zhang Liao,,, you are too presumptuous!" Zhu Jun touched a nail that was neither soft nor hard twice in a row, and Zhu Jun was so angry that one Buddha turned upside down and two Buddhas came out of the world, his face was red and his ears were red, and his anger could not be vented.

"The Taiwei is more presumptuous than the last general. Take care of yourself. If you want to get angry, then get angry in front of my lord. The last general is only following orders, and other things have nothing to do with me!" Zhang Liao ignored Zhu Jun's angry face.Said in a deep voice neither salty nor light.

Zhu Jun laughed angrily and said, "Okay, you wait, when Li Wenchang comes to court, the old man will definitely argue with him and teach him how to manage his subordinates!"

"Master Taiwei, do you want to find me? Is there anything important?" Just as Zhu Jun finished speaking, a moderate voice came from beside him.

immediately.Li Li, who was dressed in military armor, walked up the jade steps slowly.Li Zhi followed behind with a golden saber in his hand, followed by nearly [-] civil and military officials under Li Li's command, a group of people walked towards the front of the hall unhurriedly.

"The last general pays his respects to the lord!" Zhang Liao bowed and saluted upon hearing the sound.

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a smile on his face, "Wen Yuan doesn't need to be polite, thanks for your hard work."

While speaking, Li Li casually helped Zhang Liao up.He motioned him to step aside, then smiled at Zhu Jun and said, "What is the Taiwei's business with me? You can talk about it now. Wenchang is all ears."

"It's,,, nothing. Nothing." The moment Li Li stepped up the jade steps, Zhu Jun subconsciously took two steps back. After hearing Li Li's laughing voice, he immediately waved his hands again and again, and hurriedly stepped aside. I was afraid that Li Li would continue to ask questions.

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled brightly, walked up the jade steps, turned to face the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry for the long wait, everyone. Now you don't have to wait any longer. I will enter the court!"

The words were very polite, still polite, just like Li Li before.But what he is doing at this moment is completely different from before, he has brought a group of subordinates into the hall while speaking, and his behavior is even worse than that of Dong Zhuo back then.

"Your Majesty's morning court, all the officials bow down!"

Following the sharp sound of yin and yang from Zhongchang Attendant Dong Hong, Emperor Liu Xie walked slowly into the upper hall and sat straight on the dragon chair.

However, when he raised his eyes to look down at the main hall, his whole body trembled suddenly, he was so frightened that he became limp as mud, and immediately slid off the dragon chair and sat on the ground.

"Long live my emperor!"

His Highness and all the ministers bowed down and bowed, but the civil servants and military generals behind Li Li just bowed their hands, and Li Jue, who was the head of the civil servants, also bowed their hands.Since then, more than half of the officials in the hall did not bow down, only a group of old officials and newly promoted officials knelt down and bowed down.

"All, all, all love you." Liu Xie, who fell to the ground, probed his head to inspect the situation in the Lower Hall. Seeing that Li Li hadn't walked towards him, he let out a long breath and forced himself to stand up on the dragon chair. , and then sat upright tremblingly, raised his hand and made a sound.But his eyes were always paying attention to Li Li's expression and behavior, for fear that if something went wrong, Li Li would turn his anger on him.

"Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!" Dong Hong, the permanent servant of the Central Committee, screamed again.

"Your Majesty has the instructions!" Before Dong Hong finished speaking, Li Jue strode out and said loudly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, 20 days ago, Yu Fuluo, the Right Wise King of the Southern Huns, joined forces with the Baibo bandit, the old king of the Southern Xiongnu, Five rebel armies including the Xianbei from the west and the Qiang from the north have invaded Beidi County with a total of 15 troops, and now they have captured most of our counties. Your Majesty will decide how to deal with it!"

As soon as Li Jue said this, Liu Xie, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, was dumbfounded, and the civil and military officials in the main hall also looked at each other in blank amazement.

In the past three years, matters related to war or military equipment, food and grass have almost never been discussed in the court, and the officials of various ministries have never seen the memorials and notifications about soldiers, horses, money and food.The things that are really presented in the court are mostly military and political affairs outside the three prefectures of Xiliang, or sacrificial offerings, peace of the people and other insignificant matters, and what the court ministers have to do is to urge the states and counties in the Central Plains to ask for food and grass, and run errands to calm the people Wait for trifles.All military and political affairs related to Xiliang's interior were under the jurisdiction of General Wei's Mansion, and all of them were collected in the desks of Shang Shuling Li Xuan, Shizhong Li Ru, and Military Advisor Jia Xu, and the court officials had no chance to see them.

Therefore, if Li Jue proposed matters such as who was promoted to an official position or sacrificed, Liu Xiehe and the hundreds of officials in the court would naturally be familiar with it, boasting and talking at their fingertips.However, if you ask them how to deal with the war, they will be speechless immediately, which is tantamount to a blind man feeling an elephant and not knowing what to ask.

Li Jue seemed to have expected this kind of situation, so he closed his eyes and rested his mind for a while, and said loudly: "I recommend Li Li, the general of the guard, to go to the barbarian army to relieve your majesty's worries..."

"Okay, let's play!" Before Li Jue finished speaking, Liu Xie interrupted immediately.

Li Jue looked up at Liu Xie with displeasure, and continued: "In order to demonstrate your majesty's meritocracy, I suggest that General Wei be promoted to General Hussars, who will take charge of the power of soldiers and horses in the world, and be in charge of killing and attacking, riding on the chariot, and holding the throne of the emperor." Sword, to fight against the heavens, to conquer the barbarian army, to put an end to the troubled times! Your Majesty, please decide!"

"This..." Liu Xie frowned when he heard Li Jue's remonstrance, his cheeks were crimson red, but he dared not say anything to refuse, he hesitated and didn't know how to respond.

At this time, he glanced at the senior officials in Xiadian, but saw that they all bowed their heads in silence, watching their noses, noses, noses, and hearts, staying out of the matter, and no one dared to stand up and speak out.

Seeing this, Liu Xie was suddenly at a loss and panicked.

The Hussar General is the official position second only to the General, ranking among the three princes. This is the real position of high authority.What's more, there are no generals in the world today. Before Yuan Shaozuo of Jizhou asked to be appointed as a general, Li Li rejected it, and then he was appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry.Since then, the Hushi General is actually a General, and his power is already above the Sangong.

But this is not what Liu Xie is most worried about. No matter what official position Li Li asks for, as long as he can give it, he will not hesitate.But what Liu Xie is most worried about now is that Li Li not only asks for the position of Hussar General, but also rides on a luan ride, holds the emperor's sword, and punishes crimes on behalf of the heavens. Where does this leave Liu Xie?If all these were given to Li Li, it would be tantamount to handing over all the power of the Son of Heaven to Li Li, except that there would be no Chan in Li Li.In this way, what is the use of him as the emperor?

Thinking of this, Liu Xie felt like sitting on pins and needles, extremely anxious, but helpless, no one could share his worries for him, and no one dared to directly refute Li Jue's advice.

When he was in a state of desperation, Liu Xie accidentally caught a glimpse of Zhongchang Attendant Dong Hong looking at him eagerly, blinking at him all the time, glancing at the direction of the general in the lower hall from the corner of his eye, and nodded slightly to himself.

For Dong Hong, the personal eunuch who has served him for more than ten years, Liu Xie absolutely trusts him and firmly believes that he will not harm him.

Immediately, Liu Xie had a decision in his mind, but this decision made him very painful, he was unwilling in every possible way, but he had to.

"Zunzuo, Li Li was granted the rank of General of Hussars, Marquis of Wuwei, given Jiuxi, rides on a luan, and wields the sword of the Son of Heaven, to conquer the rebels on my behalf!" Liu Xie said in a very bitter and slow voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Li, who stood at the head of the general, responded with his hands, and then retreated to the original place, closed his eyes and rested, with a calm expression, as if he was out of the matter.

Seeing that Liu Xie agreed to his request, Li Jue immediately returned to his seat and said no more.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty." Li Jue returned to the front foot, and the minister ordered Li Xuan to come out on the back foot, and said respectfully: "The great Sima is in charge of all kinds of opportunities every day, and everything is very heavy. I invite your majesty to move the great Sima to be a Situ, record the affairs of the minister, and take charge of it." Government affairs, to assist His Majesty in governing the world. Please make a holy judgment!"

"This,,, quasi-play!" Li Jue actually demoted himself from the official position, Liu Xie was naturally happy to see the success, and after a little hesitation, he immediately agreed.It's just that the phrase "overlord the government" in Li Xuan's mouth is extremely harsh, but this is already an established fact, and the government has always been in Li Jue's hands.

When Li Xuan retreated to the side, Li Li opened his eyes again, strode to the center of the hall, and said in a loud voice: "At tomorrow's hour, I will go to the North Gate school grounds to swear an oath as a teacher. Please, Your Majesty, go to the altar to worship the heavens at that time, and pray for the protection of the heavens." Our Han army wiped out the barbarians in one fell swoop, and raised our national prestige!"

"General, don't worry, I will go to the altar to worship heaven tomorrow, and swear my master to go to war!" Liu Xie was deeply surprised by Li Li's request this time, and readily agreed.

Li Li looked up at Liu Xie for a while, then nodded slightly, turned around and strode out of the hall.

Just at this moment, the discerning Dong Hong raised his voice and screamed: "Back to the court!"

Chapter 558

Bang bang bang!

In the back palace bedroom, Liu Xie rushed into the inner room angrily, and flipped the bamboo slips on the imperial case to the ground with a wave of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of broken sounds in the palace, and the simple books, utensils, and other things fell to the ground.

"What does Li Wenchang want to do? Bullying me too much, ah!"

Unable to vent his anger, Liu Xie walked around the hall like a mad lion cub, and when he saw something that was not pleasing to the eye, he flipped it over, as if this was the only way to vent his depressed and irritable anger in his chest.