From the Red Mansion to Riding a Dragon to the Great Desolation

Chen Xi clapped his hands, and a group of guards pressed down a dozen or so palace servants and carried some cages and boxes to the hall.

Immediately, chickens flew, dogs jumped and grasshoppers yelled in the hall, and it was as lively as a street market.

All the ministers whispered to each other, Ding Wei, Wang Qinruo and the others changed their expressions drastically, they winked at their subordinates, and the eyes of the whole hall flew wildly.

Chen Xi coughed lightly, and said: "Since the death of the emperor, there are often palace people offering playthings..."

"How unreasonable! The traitor dares to harm His Majesty's filial piety, he should be punished!" Wang Qinruo seemed to be filled with righteous indignation, interrupted Chen Xi, and smashed a fluorene board on the head of a certain palace official.

The guard had sharp eyesight and quick hands, raised his hand once, and the jade fluorene board hit the arm armor, breaking it with a snap.

Wang Qinruo staggered, dragging the colleague next to him so as not to fall, and raised his head to stare fiercely at the guard.

"Bold!" Ding Wei suddenly kicked the guard, "But the little guard dared to attack!"

There was also a group of civil servants echoing, asking the emperor to punish the other party, saying that the warrior is despicable, if he dares to stop the prime minister in the court today, and dares to rebel tomorrow, he should be beheaded as an example to others.

The guard was kicked back by Ding Wei, and he didn't dare to hide. Instead, he knelt down and pleaded guilty to the emperor.

"stand up."

Chen Xi looked at the guards, his voice was not loud, but suppressed the noise in the hall.

The air in the hall gradually stagnated, and even the chickens, dogs, and grasshoppers stopped making a sound, and there was an inexplicable pressure in the hearts of the officials. No matter what they were talking or doing, they subconsciously shut up and stopped, and all looked at the emperor.

Sitting on the large dragon chair, the little boy still looks childish. He looks thinner and thinner. He looks more well-behaved than the grandson of the family, but at this moment, he looks more majestic than the first emperor.

Ding said that Wang Qinruo and the others exchanged glances, knowing that they must not be bluffed by the little emperor at this time, the two stepped forward at the same time, and begged with a big salute: "Your Majesty, please clean up..."

Chen Xi ignored the two of them, and once again ordered the guards who were still kneeling there.

"Yang Wenguang, get up."

The guard suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor, his eyes full of surprise and excitement.Although he was born in a general family, he had no achievements. He had only completed his father's filial piety for a year, and relied on his father's shadow to find a small vacancy in the imperial army. After the emperor died, he was transferred to the imperial city as a guard in front of the palace.The emperor knew his name, so he must still remember the Yang family!

Chen Xi smiled at the other party and nodded: "Yang Wenguang, it's not you who disturbed the court, you don't need to apologize. Next time you encounter this situation, don't block it with your hand, it will hurt. If your hand hurts, you won't be able to hold the knife stably, you won't be able to hold the knife stably How will you kill the enemy in the future?"

Yang Wenguang paused, then got up slowly, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked up, and he said loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the humble hand doesn't hurt, and you can still hold a knife and kill the enemy!"

For a moment, many eyes fell on Yang Wenguang, some with envy and jealousy, some with scorn and contempt, and some simply looking at him.

Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo, who were paying respects to the worship ceremony, were left aside like clowns when they were halfway through their conversation.

Chen Xi shifted his gaze to the two, shook his head slightly, showing disappointment, and then looked at the eunuch and maid who was kneeling in the palace.

"You live deep in the palace. These playthings must have been delivered to the palace by others. What is the purpose? Who ordered them? Tell the truth."

These palace people originally wanted to cry out injustice, but for some reason, they blurted out the truth in their hearts, pointing at Ding Wei, or at Wang Qinruo, and those officials attached to the two, pulled out carrots and brought out mud, involving many secret stories.

"Master Ding said, His Majesty is young, it's not good to mourn too much, and we should relieve His Majesty's worries and boredom."

"Lord Wang gave gold, silver and jewels to the maidservant, and also took a wife for the maidservant outside the palace to adopt a son. When the late emperor was around, the chief slaveservant delivered the news from the palace for Lord Wang."

"After being treated by the genius doctor Xu, the late emperor's condition improved. Lord Ding didn't like His Majesty, and advised the late Emperor not to take the Zen throne, saying that the late Emperor's illness was punished by His Majesty, and he could be cured by appointing another prince..."

There was a "bang" sound behind the bead curtain, and Empress Dowager Li smashed the cup and shouted angrily, "Ridiculous!"

"Your Majesty is the Holy Emperor who came into the world. The slaves dare not lie to the Holy Emperor. Everything is the truth." The palace servant kowtowed repeatedly, "It was Ding Zhi who was mad at the late Emperor!"

Chen Xi knew that the late emperor had scolded him for shortening his life and died, but without Ding Wei's bewitching, the late emperor would have lived two more years. There is some truth in saying that Ding Wei was mad at the late emperor.

"Ding Wei, do you have something to say?"

Of course Ding Wei had something to say, he was full of sophistry, but no matter how eloquent he was on weekdays, now he couldn't utter a word when he saw the little emperor's eyes that seemed to read his mind.

"Come here!" Empress Dowager Li opened the bead curtain and came out, "Pull this treacherous minister and traitor away! Pull him down!"

"Young lady, don't worry." Chen Xi jumped off the dragon chair, patted Empress Dowager Li's trembling hands, and comforted him: "After all, it's just the words of a palace official, without any evidence, just like this. He is dissatisfied." Chen Xi glanced around, and his eyes fell on Wang Qinruo's head, "The others are also dissatisfied. Wang Qinruo, right?"

"I dare not." Wang Qinruo took off his hat, bowed his head and said, "I am guilty of the crime, and I am willing to stand up. When the first emperor was alive, Ding Wei tried to poison the prince. The smallpox scab that Concubine Xu used to murder the prince was also Ding." It is said that someone was sent to the palace, and I have evidence."

In order to protect himself, Wang Qinruo tried to take the blame and make meritorious service, throwing out the criminal evidence he had collected for many years.

Ding Wei pointed at Wang Qinruo, his lips trembled, and his eyes rolled softly to the ground in anger.

The servant went down to check Ding Wei's breath, and came back to report to Chen Xi: "Lord Ding just fainted."

Naturally, there was no excuse for being dizzy, the wall fell and everyone pushed, and those courtiers who didn't like Ding Wei came out one by one to participate in Ding Wei.

Yan Shu and Wang Zeng, who were the teachers of the prince, have counted crimes over the years, such as making heavenly books, instigating the former emperor to enshrine Zen, and spending more than 800 million guan, which led to the emptiness of the treasury.

Kou Zhun: "I ask you to punish Ding Wei!"

"Secondary!" Bao Zheng, who was still Xiao Hanlin at the tail of the team, went out, and Fan Zhongyan, who was next to him, also went out to second.

More than half of the courtiers seconded the proposal and asked Zhu Ding to say that there are more military generals than civil servants.

Chen Xi looked around, ordered Ding Wei and Wang Ruoqin to be dismissed, sent to the prison of the Criminal Ministry, and Kou Zhun presided over the case of murdering the late emperor and bringing smallpox into the palace.Immediately afterwards, an order was issued to copy the house, starting from Ding Wei's house, and the five courtiers who offered playthings after the death of the former emperor took turns copying.

These five people happened to be the five treacherous ministers who were famous during the reign of the first emperor, and the folks jokingly called them the five ghosts.

"Yang Wenguang, your heart is upright, and you have the style of your father and ancestors. You are ordered to order two thousand imperial troops. You will be responsible for this raid."

Some civil servants protested: "This is against the rules."

Chen Xidao: "I can memorize the laws of the Song Dynasty fluently. It doesn't say that you can't copy the homes of prime ministers, and it doesn't say that military generals can't copy the homes of civil servants."

The other party still said that warriors were vulgar and needed civil supervision.

Chen Xi snorted, and asked: "Tai/Zu is also a military commander, you mean Tai/Zu is also vulgar?"

"I dare not!" The other party hastily pleaded guilty and dared not speak again.

"I know you didn't mean to scold the Tai/Zu. It's just that you think that it is the national policy of the Song Dynasty to suppress the military with literature. You are afraid that the generals will learn the yellow robes and add body, so you want to castrate the will of the generals, and show the nobility of the literati by the way."

All the ministers in the hall knelt down, thinking in their hearts that the emperor is indeed a child, he dared to say anything without restraint.

"Get up, what are you kneeling for? I don't like other people kneeling." Chen Xi sat back on the dragon chair, saw all the ministers get up, and smiled: "The literati are the backbone of the Song Dynasty, and the military generals are the backbone of the Song Dynasty. The character is very important, but the backbone is also important." Never bend."

As soon as these words came out, the spirits of the generals changed, and each of them straightened their backs.The civil servants were afraid that the emperor would say something more terrible, so they all pretended to be obedient and obedient.

'He said yes, but he didn't think so in his heart. '

Chen Xi didn't think about turning around the three views of people at once, and changed his words: "Mutual supervision between civil and military can prevent a family from dominating the big family. Bao Aiqing."

Bao Zheng, who was standing at the back, shivered, looked up and saw that the emperor was indeed looking at him, and walked out of the queue with a tingling scalp.

"Bao Zheng was upright, so he was in charge of supervising General Yang's house raids. The main purpose was to replenish the national treasury, and he was gentler when he was with women and children." Chen Xi smiled, and Bao Qingtian, who was in his twenties, was a little tender. Fan Zhongyan is mature.

'I've never heard that Hanlin was asked to raid the house, it's too nonsense! '

Bao Zheng opened his mouth, seeing that the emperor was still a child, and it was his first time holding a grand court meeting, he was eager to show his prestige, so he kept his words in his stomach, and promised.

In the new emperor's first great court meeting, five ministers who had great reputation in the former emperor's time were imprisoned and their homes were ransacked. Two of the prime ministers, the famous Ding Wei, were also involved in the murder of the former emperor and the officials, and their lives were lost.

After the court, all the officials were sweating profusely, and gathered in groups of three or four to discuss.

This time the grand court meeting was too thrilling, the little emperor threw out his fists, Wang Qinruo softened too quickly, and Ding Wei got dizzy at the wrong time, everyone didn't know how to take the move, like a cow being led by the nose, recommending it along the way Taking the opportunity to attack and wipe out the traitor party was like a dream.

"Ding Wei will not be so stupid as to offer playthings to the officials during the filial piety period. This is a game! The officials are young and it is impossible to have such a city. Is it Yan Shu or Wang Zeng's idea?"

"Could it be the Queen Mother?"

"It's more likely that it's Prime Minister Kou. The cabinet has gone to Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo, leaving only Prime Minister Kou alone."

"Kou Xiang has always been the main battle, and the officials suddenly proposed to raise the status of generals, are they preparing for the recovery of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures?"

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Bao Zheng followed Yang Wenguang heavily.

Fan Zhongyan patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him: "Think about it. Although ransacking your home is not a good thing, the officials know your name and surname and praise you for being upright. The future can be expected."

Bao Zheng looked around and whispered in his ear: "Although the officials are happy to win Ding Wei, it shows that they will use generals again, and it may be difficult to move forward in the future... After all, they are too young."

Fan Zhongyan also sighed: "That's right, no matter how wise the officials are, they are no match for those old and cunning people. Although the five ghosts are down, the people who depend on them are still there, and there are many people who don't want to see the generals stand up."

Two newcomers to the officialdom are here to worry about the little emperor.

In the palace, Empress Dowager Li was also worried about Chen Xi.

"The emperor should have discussed it with the Ai family earlier. You need to rely on civil servants to govern the country. You are still young. Offending them will not be good for you in the future. Ding said that the Ai family doesn't like it, so I will hand it over to the Ai family to poison you. It's treason, and the rule that you can't punish a doctor is unreasonable... Ai's family is a woman and a widow, even if they have a bad reputation, they don't dare to do anything to the Ai family!"

"Don't be afraid, empress, there is nothing they can do if they are dissatisfied. When the new emperor ascends the throne, it is customary to open Enke. When new scholars enter the court, they will be soft." Chen Xi comforted Empress Dowager Li: "Empress, you haven't visited the new palace yet, this Crystal Palace It is more than magnificent, but it lacks the decoration of flowers and plants, and it lacks a bit of charm, why don't you think about it for me, what flowers and plants are better to transplant?"

Empress Dowager Li left surrounded by maids and eunuchs, and when she got out of the palace gate, she couldn't help sighing: "The official family has grown up."

"The empress dowager is at ease. In ancient times, there were twelve ministers of Ganluo. Your majesty has been wise since childhood. It is normal for you to understand government affairs at the age of eight." Chen Lin said softly: "Your majesty has a destiny, and there are empresses and eight kings to take care of you. It will get better and better.”

Whether it will get better and better in the future, Empress Dowager Li doesn't know, but from the next day, all kinds of sick leave and personal leave are flying in like snowflakes.

Counting it carefully, [-]% of the civil servants above the fifth rank in Beijing asked for leave.

Except for the two reasons for returning home to observe filial piety, which are reasonable, the others are just excuses. There are also people who claim to be old and want to retire before the age of 50.

strike?

This is really good!

Chen Xi let out a "huh" and raised the corners of his mouth.

The office area of ​​the cabinet is located in the center of the six ministries. Clerks come and go in a hurry with official documents. The local officials who come to handle affairs line up in long lines, with the longest lines in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.

Chen Xi strolled over. Although he wasn't wearing a dragon robe, the palace guards around him were eye-catching, and he was quickly recognized. The officials at the scene hurriedly bowed down to salute.

"See Your Majesty!"