Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

Guo Heng rested for another day, and then went to court. Although he said that he was not afraid of Yan Zheng and Kong Qingshu killing Ninghe Palace, he was still worried.Besides, he always doesn't show up, so it's inevitable that some people will think wildly.

It's just that he didn't expect that on the first day he came back to court, he encountered a difficult problem.

Although he didn't go to court for a few days, he gave plans for the memorials that he should review, thinking that there should be nothing wrong with the palace.He briefly talked about his illness, which was an explanation to the officials.

He was just about to talk about retiring from the imperial court when he saw Song Guoan from the clan's mansion come out and say: "Your Majesty, I have something to play!"

"Master Song, please speak if you have something to say."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Guoan lowered his head slightly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I heard that during the days when you were ill, Xu Ruoxu, the prince's junior teacher, has been serving the Emperor. As a foreign minister, he actually went in and out of the harem , It is really against the rules of Daliang. He is a second-rank official, knowing the law and breaking the law, I think he should be severely punished!"

When Song Guoan first mentioned that Xu Ruoxu was serving the emperor, Guo Heng still had a faint smile on his face, but when he listened later, his expression changed. When Song Guoan finished speaking, he slapped the girl in front of him. On the desk.

"Presumptuous! I'm sick, can't I have someone to serve me in front of me?"

Song Guoan shuddered in fright, but did not back down, "Your Majesty, you have eunuchs and maids by your side, as well as queens and concubines in the harem, why do you have to have a foreign minister to serve you?"

"I just like him!" The words blurted out, and Kong Qingshu raised his head sensitively.

Guo Heng met his sudden gaze, realized that he had said the wrong thing, and said: "Master Xu has a strong blog post and is funny, I feel that I have a special affinity with him. I am sick, I feel uncomfortable, I can't eat, I can't sleep. I don't realize it, but I feel better when I have some adults around to talk and relieve boredom. It was I who asked him to stay with me in the palace, so why can't I stay alone?"

Song Guoan shrank his neck, how dare he say that the emperor can't stay?

Ji Yutang, the governor of the left, came out and said: "Your Majesty, no matter what, Xu Ruoxu has violated the laws of Daliang, and he should be punished according to the law." Guo Heng's face was livid, and he raised his eyebrows, "Should he be punished? What do you say? Punishment?"

Ji Yutang said: "According to the laws of Daliang, those who do not abide by the palace rules of Daliang will be degraded by two grades and fined fifty bucks!"

Fifty boards?Hehe, even Guo Heng was not willing to let Xu Chengze take it.

He sneered: "Palace rules? Who made these palace rules?"

Kong Qingping said in a timely manner: "Back to the emperor, the rules of the palace are naturally set by you, the emperor."

His tone was relaxed, as if what Song Guoan said to Ji Yutang was not a big deal at all.

"The reason why this palace rule stipulates that foreign ministers are not allowed to stay in the inner palace is just because they are afraid of damaging the reputation of the concubines in the palace. But Mr. Xu has always been by the emperor's side and has no contact with the female relatives, and he has followed the emperor's order. This ...isn't that a violation of palace rules?"

Ji Yutang said: "Although there is the emperor's will, it is true that he violated the palace rules. Moreover, Mr. Kong was wrong. The palace rules were not set by the emperor, but by the ancestors after the founding of the Liang Dynasty."

Zhou Dai sneered: "Master Ji means that the emperor can't make a new one if it was made by the ancestor?"

Before Ji Yutang could react, Guo Heng said: "What Zhou Aiqing said is that the ancestors made this rule at the beginning, of course there was his reason, but I can also change this rule, no matter who it is in the future, as long as it has my will, You can stay in the harem."

"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Ji Yutang and Song Guoan said in unison, "Don't break Daliang's rules!"

Guo Heng said: "Rules? I am the emperor, what I say is the rules!"

Seeing that Ji Yutang and Song Guoan were useless, Yan Chengcai came out and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, there is no rule, and even though you are the Emperor, you can't change it casually. If you don't follow the rules, you can change or cancel them. How do you let the people of the world

see you? "

Yan Chengcai has made progress, and he knows that he has put a big hat on me.

It's just that if you want to punish Ozawa, I will absolutely not agree!

He said indifferently: "People in Daliang? As long as they have enough food and clothing, they will praise me for their achievements. How can they care about other things? Besides, I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I care about their opinions?"

"Your Majesty, if you don't abide by the rules set by your ancestors, you are doing something wrong!"

Guo Heng looked at Yan Chengcai coldly, "Don't abide by the rules of the ancestors? Then I want to ask you, when the ancestors used to pay one-tenth of the Liang tax rate, the former emperor's two-tenths, now it has become two-five-tenths, Isn't this a violation of the rules of the ancestors?"

Yan Chengcai was so stunned that he couldn't speak, Tan Xingyun said: "Your Majesty, these are two things and they should not be confused."

Guo Heng sneered: "Two things? In my opinion, they are the same thing. To abide by the rules, we should still follow the [-]% tax rate set by our ancestors, and don't engage in double standards."

Yan Chengcai didn't expect that Guo Heng would involve the tax rate, and seeing Guo Heng's posture, if he wanted to punish Xu Ruoxu's crime, he would have to lower the tax rate.

Come down, this is what they don't want to see.Only with such a high tax rate can Yan's party make money.

He turned to look at his father, who winked at him, and he fell silent.

Yan Zheng got up, and said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, there is no doubt that Mr. Xu violated the palace rules. Although there is your imperial decree, he cannot be said to be innocent. Therefore, I think Mr. Xu is still guilty. However, how to punish him? The emperor can consider it at his discretion. If you don't punish Mr. Xu's crime, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"

"Your Majesty, please give me an order!"

Looking at Yan's party kneeling on the ground, Guo Heng knew that it would be impossible for him not to punish Xu Chengze.

He glanced at Kong Qingshu, and Kong Qingshu nodded to him.

Guo Heng sat down helplessly, and slowly said: "Xu Ruoxu violated the palace rules, although there are reasons to be forgiven, but there is always a small punishment and a big punishment, I decided...

...?

Guo Heng paused for a moment, then scanned the kneeling officials with cold eyes, and then continued, "Xu Ruoxu, the young master of the crown prince, was demoted to be the censor of the capital of Zuoqin. . This is it."

From Prince Shaoshi to Zuoqian Du Yushi, the emperor really demoted Xu Ruoxu to a fourth-rank official.

Although he didn't hit him hard, both Yan Zheng and Yan Chengcai felt proud.Guo Heng, it's not that easy for you to get out of my Yan's control!Above the imperial court, my strict government has the final say!

Guo Heng felt depressed, and coldly glanced at the crowd kneeling in the main hall, and retreated angrily.

Kong Qingping caught up with Guo Heng, "Your Majesty, did you really demote Chengze? In fact, you don't need to be demoted to the fourth rank all at once. Yan Zheng and the others just seized this opportunity to give you and Chengze a warning. "

How could Guo Heng not see it?But he didn't think there was any difference between a second-rank official and a fourth-rank official. Xu Chengze couldn't enter the palace, but he could go to court, and he could still see him.Moreover, he believed that Xu Chengze thought the same way.

The reason why Guo Heng demoted Xu Chengze to a fourth-rank official all of a sudden is because he can stop Yan's party. Are you uncomfortable asking me to demote him?OK, I promise!Another one is to let Xu Chengze take this opportunity to go to court, Guo Heng sneered, when he goes to court every day, you are afraid that you will regret today's impeachment.

Seeing the sneer at the corner of Guo Heng's mouth, Kong Qingping's heart trembled. Guo Heng's temperament was not as kind as it appeared on the surface. "Your Majesty, have you thought of a way to deal with strict government?"

Guo Heng said with a smile: "I just look forward to Xiao Ze's performance after going to court."

Kong Qingping thought of Xu Chengze's calm expression, and also looked forward to it.

"Qingping, when do you plan to go to Shan County?"

Kong Qingping said respectfully: "Chendi should have gone a long time ago, but you are sick and I am worried, so I have delayed it for a few days. Since you are fine, I will go back to get ready and leave tomorrow .”

"fe good.,,

Guo Heng stopped, turned around and looked at him, "Qingping, I know that you have been weak since you were a child. Uncle actually doesn't care if you are promising or not. I just want you to be healthy and safe. You will go out this time, but Be careful. Don't put yourself in danger, come back early. I will send reliable people to protect you."

Kong Qingping was very moved. Guo Heng is the emperor, so it is rare to be so devoted to his cousin.He suddenly understood Xu Chengze, Guo Heng is a wise king and deserves to serve him wholeheartedly.

Xu Chengze was suddenly demoted, his reaction was similar to Guo Heng's guess, he didn't think it mattered.He didn't enter the officialdom to be a big official, but just to help Guo Heng.As long as he can be by Guo Heng's side, what if he doesn't have an official position?

After thinking about it behind closed doors at home for three days, he did as he wished. He took care of Guo Heng day and night when he was ill.

Yi Na and A-Lian finally hoped for Xu Chengze to come back. Hearing that he could rest for three days, they happily said: "My lord, you can finally have a good rest! This servant will go and buy some food that you like, and make up for it for you." Make up. Look, you have lost weight in the past few days since you entered the palace!"

In their hearts, Xu Chengze's body was the most important thing, and it had nothing to do with them whether he was a fourth-rank official or a second-rank official.

Xu Chengze touched his face, did he lose weight again?I don't think so!I just feel a little tired.

He lay down on the bed and just fell asleep.

I don't know how long he slept, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Guo Heng sitting in front of him, looking at him without blinking.

He sat up suddenly, stuttering a bit.

"Emperor, Your Majesty, when did you come?"

Guo Heng looked at his blushing face with a smile, "I've come a long time ago, seeing you sleep so soundly, I'm reluctant to wake you up."

Xu Chengze's face turned even redder, "You should wake me up, you come here so rarely, but you only watch me sleep?"

With that said, he lifted the quilt and got up.

Guo Heng pushed him down on the bed all at once, and said with a smile: "It's good to see you sleeping too! I want to watch it every day!"

Xu Chengze glared at him, "Your Majesty, don't say such nonsense, do you want me to be demoted two more levels?"

"Ozawa, are you annoyed that I have demoted you?"