However, the so-called "the firewood in the creek is soft and the felt is warm, and the raccoon slave and I will not go out" is just a self-comfort for the poor scholar who has lost his official position. In fact, for a central court official like Gongsun Xun,

What comes next is the most troublesome and laborious time of the year... because as the first day of the first lunar month approaches and the snow melts, the annual Great Court Meeting will soon be held in the Nangong Jiade Hall!

In order for this day to come, the imperial court needed to quickly clean up the accumulation of things in various departments, entertain and accommodate princes and officials from all the counties in the world, and even need to step up the construction of the collapsed Nangong City Gate.

Not even the emperor can be lazy about this day's activity!

In fact, since it was still dark, the royal family, princes, generals, officials, and doctors in Beijing, two thousand stones who happened to be performing their duties in Beijing, plus the senior accounting officials, salt and iron officials who came from various counties, and

The supervisory officials who rushed back, etc... In short, thousands of officials had already begun to line up in front of the South Palace in the severe cold, preparing to participate in this great court meeting.

Naturally, there are all kinds of complicated and necessary etiquette.

Da Honglu and Taichang, one was responsible for guiding and the other was responsible for picketing, playing music, welcoming the emperor, singing, saluting, presenting gifts, dancing, and dancing... The series of etiquette only made Gongsun Xun, who was at the outermost position, dizzy.

My brain is swollen, but I have to be careful.

After all the hard work, it was already dawn, and the officials with more than 600 stone in the capital were finally able to enter the vast Jiade Hall to kneel down and attend, and this time also meant that serious discussions would begin.

Of course, Gongsun Xun's position was too low, and he could only barely see and hear some activities in the center of the hall. The emperor who was higher up was still in the fog, and occasionally heard a few voices, but it looked like he couldn't even see it...

In fact, what he didn't know was that unless he was in the first three rows, he would not be able to see the emperor's face at all.

The first person to come out was Situ Yangci. He was to receive reports from the superior planners of each county according to batches.

Of course, the real report materials are all in the Shangshutai and Sangong Mansion. The materials are just pulled up here for a show. What is said is usually in a casual manner. Basically, I just ask and answer the questions and then go straight.

Hurry up and replace the next group of people...

However, even in such an official article, there was an inevitable embarrassing scene - seven counties in Jiaozhou fell to four counties, and the planners in these four counties never imagined that the situation that was fine when they set out would turn into

As a result, we can only bow our heads directly in the main hall to tell the truth.

So, in theory, Situ Yangci, who was in charge of the "civil affairs", directly excused himself from the crown and pleaded guilty, but his superiors quickly comforted him and asked him to crown him again... Are you kidding me? It's normal to exempt the three princes, but it can't be done in front of the whole court at the court.

Isn’t it fair to everyone in the world? That’s simply forcing people to commit suicide!

Next, the new Sikong Chen Dan came out. This position was transformed from the imperial censor of the former Han Dynasty. In other words, it should be the head of the supervisory system in theory... And when he came out, he naturally had to accept the governor of each state, or in other words

Report from the governor's envoy.

Of course, when it's Jiaozhou's turn, this will be quite embarrassing.

Immediately afterwards, Taiwei Meng Yu was not exempt from the common deeds, and was even more unlucky... Because in addition to the fall of Jiaozhou, the Northern Xinjiang was defeated in the fortress. Tens of thousands of people died there, and three two-thousand-stone generals were directly demoted to commoners. The annual

In summary, there is no way around it.

In fact, after this wave of scene work was completed, the thousands of officials in the entire court looked a little uneasy.

Then, Jiu Qing came to play.

The leader, Taichang Liu Yi, had no choice but to tell the story of the transformation of the female chicken into a male at the Chancellor's desk and the innocent collapse of the Nangong Gate.

At this time, the young emperor spoke again, only saying that this matter was of great importance, and he should let Cao Jie, Zhong Chang Shi and Wang Fu command all the officials to discuss the matter. And all the three princes, nine ministers, doctors, and ministers,

The two thousand stones in the capital, as well as the governor, Yilang, and censor, can all come forward and present their opinions according to the courtesy.

The officials almost didn't believe their ears... That's right, Cao Jie and Wang Fu were actually asked to preside over this kind of thing! This is simply letting the thieves judge themselves, right?

Even Gongsun Xun looked incredulous when he heard this... However, this is the most distinctive eunuch politics of the Han Dynasty! You think everything is ready, but the eunuchs can always directly reverse the situation from the core!

After hearing the emperor's imperial order, Cao Jie and Wang Fu immediately walked down the steps, and then glanced at the officials from left to right. After seeing the officials in the front row, most of them bowed their heads and remained silent. Even the ones in front of them

If the high-ranking officials did not dare to step forward, then the low-ranking officials who could only 'see' the emperor once a year would not dare to speak beyond their ranks.

For a time, the court of thousands of people fell silent due to the fierce reputation of these two people!

"pretty!"

I don't know if it was because of his brain twitching, but Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help but secretly praise him after seeing this situation.

Of course, he has a reason... because if Yuan Feng, Cao Jie, and Wang Fu join forces, then these two eunuchs may really be able to block this political tide. In this case, it is better to let them

Showing his majesty nakedly in front of the emperor and the officials, let's see how the officials continue to have an undercurrent, and let's see how the emperor views these two 'old eunuchs'.

However, before a certain villain was secretly happy for the eunuch's majesty, someone suddenly stood up over there without fear... It was Situ Yangci.

Of course, this man is truly fearless, as he is the emperor's mentor to the three princes! Unless there is a serious coup, the most that Cao Jie and Wang Fu can do is to oust this man from the post of three princes.

By the way, Yang Ci started talking about "Spring and Autumn", which made people dizzy after listening to a bunch of allusions. However, he came to a conclusion through these blunt words, that is, these celestial phenomena, disasters and anomalies are standard bad things. If the court and the emperor cannot

If you react appropriately, you will cause big trouble!

In fact, the fall of Jiaozhou was itself the result of insufficient attention paid to solar eclipses and earthquakes.

At this point, Cao Jie immediately tied up his hands and asked on behalf of the emperor: "In this case, the emperor has something to ask Situ, what should be the answer to this matter?"

"It's easy." Yang Ci answered Cao Jie without hesitation, holding the wat tablet in his hand. "Such incidents happened all because of eunuchs who were good at passing on state affairs. "Book of Zhou" said: 'When the emperor sees something strange, he will repair it'

Virtue, the princes will cultivate their politics when they see something strange, the ministers and officials will cultivate their duties when they see something strange, and the common people will cultivate their moral character when they see something strange.' Therefore, as long as your majesty can keep away these eunuchs and sycophant ministers, and then quickly recruit some truly noble and noble people,

Then God will naturally show its majesty, and these disasters will naturally be eliminated!"

After the word castration came out, Wang Fu's face turned red immediately, and he kept glaring angrily, but Cao Jie kept a calm look on his face. He waited until the other party finished speaking, and then calmly asked:

"Then I dare to ask Situ, who is the most cunning minister in the court?"

"Report to Your Majesty," Yang Ci continued to raise the wat in his hand and said. "This is a great court meeting, and all the ministers are here. If we reprimand them face to face, they will undoubtedly attack each other, making it difficult for the court meeting to continue... I am bold.

, please allow your Majesty to allow those in the court who wish to speak about this matter to submit a letter directly after they return, so that your Majesty can read it!"

Cao Jie looked back at the throne, then nodded to Yang Ci without hesitation and said, "Good!"

Yang Ci immediately sat back with satisfaction.

At this time, the crowd in the palace was so excited that many people were whispering to each other.

"Quiet!" Cao Jie raised his voice slightly and once again glanced at the officials in various parts of the hall.

It must be said that his observation was more effective than anything else, and the effect was immediate, and soon the palace returned to its previous quiet state.

"Situ has made some suggestions, but is there anyone else who wants to talk about this matter?" Cao Jie raised his head and asked, his gaze resting on the three ministers and nine ministers for a long time.

This time there was still silence... After all, Yang Ci reversed the situation for everyone by using the word "eunuch" in person, and gained the opportunity to not have to face these two eunuchs directly. Who would bother to follow these two eunuchs?

How about direct criticism?

But not everyone is an Imperial Master!

However, at this moment, another minister who was not afraid of death got up and came to the hall. Everyone looked closely and saw that it was the servant Yuan Feng, so they all cheered up.

Yuan Feng, like Yang Ci, speaks of classics. Of course, the Yuan family's family study is the "Book of Changes", which is different from the Yang family's "Spring and Autumn".

However, in any case, Yuan Feng insisted that so many incidents were caused by disasters induced by heaven and man. If they could not be dealt with in time, something big would happen.

"Your Majesty." Cao Jie still stood with his hands tied. "Since the scriptures are clear that such a disaster is indeed a warning from heaven, your Majesty, I would like to ask you, how to resolve it?"

"First of all, welcoming the five suburbs of Qi, clearing temples to offer sacrifices, and providing care for the elderly. These sacrificial activities are all major events that His Majesty should do. However, His Majesty has not done anything similar for a long time since he ascended the throne." Yuan Feng replied with a serious face.

He said, "Therefore, Your Majesty should go to the city in person to perform sacrifices and perform the so-called act of welcoming the five suburbs of Qi."

"Oh!" Cao Jie suddenly realized. "It turns out that there is a lack of sacrificial activities. Your Majesty has heard about it. May I ask your servant if there is anything else to do?"

"Also, it is natural that what Situ said before was to eliminate the villains and recruit the virtuous ones." As soon as Yuan Feng said this, the officials behind him became more and more excited. Even Gongsun Xun was a little shocked... Could it be that he had misunderstood Yuan Feng?

Already?

"Then I dare to ask the servant, it's okay to recruit sages, but what do the so-called villains refer to?" Wang Fu couldn't help but asked, looking past Cao Jie's frown. "Could it be that the servant also wants to say that the villain is there?

The court, but in order to avoid disputes, the officials should be allowed to step back and submit the letter directly to the emperor?"

"No need!" Yuan Feng also held up the wat board and answered with his head raised. "Although the villain is in the court, I think there is nothing to avoid, so there is no harm in speaking out."

Wang Fu looked at Yuan Feng and asked seriously: "Then your Majesty will ask the servant again, who is the villain in the court?"

"Of course they are the filial sons of Xuanling who were rewarded last autumn!" Mrs. Yuan said in a loud and upright manner.

Like Wang Fu who presided over the questioning, all the officials did not react for a moment... What is this Xuanling filial son?

Of course, they quickly remembered that there seemed to be such an incident in Luozhong last autumn. According to the leader of the scholars, Mr. Yuan, so many and dense celestial phenomena and disasters were actually caused by this group of things.

from?

Unknown to others, Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty!" Servant Yuan Feng said sincerely, holding the wat tablet. "I heard that Emperor Xiaowen (Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty) issued a special edict requiring the world to mourn the emperor for thirty-six days. Even the emperor who succeeded to the throne would

The biological sons, ministers and ministers who have been uprooted by their own hands, no matter how great the favor is, must be handled according to this system, and they dare not go beyond it. Now those hypocritical villains have neither blood nor flesh and blood relationship with the late emperor, nor have they any personal relationships.

There is no such thing as eating the emperor's salary, so where did the 'filial piety' of these people come from? How could they wait until the late emperor passed away for several years before crying filial piety?"

Cao Jie and Wang Fu nodded their heads one after another. Except for Yang Ci, who stared at Yuan Feng's back, most of them remained silent. Among the officials, many disciples of the Yuan family nodded frequently.

"I'll tell you the truth, Your Majesty." Yuan Feng continued. "Since the celestial phenomenon occurred that day, I have always suspected that these filial sons of Xuanling were responsible for the trouble, so I went to investigate specifically. Your Majesty, guess what?"

"What's going on?" Wang Fu asked impatiently.

"One of them is actually a fugitive!" Yuan Feng lamented. "This man broke into a house in Dongjun and raped his wife. Later, he used the name of filial piety to escape at night, and finally came to Luoyang. Now he went to Xuanling to cry.

Filial piety. Commend such people as filial sons of the late emperor, and also grant them the title of Langguan! How can there be no celestial phenomena and disasters? I beg your Majesty to remove all these people from their posts, and then deal with them according to the law. They should be expelled!"

"So that's it!" Cao Jie couldn't help asking seriously. "Then if this is the case, can the disaster be completely eliminated?"

"If this is the case, how can we conquer the world?" Gongsun Xun clearly heard someone beside him making sarcastic remarks.
To be continued...