Chronicle of Emperor Jing

However, the two people at that time did not think so far.

Emperor Jing can finally let go of this concern.

Ever since he put Wei Yan on the couch that night, this matter has been on his mind and made him feel very embarrassed.Of course he knew the correct way to deal with this kind of thing, but he just hesitated and couldn't make up his mind, and even made many excuses for himself. Many are undecided.

Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.As for the future, that is a matter of the future, let's talk about it at that time.

After letting go of his worries, a personal name of the Wei family began to appear in his mind, as well as the position they would occupy in the officialdom in the future.As for Wei Yan, of course there will be a suitable position waiting for him.

The future is worth looking forward to. Emperor Jing took a sip of tea and smiled, feeling extremely happy.

And Wei Yan was thinking about how far Youzhou was from the capital, and how much time he would spend on this journey.

Although his father told him the news, he thought that a person who would die at any time would not have such a chance.Announcing the decree and imprisoning the sentence is a position that the emperor's most trusted and most dependent ministers will take up, and it usually means that his future career will go straight up.

He thought that he would never have such an opportunity, but what the emperor said just now overturned his conclusion.

Since the emperor made this decision, it must have meant that the emperor had finally lost interest in his body and was willing to maintain the normal way of getting along with him from now on.

Thinking of this, Wei Yan felt a burst of relief in his body, which was almost out of breath under the heavy pressure of many days.

All this can finally end, and there will be a new beginning soon.

That night when he woke up, he found that he was being stripped naked and being played wantonly. His blood surged to his head for a moment, and his first thought was to kill him. Calm down little by little, retreat slowly until despair succumbs, and finally doomed.

It's just because, at that moment, he saw clearly who this person was pressing on him. This person was the king he had served since childhood, the man he had vowed to follow. This person was the emperor of the dynasty, the king of the world. co-owner.No matter what this person did to him at this time, there is only one consequence of killing him - destroying the family.

After thinking about this, he could only close his eyes in despair and let the emperor do whatever he wanted until he fell asleep.

On the second day, when he opened his eyes and saw the complicated dragon patterns on the surrounding tents, his mind was so dull that he couldn't react.When he passed out last night, he decided that he would never wake up again.When this kind of thing happened, he knew how to deal with it afterwards. When he gave in, he had no hope of life.

But he woke up unexpectedly, unexpectedly woke up on the dragon couch where he was humiliated in every possible way last night.Seeing him waking up, the palace maids immediately crowded around to serve him, and soon the imperial doctor came to give him a pulse and prescribe a prescription.

He recovered from his stupor, deep remorse welling up in his heart.In fact, he should have resisted at that time, he couldn't kill the emperor, at least he could escape, maybe he couldn't escape at all, maybe there was still only one result in the end, but he shouldn't just give in so foolishly, and then wake up the next day Continue to suffer humiliation after coming.

Why didn't he resist at that time? He still doesn't know the answer to this question.Perhaps, when he saw clearly who was the person pressing on him, his will had collapsed, and the idea of ​​resistance disappeared.

In fact, he didn't want to wake up at all. Once he woke up, he had to face everything that happened.

It is really a dilemma whether to choose self-destruction to avoid further humiliation, or to choose to linger on for a few more days.The only way to die through hardships is through the ages. Predicting death and choosing to die are two different things after all. Besides, what did he do wrong that needs to be terminated by himself?Isn't it stupid and ridiculous to punish yourself for other people's mistakes?Besides, at that time, he hadn't really been so desperate that he couldn't help himself.

Before he could sort out his thoughts, the emperor returned to the bedroom, and heard the king he had looked up to, the king he had sworn to protect, threatening him in an understatement and reminding him that if he dared to die, he would use his whole family to be buried with him. After the king who had served for many years told him in a maliciously mocking voice that he would have to get used to that treatment, he really felt the indescribable despair.Then, the bone-piercing cold enveloped him all the time, so that he could no longer feel the warm sunshine.

And now, the king he swore allegiance to gave him new hope with a single word.

When he knelt down and swore that "a minister's heart can learn from the sun and the moon", just like when he swore allegiance to the young emperor many years ago, he did not hesitate and sincerely.

The person in front of him is still the person he wants to follow and protect, this point, no matter how much time passes, no matter what happens, it will not change.

Just like he is his ruler and he is his subject, this point will never change.

On December 24 of the first year of Tianxi, there was a folk custom of offering sacrifices to stoves and sweeping dust. In order to avoid water leakage, private sacrifices were strictly prohibited in the palace, but the custom of sweeping dust has not been abolished.

When Wei Yan was ordered to enter the palace, he could see from a distance the servants holding straw brooms with red forgings tied on them for pleasing, and they were running around dusting invisible dust.

There are special personnel responsible for cleaning everywhere in the palace. Of course, there will be no corners where dust accumulates, but this custom contains the meaning of "eliminating old and clothing new". Sweeping them all out was entrusted with the desire of the people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, not to clean and take care of the house, so the faces of the servants who were doing this were filled with beaming smiles.

Seeing the festive scene in front of him, although Wei Yan was physically exhausted, he felt very relaxed.

After the emperor gave him the order that afternoon, he sent him to Dali Temple. He spent the past few days in Dali Temple discussing with everyone about various matters for his departure in the next year.The execution of the Jing Dynasty is usually after the autumn, but the case of treason is not included in this list. After the sentence is sentenced, it is usually executed. Moreover, the emperor ordered the case to be severely punished in order to strengthen his power after he took over the government. sentenced.In addition to the culprit who was killed by the queen mother on the spot, there are many people involved in this case, and the list of executions after Zhu Zhu's approval is thick.

"If you are over ten years old, you will be cut off, if you are under ten years old, you will be a lowly citizen, and all the servants and maidservants will not be auctioned off by officials. I am afraid that the Youzhou family will be in a state of collapse for decades to come." Dali Temple Secretary looked at the statement brought by Wei Yan, and touched it. Touching his beard, he shook his head slightly, "Master Wei, don't worry too much. Although this matter is too urgent and the preparations are cumbersome, I have all my subordinates to worry about it. Lord Wei, please pack your luggage and leave when the time comes. "

That being said, Wei Yan didn't dare to take it too seriously.He took the lead in this matter, and if something happened, he would naturally come to him, and there was nothing he could do if he worked hard, so he stared there for a few days, watched everyone proofread the list and re-examined the case files, and made sure there were no mistakes. Order people to seal up the list, file and other items to wait for the day of departure.

This matter is urgent and should be handled at the end of the year. If it is normal, there is no need to stay up late and work hard.Here I want to talk about the court meeting system of the Jing Dynasty and the rest practices of various yamen, so that we can understand why we are so anxious.

The court meetings of the Jing Dynasty are divided into the Dachaohui, Shuowang Dynasty and Changchao. The Dachaohui is held at the beginning of each year, the winter solstice and the emperor's longevity. Held on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, hundreds of officials pay homage, and the biggest difference from the Chang Dynasty is that the number of people paying homage to the Chang Dynasty is large; It will be held every day and twelve times in January, and only courtiers who meet the rank can pay homage.

Of course, when there is no early court, the emperor still can’t rest, and usually summons important ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study or other places. However, on December 28 every year, after the ancestor worship at the end of the year, the imperial seal will be sealed until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. , will reopen the court meeting.

The practice of the various yamen in the Jing Dynasty is to rest once every ten days, which is called a ten-day rest. Compared with special yamen, other yamen do not do business as usual during annual leave.

The emperor did not explain this matter until the end of the year, and according to his intention, he set off after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and arrived in Youzhou at the beginning of February, just to avoid the practice of not being bloody in the first month, and he could choose a day to execute according to the decree after arriving .

This means that the days to do things are only a few days, and everyone can only work harder to get out of this work.

It was not easy for Wei Yan to arrange everything properly. As soon as he left Dali Temple, a servant came forward to announce him to the palace.This elusive posture was comparable to that of the hidden guard.

"Your Majesty Wei has worked hard these past few days. Your Majesty is still discussing matters in the imperial study, and ordered this old slave to come and serve you with some things for washing and bathing, and then take a good rest." Wei Yangang stood still and glanced at the servants sweeping the dust At that time, Gao Yong, the head servant of Qianqing Palace, came up to him and saluted him.

Wei Yan said that he didn't dare to return the salute quickly, he was not being polite, but he really didn't dare, Director Gao was the emperor's number one confidant, no matter how courageous he was, he didn't dare to command him.

Gao Yong didn't stand outside with him too politely, he just let him inside.This guy stayed in Dali Temple for a few days, and the emperor sent people to ask him every day. After asking him clearly, he was busy with his business there, so he didn't order him to come back, but it seems that the situation should have reached its limit today.

The emperor ordered people to guard outside the Dali Temple early in the morning, and summoned him into the palace as soon as he came out, and gave a lot of instructions before going to the court before he would leave.

He has served the great emperor since he was a child, so he can naturally guess exactly how much he has put his attention on the person in front of him.Since the emperor is so attentive, how dare he be negligent as a slave.And it's nothing more than the master in front of me being favored, what's more rare is that he has a good temper and is easy to train, keeps his duty well-behaved, will not be arrogant and picky and picky and deliberately difficult to serve, after many days getting along, He saw a little more goodwill in his eyes, and a little more sincerity on his warm face.

Wei Yan entered the palace, originally he just wanted to wait like this, after all, there is no rule that a courtier will be in the king's bedroom, bathing, changing clothes, eating and resting at the same time.

When the emperor made the decree that day, he already understood that the emperor wanted to end the absurd past. Not only would he not kill him, but he also planned to reuse him.

Going to die generously is easy to say, but it is not easy to actually do it. In a situation where you thought you must die, no matter what reason the emperor changed his mind, it is always good to not die. After holding on, it doesn't make sense for the emperor to let go, but he can't think about it.

Maybe there will be some grievances when the monarch and his subjects get along with each other in the future, but as long as he is careful in the way of a minister, it shouldn't be too difficult, and although he is always reprimanded by his old father for not seeking to make progress, once he has the opportunity, he will still I really want to work hard to catch it so that I can do something in the future.

When he stayed in Dali Temple the first night, he was really afraid to see the servants of the palace stepping in outside the door to announce him to the palace. At dawn, he breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that he was not wrong. From then on, the king will be the king, and the minister will be the minister. He can finally get rid of the nightmare and no longer have to endure those things.

When he left Dali Temple today, when he saw the servant who suddenly appeared, he no longer felt afraid, presumably the emperor ordered him to wait here because he was anxious to hear his report.

But what about the hospitality of the people in front of them?

Wei Yan panicked in the face of the court ladies who rushed up to offer tea and water, and backed away again and again until he was forced into a corner and dared not move.

Maybe they haven't figured out what the emperor meant?Anyway, they will know after today, and they don't need to treat him like this in the future.

Wei Yan comforted himself anxiously, but this explanation was so weak that even he himself could not convince him.