Taiping Inn

For the people of the imperial capital, this scene was so similar to the past in the second year of Tianbao, so every family closed their doors, fearing that they would be affected.

The shops that were originally open also closed one after another, and the inn became embarrassing. It was okay for those customers who had rooms to say, but what should those customers who did not stay? I can't drive people to the street, I can only get on the door panel, and everyone stays in the lobby on the first floor, and then leave the inn when things are settled.

Fortunately, the most in-house thing is food and drink.

So many people gathered in the inn lobby, doing nothing, and there was a scene of chaos outside, so they would talk about state affairs without talking about state affairs.

In an inn next to the inner city, there were more than twenty people sitting on the lobby on the first floor. Some were four people at a table, and some were three or two tables, which did not seem crowded. One of them was a little elegant. The middle-aged man occupied a table and was drinking by himself.

Then I heard the young official who was just resting today at the table next to me was talking: "I want me to tell you, this is a attack among the people of the Later Party. I want to catch all the people of the imperial party in one go. The world is the Empress Dowager again. The world is coming. Now that the emperor is getting older, the call for the emperor to take charge of the government is getting higher and higher, one wave after another. This is something everyone knows. The Empress Dowager is seeing that her power is out of control, and she has to use her old tricks again .”

Although this person looks young, he is a man from the public. Even if a minor official is not considered an official, he can still be considered a half-official body. For ordinary people, this is still very credible.

In addition, the lessons of the second year of Tianbao were not far away, so everyone in the lobby nodded and agreed.

Only the middle-aged man was still drinking non-stop.

The little official continued, "But don't worry, these big men fight and kill, and if they die, they will die of those who are rich and well-off. It has nothing to do with us little people. We should eat and drink, and wait until everything falls. Let's go on, and then live our life."

Someone said, "This is right. It's just that the official above has changed. Let's just kowtow."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people smiled knowingly.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man who was drinking by himself gave a small meal, put down the wine glass in his hand, thinking about something.

The little official drank all the wine in his glass, smacked his lips, and said, "I want me to see, the Empress Dowager may not be able to win as much as the second year of Tianbao this time."

Hearing this, people in the lobby looked at the minor officials, full of curiosity and exploration.

The little official was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and said slowly: "The Imperial Party has strong support this time, and it is the Governor of Liaodong."

As soon as this statement came out, someone exclaimed: "Didn't you talk about Liaodong traitors all day long? Why did you become a strong support again?"

"This is one time and another." The little official shook his head and said, "No matter how blind Liaodong is, it is still thousands of miles away, but the empress dowager is close to him. Even if he wants to quell the rebellion in Liaodong, he must have the emperor in power. The master said that if you want to seize power from the Empress Dowager, you will naturally have to rely on external forces. I have heard that the son-in-law of the King of Liao has entered the capital..."

Speaking of this, he stopped talking, leaving blank space for everyone to reminisce.

A man dressed in a martial arts warrior said, "No matter who loses and who wins, it's a change of time. Let's just watch the fun."

As he was talking, he saw the inn guy move a brazier out and said, "It's really a change of time."

Everyone was slightly stunned, just now because they were in a state of great enthusiasm.

No one cared about it. When the friend reminded him, he immediately found something was wrong. The sky was much darker and a little cold, as if it was midnight.

Someone looked out through the crack in the window and was shocked: "It's dark outside?!"

The guy said, "What I said is, suddenly it got dark, and I don't know what happened."

The little official murmured, "What a big deal is going to happen."

At some point, the middle-aged man had disappeared, leaving only the wine glass and wine pot on the table, with layers of ripples rippling in the wine glass.

...

The three judicial departments of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the yamen that really manages officials are still the Censorate. Whether it is the annual performance evaluation of officials at all levels or the supervision of the official style of yamen at all levels, the Censorate has the direct power of impeachment and clerkship. In addition to the left and right censors and deputy censors, ordinary censors are also at the third level of official position.

Today is the third day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are still twenty days left before the twelfth lunar month. Generally speaking, the twentieth lunar month is the day for the yamen in the capital to "seal", that is, seal the seal and start the annual leave. Many things must be completed before the start of the annual leave. The Ministry of Revenue will settle taxes in various states, and the Censorate will evaluate the performance evaluation of officials of various departments this year and will be distributed to each department by the 16th day of the next year. Therefore, every year on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the chief and deputy officials of the six ministries and nine ministers and the censors stationed in Beijing will come to the lobby of the Censorate as usual.

However, there is more than a month left before the 16th day of the first lunar month, and the lobby of the Censorate is already full of high-ranking officials from the court, with gauze hats and dazzling red robes.

The reason for this is that the Zuo Du Censor, the chief clerk of the Censorate, was almost rushed to his home and killed his life. He barely escaped and had to avoid the government office. Many people from the Imperial Party gathered here after hearing the news. In a moment, Zhao Lianggeng led a group of people from the Later Party to arrive, and the two groups formed a confrontation.

A group of officials stood on the left, and another group of officials stood on the right, no one looked at each other, and the lobby was silent.

In the end, Zhao Lianggeng broke the silence.

Zhao Lianggeng's first sentence has nothing to do with the court, and it is not surprising: "Come here, take the light."

The yin and yang outside reversed, and the day turned into night, and the lobby was naturally extremely dark. After hearing what the Prime Minister said, a minor official lit the red candles on both sides of the lobby, making the lobby clear and transparent.

Zhao Lianggeng looked around and then said, "You may already know, and maybe some do not know yet. The Tang King took over the military power of the Five Cities Military Command and ordered the closure of the Nine Gates."

Although there were rumors early in the morning, the later party members were still suspicious, while the imperial party members were lucky. Now, when Zhao Lianggeng announced in court, it was as if the wind was shaking and thunder suddenly sounded.

The people in the Later Party became excited, while the people in the Imperial Party looked solemn.

Zhao Lianggeng is a member of the Later Party, but he has a special status. He has his own team and can also form his own school.

So everyone looked at Zhao Lianggeng and waited for his next words.

Zhao Lianggeng continued: "As the chief minister of the cabinet, I didn't know about this beforehand. It should be that the King of Tang was acting without authorization."

As soon as the words were finished, the Minister of Revenue spoke: "Not to mention the true or false of the Prime Minister's words, even if it is true, the Prime Minister's words do not know, it does not mean that others do not know. Is it because someone instructing the King of Tang to do this behind his back? Unknown. ”

Zhao Lianggeng said lightly: "I wonder who this 'person' is? You might as well say it clearly."

The Minister of Revenue was also a person who was attacked by Yang Tianfeng and other groups of descendants. At this time, he was full of anger and had nowhere to say anything.

After venting, he immediately said to the front of the tits: "The Chief Auxiliary should not ask me, he should ask the King of Tang."

Zhao Lianggeng said, "Your Excellency asked me to ask the King of Tang, what is the reason?"

The two clashed in words, and the officials who followed them also glared at each other.

Among the many officials, there are many officials in red robe, but there are also many officials in purple robe. These people have low official positions and younger, and are considered to be in their prime. At this time, anger has been brewing. Suddenly, someone shouted: "Your rear party." The King of Tang took over the military command office, but Mr. Wen disappeared for a long time, no one was seen alive, and no corpse could be seen. Could it be that you were killed! "

"Avenge your loyal and good!" Someone immediately responded.

"Avenge your revenge!"

"Bare this group of people from the rear party to death."

For a time, the crowd in the Imperial Party was infuriated.

A purple-robed official standing in front of him slapped the person opposite without saying a word, knocking his gauze hat away for a long time, leaving a bright red palm print on his face. The man was furious and immediately responded with a look of his heart and kicked his opponent's chest.

When the person next to him saw that his own people were at a disadvantage, he immediately rushed forward, and the other party was not willing to be outdone.

In an instant, many officials had already formed a group, leaving only a few important officials in red official robes motionless, just watching coldly.

This official fight and court stick are also considered a tradition of the Wei court. Don’t say that it was in front of the cabinet chief, or in front of the emperor, and even made a green man in front of the emperor. The governor of Luanwei was beaten to death.

If an official had scolded the emperor, beat people in the dynasty, got shot in court, and was imprisoned by Zhaojue, he would be a model of the world's pure and simple life, and his resume was more glorious than the Jinshi origin.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "Sirs, what are you gathering here for? If I remember correctly, today is not the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Are you so eager to see yourself Evaluation? ”

After the words came, a man walked into the lobby. It was Mei Shenglin, the second assistant to the cabinet.

Zhao Lianggeng and others all looked at Mei Shenglin.

As we all know, plum blossoms are a fence-bearing tree. In other words, it is easy to see the direction of the wind from this fence-bearing tree.

Mei Shenglin held a golden scroll in both hands and said in a deep voice: "Is there an order."

When many officials who were fighting were hearing this, they stopped their actions and looked at Mei Shenglin, and were stunned.

Mei Shenglin looked around and strengthened his tone: "The officials received the order."

The officials who were originally stunned fell to the ground one after another, and some were still immersed in the aftermath of the fight. They stood in a daze, and were pulled by their colleagues and friends next to them for a few times. They came to their senses and knelt on the ground in a hurry.

Finally, the important officials of the court, including the cabinet chief Zhao Lianggeng and several ministers, knelt down slowly.

Mei Shenglin unveiled the imperial edict in his hand and read out loudly: "The emperor's edict in the Heavenly Chengyun said: Now the King of Tang Xu Zaixu, who has falsely passed the order, seized the military power of the five cities and sealed the nine gates. His intentions are really unquestionable, and he plans to rebel. Nothing else is so obvious to everyone, and the world can be seen by them."

After reading this, Mei Shenglin paused intentionally or unintentionally, observed everyone's reaction, and then continued to read: "I will dismiss Xu Zaixu all titles and positions, and let the cabinet chief Zhao Lianggeng temporarily take charge of the five cities' military commanders, Qingluan Guard General's Office arrested the rebel Xu Zaixu. I'm here to express my respects."

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