Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4150 Astute so
Cheng Yaojin stood outside the Chengtian Gate, lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head, without saying a word, the guard soldiers on the left and right looked nervous, fearing that the next moment the order to "behead the rebellious minister" came out from the palace, and they would have to rush up to confront this vicious man The mighty Demon King of Confusion.

Although Lieutenant Chi Gong, among the ministers of Zhenguan Xun, is recognized as the undeserved bravery of thousands of men, and can take the head of an enemy general in the face of thousands of horses, but Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin are also famous and peerless warriors However, it is not easy to capture or kill him in such a wide area under Chengtianmen, and he must pay a very heavy price.

After a long while, the palace gate opened, and a group of forbidden troops came out, the leader of which was Li Junxian, the commander of the "Hundred Cavalry Division": "Your Highness has an order to invite Duke Lu to enter the palace."

He stood by the door, moved out of the middle of the road, and bowed slightly: "Duke Lu, please."

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Li Junxian, snorted, took off the saber at his waist and threw it back to the soldiers, and strode into Chengtian Gate.

Anyone entering the palace is not allowed to carry ice blades with them. The rumored "swords on the palace" can only be done by Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and other invincible heroes. I will keep it and return it when I leave the palace.

Now Li Junxian actually forgot to let him take off his saber, I don't know if he really forgot or did it on purpose.

Entering the palace with a sword is no small crime...

Li Junxian's face remained unchanged, and when Cheng Yaojin entered the palace gate, he asked someone to close the palace gate, and then followed Cheng Yaojin into the palace.

The first emperor rested in the Wude Hall, so after entering the palace, you should turn right and go east, pass the Guiren Gate, turn along the Longshou Canal, go north, pass the Bell Tower, enter the Gongli Gate, and then pass through Menxia Province, Hongwen Museum, History Museum and other government offices. The building complex formed by the Department reaches Wudemen.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin didn't go this way, he went straight north through Jiade Gate, and when he arrived outside Taiji Gate, he looked at the majestic and majestic Taiji Hall, took off his head pocket and knelt in front of Taiji Gate, and did not leave...

Li Junxian wondered: "His Royal Highness is waiting in Zhaode Hall, why is Lu Guogong staying here?"

Cheng Yaojin knelt down on one knee, without saying a word, the rain quickly wetted his hair, dripping strands on the ground, and the iron armor on his body was also washed shiny by the rain.

A group of imperial guards didn't know why, Li Junxian was speechless for a while, and hurriedly asked someone to fetch a set of linen filial piety clothes from the officials of Xunzongzheng Temple, Cheng Yaojin got up and put them on, put on his pocket, and walked from the Taiji Gate Go east, pass the Dongge Gate, bypass the bell tower, enter the Gongli Gate, and go straight to Zhaode Hall.

Li Junxian clicked his tongue, thinking that if anyone dares to tell him that Cheng Yaojin is rude, arrogant and domineering in the future, he will definitely go up and give that person two big mouths. Since entering the palace, Cheng Yaojin has been as careful and cautious as hair , there is not a single bit of fault, even if those censors who are good at criticizing critics hold a full set of "Zhou Li" to find fault, they can't find the slightest fault...

Strictly fit, no water leaks.

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The Zhaode Hall is not far from the south of the Wude Hall. The Wude Hall is where the late emperor's coffin is parked, and this place becomes the place where the prince temporarily stays. The funeral officials from the Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites all come to ask for instructions, so there are people coming and going. There is an endless stream.

When Cheng Yaojin strode towards Meteor, all the officials who came and went could see clearly, and they were surprised. This general who was responsible for guarding the capital let go of the city gate when the rebels rebelled, and retreated to the west market by himself. The army attacked Tai Chi Palace and let it go. Many people thought that Cheng Yaojin had completely sided with King Jin.

How dare you enter the palace?

I'm really not afraid that the crown prince will come down and throw a cup as a sign, and suddenly kill him with knives and axes on both sides to chop him into meat paste...

But such words can only be pondered in the heart, never dared to speak out and discuss with colleagues, Li Yi's mansion is not far from the lessons learned, no one wants to be the second chicken to be stripped of official clothes and go all the way to the end.

When he arrived outside the Zhaode Hall, the crown prince had appointed Ma Zhou to stand at the door to welcome him. He was taken aback when he saw the linen filial piety clothes on Cheng Yaojin's body, and immediately went down the stone steps. He walked two steps quickly to Cheng Yaojin, and bowed On the ground, he said respectfully: "Your Majesty has seen Lu Guogong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting in the hall for a long time, please follow me into the hall."

Cheng Yaojin didn't always put on an arrogant and domineering appearance in front of everyone, he was very optimistic about Ma Zhou, and highly respected this official from a poor family, so he nodded his head and said, "There is Governor Lao Ma."

Ma Zhou said, "Don't dare, please."

First lead Cheng Yaojin into the Zhaode Hall. There are many officials coming and going in the hall. A big battle, the situation is unstable, so most of the officials here look impatient and very noisy.

After entering the main hall, the clamor suddenly decreased.

"The old minister sees His Royal Highness, the armor will be re-examined, please forgive me for not being able to fully salute."

Cheng Yaojin knelt down on one knee in the hall to give the military salute, his voice was like a bell of a bell, echoing in the great hall with excellent sound.

The momentum is very strong.

Li Chengqian was sitting at the main seat, flanked by Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, Cen Wenwen, Li Yuanjia, Fang Jun and other civil and military officials and clan giants, who seemed to be discussing something, when they saw Cheng Yaojin entering, they stopped talking and looked together .

Li Chengqian calmed down and said softly, "Why does Duke Lu need to be so polite? Come and give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

A servant sent a chair and put it under Fang Jun, Fang Jun quickly got up and motioned for Cheng Yaojin to take the seat, while he himself stepped back and sat on the chair that had just been placed.

Cheng Yaojin was also not humble, and only slightly nodded to Fang Jun, and sat down firmly.

Li Chengqian asked the inside to serve tea again, and asked with a worried face: "There was a fierce battle outside the Taiji Palace, and both sides suffered heavy losses. Duke Lu is responsible for guarding the capital. He must command his subordinates to block all streets and alleys, and pay attention to all the inner squares. Don’t let the broken soldiers sneak in and hurt the people, and you must strictly prevent someone from colluding with those broken soldiers to take advantage of the fire, find out one, punish the other severely, no matter who it is, we will never tolerate it!”

As the aftermath of wars, rebellious and rout soldiers have always been a serious disaster, especially in Chang'an, which is the capital of the capital.

What's more, those who are dissatisfied with the prince and sympathized with the king of Jin colluded with the defeated troops to create chaos everywhere in Chang'an, which will cause endless troubles.

It is difficult to wipe out the whole of Chang'an with the strength of the Jingzhao Mansion alone, and it must be done with the cooperation of the army.

Cheng Yaojin patted his chest and said loudly: "Your Highness, don't worry, the old minister has already sent people to watch over him. Who dares to jump out at this time to make trouble and harm the common people? Even if he is the king of heaven, I have to take his skin off!"

Li Chengqian said happily: "With Lu Guogong's words, Gu can rest assured."

The two monarchs and ministers talked for a long time, and neither of them mentioned the opening of the Chunming Gate last night to let Youhouwei enter the city, and Zuowuwei hid himself in the West City and stood by.

Cen Wenwen saw that the two had finished talking, so he said: "The funeral of the late emperor is over halfway, and we need to start preparing for your highness's enthronement ceremony. This is the top priority. The rules are cumbersome and there are many etiquette. There can be no mistakes."

I don't know how many people are waiting to find fault, whether it is the funeral of the first emperor or the enthronement ceremony, if there is a slight mistake, it will be found out and magnified infinitely, and then extended arbitrarily, causing extremely bad effects.

Li Chengqian naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, nodded and said: "That's right, let the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple start the preparations, first the funeral of the first emperor, and then the enthronement ceremony. When everything is settled, one must be rewarded for merit.”

Han Wang Li Yuanjia got up quickly: "Zongzheng Temple has decided to go all out and live up to His Royal Highness' trust."

This is a statement made on behalf of the officials of Zongzheng Temple.

But another important yamen rite department, no one stood up to express their opinion...

Everyone looked at Fang Jun who was drinking tea slowly.

Fang Jun was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that he quickly put down his teacup and got up, and said with a wry smile: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. A mature and prudent person presides over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, otherwise the humble minister is afraid of bad things."

It’s okay for him to do some practical work. After all, he has the experience and insight of his previous life. However, the Ministry of Rites is all pragmatic, and it is different from the ideology of later generations. , where can he do it?
Also impatient to do it.

But Li Chengqian said: "The Ministry of Rites is the head of the six departments. How can it be so easy to find someone to take the top? You don't need to know everything, it's just that you know people and do things well. There are still many capable officials in the Ministry of Rites. For the time being, you will be in charge." Well, when the situation stabilizes, there will be corresponding changes in the official positions of the imperial court, and then we will find a suitable candidate."

Fang Jun stopped talking, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will save you."

It takes three fires for a new official to take office, let alone the new emperor's ascension to the throne?

After Li Chengqian ascended the throne, the first thing he announced to the world must be the change of personnel. Those officials who have been close to and support him will be greatly promoted after being rewarded and punished. Those opponents and violators will be demoted or even dismissed from office. They can't stay in the court and look at the people who are against them, right?

Cheng Yaojin drank water with drooping eyelids, as if he didn't hear what the prince said at all, and it seemed that the personnel changes that the prince talked about had nothing to do with him...

At this time, a servant quickly stepped inside and said: "His Royal Highness, Duke Wei please enter the palace to have an audience."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and said, "Xuan!"

"Here!"

The servant exits.

The expressions of all the people in the hall became dignified. The current situation naturally puts the military first. If the rebel army of the King of Jin cannot be defeated, not only will the emperor be unstable, but the empire will fall into protracted turmoil. , The people are in dire straits.

By that time, no one is the winner, all are the sinners of the empire.

(End of this chapter)