Emperors of the Heavens: Summon the Governor of the East Factory at the beginning

Chapter 12 The court meeting begins, and King Zhenbei is summoned to the palace
The next day.

In the capital city, at Mao hour, the air is not as refreshing as usual, but instead gives people a slight feeling of depression.

Even the bright sky over there is not as bright and clear as it was a few days ago.

The courtiers of the Da Cang Dynasty, as always, have all rushed to the main entrance of the palace to wait for the start of the court meeting.

As time passed, a bell rang, echoing inside and outside the palace.

Soon, a young eunuch who was responsible for guiding the way came out of the palace and then came to the ministers to guide the officials.

The officials, according to their official positions, walked in an orderly manner towards Cangsheng Hall, the palace where the meeting was held.

As the Minister of Rites, Zhou Qi was ranked among the third-rank ministers of the Da Cang Dynasty, so naturally he was also among them.

But at this moment, he seemed to be full of worries. When he faced the greetings from some colleagues before, he also dealt with it hastily.

His eyes were constantly searching among the crowd, and from time to time he would look in the direction behind him, trying to find the figure he wanted to find.

But in the end they got nothing.

This made Zhou Qi's heart sink slightly.

Chu Yuan didn't come!

You must know that yesterday His Majesty issued an order to summon the King of Zhenbei in front of everyone in the capital, but how could Chu Yuan be so careless today?

wrong……

Zhou Qi shook his head slightly. During this period, he was almost stunned by the new emperor's decree to confer Chu Yuan as a Taiwei.

Recalling the past when Chu Yuan was roaming the northern frontier and sweeping away the barbarians, how could such a forbearing person be so unwise?

No one dares to underestimate the current King of Zhenbei!

It’s just that today’s world is still Jiang’s world after all. I just don’t know how Chu Yuan will survive today’s difficulties...

And my daughter, who is completely in love with Chu Yuan, is about to get married...

"Ugh……"

Zhou Qi sighed secretly in his heart and felt a slight sting between his eyebrows.

He raised his head and looked at the increasingly dull weather in the sky. He always felt that something big was going to happen in the court today.

……

"Clang clang-"

……

With the sound of bells and cauldrons, the sound echoed throughout the palace.

The time just arrived at Chen hour, which is seven o'clock in the morning.

The period between [-] a.m. and [-] a.m. is collectively called Chen hour.

It is said that during this season, clouds and mist linger among the mountains and forests, and drizzle falls in some special areas.

There is a divine dragon stirring up clouds and causing rain, so it is also called Dragon Time.

Taking this time as the beginning of the court meeting is a tradition that the Da Cang Dynasty has maintained since its establishment.

The Cangsheng Hall is extremely vast, with carved railings and jade walls, and is extremely luxurious.

Some of the huge pillars supporting the temples are often engraved with dragon patterns and unicorns. When people look at them from a distance, they feel a sense of majesty coming towards them.

Such a large palace, if we were to use the number of people it could accommodate as the unit of measurement, it would probably be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

At this moment, the palace was already filled with courtiers from the Da Cang Dynasty, divided into two square formations on the left and right.

The left side is dominated by civilian officials, while the right side is populated by many military officials.

And ninety feet away in front of the ministers, there is an imperial platform!
What was built on the imperial platform was even more majestic. It was the place where the new emperor heard the speeches of hundreds of officials when he came to the throne.

With the sound of bells and cauldrons ringing in the palace.

With all the officials bowing their heads and eyebrows, Jiang Rui, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, was already sitting firmly on the dragon chair on the imperial platform.

"We, greet Your Majesty!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

……

As soon as Jiang Rui sat down, all the officials immediately paid homage.

"Free gift!"

The sound of hundreds of officials making pilgrimages reached his ears, and Jiang Rui particularly enjoyed the feeling of being aloof. With a wave of his robe sleeves, all the officials stood up and stood in their places.

"Something is happening!"

After all the officials were seated, Lan Yi, who was beside Jiang Rui, immediately took a half step forward and went through the process of the court meeting.

After hearing these words, all the officials stood up in an orderly manner and reported to Jiang Rui the major events in the Da Cang Dynasty that needed to be discussed by the court.

Time passed by quietly for an hour, and it was Si Shi.

"Your Majesty, after the 23rd, I have listed all the expenses that will be needed for the wedding of the Ninth Prince, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look."

Zhou Qi, the Minister of Rites, stood out from the queue, bowed slightly and said.

Although it is said that his daughter is in love with Chu Yuan, the king of Zhenbei, he, a mere minister of the Ministry of Rites, cannot stop the current situation.

He could only report the progress of the Ninth Prince's marriage to Jiang Rui as a courtesy.

After his words fell to the ground, a close attendant quickly came forward and took the memorial he was holding back to the imperial stage.

Jiang Rui reached out to take it and looked through it. It was full of dazzling things and the names were densely packed.

After a casual glance, Jiang Rui closed it directly.

"Zhou Aiqing will take care of the wedding, so I have nothing to worry about."

"Aiqing can discuss this matter with Ninth Prince Jiang Ran. After all, it is his own marriage."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Today is the day for King Zhenbei to receive the decree and express his gratitude. Let King Zhenbei enter the palace."

After recovering from the list of expenses required for the wedding presented by Zhou Qi, the figures of Zhou Jingxuan and Chu Yuan flashed through Emperor Jiang Rui's mind.

Then with a slightly cold look in his eyes and a lack of interest on his face, he spoke directly.

"The Northern King of Xuanzhen enters the palace!"

After Jiang Rui finished speaking, a servant beside him naturally did not dare to neglect.

He quickly raised his voice, and the high-pitched words soon spread outside Cangsheng Hall.

Outside the Cangsheng Hall, there were also many guards delivering the holy edict.

Jiang Rui sat on the dragon chair and waited quietly.

In his mind, he was thinking about how to force Chu Yuan for a while.

As for Zhou Jingxuan and Jiang Ran's marriage, it was nothing more than beating Chu Yuan, and the next confrontation above the court was the main course.

With the royal ancestor sitting in the palace, Jiang Rui has enough confidence to face all problems!
Since Chu Yuan, the king of Zhenbei, can't position himself correctly, I'm here to tell you what is a minister and what is a king!
As the saying goes, the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die!
Jiang Rui wanted to see if King Zhenbei dared to resist the decree in public in this court!

"Da da da--"

Just when Jiang Rui was already thinking about how to make the officials feel his attitude and the power of the imperial power in the court for a while.

Outside the palace, there was a rapid sound of footsteps.

All the ministers turned their heads to look, and then they saw a captain of the imperial army walking quickly into the hall.

"Ok?"

Jiang Rui frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, the King of Zhenbei did not come to the palace gate to wait for the announcement today."

Sure enough, the next words of the Forbidden Army Colonel immediately made the displeasure in Jiang Rui's eyes more intense.

It also made him feel more and more that his imperial power had been violated.

(End of this chapter)