After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 107 The Battle in the Court
Qinzheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Ji Yunzhang knelt in front of the hall.

All the officials were silent, no one spoke.

The young emperor on the high platform was filled with anger at the moment, "Ji Yunzhang, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you have the merit of protecting the emperor."

"I don't dare."

Ji Yunzhang held the imperial scepter in both hands, his eyes slightly lowered, "The dispute between our dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty has a long history, and war between the two countries is inevitable."

"The new ruler of the Western Jin Dynasty is decisive in killing and will never be the kind of person who would bow down and seek peace."

"The war on the border is tense right now. The Western Jin Dynasty has sophisticated weapons and shows no signs of fatigue. But now they are suddenly asking for peace. I'm afraid there must be something fishy going on!"

Meng Xuanyi paced a few steps, becoming more and more impatient. He pointed at Ji Yunzhang and said, "Your father and your grandfather have fought wars all their lives. Do you know how much money it costs to fight a war?"

"Last year, the locust plague in Songyang, the dam on the Han River, and the drought in Futang all cost money!"

"Yesterday, the Ministry of Rites also reported to us the imperial mausoleum of the late emperor and the ancestral mausoleum of Shi Xingtai!"

"And the military pay and rations your father requested!"

"Are we going to capture another rebel king to fill the national treasury?!"

Meng Xuanyi's excited voice resounded throughout the Qinzheng Hall, but the officials below did not even dare to breathe. They reported to their superiors whenever there was a problem, but they were unable to come up with a set of rules.

Zhuang Kexing, who had already been promoted to the cabinet, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think the people of the world should be put first."

"Last year, there were frequent disasters. We have exempted local taxes for three years, and all the grain in the warehouse has been allocated to the local areas."

"These battles have already cost a million taels of silver, and the Shenji Camp is a place where money is spent like water."

"This year is a new beginning, it is time to rest and recuperate, and for all things to revive."

"The Western Jin Dynasty's initiative to surrender may not be a bad thing!"

Ji Yunzhang turned his head and looked at Lord Zhuang, who was older than his father, and frowned, "Mr. Zhuang, without a country, how can there be a home..."

Before he finished speaking, Kang Jintang stepped out from behind him and said, "Your Majesty, I second what Lord Zhuang said."

As he spoke, he raised his head slightly and glanced at Ji Yunzhang in front of him, "Master Ji, your words are different. Our country is strong in military and military, and has a vast territory. How can there be the saying that we have no country as you said?"

"Or is it that Lord Ji is afraid that the day will come when the horses are released to the south mountain and the weapons are returned to the warehouse, and your Xinling Marquis Mansion will be useless and your status will be lost?"

Ji Yunzhang tightened his grip on Chao Hu's hand slightly, "Lord Kang, you are judging others by your own standards. Do you think that the efforts made by our Ji family at the border over the past few decades are a joke?"

Kang Jintang snorted, "Master Ji, you are wrong. General Ji and Marquis Ji are heroes that we look up to. But Master Ji is still trying to start a war based on the achievements of his ancestors. I despise that!"

Ji Yunzhang stood up suddenly, the imperial sceptre in his hand was almost crushed, and his eyes became increasingly red.

Seeing that he looked like he was going to rush over and beat him up any second, Kang Jintang swallowed twice and carefully took two steps back.

"You, you...what are you going to do? This is the imperial court!"

Seeing his cowardly look of fear of death, Ji Yunzhang suddenly sneered and dropped the imperial sceptre in his hand to his side.

"How loyal is Lord Kang? How dare you question me, Ji?"

Kang Jintang's face changed immediately after these words were spoken. During the palace coup that day, several officials who had shown their loyalty were now either demoted or dismissed. Only he, a young official, had not been moved for the time being.

He was lucky enough to think that it was Xie Shuning who forced him to stand up, not that he did it voluntarily, so His Majesty did not touch him.

But now that Ji Yunzhang brought it up so blatantly in the court, it has changed its meaning.

Kang Jintang immediately fell to the ground and began to howl, "Your Majesty, it is because my wife is ignorant that I have suffered this misfortune!" "But my wife is now insane. Xie married me when I was still a nobody and had no achievements. No matter what mistakes Xie has made, I cannot abandon my wife!"

Kang Jintang's words were so passionate that everyone who heard them was moved.

The scene that day was exactly as everyone had seen. It was because Xie Shuning expressed his loyalty to the rebel king that Kang Jintang was pulled out.

Ji Yunzhang snorted, "Lord Kang really opened my eyes today. He actually used a woman to block the knife."

"Since Xie is so powerful, I think we should give the title of Lord Kang to Xie as well."

Kang Jintang stood up, his face flushed, and he couldn't find the words to refute for a moment, "You, you you..."

"okay!"

Meng Xuanyi sat comfortably in a high seat, looking at the two people arguing fiercely below.

"This is the imperial court, not a grocery store. Two court officials are arguing like street women. How shameful!"

As he spoke, he stood up, flicked his wide sleeves, and finally snorted at the officials below.

"Retreat!"

Ji Yunzhang slowly crossed the threshold of the Qinzheng Hall holding the imperial sceptre. In the past, when he was able to follow the prince, because the prince was respectful to the wise and humble, he could speak freely without caring about right or wrong.

There is a hundred-step staircase in front of the Qinzheng Hall, with guards holding knives on both sides. Most of the officials have already walked down the long stairs.

He stood on the stairs, looked up at the blue sky and white sun above his head, and sighed softly.

He murmured softly, "Madam, you are right. It is no longer the same as before."

Just as Ji Yunzhang walked down the stairs, a man came running from the end of the patrolling guards.

He pulled Ji Yunzhang aside and said, "Ji San'er, you are stupid! You have just been promoted to Sishi, and you are disrespectful in front of the palace. Do you still want to be this official?"

Jin Shaojie is now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. He is on duty today and is wearing the Imperial Guard uniform.

Ji Yunzhang took off his official hat, looked at the brand new black gauze hat, and finally felt a strong sense of helplessness.

He sighed and patted Jin Shaojie on the shoulder, "Go on patrol."

Jin Shaojie could only frown as he watched Ji Yunzhang slowly walking away.

At the palace gate, Jixing was still taking a nap beside the shaft of the carriage, snoring so loudly that it could be heard throughout the entire street.

Ji Yunzhang coughed lightly, and Ji Xing sat up suddenly, almost falling off the shaft of the cart.

"Prince, you are out!"

He immediately turned around and took out a food box from the carriage, "It's still hot, have a bite first!"

The food box is from the mansion.

Ji Xing opened the food box and took out the items one by one, "This is what the young lady asked Chen Chun to send over."

"You haven't had a good breakfast for several days. The young mistress has told you that you must finish your breakfast."

In the food box, there was the most homely porridge and side dishes, as well as a plate of snacks. It was from the family that the young lady liked the most, and different ones would be delivered to the house every morning.

He looked at the plates and dishes and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Just as Ji Yunzhang lifted his robe and was about to climb into the carriage, a voice behind him called him.

"Master Ji, please stay."

(End of this chapter)