The Emperor is Above

Chapter 258 The Attitudes of the Court Officials (170+ additional chapters)

As soon as this group of people in luxurious clothes appeared, Qing Yi felt a powerful aura.

He was even not inferior to the three powerful men from the Worship Hall, Zhonghang Shuo, Qi Ce, and Wei Yuan, whom he met just after entering the city yesterday.

This means that most of the people in front of them are at the second-rank judge level. With such powerful strength and the luxurious vassal clothes they wear are different from those of the doctors and vassals, they can only be the ministers in the court.

Soon, Yuanmu Qiujian's action confirmed Qing Yi's guess. The Minister of the Imperial Household bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to all the senior ministers, greetings to all the junior ministers, and all the junior ministers, how are you!"

Obviously, this group of middle-aged and elderly men who looked to be between 40 and 60 years old were the ministers of the State of Xing who were in charge of the government affairs.

When they walked out of the palace, they looked angry, annoyed, cold, gloomy and indifferent. It was obvious that they had just had some dispute with the king, Xing Hou.

Qing Yi had previously been the target of the anger from the nobles, and he did not have any good feelings towards these people. However, as a high-ranking vassal of the State of Xing and not as strong as the other parties, he obediently followed behind Yuanmu Qiujian and bowed deeply to the nobles.

Then he noticed that the four senior ministers, four junior ministers, and four junior ministers were divided into three camps with distinct positions, and the teams were clearly separated.

The smallest group consisted of a skinny senior official in his seventies and a middle-aged junior official with a smiling face. When they saw Qing Yi's gaze, they gave him a kind smile.

There were three people walking on the right side, led by a Shangqing who was about forty years old, with a refined appearance and white beard. His temperament alone was enough to impress people. Behind him was a Yaqing and a Shaoqing.

However, the three of them nodded to Yuanmu Qiujian and Qing Yi, showing neither respect nor intention of suppressing them. They just stood aside and watched the fun.

The team of ministers walking on the left hand side consists of six people, two senior ministers, two junior ministers, and two junior ministers.

The leader was a tall and burly man with a majestic and strong face. His cold expression gave people a strong sense of oppression.

His piercing eyes glanced at the two people in front of him, his expression thoughtful, and he said in a cold tone: "It turned out to be the Grand Master Yuanmu of the Shaofu, who came to the upper city early in the morning to meet the king. Could it be that this young vassal is the senior official Guqiu Yi that the king values?"

"Reporting to the Minister of the Central Branch, this is none other than Senior Sergeant Guqiu Yi!" Yuanmu Qiujian bowed solemnly towards the palace and said, "Your Excellency heard last night that he had arrived in the capital, so he personally ordered me to bring him to the audience this morning."

"Humph, a young vassal who had the luck to be in your presence with his extraordinary skills and tricks, and within a year he was promoted from a lowly commoner to a high-ranking vassal. This is truly a disgrace to all the vassal statesmen!
If all the nobles and ministers in the country want to learn from you, and are afraid of death and avoid fighting, and are unwilling to be promoted to nobles and ministers through military merit, and instead devote themselves to strange skills and tricks, how can the brave men who fight on the battlefield stop? "

Shangqing Zhonghang Huan looked at Qing Yi with a stern expression and scolded him loudly without any politeness, "Your Excellency has always been compassionate to the heroes and talents in the country. Seeing that your little skills are still of some use to the country, you are determined to vigorously support you regardless of the dissuasion of the ministers.

As a country boy, I have received such deep affection and kindness from you, my lord. I will do my best to repay your kindness with all my heart and soul.

I heard that you made some gains in the battle at Guqiu, and you became arrogant and proud, and even dared to humiliate the eldest son of the Marquis of Xing, causing him to spit blood. "

Zhonghang Huan's scolding was totally unreasonable. In just a few words, he described the great achievements of spring plowing sets, harvesters, and threshers as trifles, which almost made Qing Yi furious.

Trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart, Qing Yi was about to defend himself, but was stopped by the look in the eyes of Shaofu Cheng Yuanmu Qiujian. It was obvious that something was wrong.

The Minister of the Imperial Household hurriedly explained, "The Minister of the Central Office is concerned about the safety of the Crown Prince, which is truly a love between uncle and nephew. However, when the Crown Prince was buried in Guqiu, he was injured and vomited blood, which was not caused by Senior Sergeant Guqiu Yi.

This matter has been told to you personally by the two commanders, Taishu Bingxin and Liangqiu Juzhong. You think that the youths are full of ambition and desire to win, and it is normal for them to have some disputes. Therefore, you have already issued an order that the prince still has some shortcomings in his studies, and he should not lead troops to fight and neglect his studies. You should ask the doctors and professors of the Imperial College to give him more careful guidance, and not to be jealous of other talents, nor to vent your anger on others. "

"Hmph, if it weren't for your kindness to talented people, I would have to defend my nephew myself. If you dare to act disrespectfully in the future, don't say I didn't warn you!"

Seeing that Shangqing Zhongxing Huan's face became even more gloomy, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, Qing Yi finally understood that the other party was just looking for a reason to provoke him. If the young man could not bear to refute and argue, he might take the opportunity to punish him.

Even though Zhonghang Huan, as a senior minister, did not dare to kill people at will in the palace of Marquis Xing, he could at least use his high level of cultivation to inflict heavy damage on himself under the pretext of punishment.

Fortunately, Yuanmu Qiujian used a soft rejection to warn Shangqing Zhongxing Huan that the king had been waiting to summon Qing Yi since last night. If something unexpected happened outside the palace at this time, it would be difficult to talk about it.

Seeing that Zhonghang Huan was getting more and more angry and uttered a harsh word, he did not dare to make any substantial punishment to Qingyi. Another senior official in his sixties with a medium build and yellow beard stood up behind him.

He glanced at Qing Yi indifferently, then stared at Yuanmu Qiujian and sneered, "Shangdaifu Yuanmu has served as Shaofucheng for many years, and the military supplies have become more abundant. He can be said to have worked hard and made great contributions. It seems that he has a chance to be promoted to Shaoqing this time."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Yi saw that the clothes on Yuanmu Qiujian's back were instantly soaked. These were winter clothes for the cold winter. It was obvious that he was frightened by the Shangqing's heart-piercing words.

"I am a humble servant with low talent and position. Five years ago, I was promoted by you to be the Minister of the Imperial Household. I was so nervous that I dared not make any mistakes. How could I dare to ask for the position of the Minister of Finance?"

Yuanmu Qiujian's words and actions became more respectful and low-key, and he bowed his hands towards the palace and said, "As the junior minister, I am your brother. If I can help you solve your problems, that's enough. I don't dare to ask for anything else."

"Well, I hope so!"

Zhonghang Huan felt even more depressed when he heard this. He snorted coldly and strode out of the palace first.

Shang Qing Qi Xi and the other two Ya Qings and Shao Qings also left with sneers on their faces. Especially Ya Qing Chun Yu Fen, before he left, he deliberately sneered at Qing Yi twice.

"Haha, Shangqing Zhongxing Huan and Qi Xi are the elders of the eldest son of the prince, after all, so it is inevitable that they will favor him a little, so as to vent their anger on Guqiu Yi Shangshi. After a few days, the anger will naturally dissipate, so there is no need to worry too much."

At this time, Yaqing, one of the three people on the right, nodded to Yuanmu Qiujian with a smile on his face, then looked at Qingyi and said with a smile,
"As expected of a young hero who can fill a cart with fruit, his appearance is as handsome as that of Yun Shuyu Shangqing. It seems that the title of 'human appearance' will be passed on to someone else. I have seen it today."

Qing Yi also heard that when Shangqing Yun Shuyu was young, he was a famous handsome man in Xingguo Capital and was pursued by many girls as a "role model".

He bowed solemnly and said, "Your praise is too great. I am afraid that I am too young to bear it."

"Haha, I can handle it, I can handle it!"

This round-faced, slightly plump second-rank official seemed to be in a good mood with a smile on his face. Even the senior official Yun Shuyu and another junior official smiled and nodded at Qing Yi, saying hello before leaving.

But then I heard a rough voice saying: "Yang Lezi Yaqing is just relying on his clever mouth and saying nice things. I, Sergeant Guqiu Yi, have long wanted to see you in the border town of the northern border.

I want to see what kind of young vassal is like. He has so many wonderful ideas in his head. You have helped me a lot in the past year!"

(End of this chapter)