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Chapter 739 Adding to the flames (3)

The time is approaching, the main hall of the Xuanzheng Palace is already full of courtiers, but there is no such whispering and humming before the court on weekdays, there is only a quiet solemnity, but in this solemnity, there is a faint sense of shame. The tense atmosphere is probably because the vast majority of well-informed ministers have already known the extraordinary features of the early court today, and it may be the weathervane of where the Tang Dynasty will go in the next few years. No one dares to take it lightly.

"The Queen of Heaven is here!"

Amidst the dead silence, a shrill shout sounded suddenly at the corner of the apse. Immediately after seeing Empress Wu, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and maids, walked into the hall with her head held high, while Prince Li Xian was a few steps away. Zhizhi also walked out from the corner slowly.

"Your servant will kowtow to the Empress Dowager!"

Seeing that Empress Wu had arrived, all the ministers and workers dared not be negligent, and rushed to greet each other with big gifts.

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

Empress Wu walked up to the Qianlong unhurriedly, was served by a group of eunuchs and sat down on the dragon bed, looked around the courtiers solemnly, and cried out in a peaceful tone.

"Thank you, Empress Long En."

Now that Empress Wu had opened her mouth, all the courtiers dared not show any disrespect, and hurriedly thanked them according to the court regulations, and took their positions on the left and right, and the morning court officially began.

"Qi Zou Niang Niang, I have a book to play."

Just as the ministers settled down, a minister in a light purple official robe suddenly flashed out from the queue of civil servants and shouted, it was Honglu Temple Qing Yuan Wanqing.

"Om..."

Although the ministers had long expected that the Queen's party would launch an attack in the morning, they did not expect that they would be so impatient. Before Cheng Denggao, the eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies, made a proclamation in accordance with the court regulations, Yuan Wanqing was gone. It came out, and the voice of private discussion suddenly became louder.

"Well, what's Aiqing's chapter to play directly, I'm listening."

Empress Wu did not stop the private discussions of the ministers, and sat leisurely on the dragon bed until the private discussions stopped for a while, and then she opened her mouth unhurriedly.

"I would like to obey your mother's edict." Yuan Wanqing thanked him respectfully, and then took out a fold that was originally covered with yellow silk from his wide sleeve, slowly spread it out, and announced in a cadenced voice: " The humble minister Yuan Wanqing, His Majesty the Emperor Meng, the Empress Dowager never gave up, was able to take up the post of Honghe Temple, and worked diligently, not daring to make any mistakes. Today, there is a big eater who sent an envoy to our Tang Dynasty. The letter of credence has been handed over. It is full of absurd remarks, saying that the Tang Dynasty has violated its borders, it is a reversal of truth, its actions are also despicable, its words are also absurd, and its heart should be punished. Suppressing them with heavy troops will show the incomparable power of our Tang Dynasty! As above, let us hear it!"

"Oh? There is such a thing? Where is the credential?"

As soon as Yuan Wanqing's words fell, the courtiers started discussing again in a tumultuous manner, but this time Empress Wu didn't wait too long, she pressed her hands incomparably majesticly, stopping the chaos of the courtiers, and swept Yuan's eyes with evil eyes. With a glance at Wanqing, he asked in a cold voice.

"If you go back to your mother, here is the letter of credence. I have ordered the translator to translate it, and it is available for your inquiry at any time."

Yuan Wanqing bowed respectfully and saluted, then took out two booklets from his wide sleeves again, put them together, held them with both hands, and raised them high above his head.

"Ok!"

Empress Wu raised her hand and squeezed out a word from between her teeth, with an extremely solemn expression on her face.

"promise!"

Cheng Denggao, who was waiting by the side, saw that Empress Wu's face was not right, so he didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly responded, trotted down the front door, took the two notebooks in Yuan Wanqing's hand, and swayed Returning to the top of the front wall, holding it in both hands to be handed over to Empress Wu.

"Xuan!"

Empress Wu ignored Cheng Denggao's hospitality, but waved her hand indifferently and said.

"promise!"

After Empress Wu had spoken, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to delay at all. He straightened up quickly, spread out the translation, and said in a reserved manner: "By God, I, the Caliph of the Great Food Kingdom, Aviyah Ibn Abi Su Fuyang pays tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Our two countries have no old grievances, and we have a friendship for business exchanges. Why do you invade our borders, harass our subjects, and fight without announcing it? It is rude... "

"Arrogance, this Great Food Kingdom really deserves to be destroyed, how dare you speak such nonsense!"

"It's absurd that such a wild and small country can stand side by side with me, and it should be punished! The old minister implores the empress to issue an order to send out all the troops to destroy this beast!"

"That's right, what Prime Minister Jia said is true. These barbarians have no shame, and even a country that has been defeated dares to pretend to be respectful. I beg your mother to issue an edict and send troops to suppress them!"

I don’t know if the original text in the Dashi Guoshu is like this, or there is a problem with the translated sentences. In short, this Guoshu is full of arrogance and arrogance. When he came out, he fired the first shot, and immediately, the rear party members also came out to support, everyone shouted to fight, everyone shouted to kill, and the hall was filled with battle clouds for a while, and the momentum was really scary.

"Your Majesty, I think that what Jia Xiang said is very inappropriate. There is a saying in the military sage: "Soldiers are important affairs of the country, and the way of life and death must be investigated. Today, Dashi is thousands of miles away, and our soldiers are fine. , What should be done with the luggage? What is the intention of fighting because of words, disregarding the survival of the country?"

Although the Queen's party was very powerful, they didn't really scare the people who dared to speak up. No, before Empress Wu could make a statement, Xiao Ming, the imperial censor Zhongcheng, snatched him from the sidelines and unceremoniously accused Jia Chaoyin of wronging the country.

"Why did Xiao Zhongcheng say this? Earlier, my 15 troops could wipe out [-] of Dashi's people, and my reputation spread far and wide, causing the bandits to gather their own army without daring to make a move. Why don't you worry about the immortality of food? As for the heavy harvest of grain and fodder this summer, there is already a danger of cheap rice hurting the farmers. Why don't you take this opportunity to raise troops to fight against thieves? Why not do the best of both worlds when it is stable and stable?"

The queen party dared to openly call for battle in the main hall, so they had already made relevant preparations long ago. As soon as Xiao Ming's voice fell, the other Yuan Wanqing refuted it back without showing any weakness, with a plausible appearance , as if he was really a master of the art of war.

"Yuan Honglu's words are wrong. Our Great Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of glory and glory. How can we use swords and weapons because of our words? Isn't that different from going to a country in the wild? Today, the Great Food Kingdom has come from thousands of miles. The sincerity of seeking peace, even if the words in the letter of state are a little flimsy, I am afraid that it is not the reason to start the war without authorization? Yuan Honglu disregards the life and death of the soldiers and insists on fighting, what is his intention?"

As soon as Yuan Wanqing finished speaking, Lin Mingdu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up from the side and refuted Yuan Wanqing bluntly.

"Shangshu Lin's words are great. If he really intends to seek peace, then it is reasonable to bow his knees. Now that he has made a lot of quibbles in the national letter, is it not the way to seek peace?"

"That's right, Lin Shangshu's words are harmful to the country. How can we allow the power of the Tang Dynasty to offend the small country like this!"

"Jia Xiangsi's words are very inappropriate. The sage has the way of forgiveness. Today Dashi has sent envoys to negotiate a peace. If I, Tang Dynasty, ignore it and just want to fight, I'm afraid it will be different from the sage's words?"

"That's right, what Liu Shilang said is very true. Those who call for war only care about gaining their own reputation, but they don't care about the life and death of the army. It is a fallacy to harm the country!"

With the appearance of Xiao Ming and Lin Mingdu, the officials of the Prince's line were not willing to lag behind, and spoke up one after another. For a while, the Huzhan faction and the Huhe faction quarreled, accusing each other endlessly, filling the hall. It was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Enough, have you forgotten that you must not be rude in front of the emperor, huh?"

Seeing the quarrel going on like this, the court may not be able to come up with a reason for it, Empress Wu's expression turned a little ugly, she slapped the copy, and reprimanded unceremoniously.

"Your Majesty calm down, I will wait for your conviction."

When Empress Wu had such an attack, officials from both the Queen's Party and the Prince's line did not dare to say more, and could only bow down and apologize endlessly.

"Humph!"

Empress Wu glanced coldly at the ministers, her gaze fell on Li Xian who was sitting firmly under the front wall, and said with displeasure: "Xian'er, tell me, what should we do? "

Hehe, this old thief is going to dig a hole for us to dance again!

As soon as Empress Wu called his name, Li Xian couldn't help cursing inwardly, with his ability, how could he not know what Empress Wu was up to, all he wanted was for Li Xian to express his position in public, and then use the opportunity to attack That's all, of course, if you understand it, when you face Empress Wu's roll call, Li Xian can't help it.

"Mother Mingjian, my child thinks that this matter must be discussed in the long run. Since the Great Food Kingdom has come from a long way to discuss peace, if my Great Tang ignores it, it would be out of character. This is not what my Huanghuang Great Tang should do. As for whether to talk about it or not It’s done, but there are two things to say.”

As soon as Empress Wu's words fell, Li Xian stood up from the Jindunzi, turned half a half, faced Empress Wu, bowed, and answered unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what His Highness the Crown Prince said is justified. It's war or peace. After all, we need to talk about it before making a decision!"

Before Empress Wu could comment on Li Xian's words, Liu Rengui stood up from the side and echoed loudly.

"Your Majesty's lesson, my minister seconded the proposal!"

"Your Majesty, the sages have a saying: "Rites first and then soldiers, the teacher will be famous, so don't be careless!"

"What Liu Xiang said is very true, and the minister also seconded it!"

Liu Rengui is an old minister of the prime minister. Although his ranking in the political affairs hall is not at the forefront, his qualifications are undoubtedly the first in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. As soon as he made his debut, many mature and prudent ministers also stood up. In the end, even Pei Xingjian, Pei Yan and other ministers who were not easy to participate in the dispute between the Queen's Party and the Prince also spoke out and echoed them. The party is getting bigger and bigger.

"Well, what the Aiqings said sounds reasonable to me, so let's discuss it first, but who should preside over the peace negotiation, can all the ministers choose someone?"

Empress Wu also knew that if she wanted to fight without discussing, it would be difficult to pass the court meeting. Seeing that the situation was as expected, she immediately changed her attitude and asked a difficult question. All the civil and military personnel in the Manchu Dynasty lost their voices, and the hall became strangely quiet.

(End of this chapter)