Royal Kindergarten

Chapter 101

Although it was just after lunch time, the Golden Luan Hall was full of people at this moment. It looked like an impromptu meeting called in the afternoon, but everyone present knew that this was actually an unfinished morning court.

Xiao Jingyang, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was sitting on the dragon chair. Although he was approaching his age, there was still no trace of age on his pampered face.But at this moment, his expression was extremely gloomy, and there was a hint of sternness between his brows. His two radiant eyes were fixed on the Youzhou Governor and the Jiedushi of Liaobei Province who were kneeling in the front row, his fists clenched, as if To jump up.

After the development of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains has become quite prosperous, and the period from the Sui Dynasty to the Great Zhou Dynasty was just the evolution of the court, which did not bring gunpowder and war to this vast land.In addition to the prosperity of the people's livelihood, the long period of peace has fostered an atmosphere of extravagance and weakness.In the founding of the country, there were veterans such as Xiahou and Dugu who frightened the surrounding area, but when the years withered, and the general Ye Zhiqiu, who was in his prime, rebelled and unified the Turks 20 years ago, the Great Zhou was not only unable to fight back, but could only occupy a corner, spending heavily every year Hoarding in Northwest Xinjiang to prevent the other party's invasion.

"You are the big officials who were transferred out in the year when I became the throne. Not only have I made no achievements for so many years, but now I have caused such a big scandal! It has not been a day or two since the Turks attacked our dynasty. Why? It's just you two trash who let people take over the military supply depot?" Xiao Jingyang growled.

"Your majesty, I didn't expect the Turks to detour and attack the northern border towns in the late autumn. This wolfish and ambitious man must have other intentions. Please check it out." Qin Shijun, the minister of Zhongshu Province who stood in the front row, said in the prelude. .

"You are just making excuses for them. Everyone knows that I will send troops to pacify the Western Regions in the spring of next year. Isn't it a normal reaction for the other party to make some small moves to deal with it? But knowing that I have this plan, but still having such an accident before the expedition, really It's Yu Jun's heart and Yu Zhen's face that have been greatly damaged." The Emperor Zhou, who was dressed in a golden dragon robe, became more and more excited, couldn't help standing up, and waved his hand, "Come here, drag these two bastards out, Even his family members will be sent to prison together, waiting for execution after the fall!" After giving these orders, Xiao Jingyang already had an impatient look on his face.

"Your Majesty must not deal with it like this. Both of them are high-ranking officials. Being deprived of their official positions because of the gains and losses of a small military supply storehouse is already a very severe punishment. How can they implicate their relatives and execute them all? This is against the laws of my Great Zhou." !" Si Nongqing Bai Handao hurriedly knelt down to intercede, looked at the emperor's eyes, but after all, he didn't say the phrase "violating the ancestor's tradition of building a country with benevolence and filial piety".A large number of civil and military officials behind him also knelt down, shouting "The emperor is merciful", only a dozen people on the front right were still standing.

"No and no," a scarlet-robed official walked out from the right, and he was indeed the youngest provincial servant of the fourth-rank sect in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Tan Yueli, "This defeat not only lost a lot of food and grass, but also lost a lot of food. It affected our army's deterrence and morale against the barbarians, and instead of thinking about counterattacking, the two of them retreated and defended the city, and even tried to make a major incident smaller and conceal the military situation.

"Your Majesty, at that time there were over ten thousand Turkic cavalry troops, and there were only a few thousand in the city. Keeping the city intact was the top priority. The two ministers had to give up the defense of the military supply depot in the outskirts of the city. It's not that the humble ministers are afraid of fighting!" The Jiedu envoy of Liaobei Province, who was sentenced to death, no longer cared about his image, crying with snot and tears.

"Nonsense! There is the Great Wall in the north of Youzhou, and there are strong soldiers guarding the pass. The barbarians can only go over the mountain in a surprise attack. Why do they only talk about the over ten thousand cavalry?" A middle-aged general stood up from the right and reprimanded him, but it was the right Niu Qianwei General Mao Jitai. "Aren't you talking about defeating our military prestige, and now you still want to lie about the military situation and scare you? Do you have a sergeant who can prove it?"

"At that time, I ordered the sergeant to close the gate of the city. This was reported by the cavalry under my command. The people in the city heard it..." the governor of Youzhou murmured.

"It's just your cronies. I don't know if it's your arrangement to shirk?" Mao Jitai refused to respond, and his face trembled when he reprimanded him angrily.

"Enough! What kind of quarrel is this?" Xiao Jingyang patted the armrest of the dragon chair, looked at Tan Yueli and Mao Jitai who came out to help, and nodded slightly. With one stop, one is invincible. How come I was ridden on the neck by a jumping clown when it was my turn? A few people riding on horses and clamoring can scare thousands of officers and soldiers to stay behind closed doors? Is my talent not as good as the late emperor, or you Do you think I'm being fooled?"

Such irony and sarcasm are harsh words, where no one dares to answer the words, all the officials couldn't bear it anymore, they all knelt down and bowed down, shouting "I dare not wait, I should try my best to assist my emperor", these few people who spoke like this The wolf-like guards entered the palace and dragged the governor of Youzhou and the Jiedu envoy of Liaobei Province out of their official uniforms.

"The governor of Youzhou has a vacancy and he can directly promote Chu Xiangru, the chief assistant under him. As for the Jiedushi of Liaobei Province, according to the usual practice, he should transfer an adjutant from the cabinet. Can you choose someone?" Xiao Jingyang finished handling the conflict and turned to Kong Lide, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, adjusted personnel fluctuations.

"Your Majesty, at present, many of the six departments of the Shangshu Province are newly promoted officials who need the teachings of veteran ministers, while the Jiedu envoys of Liaobei Yiyi have a lot of power and are also in charge of civil and military affairs. Only those who are young, strong and courageous can be competent." Kong Lide has always been a timid person, he pondered while looking at the emperor's face. "The minister recommends Shen Yuxi, a member of the household department."

"Shen Yuxi..." The emperor said the name silently several times, and that soft and beautiful face suddenly flashed in his mind. "The Ministry of Household Affairs is busy, so it's better for Yuxi to stay with me. For the position of Jiedushi, you can find some capable people from Zhongshu Province, and write a note to me. Retire!"

(End of this chapter)