Chapter 127
127 Chapter 116-scared but not in danger (1)
There were 134 yamens in the capital of great Feng. Excluding those who did not have official positions and those from the military system, there were tens of thousands of officials who ate from the official’s family.
Among them, only one-tenth could attend the morning court, and the officials, nobles, and members of the imperial family who could enter the throne room to speak directly with the Emperor were at most a hundred people.
The civil and military officials who had been waiting outside the meridian Gate since Yin hour had gathered in twos and threes, and were talking about some family matters.
“Your Majesty has been more diligent in attending court recently.”
“The capital investigation is near.”
“Last year, the Emperor was not so diligent.”
“Naturally, it’s because of the Sang Bo case. Sigh, it’s such an eventful period. His Majesty is going to lose his temper today, so don’t get on his bad side.”
I am just a civil official. The Sang Bo case has nothing to do with me, not us.
“Oh, then who is it related to?”
Everyone looked at each other and smiled.
Who was it related to?
Of course, it was related to the commander of the five guards of the capital, as well as the watchman responsible for protecting the capital and the royal family.
Naturally, it was related to the head of the Yamen, Wei Qingyi.
In front of the meridian Gate, Wei Yuan stood alone in his green robes, looking out of place with the other officials.
Wei Yuan was a very special person. No eunuch in the court had more power than him. Even the head eunuch beside the Emperor did not have much power.
Only Wei Yuan was different. He was the head of the night watchman’s office and the Imperial Censorate.
These two Yamen had the power to monitor hundreds of officials.
Emperor Yuan jing’s meaning was clear. Wei Yuan was his knife. If anyone disobeyed him, the knife would fall on his neck.
Not only was Wei Yuan the knife that Emperor Yuan jing pushed out to balance the officials, but he also played the role of attracting hatred.
The officials did not dare to look at the Emperor with hatred, but they could vent their anger on Wei Yuan.
Now that the mountain river temple had been destroyed, Emperor Yuan jing, who had been lazily governing for a long time, was in court today, obviously full of anger to vent.
Wei Yuan would be the first to bear the brunt.
All of the officials were happy to see this.
At the beginning of the night, the sound of a bell reverberated in the dark night sky, making it seem desolate.
The officials entered from the East Gate, while the royal family entered from the West Gate.
Emperor Yuan jing sat on the Dragon Throne and looked down expressionlessly at the hundreds of officials who entered from the meridian Gate in an orderly manner.
More than a hundred officials, nobles, and members of the Imperial clan entered the throne room.
After the memorial, a Minister from the Ministry of Justice stepped out and said in a clear voice, “”The night before, a thief broke into sang Bo and blew up the mountain river temple in Yongzhen. As the leader of the night watchmen, Wei Yuan has failed to guard the Imperial City. Your Majesty, please behead him to appease the public.”
“This subject agrees!”
“This subject agrees!”
Immediately, many professional haters jumped out and demanded Emperor Yuan jing to cut off Wei Yuan’s head.
The attack in the Imperial court was of the same nature as buying vegetables at the market. Usually, it was on a larger scale, where people would be beheaded and their homes would be confiscated.
No matter how big the matter was, he just had to cut off the dog’s head.
If the Emperor did not agree, he would haggle, from beheading to exile, from exile to dismissal.
In any case, he couldn’t say that he was dismissed, so he had to give the Emperor some space to bargain. Otherwise, if the Emperor were to see it, he would think that you little brothers didn’t give him a chance to bargain?
Then he was not guilty.
To the officials ‘surprise, Emperor Yuan jing directly rejected the impeachment against Wei Yuan and even praised him for his work.
This confused the officials and they started whispering to each other.
“Silence!”
Emperor Yuan jing’s personal eunuch whipped the whip and warned the officials with a sharp voice.
This matter had come to an end, but the impeachment against Wei Yuan did not stop. Instead, it was targeted at another person.
Another official from the Ministry of Justice stepped forward and said, ” night watchman Xu Qi ‘an has killed the guards in front of the Ministry of Justice’s Yamen. He is disrespecting the Imperial power. I implore Your Majesty to punish this thief and execute his entire family.
Wei Yuan, who had been unmoved when he was being impeached, narrowed his eyes and stepped out, ” Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has ordered the guards to obstruct the night watchman from handling the case. They have ulterior motives. I suspect that Minister sun of the Ministry of Justice has colluded with the thieves and blew up the Mulberry Lake. Your Majesty, please dismiss him from his position and send him to the Imperial prison for interrogation.
The Imperial Censorate officials all agreed.
“What a load of nonsense!”
“Your Majesty, Wei Yuan is slandering you.”
“Your Majesty, there’s a big problem with the Ministry of Justice. We have a suggestion to dismiss all the officials in the Ministry of Justice and investigate the matter.”
The two sides immediately started a war of words, and the officials of other parties occasionally interrupted and fanned the flames. In the Imperial court, the various factions entered an intense struggle.
The Prime Minister, the six ministers, Wei Yuan, and a few other elders closed their eyes to rest.
Emperor Yuan jing was not angry at all. When he saw that the officials were almost done quarreling, he signaled the head eunuch to berate them, and the throne room returned to silence.
“Copper Gong Xu Qi ‘an is guilty and can’t help being extreme. You should work together to solve the case, not obstruct each other. If there’s a next time, I’ll punish you severely.” Emperor Yuan jing said in a deep voice.
Wei Yuan opened his eyes, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
He was sure that Xu Qi ‘an was fine, but he did not expect Emperor Yuan jing to speak up for the little Gong.
Emperor yuanjing looked at the officials with a sharp gaze and continued, ” from today on, lift the seal on the city gates. No official above the sixth rank is allowed to leave the capital.
“Withdraw the court!”
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At dawn, Xu Qi ‘an woke up on time, washed up, got dressed, and went to his second uncle’s house for breakfast.
When he was a fast-handed worker in Changle County, he had to rush to the Yamen at dawn to do a roll call, which was equivalent to checking in at work.
After he became the night watchman, he considered that copper Gong Xu Qi ‘an was a poor man who couldn’t afford a house, so he changed the call of dawn from early morning to three quarters after dawn.
He had an hour and a half to travel.
On this point, the night watchman was quite open-minded.
It was winter, and the temperature in the morning was very low. It was inevitable that people would be covered in warm bedding for a few more hours.
The plump and beautiful aunt was sealed on the bed and did not get up. The pretty little sister with the Oval face was also sealed.
go and call lingying up. It’s been a habit since childhood, and it’s hard to correct it when you grow up. Second uncle Xu said.
Xu Qi ‘an suspected that he felt that the dining table wasn’t lively enough because Xu Erlang hadn’t arrived at dawn yet and had returned to Yun Lu Academy.
He said that the Dean was going to give a lecture this morning, and he had to leave the city at dawn to make it.
As a result, the ones eating at the table were second uncle Xu and big brother Xu.
Xu Qi ‘an immediately went to the inner courtyard and knocked on Xu lingying’s door. The one who opened the door was the maidservant who served Xu linging.
The little maidservant said with half anticipation, half vigilance, and half shyness, “”What, what does eldest brother want to do?”
The sky was still dark, and he was already knocking on the door. Could it be that eldest brother wanted to take the opportunity to do something to him?
Xu Qi ‘an said that he was here to wake Ling Ying up.
When she entered the house, she saw Xu lingying curled up in the thick quilt like a pillow under the quilt. She was so small.
Xu Qi ‘an slapped her butt and woke her up.
Xu lingying opened her eyes in a daze, wiped her saliva, and mumbled, “”Big pot …”
“Get up and eat breakfast.”
“Oh …”
“Then get up!”
“Hulu Hulu …”
“Today’s breakfast is steamed lamb, steamed bear’s paw, steamed deer’s tail, roasted Flower Duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, braised pig, braised duck, braised chicken …”
Bang Bang … Xu lingying, who was on the bed, suddenly convulsed, her limbs flailing. Her brain was still sleeping, but her body couldn’t wait to go for breakfast.
The maidservant helped the little bean wash her face and brush her teeth. Xu Qi ‘an carried her to the front hall. Xu lingying’s chin rested on Xu Qi’ an’s shoulder, her butt sticking out. She wanted to sleep but did not dare to, afraid of missing the delicious food.
“Don’t sleep anymore. Big brother will sing you a song.”
“Oh …”
“Little rabbit, be good and open the door. Quickly open it, I want to come in. If you don’t want to open it, then don’t open it. If my husband doesn’t come back, then no one will open it. ”
…..
Coming to the front hall, Xu lingying looked at the steamed buns, soy milk, and fried dough sticks, dumbfounded. He was so aggrieved that he was about to cry.
“This is not the breakfast I wanted. My steamed lamb, steamed Bear Paw, steamed deer tail, roasted Flower Duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, braised pig, braised duck, braised chicken … Where is it?”
You’ve memorized it? Xu Qi ‘an rolled his eyes and said,”I’m lying to you.”
waa! Xu Ling cried out. With her hands behind her back, she leaned forward and launched a sound wave attack at Xu Qi ‘an.
….
After the meal!
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have called her. She’s making my chest stuffy.” Second uncle Xu hugged his helmet and walked away while cursing.
yes, I finally understand aunt’s difficulties. Aunt has worked hard. Xu Qi ‘an walked away while cursing.
Xu lingying was left to eat while crying under the service of the maidservant.
Although there were no steamed lamb, steamed bear’s paw, steamed deer’s tail, roasted Flower Duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, braised pig, braised duck, and soy-sauce chicken, which made her very sad, she could eat it while she was sad.
…..
Wei Yuan left the throne room, thinking about the situation in the Imperial court. “Duke of Wei, wait for us,” someone suddenly shouted from behind.
He turned around and saw eunuch Liu.
Before Wei Yuan became rich, he worked in the palace and had a good relationship with eunuch Liu. He smiled and said, “”Eunuch Liu, what is it?”
Eunuch Liu looked around and took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve. He handed them to Wei Yuan, “”We made a copy of it. Duke Wei, you can take a look,”
“I’ll invite you to the palace for a drink some other day,” Wei Yuan said with a smile.
After leaving the meridian Gate, Yang Yan boarded the carriage and drove silently in the direction of the Yamen.
Wei Yuan took out the paper and looked at it for a while, a smile on his face.
“What are you looking at, foster father?” Nangong qianrou, who was lazily leaning against the carriage and acting as a personal guard, asked curiously.
“I thought that I would be reprimanded by His Majesty today, but I didn’t expect to pass it smoothly.” Wei Yuan laughed.
“Successfully pass?” Yang Yan asked in surprise outside the carriage.
On the way to court, Wei Yuan simulated the situation in his mind. He had a habit of simulating before court and reviewing after court.
In the original simulation, he would definitely be impeached during the court session, and Emperor Yuan jing would either blame him or give him a certain punishment.
Wei Yuan’s guess was right. The Sang Bo case had indeed become the reason for his political enemies to attack him.
However, he didn’t expect the matter to be over so easily.
“No one took the opportunity to attack foster father?” Nangong qianrou asked with a frown.
Wei Yuan smiled as he handed over the crumpled piece of paper.