On regular morning days, the more diligent Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty would receive ministers and handle government affairs in the Jiade Hall every day.
However, due to the different time of the imperial palace, it was divided into morning and afternoon dynasties.
This is related to the diligence of the emperor.
If it is the noon dynasty, the palace will usually Notify in advance.
If not, then go to the morning court as usual.
Anyway, the ministers who go to the emperor to report military and political affairs basically work in the imperial city, which is not far from the Jiade Hall where the emperor works.
Whether it is the morning court or the noon court, In addition to having holidays equivalent to Saturdays and Sundays, and taking one day off every five days, officials have to go to work at midnight no matter it is windy or rainy on weekdays.
Regardless of whether the emperor is in court or not, officials still have to deal with official duties, whether it is morning or early morning.
The noon court was a matter of a word from the emperor.
Sometimes the emperor was lucky enough to see his concubine being tired and unable to get up in the morning, and issued a decree to change the noon court or not go to court.
The ministers who had been waiting outside for a long time had to return to the Yamen to do their work.
Now that Liu Bian is young and does not have the ability to meet ministers and handle important military and political affairs alone, the Empress Dowager He naturally has no concubines to take the throne when she comes to the court.
Therefore, since she came to the court to take the throne, except for special circumstances, Almost every time she goes to court in the morning, but she does not go to court every day, but once every five days.
Yesterday was a holiday, and today is the day of court.
After entering late autumn, the weather turned cooler and the ground outside was covered with frost in the morning.
In the early morning, white mist lingered between the palaces and lingered for a long time.
As the emperor, Liu Bian was woken up by the eunuch early and washed up.
After that, he came to the Jiade Hall and knelt down on the throne.
The ministers also arrived early.
Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the Queen Mother He.
Liu Bian and many ministers were waiting.
I was dozing off again and again, so I took this opportunity to take a nap.
In the rest room behind the Jiade Hall, Queen Mother He was sitting on her knees on the bed.
There was a small charcoal stove on the small table in front of her.
The tea in the teapot on the charcoal stove was boiling.
A palace maid picked up the teapot and slowly poured it into several small bowls.
Serve tea.
Queen Mother He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
She closed her eyes and was intoxicated.
When she opened her eyes again, she asked: "Zhao You, is Dong Zhuo here?"
Zhao You held the fly whisk in his left hand and bowed: "Go back to the Queen Mother, Dong Zhuo hasn't arrived yet."
Queen Mother He narrowed her eyes and asked again: "Has Liu Cheng arrived?"
"I just arrived, wearing court clothes."
Queen Mother He frowned and said: "Since he came in court clothes, it means that the situation has calmed down.
Why didn't he come to report or send someone to report?"
Zhao You bowed and said: "The Queen Mother, I think that General Zhao's failure to report means that the situation is under control and there is no need to report.
If he comes to report, he must be unable to control the situation.
The Queen Mother should rest assured."
Queen Mother He nodded and ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on him.
If Dong Zhuo comes, come and report immediately."
"promise" Outside the Jiade Hall, a tall, fat man walked in with a laugh.
This man was Dong Zhuo.
He laughed and stepped into the hall and shouted with his thick throat: "We are late.
Last night our family was even with the imperial family."
Seventh Girl, I'm really tired, so I took a nap for a while, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long, I'm sorry."
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Some loyal and upright ministers glanced at Dong Zhuo, and all of them uttered "chichi" sounds of shame, disdain, and sneer.
However, there were also some courtiers who thought that Dong Zhuo was successful and flattered him one after another, praising Sikong Dong for his good skills. , he was able to control seven girls in one night, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he even asked him for advice on how to control girls.
Lu Zhi couldn't stand listening any longer, and he opened his mouth and yelled angrily: "How can you talk about such filthy things in the court?
How are you any different from those ordinary people in the market?"
The courtiers who were flattering Dong Zhuo laughed and returned to their original positions and knelt down without making a sound.
Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Zhi and sneered, walked to Yuan Wei and knelt down, leaned over and whispered: "Master Yuan, I believe you already know what happened last night.
Help our family save Li Su's life.
Our family will protect Yuan Shu after he takes office." general" Yuan Wei said angrily in a low voice: "You agreed to recommend Highway General as a general after you agreed to it long ago, but now you use it as an exchange.
Do you think I, Yuan Wei, am an old fool?"
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Taifu Yuan, begging for mercy is just a piece of cake for your Yuan family.
Li Su is my general.
Do you think the Queen Mother will risk falling out with me and kill Li Su?
Your begging for mercy is just a step down for the Queen Mother."
That’s all, and through this matter, your Yuan family can once again increase its influence in the government and the public, so why not do it?”
Yuan Wei said no more, but Dong Zhuo felt relieved when he saw the look on his face.
At this time, a eunuch's voice sounded: "The Queen Mother has arrived, and all the ministers kneel down to worship her."
The ministers all bowed in the direction of His Majesty Dan, stood up and shouted: "I will respectfully welcome the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager He slowly walked up to Lord Dan, knelt down beside Liu Bian and raised her hands downwards: "No courtesy, stay flat."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
The ministers returned to their original positions and sat down on their knees.
Empress Dowager He glanced at Dong Zhuo, then her eyes swept over Liu Cheng and other ministers, and said: "You must have received the news about what happened last night.
General Liu Cheng, please come and tell me Tell me about the situation.”
"Nuo" Liu Cheng agreed, stood up and came to the middle of the hall, clasping his fists and saying: "Late last night, Li Su, the cavalry captain under Sikong Dong Zhuo, led his troops and Wu Meng, under Jin Wu Ding Yuan's command, Zhang Yang led his troops to confront each other at the southeastern mass grave.
Following the empress dowager's decree, I led the army to quell the chaos.
When I arrived, Li Su and Zhang Yang were fighting.
Zhang Yang was injured and his left ear was destroyed by Li Su with a weapon.
I took out the imperial edict and spoke out.
He ordered his lieutenants to lead their armies to withdraw.
However, Li Su did not obey the order and defied the Holy Order.
I had no choice but to capture him and send troops to disarm all his soldiers.
At present, Li Su's troops and horses have been escorted back to the camp by the Northern Army for guarding.
Zhang Yang's Bingzhou Army has been brought back by the deputy general.
Zhang Yang and Li Su were escorted to Tianlao by my troops to wait for disposal.
This is what happened.
I have finished reporting."
After saying this, he returned to his original position and knelt down.
"The Ai family has long said that the city is in dilapidated condition after several mutinies.
No army can go out to fight privately anymore.
Yang and Li Su are so brave.
Doesn't what the Ai family said have any effect?"
Empress Dowager He was furious, pointed at Dong Zhuo and shouted: "Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan had not come to Luoyang when the Ai family was talking, but you knew it.
How did you guarantee it in the first place?
Did you have amnesia or did you talk like a fart?"
In the same way, if you can't restrain the soldiers and generals under your command, just leave them alone and disband them on the spot.
Now that your generals have privately sent out troops to fight against other troops in the city, are you not exempt from the blame?"
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Dong Zhuo's face was very ugly.
He was being pointed and insulted by a woman in this way.
Even though the other party was the Queen Mother, he was very unhappy.
He also felt a little regretful.
Yesterday, he heard that Ding Yuan was secretly spying on his captured Xiliang soldiers.
To kill him, he had forgotten the agreement he had reached with the court, and it was too late to regret it now
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