But it was Ji Feihua who appeared in the Tianhe Hall in a purple palace robe.
The civil and military officials looked at each other, in the past laws and regulations of Dakang, eunuchs were not allowed to go to the court to participate in the discussion of politics, although Ji Feihua was arrogant and domineering, but he had never appeared at the scene of the court meeting in the past, and today he actually made an exception to come, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart Zhou Ruiyuan's eyes lit up, Ji Feihua's appearance at this time was no accident, could it be that he took this opportunity to deliberately test the bottom line of the civil and military officials With Ji Feihua's current power, even Zhou Ruiyuan, the prime minister of Zuo, did not dare to clash with him in public, not to mention the other civil and military officials, everyone secretly weighed their own weight in their hearts, but no one took the initiative to reprimand Ji Feihua for not appearing here.
Ji Feihua came to the Tianhe Hall and stood still, and said respectfully: "Weichen knocks to see my emperor, long live, long live" He knelt down.
Long Yelin had long hated him, but because of his power, he had to swallow his anger, suppress the anger in his heart, and said with a pleasant face: "Aiqing is flat" Ji Feihua took the opportunity to stand up.
Long Yelin said: "Ji Aiqing, do you have to choose to play at the time of the court meeting" He was reminding Ji Feihua that this is a place where the emperor and hundreds of officials discuss state affairs, you are just a eunuch, and you should not appear here.
Ji Feihua said: "If Your Majesty does not have 100,000 urgent matters, the minister will not dare to easily disturb Your Majesty and the ministers, the minister has just received a secret report from the north, the matter is very important, and the ministers dare not delay, so they broke the previous rules to see the emperor, and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."
Long Yelin nodded and said, "Forgive you for your innocence, hurry up and say it." ” Ji Feihua straightened up, looked around at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Wen Chenghuan's face, he sighed and said, "The two ships escorting the princess to Yongdu to marry were attacked in the center of Yongjiang.
The two ships collided in a panic and sank one after another due to serious damage, and the delegation sent to the family suffered heavy casualties."
Long Yelin couldn't wait to ask: "How is my imperial sister, how is my imperial sister now?"
Wen Chenghuan also looked expectant, looking at Ji Feihua's eyes full of pleading and pity, if Ji Feihua told him the news of his son's safety, he would be willing to give up all actions against Ji Feihua.
Ji Feihua lowered her head: "Your Majesty, please don't worry.
According to reliable sources, Princess Anping has been rescued by the Yongjun who rushed to hear the news, Lord Wu and Hu Xiaotian are fine, and there are about 30 surviving members of the mission.
Ji Feihua deliberately swept over Wen Boyuan's news.
Wen Chenghuan is scheming no matter what, but after all, he is also an ordinary father, and if he cares, he has been made by this sudden bad news, and said in a trembling voice: "Father-in-law Ji can have news of my family's Boyuan" Ji Feihua didn't look at him, but said to Long Yelin: "Your Majesty, General Wen Boyuan unfortunately sacrificed his life" His words were not loud.
But to Wen Chenghuan's ears, it was tantamount to five thunderbolts.
Wen Chenghuan burst into tears, and fainted after just calling my son.
Even his former political enemies felt sympathy when they saw Moon Seung-hwan in such a situation.
The surrounding ministers surrounded Wen Chenghuan, some people hurriedly called the imperial doctor, and some people helped him knead his chest and squeeze the middle of the person, Wen Chenghuan finally relieved this breath, and said in pain: "Boyuan, my son, my hard-working child."
The court meeting has arrived, and it is no longer possible to continue.
Long Yelin stepped down from the throne and came to Wen Chenghuan's side and held his hands.
He said earnestly: "Old lady, the festival mourning is changing, you must hold on, I still have to rely on you for advice, my country and society still rely on your assistance, and Boyuan has a spirit in the sky and doesn't want you to be so sad." “ Wen Chenghuan looked at Long Yelin.
Tears flowed, this hatred in my heart, if it weren't for you, the bastard emperor, how could I let my son take the risk and said: "Your Majesty, Boyuan he died unjustly" Ji Feihua said on the side: "According to the news from the front.
General Wen's body has been salvaged by Dayong, and it should be in Nanyang Water Village at present, where the princess and the rest of the survivors are also there.
Whether General Wen was wronged or not, and what grievances there was, I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly. ” Wen Chenghuan said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please give my son justice, he is loyal to Dakang, and he has died with all his might, and I hope Your Majesty will find out the truth as soon as possible."
Long Yelin originally wanted to be rewarded by the court, but seeing Wen Chenghuan's sad appearance, it seemed that the timing of the reward was not right now, and he glanced at Ji Feihua, Ji Feihua's words just now were obviously insinuating, he let go of Wen Chenghuan's hands and said to Ji Feihua: "Have you found out what happened?"
Ji Feihua said: "Your Majesty's specific matter is not clear, the minister has already sent someone to investigate thoroughly, but I heard that when he was in Cangmu County, General Wen transferred two hundred soldiers from Zhao Dengyun, the commander of the water division, to supplement the team, and then this happened. ” Long Yelin said angrily: "Zhao Dengyun, as the commander of the navy, is so negligent in doing things, my imperial sister crossed the river for such a big thing, he didn't take protective measures, spread my will, and quickly summoned Zhao Dengyun to Beijing to explain this matter to me personally, if this incident is related to him, I will never spare him." “ "Yes," Ji Feihua said.
At this time, Zhou Ruiyuan came out and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think this matter should be rushed. ” Long Yelin was angry, and he didn't have a good face for Zhou Ruiyuan, the former teacher, and said coldly: "What does it mean to be in a hurry, my imperial sister was plotted, General Wen sacrificed his life for the country, and most of the regiment was killed and wounded, you let me not be in a hurry" Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Your Majesty, there is a civil unrest in Wuxing County, and Admiral Zhao Dengyun has always been loyal and patriotic, and he may have a last resort in this matter. ” "No matter what his troubles are, this matter must be thoroughly investigated, no matter who makes a mistake in this matter, I will not show mercy."
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister has something to understand, and I hope that Father-in-law Ji will explain." ” Ji Feihua said: "Prime Minister, please speak" "The shipwreck occurred in the Yongjiang River, and the center of the Yongjiang River is the boundary between Dakang and Dayong, which country did this incident take place in?"
"Feihua is not clear, and it is being investigated and confirmed.
But no matter where it happens, it's not that simple. ” After retiring from the court, Ji Feihua left the Tianhe Hall quickly, but heard someone behind him calling him: "Father-in-law Ji, please stay" Ji Feihua stopped, but saw Zhou Ruiyuan catching up, he stopped and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, I don't know if you have any advice here."
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Father-in-law Ji knows that there is a civil unrest in the north" Ji Feihua said: "What I pay most attention to on weekdays is the emperor's diet and daily life, physical condition, and what happens in this palace, and I rarely pay attention to national events on weekdays." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said meaningfully: "It seems that I heard it wrong." ” Ji Feihua smiled and said: "Everyone is ruining their bones, and such a wise person as the Prime Minister will definitely not believe the rumors from the outside world." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "There was a civil unrest in the area of Wuxing County, and it was the emperor who personally ordered Admiral Zhao to send a sailor to cooperate with Wuxing County to quell the civil unrest. ” Ji Feihua said: "It's no wonder that the emperor is angry when such a big thing happens to the wedding mission, no matter what, Zhao Shuai is still negligent in this matter, if he can pay more attention to it and send more people to escort the princess, maybe such a tragedy will not happen." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "If the marriage between the two countries fails, it will not be against each other, but if the northern Xinjiang is in chaos, the Dakang Commission, you and I, as Dakang ministers, should not want to see such a situation happen." ” Ji Feihua said: "My lord's words are wrong, you are an important minister of the country, but Feihua is just a slave in the palace."
I don't understand national affairs, and I won't ask about them. ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Does Gonggong Ji know that the emperor has been busy with the establishment of an heir recently" Ji Feihua smiled and said: "I heard some rumors, could it be that the emperor has already selected the prince's people."
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "In the heart of Gonggong Ji, who do you think is suitable to be this prince?"
Ji Feihua laughed: "What's wrong with the Prime Minister today, I always ask these topics that make me embarrassed." ” Zhou Ruiyuan smiled indifferently: "There are only you and me here, let's talk about it with an open mind." ” Ji Feihua said: "Since Emperor Taizong, he has made a rule, eunuchs are not allowed to discuss politics, Prime Minister, this is what made me break the rules of my ancestors, but I have always admired the Prime Minister, since you asked me, then Feihua dared to say, in fact, in the eyes of His Majesty, there are nothing more than two candidates, one is the eldest prince, the other is the third prince, in my opinion, they are not suitable." ” Zhou Ruiyuan's eyebrows moved, he thought that Ji Feihua would not dare to say it openly, but he didn't expect Ji Feihua to be so frank.
"Why" Ji Feihua smiled: "A qualified monarch does not need to have much ability, let alone too much ambition, the key is to know people well, but also to have the amount of tolerance, dominate the world, and revitalize the rivers and mountains, such ambitions must be bloodshed into rivers and wars as the price, and now Dakang seems to be unable to afford it." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Father-in-law Ji's opinion is really a bit unexpected. ” Ji Feihua said: "In fact, Lord Zhou understands better than anyone else that the more seriously ill the patient, the more he can't use fierce medicine, and it is really a blessing to have a loyal minister like the prime minister to share the worries of His Majesty."
These words were exactly what Zhou Ruiyuan said to the emperor in person.
He said these words at this time, firstly, to express his approval of Zhou Ruiyuan's views, and secondly, to imply that Zhou Ruiyuan's every move could not be hidden from his eyes.
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