Chapter 576: The smell of gunpowder in the golden palace

Chen Ao's arrival weakened the whispers outside the palace much less. Many people looked at the calm prince and then looked at Chen Ao, who was chatting and laughing, and it was hard to say anything.

Chen Ao and Shi Ying and Zhou Zheng exchanged greetings, and a hurried footsteps came from the palace. A father-in-law came over with a whisk: "Sir, please come to the palace to discuss politics."

As soon as they finished speaking, everyone went in one after another, and went to the martial arts hall and stood on the squad.

Zhao Ji was waiting in the hall for a long time, and Fu looked at the ministers coming in and cheered up. Zhu Mian's eyes fell on Shen Ao, smiled faintly at him, and then returned to Zhuang Su's expression.

"Report early if you have something to do, and leave the court without anything to do." Yang Jian shouted at the top of his voice.

When this sentence was shouted, it means that Your Majesty had no instructions on the side, and the ministers would say it if they had any words.

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and they were speechless. At this time, who dared to say more? The master had not spoken yet. There were also several ministers looking at the prince naked, full of expectations.

There was a silence, as if the world was already peaceful, and the usual noisy relief and construction were noisy at this time.

Zhao Ji seemed a little irritable and was anxious to talk to Shen Ao to Wenjing Pavilion. Seeing the ministers like this, his face darkened: "What? No one said. I didn't usually have a lot to say to me, but now I'm mute."

At this moment, someone said aloud: "Father, my son has something to say."

The hall suddenly regained a little bit of anger, and all eyes fell on the prince. Zhao Heng looked respectfully on his face and saluted Zhao Ji in the Golden Palace, and then calmly waited for Zhao Ji's permission.

In the past, the prince rarely participated in court discussions. Even if he participated, he would never express his own opinions on government affairs. Sometimes Zhao Ji was in a good mood and would ask Zhao Heng’s opinions, and Zhao Heng just said it ambiguously.

At this time, the prince suddenly wanted to speak. Looking at his face, it seemed that he had been planning for a long time. Zhao Ji was already dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the prince suddenly made this move, which surprised him for a moment, and then became a little angry. What is this son going to do today?

But in front of the court officials, Zhao Ji could only say with a smile: "It's okay to say the emperor." He deliberately did not talk about the Eastern Palace, but called the emperor.

Zhao Heng said slowly: "Father, the king's transformation and the barbarians are only in the word "ritual", which is called education. Those who do not know etiquette are barbarians. Our Song Dynasty is the central country, and all nations come to pay tribute to the court. We should adhere to the policy of good neighborhood, educate and promote virtue in all directions."

Having said that, even the fool understood Zhao Heng's intentions. Zhao Ji sneered: "It's okay if the emperor has something to say."

Zhao Heng said: "I heard that the prince of Penglai County Chen Ao was ordered to clarify the sea route. This is a good thing. The maritime affairs of the Song Dynasty were deteriorated. It should be cured. But everything cannot be overcorrected. In order to clarify the sea route, even if the maritime merchants plundered foreign countries and ruined our reputation, they would not mention the reputation of the Song Dynasty. It would make everyone in the foreign countries suffer, and they may be in danger of being buried. This is not bad. What is even more terrifying is that Lord Shen threatened all foreign countries and demanded land and ports for various foreign countries. My Song Dynasty etiquette country and a gentleman country. As an imperial envoy, Chen Ao represented the Song Dynasty and his father. What was his intention to do this? Please be careful to see the truth and look at it straightforwardly."

After saying that, Zhao Heng knelt down, kowtowed heavily, and continued: "My son dare not discuss political affairs. I feel the same way today. Please don't blame my father."

Zhao Ji took a deep breath but didn't say anything. At this time, he was not thinking about the foreign country, but why Zhao Heng made this statement. The usually cowardly prince suddenly became so generous and decent. Who instructed him and who would support him?

He smiled faintly, his smile was indifferent, but he didn't say anything.

At this time, the Censor Lu Lin had already taken the post: "What the prince said is very true, I... I will discuss..."

With the prince and Lu Lin, the prince's best friends, the officials who suffered losses in Quanzhou, and Lu Lin's disciples, they all started to get upset and argued in the court, sometimes like fighting in groups, they were also about momentum. With a great momentum, they caused a kind of pressure. As long as the emperor in the Golden Palace hesitated, there was a possibility of letting go.

"I'm going to discuss it."

"What the prince said is so deafening and shocking, and I agree with it."

"Please investigate Chen Ao thoroughly and appease the foreign countries."

"If etiquette does not exist, how can we come back from all over the world? Foreign countries treat the Song Dynasty with courtesy, how can the Song Dynasty use its power to make friendly countries fear it?"

"I'm going to discuss it."

One by one, there was no stop. One came out and the other came out again. The high-ranking censors, ministers, and new ministers of the Ministry of Personnel. In addition to these, there were also censors, some chief officials of each department, and many of them came out among the nine ministers, and there were also several in the Privy Council.

Some of these people have long been irreconcilable with Chen Ao, and took this opportunity to stand up and stir up trouble. Some are ministers whose interests are damaged in Quanzhou. At this time, the prince came out to seek justice for everyone. If he hesitated, it would be too unrighteous. As for the others, they were all in accordance with the trend. Seeing that the momentum was so great, they couldn't help but want to fall down and everyone pushed him. Maybe the prince could ascend the throne in the future, and it might not be necessary to leave an impression on him because of today's incident.

There were more and more people, and about 100 people stood up. Almost 30% of the civil and military officials in the court came out, and the rest were still motionless. Some were just people who looked out with a sneer. Some were self-restrained and closed their eyes to rest.

Chen Ao, who was in the middle of the storm's eyes, looked dull at the moment, as if the things in front of him had nothing to do with him.

The people who stood in the team had already stood up. Now the person waiting for Zhao Ji was silent for a moment. Everyone looked up in shock and found that Zhao Ji was sitting in the hall without moving, let alone speaking.

Zhao Ji was not idle, but was counting one by one. There were so many people in the Minister of Personnel, Censor General, Minister of Rites, and various departments and temples. He took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Heng deeply. At this moment, he suddenly realized that this honest prince had such a way. If he hadn't suddenly attacked today, he would have been in the dark.

He didn't say anything, but the person below refused to remain silent, especially Lu Lin. Lu Lin said seriously: "Please check the sea routes to face the eyes."

"Please check the sea routes to face the sound." Everyone responded with a loud bang, and the momentum was even more terrifying.

Zhao Ji said lightly: "Chen Ao, come out."

Chen Ao left his stance and saluted Zhao Ji: "I'm here."

Zhao Ji said: "What they said is the truth?"

Zhao Ji stared at Chen Ao with a burning look, and hope arose in his eyes. At this time, he felt an indescribable anger in his heart, but he could not attack at this time. Now that so many people stand up, if they veto them, they are afraid that these people will press forward step by step, so they have to ask Chen Ao for help and let Chen Ao defend himself.

Chen Ao smiled: "Your Majesty, right and wrong, I dare not assert. But I dare to say that what I did is worthy of heaven and earth, and there is no place to be ashamed of foreign countries. The crown prince is a nobleman of heaven and earth, the Minister of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, the Censor is in charge of the Qing Dynasty, and there are many ministers, all of whom are pillars of my Song Dynasty. Since they want to misunderstand the empress, what else can the empress say, and what else can the empress say?"

This is called retreating as advance, and first act like a weak person.

Zhao Ji sneered: "You said, with me behind you, there is nothing you can't say, what you want to say, but it's okay to say it!"

This sentence was already biased, and it was obvious that he jumped into Chen Ao's trenches. Chen Ao was energetic and said solemnly: "I can't say it. If you want to say it, it is also the envoys of the foreign countries who said it himself. I beg Your Majesty to invite the envoys of the foreign countries to meet."

Many people in the palace nodded secretly and asked Fanbian to say that this was justice. Some people were uneasy and Chen Ao was so sure, could it be that the envoys of the Fanbian dared not complain? Some people thought to themselves that Chen Ao used to be threatening and tempting, but they dared not speak out, but they called them here and saw so many people fighting with Chen Ao, they might be very bitter at that time, and it would be possible to see how Chen's surname ended.

When it comes to inviting foreign envoys to meet, almost everyone showed joy. The prince thought that with his own, he would definitely be able to make foreign envoys fight back. Chen Ao was also very confident, as if he expected that they would say what they wanted to say.

Zhao Jihe nodded, and immediately a palace servant said, "I will come to see the envoys of all countries."

"Princess...the envoys from all countries come to see..."

...

The sounds went from farther and farther, echoing towards the Wu'an Palace.

After a stick of incense, envoys from various countries wearing various costumes came in one after another, bowed to Zhao Ji according to the etiquette of his subordinates, and said, "Good luck to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Ji just replied lightly: "And."

Then he stopped talking.

An minister immediately came out and asked, "Every country envoy, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the prince and the civil and military officials of the court. If you have any grievances, you can speak here. Please rest assured that there is no need to be any taboos here. If the emperor and the prince decide for you, no one can hurt you."

The envoys from all countries were stunned for a moment and exchanged glances with each other. After all, the envoys of Yue State knew some etiquette and immediately said: "What are you saying this lord? When I waited for the Song Dynasty, I was immediately warmly treated by the Celestial Empire. I was too grateful to me, so why are there any grievances and complaints?"

The rest nodded: "Yes, yes."

After saying this, someone immediately looked bad. Lu Lin stood up and asked, "I tell you that Chen Ao is just a minister here. He has great courage and cannot intimidate you."

Li Heng got angry and said at the top of his voice: "When did Lord Shen threaten us? When did Lord Shen come to the Song Dynasty? He has always been the hospitality of Lord Shen. His carefulness and intimacy are moved. When the subordinates return to Yue Kingdom, they also have to submit a letter to the king and tell the story of the kindness of the Song Dynasty and Lord Shen, so that our country and the country of Yue Kingdom will always be grateful to the Song Dynasty."

When Li Heng started to think of Chen Ao's considerate hospitality in Quanzhou, many people immediately showed a touch of emotion and said, "Mr. Shen and we are good friends, how can friends intimidate each other?"

After these words came out, the ministers standing in the class immediately burst into laughter, and then more people burst into laughter. However, the ministers and officials who were on duty immediately turned pale and could not accept the words of these foreign envoys for a while.

Zhao Heng even bit his lip, but at this moment he couldn't say a word and glared at Lu Lin with resentment. Lu Lin's forehead was already covered in cold sweat, and he asked sadly: "Do you have no complaints if Chen Ao indulged maritime merchants to slaughter the military and civilians of Yue's ports? And you have forced Yue to cut off the ports, so you have no complaints if you have taken Chen Ao how much benefit you have taken Chen Ao and how much threat he has been, so you have excused him."

When asked at this point, there was already a little bit of force for someone to express his opinion. Many people in the hall couldn't help but frown. Some old ministers even wanted to say something, but finally endured it and first check the attitude of the envoy.

At this time, Zhao Ji in the Golden Palace also coughed, obviously very dissatisfied with Lu Lin's words, but it was not easy to have an attack in front of so many people.

Lu Lin's expression at this time can only be described as abominable, with a ferocious face, and a look of pride to death. His eyes were staring at Li Heng naked, like a hungry lion.

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Chapter completed!