Chapter 721: Imperial Power
In fact, it was noisy outside, so how could there be no news in the palace? Although Yang Jian and Eunuch Yang have strictly prohibited the internal officials and the palace maids are not allowed to gossip in private, Zhao Ji learned the news early in the morning after Shen Ao and the prince's conflict.
Zhao Ji was looking at the wet nurse to feed Chen Jun'er, and his eyes fell on Shen Jun'er's mouth or the bright red point. He just laughed. Then, he suddenly called Yang Jian to the side and asked seriously: "Last night, the prince, Heping Xiwang made a joke in the streets and alleys?"
Yang Jian didn't dare to say no, and said with a stern tongue: "Yes, but it's not yet determined whether the news is true or false, maybe it's just a rumor."
Zhao Ji curled his lips: "There is no groundless thing in this world, so there is no need to cover it up." He raised his head, was silent for a moment, and said: "It is really unreasonable to cause such a thing as the crown prince of the East Palace. As for King Pingxi, hum, no matter what, the prince is also the future emperor. He has so many, aren't he afraid that I will lose my head after losing it? He is really a bastard, and he is becoming more and more confused. Besides, he will not know which is more important, the prince or the East Palace? He will cause trouble in his heart. If he had known it, he would have found something to send him out."
When this complaint came out, Yang Jian felt relieved. If His Majesty had a calm face and did not speak, it would be the real thing. Since he had scolded him at this time, the anger in his heart was vented. It seemed that His Majesty did not care about this matter.
In fact, this kind of thing depends on the slightestness. To be more slightest, it is a great idea to be more slightest. No matter what, Zhao Ji has not thought about the worst yet.
Yang Jian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, I will not give up the decree and teach you a lesson. Let's see if King Pingxi dares to make trouble again next time." Yang Jian's mind was very simple. After issuing the decree, even if the court punished it, it would be difficult to whine if someone used this matter to provoke trouble in the future. If you fear anything, you will be afraid of hanging in the air. I don't know when it will fall. It would be better to scold me. Although I lost some face, at least it would not hurt my bones.
Zhao Ji shook his head and said lightly: "No, I just assume that I don't know about this matter, so I can save people from being upset. They will deal with the matters outside by themselves, and have nothing to do with me. Now I'm issuing an order to go out, so I don't have to pay attention to it."
Yang Jian smiled and stopped persuading him.
However, it would be impossible to ignore such a big thing. Zhao Ji stole two days of leisure and finally happened, which made Zhao Ji shudder. He asked Yang Jian several times in a row, and then fell silent.
The country is not a country, and chaos is coming. The deposed East Palace is only today!
This sentence was like a needle, piercing Zhao Ji's heart. He couldn't help but feel angry, too arrogant, and dared to kill the official and say such words. Who instigated such words?
Zhao Ji looked at Yang Jian lightly, a very rare vigilance flashed in his eyes, and said lightly: "Why haven't the three provinces and six ministries sent the news in?"
Yang Jian was only the leader of the inner court. The inner court of the Song Dynasty was not as good as the power eunuch in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. He said in confusion: "I don't know, why don't you ask me if you want to ask me?"
Zhao Ji said coldly: "No need, they will report it if they should report it."
Yang Jian was too familiar with Zhao Ji's indifference. If it was said to be government affairs, Zhao Ji might not be able to care about it. However, if the bottom line in Zhao Ji's heart was involved, any emperor would be careful. Scholars were the cornerstone of the Song Dynasty. The national policy pursued by the Song Dynasty has always been to rule the world with scholars and officials. This scholar is a scholar. What scholars think has always been something that the court cannot ignore.
Nowadays, scholars are so excited that they beat people to death. A battle of will evolve to the point where the country is about to become unrest and chaos is coming. Whether there is any instructor behind this is still the fact that scholars are disgusted with this matter, so Zhao Ji has to think about it carefully.
But the more vigilant Zhao Ji became, the less he spoke. When the court discussed, the officials did not speak, and he did not ask. Even if Li Bangyan entered the palace, he would never mention it. This indifferent attitude made people mistakenly think that Your Majesty did not know about this, or that he would not ask about it after knowing this. But Yang Jian knew that it was precisely because Your Majesty cared too much that he had been looking at the Three Provincial Departments with a pair of vigilant eyes, looking at the Six Ministry, and he was waiting for the attitudes of all parties.
Early this morning, Zhao Ji still got up, teased Shen Jun'er, and said to Yang Jian: "This child is losing weight. Is it not suitable for his appetite?"
Yang Jian didn't understand this, and he smiled embarrassedly: "I feel that I am not satisfied, and it's a little more rosy."
Zhao Ji stopped talking, asked the nurse to take Shen Jun'er away, sat alone in front of the desk, and began to browse the memorials. He had been surprisingly diligent in the past two days. He could sit in front of the desk and handle government affairs without Yang Jian's notification. Yang Jian carefully added an oil lamp to him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will make you lose your eyes when you look far away."
Zhao Ji's face became more and more gloomy as the memorials looked at the amount of memorials. There was no news or any news, as if this incident had never happened. Are these ministers and the pillars of the court all blind and deaf? Or are they treat me as blind and deaf?
He snorted coldly indifferently, suddenly pushed the memorials all over the table, ignored them, leaned on the chair, half-closed his eyes, and held one hand on the handle of the chair, making him feel in dismay.
Yang Jian whispered: "Your Majesty, did someone mention the matter of peace and peace in the Western King in the East Palace?"
Zhao Ji sneered coldly: "It would be fine if it was mentioned, but none of my ministers have revealed a few words yet."
A hint of surprise appeared on Yang Jian's face. Thinking about this matter is to deceive the emperor, and the three provinces and six ministries collectively deceive the emperor. However, if you think about it, you can't figure it out. It would be fine if the people on Shen Ao's side didn't mention it, why didn't the prince even mention it?
Yang Jian also began to be alert. What is the secret of the prince making? Who is his Majesty suspicious about now? Is it because he is suspicious of the overwhelming power of King Pingxi and no one dares to impeach it? Or is the prince just temporarily put aside and has already made plans?
At this moment, someone outside said, "Your Majesty, the disciple Li will meet you."
Zhao Ji was not in a hurry to summon him. He asked Yang Jian to change his new tea first. He blew the tea foam and drank it lightly before he was excited. He asked Yang Jian to clean up the memorial and said seriously: "Here he comes in."
After a while, Li Bangyan entered Wenjing Pavilion, saluted Zhao Ji solemnly, and said, "The old minister has seen Your Majesty."
Zhao Ji said coldly: "Give it a seat."
Li Bangyan sat down with his body, and Zhao Ji asked, "Is there anything wrong with Li Aiqing entering the palace at this time?"
Li Bangyan hurriedly said, "It's just that I have something to ask for it." After that, he said, "Your Majesty, you heard that something was wrong in the Consulting Bureau. Some scholars were angry and accidentally beaten Lan Wen to death."
Zhao Ji pretended to be surprised and said, "Is there such a thing?" Then he looked angry and said, "Who is so bold? The court ordered an official to be beaten to death. What is the difference between this and rebellion? Why not adjust the imperial guards to suppress it? When did it happen?"
Li Bangyan looked at Zhao Ji's face, and didn't know whether Your Majesty was really or not. However, Your Majesty made this attitude, which forced him to deal with it carefully. After Zhao Ji finished venting, he said: "Your Majesty, the cause and effect of this matter is really incredible, so I feel it is difficult and I want to ask Your Majesty to make a decision."
Zhao Ji went to drink tea with a calm face, and then said, "Is there any hidden truth here?"
Li Bangyan said seriously: "That is, our dynasty has always been generous, and scholars and the court have always worked together. If it weren't for the reason, how could scholars be so bold? Your Majesty proposed to the Consultation Bureau, focusing on the word "consultation", which can make scholars speak freely and feel the kindness of Your Majesty's way of speaking. However, what the old minister knows is that the words and words of scholars in the Consultation Bureau are indeed a bit ridiculous, but they are ridiculous and are always kind-hearted, and the matter is on Lan Wen." Li Bangyan took a breath and continued: "Your Majesty opened up the communication road, but Lan Wen is very arrogant. In his name, he actually wanted to block the scholar's mouth. Later, he actually encouraged the servants to rush into the consultation hall to beat people."
"Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, I have been extremely generous to scholars. Emperor Taizu once said that he would like to rule the world with scholars and officials. This shows Taizu's sage virtues. It is precisely because of this that the Song Dynasty has not had a rebellion in the Jin and Tang dynasties for a hundred years. The people live and work in peace and prosperity in the world. Now a consultant doctor dares to attack scholars. Where is Lan Wen going to place His Majesty?"
Zhao Ji said lightly: "It is precisely because Lan Wen was beaten to death by scholars?"
Li Bangyan said: "It is precisely because of this that the old minister felt it was difficult. Lan Wen looked at the law without the rules and regulations, and there was no mistake before it. This was not wrong. However, the scholars beat the imperial officials to death by mistake, but they could not tolerate them. The old minister did not dare to be proficient in his talent. His Majesty's talent was punished."
Although he dared not be good at it, this matter came from Li Bangyan, but he stood on the side of the scholar. Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Who is this Lan Wen? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Li Bangyan was prepared, so he took out a meritorious examination book from his sleeve and handed it to the imperial case, saying, "This is just transferred from the Ministry of Personnel, Your Majesty can take a look."
Zhao Ji ended up with a dark face, and finally threw the merit exam book on the imperial case and said leisurely: "Why can such a person be promoted to consulting doctor?"
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Chapter completed!