Sometimes, there are some things that I have not personally experienced, and I never know how different this thing is from my ideal idea.

Shouldn't the court be majestic? Shouldn't it be a place for the country's elite, for the sake of the country?

From the time Tang Ning entered the hall until now, a total of six people stood up and spoke. But these six people are all impeaching this and impeaching that. The words that come out of their mouths have nothing to do with this country or the people of the world.

This contrast made Tang Ning very disappointed, thousands of years ago Cao Di said that meat eaters are despised, and it is also applicable thousands of years later.

The people standing in this hall seem to be thinking about their own interests, not about the interests of the country and the people.

No wonder the Northern Song Dynasty will perish, such a court, such a courtier, even if they give them missiles, they can't save it.

If the roots of a big tree rot, no matter how hard it tries, it will not be able to continue to absorb any nutrients from the soil, and all that awaits the tree is to slowly rot, decay, and finally become nutrients from the soil.

Tang Ning felt that it was very appropriate to use this metaphor to describe the Great Song Dynasty in his eyes.

Yawning, Downing quietly leaned in the direction of the pillar. Frustrated, he felt that he didn't work hard to sow seeds last night, but recuperated his energy, which was simply a waste of a night's time, so he just took advantage of the moment to make up for it.

So the guards in front of the palace stared wide-eyed at this bold guy leaning on the beam and taking a nap, and they didn't dare to speak, but looked at each other.

"You're done talking?" Zhao Xu sat on the highest seat in the hall, and naturally he could see Tang Ning sleeping at a glance.

For him, he must be able to see through Downing's thoughts at a glance, but there is no solution to this.

The court of the Great Song Dynasty has always been a place for personal attacks, and it is said that it is a court meeting, but in fact, it is more powerful than anyone's disgusting methods.

Especially after Ouyang Xiu was slandered and picked up ashes, the methods of disgusting people in the civil and military forces are endless, and some of them are pasted in your face together, no matter if it is true or fake, as long as the official family orders to arrest people, the fake will also become real for you.

This is a bad habit in the court, it has lasted for decades, no one wants to change it, and officials who can't participate in the core meeting always need a place to be able to show themselves, right?

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he glanced at the ministers, and seeing that everyone didn't react, he said in a deep voice: "Since your affairs are all over, then I will talk about my affairs!" ”

“……”

The ministers looked at each other, it's rare, it's going to be serious at the court meeting, what can it be?

Only some of the ministers who knew the situation looked at their noses and noses, and they could imagine how angry Zhao Xu was in his heart at this time. Even they are now feeling uneasy in their hearts.

Those who are doing things like in the past at the court meeting today will probably not be ignored by the officials. These people are more or less punished......

"Today, under my orders, the Imperial City Division exterminated a group of bandits in Luzhou. This should have been a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning, and it should not even be brought to the court meeting, Zhongqing said, isn't it? Zhao Xu said with a smile.

However, after hearing Zhao Xu mention this matter, Tang Ning, who opened his eyes, realized how deep anger was buried under Zhao Xu's smile.

There are no fools among the ministers, and those who can stand in the vertical arch hall and hold a meeting with Zhao Xu are all human spirits.

Listening to Zhao Xu's tone, they heard that something was wrong. So they all closed their mouths and didn't speak, waiting for Zhao Xu to follow.

"But guess what's going on? Well? 5,000 soldiers, when attacking bandits with no more than 2,000 people, were beaten to the ground. The officials of the Imperial City Division also suffered heavy casualties, do you know why? Yes?! ”

All the ministers were shocked, even if these two thousand people were good at the rivers and lakes, they wouldn't be so exaggerated, right? I heard Zhao Xu's last loud voice, 'Huh?!' The ministers were even more shocked.

Zhao Xu was too rarely angry, because of physical reasons, Zhao Xu had been restrained, and there was nothing to provoke him. So when the ministers noticed Zhao Xu's anger, they were even more frightened, one by one, you look at me, I look at you, thinking that what they did should have nothing to do with the bandits in Luzhou......

However, one of the hundred officials said in Zhao Xu's voice, 'Ah?!' He fell to his knees.

When the ministers saw it, it was Zeng Fan, who was about to be the chief eunuch.

At this time, Zeng Fan's nose was a little red, but his face was very pale. The sweat on his head was dripping down, and the hall was not hot, but it was still a little cold, but the back of Zeng Fan's clothes was already soaked with sweat and clinged to his back.

"Eunuch Zeng, what are you kneeling for?" Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Although the treatment of this dynasty is indeed slightly inferior to that of the previous dynasty, the hundred officials should be seated during the court meeting, but this dynasty told you to stand." But Eunuch Zeng, you don't have to kneel down anyway, do you?

Or is it that Eunuch Zeng is tired of standing and wants to rest for a while? ”

Zhao Xu's words made Zeng Fan kowtow like garlic, he climbed onto the red carpet with his hands and feet, and then kowtowed to Zhao Xu vigorously.

"Official! The sin deserves death! But I also asked the official family to spare the criminals' family, they are innocent......"

The sudden change made the civil and military officials a little unexpected, Zeng Fan is the one who likes to stand up and raise the bar the most on weekdays. Sometimes when Zhao Xu speaks, he has to jump out and say a few words.

What's going on today?

Although they couldn't figure out what was going on, their instincts told them that something big must have happened.

Perhaps most of the secretaries still couldn't figure out what was going on, which made Eunuch Zeng panic

This. So...... Where is Tang Ning Tang Mingyuan? ”

Zhao Xu suddenly called Tang Ning's name, which also caught Tang Ning by surprise. Zhou Cheng gave him a hard look, and then he raised his hand and shouted: "The minister is here!" ”

Zhou Cheng covered his face and couldn't speak, and the expressions of the civil and military officials looking at Tang Ning were also different.

Some are suddenly enlightened, while others are curious. Some with kindness, while others with undisguised sarcasm.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "You can explain this matter to Zhongqing for me." ”

Tang Ning stood on the red carpet under Zhou Cheng's instructions with a wat board, cleared his throat and said: "The bandits in Luzhou used gunpowder to attack officers and soldiers during the battle. ”

"What?!"

"Gunpowder? Are you serious?! ”

"Tang Mingyuan! Don't be a fool! This is in front of the officials! Rumors are responsible! ”

As soon as these words came out, the vertical arch hall instantly turned into a vegetable market.

Except for a series of insiders such as Zeng Bu, Zhang Dian, Zhou Cheng, and Cai Jing, everyone is showing their shock in their own way.

"Silence." It wasn't until Zhang Dian saw that everyone refused to calm down that he stood up and said: "This matter, the prime minister has also received news.

What General Tang said was not a joke, but a fact. Therefore do not quarrel and be quiet. ”

There was silence in the vertical arch hall, and the falling needles could be heard. Only the heavy breathing sound of Zeng Fan, who had his head on the ground, continued to reach the ears of hundreds of civil and military officials.

At this time, Zhao Xu no longer had a smile on his face, and waved his hand expressionlessly, signaling him to step back.

Then Zhang took a step forward and came to the red carpet.

first held the wat board and shook it at Zhao Xu, and then said in a deep voice: "At present, it can be determined whether the thieves in Luzhou have mastered the gunpowder formula that will be used as a prison or the finished gunpowder product.

However, whether it is the finished product or the formula, there is no doubt that the gunpowder leaked out of the prison.

According to the feedback from the Imperial City officials, the gunpowder used by the thieves was similar to the gunpowder that would be used as a prison.

It's just a bandit, that's fine. If the gunpowder flowed into the hands of the party and the Liao, what would it be like? You might as well imagine for yourself.

If the prison can flow out once, then there will naturally be a second time. The reason why I am talking about this matter at the court meeting today is to let everyone pay attention to it, not to take your own secrets as secrets, and to take the secrets of my holy pilgrimage as a topic to talk about after dinner.

Above. After Zhang Duan finished speaking, he saluted Zhao Xu again.

Zhao Xu nodded, and Zhang Dian retreated to his place.

Then Zhao Xu stood up, moved in front of Zeng Fan, and said coldly: "Zeng Fan, tell me, who did you tell the secret recipe of gunpowder?!" ”

“……”