Chapter 924: Xuchang's court
The court meeting has not been held for a long time, and the pampered old ministers of the royal family are more accustomed to the lifestyle of snuggling at home, burning charcoal stoves and waiting for winter to come. Therefore, when they heard that there was going to be a meeting today, they were full of complaints.
In particular, today's court meeting, the Son of Heaven still did not attend. This makes them even more dissatisfied. However, after learning that it was Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu who presided over it. They all tightened their official uniforms, and they all lowered their eyebrows and pleasing their eyes.
Xun Yu is no longer surprised by the virtues of these corpse vegetarian guys, and for the sake of Cao's foundation, it is also necessary to raise some rice worms that decorate the façade. And today, he announced a decision that had been decided, and it would be reviewed by Taichang Yang Biao, Yu Shi Zhongcheng Dong Fen, and Guanglu Xun Heng Fan Sanqing to rectify the Forbidden Palace Guards.
Everyone could see that this must be the result of the promotion of the elders of the royal family. However, the resolution of the three ministers greatly surprised everyone: in order to protect His Majesty's health and safety, some Xu Duwei was transferred to the dormitory to strengthen the patrol and vigilance of Sanssouci Palace. Cao Tai was promoted to the captain of Zhaoyi, and Xu Duwei was strictly rectified. In addition, Cao Renbu promoted Niu Jin to be the captain of Jingnei, and entered the guard and the captain of Changshui to take charge of the guard.
As soon as the resolution came out, the entire court was in an uproar. On the surface, Xu Duwei infiltrated the Son of Heaven Suwei, apparently because the Cao clan strengthened its control over Liu Xie; And letting Niu Jin compete with the chief of the guards around the Son of Heaven, doesn't it mean that the Son of Heaven has a hole on his side, and the Cao clan may lead troops to persecute the Holy Lord at any time?
What's even more strange is that in the face of this meat-cutting and deboning-like blow, Dong Cheng, the mainstay of the royal family and the general of the cavalry, did not say a word; And several courtiers under Cao Sikong's command, starting from Xun Yu, all of them sank like water, without the slightest expression of relief. The two sides that are usually-for-tat are rarely silent at this time.
If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, but where is the demon, how to react, and what are the consequences, which makes the ministers very sad.
In the Xu Dynasty, there were not only the imperial power faction and the Cao faction that were clearly distinguished, but also many officials in between. Some of them did their duty to the Han family; Some hope to gain Cao Sikong's favor through this; There are also those who vacillate between the two factions with ambiguous attitudes. They are not in positions of power, but they are here to survive, hoping to rise to the top in the battle.
At this time, the two factions were silent at the same time, which made the ministers quite confused, and they could only whisper and try to find out the minds of those big people. Many people think of the emperor summoning Dong Cheng and Xun Yu some time ago, and can't help but secretly speculate, is there any tacit understanding between these two giants?
In fact, as far as the DPRK and China are concerned, Cao Cao's power does not have much advantage. His main team was basically concentrated in the Sikong Shogunate, either going out with the army or pacifying various places, and they were all busy with all kinds of general affairs, even if they had court posts, they rarely had time to participate.
But the interesting thing is that Cao Cao never seems to interfere in government affairs, but the imperial court is nothing at all now - it has to be said that this is the result of the painstaking efforts of the 'wise' emperors before the Han Dynasty: a large number of young emperors, several relatives, plus an endless stream of eunuchs and clan parties, made the entire Han family angry and resentful. It was as if I had to see how many rounds of tossing and turning the sturdy house of the Han family could go through.
Finally, in the hands of Liu Xie, with Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, Li Dao and Guo Yan caused trouble in Chang'an, and then the Huns trampled on the iron cavalry, and finally after Emperor Xian escaped from Chang'an and moved to Xuchang, the house of the Han Dynasty had collapsed.
Self-inflicted sins can't live, and it is really suitable to use it on the Han family. Moreover, the emperor of the Han Dynasty seems to have no intention of government affairs, so the majesty of the Han family is almost impossible to talk about.
As a result, the result was that all the affairs of Xu Du, large and small, took the initiative to merge into Cao Cao's hands. For example, a while ago, Kong Rong proposed that the tribute wine to Xuchang was not pure, and it was not as good as the Ma family's fine wine, so he quarreled for more than half a month, until Liu Xie bought it from other shops at a high price.
However, today, the imperial court suddenly threw out such a resolution to cut off his arm, but it still couldn't help but make these courtiers a little shocked. For a while, the main hall was quiet, and everyone had their own thoughts. But fortunately, they all know the bottom line - the things in the court are just ceremonial cutscenes for the world to see!
If you want to get rid of the guards around the emperor, the Cao family has 10,000 means, and there is no need to do anything about the triage of the three secretaries at a court meeting where the form is greater than the substance. What's more, now that Cao Cao has completely defeated Lu Bu, the territory of Yanzhou is still his.
However, His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts a while ago have conquered the hearts of many neutrals. And Cao Cao was about to fully recover Yanzhou, and at this juncture, he suddenly fell ill.......
In any case, the courtiers finally chose to accept the order honestly, shouting to obey the holy order—they knew that it could be a big conspiracy, it could be the imperial faction's Jedi counterattack, or the Cao faction's pretense and other plans. But in any case, when you are a pond fish and can't see the torrent in the storm whirlpool, it is better to choose Mingzhe to protect yourself. After all, these things don't seem to hinder me from anything.
Subsequently, after Xun Yu announced this resolution, Sanqing soon issued another resolution: In order to complete the strategy, the rectification matter will begin at this time. The duties of the guards were rectified and handed over to Dong Cheng, the general of the chariot cavalry, to personally supervise and reform; And the envoy who went to rectify Xu Duwei was served by Wu Shuo, the speaker of the council.
The ministers were in a loud noise again, but this time much quieter. After most of them chose to wait and see, they didn't pay much attention to the matter. Even, on the contrary, I would like to return to the usual situation of yelling about those little things, and then go home early to sort out this thought.
After Wu Shuo received the edict from Xun Yu, he immediately turned around and left the main hall. He was accompanied by twenty Jin Yue guards, whose identities indicated that this was an order to be carried out in the name of the emperor.
Kong Rong had already sensed that the atmosphere in the court hall today was too weird, so after Sanqing, he immediately took out a scroll of music from his sleeve and said loudly to Xun Yu and the empty dragon chair: "Xun Lingjun, I still have a music book here." ”
Xun Yu smiled at him and nodded, motioning for Xiao Huangmen to come up.
At each court meeting, Kong Rong would always prepare one or two books, ranging from scriptures to agricultural mulberry, and even laws on drinking. These recitals will not have much chance of being executed, but they will make the whole court seem less hollow. Kong Rong's article is very well written, and Xun Yu still admires this person from a personal point of view, and sometimes he will copy some highlights and send them to Cao Sikong.
After that, Xiao Huangmen took away the recital and read it out in public, and the ministers listened, and sure enough, it was a recital with empty rhetoric and gorgeous words, but there was no word about political affairs. It was not until this time that the topic in the court finally turned into a topic that was not salty or light, and those courtiers finally began to show their opinions and eloquence - such a court is normal........
Dong Cheng and Xun Yu just smiled and watched the courtiers behind them speak freely, and seemed to be very satisfied with seeing the grand scene of the Han family's 'ministers and state affairs'. But when both of them were inadvertent, they found each other with their hands behind their backs, staring ahead. And his eyes glanced outside the palace from time to time: the only one who left just now was Wu Shuo, who was the speaker of the chamber.
The task he undertakes is quite unusual.......
The form on the surface has been completed, and next, the secret confrontation between the imperial power faction and the Cao faction - all this is just the beginning, and the subsequent development will make these talk-free courtiers stunned!