With the sound of a lively gong sounding in the Datong Governor's Palace, the wedding of Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi and the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army, officially began.

In the middle of the wedding, a group of ministers from the imperial court in the capital appeared at the gate of the governor's palace at a very timely time.

"The Divine Decree to ...... Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi and the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army, came to receive the order...... "With the voice of a male duck unique to eunuchs sounding in the lobby of the Governor's Palace, the Governor's Mansion, which was still lively just now, instantly became quiet.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, the imperial court envoy who held the holy decree directly strode into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion with a face full of martial arts, standing in the position that should have belonged to Wei Zheng.

The reason why he is so bold is that he has Emperor Chongzhen behind him.

And the purpose of his coming to Datong Mansion this time was ostensibly to congratulate Wei Zheng. But in reality, it came with a very special mission......

Take advantage of the big wedding that Wei Zheng is holding to tell everyone that the court is dissatisfied with Wei Zheng. In addition, the matter of five million taels of silver and the appointment of female officials further instigated the gentry and landlords of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces to intensify their resistance against Wei Zheng, so that the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, that is, the foundation of Wei Zheng in the Ming Dynasty, became more and more chaotic.

After walking to his own position, Qin Cha, who held the holy decree in his hand, said directly: "Wei Zheng, this is the holy decree issued to you by the emperor himself, why don't you kneel down and accept the decree immediately......"

Under the questioning of Qin Cha, Zhang Yan and Le An, who were standing on both sides of Wei Zheng, still wearing red cloth hijabs on their heads. Subconsciously, he fell to his knees. After all. Heaven and earth are the teachers of Confucianism. It has been ingrained in their hearts, at least for a short time, without the slightest change.

After feeling the movements of the two ladies beside him, Wei Zheng's hands directly forced, preventing them from kneeling to receive the order.

And the civil and military officials who followed Wei Zheng, except for a few who still had a trace of illusion about the imperial court, and those who had the idea of loyalty to the king, were questioned by the ministers of the Qin Mission. Fall to your knees. Other civil and military officials who were picked up by Wei Zheng and could be called Wei Zheng's henchmen. Without exception, all eyes were focused on Wei Zheng. Whatever Wei Zheng does, they do......

Just after the focus of the lobby of the Governor's Mansion was all gathered on Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng, who always had a smile on his face, finally spoke. And as soon as he opened his mouth, his words were amazing, shocking everyone, including the imperial court.

"Since ancient times, we have all had the saying that a manly husband kneels to the sky and kneels to his parents. So, Ben Shuai decided. Starting today, the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi have officially abolished the kneeling ceremony. In other words, in any place within the area controlled by the Haw Par Army, no matter who you meet, you don't need to kneel and salute......"

"Today, Ben Shuai set a precedent and stood to receive the order...... Lord Qincha, Ben Shuai's time is limited, and he missed the auspicious day of Ben Shuai's wedding, and you and the court are in charge......

Under Wei Zheng's astonishing questioning, the minister of the Qin Mission still had a high-spirited facial expression just now, and at this moment, it was already covered with a trace of solemnity.

What's more, one of his faces was directly suffocated into the color of pig liver because of Wei Zheng's words.

After gasping for breath several times in a row, the minister pointed at Wei Zheng and scolded: "Wei Zheng, you are rebellious...... Changing the imperial court etiquette system without authorization, do you want to rebel......"

Under Qin Cha's questioning, Wei Zheng's face with a smile did not change in the slightest. Let this pro-minister scold the street as if he was scolding the street, scolding in front of Wei Zheng.

However, this scolding did not last long before it became weaker.

Those who could enter the lobby of the Governor's Mansion were either the powerful officials of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, or the representatives sent by other provinces to observe the ceremony. As a messenger of the imperial court, he actually forgot the etiquette of the imperial court and scolded the street here, isn't this the biggest insult to the imperial court and the emperor of the dynasty?

Therefore, as soon as the minister felt the disdainful gazes of the people around him looking at him, he decisively closed his mouth. Then, he had to accept the fact that Wei Zheng was standing to receive the decree, opened the holy decree, and began to recite the Tao.

At first, the content of the decree can be described as surprisingly bland.

In addition to commending Wei Zheng for his great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty after serving as the governor of Shanxi, he congratulated Wei Zheng on his wedding.

Not only that, Emperor Chongzhen, who has always been stingy, actually took the lead in finding a few treasures from the palace and giving them to Wei Zheng as a congratulatory gift, which can be regarded as offsetting the bride price of five million taels of silver that Wei Zheng gave to the imperial court at the beginning, so that outsiders have nothing to say.

However, as the content of the holy decree continued to deepen, Wei Zheng gradually felt that something was wrong.

The thousand-word holy decree, in addition to the initial praise of merit, turned into a condemnation of Wei Zheng, a question of Wei Zheng's inaction, and a criticism of Wei Zheng......

On the occasion of the princess's wedding, marrying two women together is to be disrespectful to the court and an insult to the Ming royal family.

Because, in the eyes of the imperial court and Emperor Chongzhen, no woman in this world is as good as the royal princess.

What tampered with the etiquette of the imperial court and appointed women as officials was an insult to Sage Kong and all the scholars in the world.

What was the nepotism in the governorship of Shanxi, which led the two provinces of Shanxi to fall into turmoil......

In a word, these decrees have only one purpose, and that is to refute Wei Zheng's refutation. and called on all the people who read the books of the sages in the world to oppose Wei Zheng......

Although Qin Cha's holy decree had not yet been recited, Wei Zheng had already thought carefully in his heart.

And he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The court is worthy of being the imperial court, whether it is heritage or talent, it is not comparable to itself." The holy decree of about 1,000 words was written by them without leakage. “

Unlike the smiles that still hung on Wei Zheng's face, the others gathered in the lobby showed three diametrically opposed expressions.

Those old masters who have been reading the books of sages and have always been dissatisfied with the practice of recruiting and appointing female officials and carrying out official reforms, stood up to the holy decree issued by the imperial court, as if they had done something to be recognized by the imperial court, and their calm faces were directly covered with excitement.

In the eyes of these people, although Wei Zheng's strength is very large, it is still under the control of the imperial court. The fact that the imperial court was able to issue such a holy decree under such circumstances is enough to show that the imperial court did not turn a blind eye to what happened in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and the imperial court has begun to exert its strength...

Under such circumstances, if he can cooperate with the imperial court and take advantage of the internal turmoil in the two provinces of Shanxi to drive Wei Zheng out of the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, then his people will soon become heroes of the imperial court. When the time comes, whether it is an official or a rich reward, it will be inseparable from himself.

As for those subordinates who have followed Wei Zheng's steps from beginning to end, they can be called Wei Zheng's henchmen, their faces that were still full of ridicule just now have been unconsciously replaced by anger.

What's more, some people's faces were directly turned into the color of pig liver because of anger.

At this time, as soon as Wei Zheng opened his mouth, the generals scattered among these people would rush forward without hesitation and chop the imperial court messenger with a high-minded expression into pulp.

As for the representatives from other provinces, there was an expression on their faces that was ready to see a joke.

In their opinion, even if everything said by the imperial decree was true, there was no fabrication. However, the strong military strength in Wei Zheng's hands is still there after all. Isn't the imperial court worried that after he issued this holy decree, it would once again cause a turnaround between the imperial court and the tiger and leopard army.

What they didn't expect was that since the imperial court dared to issue this holy decree, it proved that the imperial court had taken all possible emergencies into account.

Since Wei Zheng became a fierce rival of the imperial court, the imperial court headed by Emperor Chongzhen has studied Wei Zheng and the Tiger and Leopard Army more than once....

In the end, they came up with a very unexpected ending.

As a Wei Zheng from later generations, although he is very domineering, he doesn't like to play cards according to common sense many times. However, Wei Zheng also has Wei Zheng's own shortcomings, that is, he cherishes the lives of his soldiers very much....

To put it in a more popular way, when Wei Zheng does things, he is always too benevolent.

Under such circumstances, the Liaodong Peninsula, which had just been occupied by the Tiger and Leopard Army and was sacked many times by the Houjin Tartars, could be described as a poor livelihood for the people, became the primary problem to be solved by Wei Zheng.

In the eyes of the imperial court, before the Liaodong Peninsula is truly resolved, Wei Zheng will definitely not use swords and soldiers.

Under such circumstances, this useless decree that will be criticized by Wei Zheng appeared.

After the holy decree was recited, the minister's face once again showed a high-minded and happy expression.

Then, after provocatively glancing at Wei Zheng in front of him, he said directly: "Governor Wei, the holy decree has been recited, you should accept it... Do you think that the content of the decree just now is not quite enjoyable? If that's the case, the old minister doesn't mind reading it again in front of Governor Wei. ”

Just when everyone's eyes were focused on Wei Zheng, Le An and Zhang Yan, who were standing beside Wei Zheng, also subconsciously pinched Wei Zheng's hands because of nervousness and worry.

Wei Zheng replied without being angry: "Very good, very good... Since the court is not benevolent, then don't blame me for Wei Zheng..."

"Don't you really want to know who the other lady next to Ben Shuai is, now, Ben Shuai will tell everyone that the other wife of Ben Shuai is Zhang Yan, the director of the Department of Education appointed by Ben Shuai himself."

"Of course, before this Zhang Yan entered the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, she also had an identity, that is, Empress Yi'an of the Ming Dynasty..."

"Everyone thinks that Ben Shuai marrying these two ladies at the same time is disrespectful to the entire Ming royal family, or an insult to the entire Ming court........."