Chapter 76: Wind and Thunder Are Often Nine Days Away (Seeking Monthly Pass)
Although the building is small, the space inside is quite large. It is divided into three parts by the curtain, and the middle is arranged in a small Mingtang. Tang Song, whose arms are hanging and laughter is gradually subsided, was pushed into the space separated by the curtain on the left.
This is a space of about 100 square meters, with a group of officials wearing purple and purple standing inside. Although they fight a little loosely, the order is orderly, as if they are being ruled by an invisible ruler. [The latest updates are all in search.]
Among these officials wearing purple clothes, Tang Song could recognize only Di Renjie whom he had just met.
Tang Song noticed that there was a person in front of Di Renjie who was already prime minister. He was about 60 years old, but he was not seen at all with a hair-beard. The slightly fat body Yan sat on Di Renjie's head with a demeanor.
There was a purple and purple hall in the hall, but there was only one person sitting there.
The distance was so close that Tang Song heard clearly the words and laughter outside in the small hall. When he was pushed in, the Zhu Zi officials all looked over at the same time.
In addition to Di Renjie, the eyes of these Zhu Zi officials looking at Tang Song were not only curious, but also the most unified one, which was shocked.
Song Zhiwen and Doctor Yue have already explained the cause of the incident in detail. These officials naturally knew the whole story, and they all knew that the leader of the tribute students who were hiring in by the imperial guards today was the leader of the troubled tribute students. It can even be said that without this person, this shock to the capital of God today will definitely spread all over the world.
The reason why the word "riot" is used is because today's events and even the roars and cheers that can be clearly heard here just now made these officials look disgusted, and they also instantly thought of the "Chinese riot" recorded in "Mandarin" during the reign of King Li in the late Western Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, it is no longer the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the current Holy Emperor is not the foolish King Li of Zhou who is more cautious than the people's mouths than the Sichuan River. Today, the Qingjin Torrent Theory, composed of scholars, is no longer comparable to that "Chinese riot", but for some reason, the officials of Zhu Zi still couldn't help but think of this at the first time.
Perhaps it was because the causes of both were caused by bad policies? Or perhaps it was because the two had the same national name. The "Chinese riots" that happened in the late Western Zhou Dynasty ended with King Li of Zhou being exiled from the throne by angry people and exiled from far away.
At that time, these suddenly flashed in my mind, and officials Zhu Zi forced themselves not to think about it anymore!
With this thought, they were shocked when they looked at Tang Song curiously.
Shocked at Tang Song's age!
He was clearly a boy! The leader who led the tribute students to bring up this trend today was actually a boy! Then they thought of the two sensational sensation in the Shendu Shilin a few days ago. The protagonist was Tang Song! This boy who seemed to have never exhausted his youth.
At this moment, the lords in the hall have been through the wind and waves for a long time. I dare not say anything else, but this man still has some excitement.
When they first heard the news of the troublemakers, they just changed their expressions slightly, but after seeing Tang Song himself with their own eyes, they couldn't help but look surprised.
It’s so incredible that at such a young age, this young man named Tang Song in Xiangzhou is so turbulent!
It was a long story, but this kind of look was actually just a blink of an eye. After the two imperial guards pushed Tang Song into the hall, they saw that he, the white-body man with no official position, did not even bow down, and even looked around, and they immediately raised their feet and kicked Tang Song's leg bend.
Tang Song staggered forward and fell instinctively with his hands when he was about to fall to the ground, but his arm had just been hit hard. Not to mention exerting force, it was difficult to even lift it up? Even if he twisted his body forcibly and avoided his face, he fell heavily to the ground. The one pressed to the bottom was his arm that had just been hit hard.
Tang Song gritted his teeth and bent his legs, and straightened his body with his shoulders as a focus.
At this time, both legs and arms were painful. After Tang Song felt that it was difficult to stand up, he simply stopped standing up and sat on the floor covered with Persian blanket. His face, which was pale due to the severe pain, showed a stern smile and said hoarsely: "It's a pity that you two women have too soft feet and can't do it. Come again!"
At this moment, the smile on Tang Songsha's white face had turned into hideousness.
In addition to guarding, these imperial guards still shoulder the responsibility of supervising the saints' advancing and retreating ceremonies. Tang Song's current form and posture cannot be regarded as advancing and retreating ceremonies in any case, and there has never been such a precedent.
When the two imperial guards were about to perform their duties, they pulled Tang Song up and forced him to bow down, they suddenly heard a very angry voice saying, "What are you shouting and killing like this in front of the Holy Lord? Forget it, you go back."
When the two imperial guards saw that Di Renjie was talking, they waited for a while and saw that there was no order from behind the curtain. They bowed and retreated silently.
After Di Renjie said this, he did not look at Tang Song. He turned around and faced the curtain not far ahead and said, "For the people to rely on, the foundation for the court to govern all the people, we must follow it. Today, Song asked, Yue Ziqi did have any bad things, but I think it should be handed over to Dali Temple to publicly review it, so as to correct the court's clarity and block the rest of the crowd."
Obviously, what is being discussed in this small hall is about Song Zhi asking about the problem of Yue Langzhong's decision, so he doesn't know how they discussed or did not discuss how to deal with the current imperial examination.
The relationship between the monarch and ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and even the relationship between the superiors and the subordinates was not as strict as that in the Qing Dynasty. They would not kneel down and kowtow to call themselves slaves at any time. Unless the court meeting, the ministers would only bow to the emperor when they saw the emperor. When the officials saw the superiors, they would report the matter.
Sitting on the ground is not a big deal. After taking a break for a while, Tang Song gritted his teeth and stood up little by little, but no one paid attention to him. He then watched the discussion while looking at the scene in the small hall.
The decoration of the cottage in this small hall is mainly comfortable after returning to nature. It is not like Tang Song imagined that it was extremely beautiful. There are two incense burners in between that, and they don’t know what the fragrance is burning. The taste is extremely elegant, but the effect of concentrating the mind and calming thoughts is extremely strong. When breathing, even Tang Song felt that he had collected his mind.
In addition to the magical smell of burning fragrance in the hall, there was a faint fragrance of medicine floating faintly. Unfortunately, no matter how Tang Song looked, he could not see clearly the source of the fragrance.
The reason why the fragrance of medicine came out was behind the vague curtain.
In the weather of spring cold whistle, because there are many people in this small hall, several large carved windows are all open. Although the air is excellent, cold winds will inevitably come in from time to time. I don’t know whether it is to cover up the cold wind or because people are sick and unwilling to be seen by their haggard and sick appearance by their ministers, the Holy Emperor Wu Zee specially ordered people to put down this layer of curtain.
Decades ago, when Wu Zetian was the queen of the previous dynasty, she had sat behind Emperor Gaozong with curtains as a cover for every court meeting and listened to the affairs of the ministers. Although she only added the title of Emperor Shenlong Queen, and was called the "Two Saints" with Emperor Gaozong. From behind the scenes, she went to the front of the stage every time she went to court, she sat side by side with Emperor Gaozong on the imperial throne, and now she ascended the throne, but now she is not unfamiliar with her form of discussing politics behind the curtain, so she did not think there was anything inappropriate.
It’s just a pity that Tang Song had such a layer of curtains, and he could only vaguely see a woman sitting behind the curtains, and another woman standing beside him.
The woman standing should be Shangguan Wan'er, whom he met in Mrs. Zheng's mansion last time? As for the person sitting, it must be Wu Zetian, but he didn't see clearly what these two famous women looked like at the moment.
After traveling through time or traveling to this era, it is clear that it has arrived in front of Wu Zetian and cannot see clearly what she looks like. It’s a big regret!
At this time, the political discussion in the small hall had evolved into a debate. Di Renjie insisted that Song Zhiwen and Yue Ziqijiao Dali Temple should be publicly judged by officials on the other side, but insisted that it was not possible.
The two sides were having a back and forth, and the argument was getting more and more intense.
But in the process, Tang Song discovered an extremely interesting phenomenon, that is, among these officials, except Di Renjie, who were involved in the argument or not, would look at the sitting person from time to time.
It felt like everyone was waiting for him to speak, and they thought he would speak on this issue.
But this position was still before Di Renjie, and the only minister who could sit in the small hall did not speak after all.
What's even more strange is that when Wu Zetian saw the increasingly fierce argument, she didn't say anything. Why was she like this?
What was she waiting for?
Tang Song knew too little about the previous information, so he could not judge anything, just listened quietly.
Just then, I heard the eunuch outside the curtain making a sound and asked to see him.
"Come in." A young voice came from behind the curtain, with a very nice and crisp sound with calmness. I think this should be made by Shangguan Wan'er standing.
The middle-aged eunuch walked in with a row of small steps, and he didn't even look around when he passed by Tang Song with his head down. His behavior was really tight, but there was something urgent about his stride.
"Report to Your Majesty, the scholars outside the gate of the palace were just clamoring again." As soon as the eunuch said this, both parties who were arguing in the small hall stopped. Di Renjie frowned, "When they left, the scholars had calmed down, and Lord Li went to comfort him, how could there be trouble again?"
The middle-aged eunuch always lowered his head and replied respectfully: "General Li Lang, who was on duty at the gate of the palace city, reported that when Di Xiang left, the scholars had indeed calmed down. After Lord Li arrived, he refused to scold the tribute students. If the tribute students were dissatisfied, the two sides then became slandered. In this dispute, the entire scholars were unstable."
When the middle-aged eunuch said this, all the officials frowned. On the one hand, they were naturally dissatisfied with the scholars and were worried that this matter would cause some recurrence. On the other hand, they also secretly scolded Li Jiao in their hearts as a nerd. The scholars had just caused such a big deal and were in a state of unstable mood. How could they scold him again? Isn’t this adding fuel to the fire?"
"He still wants these tribute students to make another fuss? When he left just now, the decree given to him by the Holy Emperor was clearly to comfort him. A nerd stumped him and didn't even understand what comforting meant?"
When the officials frowned, Di Renjie glanced at the sitting man slightly. He knew very well about Li Jiao. Although this person did a good job in poetry, he was the most cautious in his work as an official, and he could never even understand what comforting meant. The middle-aged eunuch said was completely different from his usual habits.
But when he came in on the shoulder throne, he saw this father, Zuo Xiang, saying something to Li Jiao on the road. While listening, Li Jiao seemed to be wiping the sweat beads on his forehead, thinking about this strange thing at this moment. Could it be... The root of Li Jiao's abnormal behavior lies in this Zuo Xiang in Wenchang?
Cha Chang's left prime minister Wu Chengsi sat steadily, his brows frowned, and there was no abnormality on his face.
"How do the scholars make noise?" Shangguan Wan'er was still talking behind the curtain.
"Some scholars shouted to carry the statue of Jisheng Master into the palace city to pay tribute to the emperor; some scholars shouted to ask Your Majesty to give heavenly grace to Tangsong, Xiangzhou. If Your Majesty could do this grace, they would like to withdraw from the imperial city and leave Shendu immediately. From then on, they would never dare to have the idea of becoming famous in the imperial city."
As soon as the middle-aged eunuch finished speaking, a crisp sound of "bang" came from behind the curtain. Then a low female voice filled with infinite pressure came out, "It's all a group of bastards, they won't succeed, but they will be more than defeated!" Di Renjie."
Although the meaning of the speech was not good, Wu Zetian's voice was not too loud, and there was no angry scolding. But as that was the case, when she spoke, the officials in the small hall all stood half an inch shorter.
At this moment, a word suddenly appeared in Tang Song's mind that I had only seen in books before: "The invisible wind and thunder of the elephant are often hang outside the nine heavens."
Di Renjie took a step to the right, "I am here"
"These bastards still believe in you. Since this is the case, you can go there again and tell them: the court will thoroughly investigate the corruption case, and there will be an edict to the world in five days. If there are any corruptions in it, I will follow the justice of the heavenly way and will give them justice."
"In addition, within one hour, these bastards must leave the imperial city and return to their residences. Those who remain in the imperial city after one hour will have Si Ji. I have been traveling for three thousand miles, and my descendants will not be allowed to take the scientific examination again."
"My minister..., receive the order." Di Renjie sighed lightly and stepped back and walked out.
"Let's go home and wait for my edict."
"Receive the Order" Di Renjie realized it in his heart and retreated.
As soon as Di Renjie left, Wu Zetian's voice that contained wind and thunder outside the nine heavens had sounded again, "Lai Junchen"
When Tang Song heard this name, he suddenly raised his attention a little. This person was a cruel official in history of the famous people of the Wu Zhou Dynasty!
"I'm here." Lai Junchen, who came out of the voice, was not as fierce as Tang Song imagined. He had a tall and thin figure and a fair and clean skin. It looked so normal.
"The two men outside the building and the 28th member of the Gongyuan rank will be handed over to you. Song Zhiwen... Let's leave it for a few days. The others should be judged within eight days."
"I obey the order." Lai Junchen smiled softly when he received the order, as gentle as a virgin. When the officials in the small hall saw his smile, most of them felt their whole body tightening suddenly, and then endless chills appeared in their hearts.
Lai Junchen is specializing in serious cases, which is a horrible thing that enjoys murder. Once the case comes to his hands, if it is not specifically explained, nearly 100% of the people involved will die.
Your Majesty's arrangement is equivalent to executing twenty-nine people except Song Zhiwen, and it is limited to eight days to kill all the daggers. Although Yue Ziqi and Song Zhiwen had confessed to the evil, they were indeed untrustworthy of the emperor; although he had seen His Majesty mercilessly killing the Li Tang royal family many times in recent years, it was still difficult to accept when he heard this at this time.
Although Yue Ziqi was guilty, he would not die! As for the other twenty-eight officials who served in the Gongyuan, this is even more so. Besides, although the official positions of these twenty-nine people are not too high, they are all in the rank of officials!
Twenty-nine court officials were killed at one time, and they were punished and killed in a way that was not publicly judged. This...
In addition to being shocked, the officials were puzzled. Why was the only one Song Zhiwen who should have been the most responsible person in the thirty?
At the beginning, Wu Zetian did not say a word, but once she spoke, she had already prepared the riots of the tribute student in just a few words, and then killed twenty-nine people in one sentence.
"You go down." After Lai Junchen retreated, Wu Zetian also deported all the other officials, leaving only Wu Chengsi.
Once Di Renjie left, no one dared to stop Wu Zetian's orders just now.
After the silent officials retreated, the small hall suddenly became quiet.
"Chengsi, please recite Cao Zijian's "Seven-Step Poems" to me." In the slightly empty hall, Wu Zetian could not hear the sound of joy and anger echoing faintly.
Wu Chengsi, who had been sitting steadily before, had no peace anymore. Hearing this, he immediately stood up and bowed to the curtain.
"Recite." A slight anger appeared in Wu Zetian's voice.
"Cooking beans and burning bean pods, and beans cry in the pot. They were originally born with the same roots, so why not frying each other too quickly?" Wu Chengsi did not dare to hesitate at all, and recited Cao Zhi's "Seven-Step Poem" in a deep voice.
"recite!"
Again
"latent,
The third time, Tang Song clearly heard the subtle tremolo from Wu Chengsi's voice.
Wu Zetian finally didn't ask Wu Chengsi to recite the fourth time, "I see that you have been confused recently and your liver is too hot. I can't manage political affairs anymore. After leaving the palace, I went to Baima Temple to live in peace and quiet. When will I come back, wait for my edict?"
"After the order", Wu Chengsi did not dare to argue at all, and after receiving the order, he also retreated.
For a moment, Tang Song was the only one left in the spacious hall outside the curtain.
Once Wu Zetian spoke up and started to be in charge, there was almost no pause in the middle. "Have you ever sent the Jinshi exam paper?"
"It has been delivered just now." Shangguan Wan'er replied.
"You take out all the Tang Song and those who won the exam papers. If the answers to the exam papers are not as good as those twenty-seven winners will immediately order someone to put Tang Song's exam papers outside the Gongyuan, and also kill Tang Song in public under his exam papers."
"My servant receives the order"
Chapter completed!