(The specific process of the battle between the three will not be recorded in the chapters of "Silent as a Cicada in Winter." See that peak battle in a few chapters.)
Today's morning court session in Great Peace City was unprecedentedly grand.
Yong Hui was the most auspicious. The court session, especially the morning court session, was, to a large extent, a direct reflection of the political situation of the Li Yang Dynasty. The number of people participating in the court session was often an invisible evaluation of some important officials. For example, Chen Zhibao and Lu Baijie had gone to the capital to become Minister of War, Shangyin Academy Grand Chancellor Qi Yanglong had left the mountain, Great General Gu Jiantang had left the capital to take charge of the two Liaos, This Old Man's son of the Song Family, Yan Zhenchun's posthumous title decision, Lu Shengxiang's, Tang Tieshuang's, and Xu Gong's first entry into the capital, Junior Guardian Chen Wangsheng's appointment as Left Scattered Cavalry, the former Minister of Revenue Wang Xionggui and the former Minister of Rites Yuan Guo's "exile," the Assistant Minister of Justice Han Lin's promotion, Lu Baijie's sad departure from the capital, and so on.
Other than the civil and military officials who had to attend the morning court session every day, there were three types of people who had the right to attend the court session but did not need to. They were members of the Imperial Family who had the same surname as the country, members of the noble families who had earned a hereditary title due to their contributions to Li Yang, and old officials who had been granted special permission by the Emperor to not attend the morning court session. The more people there were in the morning court session, the more prominent the position of an official would be. If there were fewer officials in the court session, such as Wang Xionggui and Yuan Guo's departure, or the old general Yang Shenxing, who had gone to Beiliang Road not long ago to become Jiedushi, there were no waves. There were almost no members of the Imperial Family or the old officials.
Although the weather had suddenly turned gloomy and rainy last night, this morning's court session could be said to be full of virtuous people.
The autumn rain continued, and many of the roads in the capital were muddy. For some of the officials who had to travel through a small part of the capital to attend the morning court session, if this was in the past, they would probably be cursing on horseback or in the carriage. However, today, almost everyone was in high spirits and showed no signs of fatigue. Some of the officials who had the habit of reading in their carriages before morning court were absent-mindedly flipping through the pages of their books. From time to time, they would lift the curtains to check the address, or directly ask the coachman how long it would take to arrive.
On the street where Chen Wang's house was located, his neighbors were all first-class nobles of the Liyang Dynasty. Apart from his father-in-law, there were also big shots like Gao Shizhi, the Duke of Yan, and Song Daoning, the Marquis of Huaiyang, who had retired behind the scenes for many years. Their silence did not mean that they had lost the right to influence the direction of the court.
Before dawn, the mansion was ablaze with lights. The servants had already prepared the carriages. The nobles and officials dressed in purple and yellow entered the carriages one after another. In this heavy traffic, Chen Wang's ordinary carriage was inevitably a little shabby. However, at a corner, a Marquis in the front carriage, who was supposed to turn into the main street first, took the initiative to slow down and make way for Lord Chen's carriage. Chen Wang gently lifted the curtains. The Marquis, who was almost fifty but still did not look old, saw Lord Chen nod to him in greeting. The old Marquis smiled and returned the greeting. After putting down the curtains, he stroked his beard. He was both pleased with himself for having some dealings with the Left Scattered Cavalry, but he also sighed with regret. Back then, the former Emperor had chosen a girl from the Zhao Family and nobles to marry to Chen Wang. He had a granddaughter, and there was hope. However, at that time, he only wanted to establish a relationship with a powerful Duke. Looking back now, although he had fulfilled his wish and sent his granddaughter to the Duke's Mansion, it was a great loss compared to Chen Wang, who was a real "dragon" son-in-law.
The Duke of Yan, Gao Shizhi, and the Marquis of Huaiyang, Song Daoning, were best friends. Strangely, the two families, who were well-matched in social status, did not have any marriage alliance. Speaking of which, Gao Shilian and Gao Shijing, who were born to the Duke of Yan in his later years, were quite outstanding young children in Tai 'an City. The Marquis of Huaiyang had many children, and they were all eating sugar cane. Therefore, it was reasonable to say that even if they were not the children of the first wife, if the men and women of the Song Family who were of the same age as the Gao siblings married, it would not count as climbing up the Duke of Yan's Mansion.
Today, the Duke of Yan and the Marquis of Huaiyang not only had to attend the morning court, but also shared a carriage. The carriage was spacious. Before winter, the Duke, Gao Shizhi, had people add a small delicate stove to burn incense for warmth. This was to take care of his friend, Song Daoning, who had caught a cold in his early years.
Song Daoning narrowed his eyes and dozed off. Gao Shizhi gently bent down and gently stirred the fire.
Song Daoning was a light sleeper and quickly opened his eyes.
Gao Shizhi saw Song Daoning's gaze and asked, "Do you have something to say?"
Song Daoning remained silent. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the thick curtain between them and the coachman.
Gao Shizhi asked again, "Has your old coachman finally resigned on his own?"
Song Daoning, who was afraid of the cold in autumn, reached out his hand to close his collar and softly grunted.
Gao Shizhi smiled, "Since that's the case, why don't you dare to speak freely?"
Song Daoning's face was indifferent, "After so many years, I'm used to it."
As a brother who had gone through thick and thin, Gao Shizhi's heart was filled with sorrow. He sighed softly, "In that case, we have to thank the young King who was unwilling to stop for a moment. Otherwise, even if His Majesty wanted to withdraw Zhao Gou, it would not have been so fast."
Song Daoning said with a hoarse voice, "At first, I had complaints about the previous Emperor's actions. After so many years, I feel at ease. To be honest, when I occasionally went out in the past, I knew that there was a spy from the previous Emperor watching me. In fact, there was nothing uncomfortable about it. Now that His Majesty has withdrawn the spy, Brother Gao, what do you think? "
Gao Shizhi smiled coldly and said, "Brother Song, I, Gao Shizhi, am not an inexperienced official. Of course, I feel the same as you, uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. It would be better for both sides to know that as long as they do not break the window paper, there will be no problems. Now, the coachman has left on the surface, but will there be more servants and maids in the fu in secret? "
Song Daoning, who had always been known in Great Peace City for being wooden and taciturn, smiled meaningfully, "Brother Gao, do you feel that His Majesty is not as generous as the previous Emperor because of this?"
Gao Shizhi frowned and said, "You don't think so?"
Song Daoning shook his head and said, "In my view, His Majesty's actions are not to make us feel grateful. His Majesty is not so shallow. He just gave you and me a secret edict that does not need eunuchs to do. If you do not understand the deeper meaning, there will be no seat for you in the upcoming banquet. "
The Duke's expression instantly became serious. He asked, "What do you mean?"
Song Daoning slowly said, "Ever since the first year of the Auspicious Talisman, Jingdou's officialdom has changed, too much for the eyes to take in. There have been many ups and downs, and it is not as simple as a few people rising up in the officialdom. In terms of civil officials, the nobles led by the Peng family of the north started to rise quickly. The Jiangnan nobles led by the Lu and Yu families suddenly rose and then suddenly fell silent. The Green Party rose from the ashes, the Hanlin Academy became independent from the Zhao family, and completely cut off all ties with the three provinces and six ministries. The new Hanlin Academy scholar is a true disciple of the Emperor, and comes from a normal noble family. He does not have much connection with Zhang Lu and the two Liao families of Jiangnan. The establishment of the six pavilions is also an act of splitting power from the three provinces and six ministries. As for the generals, let's not talk about the old and old kings for now. Let's talk about the people who have been in and out of Jingdou in recent years. The former assistant minister of the Ministry of War Xu Gong, Tang Tieshuang, the deputy general of Jizhou, Yang Huchen, and Han Fang, the one who returned to Guangling, Song Li, who held great power in Jingdou, and the general Lee Chang 'an, who was promoted, and the workers Huang Tianzong and Wei Dong, who just entered Jingdou. "
"Song Laodi," Gao Shizhi mocked himself, "Why don't you open the window and speak frankly? I already know what you are talking about. His Majesty's general meaning can also be considered to have a rough understanding. I am a rough man, and I am not good at beating around the bush. "
Song Daoning sighed softly and said, "Forget it, it is better to save some energy than to play the lute to a cow. After all, I have not attended the morning court for so many years. If I accidentally stand and faint, it will be embarrassing."
Gao Shizhi waved his hand and scolded jokingly, "You surnamed Song, don't think that just because you are a marquis, I don't dare to beat you!"
Song Daoning suddenly digressed, "Tell Shilian and Shijing not to get too close to Yin Changgeng … Oh right, and if that girl Shijing is not too opposed, why don't you set her up with Zhao Youling's youngest son? There is a difference of a few years in age, but don't they all say that a woman three years older than her husband is a golden brick? These are all small matters. "
Gao Shizhi said bluntly, "Brother, how come you are the same as those short-sighted guys? Even if Yin Maochun is a little slower than Zhao Youling, he has three provinces and six ministries. Not to mention the Minister's Decree, there are also the two provinces under the Secretariat. Yin Maochun and Zhao Youling each have a latrine pit. There is no need to fight over anything …"
At this point, Gao Shizhi suddenly stopped talking.
Song Daoning sneered, "What, have you finally thought it through? You know that one of the two is destined to lose miserably? And it is this Yin Maochun who has been the number one Prime Minister for many years?! "
Gao Shizhi scratched his head in confusion and asked in a low voice, "Then why the hell are the two children getting married?!"
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