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Chapter 38: Crossing the Sword and Entering the Palace

Since there are too many officials in Beijing with the sixth rank or above, the dynasty meetings are usually held in the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daming Palace.

At this moment, outside the Xuanzheng Hall, more than a hundred officials were divided into more than a dozen groups of large and small, and stood outside the hall clearly waiting for the court meeting to begin.

Among these groups, the small group on the Ministry of Revenue appears to be extremely large, with more than 20 officials wearing various court uniforms standing respectfully behind Qian Min, the Minister of Revenue.

Just as everyone was waiting quietly, a noise suddenly came from behind. When everyone turned around and looked, an old man with a kirin embroidered on his court suit was walking slowly.

Seeing this person, Qian Min, who was standing in front, quickly took a few steps and came up, "Old Master Yang, everyone is waiting for you."

"Old, it's useless."

The person who is called Yang Ge Lao by Qian Min is Yang Weishang, the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Looking at Qian Min who came to support him, Yang Weishang shook his head and said, "I thought I could still come by myself like before, but I didn't expect that I had been wasting so much time. I really couldn't accept my old age."

"What's the matter with Mr. Yang? You are only seventy-three years old this year, and you're still far from me."

Qian Min helped Yang Weishang walk in front of the hall while comforting Yang Weishang. As they walked forward, whenever someone passed by, someone would salute Yang Weishang.

"Old Yang Ge..."

"Old Yang Ge..."

"I've met Mr. Yang..."

Yang Weishang did not reply to these people's greetings, but just waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, everyone is fine."

After saying hello, Yang Weishang had not forgotten to reply Qian Min's words just now, "There is a common place for wine debt, and life is rare in seventy years."

"Old Qiange, it is already a blessing for me to live to seventy. I dare not ask for too much."

As he said that, Yang Weishang gently patted Qian Min's hand, then walked a few steps slowly, standing alone in front of the hall, forming a sharp contrast with Qian Min's crowd just now.

Looking at Yang Weishang's back, Qian Min's expression was slightly unhappy. She snorted coldly in her heart and then returned to the position where she was surrounded by others.

After Qian Min returned, Hu Xiaosheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately met him, "Old Master Qian, where is the Old Master Yang..."

"Don't worry about him, an old thing that is not as good as a past."

In front of his confidant, Qian Min had no intention of covering up. "Now in the court, the empress can really control the limited personnel, and Du Xing has turned to us. Even if Yang Weishang remains neutral, it will not have any impact."

"Xiaguan really didn't expect that the late emperor trusted Yang Weishang so much, but when the prince needed him, he would actually remain neutral. He really felt ashamed of the trust of the late emperor."

After hearing Qian Min say this, Hu Xiaosheng glanced at Yang Weishang with some contempt. When they decided to support the prince, they immediately went to find Yang Weishang, an important minister who was deeply trusted by the late emperor. Unexpectedly, Yang Weishang refused them in one go.

Qian Min obviously wanted to make some final efforts just now, but she didn't expect that Yang Weishang would be blocked back before she could even say anything.

"Hmph, it's just a fence."

Qian Min snorted coldly, not wanting to talk about Yang Weishang anymore, and changed the topic: "How is the prince's side? No one is going to contact him, right?"

"Go back to the Pavilion Master, in order to prevent the Empress from having any concerns, none of our people in our group will contact the prince in advance."

Hu Xiaosheng paused for a moment, and then continued, "And as far as the officials know, no one in other factions except ours."

"Yeah, it's done well."

Qian Min nodded and said, "It is right not to contact the prince, otherwise it would be bad for the empress to be suspicious and give up the wedding. But it doesn't matter now. The wedding date has been set, and it will be impossible for her to regret it."

"After the court is dispersed, you go... no, I'll go. I'll go to the palace and talk to His Highness to let him know that there are still us loyal ministers and righteous men in the court who are willing to support him!"

Speaking of this, Qian Min sneered, "It just so happened that no one has come into contact with the prince these days. I believe the prince should be a little discouraged."

"It should be just right when I appear."

"The Master of the Pavilion is right. Now we are willing to support the prince. It is undoubtedly a timely help for the prince, but..."

Hu Xiaosheng hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say, "However, the prince has been staying overnight in the palace these days, and I'm worried that if he is bewitched by the empress..."

"Don't worry."

Qian Min waved his hand and said confidently: "What is a woman in front of the throne, let alone you forget what he did in the imperial tomb?"

"Do you think he will really completely forget the hatred of the throne being taken away for three consecutive years?"

"As long as I move him with emotion and reason with him, I believe he will stand on our side."

The previous one obviously had no worries about controlling Mo Zizai, and said complacently: "I want to use the prince to treat us. This time I want the empress to steal chickens and lose a lot of rice!"

Just when Qian Min and the others discussed how to use Mo Zizai to attack the empress after she stood on their side, the time quietly came to nine o'clock. The dynasty officially began, and officials entered one after another and entered the Xuanzheng Hall in an orderly manner.

After they entered Xuanzheng Hall, more than a thousand officials who were not qualified to enter Xuanzheng Hall were seated in Hanyuan Hall outside Xuanzheng Hall. They were waiting for news about Xuanzheng Hall here. No matter what happened in Xuanzheng Hall, special eunuchs would send them news.

If they have something to report, or if the emperor needs to summon them for something, they will also pass on the eunuchs to them.

...

The court meeting here has already begun, and Mo Zizai has just started to set off and rushed towards the Daming Palace slowly.

Today, he was wearing a white python robe and a dragon on his waist, and it didn't look like he was on court at all, but rather like he was on the battlefield.

Behind him, Zhou Qi and Chen Ying, who had just recovered from injuries, rushed towards the Daming Palace with a solemn face.

As for the others in the East Factory, they had official positions in the Daming Palace. At this moment, they held a grand court meeting, so they naturally went to the Daming Palace early to make some preparations in advance.

When Mo Zizai came to Daming Palace with slow steps, the sun had gradually risen a little. Seeing Mo Zizai swaying with a sword around her waist, she was about to walk into Daming Palace. A guard was about to go up to stop him, but he was stopped by the guard behind him.

After Mo Zizai left, the guard asked in confusion: "Hey, why are you stopping me? He's late."

"Nonsense, am I blind?"

The head of the guard slapped the guard in the head, "He is the prince and has privileges. It's okay if he doesn't come to the court. What's wrong with him coming later."

"But he is still carrying a sword."

The guard was slapped in vain and felt a little aggrieved, "Even the forbidden area of ​​the palace, even the prince cannot bring his sword in."

"Nonsense, don't I know?"

The guard commander slapped him again, "A few days ago, Your Majesty passed an order and said that in the palace, the king of Liberty can have no taboos. Do you know what the meaning is?"

"It means that he lit the Daming Palace and you can't even put out the fire. Do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand." The guard rubbed his head that had been hit twice and asked a little annoyed: "But head, why didn't you tell me this order?"

"You're just talking nonsense!"
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