Chapter 381: The Emperor’s Morning Meeting

"Why, Mr. Cui, why are you so pale?" Wei Ting could see clearly from the side. When he saw Cui Hongdao's face, he immediately said quietly. At this time, everyone knew that something was wrong within the imperial court. There was no more trouble in the palace.

It is no longer the previous palace. Qin Yong has appeared here, which means that the 100,000 troops from the Western Expedition have returned. The so-called two major forces in Chang'an City, the Fu Bing and the East Palace Sixth Army, have become a thing of the past. The only way to

The one who calls the shots is Qin Yong's Western Expedition Army. A group of Western Expedition Army that has just emerged from the blood sea of ​​​​the mountain of corpses is no longer comparable to soldiers like Donggong Liuli. The situation in the DPRK will be rewritten.

The princelings who have gained the upper hand may be in trouble this time. What I don't know is who will take advantage.

"The Emperor has arrived."

At this time, a high-pitched voice came over. This kind of voice can be heard by everyone working in the palace almost every day. I don't feel anything on weekdays, but today I feel that this kind of voice is special.

, it can penetrate the sky, it can shock people's hearts, it can make people feel scared, it can make people have a feeling of impending disaster.

"The emperor has arrived, and all the officials are kneeling to greet him." The voice was cold. It was Qin Yong's voice. Qin Yong, who was under the jade steps, was looking at everyone coldly. Originally, these words were not those of General Qin Yong. It could even be said that

, in the process of the official meeting, there was no such clause at all, and this clause was only added by Qin Yong without permission. He thought it was normal not to punish him, and he was sorry for Lu Zhaoci's life and death in the past few months. These are all the consequences of the imperial court.

Those incompetent officials and spies within the imperial court should be punished for what they did. But at this time, no one noticed anything wrong with it, and they all fell to their knees, not daring to say a word.

Yes, some people just shrugged their shoulders, and you can still see the horror and fear in these people's hearts.

"In ancient times, the emperor and the three princes sat down to talk. It was the same in the Tang Dynasty. Everyone, please get up." At some point, a familiar voice appeared from above. The officials were moved and quickly shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

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"Du Pingsheng, I am lucky enough not to die this time."

The officials were about to heave a sigh of relief and stand up, but when they were about to stand up, they heard the next sentence again, and with a frightened thud, they knelt on the ground again. The older ones even collapsed on the ground all of a sudden.

They were frightened. Cen Wenwen and others who were kneeling in front had a wry smile on their lips.

"Your Majesty, you are not so scary."

"Come on, please take a seat with the bachelors of Xuande Hall." Lu Zhaoci looked at everyone, with a sneer on his lips, and said to Qin Jiudao beside him. At this time, he had already made up his mind to tell those ministers

They are no longer generous. Since we are sitting with the Three Dukes, that is to say, everyone has to stand under the Three Dukes. Who are the Three Dukes in the Tang Dynasty? They are several great scholars in Xuande Hall.

"According to the order." Qin Jiudao did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the general of the Zhendian Palace to command the guards of the Royal Forest Army. He took five stools and walked in, placing them on two rows of jade steps. He also invited Cen Wenwen and others to sit down. Poor

Cui Hongdao's old face was flushed at this moment, and his right hand was shaking. He felt very humiliated, because there was no place for him among the seven seats, and he didn't have the courage to sit down. Even though he wanted to ignore Lu Zhaoci

He did not hesitate to collude with the Turks, but when he really faced Lu Zhaoci, he realized that Lu Zhaoci was like a mountain, weighing down on his heart, making him unable to move at all.

Of course, there was another person who was very angry in the main hall, that was Emperor Lu Changqing. He was the emperor's father. Although he never came to the main hall on weekdays, since the three princes all had seats, why didn't he, the father, have a seat?

Although he is a human king, the word "filial piety" must still be observed. Doesn't Lu Zhaoci even know this? But he didn't dare to speak. Why is the King of the Western Regions able to come back? Isn't that his credit?

See if Lu Zhaoci can recall Qin Yong, he obviously already knows everything about the Western Regions, and there is nothing he can tell. So he can only clenched his fists tightly, lowered his head, and his eyes were flashing.

An uneasy look.

"Call the Crown Prince, the King of Yue and others are coming up." Lu Zhaoci glanced at the people in front of the ministers indifferently, but his heart was cold. The Tian family was really ruthless. One was his father and the other was his father-in-law. For the sake of the throne, these people even risked their own lives.

They are all plotting against each other. In order to kill themselves, they are even willing to bear the crime of colluding with foreign enemies. They would rather leave themselves with eternal infamy. It is really sad and lamentable.

"The Crown Prince, the King of Yue, and the chief scholar of Xuande Palace, Sun Wuji, are coming to the palace." Qin Jiudao shouted again.

At this time, everyone had already made preparations in their hearts. When they heard the arrival of the King of Yue and Changsun Wuji, there was nothing surprising. After all, even Lu Zhaoci had come back, so it was only natural that the King of Yue and Changsun Wuji would return.

. Only a few people heard something in this sentence, that is, Lu Zhaoci still called Lu Chengzu "Prince". Is this foreshadowing something? At this moment, everyone

Countless thoughts ran through my mind.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father."

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Although there were many people in the main hall, it was very dull, as if a dark cloud was tightly pressing on the main hall, and a huge stone was pressing on everyone's hearts. No one dared to speak, no one dared to utter a sound, and even breathing was cautious.

Even if Changsun Wuji entered the hall, he could not control the nervousness in his heart and fell to the ground. As for the prince Lu Chengzu and the king of Yue Lu Chenglie, their faces turned pale from nervousness and they knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.

"Come, let's set up seats for the Crown Prince and the King of Yue. Auxiliary machine, you are the bachelor of Xuande Hall, please also take a seat." When Lu Zhaoci saw the three of them, he said kindly.

"Thank you, Father." Lu Chengzu and Lu Chenglie quickly stood up and walked up the jade steps. Two chairs were placed six steps short of the throne for them to sit down.

Ji, however, felt at ease and sat opposite Cen Wenwen, where the second assistant was. But no one dared to say anything in this position. Everyone knew that Changsun Wuji had followed Lu Zhaoci through life and death, and their friendship was probably over.

He is no longer under Cen Wenwen. He is the second assistant, which is what he should do. But the princes all looked at Lu Chengzu and Lu Chenglie fiercely. Why do these two people have seats? They are still so high and superior.

Why are the princes so different?

"I gained so much from my trip this time that I almost couldn't come back." Lu Zhaoci said with a smile: "However, after all, I am the emperor who is about to seize the world, with three thousand cavalry, across the grassland. From Dingxiang to

Xiazhou, blood was dripping along the way, and countless Turks were wiped out. I don’t know how many Turkic tribes have become history in my hands.” Although Lu Zhaoci’s words were full of smiles, his face was filled with smiles as he spoke.

There were also smiles everywhere, but to the ears of the ministers, it seemed like steel knives appeared in front of everyone, and the skin all over the body felt a bit cold. Thinking of Cui Renshi and others, I couldn't help but tremble.

At this time, they remembered that the emperor in front of them was not a Taiping Emperor, but a murderous emperor, and his hands were stained with the blood of many people.

"His Majesty."

Cen Wenwen and others knelt on the ground after hearing this. Today is probably the time when these people are most frightened. This emperor who has just returned, who has just been betrayed by his own relatives, God knows what he will do. All of this is...

Anyone who doesn’t know is afraid because he doesn’t know.

"Why, isn't what I said the truth? I guess some of you are very disappointed, Lord Patriarch, what do you think?" Lu Zhaoci looked gloomy and snorted coldly: "I really don't understand, you, a dignified Patriarch,

My own daughter is my queen. I treat you very well, Mrs. Cui, so why would you want to put me to death? I heard that the person the emperor admired most in his life was the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. Haha, I forgot about it. The former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty

How did he seize the throne? It was because his daughter married the emperor, and later his grandson also became the emperor. He, the head of the state, took the opportunity to monopolize power, and finally succeeded in usurping the throne. Head of the state, do you also want to be a former emperor?

Can Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty succeed?"

"I don't know what your Majesty is talking about? Please make it clear, Your Majesty." Cui Hongdao knew that he must not admit his crime at this time, otherwise not only he would be killed, but the entire Cui family would also be killed. So.

He simply knelt on the ground and defended loudly.

"I don't need your excuse. I won't believe it even if you do. And you, Mr. Cui Renshi, Mr. Cui, when the Li family was in power, I made you the commander-in-chief of the army, and then promoted you along the way.

I am now dressed in vermillion, full of splendor and wealth, hum, but how did you treat me? When the princes were fighting, Tang Dynasty and Wang Shichong were side by side, and you walked between them, conveying the message

The news, hum, both sides are trying to make money. I don’t blame you for this, because this is the way for your family to survive. But after I destroyed Wang Shichong, what did you do? Form a clique for personal gain, kidnap the prince, and...

How dare you install henchmen in the harem, and finally think about regicide. It is so audacious that I don’t even know what to say? Family, family, is this your way of survival? In the face of national interests and family interests

When you are in conflict with each other, all you think about is your family, and you don't care what will happen to the world. What a reputation the dignified Cui family is, but you are actually thrown to the ground by these two people, humming, colluding with the Turks, and sitting down to do anything.

Aren't you afraid that the ancestors of the Cui family will be humiliated?" In the main hall, everyone was so reprimanded by Lu Zhao that they could not hold their heads up, lowered their heads, and did not dare to speak out, even Cui Hongdao and Master Cui Ren.

In this way, they all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"What kind of place is Xiazhou? I believe you all know that in such a place, there are actually people in the court who support them and want to assassinate me and my prince. Chen Da is an old man. For the sake of a throne, he has the audacity to collude with the court.

Official. You are so brave." Lu Zhaoci sneered and said, "I will kill him. From now on, there will be no Xia king in Xiazhou. Master Cui Ren, are you very disappointed?"

"Your Majesty, do you think I am fighting against you alone? No, you are wrong. I am not fighting alone. Otherwise, even with the skills of my Cui family, I would not be able to grasp His Majesty's whereabouts so clearly. Hum.

, Your Majesty is here today only because everything your Majesty has done is against the will of the people of the world, so there are so many people with lofty ideals who want to take your Majesty's life and want to drive him out of office immediately. Think about it, then

Zhao Kuo is just a son of a good family. Joining the Royal Forest Army is already a great gift, and even becoming a captain. It can be said that he will surely enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. But for such a person, why would he rather die by himself?

Do you want to introduce His Majesty to the Turks? Humph, this is because he can't stand what Your Majesty has done. I don't think what Your Majesty has done is in line with the way of a saint. Recruiting scholars through open subjects has been destroyed.

The system of selecting officials has been in place for hundreds of years. Why can those grassroots people sit on an equal footing with us? Why can they be called adults? What qualifications do they have? Isn’t it because of His Majesty? The whole court was filled with red purples and reds.

They are all people of noble blood, so what qualifications do these lowly people have to stand in the court? Secondly, the peasants share their acres, and the officials and gentry pay for their food, so what is the difference between us dignitaries and those traffickers and lackeys?

Your Majesty, Fei Chen and others are not loyal enough. Your Majesty has really gone too far. After hundreds of years of accumulation, our ancestors have achieved today's achievements, have thousands of hectares of fertile land, and live a prosperous life. Why should your Majesty

How can one sentence deprive us of everything we have? The same was true for Yang Guang during the Sui Dynasty, so His Majesty overthrew Yang Guang. Now His Majesty is the same as Yang Guang. Can't someone rise up and overthrow you?

"Unlike Cui Hongdao, Cui Renshi laughed heartily and looked frivolous. Facing Lu Zhaoci, there was no trace of fear on his face, but he defended loudly.

"Haha, do I look like Yang Guang?" Lu Zhaoci looked uncertain, and finally burst out laughing, pointing at Cui Renshi and saying: "It's ridiculous for you to say that I look like Yang Guang. If I were like Yang Guang, how could you, Cui Renshi?"

It’s not possible here? What a joke. Cui Renshi, you don’t have to quibble. No matter how much you quibble, you can’t cover up the fact that you colluded with foreigners, betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and betrayed our Han nation. I’m afraid that after you die, you will be recorded in the history books.

You will also leave a heavy mark. If your ancestors of the Cui family are alive in heaven, I don’t know what they will think."

"Your Majesty, the opening of colleges and universities to recruit scholars has provided the court with a large number of outstanding talents, which has brought great order to the world. And the officials and gentry have worked together as errands and paid the grain, which has provided the court with a large amount of taxes and allowed the common people to recuperate and recuperate.

It has alleviated the phenomenon of land annexation. It can be said that this move is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. Cui is arrogant and tries to use this to cover up his crimes. It is really a heinous crime. I think this person should kill the nine tribes and will be punished for generations.

Demoted to common people. If you don't do this, you won't be angry with the people. If you don't do this, you won't be able to warn future generations." Suddenly, an official came out from the crowd, and he spoke righteously and said loudly. This person was none other than

Xu Wenhui.

"Xu Wenhui, you traitor." Upon seeing this, Master Cui Ren's eyes were red, and he stared at Xu Wenhui, wishing he could peel off his skin and convulse him.

"You are Xu Wenhui, and you are not a good person." Lu Zhaoci looked at Xu Wenhui and sneered: "When the Cui family was powerful, you took refuge in the Cui family. Now that I am back, you are thinking of how to please me.

, such a minister is qualified to stand in the court. Pull him down, outside the Meridian Gate, and behead him."

"Yes." Several palace generals had already pounced on him, grabbed Xu Wenhui, tied him up and headed towards the palace.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Xu Wenhui showed a look of horror on his face and finally shouted loudly. Unfortunately, no one in the hall came forward to plead for mercy. On the one hand, it was certainly because of this person's shamelessness.

Let everyone stay away from him. More importantly, Lu Zhaoci's attitude at this moment is even more frightening. Xu Wenhui was pulled down and beheaded by Lu Zhaoci without even saying a word. This shows how bad the emperor's heart is today.

, no one dared to go up and ask for mercy.

"Father, father." Lu Chengzu, who was sitting on the side, had already turned pale with fright. In the morning, he was called out by Qin Yong. When Qin Yong told him the news of Lu Zhaoci's return, he was shocked again.

Surprised and happy, scared and frightened, he also knew what the consequences would be if Lu Zhaoci found out about his recent actions, so he sat here and did not dare to speak. But at this time, when he saw Lu Zhaoci

Zhaoci had already started killing people, and it could be guessed that the next people to be killed would definitely be Cui Renshi and Cui Hongdao, and even the entire Cui family was included in them. Finally, he couldn't help but decided to plead for mercy.

"Chengzu, stop talking, just sit next to me." Who knew that Lu Zhaoci didn't want to listen to Lu Chengzu's explanation at all, but frowned, waved his hand and said, "You are just too kind, so you let

Only when others instigate you do those stupid things, don't reflect on yourself seriously, and still have the energy to care about other people's affairs. You, stay aside." Lu Zhaoci looked at his son, and really didn't know what to say.

What's good, he never thought that Lu Chengzu would have the intention to rebel, so now, although he is dissatisfied with this son, he has not thought about doing anything to him. At most, he can abolish the position of prince and let him live in peace.

He was just a prince. But what I never expected was that this Lord was so kind. He wanted to save others even when he couldn't save himself. I really don't know what he was thinking. It made Lu Zhaoci feel angry and laugh at the same time.

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