The second day was the morning court time. There was a Qin Dynasty that stipulated that the morning court on five days and morning courts should be held on the morning hours of Mao on weekdays. On weekdays, officials went to various departments to work as offices. Only on the 16th day of each month would they have to rush to Chengtianmen to train before the Yin hour to wait for court. They lived far away and got up when they were about to miss the hour, for fear that they would be caught by the censor.
At this time, there were still a quarter of an hour before the opening of Chengtian Gate at the You hour. The fourth rank and the princes above the Qin Dynasty and the eighteen-year-old princes had all arrived and were waiting for court. If it were the past, they would have been neatly arranged in two groups, standing quietly without saying a word.
But today, civil and military officials stood in groups, gathered together and whispered, as if they were not afraid of picking up the censor's report at once. The reason was very simple. Picking up the censor also stood aside, stretching out his ears to find out what was going on, which was completely different from the way people were born in the past.
These ministers who talked about it could be divided into three circles after careful look. Most of the military generals surrounded a mighty old man wearing a purple python robe with a jade belt on his waist and a golden lion on his chest, and discussed something with an indignant expression. Most of the civil servants stood by a flowing old man with a purple python robe with a jade belt on his waist and a crane on his chest, and gloated from time to time, looking at the group of military officers.
There are obviously fewer people in the third circle, including civil officials and military generals. They gathered around the prince who was covered in bright yellow. Seeing that the prince looked at his eyes and his nose and his heart, they had to be honest and silent.
At this time, with a drum sound, the five-meter-high Chengtian Giant Gate slowly opened with a huge squeaking and creaking friction.
The civil and military officials stopped talking and lined up in two rows. Under the leadership of the prince, they entered Chengtian Gate and Taihe Gate in an orderly manner, and followed Qingyun Road to the magnificent Xuanzheng Hall.
The officials stood on the right side of the civil and military, and according to their rank, the prince stood under the dragon throne. After a while, with a loud "The Emperor is here..." Emperor Zhaowu, wearing nine-clawed and nine-dragon robe, walked out of the imperial gate on the side of the dragon throne. The civil and military officials said in unison: "Long live my emperor..." Under the leadership of the prince, he knelt down.
However, Li Hun, the head of the military officer on the right, did not kneel, and Wen Yanbo, the head of the civil officer on the left, did not kneel. The two of them just bowed deeply.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Zhaowu narrowed his long and narrow eyes, then sat down expressionlessly, and the old eunuch behind him shouted: "Flat..."
After the officials stood up, the old eunuch shouted again: "If you have something to do, go out to work early, and if you have nothing to do, roll the curtain and leave the court."
First, the Minister of Revenue Tian Minnong reported that there was a shortage of silver in river workers in various places, totaling 8 million taels of silver. If it cannot be done in time, the spring plowing and summer floods will be a problem in the coming year.
Another right minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wenmingyi reported that the earthquake in the north last month affected the two provinces. The governors of the two provinces jointly requested the exemption of money and food for the next year, and asked to allocate three million taels of silver for disaster relief.
In addition, Li Yijiang, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, came out to report that the troops from various places returned to their garrison one after another, and estimated that various pensions and burned silver totaling 2 million taels.
Emperor Zhaowu had already known these numbers, but he was still irritated and said unhappy: "I will write a memorial for this matter. I will discuss it with the Prime Minister of the Grand Marshal and then make plans."
The three of them retreated in a bad mood. At this time, the prefect of Kyoto Qin Shouzhuo went out and said loudly: "The emperor opened the report and heard a bloody incident in Kyoto yesterday. The number of participants was as high as 100 people, and eleven people died. Because the two parties involved in the case involved the Tiance Army and the Tian family. The Weichen asked the Taiwei Mansion and the Zongren Mansion to investigate the matter."
Qin Lei, who was hiding behind the curtain, was shocked. Lord Qin opened his mouth and reduced the number of people by 90%, and a riot suddenly became a bloody crime. I guess this is the official statement.
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Last night, the prince sent someone to inform him that he would defend himself at the court meeting today. He was originally arranged to listen to Xuan in the corner room, but the young master ran here. Behind Qin Lei was a row of golden armored guards, who turned a blind eye to him.
The prefect of Kyoto outside said something, and then the old eunuch shouted at the top of his voice: "Prince Xuanwu Qin Lei entered the palace..."
Qin Lei quickly walked around and came back from the main entrance of the hall.
Officials on both sides looked at the handsome fifth prince curiously. Most people had seen him from a distance half a year ago, and it was the first time they had observed him at close range.
I saw that he was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a bee-back and a bee-waisted waist, with a straight body, a face as jade as a crown, a star-like eyes shining. Two thick eyebrows were inserted into his temples, his nose was straight, and his lips were tightly pursed. No matter who he was, he would like to praise him: Great Qin is a good man.
The palace on Qin Lei came, after saluting, he stood under the steps, looking at the military officers who were glaring at him with a calm expression.
Emperor Zhaowu said to the prefect of Kyoto: "Don't worry about this matter, I can still take care of my son. Qin Shouzhuo, just ask whatever you want."
Then he said to Qin Lei: "Xiao Wu, you must answer truthfully. If there is any false statement, please serve the family law."
Hearing the word "family law", the old marquis who had been half-closing his eyes opened slightly and looked at His Majesty Emperor Zhaowu who was above him.
Emperor Zhaowu looked at him with a constant expression. After a long time, Li Hun shook his head slightly, closed his eyes and wandered around.
The prefect Qin, who was eating dumplings, bowed to Qin Lei and said, "There are a few questions from the officials. Now I am ordered by the emperor to ask your highness for advice. Can it be?"
Qin Lei nodded and said, "You know everything and you can speak all the time."
"Which side of your family and the Tiance Army were provoking the provocations on the long street yesterday?" Qin Shouzhuo asked righteously.
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Lei immediately knew that the Qin prefect wanted to protect him. If he had caught him and asked the question of massacre of more than 100 archers, he would have been in a disadvantage.
Qin Lei said coldly: "Yesterday, His Highness's former family was originally scheduled to come to my highness's house to sit down. Going to Taozhu Street was to buy gifts. I would like to ask Lord Qin, how could they take the initiative to cause trouble? The people in Taozhu Street can testify."
Qin Shouzhuo nodded and said, "Why did the two sides conflict?"
Qin Lei said what Tie Ying said yesterday in the hall. He was just eloquent, and the matter was indeed indignant. In everyone's hearts, Shi Yong and others suddenly became tragic heroes who were persecuted, and they couldn't help but feel a lot of favor for the few. This is useless now, but it may be the key to success.
Finally, Qin Leiyu said with a sob: "It is these warriors who fought bloody battles for the country that fell under the butcher's knife yesterday, with countless casualties and injuries. Father, brothers, please give them justice!"
After saying that, Qin Lei knelt straight in front of the emperor, his eyes flushed red.
This behavior angered a fourth-rank general in the military officer's list with a red robe and plain golden flower belt. He jumped out irritably and said, "The Fifth Highness is clever and sarcastic. If you hadn't killed someone, how could it attract the attack of my Tiance Army?" Both sides tacitly agreed with the bow camp and the crossbow arrows.
Qin Lei asked coldly without looking back: "Dare you ask this adult, what punishment should be for insulting the royal family?"
The fourth-rank general was speechless for a moment, but he didn't know this.
Qin Lei stood up and sarcastically said, "If you don't know, just say it. Lord Qin, I'll ask you to teach this general with a well-developed limbs."
Qin Shouzhuo complained in his heart, and he had to say calmly: "The first rule of the Great Qin law stipulates that the emperor is the emperor, and no one can be humiliated, and the nine clans will be punished. All the emperor's mother and the emperor's empress follow this rule. The emperor's concubine, the emperor's son, and the emperor's daughter touched the three clans of Yi."
Qin Lei sneered, "Do you understand? The soldier insulted me first. I only killed him one and did not pursue his three tribes. It was a magnanimous move. How could it be used as a reason for your Tiance Army to attack without reason?"
The general was so angry that his face turned purple. Just as he was about to have an attack, a middle-aged general with a purple robe and honeysuckle belt left the line and shouted: "Retreat with two together."
The general called the second-generation army suddenly lost his temper and returned to the train angrily. The third-rank general bowed to Qin Lei and said, "Fifth Prince, the last general Li Qing is polite."
Hearing this name, Qin Lei narrowed his eyes slightly. General Tiance Li Qing, the brother of the Grand Marshal Li Hun, is the commander general of the Tiance Army. Qin Lei bowed and snorted coldly: "I have been relied on for a long time, Lord Li."
Li Qing nodded and said with a deep grave: "Everyone has a responsibility for this matter, and this is revealed. But there is one thing that the iron rules of our Tiance Army for 500 years have been trampled on by His Highness and his subordinates. If you don't give an explanation, where will the supreme glory of our Shence Army for 500 years? Where will the aggravation of our Tiance Army for 100,000 robes? Where can the devout faith of our people of the Qin Dynasty?"
Hearing these words, the glow between the supreme eyebrows on the dragon throne almost condensed into substance.
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Chapter completed!