vstars Chapter 758 This old man is alive
Chapter 758 This old man is alive
The next day, the sun shines brightly.
Li Cunxi arrived outside Taichu Palace early and entered Yunsu Palace with Xu Xi and his group who had arrived earlier.
Looking at these officials who were walking with their heads held high and in high spirits, Li Cunxi nodded continuously.
No wonder he provoked King Wu Sansi of Liang countless times, but nothing happened.
Look at this official who entered the Yunsu Palace at around four in the morning. Which emperor wouldn't like him? Even if he has some personality problems, he is still a good official.
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, this is the first time I've seen you so early."
"Xu Jianzheng, you're joking. I just came back from Liuzhou. You know, it was a bumpy ride, and I haven't had a good night's sleep. I just got back, so I can't change that for a while."
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin has had a very difficult time. He hasn't even had a good night's sleep, and he's been traveling around for the peace of the Great Zhou. Yet, there are still people who slander you in front of His Majesty. These people are truly despicable!"
Xu Xi clenched his fists.
When he thought about how Zhou Xing had pointed the finger at Li Cunxi in order to frame Zong Qinke, he felt that the extermination of all nine generations of Zhou Xing's clan was too light a punishment.
Lai Junchen also deserves to die. His teacher framed Li Cunxi, but Lai Junchen didn't come out to stop it.
Such a person deserves to die!
"Alas, there's nothing I can do. Even if I'm not in the court, there will always be people who are jealous of me."
"Hmph, these people are nothing but beasts who deserve to die! I only regret that I lack the strength to kill one or two of them in public to vent His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's anger."
Li Cunxi looked at Xu Xi with admiration.
Although he and Xu Xi did not communicate much and did not spend much time together, he knew very well that Xu Xi would never show kindness to evil people.
For example, King Wu Sansi of Liang.
Wu Sansi and Xu Xi had no grudge against each other back then, but Xu Xi still belittled Wu Sansi in order to praise Li Cunxi, which made Wu Sansi want to kill him.
To put it more bluntly.
That is, Xu Xi is a very lively and cheerful person.
No matter what the matter is, as long as he gets involved, it will become fun.
Of course, Xu Xi himself will never become a victim.
Looking back at the two times Xu Xi openly attacked, the victim changed from Wu Sansi to Zhou Xing. They were both guilty of misbehavior in front of the palace, but Xu Xi was always safe and sound.
For Li Cunxi, the only evaluation of such an official is that he is so awesome!
"We are here, Your Highness, Prince Qin. No one has ever entered here at the same time as us before."
Xu Xi looked at the Yunsu Palace which was so close at hand, lifted up his robe, and stepped in.
Before going to court, all officials would basically take a short rest in Yunsu Hall.
Li Cunxi found a place to sit down, then naturally lay down on his side and yawned.
Xu Xi and a few others sat together and started chatting.
What they were talking about was the process of Zhou Xing's death some time ago, starting from Zong Qinke's impeachment of Zhou Xing.
Li Cunxi heard everything clearly and knew the whole process of Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen's death.
He was getting more and more sleepy while dozing off. After waiting for a long time, his eyelids became heavier and heavier.
When he woke up again, the Yunsu Palace was already full of noise and noise. Wu Yanhao was sitting next to him, dozing off with his chin in his hand.
Lu Dayou was sitting on the other side. He obviously didn't sleep well either, with dark circles under his eyes, but he was holding a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" in his hand and reading it very intently.
"Why are there so many people here? What time is it?"
Li Cunxi sat up straight, frowned, and asked Lu Dayou.
"It's almost time."
Lu Dayou closed the book, his voice a little weak.
He hardly slept last night. He finally managed to take a nap, but when he woke up, he found that he had slept for less than half an hour.
"You're all so sleepy. Young people should exercise some restraint."
Wu Chengsi crossed his arms and came in front of the three people without him noticing.
Just one sentence made the three of them sit up straight.
Wu Yanhao was dozing off and almost falling asleep, but when he heard his father's terrifying voice, he immediately lost all sleepiness.
"Why, my son, did you steal cattle last night, and are you so sleepy?"
Wu Chengsi looked down at Wu Yanhao with a broad smile.
"Dad, stop laughing. I'm a little scared."
Wu Yanhao had rarely seen his father laugh since he was a child. Seeing Wu Chengsi's laugh so scary, he shuddered.
"Hum hum."
Wu Chengsi turned and left to chat with Wu Yizong.
In the Yunsu Palace, there is now a clear distinction.
The different factions hardly chatted with each other. Several ministers frowned, as if they were thinking about what to say at the court meeting later.
Today's court meeting is not the grand court meeting held every five days.
Therefore, there were not many officials attending the court. Looking around, they were all officials of the fifth rank or above in Beijing.
The more special officials were the Supervisory Censors of the Censorate. These officials had to attend both large and small court meetings.
It is said to be a rule passed down from ancient times to the present, but in fact it is just to support the imperial censors above.
Everyone heard that after the report was over, if a treacherous minister caused chaos and Zong Qinke took action personally, these people would stand up and say a few good words for Zong Qinke.
Soon, it was noon and an unknown eunuch came in and asked the gentlemen to write down their names one by one.
This time, the eunuch was very normal. He came to Li Cunxi respectfully and asked Li Cunxi to be the first to write.
"I never thought that after so many eunuchs and imperial attendants, we would finally find someone who understands things."
Wu Sansi's teeth were almost broken from biting.
For a mere 1,600 taels of filial piety, Li Cunxi killed two of his peers and a younger generation.
The three families had caused trouble for him before, but he persuaded them with kind words and they all stayed in the mansion so that they could enjoy mother-daughter rice bowls in the future.
This all depends on his eloquence, otherwise he would have to force himself to eat the mother-daughter rice bowl.
Soon, the names of all the officials were written down. The eunuch bowed and withdrew, then went to the Linde Hall to hand over the list.
After reading it once, Wu Zetian asked the eunuch to call people to the court.
After another stick of incense had passed, all the officials divided into two groups and entered the Linde Hall, standing on the left and right.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"My dear friends, please be safe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone stood up again, officials who did not need to speak sat on the mats.
After attending court, these people would sit down and sleep, watch a show if there was one, and leave when the court was dismissed, without wasting time or talking.
Wu Chengsi should have been one of them, but Li Cunxi suddenly visited him last night and told him something, hoping he could help.
Therefore, Wu Chengsi had no choice but to straighten his back, hold his head high, and wait for his time to speak.
"Cunxi, please tell me."
Wu Zetian pointed at Li Cunxi, hoping that Li Cunxi would take the initiative.
Without saying a word, Li Cunxi took out a document from his pocket and presented it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, Li Cunxi, has a document to submit."
"Wan'er, present it."
Shangguan Wan'er, who had been promoted to the highest position of Secretary General of the Lintai, walked down, took the document, opened it and handed it to Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian already knew the contents of the document yesterday.
Even so, she still showed an expression of surprise.