Invincible son

Chapter 214 213 [Decoy]

According to the ancestral system of Daliang, Zhengdan Dachaohui and Shuowangchaohui were held in Chengtian Hall.The emperor's daily review of memorials and summoning courtiers is in the Liangyi Hall, and the Chang Dynasty is in the Taiji Hall in the middle.

In the main hall, officials of the fifth rank and above in Kyoto and supervisory censors stand in groups.

The Chang Dynasty is held every day in name, but in order to take care of those aged and important ministers, Emperor Kaiping will stop the court for five or six days every month.Although officials in this era like to speak out against Qing Ming, no one criticizes the emperor's laziness in this matter. It can be seen that in many cases, the strength of character is just a means to decorate the black hat.

This huge empire has endless government affairs to deal with every day, and the process of the permanent dynasty is extremely tight, and everyone's spirits are highly tense.After discussing a government policy, the officials were waiting for the next topic, when suddenly they saw a tall young man walking into the hall.

His expression was calm and his eyes were piercing. It was Wang Jiuxuan, the eldest grandson of Wang Pingzhang.The defense of the imperial palace is in charge of the imperial guards, and there is another court guard beside the emperor, which is composed of noble children, and the duty is to guard the palace.

"Your Majesty, Zhongshanzi Pei Yue is begging to see you." Wang Jiuxuan bowed his hands and said.

Emperor Kaiping glanced at Luo Ting without any trace, and said indifferently: "Xuan."

Pei Yue had known for a long time that Wang Pingzhang's eldest grandson was extremely outstanding and had made many real contributions in the Western Army, unlike Lu Min's son Lu Jiang, who just wanted to confuse his resume.Generally speaking, after noble children go to the border for gilding, most of them will enter the Beijing camp and wait for vacancy. It will be very rare for Wang Jiuxuan to be directly promoted to Ting Wei Lang.In addition to the emperor's trust in Wang Pingzhang, what is more important is Wang Jiuxuan's own ability.

Today was the first time he had seen the other person's true face. Although he had no chance to get in touch with him on such a serious occasion, he had already seen a rough idea of ​​this person's character.There is no doubt that Wang Jiuxuan has completely inherited his grandfather's calm and calm traits. Even though he is not young, he looks like he is in his early 20s, and there is no trace of dandyism on his body.

This is the third time that Pei Yue participated in the court meeting, except for last year, only the Grand Court Meeting stood in Chengtian Hall for half a day on Zhengdan Day.With a calm face, without any tension, he walked past those important officials who looked at him from the corner of their eyes, and came to the imperial court and bowed to salute.

Except for important occasions, there is no need to kneel down and pay respects in Daliang's court hall.

Emperor Kaiping looked at this young man who had grown up so fast, and asked calmly, "Why do you want to see me today?"

Pei Yue took a breath and said calmly: "Your Majesty, there is a Xiangyun business under the name of the minister, which sells honeycomb briquettes made by the minister. This product has gradually been accepted by the people of Kyoto. Now it has replaced charcoal and firewood, and every household cannot do without it. It is winter now In the near future, honeycomb coal needs to be produced and stored in large quantities to meet the needs of the people in Kyoto."

Emperor Kaiping was well aware of the predicament that Pei Yue was facing right now, he even knew that this kid was wronged, and that this time was completely unwarranted.Of course, as an emperor, he has many things to consider, and the Xiangyun Company did not cause any major troubles, so he has no plans to intervene in this matter.For so many years, he has long been used to being a judge, and he will not express his intentions in advance, because that will only make the courtiers despise him in their hearts.

Listening to Pei Yue's calm narration, Emperor Kaiping's long and narrow eyes had a glint of light, and he said lightly: "In that case, you can handle it yourself. Why are you talking about this at my court meeting? Don't think that you will immediately With some credit, you can ignore the court's laws and regulations and act recklessly."

Sun Dacheng, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was quite complacent. This young lord still couldn't tell the situation clearly, and he didn't even understand the reason for his crime. Could it be that he really thought he could keep that wealth?

Pei Yue said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, I certainly know how serious the court meeting is. It is precisely because of this that I have to ask for an audience, because this matter concerns the safety of the capital."

Cheng An Hou Lu Min said with a dull expression: "Pei Yue, don't scare your Majesty."

Last year, the poor inspector Yushi Liuzhen impeached Wang Pingzhang, and was imprisoned by the furious Kaiping Emperor in the prison of Taishitai Pavilion, and finally died silently.Since then, Wang Pingzhang has become more and more silent in court, unless it is particularly important military affairs, he will not say a word at other times.At today's court meeting, he stood quietly as usual, and Pei Yue didn't attract his attention when he came in.

Since Wang Pingzhang didn't speak, the most suitable person to speak at this time was You Jun Ji Lu Min. As the number two figure in the military, he did not cross the line when he rebuked Pei Yue.

Pei Yue frowned slightly and said, "My lord, you should also use briquettes in your mansion, right? Didn't you hear the steward of the mansion say that briquettes are no longer available in the capital?"

All the officials in the palace knew why they couldn't buy briquettes, but no one tore through the window paper, and Lu Min was no exception. He said coldly without changing his face: "This is a court meeting. If you have any questions, just say it directly. Don't talk about it, do you want the civil and military officials of the court to accompany you to fool around?"

Pei Yue's face was a little ugly.

Emperor Kaiping watched this scene with great interest. The reason why Lu Min targeted Pei Yue was presumably because Pei Yue taught Lu Jiang a lesson when he left the garden that night.

Pei Yue calmed down, did not continue to argue with this powerful man, turned to Emperor Kaiping and said, "Your Majesty, since half a month ago, the Ministry of Households has forcibly shut down the Xiangyun Company in the name of inspection, and even brought the Shouyangshan The nearby coal yards were also forced to suspend work. I am willing to bear the losses caused by the suspension of work and business, and will cooperate with the imperial court's inspection even if the pressure is great. However, if this inexplicable investigation continues, I can guarantee that there will be chaos in Kyoto in winter, because It is impossible for the merchants to complete the supply of briquettes in a hurry."

Sun Dacheng, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, sneered and said, "Pei Yue, I would like to ask you, why did the people in Kyoto not have any chaos before last year? In previous years, there was no briquette in this world, so why was there any chaos?"

Pei Yue turned around and looked at him, his eyes gradually became stern: "Master Sun, before last year, how many people would freeze to death in the capital every winter. As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, don't you know that?"

Of course Sun Dacheng knew, he even knew that because of the popularity of honeycomb briquettes last year, only a few people were frozen to death in Kyoto throughout the winter, but obviously he would not encourage Pei Yue's momentum at the court meeting, so he said with emphasis: "What does this official mean?" Yes, even if the supply of briquettes is relatively tight this winter, there will be no troubles in Kyoto."

Pei Yue said softly: "It turns out that Mr. Sun knew that people would freeze to death every year before, so I don't understand. Since you know the function of briquettes, why do you use trumped-up charges to accuse Xiangyun Company?"

Sun Dacheng's heart tightened, these three words hit his weakness precisely, and at this moment he could only say forcefully: "It is the duty of the Ministry of Households to inspect Xiangyun Company, and I don't understand what you are talking about."

Pei Yue was very satisfied with this answer, because what he was waiting for was the other party's words.

(End of this chapter)