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Chapter 323: Ugly people fill the court
On the night of June 11, the [-]th year of Fuchang, this turmoil wiped out all the male heirs of the royal family.

The palace also experienced a catastrophe, and Queen Qian and Concubine Xiang were killed.

Overnight, all the people in charge in the front and back palaces were gone.

On June [-], after the initial peace in the city, the first court meeting was held.

Chen Chu temporarily lived in the Yuyingfang in the Youbei Xiang. Hearing the name of the place, he knew that this place was a military camp and it was now taken over by the Huaibei Army.

At the eleventh hour, Maodan, who was yawning all the time, brought a basin of water and called out to Chen Chu, who was also yawning.

It is held in the morning at Yin hour, which is four o'clock in the morning.

It's so damn painful to get up at this hour.

No wonder the middle and lower-level officials in the capital are willing to go abroad, just to get more sleep every day.

After wiping his face carelessly, Chen Chu led a group of guards out of the camp and headed to the imperial city.

Xiaohong stepped on the bluestone road, and the sound of "click" was particularly clear in the early morning when the sky was full of stars.

At this time, the Imperial Capital was quiet and peaceful, but the faint smell of blood still lingered in the air.

Xuandemen in the Imperial City.

As the main battlefield of the fighting two days ago, although the blood stains on the vermilion city gate have been cleaned, the knife marks and arrow pits on it have not yet been repaired.

The atmosphere among the hundreds of officials already waiting outside the door was duller than before, and the number of people was also smaller.

Li Bangyan and Qian Yinian, the leaders of the original prime minister and latter parties, as well as Zhai Desheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Wu Weiguang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, Xue Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, and other officials are not here.

Wu Weiguang went to Huaibei and had not been in court for many days.

But it is said that these people were involved in King Lu's rebellion, but before the court could ask questions, they were killed by the defeated troops in the chaos two days ago. Marquis Lu An, who was temporarily in charge of the overall situation, had a good life and was not implicated. The Nine Clans let their family live and only ransacked their homes.

Pooh!
Some officials naturally guessed something fishy and were resentful, but they only dared to secretly spit.

Today, the only chief officials among the six departments of the imperial court are Fan Gongzhi from the Ministry of War, Xu Derang from the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chaoji from the Ministry of Works.

The officials stood in two groups on the left and right in front of Xuande Gate. On the right, Xu Derang and Lu Chaoji were the centers, surrounded by dozens of officials wearing red and green official robes.

There were a lot fewer people on the left, and Fan Gongzhi was the most respected person, but Lao Fan was respectfully chatting and laughing with an official in green robes.

When Xu Derang saw this, he couldn't help but sneered and said in a low voice: "Fan Shangshu is a second-rank official in the imperial court, but he is licking his butt and holding up his butt to a Huaibei official. It is so ugly and disgusting!"

"Hey!"

Lu Chaoji on the side sighed sadly, turned his head and glanced to the left, and asked in a low voice: "Who is that person?"

"Who else can it be? Cao, the official of Caizhou Prefecture, is in charge, and he was born as a minor official." Xu Derang's tone and expression did not hide his disdain.

"Hey!" Lu Chaoji sighed again, but asked curiously: "Then why is he here? He is a seventh-grade official and is in charge, and he has no qualifications to go to the court."

"Oh, his daughter is the concubine of Marquis Lu An."

After saying this, everyone understood it, but when the topic came to Lu Anhou, no one dared to answer. Only Lu Chaoji once again sighed with concern for the country and the people, "Hey!"

After a while, the sound of horse hooves came from far and near.

All the officials looked towards the Imperial Street together.

After waiting for a few more breaths, I saw two lanterns taking the lead in piercing the dense night. One had the word "Lu An" written on it, and the other had the word "Chen" written on it.

It was self-evident who the visitor was.

There are only about twenty guards, but their neat footsteps are clanging, like one person or thousands of troops, and the aura of tyranny and fierceness permeates the night.

The so-called Huaibei strong army is indeed well-deserved.

The man on the horse is wearing a pile of silver dragon scales and golden armor, with a tall and straight posture, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. Even those who don't like Lu Anhou can't help but praise, "What a blessing!" '

Seeing the visitor, Cai Yuan smiled happily.

Even if you are good at nourishing qi, you can't help but secretly boast about it. This is my vision!
I completely forgot that I almost severed the father-daughter relationship with my daughter because of Brother Chen.

Fan Gongzhi smiled cheerfully and took the initiative to help Cai Yuan go up to him.
On the right, when Xu Derang saw Fan Gongzhi being so condescending, he couldn't help scolding him: "It's a waste of time to read the sage's book! It's a disgrace to the scholar!"

"Hey!"

Lu Chaoji sighed loudly, suddenly pushed aside the crowd in front of him, and walked quickly towards Chen Chu.

He set off late, but moved quickly, and actually arrived in front of Chen Chuma before Fan Gongzhi.

Lu Chaoji bowed deeply, and then said: "Hey! There was a turmoil in the capital the day before yesterday. Fortunately, Marquis Lu An arrived in Beijing in time to help the building before it collapsed and turn the tide before it fell! Our country in Qi can have a loyal, brave and benevolent Marquis Lu An." , What a blessing, what a blessing!”

After that, he grabbed the reins of the horse and said emotionally: "Hey! I am not talented, but I am willing to lead the horse and pedal for Marquis Lu An, so as to reward Marquis Lu An for his unparalleled contribution!"

Lu Chaoji raised his head, his small eyes filled with tears.
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In the distance, Xu Derang almost lost his breath and coughed loudly.

Normally, in this situation, a group of subordinates would rush to pat his back and rub his chest, but this time, he didn't wait.

Turning around, he saw that all the officials behind him were looking eagerly at Lu Shangshu, who was chatting with Marquis Lu An. They seemed to regret not having come forward earlier like Lu Chaoji to get acquainted with Marquis Lu An.

Some people have quietly left the team and walked to the crowd on the left.

Seeing this, Xu Derang couldn't breathe, his eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground.

The fall was big enough to finally attract the attention of his colleagues.

"Ah! Xu Shangshu, what's going on?"

"Quickly, send Xu Shangshu back to the house and ask for the doctor."

Chen Chu, who was belatedly aware of this, turned around and looked over. After figuring out what was going on, he couldn't help but sigh: "I'm just saying, it's so inhumane to go to court this morning! You see, the old minister is getting sick!"

"Hey! Yes."

This morning meeting on June [-] was the first time for Cai Yuan, and it was also the first time for Jia Rou.

The large dragon chair is temporarily empty.

Jiarou, wearing a gold-woven vine cross-collared long-sleeved robe and a beaded crown, sat on a six-square chair to the side.

This kind of dress is loose and dignified, and would have completely covered a woman's figure. However, thanks to Jiarou's tall figure and some real materials, the graceful bumps are still vaguely visible.

It was her first time to participate in such a big occasion, and Jiarou habitually used a cold face to hide her uneasiness.

In the first meeting of the morning, Fan Gongzhi proposed that the imperial court send people to Shandong Road to find the Liu family's descendants to inherit the throne. Princess Jiarou would temporarily take charge of the imperial court until the new monarch was established.

As soon as this proposal came out, all the officials looked at each other.

The hen in the morning is always very unlucky.

However, Marquis Lu An, who was standing at the head of the hundred officials, was calm and composed, and he knew it at first glance.

In other words, what Fan Gongzhi said was what Lu Anhou meant.

Right now, the whole of Tokyo is in the hands of Lu Anhou, and anyone who jumps out to sing the opposite will have to weigh it.

Due to the injustice of Da Qi's victory in the country, what the court lacks the most is a strong backbone who is not afraid of death.
Furthermore, Fan Gongzhi also said that he would find a branch of the royal family to serve as the new emperor, and the princess would only be a 'temporary guardian'. The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, so having Princess Jiarou as the leader is only a temporary measure.

If you think about it this way, it's easy to accept it.

All the officials enlightened themselves one after another.
Silence is your acquiescence.

Fan Gongzhi, who was standing in front of the imperial dais, glanced at Chen Chu, cleared his throat and continued, "Due to the emperor's great deeds, Princess Jiarou was promoted to eldest princess."

Fan Gongzhi was promoted to Shangshu, provincial power, and Shangshu Du, who was in charge of six ministries. This was Li Bangyan's original official position and he could be called prime minister.

Chen Chu served as the Privy Council Envoy, in charge of military and state affairs, military defense, border preparations, military affairs, and cashier's secret orders.

As well as the matters of guard squads, internal and external recruitment, inspection, relocation, garrison, rewards and punishments.
The Privy Council was in charge of the country's military affairs. Although Qi followed the Zhou system, after the founding of the country, the Privy Council never appointed the Privy Council for fear of having too much power.For such an important personnel appointment, all the officials remained silent. Even a few worried officials quietly raised their heads and glanced at the eldest princess with droopy eyelids on the throne, who looked like a puppet. They could only sigh helplessly and did not dare to speak out.

If you want to prevent Marquis Lu An from continuing to become powerful, after the officials speak out, you need at least the support of the king. But this little girl in front of you makes you unable to have any confidence to confront Marquis Lu An.

After this appointment, other appointments seemed less dazzling. Zhang Chunxiao, the pacification envoy of Henan Road Economic Strategy, came to Beijing to take over as Minister of War.

Cai Yuan, the former chief official of Caizhou, was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
From the seventh-rank chief to the third-rank left minister!

Moreover, there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel, which means that Cai Shilang has no Shangguan in the Ministry of Personnel. Marquis Lu An's intention to let his father-in-law take control of the Ministry of Personnel is already known to everyone as Sima Zhao's intention.

The above are all decisions that have been accomplished. When brought to the court meeting, they are just informed, not discussed with the officials.

Although this promotion is a bit excessive, among those who have been promoted today, Fan Gongzhi comes from the original official system, and everyone is more or less friendly with him.

When he became prime minister, he had a spokesperson for the old system, and he did not beat them to death with a stick.

Furthermore, the chief official of the Zhongshu Province and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who are responsible for decision-making and drafting edicts, are still vacant. We have to choose from them, right?

As for who is qualified to improve, naturally only those who are close to Lu Anhou will have the opportunity.

So, at the end of the court meeting, Lu Chaoji suddenly came out and reported to Jia Rou: "Your Highness! This turmoil is all due to Marquis Lu An being the mainstay of protecting the country! I think I should make Marquis Lu An the king!"

hum~
Even the solemn court hall caused a noise caused by whispers.

Some of the officials despised Lu Chaoji's behavior of using royal weapons to curry favor with Chen Chu, while others regretted not taking advantage of this to make friends with Marquis Lu An.

Only Jia Rou looked around helplessly, but no matter whether it was the palace maid or the officials below, anyone who came into contact with her eyes asking for help would immediately turn away their heads and pretend not to see it.
As discussed in the morning meeting today, Fan Gongzhi and Cai Yuan informed her in advance yesterday. Well, it was just a 'notification', not a discussion.

Jia Rou naturally knew that in this way, Marquis Lu An would dominate the court, but now that Fan Gongzhi, who had been favored by the country, had defected to Chen, and the capital was surrounded by tigers and wolves in Huaibei, what could she do.

You have to nod whether you want to or not.

But they didn't mention the matter of being crowned king yesterday!

Although the state of Qi was founded not long ago, there has never been a precedent for naming someone with a foreign surname as king.

During the low-pitched discussion, Chen Chu remained silent.

The title of king was not attractive to him, but it would be a good way to establish authority in the court, and it would also allow Jiarou to fully understand the reality, so as to avoid stupid thoughts such as resistance again.

I don’t mean to bully you, but you were born into the royal family.

Chen Chu glanced at Jia Rou, who was like a frightened deer, and said to himself.

Seeing that Chen Chu had no objection, Fan Gongzhi immediately stepped out and said, "I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!" Cai Yuan followed.

"Subsidiary"

Seeing this, all the officials came out one after another.

Jiarou, who was sitting high on the throne, became the isolated one.

"Then, let's follow what Master Lu said."

Isolated and helpless, Jiarou spoke her first words since the morning court.

Seeing that she was weak and could be bullied, Du Zhaoqing, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry who had an old relationship with Chen Jing'an, started a discussion again, "Your Highness! If the country is loyal and good, its wife must be virtuous! I think that I should be appointed as the wife and concubine of Chen Shuai!"

oops!Du Zhaoqing, your licking angle is so tricky!
Everyone knows that Marquis Lu An loves his wife as much as she loves her. Back then, as a small ruler of the city, he dared to ask the imperial court for his wife's royal decree!

If you say it now, aren't you talking about it in the heart of Marquis Lu An?
The other officials regretted not having Du Zhaoqing respond quickly.
Immediately, there was another "I second the proposal".

This time, Jia Rou no longer looked around for help, nor did she stutter when speaking. She just said with a cold face and drooped eyelids, "That's fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace was filled with joy, and everyone seemed to be happy about the fact that Marquis Lu An was crowned king.

There were a few people who laughed too disgustingly, and their performance was not low-level for Chen Chu to watch.
But then, Fan Gongzhi talked about the events behind Emperor Daxing.

As if by magic, all the officials who had been celebrating just now suddenly fell down, and some even squeezed out a few tears to show their grief.

The transition from happiness to sadness is like a silky Dove.

Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh that everyone said that when the country is strong, most of the people are in power.

When a dynasty comes to an end, all kinds of funny or greedy monsters will appear. In front of Daqing Palace, monsters are rampant and the dynasty is full of ugliness!

In the Daqing Hall, various comic performances took turns, but after hearing the death of his father and brother, who was sitting high on the throne but with his head lowered, only Jiarou had tears in his eyes.

As if to punish herself for crying without any hope, Jiarou bit her lower lip hard until blood oozed from her lower lip, then she let go.

At three o'clock in the morning, the sunlight passed through the east window of Daqing Hall and reflected slanting light cut by the window lattice.

Finally dispersed.

Cai Yuan, who went to court for the first time, was in high spirits, but Chen Chu was hungry and had sore legs.

But as soon as he exited the Daqing Palace, a palace maid chased him, "Master Chen, stay here. Your Highness invites you."

Cai Yuan and Chen Chu looked at each other. The former reminded him to be careful, but Chen Chu said it was okay.

After a while, Chen Chu followed the palace maid to the imperial study room at the back of Daqing Hall.

Jiarou, who was waiting here, was a little nervous and stood up subconsciously.

Chen Chu cupped his hands and said with a smile, "His Highness, what's the matter with your summons?"

Remembering the identity of the minister at this time, Jiarou slowly sat back and said: "I want to ask Master Chen for someone."

Perhaps feeling that her tone was a little tougher, Jiarou glanced at Chen Chu quickly and added, "Is that okay?"

"Oh? Who does Your Highness want to woo?" Chen Chu already guessed the answer, but deliberately pretended to be confused.

"I would like Cao Xiaojian, the governor of Caizhou, to return to the palace and be the head of the chamberlain. Is that okay?"

Jia Rou was sitting and Chen Chu was standing, so when she spoke she could not help but slightly raise her beautiful and refined face, and there was a pleading tone in her tone, making it difficult for people to refuse.

But Chen Chu did not hesitate at all. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, Cao Dujian has important responsibilities in Caizhou and cannot escape from it. If your highness wants to see him, you can summon him to see him. But the head of the chamberlain is One job, let’s just do what he wants.”

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Jiarou didn't expect that Chen Chu would refuse so simply, and couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

She made this proposal after careful consideration of the current situation. She knew very well that the head of the chamberlain was responsible for the safety of the harem. Jia Rou had guessed that Chen Chu would not easily allow her to cultivate his confidants, so she suggested Cao Xiaojian.

First of all, Cao Xiaojian is the person she trusts most.

Secondly, Cao Xiaojian said personally that he got along well with Lu Anhou.

When Jia Rou thought about it, Chen Chu regarded Cao Xiaojian as one of his own.

Use your people to be responsible for the safety of the palace. You should trust me!
This is what Jia Rou thinks.

"I will make arrangements for the imperial guards, palace commanders and other guards as soon as possible, so Your Highness doesn't have to worry."

Chen Chuliang understood his attitude, and Jiarou also understood it. He didn't need someone like Cao Xiaojian who was familiar with both parties. He wanted to only take orders from the ministers and palace officials he would arrange in the future.

Jiarou suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, and her straight back couldn't help but collapse, "Oh, I know this, Lord Chen, please step aside."

After saying that, Chen Chu was not seen leaving. Jiarou couldn't help but raise her eyes and saw Chen Chu looking at her openly.

Although that look was not lewd, it was still unscrupulous.

Jiarou's body tensed up and she tugged on her clothes in fear.

Only then did Chen Chu look away and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be afraid. As long as Your Highness can trust me, you and I may not be able to write a good story about you and your ministers."

The so-called 'trustworthy minister' doesn't mean to make her obedient.
Hearing this, Jiarou was stunned for a moment, then smiled sadly, and said sadly: "What else do you want from me, sir? Did Jiarou do anything wrong? Wrong, it's because Jiarou shouldn't have been born into an emperor's family."

(End of this chapter)