Jingmen Fengyue

Chapter 1407 Stable control of the court (1)
The next day, in the early court, all civil and military officials waited in the Golden Luan Hall in order.

The morning time has come, but the emperor did not show up on time.The officials were puzzled, thinking that after the emperor ascended the throne, he never made mistakes in the early court for no reason.What happened today?Could it be that Princess Lian came back yesterday, what's the matter?Made the emperor delay?
After all, it is said that Princess Lian cried after returning to the palace yesterday.

Everyone waited for a while, and found that not only the emperor was not here, but Li Muqing was also not there.

Zuo Xiang and Marquis Yongkang glanced at each other, both very puzzled.The two looked at Prince Ying together again.

The Prince of England's morning court was different from the previous ones. In the early morning, his expression seemed to be in a trance, his brows sometimes tightened and then loosened. The emperor might not have noticed it, but he seemed to be immersed in his own world. inside.

Prime Minister Zuo and Marquis Yongkang looked at Prince Ying for a while, not knowing why.The two walked up to him and called out, but he didn't hear them.

The left prime minister patted Prince Ying on the shoulder, "My lord?"

Only then did Prince Ying come back to his senses, and glanced around. He looked at Prime Minister Zuo in a mess, and quickly asked, "Prince Zuo, what's the matter? The court is gone?"

Prime Minister Zuo was speechless for a while, then shook his head, "The emperor hasn't come yet, and the court has not yet come."

The Prince of England gave an "oh".

Yongkanghou quickly asked, "My lord, what happened to you...?"

"What's the matter?" Prince Ying looked at Yongkanghou.

Yongkanghou pointed at him, "You are happy and worried at the same time, it seems that something is wrong, what's the matter in the mansion?"

The Prince of England let out a "hey" when he heard the words, and sighed, "A big thing happened."

The two looked at him, "Is it convenient for the prince to talk? See if the two of us can help?"

The Prince of England shook his head, "No one can help with this matter?"

The faces of the two suddenly became serious, "What makes the prince happy and sad, and we can't help? We are curious."

Prince Ying opened his mouth, looked around, and said, "Why hasn't the emperor come yet?"

"I don't know, maybe something has delayed it." The two said, "Li Muqing didn't come either, maybe he was talking to the emperor."

Prince Ying nodded. Seeing the two of them looking at him, waiting for him to explain their confusion, he sighed again and said, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant."

Prime Minister Zuo was taken aback, "You mean that child Xueying? It's not like she won't be able to..."

"It's not your daughter, it's Qin Zheng's daughter-in-law, girl Hua." Prince Ying said.

Zuo Xiang was even more surprised this time, "The little princess is pregnant?"

The Marquis of Yongkang was also shocked, "It turns out that the little princess is pregnant? This... this is a great joy! What is the prince still doing with this expression? Is the joy broken?"

The Prince of England sighed again, "You all know that girl Hua is not in good health. The princess tossed and turned yesterday and stayed up all night. I am also worried, afraid that she will not be able to bear it."

"That's worrying. How many months has it been?" Prime Minister Zuo asked.

"Two months." Prince Ying said.

"The little prince and the little princess have been away from Beijing for a long time, right? When will they come back?" Yongkang Hou said, "Yesterday, that girl in my family knew that Princess Lian had returned to Beijing, so she insisted on going into the palace to ask about the situation of the little princess. My wife stopped me."

The Prince of England shook his head, "I don't know when they will come back. The two countries are at war, and they have a lot of things to deal with. They probably won't be able to come back for a while. That's what makes people worry."

"Mobei is far away, and we can't reach it in Beijing. Don't worry about it, the prince. This is a good thing, and it's useless to worry. Let the princess burn a few more incense sticks and ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva to bless you." Yongkanghou said.

"Master Hou also believes in Buddhism?" Prime Minister Zuo asked.

Marquis Yongkang shook his head and nodded again, "Generally, you should trust more at such times."

Prince Ying nodded, "I will ask the princess to pay more respects every day when I go back."

After the three of them finished speaking, Li Muqing walked in from the outside, followed by the second chief steward next to the emperor and Ruyi from the empress dowager's palace.

Someone stepped forward, "Lord Li, is the emperor still going to court?"

Some people also gathered around and asked, "Isn't morning early today?"

Prince Ying, Prime Minister Zuo, and Marquis Yongkang also looked at Li Muqing.

Li Muqing rubbed his eyebrows, sighed, and bowed his hands to everyone, "My lords, the emperor has gone to Mobei."

The ministers were shocked when they heard this.

Prince Ying's expression changed immediately, and he didn't care about getting involved with Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua. He hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Li Muqing, "Lord Li, why did the emperor go to Mobei? Why didn't we get any news? Your majesty When did you leave?"

Li Muqing handed the imperial decree in his sleeve to Prince Ying, and said helplessly, "I also received the imperial decree sent by the emperor earlier, and I just learned about it. Yesterday night, the emperor left. The prince and all the adults read the imperial decree by themselves Bar."

The Prince of England quickly accepted the imperial decree, and after a glance, he said angrily, "What nonsense!"

Zuo Lian hurried forward, and after reading the imperial decree, he was speechless.

After reading the imperial decree, Yongkang Hou said worriedly, "Oh, why did the emperor only bring Zheng Xiaoyang? How far away is this Mobei? He is the Ninth Five-Year Lord. If something happens, what will happen to the South Qin Jiangshan?" manage?"

All the ministers panicked when they heard the words, they didn't know what to do, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, and they all disagreed.

Li Muqing looked at the crowd for a while, and after everyone had digested the news, he said helplessly, "My lord, my lord, my lord. This is the end of the matter, we can only respect the imperial decree, stabilize the court in Beijing, and wait for the emperor." news."

Prince Ying looked at Li Muqing, opened his mouth to say something, thought for a while, then stopped, nodded, and followed his words, "That's the only way."

Zuo Xiang also glanced at Li Muqing, shook his head, and sighed, "We are getting old."

Yongkanghou also sighed, "Yes, even the emperor can't stand it anymore."

Li Muqing said slowly, "Your Majesty is both civil and military, and he is the son of Ying Tian. In the battle between the Southern Qin and Northern Qi, the Emperor had long planned to go on a personal conquest. But because all of us stopped him, the Emperor had no choice but to give up. Now, I can't sit still anymore. It's just love." There is an excuse. Let Northern Qi know that our Southern Qin emperor can rule the world not only with words, but also with martial arts. My lords, we have such courage to go to the battlefield to fight and kill the Holy One, and my subjects should be proud."

Everyone glanced at each other, and some nodded, "Master Li is right."

"Thanks to the emperor's entrustment of the post of supervising the country, my virtue is still low, and my ability is lacking. But since the emperor has entrusted me with such a heavy trust, I dare not bear it. After today, before the emperor returns to Beijing, I will accept the help of my colleagues. Together in the same boat, Stabilize the court, and wait for the emperor to return in victory." After Li Muqing finished speaking, he bowed his hands to everyone.

Someone quickly said, "Master Li is serious!"

Someone said, "But at the command of Master Li."

Someone said, "Master Li is very capable, the emperor entrusted him with the responsibility of supervising the country, and he did not entrust the wrong person. I will listen to Master Li."

(End of this chapter)