Never had Zhao Xi thought about going to court like he did today.
It so happened that it was early this morning, the guard escorted the group of princes and officials to Kaifeng Prefecture for two days.
These two days have not seen a memorial, today's early court, should also have an explanation.
However, Zhao Xi was very puzzled. With the crown prince and his attendants, as well as a full set of officials from the East Palace, how could this be considered a big deal? Although it takes time to ask questions, on the first day, they should at least give the imperial court an explanation.
What's going on now? For two days, the masters have been discussing matters, but I haven't heard anything about it! This is strange.
It's still the same old routine, first the officials briefed on the current situation of national affairs, then each department reported to the imperial court on the progress of the matters they were entrusted with... Hmm, as long as there's nothing out of the ordinary, it's all peaceful and harmonious, you're good, I'm good, everyone's good.
Then, it was the eunuch's turn to ask questions, asking if anyone wanted to pick a fight and whether they needed to have a big argument... This is how Zhao Xi viewed his family's imperial court.
It really does!
"I memorialize Your Majesty, currently there is a person claiming to be Your Majesty's son, Qian Mingyi, who has not been verified as true or false, yet he was allowed to pay respects in the imperial court and no judgment was made. He was then sent to be detained in Yuzhou. This has caused suspicion among those above and confusion among the common people..."
Kaifeng's Push Official Han Jian opened his mouth, and the imperial court immediately boiled over.
What's going on here? When did the government come up with another one?
In this situation, Zhao Xi understood. Qian Mingyi, this grandson is really daring? So-called cheating up and down, he actually pressed the matter down so openly and flagrantly.
Who gave him such great courage?
Originally, the handling of such matters should be that he informs his own father as soon as possible after encountering it, or even informing the elders is fine, and try to resolve the matter within a small scope.
He was so clever and privately handled it this way, leaving such a big hidden danger.
What does this mean?
Is this Ming Yit's money for the respected one or does that kid have other intentions?
Is it that all officials in Kaifeng Prefecture dare not speak clearly about this matter in the imperial court, or is it that doing so is precisely for someone to speak out in the imperial court?
What should have been a quiet matter has turned into a big fuss!
Looking at Dad's face again... Alas, who can be comfortable in this situation?
Inside the inner courtyard, apart from those who were not fully human, they were all women, and they were all the old man's women. He probably couldn't even say clearly how many he had favored, let alone who they were.
Every year there are palace maids who leave the palace at a young age to make a living on their own, this... old dad is really a mute eating bitter melon.
Zhao Xi thought to himself, "Was it not my fault for throwing the case to Kaifeng Prefecture?" But with so many deaths suddenly appearing, causing such panic... even the imperial court could not suppress it.
So in the end there should be no problem with a handover, right?
"Tell it as it is!"
Finally, there is a decent handover, and it also makes people understand that this is the imperial court, not a vegetable market.
Yes, I'll be honest then.
It was originally a good thing that someone had abandoned a group of thieves at the Kaifeng Prefecture government office two days ago.
Qian Mingyi asked the case, and only then did he realize that this group of people was almost like another East Palace, with a large entourage. He said that his birth mother was originally a servant in the inner palace, had received favors from an official's family, and was already pregnant when she left the palace...
Zhao Xi also understood at this time, and this story was already quite tortuous and strange.
How can Ming Yi believe in such an illogical story?
"Your Majesty, this matter can be postponed for re-examination. I have one thing that is not clear, where did the good news come from? How did the good news abandon a group of thieves at the Kaifeng Prefecture government office?"
I'm speechless! I've seen people trying to show off their presence, but never like this... Wait, let me think again, Zhao Xi...
Another prince's matter should indeed be discussed later. This is an early court, not a memorial to the throne, nor is it simply a meeting of officials, this is an early court attended by all fifth-grade and above officials in the capital.
It's not proper to make a fuss about matters concerning the imperial harem in such a setting.
"I humbly submit that Qian Mingyi, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, has failed in his duties, etiquette and courtesy, leading to chaos in the capital. I respectfully request that the imperial court demote and dismiss him."
The court is not all about wanting to see jokes, and there are indeed many impartial gentlemen.
So the court discussion turned into how to deal with the officials who should be held responsible for this matter.
The wall fell and everyone pushed it. I don't know how Qian Mingyi offended so many officials, and for a time the whole court seemed to have become a meeting to denounce Qian Mingyi.
Zhao Xi felt somewhat puzzled and thought something was off.
Although Kaifeng Prefecture has never had a prefect who served for more than two years, Qian Mingyi was not so incompetent that he would be attacked by so many people because of this matter.
It seems that Qian Mingyi's handling of that so-called "Your Highness" person is not just a matter of dereliction of duty. It looks more like he touched something.
What will it be?
Zhao Xi looked at Qian Mingyi, wanting to see how he would defend himself and counterattack.
Qian Mingyi was only trembling with rage, his face iron-green, his angry expression far outweighing his grievances.
Zhao Xi really hopes he will stand out, no matter what he shouts, at least he can shout out some content.
Unfortunately, this money Ming Yi never came out, only himself was sprayed by others in a hard support...
Qian Mingyi's demotion is probably a done deal. Without mentioning that he didn't even defend himself, even if he stood up and shouted loudly, he couldn't suppress the intense emotions of the entire imperial court.
Zhao Xie can understand, so-called public sentiment is more like a noisy crowd, joining in the excitement, casually throwing in two sentences to prove one's stance... without paying much attention to the imperial court affairs.
As for Han Xuan, who fired the first shot at Qian Mingyi, he didn't say another word, as if he was also bewildered by this scene...
The husbands all remained silent, no need to speak up. Let them shout and shout, after they finish shouting, it's still up to the husbands and the officials to discuss and decide the outcome.
As for Qian Mingyi's disposal, it was surprisingly no longer mentioned in the subsequent memorials of the officials.
After talking a lot of nonsense, let's get to the point and talk about what happened this morning.
Lao Die's face has been looking bad, and he seems distracted no matter what he hears. The other officials talk about trivial matters, but Zhao Xi thinks it's all unnecessary... the memorial presentation has never been so tedious before...
"Father, gentlemen, I caught a chill last night while sleeping..."
"Xi'er, is medical attention needed?"
Zhao Xixi woke up and found out that her father was probably too embarrassed to say these things in front of her.
As expected, I had just come up with a terrible excuse, and Dad quickly picked it up.
Look for a royal doctor or something, even if you don't want to go to the toilet, you still have to run to the outhouse and wait for a while...
It's been a long time, and finally there's an interesting topic to discuss. I'd also like to know about the current imperial court's crisis management abilities... definitely not interested in the affairs of the old emperor's harem.
The result... still have to avoid some, for the sake of giving face to one's elders.
Under the gaze of everyone's approval, Zhao Xi reluctantly left the Wende Temple...
"Xī ér, did you hear that the bandit from this morning claimed to be Your Highness?"
It... really didn't take long for Her Majesty to find out.
Every day, morning, noon and night, Zhao Xi has been following the three courtesies, thinking that today's imperial audience will not call himself again, guessing that his father may not want to see him today either.
Zhaoxi originally wanted to pay his respects to the empress and then return to his own Eastern Palace...
"Your Majesty, the bandit's words are deceiving the masses, the imperial court will naturally investigate and handle the matter."
What else can I say? Zhao Xi asked, being able to only respond perfunctorily to her mother.
"Qian Mingyi is really unbearable!"
Even Lian Niang also defined it this way...
