Chapter 285 Court Meeting

In the early morning, it was the most peaceful time. A bell broke the tranquility. Many people who had not slept all night focused their eyes in the direction of the palace.

Morning began.

The next morning, the faint morning light shone on the golden glazed tiled double-eaves roof, which looked particularly brilliant.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was solemn. The dragon chair above the high hall was empty, with no sign of Li Yao.

Under the high platform, two figures stood at the front, Li Heng on the right and Li Mujun on the left.

Behind them, the officials below were arranged separately.

At the front of the civil officials is Prime Minister Lin Shufan, and at the head of the military attachés is Taiwei Qin Yi.

At this time, all the civil and military officials lowered their heads, no one whispered to each other, the hall was silent, a solemn aura enveloped everyone, and there was a feeling that a storm was coming.

"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"

The sound of loud footsteps came from far away, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more than ten times more solemn. Everyone even became cautious when breathing.

Soon, King Luo, the ninth prince of the previous generation, who was now the clan leader of the clan mansion, walked into the hall with a solemn face.

Behind him, Liu Jin respectfully held the imperial seal and the imperial edict to follow.

King Luo glanced at the civil and military officials of the court, flicked his sleeves, and strode above Li Heng and Li Mujun with a calm and generous expression.

Li Heng and Li Mujun looked at each other intently. They both knew that the outcome was already determined. King Luo was here to announce the royal decree.

As mentioned before, the position of the head of the Yu Dynasty has always been decided by the royal family. Even the candidates for the supervision of the country cannot be selected after the court officials dispute in the main hall.

Taiwei Qin visited Li Mujun yesterday, and the royal family already knew the specific situation.

Now that Li Mujun has been recognized by Prime Minister Lin Shufan and Taiwei Qin Yi, the royal family no longer wastes time and directly announces the results.

King Luo stood at the front facing everyone, took out the imperial decree from Liu Jin's hand, straightened his body, and his calm voice sounded throughout the hall. A royal majesty was revealed, causing hundreds of officials below to bow down and salute, a sense of solemnity The solemn meaning is revealed.

"Because Emperor Yao, the leader of the Yu Dynasty, is in a coma and the date of his awakening has not yet been determined, however, the court cannot be left unattended for a day.

After the decision of Taizu of the royal family, the eldest princess Li Mujun took over the administrative affairs and was given the post of supervising the country. "

"Appreciate this!"

"I will obey Taizu's order!"

All the officials were solemn and responded in unison.

"The eldest princess takes the seal." King Luo held the imperial seal and looked directly at Li Mujun.

Li Mujun straightened his body and looked up at King Luo's figure in the hall. He strode forward with a calm look on his face without the slightest dodge.

This scene attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and the originally serious atmosphere in the hall finally showed a slight fluctuation.

King Luo looked around with his peripheral vision, looking at the eldest princess Li Mujun who looked a little excited, but there was a trace of sigh in his heart. He knew his imperial sister very well.

When many people in the royal family learned that Li Mujun was supervising the country, their jaws almost dropped and they couldn't believe it.

King Luo's face was very calm. He knew how much calculations were hidden in this scene, but he never expressed his views on the matter and did his duty.

This is the reason why he can step by step from the prince of the previous generation to the order of the clan. He never meddles in other people's business.

When everyone saw Li Mujun taking the imperial seal from King Luo, they couldn't help but look at Li Heng who was standing motionless at the side.

Some sneered, some were proud, some ridiculed, some sympathized, and some were trembling with fear.

How could the eldest princess become the supervisor of the imperial court in one fell swoop? Many officials felt that it was sudden and there was too much hidden in it.

Soon, a seat was placed under the dragon chair. Li Mujun held the imperial seal in his hand and walked up to face everyone.

"See the eldest princess!"

All the officials bowed and saluted.

"Everyone, get up!"

In the main hall, Li Mujun stood alone, raised his hands and bowed his hands. Looking at the salutes of all the ministers below, he felt an unprecedented feeling in his heart. It was a kind of pride of having the power of the world in his hands!

Soon, King Luo exited the hall after announcing the decree, and the officials reported daily government affairs to Li Mujun.

Li Heng watched quietly as Li Mujun sat high in the court and scolded Fang Qiu.

As time passed by, Li Heng's inner doubts became deeper and deeper, and he couldn't help but turn his eyes towards Qin Taiwei.

Did Taiwei Qin really have no plans?

Impossible, today's morning meeting is the best time.

I don't know if it is Li Heng, but also Lin Shufan, Lu Xun, Minister of Household Affairs Chen Guangyu and other ministers who are looking at Qin Taiwei up and down.

They also didn't believe that Lieutenant Qin would suddenly choose Li Mujun. There must be some conditions involved.

Especially Lin Shufan, when he heard that Qin Taiwei suddenly visited Jingmu Palace yesterday, the corners of his eyes kept beating, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. However, he waited all day yesterday and did not see Li Mujun coming to discuss with him. He felt in his heart The premonition became stronger.

When he went to look for Li Mujun at night, she had already gone deep into the palace.

After Li Mujun handled various trivial government affairs and saw that the officials had no more matters to report, he said:

"Officials, if you have any business, report it early. If there is no business, please leave the court!"

In the court hall, under the dragon pillars, hundreds of officials were lined up, and the atmosphere suddenly fell into dead silence. Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere seemed very subtle.

Li Mujun couldn't help but look at Qin Taiwei. Yesterday, Qin Taiwei had sworn that Prince Xuan would send someone for help, but he didn't show up now. If he didn't show up again and retreated, it would be none of her business.

In the main hall, Taiwei Qin kept his eyes slightly closed, his expression calm and calm, and he did not show any emotion when the court meeting was about to end.

"Okay, since I have nothing to do, today is the day..." Just as Li Mujun stood up, suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall:

"Report!"

"The situation in Danzhou is in crisis. Ten days ago, the rebel general Chu Junxiong attacked King Xuan's army. King Xuan was defeated. Danzhou was captured by Chu Junxiong in two places. Now Chu Junxiong leads a million troops and approaches Yuzhao City. , King Xuan is in danger, and the war situation is extremely urgent.

King Xuan sent a special letter back to Beijing, asking for support from the imperial court! "

The anxious tone echoed throughout the hall.

"Boom!"

One stone stirred up a thousand ripples, and the news brought by the secret guard caused an uproar in the hall. The content inside made many officials feel confused.

Uh-huh!

While the officials were in a trance, a secret guard held a memorial in both hands and kneeled respectfully on the ground, motionless.

"Prince Xuan asked the court to send troops?" an official said in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

"How is this possible? King Xuan has many soldiers and generals, how could he be defeated so quickly?" The official who agreed with him also said.

"Not necessarily, King Xuan's opponent is Chu Junxiong!" A different voice came from the other side, and a military attache frowned.

"But even if Prince Xuan loses, he won't ask the court, right?"

"Are you defeated? You are about to die. If you don't ask the court, who can you ask for?"

There was a buzz in the main hall. The civil and military officials knew the details of Prince Xuan and were quite shocked to learn that Prince Xuan turned to the court for help.