Chapter 1299 The Imperial Conference
The battle in the Western Regions shocked the Central Plains.
Since the Western Regions are really far apart from Luoyang, the capital of Kucha Kingdom is 8,280 miles west of Luoyang. Especially along the way, there are many deserts and Gobi, which are difficult to walk on.
Therefore, when the war in the Western Regions reached Luoyang, it had been lagging behind for a long time. The imperial court had just received reports that the Anxi cavalry battled with the Kucha army. When Monk Xu broke 10,000 for 500, in fact, Monk Xu broke 10,000 more troops from the Prime Minister of Kucha Country Nali.
When the imperial court received Monk Xu's army to break Kucha again, Liu Heifu had already led Asuna Mischi and Asuna Sheer to capture the Kucha royal city Yilulu City at night.
When the court learned that it had captured the capital of Kucha, Cheng Yaojin had led a large army to slaughter more than 200,000 rats from Yingshuchuan...
The severely lagging intelligence information and the rapid changes in the Anxi situation made it difficult for the imperial court to make decisions.
Therefore, later, Emperor Luo Cheng simply asked the Privy Council and the Ministry of War not to interfere in Anxi for the time being, so he let Cheng Yaojin and the others go.
Even when news of Cheng Yaojin slaughtering more than 200,000 people from Nishi's army came, a large number of impeachment memorials were required to remove Cheng Yaojin, and even asked him to come back for investigation and question him, Luo Cheng would stay at the school and not send him a message.
When the front line is fighting or a battle to destroy the country, how could the emperor change his commander at this time? Regardless of whether Cheng Yaojin is right or wrong, since the battle is good now, he has to finish the battle before talking about it.
After the overall situation of the battle in the Western Regions was completely settled, Luo Cheng waited for a while.
At this time, the Central Plains was already very clear about the war in the Western Regions. More censors wanted to impeach Cheng Yaojin, and some prime ministers even began to propose to transfer Cheng Yaojin back to the court.
Xuanzheng Hall discusses affairs, which is an increasingly important imperial meeting recently. Only the chief officials of the Xuanzheng Hall, Hanlin Academy, Privy Council, and the Censorate. In addition, the three supervisors who are the emperor's personal assistants, the eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace and the palace and the palace and the palace and the palace and the three supervisors can also be attended.
In addition, even the generals of the guards and ministers of the temples who do not worship ministers, the ministers of the ministers of the various ministers who do not serve as prime ministers are not qualified to participate. If there is any issue involving summoning them, they will only attend the meeting.
Outside Xuanzheng Hall.
The eunuch Feng Lishi stood under the corridor, his hands cage in his sleeves, and he looked at the sky from time to time.
"It's New Year's Eve tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will be the Dazhengdan ceremony. It's about the sixth year of Kaiyuan, but why hasn't it snowed yet?"
An eunuch next to him hurriedly said, "That's right, it's not even a snowfall this winter, it's really strange."
"There are many rumors outside recently, and there are all kinds of things. I even heard that there are prison students in the Imperial College who linked the massacre of the city and surrender in Anxi without snow."
Feng Lishi sneered, "Nonsense, Governor Cheng's battle in the Western Regions has only been fighting for a long time. It was already winter before the war started, but it had not been a single snowfall."
"Yes, those scholars always like to talk big."
"The time for discussion is coming soon. Let's cheer me up and serve me later. I will go to pay my respects to the saints and ask the saints to come over." Feng Lishi said.
As the head of the palace province, he was a eunuch, but because he could assist the emperor in handling secret documents, he greatly increased his power. Although the right to deal with secret documents was not his exclusive, the secretary and eunuch also had the right to contact confidential documents, after all, he could also contact confidential documents. Compared to the past, it was incomparable to just do some miscellaneous work in the palace. Their third prisons are now known as half-major.
It's just dawn.
But the prime ministers have arrived one after another.
Those who can participate in the Xuanzheng Hall discussions will be qualified to ride horses in the palace specially granted by the emperor, and old ministers like Zhang Xutuo even have the qualification to ride chariots in the palace.
Feng Lishi went to see the emperor, and then returned to the front of Xuanzheng Hall. When he saw the prime ministers coming, he said to the two junior prisoners and several officials, "Let's go over and welcome him."
The first ones came were Secretary Wang Gui and Eunuch Webkuang.
Like Feng Lishi, these two were close ministers of the emperor, but they were civil officials after all, so they were no worse than Feng Lishi's palace.
"Mr. Feng has come long ago?"
"Well, our family is in charge of chores, so we naturally have to come early. The two chief executives also came very early."
Wang Gui, a famous family from the Taiyuan Wang family, was the grandson of Wang Sengbian, the Minister of the Southern Dynasty. Wei Bokuang, the grandson of Wei Xiaokuan, was also the father of Emperor Xinna Wei Nizi, and was also the uncle of Wei Gui of Xinna.
Jingzhao Wei family and Taiyuan Wang family are both famous families. Although they are not as good as before, they are from famous families and are indeed very talented. Because the daughter of Wang and Wei family are both in the harem of the emperor, both of them have important positions in this chief supervisor.
"The palace affairs are all ready for discussion." Feng Lishi said to the two with a smile.
"It's time for Duke Feng."
"It's all my duty, it's up to you." Feng Lishi smiled.
Webb Kuang said, "Today's discussion is mainly about the war in the Western Regions. I wonder what the tone of this meeting is. Mr. Feng has met Your Majesty. Has Your Majesty revealed it?"
"Our family just now pays homage to the saint. The saint is practicing arrows. He only talks for a while and comes to discuss matters on time, and does not say anything else."
Wang Gui said, "I think this meeting is not easy to hold. The most troublesome thing is how to deal with Cheng Yaojin. If Your Majesty doesn't speak, it will be difficult to get a result."
Feng Lishi whispered, "Governor Cheng has caused controversy in the court recently, but Your Majesty has never expressed his opinion on this matter. We think this is actually a demonstration of our attitude."
Wang Gui thought, "Thank you, Mr. Feng, for the reminder."
"Our three supervisors are also close ministers of Your Majesty. At a meeting later, we cannot turn against His Majesty's intentions." Feng Lishi said that as the heads of the three internal provinces, they naturally cannot compare with the courthouse. But since they are close ministers of the emperor, they naturally have to be consistent with the emperor and even charge for the emperor.
"Actually, no matter what, the battle in the Western Regions did indeed exert the might of our Great Qin and shocked those who were ready to move, not to mention that after this battle, our Great Qin had added three more counties in the Western Regions. This is all a good thing. The court has expanded its territory and promoted its prestige in the Western Regions!"
"Yes, Cheng Yaojin did not ask the court to mobilize troops and increase food and pay. They themselves alone would destroy the rebellious Kucha and Shi Ni. This is a great achievement."
All three are also talented. The emperor has not expressed any attitude towards Cheng Yaojin's impeachment memorial recently, but the emperor did not express his opinion, which actually also showed the emperor's attitude. As close ministers of the emperor, especially those who can help the emperor handle secret memorials, they are actually people who know the emperor's ideas more well.
Chapter completed!