When the eyes of all the civil and military officials fell on the two small sedans, the sedans stopped, and then they saw Li Dongyang, Yang Ting, and two people walking down from the sedans respectively.

Several ministers of the court, such as Qiao Ping, the imperial censor of the Ducha Yuan, and Cui Long, the minister of Dali Temple, all strode towards the two of them.

They saluted Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe.

After a riot, important officials in the court such as Liu Zhong, Fei Hong, Mao Ji, and Liang Chu were killed and imprisoned. In addition, most of the core officials of the eunuch party headed by Liu Jin were also in Jinyiwei.

He is being held in jail pending trial.

Therefore, at first glance, it is obvious that there are many fewer officials coming to this court meeting, including those of second rank and above.

However, there are not many officials of the second and first grades. After all, among the officials who have taken refuge with Liu Jin, there are only a few important ministers such as Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, and Liu Yu. There are not many middle-level and high-level officials. At most, there are only a few

An official of the sixth or seventh rank in the imperial court.

Nowadays, all civil and military officials have gathered together, and the momentum is still not small.

As the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Qiao Ping had a good relationship with Song Jing, the censor of the left capital. He was still looking for Song Jing just now, but he couldn't find him after searching for a long time.

At this time, Qiao Ping saluted Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe and said: "Two pavilion elders, what happened in the palace yesterday? I am not talking about your majesty..."

As Qiao Ping, he still knew that the emperor was unconscious and might not be able to survive for a few days.

The three bureaus each sent officials to try the case of Liu Jin's rebellion. The Metropolitan Procuratorate was personally led by Song Jing, while Qiao Ping, as the censor of Youdu, sat in charge of the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

It was just a short night, and everything seemed to have changed.

When Qiao Ping learned that the emperor was going to convene all civil and military officials to hold a court meeting in Qianqing Palace, he was a little confused.

Isn't the emperor almost unable to hold on anymore? Why did he suddenly hold a great meeting? However, in a short period of time, the royal guards and cavalry appeared in all directions, and even a mutiny broke out. Even if they wanted to find out the news, they couldn't.

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Therefore, almost most of the civil and military personnel present were like Qiao Ping, their minds were full of confusion and they had no idea what was going on.

Yang Tinghe coughed slightly and signaled Qiao Ping to pay attention to his words.

If the emperor was really about to die, it would be fine for Qiao Ping to say it privately, but now that the emperor has woken up, if he still dares to say that in front of so many people, he is inviting disaster for himself.

Qiao Ping was stunned for a moment and glanced at Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang in confusion.

Li Dongyang just said calmly: "Li Huan is back and has revived His Majesty. When we wait for the next court meeting, everyone should be careful not to offend His Majesty, otherwise..."

When everyone heard this, some of them had expressions of understanding, while others had expressions of astonishment and shock.

It is said that such a big thing as Li Huan marched down the street and led the royal guards to kill the soldiers and horsemen of the five cities. It was supposed to have spread, but after all, the time was so short that many officials still knew nothing about it.

Looking at the time, he saw that the time for the court meeting was coming soon. Li Dongyang coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, the time is coming soon. Don't keep His Majesty waiting for too long."

Although the road ahead was very difficult and the blood on the ground was extremely dazzling, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe walked towards the Forbidden City with firm steps.

Behind the two men, a group of civil and military personnel also hurriedly followed.

Not long after, the palace gate was in sight. Compared with the long street that had not yet been cleaned up, the traces of the battle at the palace gate had already been cleaned up, and even the blood stains had been cleaned up early. If it hadn't been for the traces on the palace wall,

There are some remaining traces, and I think nothing happened.

At this time, the palace gate opened wide, and hundreds of officials slowly entered from the palace gate and entered the imperial city.

When the officials entered the palace, there was a creaking sound behind them, and the heavy palace door slammed shut.

Hearing the movement coming from behind, the officials didn't feel anything. After all, the rules of the great court meetings in the past were like this. After the officials entered, the palace door was naturally closed.

Li Dongyang, Yang Ting, and other officials have been ups and downs for decades, and they have participated in countless imperial gatherings.

They had heard the sound of the palace door closing countless times, but this time, the slamming sound of the door closing sounded in their ears, but it seemed to have a slightly different feeling.

The two looked at each other, their eyes full of worry.

While walking, Cui Long, the minister of Dali Temple, suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, have you noticed that all the guards in the palace have disappeared, and the ones on duty are soldiers from the Tengxiang Fourth Guard Camp?

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When Cui Long said this, many officials naturally heard it clearly and subconsciously looked at the guards around the imperial city.

At first glance, many officials also had a look of astonishment on their faces.

The safety of the Imperial City has always been guarded by the Imperial City Guards. To be honest, this is the first time that soldiers and horses from any battalion are directly guarded like this.

Some officials couldn't help but shudder when they saw the soldiers and horses of the Fourth Guards Camp of Tengxiang who were full of evil spirits, and felt bad in their hearts.

Could it be that the fighting sounds they heard last night and the rumored mutiny were really successful? Otherwise, why were there so many soldiers and horses in the imperial city?

Of course, only a handful of people had such thoughts, and most officials understood that seeing the soldiers and horses of the Tengxiang Fourth Guard Camp here could only mean that the emperor had suppressed the rebels.

The Tengxiang Four Guards Camp was originally part of the emperor's personal army. If all the Tengxiang Four Guards Camps could rebel, then it can only be said that the emperor deserved to be killed.

However, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe understood in their hearts why there was no trace of the Imperial City Guards in the Imperial City.

On the one hand, the emperor has some doubts about the imperial city's guards. On the other hand, during a turmoil last night, all the imperial guards were killed and injured. If there is no need for the soldiers and horses from the Tengxiang Fourth Guard Camp to guard the imperial city, I am afraid that

In a short while, the safety was in danger and no suitable people could be found to protect it.

Of course, there is another possibility of using soldiers and horses from the Tengxiang Four Guards Battalion to guard the imperial city, which Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe don't want to think about.

If that is really the case, then today's meeting is probably full of danger and even murderous intent.

Soon the civil and military officials arrived at the large square in front of the Qianqing Palace. This square was extremely wide, and it was more than enough to accommodate thousands of people.

Hundreds of civil and military officials lined up quietly according to their respective ranks, and then lined up on both sides, waiting for the Emperor's arrival.

After almost a while, the emperor's chariot came slowly from the royal road in the distance.

But at this moment, the emperor's chariot attracted the attention of many officials.

I saw a group of soldiers and horses filled with evil spirits surrounding the Emperor Luanjia on both sides, giving the impression that they were guarding the Emperor.

Especially the evil spirit exuding from that group of soldiers, many officials couldn't help but think of the soldiers collecting corpses they saw on the long street not long ago when they first saw these soldiers.

These soldiers must have just experienced a fight, and their murderous intent has not dissipated yet.

Gu Da's sharp voice sounded in the empty square: "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials will kneel to welcome you!"

When Zhu Houzhao came down from Luanjia, all the civil and military officials bowed down and shouted long live.

Zhu Houzhao was followed by Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and other close attendants, while the group of soldiers walked to both sides with neat steps and stood a few feet away behind the officials.

These soldiers stood behind a group of officials, but many officials felt a chill on their necks. They always felt that something was wrong with the way the soldiers behind them looked at them.

This was the first time a situation like this had happened, and many officials suddenly felt a little bad in their hearts.

What exactly does the emperor want to do? He doesn't really want to kill people.

This is a court meeting. Even if someone wants to kill someone, he should be sent to jail first and then tried by the third division before he is convicted and executed.

While some officials were having random thoughts in their minds, Zhu Houzhao had already sat down on the dragon chair, looked down at the officials, and then slowly said: "You will be excused from the ceremony."

Gu Dayong took a step forward and said in a sharp voice: "His Majesty has spoken, and all the ministers will be exempted from the courtesy!"

At this time, all the civil and military officials shouted long live and slowly stood up.

Originally, according to the usual practice of the imperial meeting, this time should be presided over by the emperor, and the chief officials of the six yamen, under the leadership of the cabinet, would report to the emperor some major matters that require the emperor to make decisions personally, or that require the consultation of all officials before they can be finalized.

But at this moment, as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao nodded to Gu Dayong on the side and said: "Gu Dayong."

Hearing this, Gu Dayong stepped forward and said in a sharp voice: "If there is something going on, we will start to fight. If there is nothing going on, we will retreat!"

Officials, you look at me and I look at you. For a moment, I don’t know what happened in the past two days at all, and no one dares to show up at this time.

Zhu Houzhao sat there with a solemn expression, his eyes sweeping over the officials below. I don't know why, but all the officials who were swept by the emperor's gaze felt like they had been seen through.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from the distance, breaking the oppressive atmosphere. Many officials looked subconsciously. When they saw the person coming, many people opened their eyes wide, with faces on their faces.

A look of disbelief.

"Li Huan, why is he here?"

This was because they knew about Li Huan's return, but some officials looked surprised, obviously not knowing about Li Huan's return.

Many officials were filled with righteous indignation when they saw Li Huan. You must know that not long ago, they had frantically impeached Li Huan. When they saw Li Huan now, they couldn't help but think of what Li Huan had done in Fujian and rolled their eyes.

All turned red.

For example, Qiao Ping, the censor of Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, looked at Li Huan as if he had seen some sworn enemy. He actually stood up and yelled at Li Huan: "You treacherous villain, you came back just in time.

Today, I will send a petition to Your Majesty to capture you and cut you into pieces with a thousand swords to rectify the king's law."

Li Huan was a little confused and looked at Qiao Ping like he was a fool.

I thought to myself, this person is not crazy, or is he deaf to what is going on outside the window. There are so many things happening in the capital in the past two days. If he knew a little bit, he would not jump out to target him at this time. .

In fact, it's normal to think about it. It was only a short day. What happened in the imperial city was already blocked, and Feng Hai's rebellion happened in the middle of the night. By the time the rebellion was put down, it was already dawn.

Before anyone could be sent out to find out what happened, he was summoned to Qianqing Palace to attend the court meeting.

Not just Qiao Ping, many officials are still confused about what happened.

Why did the emperor wake up suddenly, and why did a rebellion break out in the capital in the middle of the night? It can be said that he was full of puzzles.

As Qiao Ping walked out of the ranks of officials, he didn't care about anything else. He wanted to impeach Li Huan, the traitor, first.

It would be fine if Li Huan didn't come back. Since he dared to come back, if he didn't capture Li Huan, wouldn't he be living up to his reputation as the censor of the right capital of the capital procuratorate.

"His Majesty……"
To be continued...