Chapter 358 (1/2)



358 Brainstorming (1)

At the beginning of the night, the side door of the meridian Gate slowly opened. The old eunuch walked to the door and said in a clear voice, “”Court!”

The noise immediately stopped, and the civil and military officials entered the side door in an orderly manner. The Civil officials were on the left, and the military officials were on the right, clearly divided.

After entering the meridian Gate, rank-4 and above entered the hall, rank-4 and below were at the entrance of the hall, and rank-6 and below were at the square.

The ministers entered the hall and waited for 15 minutes before Emperor Yuan jing arrived.

Everyone’s eyes fell on the king of the country, trying to find clues from his eyes and expressions.

All of them failed. Emperor Yuan jing had been in power for 37 years. With his deep schemes and rich experience, there were few people who could arm-wrestle with him in the Imperial court.

They were Wei Yuan and chief advisor Wang.

This court session was no different from the past. The ruler and the officials would present their memorials as usual.

“Your Majesty, tens of thousands of people in Chu Zhou froze to death in the middle of winter. In order to provide relief to the victims, the chief Commissioner has already sent a notice of money and grain. Your Majesty, please draft a decree and allocate funds to the Ministry of Revenue …”

“The National Treasury is empty. For disaster relief, we can collect donations from the local Squires …” Emperor yuanjing replied.

Your Majesty, the northern barbarians have repeatedly invaded the border. After the beginning of spring, the border conflicts have become more and more intense. We have to be careful.

Your Majesty, the North vanquishing Prince ignored the barbarians ‘raid on the border. He didn’t send a single soldier to defend the border city, causing the people at the border to lose their homes and suffer heavy casualties. Your Majesty, please punish him.

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan jing looked at Wei Yuan and said emotionlessly, “”Minister Wei, what’s the situation with the barbarians in the North?”

Wei Yuan frowned. at the end of last year, there was heavy snow in the North for several months. Countless animals were frozen to death. I knew that the barbarians would come to the South to plunder.

Emperor Yuan jing suddenly remembered that there was such a thing. He frowned and said,”What happened after that? Why didn’t the Watchmen receive the news of the Barbarian race’s invasion?”

“This subject has been negligent.” Wei Yuan said.

In fact, he had recalled his spies in the North and sent them to the northeast.

the barbarians from the North have invaded the South, ” Emperor yuanjing said lightly. Wei Yuan has made an oversight and is relieved of his post as the Imperial censor of the left. You’ll be fined a year’s salary.”

The hall fell silent for a moment, and the minds of the officials were filled with question marks.

Even though night watchmen had the duty of gathering intelligence, it was a side job. Furthermore, the northern barbarians were invading the South. The northern Garrison liege lord wouldn’t come out and wouldn’t even fight a war. Even if he knew in advance that the barbarians were going to invade the border, what was the point?

How could Wei Yuan be blamed for this?

However, it was rare for Emperor Yuan jing to direct his fire at Wei Yuan. Despite their confusion, the Civil officials immediately seized the opportunity to attack Wei Yuan and praise His Majesty for his wisdom.

Your Majesty, ” an imperial censor stepped out and emphasized, ” the North Vanquisher King sat by and watched the people suffer from the war. He did nothing. Please punish him.

Emperor Yuan jing’s reply was only four words,”I understand.”

The Imperial censor retreated unwillingly.

The court session gradually came to an end. After dealing with the government affairs that had piled up during this period, the officials stopped submitting their memorials. Emperor Yuan jing raised his index finger and gently knocked on the table.

The old eunuch in the Python robe stepped out and looked at the ministers.