Chapter 402: The Ministers Reported to the Emperor and Punished Him for Rebellion (Part 1)

In the Imperial City, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At this time, the huge palace was filled with hundreds of tables. All the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty in court uniforms and envoys from various countries in costumes gathered together to enjoy the royal banquet.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was wearing a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe and a crown on his head. He was informed by the eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch: "The emperor has arrived——"

Then, with sonorous and powerful steps, he walked straight to the banquet table in the center of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

In the main hall, the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries who were already seated in their respective positions, after hearing the announcement of the emperor's arrival, stood up and knelt to greet him, shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor! Long live!”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

An overwhelming shout of long live echoed throughout the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony. Chen Huaian also came to the table in the center of the Hall of Supreme Harmony amidst the shouts of long live.

Then, he waved his hand and said: "My dear friends, please refrain from courtesy, stand flat, and take a seat!"

Soon, all the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries in the palace stood up and sat down in their respective positions.

Emperor Zhaowu held a banquet with civil and military officials and envoys from various countries on the first day of the first lunar month of the new year. He was also very particular about the seating arrangement.

Those who are qualified to drink at the same table with Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian are the two princes of the Tang Dynasty (King Zhao Liu Xinwu, King Jin Chen Longcheng), and five princes (Chang Yuchun, Chen Qingzhi, Pang Xianchu, Wang Jian and Qi Jiguang);

Near the main table where the emperor is sitting are the eighteen marquises of the Tang Dynasty (actually there are only twelve people), and then there are the thirty-six earls (actually there are twenty-four people);

Immediately afterwards, on the left are the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty; on the right are envoys including the Nanyang countries and the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions (the envoys from the Western Regions who were stationed in the capital did not return to their own country due to the rebellion in the Western Regions) country, Chen Huaian's banquet with them was also to pave the way and prepare for the implementation of the new policy of "separation of military and political affairs" in the Western Regions at the beginning of the year)

The seating arrangement can be summed up in four words: "orderly order for superiority and inferiority"!

Before the banquet began, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian first made a concluding speech on the first year of Zhaowu, affirming the work of the six ministries of the DPRK; affirming the achievements of the generals of the Tang Dynasty in opening up territories for the dynasty; and commending the envoys from various countries for their contributions. The efforts made to maintain the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the vassal states were also highly recognized;

"My dear friends, I dedicate this glass of wine to all of you here!"

Finally, the concluding remarks ended with Chen Huaian toasting to celebrate.

All the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries in the Hall of Taihe also followed Emperor Zhaowu's rhythm and drank the wine in one gulp.

Next, as the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Huaian’s expectations and messages for the Tang Dynasty in the new first year (the second year of Zhaowu), as well as his encouragement to the officials of the six ministries and the generals of the Tang Dynasty to continue to serve the country and the country, and Best wishes to all vassal states;

This time, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's New Year's message still ended with a toast to celebrate.

For the third glass of wine, everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony toasted together to celebrate the New Year.

According to convention, after three glasses of wine, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian should go to each table to encourage these mainstays of the dynasty.

However, just when Chen Huaian was about to go to each table under the leadership of the eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, to exchange cups and cups, the commander of the Jinwu Guards of the Tang Dynasty and the loyal Hou Xiaopo came in a hurry and gathered together. Chen Huaian whispered a few words in his ear.

Although, there was no change in expression on Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's face;

However, the closest Dukes and Father-in-law Liu Xinwu keenly caught the hint of panic flashing in the Emperor's eyes.

The attentive Korean Duke Chen Qingzhi looked at the vacant seat of Jin King Chen Longxiang on the main table, and then at Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard who was fully armed and even carrying a sword. Suddenly, an ominous premonition came to his mind. .

Sure enough, after listening to Xiao Po's report, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian immediately came to the main table and said to King Zhao Liu Xinwu: "King Zhao, I have some urgent matters that need to be dealt with immediately;"

"I'd rather trouble King Zhao to worry about the banquet for civil and military officials and envoys from various countries in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!"

"My lord, take the order!"

King Zhao Liu Xinwu stood up in a hurry to accept the order, with doubts and concern in his eyes.

However, he finally resisted the urge to ask about the situation and just nodded solemnly.

After giving instructions to his father-in-law, Chen Huaian nodded to the princes at the main table to express his apology, and then left the Hall of Supreme Harmony without looking back under the escort of Xiao Po.

Zhao Wang Liu Xinwu immediately greeted: "Everyone, don't be stunned. Drink well and eat well;"

"Since your Majesty has entrusted me to greet you all, I will start from Wei Guogong's place and make a circle;"

"Come, Duke Wei, cheers!"

"My lord, cheers!"

...

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the sounds of civil and military officials and envoys from various countries exchanging cups and cups were very lively.

Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who had just walked out, changed his expression in an instant, and asked Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, with a stern face: "Xiao Po, when did this happen? That Wuping Hou Luo Yucheng What's going on now? Have the naval warships chasing King Jin set off?"

Facing the emperor's barrage of questions, Xiao Po replied without hesitation: "To inform the emperor, the incident happened half an hour ago in Yangliu Lane in the city;"

"Luo Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Dragon City Internal Guard and Wupinghou, was seriously injured and has fallen into a coma. The imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital are doing their best to rescue him;"

"Ni Dingguo, deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army and Bo of Lanling, came to report that His Royal Highness the King of Jin's treasure ship has left the Stone City dock and is heading down the river;"

"The Navy refused to dispatch warships to pursue His Highness the King of Jin without the order from the Ministry of War and the handwriting of the Navy Admiral;"

"Ni Dingguo has found the last general, please make a decision quickly!"

Xiao Po took a breath and truthfully reported all the information he knew to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

Chen Huaian felt his head buzzing, as if it was going to explode.

Just before, when he saw that the banquet time had arrived and the seat specially reserved for his younger brother Chen Longxiang was still empty, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

I never thought that something would really happen to my troubled brother.

Moreover, it is such a major event that directly breaks the sky.

Whether it was going on a killing spree in the streets of the Jinling Imperial City, killing and injuring hundreds of Dragon City guards, or riding horses to forcefully break into the city gates, killing and injuring hundreds of guards on guard, this was something that was going to be a mess.

If the civil servants in the court are allowed to use this to make trouble again, they will be punished for treason. Even Chen Huaian, as the emperor, will not be able to find any reason to excuse his younger brother Chen Longxiang!

Could it be that he really wanted to stage the tragedy of killing his relatives and fighting against each other for the sake of justice?

This is what Chen Huaian doesn't want to see anyway.

"emperor--"

Here, seeing that the emperor suddenly fell into deep thought, Xiao Po, who knew that the situation was urgent, hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, Ni Dingguo, is still waiting for the emperor's order;"

"Should we immediately order the navy fleet at the Stone City Pier to set off immediately and intercept His Highness Prince Jin before he goes out to sea along the river?"

Um?

Hearing this, Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows, came to his senses immediately, and said calmly: "Xiao Po, please immediately convey my order to the naval fleet outside Jinling City to set off, and pursue King Jin at all costs. return;"

"Tell Ni Dingguo to immediately lift the alert status of the whole city of Jinling City and ensure that the normal entry and exit of the people and officials inside and outside the city are not affected;"

"In addition, he must be asked to strengthen security and patrols in secret, so that things that disrupt the security of Jinling City must not happen again;"

"By the way, where is Luo Yucheng now? I want to see him in person!"

"Your Majesty, we are at the Imperial Hospital!"

"Get off and head to the Imperial Hospital!"

"According to the order!"

Soon, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who didn't even bother to change into his casual clothes, headed straight to the Imperial Hospital under the escort of hundreds of Jinwu guards.

When he saw Luo Yucheng lying on the bed, his face deformed by the beating of a drum, urn, and golden hammer, most of the anger that had been rising in Chen Huai'an's heart was extinguished at this moment.

Immediately, Chen Huaian called the imperial doctor aside and asked: "Imperial Physician, how is Mr. Luo's injury?"

The imperial doctor replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Luo's head was injured by a blunt instrument. The injury is extremely serious. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will happen in just a moment!"

Hearing this, Chen Huaian did not speak, but stared straight at the imperial doctor from the Taiyuan Hospital with a pair of sharp eyes like a falcon. The latter was frightened and he hurriedly knelt down to beg the emperor for mercy.

In the end, Chen Huaian was not guilty of treating the imperial doctor.

At this time, news came from the other side that a Dragon City internal guard who was relatively less seriously injured had regained consciousness after being treated by an imperial doctor.

Immediately, Chen Huaian went to work on the spot at Tai Hospital and learned the whole story from the surviving Dragon City guard.

Bang!

After learning the truth of the matter, a sullen Chen Huaian slapped the table of Tai Hospital to pieces, scaring everyone present so much that they didn't even dare to breathe.

Really, it is not as good as God!

After this incident, Su Waner realized that she would not give up. Her stupid brother Chen Longxiang would definitely do something even more outrageous under Su Waner's temptation.

This matter is not going to end well!

What worries Chen Huaian even more is that with the force of his younger brother Chen Longxiang, once he returns to the Goguryeo Peninsula, no one can really control him!

In addition, more than half of the 500,000 Tang troops who stayed on the Goguryeo Peninsula were private soldiers who were absolutely loyal to him [Born to Be Emperor];

These soldiers will not obey the orders of their younger brother Chen Longxiang no matter what.

But what about the other half of the Tang soldiers?

It's hard to say whether they will raise the banner of rebellion under the call of Jin King Chen Longxiang.

If his only brother in the world rebels, what choice should he, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, make?

At this moment, Chen Huaian, who had always been decisive in killing, couldn't help but hesitate and became confused!