Great Qian Empire, Divine Capital.
Thump, thump, thump…
The bell rang, and the palace gates opened. The ministers and civil and military officials who were waiting at the palace gates tidied up their court clothes. They were led by two teams of Imperial Guards, who were dressed in black with dark red flying fish patterns, wingless hats with three mountains on their heads, black combat boots, and a horizontal knife hanging from their waists. They headed towards the Hall of Heaven Tribute.
Today was the grand court meeting that was held every fifteen days.
In the Divine Capital, all officials above the fifth rank had to enter the palace to attend court and pay their respects to the emperor.
At the front of the line were the nobles of the Great Qian Dynasty who were wearing official robes, bullfighting robes, and flying fish court robes.
Pa, pa, pa…
The nine whipping sounds were very pleasing to the eye by the first-grade eunuch in front of the Hall of Heaven's Tribute. The sound also spread far away and was extremely penetrating.
Around the Hall of Heaven Tribute, over a thousand heavily armored Imperial Army elites were holding spears and slung sabers. There were also hundreds of Imperial Army soldiers in embroidered clothes standing on the white jade steps.
Entering the spacious hall, there were a hundred Dragon Guards on both sides. The eunuchs on duty in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute stood in front of the dragon table. Twelve Dragon Guards stood in front of the dragon table with their golden armor covering their faces. They held their sabers and prevented anyone from approaching the steps.
The princes and ministers stood in the hall.
A eunuch wearing a red robe with cloud patterns appeared at the side of the dragon table. He stood with his head held high and shouted,"His Majesty has arrived!"
"Bye!"
Following the eunuch's shout, the officials inside and outside the hall clasped their hands and bowed, but they did not need to kneel.
After that, Xuanyuan Wengao, the Emperor of Great Qian, who was wearing a black robe with a silver dragon and a twelve-tasseled crown, went up the steps with the retinue of his eunuchs. He sat on the dragon chair behind the dragon table.
"Salute!" The eunuch drank again.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, ten thousand years!”
"Everyone, please rise." Xuanyuan Wengao sat on it, and after receiving the worship, his lips opened slightly, and his voice resounded through this Fengtian Hall like a great bell.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The officials stood up and lined up in the hall.
The Grand Court that was held once every half a month was mainly to sing praises or issue edicts that had already been set. The important matters of the country that needed to be discussed were basically not mentioned at this time.
Of course, there were also special circumstances.
For example, in today's court meeting, after the various departments of the Imperial Court sang praises, the Minister of War stepped forward and reported,"Your Majesty, the Northern Borderline Barbarian Wolves are restless. The border towns are in an emergency.”
The Minister of War's words caused the expressions of the nobles standing in front to change, and many of them exchanged glances.
Emperor Jing Hong, who was above, had a solemn expression. He saw everything but did not say anything.
The hall instantly became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
A moment later, Emperor Jing Hong's golden mouth opened slightly, and his loud voice resounded throughout the hall."Barbarian Wolf is still ambitious and has offended the might of Great Gan. Pass down my decree to mobilize three hundred thousand elite soldiers to replenish Youzhou, Jingzhou, and Bingzhou.”
"In addition, each lord's mansion will send a son to the northern border to guard the border. Anyone who goes will be awarded the rank of a seventh-grade martial cavalry captain and the position of a hundred generals.”
When the families of the lords standing below heard that a son would be sent to guard the border, their expressions changed drastically. However, when they heard that there would be a military post, their expressions became better.
The Great Qian Dynasty had been established for more than 500 years, and Emperor Jing Hong was the third emperor.
Although there were barbarian wolves and other races in the north, mermen from overseas in the south, the threat of demons from the Hengduan Mountains in the west, the occasional chaos within the sect, and the imperial court's military strength, the imperial court was not weak.
However, some of the noble families that had existed since the founding of the country, especially the four dukes and twelve marquises, had been peaceful for a long time.
He did not care much about the war.
Of course, there was another key factor. The suppression of these 22 noble families, coupled with the lack of descendants, had caused some of the dukes and marquises to gradually decline.
On the other hand, the new nobles of Jinghong were more eager for war.
Currently, the generals guarding the border towns of Youzhou, Jingzhou, and Bingzhou were all people of the new nobility of Jinghong.
As for the new nobility of Jinghong, they were also extremely eager for military power.
They were also supported by Emperor Jing Hong to fight against the powerful military.
After more than 50 years of operation, out of the four founding kings with different surnames, there were only three kings 'mansions left. The only one who was still in power was King Zhennan's Mansion in the South Sea.
Only five of the eight Grand Dukes 'mansions remained.
Only half of the 12 Marquises had real power.
Even the few Marquisdom that were in power were divided into several camps due to their own reasons. They were no longer able to advance and retreat together like before.
These were the fruits of Emperor Jing Hong's fifty years of cultivation after he ascended the throne.
However, for the sake of balance, in order to prevent the new nobility of Jinghong from becoming like the four princes and twelve marquises, they did not dare to push the founding fathers too hard and force them to rebel.
A few years ago, Emperor Jing Hong had also begun to put down his methods.
The current Emperor Jing Hong controlled hundreds of thousands of elites from the Imperial Army, the Twelve Regiments, and the Three Great Battalions. He also had the Armory Division, the Embroidered Guards, and the Demon Subduing Division to monitor the world.
The entire Da Qian was firmly in his hands.
This time, he did want to weaken the nobles, especially the founding nobles, but he was also giving them a chance.
Emperor Jing Hong would put those who were truly loyal to the country in an important position when he had complete control over Da Qian.
However, if they still wanted to rely on their ancestors 'legacy to lie on the merit book and suck the blood of the Great Gan Dynasty, he would not give them a chance. He had plenty of methods to eliminate them one by one.
The turmoil in the Northern Borderline was a test and an opportunity for all the nobles.
If he sent out the outstanding disciples of the clan, even if they died in battle, he would look at them in a new light and even give them some compensation. But if…
Emperor Jinghong glanced at the officials below and closed his eyes slightly. The eunuch standing beside him waited for the servant to finish writing the edict. He took it, checked it, and handed it to the emperor. After confirming it, he gave it to Fu Baolang to seal it. Then, it became an edict and was handed over to the Ministry of War.
"If there's anything, report it. If there's nothing, withdraw!"
The eunuchs sang loudly, and all the officials stood in the ranks, no one moving.
"Retreat!"
"We respectfully send you off, Your Majesty!"
The ministers bowed and Emperor Jinghong stood up. He left the Hall of Heaven Tribute under the protection of the eunuchs, maids, and the Dragon Guard.
After Emperor Jing Hong left, the ministers turned around thoughtfully and walked out of the hall.
At this moment, the civil and military officials in the court could be said to be all living beings.
There were civil officials who were high up in the air and had nothing to do with them. There were people who obviously had things on their minds. Some of them looked worried, while others had heavy expressions.
On the other hand, among the three princes, the son of the Southern Zhenwang, the Prince of Bei 'an, and the Prince of Dong Ping were unusually calm.
King Zhennan guarded the South Sea and defended against the merfolk clans overseas. Even if he wanted to send people to the northern border, Emperor Jing Hong would not allow it.
King Bei 'an and King Dongping's Mansion were already kings, there was nothing to reward them with.
In addition, Ping Xiwang was a lesson learned from the past. They were not prepared to send people there. He believed that His Majesty would not want them to send people to join the northern border defense.
Therefore, these three people were the calmest among the founding fathers.
As for the other dignitaries, be it the founding dignitaries or the new nobles of Jinghong, many of them were deep in thought.
They were thinking about who in their family could be sent to the northern border to guard the border.
With worries in their hearts, the group of ministers hurriedly greeted each other. Those who did not have any official positions quickly went home.
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