Chapter 1529 (1/2)
On August 13, the emperor officially issued an imperial edict to make Han Lingfan, the fifth son of the emperor, the crown prince.
Some of the previous procedures for establishing the crown prince had been completed in the first two years. Now only the imperial temple and the final canonization ceremony are left.
On August 14, after the early Dynasty, the Minister of rites and the imperial eunuch came to the imperial study to see the emperor. The imperial warden selected three auspicious days, and the emperor chose the day to sue the temple.
In the imperial library, there was silence after the folding was handed over.
The emperor looked at the three dates written on the fold with a heavy face. He never said a word. He wrote with his right hand for a while, then put it down again, and then wrote again
The emperor did not speak, the Minister of rites and the imperial warden did not dare to make a voice, so the monarch and his subjects were speechless.
As time went by, the silence made the air heavier and heavier. The Minister of rites and the imperial warden exchanged eyes in secret, and they were in a panic.
At this time, a rush of footsteps came from outside the imperial study. After a while, a small servant came in in in a hurry and said anxiously, ”the emperor, Jingzhou has come to report that the prince of Zhennan led 3000 cavalry northward, and has passed Jiangkou City, and is coming all the way to the Wangdu...”
After hearing the speech, the emperor's face changed greatly. The right hand holding the imperial pen shook, and the ink on the tip of the pen dropped down, just on the fold on the imperial case. A drop of ink about the size of a finger was on the beibai paper, which was dazzling black!
The emperor raised his head, frowned, and blurted out: ”what does Zhennan Wang want to do? He wants to use 3000 people to demonstrate to me, can't he?”?! Bold and rebellious! It seems that they are indeed going to rebel against the southern palace of the town! ”
The more the emperor said, the more angry the fire rose.
The Minister of rites and the imperial warden did not dare to accept the emperor's words. They both looked down at the tip of their shoes and were silent.
”Pa!”
The emperor angrily threw down the imperial pen and ordered in a high voice: ”I will call for the cabinet to meet you soon.”
”Yes, Emperor.”
The little Chamberlain answered in a hurry, came in a hurry, and left in a hurry, leaving the room full of silence and anger
More than half an hour later, several cabinet ministers rushed to the imperial study.
During this period of waiting, the emperor's anger did not subside, but rose in layers. As soon as the ministers saluted, the emperor couldn't wait to say to the Minister of the Ministry of War: ”Chen Yuanzhou, send me troops to encircle and capture Xiao Yi alive!”
The angry emperor gnawed his teeth, and his eyes were red.
Several cabinet ministers sighed in silence.
The spread of embarrassing silence is itself a silent objection.
Looking at several cabinet ministers, he did not dare to look at him. The emperor seemed to have been poured a bucket of cold water, and his heart was extinguished instantly. He took a few deep breaths and gradually began to cool down.
”No way!” The emperor changed his way thoughtfully. He slowly turned the jade ring in his hand, and his thoughts turned quickly.
Since the king of Zhennan was able to defeat the Three Kingdoms of Baiyue, Nanliang and Xiye, he was not a fool. He sent Xiao Yi to the north, but let him only take a small number of 3000 people. It must be a backward move.
As we all know, the king of Zhennan didn't like Xiao Yi, the eldest son, so he kept Xiao Yi as a pledge for many years After the southern Xinjiang army defeated Baiyue, Xiao Yi brought kuilang back to Wangdu to offer capture, which proved this point.
The emperor murmured thoughtfully: ”Zhennan king is waiting for me to send troops...”
If he really sent troops, he would be in the arms of the king of Zhongzhen south. Then, in the name of revenge for his son, the king of Zhennan could lead his army to northern expedition with the slogan of ”eliminating the crooks and sycophants and clearing the side of the king”.
As long as the teacher is famous, Zhennan Wang will not be afraid of bad reputation, nor will he be afraid of leaving a bad reputation in the future!
Throughout history, such things can be found everywhere.
At this time, the monarch and his subjects in the imperial study all want to go to a place, and their faces are showing their condensation color.
The more cautious they were at this time, they should never give Zhennan King any opportunity or excuse to start his troops.
With expectant eyes, the emperor once again looked at Cheng Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet.
After pondering for a moment, Cheng Dongyang implicitly proposed: ”emperor, it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. The king's son of Zhennan has come from afar. Dayu is a land of etiquette, so we should send someone to meet him...”
”Meet each other” is an obvious excuse. The real purpose is to contact and test Xiao Yi's intention to come to Wangdu.
The emperor squinted and thought for a moment, and then he was right.
Now, we have to take a step first and look at it!
On that day, xuanpingbo was ordered by the emperor to leave the capital and head south
However, the emperor's heart could not be put down, and even as time went by, the heart was raised higher and higher, and even for a few days he was tossing and turning.
After waiting for seven or eight days, Xuan Pingbo returned to the Wangdu on August 20. He rode fast and traveled day and night. Naturally, he was emaciated and haggard, but the emperor was even more tired than he was.
After bowing to the emperor, Xuan Pingbo said in a respectful voice: ”emperor, I met Xiao Shizi and the Marquis of ease in Huawei city...”Easy Hou?! The emperor was stunned. Before he could react, Xuan Pingbo continued: ”they both said that they were here to welcome the general and the whole family of officials...”
Speaking of later, Xuan Pingbo's voice was somewhat stiff.
In addition to the official language white, the official language White came to meet the coffin of relatives.
On hearing this, the emperor was stupefied.
Xuanpingbo's answer was completely beyond the emperor's expectation. Instead of a sigh of relief, the emperor's heart sank.
It turns out that Xiao Yi and the official language white together, it turns out that they have long been a nest of snakes and mice!
Thinking about it, the blue veins on the emperor's forehead beat a few times.
Three years ago, the official language Bai Fengzhi went south. At first, news came to Wangdu from time to time. Gradually, there was no more news
In just a few years, Zhennan Wangfu even killed Baiyue, Nanliang and Xiye, but the official language Bai did not have a word to pass back to the capital. How could the emperor not doubt the official language Bai!
In the end, there are two possibilities: either the official language White was killed by Zhennan king, or the official language White was bought by Zhennan king and betrayed the court!
Now, it must be the latter!
Good, you official!
The emperor's eyes burst out a sharp cold light.
He admitted that he was not weak in his official language. He not only cleaned up the grievances of the officials, but also made him a second-class Lord of ease for three generations. However, he didn't expect that he was ungrateful and was easily bribed by Zhennan king!
Such an unfaithful and disloyal person has been produced by the government!
It seems that Guan yubai has been holding a grudge over the past few years for officials like flame and the whole family of officials. Once he finds an opportunity, he will immediately plot against him
The emperor narrowed his eyes, and his anger burned even more.
Even if he wronged the officials in those years, so what?!
Didn't he rehabilitate their officials?
Didn't he try his best to make it up?
There is a saying: Thunder, rain and dew are the grace of the king. The emperor is ordered by the heaven, and the minister is ordered by the king. As an official, he should be grateful and abide by the way of the minister.
But the official language white this rebellious minister also dares to remember and hate Tianjia, but also dare to collude with Zhennan palace and betray the imperial court!
It's a waste of money. He trusts the official language and entrusts him with a heavy responsibility!
The emperor almost broke the jade ring in his hand, and his anger swelled in his chest, and a wry sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
In this way, he didn't wronged the officials at that time!
In the end, even if the officials didn't have the heart of treason for the time being, what about the future?!
Once they have a different heart, will they be dissatisfied with the court?
For example, the current official language white, such as the present Zhennan Wangfu
”Somebody The emperor took a deep breath and decided to order, ”call on the cabinet to meet with you...”
At the emperor's command, a number of cabinet ministers gathered in the imperial library as quickly as possible.
At the emperor's direction, Xuan Pingbo roughly explained what he had seen and heard about his trip to the south. Then the emperor quietly threw the question to several cabinet ministers: ”what should we do now?”
The emperor's voice sounded calm, but in fact, his pent up anger was about to erupt like a volcano.
Several cabinet ministers, as close ministers of the emperor, all knew this well.
After all the ministers gathered around and deliberated for a while, Cheng Dongyang came forward and said, ”the emperor, according to the officials' opinions, the comfortable Marquis and Xiao Shizi's thousands of miles to the king's capital are just to bring back the bones of officials like flame. It's a trivial matter that will not hinder Dayu. What's the matter even if they succeed?” After a pause, Cheng Dongyang pondered over his words and said, ”the emperor, be cautious. You can't give Zhennan King any excuse for northern expedition!”
The other ministers bowed down to show their agreement.
In the imperial study, he was quiet. The emperor looked at the cabinet ministers standing in front of him. His face was so gloomy that he was about to drip ink.
He is the king of a country, but he is forced to this extent by several ministers. What's the meaning of his emperor?!
The emperor felt as if there were countless wild animals roaring, howling and struggling in his heart. His body could not help shaking
However, even if the emperor is reluctant to do so, the situation is stronger than the people, and he has to make a choice and compromise.
There is a long way to go. Since he is the son of Dayu, he must attach great importance to Dayu!