Chapter 117: King Song Loses Position!
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A gust of wind swept through, and the sky, the dark clouds were low, and it was dark. The mood of the King of Song www.biquge.info was as low as a dark cloud overhead.
"Recuperating at home" is only a simple four words, but it is a chasm between him and the court. It was not an order, nor did it say that he had done anything wrong, but a well-intentioned "concerning" exhortation that excluded him from the court.
"The king's order cannot be violated", no matter how much preparation and plan he had before, this moment came to naught.
"Unthinkable ......"
King Song clenched his fists and slowly closed his eyes, his heart was cold.
In the court for more than 20 years, the monarch and the minister know each other. But this kind of holy decree was the first time that King Song had encountered it. The content of the decree is simple, and there is not even superfluous embellishment.
From this holy decree, King Song felt a cold taste. The Holy Emperor had already made his attitude clear in this way.
"King Song, take the order!"
Gonggong Yu raised the holy decree high and looked at King Song and said coldly.
"Yes, there is Father-in-law Lao!"
King Song respectfully received the decree from the hands of Gonggong Yu.
Holding the holy decree in his hand, King Song was stunned and sat in the main hall for a whole day.
"King Song, take the order!"
Father-in-law Yu smiled coldly and handed over the holy decree in his hand. This was already the second day that King Song had received such a decree. The content hasn't changed word for word!
Day 3, Day 4......
At the beginning, the king of Song was still ambitious, wanting to contact his ministers and do a great job in the court to stop the Holy Emperor.
But after a few days in a row, King Song's heart was cold.
"Your Highness, this is not good!"
Lu Ting stood left and right, worried:
"This is the fifth day, and His Majesty seems to have an iron mind on your side and will not let you go to court. And the Criminal Department, the Imperial Court, and the Military Department are not presided over by you, and the situation is very bad now. ”
"It's okay in the court, there is a king and a king. However, there are a lot of trivial matters in the Criminal Department and the Military Department every day, and someone must preside over them. If His Royal Highness is not there, someone will automatically take over His Highness's original responsibility, and now, King Qi is already making a big move to send someone to take over His Highness's duties. If this continues, His Royal Highness will be slowly rejected by King Qi's side. ”
Although the king of Song could not go to court, Lu Ting could. However, he was only a scholar, and he had no real power in the court at all.
In this regard, we can only watch and be anxious.
"I know ......"
King Song sat alone on the main hall, looking absent-minded. The real situation is far worse than what Lutin said. King Song knew deep that His Majesty was slowly squeezing him out of the court in this way.
Unlike any previous time, this time, King Song felt a cold, hard heart.
"The Divine Decree has arrived!"
Father-in-law Yu held the holy decree in his hand, strutted with his head held high, and the corner of his mouth hung with the trademark taunt, and arrived again as promised.
"Fengtian transported, the emperor said: The king of Song is worried about state affairs and has too much work. The special edict is to recuperate at home, and if there is no edict, you must not go to court! ”
Bang!
As soon as the voice fell, King Song and Lu Ting's faces changed greatly. This paper oracle is almost exactly the same as before, except with a few more words: "If there is no edict, you must not go to court"!
A few simple words, but the meaning is completely different from before.
"How so?"
Lu Ting's eyes widened and he looked at the fish father-in-law in front of him in surprise.
"Sure enough, sure enough, I knew it was going to be like this, I knew it was going to be like this......"
King Song's heart was cold, and he seemed to have received a huge blow.
"If there is no edict, you must not go to court", this simple few words, but it is the most severe blow to the King of Song. Although the fault of King Song was not pointed out, nor did he deprive him of his official title, these simple words were equivalent to essentially excluding King Song from the court.
From then on, without the decree of the Holy Emperor, the Song Dynasty was not allowed to participate in the early dynasty at all. Not to mention the Senate and Politics.
"Your Highness, take the order!"
Father-in-law Yu's face was pale, he held the holy decree in one hand, handed it over, and the corners of his mouth were mocking.
The eunuchs in the palace actually dared to laugh at the royal prince, how dare they do it, if they didn't get the holy emperor's holy edict, how would they dare to do this?
"Thank you, father-in-law. ”
King Song's face was as if he was dead, and he respectfully accepted the holy decree from the hands of Gonggong Yu.
"His Royal Highness King Song, forgive our family for talking too much, the matter of Concubine Taizhen, you can do it yourself!"
After saying this with a sneer, Father-in-law Yu turned around and left.
If you are not happy to be a master, you will naturally not be happy to be a slave. Now everyone in the palace knows that the number one person who opposes the Holy Emperor and Concubine Taizhen together is Li Chengqi, the king of Song.
The eunuchs in the palace are all enemies, and Father-in-law Yu naturally will not have a good face for King Song.
After Father-in-law Yu left, there was a long silence in the hall.
Looking at the holy decree in King Song's hand, everyone was in a heavy mood.
Everyone knows that the most noble "Taihe Palace" in the Middle Earth Divine Continent will become unattainable for the King of Song from now on.
Unless he received the Emperor's decree, he would never have the right to step into it again.
Lu Ting looked at King Song on the side, worried in his heart.
The Taizhen Concubine incident evolved to such a point, no one could have predicted it. Originally, I thought that the biggest enemies of everyone were the Yao family and the King of Qi who supported Concubine Taizhen, and as long as they defeated them in the court battle, they could make His Majesty change his mind.
But at this moment, everyone discovered that the real "opponent" of everyone was only one person from beginning to end, and that was His Majesty the Holy Emperor today.
And the Yao family and the king of Qi were just obeying the emperor's will.
"Unexpected, unexpected......"
King Song sat on the main hall, and his expression seemed to have been greatly hit. Being ostracized in the court and losing his rights was not the most devastating thing for the Song king.
What hit King Song the most was that he had always been wise and powerful in his heart, and he could be called the most virtuous king in the entire Tang Dynasty for the sake of a woman, who wanted to exclude him from the court.
This is what is difficult for King Song to accept.
Although being excluded from the court makes people feel uncomfortable, it is also difficult to get him to turn around and support Concubine Taizhen. It is a matter of the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, and the name of the courtiers, it is absolutely impossible for the King of Song to turn around and support Concubine Taizhen!
“...... It seems that the kid really guessed it!"
Suddenly, there was a long sigh, and King Song's familiar voice came from Lu Ting's ears.
"Master Lu, what do you mean by that?"
King Song raised his head and said in surprise.
Lu Ting's words were inexplicable, sudden, and endless, making people completely unaware of what they meant.
"Does Your Highness remember Wang Chong, the third son of Wang Yan and Wang Gengzhi?"
Lu Ting shook his head, with an indescribable taste.
"Remember, didn't you see him in the Sifang Pavilion? Why did Master Lu mention this?"
King Song was surprised. I don't understand why Lu Ting would mention that child at such a time.
"When I left, I looked back at him, and I always had the feeling that the kid seemed to know that we were going to fail. ”
Lu Ting said frankly.
"How is this possible?"
King Song straightened up violently, with an incredulous expression.
Things in the court are treacherous and involve all aspects. Until the last minute, even their ministers, who have been immersed in politics for decades, may not know the outcome.
How could he, a teenager, know with such certainty.
Lu Ting just smiled and didn't say much.
Lu Ting's personality is very fond of promoting talented juniors. And Wang Chong's ability is not just as simple as talent.
For this heir of Wang Yan, I am afraid that even Wang Chong himself does not know, Lu Ting has observed and paid much more attention to him than he imagined.
His Royal Highness still remembers that he asked about the incident of Concubine Taizhen at that time. In retrospect, that kid was trying to dissuade us. It was only later, perhaps, that he knew that he was not destined to succeed. That's why he changed his approach. ”
Lu Ting spoke.
King Song was stunned, and finally showed a solemn look on his face. If that kid is really like Lu Ting said, it is really extraordinary.
Echoing carefully, Wang Chong opened his mouth at that time, as if he really wanted to dissuade himself.
It's just that the situation at that time, whether it was himself or Lu Ting, it was absolutely impossible to listen to it.
"Master Lu, what do you mean? Do you want me to turn my head around and support Concubine Taizhen?"
King Song's face was a little ugly.
"Your Highness, I don't want you to change your attitude and support Concubine Taizhen instead. But don't you think that kid had something to say in his words? He kept hinting at us that he wanted us to go to see Li Mao, the king of Shou. ”
"I always felt like he knew something. This time the Taizhen Concubine incident, His Majesty's attitude is too strange. It's completely different from what it used to be. I think maybe we should really go and find Shouwang. Maybe you can know something different. ”
Lu Tingdao.
King Song was silent, and there was a solemn look in his eyes.
If it had been before, Lu Ting would have thought about him at all. But so many things happened one after another, and after receiving the five holy decrees, King Song's mentality has changed a lot.
The attitude of the Holy Emperor was so strange, King Song never thought that he would reach such a point for the sake of a woman. For Concubine Taizhen, King Song didn't know much before.
I only know that he is the wife of Shouwang Li Mao.
Before that, he would never have given this woman a second look. But now, King Song suddenly had a strong desire in his heart.
He wanted to know what kind of woman could make such a change in the Holy Emperor.
Time passed slowly, and there was silence in the hall.
Lu Ting didn't urge, just stood aside, silently waiting for King Song's opinion.
Eh!――
I don't know how long it was, but a long sigh came from the hall.
"Help me prepare. I'll go to King Shou's Mansion to meet Mao'er!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Lu Ting smiled, quickly got up, and walked out.
After about a moment, King Song left the mansion and rode in a carriage all the way in the direction of King Shou's mansion.