Chapter 656: The Prime Minister's Fear
The three of them talked happily until it was getting late, and the palace people lit the candlesticks in the hall, and the lights were swaying, and the interest was still undiminished. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Finally, Li Heng felt a rumbling in his stomach, and then he realized that he had missed the evening meal, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for his face and knocked his head again.
"Look at my memory, I forgot to finish eating, I'm hungry, I'll eat here today!"
When Cui Jian heard this, he bowed to Li Heng with a solemn face.
"Your Majesty's memory is not good, but it is a blessing for the people!"
Gao Shi also said:
"The Emperor Taishang once said in the past that he is thin alone, and the world is fat. Your Majesty has done his best, and the ministers are so impressed!"
Li Longji did work hard in his early years, and some ministers once said that he had lost weight recently, but Li Longji stroked his forehead and said those words. It can be seen that his person is not born with a son of heaven who only knows pleasure, but it is a pity that he can't start and finish well, so he has today's humiliation.
Although the current Li Heng does not have the idea of losing himself and fattening the world, after all, he takes care of government affairs every day, and he rarely eats and sleeps. Now I suddenly heard Gao Shi mention the allusions of the Emperor Taishang in the past, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, if the Emperor Taishang can be consistent, why would the Tang Dynasty have today's tragedy?
Li Heng smiled bitterly.
"Wouldn't it be nice if I wanted to sleep a little longer, eat on time, and go boating on the lake? But reality does not allow it, since the day I succeeded to the throne, there has not been a moment when I am not sincerely afraid, sometimes even if I am dreaming, I will be awakened every time, but I don't know how long this country can survive in my hands......"
At this point, Li Heng's voice began to choke.
"The king of the dead country, the king of the dead country, I am afraid of it in my dreams, I am afraid that the future generations will give me ......"
Before he could say a word, he couldn't stop crying.
Whether Li Heng is the prince or the son of heaven, he has too much bitterness in his heart and can never talk to others. After all, he is also an ordinary person, in addition to the dignity of the Son of Heaven, he also has all the joys, sorrows, and sorrows that ordinary people will have. And just now Gao Shi mentioned the Emperor Taishang, which happened to touch the softest place in Li Heng's heart.
The Son of Heaven cried in the palace, which made Cui Jian and Gao Shi unexpected, and they didn't know what to do for a while, so they could only hold back and sob.
The state of the three monarchs and ministers made the eunuchs waiting in the palace look stupid, for many years I have only seen the Son of Heaven laughing and laughing, but I really have never seen the monarchs and ministers hugging and crying together.
After a long time, Li Heng's mood gradually calmed down. After crying bitterly, he felt a lot more relaxed, and the feeling of being stuck in his throat before was also much lighter. It's just that revealing his heart so unscrupulously in front of his subordinates makes him a little uncomfortable.
About a quarter of an hour later, the eunuch brought the mutton and the fragrant cakes. I was about to start eating, but I heard the eunuch say in a loud voice from outside:
"Imperial Doctor Qin Jin has met the Son of Heaven!"
Qin Jin, as one of the few cronies and important ministers around Li Heng, has the privilege of entering the palace at any time. And it is extremely unusual to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven after holding the lamp, not only Li Heng, but even Cui Jian and Gao Shi trembled, could it be that there was a repetition in military affairs?
"Summon!"
Li Heng hurriedly ordered the eunuchs to introduce Qin Jin into the palace.
Qin Jin really came to have nothing to do, he made a concise statement of the analysis with Guo Ziyi, and asserted conclusively that Yongwang Li Lan would rebel, and asked Li Heng to prepare as soon as possible, so as to save trouble and panic. Now it is at the critical moment when Fang Xuandong regains Luoyang, if Li Xuan jumps out to make trouble at this time, what should he do if the Eastern Capital loses the first battle......
After listening to Qin Jin's analysis, Li Heng was suddenly a little dumbfounded. Although he believed that Wei Heng was taking revenge for personal gain, Qin Jinzhi had never said empty words, and he obviously thought it was imminent to enter the palace overnight today.
With half of the oily cake in his hand and only half of the mutton in his mouth, Li Heng was stunned on the spot and didn't react for a while.
Cui Jian put down the food in his hand, picked up the towel on the desk unhurriedly, and wiped off the oil stains on his hands little by little.
"Don't be alarmist, do you know what kind of bad impact it will have if you make such a shocking assertion without any basis or basis? The old man also wants to ask today, what is the intention of the vassal king who framed the younger brother of the Son of Heaven and led the troops outside?"
The last few words, Cui Lian almost used his explosive power to say them, and even scared the eunuchs standing in the palace.
This accusation is too serious, and framing the vassal king who led the army is no different from rebellion.
However, Qin Jin is not a fledgling newcomer, how could he be frightened by a few words?
I saw that his face did not change, and he said calmly:
"Cui Xianggong said that Qin's empty words are unfounded, so Qin also has to ask, Cui Xianggong said that Qin framed the vassal king, is there a basis for standing up?"
This rhetorical question is a bit twisted, and it is actually a circle to ask whether the other party can get evidence that King Yong did not rebel. Cui Jian was speechless for some reason, and then his eyes were sharp, and he flicked the sleeves of his robe and said:
"Don't take advantage of your tongue, there is nothing like the stability of the court at the moment, everything is based on the recovery of Luoyang, if the imperial doctor insists on this, the old man will fight to make this prime minister not do it, and he will resist it!"
Previously, it was rumored in officialdom that he was a cautious person, although he was a little Gengjie, but he was by no means the kind of person with a strong and fiery personality. However, his performance today was also greatly unexpected by Qin Jin, and saying this was equivalent to the two of them officially tearing their faces.
In other words, if Qin Jin wants to insist on insisting on the statement that the Yongwang will be opposed, he must come up with practical evidence, otherwise he will not mention it again!
This time, it was Qin Jin's turn to speak, and his statements were also reasonably speculated based on existing information and memories of his previous life, but it was no longer possible to come up with tangible evidence.
After Cui Lian's sharp questioning, Li Heng finally came to his senses, put down the cake in his hand, and swallowed the half-chewed mutton into his stomach hard, but because the meat was mixed with the cake and did not chew thoroughly, he was choked and couldn't stand up, so he had to pick up the mutton soup on the desk and pour a big mouthful to catch his breath.
"Don't argue with the two Aiqing, I know that your original intention is also for the court, but now the court is really difficult to use two hearts, although Qin Qing's suggestions are very reasonable, but these problems must be dealt with slowly one by one, and there is no way to hurry?"
Qin Jin thought that Li Heng had a sign of harmony, and knew that no one would be able to listen to today's warning, so he was silent for a while.
However, Cui Jian obviously did not accept Li Heng and Xi Mu's wishes, but still had a tough attitude.
"Your Majesty, Qin Jin framed the vassal king, and he should be punished for rebellion, and the law and discipline should be corrected!"
Seeing that Cui Jian had put on a posture and launched a fierce attack on Qin Jin, Li Heng couldn't help but secretly have a headache. Although he was skeptical of Qin Jin's suggestion, it did not mean that he agreed with Cui Lian's statement of shouting and killing. To say that Qin and Jin framed the vassal king is still a bit too much.
It's just that Cui Jian grabbed Qin Jin's pigtail and didn't let go, and bit it tightly, so he had to let Li Heng give an explanation.
In fact, Cui Jian and Qin Jin have no grievances and no enmity, the reason why they suddenly made trouble against Qin Jin is that they have the same view as Fang Xuan, that is, Qin Jin has gradually become a big tail, if he does not find the right time to suppress it, it will be extremely unfavorable to the imperial court after the time goes by.
Qin Jin secretly said that he was very unlucky today, if he knew that Cui Jian was present and targeted himself like this, he would never speak openly in front of everyone. It's a pity that the matter has come to this point, and there is no regret medicine left, so he can only pinch his nose and endure it. Qin Jin also saw that Li Heng had no intention of disposing of himself, but just let Cui Lian's accusations of shouting and killing, and he waited calmly.
In this way, it seems that Qin Jin is calm and open-minded, while Cui Jian is a little mean.
Li Heng was also surprised by Cui Lian's outburst, but he didn't expect that the prime minister, who was over the age of six, would have such an angry time. Then, he looked at Qin Jin with a little dissatisfaction, and he lightly asserted that today's matter was groundless, was it too Meng Lang?
However, Li Heng knew that the original intention of these two important ministers was for the court, and he was unwilling to reprimand either of them easily, so he just rubbed his somewhat swollen temples helplessly, waiting for them to stop arguing.
At this time, Gao Shi, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"Cui Xianggong, Doctor Qin, and calm your anger first, please listen to the words of the subordinates!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Li Heng, Qin Jin, and Cui Jian all turned to Gao Shi.
"Regardless of whether Your Majesty and King Yong are close or not, the vassal king is leading the troops outside, and according to the usual practice, the court must also be restrained. Otherwise, the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty and the disaster of the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty will be a lesson from the past!"
Cui Lian's chest rose and fell, obviously he hadn't gotten out of his indignation against Qin Jin, but now after listening to Gao Shi's words, he suddenly felt that his mind had cleared up a lot. Yes, how can you just think about how to suppress and contain Qin Jin, King Yong is leading his troops outside, and there are frequent news of imminent rebellion, which is very abnormal in itself!
This thought flashed, and he immediately had an idea, the precautionary measures against King Yong could be done gradually, but he couldn't let go for a moment to catch Qin Jin's accusation of framing King Qin.
In this way, Gao Shi's words just now seemed to be helping Qin Jin speak, but the actual effect did not play any role, it just made Cui Lian's thoughts more comprehensive.
Li Heng understood that Cui Lian's posture today should be to swear not to give up without distinguishing the upper and lower results, and he didn't want to make the discord between the two important ministers worse.
Suddenly, the eunuch in the palace exclaimed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"
Cui Lian, who was originally tense, turned his head to look over when he heard this, only to see that the Son of Heaven was clutching his chest and shaking!
"Cui Xianggong, Your Majesty has been in distress for the past few days, but don't ...... it again"
As he spoke, he saw that Li Heng had fallen crookedly beside the eunuch, his eyes closed tightly, and his teeth clenched!