Chapter 525: The Ministers
In other words, why is this assassin so understanding, and instead of running to the emperor, he is going to the prince of Qin? At that time, the emperor was on the shore of the lake and Wan Guifei, you and me!
After all kinds of speculation and argumentation, all the courtiers who got the news felt as if they understood something, the truth. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After all, the emperor's current thoughts, but Sima Zhao's heart, are known to passers-by.
By the time of the morning pilgrimage, it was more lively than usual.
The courtiers who came to the court came very early, not to mention, and they came very well, and when they met in twos and threes, they all gathered together and whispered.
When they saw Wei Beihou, who had a solemn face and faintly angry, actually appeared in the ranks of the last dynasty, these officials also had a number in their hearts, and the hard stubble was coming!
Since the last time he was questioned by the emperor in the palace for forming a party, he almost crashed to death in front of the Taiji Palace, this Wei Beihou treated the court like a bear child going to school, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, love does not come, when you want to come, you want to worry about the country, and when you don't want to come, it is an attack of old injuries, which can be regarded as contempt for the court.
But the emperor didn't know if it was because he felt guilty about him, or because he looked at the face of the deceased Empress Xiaoyuan, so he didn't say anything.
As for the imperial historian, it is just a matter of impeachment after a few unsuccessful attempts, anyway, it has never been a matter of importance whether the nobles go to court or not, and now the Weibei Houfu has no real power, so it can't delay anything.
But looking at his face today, everyone invariably thought of one thing, this should be the old man who is going to be angry with his son-in-law, right?
Oops, it must be a lively day, and the gossipy courtiers are excited and excited!
Compared with these courtiers who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement, and forget the pain after the scars, the emperor with blue circles and black eyes and sleepless nights has all the irritability written on his face.
The courtiers saluted, and the emperor was in a bad mood, and a "Zhongqing Pingsheng", who should have been upright and peaceful, also said with a bad attitude.
The ministers almost all felt that they could smell the smell of gunsmoke, and whoever dared to make a fire would be blown to the ground immediately, so the morning court, which had always been troubled, was quiet.
The courtiers all restrained the excitement on their faces and held their breath to see who would light the fire first.
The Emperor is indeed furious, and his anger has nowhere to go!
After a night of searching in the palace, I didn't find a single assassin!
He knew what was going on with the first two assassins, but this time, someone really dared to assassinate him!
"I heard that there were assassins in the palace last night, I wonder if the emperor was injured?"
In silence, Prime Minister Song Wenru first expressed his condolences to the emperor.
"I'm fine!"
The emperor really didn't want to speak, but he still gave Song Wenru face, and barely squeezed out three words.
"It's good that the emperor has nothing to do, but there are frequent assassins in the palace, and the minister thinks that he should replace the imperial guards and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Zhai Feng, and strengthen the palace guards, otherwise, the old minister will not be able to sleep well!"
Naturally, the assassin didn't catch it, and Song Wenru didn't go to expose the emperor's scars, but only talked about the aftermath.
"I will hold Zhai Feng accountable for this matter, and the prime minister doesn't have to ask!"
The emperor knew what Song Wenru meant, but he didn't want to talk about it anymore with a dark face.
Within a year, there were three assassins in the palace, it can be said that the palace guards were unfavorable, but on the other hand, it can also be said that the emperor was incompetent, or even the emperor was immoral, so he would frequently attract assassins, after all, the Great Qi Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, and there has never been such an assassin who killed the queen, and there were frequent strange things!
In fact, Zhai Feng had already been rewarded by the emperor with twenty boards last night, and even the Imperial Forest Army guarding Yanbo Pavilion was punished without mercy.
Song Wenru has always had a tacit understanding with the emperor, and after a few idle words, he was ready to turn the page on this matter, but he didn't mention the other victim, King Qin, and the prince.
Wei Beihou sneered in his heart, this is the so-called Great Qi Dongliang!
He originally planned to let people play together to force the emperor to let Xiao Shaotang out of the palace, but now that he comes, it is more convenient!
Wei Beihou confidently came out of the queue and said:
"Your Majesty, the minister heard that the prince of Qin was also in the palace last night, I wonder if he is okay?"
The emperor's face suddenly became even more gloomy, and the courtiers also pricked up their ears one by one - although everyone knew the truth, since the last palace purge, no one dared to proudly say in front of the emperor that they knew everything about the situation in the palace!
Seeing that the emperor was slow to speak, Wei Beihou continued:
"If the prince of Qin is well, please let the old minister see him, if he is injured, please allow the old minister to take him back to the Qin Palace, and hand him over to the old minister's daughter to take care of! No matter what, you can also give the old minister's righteous daughter an explanation, lest she be worried about the Qin Palace, crying endlessly, and ask the emperor to be merciful!"
The emperor was angry in his heart, and he couldn't help but reprimand Wei Beihou for a few words, but before he could open his mouth, many of the ministers who were originally standing silently stood up cheering:
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that if the prince of Qin is injured in the palace, it is really inappropriate to stay in the palace again! If the assassin is coming for the prince of Qin, if he does not succeed and strikes again, won't it bring the emperor to the burden?"
"Your Majesty, although the prince of Qin is the royal flesh and blood, but in the end, he is a foreign man, and if there is no special reason, he must not stay in the palace, violating the ancestral etiquette!"
"Your Majesty, you can't favor the prince of King Qin and let him stay in the palace, if the news spreads to the northwest, His Royal Highness the King of Qin will also be upset about having such a son!"
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Talking, but clear.
In addition to these people who stood up, there were more voices coming out: "The minister seconded the proposal!"
They all kept saying that they were thinking about him, the emperor, but they were all forcing him to release people again and again!
The emperor's bloodshot eyes swept viciously over the faces of these people, he knew all these people, and among the six parts, there were people who stood up and seconded the proposal!
They persecuted him, the emperor, so much!
Fortunately, no matter how lonely the emperor is, there is still Fang Handong who can look at the emperor's face at any time.
Fang Handong was not stupid, he knew the minister's purpose and the emperor's intentions, at this time, it was the best time to show loyalty!
He immediately made a decision and jumped out smartly:
"Your Majesty, you must not put the prince of King Qin back, and when His Royal Highness the King of Qin returns to the capital, wouldn't it be better to reunite their father and son?"
Fang Handong's voice was high-pitched and intense, but the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all heard the sound of the window paper being pierced between the emperor and the prince of Qin.
The emperor was also stunned, but Zhao Shizhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, gave Fang Handong two slaps at a lightning speed in the next moment, and shouted angrily:
His Royal Highness the King of Qin was born and died for the sake of the Great Qi, but you want to coerce the emperor to blackmail His Royal Highness the King of Qin with the prince of Qin, Fang Handong, are you still human? If you dare to threaten Lao Tzu with Lao Tzu's son, Lao Tzu will never be at your mercy!
After saying that, he turned his head angrily and knelt down and said:
"The emperor must not listen to the words of such a fool, you don't know what kind of person His Royal Highness King Qin is, Weichen knows, he is an iron-blooded general, and he will never be coerced and manipulated by others! Besides, if His Royal Highness the King of Qin knows about this, he will definitely think that the emperor has made the prince suffer some grievances, and it will chill the heart of His Royal Highness the King of Qin!"