Chapter 114: Cabinet Deliberations
The news of Zhu Qiyu's serious illness spread outside the palace at some point, and the people in the court were panicked. Zhu Qiyu did not go to the court for several days in a row, and all major affairs in the DPRK and China were handed over to the cabinet. Li Xian and Yu Qian came to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, just as Tang Caiping was serving in the Heart Cultivation Palace. Xiao Fuzi saw Li Xian and Yu Qian wandering at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, so he stepped forward to ask.
"Lord Li, Lord Yu." Xiao Fuzi saw that the two of them were lingering at the gate of the Qianqing Palace and did not enter, so he came forward to inquire himself. "Father-in-law Xiaofuzi." Li Xian and Yu Qian saw that Xiaofuzi came forward to call them, so they turned around and saluted. Xiao Fuzi turned sideways to avoid the salute of the two, and said, "Why are the two adults here?" But what was the important matter of the previous dynasty? Li Xian and Yu Qian glanced at each other, a little hesitant, and didn't think about how to speak.
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Xiao Fuzi opened his mouth and said: "Two adults, now the emperor's health is getting worse and worse, if there is anything important, I hope that a few adults will discuss it." When Li Xian and Yu Qian saw that Xiaofuzi said this, they no longer prevaricated, and only spoke: "Father-in-law Xiaofuzi, the two of us are not here today for the important affairs of the previous dynasty, but I heard that the emperor's dragon body is not safe, and our ministers are very worried, so they came to inquire and inquire, and please let the public announce one or two."
When Xiaofuzi heard Li Xian's words, he couldn't say anything, so he could only tell them: "Two adults, don't worry, although the emperor is not in good health now, one day, the emperor will be fine." As for the rest, the two adults should think about it. Li Xian and Yu Qian couldn't understand Xiaofuzi's words, so they could only ask: "...... the emperor?" Seeing that the two were going to continue to ask, Xiao Fuzi raised his hand to stop the two of them, shook his head, and turned around and walked into the Qianqing Palace.
Li Xian and Yu Qian looked at each other outside the Qianqing Palace, not knowing what to do, and finally the two stood at each other for a while, Yu Qian sighed, shook his head and said to Li Xian: "Let's go back first, and call Xu Pu to discuss in a while." Li Xian thought for a while, but could only say, "Let's go, go to my house."
After the two arrived at Li Xian's house, Xu Pu was already sitting in the hall drinking tea, and after seeing Li Xian and Yu Qian get down from the carriage, he got up and went out, and before Xu Pu could speak, Li Xian spoke: "The two adults will follow me to my study." It's secluded, just right for discussion. ”
When he arrived at Li Xian's study, before Li Xian and Yu Qian could speak, Xu Pu couldn't help but ask, "What is the situation with this emperor's dragon body?" Li Xian and Yu Qian glanced at each other, Yu Qian shook his head, motioned for Li Xian to answer, and Li Xian said: "The two of us went to see the emperor, but we only learned from the mouth of the father-in-law of Xiaofuzi that the emperor's situation is not very good."
Li Xian paused, and then said: "The two adults are both extremely popular ministers, and they are rare talents in the cabinet, so the main reason for inviting the two adults to come this time is to discuss, if the emperor dies, can the two adults have a successor?" Yu Qian and Xu Pu heard Li Xian's question, glanced at each other, and then shook their heads.
When the three of them were about to start discussing, the butler's voice came from outside the door: "Master, General Wanfu Wan is here." Li Xian didn't think about it, so he asked the housekeeper to lead Wan Wuchen into the study. "Today, General Wan didn't go to accompany the county lord of Gelle, but came to the old man, but what's the important matter?" After Wan Wuchen walked into the study, Li Xian asked.
When Wan Wuchen heard Li Xian's words, he immediately understood that he couldn't hide it like this anymore, so he told Li Xian the truth about their substitution marriage: "Master Li, I should call you a master, and now it's hard to hide it from you." In fact, it was my younger brother Wan Wuya who married the county lord of Gelle in Wanfuzhong, not me. Now I've moved out of Wanfu incognito. Li Xian was shocked when he heard Wan Wuchen's words, Yu Qian and Xu Pu also put down the water cup in their hands and looked at Wan Wuchen together.
"Do you know that what you have done is a crime of deception?" Li Xian thought about it for a while, and finally decided to ask Wan Wuchen for clarification. "The student knows that it's just that now the emperor is seriously ill, and the emperor has long had ill intentions towards His Royal Highness King Yi, and the student is now fighting for all his life to keep King Yi safe." Wan Wuchen was not ambiguous, and directly said his intention, "The student doesn't ask for anything else, just ask Master Li that you can consider King Yi and put him on the throne of the crown prince." ”
I don't know what Li Xian thinks, after Wan Wuchen finished speaking, Li Xian just waved his hand lightly and said, "You go first, this matter will be discussed by a few of us." Wan Wuchen knew that Li Xian was issuing an eviction order, and it was not easy to disobey it, so he had to say, "The student will retire today." After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the Li Mansion's study.
After Wan Wuchen left, Li Xian got up and closed the door of the study, and instructed the housekeeper not to disturb the few of them to discuss things. After closing the door, Li Xian turned around and said to Qian, "Lord Xu, Lord Yu, how true do you two think General Fang Caiwan's words are?" Yu Qian thought for a moment, glanced at Xu Pu, and said, "Seven points true, three points false." Yu Qian paused, and Xu Pu then spoke: "What do you two think of General Wan's proposal?"
Yu Qian thought for a moment, and said: "King Yi used to be the prince, but he was deposed for some reason, and now he is promoted as the prince again, but it is still reasonable, but he is just looking for a name." Li Xian thought for a while, but said: "No, King Yi is too young now, his heart is uncertain, although I am his master, but I know his temperament, if he is promoted back to the position of the prince at this time, it will be difficult to collect the endgame later."
Xu Pu heard Yu Qian and Li Xian arguing, and finally couldn't help but stop him: "Since King Yi is too young, let him grow up for two years, why did the two adults quarrel over a yellow-mouthed child?" Yu Qian opened his mouth and said: "If King Yi can't do it, then only the little prince of Tang Guifei will be left." Xu Pu opened his mouth to deny: "No, now the harem is the dominant family of Tang Guifei, if the little prince becomes the crown prince, then this former harem is not all Tang Guifei's world?"
Xu Pu and Yu Qian were discussing fiercely, but Li Xian was sitting on the sidelines, quietly thinking about something. After about half a cup of tea, Li Xian saw that Yu Qian and Xu Pu had almost finished discussing, so he said: "Wouldn't it be reasonable for us to ask the Emperor Taishang to reinstate the throne if we were to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs?" Yu Qian thought for a moment and said: "In my opinion, this method is feasible, if the emperor can't survive this time, then our Manchu civil and military forces can support the emperor to reinstate." This move is legal and a good way for me to do it. ”