Chapter Twenty-Seven: Leveraging Strength
Within a few days, Emperor Liang Yinhao really accepted Mu Qing's Jianyi, and in the early dynasty, on the grounds that the Queen Mother was ill all year round, he proposed to let King Rui stay in the capital temporarily, so as to take care of and visit the Queen Mother. As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the court, and the ministers couldn't help but be shocked by the sudden change of the emperor, and everyone was puzzled for a while, wondering whether the emperor's move was a filial piety to the queen mother, or something else? After all, the emperor and King Rui are not in harmony, this is a well-known thing, otherwise the emperor would not have rushed to drive King Rui to the fief not long after he ascended the throne. But now the emperor has left King Rui in the capital three times and twice, and this time it seems that he has plans to let him stay for a long time.
Huo Pei'an naturally strongly opposed this, asked for a performance on the spot, bitterly stated its drawbacks, and did not hesitate to use alarmist and threatening means to force the emperor to submit. As for those snakes and rats who followed behind Huo Pei'an, they didn't know how to do anything else on weekdays, but their ability to make the rudder was extremely strong, and they immediately pretended to be up one by one, and they all echoed with tears.
Liang Yinhao was not surprised by the opposition of Huo Pei'an's party, in fact, from the moment he made this decision, he expected that Huo Pei'an would definitely come forward to stop it. But now Liang Yinhao is different, he is no longer willing to rely on Huo Pei'an for everything, let alone Huo Pei'an's puppet, he began to try to get out of control, began to be afraid of Huo Pei'an, established his own forces, and began to know how to borrow other forces in the DPRK and China to borrow strength. Therefore, before the official announcement of this decision, Liang Yinhao had already discussed with Wei Ming in private, and clarified the stakes, and there was a tacit understanding on how to deal with the two in the court today.
Wei Ming was also a little surprised when he first heard the news. Although he didn't have much affection for King Rui because of Prime Minister Yunxu's rebellion back then, he felt that the emperor was right: the current King Rui is not qualified to compete with the mighty imperial power. What's more, he has always been at odds with Huo Pei'an, as long as it is something that Huo Pei'an strongly opposes, he is also interested in arguing with that traitor.
As a result, the two highest-ranking officials in the DPRK and China, one is the Zhongshu Order of the elders of the three dynasties, and the other is the prime minister of the government and the opposition, and the scene of sarcasm and mutual exclusion is struck by lips and tongues. But in the end, Wei Ming naturally had a slight advantage, in addition to the reason for the emperor's secret support, more importantly, Wei Ming used the criminal department to falsify perjury, tightly grasping Huo Pei'an's pigtails, saying that Huo Xiang intended to frame the prince of the court and divide the suspicion of brotherhood between the emperor and the king.
Huo Pei'an gritted his teeth and glared at Wei Ming angrily, after all, he was at the fault for the perjury, even if he was unwilling, he was powerless to fight back, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and endure this breath for the time being. Seeing that even Huo Xiang had given up, those courtiers naturally didn't dare to speak out again.
Wei Ming also proposed that King Rui was a dignified man after all, and it was always inappropriate to live in the Forbidden Palace for a long time, so Liang Yinhao issued an additional order to the Ministry of Industry to renovate and rectify King Rui's old mansion, and let King Rui move in as much as possible. At this point, the matter of King Rui has finally come to an end.
The palace has always been a place where news cannot be hidden, and what happened in the morning today was spread by word of mouth, and by the afternoon, it had spread to every corner of the palace. Cheng Zijun heard that King Rui could finally stay in the capital and not have to return to the ghost place in Fuzhou, and he didn't know how happy he was. hurriedly found an excuse and ran to Chenzhi Palace to see Mu Qing.
Mu Qing still looked calm and breezy, "I've heard about it too." It is estimated that the Ministry of Engineering will complete the repair early next month, and King Rui will finally be able to return to his own home. ”
Cheng Zijun opened his round apricot-like eyes and said admiringly: "Are you a fairy?" You can do that, it's amazing! ”
Mu Qing almost squirted out the tea he had just drunk into his mouth, covered his mouth and smiled: "If you buckle me such a big high hat, I can't be blessed." I, the 'immortal', still rely on the elixir of your doctor! ”
Cheng Zijun saw that Mu Qing was joking, and guessed that she must be in a very good mood. Cheng Zijun has been in the palace these days, he always sees Mu Qing's calm expression, calm with this sad loneliness, and today King Rui was able to stay in Beijing, she can finally smile sincerely.
Cheng Zijun came back to his senses and dispelled the sourness in his heart, and asked excitedly: "At first, when you said that you wanted to find a way to keep King Rui in the capital, I still didn't believe it, but I didn't expect that the most impossible thing in the world was really done by you." How the hell did you persuade the emperor? ”
Mu Qing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she silently suppressed something under her eyes, which made her look even more indifferent. "Actually, it's nothing, but it pinched Liang Yinhao's thoughts and doubts, and added more oil and vinegar, which naturally made him suspicious of Huo Pei'an and relax his guard against King Rui. On the one hand, I deliberately exaggerated the strictness of the military department, and warned Liang Yinhao not to let King Rui become the second Feng Weirin, and on the other hand, I told Liang Yinhao that as long as he firmly grasped the Queen Mother, he would not be afraid of any moves by King Rui. ”
The smile on the corner of Cheng Zijun's mouth disappeared inch by inch, and he looked at Mu Qing in surprise, as if he regarded her as a ghost. "What?! You asked the emperor to threaten King Rui with the safety of the Queen Mother? Are you crazy! ”
"Don't get so excited, listen to me first." Mu Qing explained softly, "Although I asked the emperor to use the queen mother to contain King Rui, it was also to protect the queen mother. Now in Liang Yinhao's heart, the life of the Queen Mother is more important than anyone else's, as long as the Queen Mother lives for a day, King Rui will not dare to rebel. In this way, we don't have to worry about the queen mother being harmed by the villain for the time being. ”
Cheng Zijun asked puzzledly: "Villain? Who do you mean? Who would want to harm the Queen Mother? ”
"The Queen Mother went to the emperor every day two days ago, but a few days later, the Qinzheng Palace spread the will to let King Rui stay in Beijing, do you think the ministers have no words in their hearts? The first to bear the brunt is Huo Pei'an, he has always been narrow-minded and vicious, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not count this account on the head of the Queen Mother, and I am doing this just in case. ”
"Even if it's as you say, it's for the sake of protecting the Queen Mother. But what about the emperor? You can guarantee that the emperor will not do anything unfavorable to the Queen Mother?"
Mu Qing took a sip of hot tea, and when he looked up again, his eyes were like a pinch of autumn water, clear and charming. "He won't. Because he can't afford the reputation of 'unfilial piety'. Who in the world doesn't care about the name behind him, let alone a king? As long as King Rui does not move, he Liang Yinhao will not dare to embarrass the Queen Mother and leave the name of a descendant. ”
"King Rui doesn't move?" Mu Qing's words made Cheng Zijun even more puzzled, and a bad premonition rose to his heart, "How could he not move?" Didn't you let King Rui return to Beijing just to help him....what is your overall plan? ”
Mu Qing's eyes were lowered, and he deliberately avoided the other party's question. "Don't worry! The more the emperor is jealous of King Rui, the more he will serve the queen mother with delicious food and drink. ”