Chapter 140: The Turmoil of the Early Dynasty

The next day, the morning court.

The courtiers have been waiting for a long time, but Yi Zhixing, who is the Son of Heaven, has arrived at the high position leisurely after this, and somehow, the courtiers always feel that today's Son of Heaven seems to be a little strange, but they can't find out what went wrong for a while.

"Something's coming! Nothing to retreat from! ”

The voices of the people in the palace on the side fell, and they saw many officials come forward to report to themselves, of course, this does not contain Wu Huai, although he is now anxious about Yi Zhilin's safety, but he was humiliated in Yi Zhixing yesterday, and it is impossible for him to ask for hardship now. Instead of continuing to persuade, it is better to ask the ministers to persuade him, after all, he has no prestige in the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty! Recently, because of your weak body, the ministers have been unable to bear to bother! But you must have known the news from the front yesterday, I wonder what Your Majesty decides? ”

This remark fell, and Yi Zhixing immediately asked back.

"Then what do you Aiqing decide? Didn't my decisions always have no effect on the court? You never asked me what I wanted when you disobeyed me so many times. ”

Finally, Yi Zhixing's warning words implied ridicule completely kicked off the bloody storm in today's court. What was the Son of Heaven like in the past? Gentle, humble, and polite, so that the ministers subconsciously did not regard him as a mighty king, but the first words of the Son of Heaven today were the same as in the past, implying ridicule, and even his always kind face changed to a stern and cold posture at this time, and this posture did not match the image of the king in the hearts of the ministers, and the ministers once thought that their ears were wrong.

They secretly looked upward, but saw that the Son of Heaven on the high position was sitting precariously, full of solemn majesty, and Wu Huai's eyes were slightly narrowed, he thought that the persuasion of today's ministers would play a certain role in the current hypocritical king, even if in the end he still refuted the opinions of the ministers, but it would not be as aggressive as it is now, which is not in line with the style of the Son of Heaven in the past. Wu Huai, who faintly felt bad, never said a word, he silently observed all the changes around him among the others, including the words and deeds of those in high positions.

"Minister...... The ministers didn't dare to ......"

The courtiers who were shocked by the prestige of the Son of Heaven were at a loss for a while, and even forgot what the purpose of coming here today was, although they didn't like Mo Hongfeng, but Yi Zhilin was also in the hands of the barbarians. Most of the courtiers in the court are the pawns of the prime minister, and the prime minister must have had a good 'conversation' with them yesterday, so that most of the courtiers today have come to intercede for Yi Zhilin, in addition to comforting the prime minister, they are also seeking safety for them as a member of the courtiers. After all, if the Son of Heaven can sacrifice the lives of two generals for a piece of territory now, then it is possible to sacrifice their lowly courtiers for the sake of the interests of the side in the future.

"Don't dare? Hmph, what else do you dare not dare? I can tolerate the actions of you reckless ministers, and you had better not force me to do anything out of the ordinary. ”

Although the voice of the Son of Heaven is neither salty nor light, his remarks are enough to be terrifying. There is nothing surprising that the king of the dynasty may have said such words, for the Son of Heaven must have the power to govern the country, but if these words came from the mouth of Yi Zhixing, it would be an incredible surprise. At least in the eyes of most officials of the Yin Dynasty, this is a strange thing that cannot happen at all.

Could it be true as Yi Zhilin said at the beginning? When the son of heaven is actually a sinister person who is inconsistent with what he seems? As he thought of this, the ministers, who had been kept in the dark, suddenly began to panic.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare! ”

The pawns of the petitioning prime minister all knelt on the ground at this time, Yi Zhixing's courage and yin owl were indeed unique, he only changed slightly, and the ministers had already sensed the danger and oppression that overflowed in the palace of the early dynasty, they were in disbelief, and even the neutrals were quite shocked by Yi Zhixing's unsmiling behavior today. They even thought that when the Son of Heaven fainted, they were afraid that he was possessed by others.

At this time, Wu Huai, who noticed the abnormality, immediately coughed lightly, although he didn't appear, he couldn't let his pawns lose their courage. Yi Zhilin's life is very important, and before this group of ministers could say anything, they were shocked by Yi Zhixing's coldness, which is ridiculous!

Hearing the prime minister's light cough, those who relied on the prime minister for a living could only continue to stubbornly say some petitions that were not said in time, but compared to the previous moment, the petitions in their mouths at this time were indeed much more tactful and docile, which was all due to Yi Zhixing's cold state.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, although you are still angry, there are some things that those of us who are courtiers have to say. The general and the general Cai Xiao are both heroes or descendants of the Yin Dynasty, and their lives ...... Finally...... In the end, it's still important. You can't chill the hearts of those who want to be loyal to you...... What's more, the Great General, he is indeed loyal to you...... Ignorance...... I wonder what Your Majesty's decision on this matter has? ”

This is the best attitude of the courtiers towards Yi Zhixing, in the past they were all equal, but now they have to look up to the sudden change of Yi Zhixing. From beginning to end, Yi Zhixing's face has never been pleasant, and the cold that fills his face is solemn, and there is no room for half of the beaks of the ministers.

The neutral faction on one side listened quietly and secretly observed the face of the Son of Heaven. It has to be said that although they did not care about the lives of those two generals, and even some were partial to the resolution to give up the lives of those two generals, they were still eager to see the prime minister's pawns and make a petition. Because their ultimate goal was not to see their lives saved, but to facilitate the observation of the divine face of the Son of Heaven, everyone present, even the eunuchs who were waiting beside them, were fully aware of the majesty of Yi Zhixing. This attitude of not being angry and self-righteous is deeply rooted in everyone's heart, and it is far-reaching.

After a long silence, the Son of Heaven above finally spoke. However, Yi Zhixing did not directly express the true decision in his heart, he wanted to give those neutral ministers some opportunities to 'be human'. It's a pity, those neutral old ministers who wanted to watch the play on the sidelines have to be forced to stand up now.

"Elder Qin, why don't you talk about your resolution and see if it is in line with my wishes."

The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows, and the courtier who was called Qin Lao walked out tremblingly, and immediately bowed his head and knelt on the ground, suddenly feeling a thousand pounds of heavy stones pressing on his heart.

"Let's talk about it, Elder Qin, I'll listen to your opinion before making a decision."

Having said that, this is obviously not the original wish of the Son of Heaven, anyone can vaguely glimpse the true intention of the Son of Heaven's words, he just wants to express his heartfelt wish through the mouth of others. But such a cruel decision must not be made by him, the Son of Heaven, who is the first to say it, otherwise it will inevitably be tainted with personal feelings and sinister suspicions.

At this moment, it depends on whether this neutral faction is more inclined to the prime minister or the Son of Heaven.

Qin Lao's head was always lowered, but the Son of Heaven above kept tapping the handrail with his five fingers, and this cold and dangerous voice obviously indicated something.

The next moment, almost with all the courage, Qin Lao dared to say, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the minister thinks ...... I think it's better to focus on the overall situation! The north is rich in resources, if we cede a piece of territory in vain, the rest of the countries will probably think that our Yin country is a country that can be intimidated by others, and if everyone threatens the lives of the courtiers, even the courtiers present today will not be able to escape the sinister secret attack! ”

Qin Lao said in a trembling voice, although these words were forced by the Son of Heaven to say them, but they were also his heartfelt words, Yi Zhixing pinched this point, he really knew the temperament of these neutral old ministers, because they were selfish enough to choose neutrality, and how could selfish people be willing to interfere with the lives of others?

After hearing this, Yi Zhixing was very satisfied, and the corners of his lips briefly outlined upwards for a moment, and then returned to the bitter cold.

"Qin Lao's words are indeed reasonable, if the Yin Palace makes a step of forbearance, it will only ask the other countries to continue to follow suit in the future, which will be detrimental to the Yin State Society and even the ministers present. As the Son of Heaven, I really have to cultivate the Yin Kingdom into an iron-blooded power that no one dares to abuse wantonly! ”

After these words, Qin Lao finally put his mind at ease, he knew that the Son of Heaven was very satisfied with his answer. And on the side, seeing that what Qin Lao said was approved by the Son of Heaven, the ministers of the neutral faction also raised their heads one after another, and the voices resounded in the hall one after another, they had never been so unified.

"Yes! The minister seconded the proposal! ”

"The minister also seconded it!"

They were indeed partial to Qin Lao's proposal, so they also expressed their inner wishes along the way. It seems that these neutral ministers still have to force it to succeed, and if there is no promotion of Yi Zhixing's appropriate talents, these neutrals will not put forward their true ideas even to death.

"Okay, okay, it seems that all the ministers have agreed to Qin Lao's proposal, and I also think this proposal is good, for the sake of our Yin Dynasty's country, I can only endure the pain of cutting my love."

Yi Zhixing shook his head, pretending to be helpless, but God knows how happy he was in his heart at this time.

Seeing that his pawns bowed their heads and refused to speak, Prime Minister Wu Huai was anxious, and the next moment, he really couldn't stand the resentment in his heart, and actually took the initiative to step forward to petition in person, in this process, his cruel eyes had stared at the group of useless courtiers, and today they couldn't bring a trace of pressure to the Son of Heaven, which was not the result that Wu Huai was willing to see.

"Your Majesty! Our Yin Dynasty has always paid attention to the word loyalty! I didn't think that you, as the Son of Heaven, would allow such a ridiculous proposal from Elder Qin today! This is simply a mistaken human life! What's more, the general, who spent half his life for the lives of the people in the world, ended up being abandoned by his colleagues and loyalists in the hands of the barbarians! It's chilling! Our Yin Palace can be iron-blooded, but we will never be ruthless and unrighteous people! I believe that Your Majesty, you will not be willing to give up the life of the great general, and you will be buried in the wilderness! ”

The prime minister's words were passionate, and he had an iron-hearted posture of wanting to fall into injustice. Looking at it like this, Yi Zhixing's eyes narrowed slightly, and his cold face finally revealed a touch of cunning. However, he is not afraid of the people in front of him, because today he has no intention of adding luster to his past gentle image, on the contrary, Yi Zhixing chose to return to the palace today, in order to completely break his inherent impression among the courtiers. The peaceful dynasty, which lasted for nearly a year, is finally about to usher in an ordinary but unusual tyrant.

Inheriting the tyranny of the previous emperors, today is the best opportunity.