When Dai Quan saw this situation, he couldn't help but be stunned. Now he understood why the emperor wanted to belittle the loyal and obedient king. No matter which emperor it is, he can't tolerate it, a prince has such great ability to bring half of the courtiers under his command, whether these people are sincere or false, but after all, these people all want to sell his face, which shows the great power of the king of Zhongshun now.

In fact, the emperor has long been suspicious of the king of Zhongshun, but he wants to use him to balance the full-fledged prince, and today he has finally reached the limit of the emperor's patience, but with this reason, so there is this holy decree. Although the crown prince is also full-fledged, he has been following the emperor and listening to his teachings for decades, but it is not comparable to other princes, so he is much more tolerant of the prince than others.

Dai Quan saw that everyone had already knelt down, and he did not delay immediately unfolding the holy decree, and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: The loyal and obedient king's behavior is perverse, there are many violations, and he is not of great use, and he is deeply disappointed, and he has been thinking about it behind closed doors for three months. Without the edict, you are not allowed to take a step out of the palace. Chin this. ”

After listening to the emperor's edict, King Zhongshun almost fell to his knees. He didn't expect that he would cause such a big trouble just by marrying a concubine, it seems that this slut is a broom star, and as soon as he married her, he was reprimanded by the emperor, but the king of Zhongshun never thought that there was anything wrong with him.

Dai Quan stood behind the incense case, looked at King Zhongshun still in a daze, and said in a cold tone: "Lord Wang, take the order." ”

King Zhongshun only reacted at this time, and first stared fiercely at the concubine kneeling next to him. It's this mourning star who caused trouble for himself. After receiving the order for a while, he dealt with her, saving him from bringing bad luck to himself again.

King Zhongshun calmed down, raised his hands, and said in a loud voice: "Son, take the order." ”

Dai Quan turned the incense case and put the holy decree in the hands of the king of Zhongshun.

King Zhongshun still did not believe that the emperor would treat him like this, after all, the emperor had summoned him the day before, and was very concerned about him, how could he have made such a holy decree on the second day. This holy decree was read out in front of the civil and military officials, and his hopes of competing for the crown prince in the future were greatly reduced. If I meet the prince again, I am afraid that I will be ridiculed by him.

When King Zhongshun received the decree, he stood up, and he opened it to look at it carefully, and he could not help but be shocked at the sight.

King Zhongshun's face turned pale, and his voice trembled and asked Dai Quan: "Inner Minister, isn't the jade seal on this holy decree used by mistake?" ”

Dai Quan said to him coldly: "Lord Wang, you can't say this, if you say it lightly, you don't understand the rules, and if you say it seriously, this is your disrespect, when have you ever seen the jade seal on the holy decree missed." ”

Li Lu, a cabinet scholar next to him, quietly stepped forward a few steps. When I looked at the holy decree, I couldn't help but be shocked.

The content written on the holy decree is the same as what Dai Quan just recited, but it is just a reprimand for the Zhongshun King to think about it behind closed doors and cultivate his mind.

However, the treasure seal used in the end was not the usual emperor's treasure. It is rarely used, and it is the treasure of all the people, which is to announce the meaning of the Quartet, and the hope of being loyal to the king and seizing the heir is almost gone. I don't know if the emperor purged dissidents for the crown prince at this time, or if he also felt the threat of the loyal king.

And the king of Zhongshun now has no hope of taking the heir, which emperor Dì Dū will not be said by the previous emperor to be disobedient to the etiquette system and is useless. The emperor's meaning was already very clear, and there was no hope for the king to be loyal to him in the future. In the future, at most, he will be a person who eats, drinks and has fun, Prince Taiping.

Li Lu looked at this situation, and it would be no good for him to stay any longer. So he said to King Zhongshun: "Lord, I still have some things to do, so I will leave first." ”

After speaking, he walked out, and at this time Dai Quan spoke again, "Li Xiang, let's not be busy first." The emperor still has a few words, let me bring them to the three scholars and the three adults of the military department. ”

As soon as they heard his words, the three cabinet scholars Li Lu, Yan Mu, and Pan Yong, as well as the military department Shangshu Huotu, and the attendants Peng Bi and Lei Ying knelt on the ground together, and said in unison: "Listen to Your Majesty's holy message. ”

Dai Quan stood there, looked at them kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "The emperor's dictation: I invite you to come and discuss military affairs. As for your drinking, I beg you to let it go first, this is my message. ”

When these six people heard this, they knew that the emperor was very dissatisfied, and the emperor was not satisfied with their dealings with the king of Zhongshun. In fact, the six of them were not close to King Zhongshun, and this time it was just an invitation from King Zhongshun. They didn't save face, after all, King Zhongshun was the son of the emperor, and now the power is very strong, and he has been able to threaten the position of the crown prince.

Now they heard the words of the emperor, and knew that the emperor was very suspicious of the king of Zhongshun, and that he would deal with him in the future. I'm afraid it's not just my career, but I can't even save my life.

After listening to the emperor's words, these six people actually broke out in a cold sweat. But after all, it was trained by many years of officialdom, and he did not panic. After thanking each of them, they stood up.

Yan Mu, a university scholar, took out a few silver tickets from his sleeve, stepped forward gently, pretended to greet Dai Quan, and gently stuffed the silver tickets into Dai Quan's hand.

As soon as Dai Quan took the silver tickets, he knew that there were probably hundreds of taels of these silver tickets. Dai Quan also knew that the emperor would not take a few scholars, and when he saw that he had stuffed the silver ticket to show his goodwill, he accepted it, and he was still very satisfied with this errand, these few hundred taels are not a small amount, plus some money, it is also possible to buy a petty official of six or seven grades.

As soon as Yan Mu saw the silver ticket with Dai Quan, his heart immediately settled down, Dai Quan is the emperor's barometer, sometimes Dai Quan receives the silver ticket, then there is no big deal.

Yan Mu then asked, "Prime Minister, what happened today?" Let the emperor make a big move. ”

Dai Quan looked at the fourth middle school, and then pulled him to the side and walked a few more steps, and then said softly: "The border is eight hundred miles away, and the emperor can't find anyone to discuss." As a result, when asked, they all ate wine in the Zhongshun Palace. The emperor was furious on the spot, and then he issued these holy decrees. As for the details, I didn't dare to tell them more.

Yan Mu listened to Dai Quan's words, and his heart was also sudden, there were 800 miles of urgency at the border pass, and he should have read it with them before going to see the emperor.

It seems that it is the people below, and they are afraid of bad things if they can't find them. In accordance with the regulations, he directly reported to the emperor, which made the emperor angry. It seems that you should be careful when you see the emperor for a while, otherwise the emperor will be annoyed, and decades of hard work will be ruined.

Li Lu and Pan Yong also stepped forward at this time and asked Yan Mu, "Yan Xiang, what does the emperor mean?" You talk to us, otherwise we won't be able to explain it when we see the emperor in a while. ”

Yan Mu thought about it for a while, and now they are grasshoppers on a rope, "The emperor received an urgent report of eight hundred miles, but none of our responsible people could find it, the emperor was furious, but I think it's no big deal, let's hurry into the palace now, admit our mistake with the emperor, and then deal with this matter." I don't think it's a big deal. ”

When the other two heard this, they also nodded frequently. They were indeed at fault in this matter, and at least one person should be left in the upper study. Now all three of them have come to the banquet, but this is wrong.

However, for them who have been in officialdom for a long time, this time is not a big deal, and they have not done anything out of the ordinary. After a while, he entered the palace and confessed his mistake to the emperor. Once the matter of the border is solved, there will be nothing to do.

Seeing that everything had been done, Dai Quan said to the six adults: "Are the adults going back to the palace with me, or do you want to stay for a while." ”

Where did these six dare to stay any longer, they all said: "The emperor still has military affairs there, and they can't be delayed." Hurry up, don't let the emperor wait for a long time. ”

So the six of them said goodbye one after another, and King Zhongshun only reacted at this time, thinking about how much gold, silver and jewelry he had given to Dai Quan before, and it was time for him to repay himself, so he hurried over and grabbed Dai Quan, and said at a loss: "Prime minister, you save me, we used to have a good relationship." ”

Dai Quan said with a smile: "Lord Wang, you are a nobleman of Tianhuang, and the slave is just a eunuch, where can I help you?" You'd better be smart. After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked out.

Seeing Dai Quan walking outside the palace, the six summoned adults also hurriedly followed him out of the gate of the Zhongshun Palace.

King Zhongshun still wanted to chase it, but was stopped by the chief envoy of the palace, and King Zhongshun was angry when he saw that he was stopped, and his eyes glared at Changshi fiercely, asking him to give himself an explanation.

Changshi didn't seem to see the eyes of King Zhongshun, but said respectfully: "Lord, Your Majesty's will says that you will think about it behind closed doors for three months." You've just taken the order, and now you're going out to chase a few adults. Let those who have a heart know, how should the prince reply to His Majesty at that time? ”

When King Zhongshun heard his words, it was like being poured a basin of cold water, which suddenly made him sober up, although he sobered up, he did not have the spirit just now. suddenly collapsed on the ground, and at this time, the concubine of Xinna hurriedly came over to help him.

King Zhongshun pushed her away and said to her angrily: "It's all you, the mourning star, if I hadn't married you, I wouldn't have ended up where I am today." Come on, come on. ”

As soon as King Zhongshun shouted like this, several guards from the palace immediately came over, and King Zhongshun's face was distorted, and his eyes were crazy and said: "Give me this slut Chéng Rén, I will make her unable to survive and die for the rest of her life." ”

At this time, the long history of the palace really couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward and persuaded him: "The prince can't, this is too much, it hurts Tianhe." When the time comes, I will be referred to by the imperial history, and I am afraid that the prince will not be able to afford to suffer at that time. ”

At this time, the king of Zhongshun was furious, pointing at the nose of this long history and scolding: "What are you? Dare to mind my business, believe it or not I make you like her? ”

That long history was laughed at by him, and he didn't understand that the originally shrewd and loyal king had just lost his mind after receiving some blows. It is like those predecessors who have achieved great things, with indomitable courage.

As it turned out, there was no need to deal with him anymore, so Changshi proudly said to King Zhongshun: "I'm afraid that the prince is confused, I am also a jinshi in the ten-year cold window examination, but I was sent by the emperor to assist the prince, although I am the long history of the prince's mansion, but I am also the official of the imperial court." If the prince wants to dispose of Weichen, I am afraid that he will have to get His Majesty's approval. ”