Chapter 871: Reckoning
[ps: It turns out that the name of the chapter was wrong a few days ago.,I found out today.,The front one won't change.,The back one was postponed.] 】
Duanwangfu.
As one of the several princes left in Beijing by His Majesty, King Duan has always been cultivated as a prince.
With the same treatment as him, there are also King Kang and King Huai, now King Kang's rebellion failed and he was imprisoned, King Huai was also squeezed out of the center of power, and King Duan became the focus of the courtiers again.
According to unreliable sources, His Majesty is now in poor health, and he is officially preparing to appoint King Duan as the crown prince, and the edict will be announced in the near future.
The crown prince is the prince of a country, unless the crown prince is deposed, otherwise when the monarch dies, there is no need for another edict of succession, and the prince can take over the position of the previous emperor.
His Majesty is now seriously ill and unable to govern, and once King Duan enters the East Palace, he will be in charge of all court affairs and exercise the power of the king.
Today's Duanwang is undoubtedly the most beautiful person in Beijing, and this scenery even surpasses any time in his past.
However, it was not all smooth sailing for him along the way.
Everyone watched the Tang family go from scenery to decline, and Duanwang went from being favored to falling out of favor and then to being favored and then falling out of favor, which can no longer be described with twists and turns.
However, the result has always been more important than the process, no matter what, he succeeded, and in the near future, everything he had lost will be returned tenfold and hundredfold.
Even in the past few years, the declining magnates and officials under him will usher in their spring again.
One person got the way, the chicken dog ascended to heaven, King Duan regained power, and the subordinates of King Duan's mansion were also honored, the porter glanced at Shangshu Zuocheng, and said: "Wait here first, I'll report ......"
Duanwang's Mansion has long been different from the past, from the door to the door, the officials and magnates in the capital, batch by batch came to the door to be loyal to Duanwang, and even took the gatehouse fluttering, unless it was an official of the level of the six Shangshu, he would not look at it with his eyes at all.
In Duanwang's mansion, Duanwang was feasting a group of powerful officials, the banquet was full of delicacies and wine, he didn't know how many cups he had drunk, he felt that the whole person was fluttering, and a feeling of looking down on the world also rose in his heart.
He naturally has this confidence.
Today's Chen State, the country is stable, the people live in peace, under the heavy riding iron hooves, in addition to some small problems in the Western Regions, it can be said that the four Yi surrendered, the people and officials in the DPRK generally believe that this is the most powerful years since the Chen State, and even some Confucians call this "the rule of Dingyuan".
Such a powerful Chen State will soon be his, and when his father returns to the west in a few days, he will be the new emperor, the master of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and he will be proud.
When the time comes, no, from now on, he will eliminate the enemies who have caused him trouble one by one, one by one, and the one he hates the most, of course, is his nominal cousin, the right minister Tang Ning, who almost put him in a situation of no return.
King Duan drank all the wine in a wine glass, and someone came to report: "Shangshu Zuocheng asks to see." ”
Since he regained power, he has recruited many officials one after another, but to his regret, he has not recruited any people and families like Liubu Shangshu and several major generals.
He secretly hated in his heart, these things that he didn't know how to lift, and it wouldn't be long before he was arrogant, and when he completely sat in the position of the East Palace, it was time to purge the court.
Shangshu Zuo Cheng Li Qi is a confidant he installed in Shangshu Province, and it took a lot of effort to do so, even if he is now a monopoly on power, but not everything can be said by him.
Six Shangshu, nine temples and temples, and sixteen Wei generals, can still not sell his face.
Duanwang attaches great importance to Li Qi, and now the affairs of the dynasty are handled by Shangshu Province, and Wang Xiang has taken a long vacation, Shangshu Zuocheng is a gun in his hand, and he has done a lot of things through this gun.
King Duan looked at the man and said, "Please let him in." ”
Shang Shu Zuocheng hurriedly walked in, his face was a little flustered, Duan Wang glanced at him and asked, "What's the alarm?" ”
Li Qi's face was solemn and said, "Your Highness, Tang Ning has returned to Beijing. ”
The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, although Li Qi has not been the Shangshu Zuocheng for a long time, but Tang Ning's prestige has been ringing in his ears, seeing him appear in Shangshu Province today, he immediately panicked, and hurriedly came to the palace to report.
"What?" When King Duan heard this, his face also changed suddenly, but then, he thought that it was no longer the same as before, he was no longer the Duan King who had nothing, and there was no need to be afraid of a Tang Ning.
"What if he's back?" King Duan was even more furious because of the moment of fear in his heart just now, and said with a calm face: "He came back just in time, and this king just has some accounts to settle with him......
If it weren't for Tang Ning, the Tang family would be the most powerful family in Beijing now, with countless vassals, and he would have been able to defeat King Kang a long time ago and sit in the position of the prince early.
Although the result has not changed now, the process has become many times more difficult, which makes him feel a little sad and want to cry when he thinks about it now......
He was bitter, he was held up to the clouds by his father again and again, and fell from the clouds to the bottom again and again, changing to an ordinary person, and after coming down a few times, I am afraid that he would have been tortured into a madman.
He hated Tang Ning, so after taking power, he immediately sent someone to confine Tang Ning's family in Jingshi, if it weren't for the Xiao family, the Fang family, the Ling family and other families to protect them during this time, he would have done it to his family a long time ago, and now that he is back, it is just right, he also wants to let him feel the feelings, what is it like to lose everything.
Shang Shu Zuocheng saw the killing intent on his face, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Tang Ning is not someone else, if you want to move him, you have to think about it in the long run." ”
King Duan glanced at him and said, "This king is not a fool, he is also a good minister, how can he be so easily knocked down?" ”
A sneer appeared on his face, and he said, "Besides, he has made this king suffer so much, how can this king give him a good time?" ”
Shang Shu Zuocheng looked at him and asked, "What does His Highness mean ......?"
King Duan beckoned to him, Shang Shu Zuo Cheng went over with his ear, and after listening to King Duan's words, a strange light gradually appeared in his eyes.
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After Tang Ning left the palace, he asked people to go to Xiao's house and wait for a few families to report the news of his return to Beijing, and asked Qing'er to go to the Anyang County Lord's Mansion to let her enter the palace and help bring a word to Zhao Man.
In the few months since he left Beijing, the situation in Beijing is not very good, but it is still under control.
Duanwang seems to be powerful, but in fact, he has not won over any of the people who really hold the military and political power in Beijing, such as the six Shangshu and the sixteen Wei generals.
No matter what King Duan is, he must see Emperor Chen first, but the palace has fallen into the hands of Concubine Tang Hui, and what was very common before has become extremely difficult.
Tang Ning paced slowly in the courtyard, and after a while, hurried footsteps came from the door.
Zhao Man carried the hem of his skirt in both hands, ran in from outside, and when he saw Tang Ning, his eyes turned red, and he trotted over with a quickened pace and flew into his arms.
She pillowed on Tang Ning's chest, her eyes were full of tears, and she choked up: "Father, father, he ......"
Tang Ning put one hand around her slender waist, and gently patted her shoulder with the other, comforting: "It's okay, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and there must be a ...... of Ji people."
Even if he knew that Emperor Chen's body had reached the point of running out of oil, Tang Ning could only comfort Zhao Man like this at the moment.
In fact, in the short distance from the palace to his home, he had already thought that if Emperor Chen really couldn't get through it, then in the next few months, it would be the time for King Duan to be rampant at the end.
Even without him having to do anything, Concubine Fang Shu and the Fang family who were hidden behind the scenes, as well as the forces standing behind Zhao Yuan, could push Zhao Yuan into that position.
At that time, it was the day he left Jingshi with Zhao Man and his family.
Zhao Man hugged Tang Ning, and when he was crying sadly, a figure slowly walked in from outside.
Xiao Jue was holding the swaddling baby in his arms, the baby's eyes in the swaddling clothes were purring, Xiao Jue paused, saw the situation in the hospital, immediately reached out to cover the baby's eyes, and whispered: "Don't look at ......"