Chapter 737: One Mountain Can't Tolerate Two Tigers
Since he is called the 'Emperor Regent', he should no longer sit in the front row of the ministers, but should be on an equal footing with the emperor, otherwise he will not be able to reflect Shi Bin's nobility. For this question, Shi Bin pulled Wang San, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi to talk about the question of 'where to sit'.
In Shi Bin's opinion, as long as you put a dragon chair and sit next to Duzong, it is not so troublesome. But when Jia Ling heard this, she smiled and said, "Husband, things are not that simple, you first have to figure out what your status is." ”
"What is 'one's status'? My status is obvious to all, and everyone knows it. Shi Bin asked suspiciously.
"The meaning of the slave family is whether you think you are higher or lower than the emperor."
Shi Bin said without hesitation: "At present, my status is naturally lower than his. But even if it's low, I'm also the 'Emperor', so I shouldn't be sitting in the front row of the ministers anymore, right? At least on an equal footing with the emperor. ”
The three or four kings agreed with this statement very much, Shi Bin really shouldn't be with the ministers anymore, even if he was sitting, he shouldn't be there, but should go to the emperor. It's just that Wang San, Li Chao and Sai Xishi didn't know how to sit, so in order not to make jokes and not cause trouble, they naturally kept their mouths shut and set their sights on Jia Ling, who was full of poetry and books.
"Husband knows that my Great Song Dynasty didn't say the prime minister and the second prime minister before you, but said the left prime minister and the right prime minister, right?"
"Of course I know this, I just feel that it is easy to confuse with 'left prime minister' and 'right prime minister', and it is better to use 'prime minister' and 'second prime minister' to understand. Xiaoling, what are you talking about this? ”
"There is a reason to say this." Jia Ling smiled, "You should remember that the left prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty has a higher status than the right prime minister, right?" ”
"Yes, although they are all prime ministers, the left minister has a higher status than the right prime minister, and the left servant shoots a higher status than the right servant, as if the Great Song Dynasty respects the left."
"In that case, do you think that if you were to be on an equal footing with the emperor, should you sit on his left or right? If you sit backwards, there will be some unnecessary twists and turns, and those nerds will jump out and gossip. ”
At this time, Shi Bin and the four of them all understood the meaning of Jia Ling's words, that is, they wanted Shi Bin to sit on the right side of Duzong, and to have a 'vacant position to the left' and 'no equal', so that Duzong was still nominally higher than Shi Bin.
Of course, this good method won the consent of Shi Bin, because it was a wonderful way to not only be equal to the emperor, but also respect the emperor. After the discussion, Shi Bin asked Wang San and Li Chao, two big think tanks, to leave, and instead ordered Xu Feng to call Wang Yi and Li Shao to discuss the specific operation.
Now Wang Yi and Li Shao both know Shi Bin's way of doing things, but whenever they enter Shifu, there is a big matter, so they don't dare to delay in the slightest and are very cautious.
After seeing Shi Bin, Wang Yi asked, "Why did the prince summon us to ask why?" ”
"I just made a decision that I need you to help me execute."
"If there is anything to be done with Li Shao, the prince just needs to give the order. The two of us will do our best to ensure that it will be done! Wang Yi said without hesitation.
"What Wang Yi said is exactly what the lower official thinks, if there is anything to be done by the lower official, the prince just gives the order!" Li Shao also said resolutely.
The attitude of the two naturally made Shi Bin very satisfied, but Shi Bin didn't want to say the decision so quickly, but wanted to affirm them more and make them realize that he admired them very much. So I started to talk to them about what we had experienced together. This is very heartwarming, Wang Yi and Li Shao are naturally more willing to contribute to Shi Bin when they hear this.
Looking back on the old time, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Now that I have become the 'Emperor', some people think that I should no longer sit in the front row of you, but should be equal to the emperor, what do you think?" ”
Shi Bin has always been eclectic, and after several major stimuli, it is not surprising that the two of them are now on an equal footing with the emperor. Just nod your head in agreement, but pay attention to the way.
"Rest assured, I've got you covered. Our Great Song Dynasty is to respect the left, so my dragon chair is placed on the right side of the emperor, what should I do? ”
Seeing that Shi Bin had already taken these into consideration, Wang Yi and Li Shao were relieved, and said that they would contact the officials who supported Shi Bin in the next few days, and when everything was ready, they would jointly play a joint performance, asking Shi Bin, the 'regent emperor', to be on an equal footing with Duzong.
Almost no one in the court today dared to confront Shi Bin, so this preparation did not take long, and it was completed in only three days. On the fourth day, Wang Yi and Li Shao led their ministers to ask the emperor to play, so that Shi Bin, the 'emperor', would sit on his own right.
This recital made Duzong feel that it was too much, even if he was mentally retarded, he knew that the emperor was the most noble person in the world, how could anyone be on an equal footing with him? Therefore, it was immediately denied. However, even if Duzong denied it, it would not help, because Wang Yi and Li Shao used the greatest strength to gather the most officials to put pressure on the emperor this time, but less than one percent of them did not express their position, and no one stood up against it. Duzong, who couldn't resist the pressure, could only agree to this request that made him feel humiliated, and let Shi Bin be on an equal footing with him.
At first, it was not pleasant to sit side by side with Duzong, 'one mountain does not tolerate two tigers', and it seems inappropriate to put two dragon chairs on one platform. Duzong, who was sitting side by side with Shi Bin, was even more unhappy, this was a great shame for his Zhao family, but now it happened to him, the emperor.
Therefore, for several days, there was an unpleasant atmosphere in the court, and the work was naturally inefficient, which made everyone dissatisfied.
How can you be the 'regent emperor' and the emperor on an equal footing, but the government is handled even worse? Of course, Shi Bin couldn't allow such a situation to happen, so he immediately called the four think tanks to discuss together.
Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Shi Bin are the closest and naturally know why Shi Bin calls them, although Wang San and Li Chao are just brothers, they are smart, so they can guess one or two. In this way, there is no need for Shi Bin to explain that the four of them already have the bottom in their hearts.
"I invite the four of you here today to discuss a question, 'Can one mountain not tolerate two tigers'."
"Big brother, of course one mountain can't accommodate two tigers. Do you want to be the emperor? Wang San said, "Actually, we all think how awkward it is for you to sit on that high platform with the emperor. ”
"It's just, it's awkward." Jia Ling immediately agreed.
"What do you think?" Shi Bin asked Li Chao and Sai Xishi.
"Of course it is." The two said in unison.
"Looks like there's only one person sitting on that platform..." Shi Bin said, "It's just that it seems that it's a little inappropriate to push him down now." ”
looked at Shi Bin's hesitant look, but Sai Xishi said that Shi Bin was a little forward-looking and timid. Now that everything is under control, it is time to make a decision to force the emperor to take the throne. Although this was very exciting, no one supported it, and Sai Xi Shi had to keep his mouth shut.
"Since you all feel awkward, and you all feel that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, what should you do?" Shi Bin asked.
"Then let him go down, the question is how? The key is that you can't let him med right away, you're still the 'emperor' for a few days, it's really troublesome! Jia Ling, the eldest lady, kept complaining.
At this time, Shi Bin didn't want to complain, let alone vent everyone's anger, but said that there must be a way and it must be very simple, but everyone hasn't found it yet.
"Take your time, don't worry, can you get to this point?" Sai Xi Shi also encouraged.
"The emperor's sick seedling had better see Hades tomorrow!" Jia Ling said viciously.
After listening to Jia Ling's words, Shi Bin smiled, "You forgot what Qian Zhong said? He can still live for a while, and now although he relies on medicine every day to maintain his life, he can still walk, and it is still early to meet the king of Hades. ”
"It's really annoying, how good it would be to just lie on his dragon bed, why are you lying on that dragon chair? Anyway, it's nothing to do with him, it's just an ornament! Sai Xi Shi also coaxed.
Hearing this, Shi Bin couldn't help laughing, the two women are now like angry little daughters-in-law, not at all like the wife of the powerful King of Chu.
Just as he was about to comfort Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, Wang San suddenly spoke: "Big brother, I suddenly thought of a solution, this method may not be perfect but it should be useful. ”
"What's the solution, say it and listen to it!" Shi Bin, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi said in unison.
"Isn't the emperor in poor health? Then let's simply talk about his illness more seriously, and ask Qian Zhong to say that the emperor can't get out of bed and can't stand the wind, so it is impossible to go to the court to govern, and everything can only be handled by the eldest brother. Speaking of this, Wang San laughed slyly.
Shi Bin was a smart person, and immediately understood what Wang San's 'not perfect' method was.
"Brother Xian means to use poor health as an excuse to pull the emperor off this high platform?"
"Big brother, this is a bad statement. It's not that the younger brother wants to pull the emperor off the high platform under the pretext that he is not in good health, of course, it is not that the eldest brother wants to do this, but the emperor is not in good health in the first place, and we will invite him off the high platform and leave the dragon chair in order for him to live for two more days. ”
Wang San is really a brilliant tongue, this ability to reverse black and white is really unsurpassed, Shi Bin slandered.
When Shi Bin slandered, Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Li Chaosan echoed and expressed their support for Wang San's method. At the same time, Jia Ling thought that Duzong's dragon chair still had to be kept and could not be moved. Everyone understood what Jia Ling meant, this was for Shi Bin's good and to prevent him from being widely criticized, rather than really waiting for Duzong to sit on the dragon chair again.
After discussing, Shi Bin called Qian Zhong and told him his plan, and Qian Zhong immediately started a rumor after he understood it. Now Qian Zhong is the director of the Tai Hospital, even if everyone knows that he is Shi Bin's best friend, no one dares to doubt his medical skills. Therefore, Qian Zhong said that Duzong couldn't get out of bed and couldn't withstand the wind, and everyone had to believe it, and had to accept the situation that only Shi Bin was sitting on the high platform.
And Duzong is weak and cowardly, after Shi Bin 'advised' a few times, he didn't dare to say it even if he wanted to go to the court to participate in politics, so he could only nest in the harem and play with crickets by himself.
There was an empty dragon chair on the left when he went to court, and Shi Bin was of course not happy, but at least he achieved 'one mountain and one tiger'. The situation is even better, and there is no more than one step away from ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, so that Shi Bin, who is not too impatient, is comfortable again.