Chapter Seventy-Two: The Prison State
Emperor Zhaolie is very aware of the threat posed by the princes to the central government, and he does not think that these brothers of the same clan will have you in their hearts after their own development and reproduction for several generations, the so-called two representatives of one generation and four generations will not be recognized, so as early as the beginning of the founding of the Great Yan, Emperor Zhaolie clearly stipulated that all princes can be kings when they reach adulthood, and then according to their ability, they will be entrusted with official positions.
And these kings are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, since the founding of Emperor Zhaolie, to Yanshu to this generation has experienced a total of five generations, Yanjing City has seventy or eighty royal princes, but belonging to the first-class kings, only Liang Wang Yanhu and Lu Wang Yan Shuhuan.
Yan Shuhuan is the son of Emperor Hui, Yan Shu is a half-brother, so he was awarded the title of first-class prince, if he fails to make contributions to Great Yan in his generation, then when he is a hundred years later, his son will inherit his throne, he will be demoted to a second-class prince, and so on.
And the ancestor of Liang Wang Yanhu, Yan Wangbei and Emperor Zhaolie are brothers, and they can fight well in their lives, and the fierce general Jingu Feng under the command of Emperor Zhaolie at that time is equally famous, Jingu Feng is good at attacking, and Yan Wangbei is good at defending, they are the guns and shields in the hands of Emperor Zhaolie, under the command of Emperor Zhaolie, sweeping the princes!
It is also strange to say that although Yan Wangbei's descendants have always been in the same lineage, everyone has military talents and has made outstanding contributions to the stability of Dayan for hundreds of years, among which Yan Tuotuo is the most outstanding, that is, Yan Hu's father and Yan Wuji's grandfather.
Until Yan Hu's generation, they were still first-class princes, and Yan Hu had always held the Sixth Legion of the empire in his hands, and he had never lost it, but because of Yan Youchu's rebellion, his garrison changed from the original Yanyun Erzhou to the current Dingzhou and Caizhou.
So now Yan Shuhuan is eager for the position of this prison country, it is naturally self-evident, but when he ran into Ci'an Palace full of joy and put forward his ideas in front of the Empress Dowager Chu, the originally imaginary scene did not appear, but was sent out by the Empress Dowager after throwing the four words "don't even think about it" with a cold face.
Yan Shuhuan couldn't understand that Empress Dowager Chu, who was his own mother, would reject him so simply and decisively, and even he once wondered, is this still the mother who usually dotes on him?
In fact, it is no wonder that Yan Shuhuan has this thought, because the Empress Dowager Chu's attitude towards this matter is indeed too far from usual, and the usual Empress Dowager Chu is kind and smiling to everyone, but he underestimated the weight of Jiangshan Sheji in the heart of the Empress Dowager.
This biological son has a few pounds and taels, she knows better than anyone else, if he is in the position of the prison country, it is not very likely to stab Lou Zi, but it is absolutely possible to make a laughing stock.
And the water above the court is bottomless, although Yan Shuheng was born in the royal family, he has never been in contact with the affairs of the court since he was a child, he is a rookie in front of those people is not enough for others to dry their teeth, in case his brain is hot, and he is instigated by someone with a heart to do something overstepping, it will bring him death.
So when Yan Shuheng put forward the request to supervise the country, the Empress Dowager Chu, who was a mother, refused without thinking about it, in addition to being afraid that he would make jokes in the court, it was not a kind of protection for him.
Yan Shuheng is just a high-pitched episode in this matter, but it seems that the whole thing has changed direction from this episode.
In the hearts of the civil and military officials, the emperor fell ill, so the matter of supervising the country was naturally the Empress Dowager Chu, but the next day, when the hundred officials came to the Taijing Palace, a letter of appointment spread throughout the palace from this court, the reason why this is so is not because of how loud the voice of the inner servant who passed the decree is, but because the person selected by the Yanshu is too unexpected.
With the eldest princess Yan Changfeng, she will govern the country on behalf of her!
This is the original words of the holy decree, when the courtiers heard the news, the expressions on their faces were surprisingly consistent, whether it was Jin Ran or others, including Jin Ran himself, they were stunned for a while before they came back to their senses,
After a long period of silence, there were noisy discussions one after another, although you didn't say a word, you took care of yourself, but the meaning of the expression was very clear, that is, they did not support Yan Changfeng as the supervisor, the reason is also very simple, the Empress Dowager Chu is still there, and there is a Lu Wang Yan Shuheng outside the palace, and it is not Yan Changfeng's turn to rank seniority no matter what.
Immediately, several ministers ran towards Yan Shuyi's bedroom with angry faces, saying that they would jointly sign up and admonish each other with death.
With the lead, there are those who follow the trend, the ministers in the Taijing Hall rushed to Yan Shuyi's dormitory one after another, and it didn't take long for only Jinran to be left, and those civil and military who only Jinran was looking forward to the horse also came to ask for his opinion before going, but Jinran didn't say anything, asked too much, simply closed his eyes, out of sight and out of mind, the civil and military saw him like this, so they didn't continue to ask, just followed their own opinions.
Jin Ran stood alone on the main hall, his eyes raised slightly, and he landed on the golden dragon chair above the main hall, just looking at it.
This scene is very similar to the scene that happened in Hu Meng's tent not long ago, except that at that time, Ke Lie's eyes were hot and domineering, and now Jinran's eyes were hesitant and struggling.
For the current Jin Ran, the distance between him and that position is a matter of one or two steps, whether it is physical distance or identity distance, now he only needs to lift his feet and take two steps forward, he is completely sure to sit on the dragon chair steadily, and then see what the world will be like there.
But another voice in his heart told him, "You can't do this, you can't do this, and if you do, where do you put your faith in the past?" Where do you put the friendships of the past?
I don't know how long it took, but a soft sigh sounded in the empty hall.
"Hey!"
It seems to be a pity, but it is more like a sigh of relief.
Jin Ran slowly turned around, turned his back to the tempting throne, and walked out of the Taijing Hall with firm steps.
Yan Shuyi lives in Taihe Palace, located in the north of the Imperial Palace, behind the Taijing Palace, and separated from the Taijing Palace by a wide square, which is usually used to hold large banquets and solemn ceremonies, such as the birthday banquet of the emperor and the queen mother, or the celebration banquet to welcome the victorious generals, are held here.
But now there are Manchu civil and military people kneeling in the square, and those civil and military who usually fight for red ears in the court, whether they are from the Jinran faction or not, are surprisingly unanimous in their opinions at this time, and they shout higher than one another, as if they have experienced the pain of losing the country.
Liu Jian stood outside the gate of Taihe Palace, looking at the courtiers in the square with an aggrieved expression, his eyes were a little red, and a heavy slap mark on his face was particularly eye-catching, and he didn't know which official's masterpiece it was.
Jin Ran walked over slowly, swept his eyes, and had a bottom in his heart, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were outside, but the house was missing.
Liu Jian saw Jin Ran walking towards him, Rao is heart no matter how aggrieved he was, he could only swallow it all in his stomach at this time, and then forcibly squeezed out a smile that was slightly better than crying and greeted him.
"I've seen An Pingjun!"
Although the status of the chamberlains is very low, it does not mean that they are not arrogant in their hearts, because they are the emperor's servants, and in their eyes, even if they are as powerful as Jinran, they are not qualified to be their masters, so they only call themselves servants in front of the royal family.
Jin Ran nodded, in response, he didn't ask out loud who the owner of the slap print on Liu Jian's face was, because there was no need for this, even if it was the emperor's inner servant, it was not worth him to take action.
"Your Majesty is awake?"
"Yes, I slept all night, I just woke up before the morning court, and then I wrote down the holy decree in a hurry."
Jin Ran nodded again, then stretched out his right hand and waved it to the side, the meaning was obvious, let Liu Jian stand on the side, he wanted to go in.
Liu Jian hesitated for a moment, but slowly turned his body to the side, and stood respectfully, he knew that Jin Ran was different from those ministers before, those ministers were at most scolding him, and it was just a matter of venting his personal anger, but if he annoyed Jin Ran, it was not as simple as scolding, it would kill someone.
So although Liu Jian hesitated, he was also very helpless, and he didn't even dare to hesitate for a long time, for fear of annoying the person in front of him.
At this moment when Liu Jian was thinking wildly, Jin Ran had already crossed the threshold of the palace gate, and then threw a sentence to the civil and military personnel outside the door that made Liu Jian grateful.
"I'll go in, you can wait here with peace of mind, and don't make any more drastic moves."
This sentence is undoubtedly reducing the pressure on Liu Jian, what is an "excesse"? It is nothing more than forcibly breaking into the palace and making loud noises, which makes Liu Jian embarrassed.
With Jinran's words, then Liu Jian's work is much easier, there are really few people who dare not listen to Jinran's words, thinking of this, Liu Jian glanced at Jinran with gratitude, but the other party's figure has disappeared at the palace gate.
It's just a moment of compassion!
There were a total of five people in the Taihe Palace at this time, divided into Xuanhe Jinhong, the house standing on both sides of the dragon couch, and the Empress Dowager Chu and Yan Changfeng, who were sitting at the head of the bed and supporting Yan Shu to use medicine, plus Jinran, who had just come in, there were six people in total.
Jinhong had already seen it when Jinran bypassed the flower screen, and when Jinran approached, he took the initiative to greet him and bowed: "Father." ”
may be someone else, because he is in this palace, and he is surrounded by the emperor and the queen mother, so even if he sees his closest relatives, he does not dare to act so casually, after all, since ancient times, the king, the parent, and the teacher, the idea of the king is the most important and the pro is the second has been deeply rooted.
But for Jin Hong, these cannot be the thoughts that govern his way of acting, for him, this place is no different from home, surrounded by his loved ones, where there is only affection, no grace.
Jin Ran smiled at his son, and then came to the dragon couch, and respectfully bowed when he saw the king, but was helped up by the Empress Dowager Chu, who had already put down the medicine bowl.
"There are no outsiders here, so An Pingjun doesn't need to make this big gift again." Because Yan Shuyi's body is still very weak now, a lot of polite words were said with the help of Empress Dowager Chu.
Yan Shuyi's face was very pale, like a piece of white rice paper, so all his thoughts were written on his face completely, although there were no words, but they were clear at a glance.
At this time, Yan Shuyi's expression told the comer very clearly, "You are also here to stop me from letting Changfeng supervise the country, right?"
And Yan Changfeng on the side also looked at Jin Ran with an embarrassed expression at this time, she stayed by Yan Shuyi's side for a night, and the holy decree that Yan Shuyi woke up was also in front of her, but Yan Changfeng asked herself, she actually didn't like to be a prisoner, she also stopped it, but she couldn't stand Yan Shuyi's almost begging eyes.
And now, it seems that the high-powered An Pingjun in front of him is the key to everything.