Pei Qiu was about to thank him, but when he saw Xiahouba's face turned blue, he knew that it was bad, and the old lady was delicious. Now he was full of joy and disappeared like boiling soup and snow.

"It seems that if you become the king of this county, Xiahou Lao'er is afraid that he will hate me to death......" Pei Qiu quickly thought about it in his heart, and finally sighed, and bowed his hand to the initial emperor and said: "Your Majesty is wrong to love, and the old minister is inscribed with five feelings, but the old lady is not crowned the king of the capital of hundreds of bureaucrats, and the old minister's virtue is shallow, and he will never dare to trespass." ”

Xiahou Ba's face was a little pale, and he had the heart to say a few words, but he was afraid that Pei Qiu would beat the snake with the stick, so he couldn't open this mouth......

The atmosphere in the audience was extremely embarrassing, and the initial emperor laughed twice and said:

"Ha, haha, the old birthday star is too worried, the widow has forgotten who, and he will not forget the old lady."

Saying that, he glanced at Xiahou Ba, raised his voice slightly, and said: "The widow has already thought about it, but the time is not right, and he just wants to surprise the old lady when the time comes." After a pause, he softly comforted the old lady and said: "Since the old birthday star is unwilling to be above the old master, then the widow will tell the truth." Next year, on the 70th birthday of the old lady, the widow will also give you the title of king. ”

"......" Xiahou Ba's lips moved, but he didn't thank him immediately. Even if he is crowned king next year, it will be behind Pei Qiu, how can he accept this?

"Not only is it crowned king," but the first emperor said in shock: "When the time comes, the widow will add nine tin to the old lady and seal the big mound!" ”

"Ah......" All the distinguished guests in the hall were shocked when they heard this.

If so, the initial emperor named Pei Qiu as the king of the county, which can be regarded as an exceptional reward. The original emperor wanted to add nine tins to Xiahou Ba and seal the big mound, which was simply to tell the people of the world that he had planned to give up the country to the Xiahou family.

The so-called nine tin is nine kinds of ritual vessels, which are the nine kinds of utensils given by the Son of Heaven to the princes and ministers with special honors, and they are the expression of the highest courtesy. Originally, it was just an honor, but the courtiers who had accepted Jiuxi in history, such as Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sima Zhao and others, all usurped the throne as emperors, and 'Jiuxi' became synonymous with usurpation.

But before, once the powerful minister thought that he was qualified to be the emperor and wanted His Majesty to move the nest, he would ask the emperor to add nine tin to himself to see the reaction of the people in the world. Like the original emperor, he took the initiative to voluntarily add nine tin to his courtiers, and he was the first to go through the history books.

As for 'Otsuka Zai', although it is not as sensitive as 'Kajiu Tin', it is actually more fatal. It was an official position created by the Hu court of the Northern Dynasty back then, and Otsuka Zai was in charge of national affairs and guarded the herdsmen on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Xiahou Ba's Zhongshu Order, although it is also said to be one and the same, covers the sky with one hand, but it is still stuck in the framework of three provinces and six ministries, but the Menxia Province is now a virtual entity, and there is no legal balance Zhongshu Province to issue an order, so that he will have the current situation.

But how to say it, Zhongshu Province is only a decision-making body, and the specific implementation has to rely on Shangshu Province, so after Xiahouba issued the order, the implementation situation depends on whether Shangshu Province cooperates or not. And there are many things in the six departments, and it is inconvenient for Zhongshu Province to interfere, so we must listen to the meaning of Shangshu Province, otherwise there will be no situation where Cui Valve's children are officials in the world.

As for the army, it is even more so. Although Xiahou can control half of the Beijing camp, the commander of the forbidden army is Pei Jiao. Pei Valve also took the opportunity to resist the Taiping Dao and stationed 200,000 soldiers in Youyan, and Xiahou Valve could not touch it at all. This has simply become Xiahouba's biggest heart disease, otherwise he wouldn't have to wait for the time to be ripe, he would have turned against his mother a long time ago!

But once Xiahou Ba became Otsuka Zai, everything was different. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all under the control of Otsuka Zai, and the big and small dynasties were all out of Otsuka Zaifu, and Cui Yan, the Shangshu Order, completely became his subordinate official. The six departments controlled by Cui Yan must be reported to him. More importantly, Xiahou Ba can justifiably touch all the armies, melt away Pei Valve's influence in the army little by little, and transfer Pei Valve's 200,000 northern troops to the mainland to slowly digest them......

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The words of the initial emperor were silent, and all the big people were thinking about it, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Huangfu Yu.

Xiahouba was also a time, with mixed blessings and worries, and it was difficult to decide. He was glad that the initial emperor confessed in public, which was almost equivalent to a direct surrender. What's worrying is that he hasn't exerted his strength yet, why did he surrender? Isn't there any trap waiting to be drilled into?

So whether it is time to push the boat with the current, simply next, or politely refuse, not to be tempted by the initial emperor, the old lady really can't judge.

He only felt that his heart was pounding, and he didn't even hesitate so much when the change of Bao'en Temple was in place.

After a while, Xiahou Ba realized that the room full of people was waiting for him to make a statement. Looking at the big word Shou on the wall, he remembered again that today was Pei Qiu's birthday, no matter what, he shouldn't dwell on this matter.

But Xiahou Ba himself didn't realize that he had actually fallen for the Initial Emperor's ecstasy. Sure enough, I saw that the old lady's expression was a little gloomy, and she laughed and broke the silence in the hall and said: "Today is the birthday of the Duke of Dingguo, how did it get to the old man?" Saying that, he glanced at Pei Qiu and persuaded him in a fake way: Since Your Majesty has opened Chrysostom and it is the birthday of the old lady, I don't think you should refuse.

"Yes, the master has spoken, the old birthday star has no excuse now, right?" The Initial Emperor also echoed with a smile.

Pei Qiu leaned over in fear to thank him, but he felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

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The first emperor toasted Xiahouba and several princes with a glass of wine, and then drove back to the palace. From beginning to end, he never ate a bite of the Pei family's food or drank a mouthful of the Pei family's wine......

As soon as the emperor left, the birthday banquet really began, and even the giants in the longevity hall felt much more comfortable.

A group of old men took turns to toast Pei Qiu, and after Xiahou Ba drank a glass with Pei Qiu first, he sat there in a daze, forgetting that he had vowed to punish Cui Yan for three cups.

He didn't look for Cui Yan, but Cui Yan couldn't treat him as nothing. After paying tribute to Pei Qiu, Cui Yan took the plunge and brought the wine to Xiahou Ba, and said with a smile: "Master, brother, I will make amends for you." ”

"Oh......" Xiahou Ba was stunned for a moment, only to understand that it was Cui Yan who came to make amends to himself, and he and Cui Yan touched a cup heavily.

After drinking a lot, Xiahouba didn't let Cui Yan leave, and pulled him to ask half-truthfully: "Brother, are you a little too much?" For the sake of that little for your grandchildren, you really plan to never get along with me for the sake of your grandchildren? ”

Cui Yanxin said, is it because I don't get along with you? Or are you squeezing me all day long? But Lao Lingjun's heart was like a mirror, he knew that Xiahou Ba had already fallen into the path of the original emperor and began to regard himself as Otsuka Zai, so he naturally had to change his attitude towards himself.

But since Cui Yan has made up his mind to watch from the wall, he naturally will not break through this layer, and only watch his good show with understanding.

"Oh, aren't you afraid that the Taishi will be angry and hit me with a big stick?" He didn't compete with Xiahou Ba, who ignored whom, just said softly with a wry smile.

"Nonsense." Xiahou Ba's eyes widened, and he feigned anger: "If I knock on anyone, I won't knock you, we have played since we were children, when did we say a heavy word to you?" ”

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought about too much." Cui Yan nodded, punished himself again, looked at Xiahou and said domineeringly: "This is deflated, right?" ”

"Hmm......" Xiahou Ba stroked his beard and said with a straight face: "There is still one cup left." ”

"Hahaha, you really know how to do it." Cui Yan and Xiahou Ba laughed together.