Chapter 8: The Divine Will Is Unfathomable

Hearing someone coming in, Liu Rui stopped, and the wind that came in when he opened the door was a little cool, which also made the fragrance in the whole garden even stronger.

It was Song Yang, the prince's guest, who came in, who was actually responsible for inquiring about the news for the prince.

Seeing that it was him, Liu Rui nodded and said with a smile:

"What's the good news?"

Song Yang, who came in, was calm, and when he heard the prince ask such a question, he smiled, walked over, and bowed to Liu Rui generously, saying:

"I've seen Your Highness."

Liu Rui was in a good mood at this time, nodded, and was just about to speak, when he saw that there was no joy on Song Yang's face, his heart trembled, his brows furrowed, and he asked:

"What's going on?"

Song Yang stepped forward and said with a wry smile:

"Your Highness, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you a little this time."

Liu Rui was slightly stunned, walked to Song Yang's side, frowned, shook his head, and said with a smile:

"My military division, don't joke around, my whole body is very tense now, and it will break when you pull it."

Song Yang smiled bitterly in a low voice, turned his eyes away, looked at the garden next to him, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, and only replied after a while, and said:

"Just now, Zhang Feng, the envoy of Shu State, went to the military and political hall in the palace to deal with government affairs, as far as the villain knows, at this moment, in the military and political hall, there are many three powerful ministers in the country, all of them are listed, and even Zhang Yuliang was alarmed."

Liu Rui's face immediately became gloomy, the envoy of Shu Kingdom came to visit, and his father did not summon him to the palace.

The park fell silent immediately, so quiet that you could even hear the sound of butterflies flapping their wings in the air.

Handu Luojing has a wide range of faces, and it has a name that is second to none in the entire Sacred Continent.

Prime Minister Yaheng walked on the road, looking at the surrounding scenery, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, because of the "Second Prince Incident", there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, and the wide street seemed very lonely, and even more, on both sides of the street, because most of the officials were waiting for news at home, they did not dare to go out, and many tea shops and restaurants were directly closed and closed for business.

The sky was overcast, and it seemed that there was a rainstorm that was coming.

Today is his duty, since the emperor is seriously ill, most of his time in the palace side hall to deal with government affairs, many things and chaos, almost idle.

Passing through the Hou Chao Square, next to the magnificent main hall, a path extends to the government affairs hall.

Yaheng looked up at the gloomy sky, quickened his pace, and walked to the end to find Rojo waiting there with a smile.

Yaheng was stunned for a moment, stepped forward, and said:

"Lord Luo, isn't the old man on duty today?"

Luo Huo naturally walked up to Yaheng and said with a smile:

"I was busy all night last night, I wanted to make up for sleep today, but I just fell asleep, and His Majesty sent someone to summon me to the government affairs hall, saying that there was something important to discuss, and I didn't dare to slack off, so I hurriedly dressed and rushed over, and I saw the figure of the prime minister from afar, so I waited here."

Yaheng frowned and said:

"Oh? Why did His Majesty summon you to the palace? ”

Rojo shook his head and made a "please" gesture to the door of the temple, and Yaheng bowed his hand, but he was not humble, and turned to go inside.

Rojo followed.

At this time, there were already people waiting in the temple.

Seeing the two come in, the hussar general Wang Xiangzuo hurriedly got up to greet him, and after the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Wang Xiangzuo stretched out his hand to the side and pointed to the side, and said with a smile:

"Who's coming, two?"

Yaheng and Luo Huo followed his fingers, and saw an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes, full of white hair, but dignified, dignified, and energetic, looking at the two of them with blazing eyes.

"Mrs. Zhang!" "Old lady!"

The two of them cried out in surprise.

Zhang Yuliang laughed when he heard this, strode forward, and said:

"Time flies, in the blink of an eye, we have been separated for so many years."

The two hurriedly arched their hands and said:

"Mrs. Zhang, we haven't seen each other for a few years, aren't you always at ease in your hometown? Why did you go back to Luojing City today, could it be that Your Majesty also summoned you back? ”

Zhang Yuliang smiled, glanced at the three people in the room, sighed, and sighed:

"You've got gray hair."

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Zhang Yuliang coughed lightly and replied with a smile:

"People, when I'm older, there is a lot of nonsense, yes, I was ordered to return to Beijing by His Majesty, and I have been back for several days, but because of some inconvenience, I have not been able to visit from house to house, and I hope you can forgive the old man."

Yaheng and Luo Huo glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of doubt in each other's eyes, and Yaheng asked first:

"I don't know why His Majesty summoned you back to Beijing?"

Zhang Yuliang sighed and replied:

"You also know that the old man has been away from the government for a long time, and he should not be involved in political affairs, but this matter is serious, and there are few people who know, so His Majesty urgently summoned me back to Beijing, temporarily reinstated, and dealt with this matter."

Yaheng frowned after hearing this, and said in surprise:

"I don't know what is so serious, it can alarm the Holy Decree and urgently summon Mrs. Zhang back to Beijing to deal with it?"

Zhang Yuliang glanced at Wang Xiangzuo, saw that the latter nodded, and then returned his gaze to Yaheng and Luo Huo's faces, sighed, and said with a wry smile:

"His Majesty said that Ouyang Yunzhong, the prime minister of Shu State, sent an envoy to force the marriage, and asked you and me to deal with it at our discretion."

Hearing this, the room fell silent for a moment, everyone's expressions changed instantly, Luo Huo was startled at first, and then frowned, as if thinking about something, Yaheng kept his head down in contemplation and was silent, while Wang Xiangzuo and Zhang Yuliang communicated in advance, but they were not very surprised.

Although Luo Huo has been in the political circle for a long time, he is a military general after all, so he couldn't hold his breath, frowned and asked:

"Mrs. Zhang, I'm a little confused, I don't understand a few questions, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Zhang Yuliang nodded and said:

"General Luo, excuse me."

Rojo immediately said:

"Why is it Ouyang Yunzhong's letter to force marriage, not Shu Emperor Muyang? Also, it is not a bad thing for the two countries to be married and connect with each other, so why do you have to go through so much trouble and let you and me deal with it together? In addition, why do you say 'forced marriage', is it related to my Jingyun's defeat? ”

Zhang Yuliang hesitated slightly, coughed lightly, and was about to answer, but heard Wang Xiangzuo on the side answer:

"This matter has nothing to do with the defeat of General Luo Jingyun, General Luo doesn't need to be careful, as for the forced marriage, it is because the saint ascended the throne not long ago, the country was weakened, and there were strong enemies around, especially the Northern Yan repeatedly attacked and defended, and the saint sent me and Zhang Taifu to envoy Shu together, and signed a covenant with him not to attack me, so that the empire was able to concentrate its forces and defeat the Yan country, which was the tension of the prosperous era."

He paused, took a sip of tea, and continued:

"Back then, after a large number of 'New Year's coins', there was another one, that is, to make a marriage contract between Mu Yunxuan, the prince of Shu, and Liu Ying, the princess of the empire, in order to bind both parties and win each other's trust. As for why the prime minister of Shu sent the envoy, it was because Ouyang Yun, the prime minister of Shu, was the first in the Middle Ages, and he monopolized power within a few years, and the power was domineering, and he had the hidden power to shake the lord. ”

At this time, Zhang Yuliang suddenly put down the cup, took over the conversation, and said:

"The power of Shu is in power, and the struggle for imperial power is fierce, otherwise it would not have died down after Jingyun's victory in the first battle, and the army stopped moving, giving my country a chance to breathe, but why does Your Majesty not agree to the marriage between the two countries, and let you and I discuss it together, I am also confused and have no idea."

Yaheng was shocked in his heart after hearing this, his face changed slightly, and he already understood, fortunately, everyone was bowing their heads and pondering, no one noticed the change in his expression, Yaheng calmed down, had a plan in his heart, and said:

"Princess Liu Ying is talented and lovable, and the saint is reluctant to marry her to another country, it is possible."

Everyone was silent after hearing this, the emperor was decisive, as long as it was related to the world, and even cruel and impersonal, how could he hesitate to let the courtiers participate and stay out of the matter himself.

But there is no other plausible explanation.

After a while, Zhang Yuliang turned his head to Luo Huo and smiled:

"General Luo, what do you think about this matter?"

After hearing this, Rojo bowed his head slightly, pondered for a moment, and replied:

"The holy will is unpredictable, and the subordinates have no clue at all, but the subordinates think that marrying the princess to Mu Yunxuan is not a bad thing, after all, the matter of harmony has existed in ancient times, but I can't guess what the emperor's intentions are."

Zhang Yuliang nodded, didn't reply to him, pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and said:

"This matter is too strange, the old man has been ignoring the government for many years, but this matter has something to do with me, and it is to recall His Majesty to Beijing to discuss it, but after thinking about it for a long time, it is really impossible to discuss, and now how the world is shaped, the old man does not dare to say anything, I don't know whether to let the princess marry him."

Before he could finish speaking, he looked at Wang Xiangzuo and said:

"General Wang, you know the cause and effect, and you also know a lot about the shape of the world, I don't know how General Wang thinks this matter should be handled?"

Wang Xiangzuo frowned, shook his head, and said:

"I can't see through it!"

When they heard this, they all fell silent, bowed their heads in contemplation, and had nothing to say.

A clueless meeting made the four powerful ministers of the empire bow their heads together, and although it was not tricky, it was very troublesome.

Outside the window, dark clouds cover the roof, making the already dull room even more depressing.

After a while, Zhang Yuliang suddenly smiled bitterly and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this silence is not a solution, Prime Minister Yaheng, I heard that the princess admires and respects you a lot, and often goes to the prime minister's mansion to play, it can be said that the princess was brought up by you, I don't know what the princess thinks about this matter?"

Yaheng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said:

"Although I didn't ask, I'm sure the princess won't agree, it is estimated that the emperor has asked the princess privately, but I can't convince her, so I summoned you and me to discuss and think of a safe way to solve this matter."

If the princess has not agreed, the emperor is still ambiguous, they have no way to start, they can't tie up the princess and marry Shu to Shu, but they can't think of a way to refuse Shu's "forced marriage".

The four powerful ministers looked at each other, and they all sighed, and there was nothing they could do.

After a moment of silence, Rojo suddenly spoke:

"Could it be that His Majesty wants you and me to discuss a good plan and withdraw from the marriage to Shu?"

Before Zhang Yuliang and Wang Xiangzuo could react, Yaheng suddenly blurted out and said:

"It's not!"

The three of them were all startled, and turned their heads to look at Yaheng, only to see that his face was flushed, and he seemed to be a little excited.

Yaheng knew that he was a little out of shape, coughed lightly, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, eloquent and strategic, dedicated to the country, how can he disregard the world because of the personal feelings of his children, and now the Jingyun of Shu has won a big victory, and the momentum is booming, but the emperor is afraid of Ouyang Yunzhong, and he does not dare to entrust the military power, and Ouyang Yunzhong, as the main battle faction, if he grabs the handle because of his divorce, he will take over the military power in the name and send troops to attack me, relying on the current strength, it will be difficult for the empire to resist his attack."

Everyone lowered their heads and pondered for a moment, feeling that Yaheng was reasonable, but it was even more difficult to guess what the emperor meant.

It's really unfathomable!

The crowd sighed in their hearts.