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This said, the court is discussing the affairs of the court, suddenly the good news outside the palace came, saying that the general Fang Yan of the east of the expedition led the army to take advantage of the rise of the Liao River, with the advantage of boats and boats, down the river to Xiangping City, the siege of the city broke in April, captured Gongsun Yuan and his large and small henchmen more than 300 people, and beheaded all the men under the age of 15 in the city, the head spread throughout the five counties of Liaodong, and the rebellion of Gongsun Yuan that lasted half a year was peaceful.

As soon as the news came back, the entire court was jubilant, and everyone congratulated Emperor Liu Tai, but Liu Tai on the throne was not much excited, and the whole person just nodded coldly mechanically, as if Liaodong's victory and the expansion of the empire's territory had nothing to do with him.

After congratulating the emperor, people congratulated Prime Minister Fang Shao, praising him for his proper use of people, and praising him as a tiger father without a dog.

Listening to everyone's praise of his son, Fang Shao was quite proud, thinking that this stinky boy was really very similar to himself, and he didn't lose his face as a "ghost", and Liaodong returned victorious, so he could rely on this merit to promote him justifiably and entrust him with the important task of being a high-ranking official.

Just when the court discussion was hot, Jiang Wei in the class suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the prime minister's merits cover the present day, far from the past, the minister thinks that when the prime minister is invited to the throne of the country, he can show the glory of the prime minister and show the kindness of His Majesty." ”

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers seconded it, and Fei Yi said: "What Boyo said is very true, the prime minister was originally the marquis of Jinyang County, and the ministers thought that when the lord was promoted to one level, he was promoted to the rank of Duke of Jin. ”

"The prime minister should be promoted to the Duke of Jin."

"Your Majesty, please."

The ministers and ministers responded, and for a while, it seemed that the world was in the heart, and everyone wanted Fang Shao to take the throne and become the prince.

Now that Fang Shao has been in charge of the world for several years, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the country of the Han Dynasty is said to be strong, and now there is the victory of Liaodong, under such a grand reputation, it is a natural thing to take the position as the prince of the country, and Fang Shao himself has this intention, otherwise Jiang Wei and others would not dare to speak rashly.

However, Liu Tai on the throne saw the ministers so persuasive, his face became more and more ugly, as if the forbearance that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time exploded, Liu Tai suddenly became furious, and reprimanded: "Back then, Cao Thief also forced Emperor Xian to crown him as a duke, and then as a king, and usurped the Han Dynasty step by step. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were stunned, and the hall immediately fell into a death-like silence.

No one would have thought that the emperor, who had always been obedient, suddenly fell for the evil and said such angry words in front of many ministers, obviously to teach the ministers, but in fact he was indirectly reprimanding Fang Shao.

In the silent hall, no one dared to speak, one would look at the angry emperor, and the other would look at Fang Shao, who was calm and relaxed, all of them had speculation, and no one dared to say anything more when Fang Shao did not express his position.

Fang Shao was actually very surprised in his heart, surprised and annoyed, with his current power to cover the sky, the emperor actually slapped him in the face in front of so many people, throughout the ages, no one would be able to stand it.

However, although the emperor has no real power, he is still the emperor after all.

Fang Shao could only hold back his anger and smile faintly: "The ministers present are all people who have done their best for my Han Zhongxing, and they are even more like Jiang Boyue, when His Majesty was young, he read the books of sages in the palace and enjoyed peace, but he risked life and death on the battlefield to open up territory for His Majesty. Such a group of virtuous ministers who have shed blood and sweat for the Han Dynasty, but His Majesty says this about them, and the old ministers also feel cold for them. ”

Fang Shao's words were sincere, the emperor had a reason, but when he said this, this basin was deducted back, and the ministers were moved, thinking of the hardships they had suffered for the Zhongxing of the Han Dynasty, and they all felt wronged.

is also a student, Liu Tai is no better than Fang Shao back then, just one word, he was refuted by his enlightenment teacher and didn't know how to respond.

"I, of course I didn't mean that, the prime minister misunderstood what I meant." Liu Tai's plump balloon began to deflate.

"Of course, the minister hopes that His Majesty doesn't mean that, but what the ministers just said is just thinking that the minister has made some meager efforts for the country, as for what is carried into the position of the country, hehe, the minister doesn't dare to have this extravagant hope."

If Fang Shao really didn't have that kind of "extravagant hope", he should have openly and sternly refused in the court, and the way he showed it was obviously just a show.

Fang Shao's performance gave the ministers a hint, and Jiang Wei immediately said: "Prime Minister Fang has worked hard for the country all his life, and the country of the Han Dynasty can be said to be climbed by Prime Minister Fang single-handedly, if Your Majesty can't make the Prime Minister the Duke of the country, you won't be able to show Your Majesty's favor to the meritorious ministers, in this way, everyone in the world is cold, and who else is willing to do their best for the country." ”

As soon as Jiang Wei took the lead, the silent ministers immediately became noisy again, and once again implored the emperor to confer Fang Shao as the prince of the country.

As a party to Fang Shao, he had no choice but to retire as a difficult one after some prevarication, so as to make a appearance that had nothing to do with him, and let the ministers fight for themselves in front of the emperor.

Looking at the tight face under the stairs, Liu Tai's heart was furious, and he secretly gritted his teeth with hatred, clenching his fists tightly, but he didn't dare to have a seizure.

After enduring it for a long time, Liu Tai really couldn't stand such a scene, so he said: "This matter is very important, I still need to discuss with the Queen Mother, let's change it and discuss it again, and now I will retire from the dynasty for the time being." ”

After that, Liu Tai hurriedly got up and left, and did not wait for the ministers to pay their respects, but hurriedly fled from the Jinluan Palace.

Back to the harem, Liu Tai was furious, smashing things, and scolding, but the palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to approach, and quietly rushed to report to the Empress Dowager Mi.

After hearing the news, the Empress Dowager Mi was also taken aback, and hurriedly came, and when she entered the hall, she saw that there was a mess everywhere, and the emperor Liu Tai was sitting on the throne with his forehead tilted, huffing and puffing, looking angry.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Mi hurriedly retreated, stepped forward and frowned: "Tai'er, what happened, why did you have such a big fire?" ”

Liu Tai then angrily told the matter of the early dynasty, and scolded angrily: "Over the years, the power I have given to Fang Shao is not big enough, almost all the big and small things in the court are controlled by him, I didn't expect him to be still satisfied, and he tried in vain to follow in the footsteps of Cao Ying, the queen mother, if I endure it any longer, my Han Jiangshan Sheji will change his surname to Fang!" ”

Empress Dowager Mi's expression changed immediately, and she exclaimed: "Tai'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

Liu Tai said: "Where did I talk nonsense, since Gaozu, the only people who are not surnamed Liu are Wang Mang, Cao Ying and Sun Quan, what have these three people done, don't you remember the queen mother?" ”

The Empress Dowager Mi was frightened when she heard this, and said with relief: "Tai'er, everything can't be generalized, I think you are too careful." If it weren't for the help of the prime minister, you might not have been able to win the position. You see that over the years of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister has become stronger and stronger, and the prime minister has indeed contributed to the country, and according to the mother's opinion, it is not an exaggeration to crown him as the prince of the country. ”

"Queen Mother!" Liu Tai was dissatisfied: "If the queen mother said, even such things must be obeyed by him, then wouldn't I, the emperor, be the same as Emperor Xian, and become a puppet at his disposal." ”

Empress Dowager Mi smiled: "Prime Minister Fang Cheng is an old man after all, and now the Han Dynasty is handed over to him to take care of, and after a hundred years, he will not be able to return to you." ”

Liu Tai shook his head and said worriedly: "It would be good if this was the case, but this time in the expedition to Liaodong, there is a Yuan Gong general in the court, but he prefers to send his son Fang Yan to the expedition, which clearly has the intention of cultivating a successor, and I am afraid that even if he goes, this Fang Yan will take over his position and continue to control the government." ”

Empress Dowager Mi was stunned, it seemed that Liu Tai's words moved her a little, but after a moment of silence, she sighed again: "Tai'er, no matter what happens in the future, you must be patient now, and if you don't bear it, you will make a big plan." As for Prime Minister Fang's side, the queen mother will discuss with him slowly. ”

Empress Dowager Mi persuaded for a while, but Liu Tai had no choice but to obey his mother's wishes.

After the Empress Dowager Mi left, Liu Tai was still hard to swallow the evil anger in his heart, thinking about it, he always felt that he could no longer endure it so passively, for the dignity of his emperor, for the sake of the surname Liu, he had to take countermeasures.

It's just that at present, all the ministers in the court and the central government are Fang Shao's party, and if you want to deal with him, you must first find a few henchmen and courtiers who are loyal to the Han family, and work together inside and outside.

Liu Tai pondered for a long time, and finally selected a few candidates that he thought he was reliable, the first one was Hou Guanping of Xiangyang County.

The Guan family had a good relationship with Fang Shao, but after the change in Jingzhou in the early years, Fang Shao proposed to recall Guan Yu back to Chang'an and cut his military power, although Guan Ping and Guan Xing were still used by Fang Shao, but they were always on guard.

Moreover, the Guan family is loyal to the martyrs, and now that Fang Shao is in power, the Han River and Mountain Society are in danger, if Guan Ping recites his father's teachings, he will definitely not sit idly by.

The other person is Meng Da, when the Jinyang Change, the Yizhou scholars suffered heavy losses, but because of Meng Da's defection, Meng Da profited from it instead, and the official road was accessible all the way.

However, since the unification of the world, Yizhou has become no longer very important, and Fang Shao does not like Meng Da as a person, so since he took power, Meng Da has fallen out of favor, and he is also dissatisfied with Fang Shaobi.

Liu Tai also thought of Zhang Bao, his brother-in-law, but considering that Fang Shao and the Zhang family were also in-laws, the Zhang family's position was mostly wavering, so he had to give up.

After some weighing, Liu Tai locked up Guan Ping, Meng Da and a few other candidates who thought they were reliable, in order to avoid Fang Shao's suspicions, after an early dynasty, the secret confidants hinted that those people stayed, and after avoiding Fang Shao's ears and eyes in the court, Liu Tai secretly met with those people in a remote hall in the imperial garden.

(To be continued)