Chapter 459: Angered Lao Tzu
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"I don't beat around the bush, all of you Aiqing are loyal to my Han Dynasty, and now the society is in danger of being tired, I secretly summoned you to come, just to ask you to help me pacify the party and reorganize the Han Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Liu Tai is the kind of person who goes straight to the point, and naturally there is no euphemism for him, the trusted ministers who are selected, and he says his purpose straight to the point as soon as they meet.
The expressions of all the ministers changed, and the hall suddenly fell silent.
Liu Tai frowned slightly, and said again in an almost pleading tone: "Some of you are old ministers that the first emperor believed in, and some are loyal martyrs, can you really bear to watch the Han Dynasty fall into the hands of the annihilators step by step?" ”
Speaking of this, Guan Ping's heart was touched, and he sighed: "Your Majesty, at this time, the ministers are weak, although they have the heart to share their worries for Your Majesty, but they are unable to do so, Your Majesty should temporarily forbear." ”
Guan Ping's statement made Liu Tai feel a little better, at least Guan Ping's attitude showed that the son of the beautiful bearded man was still loyal to his Liu family.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now the military and political power of the DPRK and China are all controlled by them, and the ministers have no soldiers and no power, even if they want to do something, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." Meng Da also complained helplessly.
Liu Tai lifted his spirits: "As long as you have the heart to serve the country, I and the Queen Mother will work secretly to win some power for you, and when the time is ripe, I will launch it in one fell swoop, I don't believe that I can't get rid of that annihilator." ”
Liu Tai was very confident, but the loyal ministers he selected were not very optimistic, and one by one, while showing their loyalty, they all advised Liu Tai to act calmly, and not to act rashly and mess up the formation.
Liu Tai got the support of these people, and he had the bottom in his heart, so he said: "Rest assured, Aiqing, I have my own measure." ”
"Your Majesty, there is no shortage of eyes and ears in the palace, and it is not appropriate for the ministers to stay here for a long time, so as to avoid doubts about that person, the ministers have retired." Guan Ping is very cautious.
When Liu Tai was about to allow them to retreat, Meng Dahu said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are now under the orders of Your Majesty to fight against the traitors, and after they go back, they will inevitably gather loyal people secretly, so the ministers want to ask Your Majesty to grant us a secret edict, so that we can take advantage of this to act cheaply." ”
Liu Tai thought about it, so he wrote several handwritten secret edicts and secretly gave them to several cronies present.
The ministers hid the secret edict in their arms, bid farewell to the emperor, and retreated one by one.
Bidding farewell to a group of courtiers, Liu Tai's mood was much better than a few days ago, and he rarely showed a somewhat relieved smile on his face, and thought to himself: "Hmph, I'm not the emperor, and you can't be Cao Ying, let's see who can have the last laugh." ”
………… After leaving the palace, Guan Ping and the others returned to their respective homes, but Meng Da did not return home after leaving the palace, but drove straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Since Fang Shao took power, Meng Da has gradually faded out of his field of vision, and the meeting is limited to the court, and now when he heard that Meng Da came to visit, Fang Shao was a little surprised, and sneered: "This Mencius is still a person who is unwilling to be silent after all, let him come in." ”
Fang Shaogao sat in the hall, leisurely sipping fragrant tea, and after a while, Meng Da entered, saw that Fang Shao was busy is deep bow, and said respectfully: "Da to meet the prime minister." ”
Fang Shao nodded, and said lightly: "Zidu is rare to visit, it is really a rare guest." ”
Meng Da raised his head, his expression was very serious: "The prime minister said that there are all kinds of opportunities, Da Ben didn't dare to come to bother, but now there is a sky collapse that is about to happen, and Da has to come to report to the prime minister." ”
Fang Shao's expression changed slightly, listening to Meng Dana's words, as if something major had happened, Fang Shao's spirit couldn't help but become alert, but on the surface, he was still calm and composed, and said with a smile: "The world is flat, what else can happen when the sky collapses." ”
Meng Da then summoned the emperor to them secretly to discuss the matter of dealing with Fang Shao, and explained it word for word.
Fang Shao was extremely shocked when he heard this, and said with his eyebrows: "Zidu, there is no basis for saying such things, do you know what the consequences will be?" ”
Meng Da Zhengse said: "This matter is very important to me, how dare Da say anything, Da here is a secret edict written by His Majesty himself, and the prime minister will please take a look." ”
Meng Da took out the secret edict from his arms, offered it with both hands, Fang Shaoteng stood up, snatched it, and took a closer look, it was indeed the handwriting of Emperor Liu Tai, and then looked at the content, the anger in his heart couldn't help but burn.
This stinky boy, he actually wants to kill Lao Tzu, you kid is ruthless!
Meng Da was really unwilling and tried to curry favor with himself, but his methods of currying favor really shocked Fang Shao.
After getting this important news, Fang Shao tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, he stroked Meng Da's shoulder, and praised: "Zidu, you have done a good job in this matter, fortunately you reported it to me in time, otherwise if you condone Your Majesty's mistakes again and again, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
Meng Da was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "The prime minister has won the award, Da just wants the prime minister to be the pillar of my dynasty, His Majesty is bewitched by the annihilation of people, wants to self-destruct the pillars, and reaches the public and private, it should be stopped, but the master is soft-spoken, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation, so naturally there is only a report and the prime minister." ”
Fang Shao nodded: "You have made a great contribution this time, I will not forget it." I'll deal with this matter myself, you've worked hard, go back and rest early. ”
Fang Shao's words naturally showed that he received his affection, and there would be a reward afterwards. Meng Da betrayed Liu Tai, and that's all he wanted, when he heard Fang Shao's promise, he was overjoyed in his heart, and he retired satisfied.
After sending Meng Da away, Fang Shao pondered for a long time, and made up his mind immediately, so he shouted: "Come on, quickly send the two sons and Jiang Boyo." ”
………… It was night, and Chang'an City was rising again.
On the one hand, Fang Shao ordered Jiang Wei to lead the army to arrest the ministers who participated in Liu Tai's conspiracy, and on the other hand, he ordered Fang You to take over the garrison of the palace in an all-round way, and at the same time, under the protection of Fang Yan, he was wearing heavy armor and led hundreds of armor soldiers straight to the palace.
When the palace heard that the prime minister personally led the army to come, it was naturally a mess up and down, and the palace maids and eunuchs and harem concubines were all frightened.
At this time, when Emperor Liu Tai heard the news, he was taken aback, and he was anxious to come out of the palace to meet him, and when he saw Fang Shao like this, he couldn't help but be furious in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Fang, you can't be ordered by me, what do you want to lead the army straight to the front of the palace like this?" ”
Fang Shao didn't answer, swept his eyes coldly, and shouted: "Come on, arrest all these bewitching saints and plotting to kill loyal and good eunuchs." ”
With an order, the armor soldiers rushed forward and arrested all the personal eunuchs around the emperor, large and small.
Fang Shao's behavior was already naked and no one was in his eyes, Liu Tai's heart was on fire, but he didn't dare to attack too much, so he could only say angrily: "Prime Minister, what do you want to do, do you still have the emperor in your eyes?" ”
Fang Shao snorted coldly, stepped forward, raised his sword and looked directly at the young emperor in front of him, his sharp gaze only stabbed Liu Tai uncomfortably.
"What Your Majesty has done, you know." After a long confrontation, Fang Shao threw the secret edict he was holding in his hand at Liu Tai's feet.
In the spread out silk book, Liu Tai saw his own handwriting, he immediately understood what was going on, his heart was shocked, and he froze in place for a while and didn't know how to explain.
"Meng Da first rebelled against Liu Zhang, then betrayed the first emperor, and then betrayed Wu Yi and his party, this kind of person His Majesty can also regard him as a loyal minister, hum, this emperor is really ashamed."
Fang Shao's sarcasm made Liu Tai wake up like a dream, and in an instant, Liu Tai understood everything, and what swelled up in his heart was endless remorse, only hating himself for believing in others.
At this moment, facing Fang Shao with a murderous aura, Liu Tai was afraid, he didn't dare to face Fang Shao's gaze, he just clenched his fists, not knowing what to do.
In the main hall, there was a deathly silence.
Fang Shao took a step forward, only a stone's throw away from Liu Tai, and said coldly: "Your Majesty's country was laid down by the ministers for Your Majesty, and Your Majesty's seat is also supported by your Majesty to sit up, if Your Majesty really doesn't want to sit, the ministers can find a more suitable successor for Your Majesty, hum!" ”
Fang Shao's words were already obvious, Liu Tai's conspiracy completely angered him, as a powerful minister of the Han Dynasty, he was determined to depose Liu Tai and set up a new emperor.
With that, Fang Shao brushed his sleeves and left.
Soon after Fang Shao left, the Empress Dowager Mi who heard the news hurriedly came, and after figuring out the consequences of the matter, she couldn't help but be shocked, and hugged the lost Liu Tai and cried: "Tai'er, you are so confused, the queen mother has already said that you should not be impulsive, why are you disobedient." What kind of person is Prime Minister Fang, so many heroes in the world are not his opponents, how can you beat him. ”
"The matter has come to this, Erchen, the emperor, if he wants to be abolished, let him abolish it." Liu Tai sighed weakly, already resigned to his fate.
"You, this throne can only be yours, the queen mother will never let others take it away, you wait."
Empress Dowager Mi wiped away her tears, ran all the way out of the hall, and chased after Fang Shao, who had left.
Soon after Fang Shao left, he saw the Empress Dowager Mi chasing after her, and seeing her crying and crying pitifully, Fang Shao couldn't bear it, but Liu Tai's behavior had really violated the bottom line that Fang Shao could bear, and it was impossible to change his determination no matter what.
Therefore, without waiting for the Empress Dowager Mi to open her mouth to beg, Fang Shao said: "The minister's mind has been decided, and the Empress Dowager does not need to say more." The minister can guarantee that His Majesty I will still have no worries about food and clothing, and no matter who becomes the emperor, the position of the Queen Mother will be untouchable. ”
"Prime Minister Fang, can I say a few words to you alone." Empress Dowager Mi choked up.
"The minister said it a long time ago, and his mind has been decided." Fang Shao behaved very decisively.
"Just a few words, if you still insist on not changing after I finish speaking, then our mother and son will listen to your arrangement and will not say more." Empress Dowager Mi almost pleaded.
Fang Shao sighed in his heart, so he had to walk into a hall on the side of the road and ordered him to wait outside.
The door of the temple was closed, and only the two of them were left inside.
Empress Dowager Mi put away her tears and said, "Zhongzheng, you must not abolish Atai." ”
Fang Shao knew that she was still saying these words, so he said disapprovingly: "He is plotting to kill me, if the Queen Mother wants me not to abolish him, she might as well give me a convincing reason." ”
"Because, he is his own son!"
(To be continued)