Chapter 215: Reunion and Discussion
Now Yang Zhi's status is peculiar. Because of the great exploits of the bloody battle in the desert, it is famous all over the world, but so far there is only one vacant title of Flying Tiger Marquis. has no official position, and has not held a single soldier, but he holds a royal gold medal above 10,000 people under one person, and a stomp of his feet can make the entire Great Xia shake three times, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is powerful. The emperor and Yang Zhi knew very well in their hearts that the emperor had to use him and had to guard against him. And Yang Zhi also positioned himself early as a plasterer in troubled times who was paid according to his work, and the salary had been negotiated, so why not work?
Under Yang Zhi's exhortation and reminder, the general framework of how the emperor should deal with the aftermath has been slightly revealed. The emperor is not only an excellent actor with extraordinary acting skills, but also a senior master of power schemes, and he does not need to worry about the specific matters in the future. At this moment, Yang Zhi thought that he could retire from the front of the stage to the audience. In fact, there was no need for the emperor's instructions, and when several important ministers were summoned to discuss politics later, he had no intention of getting involved.
The emperor didn't sleep all night, so why didn't King Fu Zhao Xing, Wang Yunong, Xu Wenhan, Chen Wenyuan and others sleep peacefully this night? The "emperor" was seriously ill and could not afford to die, and wanted to accuse the crown prince of killing the monarch and usurping the rebellion, not only worried that the situation would get out of control, but also suffered from the lack of strong evidence. At the critical juncture, Yang Zhi saw the wind and made the rudder a wall grass, and handed over the military power that relied on the prince to restrain him. Seeing that the prince was about to succeed, several people were already worried, and they had not yet had time to come up with effective countermeasures, but overnight, they suddenly encountered Zhou Ting's fierce tiger face washing soldiers besieging the palace, and they were also forcibly placed under house arrest, completely becoming deaf and blind who knew nothing about the outside world! Zhou Ting's sudden mutiny was to welcome another prince as the emperor? Or did he completely fall to the crown prince and escort the crown prince to the throne? God knows! And how can it not be anxious?
Wang Wenguang was originally just an unknown general of the forbidden army, except for the old lady Chen Wenyuan, who had the grace of recommendation and felt familiar, he naturally had no chance to meet the rest of the heavyweight ministers. When Wang Wenguang came to the door one by one to summon everyone to see the driver, he claimed that Yang Zhi, the Marquis of the Flying Tiger, was personally escorted by him, and the emperor personally led the troops into the palace from outside the palace.
King Fu's mansion was the closest to the palace, and he was the first to rush to the palace gate, and saw that the palace was guarded by forbidden soldiers inside and outside, and the guard was strict and murderous. The corpse of Zhao Tianyang, the former general of the Inner Court Guard, is still nailed to the wall of the gatehouse, and he is still impressive! King Fu was not in a hurry to enter the palace. Ordered to stop the sedan car for a while. Before the tea was done, Wang Yunong, Xu Wenhan, and Chen Wenyuan arrived one after another in a hurry. At this time, no one had the heart to greet them with a serious salute, and the four of them exchanged glances tacitly, and they all took a long breath. Then they looked up to the sky and laughed together: Even Chen Wenyuan came, but he didn't see Wei Su, the chief lieutenant of the dynasty! If it weren't for the emperor's miraculous "healing" of things, would he have been guilty of summoning a former lieutenant who had already retired overnight? Except for the super ruthless Yang Zhi, who has the courage and skills? Everyone let the emperor and Yang Zhi's stinky boy be deceived!
In any case, the emperor smashed the prince's conspiracy in one fell swoop. It was a big surprise. The complete collapse of the prince's party is a fact of no doubt, and it is time to turn to the post-prince era as soon as possible. The four of them can be called scheming people, and before they saw the emperor with their own eyes and figured out the emperor's intentions, they just looked at each other and smiled, and no one was willing to say anything.
Xu Wenhan is familiar with Yang Zhi's style of acting as a person, and he has noticed that his words are vague several times, and it is quite strange to return from the car and hand over the military power. If Yang Zhi had already understood that it was just inconvenient to say it explicitly, or if it was simply intentional at the emperor's secret order, then everything would be logical. When Xu Wenhan walked to the door of the imperial study, his mood had gradually calmed down. Far less emotional than the other three.
Qin Yong, who was in charge of guarding, didn't know the four of them very well, but Ma Cheng knew them all, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them. King Fu is the emperor's sibling, Wang Yunong, Xu Wenhan, and Chen Wenyuan are all close ministers of the emperor, and the four of them are very familiar with the emperor's posture and appearance. Although the fat old man in the dragon robe in front of him was a little tired, he still looked as usual, and he was not angry and arrogant between his eyebrows, who was it if he was not the emperor? and the miserable scene of the "emperor" lying on the dragon couch a few days ago. Where's the edge?
Xu Wenhan's gaze swept over the emperor and Yang Zhi, who was standing beside him with an expressionless face, coughed lightly twice, and bowed as usual. The other three woke up from a dream and fell to their knees in astonishment and excitement. Wang Yunong and Chen Wenyuan couldn't help but cry.
The emperor's originally surprisingly ruddy face became more and more red and shiny, and his hands trembled slightly. sighed and said with a forced smile: "Second brother, three Aiqing, don't come unharmed?" Let's get even! Ma Cheng, give a seat. - Zhi'er. You sit down too. ”
Wang Yunong choked up and said: "Your Majesty, seeing that your dragon body is as good as ever, the old minister ......." ”
The emperor waved his hand and said: "Yunong, I plan to go to court early today, and the time is not early, don't let me talk about it later." It's come to this point, you must have guessed a ** point, let's make a long story short! ”
"Yes, I did feel unwell when I left Luzhou before the month, but it was fine. However, my illness is like a mirror, some people are worried, some people are disappointed, and some people think that it is a godsend! I may not be holy at all, but I am not so stupid as to be slaughtered, even if this person is my own son! I never wanted to design anyone, I just planned it. Thankfully, after all, there are still many people who worry about me, and I won! ”
Who is worrying, who thinks it is a godsend, and who will be disappointed? The emperor not only did not shy away from clearly pointing out the crown prince, but also quietly knocked King Fu. Do you think I don't know that you have been secretly connected with the second prince Zhao Dang? Fortunately, Zhao Dangyuan is in Xiangyang, and he can't react when he is far away from Chang'an! Don't say that you are only my brother, and the prince is my biological son, so what?
Xu Wenhan and Yang Zhi are scheming and smart, Wang Yunong and Chen Wenyuan have been reading countless things in the sea for a long time, how can there be a reason that they can't hear? King Fu listened like a thorn in his back, and cold sweat trickled.
"I'll tell you the truth, I broke out of the golden cicada outside Zhongzhou on the night of December 25 of the previous year, and returned to Chang'an in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. General Zhou knew this section, and Zhi'er also knew it for a long time. ”
Hearing what the emperor said, the four of them couldn't help but subconsciously look at Yang Zhi together: It turns out that you already knew! is still performing so hard when King Yue set up a banquet? actually led the troops to meet them in a serious way? This guy is young, and the ravines in his chest are so deep!
Of course, Yang Zhi knew what they were thinking, so he could only smile silently and bitterly. He was indeed aware of it, but he did not dare to make up his mind. To say that he knew it was only a few hours before them. The emperor's words were actually ambiguous, and besides, he had greeted him well in advance and gagged him, making him unable to argue. The emperor is deliberately playing a little clever to sow discord, and the intention could not be more obvious: you Yang Zhi can only use me, and you can only recognize me alone! Don't think about it in the future, they won't dare to get entangled with you! Even if others want to have a private relationship with you, I'm afraid you have to weigh it repeatedly, do you always turn around and tell the emperor?
“…… The rebel has never returned to Beijing for a day, and I can't continue to sing my play. So I watched the play in the shadows while waiting for the rebel to come back. I have been waiting for more than ten days, and I have watched it for more than ten days, which can be described as a god and Buddha, and a good show! You've all experienced what happened last night, so I won't say much more. The prince's party has all been in my hands, the prince has been imprisoned in the East Palace, the crown princess Wei took poison and died, the queen committed suicide in fear of crime, Zhao Tianyang, the general of the inner court guard, has been ambushed, and Wei Su, the three marquis of the Li family and other henchmen have been strictly guarded in their respective mansions. -- This matter should not be delayed for a long time, what do you think? ”
The emperor was concise and to the point, explaining the process and the result clearly in a few sentences. Although everyone was mentally prepared, they were still secretly frightened. From ancient times to the present, there is no one who has committed unforgivable sins and heinous sins than to kill kings and usurp rebellion. It's just a matter of changing someone else, Ling Chi is executed, and the family is exterminated, but it is your precious son who does this! How can this "high opinion" be said casually? But if you get half a sentence wrong, you will fall into thousands or hundreds of bloody heads!
The four of them looked at each other and were silent for a moment. Emperor Sen Ran urged: "What? Is it unspeakable or hard to say? Yu Nong, you have been a scholar of Shoufu University for more than 20 years, how do you think I should cook? ”
Wang Yunong muttered: "Back to the emperor, the current Great Xia is surrounded by strong enemies, although they are all on the offensive, but there is no room for slackness, otherwise I am afraid that the national policy and the foundation of the country will be shaken." This case involves the prince and the queen Li family, which is not only a state affair, but also a family affair of the emperor, and cannot be regarded as an ordinary case of rebellion. The old minister thought that this case was related to the national body and the royal face, and in order to avoid damaging the vitality of Daxia, it was not appropriate to delay the decision for a long time, nor should it be too widely implicated. ”
"At present, the most important thing is to calm the situation of the government and the opposition and avoid rumors from spreading, which will lead to unstability in the people's hearts and unstable situation. The fact that the prince's party conspired against each other and is still imprisoned and detained in their respective mansions is that there are many disagreements with the law, so it is better to arrest several of the main criminals and take them to prison first, and then punish them according to the crime after the trial is clear. As for the rest of the minority henchmen who have not yet been exposed, the old minister dared to ask the emperor to open the Internet and not investigate deeply, so as not to suddenly raise the prison and make it shocking. The above is just the humble opinion of the old ministers, please consider the emperor. ”
Wang Yunong has been old for many years, loyal to the emperor, and his advice made everyone sincerely praise. Wang Yunong's advice is basically the same as the tone of Yang Zhi's aftermath, but it is more concrete and pragmatic and more convincing. From the perspective of the overall situation, from the war situation around Great Xia to the court situation, although the case of the crown prince was clearly determined to be a rebellion, he advised the emperor to pay careful attention to controlling the attack surface. The disposition of the prince's party, in which the word "review" is really a stroke of genius! Since "the facts are there", why do we need to "verify"? Isn't it to buy time for the emperor to think about it carefully, how to deal with it in the most advantageous way?
The emperor was noncommittal, and turned to Xu Wenhan and asked, "Wenhan, what do you think?" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )