Chapter 53: The Controversy After Establishment
Li Guanqi twisted and changed his ** obscene pants in the quilt, and then got out of bed and said: "I have close-fitting underwear, don't worry about letting the raccoon clothes be washed." Yue'er, you work hard, wash my dirty clothes. ”
Seeing that no one promised him, Li Guanqi came to his senses, Yue'er had been demoted to guard the mausoleum, and when he looked back at the embarrassed expressions of Xiao Ying and others, he secretly gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "It's smooth, but I can't change it for a while." Steep put away his smile again and said, "Change clothes, go to court." ”
Today, the atmosphere in the Xuanzheng Hall is a little different from usual, because there is an uncommon figure among the people who came to participate in the court meeting - Rui Wang Li Zhuo.
As Li Zhuo's old subordinates, He Zhuguo and other generals naturally hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, but Zu Donglai's mood was not so relaxed.
After so many years of operation, Zu Donglai has a considerable understanding of everyone in the DPRK and China. He knew very well that Li Zhuo had been deliberately avoiding suspicion at home because of his high merits, and if there was no particularly important matter, this old prince would not come to the court meeting in a grand manner.
Although he was full of questions about why Li Zhuo suddenly came to participate in the court meeting, Zu Dong was proud of his identity and was unwilling to inquire directly, so he glanced at Cao Yuanshan, the servant of the ministry next to him.
Cao Yuanshan is also the master of the point, so he paced over immediately, gave a deep salute, and said, "Greetings to Lord Rui." ”
Li Zhuo accepted the salute calmly and said lightly: "Excuse me." ”
Cao Yuanshan smiled lightly and said, "It's not easy to see your old side, Xia Guan vaguely remembers that your old man hasn't come to the court meeting for nearly a year." ”
Li Zhuo sneered: "What you say is hypocritical. It's true that this king rarely comes to attend court meetings, but the door of my Rui Wang's mansion is always open, if you want to see this king, I'm afraid it's not difficult, right? ”
Cao Yuanshan didn't expect to touch a nail that was not big or small as soon as he opened his mouth, and sneered at the moment: "You always laughed." It's really because you have always been martial, and the people who come and go in the house are all generals, and the lower official is a scholar, how can you bother without permission? In addition, the court has a law, and foreign officials are strictly forbidden to have private relations with the children of the clan, and even if the door of the Rui Wang's Mansion is opened, it is inconvenient for the lower officials to come to the door. ”
Li Zhuo raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Are you saying that this king has made friends with military generals without authorization, which is against the laws of the imperial court?" ”
Cao Yuanshan straightened his clothes and said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”
"Of course you don't dare, because you're just a dog, and what you want to call it depends on your master." Li Zhuo showed no mercy to the people of Zu Donglai Group.
Cao Yuanshan was just about to sneer at each other, when he suddenly heard the sound of the jade chime, He Ziming had already walked to the side of the dragon chair on the steps, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has arrived-" With the words, the two palace maids holding the fan also came to the back of the dragon chair.
The ministers hurriedly stood up in their respective positions and stood solemnly in two rows.
Accompanied by the leisurely silk and bamboo Qingle, Li Guanqi walked to the dragon chair with brisk steps, and sat down with Shi Shiran.
The ministers fell to their knees and chanted in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
Li Guanqi raised his hand and said slowly: "That's it, let's get up." ”
"Emperor Xie!" The ministers said in unison, and then they got up and stood up.
"If you have something to do, you can play early, and you have nothing to retreat!" He Ziming raised his voice routinely.
Li Zhuo flicked the sleeves of his robe, bowed down and said, "The old minister has a book to play." ”
Although Li Guanqi had never seen Li Zhuo, he saw that his position in the court was still in front of Zu Donglai, and judging from his appearance and uniform, he had already guessed his identity, so he smiled and said: "It's King Rui, it's rare to see you old, I don't know what you want to do?" ”
"Please make the emperor the queen early." Li Zhuo said steadily.
Before Li Guanqi could speak, the pot had already exploded. Zu Donglai frowned even more, he secretly regretted how he didn't think of this. There is no doubt that since Li Zhuo proposed to let Li Guanqi stand up, then there must already be a candidate for the queen, and after thinking about it, it is the most likely daughter of He Zhuguo. First, the age is appropriate, and secondly, the most important thing is that He Zhuguo is Li Zhuo's old subordinate.
If He Zhuguo's daughter is allowed to enter the harem smoothly, then it will do more harm than good to himself, He Zhuguo will be more loyal, and his power will increase greatly, posing a greater threat to himself; Li Guanqi has the support of He Zhuguo, and he will also pose a threat to his own success.
Thinking of this, Zu Donglai didn't care about his identity, and hurriedly went out of class and said: "The matter after the establishment is very important, and it is not something that can be decided suddenly. It will be discussed later. The minister felt that the war in the northwest should still be the most important thing for now. ”
Li Guanqi smiled and said: "It's because the stakes are so important, so we have to discuss it while everyone is here." As for the war in the northwest, hasn't Lin Bai already been asked to negotiate peace, what else is there to discuss? Don't the ancestors want me to be elected? ”
"Huh? That's not what the minister meant. Zu Donglai didn't expect that his casual words would be deducted by Li Guanqi with such a big hat, and hurriedly explained.
"That's not what it means. Zu Aiqing, in your opinion, who should sit in the position of the master of the harem? Li Guanqi deliberately asked Zu Donglai first, of course, not out of respect for him, but to take the opportunity to confirm who Zu Donglai's sworn friend was, because he knew that Zu Donglai would neither let him marry He Zhuguo's daughter nor send his daughter to the palace, so he could only recommend the daughter of his sworn friend.
"Back to the emperor, Weichen has a few candidates to choose from in his heart, but I don't know what the emperor's opinion is?" In the end, it was the old fox who had been in the sea for a long time, obviously Li Guanqi asked him first, but he was gently pushed back by him, and he also wanted to set Li Guanqi's tone by the way.
Li Guanqi said in his heart If I really let me call the shots, of course I will choose Hanyan as the queen, it is definitely the No. 1 beauty I have ever seen, with the power of making people "not love the country and love the beauty". But he also understands that the current situation is entangled in the relationship between many parties, and his throne is not stable, especially Zu Donglai, who is not subordinate. His marriage at this time cannot be decided by simple preferences, and he still has to marry the daughter of a powerful minister in the court to achieve political goals.
Thinking of this, Li Guanqi deliberately smiled and said: "Zu Aiqing really likes to laugh, I have never left this palace inner garden, not to mention whose girl I like, even whose family has a girl, I don't know, where do you get your opinion?" ”
Without waiting for Zu Dong to talk back, Li Guanqi turned his head and said to Li Zhuo: "Since this topic was raised by King Rui, you must have someone in your heart?" ”
Li Zhuo stroked his beard and said, "The daughter of Taiwei He Zhuguo, she is demure and dignified, and she can be the mother of the country, and the minister thinks that she is the right person for the queen." ”
"What does Zu Aiqing think?" Li Guanqi stared at Zu Donglai and asked.