Chapter 186: Take sides
It turns out that there are still people who half-believe the rumors that the prince killed his father and plotted rebellion, and they have to believe that it is indeed true. The ministers have either seen or heard of Yang Zhi's cunning, he is so arrogant that people hate him, but no one thinks he is a madman. Is this play that he is singing and playing when he is full? Of course not. He sings to those who have evil intentions.
Zhao Qi's lazy and stubborn impression in the past, his powerless background, and his milky age are his best disguises. As soon as this appetizer before the main meal was served, everyone decided that today's banquet was just playing his brand, and the queen and Wei Su were the real masters behind the scenes! It is said that there is no good banquet, this big New Year, God knows if there is a chance to go home and have the next meal with his wife and children?
Although Zhao Qi was not without the suspicion of settling things with the mud, his intention to protect Zhao Tianyang was very obvious, and he declared that they should not hold grudges against each other in the future. But Yang Zhi is certainly a master who can't be provoked, and Zhao Tianyang is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Since Zhao Qi said so, everyone listened to it.
As the saying goes, it's none of your business, hang high. The ministers came to the banquet with apprehension, and they came to watch the wind and look at the limelight, and always warned themselves to be cautious in their words and deeds, so as not to cause trouble. Everyone understood in their stomachs that if Yang Zhi really intended to kill Zhao Tianyang, why wait until now? The host of the dinner takes the lead as a guarantee, and if he doesn't even give such a favor without paying for it, he is a complete fool, and everyone echoes it with one voice.
Wei Su never came forward to say half a word for Zhao Tianyang, knowing that Yang Zhi was sure that he didn't dare to turn his face now, and he was the mastermind of the prince's murder of his father and usurpation, and the invisible black cauldron was more and more dead, but there was nothing to be done. As long as you grit your teeth and stand up until the crown prince brings the emperor back to Beijing, it will be a victory! Last night, he did let Zhao Tianyang make some corresponding preparations, if the ministers were interested in expressing their support for the crown prince, it would be the best, in case someone dared to jump out to stir up the situation and lift the lid, then send him to the Lord of Yama to celebrate the New Year! What if Yang Zhi is blatant? As soon as he went out this morning, the old and new court guards in the name of exchange were ordered to stay in the Flying Tiger Hou Mansion, and the Hou Mansion was surrounded by airtightness. Even if you can't deal with you Yang Zhi, can't you still deal with your profiteer father and two big-bellied mothers-in-law who only know how to eat and wait for death?
Wei Su's thoughts in some aspects coincided with Zhao Qi: Yang Zhi did not have a good reason to be an enemy of the crown prince. Everything he did was to get an ideal price for himself in front of the prince in the future. Whether it's a jackal or a tiger or leopard, as long as you feed him, you won't bite.
Zhao Qiwei was afraid that Yang Zhi would not be able to play too much, why didn't Yang Zhi understand his hard work? Take it when you see it! It's just that Zhao Qi's sentence of "sowing discord" reminded him again, and made up for the fire of yin and yang: "Since the prince and the adults are willing to be the guarantor, if the micro-minister is no longer unforgiving, he will not be able to get along with the prince and the adults."
The little affair between Weichen and General Zhao was revealed. However, I would like to remind you one more sentence: I may not be the only one who has General Lao Zhao to take care of me. You may wish to brighten up your eyes when you go back later, what kind of dishes do you eat Chinese New Year's Eve to let people know it, if it is ....... Hehe, everyone's mind! ”
Not to mention that all the high-ranking officials present are human-looking, that is, ordinary ordinary people, who doesn't have some secret things that are not enough for outsiders? Yang Zhi's yin fire can be said to have burned into everyone's hearts. All the people were full of laughter, and no one answered his words. But when I think of myself as if I am living in a glass fish tank and swimming in a fish, I feel how greasy and crooked I am.
What the do you call "that's it"? Zhao Tianyang said, I can also make the guards of the Inner Court Guard's Mansion, the Inner Court Guards on duty in your Mansion is the emperor's will more than half a year ago, and you are the only one in the mansion who enjoys this kind of treatment, even if someone is really secretly watching, it is none of my business!
Yang Zhi's voice fell. The ministers couldn't help but look at Zhao Tianyang together. Obviously, he believed in his words. Zhao Tianyang's eyes were so angry that his eyes were black. Seeing Wei Su coughing heavily, he coughed a few times. Then a stern gaze swept over again. Reluctantly squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying and said, "Flying Tiger Hou has said this." You don't have to make fun of me anymore, do you? ”
Zhao Qi, Wei Su, Wang Yunong, Xu Wenhan and others looked deeper. Wei Sudi's eyes were even more gloomy: Yang Zhi still held on to Zhao Tianyang's ill-intentioned hat. It is still a trivial matter to stir up the ministers to go back and turn their mansions upside down. The important thing is to wear down the prince's prestige little by little! The crown prince is not a perverse and violent person. As long as he ascends the throne, he will cultivate virtue and benevolence in logistics. The hearts of the people will naturally recover in the future. Now is not the time to think about these details. I had to let this rotten talk nonsense.
Wei Su was originally worried about letting Yang Zhi lead the troops. At this time, there was no longer any hesitation. It's really not very worrying to stay in Chang'an. Anyway, there is no one above him who can compete with the prince for the position of landlord. Giving 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses will not make any climate. That's it! Hit him and roll farther and farther
I saw Zhao Qi answer at the right time and smiled: "Flying Tiger Marquis." General Tianyang said that it was a small misunderstanding. I have sincerely atonement to your sins. The king and his courtiers were willing to vouch for him. You've been stingy, too! The king has commanded a feast. Let's take a seat! ”
Zhao Qi claimed to have hosted the banquet in a private capacity. That's how to say it. But no one is stupid enough to take it seriously. It's not about feeding people at all. I'd rather stand and watch others eat. Nor should we mess with the number of respects and humilities. Everyone carefully weighed their identities. I consciously sat down at three tables. Zhao Qi sat on the throne. King Fu Zhao Xing is the emperor's younger brother. Wei Su is the emperor's sons and daughters, and the Privy Council's lieutenants. The two sat on each other on either side. The rest are in turn with Wang Yunong as the land of several cabinet ministers. poplar
Rank. Its status is no different from that of the product. Naturally, they all sit at the same table
The generals also formed a table by themselves, and Geng deliberately sat beside Zhao Tianyang. He held back the same thoughts as Yang Zhi before, in case he couldn't reach a compromise acceptable to both parties, he believed that with Yang Zhi and his own martial arts, it would be okay to kill Wei Su and Zhao Tianyang on the spot. After that, he didn't stop doing it, biting the prince to death and killing his father to rebel, and taking advantage of the chaos to slaughter the queen all the way! Even if he is made a scapegoat to bear this heinous crime, as long as he can remove the obstacle to King Ning's ascension to the throne, it will be worth it!
All kinds of delicacies and delicacies flowed into the table, and everyone seemed to have no mouths today, ignoring the delicacies on the table, and only pricked up their ears to listen to the sound of the big guys' seats.
Zhao Qi and Yang Zhi have a little similar habits, and they are disgusted from the bottom of their hearts for this kind of occasion full of deceit and hypocrisy, but it cannot be said that he is not good at it. The two crafts of acting and playing with the eyes of the heart are very particular about talent.
The eunuch who ordered to serve from the side filled the wine glass in front of the courtiers, and raised his glass with a grin: "Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and this king has invited you from all the warm and harmonious mansions to gather for a drink. This first cup is the king's welcome wine to all of you, thank you for finally giving the king a few thin noodles to appreciate the light! ”
Nonsense! You are the prince of the prison country! You must know that now in Chang'an, at least you are the largest in terms of reputation, and if you don't give you face, you won't give face to the emperor, and secretly you don't know who is having a treat today! It is not related to whether the black gauze hat on the head is reliable, and the most important is whether the net worth is mysterious, who has the courage not to "appreciate the light"?
The ministers got up one after another to hold their cups, and without waiting for the various versions of the extremely fleshy and hemp polite words of humility to gush out, Zhao Qi was very arrogant.
"This second glass is still a thank you wine. Since his father and the crown prince drove to the Southern Tang Dynasty, he has entrusted his father with the important task of supervising the country, and he has not been sincere and trembling for a moment. Fortunately, God blessed my Great Xia, not only did my father and the crown prince play a triumphant song to success, but Chang'an and the rest of the prefectures and counties of Great Xia were also stable as usual. This king is still young and has never acted for the government, during this period of Daxia can have this peaceful situation, the four assistant supervisors of the important ministers of the country work hard, and the next inheritance of the power of the lords to fulfill their duties and maintain. This king is just sitting back and enjoying his success, so ashamed! Come! Please drink this cup to the fullest, and this king will do it first! ”
Indeed, as Zhao Qi himself said, he was not very old, but he spoke very decently, and he drank very happily, and he still raised his head and drank dry without waiting for the ministers to react. As soon as these two glasses of wine were dry, the uneasiness in the hearts of the ministers in the palace and the tense atmosphere stirred up by Yang Zhi eased slightly.
Wang Yunong was the leader of the court, he was not a party at all, and he was an out-and-out "hardcore emperor faction". The old man has always been soberly aware that the emperor's four precious sons currently do not have the ability to control Yang Zhi, Xu Wenhan and the Qin family, and relying on the emperor's wings to protect them is the most in their current interests, and it is natural to classify them as a faction loyal to the emperor like himself.
Wang Yunong praised Zhao Qi's performance today, and also knew that Zhao Qiping had a lively mind, but he still said that the New Year's banquet was written by the queen and Wei Su, and Zhao Qi's performance was caused by their "training" in advance. Meaningfully glanced at Wei Su, who was sitting in a precarious position, and said tepidly: "Everything depends on the wisdom of the prince's young man and his intentions in state affairs, and the ministers are just grateful for the emperor's grace and abide by the duties of the ministers, what is the merit?" The prince praised, and the old minister was ashamed. ”
"The king doesn't know, and the most rare thing now is to abide by his duty." Zhao Qi laughed dryly twice, and was not ready to entangle with the old man, so he raised his wine glass high again while he was talking: "This third glass is for wine." Your Excellency must have heard that my father occasionally felt a cold wind and a dragon body was sick during the triumph of the class teacher. To say something that shouldn't be said, my father is close to his age, and if he is an ordinary person at this age, it is too common for him to occasionally have a little headache and brain fever. But there is a person with ill intentions, in order to achieve ulterior motives, he even tried to separate my father and son in the summer, and did not hesitate to fabricate rumors out of thin air, trying to frame His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the injustice of the anger of people and gods! ”
Such rumors are not only absurd, they are simply stupid and not worth refuting! Slowly, the father is the true dragon son who is blessed by heaven, and he will spend this little misfortune safely in the sky. Even if there is a day when the dragon body is infected and it is unbearable, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince of the land country personally established by his father, and there is no shortage of people here who have seen it firsthand, and it is only natural that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inherit the foundation of the Great Xia River! Why did he take the great risk of being infamous through the ages to do the evil things that went against heaven and humanity? Ladies and gentlemen, the so-called rumors stop at wisdom, so this truth doesn't need to be said by this king, right? The king said it well, and he should know how to abide by his duties. Therefore, this third cup of wine is Dun Dun please everyone, take the big rebellious rumors as a wind in your ears and laugh at it, abide by the duties of the people and ministers, and be ready to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to escort his father and the emperor back to the court! ”
Zhao Qi's spitting macro arguments are clear and reasonable, his facial expressions are varied and rich, and he speaks impassionedly, which sounds very infectious at first glance. The ministers kept going up and down in their hearts, just waiting for Zhao Qi to pop out of his mouth with some valuable real guys, and he was shocked for a while. Even Yang Zhi almost believed that the crown prince was the most unlikely person in the world to kill his father and usurp rebellion.
A familiar emotion popped up in Yang Zhi's mind again: big people are usually excellent actors. The emperor and the crown prince can be called the only acting masters in the world, Zhao Qi benefited from his family history, and he was unwilling to fall behind his father and brother. If the crown prince is really so solid and down-to-earth on the throne of the prince, who is willing to kill his father and usurp it? The stinky boy avoids the heavy and changes lightly
The ability is self-taught! I don't know how expressionless Wei Su is in his heart at this moment
The dozens of people who went to the banquet looked at each other, as if they were collectively sealed at this moment, and the huge hall was suddenly silent. Zhao Qi's first two glasses of wine were like drinking boiled water, but this one changed his style and did not hurriedly pour it into his mouth. He looked at Wei Su with a smile and asked, "Lord Wei, did this king say something wrong?" Why is everyone silent? ”
These words seemed to be Zhao Qinian's innocent and unintentional question, but in fact, he pushed all the responsibilities of today's banquet to Wei Su cleanly, and he really slipped his head to the extreme. The ministers thought that Wei Su was the chief director behind today's scene, but it was just a guess. Listening to Zhao Qi's question, eleven out of ten people believed that it was Wei Su's masterpiece that instigated him!
Wei Su smiled, got up and lowered his head and replied: "The prince is well aware of the righteousness, and the ministers are extremely admired and deeply agreed. The minister doesn't know why you are silent, forgive the ministers for daring to speculate, and your lordships should feel the same as the ministers. ”
Who said that generals can't play with their hearts? The magic of Wei Su's words lies in the word "should"!
Zhao Tianyang immediately moved when he heard the wind, and then got up and saluted Zhao Qiyao and said, "Lord Wang, the minister also agrees." ”
Only then did the ministers smell something: the time to stand in line has come!
After Zhao Tianyang made his statement, Zhang Tianxing, the deputy general of the forbidden army, and another general of the forbidden army who went to the banquet place followed, followed by two of the five cabinet scholars, and nearly half of the six Shangshu and several temple secretaries also echoed in unison. Although the number of seconders is scarce, there are more and more people. In fact, these people may not be completely die-hard princelings, some people just want to get through this hurdle, and strive to go out of the palace without missing arms and legs, and go home for a few days of peace first. However, Wang Yunong, Xu Wenhan, Yang Zhi, Fu Wang, Geng and other key bigwigs are still unmoved, which also makes many people fight fiercely in their hearts for whether to continue to insist on stability.
Suddenly, someone said loudly: "Weichen thinks that the prince's words are not like that." ”
Finally, I heard a different voice! The atmosphere in the hall had just become a little lively, and then there was silence again. Everyone stared at it, who was it not Yang Zhi? Wang Yunong and Xu Wenhan couldn't help frowning slightly, but Fu Wang and Geng and the others had their eyes lit up and their spirits were greatly lifted.
Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment, and kicked the ball to Wei Su without blinking his eyes: "Really?" Lord Wei, did you hear what the Flying Tiger Marquis said? ”
Wei Su's thin face twitched slightly, and he subconsciously glanced out of the hall, and said calmly: "Flying Tiger Marquis, the prince's instructions are reasonable, what's wrong?" The prince has said that those are just rebellious rumors, this section is about the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, if it is not for the evidence is conclusive, the minister must not be vainly credulous, I hope you think carefully and speak carefully! ”
"It's true that rumors should not be believed, but they should not be disbelieved. After all, as the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves! Yang Zhi flashed that hateful lazy smile again: "I still understand the principle of catching thieves and stolen goods, catching traitors and catching two places." Master Wei, what are you anxious about? I just said that the prince's words were not said like that, when did I say that the prince's words were wrong? When did you say you agree with you again? Lord Wang, Weichen seconded the proposal! If any adult has any objection to the words of the prince, and pass the level of my Yang Zhi first! ”
His statements before and after were very different, and he made a sharp turn of one hundred and eighty degrees, and in turn put on a posture of standing up for Wei Suqiang.
Except for Wei Su, who couldn't help but take a long breath, everyone was stunned, and they all secretly scolded him for playing tricks on people's appetites, seeing that the wind made the rudder sharper than anyone else, and he was also shameless.
Wang Yunong and Xu Wenhan glanced at each other, nodded slowly, and bowed to Zhao Qi together: "The Flying Tiger Marquis is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it." ”
There is a way to be an obedient apprentice of a master who speaks, in fact, as long as everyone thinks about it carefully, it is not difficult to hear that Yang Zhi's statement is very realistic: you can conceive, but you can't help but express your attitude. You have to argue with Wei Su, but you have to put forward strong evidence. If you can't put it out, why bother blindly doing it and doing a senseless battle of words? He humiliated Zhao Tianyang just now, and Wei Su was stunned and didn't let out half a fart, which is enough to show that he didn't hold back his face today. At this time, it is very funny to pay attention to what kind of gentleman is a promise, and Yang Zhi is not even a bullshit. Let's take it easy, and then look at the limelight!
The three giants turned abruptly, and those who still had a wait-and-see mentality were not fools, and set off another round of secondment. King Fu, Geng and the others suddenly felt lonely, so they had to endure their anger and deal with it vaguely.
"Good! Good! I saw Zhao Qi hit the table and praised: "It's rare for all of you to be so of one heart and one mind, so you drank this cup of please!" ”
His face was already fair and pink, and as soon as he poured down the three glasses of wine, his little face turned red, and he smirked drunkly: "Happy!" Today the king is happy! Very happy! ”
Jin Zishan had been standing on the side and watching coldly, and stepped forward to support Zhao Qi and whispered: "Lord Wang, you are drunk." ”
"Drunk? Who said this king was drunk? Zhao Qi staggered out seven or eight pieces of music from the sleeve of his robe, picked up a random book and looked at it drunkly: "Why is this king suddenly a little dazzled?" Lord Wei, let's see what is written? It's up to you to take the king's place! ”
threw himself on the ground in front of Wei Su, and collapsed on Jin Zishan with exaggerated movements. Yang Zhi couldn't help but laugh secretly: The little bastard is announcing that his role is over, and he is ready to grease the soles of his feet. At this time, the curtain call is just right, no matter how you sing your next play, no matter who will hold him accountable in the future, he has no responsibility for a single hair! As for what is written on those movements, do you need to ask? (To be continued, if you want to know how to know the future chapters, more,!) )