Chapter 371: Thousand Household Marquis
For several days in a row, the Son of Heaven summoned Liang Xiao and other close ministers to discuss. After the basic strategic framework was properly discussed, the Son of Heaven summoned Prime Minister Tian Wei and Imperial Historian Han Anguo into the palace to discuss.
After receiving the edict, Tian Wei did not rush directly to Weiyang Palace, but first found Han Anguo, the imperial historian. As soon as he saw Tian Wei, Han Anguo understood what he meant, and suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. The prime minister is the head of the hundred officials, when encountering this kind of major event, Tian Wei should take the initiative to express his opinions, he came to see him, I am afraid that his shoulders are round again, and he wants to let himself take the lead.
This prime minister is really incompetent.
Although he was not happy in his heart, Han Anguo was still very polite. After so many years of experience in his career, he knows who can be offended and who cannot be offended. What's more, if he can be reused, he still follows the path of Tian Wei. With this level of affection, he has no way out.
"Does the Prime Minister know that His Majesty has summoned us, what is the matter?"
Tian Wei smiled bitterly: "Brother Han, what else can I do?" It's not that you don't know that in the past two days, the palace has been very lively, and a group of young people are shouting every day that they want to refuse to make peace, start a war against the Huns, and say that Your Majesty has no master. Although I am the prime minister, I can't enter the palace casually, but it is not as convenient as those people. I have no choice but to ask your brother Han to come out. β
Han Anguo wiped his beard and frowned. "Didn't you make the stakes clear at the last court meeting?"
Tian Wei pulled Han Anguo into the car and motioned to the driver to catch the car. "Do you know Liang Xiao?"
Han Anguo nodded. "You know, I just came back from a trip to the Western Regions. It is said that he made meritorious contributions in the Western Regions and brought back a lot of Dawan good horses. β
"What a meritorious service?" Tian Wei snorted and dismissed. "He killed some Huns. But what does that have to do with my big man? Those Huns attacked the Western Regions. It's not my big man. β
Han Anguo was silent. He knew that Tian Wei had an opinion on Liang Xiao. It's just that it's inconvenient for him to interject. He gets straight to the point. "Could it be that this summons is related to Liang Xiao?"
"I guess so. Liang Xiao has been in the palace for the past two days, and I don't know what to say in His Majesty's ear. These young people just don't know how thick the sky is. Therefore, in order to guard the border, it has to be an old man like Brother Han, can it be done well to hand it over to these frivolous teenagers. Brother Han, I'll see you later. You have to show some prestige and show these young people what a real celebrity is. β
"Liang Xiao, ......" Han Anguo wanted to speak and stopped, worried.
He is not as sloppy as Tian Wei. This is not Liang Xiao's problem at all, but the problem of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven has discussed this matter twice and three times, and the intention of refusing to make peace is already obvious, how long can they stop it? Tian Wei has the respect of an uncle, and the Son of Heaven will not treat him well, but he is different, he is an old minister of Liang State, and he is appreciated by the Empress Dowager. Now King Liang is dead. The Empress Dowager has also died, how long can he hold on?
The two came to the palace. The Son of Heaven greeted him with a smile. The days of discussion were tiring, but they made his blood boil. Now he is confident and will never waver easily.
"Uncle, Han Gong." The Son of Heaven stood up and politely invited them to take a seat.
Liang Xiao, Wei Qing and the others stood aside, looking at the Son of Heaven who greeted Tian Wei and Han Anguo with courtesy, and the corners of their mouths inadvertently picked. At this time, although the inner dynasty had already taken shape, the status of the outer dynasty had not yet declined substantially. The three dukes sat down and talked about it, seeing that the Son of Heaven did not kneel and bow, and when he saluted, the Son of Heaven wanted to return the salute, which showed that the majesty of the prime minister was still there.
Who would have thought that in a few years, the prime minister would become a position that everyone feared, and when Gongsun He paid his respects to the prime minister, he was so frightened that he cried bitterly.
I'm standing at the turning point of history.
Tian Wei sat down, glanced at Liang Xiao and the others who were seated opposite, his eyes stayed on Liang Xiao's face for a moment, and he snorted softly. Liang Xiao hadn't noticed yet, Wei Qing lightly touched Liang Xiao with his hand and reminded him to pay attention to Tian Wei. Liang Xiao glanced at Tian Wei and saw two disgruntled and even hostile eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This is a fucking rival in love.
Thinking of Liu Ling, Liang Xiao couldn't help but have a headache.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few days, and there is a newcomer in this palace, I don't know where the talented people came from." Tian Wei said seriously: "It is the responsibility of the Prime Minister's Mansion to choose people, and there are people in the palace, but the Prime Minister's Mansion doesn't know any news." He turned his face and gave Han Anguo a look. Han Gong, can the Imperial Doctor's Mansion receive the official document? β
Han Anguo shook his head in embarrassment. He knew that Tian Wei was deliberately making things difficult, but he couldn't break it.
The Son of Heaven looked at Tian Wei and then at Liang Xiao. "Liang Xiao, I haven't come forward to see the prime minister."
Liang Xiao was speechless. This is really an official level that crushes people to death, not to mention that Tian Wei still has the identity of an uncle. The cavalry lieutenant was a military attachΓ© and was supposed to be in charge of the Taiwei Mansion. Last time, Tian Wei was removed from the post of Tai Lieutenant, and the Son of Heaven did not set up another Tai Lieutenant, and the right to choose Lang returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. No matter what, he can't escape the fate of being harassed by Tian Wei.
Liang Xiao got up and bowed to Tian Wei. "Ride Captain Liang Xiao, meet the prime minister."
"You're a Captain?" Tian Wei snorted: "Why don't I know. β
"The prime minister and nobleman forget things." The Son of Heaven was very unhappy. Tian Wei made things difficult for Liang Xiao, but he didn't mention the right thing, which was a bit insignificant. What's more, Tian Wei said that he didn't know that Liang Xiao was a cavalry captain, didn't he say that he, the son of heaven, was unruly and used people indiscriminately? "Yue's proton entered Beijing, Liang Xiao made a meritorious mission to the Western Regions, and I proposed to promote him to the rank of cavalry captain, and the documents are all there, how could the prime minister not know?"
Tian Wei was choked by the Son of Heaven, and then realized that the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, and he was suddenly short of breath and his face was red. He is already ugly, and his face is ugly at the moment, and he is even less popular. When the Son of Heaven saw this, he became more and more displeased, and his heart was inexplicably a little more disgusted.
Now Liang Xiao has lasted two years, not only brought Dawan's protons, but also brought back more than 300 Dawan horses to serve as an envoy. Today, the prime minister and the imperial historian are invited to discuss how to reward Liang Xiao. β
When Han Anguo heard this, he couldn't help but secretly complain. When they first entered the door, the Son of Heaven was very polite, not only stood up to greet them, but also deliberately used honorific titles, revealing a bit of intimacy. Because Tian Wei's words were extraneous and displeased, he not only choked Tian Wei's words, used the official title, but also forced him to discuss his merits in person, which was simply a slap in the face of Tian Wei.
It seems that Tian Wei has gone too far recently, and the Son of Heaven is not lightly angry with him.
"This ......" Tian Wei also realized the unhappiness of the Son of Heaven and was even more embarrassed. He turned his gaze to Han Anguo for help. Han Anguo complained bitterly, this is the prime minister's business, what do you think I have to do? Although he thought so in his heart, he still said: "Your Majesty, when Liang Xiao returns from his mission, the documents should be issued by Taihang Temple, and then reviewed by the Prime Minister's Mansion." If it is meritorious, it will naturally be rewarded. β
"The paperwork of Daxing Temple?" The Son of Heaven turned around and beckoned, and a eunuch brought a roll of bamboo slips and sent it to Tian Wei. The Son of Heaven said coldly: "The documents have been prepared, so let's read it now." Although it is a trivial matter, it should not be delayed for too long, lest the prime minister turn around and forget it. β
Tian Wei's face turned purple with anger, so he had to open the official document and browse with a little anger.
Liang Xiao and the others looked at each other. The prime minister and the imperial historian were invited to discuss the general policy of conquering the Xiongnu, why did it suddenly become a reward for meritorious deeds? And looking at the expression of the Son of Heaven, his attitude towards his uncle is not polite.
Thinking of what Tian Wei did in history, Liang Xiao suddenly realized that this matter had nothing to do with him, and the Son of Heaven was using the topic to play and deliberately make Tian Wei ugly.
Tian Wei, the prime minister, was not earned by ability, but by nepotism like his Marquis of Wu'an. The Son of Heaven has been suppressed by the Empress Dowager for several years, and now the Empress Dowager is dead, but the Empress Dowager is still alive, and she has the intention of taking over the power of the Empress Dowager, Tian Wei has become her spokesperson in the court, how can the Son of Heaven tolerate him.
It's just that...... I'm so wronged. Tian Wei didn't dare to do anything to the Son of Heaven, this hatred must be on my head.
Tian Wei read the official document and didn't speak for a long time. He is extremely depressed, a dignified prime minister, and an uncle of the country, and he failed to compete with a teenager for a wife, which is shameful enough. Now he is still being blamed by his nephew emperor in person, which is a shame to be thrown home.
Seeing that Tian Wei didn't speak, the Son of Heaven looked at Yan Zhu again. "Yan Zhu, the prime minister has no plan for a while, you might as well come up with an idea for the prime minister to see if Liang Xiao has merit and how he should be rewarded."
Yan Zhu was stunned, and his face turned red. Not only is Tian Wei and Liang Xiao not in harmony, but he and Liang Xiao are also in harmony, and the reason is still the same. The Son of Heaven asked him to give Liang Xiao a credit, isn't this embarrassing for him. Why didn't Tian Wei speak? Daxing Ling Wang Hui is Liang Xiao's recommender, in his official documents, Liang Xiao must be a meritorious person, and he didn't give Tian Wei any room to cover up, and Tian Wei refused to admit defeat like this, so he could only not speak.
However, Yan Zhu is not Tian Wei after all, and he has no strength for soft resistance. He is also smarter than Tian Wei, and knows that the Son of Heaven is forcing him to make a statement. He and Liang Xiao are both close ministers of the Son of Heaven, so Tian Wei can't be made to feel that they are not in harmony.
It's just that...... It's a bit of an internal injury. Resisting the urge to vomit blood, Yan Zhu still said in a straight voice: "Your Majesty, Liang Xiao sent an envoy to serve his duties, Dawan and Yue's family came to the court, Tianma came to the west, and he made meritorious contributions to the country, and killed the father and son of the evil king, and repelled the right virtuous king. β
The Son of Heaven nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Han Anguo. "Doctor Yushi, how many levels should be beheaded when you kill the father and son of the Evil King?"
Han Anguo was silent for a moment. "The throne of Hun evil is in the twenty-four kings of the Xiongnu, and he is a great chief, and he cannot be counted simply by beheading. Barely calculated, it can be beheaded in battle. β
"Prime Minister, Liang Xiao beheaded a thousand levels in battle, what should he do?" Without waiting for Tian Wei to answer, the Son of Heaven asked again: "The head of the Evil King, should he be the Marquis of a Thousand Households?" β
Tian Wei was taken aback and hurriedly retorted. "Your Majesty, Liang Xiao has meritorious service, so he should naturally be rewarded, but is there too many thousand households?"
"How many thousand households?" The Son of Heaven sneered: "Compared to the prime minister, what is this? βββ
(To be continued.) )