Volume 3 Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains 088 Becoming a King and Defeating a Villain
Zheng Hua knew that he intended to mock, so he also ridiculed him: "Fourth brother, third brother doesn't know how many times I have persuaded you, people want to know their orders and keep their orders, why bother to force them?" You see, you are like this, not only does the throne not have your share, but you don't have your share in anything. ”
Zheng Gui glanced at Zheng Hua and said, "The third brother said this, and the junior brother didn't dare to agree. Like the younger brother, although he is defeated now, he can be regarded as a vigorous one. In the future, thousands of years and 100 years later, there will always be a record in the history books - Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, led millions of soldiers and occupied half of the Han Dynasty, which is worthy of being a generation of heroes. And what about the third brother? It's just a mediocre and merry prince, barely making people laugh. ”
Although Zheng Hua has lived freely for most of his life, with his dignity as a prince, he has not helped in the slightest in the affairs of the imperial court, which is a fact that anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly.
But no one will mention this point in front of Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo - even Emperor Zheng Rong only thinks that his younger brother is full of wealth and is not a mediocre person, but he is unwilling to contribute to the court and share his labor, which is just a little slight.
Now these words have been said unabashedly by Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, which really touched a soft underbelly in Zheng Hua's heart, and he was speechless as a talented man full of history books.
Zheng Gui saw that the ordinary and extremely dashing third brother in front of him was blue and purple for a while by what he said, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud: "Such a big fuss, my Zheng Gui's life is also worth it." If you want to say it's a pity, it's a pity that I still remember the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and I didn't have a heart, so I simply ascended to the pole and became the emperor, and I was on an equal footing with the second brother, and I also had the addiction of being an emperor! After that, Zheng Gui laughed "hahahaha".
Zheng Gui's words were so paradoxical that Zheng Hua, Zhong Likuang, Qiu Yizhi, Lin Shuhan, Zhao Chengxiao, the seventeen soldiers and countless Imperial Forest Soldiers present did not dare to accept or refute, and only let him shout and laugh in the solemn imperial city.
At this moment, I heard a small but penetrating voice in my ears: "Zheng Gui, have you made enough trouble?" ”
Everyone followed the prestige, but saw a person wearing a bright yellow Kowloon yellow robe standing at the door of the "Shuli Palace", frowning at the carriage where Zheng Gui was sitting, there was no joy in his eyes, but it seemed to exude endless worry and uneasiness.
"Your Majesty!" Zhong Li Kuang was the first to shout out the identity of this person, and then bowed down, "poof", "poof", "poof", "poof" kowtowed three heavy heads.
When everyone saw this, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Qiu Yizhi also crawled to the ground with everyone. He really wanted to look up at the father-in-law emperor who he hadn't seen for a few years, but the majesty of the royal family and the appearance of the Son of Heaven pressed him to the smooth white marble ground, and his neck seemed to be stiff and unable to move a bit.
Suddenly, a palm pressed on Qiu Yizhi's back, and at the same time, a voice sounded: "Is Yizhi coming?" Get up. ”
There was a bit of joy and relief in this voice, but it seemed to tremble a little, but there was no doubt that Emperor Zheng Rong was talking to Qiu Yizhi.
The Emperor's words are the Divine Decree.
Since it was a holy decree, Qiu Yizhi naturally had no reason to disobey, so he hurriedly stood up, and made a bow to the emperor very respectfully, and said: "The minister obeys the decree." He stood aside, not daring to reach out to the dust on his knees and arms.
Qiu Yizhi peeked around and saw that the others, including Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, and Zhong Likuang, the prime minister, were still lying on the ground because they didn't have the emperor's will, and they didn't even dare to take a breath. At this time, only his legs stood on the ground, which made Qiu Yi's heart feel a little frightened, but also a little conceited, and instantly made him feel the supreme authority of the imperial power - even if he was as noble as a vassal king, his status and glory seemed to be only half a step away from the emperor, but this half step was actually an insurmountable moat.
But he saw Zheng Rong holding his hands behind his back, slowly walked to the front of the carriage that Zheng Gui was riding, personally stretched out his hand to open the curtain, and only said a few words to Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan behind the curtain: "Zheng Gui, you come down." ”
This Zheng Gui has not been afraid of the sky or the earth since he was a child, even if he dared to play tricks in front of his ancestor Emperor Shenzong, but he was quite jealous of Zheng Rong, the second brother who was talented and martial arts, and listened to his commands like this, he forgot to resist and agreed, "Huh, I know." Then he put on his shoes, climbed out of the carriage, and stood before the emperor.
Zheng Gui was already strong, but now he deliberately straightened his body, as if he was half a head taller than the emperor, panting in his nostrils, but he didn't know how to respond.
Zheng Rong said, "What? When you see the emperor, don't you kneel? ”
Zheng Gui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, immediately tensed his knees hard, and said, "What emperor is not an emperor?" If I don't want to be your courtier, you won't be my emperor. You and I are on an equal footing, but we are just brothers, why should I kneel for you? ”
Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Gui's words, and the hairs on his body rose from the roots, for fear that the emperor would be angry, he immediately ordered the Imperial Forest Army to slaughter the King of Lingnan on the spot.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Rong smiled and said: "You don't have to admit defeat, this is the case since ancient times." As soon as I said a word, countless people came and broke your legs, forced you to kneel and stammered. On the other hand, you and I are reversed, and you just do the same thing to me. ”
Zheng Gui originally only planned to ridicule Zheng Rong a few words, so that the emperor would kill himself in anger, which could be regarded as a happy relief, but he didn't expect that this nine-fold emperor was so powerful, but he didn't know how to take the next words.
Zheng Rong saw that the third brother of the invincible Lingnan King was a little discouraged, and he was naturally proud in his heart, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, I have approved the music for a day today, and I am already tired. You're tired of traveling like this, I'm afraid it's not easy, right? You go down first, and stay in the makeshift grass and reeds in the imperial garden, which is very clean, just for you to reflect on your sins. By the way, your eldest son Zheng Nuo and several of his children also live in it, and you family haven't seen each other for a long time, right? Let's talk about the joy of family. ”
Zheng Gui listened to Emperor Zheng Rong's chatter for a long time, and finally came back to his senses, his cheeks twitched and said: "You don't pretend to be a good person here, whether you abandon the city, cut your waist, or Ling Chi, you can give me a good word!" ”
Zheng Rong listened, turned around and sighed: "You are a guilty person." Raising the flag to rebel is not only a violation of national law, but also a violation of family rules. Family rules, I am the emperor, I can be exempted. However, above me, there is still the law of the country, and your guilt will naturally be discussed by the court, so why should you be in a hurry? ”
Zhong Likuang, the prime minister who was the assistant of the imperial court, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he heard this: With Zheng Gui's identity and his actions, who in the imperial court dares to condemn him? It is better to open the emperor Chrysostom, the cadres are arbitrary, and the courtiers follow the rules.
But this is all for later, and I heard Zheng Rong sigh and say: "Okay, I'm really tired, you can step down!" Where are the Guardsman? Send the King of Lingnan on my behalf. ”
After that, the Imperial Forest Army lying on the ground got up together, surrounded Lingnan King Zheng Gui, sent him into the car half-lifted and half-pushed, and pulled and pulled in the direction of the Imperial Garden.
Zheng Rong raised his head and glanced at it, and saw that a lot of the torches lit around him were taken away by the Imperial Forest Army, and the surroundings instantly dimmed, and his mood seemed to have deteriorated a little, so he said loudly: "What? I've reduced my expenses, and now I can't even afford to light torches? ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of eunuchs ran up from the darkness, lit torches and lanterns with all hands and feet, and finally restored the light in front of the "Shuli Palace".
Zheng Rong followed the firelight, and when he saw that there were dozens of people kneeling beside him, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "Get up......
When they heard this, they all got up from the ground.
Zhong Li Kuang because of his advanced age, he usually sat and talked to the emperor, he didn't kneel for a long time, and today he bent his knees for a long time, and he suddenly got up and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, stumbled under his feet, and almost fell.
Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi hurriedly stepped up, held him up, and muttered in his mouth: "Be careful......"
Zhong Likuang was a little moved, but he still had a cold look on his face: "Yizhi, what are you doing?" Talking nonsense in front of the saint, aren't you afraid of losing your manners? ”
Qiu Yizhi was noncommittal, but listened to Zheng Rong say: "Mr. Zhongli, how can Yizhi be so particular in front of me?" He has been out for a long time, and he still knows how to respect his teacher, I think this is not in vain for you and my teaching for so many years. ”
Zheng Rong looked up at the others again, slowly walked in front of Zhao Chengxiao and the others, and pointed, "Zhao Chengxiao...... I remember that your name is still from me, and I haven't been embarrassed in the past few years. And the thieves under your command who recruited Ann are also good. This time, I have made a great contribution with Yizhi, and I will naturally be rewarded, so you should all exit the imperial city first. ”
He pointed at Lin Shuhan again: "You are the 'Bansong Layman' Lin Shuhan, right?" Although you have no intention of becoming famous, you can be regarded as serving the country if you can give advice by Yizhi's side. Compared with those rotten Confucian ruffians who are obsessed with fame, I don't know how high it is. As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and patted Lin Shuhan's shoulder.
Just when Uncle Lin was terrified, and he was searching his stomach to be humble, Emperor Zheng Rong had already paced in front of Yu Chi Lianghong and Yu Chi Jiming's parents, and said with a smile: "Lianghong, you did your errand easily, so the credit is small, and it is not as good as your good daughter!" It's a pity that your daughter is a daughter, otherwise she will be a general in the future, and she will not be majestic? ”
Everyone present, everyone knew how powerful the emperor was, but Wei Chiji was still ignorant at a young age, and said with a grin: "Who said that women can't be generals?" I heard my little uncle say that there is a Niangzi Pass, which is the place where a female general of the previous dynasty led the army to garrison. If she deserves it, why can't I? ”
Everyone was a little stunned when they heard that Yu Chi Jiming robbed Emperor Bai in person. But the emperor was in a good mood, and her words were just right for the holy will, so she smiled and said: "Okay, ambitious, knowledgeable, women don't let their eyebrows!" This time you have a great merit, and I will ask your father to take you into the palace another day to see what weapons I have in my arsenal, and if you choose a few good things, I will reward you ......."
Wei Chi Lianghong was afraid that his daughter would say the wrong thing again, so he hurriedly thanked her and said, "Then Weichen will thank Shengshang Longen." ”
Zheng Rong nodded with satisfaction, glanced at everyone again, and casually summoned a eunuch: "Who is that, you led these Aiqing out of the palace, and they are all in charge of Yu Chi Lianghong's living in the capital." As far as the will of the preach is concerned, everything is supplied according to demand, and the yamen of the various ministries must not shirk, understand? ”
The eunuch hurriedly repeated the oracle, kowtowed three more times, and led the people down the same way.
Seeing that Lin Shuhan, Zhao Chengxiao and the others were gone, Qiu Yizhi was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he helped Zhongli Kuang to bow his head slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also retreated first......