Chapter 19 The power of King Wei of Chu leans towards the government and the opposition
The next day, a touch of the morning sun blew away a little of the harsh winter chill, illuminating the overlapping golden domes in the imperial city of Luoyang.
Yesterday's wars did not leave any traces in the imperial city, as if they had never happened. The blood stains that were originally sprinkled all over the ground were swept away by the eunuchs overnight, revealing the golden color of the imperial city again. Countless palace guards held halberds and arched the imperial city with indifferent faces, as if they had not fought with the Chu army last night.
The majestic Taiji Hall is still so magnificent, majestic and magnificent. It's just that the scene in the temple today is very different from before.
The courtiers of the Chu family all stood in the center of the hall one by one, talking and laughing loudly. Runan Wang Liang and Tai Baobao are gone, and the patriarchs will have no leader in the future, so they will not be allowed to be slaughtered by the King of Chu? ! It's time for them to move upwards.
The courtiers of the patriarchal department gathered in a corner of the Taiji Hall, glaring angrily at the officials of the Chu family, or watching coldly, or bowing their heads and saying nothing, their faces as if they were contemplative. In the future, it will be the world of the king of Chu, and he will continue to resist and be ruthlessly suppressed; or abandon the official and avoid the court; Or submit to the king of Chu and continue to be prosperous and rich. Whichever path you take, you have to think it through.
There are also several unwilling courtiers of the Niangniang family, who are also huddled in the corner, whispering, and looking up at the high-spirited Chu officials from time to time, with envy and disgust in their eyes.
The king of Chu wore a military crown, a black curtain, a gold medal and a purple ribbon, and wore a five-hour uniform. Leading a group of generals who also wore military crowns walked in majestically from the Taiji Palace. Sima Ting, Sima Yi, Sima Ji, Zhou Chu and others are all listed.
As the Taiji Hall entered the hall, the sound of conversation suddenly fell silent.
Sima Ting looked at the gray-haired courtiers gathered in the corner, and showed a sneer, I'm afraid that there won't be many of these people who can stay in this Taiji Hall today, right?
Chu Wang Wei stood in the center of the hall, and the officials of the Chu department immediately surrounded him and began to ask the king of Chu for instructions on various affairs. King Chu nodded with a smile and replied slowly.
It didn't take long for Dong Meng, the regular attendant, to suddenly appear in the hall, came to the empty dragon chair, glanced at the large group of Chu ministers in the center of the hall, a trace of cruelty flashed on his face, he took a deep breath, and coughed heavily.
Chu Wangwei caught a glimpse of Dong Meng, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, waved his hand to let everyone dodge a path, strode to the bottom of the throne steps, and said to Dong Meng: "Zhongchang Waiter, what about the emperor?" ”
Dong Meng smiled all over his face, bowed slightly to Chu Wangwei, and said, "The emperor's dragon body is not safe." The emperor has an order, and the king of Chu is the master of the government. ”
King Chu knew that Emperor Hui was really frightened last night, so he laughed and said, "Since the emperor's dragon body is not safe, then he will go to the middle palace to visit one or two." ”
Dong Meng nodded, not knowing how to reply.
Huo Ran, the king of Chu, turned around and said in a loud voice towards the courtiers: "Ministers, there are several important things to solve today!" The first thing, Sima Liang, the king of Runan, and the Taiwei Wei private soldiers, intending to rebel, last night the emperor had an order, and the forbidden army captured the rebellion! Lone hereby dismisses the king of Runan and Wei Taibao and their heirs from all their powers in the court! ”
In the Taiji Palace, all the ministers were silent, and only the high-pitched voice of Chu Wangwei echoed faintly.
Chu Wangwei sneered, swept away the ministers of the patriarchal and Niangniang factions, and continued: "The second thing! After the imprisonment of Sima Liang, the king of Runan, and the whole family of Taibaoguan last night, there were unknown assassins who assassinated them like a prison! According to the surviving former Central Protector Wei Qi, the murderer was the remnants of the former Taifu Yang Jun - Han Su! ”
As soon as he said this, the court exploded! Most of the ministers of the patriarchal department were shocked, looking incredulous, but because of Chu Wangwei's prestige, no one dared to stand up and question, but just looked at Chu Wangwei angrily.
Chu Wangwei said: "Last night, the lone army entered the palace to cooperate with the palace guards to search for the traitor Hansu, but found nothing. Now for the third thing! The Central Protector Army did not respect the emperor's order yesterday, resisted stubbornly, and was completely annihilated by the forbidden army in the camp! In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, the emperor decided to carry out a major purge of the forbidden army after consulting with Lone, and it will be unified in the future! ”
The court was silent again, and anyone could see that no one could compete with Chu Wangwei now, and after the purges of the forbidden army, the forbidden army would be completely under the control of the king of Chu. The power of life and death of everyone in Luoyang has been pinched in the hands of Chu Wangwei.
Chu Wangwei said: "The fourth thing! In the name of the emperor and the auxiliary minister, Lone removed Pei Yu from the post of Shangshu Ling, and reappointed the general of the chariot cavalry Zhou as Shangshu Ling! Recall ......"
As Chu Wangwei's appointments and dismissals burst out of his mouth one after another, the Chu courtiers became more and more happy; The faces of the patriarchal courtiers were lonely, cold, disappointed, and panicked. The ministers of the Niangniang family also showed a look of loss, and the king of Chu demoted them to a greater or lesser extent.
Chu Wangwei's long appointment finally came to an end, and almost all the white-haired courtiers of Chu Wangwei's department were sent back to retire by Chu Wangwei with a word, and the remaining ministers were also demoted. As for the courtiers of the Chu family, they all followed Chu Wangwei to rise to the bed.
Sima Ting was also a former general who was appointed as the palace guard, replacing Dong Yi, the elder brother of Dong Meng, the middle attendant, and was in charge of the palace guard. Of course, unlike Dong Yi, Sima Ting would not accept orders from Jia Hou or Dong Meng.
The later general is Peng Zijian, the left general is Liu You, and the later general is naturally Chen Zhi. The three lieutenant generals of the original Yi military camp were also promoted along with Sima Ting. How much loyalty to the royal family remained for the three of them, then they could only ask themselves.
Chu Wangwei looked at the large number of white-haired Chu officials who took off their official hats and walked towards the outside of the Taiji Hall tremblingly, and couldn't help but show a smile of excitement. From now on, without the fetters of the Chu officials, the power will be concentrated a little, and you can finally make great progress!
Thinking about it, Chu Wangwei couldn't help but laugh out loud in the Taiji Hall.
Sima Ting frowned, stepped forward and reminded softly: "Father! Xianbei Prince Yuwenqiu is not diligent waiting outside the palace. ”
Chu Wangwei's laughter stopped abruptly, and he also found that he was really a little carried away, nodded approvingly towards Sima Ting, and said, "Pass!" ”
"Biography, Xianbei Prince Yuwenqiu is not diligent in going to the palace!"
Speaking of the eunuch's singing and harmony, Yuwenqiu walked in from outside the hall quickly, looking at the majestic father and son of the King of Chu in the palace, Yuwenqiu was not diligent and could no longer raise a little arrogance, bowed his head and frowned, just like a good baby. Yesterday's battle in the ring and the mutiny in the Chu Palace, not only Emperor Hui was frightened, but also Yuwenqiu's industriousness. He has already made up his mind that he must leave Luoyang as soon as possible and return to Xianbei, otherwise he is afraid that he will not know when he will be the ghost of the father and son of the King of Chu!
Yuwenqiu said respectfully: "Yuwenqiu of the Xianbei clan has seen the prince of Chu and the ministers!" ”
Chu Wang Wei laughed and said, "Yesterday, thanks to the mercy of Prince Yuwen's subordinates, the dog was lucky to win and win the beauty." ”
Yu Wenqiu was not diligent and secretly complained in his heart, yesterday he used all the desperate tricks of the "bloodthirsty technique" that hurt himself a lot, but he still lost so badly under Sima Ting, where did his subordinates show mercy, it was Sima Ting's martial arts that were too perverted! As for Princess Qinghe, after seeing the majesty of the Chu army, he had no extravagant hope at all, and only hoped to leave Luoyang safely.
Yuwenqiu bowed his hand infrequently and said, "The King of Chu said that he laughed, His Royal Highness Prince Ting has reached the peak!" Qiu is not diligent and out of reach. Lord Chu, Qiu Buqin has been staying in Luoyang for more than a month, and after seeing the huge national strength of the Great Jin, it is time to go back to Xianbei. After returning to Xianbei, Qiu Buqin must tell his father that he has a good alliance with the Great Jin Yong, respects each other, and does not invade each other! ”
Chu Wangwei smiled and said, "Prince Yuwen might as well go after attending the wedding banquet between Inuzi and Princess Qinghe, and then it's not too late." ”
Yuwenqiu Buqin hurriedly said: "The kindness of the King of Chu, Qiu Buqin has received it." It's just that the queen mother wrote yesterday, saying that she was very sick with missing me, and hoped that I would turn around as soon as I saw the letter. Please also ask the King of Chu for permission! ”
Chu Wangwei took two steps forward and stood in front of Yuwenqiu Buqin, looking at Yuwenqiu Buqin with cold eyes, but there was a bright smile on his face, and said: "Since this is the case, then Gu is not forced, Prince Yuwen must remember to convey the kindness of the Great Jin Emperor and Gu to King Xianbei to him." Someone came, and gave Yu Wenqiu a thousand taels of gold and a thousand pieces of silk. ”
Yuwenqiu was not diligent when he saw that the King of Chu was willing to release him, so he was so busy that he gave up his hand again and said, "Thank you King Chu!" Saying that, he slowly retreated from the palace, and hurriedly ran away before the king of Chu changed his mind.
Sima Yi looked at Yuwenqiu Buqin looking like he was walking on thin ice, frightened, and couldn't help laughing: "This bullshit prince seems to be frightened by his father and the seventh child. Hehe. It's just that why didn't his father leave him behind, so that he could threaten King Xianbei. It seems that the Yuwen Xianbei clan only has such a prince as Yuwen Qiu Buqin. ”
Sima Ting shook his head and said: "Third brother, my Great Jin is now at war with the Western Xianbei, and the fighting has been even more fierce in the past few days, and several large tribes in the Western Xianbei have already gone south to participate in the war. The father and Yuwen Xianbei showed goodwill, hoping to temporarily stabilize the eastern Xianbei, and then solve the eastern Xianbei after the western Xianbei was cleaned up. And doesn't the third brother think that if Yuwenqiu is not diligent as the king of Xianbei in the future, it will be more beneficial to the Great Jin?"
Chu Wangwei looked at Sima Ting with a smile and talked eloquently, his eyes were full of relief, and he suddenly announced loudly: "Ministers! Lone still has a happy event to announce, ten days later, a big wedding will be held for Prince Ting and Princess Qinghe! ”
There was a cheer in the Taiji Hall, and the courtiers of the Chu Department were full of smiles, and stepped forward to congratulate Sima Ting.