Chapter 26: The Succession (2)
Qi Yushi and Lord Liu pointed at each other with jade wat in their hands, and the rest of the Guozi Priest Master Qi, Master Yu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Lord Wang, the commander of the capital, all helped, and the melee mode of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the court was opened.
Tuoba Hong sat upright and silently looked at the courtiers jumping below, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Yes, he was satisfied.
At present, this group of courtiers in the melee seems to have strong combat effectiveness, but in fact, they don't have any big moves. In short, this group of people has a low official position and few powers in their hands, as long as the right prime minister speaks a word, it is enough to kill a large group of them in seconds.
This is the result of all his efforts over the years! He copied the Shen family, supported the Chu family and the major general Chen Xiu to divide the military power of the Shangguan family, and the Xiao family lost more than a little bit of arrogance because of the death of the queen. The right prime minister and Yang Qi are now the same as the left Cheng Zai Fu and the same military aircraft minister, and the left Cheng is subject to control.
And in the harem...... Shangguan Li was moved outside the palace, Concubine Shen was executed, and Empress Xiao died of illness.
All the forces were brought under his imperial power.
The people who have led to the controversy in the court today are insignificant...... Even Concubine Jing, who was supported by most of the courtiers, her mother's family had long since declined, and she was only supported by an imperial concubine.
The courtiers were at loggerheads.
At this moment, there seemed to be a sound outside the hall. Everyone raised their eyes, and the old man dressed in purple gold feather embroidered luan bird supplement clothes strode forward, he stepped straight into the Jinluan Palace, and no attendant dared to stop him, and finally knelt down in front of the dragon chair and said, "The minister thinks that he should not stand behind at this time." ”
"Prime Minister Zuo!" Qi Yushi exclaimed, and then arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, he is the foundation of the country after the standing." Even though there is a regulation for the queen to die and observe the festival in September, the successor must be established as early as possible, otherwise the court will be restless and the world will ......be uneasy."
Qi Yushi was born as a scholar in the imperial examination, and when the imperial history is old, he has a sharp mouth. However, although his words were clear, he no longer had the courage to argue with Lord Liu. Even his head bowed by three points.
Prime Minister Zuo glanced at him and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the minister did not raise such a thing in front of the court because he was the father of the former empress. And the minister's meaning, it's just that it is not appropriate to establish a queen at this time. ”
At this time, Qi Yushi had already closed his mouth. There was silence in the court.
No one dared to stand up and argue with Zuo Cheng.
Tuoba Hong casually twisted the black jade folding fan in his hand and said, "Prime Minister Zuo, why is it not appropriate to stand up?" ”
"The Xiongnu envoys sent a letter of state to my Great Qin, intending to ask for peace." Prime Minister Zuo said lightly: "The Xiongnu Shan Yu wants to marry his daughter to the emperor. This matter is very clear to the emperor and all of your colleagues. ”
As soon as this remark came out, someone sneered: "Zuo Cheng is different!" The letter of state was sent to the capital with the good news a month ago, and the Huns were asking for peace, but what the letter said really made me hard to believe the sincerity of the King of the Huns! As he spoke, he glanced at Prime Minister Zuo with contempt: "Hasn't Prime Minister Zuo read the letter of state?" Didn't you see that the shameless Huns not only demanded the position of Empress of Great Qin, but also asked for 300 miles of land and 12 cities as a condition for peace, and their words were very arrogant! On the northwest front, the Qin army had the upper hand, and they dared to offend the prestige of our emperor like this! ”
It was the right prime minister who spoke.
In fact, he has digressed - on the issue of the post-establishment period, he really has no interests with Prime Minister Zuo.
Today's court meeting is to decide the successor, as soon as Prime Minister Zuo mentioned the Huns, he became competitive, and opened the mode of tongue war to find the unhappy Prime Minister Zuo.
Takubahiro looked at him speechlessly.
The right prime minister is still talking: "...... At that time, Empress Chen was still alive! The king of the Huns offended Daqin and cursed the queen again! The emperor has already tore up the national letter in anger, does Prime Minister Zuo really want to marry the Xiongnu after postponing his appointment......
"Everyone in the world says that scholars are pedantic, and the old man has always refused to admit it, but today I saw the right prime minister but I had to admit it!" Prime Minister Zuo blushed and raised the jade wat in his hand: "Prime Minister Right, you really shame our ministers, the old man suggested that he postpone the establishment of the queen and pretend to agree to the Hun King's request for family affection, is it really to welcome a barbarian to be the queen?" An expedient measure on the battlefield, a little trick to deceive the enemy country in order to profit from it, don't you understand this idea of common sense and the right prime minister! ”
The left prime minister, who has always been shrewd and wise, is now off topic with the right prime minister.
"Huh! Weichen is pedantic, and Prime Minister Zuo has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes! Not to be outdone: "Don't go to the end to play with fire and burn yourself, I just wanted to pretend to promise the Huns, and in the end I really lost the city and the phoenix position......"
Takubahiro couldn't stand it anymore.
He threw the fan on the ground in front of the two: "Enough! ”
He said to Prime Minister Zuo again: "What Xiao Guozhang said, I am accurate. ”
"Your Majesty!" The right prime minister shouted.
In fact, many times, the right prime minister doesn't understand why he quarrels with the left prime minister to the point - most of the quarrels are not for profit, but for the sake of quarreling.
How to deal with the matter of the Huns and relatives? To the east or to the west, neither he nor Prime Minister Zuo will get any benefits......
"The right prime minister, the Huns and relatives, we can make a fuss as the left prime minister said." Tuoba Hong had no choice but to persuade him dryly: "Although the front line has been successful, but the cost of the war is huge, a few days ago Chen Xiu defeated the Xiongnu in Linlang City, but the Qin army also killed 20,000. If there's anything we can do to lower our costs, why not? ”
The right prime minister was so choked that he couldn't speak.
pretended to agree to the king of the Xiongnu and launched long-term negotiations on the terms of the national credentials...... In this way, the Huns saw hope, and they would naturally relax on the battlefield. Even when the time comes, the emperor can really be welcomed into the Qin State, so that the king of the Huns is satisfied, and then kill the emperor and attack the city at the last moment, and be caught off guard.
Don't be afraid that the Huns won't believe it - several monarchs of the Qin State have done similar things, not playing abacus with the Huns, but really making peace. The comfort of the Central Plains people is completely different from the brave ambition of the Huns, in order to avoid war, the Qin Emperor pasted tribute to the Huns every year, ceded the land and paid compensation, and did everything in the bag.
Even if the national strength is stronger than that of the Xiongnu, what if you win? The Huns fought desperately to the death for the war, and the Qin people felt that they would suffer too much to fight the war, and even if they won, they would not be able to draw it.
In fact, when Tuoba Hong ordered the war a year ago, many people proposed to pay tribute to the Xiongnu every year to appease them.
The emperor has already made a decision, and although the right prime minister has not been addicted enough, he finally has to give in.
"So how long is it good to delay?" Yang Qi ignored the quarrel between the two, and grabbed a key question and asked Prime Minister Zuo and the emperor.
"A few months is enough." Prime Minister Zuo said: "And this matter still has to wait and see, let's drag it out first, and wait for the news of the official general on the front line." If the Xiongnu really withdraw their troops, let's make another plan. ”
"Then it's decided!" Tuoba Hong's long sleeves waved, scattering.
The next major events were thus discussed.
The news reached the harem - naturally, the officials who came to meet the emperor every morning were high-ranking officials and important ministers, and the important matters they discussed with the emperor must not be leaked. The will of the harem concubines became that the emperor loved Empress Zhaorui, was too sad, and was reluctant to mention the successor for the time being.
Everyone in the harem was shocked.
Concubine Jing in the Hehuan Hall shook her hand and threw a bowl of red bean rice on the table, muttering, "Excessive sadness......"
What a!
She clutched her chest and stood up gasping for air. Today, many courtiers in the court elected her as the successor, but the emperor was not ready to establish a successor in the end......
Tuoba Hong has a deep affection for Xiao Yueyi, and after Xiao Yueyi's death, he was so sad that he was unwilling to stand up...... These words can deceive the people, can they still deceive Concubine Jing?
The history of Qi Yushi has already sent the news over, saying that it is because of the request of the king of the Xiongnu...... He didn't dare to reveal everything, and Concubine Jing didn't understand it very clearly. At this time, Concubine Jing was full of resentment and grievances, and she didn't know where to vent. She didn't dare to smash the porcelain to make someone grab the handle, so she had to tear two Shu brocades, and the aunt who hated and hated her confidant said: "Why is my life so bitter!" finally survived the Xiao family, what kind of princess is there on the Huns? ”
The aunt said: "Niangniang, what are you doing sadly, the emperor just said that he delayed the establishment of the queen, not that he did not establish the queen!" Thinking about it, he said: "Niangniang, this matter is an accident, the family and country affairs are ahead, and we have no way." But the more times like this, the more you have to be more peaceful and virtuous than before, and after a few more months, the emperor will finally have to be the queen. ”
"But such a thing, I don't feel at ease for a day!" Concubine Jing wiped her tears and said, "Aunt Liu, originally I had the highest voice inside and outside the palace, but if the emperor wants to drag it out for dozens of days...... The people on the side use this time to make a good plan, and then fight for the back position, but it will not be so easy! Don't forget, there is only an empty shelf left in our Wei family, and those people came prepared, but the result is still unknown...... And that Hui Zhaoyuan! She is the most insidious and vicious, and even if she can't fight for that position, she will drag me into the water together! If she takes advantage of the maneuvering ......"
The palace maids on the side bowed their heads and were silent.
Concubine Jing was wronged and angry, she couldn't eat, so she rolled on the soft couch and cried. She had been waiting for this day for ten years, and there were still five years to come, but when it came to the end, something went wrong......
She felt terrified. I can't grasp what I pursue at the cost of my life.
The palace is not only restless in the Hehuan Palace, but also uneven in the palace next to it. The concubines who came to the Hehuan Hall a few days ago were a little dumbfounded when they received the emperor's will. They are not as good as Concubine Jing to inform the emperor why he is delaying, such a big thing has given the harem concubines endless curiosity and speculation. The concubines couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, and became more and more uneasy and afraid, and many people began to wait and see, and did not dare to make friends with Concubine Jing again.
The Queen Mother saluted the Buddha as usual and did not say anything about this matter.
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