Chapter Ninety-Six: Palace Banquet, Dongshu Hands Over Power
The palace banquet is just that the royal family is looking for an excuse to see the little prince's sweetheart.
Eating, drinking, talking and laughing, of course, there is no shortage of those who point fingers and make irresponsible remarks.
The emperor didn't speak, who dared to say anything first. After all, not everyone has the courage of Tang Jinyan, such a background, and such a carelessness.
Halfway through the feast, the emperor finally mentioned family affairs.
"Miss Tang Fuyan and my Lin'er are really a good match. This family business is so decided. "The emperor drank some wine, but he was not drunk, but he deliberately pretended to be crazy and stupid by virtue of the strength of the wine, and deliberately ignored the worries about the country and the people of the ministers below.
Tang Yanqiu got up, raised his glass, thanked the emperor, and then said that he was willing to hand over Dongshu to power, and it should be regarded as a dowry for his sister.
As soon as these words came out, the temple was shocked for a long time.
"Your Majesty! I can't agree to this! Finally, someone couldn't help it and got up to speak.
The emperor sat up, his eyes slightly moved to the speaker: "Oh? What does Prime Minister Zhang mean by letting me not accept Dongshu in power? ”
The prime minister didn't want to bother with this out-of-context quote: "The minister is saying that the marriage between the royal family and the Tang family in Dongshu is absolutely impossible." ”
The dissatisfied voice of the little prince came: "What does Prime Minister Zhang mean by this?" This king marries, the father and the queen mother have no objections, you are a courtier, in the face of the royal family in public, what does it mean? ”
"Your Majesty, the Tang family has been in power in Dongshu for hundreds of years, and it can be said that it is deeply rooted in Dongshu. The Tang clan is the most difficult problem to overcome in the imperial court's plan to recover power. If the daughter of the Tang family becomes a princess and has an in-law relationship with the royal family, I am afraid that Dongshu will be even more difficult to recover. Prime Minister Zhang said directly, as if he didn't plan to come back to those twists and turns at this time.
"Didn't people say that my sister got married, and as a dowry, she was willing to hand over the power of Dongshu to the imperial court." The emperor said, "Prime Minister Zhang doesn't have to worry anymore. ”
"Being in power is just a word, the influence of the Tang family on the people of Dongshu cannot be eliminated with a word. In the coming day, the imperial court took over the power of the Tang family, and it was not easy to take back the hearts of the people. The Tang family handed over power, but they took the name of the emperor's relatives and continued to operate on the boundary of Dongshu and continued to influence the people of Dongshu. This Dongshu still can't be recovered, and it is still under the control of the Tang family. ”
The emperor said: "Then let all the people of the Tang family move to Nanzhao and stay away from Dongshu." ”
"No!" Prime Minister Zhang said, "These family forces are not trivial, otherwise they would not be able to recover the three parties for a long time." The Tang family handed over power, who knows whether it is true or false, and then moved to the feet of the Son of Heaven, so, it is too dangerous! ”
"Prime Minister Zhang, do you dare to talk about such a non-existent thing?" The little prince snorted coldly, "This king sees that you are iron-hearted, so that this king can't marry this daughter-in-law." ”
What the prime minister said is indeed a bit alarmist.
What is not trivial, this is all to remind others that the Tang family is dangerous, and it has the right to do so, and the right to do so is even worse.
"The little prince is wrong." Tang Yanqiu sneered, "The Prime Minister wants my Tang family to not survive in Shangqiu." After handing over the power, I still don't feel at ease, and I can't even stay in Dongshu, where my ancestors have grown up for generations. Nanzhao is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and I am not suitable for an ambitious person to stay. As for Xijin Beiliang, it is even more unbearable. Prime Minister: This is ...... forced me to take my entire clan to death, or betray Shangqiu and defect to another country. ”
"The prime minister's words are heavier." The emperor didn't say Tang Yanqiu, but said that the prime minister. Some people have begun to be vigilant about this kind of maintenance.
Tang Yanqiu continued: "Dare to ask the prime minister, if I don't hand over power to life or death, what should happen to the court?" ”
Prime Minister Zhang Cheng replied: "For the sake of imperial power, I will not hesitate to sweep away Dongshu." ”
"Sweep away Dongshu? No matter how big the Tang clan is, how many people can there be? Can it be compared with tens of millions of people in Dongshu? The prime minister swept away Dongshu with a sentence, but did he think about what the people should do? ”
The imperial court wants to take power, how many years have it been shouting. In the name of maintaining imperial power, even if it is an emperor, it is inevitable that he will not be moved. That's why there will be action.
However, in the process of regaining power, it is inevitable to confront the forces of the three families, and it is not easy.
In the end, the worst plan is to send troops to attack.
However, with such a plan, the emperor did not dare to move this idea easily.
It is easy to send troops, how many soldiers and horses are in the court, and how many can the three parties add up, if you really want to attack, it is impossible to defeat the imperial court.
However, sending troops represents killing. It was not only those family forces that were killed, but more, but the people of Shangqiu.
Nowadays, how many people in the DPRK and China support Prime Minister Zhang's approach. The higher the voice, the greater the royal family's antipathy.
The emperor, the prince, but all members of the royal family are disgusted by such practices. After all, it is their people who are hurting, their prestige is ruined, and maybe their imperial life will be broken.
In this way, the royal family can't forcibly suppress people like Prime Minister Zhang, nor can they let the three parties go.
First, the tripartite forces are getting bigger and bigger, and if they don't take it back, they are afraid that the royal family will not be protected and the imperial power will change hands.
Second, people like Prime Minister Zhang are mostly important ministers, and they can't move easily.
The emperor will have such scruples, but the thoughts of several princes are different.
Therefore, after learning that the future monarch of the Tang family also had the idea of handing over power, the prince united with Tang Yanqiu to carry out secret actions against Xijin and Beiliang, and in the end, took away the power of the two parties from the original forces.
In the end, the tripartite power will return to the imperial court, but the handling of old forces like Tang Yanqiu and them has become a new trouble.
Take Prime Minister Zhang as an example, there are many people in the court who are jealous of the Tang family like him.
Tang Yanqiu is right, the old ministers of the DPRK and China want to eradicate the grass and eradicate the roots.
Fortunately, Tang Yanqiu already has a solution to this trouble.
Hearing Prime Minister Zhang Cheng say that he wanted to sweep away Dongshu, and hearing Tang Yanqiu's rhetorical question, several people stood up in the hall in turn, namely the prince and several princes.
"Is the prime minister trying to ruin Shang Qiu?" The prince asked, "Whether it is a king or a minister, how can the people of the world live and die like this?" ”
Prime Minister Zhang Cheng roared: "What the old minister is worried about is a greater disaster!" You can't help but guard against it! ”
"The matter of taking over power is indeed imperative. But what the prime minister said today really didn't seem to be thinking about it for Shang Qiu. "This is the second prince.
"The origin of the power of the three parties is well understood. If you want to talk about it, people are merit or fault. If it weren't for the fact that the situation had come to this, the imperial court and the three parties would not have been in a stalemate for so long. "This is the Third Prince.
"There is no reason to take power and collect power, and there is no reason to kill them all! Besides, people are already willing to hand over power, and the prime minister should not be so aggressive. Don't even risk the lives of the people, alarmist! "This is the Fourth Prince.
"I don't know, I think the prime minister and the Tang family have a big hatred." This is the fifth prince, that is, Tang Jinyan's future husband.
The five princes of the royal family attacked at the same time, and Prime Minister Zhang couldn't stand it.
The crown prince turned his head to the emperor and said, "Father, the matter of taking power is a major matter for the court and even the royal family. Ke Erchen never knew which emperor had said that the power of the tripartite family must be eliminated. ”
The second prince said: "After receiving the power, I don't give people a way to live, and my sons have never heard of such a thing." ”
The third prince said: "Father, didn't you come to talk about the marriage of the fifth brother today?" ”
The fourth prince said: "Yes, father, can this family succeed?" ”
The fifth prince said: "Father, you just agreed!" You have no jokes, you can't go back! ”
"Nonsense!" The emperor shouted, but turned to Prime Minister Zhang and said, "What did the prime minister do to the people of Shangqiu?" What do you think of yourself again! Sweeping away Dongshu, the prime minister said it, don't you feel ashamed! ”
Prime Minister Zhang hurriedly ran to the middle of the hall and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the old minister has no other meaning, the old minister just wants to remind the emperor that the matter of marriage must not be!" ”
"What you said is not allowed, it is all groundless, without evidence." The emperor pointed at Tang Yanqiu, "Right now, do you still want me to drag him out and behead him?" A good palace banquet, a happy event, you have to come out to stir up the situation, and make me upset. You have thought about it behind closed doors for me, and you are not allowed to come out without my will. ”
"Your Majesty!"
"Get out!"
Prime Minister Zhang is gone, but the matter is not over.
It was the emperor and the queen who happily announced the little prince's family affairs.
The palace banquet became lifeless because of what happened just now, and only those princes came over to congratulate him.
"What are you going to do after that?" The prince came over and asked Tang Yanqiu.
"Thanks, I can handle the rest myself."
"Our Prime Minister Zhang is not so easy to win." The second prince said, "If there is anything else that can help, just say." ”
"That's it, it's all a family soon, you're welcome." The third prince smiled.
Tang Yanqiu also smiled: "With you, I won't be polite." But in the end, I still have to do it. ”
"Then we don't care, and then we have to prepare for the marriage of the fifth brother, which is very busy." The prince looked over there and smirked at Tang Jinyan's fifth brother, "If you want to know that he will take a fancy to your sister, you should have asked Jinyan to come over earlier." It's finally settled down......"
Before the end of the palace banquet, Tang Yanqiu suddenly asked Ye Qianyun: "Madame, do you think today's food is good?" ”
Ye Qianyun was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand what it meant: "It's good." "I can only tell the truth.
I saw Tang Yanqiu turn around and say to the emperor: "Your Majesty, ask for a favor from you." ”
"Say."
"My wife likes the craftsmanship of the palace cook, you can ask the imperial chef to go to my annex and cook food for my wife for a few days."
Ye Qianyun: "......"
The emperor waved his hand: "How can this be done, how can the imperial chef in the palace leave the palace at will." ”
Everyone was puzzled, this was just a matter of the emperor's words, why couldn't it?
Tang Yanqiu said again: "Then I'll change it with you." ”
"In exchange for what?"
"Sikin is in power."
There was a dead silence in the hall again.
It is rumored outside that Xijin's power has actually fallen into the hands of Dongshu, but the Tang family has not said it, and there is no evidence. So rumors, always rumors.
Then the emperor said, "Yes! ”
Everyone who went to the banquet was a minister of the court, and now if you can't see the catty in it, you should really go back to your hometown to farm.
Judging from the attitude of the emperor and several princes, it is clear that he has colluded with Tang Yanqiu.
took advantage of the palace banquet to announce the marriage of the little prince, and then let Tang Yanqiu take the opportunity to hand over power. Without spending a single soldier, the power of all three parties was withdrawn.
As for Prime Minister Zhang, I'm afraid it was also deliberate.
deliberately took advantage of the opportunity to suppress such old-fashioned courtiers in the DPRK.
It's just what the prime minister said, don't you really have to worry about it?