Volume 1 The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss Chapter 149 Do your best
After being hurriedly called out of the mansion, the great Sima Chen Xiehu, who was not fully aware, actually followed the rest of his colleagues into the palace in order, and then came all the way to the back garden.
In the imperial garden, in the center of a huge open space, in order to prevent people from jumping over the wall and directly attacking, Chen Jing was firmly surrounded by his subordinates in the middle, crossed Erlang's legs, and sat on the chair moved from the outside, and next to him stood the big Situ Cai Jing and the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Shangguan Ming, both of whom were closely guarded, as long as they moved a little, they would attract a beating, in order to prevent Cai Jing, the old fox, from finding a way to get out.
And the two of them were surrounded in the middle, and they couldn't even make eye contact with the courtiers standing outside, it is said that Cai Jing has been in the officialdom for decades, if it comes to wisdom and power, he is far above everyone present, but being guarded like this, there is really nothing he can do, especially now that his life is in the hands of others, if he is not careful, it will be the end of his death, he doesn't think Chen Jing will be reluctant to kill him.
Chen Xiehu, the great Sima who hurried over, had already sensed that something was wrong when he heard the news that four Praetorian Guard commanders had come to report in the mansion before, and after careful interrogation, he found that the tiger talisman that he had been carefully storing in the bedroom had been stolen, and his own son had actually transferred the commander of the Imperial City Praetorian Guard with this thing today.
What does the son want to do?
Even if Chen Xiehu had exhausted his imagination, he never thought that this would be such a situation, especially after learning that his son led people to break into the palace and kidnap His Majesty the Emperor, he almost didn't scare him to death, he thought it was a scam at first, and even thought he was dreaming, but after trembling and following the others to the palace, he found out that all this was true.
Chen Xiehu now only hates himself for being too negligent in disciplining this kid on weekdays, which has caused a big disaster today.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiehu finally chose to push away the people who were in front of him, and then walked towards the opposite side, and some officials from the Great Situ faction next to him saw it clearly, all of them had complicated eyes, and they wanted to rush up directly to kidnap him, but in the end they still didn't make a move.
The overall situation has been decided, Chen Jing is powerful and hijacked Cai Jing at the same time, resulting in these officials being leaderless, those who are really capable and assertive, have been suppressed by Cai Jing himself, leaving only those who are incapable but loyal, in other words, once Cai Jing falls into his hands Chen Jing, it is equivalent to directly restraining the lifeblood of these people, if only Shangguan Ming is hijacked, Cai Jing will shoot them all directly, and then support the new emperor, when the time comes, it will really be the power of the government and the opposition, isn't it beautiful?
What's even more powerful is that even the prestige inside and outside the government and the opposition is extremely high, His Majesty's son-in-law Chu Yang Gong Xue Bi has fallen to him, Chu Yang Gong is holding the city guards, standing next to him, who dares to mess around at this time? And who knows if the colleagues next to him have been rebelled? Before figuring out the specific situation, no one will mess around, because they are all old fritters, not fearless and brainless reckless.
Seeing that someone was coming, the loyal subordinates surrounding Chen Jing were about to come forward to stop him, but Chen Jing immediately stood up and scolded loudly: "Blind? This is my father!"
When Chen Xiehu walked all the way to the face of Emperor Shangguan Ming, who had a decadent face, he had not yet woken up from the shock.
Chen Xiehu glanced at the embarrassed look next to him, he no longer had the power he had before, and there was no one in his eyes, and then he looked at Xue Bi, the Duke of Chuyang, who was standing beside Chen Jing, Chen Xiehu felt that his mind was about to turn around.
"Your Majesty, this 。。。。。。 What the hell is going on?"
Shangguan Ming was depressed, he was about to hate the people of their Chen family, where was he still in the mood to pay attention to him now, just as this guy was cheap and behaved, now he only regrets why he didn't cut off this person's official position and military power earlier, otherwise why would it cause a big disaster today, not to mention the throne, it seems that even his life is not guaranteed?
Shangguan Ming looked at Chen Xiehu's sluggish appearance, and wanted to ask, such a big thing as a rebellion, this series of plans is so thorough, you Chen Xiehu didn't know anything in advance?
Chen Jing gently patted Shangguan Ming's shoulder, which frightened the latter's fat and trembled, Chen Jing waved his hand and said: "Alas, Dad, you are wrong to call it, now it is time to call the first emperor, the word 'Kang' he personally chose just now is not bad, right?"
The word "Kang" has many meanings, but in general, it is also a good nickname.
Some of the people who supported Chen Jing next to him almost laughed, when did this happen, he was still in the mood to make such a joke with Shangguan Ming.
And the emperor Shangguan Ming, who was the party concerned, was almost frightened and fainted, but the whole person was still subconsciously supported by Chen Xiehu, so that he finally did not fall.
Chen Xiehu looked at the scene in front of him and sighed with mixed feelings.
"What the hell have you done?"
The matter has come to this point, it is impossible for him to let go of Shangguan Ming and Cai Jing, otherwise the Chen family will inevitably end up with a full end of beheading, and he Chen Xiehu is not a foolish and loyal person, and he knows that even if he coerces and seduces, his son will not agree to let these two people go.
Chen Jing grasped the holy decree in one hand, looked at the officials on the other side with complicated expressions and discussions, and said with emotion: "Supporting the general of the building, turning the tide of the tide, Fang is a real hero, the rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible, the husband is born between heaven and earth, how can I sit back and watch the faint king in power, and the traitorous ministers abuse power? I just did what I had to do." ”
Chen Xiehu couldn't help but whisper: "You are a lone husband! Is it good that the Chen family still has a good future?"
Chen Jing turned his head and said, "Father, do you know why Duke Chu Yang supports me?"
Chen Xiehu was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and then he remembered that an old minister like Duke Chu Yang, who was also a relative of the emperor and a relative of His Majesty, could follow his son to mess around.
Xue Bi, the Duke of Chuyang, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and explained: "Chen Jing told the old man that in this life, he will not marry a wife, give birth to children, leave no heirs, do not covet power, do not manipulate power, and only take the rise and fall of the Jin Kingdom as his own responsibility, as long as the time is ripe, he will return power to the Shangguan family, and will never break his word, if there is any violation, the world will punish him!"
When Chen Xiehu heard this, he looked at the son in front of him with complicated eyes, wanted to say something, but didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only shake his head and sigh lightly, no longer say more, and turned his head to stand with Chen Jing, with a firm expression, looking at everyone in front of him.
Chen Jing didn't care about his father's change, just held the old emperor Shangguan Ming's shoulder with one hand, and quipped: "Actually, I'm just talking about it, everyone just listen to it, maybe if you stay in a high position for a long time, I won't be too lazy to come down, and when the time comes to replace it, you still remember to bless our Jin Kingdom with good weather and rain when you are always underground!"
Shangguan Ming's eyes suddenly darkened, and he fell behind him, shouting loudly in his mouth before he fainted.
"Thief, thief!"
Chen Jing didn't look at him anymore, just shook the holy decree, and handed it to Cai Jing, the big Situ next to him who had not spoken: "Da Situ, please go and read it to them, by the way, I am happy that you read it, I promise not to move the Cai family, and I will leave you a queen, and then all your other protégés and former officials, as long as they don't mess around, I can also guarantee not to move, and the rest, I won't pursue those who want to get out of the house by themselves, how about it?"
Cai Jing has been in the officialdom of the Jin Kingdom for decades, and he has not met an opponent, even if he has fallen to this point today, he is still unwilling to be arrested, and he is especially struggling at this time.
"Hehe, Chen Jing, don't think that you can control everything, even if the old man dies, they will not obey you, then I will see how you run the entire imperial court! Could it be that the new Jin Emperor will allow you to take power over him after he ascends the throne? You have to think carefully, don't end up dying without a place to bury!"
Chen Jing touched his chin and nodded lightly: "Indeed, indeed, what you said is very good, but if the Jin Kingdom is handed over to you, sooner or later it will die, when the people of the Liang Kingdom call, I still die without a place to be buried, so what's the difference, don't think about it, Lord Cai, go and recite the holy decree well, and after reading it, you will die obediently, I can also give you a copy of Shangguan Ming's treatment, and when the time comes, you can pick a nickname yourself, just 'Wenzheng', how about it? This is the highest pursuit of your civil officials! Or do you want a 'strong' word?"
Cai Jing was so angry that he trembled, but at this moment, Chen Jing was powerful, but he couldn't do anything, and after a while, he still stretched out his hand to take the holy decree and staggered to the front.
Chen Jing's nasty voice sounded from behind again at this time: "Master Cai, don't think crookedly, whatever you want, if they dare to move, I will dare to kill, you can choose whether you want to do it or not." ”
Cai Jing trembled when he heard this, just now he was indeed ready to take advantage of this opportunity to make a last stand, agitate the old department, support the new emperor, send troops to encircle and suppress, and shoot these rebellious ministers and thieves with arrows, but this idea was finally suppressed by him, maybe when he reached his position, the more afraid he was of death.
"Chen Jing, leave me alive, with me, my protégés and old officials can be used by you, and you don't want to get an empty shell of the court, right? Without me, if there is turmoil in various places, how can you solve it? Just spare my life!"
Cai Jing suddenly pleaded bitterly.
He started from the lowest level of the small official, step by step climbed to today's position, even to the point of leaning towards the government and the opposition, naturally a person who can bend and stretch, since Chen Jing is now powerful, he can't resist, it is better to keep his life for the time being, and then make a plan, he believes that as long as he leaves this palace, there are 10,000 ways to kill this kid and avenge today.
But he didn't want Chen Jing to just shake his head gently: "Lord Cai, don't be stupid, I know your ability very well, if it weren't for your life in my hands now, I would never be your opponent, how could I just let you go? ”
Cai Jing was stunned, and after a long time, he finally turned his head slowly and looked ahead with a cold expression.
The familiar faces of dozens of colleagues were full of fear and confusion at the moment, and the princes standing on the other side were all harboring ghosts, and some even had unconcealed joy on their faces.
Cai Jing swept through them one by one, taking in everyone's appearance at the moment, and the old man couldn't help but shed tears of remorse.
How could I lose to this yellow-mouthed kid for no apparent reason?
Decades of officialdom, no opponent, no time has ever been suppressed, can be called the officialdom tumbler of the Jin Kingdom, I didn't expect to end up with such a bleak ending, the old man suddenly had mixed feelings.
Former opponents, as well as friends, subordinates, and students, appeared in front of his eyes one by one.
How could I, Cai Jing, lose like this, and lose so aggrieved.
No matter whether the other party has endured for many years, and finally plays power tricks to win him, or something else, he will be convinced, but how could he be that when he was about to discuss with His Majesty the Emperor to seize the power of the Great Sima, he was suddenly broken in and directly taken down, and now even if there are thousands of means, he can't use it at all, and the dignified Jin State Da Situ can only be captured with his hands tied now, helpless to die, what a grievance is this?
He coughed twice, cleared his throat, and his demeanor was as calm as he saw in the court on weekdays.
Even tears flowed from the faces of many die-hard officials on the opposite side.
"Lord Cai!"
"Teacher!"
"Da Situ!"
Cai Jing unfolded the holy decree and stood against the wind, his voice was calm and indifferent, as if he had seen through everything.
"Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says, I am old, feeling unwell, as for the inferiority, this legend is located in the nineteenth prince, immediately ascended the throne, in charge of the Great Jin, there must be no mistake!
Chen Jing stood up, bowed deeply to Cai Jing's back, and said in a loud voice.
"Grateful for the grace of God, the ministers should do their best to assist the new emperor, bow to the best, and die!"