301 Main Battle and Main Draw (1)
Now presumably Baba went to find Zhou Qingyou, Concubine Yin couldn't swallow this breath, even the emperor demoted her to a commoner, Zhou Qingyi still coaxed her to do something, but she was just a useless girl. If she had been her, she would have driven her out of the palace a long time ago, so that she could show her attitude to the emperor and stand on the same front with him. Zhou Qingyi is now protecting Zhou Qingyou like this, where can she still tolerate her words.
Zhou Qing will definitely be angry because of this, so she still waits and waits for the time being. It seemed that the evil fire in his chest was still there, and he reached out and kicked the stool on the ground, with so much force that he knocked the maid kneeling beside him unconscious. "Useless things, don't hurry up and pull her down, the provincial palace looks unlucky!" Concubine Yin's cold voice brought the subordinates back to their senses, and watched the fainted maid being carried out.
Concubine Yin held her forehead, and when the two diligent maids saw this, they hurriedly got up and walked to her side to help her hammer her legs, massage her temples, and let her relax and relax. In this way, the whole person is not so scary, although the maids who follow her to serve are rewarded, and they receive the envy and respect of the people in the house, but relatively speaking, they are frightened, for fear that one day they will make Concubine Yin unhappy.
She is Zhou Qingyi's favorite woman, as long as she moves her mouth and drives them out of the house, who dares to make decisions for them. Although Wang is the head of the house, she has no power at all, who will take her in her eyes as such a housewife. Especially Empress Pan, who has always protected her, has passed away, and the emperor will not care about the affairs of his son's backyard.
The emperor almost let the cabinet elders and Lin Xiangqi decide the affairs of the court, and his whole mind was on remembering Empress Pan. Concubine Yin did guess correctly, she sulked in the house, Zhou Qingye had already arrived at the gate of Wang's courtyard, he wanted to come to Zhou Qingyou, say good things to her, and let her change her temper by the way. Living in his house, you can no longer be as willful as you used to be in the palace.
Zhou Qingyi said in front of the Wang family: "Brother Huang, I'm sorry to embarrass you, since that's the case, then I'll pack up my things and leave with Wu Shizi, so as to save the imperial brother trouble." Wang's eyes widened, and he lowered his voice and said: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, you are the sister of your husband and your mother, if even he can't tolerate you, where else can you go?" Sister, listen to the words of the imperial sister-in-law, don't be angry. Concubine Yin is not the kind of person who stirs up right and wrong, presumably the maid next to her made her own opinion, in order to please her. ”
She tried her best to lower her voice, but it still reached Zhou Qingyi's ears, Zhou Qingyi frowned, and she hadn't figured out how to say good things for Concubine Yin. I saw Zhou Qingyou's serious expression and said: "Sister-in-law, when is this, you are still speaking for Concubine Yin, you are kind-hearted." No wonder when the queen mother was alive, she often said that she was not worried about you. I'm worried that after a hundred years, you will be bullied by Concubine Yin and ride on your head.
I've only lived here for a few days, and I've heard a lot of people talking behind my back, Concubine Yin is the most favored woman of the imperial brother, she says everything in this house, and when the people see her, which one is not respectful. But you are the royal brother Ming Media is marrying, and the eldest princess who carries a sedan chair into the door eight times, why should you be so tolerant of her. Sister-in-law, don't pull me, if I don't say these words, I won't be angry.
Anyway, I'm about to leave here, and I'm not afraid of upsetting the royal brother. Don't stare at me like that, these are all facts, if one day you are played by boring imperial historians, it would be good to spoil your concubine and kill your wife. Don't blame me for not reminding you, huh! "She is not afraid of Concubine Yin, she understands the scruples of the Wang family, who made the Wang family have no blood relationship with Zhou Qing.
She has the upper hand on this point, and Zhou Qing can't really be angry with her and blame her. If that were the case, she really wouldn't have anywhere to go. When Wang heard this, she slowly lowered her eyes, so that people couldn't see her expression clearly, at this time, it was better for her not to speak, and the more she talked, the more she would provoke Zhou Qingyou to talk nonsense. I have to say that if it weren't for Zhou Qingyi, she really wanted to applaud, Zhou Qingyou said that her heart was up.
Whoever dares to say this among the staff in the house, it is too late for them to flatter Concubine Yin. Zhou Qing was also shocked by the last sentence, spoiling the concubine and killing his wife, if he was really played by the imperial historians, it would not be a trivial matter. Now is a critical period, if he doesn't restrain himself, I'm afraid it will cause the emperor's disgust.
Zhou Qingyi hooked his lips and said: "Little girl, you, the imperial brother is afraid of you, I will listen to you, you just stay in the house, you are not allowed to go anywhere, you are a girl's house, how dangerous it is to go out." When Zhou Qingyou heard this, he pouted reluctantly: "Okay, Brother Huang, since you say so, if I don't give you face, I can't say anything." It's just that if you are seen by me again, I will definitely leave again, and I will not say hello to you at that time, I will just leave here! ”
This girl can do everything, Zhou Qingyi flicked her head, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, the imperial brother knows." After Zhou Qingyi left, Zhou Qingyou slowly held Wang's hand and said, "Imperial sister-in-law, you see it now, the imperial brother will not let me leave, so with me by your side, you will soon be able to drive Concubine Yin out of the mansion." At that time, who else will dare to compete with you for the favor of the royal brother, you are the most important woman for the imperial brother. One day in the future, if the emperor's brother ascends to the throne, you will be the mother of the dynasty above one person and below ten thousand people. ”
The Wang family she said was indeed a little moved, can she really be the queen? I don't know why, hearing Zhou Qingyou say this, her heart was inexplicably settled. The cabinet elders are still in a stalemate because of Yueli Kingdom's invasion of the border of Dayue Country this time. Some of the elders of the pavilion are in the main battle, Yueli has always lived in peace with the Dayue country, and the well water does not violate the river water, he actually dared to offend the Dayue country this time, and also took away two cities.
If it continues like this, it will fuel the arrogance of Yueli Kingdom, thinking that Da Yue Kingdom is afraid of him. It will become more and more unscrupulous to provoke the Great Vietnamese State, and may even ask the Great Vietnamese State to sign some treaties that will lose its power and humiliate the country, and it will be too late to regret it at that time. As the saying goes, if you raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while, they don't believe that the soldiers and horses of Dayue are not as good as Yueli Kingdom.
However, some cabinet elders are resolutely opposed to the main war, and they advocate a peaceful settlement of this matter, and if this is a big war, it will cost the people and money, not to mention, and the blood will flow into a river is the last thing they want to see. What they say is high-sounding, but in fact, they don't want to make a big move. The cabinet elders are deadlocked, let alone Lin Xiangqi.
The next day in the court, in front of the emperor, the cabinet elders quarreled, and even the emperor was disturbed by their noise, so he casually copied the folds on the bookcase and was still on the Jinluan Palace, and said sharply: "Enough!" The emperor's angry roar made the cabinet elders come back to their senses one after another, and immediately knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to atone for their sins.
"Just such a small thing has made it difficult for you, what's the use of raising you? I can't share my worries! The emperor's fluttering words made the hearts of the elders ripple, and now the development of events has not exceeded the scope of their imagination. If this matter is not resolved, maybe the Yueli Kingdom will really raise troops to attack. By that time, it will be too late to regret it.
Ping Bohou is a cabinet elder who advocates war, and he feels that if he doesn't teach Yueli a lesson this time, they will definitely be pampered and arrogant, and they will not take Dayue Kingdom in their eyes. thought that if the Great Yue Kingdom was afraid of the Yueli Kingdom, it would become more and more rampant. When you reach an uncontrollable place, no one can escape, and you must know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Before Ping Bohou's words could be spoken, he was disrupted by the emperor.
"If you can't share my worries, why should I keep you in the court, and I limit you to give me an answer within one day, whether to fight or make peace? What is the specific plan, and if it is a war, who will be sent? If so, who will you choose to negotiate with Yueli Kingdom? The emperor's face was full of impatience, and after speaking, he threw off his sleeve robe and left. He also had to go to Empress Pan's dormitory, and only there could his heart be at peace.
When you close your eyes, you seem to be able to feel that Queen Pan is by his side, so good. He simply wanted to spend his mind on the court, and the cabinet elders were silent about it, whatever the emperor said, they did what they did. Ping Bohou and Lin Xiangqi looked at the back of the emperor leaving and frowned.
Lin Xiangqi and Ping Bohou did not have a deep friendship, and the biggest problem was that the emperor had summoned Lin Xiangqi and Lin Ruoxi to enter the palace together to choose a horse for Zhou Qingyou. Lin Xiangqi didn't want Lin Ruoxi to become a colt, that was because he didn't want him to become the help of the Lu family. But this doesn't mean that Zhou Qingyou can humiliate Lin Ruoxi, she actually fell in love with Wu Guowei and couldn't do it, and she had to elope with him, and the rumors in the capital were boiling.
He never expected that Pingbohou would be ruthless to remove Wu Guowei from the family tree and drive him out of Pingbohou's mansion. I heard that Wu Guowei and Zhou Qingyou are now living in the Great Prince's Mansion, and he doesn't want to ask about it anymore. At the moment, the most anxious thing is whether to fight the main battle of Yueli Kingdom or the main peace, and the emperor issued the final command. Before Lin Xiangqi left the Jinluan Palace, he was stopped by Chang Mingsheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, and went to the cabinet to discuss together.
In addition, Chang Mingsheng also took the initiative to invite the eldest prince Zhou Qingyi and the second prince Zhou Qingshu to the cabinet to discuss the matter of raising troops against Yueli and taking away the two cities of Dayue Kingdom. When Chang Mingsheng led Lin Xiangqi in, the two princes had just arrived, and Lin Xiangqi had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, waving at them. Chang Mingsheng, an old fox, actually invited them to discuss the matter together.
First of all, he is throwing an olive branch to the two princes, the emperor only has these two emperors under his knees, and no matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, he will accept his affection. Moreover, now that the crown prince's position has not been decided, the two princes need to win over the cabinet elders, and Chang Mingsheng, as the first assistant, must rush to win his support. Secondly, Chang Mingsheng invited the two princes over to discuss, and when the emperor asked, he could put the blame on the princes, Jiang is still old and spicy, and there is nothing wrong with that.
If it were him, he wouldn't have the courage to invite the two princes. As for the two princes who don't understand Chang Mingsheng's deep meaning, he doesn't know. Zhou Qingyi frowned and said, "Chang Shoufu, this matter is still decided by your cabinet and Lin Xiang, and this palace is just here to observe." ”
He's showing his attitude that he's not meddling in the matter. When Zhou Qingshu heard this, he shook his head and said, "Brother Huang, what you said is not right, the Yueli Kingdom has taken away two cities from the Great Yue Kingdom this time, a whole two cities. How many of the Li people will fall into their hands, and how will the barbarians of the Yueli Kingdom treat our people well? As the sons of our father, we should share our father's worries. As he spoke, he opened the folding fan in his hand with a serious face.
His words made Ping Bohou happy, the second prince is the main battle. Zhou Qing also didn't expect that in front of the cabinet elders and Lin Xiangqi, someone would dismantle the stage, and this was none other than Zhou Qingshu, the royal brother of his mother's compatriots. This will make the cabinet elders and Lin Xiangqi think of their brotherhood, Empress Pan has passed away, and the emperor does not care much about the affairs of the court, almost all of them are decided by the cabinet elders and Lin Xiangqi.
The two princes seem to have been crossed by the emperor, they have the false name of the prince, but they have no real power that the prince should have. Since Zhou Qingshu doesn't give him face like this, then there is no need for him to show mercy. Zhou Qingyi's cold voice sounded: "Second Emperor Brother, my father said very clearly in the court, and this matter is decided by the elders and Lin Xiang. You and I will come to the hearing, then it is up to decide. Second Emperor Brother, don't make trouble for them! Saying that, he still winked at him, Zhou Qingyi was reminding him not to overstep his authority.
If this matter reached the emperor's ears, it was impossible to tell what he would think. He has said everything that should be said, and as for whether he listens or not, it depends on Zhou Qingshu. Zhou Qingshu was just about to speak, when he saw Chang Shoufu roll up his hand and put it to his lips, coughing heavily a few times, "The two princes must not argue, what you said makes sense, and we can't make up our minds for a while, so we will invite you over to see if we can negotiate a good plan and present it to the saint." ”
The emperor put the palace people in Empress Pan's bedroom, except for her aunt Qin Su, who was still in charge, and everyone else was ordered by the emperor to be executed and buried with Empress Pan. This move shocked the government and the opposition, but no one dared to point fingers in front of the emperor, who made him the king of a country, no one could suppress him. Both the cabinet and Lin Xiangqi have to act according to his orders, and they will say whatever he says. The king is the minister, this must be observed!
The faces of the two princes who Chang Mingsheng said this softened, and after a round of statements, the elders of the cabinet insisted on the majority of the main battle. Lin Xiangqi didn't even frown, and insisted on peace. How many lives will be destroyed by the war, not to mention the displacement of the people, but more importantly, it will add a burden to the treasury.
Now where can the treasury pick out the excess silver taels to the soldiers on the front line, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, but where does the grain and grass come from? Lin Xiangqi's words made many of the elders of the main battle shake, and Xu Yueli was just provoking, and did not want to cause a large-scale war. Don't think that the Yueli Kingdom can really compete with the Great Yue Kingdom, if you use the strength of the whole country of the Great Yue Kingdom to fight against the Yueli Kingdom, it will be more than enough. It's just that this is absolutely not the case until the last resort.