Chapter 9 Phases
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"Meet the King."
Above the court, there is no major event, the court meeting is not often held, only once every few days, today coincides with the court meeting once a few days, the ministers and doctors and generals have rushed over early, as in the past, in accordance with the rules, and the king bowed and bowed.
"Zhu Qing is exempt from courtesy." King Zhao raised his hand weakly, and all the courtiers got up, and then they each looked at Lu in surprise, today's king seems to be a little different from usual.
If it weren't for the familiar voice, and then looking at the face of the same person, they would only say that the king had changed someone.
Listening to the voice, all the courtiers felt that something was wrong, they all peeked at King Zhao, and then looked at their faces, their faces and dresses were still the same dress, but their spirits were completely different.
"Pang Sili, today's king is a little different, what happened, how did this change happen?"
The civil and military ministers sat separately, and the ministers in the past had their own tables in this court, and the ordinary court meetings, the monarchs and ministers all sat on the ground, but during this time, the tables and chairs were sold well, and they began to become popular, and the court also changed.
The original tables and mats have been turned into formal tables and chairs, and the layout of the tables and chairs in this hall looks a bit similar to the large conference room of a bureau in the later generations.
King Zhao's tables and chairs are special, and they are horizontal in the hall, and the tables and deeds of the court ministers are vertically arranged on both sides.
This kind of thing, if it was placed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it would be almost unimaginable for the king and his courtiers to hold a court meeting like this, but this was the Warring States period, and it was common sense for the king and the courtiers to sit and talk about the Tao.
As soon as he sat down at this time, a doctor beside Pang Nuan suddenly whispered to him.
"I heard that during this period of time, the prince put aside all other things and specially refined the pill for the king, and yesterday the prince went out of the customs, and in the afternoon he went to the palace of the king, to see the current king. It must have taken the pill of the prince. ”
"Look at the spirit of today's king, which is completely different from the past. It's as if I'm suddenly young, I don't see the old fashion, Wang Taishi's pill fruit is extraordinary, I also claim to be proficient in Huang Lao's art, and I can maintain the law, compared to Wang Taishi, it's really far worse. ”
At this time, it was not Pang Nuan who was talking like this. Most of the courtiers in the court discussed a few words like this. King Zhao, who was sitting in the hall, saw the surprised eyes of the courtiers below, and his heart was even more happy.
"Do you have something to do today?"
Seeing the courtiers discussing, King Zhao not only did not feel unhappy, but was happy, a little happy, and then started today's court meeting according to the steps of the court meeting.
"Minister. Lian Po has something to do! ”
King Zhao's words fell, and he saw Lian Po standing up at the Wenchen Office on the left, and bowed to him, although Lian Po is a general, but he has a false appearance, as long as he is not unloaded, he will return to the Handan court at this time, and he is still the head of the civil officials.
But seeing Lian Po together. The eyes of the entire court were on him.
"Aiqing is exempt!" King Zhao waved his hand. Motioned for him to speak.
"No!" Lian Po responded, and then straightened his waist.
"King Qilu. Now that the war between Zhao and Yan has ended with the victory of my big Zhao, the rest is a small war and mediation between the countries, and the situation is no longer extraordinary, Lian Po believes that the military and political affairs of a country cannot be held in the hands of one person for a long time, so today he asked to resign from the position of false appearance, and asked the king for permission. ”
"Coax!" Lian Po said, and for a while, the entire court fell into chaos for a moment, what did they hear, Lian Po, the old man, was going to resign from his pretense, was he crazy?
Hasn't he been staring at Xiangguo's position and wants to turn positive, how can he say such things at this time? It's so weird, how can it change so much overnight? Lian Po actually asked for his resignation, which was unbelievable in the past.
It is no wonder that the courtiers think so, in fact, whether it is in history or in the book Xun Qin, Lian Po, the prime minister, is really not unloaded at this time, but after the current King Zhao hangs, Zhao Yan ascended the throne.
When Zhao Yan will take the position, it will be about the same for another five or six years, that is to say, Lian Po has really dominated the phase, so everyone was stunned when they heard him ask for his resignation.
And what is even more surprising is the reason for Lian Po's resignation, the military and government of a country cannot be held in the hands of one person for a long time, when Lian Po has this level, will he know how to advance and retreat like this, is this still the impression of Lian Po?
The ministers were stunned for a while, and so was King Zhao, he had also discussed this topic when he asked Lian Po to talk about it yesterday afternoon, and Lian Po was not like this at that time.
"Lian Xiang, you have worked hard and made great achievements, and you have turned the tide for my Da Zhao, defeating the 600,000 Yan army, it is the time to reward your merits, how can Lian Xiang resign? If the widow is approved, everyone in the world will treat the meritorious man badly, how can the widow deal with himself? ”
Hearing King Zhao speak like this, all the courtiers nodded in approval.
Seeing that the king was not allowed, Lian Po bowed to King Zhao again: "King, Lian Po is very old, this time he led the army to fight for many years, although he was defeated by Yan State, but he only felt that his energy was not as good as before, and he was really not qualified for the phase of any country, and he asked the king to have mercy on Lian Po who was old and frail." ”
"Old, old and frail?"
The doctor looked at Lian Po with a weather, how can he feel old and frail, and he is an ordinary strong man who can't compare to you. Some of the older ministers and doctors said to themselves, if you are called old and infirm, wouldn't I have gone into the tomb?
However, some people came back to taste, but tasted the charm of Lian Po's words, and then thought about the king's preface, the king said that he wanted to be gracious, but it made the world think of him, but Lian Po's next words, what he said was not the truth, but he deliberately gave the king to come down the steps.
"Come on, don't worry, Lian Po is old and frail, quit me quickly."
Only this one answer, a few words, everyone had a feeling of being impressed by Lian Po's three days, and they only listened to Lian Po continue to say at this time.
"As for the meritorious reward, it is ashamed to say that Lian Po has been fighting for many years, although he has received a lot of rewards, but he has given more rewards to his subordinates and the families of the fallen soldiers, and now he can't get a good house if he wants to live in a good house, if the king feels that Lian Po has some small merits, Lian Po has the courage to ask the king to reward more fields, and in the future, Lian Po can no longer fight for the king and have a place to go to recuperate."
As soon as Lian Po finished speaking, the entire court fell into silence.
King Zhao looked at Lian Po, first the military and government could not be held in the hands of one person for a long time, and then he made such a great contribution but resigned from the phase, and the reward was only a few fields, King Zhao thought about the truth that Wang Li had told him in the past. I suddenly realized in my heart.
"That being the case. The widow agreed, but in the military affairs, he still bothered General Lian to put more effort into it, and no matter if there was merit, the widow would never hesitate to reward. ”
Lian Po used old age and infirmity as an excuse, but how could King Zhao take it seriously. And his performance like this also made him understand this Lian Po's intentions, but he felt that he was more useful.
"Lian Po has thanked the king for his love."
At this time, seeing that the king really approved Lian Po's resignation, Lian Po was also grateful, and finally turned a corner at this time. Lian Po's fake resignation, then Zhao Guo's position as prime minister at this time is really vacant, and how can the country be without a phase for a day?
Some keen-minded eyes looked at Pang Nuan, and some thought they could do it, and they also made up their minds in their hearts, how could they not fight when they encountered such an opportunity?
"The country can't be without a face for a day, General Lian will go to the prime minister today. I don't know before I went to the phase. Can anyone be recommended to follow? Everyone thought about it together, and listened to King Zhao in the hall. It was to be recommended by Lian Po, and I couldn't help but focus my eyes on Lian Po.
"Lian Po believes that the celebrant doctor Pang Nuan has been in three dynasties for a long time, and has been in politics for a long time, and he was valued by my first martial spirit king in the past, and he has great talents and sages, and he can be my great Zhao Xiangguo."
Lian Po and King Zhao nodded slightly, while recommending, turned to look at Pang Nuan, and then winked at him slightly.
Pang Nuan talked to Wang Li last time, and learned that Wang Li was willing to help him as a minister, and recently he was summoned by the king several times to talk to him about this matter, and he was also prepared on weekdays.
Previously, after a meeting with Wang Li, he once thought that the biggest obstacle to his appearance was Lian Po.
"General Lian, please take a seat, the widow also thinks that Pang Sili can be my Great Zhao Xiangguo, but I don't know what the courtiers think?" King Zhao was satisfied, this Lian Po is really different now.
Listening to Lian Po's recommendation, some people are still lucky, you recommended the king and didn't approve it, a while ago the king was still thinking about letting the prince take the throne, but at this time, when he heard it, he almost didn't vomit blood.
King, don't you want to ask Wang Li to be the prime minister, how did you become Pang Nuan?
Thinking in his heart, when he heard King Zhao ask the ministers again, a doctor immediately stood up: "King, the minister thinks it is impossible, Pang Sili does have this great sage, but he is now old, old and frail, how can he bear my big Zhao Xiangguo?" ”
"The minister is also opposed, Pang Sili is too old, I'm afraid he can't bear the fatigue of my big Zhao Xiangguo."
"The minister thinks that Pang Sili can be my big Zhao Xiangguo." Before the two doctors stood up, they saw a minister doctor standing up at Lian Po's hand on the left, but he was one of the six ministers, Da Situ Zhao Qi: "King, Pang Sili has great power and great sage, and he can be my big Zhao Xiangguo." ”
This prince doctor is extraordinary, he is actually the head of the Zhao family, after the death of Pingyuan Jun, the entire royal family and nobles in the court are almost headed by him, just this word, it seems to be a final word.
"Pang Sili is proficient in the art of Huang Lao, and he is a friend of the generous scholar Wang Taishi, who is good at the way of longevity, I think it is to do my best for 20 years, and I have great talent, and the minister thinks that Pang Sili can be my Da Zhao Xiangguo."
Another court minister stood up, but it was not the royal clan's secretary, but the same Liuqing's Lord Sikou, but the position of Sikou was the highest judicial officer of Zhao State, in charge of the prison, and his status in the court was extremely high.
These two minister-level bigwigs strongly supported it, and the opposition of the two ordinary doctors was insignificant, at this time, Lian Po was the old minister, and he was the first person in the military, he recommended Pang Nuan, and the king also instructed Pang Nuan, and the nobles of the Zhao family have also expressed their position, and Lord Si Kou is not against it.
At this time, the situation was clear, and it would be strange if the rest of the people could not see it, and for a while, no one mentioned Pang Nuan's old age and infirmity, and they all agreed.
Some keen-minded people also tasted other meanings from the words in the mouth of Si Kou, Pang Sili and Wang Taishi were friends, and they suddenly understood, no wonder this Pang Nuan can get along, and the king and the royal clan Shiqing nobles also agreed, it turned out to be Wang Taishi.
And incorruptible? Some well-informed people also know that yesterday Wang Taishi went to the Lian Xiang Mansion, this Wang Taishi is so powerful, although he is not in the court, but he has been able to determine the phase of the court, but he has such energy, why not himself on the throne.
With such thoughts, although there are still some doubts, many doctors in the court have felt the means of the prince, and have decided to find an opportunity to visit one or two after the next court today. (To be continued.) )