Section 47: Putting things right
After returning to Yongzhou, he was also greeted by Queen Meng and hundreds of civil and military officials, and this return was also a lot of gains, no different from the triumphant return!
It's just that Xiao Qing was not seen among the ministers, and Queen Meng's eyes were also a little ethereal, and when everyone was laughing, Queen Meng pulled me into the car and whispered to me privately: "The emperor has not returned for a long time, I am afraid that something will happen, so the prime minister asked Xiao Qing to put him in prison with Zhao Tiande!"
I was shocked and asked, "Why didn't the Queen Mother stop it?"
Empress Meng sighed and said: "The two of them were derelict in escorting the emperor, and the queen mother was also to blame, how could they protect him?"
...... , I was a little devastated after hearing this, and immediately complained: "How can the queen mother be so confused, this time in Xianyang to fight the Huns Xiao Qing is the first merit, General Zhao is even more willing to protect his life, so loyal and good to be imprisoned, what face does the child have to face the two adults!"
Empress Meng was very nervous after hearing this, and hurriedly asked, "This...! If not, let them go!"
I looked up and sighed: "The hearts of the people are cold, even if they are released again, I am afraid that they will complain! The child expects the queen mother to sit in Yongzhou, and many matters will be safe, how can the queen mother not know the child's good intentions! I am incapable of being a good general, and it is not easy to get a few virtuous people, which is really my great mediocrity, so ashamed of the loyal and good people, how can this great yong prosper the country! Hey!"
When Queen Meng heard me say this, she almost cried urgently, she said very frightenedly: "Child, it's all the mother's fault, it's the queen mother's mistake for the child's misunderstanding!
Looking at Queen Meng's anxious eyes, I know that she is not a mediocre person, but there are some things that she may not be able to see very clearly, and it is easy to be decided by Wang Zhe and others! It is useless to complain about her, after all, she is just a woman, thinking of this, I nodded and said: "Well, let the child handle everything, and the child will promote Xiao Qing to the left prime minister!"
Empress Meng was shocked when she heard this, and asked in a trembling voice, "Left... So, how could Wang Zhe agree?"
I sneered: "I'm afraid that he can't make the decision on this matter, and he will go to court immediately, and the child will handle this matter himself!"
After speaking, I got up and bent down and walked out of Empress Meng's carriage, then turned over on the horse, and said loudly to the smiling civil and military officials: "Everyone, go to the court immediately, this king has something important to announce!"
Hearing me say this, the ministers all quieted down and respectfully saluted together!
After a while, everyone came to the court, and when they saw that everyone was in the ranks, I smiled and said: "In the days when this king left, what are the major events in Yongzhou, please tell the ministers one by one and listen to this king!"
Wang Zhe walked out with a smile, bowed and said, "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince!"
I turned my head to look at him and asked with a slight curiosity, "Oh, where did this Wang Xi come from?"
Wang Zhe said very happily: "The first joy is that His Royal Highness the Prince has returned safely with the treasure halberd; the second is that the displaced people have lived and worked in peace and contentment after entering various parts of my Dayong, and the income of my Dayong treasury has increased greatly; and the third happiness is that the tax reform in Fangling has finally achieved results, and the income from taxes and donations has exceeded that of other counties of the same kind!"
I smiled slightly, looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and then asked the ministers: "What the prime minister said is very true, this king should be happy about it! But why didn't this king see Xiao Qing and General Zhao Tiande in the court?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhe had no smile on his face, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then replied calmly: "These two escorted His Royal Highness the Prince into Xianyang, and should ensure His Highness's safe return! But the two of them returned alone, leaving His Royal Highness the Prince alone to put himself in danger! As a courtier, how can he insult the emperor's order when he sacrifices his life to protect the Lord, so he is sent to a prison cell to punish him for dereliction of duty!"
I smiled and said casually: "But this was originally the arrangement of this king, and the two of them were ordered to cover for this king, and pretended to have escorted me back to Yongzhou, so this king was able to get out and do something else!"
Wang Zhe straightened his face at this time, and said coldly to me: "His Royal Highness the Prince is the crown prince of Dayong, you should take into account the overall situation, for the sake of my Dayong's country, why do you risk your life, or just for this mere halberd! His Royal Highness the prince is still young, although he is highly respected and has a great mind, it is inevitable that there are still some childlike innocences! As the minister of a country, the old minister should admonish each other with death, and I hope that His Royal Highness the prince will not be so reckless in the future!"
Nima, Lao Tzu didn't blame you, you also blamed me in turn, is it against the sky?
Hearing this, I really couldn't bear it, slapped my palm on the table, stood up angrily, stretched out his hand and pointed at Wang Zhe and scolded: "Bastard!"
I'll just scold him and say nothing else, and it's better to say nothing than to say a bunch of, because everyone knows a lot of things, and there is no need to say them too clearly! I want to take the opportunity to suppress the people I have supported, and I don't want to see who is sitting on the steps!
Under the rage, all the ministers were shocked, and they all fell to the ground and shouted in unison: "Your Highness is happy and angry!"
I walked down the steps angrily and said to the ministers: "Except for the prime minister, all the ministers are invited, don't panic!"
After hearing this, everyone got up and stood up tremblingly, and only Wang Zhe was left kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise his head!
I am a monarch and you are a minister, I don't believe that you dare to stand up by yourself while kneeling, when you have to show your royal authority, you should also show it, otherwise you still think that this court is really your Wang Zhe's court!
I opened my mouth and continued: "Today, the king in the court doesn't want to listen to the prime minister, he just wants the prime minister to kneel and listen to the king and the ministers, can the prime minister hear clearly?"
Wang Zhe bowed his hand and said, "Old minister, ......", but he didn't continue, probably realizing that he shouldn't speak, so he nodded vigorously and continued to kneel on the ground!
I continued to be angry, and said to everyone: "When I was in Xianyang, Lord Fengchang stepped forward and bravely fought against the Huns, and the old Xiangguo was speechless, and stood up for my great power, so that my Great Yong became a brother of the Great Xiongnu Empire, and stood at the head of all the states of the Great Xiongnu Empire.
After hearing this, the ministers showed joy on their faces, and they all bowed their hands and sighed: "Lord Fengchang is mighty!"
Then I said: "Da Dan is on the birthday banquet, there is a prince of Ulihan who plotted to kill the king, General Zhao Tiande ignored the danger and used his body to block a catastrophe for the king, Zhao Tiande is loyal and has merit!"
The sycophant ministers immediately complimented again: "General Zhao is mighty!"
I stared at the ministers angrily and asked loudly, "Should I be rewarded for being such a good general?"
After listening to this, the ministers looked at each other, and then said one after another: "It should be rewarded, it should be rewarded......
I shook the cloak on my body violently, walked directly up the steps, and then turned around and said: "Intended purpose: Xiao Qing, the master of Fengchang, has written a new law with great merit and is famous for the world, and now he will help me show the prestige of the great yong country in Xianyang, and his talent is the first person in my great yong!
After hearing this, the ministers were shocked, and they all looked down at Wang Zhe who was kneeling on the ground! I only saw Wang Zhe's body tremble violently, and he raised his head slightly, but he didn't dare to make a sound, so he had to continue to lie there without moving!
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I ignored it, and continued to say loudly and angrily: "Zhao Tiande Pingba County Rebellion has meritorious, and he has destroyed all the thieves in Guizhou, helping my Dayong to successfully seize Yelang, and now he has the great merit of sacrificing his life to savior Xianyang, and his contribution is indispensable! Dayong cherishes his life, and those who are capable should be reused, and Zhao Tiande is named a mighty general and the head of all generals!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, they had never had such a sealed hair, and they gave the general a prestige, which made everyone more curious for a while.
I angrily asked the ministers, "Do the ministers have any objections?"
Everyone didn't dare to answer, whispering and discussing, I stared sideways at the imperial uncle standing aside, and asked sharply: "Imperial uncle, you answer first!"
Uncle Huang was stunned for a moment, he looked down at Wang Zhe on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed and said, "This king has no objection!"
I immediately continued to glare at the ministers, who showed fear on their faces, so they had to reply one after another: "The ministers have no objections!"
Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, I asked angrily to Lord Lang, the chief eunuch beside me: "Why don't you hurry up and release people to perform the official ceremony, what are you rubbing!"
Manager Lang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately tore his throat and shouted: "Quickly take Xiao Qing and Zhao Tiande to change their clothes and go to the court to make a big official gift!"
After hearing this, the guards at the gate of the hall began to spread the word, and passed on the words of Chief Manager Lang one by one.
While waiting for Xiao Qing and Zhao Tiande, I slowly walked down the steps again, and asked Wang Zhe who was kneeling on the ground: "This king is not to blame for Lord Wang's mistakes in the past, and wants to move Lord Wang to be my right prime minister, and to assist the national government with Lord Xiao Qing, the left prime minister, can you agree?"
Wang Zhe got up slowly, knelt down and arched his hands and said, "Old minister, old minister obeys orders!"
This Wang Zhe should have been hit, and his voice seemed to tremble slightly, but we can see how sad his mood was! He was sad for sure, from now on, he was not the only one who was the prime minister of this great Yong country, and this great Yong court was not what he wanted! His status was degraded, and anyone would be sad in his heart, let alone Wang Zhe, who was greedy for power.
At this time, my heart became comfortable, and I bent down and stretched out my hand to help Wang Zhe up, and patiently said to him: "That's right, in the future, I will rely on Prime Minister Wang Cheng and Prime Minister Xiao Cheng to jointly assist my Dayong court, don't delay the state affairs!"
Wang Zhe bowed and replied, "The old minister obeys!"
This Wang Zhe is much more honest, and his words are so concise, and he doesn't say a word of superfluity, that's good!
After a while, Xiao Qing and Zhao Tiande returned to the court in official uniforms and armor to accept the new official seal gift.
Later, several other state affairs were discussed, and after retiring from the court, I summoned the two of them to Empress Meng of Dahua Palace!
In front of Queen Meng, I made a great apology gift to the two of them, and said sadly: "It's all the king's fault, which caused the two adults to be imprisoned, and the king has made amends to the two adults!"
After saying that, I bowed deeply and sincerely apologized.
Xiao Qing and Zhao Tiande supported me with tears in their eyes, and said together: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please get up, you can't do it!"
Xiao Qing said with tears streaming down her face: "If you can get the weight of His Royal Highness the Prince, what does it matter if Xiao Qing sits in a prison cell for a few days, as long as His Royal Highness the Prince can return safely, it is not a pity for the lower official to die!"
Zhao Tiande wiped away his tears and said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, I, Zhao Tiande, can be so valued by His Royal Highness the Prince, and I will be grateful, and I will swear allegiance to Dayong and His Royal Highness the Prince, and I will never give up!"
After Xiao Qing wiped a few handfuls of tears from her head, she asked with a tearful smile: "Has Your Highness done everything, and has the rest of the immortal methods been obtained?"
I smiled and said, "That's natural, how can this king not succeed!"
Xiao Qing opened her mouth and smiled happily after hearing this, her happy appearance was really beautiful!
In order to comfort the two of them, I later left them for dinner with Empress Meng in Dahua Palace, and chatted until late before sending them out of the palace.
Although I don't know if this will completely erase the estrangement in their hearts, one thing is clear, at least the two of them and I will definitely be as close as before, as for their attitude towards the ministers and Empress Meng, I am not very clear!