Chapter 49: Rumors of the South Vietnamese People
Since the Nanyue ministers were scolded by Zhao Tuo, the discussion between the Nanyue ministers and Zhao Tuo's father and son has temporarily calmed down, but the people's comparison between the father and son of the Nanyue king has intensified.
For a time, there were many rumors about the father and son of the king of Nanyue, and there were three of the most widely circulated;
One is that some people made a big fuss about the release of Zhang Liang of Qingzhang Mountain by the King of Nanyue, and spread rumors that the King of Nanyue was as timid as a mouse and did not dare to face Fusu, the son of Qin, even if the King of Nanyue caught Zhang Liang, the first bandit of Qingzhang Mountain, and his party, he did not dare to say a word to Fusu, and finally sent troops to send Zhang Liang and his party back to Qin without letting go of a single fart. The people thought that if Zhao Shi, the son of the world, encountered such a thing, he would never deal with it like this, at least he would take Zhang Liang and these people to blackmail Su.
The other is that Zhao Tuo is rumored to be a king of Nanyue who has no opinions, and it is rumored that Zhao Tuo has to rely on Wu Guoxiang and a group of ministers to make decisions in everything. The common people echoed the rumors that Zhao Tuo had no talent to govern the country, and praised the outstanding talents of the prince Zhao Shi. The most terrifying thing is that it is rumored that the prince Zhao Shi has long been unaccustomed to Zhao Tuo's mediocrity, and secretly contacted several important ministers of South Vietnam to prepare to overthrow Zhao Tuo.
There is also a rumor about Zhao Shi's siege of Bushan County in Guilin County, and it is rumored that the reason why Zhao Shi failed to conquer Bushan County was because Zhao Tuo transferred away the elite of South Vietnam who besieged Bushan County, causing Zhao Shi's siege of Bushan County to fall short. The most bizarre thing is that this rumor actually said that when Zhao Tuo transferred the South Vietnamese army, hundreds of South Vietnamese troops had already climbed the Bushan County Tower under the leadership of Zhao Shi.
On this day, a guard in the Nanyue Palace was mixed in with a group of people, and the topic of discussion among this group of people was about Zhao Tuo's father and son.
"If you want me to say, our king of Nanyue should be the son of the world, you say that our king, which can be compared to the son of the world?" A South Vietnamese citizen said to a few people around him.
"But it's not, let's just say that the mountain bandit Zhang Liang and others have to be escorted out of South Vietnam after I made a fuss in South Vietnam, I feel aggrieved when I think about it."
"Who says it's not, what you said isn't the most infuriating, as soon as I think of the fact that our king has recalled the soldiers who have rushed to the Bushan Tower, I can't wait to spit a few spit in the face of this nest of kings. If the son of the world can succeed to the throne, will I still be so cowardly in South Vietnam? ”
"Guys, you probably don't know a thing, do you?" The South Vietnamese citizen who was the first to speak said to everyone with a mysterious expression.
"What's the matter?" A group of well-wishers surrounded the lobbyist who pretended to be mysterious, and among them was the Nanyue palace guard who was among the people.
"If I tell you, you can't go around talking nonsense." The lobbyist who was about to open his mouth pretended to be cautious and admonished the onlookers.
"Don't worry, we won't talk nonsense."
"Say it quickly, we promise not to talk nonsense."
……
The audience hurriedly promised.
Seeing that the audience was a little impatient, the lobbyist who was about to tell his hearsay spoke.
"Who said that the prince of the world has no ambition to compete for the throne, in fact, our son of the world has already started to act. You may not know yet, our son has privately contacted a group of important ministers in the court, and they are all about to get ready to start an incident, do you know those soldiers who went out with the prince before? They have also promised to help the prince in trouble. ”
"No, I haven't heard of it."
"Like, I don't know?"
"You're not lying to us, are you?"
……
Seeing that the audience didn't believe what he said, the lobbyist added fuel to the process.
"Don't believe it, this is what one of my fellow villagers said, he is in the official army, and they have already contacted the prince, as long as the prince gives an order, this South Vietnam will change the sky."
If this lobbyist knew that his quick tongue at this time would cause the Nanyue monarch to lose harmony and the king of Nanyue to break with the prince, he would definitely find a needle to sew up his big mouth.
When the guards of the Nanyue Palace told the king of Nanyue about the "shocking secret" they had heard, the king of Nanyue was completely furious.
"The wolf's ambition, the throne will be his in a hundred years, can't he even wait for these decades? The King of Nanyue said with an angry face. (According to the normal historical version, this Zhao Shi really can't wait for the day when he succeeds to the throne, because this Zhao Tuo lived to be one hundred and four years old, and lived until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and this guy became the longest-lived emperor in history with the record of surviving nine emperors.) )
"Someone is coming, arrest the prince immediately, and hand him over to the court lieutenant for strict interrogation. Lieutenant Lang ordered to send people to take over all the troops involved in the conquest of Guilin County, and all officials above the rank of lieutenant were temporarily detained at the Tingwei Office to be questioned by Tingwei, and the relatives of the son of the world who plotted rebellion must be dug up. ”
The next day, when the ministers of Nanyue heard the news that the prince was imprisoned by the king of Nanyue, there was a lot of discussion for a while, and those ministers who had talked about Zhao Tuo's father and son were even more uneasy.
When participating in the court meeting, these courtiers trembled and walked into the hall of the Nanyue Palace.
When these ministers came to the council hall in fear, Zhao Tuo had not yet arrived.
"Your Excellency, have you ever heard about the Son?"
The courtier surnamed Xu, who had been an envoy to Bushan County, asked tentatively.
"Such a big event, how can the old man not know that the son of the world is indeed wronged."
"Your Excellency, please be cautious, don't dare to discuss this matter privately." Another courtier standing behind Wu Jian spoke to dissuade.
"What is there to be cautious about now, this is clearly a traitor who is dividing the relationship between the king and the prince. The king is such a son, can he be self-reliant? After a hundred years of the king, the position of the king of Nanyue is not his. Colleagues, now that I am facing a strong enemy in South Vietnam, do you think that Gongzi will choose this time if he really wants to stand on his own? Could it be that self-reliance is to take over this difficult situation? South Vietnamese Minister Wu Jian said angrily.
After listening to what Wu Jian said, the courtiers nodded helplessly, they also knew that what Wu Jian said was not unreasonable, the key was that their king Zhao Tuo didn't believe it.
When Wu Jian was about to speak again, Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, came down to the council hall under the escort of the inner chamberlain.
"Your lord, your subordinate Wu Jian has something to play, and your subordinate heard about the matter of the son, and the subordinate thought that the prince was wronged."
Hearing that Wu Jian opened his mouth and went straight to the edict of the prince being imprisoned, the civil and military forces in the hall were so frightened that their sweat was about to freeze. Some people admire Wu Jian's courage, and some people are secretly worried about Wu Jian's behavior. Of course, there are not a few courtiers who are ready to see the excitement.
Zhao Tuo's face instantly became gloomy, and he glanced at the ministers with an angry face, and finally locked his gaze on Wu Jian.
"Wu Guoxiang, then you can tell me what grievances the prince has, if what he said is reasonable, the widow forgives you for not guilty, if you can't say one or two, then you can tell the prince about the grievances of the prince." Zhao Tuo said to Wu Jian in a cold tone.