Chapter 130, above the court

Although the emperor was in a coma, the government affairs of the Great Wei could not be stopped, and the daily morning court was still held as usual.

In the past, when the emperor was unconscious, all government affairs were decided by the king and the cabinet together. After Ji Xuan came back, he also joined the handling of government affairs.

Originally, there were only times when King Cheng and the cabinet were in charge, and although there were times when there were differences of opinion, it was easy for the two sides to agree on the same opinion.

Everyone knows that King Cheng will ascend to the throne sooner or later, and no one wants to offend the future emperor. Even if Fan Changyun, the first assistant of the cabinet, disagreed with him, he only persuaded him with reason, and if he didn't listen, Fan Changyun would not quarrel.

But now it's different, when encountering different opinions, Ji Xuan will fight with reason, and the attitude of the cabinet has changed somewhat, unlike before, blindly obeying the opinions of King Cheng.

Fan Changyun began to assist the emperor when he ascended the throne, and when King Cheng was young, the emperor fell ill, and he was in charge of all government affairs. For more than 20 years, he has never had a dissenting heart, and he has won the trust of the emperor.

Later, when King Cheng came of age, he began to participate in court politics, and the emperor asked him to learn more from Fan Changyun to govern the country. At first, King Cheng did learn from Fan Changyun with an open mind, and all government affairs were handled in accordance with Fan Changyun's opinions.

But as he grew older, as well as the praise of some courtiers, and he felt that the throne would be his own sooner or later, he gradually began to express his independent opinions, and he no longer respected Fan Changyun's opinions.

Fan Changyun was very helpless about the change of King Cheng, and at first he persuaded King Cheng. King Cheng accepted his persuasion with a smile every time, but it was still the same after that. Seeing that he couldn't make King Cheng change, he didn't say more.

Although King Cheng reused some officials who clinged to him and cultivated his own power, he was still willing to consult with Fan Changyun on military affairs.

It's just that in the past two years, this kind of discussion has become less and less, and all affairs have become kings who want to be arbitrary. So much so that the current traitors of the Great Wei Dynasty are in charge, and people are floating in things, thinking about how to curry favor with Cheng Wang, so as to seek a good future for themselves in the new dynasty.

The power of the cabinet was weakened, and the cabinet ministers, except for Fan Changyun, were all vassals of King Cheng.

Frustrated, Fan Changyun was ready to return to his hometown, but he never found a suitable opportunity to resign to the emperor.

said that there was no chance, but in fact, Fan Changyun had been hesitating. He has served the imperial court for more than 20 years, and if he is allowed to leave at this time, he will inevitably have a lot of reluctance in his heart.

Just as he was hesitating, the emperor summoned him. Although the two are kings and ministers, they are more like close friends.

The emperor talked to Fan Changyun for a long time about becoming a king, and both of them knew that it was time to respond. If King Cheng is allowed to go down like this, how can the emperor rest assured that he will pass on the throne to him.

After the two discussed, they both felt that King Cheng felt that this throne must be his own, and his heart was swollen and there was no restraint, which caused the current situation. If he is to change, he must be checked and balanced, and he must be restrained.

King Cheng is the prince, and now he doesn't even pay attention to Fan Changyun, who is the first assistant in the cabinet, so who else in the entire court can check and balance him?

More than 20 years ago, the catastrophe caused disaster to the entire royal family, and there was not much royal blood left. Although the emperor's heirs were prosperous, more than a dozen of his princes died due to various accidents, and only the second prince and the ninth prince remained.

Thinking of the Nine Emperor Princes Ji Xuan, the emperor and Fan Changyun both suddenly realized. Over the years, Ji Xuan has been far away from the court and has gradually been forgotten, but he is a prince after all and has royal blood. If he is summoned back to be crowned king and participate in court politics, he can make the king have a sense of crisis, and he is not the only surviving prince, if he is obsessed, the throne is not necessarily his.

After making a decision, the emperor immediately sent Xue Chen to Moxiao Mountain with a handwritten letter.

Ji Xuan returned to the capital all the way and was canonized as the king of Qi and co-ruled with King Cheng.

After canonizing Ji Xuan, the emperor personally summoned King Cheng and told him that as long as he stopped doing wrong, the throne would still be his, otherwise he would make Ji Xuan the crown prince.

The emperor thought that in this way, King Cheng would definitely change.

King Cheng has indeed changed, but this is all on the surface, and his heart is extremely angry.

When he found out that the emperor sent Xue Chen to leave Beijing and go to Moxiao Mountain to become the king, he felt that it was wrong, so he sent people to intercept and kill along the road. Although he finally let Ji Xuan enter the capital alive, he thought that he had enough ways to deal with Ji Xuan.

He has been by the emperor's side since he was a child, participated in court politics for nearly ten years, and has always thought that the throne must be his own, but now the emperor himself said that the throne is not necessarily his, which makes him not angry.

The failure of sending people to assassinate again and again made King Cheng understand that his younger brother, who had been away from the court for more than ten years, was not so easy to deal with.

If the assassination fails, he will strike at the court.

So every time he went to the court, King Cheng always had to pick some Ji Xuan's not to attack, and his vassals were on the side.

Early today, King Cheng once again found the matter of attacking Ji Xuan.

The Yue Clan's mission, which was staying in the Royal Post House last night, was attacked, and Ji Xuan, as the principal of the reception mission, would definitely not be able to escape the involvement.

"The post house was attacked last night, I don't know what the ninth brother wants to say. ”

After discussing the report of the cabinet and ministers, King Cheng looked at Ji Xuan opposite and said with a slight smile. King Cheng tried his best to look very plain, but it was still difficult to suppress the joy in his heart.

Ji Xuan also smiled in return, and said lightly: "There is nothing to say." ”

"Oh?" Ji Xuan's answer somewhat surprised King Cheng, "Last night, the post house was attacked, and the young master of the Yue clan fell into a coma, doesn't the ninth brother have nothing to tell you about such a big thing?"

Hearing the words of the king, the courtiers below began to discuss.

Last night's attack on the post house happened in the middle of the night, and although there was a killing sound inside the post house, few people outside knew about it.

Ji Min walked out of the queue, saluted Ji Xuan, and said: "The Yue Clan's mission is an important guest, and it was attacked in the royal post house in the capital, causing the young master of the Yue clan to fall into a coma. ”

The corners of Ji Xuan's mouth raised slightly, and he still said coldly: "How to explain to the big toast is the king's business, and there is no need for Lord Ji to worry about it." ”

Although Ji Xuan said this, Ji Min did not retreat, but continued: "Although His Royal Highness is in charge of the Yue Clan's mission, this matter is very important, and it is related to the relationship between the Yue Clan and our Great Wei. ”

Ji Xuan said: "It's natural for the cabinet to ask about this matter, but Lord Shoufu hasn't spoken yet, isn't Lord Ji a little anxious?"

"This ......" Ji Min looked at King Cheng, then at Fan Changyun, and saw that the eyes of the two were not here, so he saluted Ji Xuan again, and then said: "Xia Guan just heard that the post house was attacked, and the young master of the Yue clan was unconscious, so he asked rashly in a hurry, and if there is anything abrupt, I hope His Royal Highness will not blame." ”

King Cheng also smiled at this time and said: "Ninth brother is too, Lord Ji is just worried that this matter will affect our relationship with the Yue clan, and he has no other intentions, so why be so serious." However, Master Ji's worries are also reasonable. The Yue clan never took the initiative to make friends with the imperial court, and this time they took the initiative to send their young master to Beijing, if something happened to them, presumably the Yue clan would not give up. I don't know how the ninth brother will explain to the Yue clan at that time. ”

Ji Xuan turned to King Cheng and said, "How to explain it is my business, so I won't bother Brother Cheng." ”