Chapter Ninety-Six: The Father and Son of the Monarch and the Ministers (I)
This time it is like throwing a stone into the water, and the whole hall is shocked!
As everyone in the world knows, the old king Rongma has been in great merit and high power all his life, but there is only one big regret, that is, there is no successor. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Xu is he blessed in the matter of heirs, several sons were either killed in battle or died of illness, and the last young son who was the only remaining fruit died decades ago, and the Zhending palace is still secretive about the cause of his death.
In the following decades, not only did he ignore the bleak evening scene of no one under his uncle's knees, but Ji Wu himself never expressed his intention to succeed a clan to support his old age.
In the beginning, every year, there were people who either figured out the intention or showed favor to the king of Zhending, and asked the Son of Heaven to grace the king of Zhending, but all of them were lost in the sea without exception, and even some people ended up......
As for whether there is the instruction of King Zhending behind some of them, then no one dares to say anything, anyway, on the surface, Ji Wu has never said a word.
Since the Son of Heaven and the prince are not in a hurry, even the eunuchs are not in a hurry over time. This matter seems to have become a taboo in the clan and the court, and no one mentions it again.
I don't want to do it today, the Son of Heaven not only mentions it, but also specially wants to be gracious!
Murong Sheng and Yu Da, who were in the civil and military shifts, glanced at each other from afar, and they were concerned.
It's just a brother Shu Donghuang, this time the Ji family bought horse bones, and they didn't even let go of their own family!
Even before the opening was shouted, Zhending Wang Jiwu had already sent him to the door by himself, and exchanged most of the military power for a hereditary replacement!
Zhending Lao Wang acted like this, not only made Murong Sheng and Yu Da, the two heads of the family who knew the most about the value of firewood and rice, sigh, but the hearts of the other kings and ministers were even more shocked.
Everyone really couldn't figure out for a while, whether King Zhending lost or earned?
Moreover, since the old prince's recital did not mention this matter in half a sentence, before the dust finally settled, whether this matter was tacit between the Son of Heaven and the old prince, or the wishful thinking of the Son of Heaven, no one can really say.
Fortunately, there are still many smart people in this hall, and even if they don't think about it thoroughly, they are still more or less recalled.
Thinking about it carefully, it was originally determined that the old king was powerful and famous, and according to the character of not being like the previous emperor and better than the previous emperor, if it weren't for Ji Wu's successor and always being obedient, I'm afraid it would not have been tolerated today.
To put it mildly, even if the old prince is old and strong, and his body is stronger than today, I am afraid it is inevitable that he will still walk in front of today.
Not to mention that after a sudden twilight rain fell yesterday, such a miserable and tragic end is just around the corner!
Now that King Zhending has taken the initiative to hand over his military power, just like a tiger without claws, his submissive heart is better than in the past, no wonder the Son of Heaven is overjoyed to be here.
Even the three princes, when chatting before the meeting, they also expected that this time they would definitely weaken the clan vassal king, and they were also quite surprised at this time, and they secretly heard in their hearts that this uncle Wang acted decisively, and he also risked his life with a sword and a sword back then, in exchange for the wealth and prosperity of the Zhending Palace, and when I looked at it today, it was indeed so.
The crown prince Ji Tiancheng immediately stepped out of the ranks, bowed down and saluted: "Father is benevolent, sons and daughters are respectfully taught!
A group of princes and ministers followed: "Your Majesty is benevolent, Ze is a common man, and the ministers are inscribed!"
The prince did not get up after saluting, and continued: "There are also fierce soldiers and good generals in the Erchen Palace, and they should contribute to the country, and the Erchen specially asked his father for a future for them!"
As soon as these words came out, the temple was silent when it was neutral.
Unlike the old king of Zhending, the prince's move is not to avoid suspicion, but to fight for power without concession!
Without waiting for everyone to react, King Runan and King Lanling glanced at each other, and at the same time, they followed the prince and walked out.
The two brothers stood beside Ji Tiancheng and saluted: "The sons also have this intention, and I hope that my father will approve it!"
Many officials who had thought that the Western Expedition was none of their business suddenly became engrossed.
The three princes who are most likely to touch the supreme position compete to express their positions, just like the good show in the pear orchard and the big horn on stage.
The battle for succession, even if it does not end, will never really be out of the matter.
Although King Zhending's words were sincere and advocated the westward expedition before, in the eyes of everyone, how much of it is true and how much is false, perhaps only King Zhending himself knows, especially when he took the initiative to hand over military power in disguise, I am afraid that it is more for self-preservation and has to do it.
As for the Son of Heaven taking advantage of the situation to arrange for the two titled guards of Hengshan Iron Cavalry and Jincheng Pass in Jizhou to change their guards, hehe, as long as you have a certain understanding of the titled guards in the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, it is not difficult to understand the deep meaning.
Ao Mang bent slightly sideways when the prince came out of the ranks, and at this moment he returned to the shift with great interest.
Halfway through, he consciously or unintentionally made eye contact with Murong Sheng, smiling playfully.
The Xiao Cavalry Guard from Ganjiuquan has a long history, especially the first generation of school captains is surnamed Murong, and later this school captain who was born in the saint's court accumulated merit and became the title of Wuhou, which is to take Xiao Cavalry as the number, Xiao Cavalry Guard as its personal guard department, and the military horn is not easy for eternity.
In the era when the saint was not born, when this Xiaoqi Marquis was alive, the Murong clan reached its peak, and when he died, it inevitably went downhill, and the fifth generation failed to produce a second titled Wuhou.
In this case, according to the Great Zhou system, the banner of the Xiao Cavalry Guard was withdrawn by the Son of Heaven and enshrined in a secret pavilion in the palace under the control of Shang Bao.
It was only when the emperor took out the name of "Xiao Cai" and gave it to a forbidden army cavalry guard who had set up special honors.
It is precisely because of the origin of the Xiao Cavalry Marquis, even if it is a matter of fact to this day, the Murong clan still has a non-negligible voice on the Xiao Cavalry Guard, whenever the position of Xiao Cavalry Captain is vacant, the head of the Murong family can not be suspicious to recommend it, and the first thing the new captain will do after taking office is to rush to Yuling County to meet the head of the Murong family, listen to the deeds of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, and strengthen his loyalty to the king.
In fact, not only the Xiao Cavalry Guard, but also other Title Guards of similar origins, these unwritten rules are a tacit understanding between the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the military takes this for granted.
The difference is that many of the founding families of the Titled Guards have long been broken or even obliterated, and if they don't have the ability to come out and point fingers again, this Titled Guard will only be loyal to the Son of Heaven alone.
There is a lot of attention to this, because although all the title guards are the heart of the Son of Heaven, there is still a difference between relatives and distances.
The high surname of the Murong clan still exists, and the Xiao cavalry guard from the Murong clan is naturally a little different, and it is inevitable that people will look at it differently in the Great Zhou army, and if it is ugly, it is raised by the stepmother, even if it is difficult to fight in Jincheng Pass, it is still so, not to mention that the current Xiao cavalry captain Gan Jiuquan is Murong Sheng's protégé.
Speaking of which, he and Lu Huaijin, the general of Jianzhou Wolf Xu who was lost by King Zhending, can be said to have the same disease.
As for Mu Shipan, this is the true henchman of the Son of Heaven, the Mu family has been a leader for generations, but his power is limited, so he has to rely on the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly in exchange for the official hat of a Tun cavalry captain for each generation.
It is not easy to maintain such a gate, and it is even more difficult to go further, but it is very fast to break down, as long as the descendants are not good, and there is no grandmaster for one or two generations in a row, so they have to obediently make room for the latecomers.
The red armor of the Tun cavalry is a serious 800 descendants of the Son of Heaven, and it is also a heavy cavalry, which can not only suppress the position of the army, but also have the effect of a final word, and is destined to constitute the core backbone of the Western Expedition army.
This is a trick that the Ji room is familiar with, the first emperor is the master of the master, a big war, the world is weak, the Ji room is strong, and this is the true meaning of the Zhending Wang Song compromise "open the descendants of the foundation of the Taiping eternity".
When I came here, I was afraid that the family lords of the world would be united, and I would not give up my strength, and at the same time, it was probably to prevent a repetition of the mistakes of the rebellion of King Xianger.
At this moment, countless pairs of eyes inside and outside the Taihe Hall were staring at the three princes lined up.
Worried, rejoicing.
Hesitation, resoluteness.
Weigh it up and down. Suffer from gains and losses.
Many people have complicated expressions, and even many lonely old ministers who think that they are not shocked by the humiliation and no longer have the luxury of doing anything from the dragon's work and Kuang Fu Sheji, there are a few sighs in their hearts, such as the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and then they are sad about some old things.
Today's scene is not the first time it has appeared in this Taihe Palace, just this dynasty, there have been several times.
However, this time, due to the twilight rain and falling flowers, compared with several similar scenes in the past hundred years, it seems to be completely different.
Facing Ao Mang's slightly provocative smile, the head of the Murong clan just smiled indifferently, as if he didn't take the matter of Xiao Cavalry to heart.
Then his gaze swept over the bodies of the three princes, his face gradually became solemn, and he said: "These three are born at the right time, compared to the original ones, how fortunate they are. ”
Ao Mang stood still not far from him, chin chin chuckled and said: "But isn't it, God is pitiful, Ao Mou's life is not bad, and he is also fortunate to bow to his prosperity! As for the few people mentioned by the head of the Murong family, since they were born at the wrong time, even if they are princes, they can only cry out in vain." ”
When Murong Sheng heard this, he nodded approvingly.
The two of them did not deliberately lower their voices when they spoke, and those who were closer could hear it, and the prince even faintly mentioned the words of the former court political dispute, and changed the identity of the one who was not enough, let alone say it, even if he heard it, he was afraid that there might be unforeseen disasters.
According to the head of the Murong family and Ao Mang, no one felt that there was anything wrong.
Murong Sheng tilted his head slightly, looking at the three princes in the hall, his eyes were extremely profound.
Rao is his noble status, and some words that are too explicit cannot be spoken, so he only thinks repeatedly in his heart: "Compared with those who have been depressed and resentful for more than a hundred years, they have died of old age in the East Palace and even been simply deposed, and now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really promising for the throne, which can be described as a blessing." It's just that the momentum of seizing the heir is becoming more and more urgent, even if Ji Tiancheng has the support of the family and the Daomen, he doesn't know if he can really have the last laugh?"