Chapter 158: The return of the important minister
The majestic palace always shows the strength of the imperial power, and the green windows of the heavy eaves Biwa Zhu Door, it is not difficult to find that it has not been renovated for many years, revealing the vicissitudes of the years. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"The queen left the country alone, in Qinghui without relatives, homesickness and bitterness gradually haggard, ignoring the civil and military persuasion of the Manchu Dynasty, spending 30 million gold and silver in the inner treasury, building a magnificent palace group, in order to have more emerald charm, the royal guards everywhere plundered its good craftsmen, and even Dugu was ruthless and almost could not come back. ”
There were only five people sitting in the hall of Nuoda, and the old king kept rubbing the dragon chair with both hands, and hurriedly summoned the old ministers, but he did not mention the military plan, but recalled the long past.
"The construction of the great construction exhausted the savings of the ancestors, and the life and death of the soldiers were disregarded for the sake of a beautiful woman, which is really the most faint monarch of Qinghui for thousands of years, and the old prince of Hua roared like thunder at the court meeting, the old prince of Qin, it has been many years, let's tell the truth, did you plan to launch a military admonition?"
Recalling the past, the old prince of Qin was still angry, and looked directly at the old king and replied coldly: "It's not a soldier's advice, the elite soldiers and cavalry surround the palace, it is to abolish you and set up a new king! Decades have passed, I don't believe you haven't found out the truth." "Call the king to your face, if the imperial history is on the side, he will be guilty of bullying the king, but the old king obviously doesn't care: "Of course I found out, I found out a long time ago, but you admit it yourself, and I find out are two different things, hehe, aren't you afraid that I will settle the old account? Don't stare, I won't wait until today to kill you, tell me, why did you quietly withdraw from the army when the arrow was on the Xuan?"
"The faint king ignored the advice of hundreds of officials, insisted on building the palace, the auxiliary ministers were angry, there was no difference between admonition and scolding, but there were people with thick skin, who did not listen to the advice but did not condemn the crime, relying on the young and cultivated success, and the ministers were exhausted to the end, and the court meeting naturally dispersed, with a thick face and a wide heart, and did not listen to the advice but did not kill the loyal ministers indiscriminately, so he did not let the dragon chair be pulled down. Hua Lao Guogong said the reason for the withdrawal of troops, and asked puzzledly: "You also tell the truth, is the contingency from the queen?"
"Hundreds of officials scolded me for loving beauties and not for loving the country, how do I know that the queen is even more opposed to the construction of the country, and I have several sword soldiers, and I am helpless to look at the completion of Cuihua Palace under house arrest. The palace is still there, the soul of the beautiful woman is gone, the corners of the old king's eyes are a little moist, and he blames himself for the stubbornness of his youth: "The day the Cuihua Palace was built was also closed, the queen did not set foot in half a step, how could I get involved, but it became a place for the prince to play when he was a child, and the children told the scene in the palace and talked about the queen's homesickness." ”
"Father-" The prince wiped away the tears on his face, the queen mother has passed away for many years, the father is affectionate, Cuihua Palace is still a young scene, except for the prince and his daughter, no one dares to enter, the princess begged softly, but did not ask for the will to enter the palace to watch, Cuihua Palace only welcomed guests today.
"O prince, tell me, why did your father invite you here?" The old king couldn't bear to let his beloved son fall into the sorrow of the past, and the prince sobbed in a low voice: "How dare the sons and daughters speculate on their father's thoughts, and see the scenery and love in Cuihua Palace, and have no intention of talking about other affairs. ”
"Alas, knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, after seeing Jingsheng's feelings and missing his mother, it is inevitable that he will be concerned, but after inspecting Cuihua Palace every month for many years, if he still can't suppress his emotions, he will inevitably be a little self-deceived. I guessed that it was related to Ying'er, so I didn't want to participate, it was difficult for the prince to do it, my father didn't blame me, go to patrol, if you noticed that the ministers were slack, you killed a few more, so as not to get angry alone, but it would save more people's lives. ”
The prince wiped away his tears and looked at the three important ministers, and finally opened his mouth before leaving: "Father, it is extremely dangerous for Ying'er to lead the troops into the grassland, and the sons beg not to let her shoulder too heavy a burden." ”
"You think it's heavy, but she can easily pick it up, don't worry, my father has his own plan. ”
The prince left, the palace fell silent for a while, the three important ministers from the old king's words not only heard the love, but also tasted more helplessness and dissatisfaction, the prince's benevolence and filial piety in other words is weak, how can the old king, who has been strong all his life, not be depressed.
"As a father, it is so comforting to have a son, and as a king, it is so worried to have a son. In the past, the four of my brothers worshipped, and what a hero they were to kill and retreat the sunset, but now they are all old, and they can protect the prince for a few years. There are no brothers to help each other, and there are no unscrupulous ministers and fierce generals outside, so that the crown princess, who has been sick for many years, is so restrained that she does not dare to get close to women, how can the dragon chair sit firmly!"
"The crown prince is the foundation of the country, and he has made no mistakes for many years, how can he be harshly criticized because of his slightly weak character!" Qin Laoguo was the first to speak out against it, and the minister of military order then answered: "If you can't sit steadily? Then it is to blame that some people have bad intentions and often shake! If you cut off your heart ruthlessly, bury more heads under the dragon chair, and the foundation will naturally be solid." ”
Hua Laoguo glanced at the palace gate before he spoke: "He doesn't know the stakes in the meantime, but the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat. The reason why I chose to discuss in Cuihua Palace today is because there are many princesses in the palace. ”
"The past has been self-efficacious, and now it will be retributed!" Qin Laoguo was angry, and pointed his finger at the Minister of Military Order: "Fourth, you didn't say that women were just a worry, and you can't escape the blame for the king's restlessness." ”
"What can she do today?!" The Minister of Military Command narrowed his eyes, how could the few martial saints in the Luofeng Continent let a woman restrain her hands and feet, if it weren't for the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, she would have disappeared from the world silently.
"You two are confused? a husband and wife for a hundred days, an old couple for decades, how can you say that you will kill, even if the fourth child is clean, the princess disappeared inexplicably, how can you tell the civil and military officials, and besides, it is not difficult to kill the British king, but also a few kings and grandchildren, what is the responsibility of the children!"
The three important ministers are not only the descendants of the founding fathers, but also the sworn brothers of the old king.
"When you three talk about killing the princess and prince, it's like killing a chicken, it's like killing a chicken, it's a loss of the way to be a minister, let me all admire myself, you can endure it for so many years, and you haven't raised a butcher's knife to kill the minister. ”
"Let's not mention the military power, the fourth brother is standing there, can you kill it? Shao is not convinced, it is easy to plot against him, there is no martial saint in the country, and you know the consequences better than anyone else. Qin Laoguogong's eyelids rolled upwards, and he scolded the Minister of Military Affairs with a smile: "I really regret saving you in the first place, hehe, or I would be majestic." ”
"Haven't you been satisfied for many years? The military commander pushed it to me, you ran back to hug your grandson, it is a matter of time before Xiao Yue'er goes out of the world and becomes a saint, and it is very possible for a little madman, pick up a grandson-in-law halfway, and then succeed in entering the saint with martial arts, you two are not afraid of provoking jealousy?!" The minister of military orders rolled his eyes in anger, and his fists were clenched: "For the old disrespect, I secretly ran to the standard camp together, and I ran back with Lezizi, when I really don't know." ”
The three brothers and important ministers talked about the topic farther and farther, and the next thing was that Hugh wanted to mention another prince, the old king smiled secretly in his heart, and stepped down from the dragon chair and interjected: "There is no chance, how difficult it is to achieve a martial saint." Fourth, Jie'er hasn't allowed anyone yet, hehe, I want to be a big matchmaker. ”
"Which mansion?" Hua Laoguo is more enthusiastic than the minister of military orders, and among the four brothers, the old king Wen Taowu is at the bottom, but he has the most vicious vision for knowing people and employing people, or he doesn't dare to practice without asking about the government for seven years, and the military and political affairs of the empire are still in order.
The capture of Li Changgong was recounted from beginning to end, and the hall was full of laughter, and the Minister of Military Orders couldn't help but laugh for a while and replied: "I've seen people, and they look passable, Hu Li can accept him as a disciple, and his qualifications won't be too bad, but well, Jie'er is Miss Houfu, and she is allowed to be married to civilians, so I can't make it public?"
"If you want to ask for a title, don't beat around the bush!" The old king saw through his mind at a glance, and gave him an official title just a word, but he deflected the topic: "Don't pretend to be stupid, let alone treat others as fools, hehe, it's impossible for you not to know about Ying'er, Li Changgong is Gao Yuan's best brother, Yuwenjie and Ying'er are sisters, and the relationship between the younger generations is closer than ours." ”
"Now that it's clear, what does Your Majesty plan to do about it?"
Hua and Qin's two princes were silent, the minister of military orders had to open his mouth to be a villain, Yuwenjie's marriage was easy to say, and how to deal with the relationship between Duguying and Hua Yue was a problem.
"Children's private affairs, how can I come forward as a grandfather, the affairs of the younger generation, they deal with it themselves, they have the ability to get cheap, they don't have the ability to suffer a loss, anyway, they are not outsiders. Hua Lao Guogong still wanted to be more clear, and the Minister of Military Command preemptively said: "Don't fight for the first, you don't need to fight, Xiao Yue'er's affairs are less common than mortals." In his words, he deliberately bit the word mortal hard, and the other three knew what they meant, and consciously got down to business.
"100,000 students are fighting at the border, the two ministers of military administration and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are related to the war, and the position cannot be vacant for a day, you let me not be harsh on the prince, but the matter of Xiangyun Tongying being bribed must not happen again, who can be sent to palm the seal to stabilize it as soon as possible? Ying'er They are still fighting in the grassland. ”
The old king's face was full of melancholy, and the three ministers were full of scolding in their hearts, obviously asking the two princes to come out to support the situation, and put on a posture to be a thug for the prince, but he didn't open his mouth to give an order, and he had to take the initiative to ask for help.
"I'll go to the Ministry of Military Affairs!" "The Ministry of Civil Affairs not only has the war of learning soldiers, but is in charge of the imperial civil official system, and the affairs are the most complicated in the ministries. If the two of us are in charge of the military and the government, some of us will have to play the trick of checks and balances. ”
Back then, the clever plan to deprive the brothers of the right to serve the army, it seems that the anger is still not gone, there is a thorn in the words, the old king Quan Zuo did not hear, but he has his own idea in his heart, now it is just an expedient measure, after the war, the three of you must make room to give up the right to send troops, and never allow the power in the army to expand again, and if necessary, you have to transfer their respective backbones to civilian positions.
"Hehe, this matter is settled, and my heart is half relieved. The old king then led the topic to the crown prince, and eased when there was no more idle talk between his words: "The prince is merciful, and the kings who succeed to the throne in his year will definitely be able to save his life, but the court and the central government will definitely rise again, and when our brother is gone, he will not be able to hold the situation! ”
The three important ministers all protect the prince out of affection, but they also know the disadvantages of the prince's weak character, the old king can't be ruthless today, and he has no important ministers to maintain in the court, not to mention continuing to implement the royal policy of cutting the domain, the turmoil stirred up by the British king's mother and son is enough for a headache, listening to the old king mention the next generation, I know that I have a plan, I am afraid this is the theme of entering the palace today.
"Cuihua Palace, the people and money are built in a big way, the queen is angry, provoked the criticism of hundreds of officials, and it has been vacant since it was completed, and it is a pity that the money is spent useless. ”
Hua Guogong asked in a deep voice: "100,000 students and soldiers are fighting bloody battles at the border pass, does Your Majesty still want to spend money to renovate Cuihua Palace? ”
"This time there will be no one to admonish, hehehe, Ying'er has made a great contribution, I gave her the title in advance, and let her open the mansion according to the prince's rules, and it is inevitable that she will bring a group of subordinate officials when she returns to Beijing after victory, and she should have prepared the county lord's mansion in advance. ”
"It's reasonable, but turning Cuihua Palace into the county lord's mansion doesn't feel like it's in line with royal etiquette. ”
"When the Cuihua Palace was built, the site was located on the outside of the palace, and now the nearby palace is demolished, and the two walls are erected, and the palace is not separated, where is not in line with the royal etiquette? Hehe, I spent a lot of effort to build back then, and the materials used were all carefully selected, where to use a major renovation. ”
"Your Majesty was far-sighted, it turned out that he had the foresight back then, hehe, I don't object. ”
Qin Guogong's sarcasm is not disguised, but I have to admire the old king for thinking long-term, the county lord's mansion is close to the palace, if there is a sudden change in the palace on a different day, he can immediately send troops to rescue, there are the king's own guards, there are left and right guards led by the county lord outside, and there are six battalions of elite horsemen outside the capital.
"Don't say strange things, Qin Rufeng has found a daughter-in-law of the Mei family, where did she live before getting married? There is a more suitable place than Cuihua Palace! ”
Qin Guogong grabbed the sore foot and closed his mouth, and the minister of military orders talked about the war: "A few years ago, I deliberately relaxed, I thought he would take the opportunity to make trouble, but I didn't want to turn faster than anyone else, but now it's really hard to move him, the army that has been secretly assembled, do you want to return to the station?"
"Ying'er fought beautifully in the grassland, but it ruined our plan, the division was unknown, and the other three would not sit idly by, and let him escape again!"
"The four county kings each have heavy troops to help each other, and the empire is not easy to break one by one, but the county lord's messenger of good fortune inadvertently reminded me. The strategy of cutting the feudal domain always wants to besiege the city with large soldiers, why not draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, if you can't move the county king for a while, you might as well take the Hou Mansion to open the knife, constantly divide and cut off its wings, and there is no need to say much about the guilt and removal of the name, in addition, you might as well push the sons of En, Yan Ning is separated from the Yanhou Mansion, and after the blood relationship is diluted for several generations, the Yanhou Mansion will not move!"
"The policy of weakening Tui'en, it was not that no one put forward it before, the prince of the county and the princes were not stupid, in the name of the indivisibility of the ancestral inheritance, they jointly obstructed it in the House of Nobles, but it was never implemented, and it almost caused civil strife in the empire several times, and it had to be implemented carefully. ”
Hua Guogong took over the words: "The founding prince is hereditary, it is tantamount to a country within a country, and each other's interests are connected, it is not easy for the royal family to cut the feudal domain, and the military strife will force it to unite, and the civil strife will take the opportunity to invade the Qinghui Empire, and the Qinghui Empire, which is completely unified by government and military orders, has more advantages than before in terms of timing and talent." ”
"When the brothers were married, I promised that the royal family would never have exclusive power, and you even voluntarily gave up the fiefdom and private soldiers, but unfortunately you were ultimately defeated by the House of Nobles. People are old, there is no chance for empty ambition, Ying'er's opportunity is indeed unique, but whether they can fulfill the wishes of their ancestors, we can't see, try to alleviate some obstacles for them. (To be continued.) )