Chapter Forty-Seven: Orphans
"Your Majesty!" the queen ......wanted to speak, but was blocked by Zhao Shining at a glance.
As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and this Zhao Shining's words are really heart-wrenching! Where does he really want to make a virtuous position in the Zen position, he is simply testing whether he has an antipathy.
Zhou Yi didn't have any reverence for the imperial power, so when he heard this, he stood up, put He Shibi in front of his bed, turned around and prepared to leave. He has taken out all the life-saving things, just to prove that he has the ability to help Zhao Mu succeed to the throne, but he is so suspicious of himself, it is really hurtful!
"Taifu, Taifu! ahem...... "This time it was Zhao Shining's turn to be anxious, struggling to sit up, stretching out one hand to Zhou Yi, his face full of anxiety!
"The minister wants to repay the king with a national scholar, but the king speculates in vain about the minister! Since this is the case, Zhou might as well leave!" Without looking back, Zhou Yi said with some interest.
Zhao Shining really regretted it, he really shouldn't have doubted him! If he didn't really think about himself, why would he take out the jade seal of the country!
"Taifu, it's my mistake! I apologize to you, please don't leave me! cough cough ......" He coughed in a hurry, his breath was unsteady, and he coughed repeatedly.
"Yes, Taifu, please don't abandon the royal family! I apologize to you on behalf of Your Majesty!" The queen already understood what Zhao Shining was trying to do just now, and when she saw Zhou Yi's figure leaving in anger, she knelt on the ground and cried sadly.
Zhou Yi heard the sound of kneeling, hurriedly walked back, helped him, and said, "The queen please get up! Zhou Yijing can't afford it!"
"If the Taifu doesn't forgive His Majesty, I won't be able to kneel for a long time!" the queen looked at him with a resolute face.
With a wry smile, Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Wechen didn't take out the jade seal of the country is not because he has the intention of rebellion! Your Majesty can know that not long ago, the three sages of the Zongheng Holy Academy and the Law Holy Academy, with many martial arts masters, suddenly attacked Weichen's mansion, intending to kill Zhou! If it weren't for this jade seal's protection, Wechen would have died long ago! If he didn't stifle the ambition of many holy courtyards in one day, this heirloom jade seal would be an ornament here in His Majesty, and the ministers didn't dare to let go of the drastic renovation of the holy courtyard!"
"Ah!" the queen snorted softly, she had lived in the deep palace for a long time, although she heard Zhao Shining often say that the Holy Courtyard was dominant, but she never imagined that they were so bold that they would dare to kill the imperial court prince and the prince of Zhenguo!
"Ahem, this matter is serious!" Zhao Shining was surprised, he had been lingering on the sickbed recently, but he really didn't pay too much attention to the affairs of the government and the opposition.
Zhou Yi didn't say anything, just looked at him and nodded in confirmation.
"Bold! ahem...... , arrogant, the country will not be a country!" Zhao Shining was furious at first, and then sadly found that he was powerless and depressed.
The three of them fell into silence, the queen didn't know what to do, Zhou Yi was quietly waiting for him to respond, but Zhao Shining was full of feelings.
If the two houses dare to be so presumptuous, they must have thought that their lives would be short, and the successor they supported, without much thought, must be Zhao Shanguo!
"Taifu, you put away this seal first, and when the general trend has been decided, you can hand it over to Mu'er!"
Seeing that Zhou Yi nodded and took the jade seal back into his arms, he said to the queen: "Zitong, pass on my will, and summon the three of the Great Sect Order, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and the Great Elder of the Enshrinement House to enter the palace to see the driver!"
The queen was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, this is what he wants to support, and suddenly tears rained down, and she whispered that she should get up and go out to arrange for the king to accompany her to pass the decree, and then returned.
"Your Majesty, what are you?" Of course, Zhou Yi understood that this was to be entrusted to Gu, although he knew it in his heart, he still asked suspiciously.
"Aiqing, my body knows best in my heart, time is really short! Now that I can survive one day at a time, I am afraid that I will not be able to wait for Mu'er to return to Beijing! If I don't make arrangements early, I will not be at ease!" Zhao Shining's voice was low, showing that his heart was extremely sad. When he first ascended the throne, how was he high-spirited, thinking that relying on the Academy of Literature, he would be able to do a great career, but he didn't expect that he would end up in such a situation in his life.
Hearing him say this, Zhou Yi, who was a courtier, didn't know how to comfort and persuade him, after all, his time was short, it was indeed true.
"Aiqing, what are you going to do after I leave?" The two looked at each other speechlessly for a while, and Zhao Shining suddenly asked.
Zhou Yi sat down, then looked at him with a determined look in his eyes, and said: "There is nothing more important than helping the Great Prince ascend the throne! If the Academy of Literature and the Academy of Military Affairs are obedient, then as they said to His Majesty before, they will set up a civil and military academy according to the plan, and slowly figure it out! If they do not obey, then the unspeakable ministers will sacrifice the butcher's knife and cut a blood-stained road to the throne for His Royal Highness the Great Prince!"
Hearing this, Zhao Shining nodded secretly in his heart, and continued to ask: "Ahem, if they don't obey, even if Aiqing has the jade seal of the heirloom country, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the wolves from serving! Not to mention that the army controlled by the Holy Court will make trouble!"
As for the army, the minister has arranged for the Chahan Temur father and son to go south, where there are nearly half a million troops loyal to the royal family, which can ensure that the southern counties and the direction of Manchuan Pass are unharmed. As long as the war situation in the south does not erode, the overall situation of the empire will not be shaken!
As for the north, the key lies in Luojing! At this time, the minister still doesn't know if His Majesty has any arrangements in Luojing, so it's inconvenient to think too much!"
Zhou Yi explained his plans and plans, and then tentatively asked how many troops Zhao Shining could control in Luojing.
Hearing the arrangement in the south, Zhao Shining couldn't help but nod in approval, it was really good. As long as there is no chaos in the south, the foundations of the empire will not be shaken. However, when he heard Zhou Yi's tentative words later, he was gloomy in his heart. He was really a failure, in the decades of the dynasty, the Luojing army controlled by the royal family during the lifetime of the first emperor was buried one by one in his own hands, and at this last moment, there was only one guard left. Among them, there were 100,000 guards, who were arranged by themselves to be led south by the eldest prince.
At this time, the royal family is already the weakest moment in Luojing!
"Luojing City, what is still in my hands is only the 30,000 guards of the Imperial City! After the head of the Internal Affairs Office arrives in a while, I will ask him to hand over the talisman to you! Hehe, I have really failed in this life, and by this time, only more than 30,000 people are still in my hands among the hundreds of thousands of troops in the entire Luojing City! If something unbearable happens, what face will I have to see the deceased ancestors and ancestors!" Zhao Shining smiled self-deprecatingly, and said in a sad tone.
When the emperor reached this point, it was really embarrassing! Zhou Yi didn't know how to evaluate him, so he had to be silent, thinking about what to do in his heart.
"Aiqing, after the three of them arrive in a while, I will instruct them one by one! This great sect order is in charge of the Zongren Mansion, and he controls the power of the imperial royal family in his hands, and he can control the people of the imperial family; this head of the Internal Affairs Office is my minister, who is in charge of the guards and guards the imperial city on weekdays, and will be handed over to you today; there are 300 worshippers hired by the royal family in the worship courtyard, all of whom are martial arts masters in the foundation building period, and they will also be handed over to you! After my death, you will be in charge of the military and political power, and if the civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and nobles disobey, you will be allowed to act cheaply!
Without waiting for Zhou Yi to speak, Zhao Shining then said in a heavy tone, hearing that the queen's face changed greatly, what kind of power this must be! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yi deeply, hoping that he would really think about Mu'er, otherwise she wouldn't dare to think about the rest of the matter.
Well, take charge of the military and the government, and act cheaply! These arrangements are almost to hand over all the power to himself! If he has any different intentions, I am afraid that Zhao Mu will not be able to resist! This kind of trust is really too heavy!
"Your Majesty, the minister will never bear the heavy trust, once the new emperor ascends the throne, the minister will hand over all these!" At this time, even the soul of a modern person with Zhou Yi couldn't help but be moved, kneeling on the ground and making a promise.
"Aiqing, please get up, cough cough ......" Zhao Shining was relieved to see him suddenly kneeling, and hurriedly struggled to pull him up, but caused a coughing sound. When the queen saw this, she hurriedly gently supported him and wanted to press him back onto the couch.
Zhou Yi hurriedly got up, helped him lean on the cushion with the queen, and then sat back on the brocade stool, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister is holding the jade seal of the country, and the sage of the Holy Courtyard is not an opponent!
After the two of them discussed this, Wang Banban had already led the three of them into the palace.
The three of them met the emperor and empress, then bowed to Zhou Yi, and stood behind Zhou Yi quietly waiting for Zhao Shining's will.
"My time is short, I make a last order today!The guard talisman in charge of the Internal Affairs Office is in the hands of Mrs. Zhou!" Zhao Shining looked at one of the white-faced bearded old eunuchs and said, the latter quickly took out half a tiger talisman from his arms and respectfully arrived in front of Zhou Yi.
The head of the internal affairs office is the chamberlain, that is, the eunuch. They are the ministers and retainers of the royal family, and they are both prosperous and lossy with the royal family, and when they hear His Majesty's will, they naturally obey it. At the same time, he also looked at Zhou Yi with a flattering look in his eyes. His Majesty is so trustworthy, I heard that the eldest prince is also obedient to him, and he will have to stammer a lot in the future!
"Dazong Ling, Taifu Zhou is the chief minister appointed by me, and the order sword of the Zongling Mansion will be handed over to Taifu to take charge of!" Seeing that the affairs of the Internal Affairs Mansion had been entrusted to him, he looked at a trembling old man, this old man was a member of the royal family, a person of extremely high seniority, with a long sword in his waist.
"This ......" The old man hesitated a little, the sword of this Lingfu was given by Emperor Taizu, and he was in charge of the royal family. Handing over the sword to outsiders is too much to do.
"Zong Ling, don't you listen to my words!" Zhao Shining's expression suddenly sank, and his voice became sharp.
"Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister doesn't listen, but this sword is Taizu'......" The old man looked hesitant and wanted to argue.
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Shining said with a gloomy expression: "Dazong Ling, you grew up watching Shining, don't you still believe me! Shining is not filial, he has been confused all his life, and now the royal family is declining, and the country will not be a country! If he doesn't do something extraordinary, I'm afraid that the change in his elbow and armpit is right now, if the country is gone, what is the use of this Taizu Ling Sword!"
Seeing that he was sincere in what he said, and he didn't put on the emperor's stand, he directly called himself by the name of the sect, and the great sect order was also gloomy. The current situation of the empire, although he is old, he is not confused in his heart, and it is really in danger. Therefore, he sighed, untied the long sword on his waist, held it in both hands and solemnly handed it to Zhou Yi, and said: "Lord Taifu, the fate of the royal family of the Qinling Empire is in your hands, don't let Your Majesty down!"
Zhou Yi bowed, raised his hands, took the sword, and said, "Zhou Yi will live up to his trust!"
"Shining thanked the Great Sect Order!" said with a look of relief, and the latter bowed his hand and stood there silently. When Zhao Shining saw it, his eyes darkened, he knew that in the minds of the older generation of royal families such as the Great Sect Order, he had never let go of his own matter of letting the Holy Courtyard sit big. However, when you see your ancestors and ancestors, you should apologize in person! At this time, let's solve the urgent matter first!
"Great Elder!" he turned his head to the last old man and said, this old man stood there, his temples bulging high, and at first glance, he looked like he had cultivated a profound martial arts. Hearing him greet, he responded with a fist and said, "Your Majesty, please speak!"
"The Great Elder has always been in charge of the Offering Academy, I would like to ask you to lead the Worship Courtyard Elders to obey the dispatch of Taifu Zhou from today on!" Zhao Shining's attitude towards this Great Elder was also very respectful.
"Yes!" The Great Elder didn't say much, and after a simple answer, he bowed to Zhou Yi and then stood with his hands down.