Chapter eight hundred and ninetieth: court meeting
Looking at the hypocritical faces of a group of ministers, Empress Dowager Mu fell silent.
She naturally wanted to tear these people into pieces and divide them into pieces.
But she still knew very well that the emperor's life and death were uncertain. At this point, if he avenged his grudges, it would inevitably lead to civil strife in Luoyang City.
So she can't, she must endure everything. If she can't bear it, she will be out of control after impulse.
So she raised her head high and looked at Su Fang coldly. Her sharp eyes were shining with sharp light, as if she wanted to see through him and see clearly.
After watching for a long time, she gently turned her eyes, looked at King Zhao beside her, and said coldly.
"King Zhao, what do you think?"
Queen Mother Mu obviously wanted to seek more support from others.
The cabinet has been divided, and the attitudes of the officials in the court are also different. Although King Chen Zhijing of Zhao is just a prince now and has long lost the power to discuss politics, he is still Chen Kaizhi's uncle and a clan member of the Chen Dynasty. No matter how he speaks, he is a bit important.
When Chen Zhijing saw Empress Dowager Mu heard about him, he couldn't help but pause, his eyes turned around. He looked at Su Fang, and then looked at Empress Dowager Mu. Standing in this building, there were several clan members, who seemed to be waiting for his statement.
After pondering for a moment, he slowly said: "In the past few years, three emperors have ascended the throne, and there is no day to gain peace. Since Emperor Taizu Gao came, the country has been going on for five hundred years. The countless ills in the court are difficult to return. Now, Your Majesty has succeeded the Grand Priest, and finally, the Empress Dowager will no longer be able to dominate the power, and the court has a new look."
"I have had many rifts with Your Majesty before, but to be fair, the one who can deal with this situation now is Your Majesty. Who is the prince of Mengjin? He is just a pawn controlled by Yang. He is called the royal family, but it is actually a shame among the royal family. Moreover, since his rebellion, the Zong Lingfu has opened his clan to resign him. Chen Yanyi is no longer a descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao. He is a peace talk, a traitor, and what kind of peace is there with the court?"
As he said that, his tone became a little cold.
"What's more, Your Majesty uses troops like a god, and the Warriors' camp is even more worthy of ten. The battle situation is not clear now, and Su Xueshi and others say such words. What's the point? I think it's absolutely impossible to negotiate peace. Even if Your Majesty really has a chance, he will issue an edict to order the soldiers and horses of the world to support the king quickly and fight to the death with the thief. Otherwise, the Yang family will only serve Chen day and night."
After he said all the words, Empress Dowager Mu's face returned to a little bloody color, not as pale as before.
Chen Yishou immediately agreed.
"King Zhao said very well."
He pursed his lips and looked at Su Fang with his eyes, and Chen Yishou said seriously.
"If Duke Su wants to retire in the crisis of the court, it is impossible. I think that since Duke Su and others have decided to leave, the empress will be approved."
Su Fang sneered in her heart, and showed disdainful thoughts, but she did not show it, but was silent.
In fact, he had long thought that he would be besieged, but what he wanted was to be besieged or even resigned from his post, because when the Prince of Mengjin entered the city, everything he lost could naturally be restored.
Anyway, he is just escaping his life now, so sooner or later he will return to the court. When he comes back, he may be incredible.
Su Fang thought proudly, but at this moment, someone said coldly: "I have a word."
Everyone looked at it, but it was Gu Ming, the envoy of Xiliang.
Although the people of Xiliang have not interfered in the civil strife within Dachen, they have begun to make secret arrangements between Chang'an and Luoyang since the Yang family became independent. It seems that the Yang family in Guanzhong is about to win. Then, taking this opportunity to take advantage of the situation is not a bad thing. After all, the Yang family in Guanzhong has made some agreements with the Daliang court in private, and these agreements are of great benefit to Daliang.
Gu Ming looked around everyone and said seriously: "I advise the Empress to weigh the pros and cons. If all the possibility of peace talks is cut off today, at that time, once Luoyang City is broken, it will be a situation of death. Daliang Kingdom does not mind, who will win or lose in Chang'an or Luoyang, but knows that there is no day and no two masters in the country. In the end, we will always find a distinction. It is up to this point. I suggest that the Empress should be cautious and not to make mistakes. Su Xueshi and others are also thinking about the Dachen and the people. If they are asked to retire today, then there will be no room for improvement."
Originally, this was something inside Da Chen, but the reason why Gu Mingde had come is just because he took the initiative to ask for it.
As an envoy, he often rarely speaks nonsense, let alone a direct and naked threat.
Gu obviously was a qualified envoy. The reason why he dared to say this today was not because he forgot the envoy's duties, but just took this opportunity to express Xiliang's position.
As soon as this statement comes out.
Many people's hearts are even more overwhelmed.
Isn't this obvious enough? The people of Xiliang dare to say this now, which clearly stands against the Great Chen court. This also means that once bad news comes, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry may also enter Guanzhong and leave the pass with the elite soldiers of Guanzhong. The alliance between Xiliang and Guanzhong is becoming stronger and stronger.
Or, before this, although both sides had secretly communicated with each other, the matter was very important, and the people of Xiliang were still at the end of the snake and rat, but now... their attitude is self-evident.
In the Wenlou, there was a silence like death. It seemed that everyone had held their breath and could almost hear the sound of the needle falling.
This quarrel was from morning to dark, but no one wanted to say goodbye. Everyone had their own thoughts and were planning their own minds.
Queen Mother Mu was already full of doubts and was extremely angry, but she could not get angry. Can she be angry at this time?
Her hands were tightly held together, and her nails were pinched into her flesh, but she didn't feel any pain at all, so she could only bear it at this moment.
She tried her best to restrain herself, and finally she held back her temper and just looked at Su Fang coldly.
Su Fang seemed to be smiling but not laughed. The interference of the people of Xiliang obviously made Queen Mother Mu and others more afraid.
He looked like he was indifferent, and he looked like he was wearing a crown at any time with the Minister of Rites and others.
Queen Mother Mu looked around everyone, and finally looked on Gu Ming, raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and said coldly: "The two countries of Chen and Liang were once brotherly countries, but they didn't expect that they would have arrived in such a land today."
But Gu Ming looked like he was smiling.
"Empress, today is different from the past."
These words are meaningful.
But at this moment, the bell rang.
Everyone showed strangeness.
This bell was the bell of the meeting, and it rang three times in a row.
Only during court meetings will there be such bells, which means that the ministers gather in Zhengde Hall.
But the question is, who in this palace is so bold that he dared to ring the bell without the will of Queen Mother Mu?
Everyone has a feeling that a monk is confused.
What happened?
Queen Mother Mu listened to the bell intently, and a trace of confusion flashed through her eyes.
She immediately said angrily: "Come here, go and ask, who is so bold..."
The little eunuch went there in a hurry.
Gu Ming seemed to be reluctant to miss the opportunity to sarcastically. He laughed: "I have a word that I don't know whether to speak or not. Such an unruly thing will happen in the palace ban. It can be seen that the rules and regulations of Luoyang have been corrupted to a degree. In our country, such a thing will never happen."
He spoke with a little pride, saying that when a country is about to perish, there will be evil spirits. Once people's hearts are in chaos and rituals and music are broken, no matter the people in the temple have their own thoughts, they will create many extraordinary things, and even in the palace, there will be many strange things.
Just like now...
But not long after, an eunuch came in panting. He almost rushed into the hall quickly, and then panted: "Empress, Empress... Your Majesty has an order to invite all officials to visit Zhengde Hall. Your Majesty... Your Majesty has returned to the palace."
Your Majesty... has returned to the palace!
As soon as the news came out, the hall was in an uproar.
Even Queen Mother Mu had long expected Chen Kaizhi to have a good fortune. She felt heavy in her heart these days, which made her breathless. Now, when she heard that Chen Kaizhi came back, she didn't believe it, but then hesitated. In the end, she was overjoyed and couldn't help but turn red in her eyes and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty... has returned to the palace."
"It's true!" The little eunuch nodded desperately and said happily: "Your Majesty has arrived at Zhengde Hall!"
Queen Mother Mu stood up without hesitation, raised her sleeves and spoke with awesomeness: "Set up and go to Zhengde Hall."
She didn't care about anything else, and she took the lead in leaving Wenlou, but was unwilling to come here. After all, Wenlou and Zhengde Hall were not far away, so she actually walked away.
Many people in the Wenlou have not yet reacted.
But when Chen Yishou and others heard the news, they were immediately overjoyed. Chen Yishou hurriedly chased after him, hoping to see Chen Kaizhi immediately.
Many ministers who reacted also flocked out.
But like Su Fang and others, they all showed surprise on their faces.
He looked a little unbelievable.
Your Majesty... has returned to the palace.
This was a huge bad news for them.
Su Fang even felt that she had heard it wrong. How could Chen Kaizhi come back safely? It was not that she was ambushed.
how……
But all this was true, and then he felt like a bolt from the blue and his body trembled.
He never thought that the Guanzhong army was so ineffective, but now... he felt like he was shooting himself in the foot with a stone.
But he felt suspicious again. How could His Majesty return to the palace? It was only 500 warrior camp, and it was impossible to attack the tiger's den. Instead, the thief army waited for it to work...
He thought in a mess, and many ministers looked at Su Fang carefully. They walked the slowest, after all, they felt a little disappointed. Now that such a sudden change happened, they were caught off guard.
Chapter completed!