Chapter 821: Wei Xiaoguan is really a long-term strategy, earning all the kings' heads (1)
The old emperor was furious.
The four cabinet prime ministers were all cold.
They all underestimated the kings, and even underestimated Zhu Wang's heart that did everything he could to give for the throne!
"Your Majesty, now we should first figure out whether the Duke of Qin takes this statement seriously. If he takes it seriously, the kings should be punished, but..." Li Dongyang, as the chief minister of the cabinet, was the most frightened in his heart. His fear came from Wei Yang's letters and his vigilance for the loss of cultural interpretation power.
The old emperor shook his head and said, "Xifeng has no interest in this position, so Wei Yang doesn't need to use this method to intimidate us. This should be true!"
Liu Jian said angrily: "How dare all the kings do this?"
In Wei Yang's letter, something that once happened in history was brought up.
There are very few letters and fewer than a hundred words to talk about, which is different from the usual big discussion of thousands of words.
But the words above are shocking.
"The kings, or princes, have close contact with Tatars, and have been in contact with foreign countries at Jiming Post. They were investigated by Yang Ling, the magistrate of Jiming Post. Yang struggled to break the siege and came to say that the kings or princes were guilty of foreign countries, saying that "Yinghuo and guard the heart". This matter is 70% possible. Your Majesty will investigate and solve it, so you must guard against it."
The four words "Yinghuo Shouxin" are like a nightmare that comes out of the history books and comes to the five kings and ministers.
What is the meaning of keeping one's heart?
It is the celestial phenomenon that the star of Yingmao wanders around Xinsu. In ancient history books, this is a sign of frequent natural disasters when the emperor dies.
According to historical records, such a thing happened in the Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period.
"Records of the Grand Historian" records this incident: "In the 37th year, King Hui of Chu destroyed Chen. Ying was bewitched to the heart, and the heart was divided into the Song Dynasty. Gong Jing was worried about it. Si Xingzi Wei said: 'You can move it to the prime minister.'"
In the second year of Suihe of Emperor Cheng of Han, Li Xun, a star axe chastity, reported a strange phenomenon of "Yinghuo Shunxin". Emperor Cheng of Han was afraid, so he solved the same problem in the period of King Jinggong of Song to resolve it for himself, that is, let the prime minister take the crime instead of the king. For a time, the famous minister Zhai Fangjin committed suicide, but not long after that, Emperor Cheng of Han also died.
This time, this incident was planned by others and naturally caused panic among the old emperor and the cabinet prime ministers.
Li Dongyang looked at the old emperor with a gaze. You wouldn’t let me be the second-rate person in Zhai Fangjin?
"What I'm afraid of is that this time, people are coming for all of us," the old emperor first put the cabinet prime minister on his side with a sentence, and said slowly. Now it seems that "there is no other way to deal with this matter."
But that is what astrological divination said since ancient times, and it has indeed come true!
"I wonder what Duke Qin said?" Liu Daxia frowned tightly and felt that this matter was a little unreliable.
The old emperor pondered for a moment before he handed over the letter to Huaien.
There is another sentence at the end of the letter, which is Wei Yang's opinion.
Wei Yang was familiar with history books and knew that the old emperor would definitely panic about it, so he later gave his own answer: "During the time of King Jing, the stars of Deqian were scattered; Emperor Cheng died, and the crime was lust. Moreover, since this matter was known, he also knew that the astrological signs had risen and rise, what did it have to do with the country? The kings who were stubborn in the river bank, and the swords of the war in the foreign country, so what did it have to do with the Ming Dynasty?"
This attitude is especially needed by the old emperor, and he needs a powerful military force to suppress the kings.
As for his life, the old emperor is still somewhat sure. As long as he does not commit suicide, he will at least be healthy in the past few years.
After reading the letter, Li Dongyang let go of his worries.
"Duke of Qin, that's a cruel man who roars from time to time to clear the emperor!"
Li Dongyang let go of his uneasy mood.
As long as the Western Army does not move, he, as the prime minister, will not be regarded as a scapegoat.
After reading it, Liu Jian and Xie Qian found that a passage in the letter had been cut. At that time, he knew that there might be some confidential matters, but since the old emperor did not say it, they would not ask more questions.
"Your Majesty, since the Western Army has guaranteed it, it should be a big problem. The most important thing to do now is to... regain the right to explain this matter," Xie Qian suggested cautiously, "However, it is necessary to find out whether they have any of them in this matter..."
"Be careful!" Liu Daxia immediately interrupted this sentence.
The old emperor also said: "There are people who look down on the production of this matter, so there is no need to worry about this - when Yang Ling arrives, you should ask for it carefully. I was saved by this person at that time. At that time, he was just a chief clerk of Jimingyi, but he was a clear mind and a good person. If the arrangements were made appropriately, I could also be a minister."
In fact, he already had a way to use this young county magistrate who was unintentionally promoted.
In his intercepting of the letter, Wei Yang also suggested that the old emperor should not rush to quickly promote young officials to a position that is too high and too heavy. He also suggested that Yang Ling be trained in this sensitive position for a while.
So, this sentence is just for the old emperor to test those prime ministers.
Li Dongyang was hesitant. Of course he knew that Yang Ling, among the officials promoted by the old emperor in recent years, everyone had a clear network in his mind.
Yang Ling, a scholar in Jimingyi, was not even a juren. Because the officials in Jimingyi were not equipped, the original county magistrate, and later retired from ill, Wang Hua, who repeatedly asked for the transfer of personnel to be appointed, took Yang Ling as the chief clerk, which gave him a future. When the old emperor arrived at Jimingyi, Yang Ling was cautious and steady in his work, so the old emperor allowed the old county magistrate to take the leave, and Yang Ling was the magistrate, and absorbed his brother-in-law who had good martial arts skills and several people from their Yang family into the Jinyiwei.
Such a person, who is given a Jinshi family in terms of his origin, can only be a county magistrate in the small town of Jimingyi, which has less than 10,000 people for a period of time, naturally it is impossible for him to be a minister at this time.
Therefore, the old emperor's words made Li Dongyang quite funny. Could it be that His Majesty could not see the disadvantages of being so anxious?
"Your Majesty, even though this person is talented, he has been an official for only a few years. Now the court is like a Shura Field. It is not good for him to be transferred to the capital rashly. He is still in Jiming Post, but he can serve as a guard." Li Dongyang suggested.
The old emperor looked at the others and the three of them nodded together.
Liu Daxia had a great impression of this young county magistrate. He saved the emperor once, even if he was granted a title of marquis, but he was willing to be a county magistrate of a small Jimingyi and understand some military affairs. This is talent.
Especially compared to some bastards who are three dukes and one marquis, they are really amazing young people.
At this moment, someone came outside to report that it was the Duke of the two countries and a princess came to see him in accordance with the imperial edict.
"Is Xiangyang back?" The old emperor was overjoyed, and felt a stone falling to the ground. He kept saying, "Call me quickly, this child is very annoyed now. Why don't he raise him well in the western front and run here to do something."
Li Dongyang smiled and said, "Prince Xiangyang and Your Majesty are better than your biological daughter. If your Majesty is in trouble, the princess will naturally come to help."
"Yes, yes, you're right," the old emperor smacked his lips, "but he's stubborn, or else..."
If it makes sense, it would be legitimate for Xiangyang's son to be the emperor - the most important thing is that Emperor Taizu would not have beaten him.
In a moment, the three of them came together, and Xiangyang also carried a long sword. There was no need to mention entering the door for a while to ask about his well-being. The old emperor asked Huai'en to find some food and told him: "More light, but you have to take a seasoning plate. You have to watch it yourself, but you can't pretend to others."
Huai'en's face was very bright and bright. He quickly ran all the way, and the atmosphere in Yin'an Hall became relaxed for a moment.
But the four prime ministers did not dare to be careless. If the heart is in a hurry, it would be a major event that could shock the world and even overturn the country!
So he asked these three to read first with a letter, and the four of them looked at them eagerly.
Chapter completed!