Chapter 110: Volume B: The morning dew awaits the sun, the storm, the storm, and the rain
"Qi Yongtai has come to Beijing?" The elderly man leaning on the dragon bed had a layer of gloom hanging over his brows. Seeing that he was about to get up, the attendant hurriedly came up to help him, but was thrown away by him, "I still want to help you." You’re not old enough to need help!”
"Yes, back to your lord, Qi Yongtai has almost disappeared from the capital in the past few years. Although Qingtan Academy is only ten or twenty miles away from the city, he has never been to the capital, so the old minister will learn about this at the first time. Situation." The old man who lowered his hands and lowered his eyebrows beside the hall spoke in a low tone, and his back was slightly hunched, but the strong look between his eyebrows did not diminish at all.
"The trees want to be quiet but the wind is not stopping." After a long time, the old man in yellow robes sat up and said calmly, "It has only been two years, and many people have become very quiet and thoughtful."
The vigorous old man did not say anything, and it was not his turn to say anything like this.
“Mr. Long Jiang, did you ever know?” the old man in yellow robe suddenly asked.
"I'm afraid you don't know that Qi Yongtai went to the city that night. He didn't stay in a hotel, but in the old house of Qi Shijiao." Mr. Long Jiang is the current chief assistant Shen Yiguan. He has been the chief assistant for six years. After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he continued to serve as the chief assistant.
The old man in yellow robe smiled coldly, "When did Qi Yongtai get together with Qi Shijiao again? Where is Ye Xianggao? Where is Fang Congzhe?"
The vigorous old man did not answer the conversation.
Sighed leisurely, the old man in yellow robes looked away from the window, "It seems that the emperor's mind is erratic, and many people have ideas in their minds."
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty is still very diligent. He reviews memorials every day and never goes to bed until midnight...” The energetic old man couldn’t help but say.
"Haha, if you don't work hard when you are an emperor, why shouldn't you?" The old man in yellow robe sneered softly, "He is a person who is supposed to have great ideas, but I am afraid that there were not many people around him before, but now that he has become the emperor, many people will flock to him. I can’t see the situation clearly anymore. A lot of people talk about making gold, but accumulation makes a lot of difference. Three people become a tiger. Alas,..."
“Where are Xiao Daheng and Wang Ziteng?” the old man in yellow robe suddenly asked.
"Xiao Shangshu has been in poor health during this period and has been recuperating at home. Wang Shilang has always been there, but the affairs in the Beijing camp are busy, so he is mainly in the Beijing camp..." The vigorous old man hesitated.
"Xiao Daheng is not in good health? Then how come I heard that he is still lavish in the Ministry of Punishment and has personally intervened in several cases?" The old man in yellow robe looked over with a cold look, making the vigorous old man couldn't help but shrink.
"I'm afraid you don't want to get involved in the Ministry of War's muddy waters," the old man in yellow robe said in a soft and cold tone.
“The left minister of the Ministry of Justice has not yet made up his mind, and the right minister and Dali Temple are responsible for the backlog of cases from years ago. They have entered a critical stage and cannot be separated from others, so Mr. Xiao is also..."
The old man in yellow robe interrupted him suddenly, "Gu Yu, do you want to help these people cover up in front of me and fool me? These civil servants are all just following the wind. How many of them are loyal to the emperor and patriotic?" Their heart? Don’t look at their arrogant attitude in front of me in the past, but when it comes down to it, they are just sitting on the wall and watching the wind..."
The elderly man called Gu Yu was also a little sad.
Of course he knew that the old man's words were to the point, but this was the custom since the Zhou Dynasty, no, it should be the customary pattern since the Tang and Song Dynasties, to rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats!
These scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants inherently feel that they are superior to others. This world does not belong to the royal family, but should be co-governed with the scholar-bureaucrats. If they do not co-govern with them and infringe on their rights, it will be against the laws of heaven and will harm the gods and humans. Feeling punished by God, all disasters and omens in the world are caused by the sins of your emperor alone.
Seeing that the old man was silent, the old man in yellow robe shook his head. He also knew that the current situation was not his own fault. It was just that time had changed, but now he felt that the trouble here was coming.
“Then Qi Yongtai came to Beijing by invitation?” The old man in yellow robe withdrew his gaze, “Have you ever seen anyone else besides Qi Shijiao?”
“As far as I know, Qi Yongtai has also met Fang Congzhe and Ye Xianggao.” After a pause, he seemed to hesitate, and finally the vigorous old man lowered his head and answered.
"Oh? Did Qi Yongtai meet the two of them?" The expression on the yellow-robed old man's face became a little subtle. These two are both pavilion elders, and Ye Xianggao is still the second assistant, but Fang Congzhe's reputation is not small. He once Having served as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel and Minister of Rites, once Shen Yi Guan steps down as Chief Assistant in the future, these two people may be the most popular candidates to take over as Chief Assistant, but now Shen Yi Guan may not be willing to take up the official position.
“Never found it.” Gu Cheng shook his head, not daring to speak nonsense on this issue.
As the commander of Long Jinwei, he seemed to be bedridden for the past six months, but in fact, he had not let go of Long Jinwei's real power. Lu Song was not an idle person, but his decades of experience in Long Jinwei were not enough. He could easily replace it.
He was also a little confused about the Emperor's current thoughts.
When the Supreme Emperor wanted to hand over the throne to the current Emperor, who was then Prince Zhongxiao, he had implicitly reminded the Supreme Emperor to be cautious.
This is a move that shakes the foundation of the country. If you are not careful, it will lead to catastrophic disasters. Even if the emperor wants to do this, he will still bear great risks, especially because of some reasons that cannot be disclosed to outsiders, and it is even more difficult to convince Civil service system.
It was just that the prince, now Prince Yitada, broke the emperor's heart back then. Although the emperor was furious, although he did not directly imprison the prince, there was no possibility of him ascending the throne.
In the end, although the Emperor succeeded in resolving this crisis by relying on his forty years of prestige and turned Prince Zhongxiao into the emperor today, it also made the civil servants extremely dissatisfied with the Emperor, which in turn affected the difficulty of many policy measures in the later period. .
Now that King Zhongxiao has ascended the throne as the emperor, everything is over. Moreover, King Zhongxiao naturally has some skills to win the favor of the Supreme Emperor among the kings. Once he ascends the throne, it will be a foregone conclusion. I was sure of this at the time, but I never thought that the Supreme Emperor would actually have some skills now. I have the intention of going back on my word, but I don’t think about it. Is there any room for regret in such a thing? Otherwise, it will be another huge disaster.
It's just that he also knows the character of the Supreme Emperor. After serving for decades, if he has some thoughts, it is really difficult to make him change his wish. But under the current circumstances, even if the Supreme Emperor has some thoughts, but now It's hard to have many opportunities, which can only increase worries.
"Qi Yongtai is a stubborn person, and it is difficult to go back on things he has decided. Back then..." The old man in yellow robe also regretted a little, thinking that if he had not had a dispute with Qi Yongtai and his group over the matter of deposing the prince, Qi Yongtai and others would also have I won't resign in the end, but it's too late to regret now. I just don't know what this person is thinking now.
Gu Cheng was silent. It was not his place to comment on such matters. Moreover, the matter had been over for a long time and it was a foregone conclusion. It would be useless to regret it again.
“Have you ever…boss…” The old man in yellow robe suddenly turned his head.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Prince Yi Zhong stayed at home, and there is nothing unusual about it, but..." Gu Cheng hesitated for a moment, then said: "But Prince Dongping and Prince Xining went to Prince Yi Zhong's residence the day before yesterday to pay tribute to Prince Yi Zhong. Happy birthday."
“Oh?” The yellow-robed old man’s face changed slightly and he said silently, “What about the water solution?”
"I haven't gone there yet." Gu Cheng took a deep breath, "A few days ago, King Beijing went on a hunting trip to Tiewang Mountain and returned only five days ago. Duke Zhen and Duke Li happened to be returning from their northern tour to the south at this time. …”
The old man in yellow robe was indifferent. Gu Cheng swallowed his saliva with difficulty and muttered: "..., Prince Yizhong and his son are also going north..."
The yellow-robed old man's sharp eyes fell on Gu Cheng's face. He stayed still for a long time, and Gu Cheng's eyes flickered.
“Where is Wang Ziteng?”
“Wang Shilang has not returned from his inspection tour of Xuanda.” Gu Cheng said quickly.
“Then the fourth child has ever known about all this?” the old man in yellow robe said sadly.
"I am afraid that the emperor has already known that Lu Song is very stable, but the emperor has not expressed anything, and King Shou also went to the palace of Yizhong to pay his birthday..." Gu Cheng hesitated again.
Shou Wang is the eldest son of the current emperor.
The old man in yellow robe couldn't help but laugh in a self-deprecating way. He raised his head and looked at the dome of the main hall. He seemed to be recalling something, with a complex expression on his face. "The fourth brother didn't move? Haha, the fourth brother is doing it for me." Look, what a brother and brother."
There was silence in the main hall, and the dark and gloomy shadow in the depths was like a giant beast accompanied by the flickering candlelight, seeming to choose people and devour them.
“Gu Yu, what do you think I should do?” The yellow-robed old man’s tone was full of despair.
(End of this chapter)