Chang Anqing

Chapter 135 The Eve of the Winter Hunt
As soon as she heard the word "Concubine Shu", Yue Zhaoyi was completely stepped on to a sensitive place, and regardless of Emperor Yuan Cheng's unkind eyes, she immediately looked at the courtier coldly. And because of the difference between superior and inferior men and women, he did not dare to make a real move, so he could only look at Yue Zhaoyi with a sneer on his face in embarrassment, but there was nothing he could do.

"You keep saying that Concubine Shu was born in a noble family and is familiar with etiquette. Is it possible that I am born in a humble family, rude and ignorant? You are so courageous!"

I never thought that Yue Zhaoyi, who has always been arrogant and domineering, would be so meticulous. Many courtiers present couldn't help being a little surprised, and even the man who just spoke out with plausible words turned red and then pale.If he followed Yue Zhaoyi's words at this moment, he would inevitably fall into the suspicion of committing the following crimes, and if he said it further, he would have the intention of provoking conflicts between the Turks and the Central Plains.

Seeing that the people in front of him were speechless, Yue Zhaoyi suddenly gained momentum and continued to domineeringly said: "What's more, His Majesty has said many times before that the friendship between the Central Plains and our Turks is the expectation of the people of the two dynasties, and it is even more important." Fortunately, both the Central Plains people and the Turkic people should be equal and mutually beneficial, what you said just now is clearly an insult to our dynasty—”

After all, Yue Zhaoyi looked around at the crowd and pointed out: "Could it be that some of you respect the will of His Majesty in the open, but actually don't take it seriously in your heart, and what you do is doing everything you want to do!"

Seeing that he was charged with such a huge crime, he still made a loud noise just now, and the courtiers who were quite skeptical were all shocked and quickly bowed their heads to Emperor Yuan Cheng who was seated: "Your Majesty, I have learned from you, I dare not—"

Seeing the reversal of the situation, Yang Chongyuan's lips curled up, he just stood there and watched with cold eyes, but Shangguan Ji, who was headed opposite, seemed to be calm, but in fact he was squinting behind him without showing any trace, his eyes were deep and reminded.

The Minister of Rites standing behind him lowered his head knowingly when he saw this, while Yue Zhaoyi raised his jaw immediately when he saw no one answered, and said confidently: "Your Majesty, Ayisui has not only entered the palace for a short time, but he has always abided by the palace rules. What's more, since I was young, I have been in contact with the Central Plains culture and learned the Central Plains etiquette with Ke He Dun—”

Speaking of this, she glanced at those who had disrespected her before, and continued to fight: "But He Dun was born in my Great Zhou royal family, and she is the princess of the Tian family. Who can question her teaching? It can be seen that Concubine Shu comes from a famous family." , Ayi is by no means a person who does not know etiquette, not to mention, Your Majesty—”

While speaking, Yue Zhaoyi looked expectantly at the seated Emperor Yuancheng and said, "In the Han Dynasty, Princess Xijun and Princess Jieyou were married to the Western Regions. It was a good marriage between the two dynasties. In Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng went to foreign countries to inherit the Central Plains Culture, Ayi's entry into Chang'an was originally responsible for the good of the two dynasties. If Ayi can get the gift of His Majesty and take on this great responsibility, it will surely let my Turkic people see that His Majesty is loved by the world, and the two dynasties will be as close as one family -"

Suddenly hearing Yue Zhaoyi's sharp words, not to mention the courtiers and internal officials, even Emperor Yuan Cheng in the seat above, and Yang Chongyuan below were all very surprised.

So when everyone was shocked and didn't know how to deal with it silently, Yang Chongyuan stared at Shangguanji opposite him as if watching the excitement.

The dog bit the dog, it seemed that Shangguan Ji hoped to win the Turks to fight with him, and it seemed that his hope was getting more and more hopeless.

Thinking of this, Yang Chongyuan looked away mockingly, but Shangguanji couldn't wait any longer.

At the time when Emperor Wu of Zhou was in internal and external troubles, in order to protect the country and the country, he could still marry the Turkic princess as the queen with the body of the emperor. It is hard to guarantee that the Turkic will not give birth to more thoughts.

What Yue Zhaoyi did today, although I don't know whether it was the Turk's intention or her own intention, but if it goes on for a long time, it will be very unfavorable to his Shangguan family.If you don't suppress it, I'm afraid that the Turks' appetite will grow more and more in the long run, and they will not know what they want at that time.

Therefore, Shangguan Ji silently glanced at Emperor Yuan Cheng, who was seated above him. When he raised his chin proudly and his eyes flashed, the voice of Minister of Rites sounded behind him without any surprise.

"Zhaoyi's words are indeed reasonable, foresight makes me far behind—"

Hearing that the forty-something year old beside her, who seemed to have easy-going brows, spoke in a noble book that agreed with her, Yue Zhaoyi only looked at it, but did not refute it.

However, just as Yue Zhaoyi was pleased with himself, thinking about this matter, the easy-going Gao Shangshu changed his voice and turned to the emperor, thinking a little: "It's just that as far as I know, the Turks and our Central Plains Beliefs are different, the Turks have enshrined the Longevity Heaven since they were born, and I am offering sacrifices to Emperor Haotian, although Zhaoyi has this intention, but I am afraid that he will miss the etiquette and offend the heavens instead."

As soon as these words came out, all the officials suddenly felt reasonable, and Yue Zhaoyi's face changed when he heard it, and he wanted to say something, but he never wanted to be robbed by a courtier and said: "Yeting is not in the former court, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Zhaoyi Since you learned the etiquette of the Central Plains from Princess Pengcheng, you should know this, then what you did today is already out of order."

Seeing being ridiculed, Yue Zhaoyi immediately said: "In our tribe, He Dun and I, the Great Khan, can discuss big plans together, but there is no such thing!"

"Do as the Romans do, Zhaoyi is now in Chang'an, not in the desert."

Seeing that there was going to be another dispute, Emperor Yuan Cheng stopped him and said, "Okay, send Zhaoyi back to the palace immediately."

Seeing that Emperor Yuan Cheng was no longer standing on her side this time, Yue Zhaoyi suddenly became stagnant. She glanced complainingly at the person sitting on the seat, and then at the courtiers who blocked her in every possible way, and then left angrily.

When all the ministers retreated, within a short while, Princess Pengcheng came to the Zichen Palace again. When Emperor Yuan Cheng heard the announcement from the servant, he knew it in his heart, and only glanced at Chengde, and Chengde comprehended to invite Princess Pengcheng himself. Entered, then retreated to guard the outside.

"Sister is for the matter of winter hunting."

Hearing Emperor Yuancheng mention it first, Princess Pengcheng comforted her somewhat helplessly: "I have already heard about Caiyue Zhaoyi trespassing on the court council just now, and I reprimanded her before coming here. It is indeed her fault. make a mistake--"

Speaking of this, Pengcheng glanced at Emperor Yuan Cheng who couldn't tell his expression clearly, "I don't know just after discussing with the ministers, Dongshou—"

Hearing Peng Cheng's inquiry, Emperor Yuan Cheng stretched out his hand to ask her to sit down, and said just now: "Sister, don't worry, Zhaoyi will still accompany you during this winter hunting."

Seeing Emperor Yuan Cheng's response in this way, Pengcheng inevitably felt a little more at ease, and the next moment he heard Emperor Yuan Cheng say: "But the assistant sacrifice has been decided, and Concubine Shu will bear it."

Hearing Emperor Yuan Cheng's words without a trace of emotion, Peng Cheng knew that this must be the result of Emperor Yuan Cheng being persecuted by the Shangguan clan.

"If Ashina and Ayi hadn't disturbed this situation, the Shangguan clan might not have made such a determination, but now seeing that the Shangguan clan and the Ashina clan are already in the same situation, and thinking of the powerful forces behind the Turks, it is inevitable that the Shangguan clan will make such a decision. If you have fear in your heart, you must suppress it in advance to pave the way for the future showdown."

Pengcheng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Emperor Yuan Cheng who had a bad complexion, and knew that her younger brother had always been soft and not hard. In the past, the Yang family had covered the sky with one hand, and now the Shangguan family dared to use this to exert pressure. The disgust will only deepen.

"But it's not a bad thing."

Hearing the change of Pengcheng's voice, Emperor Yuan Cheng turned to look over, but saw Pengcheng smiled meaningfully and said: "Since today, the seeds of conflict have been planted between the Shangguan family and the Turkic people. I begged for it. Compared to the many battles between the two of them, it is really worrying if they join forces secretly."

"not to mention--"

While talking, Pengcheng rubbed the gemstone ring between his fingers, stared at the clear gemstone, and then raised his eyes to look at Emperor Yuancheng and said: "Today, the Shangguan family and the Ashina family had a dispute in front of Yang Chongyuan. It's just a joke for Yang Chongyuan to relax his vigilance, after all, as far as he is concerned, at most he can guess that Shangguan's intention is to win over the Turks, but he doesn't know that you and I are involved in it."

Listening to the reasonable analysis of Pengcheng's words, Emperor Yuancheng gradually calmed down. It was indeed so. When Shangguanji secretly formed an alliance with the Turks, Shangguanji wanted to ask Ashina to be his daughter-in-law, but he wanted to make a profit for himself.

If it hadn't been for the elder sister to deliberately mention him in front of Ashina and Ayi, and induce Ashina to refute the marriage openly, Shangguanji's plan might have won.

Now in Yang Chongyuan's eyes, it is the Shangguan family who has always been at odds with him who wants to use the Turkic forces, so they are already standing in the dark.

The enemy is clear and we are dark, this is undoubtedly a safe and easy to use situation.

"In that case—"

Emperor Yuan Cheng looked at Peng Cheng with deep eyes and said, "Then let this fight between the snipe and the clam be made bigger, and make Yang think that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman without any worries. The Yang family is not far from being destroyed."

Hearing Emperor Yuan Cheng's scrutiny, Peng Cheng nodded in agreement, and said with a bit of relief and emotion in his eyes: "When you and my siblings take over this imperial treasure again, Aye and the first emperor will also be happy for us .”

It was night, Li Sui took good care of Empress Yang to sleep peacefully, and was walking out the door side by side with Jiamo, when she saw Nian Nu walking up silently, and said to her quietly: "Princess, today the sage and the courtiers discussed the matter of winter hunting. Sure enough, Zhaoyi went in and made a big fuss, which gave Shangguan an opportunity to contact the courtiers to force the sage to change his will, and let Concubine Shu serve as an assistant priest. Wei Jieyu sits and guards, and Jiashang Palace assists in exercising power."

Wei Jieyu?
Wei Jieyu comes from an ordinary background, has a soft nature, is soft-spoken, and has no opinions.It was only because Emperor Yuancheng had served in the mansion when he was still the prince, and after all these years, Jieyu was conferred the title of Jieyu. Before that, no matter which party was at odds with the Yang family of Zhonggong, the Zheng family of Concubine Shu, and the Shangguan family of Zhaoyi, this Wei Jieyu would not Don't dare to offend any party, just live your own life behind closed doors, and almost lose your sense of existence in this court, so that you can be stable so far.

Now that the Shangguan family and the Ashina family have been lured away, and Wei Jieyu stays in the palace, then things can go according to plan.

"How about the captain?"

Niannu shook his head when he heard the words, and said in surprise: "The Taiwei didn't say a word, and watched everything as a foregone conclusion."

Li Sui was not surprised when he heard the words, he just nodded silently, when Nian Nu stepped down and stood side by side with Yu Nu behind Li Sui, Shi Cai followed her step by step and walked towards the East Palace where she lived.

As far as Yang Chongyuan is concerned, there is really no need to interject, the Shangguan clan was originally at odds with the Yang family, if forcing Concubine Shu to stay in Yeting and let her take care of the queen, it would undoubtedly be uneasy.

Now Yang Chongyuan must have noticed that the Shangguan family has the heart to win over the Turkic forces. This time, the Shangguan family and the Ashina family participated in the winter hunting together. Palace, what will happen if you go outside the palace.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you conquer.

What Yang Chongyuan hit must have been such an idea.I just don't know if his uncle will realize that he not only has these two enemies in front of him, but also the brothers and sisters of the Son of Heaven behind him who are waiting for an opportunity to seize power.

"I heard from my sister today that King Yuling will be back the next day."

Under the heavy snow, Li Sui was wrapped in a thick cloak, and seemed to be talking to himself. With the sound of wind and snow whizzing outside the umbrella, he looked sideways at Yu Nu beside him and said in a low voice: "Yu Nu , you invite him to a party for me."

(End of this chapter)