Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 338 The Signs of Party Struggle

The princes got the promise, left the study happily, and went to the banquet under the leadership of the servants of Prince Jin's residence.Only King Jin was still sitting in the study at this time, his eyes were slightly dazed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Then there was a "squeak", and the door of the study was pushed open again.

King Jin came back to his senses slightly, looked up, and walked slowly into the study at Monk Daoyan, who was wearing a black monk robe.

Dao Yan looked at King Jin's expression at this time, frowned, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said:

"Your Highness, the birthday banquet has already begun at this time. The civil and military clans, you always have to go out and show your face!"

Looking at Dao Yan who walked into the study, King Jin's eyes suddenly became a little gloomy, and he said in a gloomy tone:
"Master Lao Daoyan really bothered me. If you hadn't reminded me just now, I really wouldn't be able to make up my mind!"

When speaking, Jin Wang specially emphasized the word "Troubleshooting".

Just now, when King Jin was hesitating, the slightly hoarse voice from outside the study came from Dao Yan.

Dao Yan was able to appear in such a timely manner and speak out his words of advice outside the study, obviously he had been arranging people to pay attention to the affairs of Prince Jin's residence.At the same time that he knew that the princes were coming, Dao Yan received the news, and immediately came outside the study unimpeded as the current staff member of the Jin Palace.

At this time, King Jin's words were vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction with Dao Yan's actions.

Dao Yan heard the words, pretending not to understand the deep meaning, the smile on his face did not change, pretending to be confused and authentic:

"Since you choose to cooperate with His Highness, don't worry about it, and advise His Highness, isn't that the right thing to do!"

Hearing this, King Jin's face became even more gloomy.Looking directly at Dao Yan with sharp eyes, he shouted in a low voice:

"This king is cooperating with your country of Yun, not to become a puppet of your country of Yun! After today, all the people you have arranged in the mansion will be withdrawn. Otherwise, if this king finds out about your spies, this cooperation will stop here! "

The King of Jin bears the life and wealth of the entire royal family, and with all the hopes of his disciples, he embarks on the road of fighting for the heir apparent again.The purpose of cooperating with Yunguo is to use the power of Yunguo to compete for the crown prince.

As for Yunguo Daoyan's side, it is natural to take advantage of Xiaguo's internal seizure of the heirloom to continue to stir up party struggles in Xiaguo's court and distract Xiaguo's energy.

The two belonged to hit it off, each took the desired cooperative relationship, and also had other choices, it was not that the other was indispensable, and it was true that no one was unilaterally begging for the other.

Having said all that, it is obvious that he can no longer pretend to be stupid.

Dao Yan narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice:

"In that case, let Your Highness wish!"

Upon hearing this, King Jin gave Dao Yan a cold look, and immediately got up to go to the banquet.

Dao Yan stood at the door of the study, watching King Jin leave. For some reason, a smile suddenly appeared on Shen Su's face, and he said softly:
"His Royal Highness King Jin has already spoken, so let's evacuate everyone!"

Jumeng Wenyan, who was at the door of the study, frowned and said:
"Master, do you really want to withdraw?"

The identities of these people arranged in the Prince Jin's Mansion must be clean and reliable, and they must also escape the surveillance of the embroiderers, but it is not easy!

For this matter, Ju Meng spent a lot of effort.Now that he has to withdraw just because of King Jin's words, he is really not reconciled.

Dao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and said softly:
"It doesn't matter, now the confidantes of King Jin and all the princes and princes are pointing at him to fight with King Qi. The embroidery envoy also knows that the princes came to congratulate with great fanfare, so he has no way out. Already!"

They came here to stir up party disputes in the court of Xia, and they didn't really want to help King Jin seize the heir.King Jin has no choice now, the people behind him will push him forward to fight, so why bother?

Ju Meng heard the words, his frowning brows stretched slightly, he stood up straight and gave a slight salute, saying:
"Yes, let's arrange it!"
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The imperial palace of Jinling City is in the hall.

It was originally the palace where Emperor Xia dealt with government affairs and summoned his courtiers, but the palace gates have been closed these few days.

If someone walked into Jinshen Hall at this time and listened carefully, they could still hear the sound of reciting memorials from the hall.

In the main hall, the old eunuch Sixi took a breath, swallowed dryly, and then did not dare to stop, picked up a memorial, and continued:
"Censor Zhongcheng Zhang Tao impeached Li Qianfang, the court lieutenant, for using power for personal gain, causing him to appoint close people to fill the court lieutenant, colluding with each other, and accepting bribes from criminals. It is suspected of corrupting the legal system and being involved in corruption."

At this moment, Emperor Xia was lying flat on the bed, his eyes were closed, and his breathing was steady.This gesture made people very suspicious, and one didn't know if he was listening to the old eunuch reading the memorial, or if he had fallen asleep.

The Emperor Xia, who was originally rejuvenated by the elixirs, had a younger and more energetic face, but because of the severe damage to Xia's national fortune, he suffered a backlash.Today, it has developed to such a point that it is almost impossible to govern.

His hair and beard are all white, his face is black, his eye sockets are slightly sunken, lying on the bed, his whole body exudes a decaying and dying atmosphere.

Even people who don't know medical skills, seeing Emperor Xia's appearance at this time, can tell at a glance that this Emperor Xia probably has a number of days to live...

Obviously, the damage to Emperor Xia caused by the backlash of the national fortune far exceeded Xiao Cheng and Liu Bowen's expectations.

In the palace, the old eunuch finished reading a memorial, and seeing that Emperor Xia didn't respond, he continued to add:
"The embroidered envoys did find out that Li Qianfang, the Ting Wei, used whether he was a legalist disciple as a criterion when selecting and promoting officials. However, the embroidered clothes envoys did not find any corruption within the Ting Wei. The matter... is that Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Tao is a disciple of Confucianism, and Ting Wei Li Qianfang is from Legalism."

Confucianism and Legalism, because their ideas are beneficial to the stability of the country and the rule of the dynasty, they are already the most prosperous two among the hundreds of schools of thought in the Xia Kingdom.

However, the two concepts are also quite opposite, so they often attack each other, causing disputes between the DPRK and China.

Even if the situation in the Southwest collapsed and Yunguo Bingfeng pointed directly at the hinterland of Xiaguo, the impeachment of the court like this is still not much less!

Then I heard Emperor Xia who was on the bed raise his eyes slightly, his lips moved slightly, and said in a weak and low voice:

"Stay in the middle and not send..."

The voice was low, as if it was squeezed out from between the throats.That is to say, the old eunuch, as a master of the terrestrial fairyland, is already inhuman, otherwise he might not be able to hear clearly!

At this time, Emperor Xia obviously didn't have the energy to deal with the party disputes in the court, so he could only use the attitude of staying in the middle to prevent the court from losing control.

The old lady overheard Emperor Xia's response, and quickly responded, took out the ink pen, approved it on the memorial, and then went to get the next one.

And at this moment, Emperor Xia on the bed opened his eyes, turned his head slightly to look at the old eunuch Sixi, took a breath, moved his lips slightly, and said in a low voice:
"Take a break, take a break."

Hearing this, the old eunuch quickly put down the memorial in his hand, moved forward nervously, and said:

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

After finishing speaking, the old eunuch casually took the jade bottle placed on the side, and said:
"The palace has newly refined a batch of pills, Your Majesty, please take another pill!"

At this time, Emperor Xia was not even willing to speak, and nodded slightly.

The old eunuch Sixi hurriedly took out a pill that was round and dark with a strange fragrance, and carefully swallowed it for Emperor Xia.

The prescription presented by Li Weining is the painstaking effort of Li Xing, the ancestor of Li Dynasty, for hundreds of years.The geniuses and earthly treasures needed for refining, put on the rivers and lakes, are all treasures that can make all the martial arts people break their heads to fight for.

In terms of efficacy, taking it, although it cannot live forever, it does have the effect of prolonging life, which is extremely miraculous.

His breath was weak, and his whole body was entwined with dying air. It seemed that Emperor Xia was about to die in the next second. After taking the pill, his complexion visibly improved, and his whole body became slightly refreshed. He was even able to open his eyes. Eyes opened.

Signaling the old eunuch to help him up and leaning against the bed, Emperor Xia gasped for a while before he said:

"I remember, today is King Jin's birthday!"

Hearing this, the old eunuch hesitated for a while before hesitatingly said:
"Yes... the news just came. Most of the Chinese and military officials in the dynasty went to congratulate in person. His Royal Highnesses, including the King of Chu, the King of Lu, and the King of Xiang, also went. It was very lively..."

Hearing this, Emperor Xia nodded and said:
"It's not what I expected!"

Previously, when King Qi was at its most powerful, Emperor Xia suddenly decreed that King Jin should be appointed as a council member.The court speculated about the deep meaning, either felt that the battle for the position had changed again, or felt that Emperor Xia was using his political tactics to balance the increasingly powerful King Qi.

In short, no matter what, with the support of Emperor Xia, King Jin will become more and more powerful in the future.

All officials in the court don't want to offend, and the prince and prince want to rely on him to fight again. Naturally, today's birthday banquet will be lively!

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia's expression turned quiet, he sighed heavily, and said:
"I regret it! I don't have much time now, it seems that I have left a problem for King Qi!"

How to get along between the emperor and the prince has been a difficult problem for thousands of years.

Previously, Emperor Xia's body was getting healthier day by day, and judging by his posture, he could at least be able to rule the universe for another ten years.

Facing the increasingly influential King Qi heaped up by himself, out of the emperor's desire to monopolize power and various considerations for the balance of the court situation, he released King Jin from the mansion to assist the government in order to check and balance, Beat King Qi.

Emperor Xia has no intention of changing his heirs. Those former confidants of King Jin are not in the court, and no matter how prosperous the future will be, it will be nothing but a castle in the air.Apart from being used as a whetstone for King Qi, it has no other use.

But who would have thought that with the cohesion of the national fortune, Yun Guo did not know where to get the means, even if he was far away in the south of the world, he would be able to attack Xia Guo's luck dragon.

Emperor Xia's method of cohesive national destiny is following the method of Li Dynasty, which is quite different from Yun Kingdom's method of cohesive national destiny.One of them is that the bond between the king and the fate of the country is tighter, and one is prosperous and the other is damaged.

The fate of the country was damaged, and Emperor Xia was also seriously injured, and he fell into this lingering state overnight.The previous balancing method has become a disaster that may endanger the country!

At this time, Emperor Xia was full of remorse apart from his resentment and fear towards Yun Guo.

The old eunuch Sixi heard the words, and quickly comforted him:

"Why did your majesty say that? There is no shortage of pills in the palace, and your majesty can take them as you like to recuperate your body. And now, the slaves have sent their loyal confidantes to summon Taoist alchemists and medical masters to the capital to improve this life-extending pill. Fang, Your Majesty don't need to think too much!"

Speaking of this, the old eunuch suddenly paused, lowered his voice, and continued:
"Besides, Your Majesty still has the secret method of the Li Dynasty! Li Chao Lixing has been able to live for 600 years with the fortune of the country, so His Majesty can naturally use this method..."

"Li Weining offered this secret method so simply, it's not out of good intentions!"

Before the old eunuch finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia's face was heavy, and his tone was difficult:
"The mystery of the fate of the country has not yet been fully guessed. What impact the loss of the fate of the country will have on my great Xia community is still unknown. But looking at the end of the Li Dynasty, I can vaguely guess some."

"If the fortune of the country is prosperous, the country will be stable, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and the heaven and the earth will help. If the fortune of the country is damaged, I'm afraid that everything will go wrong, and the ancestral temple will be in turmoil, and it will be difficult to overthrow it! I have the ambition of viewing the world as a tiger and unifying the country. Therefore, in this season, my great Xia national destiny must not be damaged!"

"Emperors of all ages looked at me in the ancestral temple, and the Chinese and military officials of the court, and the common people of the country also looked at me. If you want me to learn from Li Xing and use the ancestral temple to support someone, I might as well die!"

When Emperor Xia said this, his eyes became extremely sharp and his expression was extremely firm.

Although he was on the sickbed, his face still had a few traces of morbid rosiness, but when he said this, he couldn't help but have a decisive aura of looking down on the world and not fearing death.

When the old eunuch Sixi heard the words, his heart was suddenly agitated, and various emotions surged non-stop.Looking at Emperor Xia who was lying on the sickbed, his eyes turned red and his vision began to blur.

In a daze, the old eunuch seemed to have returned to the time when he had just ascended the throne decades ago.The Emperor Xia at that time was like this, showing his sharpness, his vigor was astonishing, and he had the ambition to look down on the world and swallow mountains and rivers with anger.

It's just that what the current Emperor Xia has taken over from the previous emperor is a court that is bound by Chinese and military forces, openly and secretly fought, intensified party struggles, and the country's efforts are exhausted.

After Emperor Xia came to the throne, he did not know how many times he hit a wall and suffered so many losses before he learned to use various means to balance the forces in the court and maintain the state of Xia.

For so many years, the old eunuch's impression of the sharp-edged and ambitious Emperor Daxia did not know when, but he turned into such a forbearing and restrained appearance now...

At this moment, Emperor Xia was silent again for a long time before he opened his mouth and said:

"I thought there was enough time, but now I'm afraid... Sixi, I want you to do something!"

When the old eunuch heard this, he immediately shook his head and said:
"Please show your Majesty, the slaves will definitely do their best!"

"I'm tired of the faction between the court and the middle party, and I don't want to leave this mess to Ling'er. I want to use all the people you have placed before, and I want to..."

Emperor Xia's voice became deeper and deeper as he spoke, until it was almost inaudible in the end.

The old eunuch listened silently to Emperor Xia's explanation, his pupils shrank, his whole body trembled subconsciously, and he looked at Emperor Xia in shock, tremblingly said:
"Your Majesty, this, this...how did it go so far?"

The old eunuch was not a person who was surprised at first glance, but what Emperor Xia said just now made him a little frightened.

"If you don't get rid of the rotten flesh, this great summer will never get better!" Xia Huangshen's eyes were sharp and ruthless, and the coldness in them made people shudder.In the words, there is an undeniable meaning.

Hearing this, the old eunuch's expression fluctuated, and he was silent for a long time, his eyes hardened, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Slaves, obey the order!"
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Yunguo, in the Xuanzheng Palace.

The young official wearing a green official uniform stood up boldly at this moment, and said to Xiao Chenglang:
"Your Majesty, Wai Lang Yanjie, a member of the minister's etiquette department, has objections! Among the new laws, there are regulations that encourage parents, husbands and wives, brothers and children, and clansmen to report to each other and give rewards. Although this regulation can help the law to be clear, the common people Reporting each other in order to reward the government, and even false accusations are unavoidable. If things go on like this, Gangchang will be corrupted and the society will be in turmoil!"

As soon as the words fell, holding the newly revised law in his hand, wanting to present the righteousness of the law in front of Xiao Cheng, he immediately replied loudly:

"In the previous law, the father concealed himself from his son, and the son concealed himself from his father. Relatives concealed each other, reported crimes against relatives of the clan, and even judged crimes. In this way, the people were forced by the clan and could not speak out. How can we talk about laws and regulations? How to govern place?"

Having said that, Fazheng turned to Xiao Cheng and said:
"Your Majesty, I feel that we should not only reward the common people who report their relatives, but also exile those who oppress ordinary people with clan power for three thousand miles in the south! Only in this way can the local clan power be rectified to the greatest extent!"

The ceremonial member Wailang Yanjie who refuted, also bowed to Xiao Cheng at this time and said:
"Your Majesty, the law is too strict, which is not good for the country and not good for the people!"

At this point in the debate, some of the courtiers in the palace immediately stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, during Emperor Muzong's Tianrui years, there were local clans in Tengchong Mansion who were in dire straits and even colluded with minorities to rebel. During the reign of Emperor Liezong, Emperor Sejong, and even the first emperor, some local clans committed serious crimes."

"Your Majesty, even though some clans in some places have committed great treason and heinous acts. But the new law is likely to lure the people to make false accusations!"

"The law is strict, I'm afraid it will cause the people to be overwhelmed. The way of the community should be governed with leniency!"

"A group of Confucianists and rotten Confucians!"

"You Legalists..."

Xiao Cheng, who was wearing an imperial robe and a twelve-pronged crown on his head, frowned at this moment, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"This is a court discussion, not Jixia Academy!"

The voice could not hear the joy and anger in Xiao Cheng's heart at this time, but the hidden meaning in the words made the officials who had just argued suddenly stagnate.

Xiao Cheng looked around at the officials and said again:

"The new law can be discussed later..."

"But the debates at the Jixia Academy should not be brought into the court in the future! If you are not suitable for court, you might as well go back to the Jixia Academy and study with peace of mind!"

The lessons learned from the previous lessons of Xia Guochaotang, Xiao Cheng could not have brought the chaos of party struggle into the Yunguo court despite all the schools of thought.

When all the officials heard the words, they hissed immediately, and they all bowed in response.

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　　In fact, I wrote a total of [-] words today, because everyone has a lot of opinions, so I want to finish Xia Guo's plot in one go and let Yu Yingyao go offline.

　　But at the end of writing, I found that the plot was too urgent.

　　Although I really want a monthly pass, but it is too hasty and the rhythm will not match.After thinking for a long time, I decided to follow my own pace.Post that episode later.

　　Anyway, it's only a few days, so let's wait a little longer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)