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Chapter 756 Come forward

Xun Junhui...Gao Yuanhou...

Hearing this name, Wang Fei became even more nervous, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

But except for him, most of the others were not so nervous and felt that the Queen Mother was looking for an acquaintance to start the conversation. Because Marquis Gao Yuan and the Queen Mother are really old acquaintances. At most, I just felt that the Queen Mother was looking for trouble. Marquis Gao Yuan and the Queen Mother did not get along well in the capital. Marquis Gao Yuan was eventually expelled from the capital as an auxiliary minister, and the Queen Mother was the one who made the final decision.

Now the Queen Mother is holding the moon in front of the stars on the city tower. Thinking of her defeated generals in the past, she called him to comfort her. It is not surprising that she was humiliated. The Queen Mother has never been a magnanimous person.

The courtier who had reported before said: "Marquis Gao Yuan had reported to the capital for an audience before, but she has not been seen for many days. She reported to the Ministry of Rites only two days ago, saying that she was ill and could not come. Marquis Fuguang Tang Zhao who was traveling with her also did not come."

In peacetime, the princes would not see each other if they didn't want to, and they would have to arrange a charge of disrespect. In this day and age, even the Queen Mother cannot deal with it arbitrarily, so the courtiers did not mention any crimes or punishments, embarrassing everyone.

Wang Fei swallowed hard when he heard Tang Zhao's name.

The Queen Mother then sighed: "Really? That's a pity. I heard that Fuguanghou is a young hero, a proud man who has never been born in the world. I wanted to meet him, but he couldn't come. Besides, I also want to see you again. Hui, she is sick again. This is such a coincidence. Speaking of Jun Hui's health, it is not surprising that she is sick. After so many years, we are all old. Yunzhou is a place that is of no use to her to recover from her illness. , You should really return to the capital to cultivate yourself. Besides, the emperor also needs talents like her to assist him."

Everyone was shocked and felt astonished!

The Queen Mother wants to... recall Marquis Gao Yuan?

What's the meaning? Invite back the princes who fought in the previous cycle?

Everyone present was thinking quickly, pondering the meaning of this matter. Even if most people have no friendship with Gao Yuanhou, they don't have any bad feelings. They just regard this matter as a political event and think about the pros and cons. A few people couldn't help but look at King Shou: If Marquis Gaoyuan had any enemies, then the first one was King Shou. Although it was the Queen Mother's decision to drive away Marquis Gao Yuan, it was indispensable for King Shou's planning and noise. It can be said that Marquis Gao Yuan's departure marked the collapse of the previous political ecology and the formation of a new political situation. Since then, the political alliance between King Shou and the Queen Mother began for several years.

Now, is the political situation going to change again?

The first thing that everyone thought of was that there was a problem with the political allies of King Shou and the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother wanted Marquis Gao Yuan to return to court to check and balance King Shou. But then I thought: Isn’t this wrong? Does the current King of Shou still need checks and balances? Hasn't he already retired and concentrated on seeking immortality? Even though he took the initiative to withdraw and retreat, the decline in influence is real. He can no longer be regarded as a pole of the government.

Furthermore, now the Queen Mother has the final say in the transfer of important personnel in the government, right?

Now that the emperor has got married and the queen mother has returned to power, is it something that the queen mother can say casually? It's just a matter of chatting with the emperor in the harem and making suggestions. On such occasions, every word you say is a statement, and such words will have an impact. What if the emperor doesn't allow it?

Contacting what everyone thought before, the emperor is not here, and King Xing is here...

Everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts.

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she stopped mentioning it and directly changed the subject and said: "Call the princes to come up."

The first one to come up was King Shun. He was a special one among the princes. Strictly speaking, he was a vassal king.

At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, there were many vassal kings, but there was a wave of chaos among the kings before, and basically all the vassal kings created in the early years were included. Later, the vitality of the central government was severely damaged, and the system of counties and counties was restored in name, but in fact it became a separatist system of vassals and towns. Later, if I wanted to make him a king, he would not be able to do so. The kings could only hide in the capital.

King Shun is one of the few vassal kings who has established a foothold in the local area. The Snow Mountain King who had long shaken Kungang was also one of them. However, the Snow Mountain King was later transferred back to Beijing, and Kungang was nominally established as a county, so it was no longer considered a vassal state. . Now King Shun is the head of the vassal kings, and can also be said to be the head of the feudal lords outside the vassal. There is nothing wrong with being the first to come up to pay homage.

When the Queen Mother saw King Shun, she was very friendly and said: "We haven't seen you for more than ten years. King Shun has grown up and is really a talented person. It reminds me of your father. Come, King Xing, this is your cousin. You guys They are all the grandchildren of Zhongzong, and we are the closest to each other, so we should get along well with each other in the future."

She grabbed King Xing and asked him to stand beside her. In this way, King Shun wanted to pay homage to the Queen Mother, so he also paid homage to King Xing.

But in fact, according to his status and age, King Shun should not worship King Xing.

At this time, according to etiquette, King Shun should have bowed, but he glanced at King Xing, suddenly leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a message to convey."

The Queen Mother was a person with a long history, so she immediately guessed what he was going to say, and sighed in her heart: things are indeed not that easy, and this is the first one. The same goes for the national master. Didn’t he say that he had already trained King Shun clearly? Why do you still want to stir up trouble by looking at him?

And... where has the Imperial Master been these past two days? Why haven't you seen your messenger?

Although she had already made preparations for today's plan, and it was not necessary for the National Master to take action, having the National Master stand on her side was always reassuring.

Could it be that he didn't come on purpose because he wanted to see if he had the ability to suppress others and bring peace to the world? If you disappoint him, and if he comes out again, will you deal with him as well?

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother was a little flustered, but her expression remained unchanged and she said slowly: "My family, why are you so polite? You can naturally say anything you want."

King Shun said: "Queen Mother, governing the world depends on etiquette, and etiquette depends on order. Although King Xing is the son of the late emperor and your majesty's brother, he is young and ranks behind all the kings. After all, he is a minister. How can anyone accept him? What is the principle behind the obeisance of ministers? If you accept the courtesy reluctantly, you will be punished by heaven. The Queen Mother has a heart for her son, so she should have a far-reaching plan."

This was quite rude. The Queen Mother said slowly: "Prince Shun, you are wrong. Prince Xing is the emperor's envoy. Of course he cannot accept the ceremony himself, but he accepts the ceremony on behalf of the emperor. You have stayed in Youzhou for a long time. , Could it be that I have forgotten that I want to worship the king?" As he spoke, he stared at King Shun coldly. King Shun paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "How can we forget the courtesy between the king and his ministers? King Shun, I will see you at Yuan Shengxiao. Long live my emperor. I wonder if the holy bow is well?" He said and knelt down three times and kowtowed to King Xing directly. Big gift.

The Queen Mother was startled. She actually had no intention of quarreling with King Shun.

Yes, she had no intention of convincing King Shun, convincing the princes, and convincing the ministers that it was a matter of etiquette and right for everyone to pay homage to King Xing.

Because this is obviously bullshit. In any case, the status of King Xing should not be worshiped, and neither internal ministers nor foreign ministers should be worshiped. Even if the Queen Mother could find one reason to agree, those ministers who were familiar with classics and history could find a hundred reasons to object. Debating would only make herself and King Xing passive at the same time.

The Queen Mother would not fall into the opponent's battlefield. Did she come to Jinding Tower to participate in the grand ceremony?

She came today to establish her authority on this well-demarcated battlefield with the help of the Imperial Master. To put it bluntly, she is here to call a deer a horse. Because of her previous misoperation, she has fallen into an absolute dilemma. At this time, the only way to solve the problem is to cut through the mess with a sharp knife. So what she prepared was not a lengthy speech, but the power of a thunderous blow.

Let’s show our strength today first, settle the facts, and then talk about it in Jinluan Palace.

The first step to show your strength is to find an unlucky person to establish your authority.

For example, the first person to question something must be killed.

Today is the Lantern Festival. Who said you can’t kill during the festival? Killing people can be fun.

Therefore, the Queen Mother first asked the princes to come to see King Xing, because this thorn was likely to appear among the princes. Killing a prince can not only establish prestige and have little impact on the court situation, it is much better than killing a close prince or an important minister in the court.

But she didn't expect that it was King Shun who rushed out. In her impression, King Shun is relatively tactful. Even if he wants to object, he still wants to be the mastermind behind the scenes and stir up trouble for others to take the lead. How could he rush out on his own? King Shun was a powerful external vassal and a pillar of the Jin Dynasty. It was definitely unwise to tear down his own pillars.

But now that he's out, it's him. He must be killed. If you don't kill him and instead kill other people who are not strong enough, that is not called establishing authority, it is bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Once you do this, people will see through the truth, and you will be attacked by a group of people.

As for demolishing the beams, the house is for people to live in. If the people are gone, the house will be cheaper for the bastard. Just tear it apart.

However, the Queen Mother did not expect that King Shun would kneel down so decisively.

It was originally a good thing that Thorny Tou surrendered, but the Queen Mother suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He should still be...

King Xing was suddenly worshiped and was at a loss. After all, he was still a twelve-year-old child. Although the Queen Mother had explained a lot of things to him and made a lot of preparations for today, she was still a little nervous. She managed to calm down and said with a white face: "Brother Wang, no courtesy."

However, King Shun did not stand up. Instead, he asked again: "Is the holy bow safe?"

King Xing was stunned for a moment and stammered: "Holy... Holy..."

Prince Shun didn't wait for him to say anything, and raised his head and said, "Prince Xing, why can't you even say the words Sheng Gong'an? Or is it that your Majesty... the Holy Body is not safe?" When he said this, he suddenly grew taller. And rise.

really!

The Queen Mother took a deep breath and prepared to take action. Regardless of whether King Shun was bluffing or he really guessed something, since he refused to give up, he deserved to die. We can't let him continue to rebel.

Her hand under her wide sleeves changed its position, and she only needed to raise it slightly to give the order.

At this time, King Shun had completely lost the humility of bowing his head before. He looked directly at King Xing with piercing eyes. Although he did not approach step by step, he had a persuasive attitude and raised his voice: "Because you know that Your Majesty has already conquered the dragon." Bintian! The Queen Mother killed the king with her own hands and asked a kid like you to be the puppet emperor!"

(End of this chapter)