The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 156 Changes
Seeing this situation, Dai Quan couldn't help being taken aback.Now he understood why the emperor wanted to relegate King Zhongshun.No matter which emperor it is, it is unbearable for a prince with such great ability to recruit half of the courtiers under his command, no matter whether these people are sincere or not, but after all, these people all want to sell his face. It can be seen that King Zhongshun is now The power is great.

In fact, the emperor had long been suspicious of King Zhongshun, but he didn't let it out, and wanted to use him to check and balance the full-fledged prince. Today, the emperor finally reached the limit of his patience, but this is the reason why he came up with this imperial decree.Although the prince is also full-fledged, but for decades, he has been following the emperor and listening to him, but it is not comparable to other princes, so he is more tolerant to the prince than others.

Seeing that everyone had knelt down, Dai Quan immediately unfolded the imperial decree without delay, and read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: King Zhongshun's behavior is perverted, there are many violations of the system, it is not useful, and he deeply disappoints me. I closed my door and thought about it for three months. I am not allowed to step out of the palace without following my orders. This is my honor."

King Zhongshun almost lost his knees after hearing the emperor's edict.He didn't expect that he would cause so much trouble just by marrying a concubine. It seems that this bitch is a broom star. As soon as he married her, he was reprimanded by the emperor, but King Zhongshun never thought about his There is something wrong with it.

Standing behind the incense table, Dai Quan looked at King Zhongshun in a daze, and said in a cold tone, "My lord, accept the order."

It was only at this time that King Zhongshun came to his senses, and first he stared fiercely at the concubine who was kneeling beside him.It was this mourning star who caused the disaster for himself.After receiving the order for a while, he dealt with her, lest he bring bad luck to himself.

King Zhongshun settled down, raised his hands, and said loudly, "My son, accept the order."

Dai Quan turned around the incense table and put the imperial decree in the hands of King Zhongshun.

King Zhongshun still didn't believe that the emperor would treat him like this. After all, the emperor had summoned him the day before and cared for him very much. How could he issue such an imperial edict the next day.This sacred decree was read out in front of civil and military officials in a large audience, and his hopes of competing for the crown prince in the future dropped a lot.If I meet the prince again, I'm afraid I will be laughed at by him.

King Zhongshun stood up after receiving the imperial decree. He opened the imperial decree and looked at it carefully.

King Zhongshun's face turned pale, and he asked Dai Quan in a trembling voice: "Inner Minister, is it possible that the jade seal on this edict was used wrongly?"

Dai Quan said to him coldly: "My lord, you can't say this. If you say it lightly, it means you don't understand the rules. If it is serious, it means you are disrespectful. When did you see the jade seal on the imperial decree? You can't miss it."

Next to him, Li Lu, a cabinet scholar, quietly stepped forward.Looking at the imperial decree, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

The content written in the imperial decree was the same as what Dai Quan recited just now, it was just to reprimand King Zhongshun to let him think about his mistakes behind closed doors and cultivate his mind and character.

But the seal used in the end was not the commonly used emperor's treasure.It is rarely used, and it is the treasure of all peoples. This is to announce the meaning of the Quartet. Now the hope of the loyal and obedient king is almost gone.I don't know whether the emperor was clearing out the dissidents for the prince at this time, or he himself felt the threat of King Zhongshun.

King Zhongshun now has no hope of seizing the heir, and no emperor will be said by the former emperor as not following the rules of etiquette and being useless.The emperor's meaning was very clear, and King Zhongshun had no hope in the future.In the future, at most, he will be a person who eats, drinks and has fun, the Prince of Taiping.

When Li Lu saw this situation, it would do him no good to stay any longer.So he cupped his hands to King Zhongshun and said, "My lord, I still have some things to do, so I will take my leave first."

After finishing speaking, he walked out. At this time, Dai Quan spoke again, "Li Xiang, take your time and go. The emperor still has a few words, let me bring them to the three great scholars and the three adults of the Ministry of War."

Hearing his words, the three Cabinet Scholars Li Lu, Yan Mu, Pan Yong, Minister of War Huo Tu, Ministers Peng Bi and Lei Ying knelt down on the ground together, and said in unison: "Listen to Your Majesty's oracle."

Dai Quan stood there, looked at them kneeling in the tunnel, and said coldly: "The emperor said: I invite you to discuss military and state affairs. I beg you to let go of your drinking, this is an order."

When these six people heard this, they knew that the emperor was very dissatisfied. The emperor was dissatisfied with their association with King Zhongshun.In fact, the six of them were not close to King Zhongshun, this time it was just an invitation from King Zhongshun.But they don't save face. After all, King Zhongshun is the emperor's son, and the power is developing so fast that he can already threaten the status of the prince. If King Zhongshun takes the throne in the future, they will have a way out, so they came to the banquet .

Now they heard the emperor's words, and knew that the emperor was deeply suspicious of King Zhongshun, and they wanted to communicate with him in the future.I'm afraid not only his official career, but also his life can't be saved.

After listening to the emperor's oral order, these six people broke out in a cold sweat.But after all, it was obtained from many years of experience in the officialdom, so I didn't panic.Stand up after thanking each other.

University scholar Yan Mu took out a few banknotes from his sleeve, stepped forward gently, pretended to greet Dai Quan, and gently stuffed the banknotes into Dai Quan's hand.

As soon as Dai Quan took the bank notes, he knew that the total of these bank notes might be several hundred taels.Dai Quan also knew that the emperor would not do anything to a few university scholars, so he accepted the bank note as a gesture of favor, and he was still very satisfied with this errand, the few hundred taels was not a small amount, and With some money, it is also possible to buy a small official of the sixth or seventh rank.

When Yan Mu saw the banknotes with Dai Quan, his heart immediately settled down. Dai Quan is the barometer of the emperor, and sometimes Dai Quan received the banknotes, then there would be no big deal.

Only then did Yan Mu ask: "Inner Prime Minister, what happened today? Let the emperor go to war."

Dai Quan looked at the No. [-] middle school, then pulled him a few steps to the side, and then said softly: "The border gate is [-] miles away, and the emperor couldn't find anyone to consult with him. As a result, when he asked, everyone Having a drink at Prince Zhongshun's mansion, the emperor was furious on the spot, and that's why he issued these imperial edicts." As for the details, he dared not tell them more.

After hearing Dai Quan's words, Yan Mu's heart skipped a beat. The border crossing was [-] miles away. It was supposed to be read by the minister of the Ministry of War with them before going to see the emperor.

It seems to be the people below, who can't find them and are afraid of bad things.According to the regulations, he leapfrogged directly to report to the emperor, which made the emperor furious.It seems that you should be careful when you meet the emperor for a while, otherwise the emperor will be annoyed, and decades of hard study will be ruined.

Li Lu and Pan Yong also stepped forward at this time, and asked Yan Mu: "Yan Xiang, what does the emperor mean? You tell us, otherwise we will not be able to explain when we meet the emperor soon."

Yan Mu thought about it for the same reason, now they are grasshoppers on the same rope, "The emperor received an urgent report from eight hundred miles away, but none of us responsible could be found. Lei Ting was furious, but I don't think there is any serious problem, let's go to the palace now, admit our mistake to the emperor, and then deal with this matter. It seems that there is nothing wrong."

The other two nodded frequently after hearing this.They were indeed at fault in this matter, at least one person should be left in the upper study room.Now all three of them came to the banquet, but there was a mistake.

But for them who have been in the officialdom for a long time, this time is not a big deal, and they didn't do anything out of the ordinary.After a while, he entered the palace and confessed his mistake to the emperor.Once the border issue is settled, nothing will happen.

Seeing that everything was done, Dai Quan said to the six adults, "Will the adults come back to the palace with me, or stay a little longer."

Where did these six dare to stay any longer, they all said one after another: "Your Majesty still has military and state affairs, so we can't delay them. Hurry up and don't make your Majesty wait any longer."

So these six people left one after another, King Zhongshun realized at this time, thinking how much gold, silver and jewelry he had given Dai Quan before, and it was time for him to repay him at this time, so he hurried over to hold Dai Quan, and said at a loss : "Nei Xiang, please help me, we used to have a good relationship."

Dai Quan smiled and said: "My lord, you are a nobleman, and this servant is just an eunuch. How can I help you? You should hire someone else." After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out.

Seeing Dai Quan walking towards the outside of the Palace, the six summoned adults also hurriedly followed him out of the gate of Zhongshun Palace.

King Zhongshun wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by the chief envoy of the palace. King Zhongshun was furious at being stopped, and stared at Chang Shi fiercely, asking him to give him an explanation.

Chang Shi didn't seem to see King Zhongshun's eyes, but said respectfully: "My lord, His Majesty's decree says that you should contemplate behind closed doors for three months. You have just accepted the decree, and now go out to chase a few adults. Let those who are interested Got it, how should the prince reply to His Majesty when the time comes?"

When King Zhongshun heard his words, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, which made him wake up all of a sudden.All of a sudden, he collapsed on the ground, and at this time, Xinna's concubine hurried over to help him.

King Zhongshun pushed her away, and said to her angrily, "It's all about you. If I hadn't married you, I wouldn't have ended up where I am today. Come, come quickly."

When King Zhongshun yelled, several guards from the palace immediately came over. King Zhongshun's complexion was distorted, and his eyes frantically said: "Make this bitch a human pig for me, and I will make her unable to live or die for the rest of her life."

At this time, the long history of the palace couldn't stand it any longer, and he stepped forward to persuade him, "No, my lord, it's too much, and it's harmful to nature. I'm afraid the lord won't be able to bear the blame if the censor participates in a copy." .”

At this time, King Zhongshun became very angry, pointed at Chang Shi's nose and cursed: "What are you? You dare to meddle in my affairs, believe it or not, I will let you be like her?"

That long history was laughed at by him, and he didn't understand that King Zhongshun, who was so shrewd before, lost his mind just after receiving some blows.Unlike those predecessors who achieved great things, they had the courage to persevere.

Even so, there was no need to deal with him anymore, so Chang Shi proudly said to King Zhongshun: "My lord is probably confused, I am also a Jinshi who passed the ten-year cold window examination, but I was sent by the emperor to assist the lord. Although he is the long history of the prince's mansion, he is also the official of the imperial court. If the prince wants to deal with the humble minister, he must get His Majesty's approval."

(End of this chapter)