Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1254 King Qin, have you really given up?

The next day, the emperor, who had not attended court for a long time, finally attended the morning court again.

Although there had been no morning court for several days, the situation in the court had never stopped changing. In less than half a month, there had been internal strife between the Qianniu Guards and the Xiaowei Army, Shentu Tai and Pei Xingyuan who were originally going to be transferred to Luoyang but were retained in Chang'an, there had been open and covert fighting at the birthday party of King Qi, and a "melee" surrounding the life and death of the defeated general Xiao Yuansui.

Those who participated in this melee included not only the soldiers who were incorporated into the Twelve Guards, but also the Crown Prince and the two princes, and even the civil and military officials in the court did not stay out of it. Some of them were in favor, some were against, and their memorials were sent to the Liangyi Hall like snowflakes, almost piling up into a small mountain.

Now, the emperor has finally come to court, which means that this matter should have a result.

Early in the morning, all the ministers dressed in solemn clothes, holding tablets in their hands, and walked into the Taiji Hall step by step as the sun rose. Then they were neatly divided into two groups. When Yuwen Yuan entered the hall, everyone bowed down and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Amid the orderly shouts, Yuwen Yuan walked step by step to the top of the hall and sat steadily on the dragon throne, with his hands on the armrests on both sides. This sense of security made him feel more at ease.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Stand up."

The civil and military officials then bowed to thank the emperor for his grace and stood up one after another.

He glanced at the faces below with different expressions, and then looked at his three children, especially Yuwen Ye, who was the most upright and agile. Yuwen Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly. He coughed lightly, and then said, "My dear ministers, do you have anything important to report?"

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Yu Wenyuan turned his head and winked. Seeing this, Eunuch Yu immediately stepped forward and said, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

At this moment, the most vigorous and upright figure in the crowd stood out. Yuwen Ye bowed his head and clasped his hands, saying in a deep voice: "I heard that Your Majesty wants to kill the defeated general Xiao Yuansui. Although he is the leader of the rebels, he is both civil and military, and can be of great use. Please forgive him, Your Majesty."

Yuwen Yuan listened to his words expressionlessly, his flickering eyes were obscured by the swaying jade pendant. After a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Of course I know that he is a man of both civil and military talents, and can be of great use. After all, if it weren't for him, the battle of Luoyang wouldn't have been so difficult."

Yuwen Ye frowned: "Father..."

Yuwen Yuan raised his head slightly and said in a loud voice: "Speaking of Luoyang, I remembered the list of Luoyang's treasury that was presented to me before. I didn't expect that a rough man like Liang Shide had occupied Luoyang for many years and managed it well. I just don't know whether this is his credit or Xiao Yuansui's credit."

"..."

"But no matter what, the next time I send someone to govern Luoyang, they can't be worse than them."

"..."

“I just don’t know who can take on this important task.”

After hearing Yuwen Yuan's words, the hall fell silent again, but this time everyone no longer looked around, but focused their attention on Qin Wang Yuwen Ye.

Even if the emperor did not issue an edict on that matter, everyone in the court had good ears and eyes, and they had long known that the emperor wanted to transfer the King of Qin to Luoyang.

Yuwen Ye was originally the Grand Chancellor of the East Shaanxi Circuit. As Luoyang was his territory, it was reasonable for him to manage it. However, everyone in the court knew that the most important thing about this move was to remove the King of Qin from the fight with the Crown Prince and send him to Luoyang. This would not only bring peace to the court, but most importantly, it would also avoid some unbearable consequences.

only--

Under the scorching gazes of the crowd, Yuwen Ye remained motionless, neither responding nor showing any expression.

He seemed to have not heard this. In the court, even a short silence would be longer than usual, not to mention that at this moment, Yuwen Ye's silence and the focus of everyone's eyes made this moment even longer and more awkward. Gradually, the people around him showed an uneasy look, and the atmosphere in the hall became more and more anxious.

"Ok?"

Even with the jade tassel covering his face, everyone could clearly see that Yu Wenyuan was frowning.

His words were obviously meant to force the King of Qin to obey. If the King of Qin did not obey, Xiao Yuansui would become the first punishment for his disobedience and the first soul to die by his sword.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was so tense that it was almost suffocating, and Pei Xingyuan, who had been relatively calm, gradually felt uneasy in this increasingly long and boring wait - they had already discussed the countermeasures for this matter in the Prince Qin's Mansion that day, and now that the emperor had spoken as they expected, the Prince of Qin should also respond as they expected.

But why did Yuwen Ye remain silent and not say a word?
Does he have other plans?
Thinking of this, Pei Xingyuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. You know, this matter is extraordinary. All of them have already discussed and decided on almost the most detailed plan. If Yuwen Ye suddenly changes the plan, it may affect everyone!

Thinking of this, he carefully glanced sideways at Shen Wuzheng who was standing not far away from him, with a frown and flickering eyes, as if asking him how to deal with it. However, Shen Wuzheng was very calm and just shook his head gently at him.

Pei Xingyuan could only lower his head again.

His movements were very small, and almost everyone around him was focusing their attention on Yuwen Ye, so no one saw the two people's eyes meet, but this scene was still seen by Yuwen Yuan who was overlooking everything in the hall.

However, he was not in a hurry.

Yuwen Ye's silence and the anxiety of Qin Wangfu's confidants only made him feel that everything was under control.

He just wanted to make them anxious and frightened, and make them at a loss - after all, not long ago, Yuwen Ye had just tricked him in this hall. He wanted him and his men to know who the real emperor of this dynasty was.

Who can dominate people’s life and death, and even dominate their lives!

Just before the long silence almost suffocated everyone in the hall, Yuwen Ye finally spoke. He took a step forward slowly and said in a loud voice: "Your son is willing to share your father's worries."

"...!"

As soon as the words were spoken, there were bursts of gasps in the hall.

Immediately afterwards, sighs were heard from the crowd. Some were sighing, some were happy, and some were hesitant, but all the sighs were mixed with a bit of disbelief. Even Crown Prince Yuwen Qian, who had been silent the whole time and seemed to be completely outside the court, turned his head and glanced at Yuwen Ye. There was actually a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Everyone was amazed at the same thing -

Yuwen Ye...gave up.

Did he really lose?!

Agreeing to go to Luoyang with Yuwen Yuan meant giving up everything he had in Chang'an and also withdrawing from the fight with the prince. This was almost a declaration of defeat without fighting.

But, did the invincible King of Qin really admit defeat?

Maybe later.