Xie Xiang

The city of Chang'an was eerily quiet, and a strange balance had been reached between the emperor and his ministers.For two consecutive days, Liu Zao didn't mention the matter of establishing a successor, and the ministers didn't persuade the emperor to give up his mind.There seemed to be a cloud of darkness hanging over the inside and outside of the palace, and under the cloud, no one dared to take any action.

Even the low-ranking officials noticed that the quietness in the middle was surging.

At that time, more than a dozen important ministers colluded secretly. On the surface, they were persuading the Ming emperor, cleaning up the dirty and promoting the clean, but it is hard to say what their thoughts are in private.They had close contacts, and when they made an appointment to rush to the prime minister's mansion, Fang found out that the prime minister left the mansion without knowing where he was going.

In this way, it is even more weird.

Sun Ciqing was happy to see this scene. The prime minister was not here. According to his official position, he was the highest, and he was the first to express his position in front of the emperor, so naturally he took the lead.Since the general is running around, he is even more eager.

Liu Zao stood still, and on the third day after discussing politics in the Xuanshi Palace, she waited for the first minister who surrendered to her.The minister is usually inconspicuous, but he is only good at ability, and he has been promoted through hard work. He is over fifty years old, and he is the captain of Fengche, with a rank of two thousand shi.

As soon as he entered the palace, he explained his intention of coming, saying that he wished to be driven by His Majesty to help His Majesty's long-cherished wish come true.

Liu Zao said, "I know." He ordered him to retreat.

Captain Fengche didn't know whether he had successfully surrendered, and he was very worried when he came out of the palace. It's just that he has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has seen all the big scenes. He was worried, his face was calm, and he wanted to wait and see what happened .

The deadlock was broken when Lieutenant Fengche surrendered. Liu Zao issued an edict to Lieutenant Fengche of Jin Dynasty as Taichangqing, the head of the nine ministers.

This appointment came suddenly. As soon as the ministers inquired, the new Taichang had met the emperor in private, and they immediately understood how he asked for this official.For a while, some of the officials were angry, but also wanted to move, and some stayed still, intending to fish in troubled waters.

After Liu Zao sealed it too often, he summoned Han Ping in private and handed her a roll of bamboo slips.

There was a lot of turmoil outside, and turmoil was about to break out. Three days later, the news that the emperor intended to be crowned empress was not only known to the important ministers, but many officials in the capital had already gotten wind of it.At this time, even if the emperor is willing to let go of the idea and calm things down, it will not be so easy to deal with.

Han Ping took the bamboo slips with both hands, but did not open them, but looked up.

The emperor wore black clothes, his face was peaceful, his eyes were dark and gloomy, he nodded with her and said, "Look at it."

Han Ping spread out the bamboo slips as he said, took a look, and knelt down.

Liu Zao said with a smile, "Master of the Manchu Dynasty, I only trust Han Qing."

"Your Majesty's favor is what made you today. Your Majesty has an edict, and I dare not resign even if I die." Han Ping bowed his head and fell to the ground.She was easily pulled up by Liu Zao, and her promotion was so fast that no one in the court could match her. She was a natural imperial party.

Liu Zao bent over and helped her up himself, saying, "You choose a reliable person, go to various places, follow the bamboo slips, promote the virtue of Xie Xiang, and control the public's reputation." With a good reputation, even if there is a commotion in the capital and the notoriety of Prime Minister Xie is spread, the people have preconceived ideas, and the good impression will not be shaken.

This opportunity must be seized.

Han Ping hesitated a little, and said, "It's very inappropriate for your majesty to stand as empress. You and the prime minister must be reprimanded. Since you speak so much about the prime minister's virtue, your majesty will have to bear the notoriety."

The love between two daughters is not tolerated in the world, not to mention that Liu Zao wants to bring this matter to the public and give the prime minister a title.Han Ping called it very inappropriate, and he was merciful, but in fact, to the world, it was just inappropriate, and it was clearly an immoral thing that everyone covered their noses.

This matter is wrong, and someone needs to be responsible. Since the prime minister is good, the one who is wrong is naturally the emperor.The emperor's reputation is in danger.

Liu Zao didn't take it seriously, and said lightly, "It's okay, the world is always more tolerant towards the emperor."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Han Ping bowed her head and said, "I'm going to arrange it now."

That night hundreds of people went out from the four gates of Chang'an, and galloped to various places.

Too often won the official position of the emperor, so naturally he couldn't stay still.He pulled the banner of the emperor, and began to recruit manpower, ready to charge into battle.But he was a step behind Sun Ciqing.

Liu Zao used him to break the deadlock, set him up as a model, and used him to lure his officials, but he never imagined how powerful he could be to overwhelm the general.

Although the general shot first, he was not satisfied.He wrote a memorandum, admonishing the emperor for his faults, and invited courtiers to sign it. After a circle, there were more than a hundred signatures, which can be described as astonishing momentum.

But among the more than a hundred people, none of the Fourth Army of the Beijing Guard, no Prime Minister, Doctor Yushi, Ting Wei, Jing Zhao, Tai Pu, Tai Chang, Wei Wei, Guang Luxun, You Fufeng, etc. Most of the high-ranking officials were unwilling to sign.

Sun Ciqing made a calculation in his heart. Among these people, some were the emperor's men and horses, some were attached to the prime minister, and most of the rest were people who did not dare to act rashly.

His attention fell on the prime minister.In the absence of the prime minister, it is reasonable for the ministers of Xie Dang not to dare to make decisions without authorization.But where did the prime minister go, and why did he leave the mansion at this time.

At first he was glad that the prime minister was not around and he could be the leader, but now he felt powerless, and if he didn't give orders to thank the party, his momentum was reduced by half.

It was only now that he was startled to realize that the prime minister's power had expanded like this.

Sun Ciqing fell into deep thought. In these years, the emperor and the prime minister were not very close, but they did not have any enemies.

From His Majesty's actions in the past few years, it can be seen that she has a strong desire for power, and she holds both the Jingwei and the court firmly in her hands, and suppresses the princes and kings so that they cannot move.How could such a person tolerate Xiangguo's party members who were so inflated that they could almost rival her power.

Sun Ciqing's thought flashed, and he suddenly remembered that His Majesty has not yet made it clear who he wants to be the empress.

"Impossible!" Sun Ciqing straightened up abruptly.

The staff standing on the side asked doubtfully, "Duke Ming?"

Sun Ciqing came back to his senses and ordered, "Go and find out where the prime minister has gone!"

The staff were ordered to leave.

Sun Ciqing relaxed and knelt down again.He always felt that he was suspicious.

How could His Majesty want to make the prime minister the queen?This is all harmful but not beneficial.The prime minister is already a prime minister, and he still holds real power. A later position is not worth as much as the power of a phase.

Sun Ciqing had fought with Xie Yi before, and he knew this man's scheming, no matter how he thought about it, he felt it was impossible.Just not afraid of [-], just in case, he ordered his staff to investigate.

On the second day of the court, Sun Ciqing presented the memorial signed by the officials, but his memorial did not cause any disturbance, because there was an even more terrible memorial that was read out in the hall.

Shi Xieyi, the head of the prime minister's office, came up to the table and asked to resign from the position of prime minister.

In an instant, no one in the hall cared what performance the general gave, and all the officials were dumbfounded, looking at Chang Shi standing in the middle of the hall.

What is the meaning of this resignation, no one in the hall knows.

How could it be Xie Xiang?

All the ministers seemed to have heard a myth, but Zongzheng forgot where he was, and stepped forward, holding the jade wat in his hand, wanting to make a move, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could you be the prime minister!"

Han Ping knew about it in advance, so he was not surprised. He stayed awake and said, "Zongzheng is disrespectful."

Zongzheng was slapped in the face, and he came to his senses. He looked at the throne, and suddenly thought of one thing - when did it start?How long have His Majesty and Xie Xiang planned for today?

He thought of it, Sun Ciqing thought of it, and many of the ministers thought of it.

Liu Zao said at the right time, "Ting Wei Li Wen was promoted to prime minister, assisting the king, and leading all officials."

This came out without warning, Li Wen was stunned on the spot before he could react.Sun Ciqing's face was as dark as ink, and the ministers were full of doubts. First, the prime minister was involved in the affairs of the empress, and became the candidate for the latter, and then there was another candidate for the prime minister.The ministers turned pale with panic, but none of them dared to speak, not even dare to whisper a few words in private.

The whole hall was silent, like stagnant water. Hu Ao quietly glanced at Liu Zao's expression, stepped forward half a step, and reminded Li Wen with a smile, "Prime Minister, it's time for an edict."

During his 16 years as prime minister, the courtiers had long been accustomed to referring to Xie Yi exclusively as prime minister, and upon hearing this, they were all shocked, realizing that the title was about to change hands.All eyes were on Li Wen.Li Wen went out in a daze, he actually didn't want to be entrusted, and taking over the position at this time was tantamount to putting himself on the cusp of the storm.

Sun Ciqing was standing beside him. Seeing him coming out, he said in a low voice, "Tingwei can figure it out."

Li Wenru was on his back, and when he raised his head, he met the emperor's gaze.Her eyes were very quiet, so quiet that Mount Tai collapsed in front of her without changing her expression, but Li Wen still captured a little tension from the bottom of her eyes.

Li Wen suddenly remembered that more than ten years ago, on the Jiantai stage, he was appointed as the emperor's teacher, and saw the childish little emperor smilingly calling him Mr., and telling him his grand plans and wishes.Your Majesty shouldn't be a queen, the country and the country are just child's play.

Li Wen knelt down, and there were several nervous voices "Tingwei!"

Li Wen closed his eyes, finally kowtowed heavily, and said loudly, "I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's grace!"

His majesty made a mistake on his own will, but if he disobeyed, his majesty's next edict would be difficult to carry out, and the aspect would fall into Sun Ciqing's hands.More than ten years ago, he was the first among the ministers to stand beside His Majesty. Ten years later, he would not be able to betray the Lord.That being the case, simply make mistakes.

This order also shows the position.

Liu Zao's palms were covered with sweat, and his throat seemed to be blocked by a stone.There was a big general who gave a performance, and even if Li Wen resisted the imperial edict, no one dared to say that he was wrong, and people all over the world would praise him for being a courtier, but he accepted it and stood by her side.

Liu Zao said for a long while, "Disappear."

The ministers who understood what Xiang Xie meant by his resignation naturally understood, but those who were slower were still confused, not knowing why Xiang Xie resigned suddenly.

In just half an hour, a confrontation in the palace settled down.

The general pre-empted the attack, united with the ministers, and remonstrated with the emperor.The joint name of more than a hundred people, and the group of ministers playing together to invite the Empress Dowager to abolish the King of Changyi was nothing more than this momentum.

The emperor took Xie Xiang's resignation as a boulder, and threw it into the pool of lake in the court hall, causing turbulent waves, regaining the attention of the officials, and then leading the dispute to the affiliation of the phase.

Li Wen stood in line, and the aspect returned to the emperor's hand. At this time, the general raised the original remonstrance again, and the effect of the initial thunderous blow was lost.The emperor had so many reasons to be perfunctory.

Liu Zao looked around the hall through the shining twelve corners, stood up, and wanted to leave the hall.

The sound of knees hitting the ground came from the hall, and Sun Ciqing's voice echoed endlessly in the hall.

"Your Majesty, please resign from the position of General!"

Liu Zao stopped and looked towards the hall.

Sun Ciqing prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly, "There are courtiers in the court, and the ministers cannot be clear, and they have failed the holy grace, and they dare not be shameless in the temple. Please resign from the position of general!"

After the voice fell, one after another, the officials followed.

But familiar, most of the people in the hall knelt down, and all the ministers shouted in unison, with a mighty voice, "Please resign, I hope Your Majesty will approve."

They are not necessarily persuaded by the general, nor are they necessarily the party and the general. The reason why they resign and persecute the emperor is because the queen cannot be established.