The civil and military ministers attending the banquet and their family members were stunned and quickly knelt down and saluted.
"Kowtow to the Holy One, may His Majesty be blessed with thousands of blessings and gold."
Who could have imagined that King Ye, who could barely sit up, stand, and walk a few months ago, would suddenly turn into such an unsightly and fat figure. Even with a layer of black gauze covering his body, one could still see his bloated and huge body. .
He had not appeared in front of the courtiers for half a month. The morning court was jointly supervised by the chief eunuch and several cabinet ministers. But this time he suddenly appeared at the night banquet. Regardless of everyone's suspicions and speculations, in this state, regardless of fatigue, he It's for His Highness the Crown Prince who has returned.
Now, everyone can understand what King Ye is thinking - he is determined to support His Highness the Crown Prince to ascend to the throne.
The chief eunuch stepped forward and directed the bamboo sedan to gently land on the ground. He then bowed beside King Ye, lifted up a corner of the black gauze that blocked his sight, and whispered a few words into King Ye's ear before lowering his eyebrows. Withdrew with eyes downcast.
King Ye, shrouded in black gauze, has a pair of swollen and narrowed eyes that are always so tired and turbid. He is like an evil beast in the abyss but has been swallowed up by the swamp and cannot move. His huge body is lying on his back on the cushion, penetrating the Eyes covered in black mist watched everything silently.
"Come on...Bo Ji, since you and the courtiers agree that the Crown Prince is the commander-in-chief of the six kingdoms' military trials, then...you should immediately hand over the golden seal of the three armies to the Crown Prince."
King Ye's voice was weak, and he needed to gasp and pause several times in a short sentence. But such understatement made Bo Ji's expression suddenly change.
"Your Majesty!"
The ministers who stood up immediately became nervous, feeling that the wind blowing through the night banquet was a sign of an approaching storm.
What is the Golden Seal of the Three Armies?
Are the Tiger Talisman the same property?
Zheng Quchi murmured in her heart. She looked around silently and saw that everyone's expressions were very strange at this time. It was as if this ordinary conversation between King Ye and his queen could actually reshape the entire Ye Kingdom's powerful and wealthy gentry. Card.
Wei Yao and Wang Zebang secretly exchanged a look. King Ye suddenly appeared, but ignored them leading troops to invade and make a fuss. Instead, he confronted Empress Ye as soon as they came. Everyone could see that King Ye This is to take advantage of the return of His Highness the Crown Prince to break up with Empress Ye.
King Ye let people in and helped him sit upright. As soon as he moved, he was covered with sweat. After he coughed up all the phlegm blocked in his throat into the spittoon, he took a deep breath.
"If you don't know the power of the three armies, but share the responsibility of the three armies, then the sergeant will doubt it. Bo Ji, one army does not need two commanders..." His voice was much louder this time. Although it was still hoarse and low, it carried a A supreme power threatens people, making it impossible to resist his orders.
After saying this sentence in one breath, King Ye had a series of hidden coughs and rapid wheezing. The chief eunuch was so shocked that he hurried forward and ordered the palace servants to burn incense, pat his back, and lay him down on his back. Good luck.
The explanation of this sentence is that if the powerful who do not know how to use troops interfere with the command of the army, they will cause doubts in the soldiers.
Bo Ji's eyes were wide open. She never thought that the result would be like this. Changing military power was like a slap in the face to her.
Seeing that Empress Ye was disobeying the order and still wanting to argue, the chief eunuch said with a stern look: "Queen, your Majesty has already opened your mouth, which is the Yulu Jinke. Do you still want to resist the order?"
Bo Ji's eyes were bloodshot, and her whole body was shaking with anger.
She underestimated the old man's insidiousness.
He specially chose this time to come here and clarify the matter with all the civil and military officials in the court. If she didn't comply, she would be defying the order in public, which was tantamount to conspiracy!
Yes, if you think about it, this old guy deliberately set up a trap from the beginning. He first called the chief eunuch to come and promulgate the imperial edict of supervising the country. She thought that he could only use this incompetent barking trick of killing first and then showing off. At the time, he didn't expect that it was this contemptuous mentality that fell into his trap.
This old guy knows her too well. He knows that she will never give up from the moment she learns that Yuan Xingzhou is back. Now that the Six Nations military trial is about to begin, if she wants to plot against Yuan Xingzhou without being a little bit dirty, then It's an excellent
Chance.
And he waited until the most critical moment, and then he could naturally snatch away the most important trump card in her hand.
In order to obtain the Golden Seal of the Three Armies, she had spent so much brainpower and strategy, and even destroyed her Bo clan in order to gain his trust, but now...does he actually want her to hand over the Golden Seal so easily?
Why? !
Why is Yuan Zhen so powerful? !
Yuan Chuhua looked at King Ye in shock. She had been away from Beijing for several months. When she came back this time, her father did not summon her immediately. Instead, he sent someone to send her to see her mother first. She had no idea that her father would change now. In this state?
It couldn't be possible. The imperial doctor had clearly said that my father must control his diet and exercise. He had obviously seen initial results before, so why did he suddenly not get better now, but instead become more serious?
And when did the relationship between father and mother become so incompatible?
She turned her head and looked at Bo Ji. Did the queen...did she do something to her father?
At this time, Bo Ji's forehead was throbbing with veins. Although she was dressed in a gold hairpin and phoenix robe tonight for the palace banquet, she was obviously forced to a desperate situation. She was in a panic and suppressed her anger.
"He has only been in the palace for a day, is the Holy One so sure that he is Yuan Xingzhou who has been missing for more than ten years? At that time, you and the Crown Prince only got along for a short time. He was missing for a full three months before you knew..."
"Bo Ji, father and son have been destined by blood since ancient times, cough cough... There is a feeling in the dark, you don't understand this feeling of blood connection, cough cough cough... Gu and he have only been together for a short time... but Gu is determined He is my son."
Bo Ji's attempt to sow discord finally failed in King Ye's unbending tone.
Seeing that every time King Ye said a word, the man coughed harder and seemed like he could hardly breathe. Yuan Chuhua worriedly shouted: "Father..."
King Ye heard her voice, looked over with swollen and narrow eyes, endured the itching in his throat, and waved to her: "Ahem, Hua'er, come here."
Yuan Chuhua wanted to walk towards King Ye, but Bo Ji grabbed him, and her nails even dug into Yuan Chuhua's flesh.
Bo Ji smiled coldly and said, "Since the Holy One is so sure, I can't say anything anymore. All I have to do is obey the order."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Yuan Xingzhou who stayed out of the matter but took all the benefits without any effort, with a vicious look in his eyes: "Later, I will send someone from Jinyin to His Royal Highness. In the palace, I suddenly feel unwell, please allow me to retreat first."
After saying that, she grabbed Yuan Chuhua fiercely and led her palace people to leave the banquet venue angrily.
The courtiers and family members who were left behind had a slightly clearer view of the situation. Things have changed now. The Queen Ye family will no longer be the only one. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has returned, even though King Ye has been deposed, with the With the remaining power of King Ye and the support of his loyal ministers accumulated over decades, His Highness the Crown Prince may be able to overtake the latecomers.
The wind direction suddenly changed, and the thoughts of these courtiers began to move.
When King Ye saw the defeated and resentful figure of Queen Ye, he called his hand to the side and asked Li Gang, the chief eunuch, to approach him and say a few words to him to convey the message.
The chief eunuch stood up and said to everyone: "Cabinet ministers Mr. Li, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Cen, you will stay here for now. The rest of you can continue the banquet tonight if you are interested. If you feel it is getting late, you can leave the palace and go home. "
Most people lowered their heads, knowing in their hearts that this was a tactful invitation. Also, the "wonderful drama" that was supposed to be staged at this night banquet had also come to an end. The losers retreated, and the winners cleared away their worthless onlookers. This is normal for people.
These people knew it carefully, so they resigned one after another wisely.
The chief eunuch nodded with satisfaction, and sent palace attendants to properly see off these ministers and their families. Then he turned to Yuan Xingzhou, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has something to say to you. Please follow me and a few other servants." Your Excellency, let’s go to Chongzheng Hall together.”
"You guys go ahead, we will arrive later." Yuan Xingzhou said.
Li Gang looked at King Ye and saw that he did not object, but asked someone to pick up the sedan, and he understood his master's intention.
Thinking: "Then according to His Highness's wish, I will go first."
Zheng Quchi and others walked away, looked at the empty banquet behind him, and then said to Yuan Xingzhou: "Go quickly, something good must happen."
Yuan Xingzhou's gloomy and deep expression faded away, and he looked at her with a calm gaze: "Oh, what good things will happen?"
Zheng Quchi saw that there was no one around except her, so he said: "He asked you to supervise the country, and he snatched the golden seal of the three armies from the hands of the queen and gave it to you. I think he is determined to let you deal with it." Queen, maybe he is like this because of Queen. This couple has turned against each other, and you have become the key to their game."
"Sounds reasonable. It seems that you have adapted to Ye Palace quite quickly."
Yuan Xingzhou patted her head: "Go back to Baibu Hall and wait for me."
No, she hasn't had dinner yet, so she went back like this?
Looking at the beautifully presented beef and mutton at the banquet, she decided to have a good meal before doing anything important.
"I'll be back after eating."
"Aren't you afraid of someone poisoning you?"
"..."
"As long as we are here, Madam will be fine." Wei Yao and Wang Zebang walked over.
Yuan Xingzhou didn't look at them and only said: "Take care of her."
After saying that, he headed towards Chongzheng Hall. Li Gang left the palace to lead the way. As soon as they saw him moving, the palace people took the initiative to follow him. Looking from a distance, Yuan Xingzhou was indeed different from before. , he has the honor and demeanor of a prince, and also has the strength to support him.
"Madam, you and His Highness the Crown Prince seem to be having a great time cooperating?" Wei Yao said with a smile.
Zheng Quchi looked away and reminded them: "You should also quickly establish a good relationship with him. He might be the one above us in the future."
Wang Zebang heard this and expressed his approval: "Indeed."
At this time, the man who was following them appeared again, unwilling to be left alone: "Hey, are you two going too far? You used to pull me in to support you when I needed you, but now you ignore me, and even Why don’t you introduce me to Yu Wensheng’s wife?”
The voice was full of soft laughter, with a hint of grievance, but it didn't sound disgusting. Zheng Quchi looked over and saw a man who was dressed very delicately.
There are few people around Zheng Quchi who can wear this kind of pink robe with just the right feeling. Not only does he wear a pink robe, but he also wears a hat and light makeup, holds a fan in one hand and wears a shawl on his waist. All the gold and jade ornaments are planted, and not a single one is empty.
At first glance, she felt that the other person was a bit familiar. This frail scholar who couldn't take care of himself... wasn't he the one who Yu Wensheng was modeled on back then?
His surname is Liu... She seems to know who he is.
"No need to introduce you, I know you. You should be my husband's friend Liu Fengmian, right?" she asked with a smile.
"You know me?" Liu Fengmian was stunned.
His relationship with Yu Wensheng is not so good that he would take the initiative to mention him to his wife, right?
Well, he had been clinging to General Yuwen Sheng shamelessly, but the other party had never shown him much kindness, so when he heard Zheng Quchi say that he was Yu Wensheng's good friend, he beamed with joy: "That's right. Is that what he said? I’m his friend?”
Seeing how happy he was, Zheng Quchi could only laugh a few times and was embarrassed to say that Yu Wensheng had never mentioned him.
Wei Yao saw Liu Fengmian's lackluster look and said with disgust, "Okay, you should go back."
Liu Fengmian took a look at Wei Yao and Wang Zebang's expressions, took out his fan and laughed at himself: "I understand, you guys have serious business to talk about, so naturally I should leave as a idle person."
Before leaving, he said enthusiastically to Zheng Quchi: "Brothers and sisters, come and play with me when you have time. In Shengjing, I, Liu Fengmian, am the second best in everything, but no one dares to be the first. There are only things you can't think of. Without me, It’s something I don’t know.”
Zheng Quchi also responded: "Okay, now that I have some free time, I will definitely go and bother Brother Liu."
In the end, it won't hurt if you miss one bite. If you eat it, you may be beaten by the vengeful queen.
With Du's cautious mentality, she obediently returned to Baibu Hall, but Yuan Xingzhou didn't ask her to go hungry. Someone arranged meals for her as soon as she returned.
Wei Yao has tested the food and found that it is not poisonous and can be eaten with confidence.
After dinner, Zheng Quchi talked about business with Wei Yao and the others: "Brother Wei, Adjutant Wang, what do you think is our chance of winning this Six Nations test?"
"Madam, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Wang Zebang said seriously.
Zheng Quchi decisively chose: "Lies."
The two were speechless for a moment.
"Forget it, you don't need to tell me, I can tell by looking at it, it's definitely not a few percent, but I still don't know much about the Six Nations Trial Troops. What will the general competition be like when several countries come together?"
Wang Zebang said: "Generally speaking, it is naturally a display of the military strength of the six countries, with soldiers, weapons, large siege equipment, generals, commanders, formations, tactics of war, etc."
Wei Yao answered: "To put it bluntly, we compete not only for the tactical training of the soldiers, but also for which country's ordnance is more sophisticated."
"That's right, it's pretty much what I thought." Zheng Quchi nodded in understanding.
