Prince Qi's Mansion
The snowflakes gradually became larger and whiter, but there was a rare feeling of joy. Along the corridor, a palace lantern was hung every ten steps, and further away there was the sound of singing opera, which was playing "The Peach Blossom Fan".
King Qi was in a good mood.
Although he had sensed some subtleties after being seriously injured, even the eunuchs from the palace had a different attitude toward him than in the past.
All these made King Qi feel dissatisfied, but some things were just afraid of comparison.
My situation is indeed not good, but is it better to be the king?
"That boy also has today, what a joy!" Ever since he learned about the "daylight manifestation", King Qi was in a happy mood, and he couldn't wait to follow the singing and dance with his hands and feet!
Even if my body has just recovered and I can move freely, I will still be a little tired when dancing, but what does this mean?
It’s not even worth mentioning in front of the “daylight manifestation” incident!
But even though the palace was lively, he was still not in the mood to listen to the show. After thinking about it, King Qi said: "Come here, call Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhang."
"Yes!" Someone immediately responded and left.
"Why can't I change my temper?" King Qi thought to himself, and regretted his temper. Not long ago, he had lost his temper. Now that he was in a better mood, he had to comfort him.
Just then I thought about it, two people came over, one was Zhao Buwei and the other was Zhang Bolai. They both saluted: "I pay homage to the king. I wonder what the king has ordered."
"It's nothing, it's just that I lost my temper after drinking yesterday. No, Bo Lai, you must forgive my drunken remarks."
"In my eyes, you have always been diligent and diligent. You are the first people to follow me. I have never forgotten your loyalty and diligence to my king. You all know it and keep it in my heart. You will never let it down. You guys." King Qi said softly, as if he regretted it very much.
"How can I dare? I am the king's servant, and the king's teachings are for my own good. Besides, if the king is in a bad mood, and if he doesn't take it out on us, who will?"
Zhao Buhui and Zhang Bolai said in unison. The difference was that Zhang Bolai seemed a little flattered, while Zhao Buhui seemed more respectful, but there was nothing else.
"So that's it. I woke up from the wine and wanted to comfort him again."
Zhao Buwei thought about it, King Qi's temper was already violent, and it became even more violent after being injured. The result of his anger was to drag several servants down and kill them with sticks.
In this dynasty, even if the prince likes to beat slaves to death from time to time, it will not have a good reputation if word spreads about it.
Even Taizu became increasingly tyrannical in his later years. Although this was not a hindrance to the true dragon who founded the country, it did have an impact. Therefore, today's superior position has something to do with this. It is said that back then, Jinshang also presented himself as a gentle and elegant prince. .
It is a pity that as soon as Jin Shang took office, he immediately showed his true colors. Not only did he firmly grasp the power and cut off the thorns in the army, but he was even rumored to have killed the prince in less than two years. This was compared to Tai Tai. The emperor who was even more difficult to serve was just that he had restrained his talents before, so no one could see through it.
This is far from the truth. Among the people who were killed recently for provoking King Qi were not only slaves, but also a concubine.
In the past, King Qi's concubines and concubines died suddenly and suddenly. In the eyes of some insiders, the cause of their death was an open secret.
But now, King Qi is no longer as good as before, but King Qi's violence is increasing day by day, which also makes King Qi's staff feel a little cold.
"Taizu was always wise and mighty. He became moody in his later years when he achieved great success. You, King Qi, are nothing. If you act like this, no matter how big the boat is, it will capsize."
Therefore, after Jiang Yu died, King Qi wanted to promote someone new, and everyone supported him.
The staff of King Qi are always changing, especially the mastermind. It can never be fixed on one or two people. There will always be new people.
At the moment, King Qi's new adviser, Zhang Bo Lai, was a staff member who had always been inconspicuous in the King of Qi's palace. But after King Qi was injured and lost power, he was revealed.
"Not only does King Qi mean it, but everyone also wants to get off the ship."
Zhao Buwei was well aware of this situation. He knew that some people in Prince Qi's palace, including himself, wanted to retreat, but he also knew that if he retreated rashly, not only would he not be able to escape unscathed, but the whole family might also die. And it is impossible to go to Shu King immediately, after all, contact takes time.
Besides, even if he surrenders to the King of Shu, the King of Shu cannot protect Wen Xunpeng like the King Dai did. Therefore, in this case, he can only choose to retreat first and push Zhang Bolai up.
In this case, it may be possible to avoid King Qi's gaze and pave the way back first.
Otherwise, no one of us is worse than the other. Is it that easy for Zhang Bo to get up?
As a result, Zhang Bolai, who had just become the new mastermind of Prince Qi's Mansion, saw Prince Qi getting drunk and throwing a tantrum just yesterday. He got mad and went to dissuade him, but he was hit with a jade plate.
If it hadn't been hit, he would have suffered a bloody head and death.
He was also so cruel to the mastermind, and everyone became even more heartbroken.
But today, he suddenly got the news that something happened to King Dai. King Qi, who was originally in a bad mood, became happy again and called the troupe. Now he also called the two of them to comfort him.
Sure enough, King Qi was very satisfied with the two people's answers and walked calmly: "I always reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes. If you have merits, how can I be stingy? Come on, I will reward you generously!"
They had been prepared for a long time. As soon as they heard the order, four people immediately brought up two silver plates covered with red silk. King Qi tore off the silk and saw that the two silver plates were full of dumplings. The rows of polished silver ingots looked like official silver, twelve taels per ingot.
"I heard that the reward from the Prince Dai was thirty taels per person. I am not that stingy. I will give you ten times more, three hundred taels per person!" King Qi said leisurely.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. I'm really flattered!" Zhao Buwei had to admit that King Qi was tyrannical, but he was also generous in giving rewards.
Don't think that three hundred taels is nothing. A normal prince's income is only one to twenty thousand taels of silver a year. Even if King Qi's hands are dark and he fights for it covertly, it's still not a small number. Now he will reward it all at once.
But you are a prince, not an ordinary master. You have money and life. Zhao Buwei sighed in his heart, but he thanked him repeatedly, looking like he was crying with gratitude.
"Come here, take away the cold tea and replace it with new tea!" King Qi was very satisfied with the two people's reaction and planned to have a talk with the mastermind late at night by holding a candle.
A maid heard the order and first replaced the old tea that had become cold.
At this moment, someone hurried in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The emperor has issued a decree to confer the king as the grandson of the emperor! The official decree has been sent to the Zhao Mansion and needs to be reviewed by the cabinet before it is promulgated to the world! "
"What?" Upon hearing this, King Qi's smiling face suddenly froze.
The emperor decreed that the king should be conferred as the grandson of the emperor?
And he also issued a formal decree. The decree has been sent to Zhao Mansion? This Zhao Mansion must not be the mansion of another Master Zhao, but the mansion of the Chief Minister of the Cabinet!
"Well, is the news true?" King Qi was in a daze, his face turned red and then livid, and his body seemed to be shaking.
Seeing that the king did not get angry immediately, the person who came in quickly replied: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. This is the news personally delivered by Mr. Lu who went to Zhao Mansion."
While King Qi was listening, Maid Qia came in again, this time with new tea in her hands. Then she walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, please have some tea..."
"Pfft" King Qi kicked him directly: "Get out!"
This time, it was a 10% kick!
A weak woman was kicked in the stomach, flew backwards, and landed heavily on the ground.
The teacup fell to the ground and crackled. The maid not only vomited blood, but was also burned by the hot tea. However, she bit her lip hard before she screamed.
Many lessons learned from the past prove that if she doesn't speak out at this moment, she still has a chance to survive. If she speaks out, she will be killed by the angry king's staff immediately!
When the king was furious, wouldn't even a concubine, not to mention her little maid, be strangled to death by the king?
Thinking of some things circulating in the palace, the maid knelt and did not dare to move.
"No, it's impossible. This king is my father's son."
"Come, hurry up and prepare your horses. I am going to the palace to see my father!" King Qi strode out without even looking at the maid, shouting loudly at the same time, his voice was sharp and even a little crying.
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Bolai, who had been comforted, watched as King Qi strode out. He wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed his words and took a few steps back without catching up.
What to say?
To persuade the king not to act impulsively, rushing directly to argue with the emperor at this time will only make the matter worse, with serious consequences?
Then I am afraid that I will be disgraced, and may even be directly stabbed to death by the furious King Qi who draws his sword. That death will be too worthless.
This master can even strangle to death a well-born concubine. Although he has never touched his main wife, the concubine is no better than an ordinary concubine. Even if she is treated as a concubine, she is still a concubine of high class. She can be killed by mistake in a rage. .
King Qi killed many people on weekdays!
In the past, when the King of Qi was in power, these things could actually be tolerated. After all, one could use the saying "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters" to cover up this problem.
But King Qi's current strength is no longer as good as before!
Under such circumstances, if you do not change your temper or choose to lie dormant, but continue to be as violent as before, or even more impulsive than before, this is simply seeking death!
Even if he didn't commit suicide in the end, how could such a person who couldn't even control his temper get the supreme position?
Zhang Bolai stood blankly, feeling a chill coming from the top of his head, drenching his heart.
"Bo Lai, you should get used to it more." Zhao Buwei felt a little regretful and patted him on the shoulder. He looked at the maid again and was more sure of King Qi's condition.
"Although King Qi is arrogant, he is actually very martial and has a good foundation in martial arts. But now, he didn't even kick the maid to death. I'm afraid he really won't be able to survive."
Moreover, if the King of Qi loses his martial arts style and faintly leans towards his army, how much support will he still have?
Thinking of this, Zhao Buwei shook his head in his heart: "Such a violent and impulsive person cannot be a king."
(End of chapter)
