The prince glanced at Lan Yuan rather irritably: "Your Majesty, why is this?"
Lan Yuan bitterly remonstrated: "The crime Cui Yi committed has nothing to do with treason, and the information was obtained through spying, which is not the right way. If you hand this letter to the emperor, it will only add to his doubts. Furthermore, Your Majesty He is silent now, obviously because he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers. He must not be forced to come out to express his position and involve His Majesty in this fight. Submitting it to the court will do no harm except a little disturbance to the court. "
Seeing that his words were sincere and had no different intentions, the prince regained his composure and said, "I am eager for quick success. Fortunately, Mr. Lan reminded me with his kind words."
Lan Yuan took a step forward, knelt down and kowtowed: "Then please ask the prince to burn this letter."
"Well, what?" The prince grabbed the letter paper on the table and hesitated a little, "How good it is to keep it. One day, when the time is right, it may be of great use."
Lan Yuan quickly shook his head: "Your Highness, the longer this letter is left, the more uneasy it becomes. If the Ye Party accidentally learns of it, they will definitely use it to falsely accuse you of using spies to spy on the government and the public, and charge you with conspiracy to tamper with you. The pros and cons are self-evident, why are you still so stubborn?"
The prince smiled and said: "You are overly worried. This king has secretly hidden this letter in the East Palace. Who leaked it and who spread it?"
"But... Your Highness!" Lan Yuan pressed the handle of the armchair and tried to persuade him again.
"Don't say anything, don't say anything." The prince waved his sleeves at him, signaling him to step back. "I have always obeyed you, so why can't I, the king, make my own decision for once? You are cautious by nature, so I just asked you to keep this letter. .”
Lan Yuan was silent and nodded reluctantly.
"Get out of the way, I want to see Chen Shangshu!" Guoxiangren shouted outside the central hall door holding a memorial.
Chen Tongpao was reading the "Book of Rites" in his hand. Hearing a sound outside, he calmly got up to look at it, but the people from Hunan had already rushed in front of him.
"Mr. Chen, something bad has happened. Ye Thief and several of his party members jointly submitted a letter to Shu, requesting that Lu Tingci be promoted to the imperial censor. This was already submitted to the emperor by the Minister of Internal Affairs. Today at the beginning of Shen Dynasty, Eunuch Shen came out with Zhu Pi and said, ' Let's submit it to the Yushitai for discussion again. I knew I couldn't delay, so I ran all the way from Dali Temple to here..." The Hunanese didn't even take a breath, and finished this sentence word for word.
Chen Tongpao still looked calm, holding his arm and bringing him in: "Lianghou, do you think that fighting every situation is the most correct strategy?"
The people in Hunan stopped in astonishment: "The Ye Party and we are incompatible with each other. If we don't fight against the enemy, what else can we do?"
The colleague laughed and said, "This is where you are confused, Si Xing. Ye Tinglong has two jobs, and he also took the lead in catching the Liu thief. In terms of personal prestige, no one in the government or the public can compare with him? With such a prominent status, It is inevitable to form a countervailing force with us, but it will happen sooner or later."
He walked a few steps and sighed again: "Don't most of the Qingliu people also hold this opinion? I think we were too smooth at the beginning, which can be said to be contemptuous of the others; once we saw the Ye Party gaining momentum, we couldn't accept it in our hearts. Desperately trying to suppress him. What we should be most wary of is this eagerness for quick success."
The people in Guoxiang suddenly became enlightened and nodded frequently: "Mr. Chen is worthy of the name of Confucianism. His words are like clearing the clouds and revealing the sun. I will reflect on it with them when I go back. But I think we can't let Ye Yongjia do whatever he wants."
"Indeed, it is true. Now the Ye Party wants to fight randomly and take care of both the east and the west, making you exhausted. You must not fall into his scheme by comparing every penny with the baht. The most important thing now is the fight for the heir apparent, and King Yi must be settled first You can wait and see after the prince writes the letter. If King Yi cannot return to the vassal, you should write to Xueshi Ge as soon as possible and ask him to tell the emperor that he will show his favor to King Yi, give him all the jewelry, and choose a beautiful house. Residence. In this way, King Yi can no longer live in the palace and go back and forth with the prince, and the dispute over the throne can be temporarily settled."
The Xiang people accepted his instructions and were about to leave. Before leaving, he took a look at the unclosed book and saw that it was an article in "Confucianism", which was densely packed with quotes from Chen Tongpao.
The opportunity that the prince had been waiting for finally arrived. That night, he took the memorial signed by Zhongshu Province and met with the emperor secretly. He urged King Yi to be driven out of the capital and return to his fiefdom. His words were very exciting.
The emperor did not comment on this. After hearing what he said, he said: "The national law has been set by the ancestors of the past dynasties, and I will never dare to violate it easily. However, King Yi's desire to reunite with my father and son to celebrate the New Year is also out of sincerity. I will come down. An edict is given to him, so don’t worry."
After experiencing countless major events, the prince no longer expected him to say any decisive words, but now he just sneered secretly and thought to himself: 'Now that it makes sense, it will probably be useless if he delays it any longer! ’ Then he thanked him and left.
"Your Majesty, please accept the order!"
King Yi was still sleeping when suddenly a strong white light flashed in front of his eyes and he suddenly woke up. He quickly raised his hand to cover some of it, and reluctantly opened his eyes to see three or four eunuchs standing at the door. The man in the middle was holding a yellow satin edict - it was the chief eunuch Shen Jing.
"I..." King Yi suppressed his dizziness, adjusted his clothes a little, and knelt down with his hair disheveled, "My son, please listen to your order."
Shen Jing unfolded the edict and read in a thin voice: "King Zhao Yi said: I originally wanted to keep you until the end of the year, but the national law does not allow the vassal king to stay in the capital for a long time, so we cannot violate it even a little bit. Pack your bags as soon as possible to avoid being It’s an unreasonable argument. I admire this!”
"Father!" King Yi shouted immediately, fell to the ground, and cried bitterly, "My son, I want to fulfill my filial piety for you, why should I be cruelly chased away! If I leave today, I am afraid it will be difficult for my father and son to see each other again!"
Seeing how sad he was, Shen Jing hurriedly pulled him up and said, "My lord, please don't be excited. Your Majesty also asked me to say a word to you."
"What are you talking about?" King Yi wiped his tears and looked at him anxiously.
"The emperor wants you to stay, but the ministers threaten you with the clan law, which makes him in a dilemma. Therefore, the emperor has set a six-day deadline for you. If you can find a reasonable way within these six days, If you can calm the crowd’s discussion, you can stay here.”
King Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, but he had to keep a sad look on his face and thanked Shen Jing.
At this time, the ministers were still looking forward to King Yi's response. However, before they could wait long for their excitement, another edict from the emperor came. Prime Minister Su Zongshan received it and saw that it read: "Ju Shen Jing replied, When King Yi heard the imperial edict, he was extremely sad and burst into tears. When I heard about it, I felt deep pity for him. I think of him as a filial piety, so I can postpone the trip for six days to let you know."
