Outside the Tai Chi Hall, all the officials were neatly dressed, put on their shoes, put on their swords and left slowly.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you say something fair when you just entered the court? The King of Kuaiji is clearly acting on his own authority. He dares to be so presumptuous because of the power of the imperial army in his hands. He does not hold back at all and directly takes over the power. If this continues, won't this court become a success? Have you heard from the king of Kuaiji?" Yin Zhongkan, the servant at the door, put on his long shoes with the help of the young eunuch, and hurriedly followed his right servant to shoot Wang Xun.
Wang Xun stuffed the Chaohu into his belt as he walked down the steps, but did not say a word to Yin Zhongkan's question.
"Your Majesty, please stay!" Following Yin Zhongkan came Che Yin, the Taixue priest, and Fan Hongzhi, the doctor of Taixue.
"Just now, the King of Kuaiji announced in front of all the officials that His Majesty, the Holy Gong, is ill and seriously ill. He also arbitrarily added many ministers to the throne. Why didn't the prince argue in court? This King of Kuaiji is obviously pretending to be an edict. This is too disrespectful to me. You're taking it seriously!" Che Yin's legs and feet were very nimble. He trotted up to Wang Xun and directly stretched out his hand to stop Wang Xun.
Fan Hongzhi, who came later, also gasped and echoed: "Yes, yes. King Kuaiji suddenly announced that His Majesty cannot ignore the court, excluded dissidents, promoted party members, and monopolized power. It was really without any rules. The Tutor has not left yet. How long has he dared to be so arrogant!"
Che Yin: "Please, Prince——"
Wang Xun stopped and immediately grabbed Che Yin's hand, interrupting Che Yin.
"Everyone, today is the birthday of the old man. If you can appreciate me, please come to my house to get together!" Wang Xun ignored Che Yin and Fan Hongzhi's questions. He looked around and suddenly mentioned that he wanted to celebrate his birthday.
Che Yin frowned and asked urgently: "Isn't it time for the prince's birthday? Why -"
"It turns out that the prince is celebrating his birthday today. I would like to congratulate the prince on his birthday!" Fan Hongzhi, who was belatedly aware of Wang Xun's pun, was the first to react.
Che Yin also understood Wang Xun's intention and immediately congratulated...
That night, there was a banquet for guests at the palace. Not long after, the door of the palace was closed tightly. No one was allowed to come in or out at will. It was heavily guarded, as if facing a formidable enemy!
"Stop! Who are you? You can't enter the house without an invitation, please forgive me!" Several members of the Wang family outside the Langya Wang family's mansion in Wuyi Lane, Ulala, headed towards a rare carriage parked outside the mansion. They gathered around.
The attendant responsible for escorting outside the car was a man of medium build, with piercing eyes and extremely sharp eyes.
The man scolded sternly: "How dare you! How dare you block General Zhengbei's car? Is this how the Langya Wang family treats guests?"
"Wow——"
Upon hearing the title of General Zhengbei, the weapons in the hands of those tribes trembled!
The fame of Xu Xiao and Xu Zongwen, the generals who conquered the north, has spread all over the country. He defeated the Hulu and made them cry for their fathers and mothers. He regained the homeland that the Jin Dynasty had lost for decades. He was a great hero and a great hero!
Among all the Han people in Jiangzuo, who does not admire and admire this general who conquered the north?
"Get out of the way!" The guard waved his hand and immediately ran to Xu Zongwen's car to apologize: "We were blind and alerted Xu Zhenbei. We are really guilty! But tonight, the master of the house has given orders. No one can enter without an invitation. , please Xu Zhenbei wait a moment and allow the villain to go and report!"
Xu Zongwen's voice was lukewarm: "It's okay, just go ahead!"
"Thank you Xu Zhenbei for your understanding!"
When Xu Zongwen went down to court, he witnessed Che Yin and Fan Hongzhi blocking Wang Xun face to face. When he heard about Wang Xun's birthday, he called for Pang Bai.
Pang Bai knew the residences, properties, servants, and assets of the Jiankang court very well, not to mention his birthday. After he verified that Wang Xun was born in November, and it was only May, he had celebrated his birthday half a year in advance. , there must be something fishy in this!
"Zhang San." Xu Zongwen stuck his head out and said, "If we don't see anyone from the palace coming out for a long time and we are not allowed to enter through the main door, we will go to the back door."
"No!" The attendant outside the car was Zhang San, Xu Zongwen's personal attendant and the commander of the wolf guard.
The banquet hall of the palace was already full of distinguished guests, and it was overcrowded. Those who came were either important ministers from the three provinces or noble officials from noble yamen like Yushitai.
"Everyone, I really have no choice but to ask you to come to my humble residence today with my birthday message! I think everyone has witnessed the state of affairs in the Tai Chi Hall today."
Wang Xun paused, then opened his mouth and sighed: "It's a pity that the century-old foundation of our Jin Dynasty is going to be destroyed! Since Emperor Zuwu ruled the world, how many hardships has the Jin Dynasty endured to continue to this day? It seems like that? Barbarians like Liu Yuan and Shi Le failed to defeat the Jin Dynasty, and tiger and wolf kings like Shi Hu and Fu Jian failed to cross the Yangtze River and invade Jiangdong. Unexpectedly, today, I, the Jin Dynasty, will die on my own in your hands!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xun wiped away his tears. Many people at the table were moved by Wang Xun's words, and their eyes were filled with tears, and they could not stop crying.
"God may not bless me for a great promotion!"
"The King of Kuaiji held his own troops and held the emperor hostage. Now he has installed his party members to steal the power. He treats all officials as if they are nothing, and sees civil and military officials as domestic slaves! He uses the Taiji Palace as his family home, the harem as his bed, demotes loyal ministers, and promotes young disciples. How are these various illegal and disobedient behaviors any different from Cao Mengde back then?"
"Please, Your Majesty, uphold justice, kill the traitors, protect our ancestral temple, and prevent our Jin Dynasty from being cut off!"
"The prince is the head of the Langya Wang family, the current leader of the noble clan, and as the right servant of Shangshu Province, he is highly respected and respected. Please lead all officials to depose the King of Kuaiji and welcome back the emperor!"
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"Hahaha..." When Wang Xun and a group of civil and military officials were heartbroken because of the chaos in the government, a burst of laughter broke the originally dull and sad atmosphere.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly looked towards the source of the laughter at the door. At the door of the banquet hall, Xu Zongwen stood there as straight as a pine and cypress!
"Xu Xiao, you are so presumptuous!"
"Xu Zongwen, are you really so arrogant?"
"Xu Zhenbei, you are too rude."
"The dog-footed General Zhenbei is clearly the traitor's lackey!"
As Xu Zongwen slowly walked into the banquet hall, the officials began to verbally criticize Xu Zongwen.
Officials who somewhat admired Xu Zongwen called Xu Zhenbei, and their faces turned red. Officials who were extremely angry couldn't help but started yelling.
Wang Xun did not stand up to greet him. Firstly, because his official rank was much higher than that of Xu Zongwen, and he was from the Langya Wang family, a top family. Secondly, because he was older than Xu Zongwen, the elders did not need to greet the younger ones. Thirdly, because the court was meeting in Kuaiji today. Wang Sima Daozi promoted Xu Zongwen to a higher position and gave him a lot of rewards. Wang Xun had already included him in the party of kings in Kuaiji!
"General Xu, I didn't invite you to the birthday banquet! It would be too disrespectful for you to come here uninvited." Wang Xun did not hide his disgust for Xu Zongwen at all. As soon as Xu Zongwen stepped into the banquet hall, he People have already started to rush out.
Xu Zongwen said with a smile: "The room is full of men, all of them are like girls! How can this not make me, Xu, laugh three times?"
"Xu Xiao, rude!"
"The bastard is arrogant!"
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There is no doubt that Xu Zongwen's words immediately attracted a lot of yelling and curses.
Wang Xun frowned and asked, "What does General Xu, who has already joined the command of King Kuaiji, have to say?"
"Don't take it as a lesson!" Xu Zongwen opened the skylight and spoke frankly: "What you are worried about is nothing more than the King of Kuaiji plotting to usurp power and depose the emperor! But what problem can you solve by crying here? You can cry the King of Kuaiji to death, and you can Will the emperor cry out and go to the Taiji Hall to ascend his throne and watch the court?"
"Xu Zongwen, are you here to find out information for King Kuaiji! Stop being pretentious and pretentious here, and get out of here!"
"That's right, you, Xu Zongwen, are just from a second-class noble family. What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here?"
"Get out!"
Xu Zongwen suppressed the anger in his chest and was about to fight back. Unexpectedly, Wang Xun calmed down the offensive of the officials for him unexpectedly.
"Wait a minute! Everyone, please listen to what he has to say before making any further decisions."
"Okay! Now that the prince has spoken, let's see if ivory can come out of your dog's mouth."
"Quiet! Listen to what he has to say!"
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"If you don't have to win a battle, you can't fight. If you don't have to win, you can't attack. If you move with the trend, you will win. If you go against the trend, you will definitely lose!" We are all subject to their rule, and His Majesty is trapped in the ban. The only way to do this is to turn against the guests and take control of the imperial army..."
"What Xu Zhenbei said is absolutely true! Now we need to unite the loyal ministers and righteous men in the court to jointly fight against the King of Kuaiji. We must not let the King of Kuaiji hold power alone and allow the Wang Guobao brothers to bring trouble to the court!" It was Piao who spoke out in agreement with Wang Xun. Shi Wangmi, the commander of the cavalry army.
Wang Mi, the grandson of Prime Minister Wang Dao and the son of Chariot and Cavalry General Wang Shao, was a cousin of Wang Xun, his right servant She She. He was one of the most talented and famous young men of the Langya Wang family.
Because Wang Mi was the son-in-law of the Xie family in Chen County, he entered the Zhongshu Province for training at the age of 20. He was promoted from Youshiyi to the Secretary of the Secretary Province, moved to the Secretary Cheng, and was promoted to the Minister of Huangmen of the Menxia Province at the age of 25. He was appointed as the domestic history of Wu. Not long ago, he was appointed as the long history of the Hussar General Zhu Xu. Now that the King of Kuaiji is also the Hussar General, Wang Mi does not need to go to Yanzhou.
Internal history, before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the position of prime minister was established in each vassal state. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty extended the favor, the strength of each vassal king was greatly reduced. The original prime minister of the vassal state was renamed the state minister, and later simply called the prime minister. For example, the prime minister of Jinan was actually the same as the prime minister of Jinan. The powers of the governor of a county are equal and there is no difference.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the prime minister was changed to the internal history, such as the internal history of Kuaiji and the internal history of Langya. Therefore, the prefect, prime minister, and internal history were generally of the same rank and had equal positions.
"In addition to controlling the power of the Forbidden Army, we all have to sign an alliance to advance and retreat together. I, Xu Xiao, am willing to be an internal agent. When the agreed period is up, I will stand up and kill the thieves!"
"Okay!" Wang Xun exclaimed, and hurriedly asked his left and right officials to get pens and ink, and asked all the officials present to sign their names and make a covenant to discuss the matter together with King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji!
