The stars twinkled and the candlelight flickered.
The aroma of tea in Cining Palace is overflowing, and just a slight sniff makes you intoxicated.
Su Liu took a tea cup and said kindly: "Master Yin, this is the best Dahongpao from Wuyi Mountain. Can you taste it and see if it is pure?"
Yin Jun took a brief sip and praised without hesitation: "The product of the mother tree is indeed extraordinary!" After a pause, he asked again: "The Empress Dowager summoned the ministers here not just for tea, right?"
"Tasting tea is only one of them, but there is also another, that is, the Ai family wants to apologize to you!"
"this……"
In recent days, Yin Jun led a group of civil servants to criticize and impeach the empress dowager, and they were at odds with each other. Every time they met, the two sides looked at each other coldly, and their momentum was like fire and water.
However, today, people were being served tea, chatting and laughing. Wouldn’t such a big change make people suspicious?
Seeing his strange expression, Su Liu hurriedly explained: "Turning conflicts into friendship is to create conditions for discussing important matters."
Yin Jun asked curiously: "I don't know, what's the big deal?"
"The Ai family wants to ask Qi Shaobao for help and ask him to help rescue the emperor who is trapped in Goryeo. I wonder what you think?" Su Liu didn't show any pretense and directly expressed his thoughts.
Yin Jun hurriedly said: "Looking at your question, rescuing His Majesty is out of righteousness. How can I say no?"
"What do you mean, sir... support this matter?"
"Of course!"
Through this period of understanding, Yin Jun was no longer as enthusiastic about the idea of establishing a new king. Since the country can be without a king for a day, why are you so anxious?
Therefore, the matter of rescuing Jin Shang meets the conditions for discussion.
Seeing that he seemed to be nodding, Su Liu hurriedly continued: "Since you have no objection, then please use the name of the emperor to issue an imperial edict and send it to Mobei and Nanyang respectively, so that they can comply with the edict."
Yin Jun was stunned when he heard this, and quickly shook his head and said: "I am a minister of Dafeng, how can I use the name of the emperor to issue an edict? This is too over the line! It is absolutely impossible!"
As soon as his words changed, he added: "With the authority of a minor official, I can only issue political reports. I hope the Queen Mother will understand clearly!"
The imperial edict is the prerogative of the emperor. No one can get involved in it, let alone execute it on his behalf.
Therefore, Yin Jun's refusal is very reasonable.
However, Su Liu shook his head and said: "If the Ai family listens to politics behind the curtain, Mr. Qi will definitely be unhappy. Besides, I have tattoos on my head and it is not suitable to be seen in public. I hope Yin Qing will be more considerate. However, the Ai family will make public decisions. I expressed my support for this matter and hope that Yin Aiqing will take state affairs as the priority and take temporary measures."
"This... let Wei Chen think about it carefully..." Yin Jun frowned slightly, showing hesitation.
In his opinion, the imperial edict is a mandatory order, and anyone who accepts the order must try his best to fulfill it, otherwise, he will be dismissed and investigated.
But Di Bao is very different.
Although it can also adjust government policies and administration, it does not have a strong deterrent effect. Even if local officials fail to complete their tasks, they will not bear serious consequences.
It can be seen that the lack of an imperial edict is very detrimental to the court. If he can exercise it on his behalf, the benefits to Yu Guo will be obvious.
From the perspective of the country, I should take this matter personally.
But Su Liu's starting point is to stand on another interface.
First of all, the imperial edict is a symbol of imperial power.
The announcement of the decree shows that Li Hongyu is still in his position and has not been pulled down. In this way, the rumors of establishing a new king were indirectly shattered. As for the princes who dreamed of succeeding the emperor, they could think about their next life.
Secondly, it is to put pressure on Qi Yu.
The imperial decree orders you to rescue His Majesty. Do you dare to fail to fulfill it? If he failed, it would become disobedience. Driven by this kind of pressure, he would not dare to compromise.
Moreover, making a promise to him in the form of an imperial edict can be regarded as a gentleman's agreement. With Qi Yu's cautious temperament, it is unlikely that he would trust his personal letters.
Based on the above, it is very conducive to his own plan to let Yin Jun carry out the emperor's decree on his behalf.
Although the two people are not thinking on the same channel, it does not affect their unified attitude towards this matter.
Therefore, under Su Liu's repeated recommendation, Yin Jun agreed obediently.
"There are two drafts of the edict here in the Ai family. Lord Yin, let's take a look at the format and content. Are they written properly?"
"Haha, looking at the Queen Mother's appearance, she is obviously well prepared!"
After he stopped laughing, Yin Jun took the "Yi Zhi" written by Su Liu and read it seriously. One of them is about matters related to Mobei.
The above said roughly: Qi Aiqing was ordered to be stationed outside Shanhaiguan to assist in the defense of important military affairs around the pass. The purpose was naturally to prevent the Goryeo army from invading by land.
As for the required supplies of grain and grass, it will all be borne by the imperial court, and so on.
This arrangement is indeed reasonable.
At the current point in time, it is necessary to help prevent the three customs. If the Goryeo stick forces the emperor to invade with his troops, a capable military minister must step forward to deal with it.
And Qi Jing has such ability.
However, the above is just an appearance.
What Su Liu really wants to express is: Since Aiqing is not willing to return to the court, then you can stay outside the customs according to your wishes...
She firmly believed that Qi Jing would be able to read her kindness and compromise.
In this way, Mobei was comforted.
Let’s talk about another document. It turns out it was sent to Nanyang.
It basically says: I ordered Qi Yu to try to welcome Jin Shang back and help him escape from the sea of suffering. If you achieve such unparalleled achievements, you can ascend the pavilion and worship the prime minister as your first assistant.
At the end, he also wrote this encouraging word: If you are the prime minister, you will be able to communicate with the north and the south, coordinate the four directions, and do your best for the unification of China.
Yin Jun couldn't help being surprised after reading it.
What surprised him was not the promise of becoming prime minister, but something else.
Judging from the villager's current reputation and achievements, there is absolutely no problem in becoming the first and second-in-command of the Great Feng Dynasty. Even the old veterans in the opposition could not say anything against it.
However, the "unification of China" in the sentence can be interpreted in many ways.
It also included asking Qi Yu to voluntarily give up the actual jurisdiction of Qiongzhou and hand it over to the imperial court unconditionally.
This kind of crude seizure of power is something that many frontier officials do not want to see.
Once you lose power, you may face the fate of losing sight of the bird and hiding the bow. Who dares not to pay attention to it?
Of course, this is just my own personal speculation. As for whether it is true or not, it is not appropriate to draw a conclusion yet.
However, it is necessary to be on guard against others.
What if?
The question is, should I support this?
Yin Jun frowned, fell into deep thought, and was undecided for a moment.
