"Then what should we do?" Faced with such a strange situation, even Wei Qing, who had experienced the ups and downs of his career for more than ten years, was a little undecided for a while.
"Prime Minister Wei, in my opinion, the top priority is not to prevent Prince Yuan from ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, but to protect Daqian from Beiyan!"
"It doesn't matter to you or me who calls himself emperor."
"After all, they all belong to the Xiang family!"
"Moreover, there is indeed no more suitable person than King Yuan now."
Hearing this, Wei Qing was dumbfounded and looked at him in disbelief: "Beichuan, do you mean that we shouldn't prevent King Yuan from ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor?"
Gu Beichuan smiled bitterly and nodded, saying: "In fact, even if we want to, we can't."
"Wei Xiang, you know better than me who Yang Huai is. If the benefits are sufficient, he will definitely give in."
"And King Yuan already has the support of the military attache group. In other words, whether we oppose it or not, it doesn't matter at all."
When Wei Qing heard this, he fell silent.
Gu Beichuan was right. Having been in the same palace as Yang Huai for so many years, he knew this opponent better than anyone else.
He comes from an aristocratic family, and everything he does will definitely be considered for his family!
As long as King Yuan agrees not to attack their family in the next war with Beiyan, then he will definitely rush to agree to any request of King Yuan!
After all, they all belong to the Xiang family, so who should sit in that position?
Moreover, it is much better for Prince Yuan, who has no ambitions, to ascend to the throne than Emperor Renxuan, who always thinks about sacrificing his family to heaven.
"Prime Minister Wei, the more we struggle now, the more turmoil we will cause in the court."
"In the face of war, this is a taboo."
"Instead of doing this, it's better to betray King Yuan to save face." Gu Beichuan advised.
"But he colluded with Beiyan! The death of His Majesty and His Highness must have something to do with him!" Wei Qing's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth.
He had read the books of sages and cultivated his character for so many years, but at this moment, faced with such a thing, he still couldn't help but let out his emotions.
Gu Beichuan nodded, he understood Wei Qing very well.
Scholars all have their own pride, and asking him to agree to King Yuan's ascension to the throne means asking him to give up his pride and compromise with people and things he doesn't agree with.
"I just suggest that it's up to you, Prime Minister Wei, to decide how you want to choose."
When Wei Qing heard this, he didn't speak anymore, but just nodded silently.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Gu Beichuan felt that in an instant, Wei Qing's originally straight spine had become three points shorter.
"There is one more thing I want to inform Prime Minister Wei."
"Say." Wei Qing's voice was heavy.
"I gotta go."
boom!
As soon as these words came out, Wei Qing's pupils shrank instantly and his eyes widened.
He looked at Gu Beichuan blankly, a little unbelievable.
"You, what did you say?"
"Prime Minister Wei, why is this so? I have no ambition to be in officialdom."
"When I first entered the court as an official, I had no choice but to do so."
"Now that the building is about to collapse, as a person with no ambition, I naturally have to take refuge."
Wei Qing stared at Gu Beichuan, took a deep breath, and felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest, which was his anger.
But no matter how angry he was, he still planned to persuade him again.
"I know you don't have this ambition, but now is a critical moment for Daqian's survival!"
"You can leave anytime, but why do you have to leave now?"
"Can we wait until Da Gan gets through this ordeal before leaving?"
Wei Qing has rarely asked for help since he was a student, whether in official circles or in the literary world.
But this time, there was a real pleading in his tone.
However, when Gu Beichuan heard this, he just shook his head silently: "Sorry, I have decided to go."
call!
Wei Qing looked into Gu Beichuan's eyes and took a long breath.
Without saying anything, he flicked his sleeves and walked towards the gate of Gu's mansion.
The back is thin and thin, yet unusually tall.
Gu Beichuan looked at this scene and couldn't bear it.
Li Dongbi appeared behind him, coughed and said, "Why don't you tell him the truth?"
Gu Beichuan shook his head and said: "The current situation in Daqian is turbulent and complicated."
"If you want to save the country, you must first stay away from this whirlpool and then make plans!"
"So the less people know about this, the better."
"If Prime Minister Wei knew about it, he would harm him instead."
Hearing this, Li Dongbi was silent for a moment, and then hesitantly said, "Could it be that you are worrying too much?"
"Prince Yuan is the prince of Daqian after all, so he shouldn't... do the things you expected."
Gu Beichuan shook his head and said, "I hope so too, I'm just preparing for the worst."
"Okay, don't say any more. Have you hidden all the things I asked you to hide?"
Li Dongbi nodded: "It's hidden. It's very hidden. Only the two of us know the place."
"Okay, let me know, we will set off tomorrow to return to Huainan!"
In this way, under the turbulent situation in the court, Gu Beichuan returned to Huainan.
Although King Yuan's Tianzi Battalion is still stationed at the Sifang City Gate, strictly controlling the entry and exit of personnel.
But as long as the monk is here, the world is so big that Gu Beichuan can go anywhere.
Gu Beichuan's departure caused quite a stir in the court.
The Qingliu people were filled with indignation and accused him of being greedy for life and afraid of death.
It is said that no matter how talented a person is and how exquisite his articles are, he will never become a great person.
As for the aristocratic family faction, they added insult to injury to Gu Beichuan and scolded him for his incompetence.
While mocking the Qingliu people for their poor vision.
The military attache group was noncommittal. After all, to them, Gu Beichuan's presence or absence was of little significance, and they could not prevent King Yuan from ascending the throne.
I don’t know if Wei Qing listened to Gu Beichuan’s advice and actually no longer opposed King Yuan’s ascension to the throne.
In fact, his opposition was useless. Just as Gu Beichuan expected, Yang Huai changed sides after persisting for just a few days and openly supported Prince Yuan's ascension to the throne.
Therefore, Wei Qing's support is at best the icing on the cake for King Yuan.
However, at least it looks much better.
No one would say privately that King Yuan was not right in his position and his virtue was not worthy of his position.
Just a few days after King Yuan ascended the throne, the Northern Yan court seemed to have just received the news and began to slowly mobilize the army to attack Daqian from the Yayu Mountains.
The court's response to this incident was: fight!
After King Yuan ascended the throne, he changed his reign name to Tianshun!
Although Emperor Tianshun was a prince, he had been on the battlefield for many years and was full of strategies and courage.
Faced with such a provocation from Beiyan, he made a decisive decision to fight!
Moreover, the late Emperor Renxuan had already prepared a series of supplies such as grain, money, and iron ore.
If we don't fight, we will be sorry for the feud between Qian and Yan, and we will be sorry for the many preparations made by the late emperor.
When faced with this matter, most of the civil and military officials agreed. After all, wasn't it just for this day that they agreed to Emperor Tianshun's ascension to the throne?
Only when Emperor Tianshun led troops to fight and defended the territory could they continue to be the Gonggun princes in the temple.
Only Wei Qing felt increasingly restless.
I just feel like the storm is coming!
