Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 130

[Chapter 130]

at dawn.

A cock crow broke the tranquility of the capital.

At Maoshi, the ministers dressed neatly and walked towards the palace along the imperial street leading to the imperial city.

On the way, the officials walked together in twos and threes, talking about the Ninth Prince Yan Wang.

For more than ten years, the Nine Princes have been the most inconspicuous among the princes.

He was so inconspicuous that the ministers almost forgot about him.

Unexpectedly, since the Ninth Prince went to Yanzhou, the name of Yan Wang Zhaoxu was frequently mentioned in the capital.

At first, the officials were only talking about Xia Bing and fine wine from Yan County.

Then there is the munitions list.

And now, King Yan’s name resounds even more throughout the capital.

From the relatives of the emperor to the common people, everyone knows the deeds of King Yan in Yanzhou.

King Yan’s defeat of the people of Beidi was even made into a story by folk meddlers and spread in the streets and alleys.

It’s just that in their view, it’s not a big deal for King Yan to win a small Qiushou.

However, in recent years, Da Song has been unfavorable in military affairs every year, with more losses than losses.

In the war with the Beidi people, there were almost no such victories.

Therefore, the transmission of King Yan’s achievements to the capital caused such a big shock.

Of course, this is also the reason why King Yan captured Kutu.

“Brother Wang, what rumors did you hear? If the emperor decides to reward King Yan heavily, what should we say?” Three officials walked side by side, and one of them said.

“The emperor is very happy with the news from the palace. It is said that he went to Mi Guiren’s bedroom last night.” The official surnamed Wang said.

“It’s not Mi Guiren anymore, it’s Mi Concubine now.” said the official on the left.

“Really, fake?” The middle officer was surprised.

“It’s still a lie. The emperor issued an order after dinner.” The official on the left shook his head lightly.

The difference between a nobleman and a concubine is not the slightest bit.

Directly promoting a nobleman to become a concubine shows that the emperor now attaches great importance to King Yan.

After all, in the palace, either the mother is more expensive than the son, or the son is more expensive than the mother.

The current King Yan is no longer the cowardly prince who was bullied by other princes all day long in the capital.

And the officials should keep their eyes open and re-examine the King of Yan.

“Since this is the case, let’s push the boat along the way. Anyway, the emperor has already decided on the reward. If we oppose it in court, we will offend not only the emperor, but also King Yan.” The official in the middle said.

The other two nodded. For them, the most important thing in court is to protect themselves wisely and try not to offend anyone.

Behind the three, an official walked alone.

His name is Yuan Hang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Yuan family in Yanzhou is his own family. In order to let him be an official in the court, they have managed many officials in the court.

So for him, the matter of King Yan made him very unhappy.

After all, if the Yuan family was damaged, so would his interests.

It is said that the King of Yan also issued a report to impeach Yuan Li.

In this early court, even if he could not prevent the emperor from rewarding the king of Yan, he would refute the memorial of the king of Yan and protect the interests of the Yuan family.

He looked at the second and sixth princes who were not far away, feeling a little relieved.

Because they will definitely support themselves.

After entering the imperial city, officials came to Hongguang Hall one after another.

This is the palace of Dasong’s early dynasty.

When everyone arrived, the palace supervisor went around to the back of the palace and invited the emperor to come to court.

Not long after, Zhao Heng arrived at Hongguang Hall under the service of Liang Cheng.

Sitting down on the dragon chair, Zhao Heng glanced at the officials.

“Long live my emperor, long live.” The courtiers shouted immediately.

Zhao Heng nodded. He hadn’t gone to court for a long time.

Usually, Dou Wei handles all the big and small affairs in the court.

He just looked at the papers that had been reviewed.

If it’s not important, he doesn’t even look at it, and just let the six departments implement it.

Today, the reason why he came to the court in person was because of King Yan’s affairs.

In recent years, the authority of the royal family has gradually declined, and the authority of the emperor has been dusted.

Although he doesn’t like governing, he also knows that if things go on like this, the royal family will eventually become a puppet.

It’s just that he can’t do anything about Da Song’s powerful family who is looming on one side and the declining royal military power.

But now King Yan’s battle has given the royal family a face.

He naturally wants to use this matter to show off to these powerful families.

“The matter of Beidi Qiushou has been discussed in the court for a few days. Now that King Yan has sent Kutu, there is no objection about the captives.” Zhao Heng said slowly.

“There is no objection at all, it’s just that some people don’t see the goodness of King Yan, and they just stop him everywhere.” The eldest prince Zhao Gang said hurriedly.

While speaking, he looked at the second and sixth princes.

The reason why he was deposed is due to the credit of these two people.

So in the case of King Yan, he was against them from the very beginning.

“Indeed, father, King Yan’s achievements are seen by all and cannot be denied.” The third prince said, he hated himself for not taking the lead and losing the opportunity.

Zhao Heng nodded in satisfaction, “Where are the ministers?” The

ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and there was no objection.

The Kutu people have all been delivered, and if they mess around, they will feel uncomfortable.

“Since this is the case, King Yan should reward him heavily for his extraordinary achievements.” Zhao Heng said, and then his face suddenly became serious, but before that, King Yan’s memorial should also be shown to all the ministers.

After all, he gestured to Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng came to the steps holding the memorial and showed it to the ministers one by one.

Suddenly, there was a noisy discussion in the court.

“Yuan Li is so bold and reckless. It is really hard for him to sit in Yanzhou.”

“I didn’t expect Yanjun to be so dangerous. In just a few months, King Yan was assassinated twice.”

“To be able to stand in this place of tigers and wolves , this King Yan really has some ability.”

“Empty words are unsubstantiated. If the King of Yan can’t produce evidence, he will frame his loyal ministers.”

“That Zhang Kangben is Beidi’s secret author. How can he believe his words? It cannot be said that he deliberately murdered Yuanzhou Mu ”

“…”

A sound of discussion reached Zhao Heng’s ears.

Zhao Heng smiled slightly.

Before going to court, he guessed that the court officials would say so.

However, King Yan did not have any evidence, and it was indeed difficult to convict Yuan Li based on the confessions of a few people.

But he took out the memorial, not to convict Yuan Li.

Just let the ministers know what the Yuan family did in Yanzhou.

Pave the way for his next award and win more support.

“Father, the King of Yan’s memorial may not be able to convince the public with only one crime. Yuan Zhoumu has worked hard in Yanzhou for these years and devoted himself to the court. His achievements cannot be slandered with a few words.” The sixth prince read the memorial. With guilt, Qi’s chest heaved violently.

Regardless of the second prince’s obstruction, he refuted it.

Seeing the voice of the sixth prince, Yuan Hang came out and said, “Your Majesty, what the sixth prince said is very true. If King Yan can produce the correspondence between Yuan Zhoumu and Zhang Kang who assassinated him, he can still convict Yuan Zhoumu. It’s hard to convince people.”

After he finished speaking, another eight officials came out to refute.

“The Yuan family’s many evil deeds in Yanzhou in recent years are well known. Could it be possible to stand on the sidelines with just a few words without evidence? The important minister said that the King of Yan didn’t need to speak ill of Yuan Zhoumu, but he was forced to do so out of desperation. It’s just words.”

At this time, a purple-robed minister came out and said sharply.

(end of this chapter)