Chapter 8: Tokai King

Returning to the main hall, Yuan Luo climbed into bed again to make up for a sleep. When she woke up, she found that it was already bright outside.
The treatment of the beloved concubine is good, and no one cares what time she sleeps in the Qianqing Hall. She woke up lazily and dressed neatly under the service of several maids in Sixi.
Liu Xiuchun came in to ask for instructions: "Is the empress going back to the Zichen Hall to have a meal, or is she here waiting for the emperor to finish the government affairs before having a meal together."
"The emperor is dealing with government affairs?" Yuan Luo asked.
"Yes, the King of East China Sea and Prime Minister Wei are both in the front hall and are reporting the matter to the emperor."
Hearing the name of King of the East Sea, Yuan Luo instantly became energetic. This is the number one enemy she will deal with in the future.
Before leaving the sleeping hall, she remembered something again and asked, "Who is Yu Fang?"
Liu Xiuchun was surprised, turned his head and waved, a meat ball rolled in from outside the hall and lay on the ground respectfully and said: "The slave Yu Fang, see Empress."
Yuan Luo recognized that this was an actor who performed with a troupe last night. He was wearing the clothes of an eunuch, but his figure was only the size of a child, and his face was full of fat, which made him look like a dumpling, which was especially funny.
It was just such a clown, and suggested that Si Konglin let the guards fight to the death and watch and have fun.
Yuan Luo darkened his face: "The palace didn't sleep well last night. It was because the scenes we watched before were too noisy. What should you blame?"
Yu Fang was taken aback by that funny face, the imperial concubine's empress clicked his name, thinking that she would be rewarded by Feihuang Tengda, but she didn't expect it to be a crime.
He has a sleek personality, and he immediately shrinks into a ball and kowtows: "Niangniang forgive the sins, and the slaves will go back to immediately rectify the theater troupe, and the Niangniang will be satisfied next time."
"There will be another time," Yuan Luo sneered, "According to my palace's order, such waste shall not serve in the Qianqing Hall in the future."
This person is naturally cunning, and he came up with that kind of vicious idea by blindly flattering. It is still a chess piece that someone puts in the Qianqing Temple, deliberately instigating Sikonglin to lose his heart, and she is too lazy to investigate, simply and rudely remove the bad seedlings. .
Yu Fang was taken aback and repeatedly kowtow to plead guilty.
Liu Xiuchun couldn't help but approached Yuan Luo and whispered: "This sin slave has a bit of dexterity. The emperor really likes it. If it's gone, I'm afraid it will be mentioned."
Yuan Luo was even more annoyed, and immediately said, "Then expel from the palace. The emperor naturally has my own palace to explain."
Seeing that Yuan Luo had made up his mind, Liu Xiuchun didn't dare to say more. In the eyes of a general manager like him, Yu Fang is just a fun thing, and there are many in the palace.
Immediately a guard stepped forward, gagged Yu Fang, and dragged it down.
After solving the episode, Yuan Luo Shi Shiran entered the front hall.
On the throne of the front hall, Sikonglin was sitting bored. There were twenty or thirty people in the spacious hall, mostly old men with gray beards, arguing.
The imperial concubine was not involved in politics once or twice. The palace people in the Qingqing Palace were not surprised, and the old men in the palace only raised their eyelids when they saw her coming in, and did not say much.
Si Konglin saw Yuan Luo coming in, beckoned excitedly, then patted his side and motioned Yuan Luo to come and sit down.
Yuan Luo's eyelids twitched and looked at a few dark-faced veterans. She still didn't walk to Sikonglin and sit on the throne next to him. Liu Xiuchun cleverly moved an embroidered pier next to the throne. Yuan Luo sat down.
Sikonglin leaned against her, leaned on the armrest of the carved dragon and panfeng, chuckles in a low voice: "A Luo, did you see that, the old man's beard got knotted in the end..."
Before he finished speaking, the next courtier raised his voice: "The emperor, what about the Gu family Yu Party?"
Sikonglin was taken aback, raised his head, and stammered: "What does the prime minister mean?"
This is Prime Minister Wei, who is in power. Yuan Luo looked up and saw that Prime Minister Wei was the head of Wei's family, the first family of Yu today, and the father of Queen Wei. He was born in his mid-fifties with a kind eyebrow and an immortal demeanor. He is worthy of being the person in charge of today's top family.
At the beginning, he took the lead to support the King of East Sea, and he personally took the people to greet him. As a result, he was one step behind, and the remnant party left by the emperor took the lead.
Although there is no merit in supporting the Wei family, the Wei clan is still strong in the court. The family of clan leaders are led by them, especially now that Sikonglin is not in power. The major affairs of the court are controlled by their veterans, and Yuan Luo is in such a rampage. The savage and wayward traitorous concubine can get a piece of the pie from them.
Yuan Luo's gaze fell next to him again, the young man with a long body should be Sikongyan, King of the East China Sea. The birth is really good, the eyebrows are trimmed, and there is a natural elegance between Gu and Pan. The hereditary prince’s dark blue embroidered silver dragon-patterned robe was worn on the body, making the whole person more noble than the throne Sikonglin. In theory, this should be a more appropriate candidate for the throne than the demented Si Konglin. But for the sake of his own net worth and life, Yuan Luo absolutely couldn't let him go to the top.
Moreover, after reading the original book, she knew that compared with Si Konglin, this high-ranking person would have more hidden crises in the future.
When I returned to the court meeting, I heard a minister say: "The Gu family has no sins to be forgiven, and the Yu Dang should also discuss the sins together."
Yuan Luo sighed. Speaking of it, Gu Liangyong is also sad enough. The Han Dang promoted by Emperor Xianning in the early years was the most successful and the highest official. He naturally did his part to become the leader. He was regarded as a thorn in the eye of the East Sea King and Prime Minister Wei, so Yuan Luo vigorously attracted him. However, this one is a hard-headed man. He can't understand Yuan Luo's nonsense with S Konglin's favor, and can't wait for Qing Jun to abolish this treacherous concubine of Chao Gang, and the two sides turned into enemies.
Such a lonely pure minister, the final fate is everyone shouting and beating, the family is ruined and there is no one to speak for him.
"Since Ai Qing said it should be killed, then kill it." Si Konglin had an indifferent expression. He had no interest in the affairs of the government and rushed to play.
"Hold on." Yuan Luo spoke suddenly.
The Gu family's charges have been settled, and now they are negotiating to deal with several of Gu Liangyong's confidants, who are also military generals of the 4th and 5th ranks of the Korean Central Committee. She remembered that these people were all experienced soldiers, so it was better to save their lives.
Donghai King frowned and glanced at Yuan Luo on the embroidered pier.
auzw.com Si Konglin heard Yuan Luo speak, and immediately nodded: "The imperial concubine is right, just let it go." There is a difference between Aluo's words and these annoying old men. reason.
The corners of Prime Minister Wei's mouth twitched, when the military affairs need a woman to decide in one word. He objected: "The emperor, the defeat of the Gu family caused the death of tens of thousands of elites at the border, not to mention that hundreds of thousands of people in the three border cities have been taken into slavery and their soft goods have been damaged. How can it be so light."
Several courtiers also stepped forward to respond.
Gu Liangyong's big defeat was indeed tragic. After the war, he retreated step by step and was occupied by several cities by Bei Rong, completely failing to play the level of a famous general. Now that the follow-up reinforcements fight hard, they have only regained part of the lost ground and have not completely driven out the invaders. Had he not been killed in battle, more courtiers would impeach him to collude with the enemy.
Yuan Luo said: "There is no general in the world who always wins. Gu Liangyong was defeated and died. He has already fallen the law. As for the return of Gu Jiaerlang, there is no conclusive evidence and no conviction for this. If there are repeated repetitions in the future, the court will not regret it. Too much."
Gu Jiaerlang, Gu Yi's elder brother was defeated and captured in the last battle. Bei Rong deliberately released the news of his return in order to shake the heart of the frontier army. After more than a year, it was confirmed that this man was unyielding and eventually died.
The two sides had a dispute.
The prime minister of the court, Tan Bohan, stepped forward and said: "These so-called remnants of the party are all appointed by the court, and they are not Gu Liangyong's personal soldiers. They cannot be generalized." This person has always been at odds with Prime Minister Wei, although he is not used to Yuan Yuan. Luo, a political woman and Taoist family, still opposes killing the Gu family.
Sikonglin couldn't stand such boring wrangling the most, and immediately waved his hand and said, "In that case, let's do it."
Prime Minister Wei was so angry that his beard twitched, but he thought that several Yu Dang were only four or five rank generals, not important figures, and he didn't insist.
Donghai King did not give up so easily, and suddenly said: "The imperial concubine said that the Gu family Yu party was extremely sinful last time. Why did she suddenly change her attitude today. Is it because the young general Gu family entered the palace to intercede?"
He showed a subtle smile, "I heard that the imperial concubine left Gu Yi in the Zichen Hall and took care of it carefully. I don't know how General Gu Xiao is injured now."
Yuan Luo looked at Sikongyan's eyes and started to get cold, unexpectedly he would mention it.
Although the minister in the palace did not interrupt, his expression was very subtle.
Sikonglin opened his eyes wide, and it was the first time he heard about this. Although he said that he didn't mind Yuan Luo looking for a lover, it was impossible not to mind that Shen Dongliu's sour expression before.
Yuan Luo sneered: "Before this palace ordered the imperial physician to treat Gu Yi, the family was extinct before the case was determined, and the spread of it would damage the emperor's authority. However, the prince seems to be very clear about the things in the palace, and I don't know where to go. Get news."
"It's just that I heard something from the palace man occasionally, and I couldn't take it seriously." Donghai King replied with a smile. It seems to be an interesting thing to offend Yuan Luo.
Yuan Luo sternly said: "Speaking of the palace people's discussion, this palace also heard a news that the prince sent a guard to the Gu family a few days ago to take the Gu family's widowed lady back to the palace. Poor lady who is steadfast. Unyielding, can only hang himself."
She had a serious face, as if something really happened. The officials in the palace were in an uproar.
Donghai King hardly believed his ears and shouted angrily: "The imperial concubine is careful to say that this king has never seen Mrs. Gu's family. Above the main hall, there is no room for slander!"
"Hehe, if people don't know that they can't do anything by themselves, the law is clear, there is no airtight wall in the world." Yuan Luo said nonsense seriously.
He smiled at him again: "It's just that I heard the palace man talk about it once in a while and I couldn't take it seriously."
Donghai King was so angry that he almost exploded, his face flushed, and he stared at Yuan Luo. He is inherently frail and most uncomfortable.
The important ministers in the palace raised an idea, quarreling with this kind of woman, it is simply self-inflicted.
Prime Minister Wei coughed, "Above the hall, how can you let the wind catch you?"
Yuan Luo smiled: "What the prime minister taught is, please remember it."
Prime Minister Wei:...
East Ocean King:...
For fear of quarreling again, the Ministry of War Shangshu quickly brought the topic back to the court.
In the end, the disposal of the Gu Jiayu Party was to denounce the third level, after which North Korea and China quickly moved on to the next issue.
Yuan Luo listened by the side, no wonder Si Konglin wanted to doze off, it was really boring.
After discussing a few livelihood issues, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites talked about the sacrifice to heaven during the New Year.
The Chinese New Year is about to come after the winter. From the courts to the people, it is necessary to make sacrifices to ancestors. This is an annual event.
Yuan Luo immediately raised her spirits, because she remembered that this year's sacrifice had happened.
The ceremony is held in Qitian Palace. The emperor will lead the clan and officials to worship together. When Sikonglin worshipped this year, a sky of thunder suddenly fell, and it was a coincidence that it smashed on the highly anticipated altar.
Because he was escorted by guards, Skonglin was only a little frightened and not injured, but several of the court officials and palace servants in front were scorched and scorched, and one lost his life.
After that, there were rumors in the capital. Some said that the ancestors of the Sikong clan could not tolerate a fool to be the emperor. Some said that Sikonglin was not of royal blood at all, but was only used by a traitor to usurp the throne.
Sacrificing to heaven is an extremely solemn ritual in this era. This kind of omen made people panic for a while.
Because of this, many of the ministers who swayed from side to side in the court gradually leaned towards the King of East Sea in their hearts. Together with the public opinion of the people, it is also believed that the King of East Sea is a more suitable monarch.
Yuan Luo looked up at the talkative Donghai King. The ceremonial ceremony was jointly prepared by the Ministry of Rites and the Clan's Mansion. Now the King of East China Sea stays in the capital and serves as the clan's order as a prince.
It should be the conspiracy of this guy. Otherwise, how can there be thunder and lightning in a good winter?