A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1352

[Chapter 1342 Innocent in the world]

In the Fengtian Palace, some eunuchs brought some chairs, and let the senior officials of the court such as Yuan Lao Shangshu sit and wait.

Although there was no loud noise, the ministers still whispered in whispers. Dou Kui was surrounded by seven or eight officials, all with excitement on their faces, but more people were thoughtful and did not speak.

After waiting for more than half an hour, he finally saw the emperor come back. Xiao Shaozong respectfully followed the emperor and returned to the main hall. The eunuch held a wax-sealed scroll in his hand, and when the hall was quiet, he paid tribute to the eunuch Guihe. He raised the scroll in his hand and said in a high voice, “This is the archive that was transferred from the imperial archives by order. The seal indicates that the archive was stored in the warehouse eight days before the Emperor Longyu returned to heaven. In addition, it has been verified that that night, the emperor summoned the archive to the warehouse. The king of Huainan entered the palace and talked alone for about half a column of incense. This secret decree was archived by someone after the king of Huainan left the palace.” The

ministers saw the secret decree archive and found it, thinking that it seemed that Xiao Shaozong presented it. The secret decree turned out to be true, and the crime of treason against the King of Huainan will be cleared today.

“Lu…Lu Aiqing, this secret decree is on file, please read it.” The emperor sitting on the dragon chair instructed.

Lu Xiao was startled, Guihe had already sent the secret decree, and after Lu Xiao took it, he opened it, glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “My secret order: The King of Huainan is connected with me. Blood relatives, loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but the Sima family has the heart of rebellion in other days, and the king of Huainan protects the country and protects the monarch, and kills the Sima family

. They all believed that the King of Huainan really had been ordered by the late emperor.

Xiao Shaozong had already knelt on the ground and said respectfully, “Your Majesty’s remarks, the imperial file has this archive. I think that my father was indeed ordered by the late emperor. This minister dared to ask the emperor to forgive his father’s treason and return his innocence!”

Dou Kui and more than a dozen ministers stood up and knelt on the ground, and said in unison, “I beg the emperor to cleanse the King of Huainan!”

The case of King Huainan’s treason that shocked the world was because of a secret decree presented by Xiao Shaozong today, and it was about to be turned upside down. Great loyal minister, many ministers just think it’s a bit bizarre, but there is an archive of this secret decree in the imperial file. Without the emperor’s will, no one can enter the imperial file without authorization, so this archive is naturally true.

After the hall was silent for a while, the emperor finally said in a hoarse voice: “My dear gentlemen, I have never known that the late emperor left this secret order for the King of Huainan. After the death of the late emperor, then the change of the imperial mausoleum, the King of Huainan did not intend to usurp the dynasty.” With a cough, he asked Lu Xiao, “Lu Aiqing, what do you think?”

Lu Xiao respectfully said, “Report to the sage ,

I thought that since it was the last emperor’s will, the King of Huainan hoeed the traitor according to the last emperor’s will, and naturally he was not a rebel.”

“Lord Lu’s words are very true.” Dou Kui said loudly: “Your Majesty, the king of Huainan has been wronged for the country, it is true. He is a loyal and righteous minister from ancient times to the present, and the minister asks the sage to be the master of the king of Huainan.” The people behind him immediately followed and pleaded.

The emperor thought for a moment, then said: “The king of Huainan is very loyal and righteous, and I am very relieved.” He sighed: “I spread my will, and the king of Huainan is loyal to the monarch to serve the country. The body will be moved to the imperial mausoleum, and the heir of the king of Huainan will inherit the title of the king of Huainan.”

Some ministers felt that the emperor’s decree was somewhat inappropriate.

After all, the crime of King Huainan’s treason was originally determined by the emperor himself. Although today is to clear the grievances for the king of Huainan, this will is passed on, as if the emperor had wrongly blamed the king of Huainan before.

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and even if the Son of Heaven is wrong, he is right.

Restoring the innocence of the King of Huainan and spreading the word to the world will certainly cause discussion among the court and the opposition, and the consequence of this will naturally be a great damage to the emperor’s wiseness and majesty.

It’s just that Xiao Shaozong took out the secret decree of the late emperor in public. If he didn’t return the innocence to the King of Huainan, then if he blasphemed the will of the late emperor, this would be a dilemma. If very few people knew about it, there might be other things. The way to deal with it, but now that the Manchu Dynasty knows both civil and military affairs, there is no room for manoeuvre.

Many ministers such as Lu Xiao knew the key in their hearts, but at this time they couldn’t say anything.

Xiao Shaozong had already knelt down to thank him, and the emperor said again: “Huinan… King Huainan, you are not well, so stay in the palace for a few days…!” After a pause, he said again: “In the palace There is an imperial doctor who can diagnose and treat you at any time. Besides… Now you are in a war. I… I know that you like to read military books on weekdays, so you will stay in the palace for the time being and make suggestions for me…! “The

ministers were shocked again, thinking that it is extremely rare for foreign ministers to stay in the inner palace. The emperor’s order at this time can be said to be very important to Xiao Shaozong. Is it because the king of Huainan was wronged and died and died? Feeling guilty, that’s why he loves Xiao Shaozong so much.

Xiao Shaozong had been imprisoned in the palace of Huainan before, not to mention participating in state affairs, it was not easy to even go out. Today, the emperor wanted to leave Xiao Shaozong to discuss affairs in the palace, which means that he gave the king of Huainan the right to participate in political affairs.

Many important officials could not help frowning, thinking that the emperor was still too impatient.

Many ministers know that Xiao Shaozong stayed in the palace when he was young, and got along with the emperor day and night. He was considered a childhood playmate. The relationship between the two is naturally not bad. It’s already Long En, but it’s really not appropriate to leave him in the palace to discuss matters.

Everyone knew that Xiao Shaozong was the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizu after all. The existence of this person, just like the existence of the King of Huainan during the previous emperor’s time, was a threat to the imperial power.

Although the first emperor treated the King of Huainan very generously and gave a lot of food and towns, which he usually gave often, but the first emperor never allowed Xiao Zhang, the king of Huainan, to really participate in political affairs. It was something unimportant, and the King of Huainan had never entered the core of the political affairs of Great Chu.

Until the death of the first emperor, the king of Huainan did not have real power in his hands, nor did the king of Huainan have the right to mobilize one soldier or one soldier. Because of this, the ministers learned that the emperor left a secret order for the king of Huainan to hoe the traitor. Everyone was very surprised. After all, Sima Lan, as a minister who was entrusted with the loneliness, had enormous power. Apart from the advantage of having royal blood, the King of Huainan really had no capital to compete with the Sima family. , the King of Huainan should be given some actual power before his death, otherwise what will the King of Huainan use to eradicate the Sima clan?

The first emperor did not let Xiao Zhang, the king of Huainan, have real power, and both Chinese and martial artists in the court knew the reason, and they all understood that this was the best choice to maintain the imperial power.

It stands to reason that the current sage should naturally continue the previous emperor’s strategy of treating the King of Huainan. Of course, he can give Xiao Shaozong a lot of rewards, but he must not be given the real power to participate in political affairs, and the little emperor seems to have forgotten what the previous emperor did, not only Let Xiao Shaozong participate in political affairs, and even keep him by his side.

But since the emperor has already decreed himself, who can raise objections?

After all, the little emperor and Xiao Shaozong are both of royal blood, and they are considered brothers of the same clan. If the dynasty objected to the little emperor staying in the palace of Xiao Shaozong, the little emperor would be furious, and if he would put on a hat of provoking the relatives of the royal brothers, That’s just not eating and walking around.

Some people thought that Xiao Shaozong was terminally ill and would not be able to live for long. Perhaps because of this, the emperor relaxed his guard against this brother of the same clan. After all, what kind of threat could a dying person pose to the throne?

Some people even wondered if the little emperor ordered Xiao Shaozong to stay in the palace, whether he wanted to put Xiao Shaozong under house arrest in the palace.

Xiao Shaozong wouldn’t live long. Before he died, he was directly staring at him under his own eyes. Naturally, there was no need to worry about Xiao Shaozong’s small actions.

The minds of the ministers were different. After Xiao Shaozong thanked him, he saw the letter from the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Lao Shang, and said: “The sage of the opening ceremony, the old minister has something to do!”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said “um”, Yuan Lao Shangshu said: “Sir, the old minister is over seventy years old, deaf, and often confused. Returning home!”

“You…you want to retire and return home?” The emperor seemed a little overwhelmed: “This…zhen…!” He glanced at Xiao Shaozong in the hall, but Xiao Shaozong was standing there. In the main hall, he lowered his head slightly, looking very respectful, and said helplessly: “I think about it, wait…wait for a few days…!

” When the king was here, he said that the late emperor also had great respect for the old minister.” Xiao Shaozong suddenly said: “I think that the war is not over now, and the important ministers in the court should keep their positions. That’s

right.”

“Oh, Yuan Lao Shangshu… um, what the King of Huainan said is very true, old… Lao Shangshu, you have to work hard, don’t tell the old man to return home for the time being, and wait until after my army triumphs. How about discussing this matter again?” The emperor said to Yuan Lao Shang Shu, “The Ministry of Rites can’t do without you.”

A strange color flashed in Yuan Lao Shang Shu’s eyes, and he looked up at the Dragon Seat. The emperor above, but he is old and has poor eyesight. The Golden Palace is high, and the emperor’s face hangs in front of the door. The old Shangshu can’t see clearly. He cupped his hands and said: “The old minister is willing to serve the country again. Then ask the sage to resign.” Without saying much, he returned to the minister.

The emperor got up and said: “My dear gentlemen, I… I’m a little tired. Let’s retreat first. If you have something to play, hand over the book and I will look back carefully.” For a moment, surrounded by eunuchs and maids, he hurriedly retreated to the court.

When Dou Kui waited for the emperor to leave, he was the first to walk over to Xiao Shaozong. He smiled and cupped his hands: “Congratulations to the lord, the old lord has been injustice. She wiped her eyes, but she burst into tears with excitement.

King Huainan regained his innocence and was no longer a traitor. After Dou Kui knew that, no one could take his involvement with King Huainan as a crime against him. Although King Huainan died, he defected to the Qi family, but his head was high. The hanging sword has always made him uneasy, and today it can be regarded as a relief.

He seemed to have forgotten that when he raided the Huainan Palace, he took the lead and contributed a lot, and it was because of him that Qi Ning swept away a large number of treasures in the Huainan Palace.