On that day, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, was in a good mood when he heard that emperor ningzong was in the palace. He immediately came to the palace in a sedan chair and told his father about Shi Miyuan's proposal to him.
Entering the palace, he saw emperor ningzong. Zhao Yun, king of Yi, fell on his knees and said, "my son's ministers will join my father. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."
Emperor ningzong said to Zhao Yun, king of Yi, "this is in the palace. The emperor doesn't need to be polite. Get up quickly."
Zhao Yun, king of Yi, stood up when he heard emperor ningzong ask him to get up.
Emperor ningzong then asked, "emperor, what's the matter with me this time
"When children's ministers enter the palace, one is to send greetings to their father and the other is to report their marriage affairs to their father." After that, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, told emperor ningzong in detail about Shi Miyuan's sending someone to his palace to propose marriage.
After hearing this, Emperor ningzong didn't answer immediately. He closed his eyes and thought for a while. He asked, "how do you think about this, emperor?"
"Since ancient times, marriage has always been the order of parents and the words of matchmakers." naturally, my father is in charge of the affairs of my son's marriage. Therefore, Shi Miyuan sent someone to propose marriage to my son's son. My son did not reply immediately, but went to the palace to ask for instructions from my father. " Zhao Yun, king of Yi, said to Emperor ningzong.
Seeing that Zhao Yun, king of Yi, said this, Emperor ningzong pondered for a while and said, "son of the emperor, recently the prince and the prime minister have had a fierce dispute over the case of Chen Wenduan in the court. Do you know that?"
This matter has been spread all over the country. Naturally, my children's ministers know it. Zhao Yun, king of Yi, said to Emperor ningzong.
Emperor ningzong then said, "this matter is worth pondering. Look, huang'er, these two people just had a conflict in the court. Shi Miyuan came to see you. Don't you think there's anything wrong?"
"My father was wise, and my son was afraid that Shi Miyuan would take advantage of him and fall into the party struggle of the imperial court. So I went to the palace to consult my father and see how to deal with this matter." Yi Wang Zhao Yun said.
When Emperor ningzong heard that Zhao Yun, king of Yi, had finished, he said, "you still have some insight. If it's the prince's rash temper, I'm afraid he would refuse on the spot. It's really not as simple as proposing marriage on the surface. Just think about it, the prime minister has just had a conflict with the prince, so he needs someone to support him in the court. Among all the princes, because you usually keep a low profile and treat others leniently In this case, if you agree to the prime minister's proposal, it will inevitably give the prince an illusion that you and the prime minister are one party and will deal with him together. In that case, you and the prince will not agree. That's what you don't want, and it's what I want What I don't want to see. "
Zhao Yun, king of Yi, went on to say to Emperor ningzong, "it's still my father's foresight. He saw the prime minister's purpose all of a sudden, and I admire him."
"You don't have to flatter your father. I'm afraid you know this matter well, but you don't know what to say. In my opinion, since the prime minister wants to alienate my royal flesh and blood, I can't ignore it. I'll come out and say that I have arranged the selection of the princess for you secretly, but it hasn't been announced publicly. In this way, you don't have to offend the prime minister." Said emperor ningzong.
Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, was very moved when he heard that his father had taken the initiative to do it for him. He said, "it's still the father who is considerate of his son's ministers. In this way, they don't have to offend the prince and the prime minister too much."
Emperor ningzong then said, "Oh, emperor, you don't have to thank me either. In fact, among my princes, I think you are the best.". Sometimes the prince really let me down. Let's talk about the case of Chen Wenduan. At the beginning, there were many flaws, but the prince didn't see them. Instead, he was used by villains. In fact, with a little snack, it's not difficult to see how the fake letter could be put into the East Palace and how Dali Temple could find the treasure place so quickly. Among these things, it seems that someone deliberately manipulated it behind the scenes, Prince, It's just muddleheaded. "
Seeing that emperor ningzong talked about the case again, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, said, "since my father talked about the case of Chen Wenduan, there is something that my son wants to report to his father."
"What's the matter?" Said emperor ningzong.
Zhao Yun, king of Yi, played back: "with regard to this case, my son thought that the man behind the scenes could put the fake letter into the prince's east palace without being noticed, which means that there must be someone inside the east palace. Since this person can do this, he should have a high position in the East Palace and know the prince very well, If this person is not found out, it will be a hidden danger in the end. "
"You see, huang'er, you can see it more clearly than the prince. In fact, I have thought about it. I just want to turn a blind eye to Chen Wenduan's case because I don't want it to affect the stability of the court. But you can rest assured that I will tell the prince to pay attention to it at the right opportunity." Said emperor ningzong.
While they were chatting, the eunuch Wang Gonggong, the chief eunuch, suddenly came in and wrote a report saying that the prime minister had something important to see the emperor. When Emperor ningzong heard that Shi Miyuan wanted to see himself, he asked Wang Gonggong to announce his coming in.
Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, heard that Shi Miyuan had come to visit his father and was about to leave. Emperor ningzong did not let Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, go, but let him stand beside him.So why did Shi Miyuan rush to the palace to see emperor ningzong?
It turns out that since Shi Yaxing met Xinran again, she was more interested in Xinran. What she wanted in her heart was not to marry Xinran. Therefore, she forced Shi Miyuan to take back her request to propose marriage to Zhao Yun, king of Yi, by fasting. After several meals, Shi Miyuan saw that his daughter was dying of hunger and had no choice. I had to go into the palace and want to tell a lie to Emperor ningzong, so that emperor ningzong would refuse the marriage, so as not to let Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, say that he didn't believe what he said and offend Zhao Yun, the king of Yi.
After Shi Miyuan finished his ceremony, Emperor ningzong asked him what he wanted to do. For a moment, Shi did not know how to open his mouth, but he thought that his daughter's life was important, so he hardened his head and said to Emperor ningzong, "the old minister's entrance to the palace is to ask the emperor for his sin. His royal highness Yi is also here, and he also wants his Highness's understanding."
When Emperor ningzong saw that Shi Miyuan said so, he asked, "why is prime minister so? What's your crime? Why don't I know?"
Shi Miyuan told the lie he had thought about in advance: "a few days ago, I thought that his highness Zhao Yun, king of Yi, was young and promising, and I was still unmarried, so I sent sun, the Minister of punishment, to propose marriage. This is also my loyalty to your majesty."
"It's a good thing. What's the sin?" Emperor ningzong asked deliberately.
Shi Mi foresight emperor said so, and hastened to say: "it's all due to my poor work. Later, I asked someone to calculate that my daughter and his royal highness Yiwang's eight character incompatibility. If I marry by force, I'm afraid it's not good for Yiwang. I think Yiwang is the prince favored by his majesty. If it's bad for Yiwang, then I'm not guilty, so I'm sorry The minister rushed into the palace to report the matter to his majesty. At the same time, he apologized to King Yi. I'm afraid this marriage will not be possible. "
When Zhao Yun, king of Yi, and Emperor ningzong heard this, they couldn't help laughing in their hearts: this time, Shi Miyuan broke his feet with a stone.
I thought so in my heart, but I didn't say that. I heard emperor ningzong say: "Ai Qing, you are loyal. What's the crime? It's also that these two people have no fate. This matter has passed. Don't mention it again."
When Shi Miyuan heard that the Emperor didn't blame himself, he couldn't help feeling complacent and thought, "the emperor is still very easy to deal with."
But he still said, "thank you for your generosity."
After that, he said to Zhao Yun, king of Yi, "I hope your highness doesn't care. I'll make amends to you in front of the emperor."
Although Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, hated Shi Miyuan, he had to make a show and bow his hand, saying, "the prime minister doesn't have to care. You and I are still the same as before."
In this way, a plot that was very difficult to deal with was easily solved. Zhao Yun, king of Yi, is also a blessed man.