Chapter 604

Eat not tired of essence, eat not tired of fine, gentleman eat not words, sleep not language.

As a member of the Daqian royal family, even though most of the Daqian emperors were thrifty and extravagant, the food they ate in the Imperial Palace should be in line with the royal dignity. Moreover, Emperor Xuan, the former Emperor, was originally a man who liked to enjoy himself. When he was in power, he collected the world's food and famous cooks, and constantly developed new dishes, which made the name of imperial cuisine spread all over the world, The courtiers were even more proud of waiting for the emperor's new year's day.

The old Prime Minister Zhuo Xianran didn't eat for a day, but because of something in his heart, he took a few mouthfuls of porridge, ate a few pieces of imperial snacks and stopped eating. Yu Yuanxu and Yu Chuqing obviously didn't have any interest in eating either. They ordered the maid in waiting to remove the dishes and add new tea. After that, they took their seats again. Yu Chuqing and Yu Yuanxu's younger brother and sister took their seats, Then they all looked at the old man who tasted tea in the hall.

After a long time, they did not see Zhuo Xianran speak, but looked at each other. Emperor Yu Yuanxu gently asked, "old prime minister, last year I called all the University palaces to stay in the old and caused the old ministers to come to Beijing. At that time, the old prime minister said that he was unwell and that he had not come to his hometown in Changzhi. I miss him very much. What's the matter with the old Prime Minister coming to Beijing today?"

"Thank you for your concern. I'm old and frail, so I didn't come to Beijing to congratulate you when your majesty summoned me to celebrate the fall of the lion army. Please forgive me." Zhuo Xianran leaned back and said, "maybe your majesty thought that I went to Beijing for my unworthy grandson, but in fact, it's not. I just want to ask your majesty and Princess Chang for proof."

"Oh? What does the old Prime Minister want to prove? " Yu Chuqing looks at Zhuo Xianran with great interest and asks.

"Your Majesty, your royal highness, does the old minister want to know if the court wants to do something for the family?" Zhuo Xianran asked.

"Old prime minister, in the great Qian Dynasty, xungui, the aristocratic family and the poor family stand side by side, just like the tripod of the tripod supporting the huge country. Whether they are the officials of the aristocratic family or the poor family, they are all the officials of the great Qian state. How can our palace and your majesty aim at them?" Yu Chuqing sipped his tea and said, "it's just that our palace has not been in Daqian for more than ten years, and some of our family's children have been making too much trouble. How can we not correct and punish Daqian's own national laws?"

"Your Highness, this is too insincere." Zhuo Xianran shook his head and sighed, "when the former Emperor was in power, he wanted to fight against the aristocratic family, otherwise the Xiao family would not be destroyed."

Zhuo Xianran said here for a little silence for a while, and then said, "I admit that in the past ten or twenty years, because of your Majesty's benevolence and the rapid development of the aristocratic family, it's not uncommon for children of all families to take advantage of others, and bullying men and women also happens from time to time, including Zhuo Yizhen, my grandson. The old man did act with undue haste, but now the forces are concentrated in the two northern and southern regions, and the military power in the country is empty. His majesty and his royal highness want to do this at the same time.

Yu Chuqing was surprised when she heard about Yan, but she didn't show it. Instead, she asked, "what is the old Prime Minister worried about? Does the old Prime Minister think that there are still people who dare to rebel? "

"Your Highness should know better than the old minister." Zhuo Xianran's slightly turbid eyes flashed a touch of wisdom, and said, "the rebellion of Qingquan City aristocratic family has just passed, please think twice."

"All those who are in trouble will be punished." Yu Chuqing then waved to Wang Zan, the chief steward of the entourage. Wang Zan took out a red gold scroll and put it in Zhuo Xianran's hand.

"The old Prime Minister used to be my prime minister. Here's a plan in our palace. The old prime minister might as well help me to have a look at it." Yu Chuqing said, making a please gesture.

"This is ~" looked back and forth between the will and Yu Chuqing. Zhuo Xianran took a deep breath and opened the will. There were only 20 words written on it: "Qingquan rebellious family, causing chaos and disaster to the country, the crime is unforgivable, prove the punishment immediately, kill the family."

At the end of the will, it was not the emperor's seal, but the princess's seal. Looking at the red seal, Zhuo Xianran felt cold all over.

"What's Lao Cheng's opinion on the intention of this palace? If there is no tomorrow, the palace will send a letter to Bai Shuai and let him act according to the order. " Yu Chuqing's face is full of smiles, but her words are awe inspiring.

"Your Highness's order, how dare I have an opinion." Zhuo Xianran took a sip of tea and relaxed his mood.

"It's because the intention came from this palace, so the old Prime Minister didn't dare to say anything more, or did he really think that this palace had dealt with it right?" Yu Chuqing asked again with a smile.

Looking at Yu Chuqing's sharp eyes, Zhuo Xianran knows that if he answers correctly or wrongly, he may bring disaster to the whole Zhuo family. After all, his own grandson is in the prison of the Ministry of punishment. By Yu Chuqing's means, his spoiled grandson can't survive her means, What you want him to say is just a matter between the thoughts of this cruel highness.

But if he really says what Yu Chuqing wants him to say, it can be imagined that the news will spread all over the capital in a short time, so those families who were close to him before may alienate the whole Zhuo family. Looking at the smiling woman in front of him, Zhuo Xianran seems to see the princess Qianchang, who was in the court of pheasant Crown Town 20 years ago, holding hands with heaven and earth.

For Zhuo Xianran, who has been through the ages of the officials, it's not difficult to choose between them. He just changed his mind a little and said, "the law is lenient, but rebellion is unforgivable. Your highness is right."

After that, Zhuo Xianran put down his will, looked at Yu Chuqing calmly, and asked, "I'm afraid that the old minister's words will spread all over the imperial capital in a short time. Why do your highness force the old minister?"

"I just want to see that Prime Minister Zhuo is not the loyal Prime Minister of the country." Yu Chuqing said frankly.

Zhuo Xianran couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Highness is still as straightforward as he used to be, but it's hard to prevent. But according to your Highness's wishes, what is the old minister like? What if not? "

"If the old prime minister is still the one who was appointed by his father, your majesty and our palace still need to rely on the power of the old Prime Minister. If not ~ "

Before Yu Chuqing finished, Zhuo Xianran said, "if not, my Lord and Zhuo family are the enemies of his highness. If your highness wants to suppress and weaken all local aristocratic families, it's not bad for a Zhuo family. I don't know what I said is right?"

"The old prime minister is still the old prime minister, still so insightful and clear about the world." Yu Chuqing said with a smile, "what's the old Prime Minister's answer?"

"The world says that the old minister who assisted the three emperors is the Minister of the pillar. Although I dare not call myself that, I have been an official for more than 40 years. I think there is nothing wrong with being conscientious and conscientious. Although I am old now, my heart of serving the country has never changed. In addition, your majesty and his highness now call me the old Prime Minister. We can see that the old sages say that scholars die for their confidants. Although they dare not compare themselves with the old sages, they think that they are not inferior to them. " Zhuo Xianran said.

"Prime minister Zhuo is indeed the Minister of my great pillar stone. My father did not see the wrong person at that time." Yu Chuqing and Qian Huang Yu Yuanxu looked at each other and said.

Hearing the speech, Zhuo Xianran smoothed the white beard under his jaw and said, "Your Highness, the unworthy grandson of the old minister just bought more than 100 mu of fruit fields in the mountains because of the dispute between the family and the common people. Because of his youth and shallow knowledge, although he was suspected of being forced to take, he didn't pay a penny less. It was forced buying rather than plundering. According to the law of Da Qian, it is nothing more than a fine for returning land. His highness ordered people to take him to the punishment department. If I guess correctly, my highness's real intention should be to lead me out. Today, I went to the palace and hung it outside the Ziji hall for a long time. I'm afraid I did it on purpose for those people outside the hall. "

Yu Chuqing didn't admit it or deny it. She asked, "since the old prime minister said so, why did your majesty and our palace let the old Prime Minister leave the hometown of Anle and come to the imperial capital?"

After a deep look at Yu Chuqing, Zhuo Xianran said, "Your Highness's mind has been unpredictable since he was a child. However, I think that if your highness is not trying to make an example to me, he wants to sell me again."

"At the time of his father's death, he once said that only the Duke and the Prime Minister of Lao Luo could rely on the affairs of the imperial court, even after more than 20 years, but I believe that he would not be wrong." Yu Yuanxu, who has never spoken, says.

"The emperor." Zhuo Xianran couldn't help but feel moved when he heard the words. After a long time, he said, "as a minister of Daqian, you should be responsible for the affairs of Daqian. If your majesty sends you away, you should do your best, but ~"

"Just what?" See Zhuo Xianran heart doubt, Qian Huang Yu Yuanxu asked.

Zhuo Xianran was silent for a while, and then he asked, "I've been in the countryside for nearly 20 years, and now I'm nothing but fame. Why do your majesty and his highness think of me, not Liu Buyi?"

"When Liu Xiang was assassinated in Qingquan City, he was seriously injured. At this time, he was still on the official ship returning to Beijing. Although he had been nursed by a famous doctor, he was no longer in great danger, but after all, he was injured in Qi and blood. He still needs to be nursed for a long time. He can't work hard." Yu Yuanxu replied.

"Why not Zhuge? He is the Prime Minister of the current Dynasty, the first man in the civil service, and he is the leader of this matter Zhuo Xianran asked again.

"Prime minister Zhuge's assistant minister Kuang Guo is duty bound, but he is too kind-hearted and cautious. Such a thing suits him." Yu Chuqing shook her head and said.

"Then why does your highness think it's suitable for me?" Zhuo Xianran looks at Yu Chuqing and asks.

"Why did the old Prime Minister ask so clearly?" Yu Chuqing got up to serve tea for Zhuo Xianran and said, "when the old prime minister was the governor of Xihe, he exiled more than 120 children of Xihe xungui's family to commit crimes for the sake of Xihe Dazhi. After joining the cabinet to worship the prime minister, he was also in charge of the punishment department. If the palace remembers correctly, his father ordered the old prime minister to handle the Xiao's case, but the world doesn't know much about it. Today's affairs are dominated by our palace, but we need the help of the old Prime Minister. "

"Since your highness said so, I should be invited by your highness, but I think there is something wrong with it." Zhuo Xian ran nodded and said.

"What's wrong?" Yu Chuqing asked.

"It's not the right time." Zhuo Xianran took up the tea cup and moistened his throat, saying, "the local aristocratic families are intertwined with each other, and the Qingquan incident is a clear proof. Now it's time to go against the aristocratic families, I'm afraid it will arouse variables. Moreover, it is not proper for your highness to take the lead in this matter. His Highness has been in charge of politics for ten years, and his means of doing things are well known in the world. The world is afraid of his highness, but it is because of his fear that he will take risks. "

Yu Chuqing knew her family affairs, but she did not care about the irreverence of Zhuo Xianran's words. Instead, she asked, "the old prime minister thinks that when is the safest time, and who will lead the matter, Is that the most appropriate

"When the Duke of Wei returned to Beijing, when the commander-in-chief of Xiaolu triumphed, only the son of his highness, commander-in-chief of Nanjiang, Lu que, was qualified for this job." Zhuo Xianran didn't even think about it, so he said. It's obvious that he had thought about everything before he came to Beijing.

And now Daqian, the eldest princess Yu Chuqing, Duke Lu Chun of Wei and Marquis Bai Yi of Wu'an are the most famous. But the eldest princess Yu Chuqing is too fierce and vicious in the assistant politics, and Marquis Bai Yi of Wu'an has the name of killing gods. In Zhuo Xianran's view, such people will make the aristocratic family rebound fiercely. However, Duke Lu Chun of Wei, according to Zhuo Xianran's understanding, if it was the rise of the three heroes 20 years ago, Lu Chun might do such a thing. But now, I'm afraid he has lost interest. Otherwise, he would not write books at home at the beginning of his return, rather than return to the army.

In Zhuo Xianran's opinion, it is the safest thing to hand over this matter to the younger generation Lu qiaocai. First of all, Lu qiaocai makes friends with the children of the top ten aristocratic families. Xun GUI and the poor are standing behind him, and the resources he can mobilize are even higher than the eldest princess Yu Chuqing.

Secondly, Lu que is now the commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang, and the seven legions and the ten Phoenix guards of Southern Xinjiang are all under his command. After the two wars of Tianxing and beast tide, his prestige in the army has surpassed that of Lu Chun and Bai Yi, the Duke of Wei, and he is the first person in the army of Da Qian.

Third, Lu Que's character is not as fierce as his mother Yu Chuqing. As a young master of the art of war, he knows how to advance, but also how to retreat. Looking at the layout of his past wars, he can always find out each other's weaknesses, and then achieve the greatest results with the least cost. The local aristocratic families in Daqian are well-established. If they want to deal with and suppress them without causing too much trouble, they need such means as Lu que.

"Anyone can do it, but you can't be short." Yu Chuqing shook her head with certainty.

"The long princess's mother's heart is deep." Zhuo Xianran understood Yu Chuqing's meaning and the reason why Yu Chuqing didn't want Lu que to lead the matter. He sighed and said, "at least we should wait for Wei Guogong to come back. If there is Wei Guogong, the situation will not be out of control."