The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 313
On the fifth day of September, the news of the funeral of the founding emperor of Daliang had already been announced to the people in Zhangbang City this morning, and the whole Luoyang was thrown into a huge shock. Ascension to the throne and proclaiming the emperor was already sudden, and after only one day of being the emperor, people disappeared. My heart goes to Li Tang The literati and elegant guests were happy, calling friends and friends to hide in restaurants and drink to celebrate.

As far as the people in the city are concerned, they don't have much emotion, they still live as before, and they don't pay much attention to who will be the emperor next. Go to the inner third floor and outer third floor of the four gates, put your feet on your feet and stretch your neck to look around, and some literate people read aloud for everyone to listen to.

Zhu Wen was cruel, and the people didn't respond after the funeral. This is what Zhu Yougui wanted to see. With such an atmosphere, when he succeeded to the throne, the people would not have too many criticisms or obstacles, and his reputation would not be damaged.

On the side of the court, matters before enthronement are also in full swing.

In the past few days, he has interviewed all courtiers, Chinese and military officials. Because he has not ascended the throne and is not a prince, he cannot live in the palace. For a while, the courtiers who were summoned sat down one by one. In the middle hall of the front yard, waiting for a private discussion with Zhu Yougui.

The day before, the lieutenant generals such as Yang Shihou and Ge Congzhou had basically met each other, but these people were all old Zhu Wen. He was afraid that the other party would find out that he had killed his father, so he naturally did not dare to speak too blatantly. A few people just talked casually along the lines, making Zhu Yougui unable to figure it out.

It is difficult to get a response from the general in the army. Right now, he can only turn his head to get support from other civil and military departments in the DPRK. He also encountered fierce tempered people who suspected that Zhu Yougui had killed his father. It aroused Zhu Yougui's anger.

For two days in a row, the courtiers who opposed were almost visited by thieves in their homes. Not only did they take away the money, but they also killed the whole family of officials who yelled at them and hung them on the beams in the house.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the political information behind this incident. Fearing that his own life will be endangered, Chao Wenwu had to come to Ying Wangfu to express his position.

The sky was gloomy, and the raindrops hit the branches and leaves in the courtyard, dripping the weeds along the tips of the leaves. In the nearby building, in the open window, King Zhu Yougui of Ying talked with a courtier with his hands behind his back, and smiled at him. Nodding, let the latter go out, just opened the door, and called the other party to stop.

"Is Shang Shuling here?"

The courtier thought about it for a while: "Go back to King Ying, I just saw Shang Shuling, and it should still be there, why don't I call him."

"No, you just go out."

Geng Qing was able to come to the palace, which obviously showed his attitude, which made Zhu Yougui satisfied. As for the meeting, he had to wait until he had talked with other ministers before talking about something in private.

Shang Shuling has a very good relationship with the generals in the army, and only by following this path can he win over Ge Congzhou, Yang Shihou and others.

After all, he recently heard that the emperor's younger brother Zhu Youzhen often went in and out of Yang Shihou's mansion, which made him feel threatened.

'Zhu Youzhen'

He looked out the window at the dark green courtyard in the rain and murmured.

In the lush and lush backyard, Geng Qing, whom Zhu Yougui was talking about, was wandering around this familiar mansion with his hands behind his back. He didn't like to associate with the people in the court, and Yang Shihou and others were not among them, so there was nothing to say, why not Walking around, I came to the backyard unknowingly. In the octagonal pavilion not far away, the "treadmill" he gave to Zhu Wen before was placed there. After rubbing the handrails, there was no dust on it, and the pedals and rollers were worn. It can be seen that it has been used frequently.

It's a pity that the person who used it is no longer there.

Originally, Geng Qing didn't like Zhu Wen's reckless temper, but the other party's kindness and loyalty to him could not be erased.

'If you can change your temperament, you might be a wise gentleman. '

"Shangshu decree."

When he sighed, a female voice suddenly sounded outside the pavilion, and Geng Qing turned his head. On the other side of the promenade, Zhang Suhe wore a floral dress and brought two maids who were close to her, smiling sweetly under the eaves. Not on the Wang family, but she is still a beauty, but she is a little impatient.

The woman dragged her skirt out of the verandah and came into the gazebo, "What is Shang Shuling thinking?"

"Seeing things and thinking about people, I think of my elder brother." Geng Qing didn't hide anything, smiled, raised his hand to congratulate the woman, "In the future, Qing will call the queen."

Zhang Suhe raised her sleeves to cover her face and smiled lightly. Apart from her husband and father-in-law, there was only Shang Shuling in front of her. Hearing what the other said, she stared straight at Geng Qing, and her voice became delicate.

"If it wasn't for Shang Shuling to speak for my husband, how could I have such a status today, Shang Shuling, you come with this concubine, and I have something to show you."

"What?"

"Come and find out."

The woman's eyes were full of spring water, and she didn't care about the two servant girls beside her. She pulled Geng Qing with her slender fingers and walked towards the wing. She walked anxiously, opened the door, pushed Geng Qing in, and turned her head. He just told the two maids, and hurriedly closed the door with a bang.

After Zhu Wen's death, she hadn't been warmed up by a man for many days, and the woman panicked. After her husband gained power, he disliked her to a large extent. He didn't touch her for at least half a month. After all, Zhang Suhe still couldn't bear this face, only Geng Qing, a man who had been married and had a good relationship with him, was the best choice.

After closing the door, the woman turned around, put her back against the door, looked at Geng Qing at the opposite table, her eyes seemed to be on fire, and then rushed over!

Soon, the two maids waiting outside heard the rustling sound of undressing. The two girls blushed a little, and they looked at each other and smiled secretly.

After a while, the two of them saw the long corridor leading to the front yard from the corner of their eyes. There was a figure walking towards this side. After seeing the person's appearance and clothes clearly, his blushing face turned pale with fright. A maid quickly knocked on the door behind her, speaking anxiously.

"Ma'am, King Ying is here."

Bah!
In the room, the round table shook violently, and the teacup shattered on the ground. Zhang Suhe raised her face while supporting the table, and turned her head to look behind her: "Shang Shuling, please stop first, my concubine's husband is here."

However, Geng Qing ignored it.

At this moment, Zhu Yougui had already left the eaves of the corridor. After talking with a dozen courtiers today, he went to look for Geng Qing. When he heard a servant said he was coming to the backyard, he came straight over.

When I came to the side room, I saw two maids, and asked casually: "Can you see Shang Shuling?"

The two maids also had a lot of experience, after all, they often sent their wives to Liang Wang's side, and their expressions were very natural at this time.

"Going back to King Ying, the servant did not see him."

The other servant girl was more clever, frowning and pointing towards the side courtyard, "When I was bringing embroidery to Madam just now, I seem to have seen Shang Shuling go over there."

Zhu Yougui nodded, looked at the closed door in front of him, and didn't want to go in to see his wife. His wife was played by his father, but in fact, he was still afraid of it. Before he gained power, it was fine. He didn't want to think about such a stain on the throne, after all, seeing his wife made him feel sick.

But after all, he was still his own wife. After taking two steps, he stopped again and heard something vaguely.

"Suhe, what are you doing in the room?"

Behind the door, the woman's pretty face was flushed, and she almost cried out, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. After a while, a woman's voice came out.

"It's nothing. The concubine is drinking soup. I just accidentally knocked over the soup bowl and scalded my hand. Hiss. It's so hot."

Hmph. Still so careless.

Zhu Yougui shook his head, how could such a woman be a queen, after thinking about it, he turned and walked forward.After walking far away, the two maids at the door knocked on the door again and said in a low voice, "King Ying has left."

The moment the voice fell, there was a long and continuous voice resounding inside, and soon, the door creaked open, Geng Qing straightened his belt, walked out with a normal expression, and walked away in another direction.

In the gloomy sky, thunder rolls over.

Bits of rain turned into the sound of rushing rain, intertwined bead curtains under the eaves, and Geng Qing came to sit down in the gazebo comfortably, watching the continuous rain outside, Zhu Yougui, who came from the side yard, saw the The figure suddenly showed a smile on his face.

"Uncle used to be here, let Gu take a while to look for it."

"King Ying."

Geng Qing smiled and stood up and cupped his hands at the figure who came in with steam, as if what happened just now hadn't happened, and invited him to sit down and exchange greetings.

The two began to talk about business.

"Today I asked my uncle to come here alone. I actually want to discuss something with my uncle."

"King Ying, please tell me."

"All the generals of the armies." Zhu Yougui looked straight at Geng Qing, pointed his finger at the stone table, and said lightly: "Uncle has a very close relationship with the generals. In the two battles in the north, Yang Shihou, Ge Congzhou, Liu Wei and others treated uncle It should be quite respectful, as long as uncle comes forward, they should be together with Gu."

Geng Qing nodded with a smile on his face: "Okay."

Zhu Yougui also laughed. He stood up and walked to the fence, and looked out at the rain with his hands behind his back.

"If you want to be enthroned alone, how can you only have the two armies of Longwu and Konghe in your hands? If you want to stabilize the situation, you must have generals who can fight, and soldiers who can fight to deter the states and counties. It is best."

He turned around and paused one sentence: "It's better, uncle can also give me the Longxiang army. Longxiang is full of cavalry, and I want to make good use of it, but my uncle can rest assured that the Longxiang army will make Yang Huaixiong alone. I will move him, and still let him stay in the original position, but only need to add a second envoy."

Isn’t Zhu Yougui’s move as simple as he said, adding deputy envoys is actually a disguise, and he is about to seize power. As a person who wants to be an emperor, there is nothing wrong with this point. To win over Yang Shihou and others, and to show his face is also to marry him Yi, just saying this seems a lot more euphemistic.

After all, in Luoyang City, there are only Longwu and Konghe armies. If you don't agree to these conditions, you won't be able to get out of this city.

Sitting there, Geng Qing just nodded and smiled back. The not tall King Ying in front of him knocked on the stone table with his fists.

"Tomorrow, my father will be buried and sent to the imperial mausoleum. Afterwards, I will ascend the throne. A good time has been fixed. In the morning of tomorrow, my uncle will come together to see my father off. What do you think?"

Geng Qing nodded again.

"My brother passed away, as a brother, I will go no matter what."

Not long after, Geng Qing got up to say goodbye, the rain was still falling, she bowed her hands to the woman with pink cheeks as she walked out of the room, and then she left the palace, the pedestrians on the long street raised their sleeves to cover their heads and walked in a hurry.

The carriage passed through this water vapor.

The sky was getting darker, and then the eyes were bright, and the days when Zhu Wen was buried in the imperial tomb passed by in a blink of an eye.

A few days later, on September [-]th, the new emperor ascended the throne.

(End of this chapter)