marquis of jingan

Chapter 1021
The Prime Minister Yan Li also knelt on the ground, bowing his head in response.

But after obeying the order, he still couldn't help frowning and looked up at the emperor.

Although the emperor, who has been in power for 34 years, looks normal now, his demeanor is a bit dull.

The expression of the whole person is no longer as agile as before.

Yan Li sighed inwardly.

The Emperor Daqi who was in full bloom and scolded Fang Qiu at the beginning was old after all.

Although he is not as old as these prime ministers, his life has come to an end.

A lot of energy has been lost.

If not, it would be impossible for him to make such a ridiculous decision at this juncture.

You know, Zhao Li, the third son of the emperor, has been supervising the country for a while.

During this period of time, many ministers in the court, especially the two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen in the meeting hall, visited Prince Qi's mansion frequently.

To put it bluntly, this group of people might even distribute the cakes for Xinchao in private.

On the other side, Prince Wei's Mansion was ignored.

At this time, the emperor's body has become sick like this, and it is easier to be crowned prince if he wants to say a word...

It seems too childish.

Yan Li looked up at the emperor again, he wanted to say something...

But when the words came to his lips, he sighed in his heart, but still didn't say it.

There are four characters that stand between him and the emperor.

The difference between Hu and Han.

Emperor Yongping used him as prime minister because he only valued his ability. Up to now, although he, the Han prime minister, is doing most of the affairs of the meeting hall, he is not the person in charge of the meeting hall.

Even, some important resolutions, the emperor will deliberately avoid him.

Of course, his identity as a Han is not completely useless, because he is not close to Zhu Li, so during this period of time he did not go to Qi Wang's mansion to accept his head and worship, nor did he mean to cater to the new king.

Because old man Yan was not going to continue working, once Emperor Yongping left and the new dynasty came, he was going to resign and return to his family.

After receiving the emperor's edict, the group was about to go down to draft the edict. Before leaving the Xiude Hall, Yan Xiang took a deep look at the emperor who was already closing his eyes to rest his mind, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

He knew in his heart that the emperor, who had not dealt with political affairs for several months...

It is already very difficult to control Yandu.

After the three prime ministers left Xiude Hall, they returned to the meeting hall. Tong Jian and Ma Cheng gathered together to discuss their own affairs, and they walked in front of Yan Li when they were almost done discussing. , Clasped his hands and asked: "What does Prime Minister Yan think about the matter of the crown prince?"

Yan Li lowered his head slightly, with a calm expression: "The court's intention is Yan's intention."

This Han Prime Minister is very smart. At this time, he did not say the emperor, but used the word imperial court, that is to say...

He will listen to whoever wins the battle.

This can avoid disasters and avoid murder.

The two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen had worked with him for many years and knew his character. After hearing this answer, they all nodded.

When Prime Minister Tong Jian was about to speak, the eunuch Liu Yi's voice suddenly came from outside the door. Liu Yi cleared his throat and said, "Three prime ministers, the emperor ordered you to prepare the imperial edict and seal it as soon as possible. The family will take it to the Hall of Xiude to use the seal to announce it to the government and the public."

Prime Minister Ma Cheng, after being silent for a while, walked out of the meeting room silently and came to Liu Yi, with a smile on his face, he bowed his hands and saluted, "Eunuch Liu, this imperial edict for passing on the throne is a major national event. After that, it needs to be carefully reviewed, and it is not easy to write it out if there is no two or three days."

"My father-in-law is pressing for it now, but I can't get it out even with the three of us."

The eunuch Liu Yi looked at Ma Cheng, cupped his hands and said, "Let's be quicker, even a draft. The emperor just said that if the imperial edict cannot be delivered to Xiude Palace before this evening, let the Imperial Academy draft it." ordered."

Hanlin scholars are generally responsible for drafting imperial edicts.

In Dachen, the Imperial Academy would be held concurrently by the prime minister. For example, Xie Min, the Prime Minister of the Great Chen, concurrently held the post of Imperial Academy. However, the Northern Qi Dynasty was different. There were only three prime ministers left, and none of them had the concurrent post of Imperial Academy.
Although the Hanlin Academy is indeed responsible for drafting imperial edicts on weekdays, such things as edicts of succession are too important, so several prime ministers usually draft them in person.

Ma Cheng nodded repeatedly and agreed.

Liu Yi glanced at the prime minister, and after saluting, he turned and left.

After Ma Cheng returned to the meeting hall, he pulled Tong Jian aside, his voice a little hoarse: "Tong Xiang, at this time in the past, His Royal Highness King Qi had already come to the meeting hall to observe politics, why hasn't he come today?"

Tong Xiang lowered his eyebrows and said, "If you haven't come yet, then you must have been stopped."

Hearing this sentence, Ma Cheng's eyes changed slightly, but the expression on his face remained unchanged.

"Tong Xiang, then..."

Tong Jian sat back in his seat and said, "We have to find a way to meet His Royal Highness King Qi."

Ma Cheng found a chair, sat opposite Tong Jian, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid, the emperor won't let us see King Qi again."

Tong Jian, the oldest among the three phases, looked around, then lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, you may not be able to manage it..."

Hearing his words, Ma Cheng, who had always had a face like Pinghu, was shocked.

However, his face only changed slightly, and then he whispered: "Yes, Xiang Tong is right."

"The emperor... may not be able to control it..."

Emperor Yongping has been seriously ill for too long.

If it is said that in the previous two months or so, he just hid in the harem to observe King Qi's performance, but since the last half a month after fainting, the emperor's daily waking time is too short and too short.

Moreover, the time he is awake is not always during the day, sometimes he wakes up at night and sleeps all day during the day.

The emperor in this state...

Even if he has been in power for more than 30 years, it is impossible to grasp the situation.

In fact, in the past half a month, some important positions in the imperial court and the palace have been quietly replaced.

After all, although His Royal Highness King Qi looks benevolent on the surface and his acting skills are very good, he is not stupid, let alone foolish.

As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely take advantage of the time when he presides over the meeting hall to cultivate cronies.

Yan Li at the side silently watched the two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen plotting at the side.

The 60-year-old prime minister stood up from his chair, but suddenly fell to the ground and passed out.

A small official serving in the meeting hall rushed in hastily and helped the old man up.

The two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen also approached Yan Li thoughtfully. Tong Jian stroked his beard and asked, "What's wrong with Prime Minister Yan?"

Yan Li Youyou woke up, and his speech was already extremely weak: "Seeing that the emperor is seriously ill, this old man felt incomparably sad. Just now, I only felt a huge pain in my heart. When my eyes went dark, I fell to the ground..."

Speaking of this, the old man Yan sighed: "I'm getting old, I'm useless..."

When it came to the emotion, the old man wept and said: "I wish I could bear the pain for the emperor..."

Seeing the old man crying, the two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen felt a little contemptuous in their hearts.

Old Yan Li cried for a while, and then said again: "Tong Xiang, the old man has a splitting headache now, and I'm afraid I can't do things in the meeting hall, so I can only ask Tong Xiang for leave..."

Tong Jian is the leader of the Daqi Chamber of Commerce. After hearing Yan Li's words, he stretched out his hand to pull his sleeve and sighed: "This is the most important time. There are many things that need to be decided by Yan Li. Since Xiang is sick..."

Ma Cheng on the side took up the quarrel, and said: "Mr. Yan, go home, don't rest for too long, and come back in a day or two, otherwise the two of us are really too busy."

Yan Li shook his head and sighed: "The old man only feels that his life is not long. Whether he can return to the court is still unknown..."

"Yan Xiang takes good care of his body, don't think too much."

Tong Jian and Ma Cheng looked at each other, then waved and said, "Come here, send Prime Minister Yan back to the mansion."

"Go ask Dr. Ji from the east of the city to see Xiang Yan."

The little official in the meeting hall immediately nodded, and several people supported Yan Li, put him on the sedan chair, carried him out of the meeting hall, and sent him all the way back to Yan's mansion.

After Yan Li left, the two prime ministers Zhu Lizhen in the council hall looked at each other, Ma Cheng said thoughtfully, "This guy is really slippery, he's really slippery."

Tong Jian didn't take it seriously, waved his hands and said: "Most Han people are like this, they shrink their heads when they encounter problems."

After talking, Tong Jian said, "Should we go to King Qi's mansion, or invite King Qi to come to the meeting hall?"

Ma Cheng looked at the sky outside, and said in a low voice: "Let's wait until night, I heard..."

"The emperor sleeps for seven or eight hours a day..."

Tong Jian nodded silently.

……

At night, Tong Jian and Ma Cheng came to the gate of Xiude Hall together with the drafted edict and...His Royal Highness King Qi.

At the door, they met the eunuch Liu Yi.

Together, the three of them bowed their hands to Liu Yi: "Eunuch Liu."

Liu Yi looked up at the three people, and the corners of his eyes couldn't stop beating violently.

He knew in his heart that if something bad happened in the imperial city tonight, something big would happen!

He bowed his head slightly and returned the courtesy.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, the two prime ministers, the emperor...has fallen asleep..."

Tong Jian said with a smile: "The emperor is asleep, so we naturally dare not disturb him, but we are not all here to see the emperor."

Ma Cheng then looked at Liu Yi: "We are here to see you, Eunuch Liu."

His Royal Highness King Qi didn't speak, but just took out a signboard of the Department of Cleanliness, and held it in his hand.

The scene fell into silence.

Tong Jian looked calm, and said: "Eunuch Liu, Wei Sizheng will be here later..."

Liu Yi's expression changed again.

He looked at the three people in front of him, and after a long silence, he opened his mouth and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, the two Prime Ministers, if the emperor has not fallen asleep..."

Ma Cheng lowered his head and said, "Then I'm about to meet the Holy Majesty, and show the Holy Majesty the edict I've drafted."

Liu Yi was silent again, and after a long time, he turned sideways and made a gesture of please.

"The emperor is inside."

"Everyone, please."

(End of this chapter)