first minister

Chapter 269 The Last Invitational Battle

"The emperor's heart is like a deep, the emperor's heart is like a deep! I thought that the relationship between the monarch and his ministers for more than ten years could make His Majesty's subordinates show mercy, but I didn't expect that he was still so decisive. Being with the king is like a tiger. It is indeed true."

"The indomitable Qin family, Prime Minister Qin, who covered the sky with one hand in the court hall, has fallen like this. I still can't believe it."

"After all, Xiangquan is only a vassal of the imperial power. Just like the eunuchs in the previous dynasty, they can be overthrown with a piece of edict. If you want to succeed, you need soldiers and horses!"

"Although His Majesty's imperial decree did not mention the party, Prime Minister Qin has been entrenched in the court for so many years, and the roots are deep-rooted. The party feathers are probably spread all over the world. Heibingtai is busy these days!"

"Your Majesty is still in a hurry. The matter of Prime Minister Qin should not be announced. First, all the other party members will be imprisoned, and then the crime will be made clear. Now that there is such a commotion, those party members who are in constant panic are afraid of trouble!"

"The arrow is on the string and has to be launched. Xia Jingyun's move detonated the matter in advance, and His Majesty was caught off guard. If the decree is not given, the secret will be leaked. We can only use thunder to eliminate the threat from Zhongjing first, and then slowly go to arrest people from all states. Therefore, there is only one sentence mentioned in the imperial decree, only the head of the evil will be punished, and the rest will not be questioned. Of course, whoever believes this will die."

"The Qin family is gone, and the crown prince is imprisoned. The future of the court may be a battle between the king of Linjiang County and the king of Jiaodong County."

"Xia Jingyun, less than half a year after entering Beijing, Shi Shangshu fell, Mr. Qian was assassinated, Mr. Qin committed suicide, Prime Minister Qin fell, and the prince was imprisoned. Everything is related to him. If this person is not a demon from heaven, he is a god-given fierce man!"

"Behind the King of Linjiang County, there are Concubine Shu and Duke Ying, and there are nobles with deep roots, power, wealth, and army. Behind the King of Jiaodong County, there is Concubine De, Xia Jingyun, the Three Heroes of Tushan, and others. The prestige of Shilin, as well as the Qin family and the Su family, are equally powerful, and the two tigers are competing with each other, and it is inseparable!"

"Since tonight, the name Xia Jingyun has been widely recognized in Zhongjing City."

When the content of the imperial decree was spread to various prefectures with the sound of horseshoes, it aroused discussions among the dignitaries in the capital without any suspense.

Everyone has different perspectives and insights, and the conclusions they draw are also different, but the stimulation is the same.

Such a major change in the court of Zhongjing that had not happened in the past ten years, not to mention the dignitaries of Zhongjing, let alone the summer, I am afraid that the desk of Emperor Liang of Beiliang would also put the detailed information sent back by the spies.

In this incident, the seemingly protagonists were Qin Xiang, Qin Sichao, and the prince, but in fact, Xia Jingyun's name was the inescapable topic.

Smart people always focus on the future.

At this moment, the protagonist of the story is also sitting in the study of Jiang Anhou's mansion, listening to the entire content of the imperial decree.

Gongsun Jing frowned, "I can't figure it out. His Majesty finally chose to dismiss Prime Minister Qin and go to Yueyang. He still wanted to put him to death, but why did he show mercy in the imperial decree and didn't name the rebellion?" What about the great crime of being punished by the clan?"

It is said that the sage speaks little and is righteous, but at this time, the content of the imperial decree is what these dignitaries will study over and over again.

Su Yuanshang opened his mouth and said: "First of all, I have the idea of ​​stabilizing the hearts of the people in the world. Prime Minister Qin has many followers. If it is a rebellion, those people know that they cannot escape, and they may rise up, and then the world will be chaotic. It will be difficult to deal with it. As for the second one."

Su Yuanshang smiled slightly, "The rebellion was not named, the focus is not on Prime Minister Qin, but on His Majesty."

Gongsun Jing frowned suspiciously, and Su Yuanshang explained one more sentence: "My trusted prime minister harbors evil intentions and intends to rebel, yet His Majesty didn't investigate at all. He has delegated power for more than ten years. How will future generations treat His Majesty?"

Gongsun Jing suddenly realized, nodded, and immediately said with emotion: "The great prime minister's mansion, the monstrous power, all disappeared in less than a day. It really makes people fall into a dream."

Su Yuanshang nodded, "The power of prime minister itself is something attached to the imperial power. When the end of the road is really reached, His Majesty can take it away with a word. A position like Qin Weizhong, if you don't move, you have to be struck by a thunderbolt." , and then plow the court to sweep the hole, in order to cut the weeds and roots. Otherwise, with their energy, if given the opportunity, they may have the opportunity to overturn the table, causing endless disasters. Therefore, the downfall must be rapid."

He leaned back on the chair, gently rubbed the armrest of the chair with his thumb, and said with emotion: "In fact, apart from other things, I quite admire this Mr. Qin."

"Judging from the level of planning and planning he showed during the rebellion in Sishui Prefecture and the Su family's civil strife, and the series of incidents against us after we entered Beijing, this noble son is not an idiot with great ambition at all. He is said to be a strong opponent, and he has really raised a group of dead men who can work for him. If he can bear that breath, he may have a chance to escape from life and pursue his career again. But In the end, he chose to use such a resolute method to vent his anger, and at the same time, he also revealed the inside that was riddled with holes under the seemingly glamorous surface of the Chongning Dynasty."

Gongsun Jing smiled and said: "Didn't the young master just say that, that's because Qin Sichao himself knows that the time for troubled times has not yet come, and before the order collapses, he will not be able to deal with the court without the help of power." Endless pursuit, but also powerless to grow, and the opportunity he has been waiting for, does not know when it will come. Why not just explode in court and give this precarious situation another kick. In order to repay the ambition of life."

Xia Jingyun, who had been silent all this time, listened with complicated expressions and mixed feelings in his heart.

Although on the surface, there was only a fight between him and Mr. Qin in the hall of the Ministry of Justice, but in fact, since Sishui Prefecture, the secret wrestling has been going on.

Qin Sichao's excellent plan to disrupt Surabaya, use war to support war, and take the opportunity to grow stronger was thwarted by him, Concubine De, and Jiang Yuhu;

And when Qin Sichao retreated to the next best thing, Li Daitao stiffened in Yunmeng State, and his plan to seize the Su family's foundation happened to be smashed and ended by him;

When he came to Zhongjing, the conflict in the Shi family was Qin Sichao's first blow to him.

Afterwards, the Shi family led the Qin family out, and enemies appeared one after another. It was also during these battles that he cleared the fog and gradually locked on the figure of Qin Sichao who was hiding behind the scenes.

But when Qin Sichao died in the hall of the Ministry of Justice in this way, making the prestigious Prime Minister's Mansion a major stepping stone on his rise, unlike what other people imagined, he was not very happy.

Because, Qin Sichao's words were like that honest child piercing the emperor's new clothes.

It also showed the bloody reality in front of Xia Jingyun once again.

Is Qin Sichao bad?

Of course bad!
Hidden and behind the scenes, he regards the world as chess pieces, lacks reverence and respect for life, instigates massacres wantonly, helps his father, forms cliques for private interests, disrupts the government, is ambitious, and tries to change the dynasty.
If you want to count his faults, you can count a basket!
However, he is also a person who is deeply dissatisfied with the world, at least someone who can see the shortcomings of the dynasty.

You can accuse him of ambition, accuse him of saying one thing and doing another, accuse him of cruelty hidden under his modest appearance, accuse him of the Qin family being the biggest beneficiaries and accomplices of His Majesty's stupidity, but you cannot deny his conclusion:

This world has really reached an unsustainable time.

He thought about why Qin Sichao didn't fight like a trapped beast and fought again, but died like that in the Ministry of Punishment.

According to some plots he had seen, he imagined some bloody possibilities, such as Qin Sichao having a twin brother, or the second son of the Qin family, and so on. The reason for making such a big commotion is to let them take the opportunity to escape;

Another example is that the person present was simply a stand-in, in order to deceive others. The real Qin Sichao had already absconded secretly.

But these speculations were all rejected by him, and he was more willing to believe that this was the calm judgment of the smart Qin Sichao who saw his own ending at a glance;
It was also an act of pride that the proud Qin Sichao was unwilling to lower his noble head after losing to him, and endured the humiliation;
At the same time, it was a deadly determination born from the bottom of his heart, wanting to use his words that were destined to spread throughout the world, and throw a few sparks of prairie fire into the world that was already full of weeds.

Combined with what Qin Sichao said to him before he died, it seems that Qin Sichao is provoking him, don't you want to help the court?

come on!
Either you lose!

Either you still have to be me in the future and walk the same path as me. At that time, did you win or lose?
And this may be the final contest between Qin Sichao and him.

And can he stop it?

The building is in such a state of collapse, how much time do I have left?
At this thought, Xia Jingyun couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

This soft sound made the originally lively study room quiet down.

Unknowingly, this young man in his early twenties already had an unimaginable prestige in front of these people.

Xia Jingyun also quietly came back to his senses, forced a smile and said: "Don't be so nervous, I'm just tired, can I still feel sad for the Xiangfu?"

Only then did everyone laugh. Amidst the laughter, someone came to announce that Lord Wei and Captain Xing had arrived.

Xia Jingyun let go of his emotions and got up, leading everyone to the main hall of Jiang Anhou's mansion.

Su Yuanshang, Gongsun Jing, and Feng Xiuyun are all members of his family, and it is easy to say anything in the study behind closed doors, but Wei Yuanzhi, Xing Shigu, and others are all officials of the imperial court, and they close their doors for secret discussions at every turn. Well, it is also easy to be accused of unwarranted crimes by political opponents. Xia Jingyun has always paid attention to these, so he always speaks with the door open in the main hall, and he is not afraid that the spies from the Black Ice Terrace will find out.

Accompanied by the two of them coming in, there was also a thick pile of greeting cards, all of which were delivered just now, in the name of congratulating Xia Jingyun on getting rid of his grievances.

Seeing this battle, Wei Yuanzhi and Xing Shigu also naturally congratulated them. Now that the Jiang'anhou's mansion has become more popular, they are of the same faction, so naturally they have great potential and a bright future.

Xia Jingyun smiled, turned to Wei Yuanzhi and said, "Speaking of congratulations, I also want to congratulate Old Wei."

Everyone was puzzled, Gongsun Jing teased curiously: "Old Wei, are you going to take a concubine?"

Wei Yuanzhi, who had white beard and hair, waved his hand speechlessly, then looked at Xia Jingyun, "Gao Yang, why do you like me?"

Xia Jingyun clicked and said: "Qin Weizhong was dismissed after being convicted, the position of prime minister is vacant, and the civil servants have no leader. I am afraid that the masters of the central government will make a big move."

Apart from Su Yuanshang who had already deduced this situation with Xia Jingyun, Wei Yuanzhi was the first to react, and his face immediately became happy. Fortunately, the sophistication he had trained as an official for many years made him hold back the blurted question.

But Gongsun Jing was different. Immediately after he was woken up in a daze, he couldn't hold back and said excitedly, "Really?"

Xia Jingyun hummed, "Ninety-nine are not far from ten. The balance of the court is always the first. After tonight, I don't know how many seats will be vacant. We can make some preparations in advance."
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While Xia Jingyun was speaking, the mansions in Zhongjing City were called away and broken into by the spies from Heibingtai.

In the night, the dejected master, the screaming and howling family members, the trembling servants, and the flying yard brought a rare chaos to the capital city.

And these are people from other parts of the world who have often experienced these years.

(End of this chapter)