Power in the World: After Eternal Age

Feng Xi asked Empress Dowager Feng: "Your Majesty, my minister Feng Xi dares to ask you: With Tuoba Yu's loyalty and bravery, how could he survive three dynasties without changing his position, and still be a minister in a small palace?"

Empress Dowager Feng said: "Although the status of the minister in the palace is not high, he is in charge of the guards inside and outside the forbidden palace. The safety of the capital, the emperor, and the harem are all in the hands of the minister in the palace. Therefore, he is not a person who is extremely trusted by the emperor. , dare not use it."

Feng Xidao: "Of course! Tuoba Yu's loyalty and bravery can be seen through the three dynasties! He is also a member of the royal family of the Tuoba family, so there is no need to say much about his loyalty to the emperor. Therefore, the emperors of the three dynasties did not dare to promote Tuoba Yu. Delegate this important position to someone else. Yihun reported to the Empress Dowager, saying that the Shangshu Tuoba in the palace wanted to rebel, why did the Empress Dowager believe it?"

Empress Dowager Feng said: "At the beginning, I didn't believe in Tuoba Yu and wanted to rebel, but Yi Hun was also a person that the late emperor and this palace believed deeply. There are shouts of killing inside, Kuang Tuobayu has already been killed by Yihun, so there is no doubt in this palace anymore, so we will not investigate this matter any further!"

Feng Xi paused for a moment, then deliberately said: "The empress dowager, the courtiers all thought that the killing of Shang Shu Tuobayu in the palace was ordered by the empress dowager, because the empress dowager was afraid of Tuoba Yu's rebellion, so she ordered Yi to coax him into the palace, and then ordered the guards to kill him. Is there such a thing?"

Empress Dowager Feng said in surprise: "There is absolutely no such thing, and the palace has never issued a decree to call him into the palace!"

Feng Xidao: "The minister at the household department has verified that there is indeed an order from the Empress Dowager, saying that she wants to make Tuobayu, the Shangshu in the palace, the post of Taiwei, so Tuobayu refused to listen to the dissuasion of the disciples and entered the palace and was killed. If the empress dowager said nothing This matter must be Yi Hun's coercive edict!"

Empress Dowager Feng pretended to be angry and said: "If there is such a thing? Yihuntu is also bold, and dare to pretend to kill my loyal minister of Wei. Brother, you said that Tuobayu is loyal and Yihun is treacherous, but I want to ask brother, Why did Yihun want to kill Yu Bayu?"

Feng Xidao: "Back to the empress dowager, when Yihun made a false edict and proclaimed himself prime minister, Tuoba Yu, the minister in the palace, immediately questioned it in court, and said in front of the ministers that he suspected Yihun's false edict and stole the post of prime minister. Yihun heard it, and his heart ached. He hates so much, so he wants to kill Tuobayu. Since Yihun dared to coerce the order and steal the post of prime minister, his ambition is evident. I am afraid that in time, Yihun will definitely want to usurp the emperor's position."

"In any case, in the imperial court, the only person who can hinder Yi Hun is the person who is in charge of the guards inside and outside the Forbidden Palace. Although Yi Hun is the prime minister, he can mobilize the world's troops, but the guards are the royal family. The root of safety and danger, according to the laws of our Great Wei, all the guards in the imperial forest are appointed by the Tuoba clan, and they only obey the emperor's orders, even the three princes cannot be transferred!"

"Since Tuobayu suspected Yihun's coercive edict and stole the post of prime minister, he couldn't obey Yihun's orders. Yihun must kill Tuobayu, the minister in the palace. I guess there are two reasons for this. First, Yihun's violent tyranny, Ignoring the officials of the imperial court, whoever dares to disobey his will, Yihun will kill him quickly. If he does not kill Tuobayu, Yihun fears that the courtiers will follow suit, which will be bad for him, so he will kill Tuobayu."

"Secondly, the empress dowager's recovery and the emperor's funeral cannot last long. The empress dowager will come out when she recovers from her injury, and the emperor is above the empress dowager's assistant government. I heard that Yi Hun was coercing to kill the ministers, and at the same time he was coercing himself to be the prime minister and monopolize the court, can the empress dowager and the emperor tolerate Yi Hun?"

Empress Dowager Feng shook her head and said, "This must not be tolerated, it is a great crime to punish the three clans!"

Feng Xidao: "The empress dowager's words are very true! Yi Hun is also a veteran of the three dynasties, he has been in the field for a long time, and he has been instructed by Jia Xiu, how can he not understand the reason? How dare Yi Hun be bold? He must have been fully prepared for him. If the empress dowager returns and the emperor takes charge personally, and pretends not to know what Yihun has done, then Yihun can still save the lives of the empress dowager and the emperor, and from then on, the imperial power will be emptied.

"If the empress dowager and the emperor are angry and want to blame Yihun, Yihun will definitely fight against the emperor and the empress dowager. However, in the capital, Yihun does not have a single soldier, so how can he fight against the empress dowager and the emperor? Therefore, Yihun must kill Tuoba Yu, who is loyal to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, has made his relatives trust the post of Minister in the Palace!"

Empress Dowager Feng was surprised and said: "Brother, even if Jia Xiu is appointed as Minister of the Palace, in charge of the guards inside and outside the forbidden palace, but the guards and guards are all the emperor's cronies. The guards of the imperial forest are afraid that they will be killed by the guards of the imperial forest!"

Feng Xidao: "The empress dowager only knows one thing, not the other one. If Jia Xiu is in charge of the army, and Yi Hun wants to rebel, he only needs to order Jia Xiu to transfer the guards who live in the imperial forest, and use the soldiers to enter the Forbidden Palace." Yes, Kuangsu guards and imperial guards, although they are loyal to the emperor, how can you guarantee that there are no ones who will not be bought by Yi Hun and Jia Xiu?"

Empress Dowager Feng broke out in a cold sweat, and said slowly: "Jia Xiu is the Minister of the Palace, and was recommended by Yihun, and my palace approved it! My brother's words made me suddenly realize. But Yihun's momentum is already established, why not?"

Feng Xizuo said: "What Yihun didn't expect was that he wanted to kill Tuobayu, but before he started his action, Tuobayu had already led eight hundred guards to surround the Forbidden Palace, intending to kill Yihun and take the side of the Qing emperor. Ba Yu was too loyal, and was frightened away by Yi Hun's words that he led troops into the forbidden palace to rebel. After Tuoba Yu returned to the mansion, he suddenly woke up. The edict said that the Empress Dowager wanted to designate Tuoba Yu as a Taiwei and ordered him to enter the palace quickly. Tuoba Yu did not doubt that he was there, so he entered the palace and was killed by Yihun's ambush in the palace."

Feng Xi spoke up to this point, weeping and said: "The Empress Dowager is gentle and martial arts, she has far-reaching insights, why did Yi Hun fall into this trap and cause today's disaster?"

Empress Dowager Feng then said: "Brother, please come up. I also know Yihun's wolfish ambitions. I have formulated four strategies and want to punish him. Among the four strategies formulated by my palace, there is a key person who assists me and the emperor internally. The king of the feudal lords and all the officials. I think about it, this person must be the elder brother! What I said just now, I want to test the elder brother!"

Feng Xi was overjoyed and looked at Queen Mother Feng in disbelief.Empress Dowager Feng sighed: "Because I live in a deep palace, one is to recuperate the wounded, and the other is the Pope's policy of governing the country. I don't want to interfere with the government affairs, so I was deceived by this palace for a while. Although I also heard about it, B Hunjiao ordered to kill the ministers, but he didn't take it seriously. It was only when Pingyuan Wang Luli was killed by Yihun that this palace came to its senses. It's a pity that Yihun is already powerful at this time. Your Majesty will be harmed by it. Therefore, the palace has secretly formulated four strategies to punish Yihun, and we only need to wait for the arrival of elder brother!"

Empress Dowager Feng secretly entrusted her brother Feng Xi with the four strategies she had decided to follow.Since Feng Xi had obtained the secret decree, he gladly accepted the order and left.

Emperor Xianwen Tuobahong was delighted when he saw that his mother wanted to kill Yihun, and said to Empress Dowager Feng: "If you want to kill Yihun, you must first remove his wings. Now Yihun's plan depends on Jia Xiu. Kill Jia Xiu first?"