Descendants of Pangu in the Great Desolation

Chapter 53 Talking with Di San
I walked slowly into the imperial study with Eunuch Xia, saw the emperor reviewing the memorial, so I waved my hand to signal Eunuch Xia not to disturb the emperor, and stood aside and waited.About half a stick of incense, the emperor looked up and saw me, put down the memorial and asked Mr. Xia beside him, "Why didn't you notify me when Hai'er came?" When Mr. Xia heard the emperor's reprimand, he knelt down and said, "Old slave Damn it." I bowed to the emperor and said, "My Majesty, I don't blame Eunuch Xia for this matter. It was Haier who told Eunuch Xia not to disturb the emperor when he saw the emperor reviewing the memorial. If you want to blame, you can blame Haier." The emperor went 'oh' He said to Eunuch Xia: "Since it was Haier's idea, I won't blame you. You can go to the imperial dining room and prepare some refreshments." Eunuch Xia responded and turned and left the imperial study.

I saw Eunuch Xia leave and said to the emperor: "I don't know why the emperor called Hai'er into the palace?" The emperor put the memorial on the table aside and left the dragon chair, motioning for me to talk in the side room.I followed the emperor into the side room, sat on a round stool and asked, "Isn't the emperor's uncle calling Hai'er here because of what he said last time?" I came to you for that. Rong Lie was sentenced to be beheaded by Qiu Hou because of many problems involved in Yu Hua's trial, and other family members were implicated by him and exiled into the army, and those who were dismissed were dismissed. Shan Hui is still a clean official, at most a little petty The question has been removed from the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and demoted to Dangzhi County of Cangqiong County. Kong Shi, the former right servant of the Ministry of Industry, has been appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has not yet decided on a candidate. Prime Minister You recommended Luo Ji, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry. And the Minister of the Household Department appointed Jiang Yu, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to be the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment. The two of them can be said to have their own strengths and share equally, and I can’t make a choice, so I asked you to share my worries.” I thought for a while and said: “Uncle Emperor, as it is now Judging from the current situation, Luo Ji is already the second prince's man, and Jiang Yu is the first prince's man. There is no doubt about it. Now it can be said that it is not a matter of choosing who will be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but who the emperor's uncle chooses to be the prince. The question is, if the uncle of the emperor chooses Luo Ji, it means that the crown prince must be the second prince, and if he chooses Jiang Yu, it means that the uncle of the emperor is optimistic about the eldest prince. In a word, they use the position of minister of punishment to guess who will be the crown prince. Canonized as prince."

The emperor pondered for a while and said: "Now I haven't decided who to confer as the crown prince. Ji'er is stable and benevolent but lacks the tact of a human being. Rui'er is clever and quick-witted but has a lot of selfishness. It's really hard for me to make a choice." I suppressed my smile and said : "Uncle Emperor, I just asked you to confer a crown prince, not to establish a new king. What are you thinking about so much. After establishing a crown prince, you can then abolish it. Is it too early to talk about this now?" The emperor laughed when he heard this: " That's right, I just set up a prince, thinking so much about what to do, it seems that I am old and can't turn my head around." I hurriedly persuaded: "How can the emperor be old, you still have to clean up for Jie'er. What about the obstacle. By the way, I heard from my father two days ago that the former monarch in the west died of illness, and the crown prince Liu Yuan ascended the throne and sent envoys to my court to invite the emperor's uncle to watch the ceremony. I don't know what your plan is, the emperor's uncle?" The emperor said: "I am too old to bear the fatigue of traveling and traveling, and I am planning to send a prince there. What, Hai'er, do you have any ideas?"

I said with some scruples: "If the Uncle Emperor trusts Haier, you might as well listen to Haier. Haier thinks that the Uncle Emperor can use Rong Lie's incident as an excuse to send the second prince and the concubine to go to the original court to congratulate the Uncle Emperor on behalf of the Uncle Emperor. On the other hand, you need to send more eldest princes to handle various affairs. It seems that you are cultivating him, and you don’t need to say anything to the outside world. Prime Minister You will definitely exchange news from the court with the second prince. Jealousy, because of the character of the second prince, Liu Yuan, who is scheming, will definitely notice the clues. In this way, the two may get closer, and they may even plan something together. Anyway, Yuan Chao has always had a heart for me Maliciousness, if the two can really discuss something, then we can take down Yuan Dynasty together, even if we can't take away Yuan Dynasty, it will hurt his vitality and remove a big obstacle for Xiaojie's future. The prince was originally benevolent. This battle for the throne must be the idea of ​​his mother, concubine and grandfather. After the strength of the second prince is cleared, he will find a way to abolish his crown prince and make him a prince. No one said anything. If things are not as I imagined, the second prince is not jealous, and Liu Yuan is not hostile to me, then even if they don't make you a prince now, they will not force you, Uncle Emperor, let's talk about it The battle usually lasts for a long time, and the people are living in poverty and complaining." The emperor clapped his hands and said: "Okay, Haier's idea is excellent, it can be said to kill three birds with one stone. In the future, even if I canonize Jieer as the prince or even give up the throne with him No one complained. I really want to thank you well, let me tell you, whatever reward Haier wants, I promise."

I got up and knelt down and said to the emperor: "Uncle Emperor Haier doesn't want anything, I just ask Uncle Emperor to agree to one thing." The emperor lifted me up and said, "Say it, Haier." Uncle, I want to find a reason to take Xiao Jiegong to let him know about the people's livelihood, economy and other matters in the Yun Dynasty, so that he can lay a foundation for him in the future. It also prevents people from discovering our plan and harming him." The emperor nodded. Said: "Well, Haier, you are very thoughtful. I am also worried about Jieer's safety recently. Although the two of them have not noticed Jieer now, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. It is hard to guarantee that they will treat Jieer when they know It’s hard for us to guard against the killer. But what kind of name should we use to bring Jie’er out of the palace.” I said, “Leave this to me. It’s not suitable for me to go out of the palace now, at least I’ll have to wait. The second prince can only use it after he is sent to the original court. Uncle Emperor, you don’t have to worry about everything being handled by Hai’er. It’s getting late, and I have to go to Xiaojie’s place to have a look, and I’ll take my leave first.” The emperor said: “Good Hai’er My son, go to Jieer's. I still have some memorials to read, and the only ones I can trust now are you and your father." I saluted the emperor, turned and walked out of the side room, leaving the imperial study and walking towards Fuze Palace.

I chatted casually with Situ Jie in Fuze Palace, and then I took Xu Lu who has been here all the time back to the mansion.Three days later, at the morning court, Eunuch Xia took out the imperial decree and recited in the hall: "By heaven, the emperor summoned and said: The second prince, Situ Rui, has made meritorious deeds in reporting Rong Lie, and he is specially named Prince Rui. He will bestow a pair of jade Ruyi and a hundred taels of gold. Prince Rui and Concubine Rui Yu Xin are envoys to the original court for me, and this is a gift." Situ Rui showed joy and knelt down to accept the order, and shouted: "Thank you for the reward, father, long live, long live father." The Prime Minister on the side Sun Lu could almost be described as elated, almost falling to the ground laughing.Situ Ji didn't think there was anything wrong, he just stood there blankly, but Yan Yin, a senior scholar in the cabinet, was almost blown away by Sun Lu's demeanor, and fell ill after Sanchao returned home. Riding a crane on a westward journey, he was ill all day long.

Half a month later, Situ Rui and Yu Xin went to Yuan Dynasty. The scenery along the way was endless, and Yan Yin was even more angry.However, on the third day after Situ Rui was sent to the Yuan Dynasty, Yan Fei's words from the returning home immediately restored Yan Yin, who had been in a trance all day, to full life after two days.What words are so miraculous and effective like a panacea?It turned out that in the early court of this day, the emperor ordered Jiang Yu to replace Rong Lie as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and made Situ Ji the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, and ordered him to go to the south to investigate the prevention of flood season.This is the first time that the prince of this dynasty holds an official position, and it is one of the things that the emperor is most concerned about. How can we not make Yan Yin excited.Sun Lu, the Prime Minister of the Right, knew about this and immediately sent his men to rush to Yuan Dynasty to pass the news to Situ Rui.

And I was worried about the reason for bringing Situ Jie to the palace, the safety after leaving the palace and a series of matters, and locked myself in the room all day.In the end, I really had no choice but to go to Situ Jing to discuss it, but I didn't tell him the whole story. Worry about me.I just told him that Situ Jie was bored in the palace all day, and I wanted to take him out to relax. By the way, I also found an opportunity to go out for a play. Situ Jing thought for a few days before he came up with an excellent idea for me, that is, let Situ Jie Tell the emperor that his mother and concubine Qin Lan suddenly reported a dream to him, saying that he missed his hometown and his parents who had passed away for many years, and wanted Situ Jie to bring Qin Lan's clothes back to his hometown and put them in front of Qin Lan's parents' grave. The clothes were burned so that Qin Lan could reunite with her parents in the underworld with her spirit in the sky.

Although it is far-fetched for a ten-year-old child to do this, but only blood relatives can reunite dead relatives in the underworld, so it is fooled.Anyway, the ministers at the top and bottom of the court are all focused on the candidate for the crown prince. Who would take care of a ten-year-old child? In this way, the matter will be completed smoothly.It's just that I can't clearly say that I took Situ Jie to the south, and finally discussed with the emperor, and sent Situ Jing to escort the seventh prince, Situ Jie, all the way, and I belonged to leisure and leisure. It's done.

(End of this chapter)