I'm dressed as the villain of the novel

Chapter 45

Almost at the same time, almost all the high-ranking officials of Daqin in Beijing also received an urgent summons from the emperor.

Of course, Cui's party including Cui Cen and Cui Luan were also included.

As for the reason for the summoning, most people already understood, and the people from the palace had no intention of hiding it.

"The front line was defeated, the emperor was furious, and urgently invited all the adults into the palace to discuss matters."

The reason is good-sounding, but the point is, this kind of thing never happened.

The front line was defeated, and the rebels' arrogance was on the rise. This is indeed a major event, but it has nothing to do with you, a puppet emperor.

Shouldn't it be the prime minister's job to rush to discuss matters in the middle of the night?
Although the emperor came to court recently, the fact that he is still a puppet has not changed in the eyes of the officials in the court.

Especially in the eyes of Cui's party, there has never been a great emperor of Qin.

It's just a yellow-mouthed child.

For a while, civil and military officials reacted differently, some were surprised, some were stunned, and some were disdainful.

Cui Cen's first reaction when he received the summons was to laugh.

But after laughing, Cui Cen frowned.

Cui Cen was able to become the head of the dynasty and have power over the world, not only because he is a contemporary leader of the Cui family, he is also well versed in political tactics.

Almost instantly, he realized that the emperor's move seemed reckless and careless.

But after tasting it carefully, one can immediately feel the mystery of antelope hanging horns in it.

"Eunuch, please report back to Your Majesty, the old man will arrive later."

At the same time, in another house of the Cui family, Cui Luan also received a summons, a gleam of light flickered in his usually calm eyes, but he immediately returned to a dull and rigid demeanor.

He was neither arrogant nor overbearing, nor particularly respectful and ingratiating.

As if nothing will ever change.

Cui Wenhao on the side didn't wait for his father's orders, so he stepped forward and extended his hand to the summoned eunuch as a gesture of invitation, "Elder-in-law, thank you for your hard work."

As he spoke, he quietly stuffed several pieces of gold leaf into the opponent's hand.

The eunuch who passed the decree was taken aback for a moment, and then hurriedly declined in panic, "Don't dare, dare not, this is just a matter of our family's duty, and I don't dare to be a servant."

Cui Wenhao smiled lightly, and put the gold leaf into the visitor's hand again, "Elder-in-law, you don't need to see outsiders, it's just a rule.

Shemei is now fortunately called by the emperor to enter the palace to serve the emperor, but she is young after all, if there is something reckless, if her father-in-law is convenient, she will be more considerate. "

The eunuch was startled again when he heard the words, and then he realized that the other party was casting a net.

Only then calmly withdrew the hand holding the gold leaf, and said rather flattered: "Your Majesty, you are welcome, Cui Guiren has won His Majesty's favor now, if a slave like our family is lucky enough to serve the nobleman , that is our family's blessing, how dare we have Lord Lao Taifu give orders."

Cui Wenhao saw that he had already accepted the gold leaf, so he didn't say any more, just said thank you, and made a gesture to send two steps forward, the eunuch hurriedly asked him to stay.

Naturally, Cui Wenhao would not insist, he just ordered the steward of the mansion to send the other party out, then he turned around and returned to the inner courtyard again.

Seeing that Cui Luan had already changed into the court uniform, he couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Father, you...do you really want to obey the imperial edict?"

Cui Luan glanced at him lightly, "Why don't you obey the emperor's edict?"

"Edict of the Son of Heaven..."

Cui Wenhao laughed when he heard the words, and secretly slandered in his heart... an emperor's edict that can't even get out of the Forbidden City?
However, he didn't dare to say this in front of Cui Luan, lest he be reprimanded for no reason, but he still couldn't help curling his lips and said: "Father, it is true to say so, but if no one will go when the time comes, why don't we go?" Isn't it a joke?"

"As a courtier, what's so ridiculous about being banned by imperial edict?"

Cui Luan's voice was as calm as ever, but his tone was meaningful: "How do you know that no one will go?"

After speaking, he glanced at Cui Wenhao again, with no expression on his face, but there was a slight hint of disappointment in his eyes, "Don't you understand what righteousness is?"

"Righteousness?"

Cui Wenhao was startled when he heard the words, a little puzzled.

But Cui Luan refused to say any more, and just ordered lightly: "You don't want to change your clothes yet."

After all, he ignored him and just waved his hand at the steward next to him. The latter understood, and hurried out to order his servants to prepare sedan chairs for the old master and the young master.

Although Cui Wenhao still didn't understand what Cui Luan meant by righteousness, if righteousness was useful, could the Cui family still have power?

If someone cares about righteousness, can the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty sit back and watch the emperor become a puppet whose government orders cannot come out of the forbidden?

But he didn't dare to disobey his father's order, so he reluctantly went to the inner house to change the court clothes.

He and Cui Luan took a sedan chair all the way to the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City at night does not look as grand as it does during the day.

However, under the shroud of the faint and clear moonlight, it inexplicably added a majestic majesty.

Like an ancient giant beast that has not moved for thousands of years, it gives people an invisible psychological pressure.

Even though Cui Wenhao had lost the slightest awe of the royal family long ago, passing through the huge palace gate and the long corridor still made him inexplicably depressed.

Cui Wenhao couldn't help frowning slightly, and snorted softly, but even he himself couldn't tell what kind of mentality he was in.

envy?conflict?
Or both.

When the father and son arrived at the entrance of the Forbidden Palace, there were already Huangmen officials waiting here.

And what Cui Wenhao didn't expect was that he actually met his uncle Cui Cen and his two cousins ​​here.

In addition, there were unexpectedly many civil and military courtiers he was familiar with.

Not only his Cui clan, but also the other military clan headed by Nancang, as well as Xungui and Qingliu, almost all of them that he can call names are there.

Cui Wenhao couldn't help being surprised.

He didn't expect to be hit by his father's words, and the emperor ordered all these people to arrive.

When did the puppet emperor actually have such appeal?
Just when he was wondering, the characteristic sharp and flattering voice of the Huangmen official sounded.

"My lords, Your Majesty has an order. This is a temporary call, not an early court, so I ordered our family to come and lead all the lords to the Palace of Qinzheng to discuss matters."

This is what it should be, and everyone naturally has no objection when they hear it.

Cui Cen is the prime minister, the head of all officials, so he naturally represented everyone with a slight forehead.

"It's work."

It's not arrogant, nor is it approachable.

With his status, he no longer bothered to show any attitude in front of a eunuch.

Even if the eunuch belongs to the emperor.

He just made a gesture of invitation to Nan Cang, "Master Taiwei, please."

"Please, Prime Minister Cui!"

Nan Cang smiled and raised his hand to respond, but he looked at Cui Cen with a smile that was not a smile.

It seemed that he wanted to see how much aggrieved or ashamed Cui Cen felt at this moment.

He secretly said in his heart: "I didn't expect the little emperor to react so sharply. This move is brilliant, but it should be that Mr. Liu's idea..."

(End of this chapter)