Chapter 154: The King
When Han Zhao came back, Fa Yi wanted to say goodbye and leave. One was Han Jian's mentor and the other was his Jiu Niang. The two had some emotional disagreements since they met, and Han Jian didn't know which side to help. Fortunately, there was no war between the two women, and they were very polite on the surface.
"Jian'er, you enter the palace earlier, your business is important." Han Zhao and Fa Yi said to Han Jian after seeing each other.
Han Jian sighed helplessly. He was not sure about the specific purpose of Han Zhao's return. However, the empress was summoned and was about to announce the great event of the two princes being awarded titles. As the Eastern King, he was indeed unreasonable to stay with Fayi to have a meal.
"Jiu Niang, I will enter the palace with my husband. There are many responses on the way." Han Jian said.
Before Han Zhaoshi could make a statement, Fa Yi said: "If you have something to do, you must say goodbye first."
After saying that, he didn't even give Han Jian the opportunity to keep him, so he left. Han Jian wanted to chase him, but Fa Yi had quickly disappeared into the night.
Han Jianxin said that Jiu Niang came in a bad time, and she "forced" the Fa away. He originally proposed to enter the palace together, but Fa did not refuse.
He didn't understand. When Fa Yi first came to Jiangdu to teach him his studies, she got along well with Han Jian's concubines. But later, the concubines never mentioned the Dharma in front of Han Jian, as if they were forgetting the Dharma in a lifetime.
Han Jian set foot on the way to the palace with a little loss.
Outside the Yingtian Gate, the main gate of the palace, many ministers are waiting for the summons. This time the queen summoned not only the princes, but also the ministers in Luoyang. Han Jian thought that the announcement would not be simple this time. It is very likely that while granting titles to the two princes, he would announce the candidate for the crown prince at the same time.
Han Jianxing was the Eastern King and went directly to the palace to receive the order without waiting at the palace gate. When he entered the palace and walked not far, he saw the figure of Yanning Prince. At this time, Yanning Prince was talking to Prince Anping. Seeing Han Jian coming, Yanning Prince snorted coldly, while Prince Anping Yang Xiuxiu treated him very politely.
"You two are also summoned to the palace by Your Majesty?" Han Jian asked with a smile.
The Prince of Yanning shook his sleeves and looked very ungraceful. However, Han Jian also knew that the other party was annoyed about the burning of the Prince's Mansion. Although Yang Xiuxiu had heard about the earlier fire and heard rumors outside that the fire might have been released by the King of Dong, she did not believe that the dignified King of Dong would do something to kill and set fire.
Yang Xiuxiu said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty summoned us to come, just to announce the appointment of the two princes to be king. But for some reason, this matter should be chosen at night. I wonder if the East King knows the details?"
Han Jianxin said that the matter of being the king must be announced during the day? When will it be announced differently? The queen is so anxious to announce it. Of course, there is her reason, so why should outsiders worry about it?
He thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say that. Han Jian smiled and said, "It's probably only if you ask Your Majesty."
Yang Xiuxiu glared at Han Jian, probably because she felt that Han Jian knew it but didn't say anything, and deliberately concealed something.
As the two were talking, a group of ministers came in together. Han Jian recognized several of them as officials of the Ministry of Rites.
"Princess, why should we take a few steps quickly?" Han Jian suddenly said to Yang Xiuxiu.
"Hmm?" Yang Xiuxiu looked puzzled.
Han Jian pointed to the minister who came from afar and said, "If there are so many people, it is better to pretend not to see them if they want to greet each other. I am afraid that your Majesty will blame you if you go too late."
As he said that, Han Jian had already accelerated his pace towards Ye'an Pavilion. Yang Xiuxiu frowned, thinking that the East King's eyes were above the top. He disdained to say hello to the ministers, so he urged her to take a few steps quickly.
"So, King Dong would give me face and stop and say a few words?" Yang Xiuxiu was a little angry and thought to herself, "Who is this? She is not big, but she is so wise."
After all, Yang Xiuxiu is six or seven years older than Han Jian. When Han Jian is an unintentional child, she is also a relationship between her family and her family. She always disciplines her brother and sister in the same way as a sister, and Han Jian is not a few years older than her brother and sister, so she is somewhat prejudiced against Han Jian.
When Han Jian arrived in front of Ye'an Pavilion, he realized that there were ministers who had already arrived at Ye'an Pavilion first. This time the empress wanted to announce the title of Yang Yu and Yang Xi, but she did not announce the news in the main hall. As well as meeting with the ministers, she was also summoned the right place so privately in Ye'an Pavilion. When Han Jian asked the eunuch in front of Ye'an Pavilion, he knew that there were already several ministers inside, several important ministers in the court. A four-time assistant minister was all inside, and the chief minister Gu Weipan of the upper office was also among them. In addition, there was also the prime minister of the Wei Dynasty who only heard of his name but did not know which person was. He led the secretary and the minister of the secretary and the secretary and the secretary and the secretary, and the grand tutor Shang Shaoming was inside.
"What are you talking about inside?" Han Jian asked the eunuch Lu Shaokun on the side.
Lu Shaokun smiled and said, "Your Highness the King of the East wants to know, why not go in and listen? Your Majesty said that when the King of the East and Princess Anping come, you can enter directly without having to pass on it."
Han Jian smiled and said, "How is this good? I'd better ask Eunuch Lu to go in and spread it all over the place, so as not to say that the ministers inside said that I don't understand the rules."
Yang Xiuxiu gave Han Jian a blank look, as if she was blaming him for saying "we", and insisted on pulling the two of them together and saying that.
Lu Shaokun nodded and hurried into Ye'an Pavilion to communicate. Soon after, Lu Shaokun came out and said to Han Jian and Yang Xiuxiu: "Two, go in quickly, don't let Your Majesty wait for a long time."
Han Jian and Yang Xiuxiu first greeted Lu Shaokun, and then entered Ye'an Pavilion one by one. At this time, the lights in Ye'an Pavilion were brightly lit, and more than a dozen ministers set up several rows. The Prince of Yanning, who was on par with Han Jian and had a title, stood aside, indicating the difference between him and those ministers.
"Princess Anping, where should we... stand?" After entering Ye'an Pavilion, Han Jian asked Yang Xiuxiu in a low voice with a smile.
Yang Xiuxiu didn't speak and stood directly beside the Prince of Yanning. Han Jian was disappointed. He did not stand beside the Prince of Yanning, but stood directly behind the ministers. This made the ministers uncomfortable, but instead moved away from the position, allowing Han Jian to face the queen directly.
"King Dong, come to the front to talk." The queen looked up and saw the scene and said.
Han Jian bowed and then walked to the ministers. This was the rule in the court, and the officials stood forward. If Han Jian deliberately stood behind, he was a little embarrassed with the ministers, the ministers would move aside first, that is, to let the queen see Han Jian and summon him to the front.
"Please your Majesty." Han Jian said with a tribute.
The queen nodded and did not respond. Instead, she said to several ministers: "Do you still have any objections to this matter?"
Han Jian looked at the ministers and saw that Gu Weipan was only standing behind one person. In other words, he, the chief minister of the court, was the "second-in-command" of the ministers in the court, and was the first assistant minister. There was only one person in front of him. Han Jian had visited the main hall and met several ministers, but he had never seen this minister standing in the head.
Shang Shaoming, a veteran of the three dynasties, served as prime minister for more than six years. He was the third prime minister after the empress ascended the throne. Now Shang Shaoming is almost sixty years old and cannot be called old and vigorous. It feels like a dizzy old man stands there, thin and thin, as if a bamboo pole is covered with a layer of skin, like a scarecrow. Han Jianxin said that since he is thin, he will be a smaller court wardrobe. Why do he wear it like a zombie? If he sees such a person when the night is dull, he must think he is a ghost.
At this time, Shao Ming was holding an edict in his hand, trembling and opening it. He read it again before replying on behalf of the ministers: "Your Majesty... No objection."
Hearing his tone, he seemed to be saying, "Your Majesty, you do this without meaning." Han Jian thought, probably Shang Shaoming knew that he was not speaking properly, so he said so "refined".
Han Jian glanced at Gu Weipan again and thought to himself that Shang Shaoming might be burping at any time. Wouldn't Old Man Gu be a regular face?
It is not a good thing for him to be the prime minister. This will only make Gu Weipan more arrogant and may prevent him from further pursuing Gu Xiner. But if he really marry Gu Xiner, it might be a good thing. In the future, the father-in-law will be the prime minister, so he will have more care in the court. Although Han Jian knew that even if there was a day, Gu Weipan would be good if he didn't pull him back, he would not mention "care".
When the queen heard what Shang Shaoming said, she said, "Since that's the case, this matter will be decided. After the sacrifice to the Taimiao, she will declare the emperor to the world."
Although the Wei Dynasty was harmonious, when facing such a big event, the ministers still had to kneel down and salute together to express their "My emperor's wiseness." Han Jian sighed, what is this? He came late and had no human rights, and he didn't even know what the edict was about. Although there was no doubt that the two princes were granted the title of king, was the matter of the crown prince determined or not?
"Dongwang, do you still have any doubts?" the queen suddenly asked.
"Ah? No..." Han Jian looked around and saw that except for him, he was kneeling on the ground. Even Yang Xiuxiu, who came in with him, was also unaware of the content of the edict, followed the crowd, but he was still standing on the spot.
"Your Majesty is wise." Han Jian added, and wanted to kneel down, but the queen signaled that he did not need to kneel. At this time, the other ministers had already begun to get up.
The queen seemed to have grasped Han Jian's psychology and knew the questions in his heart. She said in public: "In this way, the two princes are granted the princes, the third prince Yu is King Ji, the sixth prince Xi is King Kang, and the first-rank prince's title is the title of the first-rank prince. As for the matter of the prince, we will discuss it as appropriate."
Only then did Han Jian realize that the empress only announced to the two princes to be crowned kings tonight, and did not mention the candidate for the crown prince. But the empress seemed to know what everyone was thinking, and finally added, saying that the prince’s affairs would be discussed as appropriate. How much is this “decision”?
Because there are too many people who have to listen to the Queen's announcement of this matter this time, Han Jian only knew about this matter as the first group of ministers and had no time to summon the Queen alone. After the Queen announced the matter, the first group of ministers could go out and change the second group of ministers to come in and announce it again. However, the subsequent announcement was already pure, and the Queen would no longer ask for opinions.
When Han Jian came out, the night was already deep, and the queen did not have any special instructions. He didn't know whether to leave the palace and return home, or wait here to wait for the end of the matter before talking to the queen.
"Brother Han, Brother Han..."
Chapter completed!