Emperor Qianxi was shocked and froze for half a breath. His mind was suddenly a little confused and he couldn't believe that these words came from Wang Yangyu's mouth.
Who could have imagined that Wang Yangyu, the dignified left prime minister of the Qian Dynasty, would actually agree with Li Chengyou's proposal. Even though he was talking about it from the perspective of Emperor Qianxi, it still made the ministers behind him dumbfounded.
Li Chengyou, on the other hand, had a calm expression on his face, as if he had already foreseen the current outcome, which made Lin Qiwen grit his teeth.
Emperor Qianxi had doubts and couldn't help but ask, "What does Mr. Zuo Xiang mean?"
Wang Yangyu paused and then explained, "Your Majesty, Ling Yun's crime was determined by Your Majesty, but until today, Your Majesty has not announced it. If Ling Yun was really guilty of a serious crime, how could Your Majesty keep him alive today? In this way, I feel Mr. Li's suggestion is not serious. Rather than letting Ling Yun make mistakes in the capital, it is better to let him go out for training, and it will not be in vain for His Majesty's grace during the palace examination."
After hearing this explanation, Emperor Qianxi lowered his head and remained silent, as if he was deep in thought.
Emperor Qianxi did not speak, and no one among the officials below dared to stand up and refute Wang Yangyu's words. Just like that, the Jinluan Palace was silent once again.
On the surface it was completely silent, but actually it was more silent than sound.
Take the ministers and officials as an example. Ever since they heard Wang Yangyu's words, they had mixed feelings in their hearts, and they couldn't guess what their left prime minister's intentions were.
He thought that even if Emperor Qianxi put pressure on him and asked him to go to Nanyi Prefecture alone, even so, he could not really recognize Li Chengyou's recommendation and use the guilty Ling Yun to prevaricate the matter.
What is this thing called?
If Ling Yun is really allowed to go to Nanyi Prefecture to be the magistrate, wouldn't it prove that even though Ling Yun made a mistake, he was still promoted to an official position in the end? How can they swallow this sigh of relief?
Of course, although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to come out to object, because Wang Yangyu did not want Li Chengyou to be so easy to bully. Wang Yangyu was really annoyed, and he directly recommended the people who came out to oppose him, which was to use stones to hit himself. feet.
So much so that even though they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to speak out against it and could only stare and worry.
Emperor Qianxi raised his head again and deliberately turned his head away from Wang Yangyu. Instead, he looked at He Yushan on the right and said in a dull tone, "What do you think, Lord Right Prime Minister?"
Hearing Emperor Qianxi's roll call, He Yushan's narrowed eyes instantly opened, he shrugged slightly, and said without thinking, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, I think what Mr. Zuo Xiang said is reasonable. It's just that Ling Yun invented it. The fan incident is enough to show that this person has some wisdom. Furthermore, he later handed over most of the income from the fan to the national treasury, which shows that this person is loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and takes care of the emperor's worries. Therefore, Wei Chen thought that maybe he could go to Nanyi Prefecture to train for a few years. , is also a good thing.”
"coax…"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Unexpectedly, the two prime ministers agreed to Li Chengyou's proposal, which made other people in the Jinluan Palace panic. At the same time, they were secretly frightened and could not guess the intentions of the two prime ministers.
Gao Anxiang was even more panicked, because he was the first person to jump out and object, so after hearing He Yushan approve Li Chengyou's proposal, Emperor Qianxi gave him an interesting look. Make the former panic.
Emperor Qianxi smiled evilly, looked down, and said in a nonchalant manner, "What do the other beauties think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up from below and saluted, "Your Majesty, I think what the two prime ministers said is reasonable and well-founded, so I also agree with Lord Li's proposal."
Emperor Qianxi was slightly surprised and said, "Oh? Academician Wang thinks so too?"
It turned out that the person who came out to speak was none other than Wang Chengyun, a scholar of Hanlin University.
After Wang Chengyun finished speaking, some people changed their minds one after another and agreed with Li Chengyou's recommendation. In just half a cup of tea, more than half of the people in the court came forward to second their opinions. Even those who had just objected, many changed their minds.
This reversal caught Gao Anxiang off guard, and he couldn't help but feel flustered as more and more people came out to support the proposal.
In the end, Emperor Qianxi did not nod to agree or shake his head to refuse, leaving a space for people to imagine, and then his eyes signaled Xiao Lizi to announce his withdrawal from the court.
Emperor Qianxi withdrew from the court and sat on the dragon chair in the royal study. He pondered for a long time and still didn't understand why the prime ministers on both sides agreed to Li Chengyou's proposal.
This move was too abnormal, so he announced his resignation just now without making a decision on the spot, just to understand the details.
The most critical issue at this time is not to understand what Li Chengyou promised to the two prime ministers, but Ling Yun's choice.
"Xiao Lizi, get ready, I'm going to the prison."
"The slave has an order!"
Therefore, Emperor Qianxi came to Tianlao again.
When Ling Yun saw the visitor, he was naturally excited. He hurriedly knelt down and bowed to the visitor and shouted long live.
Although it seemed unusually well-behaved on the surface, Ling Yun didn't think so in his heart. If Emperor Qianxi didn't have the power to kill him, why would he do this!
After Ling Yun finished his salute, Emperor Qianxi looked at him and said directly without mincing words, "I will give you one more choice. Are you willing to be my consort?"
Ling Yun paused for a moment, shook his head, and said neither arrogant nor humble, "Your Majesty, no matter what time, I still give the same answer."
Emperor Qianxi said coldly, "Are you sure? I tell you, if you regret it now, I will forget the blame and immediately arrange for someone to send you out. If not, I will exile you to the smoky land of Nanyi Prefecture and leave you alone. It will fend for itself."
As he spoke, Emperor Qianxi stared with bright eyes, lowered his voice and said coldly, "Ling Yun, I will give you one last chance to choose, be a consort, or be exiled to Nanyi Province, choose one of the two, you can see for yourself Let’s do it.”
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, and took a cautious glance at Emperor Qianxi. The last time he was allowed to die alone in a prison, why did he become exiled to Nanyi Province today?
Ling Yun was very surprised by the option of being exiled to Nanyi Prefecture, and secretly thought, could Nanyi Nanyi be the southernmost part of Daqian, the barbarian land in ancient times, and the boundary between Guangdong and Guangxi in later generations?
If it was what he thought in his heart, then he felt there was nothing wrong with it. Anyway, rather than being controlled by others in the capital, it would be better to be relegated to a remote place, be a small county magistrate, and be happy and free.
As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Without restraints, that is true freedom.
But when he heard the word "exile", Ling Yun's whole body felt bad and he seemed a little depressed.
If Emperor Qianxi offered him a job as the county magistrate of Nanyi Prefecture, he would immediately nod his head and agree without saying a word. But if he was exiled to Nanyi Prefecture to work as a coolie, then he might as well stay in this prison.
Although he is extremely unwilling to stay here, compared to being exiled to Nanyi to work as a coolie and staying in a prison, he at least has a chance to get out. If he is exiled to Nanyi Prefecture and wants to come back, he doesn't know how long it will take.
If he had an official status, it would be fine, at least his life would be safe. If he was exiled to Nanyi and was stripped of his official status, if he accidentally encountered a robber on the road and the officers and soldiers escorting him accidentally abandoned him and fled, then he would be in misfortune. Already.
After much thought, Ling Yun decided to test Emperor Qianxi's tone first to see if Emperor Qianxi wanted to demote him to be a county magistrate or banish him in the true sense.
According to his guess, Emperor Qianxi would not be so cruel and demoted him to a commoner. After all, he was also a top scholar, and he was the only top three scholar in the Qian Dynasty.
In any case, this was an opportunity and his hope to go out, and he didn't want to just waste it.
"Your Majesty, if Wei Chen chooses to go to Nanyi Prefecture, can Your Majesty give Wei Chen the status of a county magistrate?"