Walking through the long corridor, we came to the steps of the main hall. There was thick smoke here. People took a look. Well, there were thirty large oil pans placed horizontally under the steps, each of which was four feet long.
, wide and deep, was placed on a shelf, with firewood piled underneath. The fire was now strong, and the oil in the pot was boiling, bubbling and bubbling.
After Liang Xing and others looked at it, their hearts trembled. What did Tang Yin mean by putting so many oil pans here? What on earth did he want to do? People were anxious, trying to calm down, and walked up the steps slowly.
Before they could come up, someone walked out of the main hall door. This man was wearing a black official uniform with red stripes, a black brocade belt around his waist, and a black crown on his head. He looked to be only in his twenties, with a pale complexion.
Ruyu, with deep features, handsome appearance, and a natural smile. He stood on the top of the steps with a smile, looked down at Liang Xing and others who were coming up, and said with cupped hands: "Good morning, gentlemen!"
The ministers raised their eyes and saw that the person they saw was none other than Tang Yin.
No matter how disgusted and afraid they were of Tang Yin in their hearts, the etiquette on the surface still had to be passable. The ministers returned the courtesy and said with a forced smile: "Good morning, Mr. Tang!"
Liang Xingwei was not as polite as them. He strode up the steps and came to Tang Yin. He said with a cold face: "Master Tang, you suddenly mobilized so many troops to enter the palace and put up such a large formation. How can you do it?"
What’s the purpose?”
Tang Yin shrugged with a smile and said: "Today is a big day for our Feng Kingdom to elect a monarch. The purpose of sending soldiers into the palace is to make the coronation ceremony more grand!"
When he said this, Liang Xing could not refute anything. He snorted coldly and said in a different direction: "I hope so! The truth has to remind Mr. Tang that there are hundreds of thousands of people watching outside the palace.
If something happens in the palace, it will definitely spread and the whole world will know about it."
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up and laughed. He first looked at Liang Xing, and then quietly said to the other civil and military ministers, "Don't worry about this, Prime Minister Liang. I have sealed the palace tightly, even if the palace is closed."
If the commotion is turned upside down, no one outside the palace will know about it. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be publicized!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Liang Xing and the ministers around him changed, and their heartbeats jumped out of their throats. Liang Xing swallowed, pretended to be calm, turned back to look at the square below, and changed the topic,
Then he asked: "What is the purpose of those oil pans that Mr. Tang placed below?"
Tang Yin said with a smile: "There are many sycophants and thieves in my court who have evil intentions, and those oil pans below are prepared for them." As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked into the hall, and at the same time continued: "If
Let me find out who the sycophant is, haha, you all have seen it, and I will throw him into the frying pan!"
He said it in an understatement, but the ministers behind him were sweating coldly. Some timid ministers' legs were so weak that they almost collapsed to the ground on the spot. Throwing people into a frying pan? This was unprecedented and unheard of. Tang Yin dared
Doing such a thing? The ministers didn't know whether what Tang Yin said was true or false, but they didn't know what to do.
Having walked into the center of the hall, he saw that the ministers were still standing outside the hall. Tang Yin squinted his eyes, grinned, and said with a smile: "My lords, if you don't come to the court for discussion, why are you standing outside?"
Everyone woke up from a dream and looked at each other. Finally, their eyes fell on Liang Xing. Liang Xing was their leader and their backbone. At the critical moment, it depended on Liang Xing's decision. Liang Xing knew that the ministers were waiting quietly.
As for his own actions, he looked up at Tang Yin, who had a kind and friendly face, gritted his teeth secretly, shook his body, and walked into the hall.
When Liang Xing entered the palace, the ministers no longer hesitated and followed him one after another.
Now that Wu Yu is ill at home and Ziyang Haochun is imprisoned in Tianlao, the only person qualified to preside over the overall situation at the court meeting is Liang Xing. As usual, Liang Xing first took out the memorials sent to Yancheng from various places and discussed them with the ministers.
They discussed one by one. Soon, the discussion came to an end. Liang Xing picked up the last memorial and said: "It rained heavily for three consecutive days in Zhonglin County, Lingdong County. More than 100,000 people were affected. The county leader Wu
Your Excellency has requested two hundred thousand taels from the imperial court for disaster relief. Sirs, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty also heard that Zhonglin County suffered a flood and more than 100,000 people were displaced. Therefore, Mr. Wu's request for funds should be approved."
"However, our Dafeng treasury is currently empty. Two hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount!" Liu Huan, the imperial censor in charge of finance, frowned and shook his head. At the same time, his eyes drifted to the person standing at the end of the hundred officials intentionally or unintentionally.
There are many reasons for the emptiness of the Tang Yin Feng State's treasury. On the one hand, the years of wars, and Zhong Tian's rebellion caused all the money in the treasury to be lost. After Zhong Tian was destroyed, the treasury's money had just been reduced.
After accumulating some, the Tianyuan Army began to expand its army on a large scale. Of course, Tang Yin would not pay for the expansion himself, and he could not afford it. It all came from the national treasury, so there is currently no money in the Feng Kingdom's treasury.
Liang Xing frowned and said: "The silver taels for disaster relief are related to the lives of more than 100,000 people. Isn't it possible that the national treasury can't even get out a mere two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"Yes, yes, but..." But it was already booked by Tang Yin. Liu Huan paused, not daring to finish his sentence.
At this time, Tang Yin, who seemed to be fine, finally raised his head and said calmly: "The money from the national treasury will naturally be used in key places. As for the request for funds from Lingdong County, you can let the head of the county think about it by himself."
The solution is, as far as I know, Lingdong County is a wealthy county in my country. There are many large businessmen in the county. We can collect disaster relief funds from them!"
Tang Yin not only controls the military power, but also controls the treasury. It is really unreasonable! Liang Xing's teeth were itching with hatred, but he did not want to break up with Tang Yin because of such a trivial matter. He suppressed his anger and said calmly: "What Mr. Tang said is polite.
Then... let’s handle this matter according to Mr. Tang’s wishes!”
"Yes!" Liang Xing had already spoken, and all the ministers had no objections and all agreed.
After all the normal court discussions have been completed, the next step is to elect the new monarch of Feng Kingdom. This really involves the vital interests of everyone present, and people's nerves are also tense.
"Lord Tang!" Zhang Xin, the governor of the Su family, raised his hand to Tang Yin Gong and said, "According to the agreement, today should be the day to elect my Lord Dafeng. I wonder what Lord Tang wants?"
Finally, we got to the point. Tang Yin smiled slightly and said, "Since it was the agreement I made with Prime Minister Liang, of course I have no objection. Let's choose!" After a pause, he suppressed his smile, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly to the main hall.
In the center, he looked around at the ministers and said quietly: "As the head of a county, I fought against the traitor Zhong Tian and the 400,000 troops of Ning State alone with the power of a county. I have made great contributions to Dafeng and an unparalleled honor. I think
There should be no objection to me being the new monarch of Gale, right?"
Unexpectedly, Tang Yin was so straightforward and expressed his intention to become the Wind King. This was quite beyond the expectations of the ministers and made everyone unable to react.
Liang Xing was so angry that he was about to speak, but he wisely closed his mouth, turned his eyes, and looked at "Taicang" Peng Cheng.
Of course Peng Cheng understood what Liang Xing meant, and his heart suddenly moved. He was framed by Wu Yu and was captured. Thanks to Liang Xing for rescuing him, he had been thinking about how to repay Liang Xing, and now the opportunity finally came.
He deliberately cleared his throat and said, "Master Tang, are you speaking too harshly?!"
After hearing this, Tang Yin turned to look at Peng Cheng and asked with a smile: "How do you say this, Lord Peng?"
Peng Cheng said: "Master Tang has indeed made great contributions by annihilating the national traitors and slaying the Ning army, but these achievements are not all yours, Master Tang, right?! If Prime Minister Liang hadn't given up the Liang family's regiment to Master Tang,
, Master Tang’s army will not expand so quickly, right? If there is no Liang Xiang in charge of the capital to ensure that Master Tang has no worries, I think Master Tang’s battle with Zhong Tian and Ning’s army will not be so smooth, right? Master Tang’s contribution
It’s all on the surface, but Prime Minister Liang’s contribution is invisible but real. In terms of meritorious service for Dafeng, Prime Minister Liang is not inferior to you, Mr. Tang!”
Peng Cheng spoke eloquently and shook his head. While belittling Tang Yin, he also praised Liang Xing to a point of ecstasy.
Tang Yin looked at Peng Cheng with strange eyes and smiled without saying a word.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, he thought he had been silenced by himself. Peng Cheng was even more elated. He stepped up to Tang Yin, raised his head and said, "What? Mr. Tang has nothing to say this time."
Yes? Then let me express my attitude first. I support Prime Minister Liang as the new monarch of Dafeng. Only Prime Minister Liang can serve as the king of wind, so that our country of Dafeng can be rich and strong, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and it can last forever for thousands of generations..."
Before he could finish his words, Tang Yin suddenly waved his arm with a smile, and there was a crisp sound in his ear, and Tang Yin's palm slapped Peng Cheng firmly on the face.
This slap was so violent that it made Peng Cheng spin around in a circle, and then he couldn't stand anymore and sat down on the ground. He only felt that half of his head was numb and he couldn't feel anything. The stars were shining in front of his eyes.
Everything is spinning.
No one expected that Tang Yin would dare to attack the minister in public in the court hall, and there was a sound of inhalation in the hall.
Before others could ask questions, Tang Yin pointed at Peng Cheng's nose, sneered and said in a ferocious voice: "I just said that there are sycophants and thieves in the imperial court, and I think you, Mr. Peng, are one of them. For your own selfish interests, you do not discriminate.
They are all black and white, and they are full of nonsense. How can such a villain be worthy of being my minister of the strong wind? How can he be worthy of standing in the court? Come on!"
As soon as Tang Yin finished speaking, four black-armored guards carrying swords approached from outside the palace door. After the four approached, they knelt on one knee and intervened: "What are your orders, sir?"
"Drag this thief out and throw him into the oil pan to show the wind!" Tang Yin looked down at Peng Cheng who was sitting on the ground and said coldly with no expression on his face.