Tang Yin led only a thousand guards and marched straight to Ba Pass. During this period, he passed by Yancheng, but Tang Yin did not have time to return and was delayed. He did not even stop, crossed Yancheng and went directly south.
When he was about to enter the boundary of Wancheng, suddenly a scout came from behind to report that Shangguan Yuanji, Zhang Zhe, Zongyuan and other ministers had chased him out of Yancheng and were rushing towards Tang Yin.
After hearing the news, Tang Yin was stunned, wondering what Yuan Ji, Zhang Zhe and the others were chasing after him. He looked suspiciously at Qiu Zhen beside him, who shrugged and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if Wei Chen guessed it correctly,
They are here to stop the king from welcoming the Holy Emperor!"
After hearing this, Tang Yin was startled for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, secretly saying that Qiu Zhen's guess was reasonable.
He knew what he was doing and passed on the order. The whole army temporarily stopped advancing and rested in place.
If the emperor who is being hunted is brought into the Feng Kingdom, he will definitely encounter strong opposition from the ministers. Tang Yin is somewhat prepared for this. Tang Yin cannot escape these objections and can only face them head-on. He wants to
There is a way to convince everyone, otherwise, it is likely to lead to alienation between the monarch and his ministers, and numerous conflicts, laying the groundwork for countless hidden dangers in the future.
Not long after, they saw the dust flying behind them, the sound of horse hooves roaring, and a large horse team approaching. The number of people was roughly five thousand, and there were more than ten carriages in the horse team, waiting for the horse team.
When they arrived in front of Tang Yin's team, they stopped quickly and the knights dismounted one after another. At the same time, the ministers sitting in the carriage also got out together.
Tang Yin looked up and saw that almost all the core ministers of the court had arrived. Among them were the Right Chancellor Shangguan Yuanji, the imperial censor Zhang Zhe, the Shaofu Zongyuan, the chief minister Kong Jianglu, the chief minister Kou Wangzuo, and the great scholar Zhang Han.
Zhi Su Nei Shi, Zhang Xin, etc. After watching it, Tang Yin secretly laughed in his heart, what a big scene!
The ministers headed by Shangguan Yuanji quickly walked up to Tang Yin, knelt down and saluted, and said in unison: "I will pay my respects to the king!"
Tang Yin stood there with his hands behind his back, looking around at the ministers, smiling bitterly in his heart. Looking at the posture of everyone, he didn't think they were here to pay homage to him, but more like they were coming to the palace. It was not unreasonable for him to think so. If it was just to pay homage, why would he bring anyone with him?
Five thousand cavalry?
He waved his hands calmly and said: "Everyone, please get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone responded in unison and stood up one after another. Shangguan Yuanji bowed his hands to Tang Yin and took the lead in asking, "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"
Tang Yin waved his hands to the left and right, dismissing the surrounding guards, then squinted his eyes at Shangguan Yuanji and other ministers, and said with a smile: "Don't you know where I'm going? Okay, don't beat around the bush, what's the matter?
Please tell me what you want to say!"
"Your Majesty, are you going to meet your Holy Majesty?" Shangguan Yuanji asked directly with his heart set.
"That's right." Tang Yin answered simply.
All the ministers looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, you must not do it! Now the Holy Lord is being hunted by the armies of Sichuan and Zhen. If the King takes the Holy Lord into the Feng Kingdom, won't he also bring the war to the Feng Kingdom?"
Please, Your Majesty, think twice!”
Tang Yin laughed, laughed angrily, and said quietly: "My lords, you are not only Gu's ministers, but also the Holy One's ministers. Do you think it is appropriate to say such a thing now? Do you all want to stand by and watch when the Emperor is in trouble?
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Zhang Zhe took a step forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the emperor is in trouble. As ministers, we should help. But the current situation does not allow us to do so. The war between our country and Ning State has consumed a lot of troops and national power.
Moreover, the war with the Ning State has not ended yet. If the Sichuan and Zhen armies are attacked again, the country will be in danger. Please put the overall situation first and the tens of thousands of people in the Feng State first, and take back the country.
The destiny is fulfilled, and the country will be safe and secure!"
Tang Yin sneered, shook his head and said: "Zhang Zhe, Zhang Zhe, you really live up to your name, you know how to protect yourself wisely!"
How could Zhang Zhe fail to hear the sarcasm of Tang Yin's words? He trembled, knelt down, kowtowed to Tang Yin and said: "The king can blame his ministers, complain about them and even blame them and kill them, but the humble ministers must keep it in their hearts."
To put it bluntly, your Majesty, by doing this, you are making fun of the country, the soldiers, and the lives of the people. If your Majesty is a wise king, how can you let the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the wind be destroyed because of your lust for women?!"
After hearing what Zhang Zhe said, other ministers also knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, Shengming, please take back your life!"
When had Tang Yin ever been so persecuted by someone, and he was promoted by the ministers who he single-handedly promoted? Looking at the people who were kneeling on their knees, his face was gloomy and scary, and he said coldly: "You all think that I am a prostitute because I am greedy for women."
Decision made?"
What else? It’s no secret that Tang Yin is attracted to the princess Yin Rou. In order to destroy Yin Rou and Li Dan’s engagement, he snatched the princess back to the Feng Kingdom. Tang Yin could rashly do this even though he had just ascended the throne and his foundation was not stable.
Ning Guo used force to fight for the east of Hedong. Because Hedong was originally the territory of Feng State, the ministers could not say much about this ridiculous war, let alone stop it. But the situation is different now. It is a matter of life and death for Feng State. Everyone
Tang Yin can no longer be tolerated to continue to behave recklessly, even if he is the monarch of Feng Kingdom.
Seeing everyone kneeling on the ground and no one standing up to speak, this undoubtedly meant that everyone had acquiesced. Tang Yin was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "It turns out that the image of Gu in your hearts is so unbearable!" He paused for a moment.
, he then said: "If Gu must go to welcome the Holy Spirit into the wind, what will happen to you?"
The ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to speak. At this time, Zhang Zhe straightened his body and said: "I have brought five thousand cavalry. Even if it is a fight, they will carry the king back to the capital. If the king really wants to have his own way,
, if you insist on welcoming the Holy Emperor into the wind, then kill all the generals and five thousand soldiers!"
At this time, Tang Yin was really going to be mad at Zhang Zhe and others. He went crazy. His eyes shot out a faint green light, he walked up to Zhang Zhe, grabbed his collar, lifted it up, and said in a ferocious voice: "You
Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Zhang Zhe's face was calm and he said calmly: "Even if the king wants to kill me, I still want to say that the king can't go!"
Damn it! Tang Yin raised his other hand and clenched his fist tightly. It was easy to kill Zhang Zhe. One punch could break his head. If possible, he really wanted to kill all the ministers who were blocking him.
Kill them all, but he cannot do this. These ministers are the core backbone of the court. If they die, most of the court will collapse, and the Feng Kingdom will be completely in chaos.
Tang Yin stared straight at Zhang Zhe, who was waiting for death with his eyes closed. He took several deep breaths in succession and ordered himself to calm down quickly. After an unknown period of time, his turbulent mood finally calmed down a little, and he stopped in the air.
The fist was slowly lowered.
What should I do? What should I say to convince these ministers? Tang Yin turned his head and was silent for a moment. Then he suddenly burst into laughter.
Hearing the sound, the ministers raised their hands one after another and looked at Tang Yin blankly. Zhang Zhe, who had closed his eyes and waited for death, also opened his eyes with confusion on his face.
Tang Yin loosened his grip on Zhang Zhe's collar and helped him straighten his wrinkled official uniform, and then said with a smile: "You are all really short-sighted, thinking that Gu is going to be favored by a saint just because of a mere woman.
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Isn't it? The expressions of the ministers were even more confused. Zhang Zhe frowned and said, "I hope your Majesty will make it clear as to the reason!"
Tang Yin blinked, raised his head while holding his chin, and said: "You are opposed to Yingsheng Shang entering the wind, not just because you are afraid of attracting attacks from Sichuan and Zhen two countries, right? You are also afraid that you will become a minister of yourselves!"
His words hit the mark. When the emperor was brought to the Feng Kingdom, there would be another emperor above the king. By then, the king would all be ministers, and they, the Feng ministers, would become ministers of his ministers, and their status would drastically decline.
After everyone heard this, their faces turned red and they bowed their heads and were speechless.
Tang Yin smiled indifferently and said faintly: "I don't blame you for thinking so, because your concerns are right. But have you ever considered that we are the masters of Feng Kingdom? No matter who comes, this fact will not matter.
It will change. Even if the emperor comes to Feng Kingdom, he will only have the title of emperor for nothing. The government and military affairs of Feng Kingdom are still in our hands. In addition, with the emperor in our hands, we can use the emperor to command the princes to go there.
At that time, our country will collect the salaries from various countries, and there is no need for any reasons or excuses. We can send troops to whichever country we want, because our army of Dafeng is the army of the emperor and the army of justice, no matter who we fight.
They are all about countering rebellion and counterinsurgency. If other countries want to attack us, Dafeng, they are rebels and rebels. They are treasonous and unethical. Morally, we, Dafeng, stand at the highest point at all times. This is an opportunity.
This is an excellent opportunity for Dafeng to rise and become stronger. If any of you want to be a minister of ease, then please leave Dafeng's court. I don't need such ministers. What I want is an ambitious pillar who can help me complete my great achievements.
Talent. My lords, it’s up to you to choose where to go!”
He was able to make up such a large set of reasons at a critical moment. First, Tang Yin's reaction was fast enough. Second, it also had something to do with his historical knowledge. After all, in Chinese history, it was not uncommon for the emperor to hold the emperor hostage in order to control the princes.
People are all familiar with it, and the choice Feng Guo faces now is very similar to it.
The ministers present were all shocked when they heard the words "holding the emperor to order the princes". In their minds, such a thing had never happened before, and there was no precedent, but it was precisely because of these that they were given the opportunity to
The shock was even greater. Each of these ministers were extremely smart people, and they quickly realized the huge benefits that could be brought by holding the emperor in their own hands.
Originally, when they came, the ministers were all united and determined to prevent Tang Yin from taking the emperor into the Feng Kingdom. However, after hearing Tang Yin's words, people's hearts began to change subtly. Those who spoke first were not those of Tang Yin.
His confidant is Zhang Xin, whom he dislikes the most.
Zhang Xin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly raised his hands and kowtowed, and said loudly: "When the emperor is in trouble, the ministers are duty-bound and should help each other. The king is not afraid of all difficulties and wants to welcome the holy horse into the wind. It can be seen that the king is loyal to the country. I am willing to ride with the king."
, even if your body is broken into pieces, you will not hesitate!"
At this time, Tang Yin really needed the voice of approval and support. Zhang Xin's words were worth more than ten thousand yuan to Tang Yin? The reason why Tang Yin could trust Zhang Xin so much in the future is probably due to Zhang Xin's words at this time.