Chapter 6 The father and son fight against each other
"You work hard to achieve success. How can you be so ambitious and willing to wait?"
Emperor Ling looked at His Highness Gu Cheng and this thought came to his mind.
Just now Zhang Rang was making insinuations, and Zhao Zhong and other ten regular servants were working hard to slander him, and Emperor Ling's heart was shaken again.
Taking advantage of the fact that the eldest prince had just risen to prominence, he disobeyed the emperor's orders and mobilized the imperial army without authorization, deposed him directly, and established Liu Xie as the crown prince. This could also make up for the tragedy of He Hou's poisoning of the beautiful lady Wang.
At first glance, this sounded very feasible. Emperor Ling was even more pleased to see that Shi Changshi was loyal to him and had not changed at all because of Yanlong. He became more courageous and a stern look appeared in his eyes.
"My son used the imperial army without permission, please punish me!"
However, Gu Chenglong walked like a tiger, wearing a red cloak that made a hunting sound, with dragon patterns swaying on it, and a majestic and solemn majesty rushed towards him.
Just as Emperor Ling was about to reprimand him angrily, he swayed back and sat down on the Human Emperor's chair.
The palace was quiet, and all the servants retired. Only one person walked up and down, and the two looked at each other.
"The emperor mobilized the imperial army to destroy the leader of thieves. Where has it ever happened before? Come, come! Sit with my father!"
Emperor Ling's face stiffened for a moment, then suddenly he smiled. He actually took three steps and two steps at a time, walked down the steps, grabbed Gu Cheng's arm, and led him to sit on the Human Emperor's chair.
"Father!"
Gu Cheng's face showed just the right amount of warmth and resistance, while Emperor Ling's eyes turned red: "The emperor and his father are too different from each other. I have really wronged you over the years!"
The two's acting skills collided, and in the end Ling Emperor was the superior. He shed tears of sadness, held Gu Cheng's hand, and forced himself to sit on the Human Emperor's chair.
This human emperor chair is not only a mysterious weapon, but also the center of the Nine-Five Supreme Divine Formation. As soon as Gu Cheng sat on it, he felt the dragons transformed from the eight dragon scriptures in his body chanting in unison, their aura rising, and taking in all directions.
It actually has the charm of a real dragon.
Such a unique blessing is unique in the ordinary world.
The Ling Emperor looked at him and hoped that he would be rejected by the human emperor's chair. Unexpectedly, Gu Cheng's breath moved and his cultivation level had improved. He was anxious and angry in his heart, but he had a smile on his face: "Your Majesty has killed the leader of the Yellow Turban thief, so now
As a state-owned great meritorious service, I will naturally not be stingy and will allow you to enter the Ten Thousand Dragons Treasure House and choose ten treasures!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Gu Cheng raised his brows, but he didn't expect Emperor Ling to be so willing to spend so much money.
You must know that the Wanlong Treasure House is not the treasury of the Han Dynasty, but the small treasury of emperors of all dynasties. Although there are no mysterious weapons in it, there are treasures that can make families fight for their lives.
Especially the Ling Emperor, who sold his official posts and gained countless talents, and his treasury was richer than the national treasury.
However, the Ling Emperor was well aware of the way of exchange. As soon as he promised benefits, he immediately continued: "The emperor's dragon spirit has awakened and is no longer suitable to live with your mother and queen. I promise you the benefits of opening a mansion and establishing a government office. How about it?"
The prince does not need to build a palace and can directly take charge of the East Palace. Emperor Ling's move was to test whether Gu Cheng wanted the position of prince.
Gu Cheng's face remained as usual and he said without hesitation: "Thank you, Father!"
Emperor Ling felt certain when he heard this, but he didn't know that Gu Cheng Lian Shen Ruyi didn't need to observe at all, and he found countless auras lurking outside the palace.
They were the Imperial Guards who were loyal to the Ten Constant Attendants. They didn't need to break the cup as a signal. All they needed was the Emperor Ling's murderous thoughts and they immediately poured into the palace.
This kind of behavior is actually very ridiculous. Within the imperial city, Yanlong can suppress any resistance in an instant.
But with this kind of bloodshed in the palace and conflict between father and son, there is no room for change, and Gu Cheng is unwilling to do it.
He has many ways to take the imperial power into his hands naturally.
"Your Majesty is about to open a palace, are there any servants who are used to it?"
Emperor Ling rolled his eyes and said: "That demon actually disguised himself as someone close to you, which really scares me. I must let Zhang Rang investigate thoroughly!"
Gu Cheng frowned: "My father is a virtuous minister, far away from villains. These eunuchs are villains and hinder the master. I don't like it!"
"I really don't like eunuchs!"
Emperor Ling smiled secretly.
The power of the eunuchs represented by the Ten Constant Attendants was the card that Emperor Ling valued most, and he was afraid that Gu Cheng would also show goodwill to him.
However, Gu Cheng's words at the next moment confused Emperor Ling: "Building a government is a small matter, and then annihilating the Yellow Turbans is a big matter. Do not avoid relatives when doing internal affairs, and do not avoid enemies when doing external affairs, and vice versa. I think He Jin is not enough."
Assuming the position of general."
"Hey, don't you need relatives?"
Who is He Jin? He Hou's brother, Gu Cheng's uncle, a standard foreign relative, and a key figure who was later killed by Shi Changshi, which completely kicked off the troubled times.
He Jin had well-developed limbs and a simple mind. Emperor Ling knew this, the ministers knew it, and even Queen He knew that his pig-killing brother had no talent or military skills.
Why Emperor Ling planned to promote He Jin to the rank of general and delegate military power was because he was stupid, unlike his former relatives with the six surnames, who were difficult to control.
Unexpectedly, it was Gu Cheng who refused to let He Jin get the position of general.
Emperor Ling was puzzled and asked: "Then according to the emperor's wishes, who can guard the capital, command the generals, and destroy the Yellow Turbans?"
"It's up to my father to decide!"
Gu Cheng said in a deep voice: "I only know that the Yellow Turban Rebellion is endangering the country. We should lift the shackles of the party and grant amnesty to the world!"
Emperor Ling's face darkened: "You want to use scholars?"
What is party imprisonment? It refers to the incident when Emperor Huanling was in power. Many scholar-bureaucrats and imperial students were classified as party members by the authoritarian eunuchs because they commented on the government affairs, and were brutally attacked and persecuted.
It is no exaggeration to say that this directly accelerated the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Before the Second Emperor Huan Ling, although the eunuchs and relatives had exclusive power, there were famous ministers in charge of the overall affairs of the government, and the scholar-bureaucrats had strong aspirations towards the court, so the situation had not yet reached an uncontrollable situation.
However, after the two disasters of the party, the honest officials were either killed or banned. The honest and upright people had no way to enter the officialdom. The eunuchs did whatever they wanted and harmed the people, which aroused mutiny at all levels. The disunity of the scholar-bureaucrats and powerful people even made the Yellow Turbans
After the rebellion, all the heroes came together and directly divided the country.
The same is true in this world. Not allowing disciples from aristocratic families to serve as officials would invisibly block the distribution of power. How can aristocratic families be willing to do so?
Gu Cheng's proposal to lift the party's imprisonment was also to make up for the situation. Although it could not erase the resentment in the family's heart, it could at least ease the conflicts between the two parties.
Let all strata find it profitable, allow people to live a better life, and the country will be temporarily stable.
Wait until he has completely put an end to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then he will liquidate them one by one!
Emperor Ling fell silent, pretending to hesitate, but actually made a decision in his heart.
He launched the party campaign in order to cleanse the bureaucracy and collect enough treasures to fill his treasury.
Now that the goal has been achieved, what can be done next? Why not?
What made him even more happy was that Gu Cheng didn't know the benefits of eunuch relatives.
Eunuchs are domestic slaves, and relatives are relatives. Gu Cheng did not trust domestic servants and relatives, but used outsiders. In the eyes of Emperor Ling, it was really stupid.
"Forget it, since the emperor begs for mercy, I will be lenient and lift the imprisonment!"