Chapter 519 Your Majesty will never take retreat as advance
Princess's Mansion.
Lin Ye stood under the tree and looked at the women sitting in the pavilion not far away, playing mahjong.
He didn't know why, but he thought this picture was pretty good-looking, and he was a little happy.
According to what his mother-in-law taught him, it is wrong to play cards frequently.
But this kind of thing actually depends on the family environment. Take the status of Concubine Wan Gui and the eldest princess as an example. They spend far less money playing cards at home than going out for a stroll.
Lin Ye looked a little happy when he saw them, because he was happy when the people he cared about could live happily like this.
Yesterday at the court meeting, His Majesty had his decree read out, and Lin Ye was given the title of Duke.
Even when Dayu founded the country, he had never seen any seventeen-year-old Duke.
Of course the courtiers will discuss this matter a lot, but at this time, no one dares to make the first move.
After hearing this, all the important ministers in the court nodded, and they were very positive, and greatly appreciated Lin Ye's ennoblement.
They took turns flattering the emperor in all kinds of ways.
People recall that the Cui family was ransacked before, and Lai Zaixi, who came to the house, died of an inexplicable illness...
It seemed that this matter suddenly became extremely reasonable.
Why did those important ministers support the emperor so much?
Because they are begging His Majesty to slow down, they are expressing their surrender to Your Majesty, and they are compromising with Your Majesty.
If they really dare to prevent His Majesty from conferring a duke on Lin Ye, then Your Majesty will really dare to use the Cui family's affairs to continue to investigate.
Your Majesty doesn't want to kill too many people at once and destabilize the court all at once, but if you don't give him face, he will not give you face.
Those important ministers did not dare to anger His Majesty anymore and prayed for support for Lin Ye's ennoblement, so that they could take a breather.
It is impossible for the emperor to negotiate with his ministers.
But the way this matter has developed to this point is a result that has been reached by both parties without negotiation.
They supported His Majesty and stopped there, and their submission also gave the Emperor a reason to stop there.
It seems that the major families are using their support for Lin Ye's candidacy to prevent His Majesty from continuing to clean up.
But in fact, it was the emperor who took advantage. How could the emperor allow himself to suffer a loss?
If there was no matter about the Cui family and the emperor granted Lin Ye a dukedom, the civil and military officials in the court would definitely oppose it.
Not only the rules and etiquette of Dayu must be brought out for use, but also the ancestors of the emperor must be brought out for use.
How good it is now. The emperor granted Lin Ye a dukedom as he wished, and also destroyed a Cui family. The major families compromised, and they didn't feel that they had suffered much loss.
Cui family?
To them, what's the big deal if the Cui family is gone? If it's gone, it's gone. Anyway, His Majesty has stopped at the Cui family.
Lin Ye was waiting for the beautiful women to finish playing cards in the eldest princess's palace, while in the palace of Prime Minister Ning Weimo, Xumi Pianruo and Ning Weimo were playing chess.
Xumi Pianruo paused and said, "Now I finally understand why those people are afraid of Your Majesty to the core of their being."
Ning Weimo smiled and didn't respond.
Xumi Pianruo looked at Ning Weimo: "Prime Minister, did your Majesty think of today's situation when he was in Yunzhou?"
Ning Weimo shook his head: "Don't say it, don't say it."
Xumi Pianruo said: "If you don't tell me, I know that I am right. Your Majesty has already thought about it. If you return to the capital, you will give the general a prince. Who knows how many people will jump out to stop him, and the scene will definitely be ugly.
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"But His Majesty didn't say anything when he came back. He just implemented a small plan, which not only eliminated a hidden danger, but also silenced all the major families."
When he said this, he sighed and said with some envy: "Your Majesty is really partial to the general."
Ning Weimo smiled again, but still did not respond. Xumi Pianruo's words seemed not to have touched him at all.
"Sir, please say something."
Xumi Pianruo said: "I came here humbly to ask for your advice today. The General said before that he wanted me to go to Yunzhou. I really can't believe that the General was just talking about this. Just kidding.
Or does he really have such an intention? If the general really has such an intention, will Your Majesty grant the general's request?"
Seeing his sincere attitude, but indeed a little depressed, Ning Weimo said: "You are thinking too much."
Xumi Pianruo immediately asked: "What do you mean, your Majesty, your Majesty will not let me go to Yunzhou?"
Ning Weimo said: "You don't want to think too much."
Xumi Pianruo was a little anxious, with a pleading tone in his voice: "Please enlighten me, Prime Minister, my brain is not enough now."
Ning Weimo said: "At the beginning of his return from Yunzhou, His Majesty let people know that he wanted to set up a governor in Yunzhou."
"What's this?"
He asked Xumi Pianruo.
Xumi Pianruo replied: "This is a hook. It is a foreshadowing to lead to today's raid on Cui's house. Without this foreshadowing, Cui Fuye would not be jumping so happily..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that the whole Cui family had been arrested, but Cui Fanye was not found.
Maybe that guy got some news in advance, so he didn't dare to go home and ran away.
Ning Weimo said: "This is what you miss."
He said: "You will probably know why your Majesty released the news in Yunzhou tomorrow."
"As for...you said that His Majesty's little plan was to successfully grant the title of duke to the general, you are still thinking too little."
Xumi Pianruo sighed: "Let me just say, my brain is not strong enough."
Ning Weimo said: "Over there in Yunzhou, do you really think others can overwhelm the general?"
Xumi Pianruo was slightly shocked when he heard this, and then he thought carefully.
Ning Weimo did not rush to continue speaking, but quietly waited for Xumi Pianruo to come up with the answer.
Soon after, Xumi Pianruo's eyes lit up.
"I understand."
Xumi Pianruo said: "There are rumors that His Majesty will abdicate in the future, but if His Majesty is really going to abdicate, there will be no important ministers who hold military power and guard the important town. Naturally, the new monarch will not be at ease after he succeeds to the throne."
"Your Majesty is paving the way for the new king... Whether it is conferring a title on the general, annihilating the Cui family, suppressing the Lai family, or beating up the people of the two major factions, it is all for the purpose of paving the way for the new king.
paving."
Ning Weimo said with a serious face: "You can't say it, you can't say it. These words are all about ransacking the house and destroying the family. Shut up."
This is hard to say. What I mean at this time is...guess it, guess it.
Your Majesty trusted Lin Ye, so he asked Lin Ye to return to Yunzhou to become a general and also granted him the title of Duke.
This status is no different from that of Tuoba Lie back then.
Northern Xinjiang is stable, and there is a strong team loyal to the new emperor. Who dares to go against the new emperor casually?
Lin Ye does not belong to any family, or even to any faction. This is the reason why His Majesty wants to reuse Lin Ye.
If there is any unrest in the imperial court, and Lin Ye leads his army southward in northern Xinjiang, who in Geling will not tremble?
Yes, Geling is not easy to break, but Lin Ye does not have to break Geling to help Xinjun.
No matter which side of the two factions makes trouble in Geling, Lin Ye can kill their family members and bleed them like rivers outside Geling.
Others might have hesitated and finally dared not do this.
But Lin Ye would definitely be able to do it. Not to mention killing one family, he would not hesitate to kill ten families.
Your Majesty uses Lin Ye because Your Majesty knows that Lin Ye can do it well, and His Majesty also knows that all the ministers know that Lin Ye can do it well.
Your Majesty placed a chess piece like Lin Ye in Northern Xinjiang to frighten the two major factions.
No matter how conceited your Majesty is, he still knows that it is impossible to suppress the two major factions of the nobles and the poor.
Not to mention the two major factions, if people from either faction were suppressed, the court would immediately be in chaos.
After the checks and balances are lost, the other side becomes dominant. Wouldn’t that return to the situation before Dayu?
No one can guess what His Majesty is thinking until the matter is fully discovered.
At this time, when I think about the recent events in Geling City, I wake up. Except for Your Majesty, no one is the winner.
Xumi Pianruo was thinking about these things over and over in his mind, and didn't even notice his move.
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Ning Weimo did not bother him. He stood up with his tea cup and walked to the window to look at the scenery.
Xumi Pianruo's head was turning over and over, and her heart was in turmoil.
How many people did your majesty use this trick to count?
People of the noble clan will be honest for a long time because of this matter.
Because they saw His Majesty's methods, what happened to the Lin Mu Mansion and the Cui family was due to Your Majesty's attitude.
As for those people who came from poor families, they even lost their courage and committed suicide by hanging themselves in the west. Those who came home went back to their hometowns to work in the fields.
There is really no one left who can carry the banner.
Thinking of this, Xumi Pianruo let out a heavy breath. He couldn't understand why His Majesty had to abdicate.
If His Majesty governs like this for another twenty years, Dayu will be twice, twice, or even more powerful than when it was at its strongest before.
"There's something wrong."
Ning Weimo suddenly said at this time: "You shouldn't think about it, so don't think about it. Your Majesty likes us ministers to remember one thing at all times...keep your duty."
Xumi Pianruo nodded: "Master Prime Minister's teachings, I will keep them in mind from now on."
Ning Weimo smiled and said: "You and I are officials in the same dynasty, so we should say less of these words in the future."
Xumi Pianruo nodded again.
Ning Weimo asked him: "Do you still play chess?"
Xumi Pianruo said: "How can I still calm down? When I was in a calm state of mind, I was no match for you. Now, it's even worse."
Ning Weimo said: "Since we can't stand anymore, let's go to see the general together. If we should congratulate him, we should go and congratulate him."
Xumi Pianruo was thinking at this time that if the two major factions in the imperial court were forced to take this step back by His Majesty, allowing Lin Ye to gain a foothold in Northern Xinjiang and be granted the title of Duke, then they would retreat again and again in the future.
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If you give in at this step, you will have to give in countless steps later.
If you fail in one move, trying to recover is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
So he didn't understand even more, why did His Majesty have to abdicate?
In the whole world, apart from Your Majesty, there is no other person who can control the power of the world in the palm of his hand.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that after thinking so much, he still overlooked one thing, so he stopped.
Xumi Pianruo looked at Ning Weimo: "Prime Minister, let's go and congratulate the general at this time. It's not just a matter of ennobling him."
Ning Weimo laughed: "This can be said, because I estimate that His Majesty's decree will be heard early tomorrow morning."
Xumi Pianruo asked tentatively: "General, he..."
Before he could ask, Ning Weimo strode out.
As they walked, Ning Weimo said with a smile: "You will know it tomorrow morning, so why bother talking about it now."
Xumi Pianruo sighed: "I can't hold it in anymore."
Fortunately, you will never be late the next day.
At the court meeting, Gu Xiujin loudly read His Majesty's decree.
His Majesty decided to establish the Three North Protectorate in Yunzhou.
Lin Ye, the general of the Qingmang Army, was the second rank of Jin Zheng. He was appointed as the Protector of the Sanbei Protectorate and was in charge of the military affairs of Dongbo, Guzhu and Yunzhou.
Civil and military officials from Yunzhou, Dongbo, and Guzhu were all assigned to Lin Ye Jie.
This matter is much more fun than enfeoffing the public.
Suddenly, the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court became particularly wonderful.