The emperor walked back and forth in the hall several times, and finally made up his mind, stopped and said: "King Zhongshun behaved erratically, with many violations of the rules, and he is not useful. I have deeply disappointed me, and I have kept him behind closed doors for three months. I have not served him."
I decree that you are not allowed to step outside the palace."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Dai Quan wrote down the imperial edict, blew it dry gently, and showed it to the emperor for review.
The emperor took a quick look and found that there was nothing wrong with it, so he said, "Just use the seal."
Dai Quan asked softly: "Which treasure does your Majesty use?"
The emperor thought for a moment, and although his face was gloomy, there was still a look of intolerance on his face. Finally, he made up his mind and said: "Use the imperial edict to rectify the treasure of all people."
Dai Quan trembled in his heart after hearing these words. This treasure is different from other jade seals. This is the jade seal used when announcing to all people in the world. If the emperor's treasure is used, it can be recovered in the end. Because this is the seal given by the emperor.
Although the seals used by officials at all levels still had a great impact on King Zhongshun, they had much less impact than the imperial seals used to rectify the people. If the emperor regrets it in the future, it will only be a matter of one sentence. But once it is used,
The treasure of the people is to be declared to the world. Even the emperor cannot change it easily.
Once this seal was sealed, the hope of King Zhongshun to ascend the throne in the future was completely eliminated. From now on, he could only be a Taiping prince, eating, drinking and having fun. For a prince with great ambitions, this was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
Dai Quan usually received many gifts from King Zhongshun, and now he felt that he should do his last bit for him, so that his filial piety would not be in vain.
So Dai Quan took courage and asked again, as if he didn't hear clearly: "What kind of seal does your Majesty use? I didn't hear clearly. Your Majesty, please spare me this time."
The emperor didn't pay attention and said again: "The imperial decree is the treasure of all peoples."
Dai Quan gave up completely this time and did not dare to have any other ideas. He took out this square jade seal from a sandalwood treasure box. This square seal was made of green jade and coiled with a dragon button. It was four inches square and four inches thick.
Panlong Niugao is two inches and three points high.
Dai Quan took out the square seal, dipped it in seal mud, and stamped it on the imperial edict.
After Dai Quan finished covering the jade seal, he once again brought the imperial edict to the emperor, knelt on the ground and unfolded it for the emperor to read again.
The emperor looked at it carefully this time without saying anything, and walked around the hall a few more times, as if he could not make up his mind, but in the end he remembered something. So he turned his back, waved to Dai Quan, and motioned for him to deliver the order.
Dai Quan then carefully rolled up the imperial edict and raised it above his head, then stood up gently and slowly retreated to the door. Just as he was about to turn around and go out, the emperor suddenly said: "Wait a minute."
When Dai Quan heard the emperor's words, he thought that the emperor had changed his mind, so he immediately came back, knelt on the ground, and raised the imperial edict in front of the emperor again.
The emperor didn't even look at the imperial edict, but said to Dai Quan: "If those ministers are here, let them come to Dongnuang Pavilion and tell them: I invite them to discuss military and state affairs. I will ask them first to discuss their drinking.
Let it go." After the emperor said this, he seemed to remember something that made him angry again, and said angrily: "Just tell them like this, tell them the exact words."
Dai Quan knew this time that King Zhongshun had no hope at all, and the ministers who went to Prince Zhongshun's palace were also hated by the emperor. He couldn't help but think, should he pack up the various antiques and jades from King Zhongshun and send them back? He could do it again in the future.
I don’t dare to have anything to do with this prince anymore.
Dai Quan knelt on the ground and waited for a while. When he saw that the emperor had no other instructions, he stood up again and retreated to the door before daring to turn around and go out.
Dai Quan came out of Dongnuan Pavilion and felt that his back was soaked with sweat. What happened today really scared him to death. No wonder the ancients said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. The emperor just got a little suspicious and took a very powerful person.
When a son with good ability and reputation stepped into the dust, it turned out that there was no father and son in the heavenly family, only the king and his ministers.
Dai Quan took several young eunuchs and rode to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. How could the eunuch at the gate of the palace not recognize Dai Quan? He sent someone in to inform him, and he hurried up and knelt on the ground to greet him while saying complimentary words.
: "Grandpa Dai, why are you here? I thought you were busy and our master didn't bother you. Our prince must be very happy to have you here."
Dai Quan did not get off his horse and chat with him as the young eunuch thought. Instead, he said to the young eunuch with a frosty face: "Tell your lord, there is an imperial edict. Let him come out to greet him as soon as possible."
The little eunuch felt a chill in his heart after hearing the tone of Dai Quan's words. Seeing that Dai Quan's face was not so good, he still dared to be negligent. He crawled inside and reported to King Zhongshun.
At this time, King Zhongshun was in the palace hall, drinking and chatting with the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. The banquet was really extravagant. Everything that could fly in the sky, run underground, swim in the water, was on this dining table. It lasted for hundreds of years.
The quality of Fenjiu is measured by altars. In the center of the hall, rows of singing girls are dancing seductively.
Among the ministers who came to the banquet, the three senior scholars from the upper study room all came, and three chief officers of the six departments came. In addition, there were also some junior officials of the third and fourth grades.
Although King Zhongshun took a concubine today, he organized such a big event. The main purpose was to win over the courtiers and get a glimpse of the crown prince's position.
King Zhongshun has been appreciated by the emperor in recent years. The emperor took him with him several times on his southern expeditions. He also said in public that King Zhongshun was "like me". Such words made him have evil thoughts, so he tried to win over him in recent years.
The courtiers cultivated power. The emperor originally turned a blind eye to these things, which further fueled King Zhongshun's arrogance.
Today is not just an excuse to bring the ministers together to win over each other. When they leave, each person will be given a heavy gift. It is best to let them join his subordinates. Even if it fails, they can also let them say something for themselves in the court.
Good words.
King Zhongshun and the ministers were having a drink when they suddenly saw a young eunuch running in in a hurry, completely ignoring the rules of the palace. King Zhongshun immediately said angrily: "Where are you this slave who doesn't understand the rules? Didn't you see me?"
Are you having a banquet with the adults around you? Drag him down and beat him to death."
The little eunuch was already paralyzed when he heard such words, but no matter whether he was paralyzed or not, several strong guards came up and dragged him out.
At this time, the little eunuch came to his senses and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, this servant has been wronged. This servant came to report to the Prince, and Eunuch Dai Quan, the Superintendent of the Sixth Palace, is here."
After hearing this, King Zhongshun waved his hand, and several guards put down their guards and exited towards the eunuch.
King Zhongshun asked carefully: "Do you mean what you said?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "No matter how brave I am, I don't dare to lie to my master. Now Eunuch Dai is still waiting outside the gate of the palace."
After King Zhongshun heard this, the displeasure on his face immediately disappeared. He felt in his heart that Dai Quan, the manager of the Sixth Palace, came to the banquet to give him face, and his previous efforts were not in vain.
"I just married a concubine. I didn't expect that Eunuch Dai would come to congratulate me in person. Although he is a servant of the royal family, he serves the emperor after all. I still have to give him this face." King Zhongshun said with joy on his face.
He was a little proud and said to the civil and military ministers below who came to the banquet.
When the civil and military officials below heard this, they also began to compliment King Zhongshun.
"It's because of the prince's reputation that Eunuch Dai never attends these wedding banquets. It is only because of the prince that he can condescend to him." A minister said flatteringly.
"What you said is a bit wrong. Although Eunuch Dai is noble, he is still a servant of the royal family. The prince is also his master. In short, he comes to congratulate you on any happy event. This is what he should do." Another minister next to him saw that
The previous minister finished all his good words and quickly added a few more.
When King Zhongshun heard the compliments from below, he felt extremely beautiful in his heart, but he said politely: "I don't dare, I don't dare. After all, Eunuch Dai serves my father. How can I have such a blessing?"
After saying these words, King Zhongshun ordered people to welcome Dai Quan into the hall.
At this moment, another eunuch hurried in from outside. When King Zhongshun saw him, he realized that this person was the eunuch Zhao who he had sent to the door today to greet and send him off. This person usually served him by his side.
Eunuch Zhao ignored the etiquette and trotted to King Zhongshun. He lowered his head and said in King Zhongshun's ear: "Master, Dai Quan is waiting outside the door. He said he came with an imperial edict and asked the prince to go out and meet him quickly."
King Zhongshun confirmed that it was not a fake and felt a little surprised. He just married a concubine today and did not marry Yudie. Why did the emperor go to such trouble to issue an edict? Could it be that he wanted to canonize this concubine to show his respect for him?
Favored. King Zhongshun felt very happy when he thought of this.
He said to the ministers like a show off: "I am just a concubine. It is too much for my father to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this. However, we cannot refuse your father's grace. Please come with me to meet the imperial edict."
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All the ministers sitting here felt that this was the truth, so they went out together with King Zhongshun.
As King Zhongshun walked, he ordered the palace chief: "Open the middle door immediately and prepare the incense table."
Not long after Dai Quan had been waiting outside, he saw the gate of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion rumbling open. Prince Zhongshun and all the court ministers came out of the gate together, and when they saw Dai Quan, they all saluted together. Dai Quan did not return the salute, but jumped on his horse.
Come down, hold the imperial edict high and go straight into the main hall of King Zhongshun from the main gate.
At this time, the incense table had been arranged in the main hall of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, and a beautiful woman wearing a pink wedding dress was already waiting there. She must be the concubine of Prince Zhongshun Gangna.
Dai Quan was stunned for a moment when he saw her, and then he understood what they were thinking. Dai Quan curled his lips, but did nothing to stop her.
Soon King Zhongshun and all the ministers arrived. Dai Quan did not greet King Zhongshun as he had done before. Instead, he stood directly behind the incense table and held up the imperial edict. King Zhongshun immediately winked at the woman.
The woman's face was full of joy, but she was also a bit frightened as she knelt before King Zhongshun. All the ministers knelt behind King Zhongshun, and the crowd almost filled the hall.