Chapter 43 Thanks to the conservation of the old affairs of the dynasty
Mo Linzhou, the palace of King Dai.
Mo Lin, black jade, used to refer to virtuous talents in the dynasty. This place is south of Bai'er Continent and east of Xuanyuan Continent. It is the center of the southwestern continents. It is rich and prosperous and has many literati.
Many years ago, the young King Dai was granted this title. He was the third son of the Emperor. He was granted the throne when he had just reached adulthood, and was favored by many ministers and royal family members.
In his youth, King Dai had a cheerful personality and loved to travel. When he was a prince, he drank wine, chanted poems, and talked about world affairs with many celebrities and poets on the Luojing River.
tend to.
After he was crowned king, he attracted many great talents to join him, worship him, and make suggestions for him. Although he did not have the title of prince, he had the status of prince.
Someone once advised the emperor that he should give King Dai a small lesson to make him behave modestly and steadily, but the emperor did not respond.
In another four years, Prince Dai's palace gradually became more powerful, and many people used their names to infiltrate the officialdom and began to form factions that supported Prince Dai.
In the spring of the year of plum snow, the governor of Qingyuzhou died in the river. He was only discovered a few days later, and the world was shocked.
Fangzhoumu was an important minister of the dynasty, who could meet the emperor and submit memorials to inform the world. However, he was assassinated and thrown into the river in the peaceful era. The emperor ordered Qiu Guan to investigate him.
At that time, Chief Qiu was a strict and upright person. Under his supervision, the situation came out. However, the consequences were very involved, especially the people in the palace who were secretly plotting to harm dissidents. Later, Chief Qiu pursued him.
Continuously, they went up and down to pull out the pieces one by one related to it over the years. The list was very extensive, and they were all related to Prince Dai's Mansion.
At this point, the court was silent, and no one dared to speak to the emperor.
The Emperor later ordered the Qiu officials to seal the file and stop the investigation, and not expand the matter further. Then the Prince Dai's mansion was cleaned up, and all the people who were supported in the mansion were driven out by the palace guards. Prince Dai himself knelt in front of the Queen's Palace and could not get up for three days.
After this incident, the emperor gradually became colder towards King Dai, but he did not take away his royal title.
At first, the ministers thought that King Dai had lost the emperor's heart and could no longer be the prince. However, after three years, the emperor still did not make the prince king.
Later, Prince Dai's mansion became lively again, with more and more people coming and going to pay homage.
Chief Qiu had reported to the emperor several times that King Dai should be severely punished, but in the end he lost his official position and died, and the descendants of his disciples also gradually withdrew from the government and the public.
In this way, it was not until the emperor grew old that King Huainan was granted the title of King Dai to compete with King Dai.
Long black silks hang down from the beams in the palace one by one, like courtiers standing on both sides, facing the spacious black and blue main road in the middle of the hall.
Once upon a time, that is, a few months ago, there were more civil servants and generals standing on both sides of the hall than there were long black silks hanging in the hall. But now, under the black silks, there are only a few scattered people standing in the empty and spacious hall.
Inside, it seemed particularly desolate and cold.
In the middle of the hall, the pot-bellied King Dai is sitting on the throne made of warm black jade. He is holding his head on his hands and looking sideways at the silent palace, motionless, as if his thoughts are no longer here.
Everyone in the palace was standing quietly at this moment, not speaking. Most of those who could stay at this time had been with King Dai for a long time. Naturally, they knew this person's character and would not speak at this time.
disturb.
It was obviously the time for the palace to discuss business, but it was extremely quiet inside the palace. The time passed like this one second at a time, until the sun outside slowly rose, and part of the sunlight spilled into the palace, staining the dark blue stone floor.
The golden color on top.
I don't know when King Dai suddenly woke up. He moved his body and stretched out his hand. Then the maid who had been standing aside for a long time filled his wine glass.
The sound of rumbling drinking echoed in the hall, and then King Dai took a breath after finishing his drink.
"Let's all disperse." With this order, various voices resounded in the hall again.
Everyone bowed their heads and then slowly retreated, their backs and footsteps gradually disappearing at the entrance of the hall.
Although the hall quickly became empty, there was still one person who remained. The minister under King Dai's right hand looked a little older and his beard was a little gray.
"Why don't Lianshan Qing leave?" King Dai leaned on the back of the throne and closed his eyes to rest.
"It's for Your Majesty's sake." The old minister bowed his head.
"Oh, no need." King Dai said casually without opening his eyes.
This old minister is none other than his teacher when he was a boy, his wife's father, and his own father-in-law. It can be said that he is the most special among all the ministers.
"Alas..." Looking at King Dai who had lost his fighting spirit and was confused, the old minister sighed and still stood where he was.
In the battle against Luojing, the troops led by King Dai were defeated by the Jilong Army supporting the new king. They fled numerous times. Although they managed to regroup, their morale was lost. Many generals also died in the battle against Luojing.
Above, now there are rebellions all over the rear. Many of the state shepherds, border generals, etc. who followed King Dai in the past have also left and responded. Of the twenty-seven continents in the southwest, only six of them are still under King Dai's command.
, compared with the trend that swept the world just a month ago, it is completely different.
Suffering such a blow, King Dai, who had previously been in high spirits, became confused and lost his previous fighting spirit. He drank drunkenly and ignored affairs.
He Lianshan stood in the main hall and refused to leave, but King Dai ignored the old man and still asked the maid next to him to pour wine, and then drank it down in one gulp. Occasionally, his tongue would curl up and he would speak incomprehensible words. Originally,
His fat body was now as soft as mud, and his body was full of the smell of alcohol and his posture was unbearable, making it difficult for people to believe that this was the majestic King Dai in the world.
Seeing that King Dai was sinking day by day, He Lianshan also thought about discouraging or re-encouraging him, but it seemed to have no effect. The two of them had been getting along for a long time. It can be said that King Dai already understood the teacher's words by heart.
I have long been immune.
In response to this, He Lianshan could only sigh suddenly and lament the changes in His Highness.
In fact, many years ago, King Dai was not what he is today. He still remembers the scene when he first met King Dai under the guidance of the palace attendant.
At that time, King Dai was only twelve years old. He was wearing a gold silk brocade dress and standing under the pear trees in full bloom, answering the queen's questions. He was as handsome as jade, and he had a certain charm at a young age, making people admire him like the rising sun.
expect.
He spoke clearly and thought sharply. After answering the Queen's test questions, he turned around and saluted himself, looking modest and courteous.
At that time, he couldn't help but be full of expectations and ambitions for the dynasty to have such an heir. After that, he slowly moved closer to that position and was promoted to be a teacher specializing in teaching King Dai.
When he was young, King Dai was full of energy. After completing the lessons assigned to him, he would take many friends of the same age out of the palace to play, sometimes riding horses and hunting, sometimes riding boats on the river, reciting poems and composing poems.
He is the ideal prince to make friends with the younger generation among the nobles of the dynasty.
But...these are all things of the past.
The sound of snoring sounded in the hall. Seeing that King Dai was drunk again, He Lianshan had to lower his head and salute, and then slowly retreated.
The next day, King Dai was still drunk and did not hold court meetings.
On the third day, he reluctantly opened the house, but he was drowsy while sitting on the jade throne. Someone reported to him below, but he gave a perfunctory response. When everyone saw this, he had to leave.
On the fourth day, He Lianshan went to visit Prince Dai's Mansion.
After walking through the long corridor and the courtyard guarded by guards, He Lianshan came to the depths of the backyard. A woman wearing a black dress with gold embroidery came forward.
"Father, are you coming today?" This is his daughter and now King Dai's wife.
"I'm here to see your Majesty."
"Father..." The woman asked the maid beside her to step aside temporarily, and then pulled the old minister to the side.
Seeing that there was no one around to eavesdrop, the woman spoke.
"To this day, father still refuses to give up?" Compared to this courtier, as the wife of King Dai, she had realized the nature of the people around her very early and had given up hope long ago.
"I...have failed the late emperor's trust." He sighed, knowing his daughter's thoughts in his heart.
"The emperor once asked me to teach His Majesty, but I didn't want to end up doing it today."
"Father, there is no need to say such words anymore." The woman led He Lianshan to a small pavilion and sat down.
"Your Majesty's business is still temperamental. How can my father teach me to correct it?"
"Ying Lixing, the head of Qiu Guan at that time, repeatedly impeached King Dai for forming cliques for personal gain and being domineering and overstepping the rules, but the Emperor did not blame him. In the end, His Majesty even made a counterattack, causing Ying Lixing to lose his official position and die."
"That Ying Lixing was the leader of the 'Xuanyi Palace'. He was fair and strict throughout his life. After his death, the disciples of the Xuanyi Palace gradually lost power in the court, and Qi Lei Minze Qizhou also gradually separated from the dynasty."
"Even the emperor is so indulgent. How can his father's simple words and advice change him?" This woman has now passed the age of youth and caution, and now she evaluates her husband very freely.
"In the past, I have entered the palace, socialized with the queens and concubines in the harem, and got some news from them."
"Father, do you know why the Emperor loved His Majesty in his youth so much?"
"Oh, why is this?" He Lianshan was puzzled and looked at his daughter aside. This was the first time he knew about these past events in the palace.
The woman was sitting by the pavilion, throwing the bait into the water with her hands, watching the fish swimming below coming to compete for food, and talking about some past events.
"In the past, when the late emperor was young, he was raised by Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan was weak in nature and was often bullied in the palace. The queen at that time was the daughter of the Bi family, one of the six Luojing families.
The large number of people at home and abroad, as well as the wide range of friendships and marriages, also made the Bi family's daughter extremely arrogant and indulgent, and the other concubines in the palace were all afraid to avoid her."
"The late emperor was still young at that time. He followed Concubine Lan and was taught many rules. He became low-key and sensible, so as to avoid the pressure of the empress and his heirs."
"Originally, everyone thought that the queen's son would inherit the throne, but on the way to worship at Yuzhang Mountain, the late emperor met His Majesty Chifeng by chance when he was a child admiring the scenery in the sea of clouds. He was loved by Chifeng, so he often taught and raised him."
"Seeing that His Majesty Chifeng loved this child so much, the Holy Emperor at that time also gradually changed his mind. Later, he even made him the crown prince and then inherited the throne."
"After the emperor ascended the throne, the Bi family lost power, and the Sixth Luojing family was also implicated and suppressed. It was not until more than ten years ago that things gradually eased."
"When the emperor was young, although he was sensible early, he also suffered a lot of grievances and had many regrets in his heart. However, His Majesty King Dai was handsome since he was a child and was similar to him, so he was favored."
"When King Dai was a boy, he had a cheerful and impulsive personality and acted freely. Although it seemed inappropriate to outsiders, in the eyes of the emperor, he was very happy because he was no longer the same cautious and careful person as he was back then.
In addition, King Dai is the eldest son of the Queen and is favored by the Emperor, so..."
"Father, it's useless to try to dissuade you now." After throwing out the bait in her hand, the woman turned around. Although her eyebrows were still dark, there were some faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"I don't think so, it turns out that this is the reason why the late emperor doted on His Majesty King Dai, alas..."
After listening to his daughter's story, He Lianshan suddenly understood some of the things he had been puzzled about before. Now he could vaguely understand why Qiu Guan was so strong and proven, but he could not get King Dai to be punished.
After her father gradually understood, the woman slowly stood up, looked at the flower-filled Prince Dai's mansion, and then spoke.
"Father, please prepare early so that you don't have to visit your daughter again in the future."
Hearing these words, He Lianshan raised his head in surprise and looked at his daughter.
"This is?"
"Take Qinghe and his children and leave the southwestern continents. Whether it's to go to the sea or to the southern Honghu continents, in short, don't stay here anymore." The woman said slowly, carrying He Lianshan on her back.
, Qinghe is her brother, and she and he are both He Lianshan's children.
"Although King Dai is decadent now, after all, there are still several families coming to support him. Even if he cannot conquer the world, it may not be impossible to stay in one place and preserve his glory." He Lianshan asked, his face full of confusion.
"Ronghua? I'm afraid it's difficult. Father, you don't know much about things outside the officialdom of the dynasty. Those who come to visit are not the border troops or officials of the dynasty. They are completely different..." She shook her head.
"In the past, Chifeng and the immortals made an alliance in the mountains of the Yellow Sea. Although the world came to surrender to the emperor of the dynasty, it was ultimately based on the oath and agreement made by Chifeng. Now Chifeng is dead without saying anything, and the emperor has broken the agreement first.
, the oath of alliance will not be broken by itself."
"Although they stand beside His Majesty King Dai, no one can guarantee that they will not regret and rebel in the future, not to mention that His Majesty King Dai no longer has the power to sweep the world."
"The day before yesterday, the disciples of the Xiangyu Sect sent messages to all the sects in the southwestern region one by one, saying that they would no longer participate in the internal fighting within the dynasty. They also set a deadline for the order. If you violate it, you will be responsible for the consequences."
"Xianyu Sect, but the Zhuoyun Xiangyu Sect back in Luzhou? I once heard that it was passed down by the Immortal of Burning Incense. The three masters of the Qingyu Shangxian in the previous generation were also famous in the world, but even at that time, the Zhuoyun Xiangyu Sect was famous all over the world.
He also acted modestly, how could he be so strong and even...arrogant now?" He considered this description carefully.
"The Nagarjuna Blood Sect has lived in Brown Linzhou for a long time and has been passed down for hundreds of years. There are countless true disciples under the sect. Zhu Zhanhuo Lianyuan is also one of the direct descendants of Chifeng. There are many disciples in the sect. How can he be so humble and obedient? The Xiangyu Sect still says the same thing.
No?" He Lianshan frowned.
"I don't know why..." The woman sighed and turned around.
"But that day, I saw the representatives who came to the house were silent for a long time after hearing about the incident. They did not respond as casually as before. Instead, they looked heavy and hesitant."
"Even if I didn't know about the Xiangyu sect, I have vaguely known it since then. With such a huge momentum, there are so many big sects in the twenty-seven southwest continents that no one dares to openly contradict it."
"After the Golden Bird Priestess, the Born Goddess, the Newborn Phoenix, and the four branches of the Quanbo gradually merge into one, the various sects in the southwestern region may have a faint tendency to submit to unification."