0924 Chapter 18: The rise and fall of the intervening years
The Mecha Sima is in his mid-thirties, so he is considered young and promising in this court. He is also from a military background, but he shows a bit of recklessness and straightforwardness among a group of old foxes.
But the more such a person is, the easier it is for him to simplify complex things. He will make issues that cannot be brought to the table clear and make it difficult for everyone to get off the stage. Finally, he will drag his thoughtful opponents into his own field to decide the outcome.
Don’t you dislike the fact that the Crown Prince does not have the right of representation recognized by the royal family? As the military representative of the empire, I will address you here as Young Master and clearly tell you that the person who is now in charge of you has changed his surname. You can weigh it yourself.
Regarding the arrogance of Mecha Sima, a junior who had almost never climbed into this hall, the right minister just sneered and stepped back without any further entanglement. With the help of this anxious and angry Leng Tou Qing, his goal had been achieved
achieve.
Even if he holds great power and the Zang King Huo Minyang, who is the most difficult to deal with and whose purpose is unclear, cannot be hidden, he will never be able to publicly declare his break with Huo Xin and refuse to obey.
Because the attitude of the princess was equally ambiguous, she seemed to be planning something, completely ignoring the government affairs and not showing any intention of wooing them for their help.
And after all, Huo Xin also represents the opinions of the one-third of the courtiers who are under house arrest by him.
If he comes forward at this time, let alone what his own outcome will be, he is not willing to see more division and confrontation.
But is it possible for humans to put a third of the court officials under house arrest and still be vassals of their own faction? All he needs to do is expose Huo Xin's personal problems and then wait for him to destroy himself.
How could Huo Xin not see through the purpose of the Right Prime Minister? However, he had no resentment towards either Mecha Sima or the Right Prime Minister. He just smiled with full affinity:
"Chaos abounds now, and empires are endless. If we people continue to fight against each other, I'm afraid there won't be any empire left to compete for us before we can decide among ourselves.
I think the Right Prime Minister probably supports this view more than I do, right?
So before getting hung up on boring little questions like why I'm sitting here, or why you don't just stick to your side, should we unify our opinions on the really important issues first...
For example, at this moment, every minute and every second, the iconic building of our Dayong Imperial Capital may be attacked by foreign countries. I wonder what your opinions are on this issue?"
Huo Xin's reaction was beyond the expectations of the Right Prime Minister. He didn't know much about this young master. He only knew that he had a background as a descendant of the dragon and a false reputation as the most talented person in Yandu.
Combined with the previous series of impatient and almost desperate measures, he felt a little contemptuous. He thought that Huo Xin was just a young bird who was indeed blessed with extraordinary intelligence and physical strength, but lacked basic emotional intelligence and handling skills.
Such a young man may be able to become a general and hero who responds to all requests in war, and may become a talented and suave protagonist in historical stories with unlimited growth potential; but he will definitely not be able to become a good-looking and wise king hidden behind the scenes of history.
At least not yet.
However, seeing Huo Xin's attitude now, he had to reconsider his position carefully. He was not a loyal supporter of the princesses, nor was he Huo Minyang's minion. He had always acted as a neutral to balance the
between the two, and thus controlled a large amount of real power in the compromise between the two parties.
However, the Right Prime Minister has never had any ambitions. He is just a man of action without any dreams, with average talents, and who wants to do his best to govern the country and bring peace to the country.
It can be said that after the death of the late emperor and the disappearance of the regent Huo Minyang and the eldest princess Huo Bieli, it was he and Li Zong who handled the government affairs without interference and kept the crumbling empire from falling.
This is also the reason why he is confident that Huo Xin will not dare to touch him no matter how crazy he is.
Considering the current precarious situation of the Dayong Empire, the Right Prime Minister originally thought that in order to deal with Huo Xin? If a young man like Huo Xin was given a little pressure, he would choose to retreat and give up power; or he would work hard and humbly accept the opinions of the courtiers;
Or go all in and perish with boring pride.
No matter which path he chose, the result would be the same. He would expose his immature weaknesses to the eyes of his ministers, and then without the unreasonable constraints of Prince Zang's palace, he would be able to lead the empire back on track, as loyal men like himself who truly serve the country.
Now it seems that he was still eager to save the country and underestimated the skills of the most talented man in Yandu. He actually took the initiative back from the hands of the Manchu civil and military officials who had already cooperated with each other in a few words.
At this time, if anyone does not know how to advance or retreat and continues to exert pressure, I am afraid that he is asking for trouble. It should be said that he is really worthy of being the only son of the hero? He who is too young is still himself...
After thinking about it again and again, he sighed secretly in his heart and gave this answer: "After observing His Highness Shizi's broad-mindedness, I realized that I was short-sighted. It's just that the matter was urgent and we postponed the meeting until today. If we hadn't done it in advance
I'm afraid it's too late for us to discuss the arrangements.
Could it be that His Royal Highness held a court meeting today just to deal with the matter afterwards?"
The right minister's words were measured, and many of the other officials in the court wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
The descendants of the dragon, who now represent the highest force in the imperial court, were almost labeled as terrorists yesterday, and the Yunshang Immortal Mansion, which they pushed into the role of villain, was annihilated by themselves; with their status, they naturally know what this means.
If not for the turning point of the catastrophe, the indifference of the imperial court after suffering fatal losses caused the prestige of Emperor Kunde, who was originally deeply popular among the people, to be completely lost. How could Zang King Huo Minyang take advantage of the opportunity and press forward step by step, and finally lose the country and the country again?
life?
A temporary court meeting of the regent that was not handled well, and now everyone of them is involved in it will only end up following in the footsteps of Emperor Kunde. Today's Yunshang Immortal Palace is the Great Elf Court of that year.
Rumors have spread like wildfire, claiming that the great catastrophe of that year is inextricably linked to the ultimate profiteer, King Zang Huo Minyang.
Obviously, this rumor is not far from the truth.
"Report..."
As soon as the right minister finished speaking, he suddenly heard a guard soldier outside the hall holding up a golden dragon token and shouting as he rushed into the hall:
"Prince Qi, there is news from the front. The villains of the Great Elf Court have just launched a frontal assault on Xinyan Building just as the musician said!"
The civil and military officials in the court were in a commotion, all looking at the face of Huo Xin who had just raised this question.
If he had just relied on his righteousness to seize the initiative, then what happened at this time would have revealed his true colors, standing tall and handsome.
However, they were all puzzled to find that Huo Xin's face did not show the slightest fear or surprise. Instead, there was a trace of imperceptible pride, waiting for the messenger to report.
"Due to your advance evacuation order, there were no casualties on our side. However, the trap laid under the personal command of Lord Eight Arms worked, and he is currently fighting against the Great Elf Court.