Episode 10 Chapter 638
Chapter 638
Tang Yin only led a thousand guards, and rushed all the way to Baguan. During this period, he passed by Yancheng, but Tang Yin did not have time to return and was delayed. He crossed Yancheng and went south directly without stopping. Read the full text.
When he was about to enter the boundary of Wancheng, suddenly a scout came from behind to report that Shangguan Yuanji, Zhang Zhe, Zongyuan and other ministers had chased him out of Yancheng and were rushing towards Tang Yin.
After hearing the news, Tang Yin was stunned, wondering what Yuan Ji and Zhang Zhe were chasing after them. He looked suspiciously at Qiu Zhen beside him, who shrugged and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if I guess correctly, they are here to prevent Your Majesty from welcoming the Holy Driver!"
After hearing this, Tang Yin was startled for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, secretly saying that Qiu Zhen's guess was reasonable.
He knew what he was doing and passed on the order. The whole army temporarily stopped advancing and rested in place.
Bringing the down-and-out emperor who is being hunted into the Feng Kingdom will definitely encounter strong opposition from the ministers. Tang Yin is somewhat prepared for this. Tang Yin cannot escape these objections and can only face them head-on. He wants to There is a way to convince everyone, otherwise, it is likely to lead to separation between the monarch and his ministers, many conflicts, and countless hidden dangers for the future.
Not long after, we saw the dust flying behind us, the sound of horse hooves roaring, and a large horse team approaching. The number of people was roughly 5,000. There were also more than ten carriages in the horse team, waiting for the horse team. When they arrived in front of Tang Yin's team, they stopped quickly and the knights dismounted one after another. At the same time, the ministers sitting in the carriage also got out together.
Tang Yin raised his eyes and saw, well, almost all the core ministers of the DPRK had arrived. Among them are the right prime minister Shangguan Yuanji, the imperial censor Zhang Zhe, the Shaofu Zongyuan, the great minister Kong Jianglu, the great minister Kou Wangzuo, the great scholar Zhang Han, the governor Zhang Xin and so on. After watching it, Tang Yin smiled secretly in his heart, what a big scene!
The ministers headed by Shangguan Yuanji quickly walked up to Tang Yin, knelt down and saluted, and said in unison: "I will pay my respects to the king!"
Tang Yin stood there with his hands behind his back, looking around at the ministers, smiling bitterly in his heart. Judging from the posture of everyone, he didn't think they were here to pay homage to him, but more like they were coming to the palace. It's not unreasonable for him to think so. If it's just a visit, why would he bring five thousand cavalry with him?
He waved his hands calmly and said: "Everyone, please get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone responded in unison and stood up. Shangguan Yuanji bowed his hand to Tang Yin and asked first, "Where is your Majesty going?"
Tang Yin waved his hands to the left and right, dismissing the surrounding guards, then looked at Shangguan Yuanji and other ministers with squinted eyes, and said with a smile: "Don't you know where I'm going? Okay, don't beat around the bush, what's the matter? Please just speak up!"
"Your Majesty, are you going to meet your Holy Majesty?" Shangguan Yuanji asked directly with his heart set.
"That's right." Tang Yin answered simply.
All the ministers looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, you must not do it! Now the Holy Lord is being hunted by the armies of Sichuan and Zhen. If the King takes the Holy Lord into the Feng Kingdom, won't he also bring the war to the Feng Kingdom?" Please think again, your Majesty!”
Tang Yin laughed, laughed angrily, and said quietly: "My lords, you are not only the ministers of Gu, but also the ministers of the Holy Emperor. Do you think it is appropriate to say such a thing now? When the emperor is in trouble, do you all want to stand by and watch? "
Zhang Zhe took a step forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the emperor is in trouble. As ministers, we should help. But the current situation does not allow us to do this. The war between our country and Ning State has consumed a lot of troops and national power. Moreover, the war with the Ning Kingdom has not ended yet. If the Sichuan and Zhen armies attack again, the country will be in danger. Please put the overall situation first and the tens of thousands of people in the Feng Kingdom to take back the country. It’s your destiny to keep the country safe and secure!”
Tang Yin sneered, shook his head and said: "Zhang Zhe, Zhang Zhe, you really live up to your name, you know how to protect yourself wisely!"
How could Zhang Zhe fail to hear the sarcasm of Tang Yin's words? He trembled, knelt down, kowtowed to Tang Yin and said: "The king can blame his ministers, complain about them, even blame them, and kill them, but the humble ministers must keep their hearts in their hearts." To put it bluntly, your Majesty's actions are tantamount to taking the lives of the country, the soldiers, and the people as a child. If your Majesty is a wise king, how can you let the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Gale be destroyed because of your lust for women?"
After hearing what Zhang Zhe said, the other ministers also knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, Shengming, please take back your life!"
When had Tang Yin been so forced by others, and he was promoted by ministers who he single-handedly promoted? Looking at the people kneeling down, he looked gloomy and scary, and said coldly: "You all think I made this decision because of lust for women?"
if not? It is no secret that Tang Yin is attracted to the princess Yin Rou. In order to destroy Yin Rou and Li Dan's engagement and take the princess back to the Feng Kingdom, Tang Yin was able to rashly use force against the Ning Kingdom when he had just ascended to the throne and his foundation was not stable. Fight for the east of the river. Because Hedong is the territory of Feng Kingdom, the ministers can't say much about this ridiculous war, let alone stop it. But the situation is different now. It is the life and death moment of Feng Kingdom, and no one can tolerate Tang Yin to continue. If he continues to act recklessly, even if he is the monarch of Feng Country.
Seeing that everyone was kneeling on the ground and no one stood up to speak, this undoubtedly meant that everyone had acquiesced. Tang Yin was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "It turns out that the image of Gu in your hearts is so unbearable!" He paused for a moment. , he then said: "If Gu must go to welcome the Holy Spirit into the wind, what will happen to you?"
The ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to speak. At this time, Zhang Zhe straightened his body and said: "I have brought five thousand cavalry with me. Even if it is a fight, we must carry the king back to the capital. If the king really wants to go his own way and forcefully go to welcome the holy knight into the wind, then I and the others will Let’s kill all the five thousand soldiers!”
At this time, Tang Yin was really going to be mad at Zhang Zhe and others. His eyes shot out a faint green light, he walked up to Zhang Zhe, grabbed his collar, lifted it up, and said in a ferocious voice: "You Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Zhang Zhe's face was calm and he said calmly: "Even if the king wants to kill me, I still want to say that the king can't go!"
Oh shit! Tang Yin raised his other hand and clenched his fist tightly. It was very easy to kill Zhang Zhe. One punch could break his head. If possible, he really wanted to kill all the ministers who were blocking him. , but he cannot do this. These ministers are the core backbone of the court. If they die, most of the court will collapse, and Feng Country will be completely in chaos.
Tang Yin stared straight at Zhang Zhe, who was waiting for death with his eyes closed. He took deep breaths several times in succession and ordered himself to calm down quickly. After an unknown period of time, his turbulent mood finally calmed down a little, and he stopped in the air. The fist was slowly lowered.
what to do? What can I say to convince these ministers? Tang Yin turned his head and was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Hearing the sound, the ministers raised their hands one after another and looked at Tang Yin blankly. Zhang Zhe, who had closed his eyes and waited for death, also opened his eyes with confusion on his face.
Tang Yin loosened his grip on the collar of Zhang Zhe's clothes, helped him straighten his somewhat wrinkled official uniform, and then said with a smile: "You are all really short-sighted, thinking that Gu is only favoring the Holy One because of a mere woman. "
Is not it? The expressions of the ministers were even more confused. Zhang Zhe frowned and said, "I hope your Majesty will make it clear as to the reason!"
Tang Yin blinked, raised his head with his chin in his hand, and said: "You are opposed to welcoming the Holy Master into the wind, right? It's not just because you are afraid of attracting attacks from Sichuan and Zhen countries? You are also afraid that you will become a minister of yourselves!"
His words hit the nail on the head. After bringing the Emperor to the Feng Kingdom, there will be another Emperor above the king. By then, the king will all be ministers, and they, the Feng ministers, will become ministers of his ministers, and their status will drastically decline. After everyone heard this, their faces turned red and they bowed their heads and were speechless.
Tang Yin smiled indifferently and said faintly: "I don't blame you for thinking so, because your concerns are right. But have you ever considered that we are the masters of Feng Kingdom? No matter who comes, this fact will not matter. It will change. Even if the emperor comes to Feng Country, he will only have the title of emperor for nothing. The government and military affairs of Feng Country are still in our hands. In addition, if the emperor is with me, we can use the emperor to command the princes to go there. At that time, our country will collect the salaries from various countries, and without any reason or excuse, we can send troops to whichever country we want, because our army of Dafeng is the army of the emperor and the army of justice, no matter who we fight. They are all about countering rebellion, and if other countries want to attack us, they are rebels and rebels, and they are treasonous. Morally, we, Dafeng, stand at the highest point at all times. This is an opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity for Dafeng to rise and become powerful. If any of you want to be a minister of ease, then please leave Dafeng's court. I don't need such ministers. What I want is an ambitious pillar who can help me accomplish great things for a long time. Talent. My lords, it’s your choice as to where to go!”
He was able to make up such a large set of reasons at a critical moment. First, Tang Yin's reaction was fast enough. Secondly, it also had something to do with his historical knowledge. After all, in Chinese history, it was not uncommon for the emperor to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes. People are all familiar with it, and the choice Feng Guo faces now is very similar to it.
The ministers present were all shocked when they heard the words "holding the emperor hostage to command the princes". In their minds, such a thing had never happened before, and there was no precedent, but precisely because of this, it shocked them even more. Each of these ministers was a very smart person, and they soon realized the huge benefits that could be brought by holding the emperor in their hands.
Originally, when they came, the ministers were all united and determined to prevent Tang Yin from taking the emperor into the Feng Kingdom. However, after hearing Tang Yin's words, subtle changes began to occur in people's hearts. The first person to speak was not Tang Yin's confidants, but Zhang Xin, who was least liked by him.
Zhang Xin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly kowtowed with his hands and said loudly: "When the emperor is in trouble, the ministers have the unshirkable responsibility and should help each other. The king is not afraid of all difficulties and wants to welcome the holy horse into the wind. It can be seen that the king is loyal to the country and the ministers are willing to ride with the king. , Even if your body is shattered, you will not hesitate!"
At this time, Tang Yin needed the voice of approval and support. What was Zhang Xin's words worth to Tang Yin? The reason why Tang Yin was so fond of Zhang Xin in the future is probably directly related to Zhang Xin's words at this time.