Chapter 511
After walking through the long corridor, we came to the steps of the main hall. There was thick smoke here, and people took a look. Well, there were thirty large oil pans placed horizontally under the steps, each of which was four feet long. , wide and deep, was placed on the shelf, with firewood piled underneath. The fire was raging at this time, and the oil in the pot was boiling and bubbling. Read the full text.
After Liang Xing and others looked at it, their hearts trembled. What did Tang Yin mean by putting so many oil pans here? What on earth does he want to do? People were anxious, forced themselves to calm down, and walked up the steps slowly.
Before they could come up, someone walked out of the door of the main hall. This man was wearing a black official uniform with red stripes, a black brocade belt around his waist, and a black crown on his head. He looked to be only in his twenties, with a pale complexion. Like jade, he has profound facial features, handsome appearance, and a natural smile. He stood at the top of the steps with a smile, looked down at Liang Xing and others who were coming up, cupped his hands and said, "Good morning, gentlemen!"
The ministers raised their eyes and saw that the person they saw was none other than Tang Yin.
No matter how much he hates and fears Tang Yin in his heart, his outward etiquette must still be passable. The ministers returned the courtesy with their hands and said with forced smiles: "Good morning, Mr. Tang!"
Liang Xingwei was not as polite as them. He strode up the steps and came to Tang Yin. He said with a cold face: "Master Tang, you suddenly mobilized so many troops to enter the palace and put up such a large formation. How can you What’s the purpose?”
Tang Yin shrugged with a smile and said: "Today is a big day for our Feng Kingdom to elect a monarch. The purpose of sending soldiers into the palace is to make the coronation ceremony grander!"
When he said this, Liang Xing could not refute anything. He snorted coldly and said in a different direction: "I hope so! I have to remind Mr. Tang that there are hundreds of thousands of people watching outside the palace. If something happens in the palace, it will definitely spread and the whole world will know about it."
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up and laughed. He first looked at Liang Xing, and then quietly other civil and military ministers, and said tit for tat: "Don't worry, Mr. Liang, I have sealed the palace tightly. If the commotion is turned upside down, no one outside the palace will know about it. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be publicized!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Liang Xing and the ministers around him changed, and their hearts beat rapidly from their throats. Liang Xing swallowed, pretended to be calm, turned back to look at the square below, changed the subject, and asked: "What is the purpose of those oil pans placed by Mr. Tang below?"
Tang Yin said with a smile: "There are many sycophants and thieves in my court who have evil intentions, and those oil pans below are prepared for them." As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked into the hall, and at the same time continued: "If Let me find out who the sycophant is, haha, you all have seen it, and I will throw him into the frying pan!"
He said it in an understatement, but the ministers behind him broke into cold sweat. Some timid ministers' legs became weak and they almost collapsed to the ground on the spot. Throw people into a frying pan? This is unseen and unheard of. How dare Tang Yin do such a thing? The ministers didn't know whether what Tang Yin said was true or false, but they didn't know for sure.
Having walked into the center of the hall, he saw that the ministers were still standing outside the hall. Tang Yin squinted his eyes, grinned, and said with a smile: "My lords, if you don't come to the court for discussion, why are you standing outside?"
Everyone was waking up from a dream, looking at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Liang Xing. Liang Xing is their leader and their backbone. At the critical moment, it depends on Liang Xing's decision. Liang Xing knew that the ministers were all waiting for his move. He looked up at Tang Yin, who looked kind and friendly, gritted his teeth secretly, swayed and walked into the palace.
When Liang Xing entered the palace, the ministers no longer hesitated and followed him one after another.
Now Wu Yu is ill at home and Ziyang Haochun is imprisoned in Tianlao. Only Liang Xing is qualified to preside over the overall situation at the court meeting. As usual, Liang Xing first took out the memorials sent to Yancheng from various places and discussed them one by one with the ministers. Soon, the discussion came to an end. Liang Xing picked up the last memorial and said: "It rained heavily for three consecutive days in Zhonglin County, Lingdong County, and more than 100,000 people were affected. Lord Wu, the head of the county, asked the court to We have donated two hundred thousand taels for disaster relief. Sirs, what do you think?"
"The lower official also heard that Zhonglin County suffered a flood and more than 100,000 people were displaced. Therefore, Mr. Wu's request for funds should be approved."
"However, our Dafeng treasury is currently empty. Two hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount!" Liu Huan, the imperial censor in charge of finance, frowned and shook his head. At the same time, his eyes drifted to the person standing at the end of the hundred officials intentionally or unintentionally. Tang Yin. There are many reasons for the emptiness of the Feng Kingdom's treasury. Years of wars are one of the reasons. Zhong Tian's rebellion also caused the loss of all the silver in the treasury. After Zhong Tian was destroyed, the treasury's silver had just accumulated some. The Tianyuan Army has begun to expand its army on a large scale again. Of course, Tang Yin will not pay for the expansion himself, nor can he afford it. All of it comes from the national treasury, so there is currently no money in the Feng Kingdom's treasury.
Liang Xing frowned and said: "The silver taels for disaster relief are related to the lives of more than 100,000 people. Isn't it possible that the national treasury can't even get out a mere two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"Yes, yes, but..." But it has already been booked by Tang Yin. Liu Huan paused, not daring to finish his words.
At this time, Tang Yin, who seemed to be fine, finally raised his head and said: "The money from the national treasury will naturally be used in key places. As for Lingdong County's request for funds, you can let the head of the county find a way to solve it on his own. According to me As we all know, Lingdong County is a wealthy county in Dafeng. There are many large businessmen in the county, so the money for disaster relief can be collected from them!"
Tang Yin not only controlled the military power, but also controlled the treasury. It was really unreasonable! Liang Xinghen's teeth were itching, but he didn't want to break up with Tang Yin over such a trivial matter. He suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Master Tang said it is polite, then... let's handle this matter according to Master Tang's wishes!"
"Yes!" Liang Xing had already spoken, and all the ministers had no objections and agreed.
After all the normal court discussions were completed, the next step was to elect the new monarch of Feng Country. This really involved the vital interests of everyone present, and people's nerves became tense.
"Lord Tang!" Zhang Xin, the governor of Suzhou, raised his hand to Tang Yin Gong and said, "According to the agreement, today should be the day to elect my Lord Dafeng. I wonder what your Lord Tang wants?"
Finally getting to the point. Tang Yin smiled slightly and said: "Since it was the agreement I made with Prime Minister Liang, of course I have no objection, let's choose!" After a pause, he stopped smiling, put his hands behind his back, walked slowly to the center of the hall, looked around the ministers, and faintly He said: "As the head of the county, I fought against the traitor Zhong Tian and the 400,000 troops of Ning State with the strength of a county. I have made great contributions to Dafeng. I want to be the new monarch of Dafeng." , there should be no objection, right?"
Unexpectedly, Tang Yin was so straightforward and stated his intention to become the Wind King. This was quite beyond the expectations of the ministers, and it also made everyone unable to react.
Liang Xing was so angry that he was about to speak, but he cleverly closed his mouth and turned his eyes to "Taicang" Peng Cheng.
Of course Peng Cheng understood what Liang Xing meant, and his heart suddenly moved. He was framed by Wu Yu and captured, but thanks to Liang Xing, he rescued him. He had been thinking about how to repay Liang Xing, and now the opportunity finally came. He deliberately cleared his throat and said, "Master Tang, are you speaking too harshly?!"
Hearing this, Tang Yin turned to look at Peng Cheng and asked with a smile: "How do you say this, Master Peng?"
Peng Cheng said: "Master Tang has indeed made great contributions by annihilating the national traitors and slaying the Ning army, but these achievements are not all yours, Master Tang, right?! If Prime Minister Liang hadn't given up the Liang family's regiment to Master Tang, right? , Master Tang's army will not expand so quickly, right? If there is no Liang Xiang in charge of the capital to ensure that Master Tang has no worries, I think Master Tang's battle with Zhong Tian and Ning's army will not be so smooth, right? Master Tang's contribution It’s all superficial, but Prime Minister Liang’s contribution is invisible but real. In terms of meritorious service for Dafeng, Prime Minister Liang is not inferior to you, Mr. Tang!”
Peng Cheng spoke eloquently and shook his head. While belittling Tang Yin, he also praised Liang Xing to a point of ecstasy.
Tang Yin looked at Peng Cheng with strange eyes and smiled without saying a word.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, he thought he was speechless. Peng Cheng was even more complacent. He stepped up to Tang Yin, raised his head and said, "What? Mr. Tang has nothing to say this time." Yes? Then let me express my attitude first. I support Prime Minister Liang as the new monarch of Dafeng. Only Prime Minister Liang can serve as the king of Feng, so that our country of Dafeng can be rich and strong, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and it can last forever for thousands of generations..."
Before he could finish his words, Tang Yin suddenly waved his arm with a smile, and there was a snapping sound in his ear, and Tang Yin's palm slapped Peng Cheng firmly on the face.
This slap was so violent that Peng Cheng spun around in a circle. Then he couldn't stand anymore and sat down on the ground. He only felt that half of his head was numb and he couldn't feel anything. The stars were shining in front of his eyes. Everything is spinning.
No one expected that Tang Yin would dare to attack the minister in public in the court hall, and there was a sound of inhalation in the hall.
Before anyone else could ask questions, Tang Yin pointed at Peng Cheng's nose, sneered and said in a ferocious voice: "I just said that there are sycophants and thieves in the imperial court. I think you, Mr. Peng, are one of them. For your own selfish interests, you do not discriminate. They are all black and white, and they are full of nonsense. How can such a villain be worthy of being my minister of the great wind? How can he be worthy of standing in the court? Come on!"
As soon as Tang Yin finished speaking, four black-armored guards carrying swords approached from outside the palace door. After the four approached, they knelt on one knee and intervened: "What are your orders, sir?"
"Drag this thief out and throw him into the oil pan to show the wind!" Tang Yin looked down at Peng Cheng who was sitting on the ground and said coldly with no expression on his face.