Jing Rong entered the palace with the emperor's edict in hand!
Qin Shiyu was beside him.
The two entered the Hall of State Council with serious expressions on their faces.
"See Your Majesty/Father."
Respectfully!
Sitting behind the table on the high platform, Emperor Qi Zhen frowned and looked at his son whom he hadn't seen for several months. He looked a bit like him when he was young, but now his eyes were calm, respectful and solemn.
Like a loyal minister who came to worship.
not son!
He knew that Jing Rong was too good-natured.
Be obedient to the point of always being obedient and never refuting!
This son of mine, who was sent to foster care outside the palace since he was a child, lost a bit of the arrogance of a prince.
In the hall, there was a long silence.
No one said a word.
finally-
Emperor Qi Zhen looked serious, looked at Qin Shiyu, and said with a guilty tone, "Master Qin, do you know the crime of falsely spreading the imperial edict?"
What should come always comes!
Qin Shiyu didn't quibble, either.
Immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, "Wei minister falsely preached the imperial edict, the sin is unforgivable."
"You recognize it pretty quickly."
"I know that I am guilty, and I dare not make excuses."
"Then tell me, what do you mean by falsely preaching the imperial edict?"
"Wei Chen is here to save King Rong's life." Qin Shiyu said, "If the emperor ordered to go late, King Rong might have been captured by Ji Siyin's people on the charge of 'conspiracy to rebel against the decree' outside the city. It will also endanger the life of King Rong, after considering the seriousness, the minister can only pass on the imperial decree under the pretense of being beheaded, so that the prince can be brought back to the capital safely."
Emperor Qi Zhen snorted coldly, "As you say, I should reward you."
"It is the duty of the minister to be able to protect King Rong from returning to the capital, and I dare not take credit."
"Bang"!
Emperor Qi Zhen slapped the table with his big hand and became angry!
"Qin Shiyu, I have indulged you over and over again. Back then, when you hung power with me and found out the errors and omissions in the "Linjing Case", I knelt outside the Nanzhe Gate for several days, and the civil and military officials of the court were full of voices. I had to agree to re-investigate. Now you are so bold as to falsely pass on the imperial edict, do you know that I can order someone to drag you to the Meridian Gate and behead you right now."
Sounds like a bell!
It echoed in the hall, a little harsh.
Qin Shiyu was not afraid, and looked like he was "disposing of it".
Jing Rong didn't ask for mercy, and still stood indifferently.
A look of "it doesn't matter".
But in fact, he knew in his heart that Emperor Qi Zhen would not punish Qin Shiyu.
After all, Qin Shiyu is an old official, or a retired veteran who has fought the enemy and made extraordinary achievements. If he is dragged to the Meridian Gate for beheading, I am afraid that a small loss will be a big loss.
Emperor Qi Zhen has his own discretion!
After some self-regulation, he finally restrained his anger.
He had to take a deep breath, "Forget it, although you are at fault, you are also meritorious, I will not pursue it."
How kind!
Qin Shiyu got up and bowed his head, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay, back off."
"My minister retire."
After saying that, Qin Shiyu glanced at Jingrong, and then silently backed out.
The hall was calm again.
After Emperor Qi Zhen calmed down, he looked at Jing Rong and said solemnly, "I have secretly ordered you to return to Beijing twice. I thought it would be difficult, but you did not disappoint me."
Jing Rong bowed his head, "Father's imperial decree, my son does not dare not to return."
"It is fortunate that you are holding the emperor's last edict, otherwise, I would not be able to order you to enter the capital."
"My son understands."
Finished!
Jing Rong presented his imperial edict.
Emperor Qi Zhen took it.
The imperial edict was opened, and the contents above came into view.
On the first day of September in the thirty-seventh year of Qianzhi, the barbarians have been attached to the border for more than a hundred years, and the tribute books have been repaired for more than a dozen years. Therefore, the Friendship Department, if the barbarians are in chaos, harassing and harassing, should order to send troops, No tolerance, 100,000 troops were raised on the frontier, and the barbarians were quelled.
Life-saving elixir!
Emperor Qi Zhen checked the authenticity of the edict, and the seal on it was genuine.
"The seals of the edict are all genuine. This is indeed the edict left by the previous emperor. I didn't expect that the previous emperor had predicted that he would have issued this edict decades ago, just in case. The '30-year truce' agreement signed with the barbarians can be voided, and I can also order troops to take down the barbarians in one fell swoop."
With the edict in hand, the world is invincible!
Jing Rong said nothing, just agreed.
Emperor Qi Zhen was suspicious, "It's just this edict, where did you get it?"
"The Lord Kang took it out. When the first emperor made this edict, he handed it over to him. On the way back to Beijing this time, Erchen went to Jingzhou. Lord Kang learned that Erchen was in a difficult situation. A few months ago, the barbarians began to disturb the frontier, so I handed over this edict, hoping to help Erchen return to Beijing smoothly, in fact, it did help Erchen."
"Marquis Kang?" Emperor Qi Zhen muttered, "I really didn't think about it, he still kept this hand after being away from Jingzhou for a few years."
"The last emperor's edict is greater than the sky, and the father emperor was troubled by the disturbance of the frontier by the barbarians, and now it is finally resolved."
Emperor Qi Zhen nodded, and indeed solved a trouble in his mind!
but-
He put down the edict and closed it.
"I made a public order in the court, if you can't find out the disaster relief money from the imperial government, you will not be allowed to return to Beijing. Now you have sent the emperor's edict to solve the barbarian issue for me, and I will judge your merits. However, there is no need to return to the Imperial Palace."
"Thank you, Father."
Jing Rong bowed his hands.
Emperor Qi Zhen's eyes darkened and he asked, "Then you should know the real purpose of recalling you back to Beijing this time."
"My son knows."
"Now the court, the top and the bottom, are all in rebellion, and you have no big tree to stop you, and you will definitely face the enemy in the court. I know that the king is also powerful. Originally, I planned to wait for the situation in the court to be stable, and then issue a decree. Appoint him as the crown prince, but he is too impatient. First, together with the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of General Affairs, he wrote to you to interfere in the transfer of officials of the Ministry of Personnel, and then incited the ministers to elect him as the crown prince. With such a rush for quick success, how can I hand over the world to him? ?"
Such a person is afraid that he will become the second Ying Zheng!
However, Emperor Qi Zhen did not express his true thoughts.
To put it bluntly, he still suspected that the Prince's encirclement of the palace was related to Jing Yi, plus everything that happened after that, such as Jing Rong's assassination, the assassin's death in Dali Temple, a letter from the officials, and the election of ministers...
They had to make Emperor Qi Zhen take precautions against Jing Yi.
That's why I thought of letting Jing Rong return to Beijing.
When Jing Rong heard the words, he did not reveal his true thoughts, but said, "It is inevitable that the royal father is worried, but this son also knows what the royal father means."
"Then what do you think?"
"The first emperor's last edict, to send troops to destroy the barbarians, since the father emperor has the intention to suppress Jing Yi, why not use this edict."
"say clearly."
"Send someone to lead the troops."
Um
Emperor Qi Zhen asked, "Who?"
"Ji Huan!"
Say two words.
Emperor Qi Zhen was shocked and reacted, "You are right, Ji Huan is the best person to be sent this time."