After Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui left, the other courtiers also resigned one after another. Empress Yang breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that Wei Zheng would kneel here and not leave.
Liangyimen.
"That's enough, stop pulling. Your sleeves have been pulled off the thread. You have to pay for it!" Wei Zheng looked at Du Ruhui unhappily.
Du Ruhui took a deep breath, then breathed out and pointed at his nose.
"Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, you are looking for death. Do you really think that you are an old minister of His Majesty who lived in the palace in the past, so you can persecute Your Majesty like this?"
It's enough for you to act recklessly in Liangyi Palace, but you still dare to chase His Majesty to Manlu Palace, don't you want to die?
Do you think that His Majesty really does not dare to kill you?
ah!
Did you know that when you were in the Liangyi Palace, Your Majesty did not punish you, but rewarded you? This shows that Your Majesty still has some clarity and knows what he is doing, and at the same time, he also knows whether what he is doing is right.
Now you are chasing His Majesty to express your position, without giving His Majesty any time, or even any persuasion skills. You are arrogant!
The clay figurine still has some anger, let alone Your Majesty?
Don't really make His Majesty angry, you will regret it later!"
"Of course not." Wei Zheng said with an upright face: "I know that what I said and did today will definitely make His Majesty unhappy, even angry, and even hate me. But I don't regret it. I see it clearly.
As you said, your majesty will not kill me, and there is still a trace of clarity left. In this case, we should urge your majesty not to let your majesty be stained!"
"Why don't you make sense?" Du Ruhui bit his lip, breathed out from his nostrils, and pinched his waist with both hands, "I didn't say I wouldn't advise His Majesty. What I meant was that you shouldn't chase Your Majesty all the time. It's not that you don't know His Majesty's feelings for Princess Qin.
Do you think it’s possible that you want His Majesty to give up so suddenly?”
"It's impossible, I want to make it possible, even if I lose my life for it, I'm willing to do it." Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty is an unborn hero. I am your assistant and should make your Majesty a wise king!"
Du Ruhui smiled back and said: "Wei Zheng, you should know that your Majesty can only stand alone now."
"Of course I know this. Your Majesty still has one year to go before he takes office." Wei Zheng replied.
Du Ruhui asked back: "Then do you know what you think your Majesty will do if your Majesty is so angry that he thinks that all the ministers in the court are against him?"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned and said: "We are not opposing His Majesty, we are just admonishing Your Majesty."
"Yes, you, Wei Zheng, can pat your chest and say that you are admonishing His Majesty. That is because you act and sit upright. But if you succeed in forcing His Majesty this time, other officials in the future will follow the same example.
Rachel’s faction forces Your Majesty to do certain things, or not to do certain things, what do you think?”
Hearing this, Wei Zheng realized that he had made a bad start. As Du Ruhui said, if other officials followed his example and dragged ministers to kneel outside the Manlu Palace to force His Majesty, how would that be unbecoming?
To put it horribly, this is provoking the imperial power!
Thinking of this, his expression changed again and again.
"I never thought this would happen!"
"I know, and His Majesty also knows, that's why His Majesty didn't punish you, because His Majesty knew that you didn't want to do this!" Du Ruhui said word by word: "But don't forget, you can't guarantee that others won't learn from you."
Wei Zheng bit his lip. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that he calmed down, Du Ruhui sighed: "If I hadn't taken you away just now, I really don't know what would have happened under His Majesty's anger. What you said in Liangyi Hall was a wake-up call. We can definitely discuss it in the long term.
Slowly advise Your Majesty.
If you insist on holding on to His Majesty, what do you think His Majesty will think?
If you succeed this time, what will other officials think?
Have you considered these?"
"I..." Wei Zheng was speechless.
In fact, Du Ruhui still had some things he didn't tell Wei Zheng. In his heart, he believed that His Majesty was so angry not because of Princess Qin's affairs, but because of the opposition of the courtiers this time!
With Your Majesty's face, being scolded for accepting Princess Qin is nothing at all.
The only thing that can make His Majesty the Emperor angry is that His Majesty feels threatened.
"Oh, the court, I'm afraid I'm uneasy." Du Ru's teeth itched unluckily, but he still couldn't blame Wei Zheng, a stupid young man.
Because his intentions are good.
"Let's go, you and I should go back and think about the next step." Du Ruhui tugged on his sleeve and left.
This time, Wei Zheng didn't say anything, nor did he resist and refuse like a donkey.
There was chaos in the Ganlu Palace, and it was obvious that she could not stay any longer. Empress Yang ordered Gao Liangzhong to organize people to clean up the mess, and took the emperor back to his dormitory, Changle Hall.
As a result, halfway through, Empress Dowager Wan ordered someone to invite the emperor to Shou'an Palace.
Inside Shouan Hall.
"How are you, Hutu!" Empress Dowager Wan pointed at the emperor who was kneeling on the ground and scolded: "All the officials in the government and the public are following the late emperor and following you. The heroes who have conquered the world are all Sheji humerus. You are a woman,
You are at odds with the courtiers, but do you still have any tolerance in your heart?
The late emperor entrusted the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty to your hands. Is this how you managed it?
In the future, when the Ai family goes to see the late emperor, how do you want the Ai family to explain to the late emperor?
How are you going to explain to the late emperor!"
Li Zhiyun took a breath, cupped his hands and said, "Auntie, things are not that simple."
"What's the meaning?"
Li Zhiyun stepped back and said: "I know Wei Zheng's true intentions, and I am not a person who cannot accept advice. But have you ever thought about it, if I give in this time, the courtiers will oppose me again next time, and it will happen again."
What would happen if a group of people protested and even knelt outside the Manna Hall?
Me, still me?
Am I still the emperor?
Am I still the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Wan was silent, and then slowly sat down. After a long time, she said: "Maybe they didn't think so."
"Haha." Li Zhiyun said disdainfully: "Auntie, you don't know how the late emperor was coerced by the Guanlong people back then. Now that the Tang Dynasty is rich and prosperous, with strong soldiers and horses, they can no longer use force to force me, but
If they find that I am weak and can be bullied, and always kidnap me with their righteousness and morality, then my situation will be no different from that of the late emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Wan was completely silent.
She now understood the main reason for her son's anger. The incident with Princess Qin was not the main reason. The main reason was that the courtiers dared to protest in groups this time, which aroused the emperor's fear.
To put it bluntly, the ministers became restless.
The emperor can be scolded, but he must not be coerced by his ministers to do things. This will cause the king's authority to decrease and the ministers' power to increase.
The power of the monarch and the power of ministers, if one is strong, the other must be weak. The two can coexist, but they cannot be strong and weak at the same time.
During the reign of the late Emperor, the Guanlong people relied on their own merits and often forced the late Emperor to do things. Queen Mother Wan knew about these things.
"The Aijia misunderstood you."
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "Actually, the child is also at fault. He should not dream of marrying Princess Qin."
"Then what are you going to do?" Queen Mother Wan asked.
Li Zhiyun said: "This time, if they can persuade me nicely, I won't be able to consider it. But since they like to force me, how can I let them get their wish? If I make concessions this time, I will make concessions everywhere in the future. When the time comes,
, My son and my grandson are all puppets of the ministers!"
Queen Mother Wan was silent for a while and then said: "The Ai family knows that you are in trouble, but I still hope that you can leave some room to avoid getting out of control in the future."
"Auntie's teachings, children should keep them in mind." Li Zhiyun said solemnly.
Empress Dowager Wan nodded, "In that case, the Ai family won't say more."
"Lao Auntie is worried because it's the child's fault."
"As long as you can do well, it doesn't matter. This time, the Aijia didn't understand the situation."
"It's nothing." Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "I think my mother's persuasion is very important."
"Okay, get up and stop kneeling."
"yes."
It turns out that mother and son can understand each other.