Zheng Yuegui nodded, Zheng Kai was a little unhappy, frowned slightly and said: "Is it possible that Mr. Shao still doesn't trust me?"
"Wherever, the emperor ascended to the throne in the 95th year, and everything he said was gold-plated. There is no reason for ordinary people to disbelieve it. It's just a saying that goes well. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, be afraid of the worst. Only by being careful can you sail a ten thousand year ship."
Shao Yan said with a smile.
Although Zheng Kaixin was displeased, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Shao Yan was right. Under normal circumstances, the 'Golden Words' are directed at the courtiers around him and all the servants in the palace. Ordinary people pay attention to the truth.
, Zheng Kai thought for a moment, then turned from anger to joy and said: "Mr. Shao acts so cautiously, no wonder Mr. Liu thinks more of you. Anyway, I emphasize again, no matter what you say, I promise you, if you are still not at ease,
I can swear to God, is that okay?" After saying that, Zheng Kai raised his right hand as if to swear.
The emperor swore to a common people, which was unprecedented in history. Shao Yan couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and quickly kowtowed to the emperor three times, "The common people thank the emperor for not killing him."
"The grace of not killing?" Zheng Kai was stunned for a moment, "Mr. Shao, when did I say that I would punish you? You are my savior. It's too late for me to thank you, so how can I kill you?"
"The emperor is so wise. Of course he will not punish the common people. The common people just kowtowed to you on behalf of Deng Bingtang, Mr. Deng, and thanked the emperor for pardoning Mr. Deng." Shao Yan bowed again
"This..." Zheng Kai was dumbfounded. He wanted to refute, but he had nothing to say. The words he said were like water thrown out. It was not easy to take them back. Besides, the emperor always meant what he said. This kind of self
Even if he were beaten to death, he would not do it. It was only because of his negligence that he fell into the trap set by Shao Yan.
Seeing the emperor's gloomy expression, which was no less uncomfortable than a mute eating yellow lotus, Zheng Yuegui smiled brightly, and her admiration for Shao Yan increased in her heart.
"Mr. Shao, I can agree to any request you have, but this is the only one..." Zheng Kai hesitated and did not continue.
Oh, I know you are such a bitch, Shao Yan suppressed the anger in his chest and said: "It doesn't matter if the emperor wants to regret it, but if you do this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the emperor to face the people of the world in the future. In other words, those subjects
We will never take the Emperor’s words to heart again.”
"They dare?" Zheng Kai stamped his feet excitedly. Then he realized that he had lost his composure and whispered: "It's not that I want to regret it, but that Deng Bingtang committed a capital crime. How do you want me to release him?"
"Your Majesty, it is not Mr. Deng who wants to rebel, but Wang Boyan. Wang Boyan wants to kill all the loyal people in the court through your hands, and then drive you out of power and make him the emperor." Shao Yan said whatever he thought of
"Mr. Shao, you are talking nonsense. You must not talk nonsense. Besides, I did find the dragon robe and the jade seal in Deng's house that day. What can these mean?"
"These don't mean anything at all. Common people can take the emperor's dragon robe and place it in any minister's home. Does the emperor think that he wants to rebel? If that is the case, that is too far-fetched?"
"This..." Zheng Kai frowned and thought to himself, Mr. Shao is right. How could I let Wang Boyan's one-sided words and a few things convict Deng Bingtang? What's more, Deng Bingtang is here.
He has been an official in the imperial court for many years and has always been loyal to me. Why would he rebel? Zheng Kai had many doubts about this case before, but all the evidence pointed to Deng Bingtang, and the efforts of Wang Boyan and other ministers were in the emperor's ears.
Fanning the flames, over time, the doubts in the emperor's mind gradually disappeared, and he became more convinced of the fact that Deng Bingtang was treasonous.
"What Mr. Shao said is not unreasonable, but I have opened my mouth, so how can I take it back at will? Just as Mr. Shao said, if I go back on my words, how should the civil and military officials of the court view me?"
If I had known you would say this, Shao Yan said confidently: "This is not difficult. If the emperor can trust the common people, the common people have a way to not only let the emperor lose his prestige, but also save Master Deng's life."
"Oh, what's the solution? Mr. Shao, please tell me," Zheng Kai asked impatiently. Shao Yan was about to reveal his plan when he heard Xiao Xiang's voice coming from outside the door, "Let the emperor know that Prime Minister Wang has something to say."
Seeking for help"
When Zheng Kai heard the word 'Wang Prime Minister', he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He hurried out without saying a word. Shao Yan and Zheng Yuegui followed one after another, but saw Wang Boyan standing at the door holding a roll of imperial edict.
Seeing the emperor, the princess came out. Wang Boyan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I am here to see the emperor, Princess Yuegui."
"Wang Qing's family doesn't need to be polite." Zheng Kai waved his hand slightly and asked, "I wonder why Wang Qing's family came to the palace to see me?"
"Your Majesty, regarding the matter of uniting with Western Chu to attack the Donglin Kingdom, I have already drafted an imperial decree and asked the Emperor to read it." Wang Boyan said as he presented the imperial decree to the Emperor.
Shao Yan was shocked. This news was undoubtedly shocking to him. He had just ascended the throne and did not know much about the general situation of the Donglin Kingdom. He only knew that judging from the current situation, the Donglin Kingdom was the weakest among the three kingdoms.
A country in China, and now the two countries actually intend to form an alliance. If they really fight, the Donglin country will be destroyed.
Zheng Kai opened the imperial edict and took a look at it, with a puzzled look on his face: "The military strength of the Western Chu Kingdom far exceeds that of the Donglin Kingdom, why do they still want to form an alliance with our Nanliang Kingdom? Isn't this unnecessary?"
Wang Boyan flattered and said with a smile: "Reporting to the emperor, there have been frictions between Western Chu and Donglin all year round. Although Donglin is only a small area, since the previous king of Donglin came to the throne, he paid more attention to border defense, even though Western Chu had the intention of annexing it.
It is difficult to cross the city even half a step beyond the heart. Now that the new emperor of Donglin Kingdom has just ascended the throne, the Western Chu Kingdom wants to take advantage of the new emperor's unsteady footing to form an alliance with our Nanliang army and carve up Donglin in one fell swoop."
Partition? You have a beautiful idea. As long as I am in power, I will never compromise with any of your countries. Isn’t it just a war? Shao Yan is very angry with me.
Zheng Kai nodded and said: "According to what the Prime Minister said, it will be just around the corner for the Western Chu Kingdom to destroy the Donglin Kingdom. I don't want to gain anything from it. I just hope that through this alliance, the Western Chu Kingdom will stop harassing our Nanliang state."
Just the border”
"Your Majesty is right. I will appoint Jin Dingguo and Sima Jun as the second marshals. They will immediately insert themselves into the back of the Donglin Kingdom and cooperate with the main attack of the Western Chu Kingdom. We will give him a trap to catch turtles in a urn."
"I'll leave this matter to you, Prime Minister," Zheng Kai said calmly.
"I obey the order." Wang Boyan smiled and prepared to leave. Zheng Yuegui hurriedly shouted: "Master Wang, please stay."
Wang Boyan turned his head respectfully and said with a smile: "I wonder if the princess has any other instructions?"
"In my opinion, the dispatch of troops can be slowed down for a while," Zheng Yuegui said unhurriedly.
Wang Boyan was stunned, and Zheng Kai was also a little puzzled, and asked hurriedly: "Yuegui, let's help Xi Chu destroy Dong Lin, and we will have one less opponent from now on, why not do it?"
Zheng Yuegui said: "Yes, if two countries join forces to fight against one country, the Donglin Kingdom will undoubtedly lose. But, brother, have you ever thought about it. Once the Donglin Kingdom is destroyed, the Western Chu Kingdom will directly counterattack us. Over the years, we and the Western Chu Kingdom will be defeated."
Are there not many small wars in Chu State? Although Donglin is a small country, they have no influence on our Nanliang. As far as my sister knows, the people there are simple and simple, and the people live a life of plenty of food and clothing. Such a country has no struggle with the world.
countries, why should we create disasters for them?”
After hearing what this girl said, Shao Yan secretly praised him. He didn't expect that this girl, who has lived in the palace all year round, not only knows the customs of other countries well, but also has such unique insights. In this era of constant disputes, sometimes
War is indeed unavoidable. The reason why Zheng Yuegui emphasized the stakes of sending troops was because he did not want to see those unarmed people being slaughtered alive. This made Shao Yan admire him.
"Princess, what you said is wrong. Who doesn't know that the military power of the Western Chu Kingdom is the most powerful among the three kingdoms. If they wanted to be disadvantageous to our Nanliang, they should have sent their troops southward. In recent years, there has been a small discord between our two countries.
, but it is just a small friction, which shows that they are not hostile to us in Nanliang." Wang Boyan's eyes showed a hint of cunning.