Chapter 1002 The Seven Deadly Sins of the Prime Minister
Under the complicated eyes of countless people, Peng Heng, dressed in a fine white cotton robe, slowly walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He had a calm demeanor, calm eyes, and a faint smile on his lips. He came in step by step, like a king inspecting his country. Those eyes that were either surprised, fearful, or filled with hatred could not affect his mood in the slightest.
interference.
He is in a good mood now.
Like a pebble falling into a pond, an uneasy atmosphere spread in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Whether it was Peng Xian's son who was executed for treason, the culprit of Zhuge Qiao's death, or the Prime Minister.
The palace's biggest enemy - Wei Ba's brother-in-law, Peng Heng's appearance in the prime minister's palace is a provocation, an extremely arrogant provocation.
Yang Yi stood at the door of her mansion, quietly watching Peng Heng pass by.
Zhang Yi stood in the court, gently pushed away the clerk who came to report the official document, and frowned slightly. When the clerk saw Peng Heng, he couldn't help but feel a little lost. In a trance, he seemed to have seen Peng Heng more than ten years ago.
A arrogant figure that seemed familiar.
Several old people in the Prime Minister's Mansion lowered their eyelids and sighed quietly, their sighs filled with desolation and loneliness.
It has been sixteen years since the Prime Minister opened his mansion, and this is the first time that someone has walked in with such a high head. Even Wei Ba, the most popular cavalry general today, has to maintain some due respect when entering the Prime Minister's mansion.
Only this young man walked in with his head held high.
With his head held high, Peng Heng calmly walked into the atrium of the Prime Minister's Mansion and stood in front of Zhuge Liang under the gaze of countless eyes.
He looked at Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in front of the case. He smiled slightly, raised his hands and said in greeting: "It seems that I got here in time."
Zhuge Liang ignored the sarcasm in his words. He raised his eyelids and looked at him: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Peng Heng smiled: "Although the Prime Minister only uses his Confucian name and practices Legalism, his hospitality is too perfunctory, isn't it? There is not even a seat? Please note that I am not a subordinate who is here to report work today.
, but an envoy who came to see the Prime Minister on his way. These two countries are at war, so why not kill the envoy? Prime Minister, you are rude."
"Which country are you the envoy of?" Zhuge Liang retorted: "Wei or Wu?"
"The Kingdom of Jin."
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment. Then he held his breath. His eyes suddenly became ferocious, like a sword, falling on Peng Heng's face.
"How did you know?"
Yes, even if Peng Heng had been lurking in Chang'an, he knew that the imperial court was going to make Wei Ba king. But how did he know that he was the king of Jin? According to the time calculation, Liu Min and the others should have just arrived in Qingzhou not long ago, and the matter may have already come to an end.
But Peng Heng shouldn't know.
There is only one possibility. Someone leaked the contents of the edict and revealed it to him. If this is the case, then he will definitely tell Wei Ba to let Wei Ba take precautions. In this way, Liu Min's trip to Qingzhou will be very dangerous.
Confessing the title of King of Jin and seizing military power were measures to stimulate Wei Ba. The point was that he was too late to respond on the spot. If he knew it in advance, what was the point?
The corners of Zhuge Liang's eyes twitched involuntarily, and a deep uneasiness surged into his heart.
"Because I have received the news from King Jin." Peng Heng smiled, he especially enjoyed this feeling. All Zhuge Liang's uneasiness fell into his eyes, and he knew that Zhuge Liang's psychological defense was broken by him.
"I came here today just to convey a few words to King Jin so that you can go on your journey with peace of mind."
Zhuge Liang snorted. He didn't believe what Peng Heng said. Linzi is more than 3,000 miles away. Even if Wei Ba expedited it for 600 miles, he still wouldn't be able to deliver it. What's more, 600 miles for express delivery is definitely not something you can do if you have the financial resources.
. Entering Wuguandao is within his control. If someone were to run wild, the news would have been sent to him long ago.
"Tell me." Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and said calmly. He waved his hand, and someone took a seat. Peng Heng sat down, slowly straightened his flat skirt, then coughed and said loudly:
"Prime Minister, you have seven deadly sins."
Zhuge Liang didn't bother to answer.
"First, disloyalty." Peng Heng raised a finger: "You violated the late emperor's decree and monopolized power for nearly fifteen years. The emperor was nearly thirty years old, but you still refused to return power. You used the name of your prime minister to act like your father.
In fact, if you act as a minister and exercise the authority of the king, you are disloyal to the minister."
Zhuge Liang responded sadly, his eyes as clear as an ancient well.
"Second, unfilial piety." Peng Heng calmly raised his second finger: "There are three unfilial piety, and having no descendants is the worst. The prime minister is over forty and has no children, so he adopted his brother and son to succeed him, and he is not good at teaching him.
Being in a dangerous place has caused the bloodline of our ancestors to be cut off. This is unfilial to a son."
Zhuge Liang's eyes turned red and hissed: "If I remember correctly, Bo Song died at your hands."
"His person died in my hands, but his heart died long ago. I just helped him to escape." Peng Heng said lightly: "You have a biological son, but you regard your adopted son as a thorn in your side.
, he was harsh everywhere, he was already crazy before he was stabbed to death by me, do you know?"
"nonsense."
"Whether it's nonsense or not, you know it yourself." Peng Heng smiled: "To tell you the truth, these are what the King of Jin told me. Zhuge Qiao has a strict father who is always picky inside, and there are opponents who are rising step by step outside.
He has long been overwhelmed. Death is actually a kind of relief for him. To put it more bluntly, if he is not killed by me, he will be forced to death by you."
Zhuge Liang's face turned pale.
"Third, unkindness." Peng Heng continued to list Zhuge Liang's crimes: "Knowing that he was not good at military affairs, he continued to use troops for years, causing innocent people to lose their homes, wives to lose their husbands, fathers to lose their sons, and people to mourn all over the country. Every household was in mourning.
To uphold the authority of the king and father without the benevolence of the king and father is to be an unkind king."
"Fourth, unjust. The Marquis of Guan looked down upon the scholars and only regarded the Prime Minister as his acquaintance. The Prime Minister did not fulfill his duty to criticize his friends. Instead, he responded with empty words and tried to catch him. My father regarded the Prime Minister as a close friend and had nothing to say but told him, but the Prime Minister ignored him.
The late emperor falsely accused him of being unfaithful. Ma Liang regarded the prime minister as his brother and died in state affairs, leaving his children without honor. Ma Di regarded the prime minister as his father, and they lived with him day and night, confiding in him. Once the army was defeated, he killed him and took responsibility for it, which was unjust for a friend.
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"Fifth. Impoliteness. In the name of recuperating from illness, he settled in the palace, relying on his old age and selling himself off, and lost the courtesy of being a minister."
"Sixth, it is unwise. Using a mere Shu to plan for the Central Plains, without knowing the military plans. There are good generals but they cannot be used, there are clever plans but they cannot be adopted, they are stubborn and insist on going their own way, and they lose generals without self-examination. The king of Jin uses the talents of bears and tigers.
He made several suggestions to join forces with the Prime Minister and serve the imperial court together, but was rejected by the Prime Minister. It is all the Prime Minister's fault that he has reached this stage. Prime Minister, he was forced to rebel by you. You call yourself a big man.
You are loyal, but you don't know that you are the gravedigger of the Han Dynasty. If you don't know yourself, you are ignorant; if you don't know others, you are unwise."
"Seventh. Unbelief. People who have no faith cannot stand. Meng Da missed his homeland and wanted to uphold justice in the county. The Prime Minister strengthened his ambition, but leaked the secret to Wei and refused to save him. The King of Jin and his son planned to build Ziwu Valley, and the Prime Minister made him
The father and son were used as bait, and they took Longyou on their own. In the meeting of the building and the boat, in full view of everyone, the prime minister promised to give up the military power, discuss the plan with the general, the general of chariots and cavalry, and then captured the general's troops. He broke his promise to Meng Da, and Zhong
I broke my trust with the King of Jin and his son, and later I broke my trust with His Majesty and the people of the world."
"Disfaithful, unfilial, unkind, unjust, disrespectful, unwise, untrustworthy." Peng Heng said word by word: "Prime Minister, how can you survive?"
Zhuge Liang laughed silently, his eyes full of sarcasm: "You are as eloquent as your father. However, I have something to say, and if you talk too much, you will be exhausted, so it is better to keep the center. Also, if you talk too much, you will make mistakes. Your father died in
I can’t control my mouth.”
Peng Heng laughed: "Prime Minister, don't just talk about others. If you talk too much, it's better to keep it in mind. Have you done it yourself? You are so eloquent and eloquent that you quote classics and talk eloquently. You really think you have mastered it.
Only with truth can we be invincible?"
He shook his head: "You are wrong. No one refuted you at that time because you had the power. Anyone who dared to refute you would be relegated to the wilderness by you. Therefore, my father died because of your slander; the late emperor
Liao Li, who took a fancy to you, went to Wenshan; King Jin, who made great achievements in the Northern Expedition, was sent to Yiyuan by you; Yang Hong, who was scheming and decisive, was suppressed by you and died in depression. Prime Minister, that is because you are monopolizing power.
The first thing you can do is achieve success, not because you follow the teachings of the saints and are reticent."
Zhuge Liang smiled: "In that case, I have a few words to say."
"Of course." Peng Heng nodded calmly: "His Royal Highness King Jin has ordered that you must be convinced of your defeat."
Zhuge Liang was indifferent: "It is the late emperor's order to have the prime minister assist the government. The late emperor knew that his majesty was not talented enough to govern the world, so he entrusted your majesty to me instead of entrusting me to your majesty. Your majesty calls me my father-in-law, so naturally I can't
It is natural for a father to educate his son as he regards himself as a minister. Your Majesty is not talented enough to manage politics. How can I be disloyal if I teach by words and deeds?"
Peng Heng smiled slightly and did not bother to answer.
"I am over forty and have no children. I don't want to have one, but I can't. How can I be unfilial? Not to mention that all my brothers have blood. My son Bosong has a son, and I also have a son, which can pass on the blood of my ancestors. Why not be unfilial?
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"The prime minister arranged for dead soldiers to assassinate the general Chariot and Cavalry. Zhuge Dan, Zhuge Ke and others were all implicated in it. The prime minister thinks, how many of your Zhuge family can survive?" Peng Heng interrupted Zhuge Liang's words and laughed:
"To tell you the truth, Zhuge Dan was killed on the spot, and the Zhuge Ke brothers were restrained. Now the evidence is conclusive, and only one of them is dead."
Zhuge Liang's face suddenly turned pale. He had always thought that Peng Heng knew about Wei Ba's promotion to the rank of king because someone in the prime minister's house leaked the secret. Now that he heard this, he realized that the matter might not be that simple. Zhuge Dan died, and Zhuge Ke
The brothers were captured. Naturally, Wei Ba had already made arrangements and now took action before them.
If the chess piece is missing, don't move or move. Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered what Wei Ba said.
"How did you do it?" Zhuge Liang said hoarsely.
"There is a kind of bird in Yunnan, called a pigeon. It can travel five or six hundred miles in a day, which is much more convenient than rushing for six hundred miles." Peng Heng laughed loudly, so heartily, so relieved, and so proud.
"On the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, Liu Min and Liu Yu attempted to assassinate the King of Jin. Liu Min was bound, and more than a hundred people including Liu Yu were killed on the spot. Last night, I received the news and came to visit you early this morning. Prime Minister
, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep well all night.”
Zhuge Liang's sharp rebuttals were all in vain. Liu Min and the others failed, and no matter how nice they were, it was meaningless. Now, what he had to face was not Peng Heng's revenge, but Wei Ba's counterattack.
Of the seven deadly sins, he only has one, and that is failure.