Otherworldly Days

Chapter 333

"If you have something to play, you can leave the court if you have nothing to do..." "Your Majesty, I have this to say." The minister, holding the wat board in his hand, stepped forward and said with a bow.

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair half-opened his eyes, looking sleepy and barely opening his eyes. He looked down at the courtiers below and waved, "Quick."

"Your Majesty, Zinu has repeatedly violated our Feng Dynasty, harassed our Feng Dynasty's border villages, killed and wounded our Feng Dynasty's people, robbed countless grains, and challenged our Feng Dynasty's national prestige. It is tolerable or unbearable. Today, our Feng Dynasty has sufficient food and grass. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, I implore your majesty to raise your troops to sweep the slaves, so as to caress the people of my Feng Dynasty and promote the prestige of my Feng Dynasty."

"Absolutely not! Your Majesty, the matter of raising troops to attack Zinu is a matter of great importance. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term. It is absolutely impossible to act hastily. War means injury and death. The happiness of the people..."

"Your Majesty, I think it is a ripe opportunity for my Feng Dynasty to raise troops to attack Zinu..."

In the court, there was a dispute between two factions about whether to raise troops to attack Zinu. One faction advocated the battle, and the other opposed it. The two factions could not settle down. Noisily, noisyly.

The few ministers in the front row stood there watching and listening intently, as if they had nothing to do with themselves, but they didn't know that the entire court centered on these ministers, forming several factions .

Now that the emperor is old, several princes have grown up and entered this court.The crown prince has not yet been established in the court, and the princes under the dragon chair above are watching, and the ministers of the court stand in several factions, standing behind the princes.

The court was arguing about raising troops to attack Zinu, and the princes stood below without saying a word, and no one should be the first person.

Although the eldest prince, Feng Lingcheng, is a noble prince, he is cowardly by nature. He has rarely spoken out in the court, and has not done much so far.If it wasn't for him bearing the name of the eldest prince, standing behind him a Lu Taifu, and supporting the eldest son to inherit the throne from the old school of scholar-bureaucrats, the voice of the court would be so high.

The second prince Feng Lingyun's father is not powerful. Although his father is one of the four nobles, he is powerless and powerless. In addition, the emperor's favor is no longer there, and Xiao Guijun lives leisurely in the palace. Never compete for favor.There were few ministers in the court who supported His Highness King Yun, and His Highness King Yun never expressed any ambition for that position.

There are more than a dozen princes and brothers from the harem who have grown up now. Except for the eldest prince, second prince, fourth prince, fifth prince, seventh prince, and the youngest eleventh prince, the rest are all princes. My son, the emperor has no right to inherit, so this court is now qualified to sit on the throne of the prince, and there are only a few princes who inherit the throne.

Currently, only the First Prince, Second Prince, Fourth Prince and Fifth Prince entered the court.The Seventh Prince is now seventeen years old, and he is a fun-loving person by nature. He left the palace to build a mansion a few years ago, and took up a idle job. He never sees anyone for ten to seven days, let alone enter this court. Go to morning court before dawn.

Therefore, there are only four princes who participate in the deliberations in this court every day. The fifth prince, Feng Lingrui, is the descendant of the current Sun Houjun, and there is also the support of Sun Guolao behind him. Sun Guolao is the elder of the three dynasties. There are also many people who support His Royal Highness Fu Wang, and Feng Lingxiao never hides his ambition for that position.

In the past, the First Prince's faction and the Fifth Prince's faction were equally powerful, and the two factions were vying for the position of the crown prince. Unfortunately, His Majesty has never named anyone as the crown prince.

The fifth prince, Feng Lingxiao, had been in the Northwest for so many years. When everyone thought that His Majesty was going to forget that there was such a prince, he was transferred back to Fengdu with a letter of edict.

His Royal Highness Yi Wang has always been a loner, doing things in silence, and he has not seen too much communication with anyone in the court.He was born as a military commander, and he didn't have much communication with the civil servants in the court. For hundreds of years, the Feng Dynasty has emphasized literature over military affairs. Military officers don't have much status in the court, but among the few princes, only Yiwang Feng Lingxiao has been to the west. , has been on the battlefield, killed Zi Nu, and made military exploits. Among the many princes, the ability of Yi Wang Feng Lingxiao is absolutely outstanding.It's a pity that his father, Shugui, died early. After going to the Northwest for so many years, there is not even a single person in the court to help him.

I thought that a mere King Yi could not pose any threat, but when everyone in the court did not expect it, Prime Minister Liang asked His Majesty for a marriage letter, marrying his elder brother to His Highness King Yi, and Prime Minister Liang also stood behind His Royal Highness King Yi.Therefore, Liang Xiang and Liang Xiang's faction supported His Royal Highness Yi Wang.

If the court sends troops to attack Zinu, it will be an opportunity for the princes.

But now, no matter whether it is the first prince's faction or the fifth prince's faction, Feng Lingxiao will definitely not give the opportunity to go to the battlefield again. If he goes to attack Zinu this time, he will take that piece of grassland back to their Feng Dynasty and solve the problem. In order to solve the problems that have plagued Fengchao for many years, Feng Lingrui must be the crown prince.

Who wouldn't want to sit in that seat?Who would eagerly give such a great opportunity to others?

The first and fifth princes in the court are the ones who are most concerned about the prince. The first prince complies with the rules of the eldest son succession system. It is justified for the first prince to sit on the throne and inherit the throne.But how reconciled did this make the Sun Houjun and the Fifth Prince faction behind, now the person sitting in the position of Houjun is Sun, not Lu.

The eldest prince's faction still has Taifu Lu standing there, and Sun Guogong's faction is also not so easy to succeed.

Now the most noisy people in the court are the First Prince's faction and the Fifth Prince's faction. Feng Lingxiao stood there expressionlessly, even the left and right prime ministers stood there silently, and those who belonged to the left and right prime ministers' factions behind them did not speak.

Prime Minister Zuo Qi has never participated in the battle for the crown prince in the court, and Prime Minister Qi has never formed a party for personal gain, but such a lonely and arrogant person has won the trust of His Majesty and the respect of scholars all over the world. The courtiers standing silently behind Prime Minister Qi.

There was a lot of noise in the courtroom, the emperor sitting on the dragon chair frowned, stretched out his hand to pinch the center of his brows, he was suffering from a headache from the noise, and his expression was not very good.The palace attendant next to him saw that His Majesty was not feeling well, and seeing the ministers below arguing, none of his servants dared to make a sound, and was secretly anxious.

"Okay..." The emperor on the dragon chair raised his hand, the first voice was too low, it was completely covered by the quarrels below, these noisy voices made his head buzzing With a loud noise, Emperor Yongkang stretched out his hands and pinched the center of his brows, with a painful expression on his face.

The palace attendant next to him looked anxious, and hurriedly winked at Prime Minister Qi below.

Prime Minister Qi noticed His Majesty's discomfort, his face froze, and he raised his voice, "Okay, stop." As soon as the voice came out, the entire court fell silent, and he said, "You two should take care of each other. What kind of place is this court hall, this is not a market place, but an important place for court halls."

The ministers below lowered their heads and did not dare to look up at His Majesty, although the court was divided into several factions, the words of the prime minister prayed to them still had considerable weight, and no one dared to speak out .

Even Prime Minister Liang and several other veterans of the three dynasties did not dare to speak out, because they noticed that their Majesty's face was not gloomy.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Prime Minister Qi took a step forward, bowed to His Majesty above, and said, "Your Majesty, I think that it is true that Zinu disturbed my Feng Dynasty, and that it is true that I attacked Zinu." The body is big, so it needs to be discussed in the long run, and you need to go back and discuss it carefully, it is not a matter of a day, and you must not jump to conclusions rashly."

"Quite!" The buzzing sound stopped, and Emperor Yongkang's face softened a little.

The palace attendant next to him immediately uttered a voice, shouting in a high-pitched voice, "Return to the court one by one" "Return to the court one by one" The palace attendant stepped forward to help His Majesty walk down from the top, and there were two young palace attendants on the left and right His Majesty, who stepped forward to help them, left in a hurry.Prime Minister Qi, who was under the court hall, saw His Majesty leaving in a hurry, a doubt flashed in his eyes, and he looked away when he saw His Majesty and his party leaving.

As soon as he turned his head, Prime Minister Qi saw that Yi Wang Feng Lingxiao was also looking at the direction in which His Majesty was leaving. That sharp face reminded him of an old friend, but that old friend passed away at a young age, and now he has disappeared.

Just when Feng Lingxiao turned around, he found that Prime Minister Qi was looking at him, looking at him as if he was looking at something through him.Feng Lingxiao remembered that his grandfather said that he looked like his father-in-law, and remembered that Qi Mingyu knew his father-in-law, and thought that when Qi Mingyu saw him, he thought of his father-in-law.

The distance between the two is a bit far, the two of them looked at each other, Qi Mingyu sighed in his heart, then turned his eyes away, put his hands behind his back, turned and left, he was still wearing the heavy court clothes for Qi Mingyu Showing the appearance of a fairy with gray sleeves and breeze.

Feng Lingxiao stood there with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

The two of them glanced at each other briefly, and when Prime Minister Qi turned his gaze away, he also looked away.

If anyone in the court can get the support of Prime Minister Qi, the possibility of being crowned prince will be greatly increased by [-]%.It's a pity that Prime Minister Qi never showed too much affection for any prince, he was always on business with any prince, and he never met any prince in private.

But Qi Mingyu is the only one who has won the trust of His Majesty, the respect of many ministers in the court, and the respect of many scholars in the world, even the few princes.

Everyone wants to win over Prime Minister Qi, but so far no one has succeeded.

In this court, there is always a pair of eyes watching everything silently, not missing any slightest things.But how?Before the last step, who knows who sat down on that dragon chair?

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, His Highness King Yun still had his unique smile on his face.

"Fourth brother, what do you think of the fact of attacking Zinu?" The fifth prince, Feng Lingrui, walked to the side of His Highness Yi Wang, with a smile on his face as if he was discussing with his brother which restaurant in Fengdu is better for breakfast some like that.

"There are pros and cons, you can attack or not." Feng Lingxiao said expressionlessly.

"..." Feng Lingrui choked directly, isn't this equivalent to nonsense?He almost couldn't hold back his smile for the next year, and continued to ask, "Fourth brother, can you tell me why you think so?"

"This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words." The hidden meaning is that it is a long story, so he will not say it, and Feng Lingxiao has no intention of continuing. He said, "I believe that the fifth brother also has you in his heart and also has you in his heart Everyone's ideas are different."

Feng Lingyun also came over and stood between Feng Lingxiao and Feng Lingrui.He is second in line and is the elder brother of the two. When they saw him, they would call him "Second Brother". He had a friendly smile on his face, and his tone of voice when talking to his brothers was also gentle and pleasant. He never spoke harshly to anyone. Seeing him The fifth brother came to find the fourth brother, and he stood in the middle to act as a peacemaker.

After leaving the court, the ministers in the court were still arguing for a while in the court hall before leaving in twos and threes.Those who quarreled in the court hall just now, now when they come down to the court, they don't even say hello when they meet each other, and if they encounter a bad temper, they have to give the other party a look, turn their heads and leave.

"This old man!" Angrily, his face was livid, and he flicked his sleeves and walked in the opposite direction.