Chapter 262 Shangguan Sheng's Wrath
Shangguan Sheng had a hundred reasons to be angry, but he couldn't find anyone to vent his anger. Lin Kunshan and Xiao Sheng came to the door at this time.
For the ministers who did not worship, the Tongxuan Hall looked empty and gloomy. Shangguansheng didn't like it there, so he chose the much smaller Qinzheng Hall as the meeting place.
The King of England was dozing off while sitting on the throne. Shangguansheng stood by the wide table in the middle, holding the hilt of his sword with his left hand.
Lin Kunshan and Xiao Sheng entered the Qinzheng Hall under the leadership of Su Wei soldiers. As soon as they saw Shangguansheng's posture, they knew that this was not an equal negotiation.
If you want to talk about the tendency to follow the flames, the censor Zuo Cha has more experience, but it can be said that he has no worries, and those who look forward to qi are better. Xiao Sheng was thinking about how to face the King of Ying and Shangguan Sheng all the way, but Lin Kunshan didn’t even think about it. Seeing Shangguansheng's bad expression, he immediately took two steps, knelt on the ground, bowed his head to the throne in the distance, and said loudly, "Lin Kunshan, the grassman, pays his respects to His Majesty."
King Ying was awakened by this sound, and hurriedly straightened up, "Hey, I seem to recognize you."
"Caomin Lin Kunshan, once listened to the rules of the battle for the throne with the King of the East Sea."
"Oh, I'll just say it. Why didn't the East Sea King come? He said he was going to take me out to play, and he didn't show up for several days."
"The King of the East Sea has always been thinking about His Majesty. I heard that His Majesty's dragon body is not healthy. It is not easy for the King of the East Sea to come to disturb him. He sent me to visit." make the rudder.
Xiao Sheng was suddenly embarrassed. After standing for a while, he also knelt down. He still couldn't say the word "Your Majesty" in his mouth.
King Ying didn't care, he patted his skinny chest, coughed twice, and said urgently: "Look, I'm already well, and I'm still the emperor, let the King of Donghai enter the palace, I'll seal him... General Shangguan, what official? Bigger than the king?"
Shangguan Sheng was also very embarrassed and said, "Has Your Majesty forgotten? The King of the East Sea is a bad guy, an enemy of His Majesty, and wants to take His Majesty's throne."
King Ying put his hands on the throne, "Yes, you said that the King of the East Sea and Cui Hong made a mess, surrounded the palace, don't let me... don't let me go out, grab him quickly, I want to ask clearly, why are they robbing me? I... rob my throne!"
Shangguan Sheng winked, stood in front of a eunuch bowing beside the throne, and said a few words in King Ying's ear, King Ying nodded, held by the eunuch, and was sent to rest in the pavilion.
Lin Kunshan and Xiao Sheng only got up and felt much more comfortable.
Shangguan Sheng's suppressed anger rose up again, he slapped the table heavily, and said sternly: "Among the four contenders, Marquis Juan went out of the city, King Donghai poisoned the Marquis of Champion, only the King of England was innocent, and it is logical for him to inherit the throne. !"
Xiao Sheng was forced to enter the palace and was not responsible for the negotiation, so he bowed his head and said nothing, Lin Kunshan sighed: "Oh, a good fight for the throne, after the continuation of ancient times, before the beginning of the world, if it can be successful, it should be a success. What a good thing."
Shangguan Sheng snorted heavily, although he despised the flattery of those who watched Qi, he was very pleased with it.
"But when it comes to who is the most qualified to be emperor, I'm afraid there are different opinions, and there is no conclusion after arguing for a while, why not..."
"Establishing orthodoxy is the top priority of the court. It should not be sloppy at all, nor should it be delayed. The King of England is the emperor, who has any opinion? Xiao Yushi, what do you think?"
Xiao Sheng's biggest headache and fear is this question. He lowered his head, frowned, and made a long "uh" sound, as if he was about to make a long speech, or like he was about to sneeze for a long time. spit out a word.
Shangguan Sheng was furious. What he hated the most was not King Donghai, Mrs. Cui, nor those looking for anger, but ministers. The King of England had been proclaimed emperor for two or three days, but none of the ministers came to the palace to pay homage. All of them were sick at home. In the war with the Southern Army, Shangguan Sheng had sent soldiers to drag these "severely ill" ministers into the palace one by one.
"Xiao Yushi, you are a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and you are responsible for monitoring. Seeing the turmoil in the imperial court and the rioting of demons, don't you care at all?"
"This... I'm just sending Mr. Lin into the palace, other things..." Xiao Sheng regretted that he was too involved, otherwise he would be like other ministers at this moment, hiding at home and watching the events.
Lin Kunshan took a few steps forward and smiled at Shangguan Sheng across the wide table: "Yes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. Whoever becomes emperor is not only the top priority of the court, but also the top priority of the whole world. General Shangguan wants discuss……"
"This is not a discussion." Shangguan Sheng corrected coldly, "This is a fact. Whether you accept it or not depends on whether you are a loyal minister of the Great Chu."
"I am a grassman and a loyal minister." The smile on Lin Kunshan's face remained unchanged, "but telling the truth will take time. When Hou Juan enters the capital, he will be the one who will tell the truth."
Shangguan Sheng frowned, "Marquis Tien? Why did he enter the capital? He has already left the city, which means he is out of the race for the throne."
Shangguan Sheng only recognizes the result of the fight for the throne, and ignores everything else.
"There is another fact in the eyes of Marquis Tien. He feels that he used to be an emperor, and he was forced to abdicate. It is not counted, so he wants to restore the throne, not fight for it."
Shangguan Sheng slapped again on the table, "Marquis Tien is immoral, abdication is justified, and everyone in the world sees it, how could he dare to say such rebellious and shameless words as 'restore the throne'?"
"With Hou Juan alone, of course he wouldn't dare to say it, but if he brings 100,000 northern troops and 40,000 southern troops into Beijing, he can say whatever he wants."
Shangguan Sheng was furious, but he stopped staring at Xiao Sheng, turned to the north, and said loudly, "I don't believe in the way of heaven without eyes, and Hou Ruo dare to lead troops into Beijing..."
Lin Kunshan interjected: "Does General Shangguan invite him into the palace to tell the 'facts'?"
This is quite a joke, Shangguan Sheng's expression suddenly turned cold, "What did you say?"
"What I mean is, instead of letting Hou Juan come into the city to tell the 'fact', it's better to go out of the city and give him a 'fact'."
Shangguan Sheng sneered, "Let me go out of the city and give the King of the East Sea and Cui Hongteng a place?"
"Master Cui is willing to send 40,000 troops, and only 10,000 people are left in the city. General Shangguan also leaves 10,000 people in the city. How many can be sent?" Lin Kunshan casually gave the number, as if this was arranged by Master Cui.
That's what Shangguansheng thought, "Cui Hong obviously brought 60,000 people, but where are the other 10,000 people?"
"The wounded, stay outside the city, and never entered the city." Lin Kunshan replied.
"Leaving only 10,000 people in the city...Are you asking me to send 90,000 people out of the city to fight?" Shangguan Sheng casually turned the old guards into 100,000 people.
Lin Kunshan didn't pierce it, and said with a smile, "If you want to annihilate Marquis Juan in one fell swoop, you can attack with the momentum of thunder, and you can send as many people as you want."
"How do I know that Cui Hong wasn't tricking me into sending troops, and then he took the opportunity to attack?"
"Assign generals to each other to supervise, no one can have more than 10,000 soldiers in the city."
Shangguan Sheng pondered for a long time, and suddenly sneered, "Donghai King and Cui Hong are worried that Marquis Tien will have the help of the Northern Army because they are isolated and helpless and cannot last long. What should I be afraid of? There will be more and more rebels, and today an army arrived and is stationed outside the east gate."
The reinforcements would rather stay outside the city than enter the city. He has already shown a wait-and-see attitude, but Lin Kunshan still does not expose the falsehood and smiles: "Why should a small problem that can be easily solved in advance cause a big trouble? Besides, the capital is at the feet of the emperor. The sooner you clear it, the better your Majesty's reputation will be."
Shangguan Sheng said coldly: "Cui Hong really doesn't look down on his son-in-law. He poisoned one, and now he wants to kill the other. If he is willing to bow his head to the current sage, all problems will be solved."
Lin Kunshan smiled without saying a word, letting Shangguan Sheng think about whether Cui Hong would give in.
Shangguan Sheng took a deep breath, "It can be considered."
"When things are not resolved, they will suffer. Marquis Juan claimed that the Northern Army will arrive in three days, and it is likely to be earlier. If it cannot be eliminated tomorrow, it will become a serious disaster in the future."
Shangguan Sheng was urged, and he became suspicious, "Who will become a big problem?"
Knowing that he was under suspicion, Lin Kunshan laughed twice, glanced at Xiao Sheng beside him, and said, "Master Xiao seems a little tired, do you want to rest?"
"Ah? I... I'm really tired."
Shangguan Sheng called Xiao Sheng just to reprimand him, but after the anger-seekers turned their attention to Juan Hou, the mood to scold the minister faded, "Xiao Yushi can leave the palace, please go back to Xiao Yushi. After thinking about it, do you deserve to be the censor of Zuo Cha?"
Xiao Sheng resigned with a red face, and found that he had no choice but to the East Sea King.
In the Hall of Diligence, Lin Kunshan put away his smile and asked directly, "Has General Shangguan found Baoxi?"
Shangguan Sheng's face changed dramatically, "How do you know..."
"Of course I know that now the three parties are fighting for the emperor, whoever has the seal can issue the imperial decree. No matter whether the other two parties admit it or not, the ministers will admit it."
"Hmph, what's the use of ministers? They are all hiding at home as spectators. When I free up my hands, I have to clean them up one by one."
"The minister is of little use right now, but the battle for the emperor continues to stalemate? Marquis Tien is destroyed, and there is the King of the East Sea. I don't know much about wars, but I have heard people say that when the armies fight, within three days, the comparison is The strength and strength of the soldiers are compared between morale and strategy within five days. If more than five days, only food and grass will decide the outcome. There are many wealthy households in the capital, and there must be a lot of stored food. You can eat on the spot, even if you can last for ten days. After ten days, we will have to transfer the food and grass. Without the imperial decree and the cooperation of the ministers, it is extremely difficult to adjust and collect food, unless we go to grab it, this is not like what the emperor's teacher would do."
Shangguansheng was persuaded all of a sudden, and said bitterly: "The Baoxi should be in my hands, but the queen mother...the queen mother..." Shangguansheng didn't dare to say whether the queen mother was not, "I guess the Baoxi was hidden by Yang Feng, He wouldn't hand it over."
"Yang Feng is still in the palace?"
"Um."
"Give me half a day. Before midnight, I will ask him to hand over the treasure seal."
Shangguan Sheng was vigilant again, "Why should I trust you?"
"Because the palace is under the control of General Shangguan, I can't find the treasure seal at most, but if there is a little clue, can I still escape?"
"You didn't come to negotiate?" Shangguan Sheng asked suspiciously.
"I'm here to negotiate, Marquis Tien will not be destroyed, the throne of the emperor will surely belong to him within a few days, and the Baoxi will be useless at that time. General Shangguan should immediately send someone to contact Taifu Cui to discuss the matter of jointly attacking Marquis Tien. , the sooner the better. I will stay in the palace as a hostage, and by the way, I will retrieve the treasure seal for General Shangguan."
Shangguan Sheng should have asked someone to discuss it, but now he doesn't believe in the queen mother, so he can only make his own decision. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then destroy the Marquis of Juan first, and you can send troops in the morning tomorrow. Before midnight tonight, you can give I'll find Baoxi."
As soon as Baoxi was mentioned, Shangguansheng really reduced his suspicion of attacking Juan Hou. Lin Kunshan smiled and nodded, "Let me go see Yang Feng. If I can persuade him, it will be a great honor for those who are looking forward to it."