In the early morning, outside the East Hall of Taiji Hall, ministers gathered. Although the ministers were also whispering, they were different from the past. They were all excited and their words were quite intense.

"Pengcheng Gong has ulterior motives, so this matter cannot be done!"

"How can the emperor leave Beijing? This is a big deal!"

Footsteps sounded, and the expressionless Jiangxia King Xiao walked slowly. Seeing this, the ministers stopped talking and stood silently.

Daqian Xiao entered the East Hall, and Le Shangshu Cao then walked in. Outside the hall, the ministers started to discuss again.

The eight ministers would not agree with the ridiculous proposal of General Li Li, so this person's conspiracy could not succeed!

The prince-in-law, Wang Wei, watched coldly, and did not participate in the discussion.

But my heart is not calm.

Something is going to happen, something big is going to happen!

The eight ministers joined forces, and I thought that they could convince the empress dowager to put the overall situation first and not adopt the general's proposal, but what if it doesn't work?

The consequences can be big or small, what will happen specifically, Wang? I don’t know.

It only depends on whether the eight ministers can persuade the emperor (the queen mother).

The so-called eight Shangshu refers to the Shangshu Ling (the chief official of the Shangshu Provincial Department), the Shangshu Pushe (the deputy director of the Shangshu), and the Six Caos Shangshu (the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Temple, the Ministry of Duzhi, the Ministry of Duzhi, the Ministry of Capital, the Left People, and the Five Soldiers).

If the Shangshu Lingque is deemed, the Shangshu Pushe will be divided into Shangshu left and right.

The Left Secretary of the Shangshu was the actual head of the Shangshu Province, and if the Shangshu was appointed, the Right Secretary of the Shangshu would not have a Seminary Minister.

With the addition of "recording the affairs of the Shangshu", the total number of people is still eight. The decision made by the eight Shangshu is equivalent to the central consensus. Even the emperor who is arbitrary must consider this carefully.

So, what made the people excited, so that the court officials hoped that the eight ministers would discuss the matter and convince the empress dowager?

The matter has to start from a few days ago.

That day, the emperor suddenly dreamed of the late emperor, dreaming of the late emperor saying "Lanling, Lanling".

After waking up, the emperor mentioned this matter to the Empress Dowager. After thinking about it, the Empress Dowager couldn't figure out what it meant.

Then, when the Empress Dowager was in Leyouyuan, a bolt from the blue exploded, making the Empress Dowager frightened.

The Empress Dowager quickly asked the prime ministers about the emperor's dream. The prime ministers believed that perhaps this was the late emperor's reminder to the emperor and the queen mother that it was time to go to Qu'asha to sweep the imperial tomb.

The general and Pengcheng Duke Li Li believed that the Lanling mentioned by the late emperor in his dream was not the Nanlanling where Qu'a was located, but the county of the Xiao clan of Lanling and Lanling County.

Lanling County, the county of the Xiao family of Lanling, is actually located in Huaibei, east of Xuzhou, which is the former place of Lanling County during the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Li suggested that the emperor go to Huaibei to worship the ancestral land.

When the news came out, the government and the country were in an uproar.

Many people believe that Li Li's move has ulterior motives and wants to do something traitorous.

Because Lanling's former land is east of Xuzhou, Xuzhou was managed by Li Li for many years, and his Xuzhou army is a powerful soldier in the world and is brave and good at fighting. Once the emperor passes through Xuzhou, I am afraid...

Therefore, Li Li's intentions are punished. He suggested that he was not good at it. When the emperor arrived in Lanling, the other party would find a way to find out!

When the crowd was excited, it was hard to say that directly.

After all, Li Li's words are very good: In addition to returning to the ancestral land to worship, Huaibei has been attached for several years. If the emperor inspects it, it will be very beneficial to win over the hearts of the people in Huaibei.

The Xuzhou army was strong and resisted the invasion of Qi's army several times. If the emperor went to Lanling County east of Xuzhou to inspect, there would be no danger of being ambushed by the Qi army.

Therefore, even though many people think that Li Li's proposal has ulterior motives, they are not good at saying that the other party wants to rebel, so they can only attack indirectly.

For Wang?, although he also felt that Peng Chenggong's move might have ulterior motives, he might not have wanted to rebel, but instead bidding prices everywhere and paying back the money.

Wang? After his father was in Xuzhou for many years, he was very familiar with Li Li's style of conduct. The other party was good at business and the way of breeding, so he must be good at bargaining.

As a general, Gong Pengcheng was the general of the military commander of the Palace City, and he was still supervising the tax. During this period, he kept moving.

Wang? I felt that Gong Chenggong must have wanted to do something, and there must be many people who oppose it, so I took the initiative.

First bid the price all over the world, and then pay it back.

He instigated the emperor to go to Lanling, Huaibei, which scared the ministers to think that he wanted to block the emperor and intend to rebel. He tried his best to dissuade him but it was difficult to make it clear. He had to compromise and promise Gong Pengcheng to do what he would do next.

So, Wang? Don’t worry, just think it’s better to watch the show.

......

"What? The Queen Mother is still hesitating! What's going on?"

"Can the emperor and the empress dowager be held hostage by Duke Pengcheng? Duke Pengcheng wants to rebel?"

Wang? blurted out in desperation, but Wang Chong, who had gray hair, did not answer. The father and son were talking in Jiankang's private study at this time.

"Father, how can this be done? This is impossible! How could the emperor go to Huaibei for inspection?"

Wang Chong sighed: "So, King Jiangxia is firm in his attitude and never agrees, and the same is true for other prime ministers."

"I will not support Your Majesty in taking the risk to Huaibei, nor will I agree to Your Majesty's command in person."

Wang? Asked: "Then, what's wrong with the Queen Mother?"

Wang Chong, who has always been well-informed, did not answer immediately.

After a while, he asked back: "Do you think the Queen Mother can't see the risk?"

This question is obviously because the Empress Dowager may have considered it, but the King? He can't figure it out. It is impossible for the Empress Dowager to see the risk of the Emperor going to Huaibei. What else can hesitate about?

After the emperor crossed the Yangtze River, he could be held hostage by the Xuzhou army at any time. Wang? After thinking about it, he asked again: "What did my father hear?"

Wang Chong said, "Duke Pengcheng did not isolate the inside and outside. All signs indicate that the emperor and the empress dowager were not held hostage in the palace."

"If Mr. Pengcheng wants to rebel, take His Majesty hostage, and the Empress Dowager leaves Jiankang, do you think it will be so troublesome?"

Wang? Shaking his head, Wang Chong said again: "Pengcheng Gong is in charge of the palace ban. If he is willing, he will suddenly hold the emperor hostage, the empress dowager will leave the city and cross the river from Shitoujin. At the same time, Xuzhou army goes south to support him. Who can defend himself?"

"I don't know whether he will rebel, but I know that if he wants to rebel, he will not do anything more."

"That father means..."

"You may think that Mr. Pengcheng is bidding for the price everywhere and paying back the money on the ground, and there is another purpose."

"Yes, the child thought it was like this, but he just didn't know what Gong Pengcheng could do."

"Have you ever thought that if you took the opportunity to go to Lanling to expedition the Northern Expedition and let the emperor take the initiative to personally expedition?"

Wang? I felt that his father's guess was too exaggerated: "How is this possible? The prime ministers would not agree."

"If there is a small fight, the Xuzhou army can start a war by finding a reason to capture several cities in Qi and earn some military merits. Why did the Pengcheng Gong bargain in the court like a philistine?"

"If you fight hard, you will take all Henan. Xuzhou army alone will not work. You need to mobilize the Mianbei and Huaixi officials again, but how many years have you been defeated last time? How could the prime ministers agree? It is impossible to bargain."

Wang Chong asked back: "Last time? The Xuzhou army was a partial division last time. This time, if Princess Pengcheng led the Northern Expedition and led the emperor to personally expedition, what do you think? You must know that the Xuzhou army was not defeated last time."

"If you say something else, Mr. Pengcheng has no foundation in the court, and even has no helpers to cheer, why should he bargain with the prime ministers?"

"But when it comes to war, Gong Pengcheng has never lost a war, and even attacked Yecheng. He has made great achievements in war for more than ten years. If he talks about war, who can say that he is?"

"Now the autumn water is rising, and the harvest season is approaching. The Northern Expedition is the most appropriate."

"It is not impossible for Mr. Pengcheng to instigate the imperial commander to personally conquer some prefectures and counties in Henan, or to capture Qingzhou area..."

"If we take Qingzhou, the Taishan Goat family members will probably agree and cheer for Mr. Pengcheng."

Wang? Hearing this, he still felt strange: "For the Queen Mother, there is no need to let the emperor risk being held hostage to establish such power?"

Wang Chong knocked on the case of the letter: "So the problem is here. In the face of the advice of the prime ministers, the queen mother should follow the flow and deny Mr. Pengcheng's proposal, but why are she hesitating now?"

"For the Empress Dowager, ensuring the safety of the emperor is the most important thing. We must not only guard against the royal family, but also guard against foreign ministers. Then, even though we know that the emperor left Jiankang and went to Huaibei, there was danger of being held hostage, but we still..."

"After all, Mr. Pengcheng, did he hesitate to the Empress Dowager if he gave the Empress Dowager what kind of guarantee or threat that the Empress Dowager was still hesitating in the face of fierce opposition from the prime ministers?"

After his father's analysis, Wang became more and more curious: What exactly does Mr. Pengcheng want to do?
Chapter completed!