Chapter 578: King Wei
Wei Xuanzhen couldn't help but be shocked. The matter was even more serious than the rebellion of the mountain villagers in Jiannan.
Could it be... all he thought of was one possibility, that is Henan Prefecture.
But... he was suspicious again. What's wrong with Henan Prefecture? Logically speaking, the one who is in trouble now should be Qin Shaoyou. Why...
The more confused he was, the more he hesitated. He just raised his eyes and looked at Empress Wei carefully. However, he saw that the gloom on Empress Wei's face did not dissipate, but became more serious. Wei Xuanzhen had to bite the bullet and said, "Nothing happened to Qin Shaoyou there, right?"
Empress Wei sank her eyebrows, as if she had something to do. Finally, she sneered and said lightly: "Yes, what else can I worry about besides Henan Prefecture? The people in Henan Prefecture are really more than the other ones, and I... are really troubled."
It's really Henan Prefecture...
This time, Wei Xuanzhen was stunned. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be.
Didn’t they throw a hot potato on Qin Shaoyou and Wu Zetian now? They should be in a state of turmoil at this time, so what else can they make?
Could it be the opposite?
Thinking of this, Wei Xuanzhen's heart skipped a beat, but then he thought it seemed that something was wrong. If he really rebelled, it would be fine. The soldiers in Qin Shaoyou's hands were only 50,000, which were only 50,000. No matter how powerful he was, he would have to deal with them. Even if he was one or ten elite soldiers, as long as Wei held the emperor, even if he simply gave up this Guanzhong, he could still mobilize the troops and horses of the world and strangle them.
As long as Qin Shaoyou rebelled, he would be a thief, and the hat of a thief was put on his head. Not to mention the states in the world, even in the Henan Prefecture and the five towns of Zhaoyi, many people would object.
If this is the case, things will be simple. As long as Wei gritted his teeth and suppressed the rebellion, he would not be afraid.
But what else can be there besides treason?
Wei Xuanzhen couldn't figure it out, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief, but he remained silent. When Queen Wei revealed the answer.
Empress Wei was walking, and a trace of murderous intent flashed across her eyes: "The evil woman named Wu is really ridiculous. She really thought that the world is still the same as when she was the emperor a few years ago? I originally wanted to keep her, but now I just regretted it. I should have poisoned her in Luoyang Palace. Now, it's better, but raising a tiger is a disaster, giving this evil woman the opportunity to collude with Qin Shaoyou."
After breathing a long sigh, Wei obviously was not relieved enough, so he grinned and said, "Our emperor has issued her order. What do you think she said? She talked about Emperor Taizong."
Speaking of this, Wei fell down an edict from the case and said, "You can take a look at it very well. After seeing it, you will naturally understand it. See how hateful this evil woman is."
Wei Xuanzhen did not dare to be negligent and quickly picked up the memorial. The edict was naturally sent by Wu Zetian. As for the contents inside, it was a bit ridiculous.
Wu Zetian was almost unceremonious in her identity as an emperor. The emperor had issued an order to grant Qin Shaoyou. Wu Zetian believed that Emperor Taizong had been named King of Qin. How could he be granted the title of King of Qin to others? Then he counted Emperor Taizong's great achievements and scolded Li Xian for being unfilial. As the emperor's grandson, since he inherited the grand throne of his father and grandfather, he actually gave the title of his grandfather Emperor Taizong to his ministers, which was really unfilial.
Seeing this, Wei Xuanzhen was stunned. No one dared to scold the emperor in the world. As for the word "unfilial", no one dared to say it. However, he and Empress Wei forgot that the emperor could say it. The emperor was His Majesty's mother. She wanted to teach her son a lesson. Who dared to say it was a word "no"?
But after the conversation changed, the emperor said that Qin Shaoyou did make great contributions and rewards were justified, but the throne of Qin King must not be given. Therefore, her mother, the emperor's mother, simply made the decision and changed Qin Shaoyou to King Wei. Except for the name, the other emperors were rewarded.
King Wei...
Wei Xuanzhen was amused and crying.
If it were King of Wei, it wouldn't matter.
Besides, the title of King Wei is comparable to that of King Qin, but it just avoids the taboos of King Qin. As for the control of the five towns, it is naturally also necessary.
But this edict was not mistaken at all.
This not only solved Qin Shaoyou's embarrassment, but made Qin Shaoyou more legitimately restrain the Henan Prefecture and the five towns. Most importantly, she also cursed the emperor, but no one in the world knew it. For example, today's edict was mostly from Wei's family, which was almost equivalent to pointing to Wei's nose and cursing.
If you think more deeply, first, Wei wanted to kill the emperor, and the collusion with Wei Hongmin was exposed. Then, the emperor took the opportunity to curse Wei. Anyone who is interested would think that Wei wanted to kill the emperor was even more "conclusive".
This is shooting myself in the foot with a stone.
But he didn't know how many rumors were about to breed in the market, and Wei Xuanzhen couldn't help but look at Empress Wei carefully.
Empress Wei's face was of course ugly and terrifying.
But now, it seems that it is obvious that it is out of place to refute Wu Zetian, and now it is only possible to remain silent.
"Empress, this surname is Wu..."
"You don't have to say it anymore. It's useless to say more. It will only make you and me a laughing stock. Unfortunately, if Wei Hongmin is here, it will never be like this." Empress Wei sighed.
She knew that Wei Xuanzhen was a person with no idea. Even if she spoke at this time, she would just follow her and scold Wu Zetian and Qin Shaoyou. Empress Wei had already cursed these countless times in her heart.
Wei Xuanzhen's heart sinks, a little sad, as if she can never get rid of Wei Hongmin. This servant is really good at all.
But in front of his daughter, he had no choice but to nod, and said decadently: "The old minister knows."
As he was speaking, an eunuch outside said, "Empress, there is also a memorial from Henan Prefecture."
The place in Henan Prefecture has almost become a heart-wrenching problem, so Empress Wei had already instructed her that she would send her to her for a while in time and should not be delayed for a moment.
Therefore, among the three provinces, as long as the memorials involving Henan Prefecture are often selected first and submitted to the palace immediately, and then sent back to the three provinces for the prime ministers to review.
Queen Wei sneered and said, "It was sent by Qin Shaoyou?"
"Yes." The eunuch said carefully.
"Then there is no need to read it." Empress Wei's sneer became even colder. She said coldly: "I guess this is his memorial to thank the emperor for giving him the throne of King Wei. After reading it, it is only a matter of increasing the troubles of the palace, so it will burn it."
Wei Xuanzhen smiled bitterly in her heart. The Qin surnamed was very thick-skinned. The emperor issued an edict there, and he ran over and thanked him, which was equivalent to forcing this matter to a foregone conclusion.
What the Wei family has to face next is a greater sensation of doubts. If they go back on their word and take back their lives, it will only make the Emperor and Qin Shaoyou more tenacious and fight back.
It seems... I can only accept it silently at the moment.
Wei Xuanzhen felt a little helpless at this time.
He couldn't help but look at Empress Wei pitifully and said, "Empress, next..."
Empress Wei closed her eyes, sighed quietly, and said, "Then let's change the title of King of Wei. You can't cause trouble anymore, at least not now. Next... I have to find another opportunity."
Wei Xuanzhen nodded and said, "Yes."
He didn't dare to stay here for more time, and wanted to say goodbye and stay in the same room with this daughter, which always made Wei Xuanzhen feel panicked.
"Father..." Empress Wei suddenly called him.
This sentence of father made Wei Xuanzhen feel a little nervous. This daughter hasn't called him father for a long time. She usually calls him Qing's family or Wei Shizhong. But suddenly this scream made Wei Xuanzhen feel a little nervous.
"I wonder what else does the Empress have to give?" Wei Xuanzhen lowered her eyebrows and didn't dare to treat her as a father at all.
Empress Wei looked at him, but there was still no expression on her face. After a long time, she slowly said: "Father, the current situation is getting more and more difficult, and it is not a solution to continue like this."
"Yes. Yes, it's all the fault of the old minister, and the old minister is incompetent." Wei Xuanzhen hurriedly admitted his mistake.
Empress Wei just smiled slightly and shook her head and said, "No, no wonder you. If you want to blame, you can only blame the emperor and Qin Shaoyou for being too cunning. If this continues, there is really no way. You have to come up with a solution. What will happen if the emperor is seriously ill and summons Qin Shaoyou to Beijing?"
"ah……"
The emperor was seriously ill, and Wei Xuanzhen was shocked at first. At this time, the emperor was the amulet of the Wei family. Once he was seriously ill, it would be hard to say what happened next. But after thinking about it carefully, what Empress Wei said was that if, he suddenly understood something, and his eyebrows suddenly raised. If this was the case, would Qin Shaoyou dare not come at this critical moment?
But Qin Shaoyou is really here, what will happen next? I imprisoned him in Chang'an, or just cut him off with just one knife?
Once this thought emerges, Wei Xuanzhen is suddenly excited. If this is the case, it is really possible to change all situations overnight.
He raised his eyes, looked at Wei, and said, "In my foolish opinion, once this is the case, then... Qin Shaoyou must come to Chang'an."
"Yes, if he comes to Chang'an, then... it will be a tiger falling into the sun." Empress Wei smiled indifferently and said quietly: "Actually, I will not abandon this bad strategy until the last resort, but... there is no way. Of course, at present, the emperor cannot be sick, and he has to wait until everything is calm before talking about it. Not only... Qin Shaoyou is coming, but even the emperor must come. In short,... you must not keep these two future troubles in one go.
As long as these two people die, then... Henan Prefecture and Shen Ce Army will be without leaders. By then, everything will be easy to deal with. This matter... I have to let my palace think about it again, so they can't refuse. Hum... King of Wei... His Highness of Wei... His Highness of Wei... It's really not easy. He is a small chef and is qualified to be His Highness of Wei. What is most ironic is that I was actually worried by a chef. Is this God's will? Is God's will torture to the palace?"
She murmured to herself, and the hatred for Qin Shaoyou in her heart increased a little.
Finally, she opened her phoenix eyes and looked at Wei Xuanzhen, saying, "Father... go, I'm so alive for me. Looking at this court and this country, I... can still trust you. It's ridiculous to say. Who else can I trust besides you?"
Wei Xuanzhen was in a mess and turned away.
Empress Wei had already grown up. When Wei Xuanzhen left, several female officials moved in with lotus steps. Empress Wei's face was cold and said, "Have you sent all the ginseng soup you sent to Your Majesty?"
"I've sent it. I've seen what Your Majesty eat. Your Majesty likes it very much, and said that the Empress took great pains to do it."
Empress Wei pursed her lips, nodded, and said, "That's good. Tomorrow's ginseng soup will be delivered at this time."
She had turned around and walked slowly towards the depths of the quiet corridor.
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The court's reaction was very timely. After Qin Shaoyou thanked him, the court immediately accepted the imperial edict from the King of Wei, and then the King of Wei's golden seal was sent to Luoyang.
The news about the King of Wei has long made Henan Prefecture and even the five towns of Zhaoyi feel happy.
In this era, the honor and disgrace of many people are finally placed on others. In life, whether they can make a turn for themselves depends on their own luck.
Qin Shaoyou, to a certain extent, whether for the Hongnong clan, Wang Fangyi, Zheng Rong, and even those unknown merchants, even the unknown little handicraftsmen in Mengjin, Qin Shaoyou was their greatest support.
They have long been accustomed to dependent on Qin Shaoyou to survive. If Qin Shaoyou encounters any problems, they will confiscate their families and destroy their clans at the worst, and at the least they will lose everything they are currently in.
It is naturally a gratifying thing for Qin Shaoyou to be granted the title now. This not only shows that Your Highness is deeply favored by His Majesty, but also proves that Qin Shaoyou has enough strength and strength is the greatest guarantee for obtaining the title.
He was content with the five towns, and then he opened canals everywhere to train troops. In addition, Qin Shaoyou has now won the position of King of Wei again. Many people in Henan and even the five towns breathed a sigh of relief. Even the markets became much more prosperous than before.
Industry and Commerce... It is originally relying on confidence. Once confidence is re-established, it will naturally flourish.
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The big seal is delivered.
Chapter completed!