Chapter 596 Young Liver and Gallbladder Male 8 The atmosphere of the banquet was actually a little awkward.
One is that the emperor is unhappy, at least on the surface, because it was originally a state banquet that was harmonious, showing the demeanor of the Tang Dynasty and the magnanimity of the Heavenly Khan, but it was made into a criticism conference specifically for Kong Sheng.
And who is Kong Sheng, that is the emperor's confidant, a person who has been ordered by the emperor to act, criticizing Kong Sheng is tantamount to criticizing the emperor, which is almost indistinguishable.
What's more, Kong Sheng's trip to the west, even if there are some mistakes and ill-considerations, it is still a world-class meritorious service for the Tang Dynasty after all, not to mention anything else, when have the Hui people been as honest as they are today On the surface, the Hui magnates led by Mo Yansi succumbed to Kong Sheng's military coercion at that time, but in fact, what really made the Hui people bow their heads was Kong Sheng's national strength, military strength, and unparalleled deterrence displayed by Kong Sheng through the huge power of artillery.
The Hui people can't figure out what kind of mysterious and irresistible power the Tang Dynasty still hides, once they completely tear their faces with the Tang Dynasty, Kong Sheng leads the Tang Dynasty army to drive straight into Mobei, and it is not impossible for the Hui to destroy the country and exterminate the species.
Of course, for these powerful people, their lives are also very precious.
There is another important reason.
Gu Lulu and Yidi Jian were reduced to prisoners, and the hawkish forces in the Hui country lost their backbone, and it was difficult to form the mainstay of the struggle against Tang.
As for the Khan Mo Yansi and others before returning to Hui, it is not to mention that they are in this atmosphere, which is especially embarrassing.
Coupled with the fact that I didn't get what I wanted to get, the fate of being stranded in Datang as a hostage has become irreversible, so what else can I say Li Yu's group of people is not very comfortable, although in the end the emperor seems to be under pressure, had to punish Kong Sheng's "sins", the only thing that can be said is that Kong Sheng was robbed of the power of the forbidden army in the capital, and was also released from Beijing, although he was crowned the king of the county, but as long as he arrived at the place, for Li Yu, the threat was almost negligible.
A county king in a local domain, no matter how high the nominal rank is, and then enjoys the political treatment of the opening ceremony and the three divisions, but no longer has substantial military power, compared with the current power of Kong Sheng in Chang'an, in the eyes of many courtiers, it has been deposed.
But Kong Sheng's performance was unusually calm, and he did not show the slightest dissatisfaction and resentment at the injustice, which surprised everyone.
In terms of Kong Sheng's merits, it stands to reason that he should have a backlash against the emperor's deposition from Beijing, but Li Mi and Du Hong gradually shook their heads secretly in their hearts, knowing that this matter must not be simple, the two know Kong Sheng very well, Kong Sheng is so compliant, there is only one reason, if this result is not what Kong Sheng wants, the emperor has planned with Kong Sheng in advance.
And if this is the case, I am afraid that the crown prince Li Yu Du Hong has been up and down in the sea for decades, and he is a well-known wise fool in the court, and he immediately realized that the emperor was going to make a move.
The prince was unwilling to lie dormant these days, and finally angered the emperor.
For this result, Du Hong gradually felt helpless.
In a sense, there is a certain struggle of interests and power between the emperor and the crown prince, especially a strong and capable prince like Li Yu.
When a powerful prince encounters an emperor who looks weak on the surface but actually has a greater desire for power in his heart, the result can be imagined.
The crown prince is the legal successor of the emperor and is usually regarded as the "vice-monarch", "the capital of the country", "the foundation of the world" or "the public instrument of the world".
Strictly speaking, "power" and "expensive" overlap but do not completely coincide.
In terms of power alone, unless the emperor specifically authorized the state to supervise the country, the crown prince is almost insulated from the ruling power of the state, and belongs to the category of high position and light power.
But after all, the crown prince is only one step away from the supreme decision-making power and executive power, which is destined to make his life difficult to be calm.
Just like the abolition of the emperor, for various reasons, there will be frequent political storms in successive dynasties to change the crown prince.
Also for self-preservation, the crown prince is generally in a hurry to ascend the throne and replace him as emperor, because time goes by little by little, and sitting on the throne of the crown prince faces huge risks.
Du Hong gradually sighed secretly and shook his head, as a courtier and an important minister, as a confidant relied on by the emperor, he could only wait and see what happened.
The banquet continued according to the procedure and etiquette, and the three glasses of wine personally greeted by the emperor were drunk, and the song and dance appeared.
It's just that in the rhythm of the song and swallow dance, everyone's wine is a little boring and boring, and there is a dense and rhythmic footstep roar outside the hall, most of them are secretly surprised, and turn their heads to look at the entrance of the hall.
Li Yu's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at his father Li Heng, who was sitting on the emperor's throne.
The emperor's face was calm, but the corners of his mouth were filled with obvious indifference, if it was said that when he discussed with Kong Sheng before, the emperor still had a trace of unbearability or hesitation in his heart, but after this performance on the top of the hall, the emperor had completely made up his mind.
The Emperor knew that the situation in the court could not continue like this.
Continue like this, the emperor is not like the emperor, the minister is not like the minister, the father is not like the father, the prince is not like the prince, in any of the emperor's decision-making, the crown prince Li Yu has to intervene sideways, more or less to Li Heng to carry out the world's plan to bring certain obstacles, although most of the time it does not constitute a real threat, but after all, it is constantly blocking the emperor's heart and acting as a stumbling block.
And this is actually just the appearance, the real aftermath is that as long as Li Yu accumulates enough capital to threaten the imperial power again, in terms of Li Yu's strength, it is bound to overthrow the emperor Anyway, you are old and incompetent, it is better to hand over the power to me, and the society of the Li royal family will create a prosperous era in my hands, far better than my ancestors.
This is Li Yu's true mentality.
Therefore, the emperor knows better than anyone that Li Yu is not actually targeting Kong Sheng, but his father.
In Li Yu's eyes, Kong Sheng is the emperor's biggest reliance and the biggest hole card, as long as Kong Sheng is excluded from Beijing and expelled from the core power circle, the emperor will be alone.
Li Mi and Du Hongjian are also loyal ministers who are brave and knowledgeable and good at governing the country, but they are all civil servants after all, and they can play a role in normal government and politics, but they cannot play the value of fixing stars in the power struggle.
The emperor's eyes were rolling, and he suddenly waved his hand and said lightly: "The music and dance pause Zhu Huiguang, who is making noise outside the hall?"
The Yingge Yan Dance stopped suddenly, and the suspicious and surprised eyes of everyone in the hall were projected on the body of Zhu Huiguang, the chief eunuch.
But in fact, what did Zhu Huiguang know, he was simply inexplicable in the clouds, and when the emperor suddenly asked him, he was completely confused.
The emperor snorted coldly, Zhu Huiguang was startled, and hurriedly bowed down and said respectfully: "Slave maid, let's go and have a look."
Zhu Huiguang hurriedly got off the Danqi and walked outside the hall.
But as he walked, out of the corner of his eye, he found that Kong Sheng's figure seemed to have disappeared from the hall.
Zhu Huiguang's heart was shocked, and some kind of earth-shattering wave immediately floated, and he immediately realized that the previous conspiracy between the emperor and Kong Sheng in the side hall was related to today's changes.
Sure enough, Zhu Huiguang's figure had to stop at the entrance of the hall, because at this time, hundreds of guards of the forbidden army with distinct armor like wolves and tigers holding spears had rushed in the hall.
The people in the palace immediately became chaotic and noisy, what kind of joke, the forbidden army broke into the emperor's palace at the state banquet, what is the difference between this and rebellion Of course, many people subconsciously think that this must be ordered by the emperor, otherwise who dares to lead the forbidden army into the main hall without authorization except for the emperor's personal order The non-commissioned officers of the forbidden army had a cold face, and only in accordance with a certain order and division of labor, in the shortest possible time, the Chang'an magnates were surrounded and divided into small groups, and the people in the palace turned on their backs and became a mess.
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Mo Yansi and the others were shocked inexplicably, and their faces turned pale.
They don't know what the Tang Dynasty people are going to do, but intuitively, they feel that this matter contains murderous intentions, which is not a good thing for them.
Gu Yunliu frowned, and immediately got up to protect Mo Yansi and the others.
In fact, most of these Hui magnates are also good and can fight in battle, but at this moment in the palace of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, they are unarmed, how can they fight back But the guards of the Forbidden Army obviously didn't pay attention to their Hui people, and only glanced at them and let them go.
Mo Yansi immediately realized that this matter had nothing to do with them, and it must be the internal strife of the Tang Dynasty.
Mo Yan tugged at the placket of Guyun's clothes, and motioned for everyone to quietly retreat to a corner of the main hall, standing quietly together, watching everything in front of them with mixed feelings.
It was a coup d'état, and the thought of the lightning flashed.
Li Yu and the others were immediately surrounded by the forbidden army, and the guards of the forbidden army only held spears to force them on the side of the hall, and did not really make a move.
This was all a momentary thing, so that many Chang'an magnates did not react.
It wasn't until the encirclement was formed, and the courtiers and magnates were scattered into small groups, and the single figures were only guarded by the soldiers, and the young master of the prince, Li Kuo, reprimanded angrily: "You are crazy, this is to rebel and not trespass into His Majesty's palace, besiege His Royal Highness the prince and the ministers, and the crime should be exterminated."
None of the grim-faced Janissaries paid any attention to him.
What besieges His Royal Highness the Prince, what crime should exterminate the nine clans, this is originally the emperor's edict, they are carrying out the emperor's order, what are they afraid of In fact, these guards obey the orders of others, and in the face of strict military orders, they can only obey, where dare to ask anything else.
Of course, there are also some people who are sincerely afraid of the Forbidden Sergeant's stroke, because if this kind of thing can't end reasonably, their downtown can be imagined.
Crown Prince Li Yu's face became a little pale, his eyes were sharp and staring at the heavily armed forbidden army around him, and his heart shook.
He gritted his teeth and didn't reprimand, but gradually understood something.
The forbidden army guards are on duty in the palace, if there is no order from above, how dare they trespass into the palace, there is only one reason for such a thing, that is Li Yu hadn't had time to sort out his chaotic thoughts, but he heard a steady and powerful step from the hall.
He turned his head to look, in fact, almost everyone in the hall turned his head to look at the same time, only to see Kong Sheng's white-clothed bright armor holding the broken sword with a calm face, striding towards him.
It turned out to be Kong Sheng What is he going to do This guy can't rebel No wonder he behaved so calmly tonight, it turned out to be premeditated Li Yu's eyes were as gloomy as he stared at Kong Sheng, who was walking step by step, and he inevitably felt a little regretful in his heart.
He was also negligent, and he forgot an important point, the emperor summoned Kong Sheng before the state banquet to plot something, but unfortunately it was too late to understand it now. oshow7 t1706231537: