Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Chapter 143 The Situation Is Subtle

After all, to put it bluntly, in fact, it is not necessary for the emperor to change the yuan. He brought it up at this time, but he wanted to find something to do for the courtiers who had nothing to do and murmured about Wei Yan every day.

Today is the eighth day of December, and it will be more than 20 days before the first month of next year. In such a short period of time, it is not easy to re-determine a new year name. One can imagine how busy the courtiers will be .

At that time, except for a few caring people who refuse to give up and continue to find fault with Wei Yan, the rest of the people will probably be diverted.

Wei Yan understood all these reasons, but he didn't want the emperor to do this.

Now that the weather is smooth and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the emperor shouldn't bother with such unnecessary things for him.

"Your Majesty, I do not agree with this." Seeing that the emperor remained silent, Wei Yan objected again.

"Well, what did you say? I didn't hear it, say it again?" Jing Li stretched out his fingers, gently pinched Wei Yan's chin, turned his face a little, and leaned over to kiss him.He asked this question, but didn't let Wei Yan answer him at all.

Did Wei Yan still not understand?He will do what he wants to do, what's the use of Wei Yan's objection?

His Majesty the Emperor, who had such unscrupulous thoughts in his mind, resorted to some tricks, and finally made Wei Yan shut up as he wished, and he lost the strength to oppose him.

There was no morning court on the second day, so Jing Li summoned important ministers to discuss matters in Zhaoren Hall.

When the important matters were almost discussed, he brought up the matter of changing the Yuan.

"What do you think, Qing?" He sat upright, and after saying this, he glanced at everyone present and asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister objected!" The important minister who had the same idea as Wei Yan immediately objected.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is worth discussing!" This one belongs to the neutral ranks.

"Your Majesty, I agree!" This one always liked to follow the emperor's footsteps resolutely.

"His Majesty……"

Soon, these important ministers started arguing with one another.

Jing Li looked at the noisy and chaotic scene in front of him, feeling a little proud in his heart.

Obviously, regardless of whether the change of the yuan can be achieved, I believe that the courtiers will be involved in a lot of energy just to argue about whether the yuan should be changed.

"Dear dears, I will talk to you about this matter first, whether the yuan should be changed, and what year name should be changed. When the court meets, you can debate in court. Of course, you can also express your opinions in detail. "Jing Li said calmly.

He didn't care much about the final result of this matter, anyway, his real purpose, as long as he looked at the scene in front of him, he knew that it could be achieved.

After the discussion was over, the important officials left the palace, and soon, the news spread.

This kind of thing, the courtiers pay attention to it, and the people in the market who are fond of gossip are also very interested. Even if many of them don't understand the various ways in it, they sit in the teahouse and restaurant and listen to people's analysis. It's also very interesting to go and listen to the lively noise.

Among the scholars, the scholars who were watching the masters pinch each other and comment on the quality of the articles were also distracted by this incident.

The effect of this matter is obviously the same as the emperor expected.After all, people's attention span is limited, and if you pay attention to this matter, you will forget about other things.

In the evening of that day, Wei Ze and his group finally entered the city before dark.

After the Battle of Yuncheng, Wei Ze was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongyi for his meritorious service. After the emperor gave him a house to open the mansion, he moved out of his parents' house and had another place to live.Later, he was implicated in the case of his younger brother Wei Yan who secretly indulged the remnants of King You. The emperor cut his title, but the mansion he gave him was not taken back, but the plaque was taken away, so the group of them entered the city and did not go directly to Zhongyong. Hou Mansion, but went to his own residence.

For these years, he has been leading troops in Yunzhou, and has repeatedly made military exploits. The emperor promoted him to be the general who conquers the south.This time when he returned to Beijing, he was urgently recruited by the Ministry of War. Naturally, his family did not know that he would come back at this time.

Wei Ze and his wife both live in Yunzhou, and there are only their children in Beijing, but they all live in Zhongyonghou Mansion, and only housekeepers and servants live here.Although the old house sends people here to inspect and guard from time to time, but after all, Master Wei is old, and the status of other people is not enough. In addition, the master is not at home, so the servants will naturally be lazy, and many things will not be prepared. Okay, so when they came back suddenly, the people in the house were in a hurry.

Wei Ze entered the door, first sent someone to Zhongyonghou's mansion to deliver a message, and then took a hot bath to wash off the dust brought by the rapid march for more than a month. After eating, he sat in the living room and asked What happened in Beijing.

The big housekeeper in his house picked out something that could be said, and talked to him.

"General, the seventh son..." The butler hesitated a little after finishing what he had to say. He didn't know how to speak on this topic.

The seventh son in his mouth refers to Yongning Hou Weiyan.

The current situation of the Wei family is a bit delicate.

Wei Ze was originally the eldest son of Zhongyonghou, but after he was named Zhongyihou by the emperor, his status as the eldest son was automatically lost.Later, the old Marquis of Wei went up and asked for his second brother, Wei Min, to be named a son, so the current Zhongyonghou son is his second brother.

That day, after he was confiscated, the emperor did not move the loyal and brave marquis, and the eldest son was still his second younger brother.At that time, all the sons of the Wei family asked themselves to leave the capital, and the emperor agreed one by one, so now, his second brother is an official in a border area.

Logically speaking, if the Wei family really loses the title of Marquis of Zhongyi, then he is the eldest son without fault, and he should inherit the title of Marquis of Zhongyong, but his second brother is also without fault. no reason.

Anyway, many people didn't say anything about this matter, but secretly murmured in their hearts, thinking that he was the most wronged.

Zhongyonghou's branch is the hero who founded the country, and the emperor didn't touch him. This is because the emperor remembered the meritorious service of the ancestors of the Wei family and the country. No one else complained about this.

Marquis Yongning is the emperor's favored minister. If the emperor wants to favor him, even if he is involved in the "rebellion against the king" case and exiled, the emperor still seems to have forgotten about it. There is nothing to say.

Moreover, many people don't care much about an empty title.

As the queen mother persuaded the emperor that day, if Wei Yan was just a wealthy idler with a title and no official position, there would probably be many fewer people making trouble this time.

After all, the title of title is just to elevate one's status and get some salary. The real benefits can only be obtained by the official position with real power.

Let’s not talk about this beforehand, just talk about Wei Ze, he was not at fault in this matter, but he was the one who was deprived of the title, and he was the one who was placed in Yunzhou by the emperor for many years. The emperor didn’t even think about being the son of Zhongyonghou It is he who wants to give it back to him.

Whether it is the Wei family or others, they probably have the most sympathy for Wei Ze's experience and the embarrassing situation now.

Today's Zhongyong Hou Shizi is his brother. He can't fight for the position of the son, and he won't be reconciled if he doesn't fight. It's really a dilemma.

The chief steward also held grievances for his master in his heart, but he knew that the general didn't like to hear people talk about it, so he didn't mention it, and only mentioned the matter of Yongning Hou in a roundabout way.

"There's no need to say more about this, I understand." Wei Ze waved his hand, signaling the butler not to say any more.

Old Marquis Wei has ignored many things for a long time. Now, he is the patriarch of the Wei family. Of course he knows about the younger brother Wei Yan and the emperor. Now that this matter has been exposed, he doesn't think it is too strange.

"Prepare the horse, I'll go to Zhongyonghou's mansion, and I won't be back tonight." He finished drinking the tea, put the teacup on the table, and ordered.

After a while, he brought people to the Zhongyonghou Mansion before the curfew started.

Old Hou Ye Wei was naturally very happy to see his eldest son come back.

He had seven sons, and now only the youngest son, Wei Yan, is in the capital, and the other sons are all officials outside, so that there is no young and powerful person in charge in the capital, and many things need to be taken care of by himself.

As for the youngest son, although he is in his prime now, Old Hou Ye Wei spoiled him since he was a child. He always felt that he was still young, so it would be good if he could take care of himself, and he would not bother him if he had something to do.

This incident caused a lot of uproar, and Old Hou Wei spent a lot of effort in order to calm this incident down.

Sometimes, looking at the youngest son as a normal person, going in and out of places normally, he doesn't feel embarrassed about it at all, as if he is not the one who is entangled in the rumors, and he doesn't hide it at all. Feel angry.

At such a time, others are still worrying about it, and he doesn't worry about it at all. It's really lucky.

But the anger dissipated, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with this. Is it a good thing for the youngest son to worry about this matter every day and have trouble sleeping and eating?

Although this incident happened, the emperor didn't care, and neither did the youngest son, as if there was nothing to worry about.

When Wei Yan was in front of him, Old Hou Ye Wei couldn't help but think so. After he left, Old Hou Wei felt that he seemed to be confused by the young boy's calm appearance. Otherwise, how could such a strange thing happen? thought?

Now that the eldest son came back, he discussed this matter with the eldest son, and he finally discovered that there are still normal people in this world.

The eldest son will have all kinds of worries just like him.

As for the youngest son, he has been like this since he was a child, and his reaction to some things will be several beats slower. He has never worried about these things. Old Hou Wei thinks that he probably hasn't realized this yet.

"Your Majesty has released rumors that the yuan will be changed. With this matter in mind, some things will probably be much better." Wei Laohou told his eldest son what he had done during the past few days, and then updated the latest news. told him.

"Father, what does Xiao Qi mean by himself?" Wei Ze asked.

Like his father, he had all kinds of worries in his heart, but he didn't say some things, lest his father would worry about these things in his old age.

"Your brother, he didn't even defend himself. Sometimes I really don't know what he's thinking!" When Master Wei said this, he felt angry again.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, the youngest son will argue it anyway, and if he keeps silent, wouldn't he be admitting it all.

But when he said that, Wei Yan replied to him: What is there to argue about?

"If you have time, please talk to him carefully. You can't be so honest. If he doesn't argue, many people can't speak for him." Wei Laohou has been an official for many years. Although he is retired at home now, many relationships still exist. .

It's just that sometimes, even if everyone wants to open their eyes and tell nonsense, someone has to start.

As long as Wei Yan turns up and defends himself, many people will be able to open their mouths to muddy the water even more.