inspire-indiana Chapter 224: The battle for the queen is tense
Chapter 224: The battle for the queen is tense
Changshan County, Prince Wuning's Mansion.
Thanks to the geographical location closer to Jinling City, Wuning King Liu Xinwu received the imperial edict from Jinling City announcing to the world that Jin King proclaimed himself emperor on the fifth day after Chen Huaian proclaimed himself emperor.
The moment he received the imperial edict, Liu Xinwu was extremely excited. He took the imperial edict with trembling hands and read it over and over again in his study. He even dug out the imperial edicts of the previous emperors and compared them with the jade seal imprints on them!
After some comparison, there is no doubt that it is the authentic jade seal passed down from the country.
Liu Xinwu became even more excited.
Who would have thought that King Wuning, who had been a soldier for half his life, would still be able to regain his youth after being deprived of military power by the second emperor Zhao Qian?
At this time, Liu Xinwu in the study was humming a little tune, and he was glad that he had used all his wealth to bet it on Chen Huaian, the king of Jin who was still labeled as a "rebellious minister and traitor" at that time. It was undoubtedly the best thing he had done in his life. One of the right decisions.
The last time he made such a decision was thirty years ago when he pledged all his wealth to Emperor Zhao Mang, who at that time was only one of the eight rebel kings.
That time, he got the title of King of the Eight Great New Surnames in exchange.
This time, what position can Chen Huaian, who ascended the throne to dominate the country, put Liu Xinwu in the new dynasty?
He was beginning to look forward to it.
"Report——"
"Your Majesty, General Xiong Kai of the Youzhou garrison is asking for an audience!"
oh?
In the study, Wuning King Liu Xinwu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard the announcement outside the door, and said to himself: "This bear's second son has a very long nose, he will come just by smelling it!"
With that, he shouted outside the house: "General Xiong, please come to the meeting hall to rest for a while. I will be here soon!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
In the study, Liu Xinwu put away the imperial edict of King Jin proclaiming himself emperor and proclaimed it to the world, while he casually tidied up his appearance and prepared to go out to meet with Youzhou garrison Xiong Kai.
But when he just opened the door, he met Zhuge Yunsheng, the palace steward who came in a hurry to report.
Zhuge Yun said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Changshan County is asking for an audience!"
Um?
Liu Xinwu hesitated for a moment, then realized that these guys must have received the news that King Jin was proclaimed emperor, and then they all flocked to Prince Wuning's Mansion.
Most likely, he wanted to seek a good future in front of the new emperor Chen Huaian through himself!
I recall that when I was first deprived of military power by Zhao Qian, all these garrison prefects and so on were trying to avoid me, as if I was a contagious plague.
Now, one by one comes to visit in a hurry.
Isn't this the real-life version of "one person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven"?
Interesting, interesting!
Immediately, Liu Xinwu ordered: "Let's arrange them all to the meeting hall. Any civil servants and military officers who come to see the king will be arranged to go to the meeting hall!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Not long after, when Wuning King Liu Xinwu slowly appeared in the palace of the palace, several civil servants and generals from Changshan County had already gathered in the palace.
When these civil servants and generals saw Queen Wu Ning, they all stood up and congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Hahaha!
Liu Xinwu laughed heartily, and while gesturing for everyone to sit down and drink tea, he said with a smile: "Looking at your expressions, you must have received the imperial decree from King Jin to proclaim the emperor to the world?"
"Yes, my lord!"
Everyone nodded in unison.
Afterwards, Youzhou Guard Xiong Kai stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it was after receiving the imperial edict that we rushed to the Prince's Mansion non-stop overnight and came to congratulate the Prince in person!"
He Kuan, the magistrate of Changshan County, also echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, now that His Royal Highness the King of Jin has ascended the throne for the first time, he is in compliance with the way of heaven and the will of the people;"
"Unfortunately, we are from a humble background and cannot congratulate the Emperor in person, so we can only ask the prince to greet the Emperor on behalf of us minor officials when he meets with the Emperor."
Hahaha!
Liu Xinwu laughed heartily again, waved his hand and said, "Easy to say, easy to say!"
Next, everyone expressed their opinions on the matter of King Jin proclaiming himself emperor. They were all compliments, which made Liu Xinwu's ears feel calluses.
In the midst of the laughter and laughter, an inappropriate voice suddenly appeared.
Only one general was heard saying: "After the King of Jin proclaimed himself emperor, he postponed the enthronement ceremony to the first month of the year. Later, I heard rumors that the reason why the emperor postponed the enthronement ceremony was because he could not decide on the candidate for the queen. I don't know. True or false!”
brush!
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy meeting hall of the palace suddenly became silent and dead.
The marriage between the Wuning Palace and the Jin Palace has long been an open secret.
Even Princess Shujun has gone to live in Prince Jin's Mansion.
However, there has been no news about when the wedding ceremony of King Chen Huaian of Jin and Princess Liu Shujun of Shujun will be held.
There are even rumors that Princess Yue Qiluo of the Uighur Khanate, who controlled the Silk Road on land and was the leader of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions, also lived in the Jin Palace.
All the civil servants and military generals knew these things well.
However, it was the first time that the news about the battle for the queen of the future new dynasty was put on the table in front of Wuning King Liu Xinwu in a public place like today.
As the atmosphere at the scene dropped to freezing point, the outspoken general seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing.
He stood up awkwardly and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I heard this rumor from the streets. I am not very careful with my words. Just treat me as a fart..."
Hahaha!
Suddenly, Wuning King Liu Xinwu, whose expression had been frozen, once again recovered and laughed heartily.
He continued: "General Li is right. The emperor postponed the time of the coronation ceremony, which must be due to the fact that he has not yet appointed the queen."
"After all, the choice of the queen who is the mother of the country also requires the emperor to make a decision after careful consideration of all aspects."
Haha!
King Wuning laughed at himself and put the matter on the table without any reservation, saying: "You should all know that my daughter Shujun has been engaged to the current emperor;"
"It's only because the emperor has been busy with wars that the marriage has not been completed."
After a pause, Liu Xinwu continued: "Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, there are many major events in the world. Even I don't know when the emperor can marry my daughter;"
"I'm not sure whether my daughter's talents can bear the responsibility of being the mother of the country!"
"Your Majesty, I think that the candidate for the queen of this new dynasty must be Princess Shujun!"
At this time, Xiong Kai, the garrison commander of Youzhou, suddenly stood up and said indignantly: "Putian Everyone knows how much effort and blood the prince has put in for the emperor to succeed in the rebellion; "
"Let alone anything else, just helping the emperor to take over the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun without bloodshed can be regarded as the emperor's first achievement in the rebellion. Just based on this achievement, it is enough to push Princess Shujun to the position of queen! "
"Yes, General Xiong is right!"
Changshan County Governor He Kuan also stood up and echoed: "In my opinion, the reason why the emperor has not been able to marry Princess Shujun is because of the Western Region witch Yue Qiluo; "
"Have you heard that this Western Region witch is best at bewitching people, and the emperor must have been bewitched by the witch, which led to the current situation! "
Swish!
As soon as these words came out, the chatterbox of the civil officials and military generals in the meeting hall was opened.
Today, those who are qualified to sit in the meeting hall of the prince's mansion are all die-hard fans of Wuning King Liu Xinwu, mainly civil officials and military generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.
The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were originally the base of Wuning King Liu Xinwu.
Therefore, if Princess Shujun could be pushed to the position of the empress of the new dynasty, it would be a big deal for the diehards of Wuning Palace!
With the relationship of Wuning King, plus Princess Shujun being canonized as the empress, it would be enough for them to have more say in the court of the new dynasty.
This is also the reason why this room of civil officials and military generals gathered in the meeting hall of the palace.
Congratulating King Jin on his enthronement is one reason.
The second reason is to hope to discuss as soon as possible and push Princess Shujun to the position of empress.
Someone said: "This Western Region witch Yue Qiluo is simply daydreaming. She doesn't even look at the past dynasties. Where is the precedent of our Han Dynasty enthroning a foreign woman as the queen?"
"Even if Yue Qiluo is backed by the entire 36 countries of the Western Regions, it cannot be the capital for her to attempt to get involved in the position of queen!"
"If you ask me, it would be a great blessing to be able to enthrone her as a concubine!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Then, someone else stood up and said: "If it is not convenient for Your Majesty to come forward on this matter of enthroning the new dynasty's queen, the civil and military officials of the Sixteen States of Youyun can jointly write a letter to the emperor. Please ask the emperor to appoint Princess Shujun as the empress of the new dynasty;"
"Your Majesty, this matter should be done as soon as possible. The news that the King of Jin proclaimed himself emperor will probably spread to the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions in ten days or half a month;"
"By that time, those barbaric people in the Western Regions will definitely unite and try their best to push Yue Qiluo, the witch, to the position of the empress of the new dynasty in order to seek more benefits for the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions;"
"Your Majesty, we must not let those barbarians in the Western Regions seize the initiative!"
"Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly!"
For a while, in the huge meeting hall, a group of civil officials and military generals shouted in unison, please make a decision.
Liu Xinwu's thoughts were also affected by these noisy voices, and his head was in a mess.
But he was very clear about one thing, that is, in the competition for the empress of the new dynasty, the sixteen states of Youyun, which he represented, and even the interest group of the entire new and old ministers, must not lose!
After thinking and hesitating for a moment, Liu Xinwu finally made up his mind and said, "Master He, let's do this according to your opinion!"
"Remember, I am not aware of this matter!"
"Everything is your own initiative, do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"