Chapter 246 Immortality
In late August, the 17th, the Emperor Wei’s grand sacrificial ceremony passed.
After nearly a month of rectification, Lu Yang recovered again. The thirty or so old ministers of the Wei State in the court received Su Chen's approval and recommended many places to fill the vacancies in the court.
This is also the condition for Su Chen to ask other states and counties to surrender, and it is also Zhuge Liang's idea. First, use the simplest and most effective method to stabilize the situation, and then slowly change the rest of the matter after everything is finalized.
The literati did their work by simmering over a slow fire until the meat and bones were stewed together.
"The late emperor has left, and the queen's funeral has also been carried out with dignity." Su Chen sat on the dragon chair in the court hall, looking at the Wei ministers below, always feeling a little awkward.
He also admired himself very much. He held a morning court for the civil and military officials of the Yan State in the north, fought in the Central Plains, and held a morning court for the Wei State ministers.
"...But next, you civil and military officials should also know what to do, right?"
"Your Majesty, please give me a posthumous title for the late emperor." A new minister came to the court. said.
Su Chen frowned. What he wanted to say was to ban the title of Wei State, merge it into Yan State, promote writing, and divide the fields later, but the new official stopped him in one sentence.
Ta da~~
Su Chen tapped his fingertips on the armrest of the dragon chair a few times, "Just take the word: 捍."
Emperor Wei Min.
It is reasonable to say sorry when the country is in trouble, and it is not unacceptable to these Wei courtiers. In any case, even if they objected, it would be ineffective. The King of Xia had the final say in everything.
"The posthumous title has also been given. Now let’s talk about the title of the Wei State. Now the crown prince of the Wei State is gone, and most of the clan died in the turmoil. I feel sorry that no successor of the Wei State has this title. You shouldn’t stay, what do you think?”
Su Chen leaned back in his chair and glanced coldly at the left side below. The people standing here were all the ministers of the Wei Kingdom.
In fact, the old ministers of the Wei State below are also in trouble. This is the first time that the country has been subjugated. They don't know whether to directly ban the country or how to act. When the Wei State was first established, it also succeeded the Zhou Dynasty.
Now that even the emperor is dead, there is no operation to abdicate and inherit the country. At this time, Yuan Feng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, quickly came out. As an old man of nearly seventy, he has been in the court for decades. See The ability to use the wind to control the rudder is very skillful.
"Your Majesty, the eleven states of the Wei State and nine states have been attached. Your Majesty's soldiers and horses have done no harm to the people. They are the army of a gentleman and an army of benevolence and righteousness. Your Majesty sent troops south to express his gratitude to the Emperor for being unkind and massacring Fen. The 80,000 Yan people in the state ended up with the destruction of the country. I think that it is a good thing to destroy it. Wei bans it and merges with Yan. This is the general trend, the people's will, and the way of heaven."
The queue on the left! , Dong Zhuo poked his elbow at Lu Bu and lowered his voice: "Look, what does flattery mean? Li Ru was not so good at flattering him back then. If Fengxian had half as many people as him back then, I don't think the entire Xiliang army would have flattered you."
Lu Bu glared at him and stepped on Dong Zhuo's right foot with his tip without leaving any trace. The pain made Dong Zhuo grin.
On the imperial steps, Su Chen was listening to Yuan Feng's words. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Dong Zhuo winking at him. He thought he was passing on some ideas, so he said, "Master, do you have something to say?"
Lu Bu held back the smile on his lips and turned his face away.
Ahem!
Dong Zhuo coughed twice, raised his hands with a serious expression, and said loudly: "Your Majesty..." He pondered for a moment and replied simply: "No!"
Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Zhang Fei at the back of the queue were the first to burst out laughing. Zhuge Liang also shook his feather fan to cover his mouth and nose.
Su Chen resisted the twitching of the corner of his mouth and turned his gaze to Zhuge Liang. The latter naturally understood what Su Chen meant. He lowered his feather fan and stepped out of the queue, smiling and coming to the center.
His voice was clear and clear.
“What Yuan Feng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, said is true. The country’s title is banned. However, the Central Plains cannot be without roots, subordinates, and owners. It is natural that it should be merged into the Yan Kingdom.”< br>
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and glanced at the ministers on the opposite side, "Since ancient times, armies have fought each other without sparing any force. Today, Yan has replaced Wei. It is actually the way of heaven. You were once ministers of Wei Zuo, but now you have become the emperor of Wei." The duties of a minister and the friendship between monarch and minister should be fulfilled. There is no need to be foolish and loyal anymore. A good bird should choose the tree to roost..."
Ma Dai whispered to Ma Chao in the queue: "The Prime Minister is very good at scolding people, and he is also good at persuading people."
At this time, the group of civil and military officials from the Wei State on the right heard the scream, and since they saw Yuan Feng raised his head , and there was a Yanchen named Zhuge Liang who came down the steps. They couldn't make excuses if they didn't express their stance, so they immediately followed him out to ask for the memorial.
"Yan has replaced Wei, please send the king an edict."
"The edict... will not be issued for the time being. The Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, Hongwenyuan, Xingwenguan, and Luyang Order, first compile the books of the Wei State, the original court records of the Wei State, and the clan records, and seal them in the treasury. Draw up a strategy for the implementation of the Yan State's writing, and hand it over to the lonely king within three days. Complete these first, and do it well. Everyone Do you understand?”
The five Long Qiao people who were called quickly bowed and accepted their orders.
"That's it!" Su Chen stood up and raised his hand. The eunuchs on the side of the imperial steps made a loud noise and left the palace. The civil and military officials on the left and right left the palace in an orderly manner.
Su Chen invited Zhuge Liang and took Dian Wei and Wu Zixun to the Wei Guo Ancestral Temple in the back garden. Here, Li Xuanba was swinging his hammers in the courtyard. His second brother Li Shimin was watching and giving advice. Qin Qiong also echoed, as if returning to the same feeling back then.
The Luyang of Wei State has been conquered, and the national title has been banned. After repeated operations, the merit bar is close to the 200,000 mark.
However, Su Chen was not ready to roll the dice to unlock the emperor. After all, except for the two tokens of Ge Shuhan and Hou Junji, there were no tokens available. This time, he came to Li Shimin for a surprise.
But before it was over, Su Chen suddenly stopped and looked towards the ancestral temple. Zhang Jiao, who was dressed in Taoist robes, had arrived at the palace at some unknown time and was chatting with Li Tiangang there.
As if aware of Su Chen's gaze, Zhang Jue turned his face slightly, smiled, said goodbye to Taoist Li, and came towards Su Chen.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Thanks to the great sage and mentor for supporting me this time." Su Chen cupped his hands and thanked him.
Zhang Jiao laughed loudly and waved his hand, "Your Majesty, there is no need to thank you. Although Zhang Jiao is a practicing Taoist, he is also a master of the Yan Kingdom. There is a conquest in the country, how can he stand by and watch?"
"A great sage and good teacher is a practitioner, not afraid of punishment from heaven?" Su Chen often heard Zhang Jiao say that he was a practitioner and did not participate in secular affairs. This time he took the lead in another uprising. He asked Su Chen to send him the seal of the national master.
Zhang Jiao smiled and held the imperial seal in his hand.
"This is the secret way of heaven. The poor Taoist's actions are reasonable and will not be punished."
"By the way, did the great sage and good teacher have an unexpected encounter in Ganzhou?"
Zhang Jiao probably understood what Su Chen meant, so he spread his hands and grabbed it casually. Suddenly, a ball of electric light gathered, and arcs of electricity shot out in all directions.
This hand stunned Dian Wei, and Wu Zixun next to him was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, opened his mouth and stammered, speechless.
Zhang Jiao shook his hand, the lightning suddenly disappeared, and he stroked his beard with a smile.
"I have achieved some success in Taoism. I came here today because I actually wanted to tell the king that I want to go to the northwest and leave all the affairs of the teaching to Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao."
Su Chen frowned and tilted his head to look at him: "What is the Great Master going there to do?"
"I heard from three friends that there are immortals in the northwest, and I want to see them. But before leaving, Pindao has one more thing to tell the king.”
"Great sage, please speak." Su Chen nodded and stretched out his hand.
"The king may be in trouble, so be careful. The poor Taoist counted his fingers and came up with two words: Immortality."
"Immortality?"
Su Chen frowned even more. What does this mean? Does it allude to his cousin's name, or does it refer to the art of immortality? Can it be related to the disaster?
He was about to continue asking when he glanced back and saw that Zhang Jiao had disappeared.
"Did you see where he went?"
Dian Wei and Wu Zixun both shook their heads.
Zhang Jiao will not really cultivate immortality this time, right? Su Chen looked at the position where Zhang Jiao was standing several times, but could not find out the reason why the other party was missing.
However, he still had to figure out the impending disaster. Taoist Li over there was proficient in divination and prediction. When he saw Su Chen rising up towards him, he hurriedly hid in the ancestral temple.
When Su Chen went in to look for him, Taoist Li quickly wrote a few words on the paper: Northwest, Changsheng, you!
Then, Su Chen kept silent and didn't answer no matter how he asked. He only said that if he revealed the secret, his life would be shortened.
Just when Luyang was making drastic changes in taking the title of Wei State and revising the characters and language, Pei Min came back from outside the city and brought back a piece of news.
"Is there a way to live forever?"
Su Chen looked at Pei Min in surprise, then looked at the generals in the palace and Zhuge Liang, "This is someone who wants to put the blame on Me? Some people have to believe this kind of thing."
In the main hall, the generals looked at me and I looked at you, but they rarely spoke.
Zhao Yun coughed dryly.
"Your Majesty, do you think we and others still have more gray hairs?"
Qin Qiong, Zhang Yu, and An Lushan in the palace then remembered that Zhao Yun was already old when he died. , but now he looks in his thirties... An Lushan immediately looked at Su Chen, ran over, knelt directly on the ground, and banged his forehead on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I also want to become younger, and I can also be a loyal minister!"
(End of this chapter)