Chapter 1104: Retreat as advance
When everyone heard this sound, their faces changed drastically.
Wang Yun looked horrified and slowly stood up from the main seat, with his eyes wide open, and he stared at the lobby.
The housekeeper of the mansion walked over with a look of embarrassment: "Master, Your Majesty will not allow us to report, villain..."
Immediately afterwards, Liu He, dressed in plain clothes, strode to the entrance of the lobby, followed by Gong Saner and Zhang He.
Everyone was extremely shocked by Liu He's sudden appearance, and at the same time, their emotions were also surging. They stood up straight and looked at Liu He in a daze, but they couldn't recover for a long time.
Liu He looked around them with an interesting look and said with a smile: "Why, my dear friends don't seem to welcome me?"
Wang Yun first reacted, and hurriedly stumbled forward, knelt down "thump", and crawled to the ground.
"Old minister...Old minister Wang Yun, welcome the priest. His Majesty came to the humble house. The old minister was in a desperate situation and was sentenced to death, and he was sentenced to death!"
The other ministers and heads of the family also woke up instantly, trembling and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
"Hahaha..." Liu He raised his head and laughed, and held his right hand in his hand: "Do you think I am a tyrant? You always talk about the death penalty for this little thing? Let's just keep your life."
While speaking, he walked straight to the middle of the lobby, then lifted his skirt and sat on the main seat that originally belonged to Wang Yun.
Wang Yun's heart was already occupied by fear at this moment, and the sweat beads on his forehead dripped directly onto the precious plush carpet.
He kept his kneeling posture, turned around, and bowed in front of Liu He.
He knew very well that just by His Majesty's shout that Liu Zheng went to Tingwei's Mansion to apologize, it proved that he had been careful in his long-term planning and thought that he was sure to win without knowing it, but in fact, His Majesty had already mastered everything.
Thinking of this, Wang Yun, who was still proud not long ago, felt dizzy.
But after all, he was an old minister who had been in power for many years. He quickly calmed down and quickly planned to get rid of his crimes.
He opened his mouth to greet the emperor: "Your Majesty is busy with national affairs and is mourning for the Empress Dowager, and today he suddenly came to the customs palace. The old minister was very worried and did not know what His Majesty had to give. The old minister listened to the imperial edict and would never dare to disobey it."
Liu He glanced at him and laughed in his heart: "The old man is tricky. He secretly said that I had confessed my oath and left the palace at will during the mourning period, and also dressed in casual clothes. Of course, it was not a serious matter, so how could I give any imperial edicts? What an old minister, I said it so tightly that I could block my mouth."
Once upon a time, Liu He was young and had just ascended to the great treasure. Although he had the civil and military skills and was full of strategies, he was not proficient in power and strategy. But now he is different. He has been ascending the throne and emperor for more than ten years. He has been familiar with the ways of emperors for a long time, so he will naturally not be stumped by Wang Yun's mere trick.
He smiled slightly, calm and calm: "I defeated the Cao bandits, unified the northern border, and surrendered to Yizhou. I think that in less than a few years, I can stabilize the world and promote the Han Dynasty again. If Xun Wen advised me today, he could imitate Emperor Guangwu, set up Qilin Pavilion, and worship the civil and military officials of the current dynasty, and worship the portraits of the civil and military officials of the current dynasty. I thought about it all, and if the Taishi and Taiwei Yang had not disagreements and welcomed me to Luoyang with all the ministers, I would have never had this day. Thinking about this, the Taishi was also the father-in-law of the current dynasty. Therefore, I came to the Taishi's mansion to discuss merits and to discuss family affection."
Wang Yun was shocked. He knew that the greater Liu He made his contribution at this time, the heavier the disasters and punishments he was about to face later, which made him feel that something was wrong.
Just as he was still in a dilemma and was thinking about countermeasures, Liu He said again: "Why is the Grand Master still kneeling? Gong Saner, go to help the Grand Master on my behalf. My dear friends, please be calm. Could it be that I will say it for the third time?"
When Wang Yun heard this, his heart trembled and hurriedly stood up by himself. While standing, he said, "I dare not bother my father-in-law. Gong Changshi is the close-fitting seal officer of His Majesty. How dare the old minister take care of him?"
When he saw him get up, the trembling ministers and heads of the family dared to stand up together, but they were still ashen as dust and their legs were trembling.
Liu He glanced at everyone, sneered in his heart, but said in a casual tone: "I think that the Taishi should be the leader of the heroes of Qilin Pavilion, set an example for all generations, and be recorded in history. In addition, the grandson of the Taishi, my third son Liu Tai, is smart and handsome. This is the teaching of the Taishi. I decided to appoint Liu Tai as the prince of Donghai. What does the Taishi want to do?"
Many ministers and heads of the family were confused at this time. They all thought that His Majesty was coming to seek a riot, but they wanted to reward Wang Yun and Prince Liu Tai in this way, which made some of them seem to see hope.
However, after hearing this, Wang Yun became more and more frightened.
He knew very well that His Majesty kept saying that he would imitate Emperor Guangwu. After Emperor Guangwu passed away, the crown prince Liu Zhuang succeeded to the throne, and Liu Zhuang, also known as Emperor Xiaoming, was enthroned as the prince of Donghai County when he was young.
If it were the past, in the court, Your Majesty officially proposed, Wang Yun would be absolutely ecstatic, but it was different now.
His Majesty came in contempt, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he talked about family affection and family affairs. He even asked Wang Yun in a "debate" tone. This intention was obvious, and it was clearly a test.
Wang Yun looked at Zhang He behind His Majesty, and saw his palm pressing on the hilt of his waist, staring at him with a glaring eyes. He would never doubt that if he agreed and knelt down and thanked him, Zhang He would definitely step forward and let his head be different with one sword.
Thinking of this, Wang Yun hurriedly knelt down and said, "What kind of virtue is the old minister? The superiors have no merits to the country, and the subordinates have no blessings to the people. Your Majesty has the great treasure, which is the destiny of heaven. How dare the old minister take credit for me? Although Prince Tai is known for his intelligence, he is still young and is still at the time of his teacher. This is the honor of the prince. However, the old minister dares not to outspouse and talk about His Majesty's family affairs. Everything is decided by Your Majesty, and the old minister is very supportive."
Liu He raised his eyebrows, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed.
"Hey, the Grand Master is too humble. I have always admired the Grand Master's skills."
Wang Yun is now devoted to self-protection. The more the emperor praises him, the more he feels nervous. As long as he can give up all his merits and glory, with his reputation as a minister of the Taiyuan Wang family, as well as his contribution to the Dragon Master, and his status as a father-in-law, His Majesty will punish him at most, or even remove him from his official position, and will never be killed.
As long as he does not die, the reputation of the Wang family in Taiyuan will not be frustrated. In the future, he will find a good opportunity to support his grandson Liu Tai as the crown prince again, and he will sooner or later make a comeback.
He was full of confidence in this. After all, His Majesty did not openly punish him, but he was considering the relationship between the king and his minister and his father-in-law and his son-in-law and was unwilling to break up. Then he would be absolutely sure to escape this disaster.
Chapter completed!