Chapter II Who Stands
In a small town southwest of Shouying, the capital of Chu State, the orchids are bright and bright, as bright as daylight. This is the fief of the king (principal of the State). During the bells and sang and dance, a scholar with handsome face in a brocade dress raised his wine title and said to Chunshenjun: "Li Yuan congratulates the Lord, wishing the king a strong prince early to establish a strong prince to determine the foundation of the country."
"'There are unexpected changes in the sky, and people will have good fortune and good fortune at any time'. Prince Jing's words are very wonderful, and even more wonderful words come true." Another person spoke, and he sat on Chunshen Jun's right hand and his status is not low. "Take this opportunity, the Lord will ask the King to make the Prince of Fierce tomorrow."
"Yes. The lord should ask the king to immediately establish a prince of fierce tomorrow." Most of the seats were Chunshenjun's guests, and a few were fables with similar interests in the court. The King of Chu was in full swing in the spring and autumn, and among the two princes, the prince of Fengshenjun was nephew of Chunshenjun's disciple Li Yuan. Today, Zheng Yin Zimo, Zuo Tu Zhaoshu and others suddenly proposed to establish a crown prince. When the King of Chu could not refuse, Chunshenjun immediately stepped out and said that the sacrifice of the priest was the priority. After the sacrifice, the matter of establishing a crown prince was discussed - the chance of establishing a crown prince is too small. Unexpectedly, the situation had changed a few hours later. This is not delaying the establishment of a crown prince, but to strike while the iron is hot and ask the king to establish a crown prince immediately.
Chunshen Jun Huang Xie no longer looked as casual as he accompanied the King of Chu to Qin. He was nearly 80 years old and had gray hair. He did not hurry to drink all the wine that Li Yuanjing had been admiring, and said with a clean cough: "The gentleman respects his promise. Since he said that the sacrificial minister's destiny to establish a crown prince, he would discuss it after sacrifice. The "Su Shu" says: "Playing with things is devastated, and the prince competes for favor with weapons. The king has already hated him very much. Two or three sons..." Chunshen Jun elongated his tone, raised his wine jackpot, and shouted: "Congratulations to the strong son."
"Congratulations to the brave son!" As soon as he shouted, everyone praised the title and congratulated each other, and everyone was drunk.
Ten days later, ten days were not long or short. In ten days, the news that Prince Jing was hated by the king not only spread throughout Shouying, but also spread throughout the Chu State. Like the flood of Huai River, Chunshenjun's fiefdom town outside Shouying City was flooded by guests on the second day, and Jung's uncle Li Yuan was also praised by everyone.
The day after the sacrifice to the Grand Secretary, Huang Xie got up earlier than before. After washing and dressing, the car drove out and found that the road outside the mansion was densely packed with people. Li stood in the middle of the garden and bowed to Huang Xie, saying, "We are waiting for the good news of the Lord."
"We are waiting for the good news of the Lord." It was not only Li Yuan who worshipped, but all the guests.
Huang Xie's sleepiness disappeared early, and he was not surprised by everyone's actions. After saying "You are waiting for me," the car drove towards Shouying.
There are more than two miles from Fengyi City to Shouying. The road is flat and the morning is slightly cold. Usually, it happens to enter the city at dawn, but today the road is very fast. Before the sky is clear, the car driver arrives outside Jingmen. Guan You, the guard of the city, knew that it was Lingyin's car driver, dare not neglect, so he immediately asked the lord to open the side door and let Chunshen Jun enter the city. The car driver slowly drove past Jingmen. Guan You stood by the road and bowed deeply to the car driver, watching the car driver drive through the city gate and head towards the palace.
It was not just Chunshenjun who got up early, but when the car drove to the thatched gate of the palace, more than 700 court officials arrived almost all over the place, and the court was full of mysterious clothes, and the appearance was full of emotions. However, these people were unconsciously divided into three groups, and the least group was Taibu Guanji. The dozens of people led by Zuo Yin Mengzhengqin were mostly defeated by the officials. They stood in the middle, proud but not fighting, and group but not party;
Among the other two groups, the smaller group was the Fengjun doctor. They were led by the left Tushu Zhaoshu and the Grand Priest Shen Yin-Yi, and gathered under the thorn wood on the right side of the Thunder Gate. This is where the Duke and Bozinan, the Duke and Bozinan, stood on the left side of the Thunder Gate. The largest group stood on the left side of the Thunder Gate. In addition to a few doctors from the East, most of them were savage officials. Although these people had Xuanyi on the upper body, they were yellow or miscellaneous on the lower body. The highest positions were only Bonan Gaofu, Shi Zhi of the Sihui, Yin Dao, and others.
As soon as Chunshen Jun arrived, all three groups of people looked over. Although Zhaoshu and others had bad eyes, the visitor was the brother of King Qingxiang of Chu. The imperial court, who had been in charge of the prime minister of Chu for 25 years, had to pay attention to him.
"I've seen the Lingyin." Everyone bowed to Huang Xie, and their voices were very uneven.
"No need to be too polite." Huang Xie returned the favor to everyone. After the ceremony, he did not go left, but walked straight to Zhaoshu on the right, bowed Qianqianly and said, "No matter who the king has made him the eldest son today, we should put the country first."
Huang Xie could receive news from the palace, and Zhaoshu and others could naturally receive it. He came closer and saw Zhaoshu, Jingxin, Zimo and others with bloodshot eyes, and couldn't help but smile. He was worried before that the prince had chosen to be appointed, but now it was Zhaoshu, Zimo and others were worried. If the king really made the prince the prince the crown prince and he would assist him after he ascended the throne, the Chu State would definitely change a lot. Maybe it really responded to Yao's saying, and the Chu State would sweep away the decadent spirit and prosper from then on.
"Hmph!" Zuo Tu Zhaoshu was not young. He held the tablet in both hands, his face turned cold, and his face turned and did not answer at all.
"We should put the country first." The person who spoke was Zheng Yin Zimo, the censor in the court. A few days ago, he took the lead and asked the king to become the crown prince as soon as possible. "However, Ling Yin is better than Prince Jing as a fierce prince?"
"Whoever is good and who is bad, the king knows. At most, we are ministers, just advise them." Huang Xie smiled slightly and pushed this question to the King of Chu. "The rest is to do a good job in a minister and assist me in Wang Xing and my great Chu."
"Born by the fierce prince Concubine Li, Concubine Li's brother Li Yuan is just a scholar. Concubine Zhao is the princess of Zhao State, and Prince Jing is the legitimate son of the king..."
"How could Concubine Li be Li Yuan's sister? Some people say that she is just the daughter of a chariot who Li Yuan found from Zhao State..."
After Huang Xie said this, someone was talking in a low voice behind Zhaoshu. The voice was not loud, but every word was heard. He just disdained this. These people and nobles were mostly vocal in terms of their identity and bloodlines when talking about people and things. They didn't know that talent could not be considered as origin. Only Chu was talented, but Chu was used by Jin. After all, Chu State was too important to originate bloodlines, unlike Qin State, where people were eager to seek talents and did not ask about their origin, they were used as they were talented.
"... Although the car has four wheels, it can carry only three thousand kilograms, which is not as good as the heavy car in the army. What's the benefit of building it?"
"That's it. I heard that Han crossbows shoot six hundred steps away. What's the good of the so-called powerful crossbow that breaks the city?"
"Han Nuo is beneficial to the world, and all countries offer rewards of thousands of gold but cannot get them. How can Wang Zijing know? This is a trick to compete for favor, and there must be..."
The right side was talking about his bloodline, the left side was exposing the trick of competing for favor, and even guessing the instructor behind him. Huang Xie coughed heavily when he heard this, and the speaker immediately kept silent, but when he saw that he just coughed lightly, his voice was reduced for a while, and then he buzzed like a fly. Fortunately, the palace servant came out and shouted to court, and the hun who was guarding the door opened the closed door.
Huang Xie, as the imperial court, was the first to enter, followed by Grand Sima Naoji, Zuo Tu Zhaoshu, Taibu Guanji, Taiji Shen Yinlu, Zuo Yin Meng Zhengqin, Zhen Yin Zimo and others. They were Gao Kubonan, Sihui Shigui, and Yin Dao, a few of them. After these people left, they were the chief officials of the emperor and the last one, the lower-class scholars and officials in various clothes, wearing mixed clothes.
It was getting brighter and more than 700 people stood in the central court step by step, holding jade scepters in hand, waiting for the King of Chu to look at the court. At this time, no one was talking in a low voice, and some were just pointing and whispering. The morning light became brighter and brighter. As the sunrise, the bell serpent suddenly stood up, and the gurus shouted "The King is here." Everyone looked at the palace immediately. The door of the palace darkened, wearing leather hats, white clothes, and plain waists, and folds, walked in steadily, just as Pu Changjiang and others followed. The court officials hurriedly saluted the King of Chu. The King of Chu replied to the ministers respectively, and the court meeting officially began.
"Don't give advice the day before yesterday, I advise me to establish a crown prince as soon as possible to determine the foundation of the country. Now that the Grand Secretary has ordered the sacrifice, I can discuss the matter of choosing a eldest son." The King of Chu looked around the ministers and started to the point as soon as he spoke, which was surprising. "I have two sons, one is a fierce man and the other is a Jing. When I was born, I cried and the same voice, and it was difficult to distinguish between elders and young men. Now I have a eldest son, and I choose one of them, who will establish it?"
"I dare to give a respect to the king," Huang Xie appeared unwillingly, bowing and laughing: "I want to make a fierce prince."
"Why?" The King of Chu also laughed. The indescribable tacit understanding between the king and his minister made Zuo Tu Zhaoshu and others feel heartbroken.
"The fierce prince is simple and polite, dignified and respectful, and has no bad habits. It is a blessing for the country to establish him." The bad habits mentioned by Huang Xie are obviously referring to, but his words did not end here.
"The king's words are like silk, and the outward appearance is like moon; the king's words are like moon, and the outward appearance is like a slug. Therefore, the great man does not advocate wandering words. It is not feasible to speak, but a gentleman does not speak; it is feasible to speak, but a gentleman does not practice. Therefore, the poem says: "Be cautious and cautious in your stop, and you will not violate the etiquette." This is the way of the king. Prince Jing is clever and smart and mature. He heard that he is good at making wooden boats, building chariots, and making crossbows. However, if he is not careful and loses the etiquette, it is difficult to do so. How can he teach the people?
Those who teach the people are etiquette; those who govern a great country are virtue; those who break the enemy's formation are brave. Those who use weapons to seek it will be the lower. The superior likes this thing, and there must be something that the subordinates have. Therefore, the superior likes and dislikes must be careful, which is the manifestation of the people. If the great king makes Prince Jing the eldest son and takes it as a matter of it, the people value arts but not etiquette, the whole country respects arts but not morality, and the three armies prefer skill but not courage, and the country will be destroyed. Therefore, the request of the great king to make Prince fierce as the eldest son is a blessing for the great Chu."
"Shan." Huang Xie's speech and conversation burst out with the momentum of fighting against the Qin court. Although the king and his ministers had a tacit understanding, the King of Chu still said that he was very upset and said, "Shan". The court officials who were standing on the left side of the gang had also nodded frequently. They went out one by one to propose to the King of Chu to make the prince of the fierce one.
More and more eyes were looking at Zhaoshu, Zimo and others, including King Xiong Yuan of Chu. However, it was strange that they only held the scepter in both hands and could not stand out. Just when the King of Chu was about to speak, the Grand Sima Nao (nao), who stood proudly, came out proudly, "I dare to ask the king, is the crown prince still here today?"
"The establishment of a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country, and I want to settle it today." The King of Chu looked at Naojiu and couldn't figure out how it was him who stood up.
"Since that's the case, I ask the king to summon Prince Fung and Prince Jing to court." Naojiu said this as soon as he made a statement. Although summoning two princes to court does not violate the ancestral system, it is rare to choose a prince in all generations. This also means that the two princes will hear the advice of choosing a prince. What if they take the wrong team?
The Grand Marshal was the commander-in-chief of the Chu army. There were many discussions in the court, and the noise was like a city. Before the servant could make a sound, the loud cunning voice suppressed the messy comments as soon as he opened his mouth: "The emperor said that Prince Jing was not careful and lost his manners, and could not teach the people. I want to know how Prince Jing was not careful and how he lost his manners? The establishment of a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. However, I have never seen two princes. I hope that the king will summon him, listen to his words and observe his actions, so that he can choose to establish a eldest son."
"I hope the king will summon him, listen to his words and observe his actions, and choose to establish his eldest son." After Naojiu said that, Zhaoshu and others agreed, and their voices seemed extremely neat. The King of Chu and Chunshen looked at each other, and they were at a loss.
The seven or eight hundred people's court meeting was in chaos when Grand Sima Naojiu proposed to invite the two princes to court. Almost all Fengjunqing and the officials standing in the east supported summoning the two princes to court to listen to their words and observe their actions. The scholars standing in the west had never seen the two princes. Although they wanted to meet, the matter still needs to be decided by Chunshen Jun. At this time, Zuo Yinmeng Zhengqin suddenly stepped out. He bowed and said, "I dare to tell the king: Grand Sima's words are reasonable. The king of Communists also asked the eldest son to go to court. Today, he chose to establish the eldest son, so he should be like this."
Meng Zhengqin made a statement and the atmosphere in the court was tight. He was Zuo Yin and the Chief Justice of Chu. He always spoke with public heart, and all officials were in awe. The Grand Sima might have a somewhat biased position, but his position was fair, and he also cited the case of King Gong of Chu choosing to establish a crown prince.
"I dare to ask the king to summon two princes to court." After Meng Zhengqin made a statement, Chunshen Jun Huang Xie was about to speak, but Taibu Guanji, who had been in front of him and kept his eyes closed to rest, also made an appointment with him. Sikong Tang Miao also said: "When the prince was born, five stars were pearled in my Chutian, which is a great sign of auspiciousness. However, when the two princes were born at the same time, it is difficult to distinguish who was the saint. Please be careful when choosing a matter of establishment. Falling is the disaster for the country."
Chapter completed!