Live as the emperor

Chapter 34 Visiting the Eastern Palace
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Three days before the Chinese New Year, a sensational event suddenly occurred in the capital.

The prince was not allowed to participate in politics for half a year, Zhou Ding, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was fined for one year, and all other ten or twenty officials were also punished.

This was an imperial decree issued by the emperor, and it was announced to the entire capital.

Whether it is officials or ordinary people, there is a lot of discussion.

Generally speaking, when the Chinese New Year is approaching, more news will be positive. This is understandable. Before the Chinese New Year, get some encouragement to celebrate the New Year.

But this year is different. Such an official has been fined on a large scale, named and criticized, and the crown prince is not even allowed to participate in and discuss state affairs. Uncharacteristically, everyone has no curiosity.

Originally thought that the capital would be lively now, but everyone found that if the people who watched the excitement were not considered a big deal and the common people who didn't understand what they saw, the capital was still as peaceful as ever.

"What's going on here?" Zhao Ding thought hard in the study.

Later, I felt that there was nothing to think about. This kind of punishment seemed to be merciful, and the prince's punishment was severe.

Chen Yong also didn't understand, what was going on?

The other officials are even more confused. Didn't your prince order us to do this?How could he still be punished?Wasn't it ordered by the emperor?
Yes, everyone thought that this was actually an order from the emperor, to declare to all officials that from now on you should follow the prince, just like you follow me.

It's just that they didn't want to, which emperor would hint to his ministers like this?

In fact, being an official is actually quite difficult. There are some things that you know are wrong, but your leader tells you to do it. Will you go?Don't go, you will definitely be hated by the leaders.If you do it, it will be a violation of the law and discipline, and no matter which side you go, it will not please you.

Of course, Chen Yong is the most depressing one. For the other officials, if they are punished with some salary, at most they will have to tighten their belts next year, and it will have no real impact.But as a prince, he cannot participate in political affairs. What is the concept?This is the same as being directly demoted to a commoner, but there is a time limit.

If you want to talk about the happy person, it is naturally Chen Guang, after all, he planned this matter by himself.

You can't participate in politics for a year, that is to say, during this year, the entire Qian Dynasty is in a state without a prince.If he wanted to do something during this period of time, it would be a lot easier for Chen Guang invisibly.

"Too much deception, really too much deception." Donggong, Chen Yong's roar seemed to be able to spread throughout the capital.Yuan Shi also had an angry expression on his face, and said: "Who is the last troublemaker? Those officials said that it was our East Palace who notified it, which is absolutely impossible."

"Of course I know it's impossible! But so what, Father has already issued an imperial decree!" Chen Yong said irritably.

Yuan Shi frowned, and said: "If you hadn't taken all the responsibilities, you wouldn't have received such a heavy punishment."

"It's still relatively light. Fortunately, it's just in time for the Chinese New Year. Father doesn't want to go too far, otherwise he doesn't know how to punish me. Can't participate in politics for a year? Hehe, what a good idea." Chen Yong sneered.

Yuan Shi said with some concern: "Then what shall we do next year?"

Chen Yong snorted coldly: "What can we do? We should eat and drink."

Other than that, there really isn't much else to do.

Yuan Shi was also very helpless, and said: "It seems that this is the only way to go. Who did this?"

"Besides my good second brother, who else?" Chen Yong said viciously.

Yuanshi said: "Are you sure?"

"No, but isn't this an obvious thing?" Looking at the entire court, how many people dare to fight against his prince?not a single one!However, there are quite a few people who do small tricks behind the scenes, and the most likely one is naturally Jin Wang Chen Guang.

There used to be an allusion called a suspect stealing an axe.It says: A man lost an axe.He suspected that the neighbor's son stole it, so he paid close attention to him, and always felt that his actions and manners, such as walking and talking, looked like a person who stole his axe.

Now Chen Yong has such a mentality, because the only person who has had conflicts with him recently is Chen Guang.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, and Chen Yong said irritably, "Who?"

"His Royal Highness, King Jin has arrived."

King Jin?Chen Yong was taken aback for a moment, this is the rhythm of Cao Cao Cao Cao will arrive.What is this guy doing here at this time?Came here to see a joke?
"Boom him away, the prince doesn't want to see him."

Yuan Shi said, "Why don't you confront him face to face, Your Highness?"

"Confront him face to face?" Chen Yong thought for a while and said, "Let him wait in the living room."

In the East Palace, Chen Guang and Deng Pan were standing outside the door, and two people behind them were carrying a box, which should be a gift for Chen Yong.

After a while, the small door next to the main gate opened, and a person poked his head out and said, "His Royal Highness King Jin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince welcomes you."

Generally speaking, only when valuable guests or major festivals come, people will enter and exit through the gate, otherwise they usually pass through the small door next to them.Chen Guang didn't care about these places, and led people into the East Palace.

The layout of the East Palace is naturally not comparable to that of a small palace. No matter the magnificence of the house and the layout of the courtyard, it is only a little lower than the Imperial Palace.

When Chen Yong came out of the study, Chen Guang and Deng Pan were already waiting.Chen Yong took a glance, found the gift that Chen Guang brought over, and sneered in his heart, did this come to make an apology?I tell you, it's late!
When he came to the living room, his face softened, but it was still terribly gloomy. Seeing that Chen Guang seemed to have a slight smile on his face, he was even more certain in his heart that Chen Guang must have cheated himself.

When Chen Guang saw Chen Yong coming out, he immediately stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Brother."

He didn't call him His Highness the Crown Prince, this title was too official, calling him Big Brother meant to blur the current identities of the two of them, and communicate purely with family affection.This is also a small detail.

Chen Yong asked: "What are you doing here? Do you want to see my joke?"

"No, no, brother, I misunderstood. To be honest, I only received the news this morning. I was shocked at the time. The things you have done recently, brother, are obvious to all. On the way I came, there were still many people who were worried about you. You are complaining."

This is true. Recently, the crown prince has given a large scale of porridge. Those who have received his favor will of course complain for him when they hear that the crown prince has been sanctioned.

Regarding Chen Guang's statement, Chen Yong's expression did not soften a bit, and he still said coldly: "I won't say much else, when do you plan to act? If you came to see my joke, you have already seen the joke now." It's over."

Chen Guang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What is this big brother talking about? How could I come to see a joke?"

"Hmph, don't be hypocritical, what's going on, God knows what you know and I know!"

Generally speaking, according to the script, Chen Guang should change his expression and say, "Big brother knows everything?"

Then, when Chen Yong himself was very confused, he explained all the causes and consequences, and then he was KO.

However, the script is just a script. As a traveler, what script has Chen Guang not read?Chen Yong's words were equivalent to leading a snake out of its hole, so Chen Guang would not be fooled.

With a puzzled expression on his face, he said, "What does brother mean? Why don't I understand?"

Chen Yong, who was waiting for Chen Guang to take the initiative to explain the facts of the crime, was very dissatisfied that he didn't get what he wanted. He looked at Chen Guang, but saw Chen Guang's face was bewildered, and his heart suddenly jumped. What's going on?The rhythm is wrong.

He coughed, concealed his embarrassment a little, and said, "Don't pretend to be stupid, didn't you play tricks on this matter from behind?"

"No, of course not, how could I do such a stupid thing?" Chen Guang said without hesitation, "If I were an official and I heard such a request from the prince, I would definitely not go. If the emperor finds out What should I do? That is a crime of beheading!"

He made a gesture of wiping his neck, and said: "Who would risk being beheaded to please you, big brother? To put it bluntly, I definitely won't. Besides, what am I? I can encourage such How many senior officials collectively do such a risky thing, do you think I have the ability?"

It is no exaggeration to say that if you go to meet the prince with the standard of meeting the emperor, it is entirely possible to anger the emperor and behead him directly.

This also made Chen Yong calm down immediately.Yes, who would risk being beheaded by the emperor to please himself?

Seeing the change in his expression, Chen Guang couldn't help laughing, what kind of psychological tactics are playing with modern people like me, and besides, there are millions of analysts behind me-I am not targeting anyone, I want to say that ancient people are all spicy chicken.

"So it's not you?" Chen Yong was puzzled.

Chen Guang smiled bitterly: "Of course it's not me. To put it bluntly, if I can lead so many ministers by the nose, do I still need to frame you?"

To be honest, if you can really let so many officials follow their own pace, then what kind of fart are you, the prince?I can kill you in minutes, okay?

Well, although it has not reached such a level, it is not particularly difficult for Chen Guang to play tricks, coerce and lure the officials to do some irrational things inexplicably.

Chen Yong thought about it carefully, the words Chen Guang said were all reasonable, and he couldn't find any reason to refute them.

He had no evidence to prove that Chen Guang did these things, and he relied entirely on his own guesses.But now seeing Chen Guang's performance, the speculation in his heart has been shaken.

"Besides you, who else is there?" Chen Yong's tone was not as sharp as before.

Chen Guang lowered his voice, leaned close to Chen Yong's ear, and said, "Who would be the one who can make all the officials obedient and not hurt in the end?"

(End of this chapter)