The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen entered the hall, bowed down and saluted, and said, "My minister Xun Zhen pays homage to Your Majesty."

After a while, Liu Xie's voice sounded: "Xun Gong, please be flat."

It should be because the person facing him is no longer the three ministers, but Xun Zhen, so Liu Xie's tone of voice is calmer at this moment, but there is still anger.

Xun Zhen stood up calmly, straightened her clothes, held the wat in her hand, did not look at Liu Xie, but abide by the etiquette of the minister, looked down slightly, and said in the direction of the dragon chair where Liu Xie was sitting: "My minister Just outside the hall, I heard His Majesty speak, heard His Majesty's tone, seems to be angry, I dare to ask His Majesty, I don't know why His Majesty is unhappy?"

Liu Xie said: "Xun Gong, you came just in time. I was just about to invite you over here. I have something I want to ask you."

Xun Zhen asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Liu Xie said: "I issued an decree a few days ago to recall Dong Cheng from Henan Yin. The decree has been issued for two days, but today I asked about it, and only then did I know that my decree had not been passed on. Come out! Duke Xun, if I hadn’t asked about it today, I wouldn’t know about this matter until now. Duke Xun, you said, I shouldn’t be angry? After I got the Zhongshu, I called the Zhongshuling again, but the Zhongshuling shied away to the Zhongshucheng again. One after another, they all made excuses.... Xun Gong, you judge me, who is this matter? Who's wrong?"

When Xun Zhen heard this, he didn't look like an emperor, but rather like a ten-year-old sullen boy looking for his elders to judge him.

But then again, it is no wonder that Liu Association said such words to Xun Zhen with such a tone and attitude.

From the beginning of King Xun Zhenqin meeting Liu Xie in Chang'an, until now, for almost a year, Xun Zhen has always been respectful to Liu Xie, almost everything goes with the flow, and Liu Xie's dignity of the emperor is also from Xun Xie. Zhen was only obtained here for the first time, so when Xun Zhen came and saw Xun Zhen, Liu Xie couldn't help but have such a childish temper.

Xun Zhen turned her head, looked at Ling Shang Shuling, Zhong Shuling, and Zhong Shucheng, and asked, "What is your majesty talking about?"

The plain words came out, but the three of them were very frightened.

Compared with the question and answer between Shicai and Liu Xie, the three people's attitudes were obviously a lot more respectful, and their tone was also a lot more fearful.

Shang Shuling told Xun Zhen about the whole thing in detail, and he did not dare to conceal or exaggerate it. Any decree is first drafted by Zhongshu, then reviewed by the people, and finally down to the Shangshutai, which will be handled in detail by the Shangshutai. If there is any inappropriateness in the will, the Shangshutai also has the right to reject it. This is an established regulation. The decree of the sage to recall Dong Cheng was neither written in the scriptures nor deliberated, but went directly to the Shangshu desk, so I did not dare to act according to the order."

Xun Zhen frowned slightly, ignoring the fact that the procedure of Liu Xie's decree was wrong, and asked the Shangshu decree, saying, "Just now, Your Majesty said that this decree has been issued for two days, is there any matter?"

"Yes, this decree has indeed been issued for two days."

Xun Zhen said: "Since you think that this decree of the sage is not in conformity with the regulations, then you should seal it back and ask the sage to order the middle book to draft the decree, but why did you not reply to the sage in time? Do you despise the Holy One?"

When the word "disrespectful" was spoken, Shang Shuling, Zhongshuling, and Zhongshucheng were startled.

This is the crime of deceiving the king, and it is a great treason.

How dare the three of them take on this crime? All fell to the ground.

——When they finally bowed down, the three of them did not lose their minds. They did not bow down to Xun Zhen, but half to Liu Xie and half to Xun Zhen, but even so, after seeing the direction in which they bowed, Xun Zhen still didn’t know what to do. He moved his steps vigorously and moved to the side.

The Shang Shuling said: "Duke Xun, how dare I deceive you and slow down! The reason why I didn't immediately seal this decree from the sage is because the prince has just triumphed in Nanyang, and there are too many military and political affairs that need to be handled recently. The awards of officers and men, the appointment and dismissal of the chiefs of Nanyang County, and the re-entry of the population and cultivated land in Nanyang counties, etc., all need to be done as soon as possible, so I did not care about this for a while. Because I failed to reply to the saint in time."

Xun Zhen said, "After all, isn't it still a crime of contempt?"

Having said that, Xun Zhen stopped talking to the three for the time being, and turned to face Liu Xie.

Liu Xie thought that Xun Zhen might want to ask Liu Xie to rule the trio of contempt, and he was hesitating. If Xun Zhen made this request, how would he answer? After all, Shangshuling, Zhongshuling, and Zhongshucheng are all high-ranking officials who hold real power in the DPRK. If they were convicted together because of this, it would definitely cause a lot of shock in the DPRK. Without mentioning this, Liu Xie listened to him and said: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, why did His Majesty suddenly call Dong Cheng back to the court?"

Liu Xie's mind was still on how he would answer if Xun Zhen brought up the crime of Zhi Shang Shuling and others, but he didn't expect Xun Zhen to ask this question. , said: "Xun Gong, I just said that I wanted to invite you to come. I have something to ask you, and this is exactly what I want to ask your father. A few days ago, the captain Yang Gong and others wrote a book to me, saying that we are now attacking Nanyang. The war has been fought, and the chariots have already triumphed in attracting the king, so it seems unnecessary to keep Dong Cheng in Luoyang, because I invite Dong Cheng to return to the court... Just before Yang Gong's letter, Dong Guifei Missing his father, he also asked me to invite Dong Cheng to return to the dynasty, so I made a temporary move and issued this order to summon Dong Cheng to return to the dynasty." After a pause, as if explaining to Xun Zhen, He added another sentence and said, "Empress Xun, I don't think this is a big deal, it's just a small matter, so I didn't specifically ask for your opinion before issuing the decree."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhongshuling, Shangshuling, and Zhongshucheng, and Liu Xie's anger rose up again, and he said to Xun Zhen, "Mr. Xun, I just ordered Zhongshu to draft a decree. It is the responsibility of the Department of Zhongshucheng, and the latter said that this is an important matter, and it is advisable to seek public opinion first, ... Duke Xun! I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Sage, and I am the honor of a country, but do I even call a Dong Cheng Is the power to return to the dynasty gone? If it is a major military and political matter of the country, I don’t need them to say, I will definitely consult the public first, and then summon Dong Cheng to return to the dynasty for such trivial matters, Duke Xun, you have just triumphed again, I know You have been very busy these days, and you want to disturb the public, do you want to ask the public for his opinion?"

In Liu Xie's tone, anger and complaints were clearly revealed, but Xun Zhen's face was still as usual, he smiled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of summoning Dong Cheng to the court, Your Majesty said it was a trivial matter. , but it’s a big deal.”

Liu Xie was stunned: "What does Duke Xun mean by this, what does it mean to be a small matter, and a big one?"

Xun Zhen said, "If it's a small matter, speaking to Concubine Dong Gui, this is of course not a big deal. Your Majesty can make the decision completely, but to the imperial court, this is an absolutely important matter."

"Speak to the court?"

Xun Zhen took it slow and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Dong Cheng is not only the father of Concubine Dong Gui, he is also the general who leads the army, and he has a lot of elites under his account.

How could an army of more than 2,000 soldiers and more than 2,000 people be transferred to the imperial court at will? "

After listening to Liu Xie, he hesitated and said: "So, it is true that I have not considered it carefully?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and there is no reason to think about it. This is just a momentary negligence of Your Majesty."

"Xun Gong, according to your opinion, I called Dong Cheng back to this decree, did I make a mistake?"

Xun Zhen replied: "Your Majesty is certainly not wrong. His Majesty has said just now that Concubine Dong misses her father. This is a piece of Concubine Dong's filial piety. I rule the world with filial piety. Of course Concubine Dong's filial piety should be satisfied. It can also show His Majesty's kindness, because the minister thought it was not wrong for His Majesty to call Dong Cheng back to the court."

Liu Xie was overjoyed, and immediately turned his eyes to Shang Shuling and the others, and said, "Did you hear what Che Qi said? Che Qi also thought that my order was right! If you don't hurry up to follow my will, it is proposed to summon Dong Cheng back to the court. !"

Shang Shuling and others adjusted the direction of their kneeling and bowed, facing Liu Xie, saluting and saying, "The ministers follow the order."

Then there was Zhao Yue, who was good at observing words and expressions, and gave the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to Zhongshucheng, and let him draw up the decree.

But before Zhongshucheng wrote the pen, Xunzhen said lightly beside him: "The decree of summoning Dong Cheng to return to the court, after it is drawn up, will be published in the Shangshu, that is, it will be passed on to Luoyang."

Zhongshucheng respectfully complied with the promise, then took the pen in his hand and wrote the decree.

Soon, the imperial decree was finished, and reading and Liu Xie heard that it was written: Command General Dong Cheng to return to the court.

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction, dropped the jade seal, and handed it over to Shang Shuling on the spot, ordering him to send it out on the same day.

When the decree was received by the minister, Xun Zhen said, "Since this matter is over, you should step back first. I have something important to report to Your Majesty."

The Shangshuling, Zhongshuling, and Zhongshucheng hurriedly responded and saluted Liu Xie, and then the three of them withdrew from the hall.

But when they went outside the palace, the three of them walked outside the palace. Zhong Shucheng caught up with Shang Shuling and asked, "Do you understand what Duke Xun said just now?"

Shang Shuling lowered his head and glanced at the imperial decree in his hand, and said, "The decree is written clearly, how can I not understand the meaning of the chariot?"

It turns out that "calling Dong Cheng to return to the dynasty" and "calling Dong Cheng to lead the ministry back to the dynasty~www.wuxiaspot.com~" have two meanings.

The imperial decree proposed by this Dao only said that Dong Cheng should be called back to the court, but not his ministry. This is not a difference of one or two words, but the connotation and meaning are completely different. Liu Xie didn't hear the different meanings in Xun Zhen's words at the time, but Zhongshuling, Shangshuling, and Zhongshucheng were all elites, and they were old officials, so they fully understood what Xunzhen meant. Needless to say.

A few days later, the decree was passed to Yin, Henan. Dong took over the decree. He wanted to bring his troops and horses back to Xu County, but was stopped by the angel who passed the decree. Xu, there is no need to say more.

It is only said that at this moment in the hall, the matter of summoning Dong Cheng to return to the court was settled according to Liu Xie's intention. Liu Xie felt as if he had won a victory, and was satisfied, and most of his anger dissipated because of this. With a smile on his face, he asked Xun. Zhen, said: "Xun Gong, you said you have something to report to me, what is it?"

Xun Zhen said: "Your Majesty, before I report this matter to Your Majesty, I dare to ask you a question first. I want to ask Your Majesty."

Liu Xie asked, "Why?"

Xun Zhen said, "Your Majesty, even though Yuan Shu has ordered his demise for the minister, his younger brother Yuan Shao still controls Jizhou. The minister dares to ask your Majesty, who do you think Yuan Shao is?"