sbdcsierra Chapter 471: A Good Sire Is A Good Sire
Chapter 471: A Good Sire Is A Good Sire
capital city of zhao
The court bell rang on time, and all the ministers did not dare to slack off, and they all arranged their court uniforms and rushed to the Great Hall of the morning court.
Above the Great Hall
The emperor of Zhao State sat on the throne, and the ministers in the palace bowed and saluted one after another.
The age of the Emperor Zhao is similar to that of the Emperor Chu, but he is not as heroic as the Emperor Chu. Although the Zhao Emperor regularly ruled every three days, it was only the early court, and most of the time after the early court was in the harem Addicted to wine and sex.
There were many times, even if the ministers had something to ask for, they would not be able to see Zhao Huang. Because of this, Zhao Huang's face was pale all the year round, and even in the early court, he often looked drowsy, and his loose body seemed to fall down when touched.
Of course, although Emperor Zhao was addicted to drinking and sex, delaying government affairs, and ignoring state affairs, he was not really useless.
He still has an advantage.
That is, there are many concubines, not only many, but also various types.
No matter where Zhao Guoguo goes under the leadership of Xinjun after his great journey, he will not lose money in this life anyway.
Because there are many concubines, there are also many children.
You will never worry about having no heir to the throne.
However, because of important matters today, Emperor Zhao managed to pull himself together. He first looked at Zhao Guozheng, who had returned to the country two days ago, and asked, "Is the trip of the embassy going well?"
Lu Heng cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, everything went well, it's just..."
Zhao Huang said: "Speak."
Although Lu Heng had been prepared for a long time, his voice was still a little trembling when he reached the Great Hall, and he said: "Compared with Chu's literature, I, Zhao, have lost."
Zhao Huang looked at Lu Heng, and said: "The courtiers and I have already known about this matter. I didn't expect that Chu State would have such a capable person, and in the end he could win two consecutive games against our Zhao State. It's a pity that the time was not right. In places like Chu State, where literature and education are backward, if talents cannot be displayed, it is a real loss to the world."
"However, you made up your own mind and offered Chu State 120,000 taels of silver as a congratulatory gift, but you lost the national competition. How can you explain it?"
After the results of the competition came out, the envoys of Zhao State sent the results back to Zhao State at high speed, much faster than the envoys.
Zhao Huang and his officials were also shocked when they received the result, and they even claimed to send more than 100,000 taels of silver to Chu State as a congratulatory gift. Few, but Zhao Guo, who has always been prosperous in literature and Taoism, lost to Chu State, which has no achievements in literature and Taoism, which is really unacceptable.
At that time, all the ministers went up to play, demanding that the envoy Lu Heng be severely punished, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world.
But... when it's time for the emissary to return to the country and ask the teacher about his crimes, why is the hall so quiet?
This made Zhao Huang quite puzzled, and looked at the officials who stood there without moving at all.
It shouldn't be...
At this time, shouldn't all the ministers condemn Lu Heng righteously, for losing his wife and breaking the army?
That's right, he lost the money and lost the competition, and he still hasn't found out whether the state of Chu is real or not.
Why didn't the ministers say a word?
Say it all!
His grandma's, why didn't he say it? !
If the courtiers didn't speak, how could he continue the conversation?
At this moment, Zhao Guogong Shangshu stood up, which made Emperor Zhao heave a sigh of relief, someone finally stood up to answer the question.
However, what the Minister of the Ministry of Industry said after he stood up made the Emperor Chu unexpected:
"Your Majesty, I believe that although our country Zhao is defeated, it has nothing to do with the official envoys. All the talents of our court have done their best. I believe that no matter whether the envoys win or lose in this competition, they all dare to fight for our country Zhao. He who is a hero is a well-deserved pillar."
When Zhao Huang heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. Although there is nothing wrong with this truth, but think about it carefully, is this the same as what you said a month ago?
Who was the one who strongly demanded severe punishment?
Forget it all now?
At this moment, the Minister of the Household Department also stood up: "The minister seconded the proposal."
Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "The minister seconded the proposal..."
Minister of the Ministry of Punishment: "The minister seconded the proposal..."
...
Later, even the chief eunuch next to Emperor Zhao whispered: "Your Majesty, the servants also thought that what the adults said was reasonable. Your Majesty has not issued a severe punishment order at this time. Today, His Majesty Jinkou pardoned Master Lu and his party. It will be said that your majesty is magnanimous, benevolent and loving, but he is a wise and wise monarch who listens to advice."
When Zhao Huang heard the words You Daomingjun, he felt a little happy. Just now he just said what crime he should be guilty of, but he didn't open his mouth to convict him. Now that Lu Heng is still innocent, if he opens his mouth to pardon him at this time, then he can still Get a good reputation, why not do it?
It is still the most comfortable to listen to the words spoken by the eunuch Bai Fu who has been with him all year round.
At this time, Zhao Huang didn't think about why the ministers changed their words. He only cared about leaving a good reputation for future generations. However, although the defeat is glorious, I will not pursue it any further."
There was a faint smile on the corner of Lu Heng's mouth, as if everything was under control today, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Many courtiers also cupped their hands and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
A good majesty is a majesty who has no opinion, and all the ministers are very clear about this.
Hearing the wise words, Emperor Zhao smiled and said, "By the way, there is one more thing that all the ministers must have known. Zhou Guo has declared war on Chu State. If you want to form an alliance, you can send troops to Chu together to expand the territory, do you have a decision on the alliance?"
Apart from having more concubines and children, he has done almost nothing useful in his life. If Zhao Guo can expand his territory during his reign, he will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books!
Thinking of this, Zhao Huang's eyes became more and more fiery.
It seems that Chu State, which was like a tiger in the past, has now become a sheep at the mercy of Zhao State.
At this moment, Lu Heng suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you must not form an alliance with Zhou Guo!"
Zhao Huang frowned slightly when he heard Lu Heng's first objection, and asked, "Why is that?"
Lu Hengdao: "Your Majesty, when I was sent to the state of Chu this time, after meeting the envoys of the state of Zhou, I treated each other with courtesy, neither humble nor overbearing, but the envoys of the state of Zhou looked contemptuous and even humiliated us in every possible way. , it can be seen that Zhou Guo has no intention of forming a sincere alliance."
Many ministers turned their heads to discuss after hearing Lu Heng's words.
Hearing Lu Heng's words, Zhao Huang was surprised and said, "There is such a thing?!"
Envoys are the face of a country. The envoys of Zhou State treat their envoys of Zhao State like this. Is it really wise to form an alliance with such a country with different appearances?
Lu Heng cupped his hands and said: "It is true that many of the envoys in the mission have been looked at by the envoys of Zhou Guo. They can all testify, and I dare not lie."