Chapter 244: The Empress's Mind
As soon as I returned to Yangzhou, I stepped into the palace before I could rest, the empress's imperial edict arrived.
The enthronement of Li Qingque still used the title of King Ling, but in name only expanded the fiefdom of Yangzhou to the entire Jiangnan, and then some rewards such as gold and silver.
However, what is really unexpected is that the empress actually prepared two imperial edicts.
This imperial edict with a strange imperial edict actually rewarded Li Qingque's men, and the court personally recognized various official positions. For example, the highest ones were the eldest son and the second son of the Mu family. The eldest son was the fourth-rank civil servant, Jiangnan Tongzhi, comparable to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and the second son was from the fourth-rank military position, Jiangnan Xuanfushi.
There are many similarities, such as Zhuge Xiu, who is a fourth-rank civil servant, and, without exception, all of them work in Jiangnan, and transferred many officials who previously worked in Jiangnan.
The three imperial edicts were given to Mu Feiqing alone, and the empress personally gave Mu Feiqing the best in the world and gave him the python robe!
These three imperial edicts completely confused everyone. Although they received the imperial edict, they were worried and afraid.
When the people who announced the edict left, everyone in the Lingwang Mansion fell into a strange silence, and no one dared to touch the official seal documents.
Everyone present knew the process of this capital incident and had already made plans to rebel with the King of Ling, but now the empress suddenly came like this, and her first feeling was a pit!
Many people are speculating whether this is the empress's plan to be alienated. After all, as the subordinate of the king of Ling, he accepted the empress's reward and title, which is indirectly equivalent to betraying Ling.
What would the King of Ling think?
Even if King Ling doesn’t care, he will always feel unhappy. At that time, will it start to be in chaos from the inside?
There was silence in the hall, and even many people began to sweat on their foreheads. They wanted to show their loyalty, but they did not dare to be the one who stood out.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Mu Feiqing.
There is no way, Mu Feiqing's reputation is really famous, and even in terms of prestige, Mu Feiqing is actually even more serious than King Ling. Moreover, everyone knows that these two people are close friends in life and death, not to mention that the biggest winner of the award this time is the Mu family.
However, what surprised everyone was that Mu Feiqing was drinking tea with old gods. When he saw everyone's eyes, he smiled and said, "Why are you all looking at me? Oh, congratulations, it's not in vain that everyone has worked hard for so long, and finally has gained a lot!"
As he said that Mu Feiqing's token with the first and fourth words in the world was shaking in his hand, he said, "The token is good, the python robe is also good. If nothing else, I will take it back to Gusu!"
Mu Zhicuo was also standing in the crowd, looking confused, subconsciously leaving Mu Feiqing with a look and blaming his mouth towards King Ling.
Mu Feiqing chuckled and shouted, "Zi Xiu, come and tell everyone!"
As Mu Feiqing spoke, everyone remembered the military advisor Zhuge Xiu. In an instant, all their eyes fell on Zhuge Xiu. What surprised everyone was that Zhuge Xiu was actually playing with the official seal, and biting it from time to time to see if it was real gold.
When everyone was watching, Zhuge Xiu said embarrassedly: "This is a good thing, why do you guys do this expression?"
"Her Majesty the Queen has given us all the officials, assigned to the entire Jiangnan region, and transferred most of the officials in Jiangnan to the outside world. The meaning is very obvious, that is, let His Highness, King Ling, be a prince, belonging to the court in name, but in fact, he does not interfere with the river!"
"We have all taken over these official positions, but they are still in Jiangnan. The meaning is very obvious, just let us follow King Ling honestly and don't make trouble. This is a disguised feud!"
"Things have reached this point, and this is the best result. Her Majesty the Queen ascended the throne with lightning speed and pacified the kings. Now the Tang Dynasty has once again entered a stable period. What do you want to do if you are not officials?"
Zhuge Xiu did not explain too much when he said this, and said, "Okay, okay, let's pack up and prepare to take office. His Highness Lingwang has been exhausted all the way and has to rest!"
Li Qingque sat above, nodded slightly, and said, "Everyone is at ease to accept the order. I will send someone to contact you later."
"I'm going to leave!"
Just as everyone left one after another, Li Qingque, Mu Feiqing and Zhuge Xiu came to the backyard.
A maid poured tea for several people, and the fragrance of tea was everywhere, which reminded people of their minds and were full of energy.
Li Qingque took a sip of tea slowly and said, "I really didn't see it before, the third sister is so clever!"
Mu Feiqing smiled slightly and said, "It's true that you didn't see it."
Zhuge Xiu chuckled and said, "Prince, Mr. Mu, actually, the students think this is the best result. In fact, we have already lost, but it is Mr. Mu, you have turned the tide and turned the defeat."
"But, after all, when the power is exhausted, it is the general trend of Her Majesty the Queen's emperor to be the emperor. We have no choice. But now His Majesty has divided our prince, which can not only stabilize the court, but also calm the world's long and wide mouths to the greatest extent. After all, after all, a woman's reputation as the emperor lacks too many people's hearts!"
Li Qingque nodded and said, "The third sister is indeed a good match. Now that she has become the emperor, the rebellion of the Three Kings will be difficult to calm down for a while, and there are many people with hearts watching!"
"She sealed me out at this time, but it seems a bit stupid, but it is not. From Langya, to Jiangnan, and then to Xiangyang, Jingzhou, my power is equivalent to setting a barrier for the capital. At the same time, I have Feiqing, the world's number one, which can be said to be deeply rooted!"
"Originally, Jiangnan is mine. Now she gives me a name, which will make other people who are interested fear. For example, if the vassal kings in various places want to use women as an excuse to rebel, they have to consider my opinion. I have occupied the righteousness!"
"And if someone really wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble, he will worry that I will help the third sister. Originally, everyone was waiting for me to return to Jiangnan and rebel, but these imperial edicts invisibly turned me into the backing of the third sister. The third sister's trick is really great!"
Mu Feiqing nodded, sighing in his heart.
Li Qinghuang is worthy of being a ruthless person who can endure for ten years without discovery. She sees the form very clearly and is not lost by her supreme power and imperial power.
When Li Qinghuang ascended the throne, she didn't know what chaos in the world would be, but now there is a king of magistrates in Jiangnan and the best in the world. No one can understand the situation clearly, which can indeed make people afraid.
During this period of time, Li Qinghuang took a lot of time, which was enough for her to stabilize the situation in the Tang Dynasty.
Mu Feiqing finally understood why Li Qinghuang said that she had never thought about killing Li Qingque or imprisoning Li Qingque.
However, Mu Feiqing thought about it and said, "Qingque, since he has seen through the empress's plan, are you willing to be used by her?"
Chapter completed!