Gu Qingci

The emperor did not convict Xiao Yue himself, but instead sent him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation.This is a little tricky, after all, Xiao Yue is a collateral relative of Xiao Chu, and the Ministry of Punishment has suffered a lot.

On the one hand is the Emperor Daxing, on the other is the General Hussars, Shangshu pondered for a long time, and finally convicted Xiao Yue of killing the king.

With such a serious crime, not to mention staying in the cabinet, the head of the project will be hard to protect, and the nine clans will be implicated.I know that the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice has figured out the emperor's mind.

This crime was convicted, but the emperor did not express his opinion immediately. The Xiao family was in a state of panic all day long, and there was a scene of the mountain rain and the wind filling the building.

A few days later, Liu Yueying listened to the notes from the Ministry of Justice in the morning, and said calmly: "Xiao Yue is the young lady of the Xiao family. It is a great fortune for the Xiao family to have such a talented general as Hushi, and even more so for me. A mere minor injury, how could it implicate so many people. Only Xiao Yue can hardly escape the blame, dismiss him from his post, demote him as a commoner, and go to work along the canal."

Xiao Chu was still recuperating in the mansion at that time, when he heard about this, he ran out of the mansion, bowed his head towards the imperial palace at the gate, wept bitterly, and called out for the great grace of the emperor, willing to do his best for His Majesty.The members of the Xiao clan were terrified for several days, and the patriarch wrote the unspoken "Ode to Wen Lingkong" and handed it to the court to praise the emperor.

No one cares about the fate of a pampered woman who goes to work in the canal.In short, sacrificing one person in exchange for the life and honor of the whole clan is a very profitable thing.

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There have been a lot of affairs in the court recently, Liu Yueying has not rested for a long time.One day at noon, she pushed Fan Bang to have an audience, and went to the imperial garden to have a rest, and let me accompany her.

The afternoon sun shines lazily on the banana leaves, reflecting golden spots.Surrounded by bamboo forests, a corner of the small pavilion reveals a cornice, and the stream flows slowly under the feet. The green bamboo and stone traces are misaligned, naturally covering the furnishings and beauties in the pavilion.

Liu Yueying's Taishi chair has been improved by craftsmen. It is three times wider than ordinary chairs and covered with upholstery, which makes people want to roll on it when they look at it.

Of course, I only dare to think about it.

The next moment, I saw Liu Yueying gently pat the empty space beside her with her hand, motioning for me to sit down.

"The attendants and maids are all here, isn't it appropriate?" He gave way symbolically.

"They're behind the rockery, so they can't see it. Even if they see it, what are they afraid of?" She looked indifferent.

I stopped being modest and sat up directly.Happiness came so suddenly.

After a while, Liu Yueying did not speak, and the surrounding area was extremely quiet.Worried that she would fall asleep like this, Consulting said: "Your Majesty, the silk and bamboo musicians are ready, can you announce them to play?"

Liu Yueying opened her eyes, and said something irrelevant: "Do you know about the Eldest Princess?"

She used the eldest princess, not Liu Yuehua.

Liu Yueying is completely different in public affairs and private affairs. This question made me agitated. I didn't know what it meant, but she said in a nonchalant way: "There are many things related to the eldest princess. I don't know what your majesty is talking about." Which one?" After all these years in the government and the opposition, he has somewhat cultivated the ability to restrain himself.

Liu Yueying smiled lightly, found a more comfortable position on the grand teacher's chair, and said casually: "Now Xiaoli will also lie to me with Yuehua."

Hearing her say this seemed like a private matter, and she seemed to know everything about it.Did she know about meeting Liu Yuehua in Xiaolu last time?

"But just asking casually, your reaction seems to be that you really know." She showed a sly look in her eyes, "It's just Yuehua's private matter, don't you know? She and the leader of the pro-army , When the flowers are before the moon and the moon is under, you will love me and me, I am really envious of others."

Liu Yuehua, it's not that I don't keep secrets for you, nothing can escape the eyes of your fine sister.

"That's right, there is such a thing, it's really interesting." I laughed.

Liu Yueying didn't expose it, and continued: "It's obvious that everyone knows something, but you have to hide it from me. Liu Yuehua thinks she has the ability to hide it? Oh, I don't know what is in her head. I'm too lazy to deal with broken things."

Liu Yueying picked up a cup of tea on the low table, took a sip, and then said: "Since she doesn't want me to know, then I'll pretend not to know, and see how long she can last."

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the princess may have something to hide." I remembered Liu Yuehua said that the emperor would use Feng San as a tool to blackmail her.

"Unspeakable?" Liu Yueying raised her eyebrows, "Yuehua has been unwilling to participate in political affairs too much, fishing for three days and posting nets for two days, she is too lazy. Is it because I am afraid that I will let Feng San go to investigate the intelligence of Nanman, so as to Do you want to force her to share my worries? Going to visit Nanman has become a hard job in the Wind Banner Army, and it is more dangerous than others."

...Liu Yuehua, your sister has seen through you.It really has nothing to do with me.

"I had a hunch about her and Feng San's affairs when I handed over the Feng Banner Army to her. The way Yuehua looked at Feng San..." Liu Yueying stopped abruptly, turned her head to glance at me, and then turned her gaze back .

"It would be even better if Yuehua could give birth to a child."

"Why?"

Liu Yueying remained silent and raised her head.Her eyes passed through the sparse shadows of bamboo leaves, and jumped to the high sky, where large white clouds were gathering together, piecing together various patterns.

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Civilian quarrels may be insinuations and insults; military generals quarrel, it is really sparks flying around.

General Xiao Chu and General Nangong quarreled in the Jinluan Hall because of the attack on Nanman.

All the officials knew that since the last time the Nanman attacked Jiangnan County in Daxing, the emperor had long wanted to completely wipe out the Nanman, but he couldn't do it because of the threat from the Northern Qiang.

Now that the old enemy of Daxing is gone, the Northern Qiang has been appeased for half a year, and it is a prosperous scene, and it is almost time to discuss the matter of sweeping down the Nanman.

The problem lies in who is suitable to lead the troops to the south.

Xiao Chu had long thought that Nangong, a member of the family of generals, was not pleasing to his eyes, and now he is proud to step on him; Nangong also thinks that Xiao Chu is just a brat, and now riding on his head is tolerable or unbearable.The two quarreled in the hall like this, and neither of them accepted the other.

"Your Majesty, my servant, please fight against the Nanman! All colleagues have never forgotten that Xiao Chu's younger sister, Xiao Yue, committed the crime of regicide! Your Majesty is magnanimous and does not care about the Xiao family. He has pardoned so many people, but his sister The crime of regicide is a fact, how can such a villain's brother of the same clan be reused again!"

These words made Xiao Chu's face blush and his neck thickened, and he stuck his neck for a long time before responding: "You, you are shameless and shameless because of your age! Your Majesty, Xiao Chu's loyalty to you does not need to be said, so Xiao Yue She was kicked out of the Xiao Clan by her own father long ago, and she is no longer a member of my clan! General Nangong has clearly provoked the relationship between this humble official and you, please Your Majesty to learn from you!"

Nangong stood and snorted coldly: "It's grand to say that a woman is expelled from the house. Who doesn't know that your Xiao family has always bullied the weak and feared the strong! Your Majesty, no matter how great the military exploits are, Xiao Chu is still a yellow-haired child, not old enough. The terrain of Nanman is complex, the weather It's changeable, there are so many paradoxes, people with insufficient actual combat experience will eventually go wrong!"

"Who is the yellow-haired kid? I'm already 22 this year!" Xiao Chu puffed out his chest.He was good at fighting on the battlefield, but the argument with Nangong in the court was really naive, and his words made all the officials laugh.He blushed and didn't know what to do.

At this time, the minister of the military department took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Don't forget, General Xiao Chu was in danger. In Tianjia four years, it was General Nangong who was careless and made me happy." The northern Qiang suffered a great loss. At this time, thanks to General Xiao Chu who turned the tide and stopped the Qiang army at the Beizhen sentry, Daxing turned from danger to safety. From this, it can be seen that General Xiao Chu is still slightly better, probably due to his extraordinary talent for warfare , age is nothing."

The situation in the court was treacherous, it might not be a bad thing for someone to speak to Xiao Chu, but it depended on who spoke for him.Liu Yueying was already afraid of Xiao Chu's great achievements in battle, and his right to speak in the army is not low. If the Ministry of War makes such a move again, I'm afraid...

However, Xiao Chu didn't expect it to be so deep at all. When he heard someone help him speak, he was very excited, and nodded quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty, the servant is right! General Nangong's mistakes back then had incalculable consequences for Daxing. If Nanman repeats his mistakes again, it will be bad!"

Nangong glared at the Minister of the Ministry of War, and said loudly: "After three days of farewell, I will treat each other with admiration. At the beginning, the general was careless and made a big mistake. I dare not forget it day and night all these years, and I always regret it in my heart." I wish I could kill myself to apologize..." He squeezed out some tears, and said in a crying voice: "The general regrets in every way, sighs and feels hot in his stomach, and His Majesty Wanwang will give the general a chance to redeem the mistakes of the past, and repay His Majesty and even the late emperor. Our Nangong family's kindness to you! Your Majesty, for the sake of the late emperor, you just..." He choked up, and Xiao Chu on the side was already dumbfounded.

This last sentence related to Liu Yueying's father, and many censors echoed: "General Nangong is justified, why don't you give him another chance." The kindness of the first emperor is a great virtue."

Liu Yueying flicked the wrench in her hand, showing a hesitant and distressed expression.Civil servants from the Imperial Academy and the Hanlin Academy also stood up and offered their words on behalf of General Nangong.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Finally, Prime Minister Xu Wei expressed his opinion.

Liu Yueying patted the table: "In that case, then send General Nangong to lead the troops to go south to fight." As she spoke, she gave Xiao Chu a helpless expression.

All the officials shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!" General Nangong hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

As for Xiao Chu, this young man showed a confused look on his face.He is obviously a general of hussars, and he has made great achievements in pacifying the Northern Qiang, why did no one speak for him in a flash?He lowered his high head and stared at the ground with puzzled eyes, instantly shrinking like a shadow.

"I, Daxing, know very little about Nanman, and I hope that all my lovers can assist General Nangong to discuss a correct marching strategy." A cold and steady voice came from above.

"Yes!" The generals replied in unison.

General Nangong's voice trembled with excitement: "The final general must be extremely cautious, extremely cautious, and fulfill his mission to repay His Majesty's grace!"