Sheng Shi Merciful Light

After the imperial court was over, Mu Ci felt unwell. Emperor Deguang wanted to keep him, but he couldn't force him to stay, so he asked him to go home and rest.

Today is Zhao Taishi's rotation, assisting Emperor Deguang in governing.Emperor Deguang was very dependent on this teacher, and he always liked to ask his opinion when dealing with government affairs. This time it was also very natural. He asked Taishi Zhao about the treatment of King Anshun this time... Is it correct to send him to the imperial mausoleum for imprisonment?

Grand Master Zhao hesitated when he saw Emperor Deguang...

No!No one can ask anyone to destroy the brotherly relationship between Emperor Deguang and the King of Chu. What is the King of Anshun, he just took advantage of being born in a mother's womb.

It's not as good as the King of Chu.

Two powers harm each other and must choose the lesser, not to mention one benefit and one harm, do we still need to choose?

Taishi Zhao didn't need to choose, and said decisively: "Your Majesty, the veteran is not a clan, and dare not judge the decision of His Highness King Qinghe, Qinghe of Zongzheng Temple." If you don't think the old minister is too wordy, let the old minister talk about it."

Emperor Deguang was taught by Taishi Zhao since he was a child, knowing that the teacher is a man of virtue and wisdom, he immediately sat upright and said, "Please speak."

"The old minister once settled a case when he was young. It is a real person." Zhao Taishi said, "There is a rich family in the county under my jurisdiction. People call it Yuanwai. His first wife passed away and left a son. If the son suffers, the member will continue. The sister who married his wife is the step-wife. This stepmother is very good to the eldest son left by her sister. How good is she? If there is something delicious and fun, give it to the eldest son first, but the biological son will be the second. If there is a good husband, give it first. The eldest son hired him, and if the eldest son was a little dissatisfied, he immediately changed his husband, while his own son was only sent to the countryside to study; in short, the eldest son gave what he wanted, and he obeyed everything. Whoever dared to give the eldest son a little bit of anger, the stepmother would support the eldest son. Even the two brothers committed crimes. She made the same mistake, and the stepmother tried to stop her husband from beating the eldest son, but her own son was beaten half to death... The neighbors all said that this stepmother was excellent, and even the most picky people could not tell her fault. "

Although Emperor Deguang was a little strange, he also nodded: "It is indeed excellent."

Taishi Zhao just twirled his beard and shook his head slightly: "The old minister hasn't finished talking... Later, the second son of this family passed the examination of scholar at a young age, while the eldest son of this family was ignorant, arrogant, extravagant, lawless, and no one could control him because he didn't know the heights of heaven and earth. He offended someone who was more serious. During the dispute, he was surrounded and beaten by domestic slaves, and he accidentally beat him to death. If someone was killed, the case was resolved by the old minister. But Wu Zuo said that the beating was not serious, and it would not be fatal. It's because the body is too weak, and the body was hollowed out by wine and sex at a young age, and it will not work if you just touch it... The old minister can only give a light sentence. I was worried that the sufferer would be wronged. Pleading for mercy, they are happy when accepting the fine...Your Majesty, what kind of parents in this world are happy to receive the money from the murderer after the death of their beloved son?"

Emperor Deguang was shocked and speechless.

"The old minister can't grasp the handle of this good stepmother, and he can't open his eyes for the unjustly killed." Zhao Taishi sighed and said with great pain, "Your Majesty, there is a kind of hatred that looks like love in this world, called 'doting' and 'love'. There is a kind of love that looks like hate, called "strictness" and "discipline."

Emperor Deguang was lost in thought.He no longer needs Grand Master Zhao to speak more clearly.Yes, in fact, there is no need to impeach the censor, he also knows the virtues of the fifth brother in his heart.

Emperor Deguang remembered that when he was young, the same mother and brother had pushed the sixth brother down the rockery and framed him, which made him unable to explain, and almost died in vain. Only then did a series of things happen when Concubine Xie Chen entered the palace.He also remembered that when Prince Bao rebelled against him, the Fifth Brother and Xie's family tried to strangle him.

This time, the same mother and younger brother used the Taihe Building case to frame the ninth brother, and went to the palace to try their best to instigate him to murder the ninth brother.As long as he has a little selfishness, he will succeed in alienating him.

The consequences of letting down Ninth Brother... He didn't dare to think about it.

Emperor Deguang himself could tolerate it all the time, but this time the fifth brother offended the ninth brother, and he couldn't bear it. Now that the teacher told the story of "doting and praising him", he realized his mistake even more, and he shuddered and broke out in cold sweat.

If there is no strict control, I am afraid that the fifth younger brother will commit more crimes, and even break the sky.

Taishi Zhao took advantage of Emperor Deguang's emotion, and said: "There is one more thing, the old minister has never had a chance, and I don't know how to tell you."

"Teacher, I still want to be blunt." Emperor Deguang said sincerely.

Taishi Zhao said: "Fang Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment told the old minister in private that Zhao Zhen confessed far more than what was stated in the file. He did not dare to write because of the importance of the matter. He only asked the old minister to tell you in private. The king of Anshun and the king of Qi The eldest son, Mu Hengguo, was the one who was sentenced to death for assassinating the King of Chu and framing his own brother. The two used the Loyalty Association as a medium to set up private parties, and there were even several underground casinos, forcing them into prostitution. In order to repay gambling debts, it often happens that children and daughters are sold.”

Emperor Deguang hammered the table and shouted angrily: "Absurd!"

"and also……"

"What else?" Emperor Deguang's eyes were bloodshot.

"The King of Anshun used illegal profits to raise soldiers in other counties in private, but Zhao Zhen is only guessing and doesn't know much."

Emperor Deguang: "..." He was extremely angry, holding his breath and asked, "Is there any more?"

"He also instigated Zhao Zhen to take advantage of his position as Minister of Honglu Temple to buy off envoys from Xiliang and Beirong, hoping to... borrow troops!"

Emperor Deguang was stunned...for a long time, he smiled "heh...ha...", but his face was distorted to sadness, his chest was full of depression, his heart was full of blood, he couldn't spit it out, it was all stuck in his throat ...

Taishi Zhao was frightened by the sadness in Emperor Deguang's eyes, and quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, fortunately, the king of Anshun County has not yet become a climate, 'it is not too late to make up for it'. Your Majesty must take care of your health..."

Emperor Deguang's eyes were sad, and his voice was soft: "I always thought that he... was a family thief at most, but I never thought that... he was actually a big national thief!"

Grand Master Zhao: "..." He didn't know how to describe it, the country thief is really appropriate.

"I still had a bit of brotherhood in my heart before, but now it seems...he can't keep it anymore." Emperor Deguang swallowed the depression and blood stalking in his throat, his eyes have become firm, "Zhongshu Sheren, I want to Purpose!"

……

In the Prince's Mansion of Anshun County, Mu Yi went crazy with anger, and the study was in a mess.

He originally wanted to use Taihe Building to pull that little bastard off his horse, and then occupied Taihe Building...that was a hen that lays golden eggs.Unexpectedly, the bastard was turned over, but he was beaten with chicken and eggs, and even made his whole body smelly.

That bastard was really born to conquer him, why wasn't he killed by Prince Bao?

Mu Yi was thinking about how to survive this crisis, and how to deal with the King of Chu, when he heard that his mother and third brother had sent three thousand soldiers from the Tianzi Battalion and five hundred well-armored Imperial Forest Army to surround him with carts and crossbows. the palace.He ordered an eunuch to read the imperial decree, saying that the late emperor entrusted him with a dream and missed his son, so he asked Mu Yi to go and guard the mausoleum on behalf of his brother.

Mu Yi: "..." I'm not the son whom the late emperor loved and wanted to see the most, okay?

Third brother, are you really my real brother?

……

This time Mu Yi touched the bottom line, no matter how much Concubine Xie made a fuss, Emperor Deguang remained unmoved.The king of Anshun County tried to get the guards of the palace to resist, but because he was outnumbered by force, he was ruthlessly shot and killed nearly a hundred people by the Imperial Forest Army. There were also three thousand elites from the Tianziying who had gone through bloody battles before taking action.

This allowed King Anshun to see Emperor Deguang's determination, and knew that he was still unable to fight against the imperial power.If there is a big trouble, the evil king of Chu will definitely be drawn out, and it will be difficult to save his own life.He had no choice but to be escorted to the imperial mausoleum in despair.

……

After this turmoil, the city of Tianjing became calm, and the warm autumn finally came to an end. In the cold wind that suddenly dropped in the north, the foundation stone laying ceremony of two buildings that were revered by the later Daxing Empire as the National Sacrifice Temple was held.

Qin Tianjian chose the location of the dragon's second claw on the east side of the imperial mausoleum... that claw is specially designed to catch fireballs.

Emperor Deguang brought all the civil and military officials to the scene in person, because Emperor Deguang was tall and handsome, with extraordinary bearing, and had a "quiet" face that matched the throne, quite majestic...Compared to the bright and moonlike, beautiful and fragile Mu Mu Compassionate, even more imperial.

It attracted the praise of the surrounding people, and the heart of the well-dressed little lady jumped.He is the biggest diamond man in the world, and there are not many concubines in the harem, and it is said that the palace is going to choose a concubine... There are quite a few harem women from grass roots in history.As for whether she can sit in a high position, the little lady in the folk can't think so far.

Emperor Deguang enjoyed everyone's love and admiration. Under the eyes of everyone, he published a message: "The country respects every civil servant and general who contributes and sacrifices for the country, and even every common people. These contributions and sacrifices will be remembered by future generations . . . " Such a very pep talk, a rousing speech.

In this era, there are no microphones, and the range that a person can speak is limited, but the palace has long had a sound reinforcement wall, which is specially designed for scenes such as the emperor sending soldiers to make speeches... The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated.

This loudspeaker wall broadcasts every word the emperor said to the extreme distance... Emperor Deguang ended the last word, and the crowd shouted long live...

Afterwards, literature first and martial arts later, Emperor Deguang shoveled a shovel of soil on both sides, indicating that His Majesty the Emperor himself laid the foundation.The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs knelt down, and the onlookers also knelt down and shouted long live again, overwhelmed by the glorious image of Emperor Deguang.

This scene is an image of prosperity.

Zhongshusheren recorded the emperor's speech, published it in the residence newspaper, and spread it to the whole country.Another living man recorded the emperor's words and deeds in the annals of history.There are also painters who painted this scene, which became a highlight of Emperor Deguang's more than 30 years of ruling career.

Emperor Deguang, who has gained a lot of people's love value and official loyalty value, has a majestic expression as stable as Mount Tai, and his heart is overjoyed: Zhao Rui's speech is well written, but the foundation stone laying ceremony is lovely. My little brother Jiu thought of a good idea.It's a pity that the ninth brother didn't come, and didn't stand by my side to share the joy with me.

Yes, Mu Ci was not present.

Fortunately, historians of later generations could not find the king of Chu in the precious "Civil and Military Foundation Laying Map".Fortunately, the Empire has been able to prosper for thousands of years, and even in the space age, it has not lost the wind in the cosmic hegemony of the strong like a forest. Historians recognize that it is a solid foundation laid by the wise and wise King of Chu.But looking through the historical archives, there are not many records of this wise king, which is really...too low-key.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

Where is Mu Ci?

He was watching the final of the Cuju competition, which was agreed in advance, and happened to be on the same day as the foundation laying ceremony of the Confucian Temple and Martial Ancestral Hall... Who said today is an auspicious day?Although the finals lost a little popularity due to the groundbreaking ceremony, most of those who stayed were those who really loved Cuju, and the scene was very lively.The strength of the teams in the final was not bad. Seeing that the king of Chu didn't even participate in the foundation laying ceremony, he even came to watch their competition. He worked even harder.

Afterwards, Mu Ci personally presented awards to the top three winners. It was a football-shaped trophy designed by Wang Ziguang, made of three materials: gold, silver and copper, and 300, [-], and [-] taels of silver produced by the newly established Daxing Royal Silver. bill.

Mu Ci proposed to build a gymnasium, but Lu Dingguo rejected it because the treasury was not rich.Mu Ci didn't get entangled, and with a swipe of a pen, all the ticket income and gambling income of this Cuju competition were collected as basic funds, and handed over to Daxing Royal Bank for supervision and management, and future sports events income will also be fully charged. Used as the cost of building large venues.

I believe that with the spirit of Yugong Yishan, one day, a great building that is not inferior to the Colosseum will appear in the Taixing country of the Eastern Continent.

……

Due to the sudden drop in temperature in the north, Mu Ci was weak. She watched the Cuju competition for a long time in the field against the cold wind. Although she was wrapped tightly by Mou Yu, she still felt a little unwell when she returned home and started coughing.Le Jing prescribed medicine, but Mu Ci refused to take it.

Mou Yu worried: "At least eat some loquat paste."

Mu Ci tasted it and thought it tasted okay, so she ate a little.

Mou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "This time the emperor dealt with the Anshun County King, but he accepted Xie Taifei's choice of concubine. It should be for compensation. Although the censor said that the country's filial piety has passed, he is still the father's filial piety, but the censor doctor Meng Zhi But he supported the emperor, saying that to enrich the harem and prolong the succession of heirs is nothing more than serious. Even the first emperor would be happy to know about it.”

While talking, Mou Yu looked at Mu Ci, and thought to himself: If the young man in front of him opened his eyes that day and was willing to marry and establish a concubine, the late emperor's father would be really happy, and he would wake up laughing in the imperial mausoleum.

Mu Ci asked: "It's not too unexpected. Is there something... ahem... something special? You have to mention it again."

"Because I'm still in my father's filial piety, I don't want to publicize it, so there is no general election nationwide. Only Concubine Xie chooses the daughter of a meritorious relative with a rank of three or more to be included in the palace." Mou Yu took out a list, "There are credible channels , Toffee prefers these 12 people."

Mu Ci looked at the list and pointed out one of them: "The fourth daughter of the Duke of Qingyang... cough cough... this is unreasonable. The Xie family has an eldest daughter in the palace who gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor and the second son of the emperor. There is no need to send her away." A daughter has entered the palace."

Two sisters vying for a favorite is to demolish their own family.

There is Empress Mei in the palace. Although she is not favored, she is the elder sister of Mei Rong, and it is safe to have Mu Ci in the dark to keep her position.If you send a concubine daughter into the palace, if you can't compete for the queen's position, if you give birth to a child, you will be a concubine, and you won't be able to occupy the "head", why bother?The Xie family is a family that relies on girls to marry, so it will not waste an indicator.

Mou Yu wasn't surprised by Mu Ci's keenness, it's strange that this evildoer couldn't see it.

Le Shu, who was writing on the side, put down his pen at this moment, and walked over to touch the heat on Mu Ci's forehead, it was a little hot.Mou Yu touched it too, and called Le Jing over.Only then did Le Shu say: "Master, my grandmother loves to hang out. I once met Si Niang of the Xie family and said that she is beautiful and can be called 'the most beautiful in the world'." Le Shu organized his words before saying, "Although my grandmother Refusing your appointment, saying that you are doing great things, don't waste time on an old lady, but she once waited for you at the gate of the house, thank you from afar, and once saw your appearance and said..."

"say what?"

Le Shu said: "I told you, don't mind. Grandma said that you look like a boy and a girl, and you and Xie's fourth wife are like twins."

Mu Ci was not surprised: "Speaking of which, I am also related to the Xie family." Soon, his mind quickly realized that his usual calm face changed, but he was interrupted by a cough when he wanted to say something.

Seeing his expression change, Mou Yu hurriedly hugged him and patted his back: "Don't worry, take a breath, I'm here, it's okay..."

Mu Ci's emotions rarely fluctuated, only a slight trembling of the heartstrings returned to calm, her head leaned on Mou Yu's shoulder to adjust her breathing, her eyes became dark and deep, hidden sharp: "Mr. Xie is crazy! Because the third brother cares about me, she misunderstood us If there is something wrong... I just want to find someone with a similar appearance to compete for the emperor's favor."

Mou Yu also thought of this level, and couldn't suppress the anger in his heart - Concubine Xie's actions were blaspheming Mu Ci.

Mu Ci reassured Mou Yu: "Now is not the time to be angry," he said solemnly, "I will try my best to prevent this, I can't let Third Brother have any lustful associations with me."

Now Emperor Deguang's love for him is pure brotherly love, but if Emperor Deguang had Xie Siniang, he would look at people with similar looks every day, and enjoy the joy of fish and water with them at night... Looking at Mu Ci again, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no love. Other associations...

Although straight men like women, they don't mind trying something new.Concubine Xie is simply stupid, a foolish trick, but it really caused Mu Ci a lot of trouble.