Chang'an Youth Tour

Although Rong Hao said it lightly, in fact this matter is serious, a hundred times more serious than the "Nine Ruan case" that swept the officialdom 20 years ago.That case was a factional struggle between the DPRK and China, and made a homicide case known to the heavens. Emperor Qingde took the opportunity to explode and severely weakened the factions of both parties.This case is related to the relationship between the two countries. It has to be said that Mu Chaoran is really strong, and no one in the criminal department dares to take this case, otherwise it would not be possible for such a young servant to preside over the trial.

When the news reached Yangxin Pavilion, it was Maoshi, the crown prince had already arrived, Emperor Qingde had just had his breakfast, and the empress personally served the decoction.The queen is the birth mother of the prince, her eyebrows are somewhat similar, but softer, especially her pair of eyes like mountains and lairs, but her position is noble, so she is dignified and steady, without showing any waves.

A little eunuch wearing red clothes came in, Emperor Qingde coughed when he heard it, his pale face suddenly turned red, he was quite embarrassed.

The prince stood beside the bed with a calm expression.Seeing this, the old ministers who came in from Xuan saw this, and only those who admired him knelt down, fighting in trembling.

"I have been sick for two months and have not gone to the court, and the court has failed." Emperor Qingde said angrily: "First Li Daoyong came out, and then Mu Chaoran came out to arrest all the envoys of Xirong. Are you afraid that the battle will not be fought?"

This remark really involved too much, and immediately a courtier said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, Li Daoyong was originally a commoner, and was announced by the Ministry of Rites to enter the palace."

The Ministry of Rites, from Shangshu down, is in harmony, and this courtier is also naughty, and only blames them.

After hearing this, Emperor Qingde smiled angrily, and said, "Who told you about Li Daoyong? The one who is proud now is Mu Chaoran of the Ministry of Punishment. If he is so bold, he can still be the servant of the Ministry of Punishment?"

In fact, these words are really unfair, Mu Chaoran is Tanhualang, a student of the Son of Heaven, and was promoted step by step by Emperor Qingde.If this incident does not happen today, no one knows that he was originally the main battler.

But who dared to reason with the furious emperor, the emperor looked around for a week, and said angrily: "There are so many people who hide evil intentions in the court! It really makes my heart chill."

Even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty doubted this statement, and all the officials expressed their loyalty.Emperor Qingde raised his eyes again and said: "The prince has not heard the news?"

"My son came over at five o'clock, but didn't hear the news."

"Oh, then you know now, how do you think you should deal with it?"

The Yangxin Pavilion was so quiet inside and outside that one could hear a needle drop to the ground.

"My son believes that Hu Lishe should be released immediately, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries should not be damaged for this trivial matter." The prince said indifferently: "Let people slowly investigate and find out the truth, and we can no longer wrong the good people."

The implication is that Hulishe must be a good person.No matter how "slowly searched", he could not be found out.

He said it lightly, anyway, the fact that Meng Cang married a Dazhou man as a concubine and then poisoned him has been known all over the world. In less than half an hour, the imperial censor's memorial, the scholar's petition, and all kinds of eyeliner The symphony of "the people's grievances are boiling" will come like snowflakes.The matter of marriage has added another big crime.

Emperor Qingde glanced at his son again.

Under the light, his demeanor was elegant and his expression was humble. As usual, he had taught him the imperial demeanor.It is said that the more powerful the dragon and the tiger are, the more calm they must be. They do not express their attitude easily, and only let their subordinates speculate on their own attitude in everything. Otherwise, what is a eagle dog, what is a minion.

Who would have thought that he was born out of blue, and used this set on his father in turn.

Emperor Qingde could see it, and the officials below could see it even more.When Emperor Qingde was young, he also read idle books, which said that when the tiger was old, he would leave his territory, find a secluded cave, and die quietly.At that time, I only felt that the king of beasts also had a backbone, but I didn't realize this sadness.

It is said that the emperor is good, and when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses are thrown.But a serious word, the following has already knelt on the ground, all the important ministers in the court, looking trembling, looking extremely loyal.In fact, each one has thousands of minds and eyes, no matter how sharp the sword is, it will only cut off the water, and nothing will be hurt.Emperor Qingde had dealt with them for decades, and he already had some experience.

The new Tiger King has arrived, and all the beasts in the forest have already smelled the old and sick breath from the wind, and are eager to surrender.

"Since the crown prince is clear about the benefits and harms, I will deal with you according to what you said." Emperor Qingde said lightly: "Then Mu Chaoran has evil intentions, what does the crown prince think?"

The key to this question is that the atmosphere in the room is very cold.There are advantages to strategizing, but there are also fatal disadvantages.Although the crown prince was obedient on the surface, he did a lot of work behind the scenes. Emperor Qingde forced him to deal with Mu Chaoran, and he hit seven inches.Mu Chaoran was no better than Li Daoyong. Li Daoyong was famous for his talent, but he was actually a white-clothed man with no fame. If he killed him, he would kill him.Mu Chaoran was born in Tanhualang at the age of 17, and he was also a child of a Jiangnan family. He achieved the third rank at the age of 26, and his future is boundless.

But if he wanted to keep him, the crown prince had to confront the emperor head-on, not to mention hitting a stone with an egg, at least a fight from the bottom, which is a big taboo for military strategists.Now the power on the surface is in the hands of Emperor Qingde, and the only name of the crown prince is just temporary regent.Take another [-] steps back and say, father and son Tianlun is here, the word disobedience, the crown prince can't afford it no matter what.

How can the ministers of the main battle faction fail to see the advantages and disadvantages, and someone immediately said: "My lord, this matter should be discussed in the long term..."

"Shut up." Emperor Qingde said angrily, "I'm talking to the crown prince, do you want to intervene?"

The ministers were silent like cicadas, they all saw the situation today, Emperor Qingde wanted to force the crown prince to deal with Mu Chaoran himself, they couldn't help being in awe.The two old prime ministers looked at each other, obviously remembering the method used by Emperor Qingde in his heyday to manipulate the factions in the court, and made up his mind to watch from the sidelines to see how the crown prince would break the situation.

However, the prince was still calm, and said: "Father is wise, Mu Chaoran must be dealt with severely. According to my son, he is a third-rank minister, and he dared to act so boldly. I am afraid that it is not the power of one person, and there may be someone instigated behind him. It’s better to interrogate his colleagues and cronies together, and even the masters should be interrogated.”

As soon as he said this, the following people called for injustice, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was the first to play: "The Holy Majesty has clearly observed, and the ministers really don't know that this person has evil intentions."

Mu Chaoran came from a family in the south of the Yangtze River, his teachers and friends were all officials of the Jiangnan faction, the south of the Yangtze River is rich and peaceful, most of them are the Lord Harmony, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is also a member of the Wall Sitting faction, if the investigation continues, the Lord Harmony faction may suffer heavy losses.

No wonder he had to go to the Ministry of Punishment to appeal for grievances, and no wonder he had to use such a well-hidden and promising Mu Chaoran at this time.

The four words "throwing rats and avoiding weapons" are exactly the mood of Emperor Qingde at the moment.

"Cha Mu Chaoran, just check Mu Chaoran, what to do with other people." Emperor Qing De's anger seemed to calm down a lot: "The blame is only on him, just investigate him alone."

"Father handled it well." The prince was still respectful.

After some back and forth, he returned to the same place, and it still turned into Emperor Qingde wanting to punish Mu Chaoran alone. When the time comes, when the pleading memorial comes, a few more "speaking and admonishing" censors will hold back and forth, and Qing If Emperor De insisted on going his own way, he would be punished heavily, but instead, Mu Chaoran's reputation was fulfilled.

Since ancient times, the struggle between monarchy and civil servants has never stopped.Emperor Qingde also fought against these "Qingliu" in his prime.The method used is to temporarily avoid its edge, and then find a reason to deal with those civil servants who have spoken out and advised them.No one is perfect, as long as you can bear your temper, you can always find opportunities.They often regarded themselves as the disciples of saints, but Emperor Qingde used the standards of saints to demand them, not to mention corruption and favoritism, and they almost killed ministers alive for taking concubines during the national funeral.After standing up a few times, the atmosphere in the middle of the court became much more obedient.

But what he lacks the most right now is time.

It happened to be the prince, the good son he taught himself, and gathered Qingliu from the Manchu Dynasty to be his enemy.For the sake of looking good, he refused to make a marriage even if he died, regardless of the fact that Xi Rong has become so powerful now, and the west has not won a game in half a year. It's about ceding land and paying compensation.In contrast, the marriage has been too decent.

But how to say this.Everyone in the world is tired of being famous, even the emperor is no exception.He didn't even make a formal order to get married, and he already had a Li Daoyong, writing poems and cursing his face.Sentences were heart-wrenching, and Emperor Qingde tried to maintain his dignity at that time, went back and coughed all night, and vomited two mouthfuls of blood. He was so frightened that Sun Changfu, the head of the imperial court, cried and advised, "Please take care of the dragon's body."

An eunuch knew how to be considerate of the emperor, but his own son was so aggressive.

It's not as good as an ordinary farmer who can go to the government and say "disobedience" without hesitation.

However, this could not be said, so Emperor Qingde could only scold him: "Yi Nuo Nuo Nuo, you don't look like a crown prince."

This is really serious, the officials in the underground dare not speak, the prince also knelt down slowly, and said in his mouth: "My son is guilty." The bright vermilion dragon robes became more and more black as ink, white as snow, and the whole person was like a jade tree, and even the kneeling posture seemed humiliating.With his status, he shouldn't be taken seriously...

But whoever dared to persuade the officials, Emperor Qingde himself was not good enough to change his words.The atmosphere was at a stalemate, and I could only hear a faint voice from the side: "The Holy Majesty is angry enough, the concubine looks at it, the Holy Majesty is not going to judge Mu Chaoran, but his own son."

It was none other than the queen who was serving the medicine beside her.She has always been upright and cold, and when she was young, her husband and wife had a very good relationship. In recent years, since she believed in Buddhism, she rarely even went out to the Changchun Palace.Originally came out today to attend to the sickness, even Emperor Qingde's most confidant Right Prime Minister Yong Hanhai hadn't seen her for some days.Originally thought that there was a quarrel between the emperor and empress, but she did not expect that her tone was still as arrogant as when she was in favor, and she couldn't help re-examining the situation of the prince.

Although her words were reproaches, they also gave Emperor Qingde a step, so Emperor Qingde also smiled and argued: "Where is the trial son, it is just to teach him."

Yong Hanhai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has wronged Your Majesty. Your Majesty is a strict father because he values ​​His Highness the Crown Prince."

The other courtiers also joined in the fun, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed.It's just that the prince didn't get up immediately, and when he got up, he just stood beside him with his head bowed, and didn't speak for a long time.

It stands to reason that with the prince's wisdom and means, if he took the opportunity to joke a few words, not to confuse the matter, at least he could restore some of the love of the Holy Majesty, but he never said a word.Yong Hanhai couldn't help but feel a little strange. Thinking about it, it was probably because of his noble status and arrogance since he was a child, so he figured it out.