The emperor is embarrassed

Xue Shaoliang never knew that he had the ability to negotiate.

However, the queen mother entrusted him with this job. Although Xue Shaoliang's face was too handsome, it was not convincing.Fortunately, judging from his expression, he is particularly capable of bluffing people.Xue Shaoliang hung the Royal Guard badge in front of Shao Chunxiao, and after Shao Chunxiao had carefully identified it, Fang said coldly, "By order of the Empress Dowager, I have a few words to ask Mr. Shao."

Shao Chunxiao saluted, "I wish your majesty and queen mother well."

Xue Shaoliang went straight to the point without saying a word, "Master Shao, what do you think will happen to you and the Shao family based on the crime you committed?"

"Criminal officials, ten thousand deaths." Countless officials have been dismissed for corruption, and Shao Chunxiao is familiar with scriptures and history, and with such experience, he doesn't need to be reminded of how the Shao family will end.Thinking of the decades of family business and sons and daughters, even though Shao Chunxiao had already prepared for it, it was inevitable that he would feel a little desolate in his heart.

Xue Shaoliang said indifferently, "Master Shao, do you think who can keep your family?"

"In this world, who can compete with the country?"

"Master Shao doesn't want to be honest and make meritorious deeds, but for whom is it impossible to cover up the guilt?" Xue Shaoliang said, "Cut the grass must be eradicated. The grass of Master Shao has been abandoned by others. Where does the Shao family go? There are points."

"If Mr. Shao thinks about it, tell the guards outside, and I will come over. Don't bother Mr. Shao." Without waiting for Shao Chunxiao's reaction, Xue Shaoliang turned and left.

Today Xue Shaoliang came to the small courtyard where Shao Chunxiao was imprisoned again.

Shao Chunxiao looked the same as the day before yesterday, but the silver frost on his temples was more abundant.He still had firm eyes and a respectful attitude. If it wasn't for Shao Chunxiao's status as a prisoner, even Xue Shaoliang wouldn't feel bad for him.Shao Chunxiao first said a word of repentance, Xue Shaoliang listened expressionlessly, corrupt officials have so much to do, one can imagine how difficult it is to be a clean official.

Shao Chunxiao is an old hand at observing faces and expressions. Seeing Xue Shaoliang's unmoved expression, he sighed inwardly and said seriously, "Master Xue, I want to know. If I confess everything, my sons and daughters..."

"The imperial court will not be implicated." Xue Shaoliang said coldly, "This is the bottom line. If Master Shao commits crimes and makes meritorious service, your children will be safe."

Shao Chunxiao sighed softly, "There is nothing to hide now."

Liu Ying looked at Xue Shaoliang with admiration, and thought he was just a martial artist, but Xue Shaoliang went to Shao Chunxiao's yard twice, and Shao Chunxiao tricked many secrets one by one.

Properties are nothing but subsections.

These things, even if it takes a long time, can be found out if you go to the bottom of it.

The most important thing is these secrets. If Shao Chunxiao refuses to reveal them, it will take a lot of effort to find a breakthrough.

The secret book jointly signed by Xue Shaoliang, Liu Ying, and Jiang Wen'an was delivered to the imperial capital. After the Queen Mother Wei read it, she did not distribute it, but pressed it in her hand and locked it in a secret box.

Min Jinggong finally couldn't sit still.

"Your Majesty hasn't shown up for a long time, and I'm really worried about your majesty's condition." Duke Min Jing's mood for drinking tea has eased a lot. Although he invited Duke Lu An under the banner of tasting tea, he didn't take a sip of the tea. But Mr. Lu An drank it with gusto.

Duke Lu An shook the toothbone fan in his hand, "Isn't that the case. If you want me to say, we should go to pay your respects to His Majesty." Ming Zhan has been sick for a long time, and anyone who is an emperor can get up, They will not stay in the bedroom and not go to court.How many doctors have returned without success, it's time for them to find out the truth.

"Brother and I are thinking of going together." Duke Min Jing said softly, "Speaking of which, when His Majesty was not ill, he mentioned the matter of the Supreme Emperor returning to the imperial capital. Now that the court is in chaos, no one has mentioned this matter. It's time."

Now that the censor of the imperial court is in Jinan, Duke Lu Ang has a great opinion on the Empress Dowager Wei because of this matter, so he lost some respect when he spoke in private, and said bluntly, "The Empress Dowager is in power. If the Supreme Emperor returns, what will the court do?" Woolen cloth?"

As soon as the conversation started, Duke Min Jing no longer pretended to be a wolf with a big tail, and asked, "In my opinion, if you invite the emperor's grandson, which one will the empress dowager prefer?"

Duke Lu An said in a low voice, "If you want me to say, the eldest grandson of Emperor Yongduan is a concubine, and his mother's family is not visible. If you think about it from the empress dowager, naturally the grandson of Emperor Yongduan is the most suitable. After becoming Xiao He and defeating Xiao He, let the two If the emperor's grandson is not established, but the emperor's grandson is selected by the concubine, the cabinet may not justify it. The two emperors and grandsons, Yongke's grandson, are a bit older. Besides, after all, the Supreme Emperor is still there. The establishment of the emperor's grandson is decided by the Supreme Emperor. to speak."

"At the beginning, the Supreme Emperor and Zhennan King fell into the hands of Ruan Hongfei, and His Majesty came to the imperial capital as a prince, and there were many conflicts with Prince Lan. Prince Lan's brother-in-law died in a muddle. The Lin family married the Wei family, and the queen mother married her niece to Cheng Engong's son. What's going on here, huh," Lu Angong laughed and looked at Min Jinggong, "I don't know if my brother is related to you. I thought of something."

Min Jinggong smiled and said modestly, "How can I have far-sightedness like my brother?"

The two of them are optimistic about the youngest emperor Yongzheng. First of all, he can be controlled when he is young. Now Yongzheng is only at the age of babbling. He speaks ten words in a sentence, and eight words are alien languages.Secondly, the Cheng'en Gong Mansion from the mother family of Yongzheng, although Cheng'en Gong's Mansion looks prominent, in fact, Cheng'en Gong Wei Ningyuan went to the island country, and Wei An was a dude, with little future, so it was nothing to worry about; moreover, the Cheng'en Gong Mansion had no clan The origin, only the two brothers, what is there to be afraid of?Thirdly, if something unfortunate happens to Your Majesty, between welcoming back the Supreme Emperor to take over the throne, or choosing to establish an emperor and grandson, the Empress Dowager Wei will definitely choose the latter.

In fact, by this time, the clan did not want the Supreme Emperor to come back.

It's almost self-evident which one is cuter, a scheming overlord who has planned to suppress the clan for many years, or a naive little emperor's grandson.

Since Empress Dowager Wei is also inclined to Feng Xuanzang, the clan is willing to respect Empress Dowager Wei's choice in this regard.Even, the clan did not hesitate to provide support and help to the Queen Mother Wei.

Because among these two options, the choice of the cabinet is the first one.

Duke Min Jing thought to himself, it's a pity that there are no holidays, His Majesty the Emperor favors talents, he changed two ministers within one year of his ascension to the throne, and if you give His Majesty some more time, whether Li Pingzhou and others can continue to stay in the cabinet is still a matter of opinion.

However, it now appears that two-thirds of the cabinet are veterans left behind by the Supreme Emperor, not to mention the court.

Even though these people have their own selfish intentions, welcoming back the Supreme Emperor is the best choice for the stability of the world. Li Pingzhou is even more compatible with Feng Jing as a monarch and minister. When the Supreme Emperor returns, Li Pingzhou will still be his prime minister safely. I guess Li Pingzhou will have to cheer with both hands Welcome back the Supreme Emperor.

As for what to do if Li Pingzhou gets in the way in the future?

Min Jinggong smiled, it all depends on the methods of the Empress Dowager.

Min Jinggong and Lu Angong jointly wrote a letter, thinking of greeting His Majesty the Emperor outside the bedroom of Xuande Palace, Empress Dowager Wei said lightly, "The Emperor is sleeping most of the time now. You have gone and disturbed his purity. Let me say, When the emperor is safe, there will be more time to meet in the future, so there is no need to rush for a moment."

"I know your loyalty, and the emperor knows it too." The Empress Dowager Wei picked up the tea and looked at the two of them, "What do you think?"

Duke Lu An earnestly said, "The old minister thinks that it would be good to kowtow to His Majesty at the gate of the courtyard."

"Yes." Min Jing said fairly, "Although His Majesty is recovering from illness, it is not easy to see veterans and so on. As long as the veterans have their hearts, His Majesty will know about it."

The corner of the Empress Dowager Wei's lips twitched slightly, "What this is saying is that the emperor already knows when your heart is reached. I am also pleased to see your loyalty today. I just made a wish to the Buddha and wanted to copy a hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra. Before the Buddha, to pray for the emperor's safety."

"You also know that there are so many things going on in the court that I can't be free even for a moment." The Empress Dowager Wei said softly, "If this matter is left to the court ladies and eunuchs, it is absolutely inappropriate. I met you today, and I am relieved." A difficult one."

"You are loyal to the emperor, and you are the uncles of the clan. You are the closest to the emperor. You have broken the bones and the tendons." The Empress Dowager Wei said, "I don't send many. In the clan of the imperial capital, everyone has one copy. You have finished copying it." , enter the palace and bring it to me. When the collection is complete, it is also your destiny to offer it to the Buddha. You see, how about it?"

The two of them didn't expect the emperor not to see them, so they assigned a task to the Queen Mother Wei, so there is no need to mention the depression in their hearts.However, the Empress Dowager Wei was dispatched to copy scriptures for His Majesty, so they both agreed to resign wherever they dared to resign.

Min Jing said, "Empress Dowager, we need not mention our loyalty to His Majesty. The old minister thought, like the ministers in the cabinet, who is not deeply favored by the emperor and cannot repay you. This scripture is not only for His Majesty's blessing, but also distributed to the cabinet. A few copies can be regarded as praying for the well-being of the world." Directly pull the cabinet into the water.

Empress Dowager Wei said softly, "I thought the same way earlier, but now I'm in the palace, I have to take care of the emperor's body, and I also have to look after the book to manage the government. The cabinet is much lighter than me, and all major events in the world are carried on their shoulders." Although these scriptures are important, the world’s major affairs must come first. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong once said that the king is like a boat, and the people are like water. The emperor has always regarded the people as his sons. , I must feel uncomfortable. I am the mother of the emperor, so how can I be willing to go against his will."

"Your Majesty said it is true." Mr. Min Jing didn't succeed in his plan, so it's a pity that he went.

In fact, Mr. Min Jing had no good intentions in making such a proposal.

Li Pingzhou was exiled to Lingnan for more than ten years because of Renzong's empress Fang's interference in politics.Li Pingzhou absolutely does not have the slightest liking for the other family members.The Empress Dowager Wei and the Fang family have quite a long history. At the beginning, the Empress Dowager Wei came to the imperial capital from Yungui, and wanted to enter the palace to be the empress dowager, but was stopped by several important officials led by Li Pingzhou outside the palace. Although Li Pingzhou and others failed to stop Wei The empress dowager entered the palace, but to a certain extent, she also lost face to the empress dowager Wei.

With Li Pingzhou's stubborn temper, if Empress Dowager Wei asked him to copy scriptures, maybe he could embarrass Empress Dowager Wei or something.

Min Jinggong set up a trick, but Queen Mother Wei was so skillful that she didn't fall into the trick.

Duke Lu An and Duke Min Jing resigned from the Empress Dowager, went out of Xuande Hall, and met Li Pingzhou and Xu San after a short walk.

The four of them saluted each other and greeted each other. Although they wished to bite each other to death, they still had a friendly face, and they greeted each other first.

"Li Xiang and Xu Xiang, are you going to enter the palace to greet the Queen Mother?"

"Some important matters need to be discussed with the Queen Mother."

"Are the two old gentlemen leaving the palace?"

Duke Lu An's heart moved, and he said with a smile, "I learned that the Empress Dowager prayed for His Majesty, and promised to copy a hundred copies of the Diamond Sutra for Buddha and pray for His Majesty. Duke Min Jing and I are thinking about other things, we will also If I can't help His Majesty, I asked the Empress Dowager for this job, which is considered my loyalty."

Li Pingzhou nodded in praise and said, "We must admire the loyalty of the two old gentlemen." Copying the scriptures is better than meddling in the cabinet affairs all day long pretending to understand.

Duke Min Jing sighed, "Yes. I haven't seen Your Majesty's Dragon Noodles for two months. When I entered the palace this time, I wanted to greet Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager said that Your Majesty was in a coma, so it would be inconvenient to disturb His Majesty's recuperation. I can copy scriptures and pray for Your Majesty." , is also my blessing.”

It's been two months.

Li Pingzhou also realized that two months had passed since Ming Zhan became ill.

Seeing that Li Pingzhou was finally silent, Min Jinggong bid farewell to Li and Xu with a sad face, and went back with Lu Angong to copy scriptures.

The cabinet has always been on guard against the clan, but the cabinet is more concerned about His Majesty's illness than the clan.Since they can't figure out the truth, let the cabinet do it!

Knowing the facts, they can take action!