The emperor is embarrassed

Since Ming Zhan and Ruan Hongfei bid farewell to Zhou's father and son, they didn't know how the two fathers and sons planned, and visited several times.

Moreover, to Ming Zhan's surprise, Zhou Daquan actually inquired about his marriage. Ming Zhan glanced at Ruan Hongfei, who was pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, with a smug look at the end of his eyes, and then turned to Zhou Daquan with a grin and said, "My wife I was so jealous, my elder brother and I came out, but we didn’t even let a single girl with us. Sigh, speaking of it, brother, I’m really full of bitterness.” Although Zhou Daquan is just a rich man in the village, he has a good vision. When they came out together, they fell in love with him.Ming Zhan secretly felt complacent in his heart, and hurriedly refused.

Zhou Daquan thought it was a pity, in fact the person he wanted the most was Ruan Hongfei, but because Ruan Hongfei was a little older, he must have already married.On the other hand, Ming Zhan looked young, and although he occasionally spoke out of tune, he actually had a lot of thoughts. Zhou Daquan thought that if Ming Zhan was single, he had a younger sister of the right age at home and wanted to propose marriage to Ming Zhan.

However, there was a loophole in Ming Zhan's words. Zhou Daquan smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I have two smart girls. If Brother Xiao Song doesn't mind, I will send Brother Xiao Song to order." Daquan smirked and said, "Can you also relieve the brothers?" After knowing these days, Zhou Daquan thought that he had guessed the business run by the two brothers, so he made up his mind to get close.Since the two brothers are already married, if they can't send off their sisters, it's better to send two girls who care about themselves.

Unexpectedly, Ming Zhan paled in shock, pressed his index finger on his lips, glanced out of the window, and said in a low voice, "I dare not say that. If I tell my family members, I will be beaten to death."

This is too scary.

Zhou Daquan complained silently, and never mentioned the matter of being a matchmaker for Ming Zhan.

When the sky cleared, Ming Zhan and Ruan Hongfei went straight to Suzhou City.

Ming Zhan said to Ruan Hongfei, "This Zhou Daquan is exceptionally discerning." Marrying his sister to him means he wants to be an uncle.

Ruan Hongfei leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest, "I'll let people pay attention to the Zhou family."

Ming Zhan felt that Ruan Hongfei had a tacit understanding with him, so he temporarily put aside the matter of Zhou's family, but joked happily, "Feifei, someone told me about a daughter-in-law, why aren't you jealous?"

"Stupid talk."

imperial capital.

Empress Dowager Wei insisted on living in the palace.

Li Pingzhou and Xu San persuaded for a while, but Queen Mother Wei refused to listen, so she had to give up.

Of course, the cabinet devoted part of its energy to the clan.

Li Pingzhou and Xu San agreed: His Majesty's health is improving, and recovery is just around the corner.

Well-informed people in the clan would not believe such words, especially Ming Zhan's identity was different after all, even if it was for the peace of the world, as long as the emperor was in good health, he would always show up.Now that the emperor doesn't come out, only the cabinet makes rumors, which seems to be trying to cover up.Therefore, for a while, the movement of the clan and the harem became extremely frequent.

However, because of the joint guarantee of the prime minister and the deputy prime minister, the imperial court, which was about to make trouble, calmed down.

This situation is not very beneficial to the clan.

The clan has not interfered in the government for a long time, and their desire for the government is beyond imagination.

However, the court has always been at peace, according to the rules, His Majesty the Emperor once wrote a handwritten letter to grant the cabinet the right to refute the Empress Dowager Zhu.Even the Empress Dowager Wei wanted to give the cabinet three points of face. If she wanted the cabinet to cede power, it was absolutely impossible.

If the court is stable, the cabinet is stable; if the cabinet is stable, where is the clan?

Regarding the current situation, Duke Lu An and Duke Min Jing are really worried?The cabinet said that His Majesty's health is improving; the Empress Dowager Wei is even more unlikely to curse her own son, even if the emperor is really only half breathed, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager Wei will have to say that the emperor's dragon body is strong and so on; Do you make bad guesses about the safety of His Majesty the Emperor for no reason?

Even if the clan now has certain points in their hearts, do they dare to take the lead?

The clan has always wanted to benefit from the fisherman, but unexpectedly the Empress Dowager Wei and the cabinet united the front, making the clan so weak all of a sudden, how could the clan who had just tasted the sweetness of politics be willing?

The clan does not want to see this situation.

In fact, Queen Mother Wei didn't like this situation either.In some matters, although the Empress Dowager Wei has a different position from the clan, the cognition is the same: without fighting, there is no profit.

This time, the cabinet is obviously going to attack the clan.Although the Empress Dowager Wei doesn't like the clan to dictate the government, she also doesn't want to see the cabinet dominate.

The cabinet's actions were fast enough. At this time, the censor who went to Shandong actually made a breakthrough.

Obviously, Empress Dowager Wei ordered Ji Huaisheng, governor of Shandong Province, to co-operate with the investigation. If he couldn't even understand such words, Ji Huaisheng, the governor, would be worthless.

Furthermore, when something like this happened, Ji Huaisheng had to find out who was spreading the rumor in front of the Empress Dowager.Naturally, the cabinet will not cover up for Mr. Lu An. In fact, they wish Ji Huaisheng, governor of Shandong, and Mr. Lu An, the local tycoon in Shandong, will turn against each other.

The clan has its plans, and the cabinet has its interest groups.

There are only so many rights. If the clan wants to seize power, what they seize is political power.

Now it seems that most of the political power in the DPRK and China is concentrated in the hands of the cabinet, and the clan and the cabinet compete with each other, and they are the enemies of the cabinet.Li Pingzhou and Xu San have the same opinion on the clan's move: that is, they will never show mercy to any forces that are ready to move!

They consider themselves loyal, and they believe that what they are looking for to protect is not the power of the cabinet, but the orthodox rules of the court and the law of etiquette!

Empress Dowager Wei received a note from Shandong Governor and Yushi, and called the cabinet to discuss matters in the side hall of Xuande Hall as usual.Also present were Duke Lu An and Marquis Ji An who were listening on the sidelines.

After everyone saluted, Empress Dowager Wei signaled her confidant female official Zisu to hand over the booklet to Duke Lu An.

Mr. Lu An read it at a glance, and immediately shouted for injustice.

"This matter was told by my grandson and listened to by my minister, and I reported it to the empress dowager. Now there are people who slander and spread rumors from the minister's house. It is really a trap set up by someone with a heart. Please see the empress dowager."

Empress Dowager Wei looked at Li Pingzhou, Li Pingzhou knew what Empress Dowager Wei meant.

If Li Pingzhou's temper is as smooth as Xu San's, he must have a sympathetic heart and speak up in time to convict Duke Lu An.

However, Li Pingzhou is not Xu San after all.

Moreover, Li Pingzhou is notorious for his stubborn temper. Even though he understood what the Empress Dowager meant, Li Pingzhou had already had a rift with the Empress Dowager Wei, and for some reason, Li Pingzhou didn't speak.

He did not pave the way for Queen Mother Wei's next words, and at the same time, he gave up an extremely rare opportunity.

After all, Queen Mother Wei is not Ming Zhan, and her prestige is far less than when Ming Zhan was in power, but Queen Mother Wei has the means of Queen Mother Wei.Seeing that Li Pingzhou was ignorant of current affairs, the Empress Dowager Wei withdrew her gaze, said calmly, her voice had changed, "I think, the words of Duke Lu An are also reasonable, what do you think, Prime Minister Li?" There is nothing wrong with the Empress Dowager Wei for using the clan to contain the cabinet. place.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Wei opened her mouth to pardon Duke Lu An's mistakes, Xu San hurriedly said, "Governor Ji is a third-rank official and an important minister in the court. Han Yushi is also a loyal minister of the country, and the two will join hands. If this statement is not credible, the minister I don’t know what can be trusted.”

"Duke Lu An has been staying in the imperial capital for three months because of His Majesty's birthday celebration. The family affairs are left to the descendants." Xu San set the tone. , can be regarded as a blow to the arrogance of the clan.Xu Sandao, "It has been said in ancient times that there may be no reason for the rumor. What's more, in this compromise, there are all witnesses and material evidence. I think that in order to be fair, a joint trial between the three divisions is still required."

The person surnamed Xu is so cruel!

Hearing Xu San's request for a public trial by the three divisions, Mr. Lu An hated Xu San very much, and quickly said, "Even if the clan has had one, it is still a trial by the clan's house. There is absolutely no rule of the three divisions. Empress Dowager, the ancestors' rules must not be messed up. The face of the Feng family needs to be preserved."

Marquis Ji'an also said, "If the three divisions have a joint trial, the Emperor Taizu may have to climb out of the imperial mausoleum."

At this time, Li Pingzhou was fully alert.Li Pingzhou knew that now was not the time to fight with Queen Mother Wei, so he pressed the gap between him and Queen Mother Wei, Li Pingzhou said, "If the Emperor Taizu knew that his descendants were so unworthy, he would curse the kings of future generations, he would really have to crawl out of the imperial mausoleum. Send down the scourge."

Duke Lu An was furious, "Li Pingzhou, don't think that you are the prime minister and you can talk nonsense!"

"With reason and evidence, I, Li Pingzhou, never speak nonsense. If I am selfless in my heart, why not open the case for public trial, I am afraid that the third division will insist on hiding my head and showing my tail." Li Pingzhou adjusted his firepower to target Lu Angong, even using aggressive methods.

After all, Mr. Lu An is an old fritter, and he is not fooled at all. "The clan has its rules. The clan is all after the emperor Taizu. Don't you scholars pay attention to punishment and not be a doctor? If you treat the clan as ordinary people, you will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment and live in a big prison. Kneeling to officials, what is the face of Emperor Taizu?"

"As a subject of the Dafeng Dynasty, Li Xiang has received the favor of four generations of emperors. Is this how he is the Prime Minister of the Dafeng Dynasty? Is Li Xiang not guilty?"

Li Pingzhou said coldly, "I, Li Pingzhou, am worthy of the ancestors of heaven and earth, worthy of the king and the common people, and no less unworthy than the sons and grandsons of Duke Lu An, so naturally I have nothing to blame!"

"Now that His Majesty is ill, Duke Lu An allows his descendants to spread words cursing His Majesty to the outside world. What is his intention? Please learn from the Empress Dowager!"

Mr. Lu An is not easy to provoke, "Li Pingzhou, you haven't been tried yet, if you continue to speak out like this, I will sue you for defamation in front of my mother."

Li Pingzhou immediately grasped Mr. Lu An's words, "Since Mr. Lu An intends to go to court for interrogation, let's have a public trial to show justice."

Marquis Ji An said, "As Prime Minister of a country, Li Xiang tried to subvert the family law of Taizu's ancestor several times. Where did Li Xiang put Taizu's emperor?"

Li Pingzhou said coldly, "Your Majesty has said many times that the prince's crime is the same as that of the common people. Even if the clan violates the law and the clan government accepts it, if it violates the laws of the family and the country, it will be punished as a crime. In this regard, the Emperor Taizu has never granted an amnesty. What's the purpose? What's more, this time is different from the past, Duke Lu'an deliberately released rumors to confuse people's hearts and curse the emperor, what is the intention, people have to think about it."

Li Pingzhou looked at the Empress Dowager Wei, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is slightly ill now, and the Empress Dowager is in charge. As the Prime Minister of the Dafeng Dynasty, I have to think a lot about everything. Duke Lu An is a royal clan, The world has received the favor of the emperor, but spread such rumors when His Majesty is slightly ill, he is guilty of his heart and can be punished."

Duke Lu An was so angry with Li Pingzhou that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he slapped him in the face.

Fortunately, Li Pingzhou has always been dry and thin, his body is flexible, and he pays great attention to maintenance at ordinary times. He is as dry as a monkey, and his eyes and legs are quick to avoid.And Xu San was young after all, so he made a sneaky move, stretched his legs and tripped Lu Angong, causing Lu Angong to fall to the ground.

When Marquis Ji An saw Xu San stretching his leg to help, he was not polite, he stepped on Xu San's foot, stamping Xu San's face pale, and at the same time as he cried out in pain, an old fist landed on Marquis Ji'an's right eye.

Even the Empress Dowager Wei, who was always calm, was dumbfounded at this time.

The cabinet minister, the clan prince, with such an identity and such a position, actually performed a fight with the emperor's own mother, the Empress Dowager Wei, in the Xuande Palace.

Zi Su hurriedly called the guards in and separated the Prime Minister from the princes.

Empress Dowager Wei said angrily, "Everyone has read poems and books, is polite, honest and shameful, and prides himself on his status. Have you read to the stomach? The emperor is still sick, and you fight in the emperor's palace. You still have the emperor in your eyes. Is there still me?"