Lei Yue Longmen

At this time, Li Jingxi suddenly rushed in excitedly, "Father!" Cen Zhu hurriedly stood up, and was about to evade, but the emperor waved his hand to signal her not to avoid suspicion.The second princess hangs around his father's neck? The old emperor was so happy that he didn't know how to pamper him.Although the emperor was very unhappy about her leaving Beijing privately, he couldn't bear to be really harsh, especially when he heard Li Jingxi crying and saying that she almost lost her life this time? My life, can't I come back to see my father?Li Pinghong straightened his face immediately and asked her what was going on?Li Jingxi just added details about his assassination.It was obvious that those assassins didn't even get close to her body. In her narration, their sword tips either almost poked her eyeballs or almost poked her throat.She also pointed out all the bruises on her body, big and small, to Li Pinghong, "Father, take a look, it turned out to be bruised here? It's a large area. If Jing Chai wasn't there, I would have given it to him long ago? Then The thieves have sacked eight dollars? They also said... they said they would lock me up and make me their daughter-in-law!" Li Pinghong was furious, and ordered a thorough investigation on the spot, and even spread the news that the imperial physician came to treat the second princess .

Cen Zhu accidentally glanced at the pea-sized "bruise" on the back of her hand, and thought to himself, didn't he pinch it himself?In order to save this little scar, the second princess really spent? A lot? Painful.

Before leaving the palace, the emperor mentioned to Cen Zhu that he wanted to build a Fushou Garden for the queen mother.Since her beloved son King Xiao was bestowed to death, the Empress Dowager Yan was too sad to be able to afford a single illness. She has been recuperating in Weiyang City, a hundred miles away, for these years.

In order to please the Empress Dowager, Li Pinghong wanted to build a Fushou Garden for her in the capital, so that she could take her back to recuperate and show her filial piety.But now after the robbery of tax money, although most of the money has been confiscated, there is a shortfall of more than 30 taels after all, and he can no longer propose to the courtiers to repair the garden. As a son of the emperor, he feels ashamed of his mother. I am suffering from conscience condemnation every day, and so on.

Hearing what he said, Cen Zhu seemed to still want to repair the garden, but he was afraid that he would not be able to pass the test of courtiers and public opinion, so he asked her for an idea, saying that it was an idea, but in fact he wanted her to help with the money.

The reason why Cen Zhu was able to ascend to the fourth level in the past year was because of helping the emperor fill up his private treasury. Unexpectedly, his appetite was spoiled.

It is impossible to build an ordinary garden with 30 or [-] yuan, not to mention the royal garden. Once it is built, it will cost millions of dollars. Transfer from the treasury.To make an old lady happy, it takes so much money, the courtiers will of course object.

Cen Zhu secretly thought that Li Pinghong probably met with a setback with Wang Zhongxu, Shangshu of the Household Department, so he left him alone and asked himself directly.She herself also opposes the repairing of the garden. First of all, let's not talk about the waste of money for repairing the garden. Everyone knows that Queen Mother Yan's illness is a heart disease. Doomed? This mother-child relationship is difficult to mend. Even if the garden is repaired, the queen mother's illness may not be cured.

However, she is well aware of Li Pinghong's temperament. If she doesn't do what he wants, will she be okay? Forgive her "minor fault" before, and she will turn her face into a "big mistake".

So he followed suit and said: "I think that the reason why the courtiers and officials oppose the garden is nothing more than worrying about the emptiness of the national treasury and making ends meet. If the silver for the garden repair is sufficient and does not damage the treasury, I believe no one will object to the emperor? As a filial piety " Then he "recommended himself" and said: "I am willing to share the worries of the king, raise the silver needed for the construction of the garden, and help the emperor to complete his filial piety."

Li Pinghong's heart was naturally happy, but Cen Zhu was puzzled: "It's just that although I'm willing to raise money, it's difficult for the officials to stop Youyou's mouth."

"Don't worry, as long as Xianqing can raise enough money, leave the rest to me, and I won't embarrass you."

Cen Zhu returned to the courtyard worriedly, thinking all the way where the money would come from?At the door of the study, he almost collided with Xiao Yuan in the corridor.

"Oh my lord, why don't you watch when you walk? I told you early to tell you to shine!" Xiao Yuan was about to enter the house with a big bottle of sweet-scented osmanthus branches. Cen Zhu didn't hear it just now, but smelled it head-on A strong sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, almost sneezing, "Why is this sweet-scented osmanthus branch so fragrant?"

"I don't know either, but the guy from Bulaoju in the north called... what's his name sent it to Xiang Ming's boring gourd. He said he used this sweet-scented osmanthus to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Is it delicious? I was reluctant to eat it, so I put these flowers in it bottle."

"Sent from the north?" Cen Zhu almost forgot about this "not old" neighbor?

"Yeah, they heard that the lord is returning home today, so they specially gave it? This is a welcome gift. There is also a handful of sweet-scented osmanthus seeds. I will bring it to the lord later."

Cen Zhu said "huh"? He looked at the branch. The clusters of small goose yellow oval petals were very fond of. Thinking about it, the old lady seems to be a person who understands flowers.

Although she had a three-day vacation when she came back, she didn't take a day off.

On the first day, I went to Dingguohou's Mansion with other officials from the Ministry of Households to mourn King Tu Jun. I heard that Mrs. Tu went crazy overnight after experiencing the pain of bereavement, and everyone sighed.

When Cen Zhu paid homage, he saw Li Zhouxuan, who had just been canonized as the eldest grandson of the emperor, on the side of the mourning hall. He did not wear hemp and filial piety for Tu Yun like a normal son of man, but just wore the usual plain clothes like his mother to show his respect for the deceased. respect and condolences.

Influenced by the Xiaozu Dynasty, Yurui has always been the female emperor, and the children born to her must keep a distance from her father's lineage. She is not allowed to worship the paternal lineage's ancestral hall, and is not allowed to recognize her father's lineage as the clan. Otherwise, the identity of the prince and princess will be abolished immediately. This is to prevent Someone with a foreign surname attempted to usurp the Yurui emperor's branch.

Although the empress dowager has not yet succeeded to the throne, all the children born to her are bound in accordance with the standards of the empress' children.Now Li Zhouxuan has been bestowed as the eldest grandson of the emperor, the Li family is his paternal line in name, and the Tu family is only his subordinates, so there is nothing wrong with not wearing filial piety for his father, in the eyes of the world.

However, when there was no one around, Li Jingzhu still asked Li Zhouxuan to greet Tu Yun as a child, and told him, "From now on, you must only miss your father in your heart, and don't talk about it at other times, especially when you are emperor. In front of grandpa, it's best not to mention a word, otherwise he will be unhappy, you know?"

"Why is Grandpa Huang unhappy?" Five-year-old Li Zhouxuan still didn't understand these things.

"Because he was afraid that you would only think of Daddy and not Grandpa Huang."

"No, I think about it." Li Zhouxuan looked innocent.

"You just need to remember what I said. In front of Grandpa Huang, you must always say that you want to be a hero like Grandpa Huang in the future. You must never say that you want to be like Grandpa and Daddy. What kind of general? Grandpa Huang doesn't like it." General, you want to be the good grandson of Grandpa Huang, do you understand?"

Li Zhouxuan nodded half-understood, "Understood, I want to be the good grandson of the emperor's grandpa, and I also want to be the good child of the mother."

Li Jingchen smiled faintly, and straightened his skirt for him, "Are you tired from standing for so long? Let's go, mother will take you to eat."

On the second day, Cen Zhu heard that the emperor announced the punishment for Gu Rentu and the other rebels in the court hall. Although the first criminal Gu Rentu was dead, he still had to kill him. Pack it into ten urns and send it to the five counties where he has been active, to comfort every living being who died in his hands.

As for the conviction of other rebels, it caused controversy in the court.The emperor's original plan was to execute all bandits, men, women, and children, but some courtiers thought the sentence was too heavy, because according to the Yurui Law, women and children under the age of 12 were exempt from death.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice even quoted the words of the eldest princess to argue that most of these former bandits were poor ordinary people who were forced to become bandits because of ignorance and desperation, and their wives and children were taken as hostages by force. All these were witnessed by the officers and soldiers on the front line. Although the bandits sacrificed their lives for Gu Rentu, their crimes are punishable, but they are sympathetic to them, and I hope the emperor will forgive them.

King Cheng, who has always been known for his benevolence, also stood up and begged his father for forgiveness.

King Cheng cupped his hands and said: "Father, think twice. My son heard that although the suppression of the bandits was successful, there are still some remaining bandits who have not been caught. If these wives and children are beheaded rashly, it will only cut off their retreat and force them to continue to rebel. One Gu Rentu will disturb the peace of the place for several years, so many Gu Rentus, when will the court finish it? In the long run, the gains outweigh the losses.”

Many old ministers nodded in agreement, "King Cheng is young, he has a long-term vision, and he is extremely worried. Kill? These helpless bandit wives and children will do nothing but increase hatred, and may even arouse The endless resistance of the bandits is not good for the court in the long run."

Emperor Li Pinghong looked a little embarrassed, and looked at King Cheng: "Then according to your opinion, how should these bandits be dealt with?"

King Cheng also said: "Although my ministers are not as intelligent as Sister Huang and Brother Huang, they have studied with their masters and often listened to their teachings. They know that benevolence can educate people's hearts better than intimidation. Then Gu Rentu used violence to control bandits. Unpopular, that’s why they collapsed without a fight, and the imperial court just took this opportunity to subdue the hearts of the people. Show the court’s magnanimity to the subjects.”

Emperor Li Pinghong didn't make a sound, but King Dun showed contempt on his face. He thought he could give some good advice, but he didn't expect to hear a big talk about "benevolence" that didn't work, and immediately came out and said: "Father, my sons don't agree. To deal with these evil people, benevolence will only condone them to continue to do evil. If you don't kill them as an example, it will not show the court's determination to punish rebellion! From now on, everyone will dare to imitate Feng Yin's story. What prestige is there?"

The two princes, one for murder and the other for pardon, have their own reasons, and they are at a stalemate.In fact, the smart people in the court have already seen that there is another reason why the emperor tends to punish the bandits heavily, and that is to appease Tu Yuanshan's pain of losing his son.

Li Jingchen did not come out to express his opinion, and stood at the head of the ministers with his eyes down, like an insignificant observer.

Li Pinghong couldn't help asking, "Why hasn't the empress dowager speak up? You are the commander of this bandit suppression. I want to hear your opinion on this matter."

All the ministers turned their attention to Li Jingzhu.This is a tricky question, and there is no right answer.Answering to kill would be against the heart of "benevolence", and answering to forgive would cause conflicts with the Tu family.

When the emperor threw the ball over, no matter how Li Jingbai answered, he could pretend that it was the meaning of the empress dowager when he issued the decree.Killing, it was because of her ruthless empress dowager, pardoning, and being able to drive a wedge between Donggong and the Tu family.

Li Jingchen came out slowly, and said calmly: "I want to report to my father, because my son is the commander in chief of this bandit suppression, and I hate these bandits, so I shouldn't express my opinion, because what I say is bound to be unfair and misleading. All the ministers are suspicious."

Everyone was in an uproar.I thought she was really cunning.

This sentence is very ingenious. It not only shows that he and the Tu family stand on the same standpoint to "deeply hate" the gangsters, but also reflects his principle of not wanting to abolish public affairs or interfere with judicial decisions for personal reasons.He directly chose himself out of this difficult matter.

If Li Pinghong still uses her opinion on the premise of knowing that what she said is unfair, is it his own problem?When the emperor saw that the ball was thrown by her again, the emperor was very angry.

At this time, King Dun suddenly stepped forward and said: "Father, my son has another plan to solve this problem."

"Oh? You said."

"A few days ago, I went to Qixia Temple to listen to Zen, and I happened to see a dumb monk with an extraordinary temperament coming from the temple. After asking, I realized that the other party turned out to be an eminent monk of the Xuan family who had disappeared for 19 years. Xuan Dumb Master."

When the court heard this name, they all started discussing in amazement, especially some old ministers who were old enough to hear the name like thunder.

"Are you serious? Isn't it said that Master Xuanyin passed away 19 years ago?" Li Pinghong asked hastily.

"It's absolutely true! My son has seen with his own eyes that Master Xuanhan is 88 years old this year. Although his beard is white, he still has clear eyes and ears. He is the only surviving monk of the Xuan family in Qixia Temple. Killing is pardoning, why don't you ask Master Xuan'an for his opinion."

"What you said makes sense. Tomorrow, no, three days later, I will first fast and bathe for three days, and then move to Qixia Mountain to visit Master Xuanan. At that time, King Dun will accompany me!"

"Here!" King Dun immediately beamed with joy.

After returning to the East Palace, some young staff members did not understand why Li Pinghong would be so excited when he heard the name of Master Xuanyin.Gu Mian then explained: "You don't know, this Master Xuanyin is an eminent monk who has become famous since the time of Qingzong Li Zuojun. He has gone through the three dynasties of Qingzong, Xian? The emperors of the three dynasties respected him. It is said that the first emperor wanted to appoint him as a national teacher, but Master Xuanyin was not good at fame and wealth, so he declined? One of the most famous things about him is that he has cultivated a lot of knowledge for Yurui The lay disciples of Shiwu include Tu Yuanshan, the now-famous Marquis of Ding? Master Hu respects him very much. Now that King Dun has moved him out, it is indeed a bargain for him."