Clan House

Emperor Xuanqing practiced so faintly that he couldn't remember who the king of Chu was.But before he came back to his senses, the outside of the Jiaotai Hall had lost its defense, and the front door was wide open.

Song Yi, King of Chu, was dressed in a first-grade pro-dynasty uniform, held high the rank of emperor Gao, the great ancestor, with both hands, stepped over Dan Bi, and strode towards the emperor.Behind him, the princes and county kings lined up in two teams, and after that, the female family members of the princes' mansions stood far away in the corridors and waited.The crown prince and the six cabinet ministers were also dragged by Xun Kuan to the front of the hall. Suddenly, the Jiaotai Hall was crowded with people.

According to Emperor Xuanqing's usual style, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, he must first put on the majesty of the emperor.But he has never seen such a big battle, and after seeing the words on the tablet, he has no confidence in his words: "King Chu, what are you doing?"

"Emperor Taizu Gao, please forgive me for not being able to salute." Song Yi said loudly, and without waiting for Emperor Xuanqing to answer, he directly expressed his intention: "The alchemist Weiyu murdered the clan and endangered the royal family. My minister Song Yi, Prince of Chu According to the order of Emperor Taizu Gao to arrest the demons, today please Your Majesty and all clan relatives to be witnesses."

"Come on, take it!"

Following Song Yi's order, several guards in black clothes appeared in the hall and put Taoist Weiyu on the ground.These people are royal secret guards, but they are not assigned by the court, they only work for the clan's mansion.Emperor Xuanqing had only heard of the existence of Xuanwei before, and this was the first time he saw it, not to mention the other clan courtiers present, each secretly surprised.

Emperor Taizu suppressed the prime minister, so that future generations would not be constrained by the cabinet, leaving too much power to the clan mansion.Emperor Xuanqing didn't care much about this before, but seeing Song Yi's limelight now, he was frightened.

"stop!"

The power of the emperor did not play a slight role.There are not many people in the hall, and Weiyu has no force, it is not difficult for several Xuanwei to arrest him.Seeing that Weiyu was restrained, Weiyan at the side even pushed her in a very rude manner.

Song Yi acted resolutely, ignoring the emperor's obstruction.Seeing that Weiyu was arrested, he immediately ordered him to be dragged outside the palace and beheaded in front of the clan and dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty.

"King of Chu! How dare you!" Emperor Xuanqing was so angry that his face became a little hideous.

The guard in Xuanyi raised his knife and dropped it, blood spattered instantly, and Weiyu's head rolled to the ground with a pair of staring eyes.

From the time when King Chu entered the palace to when the dust settled, it was almost a short moment.Xuanwei had disappeared without a trace, and all the clan members stood silent, they couldn't help admiring Song Yi's determination.At this time, the Queen Mother and the Empress arrived late, and the two nobles dared not take a step in the face of the bloody scene under the support of the maid.

Song Yi was still holding the Taizu Spirit Tablet. He looked outside the hall and saw an old man staggering towards him. "It's hard for the emperor to come out for a trip," Song Yi said sincerely, "Please ask the emperor to send Taizu back to the ancestral temple."

King Wu [1], the prince with the longest seniority in the Luo Kingdom's royal family, refused the eunuch's support, and raised his hands to take the spiritual seat.The old man moved very slowly, looked at King Chu with worried eyes, and refused to leave immediately.Song Yi shook his head with a smile, signaled with his eyes that he was fine, and ordered the young lady to escort King Wu away.

The figure of the old man got farther and farther away, until he was completely out of sight, and the invisible coercion from the ancestors disappeared.

Not only Wu Wang was worried, but everyone present was also worried about Song Yi.To kill Weiyu today, King Song Yi of Chu's actions can be described as clean and neat, and all civil and military officials in the court would shout hello when they saw him.

In the final analysis, this Weiyu is just a demon who relies on his words to deceive the Sacred Heart, he has no power or power, let alone any supernatural ability.As long as the person is done, no one will be troubled by his evil words.It's a pity that those with high positions cherish their lives, and no one is willing to give up their future to deal with a charlatan.Before the king of Chu, only Song Jingxin had the idea of ​​killing someone, but in the end it was nothing.

When the Taizu was in power, he gave the patriarch Ling Guangkuang power, but in any case he was not as big as the emperor.But the ancestral order has another advantage, that is, the ancestors can be invited from the Taimiao to suppress the emperor in the name of the ancestors.This power is written in the "Teachings of Taizu", and the royal family has read it, but they don't take it seriously, and most of the ministers in the court don't know it, just because this power has never been used by anyone.This is almost a useless power, because once the ancestor returns to the Taimiao, it will be a dead end in the face of the clan order.

Without waiting for Emperor Xuanqing to speak, Song Yi took off the hair crown by himself, and knelt on the ground holding it with both hands. "Your Majesty, Song Yi, dared to offend the emperor. Please sentence me to death."

Emperor Xuanqing had never been offended like this before, and he had murderous intentions at first, but he never thought that the other party would seize the opportunity even to punish him, so he became angry immediately.He sincerely knew that the prince could not be killed at will, but he was not willing to let it go, and immediately ordered him to be imprisoned.

The Luo Kingdom's court has a strict hierarchy and each performs its own duties. Even if the emperor orders arrests, it is not enough to just "come" to get things done.Since the king of Chu is to be imprisoned, the executors need to be assigned to the department.As a rule, if a member of the clan commits a crime, the clan government should send someone to execute it.

Even though Song Yi knelt down to plead guilty, several princes in the clan mansion headed by King Gaoyang still stood behind him, waiting for Emperor Xuanqing to open his mouth and knelt down one after another. "A minister is equal to a crime..."

Emperor Xuanqing laughed angrily, looking in front of the hall, there was no one standing in the clan mansion. "There is no one left in the clan's mansion, Fu Yan, you put all of these in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

Fu Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, swallowed his saliva, and declined: "Your Majesty, the Taizu has an order that the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is not allowed to take clan relatives into custody." Fu Yan spoke slowly, peeping at the emperor's bruised face, and then said carefully, "If you want to take into custody the prison of the Ministry of Punishment , it is necessary to strip the titles of several princes and demote them to commoners."

What happened today, Emperor Xuanqing had no foresight, it could be said that he was caught off guard.Before he had time to think about the loss caused by Weiyu's death, all his anger came from Song Yi's offense.Therefore, most of the emperor's anger was recorded on Song Yi's head.Emperor Xuanqing wanted to deal with Song Yi, but he couldn't relegate many clansmen at the same time.King Gaoyang and the others knelt down, they knew the law and did not blame the public, and threatened the emperor by retreating.

Although Emperor Xuanqing was mediocre, he was not a fool. King Gaoyang's move made the emperor even more angry.Inspired by the incident just now, the emperor thought about the possibility of beheading Song Yi on the spot.

From a distance away, Song Jingxin saw the change in his father's expression, and was secretly startled. He was afraid that the King of Chu was in danger.Song Jingxin had never been a coward, and today Song Yi avenged his wife's murder, so he couldn't just watch Song Yi die because of this.

"Father," the prince, who had been silent all this time, came out during the stalemate among the crowd, "Since the patriarch ordered to kill demons under the banner of Emperor Gao, I think we should first find out the authenticity of Weiyu's crime before discussing it." Whether to convict."

Emperor Xuan Qing's train of thought was interrupted by Song Jingxin, and he shot the prince displeased.Song Jingxin felt the alienation in his father's eyes, and lowered his head slightly.

"What did Gu Qing say?" Emperor Xuanqing asked Gu Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"I think what the crown prince said is reasonable," Gu Ruhui replied, "You can first confine the king of Chu in the mansion, and order the clan mansion and the three divisions to review the case. The clan mansion is headed by the clan mansion, and the princes also obey orders. It is not appropriate to blame too much. During the confinement period of King Chu, King Gaoyang can be appointed to act as an agent for the affairs of the clan's residence."

"Yes, the king of Chu is not allowed to take half a step out of the bedroom." Even though he was not satisfied, Emperor Xuanqing couldn't think of any other way, "Who will preside over the trial?"

"My son requests the presiding judge of this case." Song Jingxin said hastily.

"It's better to avoid suspicion, Your Highness the Crown Prince," Gu Ruhui said, "The King of Chu has cleared the King's side in the name of avenging the Crown Princess."

Song Jingxin didn't expect him to say such words back, so she suddenly looked up, her eyes were wide open.From the beginning to the end, Song Yi used the banner of killing monsters, and did not mention the words "Qing Jun's side", which offended the emperor's taboo.Now everyone can see clearly that this Gu Ruhui is clearly reminding the prince, but in fact it implies that the emperor Song Yi has a heart of disobedience.

Emperor Xuan Qing's eyes darkened, obviously listening to Gu Ruhui's words.He remembered that Gu Li also reminded him to guard against the King of Chu in the past, and at that time he looked down upon him because of his age.I never thought that Song Yi, who was less than 13 years old at this time, would have such appealing power. If things go on like this, it will become a disaster.

At this time, Emperor Xuanqing still did not believe that Weiyu had committed any crimes, and only regarded the courtiers' hostility towards Weiyu as a resistance to his own obsession with cultivation and ruining the government.His state of mind is closer to that of a child who skips class and plays, he is justified but guilty.But fortunately with Weiyan, even if Weiyu died, it would not be a pity, he could justifiably evade, and he didn't have to hold too many people accountable.

The only one who is not at ease is the King of Chu.This person is ordered by Taizu, and he can practice family law, which is very troublesome.Emperor Xuanqing suspected that Song Yi had the heart of disobedience, if not, there was no need for him to contradict the emperor.A few days ago, Weiyu secretly reported that after Song Yi returned to Beijing, he went to the East Palace instead of the palace. Presumably the crown prince was also bewitched by this person.

After thinking over and over again, another jade-like young face came into view. "Jingshi, let you preside over the case."

Jin Wang Song Jingshi had been standing behind his elder brother, and he was not surprised when he heard this, he was used to such difficult tasks and finally fell on himself.

After such a commotion, Song Yi remained kneeling on the ground, motionless like a stone statue.

Weiyu's body was still scattered on the ground outside the main hall. Emperor Xuanqing looked more and more unlucky. He saw the empress's pale face from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help scolding the palace servants: "Why don't you come and clean it up, Chen Jingxian! Let me come and have a look, Empress Dowager If you and the queen are frightened, all those on duty today will be pulled out and killed with sticks!"

Sure enough, the female relatives couldn't see the bloodshed, and the empress' complexion became even worse as soon as Emperor Xuanqing said that.The nobleman's legs were weak, and he was almost carried back to the bedroom by the maid.

After the crowd dispersed, Emperor Xuanqing remembered the existence of Weiyan.This Taoist is not chaotic in the face of danger, he even sat down cross-legged on the spot, forgetting everything and me.Emperor Xuanqing admired this person's concentration very much, and trusted him a little bit in his heart.

"Is it okay for Xianchang to live in Jiaotai Palace from now on?"

Weiyan still shook his head after listening to Weiyan: "Pindao doesn't understand Weiyu's practice method. From the point of view of Pindao, this Jiaotai Temple is just a name for auspiciousness, which is not helpful for practice. If Your Majesty wants to cultivate longevity , according to Pindao's cultivation method, you still need to choose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to practice."

"That's right," Wei Yan was more serious than Wei Yu, and Emperor Xuan Qing felt that what he said was reasonable, "Then do I need to fast and take a bath, I can still recruit concubines."

"Naturally, the poor can't help but marry," Wei Yan said, "Your Majesty only needs to be careful, and don't be obsessed with women."

"So, let's choose a day to drive to the Beihai Palace..."

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[1] King Wu is the last patriarchal order