Survival countdown
Chapter 47
Zhao House.
Mrs. Xie was looking at the quarterly accounts inside and outside the mansion, while fiddling with the abacus, with a letter from Liangjiang at hand.
Zhao Boyong picked up the family letter and opened it to read: "In our family, Erlang is the only one who likes you the most. He is as careful as a hair, and his ability to settle accounts is unrivaled."
The second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Chongjin, took office in the Yantie Division, and was sent to Liangjiang the year before last.
Xie Shi: "Have you cared about Saburo and Shiro recently?"
Zhao Boyong: "What's the matter? Did Shiro get sick again?"
Mrs. Xie shook her head and said helplessly, "Why don't you ask Saburo?"
Zhao Boyong smiled: "Sanlang is in good health and has a flexible mind. Not to mention being invincible in the world, he is more than enough to protect himself. I don't worry if he doesn't bully others. But Shiro, it's been cold recently. He Study hard behind closed doors, keep your ears shut and don't get sick from overwork."
Xie frowned: "Isn't Kyoto recently peaceful?"
When Zhao Boyong heard this, the expression on his face became lighter: "The big case in Huainan is no small matter. It involves Prince Jing but cannot kill Prince Jing. Once the hatred and anger accumulated by His Majesty for many years are aroused, no one can appease them, only the shed blood , Kill enough people to bring His Majesty back to his senses."
Mrs. Xie was startled when she heard this: "Is it a big prison again?"
Zhao Boyong: "A prison that is more dangerous than that in the early days of His Majesty's ascension to the throne."
Mrs. Xie: "I have to warn Erlang and Sanlang not to be involved... Dalang has been out early and late, but he was involved because of this incident?"
Zhao Boyong: "He is the emperor's personal guard, he obeys orders, and he will not be involved in any major cases."
Mrs. Xie breathed a sigh of relief, staring at the account book for a long time, without a single word coming into her mind, she hesitated and asked again: "The child... I heard that I got an errand to Huainan to handle a big case before. The world has been turned upside down, and I have not heard the news for a long time, how is it now?"
"He retreated completely and stayed out of the matter." Zhao Boyong mentioned Zhao Baiyu, his expression was as complicated as his mood. "Care what he does?"
Xie smiled: "Just ask."
When the husband and wife whispered this for more than 20 years, Zhao Changfeng walked into the study with a strange expression on his face.Xie saw Dalang first, and quickly motioned Zhao Boyong to look behind him.
Zhao Changfeng greeted first: "Father, mother."
Zhao Boyong put his hands behind his back: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Changfeng: "Zhao Baiyu said he wanted to see you and is waiting in the front hall."
Zhao Boyong didn't even think about it: "No see."
Zhao Changfeng: "He said he wanted to discuss with you how to calm down the prison—"
"Big words!" Zhao Boyong yelled loudly, disgusted in his heart, a big prison that the three lords and nine princes can't avoid, and he, a child who is not as weak as a crown, has the nerve to come here and say that he wants to stop fighting? "Get out!"
Zhao Changfengsi and Zhao Baiyu quelled the epidemic and vindicated the unjust case in Huainan.
"Father, why don't you listen to him talk about his ideas, maybe it's feasible?"
"I have followed His Majesty for nearly 30 years. Ever since he was still in the Eastern Palace, I have witnessed him and King Jing fighting each other. Every time, the fight was endless. But King Jing couldn't kill him, so he could only bring disaster to Chi Yu. Your father and I almost died in that year. In King Jing's calculations, His Majesty later became the throne, and he fell into King Jing's estrangement plan and suspected me. Dalang, you were entrusted with a heavy task by His Majesty to assist Zheng Chuzhi in the interrogation of all officials, so remember that you are only assisting from the sidelines , have no right to interrogate or imprison, so don’t speak out.”
Zhao Changfeng bowed his head: "Da Lang remembers father's teachings." After a pause, he said again: "I will tell Zhao Baiyu to leave now."
Xie frowned tightly, subconsciously placed her hand on the back of her husband's, and moved her lips, but she didn't say any words of admonition.After all, she doesn't understand officialdom, so how can she rashly persuade her?
Just as Zhao Changfeng walked down the last steps of the study, Zhao Boyong suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
Zhao Changfeng turned around: "?"
Zhao Boyong was silent for a while: "Go and have a look."
***
Zhao Baiyu focused on the pattern on the window frame, and when he heard footsteps, he turned around and cupped his hands: "I see Zhao Zaizhi."
Zhao Boyong paused, seeing Zhao Baiyu's respectful manners as if he was treating any servant, he felt inexplicably displeased, but he pressed down, passed Zhao Baiyu and sat in the front seat, and couldn't even look at it. Looking at Zhao Baiyu, he asked, "You said you have a way to calm the prison?"
"There is a way, you can try it."
"Speak wildly."
Zhao Baiyu nodded: "I see." He waved his hands and said goodbye neatly, turned around and left.
Zhao Boyong was stunned for a moment, then anger rushed to his face, and he slapped the table with his palm, making the tea cup jingle: "Zhao Baiyu, what's your attitude?!"
Zhao Baiyu kept on walking: "You are in a hurry to refute and deny me before I say anything. Isn't it a prejudice to say that I speak wildly? Since you don't believe in the lower officials from the bottom of your heart, why should the lower officials make fun of themselves? It's just that I didn't expect that the majestic Zaizhi should be open-minded and open-minded, but I didn't expect that he would always hold prejudices against people and things related to the past because he hated the little things in the past, and would bring his prejudices to court affairs. You don’t hesitate to disregard the lives of your colleagues! Zhao Zaizhi, you are a gentleman! You are a good official! What an important minister of humerus!"
Walking to the atrium, the voice was so intense that the servants who cleaned the mansion looked up and found that Zhao Baiyu was married. They were all surprised, and they were even more shocked when they heard the conversation seemed to be mocking their master.
Could it be that the father and son finally broke their faces and officially became enemies that have never been seen forever?
Zhao Boyong was so angry that his hands trembled, he grabbed the teacup and threw it out: "A trivial matter? Do you think it is a trivial matter? I am a street rogue, what are you? What is your princess lady? Is it a low-grade thing!"
Zhao Baiyu stopped, turned sideways, turned his back to the light, and his eyes were extremely cold: "The princess is a disaster for your Zhao family's back house, for Xie Shi and the child in her belly, but what is it for you? You are not the one who married the princess? You are not the one whose wife is a concubine? You are not the one who sleeps with the princess? Oh, because of the favor of the late emperor, the princess is in full swing, and you support the East Palace, afraid of being implicated, so you have to swallow your anger. You are sacrificing yourself for the sake of your clan and your family, right? You are really great, but whether you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your clan or to earn a career as a dragon and become a prime minister, the actual sacrifice is your own wife and children. Presumably, Mr. Zaizhi, you know very well !"
Zhao Boyong stared angrily: "You——!"
Zhao Baiyu didn't intend to let him go: "Master Zaizhi has been unable to let go of it for so many years. Is it because his wife and children were hurt, or because he cared too much about his chastity and was insulted by a woman?"
"Cough!" Zhao Changfeng almost choked on his saliva, and scolded with sharp eyes: "Wulang, do you know who you are talking to? Listen to what you said, if it is spread, it is a crime of disrespect. Come down, even with the King of Lin'an, your official career will come to an end!"
Zhao Baiyu raised his chin, showing a stubbornness they had never seen before: "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid I won't be promoted?"
Zhao Boyong shouted angrily: "Zhao Baiyu, remember what you said today!"
Zhao Baiyu said word by word: "Keep it in your heart!"
Zhao Boyong was so angry that his heart ached: "Get lost!"
Zhao Baiyu left without saying a word, just thinking that he came to Zhao's mansion for nothing, thinking that Zhao Boyong would at least not be coerced by the past emotions, after all, he thought highly of it.
Mrs. Xie, who was listening, came out, supported Zhao Boyong, comforted him softly, and winked at Zhao Changfeng. The latter understood, and quickly caught up with Zhao Baiyu.
After deliberating over and over again, Zhao Changfeng said, "I know you have resentment in your heart..."
"No." Zhao Baiyu denied: "Stop judging me with your self-righteous prejudices, let alone can you refute what I just said?"
Zhao Changfeng looked at him deeply: "I have already remembered the princess's entry into the mansion. Although I am young, I know that the court situation was difficult at that time, and current affairs were not easy. Whether it was father or Zhao and Xie's family, every step was difficult. Be careful, that is to fall into the abyss and be smashed to pieces. The first emperor wanted to abolish the crown prince back then, and my father was the most powerful arm of the East Palace. Princess Changping and the crown prince are direct brothers and sisters. They used her to separate and collapse the East Palace... At that time, the situation was not that father could retreat if he wanted to. .”
Zhao Baiyu stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him: "Commander Zhao, please wait. It's common for officials in the same dynasty to have a rift due to political differences. Don't worry that I will feel resentful because of this. There may be opportunities to work together."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Changfeng came to Zhao Baiyu: "It's hard for you to visit the house. I must be worried about the prison. Since there is a way, you can tell me. I will persuade my father to help. After all, it is to save people from blood." The good deeds of wandering sticks."
If there are several chief executives taking the lead, the effect will be better.
Zhao Baiyu is not a capricious person. Public affairs are public affairs and private affairs are selfish. Zhao Boyong first aroused his emotions when his personal emotions were aroused, but it was really not worth it to calm down and think about it, so he explained his intentions and plans in the future.
Zhao Changfeng was surprised: "This kind of persuasion is tantamount to adding fuel to the flames. Who dares to act rashly? You...you have a good idea, but you are too naive."
Can be an official, which one is really confused?
A minister who is in place as an extremely human minister, which one does not act with forethought and caution?It is a good thing to stop the big prison and reduce the turmoil, but it is difficult for them to take the lead, and they are afraid of being implicated when they become big officials. Who is not behind three hundred family members, three thousand clans, and many noble families?
Even the Zhao Mansion does not belong to the Zhao family alone, and how many parties and gentry clans are involved in it. Otherwise, why did Zhao Boyong hate the princess so much but allow her to live in Liangjiang?
Do you think Zhao Boyong is timid or soft-hearted?
What he was afraid of was that if he stretched his hand too far, he would hit the emperor in the face, and if he stretched it, his whole body would be affected.
"Listen to my advice, don't get involved in it. This big case is the emperor's intention, and he needs to have a way to vent. Damn you, you have the talent to reincarnate Zhuge, and you can't keep it!"
"Who deserves to die? Do innocent people deserve to die? Do they deserve to die if they are not guilty? The emperor kills as soon as he says, and ignores the laws of the country. If the country is not the country and the law is lawless, what is the prosperity of the world? Fighting to the death, being a courtier, that's all!"
Zhao Sanlang, who hurried over when he heard the news of Zhao Baiyu's visit, was so shocked when he heard the words thrown loudly as soon as he entered the courtyard, he froze in place.
Zhao Changfeng was no less shocked than Zhao Sanlang. He had heard that Zhao Baiyu was brilliant in Huainan, no matter how wonderful the storytelling was, it was still different from the Zhao Baiyu in his memory. Now he heard these deafening words, Fang Jue said that the image of Xiao Qingtian in the book is real.
"That's..." Zhao Changfeng stared into Zhao Baiyu's eyes: "That's nonsense that only a foolish reader would believe."
He walked in the forbidden palace, never talking much, but seeing a lot.
The battle in the harem is cruel, and the royal brothers are plotting against each other.Hundreds of officials hide seven points in making friends, and hide needles in their words.The emperor seems to be tolerant and wise, but in fact he is watching from the sidelines, watching the court officials scheming against each other, stretching out his hands from time to time to stir up trouble, moving this way, pushing there, anyone may become a chess piece in his hand, everyone is a chess piece in the emperor's hand .
Who really cares about others?
Who pretends to be the court and the people in their hearts?
Even their father often taught them that as a minister, they should think more about how to protect themselves, and then the court and the people, and they would be a good official if they could spare some of their attention to the people.
"Just think that I read the book into the dog's belly."
Zhao Baiyu left without saying anything.
Zhao Sanlang shouted subconsciously: "Goro..."
Zhao Baiyu turned a deaf ear and did not stop.
Zhao Sanlang clenched his fists, ran up to Zhao Changfeng and said angrily, "Brother, I didn't expect you to say such a thing! I thought that even if you and your father were not righteous people, at least they were dedicated to serving the court and the common people." Good officer!"
Zhao Changfeng glanced at the naive third brother: "A good person cannot be an official, and the Zhao family's children cannot be a good person either."
Zhao Sanlang refused: "Zhao Baiyu can."
Zhao Changfeng: "So he and the Zhao family are settled."
Zhao Sanlang was so blocked that he had nothing to say, he hung his head, quite annoyed.
***
When Zhao Changfeng returned to the courtyard, he was called to the study by Zhao Boyong. He stood in the study for a long time, watching Zhao Boyong write a table full of words and approve most of the papers, but he didn't take the initiative to speak.
After a while, Zhao Boyong: "What did he say?"
Zhao Changfeng: "Who?"
Zhao Boyong put down his pen, crossed his fingers, looked at it for a while, and Zhao Changfeng said, "Go down."
Zhao Changfeng coughed twice, and apologized dawdly: "I said, he hopes Zaizhi will take the lead and let the court officials use the excuse that King Jing is plotting to usurp the throne and shake the country's society, and persuade His Majesty to abolish the legacy of the ancestors and kill those who hold the iron certificate of the Danshu." Prince Jing."
Zhao Boyong's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't comment on it.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Changfeng said: "I think the idea is a bit naive. Not to mention that the prime minister has a high position and power, and it is not necessary to make His Majesty unhappy, it is too simple to think that the prison can be stopped even if all the officials persuade His Majesty to kill King Jing. Sima and Donggong It's all involved, this alone can't stop the prison, not to mention that the East Palace has been making frequent moves in recent years. Last time in the case of the King of Qin, he wanted to use me to control the forbidden army in the palace. Little did he know that His Majesty knew this well. His Majesty's tolerance for the East Palace and the Empress It also reached the limit... All in all, Zhao Baiyu has a good heart, but the idea is not easy to implement."
"Besides, what else did he say?"
"Nothing else—" Zhao Changfeng remembered the words he had ignored: "By the way, Zhao Baiyu also said that Sima Jiao's corruption crime should be solved by him. The evidence is in An Huaide's hands, and they wish to kill Donggong, Zhao Baiyu How to deal with it?"
Zhao Boyong was thoughtful: "Since he can say this, it means that he is confident. Father thought it was strange at first, although His Majesty didn't mean to be optimistic about Zhao Baiyu, why is it Zheng Chuzhi who disturbed Huainan's officialdom? Zhao Bai In the trial of the injustice case by the head of the fish, Sima Jiao and Zheng Chuzhi, who should not have appeared, appeared in the courtroom, and also dragged in An Huaide, who was not there. Is the fish counting?"
Zhao Changfeng was stunned: "Wu Lang is really so scheming?"
Zhao Boyong: "As soon as the imperial envoy arrived in Huainan, everyone's brains and minds were tense. They all knew the real intention of His Majesty's imperial envoy and should have taken precautions. Into the muddy water, the people in the center of the vortex crawled to the shore unknowingly, without a drop of water, and escaped cleanly, which is difficult for ordinary people to do."
"Since he is so smart, he still has two hands to know." Zhao Boyong knocked on the table and broke away from his eldest son, saying, "If Sima Jiao can be cleared of his corruption charges, at least half of the officials on the prison list can be saved. Most of them have contacts with the Eastern Palace. Next, we will solve the serious problem of His Majesty's confidant Prince Jing, no matter how many officials are killed and how many people are angered, it is better to kill King Jing for the most legitimate reason, which will make His Majesty feel better!"
Zhao Changfeng: "So, Zhao Baiyu's method is really feasible?"
Zhao Boyong was speechless, staring at the rosewood tabletop, feeling extremely complicated.
Even him, it is difficult to think of such a perfect solution.
Even if he could think of such a way, he would not take the risk to save an irrelevant stranger, even if the 'stranger' is his colleague who has been an official in the same dynasty for decades.
Zhao Baiyu, why did he have such a miserable biological mother?
***
Privy Council.
Lu Zhiyuan respectfully sent Huo Jingtang to the door, and Huo Jingtang waved his hand: "I believe that Mr. Lu is a smart person. Here, there is no need to see him off."
Lu Zhiyuan watched Huo Jingtang's back disappear, and when he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he returned to the study to think carefully, and explained the intention of the King of Lin'an to his staff.
The aides were deeply puzzled: "The king of Lin'an County, since he handed over his military power, is a gesture of ignoring world affairs. Unless His Majesty dispatches him, he will spend his time in the government, and he will not make friends, and even the old department will rarely communicate. What do you mean by doing this now?"
Another staff member said: "Could it be to use this opportunity to win over the courtiers? If he came forward at this time, the surviving more than 300 people owe the little county king the grace of saving their lives."
Staff: "But he gave Zhiyuan the opportunity to become a good person!"
But the staff member holding the fan said: "There is no secret in the officialdom. If the king of the small county wants to save the court officials, he may not only find the prefect, but also find other prime ministers."
Lu Zhiyuan: "Two days ago, I heard that Zhao Baiyu visited Zhao's house and had a great dispute with Zhao Boyong. Maybe it was because of this matter."
The staff was stunned for a moment, and asked: "The prefect thinks this method is feasible?"
Lu Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "A dead horse can be used as a living horse doctor to save the East Palace. For Wan'er, the old man has to stand up and kneel in front of the Chui Gong Hall with this old bone. Besides, this method is not impossible."
***
Deputy Privy Council.
On the chessboard, white pieces were surrounded by black pieces, Zhao Baiyu thought hard for a long time, and chose to throw the white pieces away, smiled freely and admitted defeat: "Your Excellency is superb in chess, white fish is ashamed of himself."
Opposite Zhao Baiyu is the Zhiyuan of Gaotong, one of the governors of the current court.
Gao Tongzhi pinched a lock of beard on his chin, looked at Zhao Baiyu with a smile and said, "A hero born in a young age will become a prince. With your talent and learning, you will definitely be able to become a Jinshi in three years, but you are only nineteen, and you still have a lot of money." It’s time to come again. This time, you don’t have to worry about someone blocking your scientific research, you worship under my door, and I will protect you all the way.”
Zhao Baiyu: "Baiyu thank you for your appreciation, but the scientific examination is of no use to me. Instead of competing with thousands of students for the position of Scholars, starting from the rank nine officials, it is better to take advantage of the official position now and spend more How can time serve the imperial court and do some practical things for the people, and save a Jinshi position and leave it to others, which is considered a merit, sir, do you think this is the case?"
Gao Tongzhi looked at him with a smile: "Xiao Qingtian has a kind heart."
Zhao Baiyu laughed: "My lord, don't take the false praises given to Baiyu by the folks."
Gao Tongzhi looked at the chess game and sighed: "I'm old too. I've been an official for [-] years without knowing it. Being in this position can be regarded as having power in the government and the public. It's just that the more I become an official, the less Mr. Zhao has the courage to argue black and white."
Zhao Baiyu: "I also admire Mr. Gao who broke into the enemy's camp alone 20 years ago, captured the head of the bandit in the army of thousands of horses, swallowed thousands of miles, and had millions of soldiers hidden in his chest. How dare you talk about being brave?"
Gao Tongzhi burst out laughing, he has been an extremely human minister for many years, what kind of flattery has he never heard of?But it was the first time that he was willing to wear the top hat given by Zhao Baiyu, and he felt very happy.
"It's rare for the younger generation to remember the old man's past. Alas, you, the younger generation, have the courage to persuade you not to be afraid of death. If I, an old man, are afraid, how can I face Jiangdong's elders when the news spreads?"
Zhao Baiyu immediately got up and bowed to Gao Tongzhi: "Baiyu conveyed the righteousness of Mr. Gao!"
Gao Tongzhi supported him with one hand: "It's getting late, why don't Mr. Zhao stay at home for dinner?"
Zhao Baiyu refused embarrassingly: "There is someone waiting at home. If I don't go back tonight, I am afraid that he will break into your lord's house and offend you and your family."
Gao Tongzhi nodded, expressing his understanding. It is embarrassing for a family with a shrewd wife and a shrewd husband.
After Zhao Baiyu was sent away, Mrs. Gao walked out, fiddled with the chessboard again and asked, "Is it possible?"
Gao Tongzhi: "You can give it a try."
"Court officials used to force His Majesty to obey the iron coupons left by the ancestors, so they had to swallow their anger and let Prince Jing go. Now they are still court officials, and there are still many people who used various principles to force His Majesty to obey the ancestors. If it were me, I would be able to set off firecrackers for three days and three nights in such a good mood."
It's like the group of people who stand on the moral high ground and persuade you to forgive your enemies, but one day they turn around and beg you not to be kind, don't be soft-hearted, and kill your fucking enemy, wouldn't you be upset?
Mrs. Gao laughed: "It's hard for Xiao Qingtian to come up with such a bad move."
After a long time without getting a response from Gao Tongzhi, Mrs. Gao looked up, like a roundworm in her husband's stomach, and said clearly: "Do you envy Chen Shilang for having such a student?"
Gao Tongzhi glanced at Mrs. Gao indifferently: "As a son, there are still others who recognize someone else as their father, let alone a teacher. Besides, three people must have my teacher."
Mrs. Gao couldn't stop laughing, knowing that Tongzhi Gao had a very high opinion of Zhao Baiyu, she still wanted to joke: "How is Zhao Baiyu?"
Gao Tongzhi was silent for a long time, and said, "Wisdom is like a monster, and the heart is like a Bodhisattva."
***
More than half of the first-rank officials who were prime ministers in the court were persuaded, and Lu Zhiyuan's persuasion was equivalent to being pulled from the East Palace. When the immediate superior revealed his intention, the terrified court officials below naturally quickly grasped this life-saving straw, and all of them responded.
Only Zhang Shizhong, who was looking forward to the big prison, was kept in the dark. He wrote the list of officials he was going to promote into the memorial and sent it to the Hall of Yanhe.
In the early court, a group of courtiers waited outside the palace. They greeted each other when they saw their superiors or colleagues. They were in groups of threes and twos, and they talked easily. They didn’t see the melancholy and fear of the previous two days. It seemed that there was no such thing as the Huainan case and the prison. .
Could it be that he was dreaming?
Zhang Shizhong was puzzled, and when he came to Zhao Zaizhi, he just cupped his hands and asked, but the latter suddenly turned around and straightened his clothes, and then strode into the Chuigong Hall.
The early court was as usual, and at dawn, Emperor Yuanshou asked about the progress of the major case in Huainan.
The presiding judge Zheng Chuzhi came out to report: "Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers worked tirelessly day and night to investigate and interrogate, and finally found out the truth. An Huaide was indeed Prince Jing's former subordinate. Yinzi, take advantage of his power to station troops..."
When it was said that under the order of Prince Cong Jing, the whole family of the Huang family, the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River, was killed in order to snatch the ten thousand year old blood amber, Emperor Yuanshou's eyes were filled with fright and anger, his fists were clenched tightly, and his palms were pinched with bleeding marks.
Emperor Yuanshou was even more angry when he heard that Prince Jing was setting up troops.
"...At the same time, the minister ordered the account book in An Huaide's hands to be checked overnight, and it was confirmed that it was a newly made fake account. Many secret data did not match Huainan's tax revenue over the years, so the minister confirmed that An Huaide had identified Du Cao Sima Jiao as embezzled. Taxes in Huainan are slander, and they are used to bite the East Palace, shake the position of the crown prince, and intend to attack the court and Huainan officialdom with the crime of cronyism—" Zheng Chuzhi suddenly raised his voice, and said with a righteous face: "Prince Jing is determined to usurp the throne. The imperial court appointed an official with the intention of shaking the country, the crime is heinous, and the crime cannot be punished, please severely punish it!"
Emperor Yuanshou thought it was still the same old way, his face was covered with frost, waiting for the dissuasion from the court officials, but the murderous intent in his heart kept running.
Sure enough, Zhao Boyong came out on the list: "Ever since His Majesty was still the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, King Jing has coveted the throne, and when His Majesty inherits the throne, King Jing is still ruthless and has repeatedly threatened the stability of the court. The kindness of Danshu Iron Coupon and the brotherhood of the Holy Father Gu Nian was forgiven again and again. The golden words of the holy ancestor are the words of the emperor, and they are also the family rules and ancestral precepts. Filial piety, the emperor follows the family law and the ancestors' precepts is an example for the country and the people..."
It's this set again!
If you don't respect the precepts of your ancestors and don't let Prince Jing go, even if he is unfilial and unrighteous, he will leave a bad reputation in the country and family, but why don't they open their eyes to see what King Jing is doing?
Based on the things that Prince Jing did, he could be executed by Ling Chi just by picking out one of them!
Emperor Yuanshou was furious, his eyes were red, and when he was about to lose his killing intent, he heard Zhao Boyong change the subject: "But following the rules and staying the same is not suitable for the Tian family, let alone a dynasty with signs of prosperity. As the saying goes, "if you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be successful, and if you are successful, you will last long." The previous court has sinned, and the emperor's decree is not without mistakes. Even the legacy of the ancestors, there are old and unreasonable things, which should be avoided or abolished."
Emperor Yuanshou: ...Huh?
Zhao Boyong made an impassioned statement: "What King Jing has done is too numerous to write down. His crimes are heinous. If he is not dealt with by the laws of the country, if he is not dealt with severely, the laws of the country are still majestic? Can you still order and prohibit, and will you not obey? The people will still obey. Law-abiding? So—"
Emperor Yuanshou's expression changed slightly, something happened.
"I implore Your Majesty to execute King Jing to make an example to others!"
Mrs. Xie was looking at the quarterly accounts inside and outside the mansion, while fiddling with the abacus, with a letter from Liangjiang at hand.
Zhao Boyong picked up the family letter and opened it to read: "In our family, Erlang is the only one who likes you the most. He is as careful as a hair, and his ability to settle accounts is unrivaled."
The second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Chongjin, took office in the Yantie Division, and was sent to Liangjiang the year before last.
Xie Shi: "Have you cared about Saburo and Shiro recently?"
Zhao Boyong: "What's the matter? Did Shiro get sick again?"
Mrs. Xie shook her head and said helplessly, "Why don't you ask Saburo?"
Zhao Boyong smiled: "Sanlang is in good health and has a flexible mind. Not to mention being invincible in the world, he is more than enough to protect himself. I don't worry if he doesn't bully others. But Shiro, it's been cold recently. He Study hard behind closed doors, keep your ears shut and don't get sick from overwork."
Xie frowned: "Isn't Kyoto recently peaceful?"
When Zhao Boyong heard this, the expression on his face became lighter: "The big case in Huainan is no small matter. It involves Prince Jing but cannot kill Prince Jing. Once the hatred and anger accumulated by His Majesty for many years are aroused, no one can appease them, only the shed blood , Kill enough people to bring His Majesty back to his senses."
Mrs. Xie was startled when she heard this: "Is it a big prison again?"
Zhao Boyong: "A prison that is more dangerous than that in the early days of His Majesty's ascension to the throne."
Mrs. Xie: "I have to warn Erlang and Sanlang not to be involved... Dalang has been out early and late, but he was involved because of this incident?"
Zhao Boyong: "He is the emperor's personal guard, he obeys orders, and he will not be involved in any major cases."
Mrs. Xie breathed a sigh of relief, staring at the account book for a long time, without a single word coming into her mind, she hesitated and asked again: "The child... I heard that I got an errand to Huainan to handle a big case before. The world has been turned upside down, and I have not heard the news for a long time, how is it now?"
"He retreated completely and stayed out of the matter." Zhao Boyong mentioned Zhao Baiyu, his expression was as complicated as his mood. "Care what he does?"
Xie smiled: "Just ask."
When the husband and wife whispered this for more than 20 years, Zhao Changfeng walked into the study with a strange expression on his face.Xie saw Dalang first, and quickly motioned Zhao Boyong to look behind him.
Zhao Changfeng greeted first: "Father, mother."
Zhao Boyong put his hands behind his back: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Changfeng: "Zhao Baiyu said he wanted to see you and is waiting in the front hall."
Zhao Boyong didn't even think about it: "No see."
Zhao Changfeng: "He said he wanted to discuss with you how to calm down the prison—"
"Big words!" Zhao Boyong yelled loudly, disgusted in his heart, a big prison that the three lords and nine princes can't avoid, and he, a child who is not as weak as a crown, has the nerve to come here and say that he wants to stop fighting? "Get out!"
Zhao Changfengsi and Zhao Baiyu quelled the epidemic and vindicated the unjust case in Huainan.
"Father, why don't you listen to him talk about his ideas, maybe it's feasible?"
"I have followed His Majesty for nearly 30 years. Ever since he was still in the Eastern Palace, I have witnessed him and King Jing fighting each other. Every time, the fight was endless. But King Jing couldn't kill him, so he could only bring disaster to Chi Yu. Your father and I almost died in that year. In King Jing's calculations, His Majesty later became the throne, and he fell into King Jing's estrangement plan and suspected me. Dalang, you were entrusted with a heavy task by His Majesty to assist Zheng Chuzhi in the interrogation of all officials, so remember that you are only assisting from the sidelines , have no right to interrogate or imprison, so don’t speak out.”
Zhao Changfeng bowed his head: "Da Lang remembers father's teachings." After a pause, he said again: "I will tell Zhao Baiyu to leave now."
Xie frowned tightly, subconsciously placed her hand on the back of her husband's, and moved her lips, but she didn't say any words of admonition.After all, she doesn't understand officialdom, so how can she rashly persuade her?
Just as Zhao Changfeng walked down the last steps of the study, Zhao Boyong suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
Zhao Changfeng turned around: "?"
Zhao Boyong was silent for a while: "Go and have a look."
***
Zhao Baiyu focused on the pattern on the window frame, and when he heard footsteps, he turned around and cupped his hands: "I see Zhao Zaizhi."
Zhao Boyong paused, seeing Zhao Baiyu's respectful manners as if he was treating any servant, he felt inexplicably displeased, but he pressed down, passed Zhao Baiyu and sat in the front seat, and couldn't even look at it. Looking at Zhao Baiyu, he asked, "You said you have a way to calm the prison?"
"There is a way, you can try it."
"Speak wildly."
Zhao Baiyu nodded: "I see." He waved his hands and said goodbye neatly, turned around and left.
Zhao Boyong was stunned for a moment, then anger rushed to his face, and he slapped the table with his palm, making the tea cup jingle: "Zhao Baiyu, what's your attitude?!"
Zhao Baiyu kept on walking: "You are in a hurry to refute and deny me before I say anything. Isn't it a prejudice to say that I speak wildly? Since you don't believe in the lower officials from the bottom of your heart, why should the lower officials make fun of themselves? It's just that I didn't expect that the majestic Zaizhi should be open-minded and open-minded, but I didn't expect that he would always hold prejudices against people and things related to the past because he hated the little things in the past, and would bring his prejudices to court affairs. You don’t hesitate to disregard the lives of your colleagues! Zhao Zaizhi, you are a gentleman! You are a good official! What an important minister of humerus!"
Walking to the atrium, the voice was so intense that the servants who cleaned the mansion looked up and found that Zhao Baiyu was married. They were all surprised, and they were even more shocked when they heard the conversation seemed to be mocking their master.
Could it be that the father and son finally broke their faces and officially became enemies that have never been seen forever?
Zhao Boyong was so angry that his hands trembled, he grabbed the teacup and threw it out: "A trivial matter? Do you think it is a trivial matter? I am a street rogue, what are you? What is your princess lady? Is it a low-grade thing!"
Zhao Baiyu stopped, turned sideways, turned his back to the light, and his eyes were extremely cold: "The princess is a disaster for your Zhao family's back house, for Xie Shi and the child in her belly, but what is it for you? You are not the one who married the princess? You are not the one whose wife is a concubine? You are not the one who sleeps with the princess? Oh, because of the favor of the late emperor, the princess is in full swing, and you support the East Palace, afraid of being implicated, so you have to swallow your anger. You are sacrificing yourself for the sake of your clan and your family, right? You are really great, but whether you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your clan or to earn a career as a dragon and become a prime minister, the actual sacrifice is your own wife and children. Presumably, Mr. Zaizhi, you know very well !"
Zhao Boyong stared angrily: "You——!"
Zhao Baiyu didn't intend to let him go: "Master Zaizhi has been unable to let go of it for so many years. Is it because his wife and children were hurt, or because he cared too much about his chastity and was insulted by a woman?"
"Cough!" Zhao Changfeng almost choked on his saliva, and scolded with sharp eyes: "Wulang, do you know who you are talking to? Listen to what you said, if it is spread, it is a crime of disrespect. Come down, even with the King of Lin'an, your official career will come to an end!"
Zhao Baiyu raised his chin, showing a stubbornness they had never seen before: "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid I won't be promoted?"
Zhao Boyong shouted angrily: "Zhao Baiyu, remember what you said today!"
Zhao Baiyu said word by word: "Keep it in your heart!"
Zhao Boyong was so angry that his heart ached: "Get lost!"
Zhao Baiyu left without saying a word, just thinking that he came to Zhao's mansion for nothing, thinking that Zhao Boyong would at least not be coerced by the past emotions, after all, he thought highly of it.
Mrs. Xie, who was listening, came out, supported Zhao Boyong, comforted him softly, and winked at Zhao Changfeng. The latter understood, and quickly caught up with Zhao Baiyu.
After deliberating over and over again, Zhao Changfeng said, "I know you have resentment in your heart..."
"No." Zhao Baiyu denied: "Stop judging me with your self-righteous prejudices, let alone can you refute what I just said?"
Zhao Changfeng looked at him deeply: "I have already remembered the princess's entry into the mansion. Although I am young, I know that the court situation was difficult at that time, and current affairs were not easy. Whether it was father or Zhao and Xie's family, every step was difficult. Be careful, that is to fall into the abyss and be smashed to pieces. The first emperor wanted to abolish the crown prince back then, and my father was the most powerful arm of the East Palace. Princess Changping and the crown prince are direct brothers and sisters. They used her to separate and collapse the East Palace... At that time, the situation was not that father could retreat if he wanted to. .”
Zhao Baiyu stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him: "Commander Zhao, please wait. It's common for officials in the same dynasty to have a rift due to political differences. Don't worry that I will feel resentful because of this. There may be opportunities to work together."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Changfeng came to Zhao Baiyu: "It's hard for you to visit the house. I must be worried about the prison. Since there is a way, you can tell me. I will persuade my father to help. After all, it is to save people from blood." The good deeds of wandering sticks."
If there are several chief executives taking the lead, the effect will be better.
Zhao Baiyu is not a capricious person. Public affairs are public affairs and private affairs are selfish. Zhao Boyong first aroused his emotions when his personal emotions were aroused, but it was really not worth it to calm down and think about it, so he explained his intentions and plans in the future.
Zhao Changfeng was surprised: "This kind of persuasion is tantamount to adding fuel to the flames. Who dares to act rashly? You...you have a good idea, but you are too naive."
Can be an official, which one is really confused?
A minister who is in place as an extremely human minister, which one does not act with forethought and caution?It is a good thing to stop the big prison and reduce the turmoil, but it is difficult for them to take the lead, and they are afraid of being implicated when they become big officials. Who is not behind three hundred family members, three thousand clans, and many noble families?
Even the Zhao Mansion does not belong to the Zhao family alone, and how many parties and gentry clans are involved in it. Otherwise, why did Zhao Boyong hate the princess so much but allow her to live in Liangjiang?
Do you think Zhao Boyong is timid or soft-hearted?
What he was afraid of was that if he stretched his hand too far, he would hit the emperor in the face, and if he stretched it, his whole body would be affected.
"Listen to my advice, don't get involved in it. This big case is the emperor's intention, and he needs to have a way to vent. Damn you, you have the talent to reincarnate Zhuge, and you can't keep it!"
"Who deserves to die? Do innocent people deserve to die? Do they deserve to die if they are not guilty? The emperor kills as soon as he says, and ignores the laws of the country. If the country is not the country and the law is lawless, what is the prosperity of the world? Fighting to the death, being a courtier, that's all!"
Zhao Sanlang, who hurried over when he heard the news of Zhao Baiyu's visit, was so shocked when he heard the words thrown loudly as soon as he entered the courtyard, he froze in place.
Zhao Changfeng was no less shocked than Zhao Sanlang. He had heard that Zhao Baiyu was brilliant in Huainan, no matter how wonderful the storytelling was, it was still different from the Zhao Baiyu in his memory. Now he heard these deafening words, Fang Jue said that the image of Xiao Qingtian in the book is real.
"That's..." Zhao Changfeng stared into Zhao Baiyu's eyes: "That's nonsense that only a foolish reader would believe."
He walked in the forbidden palace, never talking much, but seeing a lot.
The battle in the harem is cruel, and the royal brothers are plotting against each other.Hundreds of officials hide seven points in making friends, and hide needles in their words.The emperor seems to be tolerant and wise, but in fact he is watching from the sidelines, watching the court officials scheming against each other, stretching out his hands from time to time to stir up trouble, moving this way, pushing there, anyone may become a chess piece in his hand, everyone is a chess piece in the emperor's hand .
Who really cares about others?
Who pretends to be the court and the people in their hearts?
Even their father often taught them that as a minister, they should think more about how to protect themselves, and then the court and the people, and they would be a good official if they could spare some of their attention to the people.
"Just think that I read the book into the dog's belly."
Zhao Baiyu left without saying anything.
Zhao Sanlang shouted subconsciously: "Goro..."
Zhao Baiyu turned a deaf ear and did not stop.
Zhao Sanlang clenched his fists, ran up to Zhao Changfeng and said angrily, "Brother, I didn't expect you to say such a thing! I thought that even if you and your father were not righteous people, at least they were dedicated to serving the court and the common people." Good officer!"
Zhao Changfeng glanced at the naive third brother: "A good person cannot be an official, and the Zhao family's children cannot be a good person either."
Zhao Sanlang refused: "Zhao Baiyu can."
Zhao Changfeng: "So he and the Zhao family are settled."
Zhao Sanlang was so blocked that he had nothing to say, he hung his head, quite annoyed.
***
When Zhao Changfeng returned to the courtyard, he was called to the study by Zhao Boyong. He stood in the study for a long time, watching Zhao Boyong write a table full of words and approve most of the papers, but he didn't take the initiative to speak.
After a while, Zhao Boyong: "What did he say?"
Zhao Changfeng: "Who?"
Zhao Boyong put down his pen, crossed his fingers, looked at it for a while, and Zhao Changfeng said, "Go down."
Zhao Changfeng coughed twice, and apologized dawdly: "I said, he hopes Zaizhi will take the lead and let the court officials use the excuse that King Jing is plotting to usurp the throne and shake the country's society, and persuade His Majesty to abolish the legacy of the ancestors and kill those who hold the iron certificate of the Danshu." Prince Jing."
Zhao Boyong's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't comment on it.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Changfeng said: "I think the idea is a bit naive. Not to mention that the prime minister has a high position and power, and it is not necessary to make His Majesty unhappy, it is too simple to think that the prison can be stopped even if all the officials persuade His Majesty to kill King Jing. Sima and Donggong It's all involved, this alone can't stop the prison, not to mention that the East Palace has been making frequent moves in recent years. Last time in the case of the King of Qin, he wanted to use me to control the forbidden army in the palace. Little did he know that His Majesty knew this well. His Majesty's tolerance for the East Palace and the Empress It also reached the limit... All in all, Zhao Baiyu has a good heart, but the idea is not easy to implement."
"Besides, what else did he say?"
"Nothing else—" Zhao Changfeng remembered the words he had ignored: "By the way, Zhao Baiyu also said that Sima Jiao's corruption crime should be solved by him. The evidence is in An Huaide's hands, and they wish to kill Donggong, Zhao Baiyu How to deal with it?"
Zhao Boyong was thoughtful: "Since he can say this, it means that he is confident. Father thought it was strange at first, although His Majesty didn't mean to be optimistic about Zhao Baiyu, why is it Zheng Chuzhi who disturbed Huainan's officialdom? Zhao Bai In the trial of the injustice case by the head of the fish, Sima Jiao and Zheng Chuzhi, who should not have appeared, appeared in the courtroom, and also dragged in An Huaide, who was not there. Is the fish counting?"
Zhao Changfeng was stunned: "Wu Lang is really so scheming?"
Zhao Boyong: "As soon as the imperial envoy arrived in Huainan, everyone's brains and minds were tense. They all knew the real intention of His Majesty's imperial envoy and should have taken precautions. Into the muddy water, the people in the center of the vortex crawled to the shore unknowingly, without a drop of water, and escaped cleanly, which is difficult for ordinary people to do."
"Since he is so smart, he still has two hands to know." Zhao Boyong knocked on the table and broke away from his eldest son, saying, "If Sima Jiao can be cleared of his corruption charges, at least half of the officials on the prison list can be saved. Most of them have contacts with the Eastern Palace. Next, we will solve the serious problem of His Majesty's confidant Prince Jing, no matter how many officials are killed and how many people are angered, it is better to kill King Jing for the most legitimate reason, which will make His Majesty feel better!"
Zhao Changfeng: "So, Zhao Baiyu's method is really feasible?"
Zhao Boyong was speechless, staring at the rosewood tabletop, feeling extremely complicated.
Even him, it is difficult to think of such a perfect solution.
Even if he could think of such a way, he would not take the risk to save an irrelevant stranger, even if the 'stranger' is his colleague who has been an official in the same dynasty for decades.
Zhao Baiyu, why did he have such a miserable biological mother?
***
Privy Council.
Lu Zhiyuan respectfully sent Huo Jingtang to the door, and Huo Jingtang waved his hand: "I believe that Mr. Lu is a smart person. Here, there is no need to see him off."
Lu Zhiyuan watched Huo Jingtang's back disappear, and when he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he returned to the study to think carefully, and explained the intention of the King of Lin'an to his staff.
The aides were deeply puzzled: "The king of Lin'an County, since he handed over his military power, is a gesture of ignoring world affairs. Unless His Majesty dispatches him, he will spend his time in the government, and he will not make friends, and even the old department will rarely communicate. What do you mean by doing this now?"
Another staff member said: "Could it be to use this opportunity to win over the courtiers? If he came forward at this time, the surviving more than 300 people owe the little county king the grace of saving their lives."
Staff: "But he gave Zhiyuan the opportunity to become a good person!"
But the staff member holding the fan said: "There is no secret in the officialdom. If the king of the small county wants to save the court officials, he may not only find the prefect, but also find other prime ministers."
Lu Zhiyuan: "Two days ago, I heard that Zhao Baiyu visited Zhao's house and had a great dispute with Zhao Boyong. Maybe it was because of this matter."
The staff was stunned for a moment, and asked: "The prefect thinks this method is feasible?"
Lu Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "A dead horse can be used as a living horse doctor to save the East Palace. For Wan'er, the old man has to stand up and kneel in front of the Chui Gong Hall with this old bone. Besides, this method is not impossible."
***
Deputy Privy Council.
On the chessboard, white pieces were surrounded by black pieces, Zhao Baiyu thought hard for a long time, and chose to throw the white pieces away, smiled freely and admitted defeat: "Your Excellency is superb in chess, white fish is ashamed of himself."
Opposite Zhao Baiyu is the Zhiyuan of Gaotong, one of the governors of the current court.
Gao Tongzhi pinched a lock of beard on his chin, looked at Zhao Baiyu with a smile and said, "A hero born in a young age will become a prince. With your talent and learning, you will definitely be able to become a Jinshi in three years, but you are only nineteen, and you still have a lot of money." It’s time to come again. This time, you don’t have to worry about someone blocking your scientific research, you worship under my door, and I will protect you all the way.”
Zhao Baiyu: "Baiyu thank you for your appreciation, but the scientific examination is of no use to me. Instead of competing with thousands of students for the position of Scholars, starting from the rank nine officials, it is better to take advantage of the official position now and spend more How can time serve the imperial court and do some practical things for the people, and save a Jinshi position and leave it to others, which is considered a merit, sir, do you think this is the case?"
Gao Tongzhi looked at him with a smile: "Xiao Qingtian has a kind heart."
Zhao Baiyu laughed: "My lord, don't take the false praises given to Baiyu by the folks."
Gao Tongzhi looked at the chess game and sighed: "I'm old too. I've been an official for [-] years without knowing it. Being in this position can be regarded as having power in the government and the public. It's just that the more I become an official, the less Mr. Zhao has the courage to argue black and white."
Zhao Baiyu: "I also admire Mr. Gao who broke into the enemy's camp alone 20 years ago, captured the head of the bandit in the army of thousands of horses, swallowed thousands of miles, and had millions of soldiers hidden in his chest. How dare you talk about being brave?"
Gao Tongzhi burst out laughing, he has been an extremely human minister for many years, what kind of flattery has he never heard of?But it was the first time that he was willing to wear the top hat given by Zhao Baiyu, and he felt very happy.
"It's rare for the younger generation to remember the old man's past. Alas, you, the younger generation, have the courage to persuade you not to be afraid of death. If I, an old man, are afraid, how can I face Jiangdong's elders when the news spreads?"
Zhao Baiyu immediately got up and bowed to Gao Tongzhi: "Baiyu conveyed the righteousness of Mr. Gao!"
Gao Tongzhi supported him with one hand: "It's getting late, why don't Mr. Zhao stay at home for dinner?"
Zhao Baiyu refused embarrassingly: "There is someone waiting at home. If I don't go back tonight, I am afraid that he will break into your lord's house and offend you and your family."
Gao Tongzhi nodded, expressing his understanding. It is embarrassing for a family with a shrewd wife and a shrewd husband.
After Zhao Baiyu was sent away, Mrs. Gao walked out, fiddled with the chessboard again and asked, "Is it possible?"
Gao Tongzhi: "You can give it a try."
"Court officials used to force His Majesty to obey the iron coupons left by the ancestors, so they had to swallow their anger and let Prince Jing go. Now they are still court officials, and there are still many people who used various principles to force His Majesty to obey the ancestors. If it were me, I would be able to set off firecrackers for three days and three nights in such a good mood."
It's like the group of people who stand on the moral high ground and persuade you to forgive your enemies, but one day they turn around and beg you not to be kind, don't be soft-hearted, and kill your fucking enemy, wouldn't you be upset?
Mrs. Gao laughed: "It's hard for Xiao Qingtian to come up with such a bad move."
After a long time without getting a response from Gao Tongzhi, Mrs. Gao looked up, like a roundworm in her husband's stomach, and said clearly: "Do you envy Chen Shilang for having such a student?"
Gao Tongzhi glanced at Mrs. Gao indifferently: "As a son, there are still others who recognize someone else as their father, let alone a teacher. Besides, three people must have my teacher."
Mrs. Gao couldn't stop laughing, knowing that Tongzhi Gao had a very high opinion of Zhao Baiyu, she still wanted to joke: "How is Zhao Baiyu?"
Gao Tongzhi was silent for a long time, and said, "Wisdom is like a monster, and the heart is like a Bodhisattva."
***
More than half of the first-rank officials who were prime ministers in the court were persuaded, and Lu Zhiyuan's persuasion was equivalent to being pulled from the East Palace. When the immediate superior revealed his intention, the terrified court officials below naturally quickly grasped this life-saving straw, and all of them responded.
Only Zhang Shizhong, who was looking forward to the big prison, was kept in the dark. He wrote the list of officials he was going to promote into the memorial and sent it to the Hall of Yanhe.
In the early court, a group of courtiers waited outside the palace. They greeted each other when they saw their superiors or colleagues. They were in groups of threes and twos, and they talked easily. They didn’t see the melancholy and fear of the previous two days. It seemed that there was no such thing as the Huainan case and the prison. .
Could it be that he was dreaming?
Zhang Shizhong was puzzled, and when he came to Zhao Zaizhi, he just cupped his hands and asked, but the latter suddenly turned around and straightened his clothes, and then strode into the Chuigong Hall.
The early court was as usual, and at dawn, Emperor Yuanshou asked about the progress of the major case in Huainan.
The presiding judge Zheng Chuzhi came out to report: "Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers worked tirelessly day and night to investigate and interrogate, and finally found out the truth. An Huaide was indeed Prince Jing's former subordinate. Yinzi, take advantage of his power to station troops..."
When it was said that under the order of Prince Cong Jing, the whole family of the Huang family, the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River, was killed in order to snatch the ten thousand year old blood amber, Emperor Yuanshou's eyes were filled with fright and anger, his fists were clenched tightly, and his palms were pinched with bleeding marks.
Emperor Yuanshou was even more angry when he heard that Prince Jing was setting up troops.
"...At the same time, the minister ordered the account book in An Huaide's hands to be checked overnight, and it was confirmed that it was a newly made fake account. Many secret data did not match Huainan's tax revenue over the years, so the minister confirmed that An Huaide had identified Du Cao Sima Jiao as embezzled. Taxes in Huainan are slander, and they are used to bite the East Palace, shake the position of the crown prince, and intend to attack the court and Huainan officialdom with the crime of cronyism—" Zheng Chuzhi suddenly raised his voice, and said with a righteous face: "Prince Jing is determined to usurp the throne. The imperial court appointed an official with the intention of shaking the country, the crime is heinous, and the crime cannot be punished, please severely punish it!"
Emperor Yuanshou thought it was still the same old way, his face was covered with frost, waiting for the dissuasion from the court officials, but the murderous intent in his heart kept running.
Sure enough, Zhao Boyong came out on the list: "Ever since His Majesty was still the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, King Jing has coveted the throne, and when His Majesty inherits the throne, King Jing is still ruthless and has repeatedly threatened the stability of the court. The kindness of Danshu Iron Coupon and the brotherhood of the Holy Father Gu Nian was forgiven again and again. The golden words of the holy ancestor are the words of the emperor, and they are also the family rules and ancestral precepts. Filial piety, the emperor follows the family law and the ancestors' precepts is an example for the country and the people..."
It's this set again!
If you don't respect the precepts of your ancestors and don't let Prince Jing go, even if he is unfilial and unrighteous, he will leave a bad reputation in the country and family, but why don't they open their eyes to see what King Jing is doing?
Based on the things that Prince Jing did, he could be executed by Ling Chi just by picking out one of them!
Emperor Yuanshou was furious, his eyes were red, and when he was about to lose his killing intent, he heard Zhao Boyong change the subject: "But following the rules and staying the same is not suitable for the Tian family, let alone a dynasty with signs of prosperity. As the saying goes, "if you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be successful, and if you are successful, you will last long." The previous court has sinned, and the emperor's decree is not without mistakes. Even the legacy of the ancestors, there are old and unreasonable things, which should be avoided or abolished."
Emperor Yuanshou: ...Huh?
Zhao Boyong made an impassioned statement: "What King Jing has done is too numerous to write down. His crimes are heinous. If he is not dealt with by the laws of the country, if he is not dealt with severely, the laws of the country are still majestic? Can you still order and prohibit, and will you not obey? The people will still obey. Law-abiding? So—"
Emperor Yuanshou's expression changed slightly, something happened.
"I implore Your Majesty to execute King Jing to make an example to others!"
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