History of Yongwu

Capital

Tingwei Mansion Yamen should be called Xing Mingsi now, Gu Lei looked at the people standing in the lobby, frowning tightly, and carefully stroked the letter paper on the table twice with his fingers.

"General Wei" Gu Lei's voice was low, "The general guarded Kuncheng, and he was not allowed to leave without an order. However, the general abandoned the city and went south, hiding in the capital. Dare to ask the general why?"

Wei Jing lowered his head halfway, raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but he didn't make a sound, and the surrounding yamen servants were not surprised when they saw it.General Wei hasn't said a word since he joined the Criminal Division, so he probably has nothing to worry about. After all, everyone knows that the Wei family is so prominent.

"General Wei, leaving one's post without permission is the least serious thing. Your Majesty declares the law of the country, even the royal family is no exception." Gu Lei pressed his palm on the letter paper, his face darkened.

Wei Jing just stared at him, but still ignored him, Gu Lei twitched his eyebrows, sat up straight, and picked up the letter that had been under his palm.

"The general didn't say a word, I don't know if it has something to do with this matter"

The yamen servant picked up the letterhead and put it in front of Wei Jing. Wei Jing glanced down, then his expression changed, and he looked up at Gu Lei.

"Nonsense, I have never done anything to betray His Majesty"

"Then why did the general leave the guard without authorization and hide in Xizhen?"

"I..." Wei Jing's color changed a few times, he struggled for a while, and said through gritted teeth, "This letter has nothing to do with me!"

"It is said that when the general hid in Xizhen, there was another person beside him, but now he is missing. Who is this person? Where is he? Why did he disappear suddenly?" Gu Lei asked.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I've never met anyone before." Wei Jing looked at him and answered with clenched hands.

No matter what Wei Jing was asked, he would always deny it, or he would not say a word. The Criminal Department had no evidence and could not punish Wei Jing. Gu Lei was shrewd and could do nothing about it, not to mention that the matter involved the royal family, which was extremely complicated.

Outside the Pingyang Gate, Li Han drove a carriage, followed by two or three guards, and entered quietly.Dong dong... Someone tapped on the car window, Li Han slowed down and leaned in front of him.

"Don't go through the main entrance," Qin Yu said as he lifted the curtain of the car.

"Yes"

With a flick of the horsewhip, the driver changed the direction, detoured across the Imperial Palace Road, and headed west.

East Hall

Everyone in the Shangshutai performed their own duties, and the small officials were all cautious when they came and went. If it weren't for the two quarreling in the hall, they would have looked solemn and serious.

Zhao Shangshu and Xue Xiangye sat in the innermost inner hall, separated by a table, arguing with each other endlessly, Zhao Zhiping has always been calm, and Xue Prime Minister is also gentle and refined, no one understands why such sensible two people Arguing as soon as they meet, unable to discuss calmly.

At the door, Qin Yu listened to the voice inside, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the hall strangely.

"Your Majesty?" Shen Xuewen sensed someone was at the door, glanced up, and immediately returned to his senses, "My minister..."

Raising his hand to interrupt Shen Xuewen, Qin Yu waved his hand to signal everyone to keep quiet, he walked towards the hall and stood outside the door of those two people.

"The two of them..." Qin Yu listened for a while and asked Shen Xuewen beside him, "Has it always been like this?"

Indeed, it has always been like this, and Shen Xuewen doesn't understand why the two of them dislike each other so much.

"The two adults are dedicated to their duties and serve the court. It is inevitable that there will be disagreements, but this is not always the case," he replied thoughtfully.

"Well" His Majesty the Emperor understood the truth from his flickering words, and ordered, "Bring a pot of tea."

Qin Yu took the tea, held it in his hand, walked around the screen and entered the inner pavilion. The two were arguing happily, and no one paid attention to him. His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and laughed heartily.

"Have a cup of tea and stop arguing!"

"Who told you...Your Majesty!" Du Xuetang turned his head and saw him startled.

"Prime Minister doesn't want to see me?" Qin Yu smiled.

"See Your Majesty" the two returned to their senses at the same time, stood up and saluted.

After waving his hands to signal them to be excused, Qin Yu sat on the chair and looked at the two of them, "What is it worth for the two of you to be so angry?"

"Return to Your Majesty" Zhao Zhiping cupped his hands and replied, "Mingyue's prefectures are mostly different from Dayong's, and the implementation of state affairs is not proper. The ministers and the prime minister have disagreements, which makes Your Majesty worry. It's the fault of the ministers."

"In ancient times, there were generals who were at odds with each other and the country perished. Lovers quarreled like this. How should the ministers inside and outside the court deal with themselves?" Qin Yu looked at them, his brows drooping. Confused, caught up in it"

"The minister is ashamed"

"Forget it." Qin Yu leaned on the chair and looked at the two of them, "I didn't come back to judge for you two, how is it?"

The two were silent for a while, and Zhao Zhiping took the lead in replying, "The Criminal Department discovered the correspondence between Wei Jing and Rong Duolan, but Wei Jing completely denied it."

"He still doesn't make a sound?" Qin Yu asked.

"Yes"

"I heard that there is another person who escaped with him, has that person been found?" Qin Yu looked at Du Xuetang.

"Return to Your Majesty, I haven't found it yet," Du Xuetang replied.

Didn't find it... Qin Yu moved his body, glanced at the two of them and asked, "Ai Qing thinks how to deal with this matter?"

"The law of the country shall be enacted immediately, and no one shall pervert the law for personal gain. In Wei Jing's case, regardless of whether he is a fool or not, he should be severely punished for leaving his post without permission. I think Wei Jing should be dismissed from all his official positions and punished in Jingzhong." Du Xuetang looked at him and said.

"What does Zhiping think?" Qin Yu looked at Mr. Zhao.

"It is impossible to convict only by letters, but Wei Jing is so uncharacteristically uncharacteristic, so it may not be suspected of being an abusive person. I believe that just removing Wei Jing from his post is not enough, and we still need to investigate strictly," Zhao Zhiping replied with a bow.

Qin Yu paused for a moment, then continued to ask, "How to strictly investigate?"

"If Wei Jing communicates with Hu, the Wei family must know about it. The Marquis of Xiang is in Beijing, and I'm afraid there are other contacts."

"You mean the golden art beads?" Qin Yu raised his eyebrows.

"I don't dare to speak nonsense, only through a thorough investigation can I know the truth"

"Hehe...the truth" Qin Yu stood up, looked down at him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "When I return to the capital, what is the truth... no one knows better than Aiqing"

Zhao Zhiping pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, half bowed his head with a respectful expression, Qin Yu narrowed his eyes and flicked his robe sleeves as he watched him.

"Prime Minister, walk with me"

"Farewell to Your Majesty" Zhao Zhiping stood up, and did not straighten up until the sound of footsteps disappeared.

Alas... The scholar sighed deeply in his heart, and rubbed the center of his brows fiercely. Wei Jing's incident was an expected accident. In his opinion, this was just a dude who couldn't bear the hardships of the military camp and just fled. As for Tong Hu, it was a bit of a fuss. But Gu Lei found a Tonghu letter, this matter can be big or small, it all depends on His Majesty's wishes.

No matter what the purpose is, the new faction will take His Majesty's disposition as a signal, and if one is not careful, it will lead to opposition from the whole court. At that time, both your majesty and the new faction will be pushed to the forefront, and no one will retreat easily, so he is like this.

Royal Garden

Qin Yu walked slowly along the gravel path, looked at the scenery in front of him and said to the people beside him, "Zhiping, I still can't figure it out."

"How could Zhao Shangshu not understand His Majesty's thoughts?" Du Xuetang smiled, but instead said, "Mr. Zhao is worried that His Majesty will have a dispute with the new faction."

Mr. Xue knew in his heart that the new faction of the imperial court was gradually growing, and the aristocratic clan would eventually become a thing of the past. As the king of a country, he could not be an enemy of the Manchu dynasty, let alone the future imperial court. Zhao Zhiping still wanted to maintain the stability of the imperial court.

"Ron Dolan?" Qin Yu looked at Du Xuetang uncertainly, the prime minister nodded, and he said again, "Did you ask someone to make this Tonghu's letterhead?"

"No." Du Xuetang shook his head, his long eyebrows frowned, this is also his strange thing, how could there be such a letter.

"Is there anyone else in this capital?" Qin Yu stopped suddenly as he spoke, staring at Yuhu beside him.

Du Xuetang stood aside and said, "There is no clue about this matter, so I can't be sure which party it is?"

This majestic capital city is too big, and there is never a shortage of forces with their own minds. There are too many people hiding in the corners of Xianghou's political enemies, new factions, old ministers of Wu, and the remnants of Mingyue. Anyone can do this.

"I'll let Lu Cong take a closer look." Qin Yu shook his head and stopped thinking about it, and instead asked, "It's urgent now, how will the case of Wei Jing be settled?"

"What result does Your Majesty want?" Du Xuetang asked.

"Severely punish Wei Jing, deter Xianghou" Qin Yu's voice was more ruthless.

For the safety of Qin Jian and the stability of the empire in the future, he couldn't keep a sinister villain like Xianghou in the court and by Qin Jian's side. Isn't a strict gentleman enough?Therefore, he wants to gradually separate the relationship between King An and Marquis Xiang, and force the Wei family to retreat. He must not allow the case to expand and involve King An.

"The humble minister takes orders" Du Xuetang bowed to perform the ceremony.

Xiang Ye's tone was flat and firm, His Majesty looked strange for a while, helped him up and said, "Mr. Zhao, is there a way to love Qing?"

"Weichen has a trick, you can try it"

"what?"

Du Xuetang looked at him motionlessly, raised his long eyebrows, and said in silence for a while, "The difference between relatives and estrangements"

"So that's why I was confused." Qin Yu twitched his brows, turned his back and said, "Ai Qing's wonderful plan"

"Wei Chen Retires"

Lord Shangshu had already left the East Hall, so Du Xuetang could only go to the Shangshu Mansion in person. He took a look at the gate of Mr. Zhao's mansion, only to realize that he had never been to the scholar's house, but he was quite poor.

"Is Zhao Shangshu at home?"

An old man stood at the door, his hale and hearty eyes scanned him from top to bottom for a while, and then asked, "Who do you dare to ask, sir? Why are you looking for Mr.?"

"Xue Fu, Mr. Zhao's colleague," Du Xuetang said flatly.

"Prime Minister Xue" the old man was not too surprised, and after saluting, he turned sideways and said, "Prime Minister, please wait in the hall, sir will come later."

Zhao Zhiping walked through the corridor alone and came to the inner hall. Du Xuetang came here, he understood what the prime minister was going to do, and he was not too surprised to see him coming.

"Prime Minister" Mr. Zhao bowed and saluted.

Du Xuetang stood up and returned the salute, then looked around and said, "Sir, the important minister of the court, let's make this place a little rougher."

"I think it's okay." Zhao Zhiping sat aside.

"The residence of Bei Zhengqing is also like this." Du Xuetang looked back at him, "Are all your classmates like this?"

The scholar frowned, slightly displeased, "What exactly is the prime minister trying to say?"

"Do you want to be the second Bei Zhengqing, sir?"

"Xue Xiang is warning me?"

"Hehe...I'm trying to persuade you sir." Du Xuetang sat down, saw Mr. Zhao's serious expression and continued, "Bei Zhengqing's failure lies in his being too rigid. If you learn from him, you will lose your heart sooner or later."

Zhao Zhiping sneered and said to him, "Your Majesty is not King Zhao, Prime Minister"

"That's right, at least Bei Zhengqing finally understood that King Zhao is not enough to rule the world, but His Majesty is not." Du Xuetang looked at him, and said seriously, "Dayong Wanli, only Your Majesty is with you can be peaceful, without anyone, This world can’t turn into what Mr. wants.”

The scholar's face changed slightly, Du Xuetang knew that he had poked his sore spot.

Zhao Zhiping was silent for a while, and finally said, "Because of this, I can't just watch His Majesty make mistakes. The crown prince of a country is related to the next hundred years, so I can't make rash decisions."

"Don't you believe His Majesty can do it?"

"Xue Xiang, you and His Majesty have forgotten, this world has changed"

Zhao Zhiping turned his eyes to the courtyard, looked at the blue sky and said again, "The 20 years of war will break everything that can be broken. The aristocratic clan and feudal kings will be a thing of the past, but in this ruins, there are still many people who are not reconciled. People, they will counterattack from time to time, if one is not careful..."

He paused, thought several words, but couldn't describe the result, turned his head to look at Du Xuetang, Mr. Zhao spoke sincerely.

"There are no segregated heroes, and all government orders come from the imperial court. We have created the most powerful... Son of Heaven. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. No one in the world dares to disobey. It is because they admire His Majesty, and they believe that His Majesty can realize their ambitions, but King An...no"

"Mr. Zhao, there can be no second Majesty in the world," Du Xuetang said to him.

"That's right, but King An doesn't have the approval of all the ministers and scholars in the world." Zhao Zhiping looked at him, "In all fairness, Prime Minister, do you think King An has half of His Majesty's strategy and means to get rid of it after ascending to the position of emperor?" The influence of the Xianghou family has conquered the hearts of the people of the world."

"..." Prime Minister Xue pursed his lips tightly and did not speak. In fact, for Wang An, he had the same judgment as Zhao Zhiping in his mind.

"A mediocre son of heaven is too dangerous for this empire that has just been built from the ruins. The new faction refuses to accept, the family fights back, internal and external troubles, the prime minister... everything that your majesty has painstakingly built will disappear by then."

Disappeared... Du Xuetang's eyes flickered and he was almost persuaded by Zhao Zhiping, but when he remembered the emerald ring, he suddenly became firm.

I don't care about the future, I just want him to be happy, even if only a little bit.

"Sir, you are worried too early." He collected his thoughts and said amusedly, "You forgot one thing. Your Majesty has no queen or prince."

Mr. Zhao was taken aback for a moment, and looked at him puzzled.

"Your Majesty is still in his prime, after the establishment of the country early, when the prince is born, don't you understand the difference between relatives and estrangements?"

The difference between relatives and closeness... Zhao Zhiping's eyes brightened, he thought for a while, and then said hesitantly, "But your Majesty wanted to marry a daughter from a poor family before, and also intended to marry a daughter of the Yue family to King An. I am afraid that he wanted to adopt King An under his knees, so... "

"Master Zhao" Du Xuetang tilted his head, and laughed for a moment, "How can things in this world be so certain? There must be many variables. The prince is the future variable. Why don't you obey His Majesty for the time being? King An doesn't have the support of Xianghou, even if he wants to fight in the future." Long and short, it's easier to deal with."

Zhao Zhiping was silent, looked at him for a while and said, "The prime minister is here to be a lobbyist for His Majesty."

"That's right." Du Xuetang tidied up his sleeves and stood up, said with a smile, "But what I said may not be true. Your Majesty will have a harem sooner or later, and there will be more than one prince. By then, I'm afraid things will change."

He has never been a father, never picked up a child of his own, so he doesn't understand what kind of mood it is, but when he thinks about it...he has never owned anything.

Doorway

Zhao Zhiping looked at him, and suddenly said, "Xue Xiang, why did you come here to persuade me?"

"Because you are a true loyal minister." Du Xuetang held his hand behind his back, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "And I... only cater to the king's heart, Zhao Zhiping, I need an opponent"

Ha ha ha... Zhao Zhiping laughed, bowed and saluted, "Prime Minister walk slowly"