Chapter 675 Heavenly King Chen Liu
A case was investigated vigorously to the end, and the truth was finally coming to light. However, the culprit was protected by the Empress Dowager, and even the emperor was at his wits' end. It seemed like it was going to end in an anticlimax.
But since many things have become noisy, the development of the situation may not follow the original intention. Especially when they saw that the emperor was about to submit to the empress dowager, some Jinyang nobles who had been warned by Duan Shao and did not dare to do anything secretly began to make plans, using this matter as an excuse to expand the arrest of Li Boshan's relatives and friends, hoping that This can be used to severely damage the Kanto family in the current situation.
For a time, not only many members of the Li clan in Longxi were arrested, but also other Cui Lu families were gradually affected, such as Fan Yang, Lu Shuhu, Li Boshan's uncle, and others.
Seeing that the culprit is at large, many people who have nothing to do with the world are suffering from unreasonable disasters. Naturally, those who have been affected or are about to be affected are not willing to sit back and wait for death, so they have to find ways to save themselves.
Jinyang Jiafang is a place where armors and weapons are made. In addition to many craftsmen, there are also some criminals who work here. Here they endured hard labor day and night to offset the sins they had committed.
Today, a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes walked into Jiafang surrounded by servants. An official accompanying him shouted to the laborers: "There are slaves here named Zuxiaozheng, please come out quickly." List!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in tattered clothes and a gray face came out. When the man raised his head and saw the middle-aged man surrounded by the crowd, he was surprised and said: "It turns out to be Yang Sanqi! Xiao Zheng's appearance, let San I laughed when I saw him. I came here to meet you. Is it because God has shown mercy to me and exempted me from my sin?"
The middle-aged man was Yang Xiuzhi, a regular attendant of Sanqi, and the criminal serving in Jiafang was named Zujue, with the courtesy name Xiaozheng.
The smell of Jiafang was foul, and Zu Jue was in a state of embarrassment. Yang Xiuzhi did not answer his questions directly, but ordered the officials of Jiafang to take him to bathe and change clothes before entering the room to meet him.
By the time he returned from changing clothes, Zu Jue's appearance had changed greatly from before. Although his neglected beard and hair were still messy, his embarrassment had been reduced a lot. After entering the room and seeing Yang Xiu, he looked ashamed again, and kept saying: thank.
"I'm here to meet you today. I don't have His Majesty's orders. I just have a private matter that I want to ask my ancestors for advice."
After Zu Jue sat down, Yang Xiuzhi spoke.
After hearing this, Zu Jue was naturally disappointed, but he still nodded patiently and said, "Yang Sanqi, please tell me something."
"Does Zulang know about the affairs of General Li Boshan of the Western Dynasty? Recently, the situation in the country has become turbulent..."
Yang Xiuzhi narrated a series of things that happened due to Li Boshan. After listening to this, Zu Jue couldn't help but sigh: "Fang left this world for a short time, and he missed so much right and wrong without thinking. Yang Sanqi used this to I am filing a complaint, presumably because there are many relatives and friends involved in the matter, and I want to ask if there is a solution."
After hearing the words, Yang Xiuzhi nodded and did not conceal his purpose of coming: "There is more than one person who is deeply troubled by this matter. Not only Li Ancheng and other relatives of his clan are deeply affected, Fan Yang and Lu Shuhu are also unavoidable because of their uncle. . If Mr. Zu can forgive this matter, everyone will be deeply grateful, and his release from prison will be just around the corner."
After hearing this, Zu Jue began to think deeply. After a while, he looked up at Yang Xiuzhi again and said with a smile: "Li Bo Mountain in Longxi is becoming more and more famous, and its Xitou affairs are gradually becoming known to the public. I also heard about it." He was favored by the Heba family in his early years. Since Lu Shuhu is his uncle and an old colleague of Heba, it is natural for him to be implicated in this, so he must be quite uneasy as well. "
Yang Xiuzhi became a little unnatural after hearing this, and said: "This situation has been revealed to your Majesty, and your Majesty has not taken any responsibility. But now, the disciples are vying for a trap, and they have lost their holy will. If Zu Lang can resolve it, It can not only share worries for superiors, but also make friends with the masses.”
Zu Jue was smart and clever, and always had strange plans when dealing with situations. He was highly valued by Shenwu in his early years. It's just that his personal ethics were lacking. Recently, because of a criminal's theft in the office, the emperor was furious and threw him into Jiafang as a slave.
After listening to Yang Xiuzhi's story, Zu Jue gradually sorted out the matter and soon clarified the essence: "The situation has evolved so far. It is no longer a question of collaborating with the enemy or not, but... Hey, in short, this matter is very important. It’s so difficult to resolve! Don’t you think the emperor is angry and the blood is flowing everywhere? If this matter is resolved quietly, where will your majesty be?”
When Yang Xiuzhi heard this, he couldn't help but frown: "Even Zu Lang can't resolve this crisis? Do we really have to make the heads of those involved in the incident fall to the ground before we can stop?"
"Yang Sanqi, please be patient. If you want to show your power, you must bleed. But in addition to the blood of the people at the moment, the blood of others can also be used!"
Zu Jue is indeed the king of ideas, thinking things through in a very short time.
When things have developed to this point, it is actually no longer a question of right and wrong, but a question of authority. As Yuan prisoners, Lou Rui and others have been protected by the Empress Dowager, and the emperor has also expressed his concession to the Empress Dowager.
If this matter ended in such a confused way, the emperor's majesty would be shattered to pieces. The nobles of Jinyang also grasped the emperor's mentality, so they greatly expanded the scope of the arrest. In short, the more people are arrested and questioned, the more the emperor's majesty will be reflected, and these people also use the emperor as a sword to achieve the purpose of weakening the Kanto family.
So the idea given by Zu Jue is that since these people cannot be sacrificed, they must be replaced by someone with weight. With such a basic idea, it will be much simpler to solve the problem next.
On this day, Emperor Gao Yang was sitting at his desk in Jinyang Palace handling official duties. He suddenly raised his head and said angrily: "Bingzhou is the capital of our country. It should be politically clear. Why are there so many things that are unclear!"
All the ministers in the palace were shocked after hearing this, and soon the emperor pointed at the things on the desk and said angrily that many of them were mishandled by Bingzhou and the state government, and had to be handed over to the Nanfu to be forwarded to Jinyang Palace for further rectification. Only then did they understand what the emperor said.
Yang Xiuzhi served as the regular attendant of Sanqi, and he was the one who prepared questions. After listening to the emperor's complaints, he reported: "Bingzhou is the seat of the family, and the officials and the people have been kind to each other for a long time. If something goes wrong, it must be Those involved failed to reconcile politics.”
He does not mean that. Although many mistakes in Bingzhou's affairs made the emperor irritated, what really troubled him recently was the defection of the family members of the enemy general Li Boshan.
Now that Yuan E had been shielded by the Empress Dowager, although the nobles of Jinyang arrested many relatives and friends of the Li family, the emperor understood that they only wanted to use this to hold him hostage and kill people with borrowed knives. If he follows his wish, he may be able to scare other people, but it will undoubtedly make those nobles even more arrogant, so the matter has not been resolved for a long time.
Now Yang Xiuzhi's casual words pointed out another idea to him. Li Boshan's family members defected and disappeared in Bingzhou. In addition to Lou Rui and other culprits, should the Bingzhou governor's office be responsible for this?
This thought only flashed through Gao Yang's mind, and he turned back to his official duties.
After finishing some matters, a volume of memorial suddenly came into view. Gao Yang frowned when he saw the inscription: "Hasn't the ancestor thief been sentenced to Jiafang? How can he still write a memorial?"
After hearing this, an official hurriedly avoided the table and stood up to pay homage: "Your Majesty, the matters described in the memorial are very important. I do not dare to neglect it, so I submit it to you."
"What important thing can a mere thief accomplish? Is he trying to steal another Golden Hook store?"
Gao Yang sneered and ridiculed, but when he unfolded the memorial and browsed it briefly, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at it several times, and immediately ordered Zu Jue to be summoned to Jinyang Palace for an audience. At the same time, he held the memorial in his hands. I read the book carefully many times, with a cold and stern light shining in my eyes, and murmuring in my mouth: "The Heavenly King Chenliu enters Bingzhou, the Heavenly King Chenliu..."
Time soon entered the twelfth lunar month, and Prince Hulujin of Xianyang, who was in the northern border and served as the governor of Sizhou, returned to Jinyang and went to Jinyang Palace to pay homage to the emperor.
Emperor Gao Yang also gave warm hospitality to Hu Lujin when he returned to the court. After some rewards and rewards, the emperor's face turned serious. The clerk forwarded the memorial written by Zu Jue to Hu Lujin and said: "The king is very talented and wise. After reading this book, can you judge who in the country deserves this prophecy?"
Hu Lujin took the memorial and browsed it for a while, his face became heavy, and he quickly handed the memorial back with both hands, and said: "Although I have old teeth and many experiences, I have always had some knowledge of the secret words of prophecies. Without understanding, I’m afraid it will be difficult for Your Majesty to clear up his doubts.”
Gao Yang was not annoyed when he heard this, but just said: "King Chenliu neglected many of his duties when he was appointed to merge the state. Even the enemy general Li Boshan's pro-party betrayed Jinyang, and he was also to blame. Because of his domineering veteran, , if additional punishment may hurt the old friendship, Wang Yi, the elder of the country, according to the king's opinion, should I promote the national law and clarify the standard punishment? "
Hu Lüjin had no way to refute this, so he avoided the banquet and paid homage: "The laws and punishments of the country are the treasure of the country. Although your majesty sympathizes with the old feelings, you should also adjudicate right and wrong for the world. It is not appropriate to tolerate criminals!"
Finally hearing an answer that satisfied him, Gao Yang ordered the soldiers of the Forbidden Army to escort Hulu Jin back to his residence, and he soon issued an edict: Taiwei and Chenliu Wang Peng Le, the former governor of Bingzhou, committed many illegal acts and secretly committed crimes. Those who collaborate with foreign enemies and indulge traitors should be arrested immediately and brought to trial by a competent authority!
After this order was issued, the entire Jinyang City crowd was in an uproar. Peng Le is one of the Seven Kings of the Founding Fathers. He has worked hard and has a high position, but he does not expect to be involved in the serious crime of treason, and he was directly captured by the emperor with a single order.
For a time, the noise in Jinyang City ceased, and the people fell silent. The nobles of Jinyang who were still jumping up and down also fell silent. It's not that they are self-aware, at least they feel that their position and achievements are no more outstanding than Peng Le's.
At the same time, He Baren, the king of Anding who had been unable to shirk the blame, also hurriedly went to Jinyang Palace to meet him, and accepted military orders to go south to reinforce Heyang and regain Heluo.