Chapter 177 Human Relationships
But the emperor couldn't just watch the Duke of Zhen do evil.
"How do you plan to do that?"
"Kill the Duke of Zhenguo."
Shen Li said decisively.
The emperor's eyelids twitched, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light burst out from his eyes.
"You have to know that Duke Zhen is in the army all year round. If you want to kill him,"
"This time, I will go in person!"
As long as Duke Zhen is still alive and as long as the prince is still the prince, this situation will never be resolved.
No matter how much evidence Shadow finds against Duke Zhen, it will not help.
This time, Shadow captured Su Ke, Song Qi, and Yelu, and found enough evidence that the Duke of Zhen was selling military supplies.
But the result is.
Fearing all the forces in the court, the emperor still could not act rashly.
In this case, kill the Duke of Zhen directly.
It may not solve the problem fundamentally, but at least it solves part of it.
This is Shen Li's style of doing things.
As for Prince Ning and Princess Furui
Their threat to the court is far less than that of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Behind the Duke of Zhen, those implicated are the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the Prince.
This string.
It makes it difficult to sleep and eat well.
After Shen Li finished speaking, the emperor closed his eyes and exhaled, staring at Shen Li as if he would disappear with just a blink of an eye.
"Don't take risks, he's not worth your life!"
"I know!"
Of course I won't take the risk just to kill the Duke of Zhen.
After all, my youth is still waiting for me.
Men like me who already have a family need to move forward steadily.
After some discussion between the monarch and his ministers, Shen Li withdrew from the imperial study.
I will leave for Pingzhou early tomorrow morning, and I will be able to stay in Qinghe County for a while after everything is done.
At that time, Zhou Huaishan's scientific research will take place.
I don’t know what I, Qing, am doing?
In the cold wind, Shen Li strode out of the palace.
Royal study room.
As soon as Shen Li left, the emperor picked up the tea cup and smashed it out.
"presumptuous!"
Anger boiled on his face, that kind of uncontrollable anger that Eunuch Bao, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, had seen for the first time on the emperor's face.
No wonder.
Although the Marquis Rongyang during the late Emperor's reign was a playboy, he treated His Majesty as if he were his own son.
When Your Majesty was a child, no matter what grievances he suffered, he could not tell the Queen Mother or the late Emperor that his favorite thing was to sit in the Rongyang Marquis Mansion.
Marquis Rongyang is a dandy, and even if Your Majesty goes there, it will not cause any disputes in the court or cause any suspicion.
Marquis Rongyang loves to have fun, and whenever His Majesty goes there, he is always in a good mood when he finally leaves.
pity.
When His Majesty was ten years old, Marquis Rongyang had an accident in Xishan.
The whole family of the Rongyang Hou Mansion was wiped out, which happened on the first seven nights of Rongyang Hou.
Jing Zhaoyin, who was investigating the case at the time, and the Minister of Punishment, Dali Temple Qing, had always believed that it was the marquis who offended the gangsters, and the gangsters committed the crime.
A whole family, hundreds of people died, and blood flowed like a river overnight.
In the emperor's heart, it was an insurmountable ravine.
Maybe it was scarred, but every time I mentioned it, there was blood and flesh underneath the scab.
Now, Shen Li said that the case in the Rongyang Hou Mansion may have been committed by Princess Furui.
How could this keep the emperor from being angry?
The Rongyang Marquis Mansion cannot block anyone's way and is not a stumbling block for anyone, but it suffered such a disaster.
In addition, Princess Furui colluded with Prince Ning and Duke Zhen.
all of these.
The emperor gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table.
At this moment, the little chamberlain at the door responded, "Your Majesty, Princess Furui wishes to see you."
In the royal study, the emperor's red eyes were like iron cones, shooting towards the door.
The chamberlain's heart skipped a beat.
Why is she here at this time?
Isn't this a rush to find death?
The chamberlain looked towards the emperor and said, "Your Majesty."
The emperor clenched his fists, the joints clearly visible.
"Let her in!"
After the emperor finished speaking, the door of the imperial study room creaked and her robes jingled. Princess Furui came in from the cold air with a dignified and graceful appearance.
With a submissive smile on her face, she stepped forward and saluted.
In the past, when she entered the palace to meet the saint, she had to give a grand ceremony.
But how could the emperor let her actually salute? He waved her hand away before she could do it.
This time, the emperor stared at her with rolling angry eyes and said nothing as she bowed.
Princess Furui is already a grandmother.
You can truly be blessed wherever you go.
It's just a show every time.
But today.
Why hasn't the emperor stopped her yet?
Taking a nap?
With doubts in her heart, Princess Furui knelt down and said, "Hail, Your Majesty."
The emperor remained silent.
Princess Furui.
What's going on here?
Why don't you speak?
If you don't speak, how can I get up?
I can't hold on anymore, my knees hurt so much.
After a long pause and no response from the emperor, Princess Furui straightened up and looked at the emperor in confusion, "Is your majesty unwell today?"
"Is your blessing going well, my dear sister?"
The eldest princess left Beijing and told the public that she was going to Mount Wutai to pray for blessings.
When the emperor asked, Princess Furui smiled warmly and said, "It went very well. I just happened to catch up with Master Yun Na's lecture on Buddhism. After I returned to Beijing, I talked with my mother and she also wanted to go."
As she spoke, she smiled sweetly and said, "I'm already this age, so it's really hard to go there. At my mother's age, there's no way she can withstand the hardship. If she mentions it to you in the future, you must not agree to her impulsively."
The tone was as if they were chatting.
But the emperor could hear the hint in the words, which was blaming him for not letting her get up just now.
"You came so late, is there something wrong?"
The princess was a little confused about the emperor's attitude.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that Yue Xin, who has passed the age of marriage, has fallen in love with Shen Li and pestered me every day to ask Your Majesty to grant her a marriage."
Shi Yue Xin.
The legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites.
The construction of the canal has the least relationship with the Ministry of Rites, but the Minister of Rites is very happy.
Shi Yue Xin wants to marry Shen Li?
"I'm afraid I can't grant this marriage."
The princess smiled and said, "Why, Your Majesty is afraid that the little girl will disturb your official duties! Your Majesty, don't worry, although Yue Xin is a little naughty, she can distinguish right from wrong."
As she said that, the princess turned the jade bracelet on her wrist.
"Your Majesty, you won't give me face for such a small matter?"
There was an obvious crack on the jade bracelet. When the emperor was still the prince, he almost fell from the city gate tower. Fortunately, the eldest princess was quick-witted and reached out to help him.
She did help the emperor, but she dodged and was thrown out of the city wall.
If it weren't for the timely rescue of the prince consort, he would have fallen directly.
The emperor's eyes stayed on the bracelet for a moment.
Shen Li was unmarried and had not had a favorite girl for these years. If it weren't for the things just now, maybe the emperor would have granted him a marriage for the eldest princess's favor.
But.
Thinking that the extermination of the Rongyang Marquis's mansion was most likely related to her, and thinking of the ironclad evidence of her collusion with the Duke of Zhenguo and the King of Ning, the emperor felt furious when he saw the bracelet again.
At that time, there were not only them on the city gate tower, but also the King of Ning!