Chapter 689: The court decides life and death
There are only seven days left before the wedding of Qin and Jin, but the situation in the court is so turbulent that the vast majority of people in the Shenwu Army have almost forgotten it, and now the three of them suddenly mentioned it, and they felt a headache.
Li Cao felt the deterioration of the situation and couldn't help but sigh.
"I remembered one thing down, the two of them have been in contact with the doctor for a short time, I'm afraid I don't know ......"
At this point, he paused, and then seemed to say to himself:
"Now I really figured it out!"
This confused Huangfu Ke and Qing Xuzi, Qing Xuzi was not a calm person, so he stared at his eyes and asked:
"Don't play dumb riddles, just say it happily if you have something to say, what's the matter with hanging people's appetites?"
Li Cao put on a rather playful expression at this time, but asked again:
"Do you know how Doctor Qin left Beijing to serve as Feng Yi's Taishou in the first place?"
Qing Xuzi was still living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain at that time, and many things were hearsay, knowing that the little wind he heard had not been known how many hands had been passed and how many people had been finely processed, so he did not offer ugliness, but patiently waited for Li Cao to say the real answer. Huangfu Ke was different, at that time, he had just raised troops to rebel because of Yang Guozhong's frame-up, and he was particularly concerned about every move in Chang'an City, so the reason why Qin Jin left Chang'an to be a Taishou in Feng Yijun is also well known.
"I heard that Yang Guozhong and Yu Chaoen joined forces to squeeze out of Chang'an, but judging from the later situation, leaving Chang'an to go to the local area was a blessing in disguise and became a dragon into the sea!"
Li Cao shook his head and said:
"This is not the case at all, I have an old relationship with Chen Qianli, the chief historian at that time, he said that Doctor Qin took the initiative to invite himself out, otherwise who can squeeze it out?"
As soon as this remark came out, Huangfu Ke and Qing Xuzi were stunned, if this remark came from the mouth of others, they would only think it was nonsense, but Li Cao was a cautious person and would never talk nonsense.
If what Li Cao said is true, then Qin Jin's actions are different from those of the time. At that time, people would rather be low-level petty officials in Chang'an than be local officials. Why did he take the initiative to ask to go out? Did he plan his strategy for Feng Yi early in the morning? Or did he already expect that the situation in Feng Yi, Hedong, and Guanzhong would change drastically?
The smile on Qing Xuzi's face froze, and Huangfu Ke also contemplated, if Qin Jin really set the path he wanted to take today two years ago, it would be really incredible. After a long time, Qingxuzi licked his lips and cleared his throat again.
"Poor Dao always thought that he could penetrate the heavens, but it turned out that the class had an axe!"
At this time, the emperor said:
"What a real person can do, what kind of fate should the Shenwu Army and Doctor Qin do?"
Qingxuzi, who loves to nag the most, was silent at this time, and said with a solemn face:
"The secret of heaven must not be leaked, the secret of heaven must not be leaked, the poor road has to live for a few more years, but I don't want to be struck by lightning!"
Huangfu Ke and Li Cao both believed in Taoism, and their attitudes towards Qingxuzi were fundamentally different from those of Qin and Jin.
"Does the real person mean ......?"
is so secretive, even a fool can guess it, the heavenly machine in Qingxuzi's mouth must not be simple, otherwise it will be used by lightning!
Li Cao's words were only half of what he said, and the second half of his words were hidden in his stomach.
The Shenwu Army has a natural protection, so the officials of the Shenwu Army have not been affected in this chaotic trend, and it seems that the wind direction also knows which people are easy to mess with and which people are not easy to mess with.
Emperor Li Longji soon took the initiative to ask the Son of Heaven Li Heng to calm down the storm as soon as possible when he visited, otherwise it would affect the government and affect Fang Xuan, who was leading the troops outside.
Li Heng agreed, but he was helpless, the hearts of the people in the imperial court were the most difficult to grasp, how could the people of the court be easily blocked? What's more, at this time, it is better to be sparse, only by giving good guidance and venting their anger can they get through this difficult time safely.
In the face of Li Heng's difficulties, Li Longji mentioned from the side that he would kill those eunuchs who gathered to make trouble as soon as possible, and a big punishment was bound to effectively accelerate the process of this trend.
After Li Heng returned to the Taiji Palace, he summoned the prime minister Cui Jian and the king of Guangping, Li Yu, in the Ganlu Palace.
His face was so gloomy that both Cui Jian and Li Yu noticed something abnormal.
"The Emperor Taishang urged me to kill those troublesome eunuchs as soon as possible, thinking about it, these eunuchs are just innocent people, if they are allowed to exchange their lives for the pacification of official grievances and public grievances, it is really unbearable!"
Li Heng is not pretentious, although the eunuchs are lowly, they are also living human lives, crushing them all to death like ants, it is easy to say, but it is difficult to pass the hurdle in my heart when I do it.
Cui Jian disagreed, if he could really exchange the lives of fifty eunuchs for the stability of the court, he would not hesitate to choose to kill them all, even if this number was ten times that of the number, he would not frown. But I'm afraid, if someone kills, the trend will not only not stop, but will intensify, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
Cui Lian's original intention was not to kill so many people, as long as he found out a few leading Fa-rectifications, it could play a sufficient role in deterrence and warning, and there was no need to kill them all, in addition to venting his anger at large-scale killing, he only saw cruelty.
However, after all, Cui Lian has been up and down in the sea for half his life, so how can he look at the problem so superficially? The root cause of this trend is still like the rebellion of King Yong, but the power struggle between the son and the emperor is today, but the place of secret competition has shifted from Jiangnan to the court.
He felt that killing the more than 50 eunuchs might be a condition offered by the Emperor Taishang, and both sides had steps to go down, so the tide naturally had an excuse to calm down. Perhaps, the progress of the situation to this point is not something that the emperor is happy to see, after all, the impact of this almost bottomless court dispute on the imperial court is devastating, and a careless accident may cause irreparable disasters.
For the sake of the court and the Son of Heaven, Cui Jian thought it was necessary to gamble, but these many words could not be said clearly to the Son of Heaven, he raised his eyelids, and his cloudy old eyes looked at the Son of Heaven with a gloomy face like dark clouds, and secretly thought in his heart: Isn't it possible to see through the key with the mind of the Son of Heaven?
Let's ask a person who has been a prince for more than ten years, and is facing a precarious situation all the time, how can he realize this situation later?
Cui Jian believes that Li Heng must understand this truth, but it is just unspeakable for some reason, so he needs the support of his subordinates even more at this time.
As soon as he thought of this, he did not hesitate anymore and said firmly:
"Your Majesty, although the eunuchs gathered to make trouble, although it is pitiful, after all, it is a violation of the public security rules formulated after the war, and it should be dealt with according to the situation, since it is no longer possible to be extrajudicial and benevolent, it can only be handled impartially!
Li Heng's brows tightened, and he still didn't say a word, only Li Yu, the king of Guangping, looked at the Son of Heaven who was in a bad mood, and then looked at the prime minister Cui Lian, who suddenly changed his attitude.
Just yesterday, when he and Cui Jian exchanged opinions, Cui Lian insisted again and again that he couldn't kill so many people at once, but today when he arrived at the Manna Palace, how could this attitude change?
However, Li Yu has always respected Cui Lian, the prime minister, and although he didn't think so, he would not rashly open his mouth to question, and only held his breath to watch how the two monarchs and ministers finally dealt with this matter.
After a long time, Li Heng's sigh seemed to come from another dimension, revealing a heavy sense of illusion.
"Just follow Cui Qing's suggestion, I'm tired ......"
Cui Jian and Li Yu withdrew from the Ganlu Hall one after another, and Li Yu caught up with Cui Lian, who was preoccupied and had heavy steps.
"Choi Sang-gong stays ......"
shouted a few times in a row, but Cui Lian didn't hear it, and finally after being reminded by the eunuch attendant who accompanied him, he suddenly became alert.
"The old man has lost his mind, don't blame King Guangping, don't blame!"
How could Li Yu care about such trivial matters, and when there was no one else within ten steps of the two of them, he asked impatiently:
"Why did Cui Xianggong advocate killing those innocent eunuchs?"
Cui Jian was stunned for a moment, and then asked coldly:
"The old man's advice is based on the law, those eunuchs gathered to make trouble, forming a riot with a scale of 10,000 people, which almost caused an irreparable big mistake, how can we talk about innocence?"
Li Yu was speechless for a while, knowing that what Cui Jian said was good, but he was unwilling to give up, and said:
"Yesterday, Cui Xianggong also said that they are not guilty to death, how can they judge two people in one day, please forgive Li Yu for not accepting it!"
Cui Lian straightened his body and said:
"King Guangping's words are wrong, the law is not to convince people, even if you don't obey, you must admit it, otherwise everyone can give grace outside the law, and the world is not chaotic?"
The same thing can be said anyway, Li Yu is also depressed, he is completely inferior to Cui Lian in terms of tongue, and seeing that he can't stop it, he said without words:
"Since Cui Xianggong is unwilling to show kindness, Li Yu went to ask Doctor Qin and asked Doctor Qin to come to Xianggong to reason!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left in a hurry without looking back.
Cui Jian looked at King Guangping who was walking away angrily, nodded and shook his head, and then sighed secretly:
King Guangping is benevolent by nature, just like today's son, but he does not have the forbearance of today's son, he is in a hurry when he encounters things, and he is happy and angry when he is frustrated, which is also a common problem among young people. But King Guangping is not an ordinary person after all, he will be the crown prince in the future, and he will inherit the entire Jiangshan Sheji after the emperor is a hundred years old, how can he be so unbreathable?
I'm afraid that if he goes to Qin Jin now, he will only encounter a nose of ash!
Cui Jian thought so secretly, although he had a shallow relationship with Qin Jin, he knew much better about Qin Jin than ordinary people, if this person wanted to intervene in this matter, he would have already made a move, so why be silent until now!
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