Chapter 509: Farewell to the Old Man and Return to the Hometown
The reason is very simple, because the eldest grandson Wuji and others are busy discussing strategies to deal with Wu Zhaoyi, and the letter of pardon for Li Yifu's demotion has not yet been conveyed to Menxia Province.
And it was this news that Wu Mei conveyed to Li Yifu, and the rest did not say much. When Li Yifu learned of this, he felt very annoyed, but he couldn't bring down the eldest grandson Wuji, and there was no way to do it.
Today, Li Yifu suddenly reacted, she had no friendship with Wu Zhaoyi, and the reason why she revealed the news that she was about to be demoted was definitely not to see the excitement so superficial, there must be another deep meaning.
Perhaps, at this time, when Wu Zhaoyi wanted to rely on Li Yifu, Li Yifu found an excellent opportunity, but he also knew that this move was very risky, and it would offend the eldest grandson Wuji and the others even more.
However, life is a big gamble, if you really win the bet, you will have a good career in the future, and you will be prosperous, and you will be rich and glorious. Li Yifu was silent for a long time, the sweat in his palms wiped the official uniform in front of his belly, and finally decided to take the risk and try it.
Li Zhi wants to establish Wu Zhaoyi, this is a well-known thing in the world, but no one dares to touch it, anyway, he will be driven out of the palace, maybe Wu Zhaoyi is his nobleman.
After Li Yifu finished speaking, he immediately attracted everyone's disdain and disgust, and suddenly sweated like a bean, but he secretly looked up at Li Zhi, and found that he had a smile in the corner of his eyes, and his expression softened a lot, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief, finally breathed a long sigh of relief, there is a door!
"So, according to Aiqing's words, who is more suitable to be named the queen?" Li Zhi asked slowly.
"Back to Your Majesty, I think that the queen's choice is none other than Wu Zhaoyi!" Li Yifu continued according to Li Zhi's meaning: "Wu Zhaoyi is knowledgeable. can be called a heroine among women, and her kindness to her subordinates has a good reputation. The most important thing. Wu Zhaoyi has given birth to a prince, the acting king is extremely intelligent, the world can see it, and the minister heard that Wu Zhaoyi is pregnant again, Li Tang's heirs are multiplying, Wu Zhaoyi is indispensable, and he is the queen. Unalterable principle! ”
The court seemed to have exploded, and of course the eldest grandson Wuji and others were against it, but those ministers who had been suppressed by it for a long time saw the dawn. They have also counted the various benefits of Wu Zhaoyi.
Li Zhi waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said, "I also have this intention, what do you think of Aiqing?" ”
"Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang was very excited, didn't the emperor understand the meaning of what he just said? You can't make a queen now. Of course, you can't set up Wu Zhaoyi!
Without waiting for Li Zhi to ask why. Chu Suiliang said with tears in his eyes: "The former abolished queen, the Wang family, was born in a famous family, dignified and beautiful, and was personally selected by the first emperor and made her marry His Majesty. At that time, His Majesty entrusted Gu, and once took the hand of the old minister and said, Jia'er and Jia's wife entrusted it to Youqing! It can be seen that the first emperor was very satisfied with the Wang family, and His Majesty ignored the first emperor. insisted on deposing the queen and putting her to a tragic death. No matter what the palace says, it will definitely not be hidden from the people of the world. And Wu Zhaoyi is the culprit, regardless of whether she participated in framing the former queen or not, Wu Zhaoyi is an accomplice to murder, how can such a wicked woman take the position of queen? ”
"Chu Xiang, you keep mentioning the first emperor, let me ask, if Wu Zhaoyi is really a heinous person as you said, why did he stay by the side of the first emperor for more than ten years? You are clearly insulting the first emperor! Li Yifu also took the opportunity to jump out to refute Chu Suiliang.
"Hmph, you jumping clown also deserve to mention the first emperor? If you know that Wu Zhaoyi is a talented person of the first emperor, let alone make her the queen, wouldn't it make the world laugh and be generous? ”
"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon! When Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong were alive, they were all because there was no owner in the court, so the princes were constantly fighting. A lesson from the past, a teacher for future generations, only a virtuous woman with an early heir as the queen can calm the turmoil in the back court! Li Yifu was bolder, and his voice was much louder.
"Reasonable!" Li Zhi nodded approvingly.
"Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang trembled and knelt down and kowtowed desperately, crying: "If Your Majesty really wants to canonize the queen, you can choose a prestigious family in the world, why only value Wu Zhaoyi, who is unchaste and unclean, and has a deep city?" ”
"Your Majesty, what Chu Xiang said is extremely true, there are many good women in the world, if Wu Zhaoyi is powerful, Your Majesty will inevitably become the laughing stock of the world! I hope Your Majesty will think twice! The eldest grandson Wuji also came out to speak and help.
Hey, Yuan Ziyan sighed slightly, this still preserved Wu Mei's Bingqing Yujie at that time, otherwise I don't know how much chaos it should cause. In fact, whether it is pure or not is only relative to Li Zhi personally, in the eyes of the courtiers and the people, this matter is too bizarre, how can someone from the previous dynasty marry the next emperor? And also become Zhaoyi? Now, to become, Queen?
It's just that they don't know that the relationship between Wu Mei and Li Zhi has a foundation, and Wu Mei is still Li Zhi's right-hand man, which is equivalent to removing half of Li Zhi's burden, why don't such a lover cherish it?
If someone has to say that Wu Mei is suspected of participating in politics, but if there can be a husband and wife file and discuss with each other, although there are disputes, they are also of the same mind, unlike a group of ministers and officials, each with selfish intentions and impure motives.
"Lord Chu, I have always respected you......"
"Your Majesty, the minister has never disobeyed Your Majesty, if Your Majesty does not allow the old minister in this matter, the old minister can only knock to death in this court!" Chu Suiliang also let go, put Chao Wat on the ground, and kowtowed more than once, until he was dizzy.
Li Zhi was furious, got up and asked: "Chu Suiliang, Hugh has to rely on the old and sell the old, you dare to threaten me!" ”
"Your Majesty, what the minister said is all heartfelt words, the Wu clan is a disaster to the country, and the ambition is obvious. If His Majesty makes her the queen, Li Tang Jiangshan will definitely be buried in the hands of this woman! Chu Suiliang kowtowed as he spoke.
"Presumptuous, presumptuous!" Li Zhi was furious, although Chu Suiliang did not say it explicitly, but in the end he still said the prophecy of the heroine of the world: "I am not greedy for the imperial throne, I wanted to give the throne to the third brother of King Xian, and he was forced to death by you!" Now you want to crown yourself as your own queen, and you have framed her so much to bring disaster to the country. Don't say any more, or you will be put to death!" ”
"What is there to fear of death, the minister is worthy of the first emperor under Huangquan. Your Majesty, you married the first emperor into the palace, and now you want to make his woman the queen! In the future, when the Wu family dies, under Jiuquan, will she call the first emperor her husband or her father?! ”
You?! You?!
Li Zhi almost fainted, although he didn't care about it on the surface, he still hated it, as if his son was robbing a woman with Lao Tzu!
"Come on, pull out the demagogic Chu Suiliang and behead him!"
Your Majesty!
Qi brushed and knelt down for a while, although everyone disagreed on weekdays, Chu Suiliang was low-key and modest, and no one could bear to be beheaded at his age.
"Zhi'er, Chu Xiang is a lonely minister, although today's words are inappropriate, but the crime is not death. If His Majesty kills Chu Xiang, won't he be charged with killing innocent people in vain? Yuan Ziyan said.
"But Chu Suiliang is really hateful!"
"It's better like this, Chu Xiang is old, and when it's time to retire, it's better to say goodbye to the old and return to his hometown." Yuan Ziyan said coldly.
Chu Sui's conscience was unwilling, but it was already an extrajudicial grace to be able to have such an end, what else could he say, and looked at Li Zhi with infinite grievances. Li Zhi finally agreed to Yuan Ziyan's suggestion and sent Chu Suiliang back to his hometown to work as a farmer.
Because of Chu Suiliang's desperate resistance, the matter after the establishment was temporarily stranded, in fact, it was not that Li Zhi was afraid, but that the ministers learned to adapt, and when the toss was enough, the will of a considerable number of people would be dispelled, and then the time could focus on appeasing those diehards.
Li Zhi was very happy that Li Yifu was able to break the deadlock, and naturally withdrew the letter of dismissal and pardon, not only did not dismiss the official, but instead promoted him to the rank of Zhongshu Shilang, which is equivalent to releasing a signal to the outside world, whoever supports Wu Zhaoyi will be promoted. The situation in the imperial court is changing rapidly, not to mention that Wu Zhaoyi and the national teacher are at the top, and they have changed their tone and become in favor of the party.
Not to mention Wu Zhaoyi's road to the queen for the time being, Yuan Ziyan got up early that day, and after dressing up a little, he took a sedan chair out of the palace. Today is the time for Chu Suiliang to return to her hometown, and she wants to send it off in person.
The weather was gloomy, like a human mood.
In the suburbs, I saw a half-old carriage in which Chu Suiliang was riding from a distance, which was parked on the side of the road and talking to the messenger. People went to tea and cool, and they were driven out of the palace, and there were very few people who sent each other, less than ten people sporadically, and the eldest grandson Wuji and his eldest son Changsun Chong were also among them.
Chu Suiliang turned his head and was surprised to find that a dragon chariot was coming, tears flowed out of excitement in an instant, and he wiped his eyes in disbelief and looked at it for a long time, could it be that the emperor himself came to see him off?
The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at it twice, and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty is confused by Wu Mei's demon girl, how can you still take care of the old minister, it is Yuan Ziyan who is here!" ”
Oh, Chu Suiliang showed a look of disappointment, but still said: "Since you can come, you must not come to humiliate me." Lord Eldest Sun, go back. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji didn't want to have a conflict with Yuan Ziyan, so he left after taking care, and when he met Yuan Ziyan, he just said hello indifferently. Yuan Ziyan didn't care, and said with a smile: "Lord Eldest Sun, don't be suspicious, one day in the future, I will also come to send you." ”
The corners of the eldest grandson Wuji's mouth twitched, and he wanted to stop discussing with Yuan Ziyan, but in the end, he suppressed it and went back to the house.
"Grass people Chu Suiliang see the national teacher!" Chu Suiliang did not lose his manners, and came over to salute Yuan Ziyan with a cold face, but was supported by her.
"Big brother, why do you need to be so outside? You and I have known each other for many years, although there are times of disputes, there are also days of working together, have you forgotten my brother? Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.
Chu Suiliang was stunned for a while, and sighed: "Hey, I was born in a poor family, the first emperor was not despicable as a minister, entrusted with heavy use, and then the first emperor trusted him to become a lonely minister, trembling every day, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault." But in the end, it was still notorious and ended in disgrace. ”
Yuan Ziyan smiled slightly and said, "Why should adults care about the gains and losses in front of them, the world has its own justice." I believe that with the merits of adults, I will be able to enjoy the Taimiao in the future and become another hero of Lingyan Pavilion! ”
Chu Suiliang's eyes immediately lit up and became damp, and he asked in disbelief: "Isn't the national teacher joking?" (To be continued......)