Chapter 13 The Old Mansion of King Rui
Huo Pei'an guessed: "King Rui secretly hid these weapons of unknown origin in the mansion, is it..."
Tong Yuan leaned over to Huo Pei'an's side and said with a solemn expression: "Xiaguan thinks so too!" This matter is very important, so the lower officials did not dare to make a claim, so they immediately came to inform the adults. ”
"Where are those boxes now?" Huo Pei'an asked.
"It's still in the field in the backyard of King Rui's mansion. The lower official ordered the Kyoto Prefecture to send people to surround the Ruiwang Mansion layer by layer, and instructed to take strict care of the large boxes. Tong Yuan replied truthfully.
Huo Pei'an patted Tong Yuan's shoulder and said, "You did a good job in this matter!" ”
Tong Yuan smiled happily, and then said tentatively, "My lord, what should we do about this matter?" Do you want to tell the emperor? ”
"Of course, I have to sue the emperor!" Huo Pei'an pondered for a long time, and when he raised his eyes again, his eyes were glowing with a cold light of gloom. "Last time I was in the Qinzheng Palace, because of whether to transfer King Rui back to the capital, the emperor and I still have quite a disagreement, and now we have the empirical evidence in our hands that King Rui intends to rebel, the emperor may not believe it! I'd like to see how that Liang Yinhuan escapes this time! ”
In addition, Huo Pei'an was still thinking about another thing in his heart: because of the recent fraud in the scientific examination, he always felt that the emperor's trust in him was gradually weakening, as if he was deliberately guarding himself everywhere, and even let Wei Ming of Zhongshu Province interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. So he urgently needs an opportunity, an opportunity to completely eliminate the emperor and his mustard. However, God really favored him, and at this time, he discovered the evidence of King Rui's rebellion, and seized the handle of King Rui, so that he could take this opportunity to make a great contribution in front of the emperor and let the emperor regain his trust in him.
Tong Yuan interrupted Huo Pei'an's contemplation and said, "But I heard that King Rui is going to leave for the fiefdom tomorrow. ”
"So we have to report this matter to the emperor before he leaves Beijing." Huo Pei'an sneered slightly, and his smile was like a snow-white and sharp electric light, slowly spreading to the corners of his eyes. "Let's hurry up and enter the palace now, and kill King Rui by surprise while he hasn't gotten the news yet!" ――
At noon, the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, accompanied by rolling thunder, which seemed to be some kind of early warning from the heavens, indicating that something big was about to happen.
In the queen mother's bedroom, Rui Wang Liang Yinhuan was accompanying the queen mother to lunch, and the two were completely unaware of the great changes that were about to occur.
"Eat more." The Queen Mother thoughtfully sandwiched the dishes for Liang Yinhuan, "Tomorrow you will leave for your home, the fiefdom is not as good as the capital, and the materials are a lot poorer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to eat these exquisite meals." ”
Liang Yinhuan said with a smile: "My son didn't go to some poor country, how could the queen mother say so pitiful." ”
The Queen Mother suddenly felt that she had no appetite, slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, and sighed sadly: "Hey... When you leave, I don't know when our mother and son will see each other again?"
Liang Yinhuan gently covered the back of the Queen Mother's slightly cool hand, and said softly: "Don't be too sad after the Queen Mother, it's not like you're never coming back." ”
"Come back? Will he still let you come back? The Queen Mother sneered, looking at Liang Yinhuan's eyes a little sparkling, "Maybe the mourning family shouldn't let you go back then, and the mourning family should fight for you!" ”
Liang Yinhuan was shocked when he heard this, and a warm current poured into his heart. "How can the queen mother say such things? The reason why the queen mother was silent back then was to save her son's life, how could the son not know about the mother's hard work? ”
When the court situation was turbulent, Rui Wang Liang Yinhuan was almost entangled in the crime of plotting against his father, and although he finally proved his innocence, he still lost the trust of the first emperor and completely lost the qualification to compete for the throne. And after Liang Yinhao ascended the throne, it was already a blessing in misfortune that he was not put under house arrest and executed.
When the Queen Mother heard Liang Yinhuan say this, she recalled the past, and the guilt and regret that had been suppressed for a long time hit her heart like a tide breaking through the embankment, and she suddenly felt a sour heart, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing the Queen Mother sobbing sadly, Liang Yinhuan hurriedly wiped her tears for the Queen Mother with a silk handkerchief. "Okay, why are you still crying after a good meal? Rest assured, we will see you again in the future, and my son assures you that today is not a farewell! The queen mother should also take care of herself, and don't hurt her body because of her sons. ”
Although Liang Yinhuan comforted the Queen Mother nonchalantly, he was more nervous than anyone else in his heart. On that day, Qiu Feng clearly promised him that within ten days, the emperor would issue an order to leave him in the capital. But seeing that the ten-day period was about to expire, and he would leave Beijing tomorrow, the emperor still did not have any news.
Liang Yinhuan thought to himself: Is it the Lingshan Gang that failed? Or was he deceived and taken advantage of? Is he really going to go back like this? Go back to that hopeless place and wait to die?
The more Liang Yinhuan thought about it, the more bottomless he became, and he didn't know the taste of the whole meal, like chewing wax.
Halfway through the meal, the chief eunuch Yan Gonggong suddenly came, "Empress Dowager Qi, His Royal Highness King Rui, the emperor has a decree to spread that His Royal Highness King Rui will rush to the Qinzheng Palace immediately, and the emperor has important matters to discuss." ”
"Now? I haven't finished this meal yet! What is the emperor's important matter to discuss with King Rui? Don't even finish your lunch? ”
Yan Yong's face was innocent, "The queen mother is angry, the slave is here to pass the word, and the emperor only said that it is an important matter, and it must not be delayed." ”
"You dog minion!" The Queen Mother put down the chopsticks in her hand heavily, and she was about to attack, but she was suppressed by Liang Yinhuan on the side.
"Don't be impatient, if the royal brother is not in a hurry, he will not send Gonggong Yan to come at this time, and the sons will go to see what is going on, and they will come back to accompany the queen mother to continue to eat in a while."
After that, Liang Yinhuan followed Yan Yong out of the queen mother's bedroom. Along the way, he tried to ask something from Yan Yong's mouth first, so that he could take precautions in advance, but Yan Yong had served the king in the palace for so many years, and he had already become a human spirit, and what should be said and what should not be said was naturally clear, and his ability to play Tai Chi was unmatched.
Suddenly, an idea came to Liang Yinhuan's mind: he is a prince who has been set aside, and it is impossible for the emperor to send him to the Qinzheng Palace to discuss state affairs, is it that he set off to return to the fiefdom? Could it be that the Lingshan Gang really did it? Turning things around at the last minute?
After about half a cup of tea, the two of them had arrived at the Qinzheng Palace. When Liang Yinhuan stepped into the hall, he saw Emperor Liang Yinhuan sitting in front of the table with a cold face, and there were also Prime Minister Huo Pei'an and Shangshu Tong Yuan of the Criminal Department in the hall, and there was a strange silence in the air. And the moment Huo Pei'an saw King Rui, the smugness and ruthlessness on his face were revealed, and he couldn't help but make Liang Yinhuan's heart sink.