Chapter 395: Verdict
When Yang Jie, the general of the guards, returned to Beijing, when the news of Concubine Chu's death came out, and when Concubine Chu's body appeared in everyone's eyes, the capital fell into darkness again......
Everyone can see the anger of the Son of Heaven, this time it is not that Long Xing acted well, but that Long Xing is really angry. Concubine Chu's head was gone! This makes his dignified face where to rest!
What about the head? The head hangs on the gate of the Fort of Xiuyuan......
In the end, Yang Jie told everything that Mu Tian Wolf did in public, including Concubine Chu's conspiracy, Yu Hualong's true identity, the reason why Mu Tian Wolf killed Concubine Chu, Mu Tian Wolf persuaded Xiao Nanzong to surrender, and so on, Yang Jie explained it clearly.
However, Yang Jie's confession was a confession with Mu Tianwolf, and the two also made a deal.
The content of the transaction is that the shepherd wolf concealed Yang Jie's defection halfway for Yang Jie, and Yang Jie concealed the relationship between Xiao Nanzong and Jiang Bochao in front of the Son of Heaven, as well as Concubine Chu's plan, from waiting for the death of the Son of Heaven to support the second prince, to change her words to Concubine Chu's desire to rebel.
In fact, even if the shepherd wolf did not confess with Yang Jie, Yang Jie did not dare to say that Concubine Chu wanted to wait for Long Xing's death to support the second prince to revive the Chu State, after all, the Son of Heaven was suffering from an incurable disease and did not have much time to live, it was a top secret, and he didn't dare to say if he gave Yang Jie a hundred guts: "Your Majesty, the last general heard that you are dying?" ”
Isn't that the old birthday boy hanging himself and living impatiently......
After listening to Yang Jie's words, the most unbearable thing is, of course, the second prince, his mother once told him that no matter what happens, the hussar general Yu Hualong will always be his solid backing, so the second prince has no doubt about what Yang Jie said.
But on the surface, he couldn't agree, and the second prince immediately stood up and said: "What nonsense! Yang Weiqi, you have made great contributions to the unification of the empire, which is naturally indelible, but why did you frame my mother? It must be that you have been deceived by the shepherd wolf that you will not know the truth and say these unsubstantiated words! ”
Yuwen Huai'an, who had just finished introspection and was reinstated, also stood up and said: "Yang Weiqi, everyone knows that after the fall of the Chu State, Chu Guifei's attitude towards the Xiang clan can be said to be a righteous annihilation, and the royal nobles of the Xiang clan are still Chu Guifei personally asked His Majesty to hand over the post of supervisor to His Royal Highness the Second Prince to complete the beheading!" Isn't your current rhetoric reversing black and white and confusing right and wrong? ”
Here, the little prince Long Tian stood up and said, "What Yang Weiqi said, others don't know, can I still not know?" On that day, in order to threaten my father, Concubine Chu called on the 100,000 troops under the command of my father, arrested me, and imprisoned me on the boat, will I slander Concubine Chu in vain? ”
The second prince, Long Yuan, said: "Long Day! Who doesn't know that you Long Day and Shepherd Wolf wear a pair of pants! Aren't you saying this just to clear his name? ”
You Long Huofeng and others were all dressed in disguise and mixed in the crowd, looking at the royal nobles, and the important ministers of the court tearing up on the street, they felt that there was a special flavor......
Finally, Long Xing couldn't bear it anymore and said: "The court is wide, and everyone is in front of them, what kind of system will it become!" Go back to the palace first, and let's talk about it clearly in the Jinluan Palace! ”
At this moment, everyone knew why the Son of Heaven wanted to arrest the shepherd wolf, and the people in the capital talked about it, and rumors spread everywhere, and the herding wolf was also mixed. It is said that he is a loyal minister and a good general, and he will not hesitate to sword the demon concubine for the sake of the empire; Some people also say that he is the reincarnation of Shura, and Concubine Chu asked him to be a guard, but he cut off his head, and he can't leave a whole corpse until he dies......
However, when Long Xing asked Wei Ling to take out the letters that the shepherd wolf gave him, the second prince and the others had to recognize the reality.
When they recognize the reality, they can only change their words abruptly. The second prince immediately knelt down in front of the Son of Heaven, wept bitterly, and choked up: "Father, even though the mother concubine is confused for a while and misses her homeland, she is after all the concubine canonized by her father himself, and she is also the closest pillow person to her father, the evil thief of the shepherd wolf, how dare he make an assertion and ...... the mother concubine and the mother concubine."
"Poof......" The second prince spit out a mouthful of blood, and passed out sadly......
As for whether he really fainted from sadness or had excellent acting skills, it is unknown.
However, the second prince's words are very beautiful, which not only shows that her mother is just confused for a while; He also washed himself cleanly, indicating that he did not know anything about it; It is even more obvious that the crime of the shepherd wolf is to the point! In this way, no one will blame Concubine Chu and the second prince, but they will unify the blade towards the Shepherd Wolf!
As for Concubine Chu, she just missed her homeland and was confused for a while, but she ended up being separated, which is pitiful!
As for the second prince, a filial piety moved the heavens and the earth, and he fainted on the spot, which was deeply moving!
And the shepherd wolf, the dog thief! Although you have prevented the internal strife in the empire, persuaded the general of Chen Guo, and ushered in the unification of the world, you are too cruel!
That's right, that's what most of the 100 officials think.
Of course, there are also smart people, such as the right prime minister Huang Shi, who immediately said: "Your Majesty, no one wants to see this kind of tragedy, but now that the empire has just ushered in a great unification, you can't let Shu land be divided like this...... At the moment, it is imperative to first relieve the hussar generals of their military powers. ”
Long Xing said: "On the hussar general's side, I have already sent him a letter, and then it depends on whether he wants to spend his old age in peace or if he wants to be an enemy of the empire......
Yuwen Huai'an hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although Concubine Chu was confused for a while and had some rebellious thoughts, this does not mean that General Yu also knows." General Yu has made great contributions to our Tianlong State over the years, not only destroying the Qin State in the west, but also stationed in Shu for many years, blocking countless attacks by the Tubo people! Even if he is a relative of the Chu State, it doesn't hurt to be unified today. ”
As soon as Yu Hualong's voice fell, Liao Yingwei of the Guozijian said: "What Prime Minister Zuo said is extremely true, now that the region is unified and the nine countries are unified, isn't the right prime minister himself also an old minister of Chu State?" As long as your colleagues are working for the Empire, why should you care what your background is? ”
When the right prime minister Huang Shi heard this, he said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not rash to slander, but feels that this matter is very important, and you must prepare early!" Moreover, the old minister only said that he temporarily relieved the hussar general's military power, and he didn't say that he would be indiscriminately put to death! ”
The Son of Heaven Long Xing saw that the ministers were arguing, and his head was a little big, so he said: "Okay, don't insist on each other, and argue endlessly!" For nowadays, fighting back and forth is just two things! One is the disposal of Wuwei Hou Mutian Wolf, and the other is the disposal of Yu Hualong, the hussar general. For General Yu, I said that I had already sent him a letter, and whether he was innocent or not depends on how he proves it! But, what should Wu Weihou do? ”
This is, the second prince Long Yuan woke up at the right time, and said: "Father, the dog thief of the shepherd wolf is bold and cruel, and in time, it will definitely be a disaster for the empire!" This time, he dared to commit violence without any trial, mutilating his mother and concubine, and next time, maybe he would even dare to assassinate his father! ”
When Long Xing heard this, he said angrily: "Presumptuous! The second prince suffered a great disaster, talking nonsense, someone came, take him down to see the imperial doctor! ”
After speaking, the second prince was carried away by two chamberlains, one left and one right. However, the second prince didn't say anything more, because he had already finished what he should have said, and the next words would naturally be said by hundreds of officials for him.
Since the Son of Heaven has said that Yu Hualong's affairs don't need to be worried about by the hundred officials, then the hundred officials can only tear the shepherd wolf first......
The hundred officials are probably divided into two factions, most of the ministers feel that the shepherd wolf should be killed, and the generals occasionally stand up to intercede for the herding wolf, after all, in terms of merit, the battle exploits of the shepherd wolf are no one can compare.
Of course, there are also many people who remain silent, such as the Four Princes, the Six Princes, the King of England, and Huangshi, who are all watching the play from the sidelines.
In the end, Long Xing couldn't come up with a reason for a while, so he said: "Where is Jiao Minghui, the secretary of Dali Temple?" ”
Jiao Minghui hurriedly squirmed his chubby body and stood up, and said, "Weichen Jiao Minghui is here!" ”
Long Xing said: "Jiao Qing, I will leave this case to you with full authority, and after the queen and Concubine Chu are buried, I hope you can give me, to the hundred officials, and to the people of the world a satisfactory explanation!" Cui Youzhi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, listens to the order! I want you to go with Jiao Minghui to review past cases, and be sure to be fair and fair! ”
Cui Youzhi and Jiao Minghui hurriedly said: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”
Subsequently, Long Xing said: "Lu Junchen, the servant of the Criminal Department, obeys the order, Mu Tian Wolf is a strong martial artist, in order to prevent him from escaping from prison, I have decided to take him out of death row and put him at the bottom of the prison!" ”
After hearing this, Lu Junchen also hurriedly said: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”
After explaining everything that should be explained, Long Xing announced his retreat.
After returning to Xingqing Palace, Long Xing was furious and roared: "Okay, you shepherd wolf, you actually took Concubine Chu's head away privately!" You didn't take me seriously at all! I must let you know what royal majesty is! ”
At this moment, Long Xing really had murderous intentions towards the Sky Wolf, otherwise he would not have lifted the Sky Wolf from death row and sent him to the bottom of the prison.
But the reason why Long Xing handed over the case to Dali Temple to go to the province was that he felt that the hundred officials were arguing and quarrelling, which gave him a headache, and second, he felt that the top priority was to let the queen and Concubine Chu enter the soil first. If I have to talk about the third point, that is, Long Xing still can't figure out Yu Hualong's attitude, in case Yu Hualong really rebels, he still needs to use the Sky Wolf......
But in this way, Jiao Minghui was embarrassed, he didn't dare to offend Yuwen Huai'an and the second prince, nor did he want to offend Yang Jie and Ge Shuhan, generals with heavy troops.
The one who asked to kill the shepherd wolf was naturally the second prince and Yuwen Huai'an; said that in terms of past combat exploits, the people who should let go of the shepherd wolf are naturally the main ones among the generals, Ge Shuhan and Yang Jie. Although Ge Shuhan himself is not in the capital, no one knows about his relationship with the Shepherd Wolf.
In the end, Jiao Minghui and Cui Youzhi felt that they still had to figure out the meaning of the Son of Heaven first, as long as they did what the Son of Heaven wanted, they were not afraid of offending people......
The sense of depression in the capital did not fade because of the arrival of the good news, but became more depressing because of Concubine Chu's headless corpse!
The feeling of depression lasted for three days, and three days later, the queen and Concubine Chu were buried.
Because Concubine Chu was charged with attempting to rebel, in order not to provoke the discussion of the people, she could only be buried hastily with the queen, and even Concubine Chu's head was carved with fragrant wood......
Queen Yuan and Chu Guifei Xiang, no one looked down on anyone before their deaths, and they fought openly and secretly for a lifetime, but they didn't expect to die under their husband's calculations in the end, and they were buried on the same day, which can be regarded as a kind of fate.
After the funeral was over, Long Xing also received a reply from Yu Hualong.
Yu Hualong knew that his identity was exposed, and he also learned of Concubine Chu's death, so he naturally understood why the Son of Heaven wanted to confiscate his military power.
But Yu Hualong's reply said that he was willing to give up his military power and return to the field, but not now! Now the Tubo people and the Qiang people are colluding and are attacking some cities on the border of the Tianlong Kingdom, and when he repels the Tubo people, he will naturally hand over the military power!
Long Xing read the reply, but he couldn't tell whether this was Yu Hualong's delaying tactic or Yu Hualong's heartfelt words. Because the Tibetans and Qiang are indeed attacking the border of the Tianlong Kingdom.
Otherwise, why did Long Ying send Yulin to Shan Wenchong as an assistant?
However, if Yu Hualong's side was on the side of every quasi-Xin'er, it was not easy for Long Xing to make a ruling against the Sky Wolf, and he could only kill one of these two people and keep one...... After thinking about it for a while, Long Xing thought, why don't you kill them all?
But who will be killed first......
Long Xing felt that he had encountered an unprecedented big trouble!
The Son of Heaven hesitated here, and Jiao Minghui, the secretary of Dali Temple, naturally couldn't come up with an exact method, but more and more people put pressure on Jiao Minghui, Jiao Minghui is now a mouse in the bellows, angry at both ends!
At this moment, the Sky Looming Wolf is at the bottom of the Heavenly Prison, constantly greeting the ancestor of the Long Clan in his heart, can't he escape from this ghost place?
The shepherd wolf never expected that after going around in a big circle, he would return to the bottom of this dark prison!
Mu Tianluo didn't care what the hundred officials convicted him, he only cared about who the Son of Heaven would choose between him and Yu Hualong. If the Son of Heaven chooses his own words, even if the hundred officials sentence themselves to death, the one who dies must be the scapegoat prepared by the Son of Heaven.
The Sky Wolf didn't want to interfere with Long Xing's choice, he planned to let fate choose, because his grudge with Long Xing also had to be resolved......
But Huofeng and the others were already preparing to intervene in Long Xing's choice......