Chapter 63: Who's the Real Rabbit?
Jia Quan finished talking about his preliminary investigation results, but Huang Qiong did not answer him immediately. Instead, I took a few bites of food and chewed it slowly in my mouth, while constantly thinking about something in my mind. Wait until the food in your mouth is swallowed before you say, "Then what do you think is the article in this?" The most important thing is that King Rui sent someone to find this Song Gongliang, will it be true? ”
Huang Qiong asked rhetorically, but Jia Quan looked at the wine glass in his hand for a while before saying, "Lord Wang, I believe this matter is true." However, whether this person was sent by King Rui or impersonated by someone else, the power is unknown. In this matter, it seems that Ruiwang did it, but in essence, it is definitely not as simple as it seems. ”
"I'm afraid this matter has something to do with the open and secret battles between the princes. Song Gongliang's bad luck was because someone wanted to use him to make a fuss. Although the Suzhou herdsman is not a shortage of fertilizer, it is not a rich place. However, the horses produced there were the main source of military horses for the Great Qi. According to the order of the imperial court, the horses there were not allowed to be bought and sold except for military use. ”
"Buying horses there in private, according to the laws of Daqi, for whatever reason, is tantamount to rebellion, this King Rui is not unclear. Since he understands this truth, he still risked his reputation and went all the way to Suzhou to buy horses, which really doesn't make sense. The only thing that makes sense is that someone went under his banner. ”
"Although there is no oil and water in Suzhou, the matter is very important. Nearly half of the war horses replenished by the Great Qi cavalry every year come from there. You must know that the Great Qi has fought against the Northern Liao, Uighurs, and Tubo, who are better at cavalry and archery, and has almost never tasted defeat, and it is precisely the first-class cavalry of the Great Qi that has relied on it. ”
"Once something happens to the Suzhou herdsmen, it can be said that it is almost equivalent to cutting off half of Daqi's arm. Lord Wang, you said, in such a very important place, can the North and South Zhenfu Division not send people to monitor? Whether it is the kings of the foreign feudal clan or the inland clans, whoever sends someone to contact the herdsmen of Suzhou in private, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the eyes of the Southern and Northern Suppression Division. ”
"And if the North and South Zhenfu Division knows, it means that the emperor also knows. It is precisely knowing this that the person who goes to Suzhou will definitely not be the person of King Rui, it should be someone who tried to rectify King Rui and sent someone to fake it. It's just that the person behind the scenes, who is in power, can't guess for a while. ”
"Judging from the prince's punishment of Song Gongliang's family, that person should not have been sent out by the prince. The prince's disposal of his family, even Song Gongliang, who had committed suicide, did not intend to let go, and judging from the disposal of his corpse, the prince was probably also involved. ”
But the prince was involved, more likely that he knew about it and wanted to use the topic to play. As for the rest, I'm afraid he was also regarded as a chess piece on the chessboard. Some people want to take down King Rui, but they don't want to make a move, so they set up such a game, wanting to get rid of King Rui with the hands of the prince. ”
"I don't know if the prince has seen through the problem and wants to use his strength to take advantage of this opportunity to bring down King Rui. Or the prince didn't see it at all, but was used by others, which is not in the hands of power. But one thing is certain, Song Gongliang was escorted into Beijing, and there is definitely the shadow of the prince behind him. ”
However, Song Gongliang finally chose to commit suicide, I am afraid that it was the main messenger behind the scenes, when he planned all this, he never thought of letting him enter Beijing to confront King Rui. Anyway, there has been a Song call who knows some inside information, but is not completely clear. ”
"Why do you want to let Song Gongliang enter Beijing alive, I don't have much certainty, and I control everything that may happen in the future? Therefore, Quan can conclude that Song Gongliang's suicide was definitely not the hand of King Rui. Because Song Gongliang died at this time, it would do no harm to King Rui. ”
Although after learning about this kind of thing, King Rui may not be able to take action. But at this time, he could only confirm his crime in disguise. Even if King Rui is arrogant, he is also the emperor's **, and he is definitely not so stupid. And with a vassal king, he can fight with the crown prince of the current dynasty for so long without falling behind, where can a stupid person do it? ”
"But Quan thinks that the reason why the prince doesn't even let go of the dead. I'm afraid it's more because Song Gongliang didn't enter Beijing, but committed suicide halfway, losing a chance to overthrow King Rui, just looking for an opportunity to vent his hatred. It's just a pity that this prince didn't understand the emperor's thoughts. ”
"With the emperor's shrewdness, it is estimated that he has long seen that Song Gongliang's case should have something else, but the emperor did not say it explicitly. The emperor didn't want to make a big deal when he was seriously ill in the middle palace, so he had the idea that it didn't harm his family and that people died at the earliest. This kind of practice, which can be said to be completely muddy, is extremely rare in the years of the emperor's pro-government. ”
It's just that the prince didn't understand the emperor's thoughts, but in order to vent the private anger in his heart, he chased and beat him with all his heart. The emperor's final concession was not to fulfill the prince's dignity, but he didn't want to intensify the contradictions between his sons at the moment. The prince's approach, if Quan is not wrong, has already caused the emperor's dissatisfaction. ”
And from this point of view, the main messenger behind the scenes, although he did not achieve the ultimate goal. The secret battle between the crown prince and King Rui was provoked into a direct open dispute. But it caused part of the emperor's dissatisfaction with the crown prince, and it was a partial success. It's just that the prince himself is in the middle of the man, but he doesn't know it yet. ”
Speaking of this, after Jia Quan drained the wine in the cup in one gulp, he said, "Lord Wang, I don't agree with your meddling in this matter, and that Song Zhizhao can't be kept." This matter not only involves the crown prince and King Rui, but also the person who doesn't know who is behind it. ”
"That person was able to quietly manipulate this matter, forcing a fourth-grade official to death, splashing dirty water on a prince, and forcing him to be regarded as a thoughtful prince, and he actually made a rare mistake in front of the emperor. Even the emperor had to back down, which is enough to show that the net in his hand is not ordinarily big. ”
"Now that you are involved, even if you just take in Song Zhizhao's family, I am afraid that you will not offend the mastermind behind the scenes, and even more offend the prince. First of all, the mastermind behind the scenes forced his father to death, but he was left behind, presumably to leave a living mouth to threaten King Rui when necessary. ”
"And what I'm most worried about is that Song Zhizhao's younger siblings fell into the hands of that person, forcing him to come forward to sue the emperor, so that this basin of dirty water could be completely poured on King Rui. Once this situation occurs, and Song Zhizhao leaves our mansion again, then it will undoubtedly offend King Rui. ”
"If Song Zhizhao didn't listen to his deployment, then the people behind him would undoubtedly think that we were holding him down. At this point, I'm afraid that not only the people behind the scenes will see you as a mortal enemy. Although the prince was ruthless to Song Gongliang's family, I am afraid that he is still thinking about Song Zhizhao, the only one who knows the inside story, and wants Song Zhizhao to sue the emperor. ”
"If Song Zhizhao doesn't sue as he intended, he will stick a bar for you. The prince, who is also calculating in his heart, I'm afraid that he won't feel comfortable in his heart, at least the prince will think that you suppressed this matter. With the prince's flawed character, he will definitely find an excuse to take revenge on you. ”
"Lord Wang, whether it is the crown prince or the king of Rui, you are far from being an opponent. And judging from some of the means shown by the mastermind behind the scenes in this matter, whether it is from the point of view of scheming or means, as well as the secret forces shown, you are far from being an opponent. Lord Wang, it is really not a wise move for you to intervene in this matter. ”
"Why do you bother to erect three strong enemies who are already suspicious for the sake of a case that can only be suppressed temporarily by the emperor? Lord Wang, I advise you that no matter whether Song Zhizhao's family can be found or not, it is best to suppress this matter. If this person is not handled well, I am afraid that it will become a hot potato. ”
Huang Qiong understood the meaning of Jia Quan's words. But as for Jia Quan's idea of letting him go, Huang Qiong shook his head: "Since this person entered our mansion, he has become a hot potato." From the day he entered the mansion, although it was just an unintentional move, it actually meant that we were involved. ”
"After Song Gongliang died, this man was the only one who knew that King Rui had sent someone to find his father. That person was able to force Song Gongliang to death, but he left Song Zhizhao, who wanted to create a vague, or even not a witness witness. Originally, when I thought that the three divisions would be tried, I would catch King Rui off guard. ”
But he didn't expect that the emperor didn't take him at all. The prince, who thought that he had an opportunity to send to the door, inserted a lever from it, and although he did not let him lose the rice, he finally failed to steal the chicken. And he has managed such a big game, what I can be sure of is that letting the crown prince leave some impressions on the emperor is definitely not what he really wants. ”
"Don't forget, sir, what time is it. Zhonggong has been sick for a long time, and has been critically ill many times since the beginning of this year. This person chose this time to make this matter, he just borrowed the prince's hand, and the real target was King Rui. However, I feel that in this matter, he does not necessarily want to do anything to King Rui, but to hit some people through King Rui. ”
"Think about it, the middle palace has been repeatedly rumored to be critically ill, if she heard that one of her sons actually had the intention of rebelling, how could she bear this kind of anger as a seriously ill patient? If you don't do it, the big line is just around the corner. I can see this now, and I'm afraid the emperor can see it too. ”
Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept this matter down knowing that there was another article in it. knew that Song Gongliang was wronged, but he still preferred to let a fourth-grade official die unjustly than investigate this matter thoroughly. is afraid that once this matter is investigated, the consequences will not be under his control. But what the emperor thinks, it has nothing to do with us. ”
"Now what we need to worry about is the black hand behind the scenes. He manipulated such a big game, he originally wanted to run for the swan egg, but he only got one egg, do you think he will be willing? And now that Song Zhizhao, the only witness who is not a witness, came to our house by chance, do you think he will give up? ”
Although it may be a bit unexpected to him, he will be even more happy to see it happen in this situation. This person is extremely thoughtful, since he can even calculate the prince's follow-up reaction, how can he not leave a backhand. In this matter, I am afraid that the more princes are involved, the better it will be for him, and the more convenient it will be for him to fish in troubled waters. ”