Chapter 11: What is Death?
"Since the old man understands the truth, don't embarrass my father anymore!"
Qiu Yuanchen glanced at Old Man Cui again, "This palace has also said just now, the crime of buying and selling officials is indeed a big one, but it will not sit together, especially the old man, you don't have to pay the price forcibly!" ”
Joke, how can Qiu Yuanchen give the old man a chance to behave so that he can turn over quickly?
He wants to be guilty of the same crime as Cui Tianjie? Old Man Cui and King Zhan are both people with great achievements.
It is no exaggeration to say that the south wind can fight the world, and they are all strong people!
So for Old Man Cui, as long as he does not seek to usurp the throne, he must not be sentenced to death.
Now he said that he wanted to share the crime with Cui Tianjie, but in fact, he was forcing the emperor to pardon Cui Tianjie.
Cui Tianjie will definitely not die, the emperor wants to reuse the Cui family, and this face will definitely be given to the Cui family.
But we must not let this matter pass so quickly.
The emperor who spoke so little also understood what he meant, and his heart suddenly became even more annoyed.
He knew what Old Man Cui meant, and he also understood Qiu Yuanchen's obstruction.
But for the first time, he stood on Qiu Yuanchen's side.
"Don't say any more, if the old man is fine, he can retire now!"
"After that, I will accept a good investigation, I hope you can fully cooperate, old man!"
was forcibly interrupted, what else can Old Man Cui say?
After all, he didn't really want to be guilty of the same crime as Cui Tianjie.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, if there is anyone in the Cui family who violates the laws of the south wind, the ministers will never tolerate it!!"
After saying this, Old Man Cui staggered up and staggered out.
Watching the old man leave, the emperor glared at Qiu Yuanchen.
"If you're all right, step down!"
"In addition, you are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Cui family, I will find someone to deal with it!"
Qiu Yuanchen saluted and then exited Qiu's study.
Outside the palace gate, Qiu Yuanchen was a little surprised to see Old Man Cui waiting there.
He and the Cui family themselves don't have a deep friendship, so after nodding slightly, they have to stagger.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has good means, and the old minister admires the five-body throw!"
Qiu Yuanchen turned to look at Old Man Cui, "Old man, what do you mean by this?" ”
"If it weren't for the accident in the middle, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be the son-in-law of our Cui family at this time, and it would be a pity for us to become a family one step away!"
"It's a pity?" Qiu Yuanchen had a cold face, "This palace is surprised by the meaning of this pity!" This palace has never had any friendship with the Cui family, and has never agreed to the marriage of the Cui family, so how can it be a pity? ”
The old man hooked the corners of his mouth, "Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is happy now, and naturally I don't remember what happened in the past!" ”
"How can Hongu remember something that has never happened before? But old man, do you still have the leisure to chat with the palace here? ”
As soon as he said this, the old man's face changed.
"The old minister admits that the prince's means are superb, and this trick is good!"
"This palace doesn't understand what the old man means!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly doesn't understand that he knows it in his heart, but the old minister has something he wants His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to know!"
"Please teach the old man!"
"The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is not until the last moment, and no one knows who won!"
Qiu Yuanchen nodded instructively.
"Thank you, old man, this palace has written it down!"
I didn't ask a word I wanted to ask, and the old man turned around angrily and left.
This time, the Cui family not only lost his wife but also folded his soldiers.
Now that the affairs of the barracks have been exposed, it is okay, and they can't hide it if they want to.
But Cui Jiajun's hands and feet must not be discovered.
So now that the emperor has not reacted, he must use the fastest time to protect the people in the Cui family's army.
As for Cui Tianjie...... He can only do his best to protect it, and if he really can't, he can only give up.
Lin Qianqian knew about the Cui family before Qiu Yuanchen returned home.
It's not because of how much he cares about the Cui family, but because Qiu Haochen, who has no brains, has already been here.
This time it's not to ask if Lin Qianqian did it.
Instead, I came to ask Lin Qianqian if she knew about it.
In Lin Qianqian's opinion, there is no difference between these two questions, but for the sake of Qiu Haochen's attitude, Lin Qianqian was not angry.
But ridicule is indispensable.
How could she make the provocative people who came to the door happy?
After knowing that Qiu Haochen had come, Qiu Yuanchen had no expression on his face, as if he didn't care at all.
"The Cui family's matter is in big trouble this time, if it is not handled properly, it is not certain whether it will affect the Chen Palace, unless King Qi is closed
Tube! ”
As soon as she heard this, Lin Qianqian smiled.
"How is that possible? He doesn't want to care about Cui Xiyue, and he doesn't want to! But how do you manage this? ”
"So many officials in the capital have passed through the hands of the Cui family, and now the entire imperial city is thoroughly investigating everyone in danger, this matter has become a big problem, and the matter is so sensitive, even the officials who are usually close to the Cui family dare not communicate!"
"At this time, King Chen's Mansion dares to come forward, isn't that just waiting to be scolded?"
That's right, whoever comes out on top at this time is the bird.
Lin Qianqian understands this truth, and Concubine Yu naturally understands it.
Qiu Haochen came out of the prince's mansion and was directly invited to Concubine Yu's palace.
It's also very simple, Concubine Yu asked him to protect himself from this matter.
He tried his best to persuade him not to interfere.
"Aren't there still cooperation between the mother concubine and the Cui family? Does the mother know about this incident? ”
Yu Guifei's brows furrowed deeply.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Hongu know about this? If Bengong had known that the Cui family had such ambitions, it would have been impossible for you to marry Cui Xiyue! ”
"But didn't the concubine's favorite thing back then be the ambition of the Cui family?"
Jade Concubine, "......"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you say that about the mother? No matter what you do, isn't the ultimate goal of the concubine still for your good? ”
"If it weren't for the fact that you were stupid since you were a child, not fighting or grabbing, and giving everything good to others, would the mother concubine need to worry so much about you?"
Qiu Haochen was a little impatient with this kind of question that was repeatedly raised.
"I said I didn't need you to do anything?"
"No need, you don't need it, you don't need it, you don't need it, you don't do anything, then you can only let the mother concubine do it?"
Concubine Yu also looked impatient, "Do you think that the concubine is willing to follow you every day to clean up the aftermath for you and deal with these things for you?" ”
"You were born in the royal family, but if you are in the upper echelons, you will not fall to such a point now?"
Qiu Haochen frowned and asked, "What is the situation now?" Are we bad now? ”
"Where is it now? As the eldest son, you were crushed by Qiu Yuanchen's second prince, do you think it's good? ”
"I never cared about what my mother said, how many times have I told my mother?"
Qiu Haochen frowned and looked at Concubine Yu.
"The things that the mother concubine did were not for her sons at all, but for yourself, and it was your own unwillingness!"
"Who is the unwillingness of this palace for, and in the end, this palace is not for your palace to work hard like this, not all for your status
Expensive? ”
Yu Guifei is really angry Every time she says such a question, the mother and son almost break up unhappily.
"You always say you don't care, you don't care? But in the royal family, don't you care, and others don't care? ”
"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, will Qiu Yuanchen let you go one day? Will you let go of these ministers who are now standing behind you to help you? Yu Guifei looked at Qiu Haochen with her eyes.
"Even if you don't care anymore, if you don't do anything, there are still people behind you who support you, and these people have stood on the opposite side of the prince for you!"
"Take 10,000 steps back, he will let you go when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, can these ministers who stand on the opposite side of him let go?"
"But what did these ministers do wrong? Is it wrong that they support you? You are the eldest son of the emperor yourself, and it is only natural that you inherit the throne, and they are not wrong!! ”
These words silenced Qiu Haochen.
Indeed, he had not thought about these issues before, and he had never cared about the fate of these ministers.
And what Yu Guifei said was right, they were standing by their side now, that is, they were standing on the opposite side of Qiu Yuanchen.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, he was not joking, even Qiu Yuanchen could not leave his enemies by his side.
And with Qiu Yuanchen's temperament, he has always been unfaithful once, and he doesn't use it a hundred times.
So what are these ministers going to do?
This is indeed a problem that Qiu Haochen needs to pay attention to from now on.
Concubine Yu could see Qiu Haochen's vacillation, and spared no effort to say immediately.
"So even if we can't do that position in the end, we must have the initiative, at least you can protect these people who support you, and let them lose their lives for some reason!"
"You've been kind since you were a child, you won't refuse this matter, right?"
I have to say that Yu Guifei still understands her son.
This is also what Cui Xiyue taught her, since the hard one is not good, the soft one must come, Qiu Haochen is kind-hearted, he can not care about himself, but he will definitely not care about others.
Especially those who have helped him, it will become his weakness.
That's why this time Yu Guifei was able to grasp Qiu Haochen's mind so accurately.
Thinking of this, Yu Guifei softened her tone even more.
"For so many years, you and I, mother and son, because of this matter, often disagree, the mother concubine is also very tired!"
"And the concubine is old, you really don't want to toss anymore, and you won't accept the concubine's heart!"
"But the mother insists on grasping the initiative! Because those ministers chose you from the beginning, not because of what the mother said, but because you were born as the eldest son, and there are some things that you deserve! ”
Yu Guifei's face was sad.
"But you don't want to fight, you don't want to force you anymore, grasping the initiative is the last step of the concubine, you can understand what the concubine means
Is it? ”
Qiu Haochen hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.
"I know what I should do, even if I don't want to, I have to find a position in his position, and I will settle down properly with those ministers after all!"
Seeing that Qiu Haozhuo was unwilling to let go, Concubine Yu was so angry that she was going to die, but finally Qiu Haochen was willing to take a step forward, she really didn't want to let her go back.
"Okay, you're not too young, you know what to do, and your mother is willing to believe you!"
"It's just that the Cui family's affairs this time, you must not interfere!"
Qiu Haochen was just about to speak, when he heard Yu Guifei say.
"Don't worry, listen to the concubine!"
"Buying and selling officials, the emperor has been particularly disgusted since the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, so this kind of crime is always sentenced very heavily!"
"The Cui family is the hero of the south wind, but as long as there is room for relaxation, the emperor will not move the Cui family, what is this for, you should be able to figure it out!"
Concubine Yu glanced at Qiu Haochen.
"But now the emperor is angry, because this time the incident is very serious, at least more than 20% of the officials in the entire capital are through the hands of the Cui family, which is a provocation for the emperor!"
"Not only will you not be able to help at this time, but it will make matters worse! The emperor will only suspect that the Cui family is now dominated to such a point, even you, the dignified prince, you have to speak for them! ”
Qiu Haochen was silent, thinking about it carefully, what Yu Guifei said was right.
Now that things are on the cusp, rash intervention or intercession may backfire.
The most important thing to do now is to wait and see what happens.