Volume 1 The End of the Dynasty Chapter 56 The Court Discusses Crimes, and the Three Lords Have a Night Meeting
Everyone walked into the Zhaohua Palace, only to find that today's hall is a little different from the previous dynasty, there are two rows of cases in the hall, and there are two cases that are longer than three feet square on the top side, and there are bamboo slips and pen and ink on them. Each minister, according to the size of his official position, was led in by the palace attendants in turn and sat behind the desk.
Looking at the ironclad forbidden army armor outside the door, the ministers only muttered in their hearts, and felt a chill in their backs.
Huang Gongfu and He Bi walked in slowly and sat straight behind the desk on the top side.
"Today, by the emperor's edict, we are here to discuss matters. Let my father-in-law read the confessions of the Assassins. Huang Gongfu said slowly, his voice was low, as if he was suppressing the joy in his heart.
The eunuch standing next to him took a roll of bamboo slips from the desk in front of Huang Gongfu, opened it, and read it aloud: "We are not satisfied with the faint monarch's imprisonment of Lord Taiwei, so we robbed and stabbed the driver. This matter was done privately by us and others, and had nothing to do with Lord Taiwei. ”
The eunuch put down the bamboo slip and was about to reach out for another scroll, and Huang Gongfu said, "Okay, the rest of the confessions are all the same, so don't read them." Everyone has already heard it, assassinating the emperor and robbing the prison are all capital crimes. ”
When the ministers heard this, they suddenly exploded, and they were talking about it, and some people began to scold Uncle Yang, the language was vicious, and it was not at all like the elegant appearance on weekdays. Some people also questioned this, Uncle Yang is a strong minister who changed the law, and there are many enemies inside and outside the government and the opposition, and it is also possible that someone deliberately framed and planted false accusations.
"Silence!" Pu Xianyu let out a loud sigh and suddenly fell silent again.
"The emperor ordered me to preside over with Lord He, and I want to ask everyone how to deal with this matter?" Huang Gongfu looked at the courtiers who were a little restless on both sides and said, "The emperor asked me to ask all the adults whether Uncle Yang should be punished." ”
Pu Xianyu frowned, and just as he was about to speak, He Bi waved his hand at him first, and Pu Xianyu swallowed the words back from his mouth again.
He Bixian was surprised when he heard this, and then said, "Why do you want to cure the sins of Lord Taiwei? The assassin has already written clearly in his confession that he has nothing to do with Lord Taiwei, and since he has nothing to do, what kind of crime should he be charged with dealing with Lord Taiwei. ”
"According to Lord He's words, don't pursue this matter?" Huang Gongfu stared at He Bixian tightly, his eyes sharp as if an eagle was staring at its prey.
"No, assassinating the emperor is a big crime, you should ask, since the assassins have been captured, it is enough to punish these assassins, how can it involve Lord Taiwei? Isn't there someone who is pretending to make a fuss and wants to announce a personal vendetta? ”
Huang Gongfu slapped the case and said angrily: "Nonsense." Although this matter was not instigated by Uncle Yang, those assassins were all his people, and as far as I know, those people were all extraordinary and obviously well-trained, and they were obviously dead soldiers. Uncle Yang actually has such a group of dangerous people behind him, it is creepy to think about, maybe one day there will be another one, if the emperor has any mistakes, I am afraid that I can't afford it. ”
He Bixian was still unhurried: "Lord Huang, can you be sure that those assassins are Lord Taiwei's people with just a few confessions?" Apparently not. Besides, Lord Taiwei was arrested and put in a cell for no reason, and there is no reason for this matter, so how can he discuss other things. ”
On the left-hand side, Yan Yifan stood up with a smile, clasped his fists at the civil and military officials, and said: "That incident was done by the emperor's edict, and someone accused him of murder for money, which has long been a foregone conclusion, and today only the matter of assassinating the emperor and looting the prison is discussed." Lord He doesn't have to talk about anything else, it's better to discuss these things in front of him. ”
He Bixian finally knew what was going on, and he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart, but at this moment, he couldn't mention the previous matter, because it was ordered by the emperor himself. He Bixian already knew that the emperor was going to do something to Uncle Yang, and today's move was just a show for others to see. He felt only a pang of sadness in his heart.
Huang Gongfu saw that He Bixian did not speak, and continued: "Even if these assassins are not instructed by Uncle Yang, they have a great relationship with him, and they are related to the emperor's safety, so I have to ask him. Now, I will tell Uncle Yang about his sins one by one, and all the adults will listen carefully:
Uncle Yang is guilty of five crimes: first, tampering with the laws established by the previous emperors and not abiding by the ancestral teachings; second, abusing the criminal law and killing important ministers; Third, the former emperor Xuanzong was as kind to him as a mountain, and he did not want to repay the country's kindness, and wanted to do wrong; fourth, arbitrarily and arbitrarily despise the emperor; Fifth, his execution platform made the people frightened and panicked. ”
Pu Xianyu stood up suddenly, glared at Huang Gongfu angrily, and reprimanded: "The criminal codes performed by Lord Taiwei are all in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people, how can you say that the people are panicked and unable to live?" You and a group of courtiers, reversing right and wrong, not remembering the merits of adults, actually said such bitter and mean words, and became a Confucian in the world in vain. Since Emperor Daizong, the people have not been able to make a living, and there are traitors from time to time. As he spoke, his right hand touched the hilt of the sword, which shocked the courtiers in an uproar.
Huang Gongfu stood up suddenly, pointed at Pu Xianyu and drank, "What do you want to do?" You are the captain of the imperial court, do you still want to kill me and so on! Today, we are here by the emperor's edict. Uncle Yang must be sentenced to death to appease the hearts of the people in the world and the hearts of the courtiers! ”
As soon as these words came out, the old nobles responded one after another: "Uncle Yang must be sentenced to death!" ”
"Hahaha......" He Bixian laughed loudly and stood up, only feeling grief in his heart, and said loudly, "A meritorious person has become a disobedient minister, ridiculous, ridiculous, the misfortune of the court, the misfortune of the world" and walked outside the hall.
Pu Xianyu angrily smashed a fist case, and actually smashed the case in front of him into two pieces, and left angrily.
Huan Sheng and his own soldiers didn't know if they just arrived outside the hall, or if they had been waiting outside the hall for a long time. Pu Xianyu walked over and scolded loudly: "Whose soldier is this, don't you know the decree left by the first emperor?" There must be no soldiers outside the Zhaohua Hall for a hundred steps, give me a quick exit! ”
Huan Sheng suddenly felt a flush on his face, and asked angrily: "This is my personal soldier, can't you come here?" ”
"Your Majesty, is this going to change the decree left by the previous emperor? Just now, someone in the court said that Lord Taiwei tampered with the laws established by the previous emperors, and now why is the emperor doing this? Pu Xianyu said that, and walked towards the palace gate without looking back.
The civil and military officials behind were surprised, no one would have thought that this Pu Xianyu would dare to be so rebellious, and they forgot to come over to salute the emperor for a while. Huan Sheng was so angry that he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left with his own soldiers. Only then did the courtiers wake up and leave the palace in a hurry.
It was night, the moonlight first appeared, and Huang Gongfu took Yan Yifan to invite Ding'an Hou Wang Wei to come to the house. The breeze was blowing, the sound of beating the watch sounded, Wang Wei's gorgeous roof car drove towards the Huang Mansion, and Yan Yifan was already waiting at the gate of the mansion.
Wang Wei jumped out of the car, walked over with a smile, hugged his fists and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, my car is a little slow." ”
Yan Yifan stretched out his thumb and said, "Hou Ye said that he was laughing, Hou Ye's chariot can be this among the ministers." ”
"Hahaha, where is it, if you want to say that this car can be the most handsome in the Yinping Hou's mansion, it's just a pity that the Yinping Hou was killed by a traitor, which makes me sigh in my heart."
"Lord Huang asked me to invite Master Hou to discuss this matter," Yan Yifan made a gesture of invitation. Wang Wei strode into the gate of the mansion and came to the main hall of the courtyard of the Huang Mansion.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Huang Gongfu was helped in by two maids in brocade clothes, with a graceful posture and gasping for breath, as if he had been tired from a day's work.
"Is Lord Huang okay?" Wang Wei said.
Huang Gongfu gasped and said, "Okay, it's good." I've always wanted to invite Master Hou to come and sit down, but I don't have the effort, today is just right, I can sit together and discuss state affairs. Come, I'll wait for the three of us to drink a jue first, there is only thin wine in the house, not as good as the Hou Ye's mansion, and I hope you don't want to blame it. ”
"Where, please." Wang Wei raised the wine and drank it all. Huang Gongfu and Yan Yifan took a sip.
"What does Hou Ye think of what is being discussed in the court today, and how does Hou Ye think Uncle Yang should be sentenced?" Yan Yifan made an appearance of humbly seeking advice.
Wang Wei was overjoyed when he heard this, everyone thought that he was just a martial artist, rude and rude, and now when he saw the two important ministers of the court with a posture of seeking advice carefully, he suddenly felt high-spirited, and said loudly: "I am a martial artist, not as keen as the two adults. If you want to talk about the current situation of Zhao Guo, Wei thinks that how to deal with Uncle Yang is the focus of everyone's attention, from the emperor to the people. Now it is necessary to completely strengthen the emperor's determination to get rid of Uncle Yang, only in this way will the great thing be accomplished. ”
"Yes, but what punishment should I impose?" Yan Yifan asked hurriedly.
"Uncle Yang has always admired Shangjun, but it is better to ......," Wang Wei said, and suddenly laughed "hehe".
Huang Gongfu and Yan Yifan were slightly stunned, and then reacted: "Yes, yes, it should be like this, otherwise it will be difficult to reassure us." ”
Several people laughed, and Yan Yifan raised the winemaker: "Wonderful, wonderful, come on, drink again." Tomorrow, I will also ask Lord Huang to make a good presentation to the emperor, if he can give He Bixian and Pu Xianyu together...... Then sit back and relax. ”
Huang Gongfu took another sip and said, "Uncle Yang is the emperor who wants to get rid of him, but he is afraid of the countrymen, so he is so hesitant. He Bixian and Pu Xianyu can't get rid of them, the emperor knows that the two of them are virtuous, even if Pu Xianyu collides with the emperor today, the emperor will not do anything to him. ”
As soon as these words came out, Yan Yifan and Wang Wei sighed.
Suddenly, after a gust of wind, the door of the main hall opened, Yan Yifan walked over and was about to close the door, a sword was on his neck, Yan Yifan could even feel the chill on the sword.
"There is a ......" Wang Wei was about to shout, only to feel that his hand was cold for a while, and he hurriedly looked down to see that the thumb of his right hand had been broken from the palm of his hand, and he only felt a burst of urine.
"Who is the strong man, and why? When there is something, he says, why do you do such rude, insulting things? Huang Gongfu gasped heavily.
"Sven? It's really ridiculous, how many of you are worthy of saying the word Sven? The man wrapped in black laughed.
"If you have something to say, you will never shirk." Huang Gongfu said again.
"Count you as acquaintances. Listen, first, after Uncle Yang serves his sentence, he is not allowed to do anything to his family; Second, they must not interfere with the collection of corpses by Chinese people; Third, the tomb must not be moved. Otherwise, all three of you will die. The man in black waved the long sword in his hand, only to see the cold light flickering, and the bronze lamp base in front of him broke in response.
The three of them nodded busily. The man in black vanished.
Wang Wei suddenly roared: "It hurts me to death!" ”
Only then did a few people react: "Quick, send it to the hospital!" ”