Chapter Thirty-Eight: Cutting the Grass and Eradicating the Roots
Tian Wei's Prime Minister's Mansion is located in the South Street of the North Que Jiadi District, located in the most prosperous street of Chang'an City, the mansion is gorgeous and magnificent, the gold bricks and blue tiles, a pair of stone unicorns in front of the Gaomen Courtyard are majestic and magnificent, and you can know that the identity of the owner here is extraordinary at a glance.
On the bustling street, I saw several officers and soldiers dressed in the palace governor's mansion rushing through the street, and a man led by him dismounted in front of the prime minister's mansion and said to the housekeeper: "Is your prime minister here?" ”
"In! At! Seeing this, the steward didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly responded, "The lord is in the house, the official please!" ”
The man didn't answer, and as the steward entered, Tian Wei heard the news and came to see this person, and hurriedly saluted: "I don't know that Lord Tingwei suddenly came to the house, and he was disappointed in the future!" ”
The person who came was Tingwei Zhang Tang, and he saluted back: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty has an order, please go to Tingwei's Mansion with your subordinates." ”
"Your Majesty's dictation?" Tian Wei's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he stepped forward and asked Zhang Tangdao, "Lord Zhang, I don't know what His Majesty summoned me?" ”
Zhang Tang said: "The lower officials don't know, they just act according to orders, and I hope the prime minister won't blame him!" ”
Although Zhang Tang is a court lieutenant and is one of the nine kings, compared with the prime minister who ranks as the third prince, the title is still one level lower, but the court lieutenant mansion is in charge of the prison, and the court lieutenant is a close minister of the son of heaven, so although Tian Wei is the prime minister, he has to be afraid of Zhang Tang as a court captain.
Tian Wei's mind flashed quickly over Han Yan's matter, and when he saw that it was Tingwei Zhang Tang who went to the mansion in person, he couldn't help but have a little more worries in his heart, and suddenly frowned, and said to Zhang Tang: "It's really rude, I just ate a pastry in Xia, maybe it's because of the cold weather, there is some colic in my abdomen, Lord Zhang wait... Wait a minute...", holding his stomach and walking away apologetically.
"Prime Minister, please!" Seeing this, Zhang Tang was not reluctant, so he had to wait patiently.
Fortunately, after about a stick of incense, Tian Wei returned to normal, stepped forward and said to Zhang Tang: "Let Lord Zhang wait for a long time, and then I will go to the Tingwei Mansion with you." ”
"Good!" Zhang Tang arched his hand, "Prime Minister, please!" ”
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Liu Che in the Tingwei Mansion was already impatient, and when he saw Zhang Tang bringing Tian Wei, he couldn't help but look pale and shouted: "Prime Minister, you are so bold!" ”
Tian Wei had already gone through the events of the day along the way with Zhang Tang. On that day, he cooperated with Liu Ling tacitly, Liu Ling was responsible for supporting the queen mother, and he asked Ping'er to fake the oral message, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the deacon eunuchs, to move his hands and feet in his diet, and let Ping'er branch another palace maid in the palace. When he and Ping'er were waiting for Han Yan in the hall, he took advantage of Ping'er's unpreparedness to cover her mouth and nose from behind, and after she was suffocated to death, he supported her next to the lamppost in the northeast corner of the hall, making the illusion of leaning on the lamppost.
Tian Wei thought carefully about the whole process several times, and there should be no mistakes, so when he saw Liu Che in trouble, he pretended to be very aggrieved on his face, and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, what did the old minister do to make Your Majesty treat the minister like this?" ”
Seeing this, Liu Che sneered and said, "What have you done, do you still want me to tell me?" ”
Tian Wei was stunned for a moment and said, "The old minister doesn't know!" ”
"Hmph... I knew you would! Liu Che said coldly, "If I am not completely sure, will I order Zhang Tang to invite you here?" ”
Tian Wei still pretended to be confused when he heard this, and said aggrievedly: "What Your Majesty said, the old minister really doesn't know!" Please make it clear to Your Majesty! ”
Liu Che glanced at Tian Wei and said sharply: "Okay, since you don't say it, then I will say it for you!" In Changle Palace that day, you framed Han Yan and killed the palace maid, what was your intention? ”
"Your Majesty!" Tian Wei was shocked into a cold sweat, and said prostrately: "Your Majesty, Han Yan's matter has nothing to do with the old minister!" The old minister just told what he saw with his own eyes, and he didn't frame Han Yan, let alone kill the palace maid! ”
"You don't act in front of me!" Liu Che said in disgust, "The queen mother eats you, but I don't eat it!" If you recruit from the truth, I will definitely fall lightly in the love of the queen mother, if you are still obsessed, don't blame me for not thinking about my nephew's affection! Liu Che's face became more and more cold, staring at Tian Wei like a torch.
"Your Majesty..."Tian Wei had already made up his mind in his heart, if he recruited him from the truth, he would be looking for death, and immediately burst into tears, "The old minister has said everything he should say!" Lao Chen and Han Yan have never had a holiday, so why bother framing him? And the palace maid, the old minister doesn't know it, why did he kill her? Your Majesty... Please don't listen to the villain, Your Majesty! ”
"You, you..." Liu Che gritted his teeth angrily, and said hatefully, "Okay! Do you think that if you say that, I can't do anything about you? ”
"Zhang Tang!" Liu Che said loudly.
"The subordinates are here!" Zhang Tang stepped forward and answered.
"You haven't shown the prime minister the torture instruments of the edict, have you?" Liu Che glanced at Tian Wei and said coldly.
"This..."Zhang Tang, who has always been accustomed to seeing big scenes, was a little speechless, and it was at this time that suddenly a voice came, "The Queen Mother has arrived!" ”
"The Queen Mother?" Liu Che couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and when he raised his eyes, he really saw the queen mother walking towards this side, Liu Che glanced at Tian Wei with annoyance, got up and said, "Erchen has seen the queen mother!" ”
The arrival of the queen mother made Tian Wei feel at ease, when Zhang Tang went to the house, he made all preparations, called Mrs. with abdominal pain in the toilet, and asked her to hurry into the palace to find the queen mother to go to the Tingwei Mansion to save herself, now the savior has arrived, although his heart is very stable, but his face is still full of tears, crying: "The younger brother has seen the queen mother!" ”
When the Queen Mother approached, she saw that Tian Wei had tears on her face, and couldn't help but say to Liu Che with a sullen face: "I don't know why Your Majesty brought the Prime Minister to the Tingwei Mansion?" ”
Liu Che said in a good voice: "Queen Mother, the violent death of the palace maid in Changle Palace, I checked some eyebrows, because the prime minister was present that day, so I invited the prime minister to come here to assist in the review!" ”
"Hmph...," the Queen Mother said coldly, "Since you are assisting in the review, why do you want to bring people to the Tingwei Mansion for questioning?" ”
"The queen mother misunderstood! I just asked Zhang Tang to invite the prime minister here, and the prime minister is indeed inextricably linked to this matter. Facing the Queen Mother, Liu Che could only hold back his anger and said respectfully: "I don't know what my mother did later?" ”
The Queen Mother said: "If the mourning family does not come, the prime minister is afraid that he will be invited to prison by His Majesty!" After that, he approached Tian Wei Haosheng and helped him up, and said, "The second brother has suffered!" ”
Tian Wei got up and said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, Queen Mother!" ”
"Your Majesty, the prime minister just talked about what he saw that day, why is he being interrogated like a prisoner now?" The Queen Mother was dissatisfied.
"Queen Mother, there is indeed another hidden story in the events of that day!" Liu Che glared at Tian Wei and accentuated his tone, "Is the prime minister still unwilling to say?" ”
Tian Wei knelt on the ground when he heard this, and cried: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the old minister has told everything he knows, and he really has not hidden it, if His Majesty does not believe the old minister, the old minister is willing to die to show his innocence!" ”
Seeing Tian Wei like this, the Queen Mother said angrily to Liu Che: "After all, the prime minister is Your Majesty's uncle, he has already said so, does Your Majesty really want to force him to death?" ”
Liu Che was furious when he saw this, and when he saw that the queen mother was angry, he had to whisper: "Erchen doesn't dare!" ”
After a while, the Queen Mother took Tian Wei away, looking at the back of Tian Wei leaving, Liu Che could only sigh hatefully in his heart.
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Liu Ling learned from the Queen Mother that Tian Wei was taken to the Tingwei Mansion to inquire, and he was secretly anxious in his heart, this matter was related to Han Yan's life and death, how could Liu Che let Tian Wei go so easily? There are many dreams at night, I don't know what kind of means Liu Che will use next time, if Tian Wei reveals half a flaw, he will definitely involve himself, thinking of this, Liu Ling can't help but worry.
Tian Wei, as the queen mother's brother, if it is really the East Window incident, as long as the queen mother is there, she can always save her life, and if she is confessed, not only will her life be guaranteed, but it will also involve the entire Huainan Palace. Liu Ling will never allow such a result, only dead people can keep secrets, Liu Ling's heart is crossed, and his eyes are full of murderous intent.
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In the spring of the third year of Yuanguang, the flood of the Yellow River caused the southeast river embankment to burst, flooding 16 counties in Henan. At that time, Tian Wei's fiefdom was in Hebei, and the river flowed south, but his fief was not threatened by floods, so when other ministers asked him to repair the embankment, Tian Wei naturally disagreed. The night has been two watches, Tian Wei is still preparing to write a chapter, saying that the river is broken This is the will of God, not to be forced by manpower, a gust of night wind blows, the window bar rattles, Tian Wei does not care, still swaying.
"Meow..."A big black cat jumped on the windowsill, a pair of green eyes seemed to choose someone to devour in the night, Tian Wei looked up coldly when he heard the sound and was startled, and looked at it turned out to be a cat, so he settled down, put down his pen and got up to close the window.
"Woo... Woo..."As soon as Tian Wei walked to the window, there was an inexplicable gust of wind, and a black shadow flew by. Tian Wei rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was dazzled, but when he opened his eyes, he saw a female ghost with a bloody head standing in front of the window, her eyelids were bleeding, her lips were cyanosis, her clothes were torn, revealing blue and purple skin, and she vaguely saw a corpse spot. "Tian Wei, give me back my life! Give me my life! As she spoke, the female ghost stretched out her hands full of corpse spots to Tian Wei.
"Ahh Tian Wei screamed and fainted in fright. The servants in the house heard Tian Wei shouting, and hurriedly pushed the door in, only to see Tian Wei's face pale, his whole body convulsed and fell to the ground, the servants did not dare to delay, and hurriedly reported to the prime minister's wife, and then invited a doctor. After the doctor looked at the symptoms in detail, he asked about the situation at the time, and carefully checked Tian Wei's pulse, seeing that his pulse was unstable, and his qi and blood were rushing, he judged that he should faint suddenly under the panic, and immediately prescribed a few medications, and told Tian Wei to wake up and take it.
When the time came, Tian Wei woke up slowly, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the female ghost standing in front of the window, looking at all kinds of faces, like a screen. "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Tian Wei screamed in horror and fainted again.
The people in the house looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, "Madam, look at the situation of the master, will it... Could it be that he has fallen for evil? The subordinate sputtered.
"Evil?" Madame was stunned, and then thought about it, it was really possible, Tian Wei had witnessed the murder in the palace before, maybe he was really stained with evil spirits and came back, "Go and ask the mage!" The lady then commanded.
"Ringing ringing... Lingbao Tianzun, enter my body, the soul of the disciple, the five internal organs and the Xuanming..."The profound mage was invited into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he did several rituals in a row, and the exorcism charms were pasted all over the mansion. A few days passed, Tian Wei still did not get better, every time he woke up, he screamed in horror, and kept waving his hands, as if to drive away the evil spirits attached to his body.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" The prime minister's wife was shocked and frightened, and she couldn't stop crying.