Chapter 57: The Scapegoat

King De was carried out, screaming all the way, and his last voice was almost inhuman.

After King De left, Gonggong Long glanced at the hall again, and saw that the faces of the other three except Qi Rongxun were not good-looking.

Gonggong Long cleared his throat, pinched his wrench and asked Wu Yousi:

"Yesterday's attack by the Royal Forest Army has caused a catastrophe, what do you think should be done about this?"

Wu Yousi also took a sip of the tea bowl and replied:

"I have always tried my best to communicate with the mob about yesterday, if the prince is willing to sit quietly in the car, things will definitely not be like this."

Grandpa Long asked:

"You mean it's the king of Germany?"

Wu Yousi says:

"I mean, the prince is too emotional."

Grandpa Long asked:

"What did the prince do yesterday?"

Everyone present listened to Grandpa Long's question, and they all said something about yesterday's situation.

After listening to everyone's words, Grandpa Long's brows furrowed to death, he stopped the wrench in his hand and said:

"Wei Hou once said that it is the duty of a scholar to be loyal to the prince no matter what. King De is still young, and the future is still long, and you are all carefully selected civil and military all-rounders, and you must do your best to assist King De. It is true that King De did not do this right, but you must not be distracted by it. β€œ

Lan Ziyi sighed silently in his heart, thinking that he couldn't believe this anymore, King De's knife was slashed at himself, and he would be loyal to what he would become, let's talk about it slowly.

Just for a moment, Lan Ziyi rushed to Gonggong Long, who seemed to hear the voice in his head, and Gonggong Long also glanced up at him.

Of course, this was just a momentary feeling, and soon Grandpa Long asked Wu Yousi:

"What do you think is going to do about this?"

When Wu Yousi heard this question, the index finger on his lap trembled, then took a breath and said:

"I don't know."

Long Father-in-law says:

"The ministers of the court will never let this matter go, but the reputation of the prince I cannot be ruined here, meditating on you, as a close minister of the prince, you want to share the worries of the prince, do you understand?"

Wu Yousi's face was serious, his eyes were bright, like a stag being forced to the edge of a cliff, and he mustered all his strength to make a last stand.

Wu Yousi says:

"I know that the emperor and the prince treat me like a mountain, and I have been ready to serve the prince to the death since the moment I was elected to the palace. It's just that in the current state of affairs, I'm afraid I can't share the worries of the prince. ”

Gonggong Long looked at Wu Yousi and asked:

"Why?"

Wu Yousi swallowed his saliva and said:

"Most of the ministers in the DPRK and China are princelings, how can they easily let go of the prince by seizing this good opportunity, although the meditation has the heart to share the worries of the prince, but the villain is from a poor background, and he is soft-spoken, and no one cares if he is thrown on the street and trampled to death by a carriage, I am afraid that my father-in-law will let me share my worries, and you Zhongtang will not agree."

Grandpa Long stopped talking and took a teacup and drank it.

Lan Ziyi's back tingled when he heard this, Gonggong Long obviously wouldn't throw King De out, someone had to come out as a scapegoat, and there were only four of them who went to the ministers at that time, so who would be chosen? Wu Yousi made it clear that he was not qualified enough, and it was useless to throw it out, so the danger would come to him Lan Ziyi.

Sure enough, after Gonggong Long put down the tea bowl, he set his eyes on Lan Ziyi,

Long Father-in-law says:

"What does Wei Hou think this matter should be handled?"

Seeing Grandpa Long ask Lan Ziyi, Wu Yousi let out a long breath.

Lan Ziyi took a sip of tea, smoothed out his thoughts, and his headache seemed to be alleviated a little, and he asked rhetorically:

"Is my father-in-law so cowardly?"

Father-in-law Long raised his head when he heard this, and stopped playing with the wrench in his hand, and asked:

"What did Wei Hou say?"

Lan Ziyi put down the tea bowl and replied:

"What's the sin of the horseman? Guilty of guilt. No matter whether the prince is virtuous or despicable, as long as he is not the favorite of the ministers, he will definitely be maliciously slandered, no matter how good or bad he does. Now that the emperor is rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince is benevolent and filial, in fact, what the prince should do is to assist the prince in ruling well, even if it is pretending, during this period he slowly accumulates popularity and waits for the opportunity. Even so, it is inevitable that he will be attacked by the prince's dead party, let alone this practice now. If the father-in-law wants to meet the demands of the lords in the court, in addition to giving up King De, no matter what chips he uses, he will not be accepted, so why ask Ziyi's opinion? ”

Grandpa Long listened to a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth, and began to play with the wrench in his hand again,

Gonggong Long closed his eyes lightly and asked Lan Ziyi:

"I am entrusted by the emperor to take good care of King De, how can I make King De the target of public criticism because of such a small thing? Although what Wei Hou said is good, but now that the ministers of the DPRK and China are menacing, how can I sit idly by? ”

Lan Ziyi muttered in his heart: "If you take care of King De, how can you scare King De like that?" There must be ghosts in this. ”

But he still said:

"How can my father-in-law, as the celebrant and the pen, sit idly by? Yesterday, the brother and sister took the lead in blocking the road, and their father asked for the people's life when he paid taxes last year, demanding that the tax be reduced, but he was framed and killed by the Jingzhao government. This whole incident is caused by the corruption of officials and bending the law, there must be someone in the DPRK and China who are in the background, and now the ministers are menacing, but this momentum is against themselves, so why should the father-in-law worry. ”

Father-in-law Long listened to what Lan Ziyi said, his face first had a flash of inspiration, and then became serious, and after Lan Ziyi finished speaking, Gonggong Long pondered for a moment and said:

"Zhang Mingyue is the minister of the crown prince, this world is obvious to all, and at the same time he is also the emperor's humerus. The contribution of fiscal and taxation reform is in the present and the benefit is in the future, so we have to do it. Although what Wei Hou said is good, if he holds on to it, it will hurt this fiscal and tax reform. Our family is a eunuch, but not a traitor, so we still have to think twice about this matter. ”

兰子义 says:

"The father-in-law decides, Ziyi is just a suggestion."

Gonggong Long thought about it, opened his eyes and looked at Lan Ziyi and asked:

"Where are the siblings you are talking about?"

Lan Ziyi replied:

"That brother died in the chaos yesterday, and my sister is gone."

Gonggong Long nodded and ordered:

"Someone! Find me the whereabouts of that sister! ”

The eunuch outside the door took the order and left.

Gonggong Long then asked Lan Ziyi:

"Yesterday's matter was too serious, even so, I have to give an explanation for the tragic death of so many people, does Wei Hou have a high opinion?"

Lan Ziyi thought to himself that if he still wanted to find someone to carry the black pot, he had to make things clear. So he replied respectfully:

"Back to my father-in-law's words. Although the forbidden army is strong, the transfer and command of troops are respectively managed by the inner court and the military department, and my father-in-law is afraid that he will not be able to intervene too deeply. My ancestors were loyal and good for generations, my grandfather's brother died in front of the Tibetan horse slope, and my father went into battle to kill the enemy at the age of fifteen. is so loyal and brave, once it encounters an accident, it will really chill the hearts of the world, who will be loyal to the court at that time? ”

Father-in-law Long didn't speak anymore, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, and then asked Li Minchun

"What is the opinion of His Royal Highness?"

Lee Min Chun replied:

"Min Chun is stupid and doesn't dare to talk about big things. I only know that my Silla has been a state since the establishment of the Taisho Dynasty, and I have always admired the culture of the Celestial Empire, and I am loyal, and after Min Chun entered the court, I first served the prince, and then accompanied the king of Deok, and one day when I return to Silla, I will serve the Celestial Dynasty like today's prince and King Deok, and that's it. ”

Gonggong Long nodded, and then asked Qi Rongxun:

"What is Commander Qi's opinion?"

Qi Rongxun clenched his fists and replied:

"Yesterday's incident was purely a mob disturbance, and my father-in-law should work with you to punish it severely."

Gonggong Long raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and asked:

"Mob trouble?"

Qi Rongxun replied:

"Exactly! The people who came to besiege the car driver yesterday were all elderly family members who died when they were born in the field, and the clansmen were unreasonable, and they couldn't help but snatch the weapons of the Royal Forest Army. Fortunately, Rongxun's effective command saved the prince from harm. ”

Grandpa Long smiled and said:

"That's really thanks to Commander Qi. So you also gave the order to kill people? ”

Qi Rongxun replied:

"Father-in-law, Rong Xun has just said that the last general only commanded the formation and never gave the order to move. It was the mob itself that made the first move. ”

Grandpa Long took a sip of tea and said:

"Alright, I came early in the morning to disturb your rest. I'm angry now, and I've figured things out. As a member of the royal staff, you have to worry about King De. From now on, things will not be peaceful, you must turn your heads to parry, and do not make any mistakes. Meditation, you are the master of the palace, and you are also the chief housekeeper, but you have to work hard and serve the prince well. I'll go first. ”

With that, he walked out the door.

Lan Ziyi and the four of them stood up and saluted,

As Grandpa Long left, Lan Ziyi's head immediately relaxed, and just as Grandpa Long was about to step out of the door, Lan Ziyi asked;

"Father-in-law, what should I do with the prince?"

Gonggong Long stopped and asked:

"What to do?"

兰子义 says:

"Look at the way the prince looked just now, the problem is very serious."

When Gonggong Long heard Lan Ziyi's words, he slowly turned around and walked towards Lan Ziyi, and when he was almost face-to-face with Lan Ziyi, Gonggong Long said:

"Wei Hou, just now our family has already asked someone to ask for a doctor, this is the first time that King De has encountered that kind of murderous scene yesterday, and he has fallen into evil. Wait for the imperial doctor to come over, open it, and let King De recuperate for a few days, Wei Hou doesn't have to worry. ”

Lan Ziyi looked at Gonggong Long's gaze for a while,

Bow your head and clench your fists and say:

"Ziyi understands."

Gonggong Long stretched out his hand and patted Lan Ziyi's shoulder and said:

"Wei Hou is so concerned about King De, he is indeed a loyal minister. Work hard, yes. ”

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

After seeing Grandpa Long leave, Lan Ziyi and the four of them also saluted each other and dispersed.

Lan Ziyi instructed the servant to bring breakfast to the deer garden, for some reason Lan Ziyi felt that he was in a good mood now, and after he was in a good mood, he felt very guilty about the Tao brothers in his heart, so he told the servant to get some donkey meat to burn, which was the Tao brothers' favorite breakfast.

After the servant answered, Lan Ziyi walked slowly towards the deer park.

It's just that I'm not very familiar with the Dewang Mansion after all, and I don't know where I'm going when I walk. But it doesn't matter, it's just a distraction.

Lan Ziyi was still thinking about the appearance of King De just now, this kind of nonsense must not be believed, but why is King De so afraid of Grandpa Long, the last time Grandpa Long came to King De, he was always standing next to him.

At this time, Lan Ziyi heard a voice from the other side of the wall, and a slightly old-fashioned middle-aged voice said there:

"Although the form is decadent now, it is not lifeless, and although the menacing appearance of the Manchu ministers is terrifying, it is just the right time to cure the sins of their friends. At that time, how could Mr. Wu be indifferent, if Mr. came to me and said, play the emperor, sue this group of ministers who attacked the king of virtue to form friends privately, in a vain attempt to subvert the Taisho country, will definitely be able to open up the situation, and then become famous, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”