Li Zichun nodded again and again, indicating that he had written it down.

He choked up and said in a trembling voice: "King Zhao, only you can save me this time!" ”

Liu Liang nodded and said, "Zichun, don't worry, I will find a way to save you as soon as possible." ”

After staying in the prison for a while, Liu Liang left and got out of the death row cell, and when he got outside, Liu Liang said to Deng Chen, who came up: "I think it's better to lock Li Zichun and Li Ziyu in an ordinary cell first." ”

The conditions in the death row were too harsh, the cells were dark and damp, and the cold was oppressive, but there were no beds and bedding inside, only broken meadows.

Deng Chen said helplessly: "The case involved by Li Zichun's brothers is too big, and they can only be imprisoned on death row before a thorough investigation is carried out. ”

After a pause, he added: "Your Majesty also attaches great importance to this case, if Your Majesty knows that Li Zichun and Li Ziyu have been transferred to an ordinary cell, it will be difficult for Wei Qing to explain it on Your Majesty's side." ”

Liu Liang thought about it, and it was the same reason.

He said: "Wei Qing, you try the case clearly as soon as possible, and return the two brothers to their innocence." ”

"Wei Qing understands."

Before Liu Liang left, he also told Deng Chenqian and Wan to take care of Li Zichun and Li Ziyu.

The next day, the court.

Liu Xiu secretly left the palace and was assassinated by assassins, and now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty know about it.

Before the others could speak, Wang Yuan, the counselor, was the first to stand up and said, "I heard that Your Majesty left the palace yesterday and was assassinated by an assassin. ”

The matter is so big, and it can't be hidden, Liu Xiu said honestly: "There is indeed such a thing." ”

"Why did Your Majesty leave the palace without permission?"

Wang Yuan asked.

Liu Xiu smiled and said: "General Zhengxi won a great victory in Chang'an, and wiped out 100,000 people of Gongsun Shu's army, and the family of General Zhengxi thought that he was imprisoned in the Tingwei Mansion.

I've been hiding it for so long, I should come to apologize! ”

Wang Yuanzheng said: "Your Majesty feels ashamed of General Feng's family, and Weichen can understand it, but why can't Your Majesty go openly, but go secretly?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly: "I just don't want to stir up the people." ”

This is one reason, but the more important reason is that he wants to take the opportunity to go out of the palace with Yīn Lihua and have a good time.

Wang Yuan frowned and said: "Your Majesty doesn't want to stir up the people, but he puts Jiangshan Sheji in the back of his mind!" If Your Majesty really makes a mistake, how can this hard-earned foundation of the Han family be preserved? ”

Although the old man's words were a little heavier, they did make sense, and Liu Xiu, who knew that he was wrong, could only be taught with an open mind.

He hummed and said, "This time, it was indeed my carelessness, and I will never do it again in the future." ”

As a speech official, it was not easy to catch the mistake of the Son of Heaven, how could Wang Yuan be willing to give up, he still had to speak, Deng Yu lost no time in standing up, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do." ”

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu gratefully, and muttered to himself, Zhonghua still knows my heart very well! He immediately turned his gaze, looked at Deng Yu, and asked with a smile: "What is the matter with General Right?" ”

Deng Yu said: "This time, General Feng has made great contributions in Chang'an, and His Majesty should summon General Feng and meritorious soldiers back to Beijing to give rewards. ”

Liu Xiu nodded again and again, and said: "General Right is very good, after the dispersal of the dynasty, I will draft a decree to summon General Xi to return to Beijing!" ”

Seeing that Liu Xiu and Deng Yu were over, Wang Yuan took a breath, stretched his neck, and was about to speak, Deng Yu preemptively said: "Your Majesty, this time so many assassins are hiding in the capital, the county government, Zhijinwu, Sili Lieutenant, etc., are all unaware, it can be seen that the order in the capital is chaotic, Weichen thinks that he should take this opportunity to rectify the capital." ”

Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully, thinking that what Deng Yu said was very reasonable.

Zhi Jinwu has been almost cut by him, and now he has almost no soldiers available, and he is about to become a civilian official.

As for the Sili Captain, although the capital area is under his control, in addition to the capital, there are also Henan, Hanoi, Hedong, Hongnong, Jingzhao, Fengyi, and Fufeng Counties are also under the jurisdiction of the Sili Captain, and it is impossible for the Sili Captain to put all his energy on Luoyang.

Liu Xiu pondered for a while and asked, "General Right thinks who should govern the security of the capital?" ”

Deng Yu said: "It should be the Luoyang Order." ”

Liu Xiu has set the capital of Luoyang, Luoyang Ling is actually equivalent to Chang'an's Jing Zhaoyin, in layman's terms, both are the mayors of the capital, but the capital of the previous dynasty was Chang'an, Jing Zhaoyin is the mayor of the capital, and now Liu Xiu has set the capital of Luoyang, and Luoyang Ling is the mayor of the capital.

It seems that the status of Luoyang Ling should be on a par with Jing Zhaoyin, but in fact, it is not, whether it is identity, status, authority, or scale, Luoyang County Government is far from Jing Zhaoyin.

The most obvious point is that Jing Zhaoyin can go to the court and participate in the court meeting, while Luoyang Ling does not have this qualification.

Now Deng Yu advocates letting Luoyang Ling rectify the order of the capital, in fact, he is raising the status of Luoyang Ling, expanding the scale of Luoyang County Government, and giving Luoyang County Government more and more real power.

"Dong Xuan."

Liu Xiu muttered the name of Luoyang Ling.

Deng Yu said: "Your Majesty, Dong County Order is selfless and strict in law enforcement, it is said that for more than a year, no people have gone to the county government to beat drums and voice grievances, which shows that Dong County Order has been quite effective in Luoyang's governance.

Now that the assassins are rampant, Weichen thinks that the establishment of the Luoyang County Government should be expanded, and the Luoyang County Government should be appropriately given the right to transfer troops, so as to arrest the Assassins and maintain the peace and prosperity of Luoyang. ”

Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, looked around at the ministers present, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Weichen seconded!"

"Weichen seconded!"

Dong Xuan is a cool official, he is the master of the six relatives who do not recognize, and many people in the court have been offended by him, so in the court, Dong Xuan is not very popular.

Now the reason why the ministers seconded the proposal was not that they all supported Dong Xuan, but it was completely for Deng Yu's sake.

Seeing that the ministers all seconded the proposal, Liu Xiu pondered again, nodded, and said, "General Right, about this matter, you write me a note." ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Deng Yu bowed and saluted, and then he added: "Your Majesty, in the future, you should also invite Luoyang Ling!" ”

Liu Xiuying said: "Accurate! ”

Next, Liu Xiu discussed other matters with the ministers.

Wang Yuan doesn't care about government affairs and state affairs, and those are not within his purview, he is only responsible for correcting the mistakes of the Son of Heaven.

Finally, when Deng Yu came to an end, His Majesty discussed government affairs with other ministers, and he couldn't interject, so he could only stand aside and be anxious.

Today's court meeting lasted a little longer, and it didn't end until noon.

After the dispersal, Liu Xiu took the lead in getting up and leaving, not giving Wang Yuan a chance to hold his nagging.

There was some distance away from the non-hall, and Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Zhang Kun said helplessly: "Your Majesty is a dignified son of heaven, why should you be afraid of him just a Wang Yuan?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's not that I'm afraid!" ”

He couldn't stand Wang Yuan's nagging, and Wang Yuan's mouth was too poisonous, and sometimes he made himself angry, and he couldn't vent it.

The officials are all upright, loyal, and direct ministers who are not afraid of death.

The king does not kill those who directly admonish the face, this is a tradition that has existed since ancient times, and Liu Xiu, as the Ming monarch, will of course abide by it.

Therefore, it is good that he does not make mistakes, once he makes a mistake, he can hide if he can, and if he can hide sooner, he will not hide later.

Liu Xiu suddenly remembered something, and said to Zhang Kun: "You go to the vestibule, Xuan Tingwei will see me in Qingliang Palace." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Kun agreed and walked away quickly.

Liu Xiu arrived at Qingliang Palace, and it didn't take long for Deng Chen to arrive.

When he came in, he bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty! ”

Putting down the music in his hand, Liu Xiu waved his hand to the side, motioning for Deng Chen to sit down, and then he asked, "Wei Qing, how is the investigation of the assassin's matter?" ”

Deng Chenzheng said: "The county government is tracking down the whereabouts of the assassins.

The shopkeeper of the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion, his companions, and even the diners present at the time, Wechen had already investigated them one by one, and they had nothing to do with the assassins.

At that time, the Assassin climbed up to the second-floor window from the outside and sneaked into the Drunken Incense Pavilion. ”

Liu Xiu nodded while listening, these things were similar to his guess.

He asked, "So, what about Li Zichun and Li Ziyu?" ”

Deng Chen said: "Li Zichun didn't say anything, Li Ziyu couldn't stand the punishment, and admitted that he had fornicated with the assassin, but in many details, he couldn't say it, according to Weichen, Li Ziyu's confession was just to stop being punished." ”

In order not to be punished, in order to suffer less flesh and skin, he admitted that he had fornicated with assassins, and Liu Xiudu was almost angry.

Deng Chen said: "Li Ziyu is a gentleman and a straw bag, this person is not worth mentioning. ”

Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "Judging by Weiqing, will Li Zichun and Li Ziyu have an affair with the assassin?" ”

Deng Chen was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Wei Chen thinks that the two of them should have nothing to do with the assassins.

Li Zichun is a businessman, and his business in Luoyang is very big, he has no reason to collude with Gongsun Shu, Li Ziyu is a straw bag, even if he wants to collude with Gongsun Shu, I'm afraid, Gongsun Shu can't look down on him. ”

Liu Xiu snorted and laughed, he changed his words and asked, "I heard that the relationship between King Zhao and Li Zichun is very good. ”

Deng Chen responded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"Has King Zhao ever looked for you?"

Deng Chen was stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "I really can't hide anything from Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "Regardless of whether Li Zichun and Li Ziyu have anything to do with the assassin or not, these two people, don't let them go for the time being, just lock them up in your Tingwei Mansion, and let the two of them suffer more." ”

Even though Li Zichun and Li Ziyu had nothing to do with the assassins, their attempts to mistreat Lihua were real.

Deng Chen first looked at Liu Xiu in puzzlement, and after thinking about it, he understood why His Majesty did this himself.

He shook his head and smiled, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not strange that the so-called ignorant are not to blame! ”

"It is precisely because those who don't know are not to blame that I spared the lives of the two of them, otherwise, how could the two of them still have their lives now?"

Liu Xiu snorted coldly.

Deng Chen didn't say anything more, bowed down and said, "Weichen knows." ”

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Your Majesty refuses to let Li Zichun and Li Ziyu go, and Weichen thinks that King Zhao will come to Your Majesty soon." ”

Liu Xiu frowned, and said quietly: "I hope that my uncle can know the merits." ”

Deng Chen wanted to speak and stopped, and finally sighed secretly and didn't say anything.

Liu Liang is getting older and older, and his children are not around.

And Liu Xiu was in the palace all day long, dealing with government affairs, and he was so busy that it was impossible to visit Liu Liang in King Zhao's mansion from time to time.

In fact, Liu Liang is very lonely.

Now there is such a person, who often appears by his side, accompanying him, holding him, teasing him, coaxing him, and making him happy.

Based on this alone, Liu Xiu should be open to Li Zichun.