Chapter 133: Small Punishment and Big Commandment
Today's early dynasty is extraordinarily long because there are many matters to be discussed. From before dawn until mid-afternoon. The ministers were rumbling with hunger, and they were particularly clear in the slightly quiet Jinluan Palace. Emperor Chu was an empathetic emperor, and ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a banquet, so that after the ministers had eaten, they would continue to discuss in the afternoon.
The dishes were served like water, and the ministers, who were already hungry and dazzled, barely maintained their manners, and did not dare to eat too presumptuous in front of His Majesty.
A guard walked quickly to the door of the banquet hall and whispered a few words to the little eunuch guarding the door. The eunuch's face changed, he turned around and walked towards the holy seat, and said something to Emperor Chu in fear.
The chopsticks in Emperor Chu's hand froze in mid-air, and then he put them down heavily, looking at the ministers under him with majestic and slightly disgusted eyes.
Figuring out the meaning is the only way to be an official, seeing that His Majesty is displeased, if there are still people eating and drinking, it will be too blind. The ministers put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands one after another, and they didn't dare to gasp for fear of touching Emperor Chu's moldy head, so they accidentally took off their black gauze hats.
Tang Yin looked at Emperor Chu with some surprise, they had known each other for too many years, once such a look appeared on his face, it meant that someone's head was about to fall to the ground. But the ministers have been doing well recently, haven't heard of anyone causing trouble?
Emperor Chu said slowly: "I was a little bored during the meal, and it happened that the Old Case Division of the Criminal and Prison Department of the Procuratorate Department and the Governor of the Town, Qin Fei, had a good time for me, so you might as well listen to it together, what happened." Come on, Xuan Qin Fei will see you. ”
"Xuan Qin Fei is here!" The shouts were repeated from the banquet hall to the palace gate.
The ministers looked at each other, this Qin Fei, he has not been born since he received the hydrangea, he has been causing trouble at both ends for three days, and one after another someone has suffered a big loss in the hands of Qin Fei, and now he doesn't know who is going to be unlucky.
After a while, Qin Fei swaggered and grabbed a person's ankle, dragged him horizontally and vertically to the door of the banquet hall, and shouted loudly: "Weichen Qin Fei, see Your Majesty." ”
"Come in!" Emperor Chu's tone was slightly angry, and the eunuchs around him lowered their heads, determined not to hear anything, to see nothing, whatever Your Majesty said, we will do as eunuchs......
Qin Fei dragged the man into the banquet hall, and the high threshold at the entrance of the hall slammed the man's head with a crisp sound.
"Peach?" A minister in brocade clothes threw himself out of his seat with an exclamation, looked at Hua Tao, who was already blue and swollen, and was unclothed, and pointed at Qin Fei angrily: "What a big dog, you dare to insult my son like this?" ”
He also knew that it was before the Holy Driver, and it was not his turn to make the decision, so he turned to Emperor Chu and said: "Your Majesty, Chenhua Qianshu only has such a son, and he was married by the emperor's grace before, and he will marry His Royal Highness the Ninth Princess in the near future." I don't want to be so humiliated by Qin Fei today, Your Majesty, please be the master of the old minister! ”
Emperor Chu snorted coldly: "Hua Shangshu, why don't you ask Qin Fei?" If your son is fine, how could he be dragged in front of me by Qin Fei? ”
Hua Qianshu frowned, his son was a little pampered, but he didn't have any big crimes. It is normal for the children of the official family to like to have fun, gamble, and race horses, and it is impossible for anything to fall into Qin Fei's hands. He turned his head to look at Qin Fei, and asked in a deep voice: "Governor Qin Zhen, although the Prosecutor's Office has nothing to do with the six books of the imperial court, but you must have a basis for handling the case, what can my son do to hurt the heavens and reason, and ask you to treat him like this?" ”
Emperor Chu interjected: "Qin Fei, just say it." ”
Qin Fei gave a serious salute, then stepped on Hua Tao's head and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the trouble caused by Hua Tao does not look very big, but it is extremely bad. He was amorous and got sick with flower willows, and before he was cured, he went to the brothel of the Qinglou to look for flowers and ask willows. When the sister in the brothel saw that he was sick and refused to use the casing fish bubble, she refused to comply. Unexpectedly, Hua Tao actually wanted to use force, but was detained by the people in the brothel. This is the Nine Horses of the Future...... Hua Shangshu, when the playboy asked His Majesty for marriage, was he already infected with flower willow disease? ”
Qin Fei's gaze turned and fell on Hua Qianshu's face.
Hua Qianshu's expression changed slightly, he was busy with official business, and he didn't have a lot of time to chat with his son. He knows that his son is a little, but how many of the children of the official family are not? At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he made his maid have a big belly, and he can count eight hundred without a thousand. But if you are infected with flower willow disease, it is a big deal, and the son still wants to marry the princess when he is sick, which is an insult to the royal family, and this is a deception to Your Majesty...... This is a great sin to destroy the family.
Qin Fei saw that Hua Qianshu had not answered, snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to pull the torn clothes around Hua Tao's waist, and said loudly: "You adults are well-informed, see for yourself." ”
Emperor Chu only glanced lightly, and then slowly closed his eyes. Even if many ministers have never eaten pork, they have seen pigs run, and they have heard of what the willow disease is like. After taking a look, I suddenly felt that what I had just eaten was turning over in my stomach, which was called a nausea.
Hua Tao was terrified, but her head was stepped on by Qin Fei again, so she had to throw herself to the ground, and shouted desperately: "Your Majesty spare your life...... I...... I only got this disease two days ago, and I'm looking for a doctor. Qin Fei is talking nonsense, I, I haven't been to any brothel, I'm just going to have a drink...... Your Majesty, you believe in me, believe in me. ”
Emperor Chu let out a long sigh: "Hua Tao, you haven't dealt with me, and you don't know my temperament. What I admire is a true man who is not afraid of death, not a coward who blindly shirks responsibility. ”
Hua Tao blinked, instinctively grabbed a life-saving straw, and shouted repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong." I shouldn't have deceived Your Majesty...... I ......"
Before he finished shouting his words, Hua Qianshu, who was blue-faced, scolded angrily as a 'stupid', flew up and kicked his son in the mouth, and in an instant, blood flowed and teeth flew wildly, and Hua Tao couldn't say a word anymore.
Emperor Chu looked at Hua Tao with some pity, and was about to speak, when his eyes flashed, Hua Qianshu was already kneeling heavily on the ground, holding the black veil on his head with both hands, with tears in his eyes, his voice was choked, and he said very slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister Hua Qianshu has been in charge of the treasury for the country for more than ten years, and is law-abiding, honest and self-disciplined. Although there is no outstanding contribution, there is no fault or mistake! The minister only has such a son, and he begged His Majesty to give him a marriage, but he also wanted to have a good future for his son. I didn't expect this unfilial son to do such a ridiculous thing, and he was infected with a vicious disease and did not make a noise, trying to hide from the world. ”
Hua Qianshu raised his sleeves and wiped his tears, and said sadly: "The minister has no face to gain a foothold in the court again, and he is willing to put down the black veil on the top and beg His Majesty to spare my son's life." Even if he wants to execute the minister Lingchi and divide the five horses, the minister has no complaints or regrets......"
Emperor Chu raised his right index finger and shook it lightly in front of him: "Hua Shangshu, you are wrong." There are rules in the imperial court, and if everyone commits a crime, they will use their official position or Lao Tzu to blame for the crime, which is too funny. The official position is given to you by the court, you are an official, the court gives you authority, gives you money, and does not treat you badly. And you have to take the blame for your son...... I feel that if it is a son who apologizes for his father's guilt, it is quite affectionate. A rebel son who wants to sacrifice his father to survive is a waste of food to live. ”
"Please be gracious to Your Majesty!" Hua Qianshu burst into tears, put down the black veil, kowtowed heavily, and the head hit the stone bricks of the main hall with a thumping sound, which was moving.
"Hua Shangshu, you have worked hard for the country for many years, and it is true that as you said, there is no merit and no work. I will not hold you and your people accountable. Say goodbye to the old man and go home! Emperor Chu said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hua Qianshu's voice trembled, and her eyes were full of anticipation.
"Hua Tao is obviously not infected with a vicious disease for a day or two, he concealed it and did not report it, in vain trying to wait for the princess to get married, so that the raw rice becomes ripe rice......"
Before Emperor Chu finished speaking, Qin Fei interjected: "Fortunately, I haven't married ...... yet."
The ministers in the hall are all discolored, who dares to interject when His Majesty is speaking? Is Qin Fei's guts iron-clad? Instead, Tang Yin looked at Qin Fei with a smile, secretly wondering what he was going to say.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chu didn't get angry, but looked at Qin Fei and said lightly: "Qin Zhendu, what do you want to say?" ”
Weichen thought that if Hua Shangshu really had only one son, killing Hua Tao would make the Hua family extinct, which would be no different from killing Hua Shangshu. Your Majesty, please think again! ”
Qin Fei's words fell into the ears of Emperor Chu, and he was quite popular. This young man in his eyes made Emperor Chu appreciate it even more. If Qin Fei blindly kills and is unforgiving, adding oil and vinegar to kill Hua Tao, he will inevitably be a little narrow-minded. Emperor Chu believed in a saying that how much a man can achieve depends on how big his mind is. Qin Fei's way of doing things is to maintain his own people, and he is sometimes tight and sometimes relaxed towards the enemy, which is not the result of a big husband.
Emperor Chu did not make a rash decision, but set his sights on several of the most senior ministers in the court, such as Tang Yin, Guan Zaide and others.
But seeing that they all nodded secretly, Emperor Chu said: "Since Qin Fei has opened his mouth to intercede, I have decided that the marriage contract between Hua Tao and the Ninth Princess will be invalidated, and Hua Tao will be recorded by the Ministry of Rites, and she will not be an official in this life." After he is cured of his evil disease, he will be exiled for 3,000 miles! ”
Hua Qianshu was overjoyed, his son was only exiled and could not be an official, which was better than the ending he wanted, and immediately kowtowed to thank him. The Hua family is rich anyway, even if they can't be officials, they can be a happy rich man, what's the big deal about marrying a princess? In the future, I will marry a hundred little wives for my son......
Qin Fei let go of the foot that stepped on Hua Tao's head, and was about to say goodbye, but he didn't expect Tang Yin to get up and say loudly: "Today is a good day to dissolve the marriage contract, please Your Majesty's permission to dissolve the hydrangea marriage contract between the little girl Dai'er and Qin Fei." ”
Hundreds of eyes converged on Qin Fei, wanting to see how he reacted.
Qin Fei's face did not change and his heart did not beat, and he waited for Emperor Chu to speak very calmly.
Emperor Chu smiled slightly: "You two come in with me to discuss!" ”