Chapter 219: Dog eats dog
In fact, Gao Ming doesn't have a good impression of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang at all, but he needs the two of them to stay in Chang'an City well, so that he can collect some "interest" from time to time, and he can also brush up Wu Mei's favorability by the way. ćåā³åā³å°ā³čŖŖā³ē¶²Ww W.xQqX ć
Gao Ming's intentions can be said to be extremely "sinister", but at this time, the ministers in the hall did not realize this, and they were completely confused by Gao Ming's sentence "People are not saints and sages".
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really magnanimous!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can have such a heart, it is really a blessing for the Tang Dynasty and a blessing for the community!"
"It's just ......"
In the face of everyone's praise, Gao Ming did not show a trace of pride, he just maintained a modest smile and bowed slightly to everyone.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin's expression suddenly became very strange.
"It's obviously the martial brother who broke his leg, why did the culprit become a magnanimous person instead? This kind of means of turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain is not even comparable to me. ā
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly coughed dryly.
"Ahem...... Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think should be done about this? ā
Hearing Li Shimin's words, all the officials said that they should give the martial brothers a chance and let them stay in Chang'an, but because of the moral corruption of the two of them, they should be removed from the status of the two clans and demoted to commoners.
Looking at the indignant ministers, Li Shimin nodded suddenly, and then announced the punishment of the martial brothers.
First of all, it was to remove Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang from their official positions, and demote Wu Yuanqing's title of Duke of Yingguo to the prince of Chengnan County, while Wu Yuanshuang himself did not have a title and was directly demoted to a commoner.
Secondly, it is to take back the fief given to the samurai family by the first emperor.
For Li Shimin's two punishments, everyone felt that the punishment was very fair, so the ministers immediately shouted in unison.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Shimin announced his retirement with a strange expression, and Gao Ming also ran to find Wu Mei to "brush up his good feelings" with satisfaction
And the saddest thing is Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang brothers, the two of them waited for someone to administer justice for themselves, but they didn't expect to wait for bad news.
Not only is the official position gone, but even the title has not been kept, the Duke of Yingguo has become the son of Chengnan County, the duke has been demoted three levels to become a viscount, and what is even sadder is that even the fief has been taken away, which means that they will have to support themselves in the future.
After hearing the news, Wu Yuanqing fainted without saying a word, and after waking up, tears came out.
"It's gone, there's nothing......"
The official position is gone, the fief is gone, and although there is still a viscount title, it doesn't play a big role anymore. ćåā³åā³å°ā³čŖŖā³ē¶²Ww W.xQqX ć
Wu Yuanqing didn't feel sorry for his ancestors or anything, he just felt sorry for his title, because now that the Tang Dynasty is in the era of peace, Li Shimin's reward for the title can be described as "stingy".
And even if it's a war, can someone like him exchange the position of duke for merit? Apparently impossible.
In other words, he will definitely not be able to get the title of Duke of China in his life.
Thinking of this, Wu Yuanqing's tears were crying so loudly that he couldn't stop it.
And Wu Yuanshuang cried even more sadly than him.
"Woo woo woo...... Big brother, you still have a knighthood, and I don't have anything, I knew I had endured it, and now I have nothing, how should I live in the future, woo woo woo woo ......"
When the two brothers were crying sadly, Gao Ming had already come to the door of the martial arts house with a team of hundred cavalry guards, and then pointed to the plaque on the door of the Yingguo Mansion and shouted.
"Smash the plaque down for me."
"No!"
Under Gao Ming's order, several hundred cavalry guards immediately set up a ladder and threw down the sign of the Ying Guo Mansion, which shattered into two pieces with a "snap".
Looking at the shattered plaque on the ground, Gao Ming suddenly smiled behind him.
"Mei Niang, do you like this gift I gave you?"
As Gao Ming's voice fell, Wu Mei, dressed in a red palace dress, walked out from behind him, and then smiled sweetly at him.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is good to Mei Niang, Mei Niang can't pay it off in this life, only to repay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the next life!"
After speaking, she bent down and blessed Gao Ming, and when she saw this scene, Gao Ming immediately laughed.
"Hahahaha, it's just a small matter for me."
As he spoke, Gao Ming helped Wu Mei up, and then gently hugged her waist.
"Let's go, go in and see Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, they treated you like that at the beginning, and today we are here to collect interest."
After speaking, Gao Ming walked in with Wu Mei in his arms.
As soon as the two entered the inner courtyard, they heard the voices of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang crying, their voices were hoarse and desolate, which was moving.
"Woooooooooo......oo Whoa, whoa, aaaa......a
Hearing the cries of the two, Wu Mei suddenly stopped, looking a little hesitant.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't we go back!"
Looking at Wu Mei's somewhat worried expression, Gao Ming shook his head with a smile.
"It's all here, what are you worried about? Remember, today you are the winner! ā
After speaking, without waiting for Wu Mei to reply, he walked into the inner courtyard with her in his arms, and he didn't see a few maids along the way, it seemed that he should be leaving, which made Gao Ming feel a little emotional.
"It's really a tree falling apart, it seems that the Yingguo Mansion has fallen like this, it's really embarrassing."
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wu Mei's face also showed a trace of emotion.
"yes, I don't know what I would have thought if my father was here."
Seeing a trace of sadness on Wu Mei's face, Gao Ming suddenly hugged her tighter.
"If Ying Guogong is alive, then Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang don't dare to do this to you, today they are to blame, don't think so much."
"Hmm!"
Gao Ming and Wu Mei chatted as they walked towards the innermost.
With the guidance of crying, Gao Ming and Wu Mei soon came to the room of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, and saw the two men lying on the same bed crying, Gao Ming immediately laughed.
"Haha, the two of you are crying so lively, is this prince bothering you?"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wu Yuanqing's crying suddenly froze.
"Yes...... It's His Royal Highness the Prince! ā
With that, he struggled to get up from the bed, but because one leg had just broken and the other leg was not fully completed, he accidentally fell off the bed.
"Ah......h
Wu Yuanqing screamed miserably, and the pain was so painful that cold sweat came out, but when he looked at Gao Ming Wu Mei in front of him, he immediately bit his lip, swallowed the scream, and then pleaded towards Gao Ming.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I know it's wrong, please give us a way to live!"
Hearing Wu Yuanqing's pleading, Gao Ming suddenly sneered.
"What did Chengnan County say, how could you be wrong? After I broke your leg two days ago, didn't you immediately find someone to impeach me? In this way, I should be the one who is wrong! ā
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the sweat on Wu Yuanqing's face became more and more, and he didn't know if it was painful or frightened by Gao Ming.
"This ...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, this is none of my business, I impeached you because ......"
Speaking of this, Wu Yuanqing immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to Wu Yuanshuang on the other bed.
"It's because of him, he asked me to do this, I made such a big mistake in a moment of confusion, I beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be merciful!"
Hearing that Wu Yuanqing threw the "jar" on his head, Wu Yuanshuang was immediately unhappy, he rolled off the bed directly in a hurry, and immediately let out an "ouch" scream after landing on the ground.
But he didn't stop, but crawled in front of Wu Yuanqing with his hand to support himself, and reached out and slapped him.
"Wu Yuanqing, I used to listen to you in everything, but when it came to the end, you actually treated me like this?"
Saying this, Wu Yuanshuang looked at Wu Mei beside Gao Ming again, and then bowed to her and begged for mercy.
"Second sister, I know you hate me, but those things in the past were all made by Wu Yuanqing, for the sake of our dead father, you can spare the second brother this time, second brother beg!"
Hearing Wu Yuanshuang's words, Wu Mei was so angry that her whole body began to tremble.
"You...... Do you still know that it's you and my second brother? When you bullied and whipped me and my mother, did you treat me as a sister? When you let my mother and I eat dog food, did you ever think about your sister of mine? You...... You are not human...... Woohoo......"
Speaking of this, Wu Mei's emotions were out of control, she immediately covered her mouth and cried, seeing this scene, Gao Ming hurriedly patted her on the back a few times.
"Okay, okay, don't be sad Mei Niang, it's not worth it to be angry for them."
Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly turned his head to look at Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang.
"Hmph, you guys can do it yourself!"
After speaking, Gao Ming hugged Wu Mei and turned around immediately, and when they walked out of the door, they heard the noise in the house.
"Ah...... Wu Yuanqing, do you dare to hit me? ā
"It's you who beat you, if you hadn't persuaded me to take revenge on the prince, how would I have fallen into this field today, I will kill you!"
"I'm bah, if you hadn't bullied the little lady and the second sister at the beginning, today I would already be an acquaintance in front of the prince's door, and you should be beaten!"
"You ......"
Listening to the noise inside, Gao Ming sneered again.
"Now it's all brothers working together to break the gold, just because they received some blows, the two of them began to eat dogs, Mei Niang, are you angry for such a person, is it worth it?"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Wu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then nodded towards Gao Ming.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Mei Niang understands, Mei Niang will have nothing to do with here in the future, whether the people here are dead or alive, it has nothing to do with Mei Niang, in the future, Mei Niang will only pretend to be His Royal Highness the Prince, Mei Niang will only live for His Royal Highness the Prince."
Hearing Wu Mei's words, Gao Ming immediately shook his head with a smile.
"Although I am very happy to hear what you said, but you are wrong, you don't live for me, you don't have to live for anyone, it's enough for you to live for yourself, I like you, so I don't need you to put aside your ego to attach to me, you are you!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Wu Mei's eyes suddenly moistened again, she quickly wiped her eyes, and then smiled at Gao Ming.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's great that Mei Niang was able to see you by the Weishui River that day!"
Hearing Wu Mei's words, Gao Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Really? I think so too, hahahaha......"