Chapter 65 Advance and Retreat Misfortune and Fortune are unpredictable
There were not as many onlookers as last time, but when all the bigwigs heard it, they immediately put down what they were doing and came to Helan Minzhi's house.
All the way over, listening to the report in front of me all the way, I was thinking that things were getting bigger.
More than a dozen lives still happened in the capital. That's not a big problem, Zhou Guogong wanted to insult the little princess who was a few years old, and the prince castrated Zhou Guogong again.
It's getting bigger, it's getting bigger.
In my heart, I was even more dissatisfied with the two old gods in Luoyang, who didn't say a word. There is no need for all these things to happen. If you want to restore the dignity of the royal family, you should immediately issue a strict order. Relatives are heavy, or the royal family is heavy!
Or if you want to cover up the royal scandal, give the queen a face, take it lightly, find a group of substitutes for the dead, and arrange Helan Minzhi to other states, and the matter will be dispersed after the matter has passed. However, he did not say a word, delayed again and again, intensified the contradictions, and finally today's major event happened.
rushed to Helan Minzhi's house, Li Wei was carrying Li Lingyue out, running all the way, it was noon again, and the layer of pseudo-sick yellow substance dripped down with sweat. But no official thought about it, and thought that the prince saved the princess, where did he encounter something like realgar powder.
Dai Zhide said: "Your Highness, why can't you wait a few more days?" ”
The confrontation in front of the Xu family has already been sent to the Eastern Capital by express mail, and there is no need to castrate Helan Minzhi at this time.
But this sentence made Li Wei quite unhappy, and said coldly: "You are all central officials of the central government, working day and night for the court, and you know it. But most of you are also in the official position of the East Palace, and the people outside are also saying that the officials of Chang'an belong to the East Palace system. ”
This sentence is true, but Li Wei didn't know it at first, but when he talked with Yao Yuanchong and others, he learned that strictly speaking, Dai Zhide and others, including the retired Xu Jingzong, belonged to the officials of the East Palace system. Of course, if you return to your heart, it is the East Palace system, and if you don't return to your heart, it's just a joke. Like Xu Jingzong, most of them are hostile to themselves.
But to say it in front of everyone is a bit unkind.
Li Wei said again: "Lone knows that his father is healthy and healthy, and he is still dominated by his father. You have avoided suspicion with Lone in the past day, and Lone has also restrained, saving your father from misunderstanding. But since Lone's assassination, all kinds of things have happened, and Lone doesn't know where you nominal officials of the East Palace system are! ”
At least you can help each other. You can't avoid suspicion to such a degree!
In fact, it has been said a bit exaggerated, and the various twists and turns sent to Luoyang still speak from the position of the prince. But Helan Minzhi is the only relative of the queen, and he is at the funeral, especially they know some inside information, the death of Mrs. Wei back then, the emperor has always tolerated this Helan Minzhi. Without concern, that's impossible. Whether it is the royal family or a relative, there is a strong queen above, and it is even more important to avoid suspicion.
But Li Wei's words are not unreasonable.
It's okay to avoid suspicion, but this time these bigwigs in Chang'an avoided suspicion a little ruthlessly.
From kidnapping the crown princess to assassinating the crown prince, except for Liu Renliang's enthusiasm, the other officials at least appeared calm, which made Helan Minzhi even more delusional, so the tragedy began to play out again.
Dai Zhide to Zhang Wenqian and others, when they heard the prince's sentence, they were all ashamed.
"Big brother, I'm afraid," Li Lingyue said as she stretched her head out of Li Wei's arms.
Scared!
In the past, she was not afraid of heaven and earth, but everyone spoiled her and let her, and even began to disdain Li Wei, how many people treated her like Helan Minzhi?
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we'll go back immediately," Li Wei patted Li Lingyue's head and comforted. He was furious, and said: "I don't know why the imperial court spends countless finances every year to set up the East Palace system. Is it to avoid suspicion, but should be more indifferent and deaf to the prince! It's better to cancel it, save a lot of money, give the soldiers more food to eat, give the people more clothes to keep out the cold, and save some more victims! ”
This sentence made Dai Zhide and others unable to get down the steps.
I can't say how bad they are, they are very benevolent as officials. The key is that they want to make a difference, but the prince himself has not done anything before, how can they express their position? I can't just run to the prince and say, prince, build a team, are you impatient to live?
Even if you build a team, you can't say that you have to understand this, and they are also older, unlike Di Renjie and Wei Yuanzhong, who are only about forty years old, and they are at the grassroots level, and they are still ambitious. In the career, he just seeks stability and does his job, but he has no ambition to take risks.
But this matter, these words, make them not human inside and out.
Just as they didn't know how to answer, the three brothers Li Xian and Li Xian came over with a large group of guards and killed them again.
Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle.
Something happened to the younger sister, the boss did it, and the other three brothers couldn't sit still, so they called some guards, and rushed over with some of the noble children who were going to school in the Hongwen Pavilion.
This is a rare situation......
The ministers couldn't cry or laugh, especially when they saw Li Xian curling his elbows, like a pig killer, howling all the way, and a pair of sledgehammers in his hands that he didn't know where to get, it was estimated that most of them couldn't lift them, they couldn't lift them, they held them in their arms, and rushed over, not knowing what to say.
Xu Qitan whispered in Li Wei's ear: "Eunuch is also castrated, that is, dragging Helan Minzhi in front of His Highness, do you have the courage to execute him." The situation has calmed down. Speaking of which, it is still a royal dispute, and when it is so publicized, His Majesty and the Queen are most likely displeased. ”
At this time, Li Wei's fire was also finished, and people made him castrate, and his anger gradually dissipated. hugged Li Lingyue and stopped Li Xian and them.
Li Xian asked, "Big brother, what happened to you?" ”
Li Wei will talk about it before and after.
Li Xian's forehead was sweating, he didn't meet this eldest brother very much, and when he said it, he had the impression that the eldest brother was also very elegant, and he studied all day long. How do you do castration?
The fourth child took Li Lingyue's little hand and coaxed Li Lingyue. Li Xian was very relieved when he heard this, and said loudly: "Okay, okay, have you cut it clean?" ”
Li Wei also let him say that he was unconscious, and hurriedly handed Li Lingyue to Li Xian, covered his mouth, and said, "Let's go back, I believe that this time my father and queen mother can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb." ”
After hearing it, Li Xian muttered a few words in his mouth, which were about dissatisfaction, so he didn't understand what he said.
The four noble brothers went back, and the officials in the capital breathed a sigh of relief, extracted the witnesses, watched the scene again, explained what had happened, and wrote a note to the Eastern Capital. He also ordered that Helan Minzhi's mansion be sealed off. In the matter of Zhongnanshan, it can be said that others are carrying stolen goods, and it is impossible to be cunning this time. Although these servants did not participate, they were guilty of not reporting it.
If the matter is not big, the Son of Heaven may deal with it secretly for the sake of face. But after the prince's frenzy, it can be said that at night, almost every common person in the capital knew about this shocking scandal. Servants can't get out of it!
But Li Wei was still holding his breath.
It is people who have to be angry, the anger of the boss or the powerful, the anger of the children who are unfilial, the anger of the parents who are eccentric, the anger of the parents who are partial, the strong classmates and colleagues in the village and the village, and the anger of the wife.
But he is the crown prince, he has been bullied like this, and he has to be restrained everywhere, so he is unwilling in his heart.
I was holding my breath in my heart, I was worried, and I was running all the way, my body was not very good, at most it was slightly better than the original, but it was only a month of exercise, and this time, I was really sick. Of course, the imperial doctor also diagnosed it this time.
He drank the decoction and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, when Jiang Luo came in to report that Yao Yuanchong and Ximen Chong had asked to meet.
"Let them in."
The two people walked in, looked around, and Li Wei waved his hand and asked the eunuch and palace maid to go down.
Yao Yuanchong said: "The ministers also heard about yesterday's incident, and last night, they also discussed it with Master Wei. ”
Li Wei didn't think of anything else, so he asked, "What was discussed?" ”
hit the idea on his sister's head, he just castrated Helan Minzhi, is this Helan Minzhi really more important than himself in the eyes of his parents, even the little sister is not as good as him?
"Dai Xianggong is right, prince, you shouldn't castrate Zhou Guogong." Sure enough, Yao Yuanchong came with such a sentence at the beginning.
"Where's that?"
"Alas, what happened to the Xu family, Your Highness, do you think Your Majesty can continue to indulge Zhou Guogong? How many more days will he live? But you castrated Zhou Guogong, although you love the little princess, what does it mean? It is dissatisfied with His Majesty and the Empress for not dealing with Zhou Guogong for a long time. ”
Li Wei was just about to distinguish, but when he thought about it, he was indeed dissatisfied. I can't tell the difference!
"The cause of the incident was caused by Zhou Guogong. This was also unexpected by His Majesty and the Empress. But when the people talked about it, they always said that His Majesty and the Empress did not deal with this matter in time. Alas, it's a pity that the minister was not at the scene yesterday, otherwise he would definitely advise His Highness to calm down, rescue the little princess first, and then try to cover up the matter, this is the best policy, this is the real protection of His Majesty and the Queen. ”
"Yao Jun is very right."
It is indeed the best policy, but Li Wei is thinking, taboo must be necessary, don't think that you are the crown prince, that is, the first in the world, but if you really want to shrink your head like this, this crown prince doesn't want it, it's a big deal to run away!
Not very agreeable.
Yao Yuanchong watched the change in Li Wei's face and knew that he didn't approve of it in his heart, but if this happened to him, he would also be annoyed and angry. Besides, it doesn't work to say it now, it's just a matter of waking up the prince, and when you encounter something similar in the future, you must be calm. So he continued: "Not only Your Majesty and the Empress can't step down, but the officials in the capital can't step down because of His Royal Highness's pressure. It's not all bad, which makes His Majesty and the Queen see His Royal Highness's sincere maintenance of the little princess, and they love the little princess the most. ”
Speaking of this, he also had a bitter face, the three of them were deducing the consequences last night, but they couldn't deduce it.
He also said: "However, the ministers speculate that Your Majesty and the Empress will definitely summon His Royal Highness to the Eastern Capital immediately, and the date may be after the two princesses get married." ”
"Oh, why?"
"After this incident, among Your Majesty and the Empress, at least Your Majesty will think that His Royal Highness is dissatisfied with His Majesty, and Zhou Guogong let His Majesty have this idea. But summoning His Royal Highness to the Eastern Capital was the result of the combination of the affairs of the Xu Mansion and the events of yesterday. Mostly soldiers, Your Highness. ”
"What's wrong with the soldiers?"
"Hasn't Your Highness heard about Maudun?"
Mao Dun, who knows, is surnamed Yu Yu, who is the famous Shan Yu of the Huns, and asked casually: "Mao Dun, what's wrong?" ”
As soon as I finished asking, I was shocked and sat up.