Chapter 366: Return to Beijing
After dealing with the affairs of Datong Town, there was no more trouble, all the way to the east, and finally arrived in the capital. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Li Ling made a great contribution to going north this time, and the imperial court naturally attached great importance to him.
When the group arrived in the capital, the prince and his officials were already at the gate of the city to greet them.
When Zhu Houzhao walked to his side, he squeezed his eyes and said, "Li Ling, you did a very beautiful job this time, and the emperor is also waiting for you in the study, but some people represented by the old guy Liu Ji insist on being the reason why there will be chaos in the grassland, but because of literature and art, it has nothing to do with you, and the reward given to you by the imperial court may not be too big!" ”。
The Mongols on the steppe have always been the biggest enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and now they are indeed in a slump, if all the credit is attributed to Li Ling, this is a great credit. This merit is enough to make a marquis.
Hou Ye, who is less than twenty years old, has never had one in the Ming Dynasty.
It is certain that he will be suppressed, at least Liu Ji and others do not want to see this happen.
The Emperor summoned him in the Imperial Study, and as expected, he was only given the title of a first-class viscount.
"Li Ling, I know that the frontier can achieve such a big victory because of you, but you must be too young and underqualified, and it is impossible for the imperial court to give you too high a title......." The emperor said with some embarrassment.
His original intention was for the Marquis of Li Ling, the ministers killed the enemy with their hearts, and the emperor was definitely not stingy with the title, but most of the courtiers were opposed, and he was not an arbitrary person.
"I know that even the title of viscount was bothered by the emperor to win it for me, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Ling is not a greedy person. Although he was only a viscount, he became one of the few literati in the Ming Dynasty who was knighted for military merits.
"Li Ling, I have already discussed with Li Dongyang, and decided to give you a marriage, and I will entrust you with a position after you get married!"
The emperor decided to crown Yang Yiqing as the governor, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, the right capital of the history and other official positions, and the eunuch who passed the holy decree would pass the news to Guyuan Town, and invited Yang Ying's parents to Beijing.
After Li Ling got the holy decree, he read it several times, and the emperor actually pointed out Yang Ying, Li Yanyu, and Linglong to him as his wife at the same time.
At the same time, the plaque in front of the Li Mansion was also replaced by the Viscount's Mansion!
After getting the news, the three daughters moved out of the Li Mansion and went to live in a courtyard outside the city together!
Although Feng Yu was a little lonely, she still barely got up to take care of Li Ling's daily life.
Although it is only a small viscount, there are many benefits. With a wave of his hand, the emperor even gave him the fiefdoms of several villages, which were located in the Zhuangzi he owned outside the city, and now several nearby villages were his subjects.
Li Ling's side is beautiful, and the prisoners who were escorted back by Li Ling, Zhang Dekai and Zhang Degui, are not so lucky!
The emperor is the most taboo against people who collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, and people like Zhang Dekai are the most committed to this big rebellion, how can the emperor forgive them?
Zhang Dekai and Zhang Gui were immediately sentenced to death by the emperor and executed on a later date.
The acting king was not happy, the emperor ordered the removal of his position as the king of Fan, and the detention of the Zongren Mansion was simply a prisoner, and it was not easy to leave the capital.
The queen knew about this and found the emperor in a panic, and frankly admitted that Zhang Gui was her uncle, begging the emperor to open the net and save Zhang Gui's life.
Zhang Gui secretly colluded with the queen, thinking that no one could deal with him, this guy worked for the tiger in Datong Mansion, participated in the smuggling operation, and gradually became Zhang Dekai's henchman, and the Fan family sat on the ground to share ......the spoils.
Such a person, the emperor naturally cannot be separated, and he must bear the corresponding responsibility.
The queen left the imperial study crying, she hated the emperor's ruthlessness, and hated Li Ling, after all, it was he who sent the clan uncle to the guillotine, if there was a chance, she would definitely take revenge!
When they returned to Beijing this time, thousands of Li Jiajun also followed Li Ling to the capital, and they were stationed outside the city.
This time, the Li family army made great contributions, and all of them were added to the imperial court, and their stories also spread nearby.
The soldiers were young and strong, they were not very old, and many of them were not married.
Ever since they were stationed outside the city, many of the women of the village have turned their attention to them.
If the children of peasant families can marry these soldiers, it can be regarded as a very beautiful scenery.
Li Jiajun never prevented soldiers from marrying wives and having children, and as long as both parties were willing, Li Ling naturally would not object.
Many soldiers who did not have a fiancée at home were taken into view, and matchmakers constantly went in and out of the barracks, which also became a unique landscape.
There is a woman in Wangjia Village who was very handsome, and her father set his eyes on Liu Yu, the head of Qian.
Liu Yu was originally also a long-term worker in the salt factory, and he was the first person to follow Li Ling, and this trip to the northwest was also a frequent meritorious service, and he was awarded the rank of military attache of six grades by the imperial court.
Liu Yu also fell in love with this woman who was Wang Xiaoli at first sight, and the two of them made a lifelong vow.
On the day he went to give the dowry, Liu Yu drank some wine and saw that his fiancée was as beautiful as a flower, he didn't hold it for a while, and he became a good thing with Wang Xiaoli through the wine.
When he woke up the next day, he realized that he had made a big mistake, and that it was intolerable for a person with an official position to do such a thing.
"As long as my daughter is well, this matter will pass!".
Wang Xiaoli shyly told her mother about it, and her parents decided to hide the matter after discussion.
Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and this matter finally let a neighbor hear it, and he spread the matter with many mouths.
The villagers were very interested in this kind of gossip, and more and more people knew about it, and finally even the queen knew about .......
Liu Dudu also knew about this matter, he and Li Ling also had conflicts, and he was born in a military and understood the relationship very well.
Military law is ruthless, this is definitely a good opportunity to get rid of Liu Yu! Even if he can't shake 01's position, it's easy to break his arm.
Liu Dudu is also a person who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he stabbed this matter to the court before the queen took action.
The civil and military attachés unexpectedly reached a consensus on this matter, and they were all in favor of Liu Yu being sentenced to death.
Civilian officials uphold morality and etiquette, while military attaches use military law to oppress people.
The emperor had a headache and he was in a dilemma.
More than a dozen generals gathered together in the Li Mansion, and he came to intercede for Liu Yu.
As soon as these generals saw Li Ling, they knelt down!
"My lord, Liu Yu has fought bravely and made many achievements, please open up the net and ask the court for him to intercede!"
"My lord, Liu Yu saved my life on the battlefield, if the court must execute him, please tell the court and let me be tortured for him."
"My lord, Liu Yu also did something wrong after being confused for a while, you give him another chance!"
The soldiers pleaded for Liu Yu one after another, and Li Ling, who was sitting on the main seat, turned his face unsightly, and he loudly rejected these people's requests: "Bastard! Are you all threatening me? Since I have done something wrong, I should be punished by military law, if I open my mouth to the imperial court, where are the military regulations of the Li family, you ....., you get out of here! ”
Li Ling refused to intercede with the imperial court!
The soldiers realized the seriousness of the problem this time, and if Li Ling interceded for Liu Yu, I was afraid that all Li Jiajun would be questioned.
They walked out of the Li Mansion in disgrace, only hoping that the imperial court would spare his life for the sake of his outstanding military achievements, even if it was for him to be a big soldier again.
"Li Ling, you, are you very uncomfortable?" Feng Yu didn't say when she entered the living room, she asked in a low voice.
Feng Yu wanted to comfort Li Ling, but he didn't know where to start.
When the generals left the Li Mansion for a long time, Li Ling was still sitting in the living room.
Almost all the people are watching this matter, and it is naturally impossible for the imperial court to delay this matter for too long, and after three days, Liu Yu's life will be killed.
Liu Ji was appointed by the emperor as a supervisor and beheader, but he was actually a little unhappy, after all, Liu Yu was also a man.
Even when he was in a different place, he did not beg for mercy.
The people talked a lot, and most of them still sympathized with Liu Yu, he had already given a dowry to Wang Xiaoli's family, and the other party was already his .......
In the people, this situation has also happened, and even the young master has taken possession of the maid from time to time.
It's just that Liu Yu is an officer, and this matter was stabbed to the court.
"Let it, let it ......".
Wang Xiaoli shouted in a hoarse voice.
Her parents also came over, they came to bid farewell to Liu Yu, and they even wanted to plead with the prison officer!
"My lord, please let Liu Yu go, what happened that day...... Yes, I volunteered! Wang Xiaoli knelt in front of Liu Ji after finding out from the crowd.
At this point, she can't care about being ashamed, it's better to save Liu Yu first!
"Wang Xiaoli, it's not that I don't want to let him go, it's just that this matter is the emperor's decision, please forgive me for not being able to do anything!".
Liu Ji didn't want to do the mandarin duck thing, but this matter couldn't be left to him.
The supervisor refused his request without hesitation, Wang Xiaoli was a little disappointed, she quickly came to Liu Yu and said to him, "Brother Liu, if I am pregnant with your child, I will raise him, if so...... If I don't have children, I'll go down to you in half a year......."
Wang Xiaoli has lost her life to Liu Yu, if Liu Yu really can't escape this catastrophe, he will have nothing to love!
"Let Liu Yu go!"
"Let Liu Yu go!".
The onlookers suddenly became excited, since it was a matter of mutual affection, why did the government need to intervene again.
Killing Liu Yu wouldn't it be to force Wang Xiaoli to a dead end!
The people suddenly rushed to the court excitedly, but Liu Ji was in a hurry, which made the people take Liu Yu away, which was his sin.
While ordering the soldiers to prevent the surrounding people from entering, he shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, this is the emperor's decision, as long as he orders the release of people, this official will definitely not say anything!" ”。
At the moment of crisis, Liu Ji betrayed the emperor!
It turned out that there was really a way to rescue Liu Yu, and the people left the court one after another and ran towards the palace.
When the courtiers decided to execute Liu Yu, there was an accident, and a good-looking woman, under the leadership of her parents, kept going to the various yamen in Beijing to redress her grievances: she claimed to be Liu Yu's fiancée, and the matter between him and Liu Yu was a matter of your will, and no one forced them.
Liu Yu was about to be beheaded, and things suddenly changed like this.
In the early dynasties, the opinions of the ministers were divided again, the military attachés thought that Liu Yu could be spared, while the civil officials never let go, and they even thought that Wang Xiaoli was also an unclean woman.
The two sides fought a war of words, and by noon they had still not come up with a feasible plan.
A large number of people gathered outside the palace, and they all came to intercede for Liu Yu, and the eunuchs wanted to stop them, but there were too many people.
The people shouted loudly and demanded the release of Liu Yu, and the sound shook for ten miles.
The eunuchs were afraid that if this continued, something would happen, so while appeasing the people, they asked people to go to the main hall to report to the emperor and the hundred officials.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong, many people gathered outside the city, and they surrounded the palace, saying that they were asking for the release of Liu Yu!" The eunuch trembled and told the emperor about the situation outside.
The scene of the crowd's anger frightened him!
"Is this really unreasonable, are the people trying to force the palace? In my opinion, it is better to kill Liu Yu quickly, if there is any further delay, I am afraid that there will be trouble! ”。
Liu Dudu was angry at this time, he would never let Liu Yu leave the court safely.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people have won the world, and the people are so willing to take risks to intercede for Liu Yu, it can be seen that he was moved by his sincerity, Liu Yu should not die!" Marven Sheng said.
Liu Yu is also a brave general, and he doesn't want to lose the other party.
The courtiers were obviously divided into two factions, and everyone had their own arguments, and they made a lot of noise in the court.
"Silence!"
The emperor's close eunuch shouted loudly, and the hall was calm again.
"Since the two are happy, they should not be persecuted, and the decree should be passed on, let Liu Ji release Liu Yu, remove him from his official position, and let him go to the army to make meritorious contributions!" The emperor finally came to a conclusion, and he decided not to kill Liu Yu.
"Yes......" The eunuch who came to report the news went to the palace gate to convey the emperor's dictation.
"Long live the Emperor, long live it!".
"Long live the Emperor, long live it!".
The people bowed down to the emperor and thanked him and left the palace.
Although it was already past noon, Liu Ji did not give the order to be beheaded, he was waiting for the final result from the news of the people.
The people's aspirations, Liu Ji did not want to leave a bad name.
The people rushed back to the court again, and the eunuchs who accompanied them announced the emperor's edict to Liu Ji in a whisper.
Liu Yu was saved!
Wang Xiaoli burst into tears, but she didn't expect that it was originally just a housework but it affected all the people of Beijing, and she was almost separated from Wang Xiaoli.
"Liu Yu, you're free!" The executioner quickly untied the rope on Liu Yu's body and apologized to Li Ling: "I'm sorry, my lord, this is all assigned by the superiors ......."
To everyone's surprise, Liu Yu suddenly picked up the long knife on the ground, he glanced at Wang Xiaoli affectionately and said: "You are a good girl, I have caused you to be tired, after I leave, you can find someone to marry......"
Liu Yu put the long knife around his neck.
"What are you going to do?". Wang Xiaoli was shocked, the emperor had already decided to release him, why did he do this.
"If you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility, I won't let the military regulations be ashamed, *** the captor dies, this is the rule of the Li family......."
"Liu Yu, you bastard......" The generals of the Li family, who were hiding among the people, suddenly rushed towards Liu Yu. (To be continued.) )