Chapter 12: The Dark Room
In a dim room in Cui's house, there is only an oil lamp the size of a bean, Cui Riyong sits at one end of the oil lamp, and at the other end sits a broad-faced man with a cloth towel on his head.
The broad-faced man said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty said that it is no wonder that Cui Shilang said about the last time, it was that Prime Minister Liu Cheng was not secret, and he actually let someone rob the letter in the middle of the road." ”
Cui Riyong pondered something and asked casually, "Your Majesty...... Is it Saburo? ”
"Who else?" Wide-faced glared, "Is the person sitting on the dragon chair an emperor, just a marionette?" ”
Cui Riyong's brows couldn't be stretched all the time, and he muttered again: "Last time, you were not fully prepared, and you leaked secrets, I still have relatives and clansmen in Henan Province, so I had to take the lead to surrender to Princess Taiping...... Although the incident happened and was a last resort, but Liu Xianggong's (Liu Youqiu)'s family was abused to death by Zhou Bin, a cool official sent by the imperial court. ”
The broad-faced man was stunned and said, "When has this been, and what are you still thinking about these small sections?" Even if he Liu Cheng and you have a personal holiday, but it is more important than the social affairs? Anything is still up to Your Majesty, Your Majesty knows that you Cui Shilang is not at fault, so he will naturally speak fairly, what can Prime Minister Liu Cheng do? ”
Cui Riyong didn't answer, he looked very hesitant, but he heard the broad-faced man continue to persuade: "Cui Shilang, I would like to advise you, isn't the more timid and cautious some things are, the more secure they are, people have bullied your family like this, is it a good time?" Everything has to be righteous, just wait for the life of the demon woman (Princess Taiping), when the palace and the court are scattered, His Majesty Xià obeys the mandate of heaven, and justifiably Xingwang Shi opens the Beijing Division, and the big thing can be decided! The puppet emperor (Li Shouli) ascended the throne without a name, and was supported by the demon woman, only His Majesty Xià is the heir of the emperor's descendant, and he is ordered by heaven and the way of heaven is ......"
The broad-faced man spoke up, and before he finished speaking, a sudden knock on the door interrupted his long nonsense, which frightened his face white, and suddenly looked at Cui Riyong and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you say that no one will come here?" ”
Cui Riyong said: "Without my permission, the subordinates dare not come here, don't worry, brother, I'll take a look." ”
The oil lamp on the table flickered slightly, and the breeze poured in through the crack in the window made the already dark room alternate between light and dark, and the flickering light made you even more frightened.
Cui Riyong got up and walked towards the door, and the broad-faced man also stood up, and when he saw a curtain behind him, he flashed into the warm pavilion. Cui Riyong walked behind the door and asked in a deep voice, "Who?" ”
A woman's voice said, "Who is Ah Lang talking to?" ”
As soon as he heard the voice of his wife Jia's family, Cui Riyong breathed a long sigh of relief, and when he reached out and put it on the door latch, he paused and asked, "Are you alone?" But he soon found out that this sentence was nonsense, and if something really happened, he Cui Ri used what a civil official could do, so he opened the latch.
Jia Shi heard the door latch ringing, pushed the door open and walked in, and said angrily: "It's not me alone, who else...... I heard a voice talking inside just now, who was Ah Lang talking to? ”
Cui Ri said with a positive color: "I'm talking about business, you are a woman who cares about these things, and it is your duty to take care of family affairs." ”
At this time, the broad-faced man behind the curtain suddenly walked out, hugged his fists and said, "I've seen Madame below." ”
Seeing that it was a stranger, and it was a civilian dressed in sackcloth, Jia Shi was puzzled: "Your Excellency is ......?"
The broad-faced man pointed to the door and said, "How about talking about it later?" ”
"Oh......" Jia Shi turned around and closed the door. Cui Riyong frowned and said: "You are good, you don't see outside, I am entertaining guests here, what are you a woman mixed with?" ”
The broad-faced man said kindly: "Madame is not an outsider, so it doesn't hurt to listen to it together." He also had his own considerations, because he saw that Cui Riyong was very hesitant, thinking that if he told Cui Mo about it and provoked this woman, it would definitely affect Cui Riyong's decision...... Mothers always care more about their children than men.
Seeing that the room was so dim, and seeing that the atmosphere was an environment for talking about secret affairs, Jia Shi was naturally reluctant to leave driven by curiosity, and wanted to hear it.
The broad-faced man couldn't wait to say what he had said to Cui Riyong before: "Although His Majesty is temporarily obscure, there are still people in the capital, and this news is absolutely reliable." On the seventh day of June in the second year of Changyuan, it was the birthday of Wang Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion, several officials drank alcohol in his home, Wang Shaoyin confided the truth after drinking, when the prince passed away, the people of Jingzhao Mansion found clues in his room, a slender silver ......"
Cui Riyong hurriedly said: "You don't understand it, why do you ask so much?" ”
The broad-faced man shook his head and said, "Actually, it's very simple, silver filament can guide thunder and lightning, I don't believe you can try it." Besides, this thing is already strange, so that Gongzi can stay in the house and sleep, the house is undamaged, why was it struck by lightning? ”
Jia Shi was angry: "Are you saying that this incident is not a natural disaster at all, but a man-made disaster?" Was someone deliberately murdering Mo'er? ”
"Isn't that what is going on?" The broad-faced man said, "At that time, Wang Shaoyin personally said this, and there was more than one person who heard it, could it be that he, a member of Jingzhao Mansion, would still have nothing to do and fabricate rumors?" ”
Thinking about it in connection with the events at that time, who else dared to do such a thing except Xue Chongxun? Cui Riyong sighed and asked, "Does King Hedong know that the news has leaked?" ”
The broad-faced man said disapprovingly: "The person who helped him cover up this matter at that time was Li Shouyi, the prime minister of the DPRK and China, but the news was leaked, and Li Shouyi would not know the king of Hedong?" ”
Jia Shi was sad and angry, tears flowed out, and his face reflected the reflection of water in the dim light. But Cui Riyong was calm, pondering what he didn't say a word.
The broad-faced man said: "Xue Chongxun is ruthless, when he launched the palace change, he didn't even prepare the demon woman (Princess Taiping), so he suddenly attacked. With his style of acting, he will definitely not give his opponent any chance, I am afraid that at the moment when Cui Shilang is hesitating, people are already sharpening their knives and preparing to find an opportunity to get rid of the hidden danger first! ”
"It's too much of a deception! It's too much to deceive people......" Jia's tone was out of shape, tears and anger, "This wolf-hearted thing! He doesn't take human life seriously, but treats human life like a mustard......"
The broad-faced man took the opportunity to say, "Now is the opportunity to take revenge!" According to reliable information, the demon woman has been terminally ill and died soon, once the demon woman is gone, who will Xue Chongxun rely on? As long as Cui Shilang joins His Majesty's camp, needless to say, his Majesty has promised to execute the whole family of the demon woman to avenge Cui Shilang's son! Xue Chongxun himself, I can hand it over to you, you can die as much as you want! ”
Jia Shi almost lost his mind, as if the matter had been successful, and said through gritted teeth: "I must have cut off his flesh piece by piece and ate it!" ”
Cui Ri asked in a deep voice, "What are the odds?" What does Majesty want me to do? ”
The broad-faced man took out a letter and put it on the table: "Your Majesty handwriting!" By the way, the last time it was Liu Youqiu's own opinion, he was too far away from Lingnan, and His Majesty didn't have time to persuade him. This time is different, when this is a god-given opportunity, the overall strategy is presided over by His Majesty, and it is almost foolproof! ”
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, as if the high-ranking official Houlu was beckoning to him: "At that time, Your Majesty will ascend to the heights and shout, erect a big banner to proclaim justice, and the king will point directly to the Beijing Division, and the soldiers from all over the country will work for whom along the way?" Who else in Asari is worth everyone's life? For the incompetent puppet emperor? Haha, it's really a big joke, everyone in the world knows what kind of person the puppet emperor is, not to mention that it is not in accordance with the etiquette law to ascend the throne and call the emperor, and there is no qualification for the emperor at all. Let's go all the way to Beijing, no one dares to stop it, as long as we get to Beijing, there is still the support of the Emperor Taishang in the palace, plus the status of the emperor in the hearts of the scholars, the throne is as stable as Mount Tai, and it is easy to do big things! ”
The Jia family is not as good as Cui Riyong, and said directly: "I can still contact the people of the Jia family to participate in major events together." ”
The broad-faced man hurriedly said: "That's not necessary, although Jia Men is the in-law of Shilang, but after all, he is not as reliable as Cui Shilang, so as not to startle the snake, Cui Shilang has always been a person from His Majesty's side, and His Majesty trusts you...... The major events have been described in detail in the letter, you should stabilize first, and when the time comes, you will secretly go out of Beijing and return to Henan Province to recruit troops and horses to respond to the king's division, and try to join forces to strengthen the strength and enter Beijing together. When the time comes, His Majesty will issue a document to denounce the puppet emperor, and the world will respond, and Cui Shilang can take the opportunity to contact local relatives and friends to participate together. ”
Cui Riyong asked very calmly: "Where did your majesty start the incident?" ”
The broad-faced man looked embarrassed and said, "I don't know this, I also got an order from Shangfeng to do things." Doesn't this mean that His Majesty is carefully arranged and everything is well thought out? When the time comes, you'll know where your majesty is, and you just have to do your own thing before. ”
Cui Riyong thought for a while and said, "That's it, it's decided." ”
Broad-faced was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Cui Riyong to agree so quickly, and couldn't help asking, "That's it?" ”
"What else? The eldest husband is full of words. So he picked up the letter on the table, scanned it quickly, and carefully checked the handwriting, and then without hesitation reached out to the lamp and lit it.
"This ......" When the broad-faced man stretched out his hand to stop it, the letter was already burning.
"How?" Cui Riyong said, "I know it's His Majesty's letter, it's a hidden danger to keep it." ”
"Yes." The broad-faced man hurriedly said, "The waiter writes a reply, and I will go back on an errand." ”
Cui Riyong was silent for a moment, then immediately lifted the pen and licked it on his tongue, unfolded the rice paper and wrote: Cui agreed to what he said in the letter. I thought about it and left the years, months and days.
The broad-faced man was stunned and said, "Just write a few words?" Then he said a little angrily, "After spending so many words, dare Cui Shilang still plan to stand on the wall and watch the direction of the wind?" ”
Cui Riyong said: "Whether Princess Taiping is really terminally ill or not, I can only say it with your mouth." If it is true as you say, Cui Mo will naturally do what he has discussed today...... Even if Your Majesty blames me, when the big thing is about to be accomplished, I will not be too embarrassed by Cui's merits, even if the merits are offset. Cui does not seek to be rich and rich, nor is he greedy for merit. ”G