Chapter Forty-Nine: The Court Plays to Solve the Crisis

The eunuch died, and the prince who had been teaching for nearly twenty years was scolded to death, the government and the opposition were shocked, Wu Qing fell into the abyss, and he appeared in the sight of the officials for the first time.

At the end of the year, the morning meeting is generally longer. When a eunuch secretly reported to the deputy eunuch of the palace, and then to the eunuch of the palace, the eunuch of the palace whispered to Emperor Gaozong.

Emperor Gaozong woke up from his sleep, glowing with unprecedented spirit, and asked loudly, "Summons Wuqing to me!" ”

Zhang Qin, the head of the household who was shaking his head and reporting to work under the imperial stairs, was interrupted, Zhang Qin was startled, and thought that he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, but what's wrong with Weichen?" ”

Emperor Gaozong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, you continue to read." ”

Empress Wu frowned and asked quietly, "Your Majesty, why are you so excited?" ”

Gaozong said excitedly: "Wu Qing scolded the order of the sect to death in the sect department. ”

"Huh?" Empress Wuxiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and an incredible look appeared on her delicate and majestic face, and she said in a low voice: "Then you shouldn't call Wu Qing to the court, just in case"

Gaozong said with a smile: "Your nephew can scold people to death, this mouth is really powerful, so far I only hear his name, I don't see his person, besides, this court meeting is almost two hours, and it's time to adjust." ”

Empress Wu was stunned for a moment, and then understood Gaozong's intentions, and saw that although the officials were still standing, some of them were napping, so she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I think why don't you play right in this court today, let the ministers see, Your Majesty, your vision is right?" ”

Emperor Gaozong thought for a moment and said, "This is a good way. ”

In less than half an hour, the palace eunuch said something in Gaozong's ear, and then Gaozong said with great joy: "Xuanwuqing enters the hall!" ”

"Xuanwu Qing enters the hall!"

"Xuanwu Qing enters the hall!"

In this way, it has been passed from the Xuanzheng Hall to the Hanyuan Palace. Wu Qing wore his hair loose in the Hanyuan Palace, ** his upper body, asked Yun Shao to help tie his arms, and carried two wattles, he had been waiting for a long time, in fact, it was not even time for a stick of incense.

Wu Qing was like sitting on pins and needles, with a sad face. When the eunuch on duty came to lead, Wu Qing took a heavy step. He didn't feel the grandeur of Daming Palace, but his heart was full of fear. Yes, it's fear. In this era of the supremacy of imperial power, eunuchs are part of the imperial power, and he scolded to death a seven-grade Jiaofang order, is this a capital crime? Now he can only hope for Empress Wu, and only she will save his life.

Entering the Xuanzheng Palace, in the unison exclamations of the hundred officials, in the surprise of Gaozong and Empress Wu, Wuqing prostrated far away on the ground, shouting Long live the emperor and long live the queen.

And this call made Empress Wu's eyes suddenly glow, and then disappeared in an instant.

Emperor Gaozong laughed and said: "You kid, don't forget the queen who stammers me at any time, okay, get up, don't take the blame, this is out of fashion." ”

Wu Qing still lowered his head and said, "The sinner doesn't dare to get up. ”

Emperor Gaozong stood up, got down the imperial steps, and then took off his robe, draped it on Wu Qing's body, helped Wu Qing up and said: "Xiao Aiqing, get up quickly, it's my loss to freeze my body." ”

Wu Qing's nose suddenly became sour, tears fell down with a snap, and he couldn't speak. Gaozong was stunned for a moment, but he was also quite excited, and said kindly like a father: "Xiao Aiqing, you are a rare genius boy in my Datang, and the future of my Datang depends on you, although you are guilty, I don't blame you." ”

Wu Qing cried out very angrily, and at this time, Empress Wu also went down the imperial steps and said to Wu Qing: "The emperor loves you so much, you are crying." With that, Empress Wu took out a silk handkerchief and wiped Wu Qing's tears.

This scene appeared very strangely in the court, which made the minister lose his square inch suddenly, which is a family of three.

"Majesty!" The right minister Liu Renliang couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded Gaozong that he should pay attention to the emperor's appearance.

Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Your Majesty, don't lose the majesty of the court." ”

Xu Jingzong, the left minister, said: "Lord the right minister, this is the true feelings of the emperor and the courtiers, so as to show the demeanor of my Tang Dynasty's son of heaven, it can be said that the monarch is loyal and loyal, and it is a model of my Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers, why did you lose the majesty of the court?" ”

Wuqing was taken down the two thorns, and he was wearing Gaozong's robe, and he felt a lot warmer, so he thanked Emperor Gaozong.

Gaozong and Empress Wu returned to the throne, just as the palace supervisor handed Emperor Gaozong a piece of bamboo paper, and it can be seen that the paper was densely written with words. Gaozong and Empress Wu read it together, showing a smile.

Wu Qing peeked at Gaozong and Empress Wu with a smile, and couldn't help but be puzzled, even the officials were extremely puzzled.

Gaozong laughed and said, "Rank the ministers, you can circulate it." ”

Then he asked with a smile: "Wu Qing, are you guilty?" ”

Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, and immediately knelt down and said: "Wu Qing knows the crime, but he is not guilty!" ”

"Oh? Tell me, then, what is conviction and why is there no sin? Emperor Gaozong decided to take the school exam first to see if this legendary prodigy was really that magical. To be honest, Gaozong is also quite curious about prodigies, such as King Luo Bin, Wang Bo and others, all known as prodigies, and now Wang Bo is in King Pei's Mansion as an accompaniment, but King Luo Bin was demoted from Beijing because of his crimes.

Wu Qing bowed, and then straightened his shirt, although it was a little lenient, but it did not affect Wu Qing's performance, pondered for a moment, and said: "First of all, the criminal minister has no motive to kill the sect order; second, the criminal had no tools to commit the crime, no murder weapon; Thirdly, the offender was insulted by the order of the church before he fought back; Fourth, the sudden death of the Jiaofang Order is actually the reason for the old age, and the criminal was caught off guard; Fifth, the offender did not use force, nor did he have physical contact with the Jiaofang Order, which Yunshao can testify. As for the crime of punishing the minister, it was also the minister's unintentional scolding to death. ”

These words made the officials frown secretly, some even shook their heads, and some were disdainful, and at this time, the bamboo paper was also circulated among the officials. But Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu nodded secretly, this Wuqing has a clear mind, and it is indeed a rare talent and beautiful jade.

"Qi plays His Majesty, the minister has something to say!" It was the imperial historian Hao Chujun.

Emperor Gaozong was stunned for a moment, and then knew that there must be a courtier who came out to speak, so he asked, "Hao Aiqing, please speak." ”

Hao Chujun's face was strict and righteous, Wu Qing glanced at it, it seems that this is a loyal minister. I only heard Hao Chujun say: "Just now Weichen read the case file, and also listened to the self-defense of the Jiaofang envoy, the minister feels that the Jiaofang envoy is really a vicious person, a seven-year-old child can say such words, his heart can be punished, Weichen thinks, to be severely punished, in order to set an example!" ”

"Huh?" This grandson, Lao Tzu just praised you for your righteous face, and praised you in your heart for being a loyal minister, this old immortal wants to put me to death! Wu Qing was furious in his heart, but did not speak. Gaozong didn't tell himself to say it, so he couldn't say it, otherwise it would be very rude, and it would be a great pleasure to be snarled by this guy again.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say!" Li Jingxuan, the waiter of the Chinese book, bowed.

Gaozong naturally agreed and said, "Aiqing, please speak." ”

At this time, Empress Wu hated Hao Chujun, and he actually missed this fish when he cleaned up his dissidents before, but he didn't expect that now this fish has become a big fish, and he can't move for a while, but if Wu Qing is convicted of the crime in this way, it will be difficult to do it in the future, and there will be a danger of ruining Wu Qing's career. Looking at the martial arts children, I really can't see it, and I finally see one, but I can't just destroy it.

It is a shame to say that the power of Empress Wu's family is too weak, almost to the point of negligibility, which is also an important reason why Emperor Gaozong is willing to let Empress Wu take charge of the government after he has a head stroke.

Li Jingxuan is a side branch of the Li clan, and when Emperor Gaozong was the crown prince, he had already served as an attendant in the Chongxian Pavilion of the East Palace. So Gaozong loves Li Jingxuan very much, and he is very relieved.

Li Jingxuan said: "Regarding Hao Yushi's statement, Weichen does not dare to agree. Let's talk about what is said in this case file first, Weichen believes that Wuqing's words are beautiful, every word is thought-provoking, and every word is amazing, not to mention the most important thing, Wuqing's words are not disloyal, unfilial piety and unrighteous words, these words may be very harsh in some people's ears, but Weichen wants to ask, what is the crime of these words, and those who say that they are guilty are afraid that there are ghosts in their hearts. ”

Gaozong nodded and said, "What Aiqing said is very true, Aiqing, please continue." ”

Li Jingxuan continued: "Let's talk about Wu Qing's self-defense just now, Wei Chen thinks that Wu Qing is clearly organized, every article is reasonable, Wei Chen dares to speak, if Wu Qing is convicted, then all the officials are guilty, Wei Chen finished speaking." ”

After a moment of silence, Gao Zhizhou, the servant of the ministry, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." ”

Gaozong's heart jumped, and he still said calmly: "Aiqing, please speak!" ”

Empress Wu frowned secretly, this Gao Zhizhou was with Hao Chujun all the way, and now he is also a big fish, and he can't move, so he is really unhappy. Empress Wu was very angry, and a pair of phoenix eyes couldn't help but look at Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong observed his words and expressions at any time, and instantly felt the gaze of Empress Wu, and then captured the information he needed, and immediately pondered.

I only heard Gao Zhizhou say: "Jiaofang Ling is a court official, and now he has died unexpectedly, someone must take responsibility, right?" And Wu Qing is also the reason for the direct death of the Daozhì Jiaofang Order, which must be the reason why all the officials have nothing to say, right? Weichen mentioned yì, and the matter was handed over to the Yushitai for trial. ”

Goshidai? Empress Wu sneered in her heart, if it is handed over to Yushitai, then it is strange that my martial artist can still come out.

Xu Jingzong got the signal of the martial queen, so he went out and played: "Your Majesty, the minister has this music." ”

Emperor Gaozong was stunned for a moment, how could this Zuo Xiang have to be reconciled, but he still allowed it, "Aiqing plays." ”

Xu Jingzong said: "Ministers, I think many of you have already read this case file, and Wu Qing's words are also recorded in the case file. I think you know that Wu Qing said that the Jiaofang Order was in Yihong Courtyard yesterday. As for the Pingkangfang Yihong Courtyard, I think the adults here should know very well what the place is, thinking that he was a eunuch and actually took all the eunuchs to the Yihong Courtyard, what is going on? Do you want to do the feng flow, or do you want to listen to the music? If you want to say that he listens to music, even Weichen doesn't believe it, the teaching workshop is full-time in secular music, isn't this teaching workshop tired of listening to it? Your Majesty, please consider the words of this micro-minister. ”

The court officials present all knew what was going on with the eunuchs, and they also knew what the Yihong Courtyard was, so even the original aggressive imperial historian Hao Chujun stopped talking, and Gao Zhizhou, the servant of the ministry, also fell silent.

Wu Qing admired Li Jingxuan and Xu Jingzong very much, his scolding words, under the rhetoric of the two, turned out to be a thought-provoking and wise saying, amazing, this is a model for my generation. Datang is really an era of talents.

Empress Wu was very satisfied, Emperor Gaozong was very pleased, and it was rare to get up again, and said: "Rank ministers, who else has any objections?" ”

"Please let the emperor decide!"

Gaozong smiled: "Okay, Wuqing listens to the order!" ”

Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "Weichen takes the order!" ”

"The teaching workshop has a loss of morality, he is very old, he died suddenly in the teaching workshop department due to illness from work, Wu Qing has the responsibility of guardianship and subordinates as the teaching workshop envoy, so you buried the teaching workshop order. The second teacher has a loss of virtue and is removed from his post and retained, Li Qiushui and Li Qiuxiang temporarily replace the teaching workshop, and the rest of the music is temporarily retained to observe the after-effects. In addition, Wu Qing was appointed as the companion of the British Prince's Mansion. ”

Wu Qing finally listened, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed: "Thank the emperor for Longen." ”

This level is passed.

But Wu Qing didn't know that his case file was not only circulated among hundreds of officials, but also widely circulated among eunuchs.

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