CHAPTER XLV

Yin Ri thanked with joy: "It all depends on Xiao Shumi's support, and the lower officials will definitely do their best to serve the Liao State." ”

Xiao Siwen coughed dryly to hide his disgust for Yin Ri's flattering expression, and said: "The news from Jinling Mansion is that the Jinling side is already preparing to assassinate Baili Wuji, and if conditions permit, our side will also arrange a plan to assassinate Chai Rong." What is Dr. Yin's opinion on this? ”

Yin Ri was shocked when he heard this, how could this assassination of the emperor of a country be planned by him with a small consultation, Yin Ri hurriedly replied: "Xiao Shumi, the subordinate officials are not familiar with military affairs, and for the use of force, it is better to ask Xiao Shumi to arrange, and the subordinate officials will act according to the order." ”

Xiao Siwen said lightly: "Doctor Yin, rest assured, in Kaifeng Mansion, the envoy has to be a useful person, and the envoy will not let you assassinate, you just need to record Chai Rong's weekday itinerary, diet and daily life, etc., and report it to me." ”

Yin Ri's heart was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "The lower officials must do it." ”

"Don't forget to kill Wang Pu tomorrow, this is the key."

"Yes...... Be. ”

"Go ahead. The envoy was to be alone for a while. ”

……。

The next day, Wang Pu entered the palace again with Li Gu.

Wang Pu has decided that if he can't meet Chai Rong in the court today, then he can only choose to let Li Gu invite Chai Rong privately, although he has no taboo to confess, Wang Pu must first meet Chai Rong in the court of Zhou and as an envoy of the Ming State, in order to confuse the Liao State spies, and then he can meet Chai Rong privately and explain the misunderstanding, so that he can perform the play realistically.

But Wang Pu felt that time couldn't wait, and it was the fourth day since he came to Kaifeng. He couldn't even see Chai Rong, let alone persuade Chai Rong.

And Li Gu obviously understood Wang Pu's anxiety, in Li Gu's opinion. Wang Pu should not be lying, there must be an urgent matter to meet the emperor, so in order to prevent yesterday's accident again, as soon as he went to the court today, after the ministers finished saluting Chai Rong, Li Gu rushed to the front to report.

"Your Majesty. There is a play. ”

"Li Aiqing and Rong Zhen said first."

The emperor had something to say first, and Li Gu had no choice but to retreat.

"I was wrong yesterday, although the left treasure library envoy Lingguang was wrong. But sin does not lead to death, I killed Fu Qing by mistake. I decided to posthumously award him the title of Doctor of the Third Rank in recognition of his incorruptible and prudent achievements over the years. and rewarded his family with a hundred taels of gold. As a sign of mourning. ”

After a night, Chai Rong had returned to his original state, and the officials of the Zhou State took a secret breath and collectively stepped forward and shouted: "The emperor is shengming." ”

Chai Rong waved his hand and said, "If I make this kind of mistake again in the future, the ministers can chase me into the inner palace and advise me." ”

"Your Majesty."

"Li Aiqing, what do you want to play?" Chai Rong didn't want to dwell on this matter, so he asked Li Gu to divert the topic.

Li Gu also secretly sighed for Wang Pu in his heart. Chai Rong's mood has calmed down, so Wang Pu's life should be worry-free.

Li Gu took a deep breath. Lang said: "Your Majesty, what the minister wants to report is that Wang Pu, the envoy of the Ming Kingdom, is waiting for the emperor to summon him outside the palace. ”

In an instant, above the court, it was like a 10,000-pound boulder smashed on the surface of the water, boiling.

Wang Pu, this traitor who has long been rumored to have defected to the Ming Kingdom, actually returned to Kaifeng, and his identity is still the envoy of the Ming Kingdom.

The courtiers of the Zhou State either sneered or whispered, some were angry, some were gloating, some were envious and jealous, and some were sympathetic to Wang Pu, but most of them hoped that the emperor would punish Wang Pu and take justice as a minister.

Chai Rong's heart is hot, he doesn't care what Wang Pu encounters in Jinling, as long as he comes back, he is still his confidant.

Although seeing that the ministers were impassioned and seemed to want to put Wang Pu to death, Chai Rong still ordered the palace guards to announce that Wang Pu would come to see him.

Wang Pu, who had been waiting for a long time, heard the call, and there was a burst of excitement in his heart, the emperor still trusted him after all, in Wang Pu's heart, as a courtier, the greatest gratification was the trust of the lord, and there was nothing more exciting than this trust.

Wang Pu strode into the court hall of the Zhou State with his head held high.

"Foreign Minister Ming Guo Shizhong, Honglu Temple Zhengqing Wang Pu was ordered to send an envoy to Zhou State to meet Your Majesty."

"Coax ......" Wang Pu's words did not fall, and the court was in an uproar again.

Although the ministers had already heard of Wang Pu's betrayal in their hearts, they could not help but be shocked and angry when they saw his real person and heard him confess to be the envoy of the Ming Kingdom.

This guy is really shameless, in the face of the former benefactor, he can still say his current identity so openly, it is too shameless. There is such a view in the hearts of the ministers.

And Chai Rong, who was full of joy to meet Wang Pu, when he heard Wang Pu announce his arrival, the temperature in his heart was half poured, Chai Rong knew Wang Pu, no one and no way could make this literati do what he was not willing to do, unless Wang Pu himself was willing, Chai Rong hoped that Wang Pu could tell himself at this time that he made this decision out of helplessness, so that he could justifiably reinstate his official position, no, since Ming Guo gave him the position of servant, I can naturally give him the position of servant.

Without waiting for Chai Rong to speak, Yin Ri, the right counselor, couldn't wait to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, now that the rebel minister Wang Pu has personally admitted the fact that he betrayed the emperor, the minister thinks that he should be taken down immediately, and he should be decided. ”

Li Gu naturally disagreed, with the day before yesterday Chai Rong was angry, he ordered to kill Fu Lingguang by mistake, Li Gu could no longer wait for Chai Rong to speak and then advise, he quickly took a step towards the middle, and said: "Your Majesty, whether Wang Pu betrayed or not, he is now the envoy of the Ming State, the so-called two countries are at war and do not kill the envoys, not to mention that the Ming and Zhou countries are still allies, how can they kill the envoy and laugh at the world." ”

Yin Ri saw that Li Gu objected to his suggestion, Li Gu's grade was two grades higher than him, and he shouldn't have committed the following offenses, but above the court, he didn't pay attention to grade when it came to things, not to mention Xiao Siwen's repeated care the night before, so he naturally had to fight hard.

Li Situ's statement is absurd, the so-called war between the two countries does not come to make it, everyone in the world naturally knows it, but the emperor of the Ming Kingdom does not know, maybe he knows, but pretends not to know. He killed our envoy Zhang Shangshu without permission, if our country does not return his body in the way of others, where is the prestige of Zhou Guoguo, and where is his face? ”

Li Gu was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to refute it.

At this time, another person came out of the group of ministers and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Dr. Yin said is extremely true, the so-called revenge and revenge are repaid with kindness, and the Ming State starts with unauthorized killing, and the Zhou State ends with unauthorized killing. How fair is it to report one for another? ”

Li Gu turned his head and saw that it was Taichang Qing Tian Min.

The ministers were already indignant in their hearts, and when they saw someone rising, they naturally rushed up. One by one, they resolutely asked Chai Rong to severely punish Wang Pu. (To be continued......)