Wang Yufeng was shocked and said, "Since these orchids were trafficked legally, then my father was wronged." Why did the emperor say this? ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "Wang Shichong has been living in the world for many years, and he appeared in the capital inexplicably, so he must have a plan. ”

Wang Yufeng thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, probably my father heard the news that the slave and maid were still alive, so he managed to come to the capital, in order to be able to meet the slave and maid, he has absolutely no evil intentions, I hope the emperor will see it!" ”

It is undeniable that Wang Yufeng is indeed a smart woman, and her speculation is very close to the truth of the matter. However, Liu Ziqiu would not let go easily, and frowned: "Even if he is just to see you, why is it that when he was about to be caught by my guards, he was suddenly stabbed and seriously injured?" It was the person next to him who was plotting against him, and this person was placed by someone else by his side? Or was it deliberately arranged by him? There are many questions in this, and if he doesn't figure them out, he will never be able to prove his innocence! ”

Facing the Han Emperor of Chrysostom, Wang Yufeng, the daughter of a sinner, naturally didn't dare to say more, so she had to sigh and shake her head.

Soon, a house slave was brought up. The house slave was also a Hu man, but he looked panicked, knelt on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, all the villains know about the Dao, there is really nothing to say, please Your Majesty to see!" ”

Although Liu Ziqiu said to Da Dun, there is no need to interrogate those Hu businessmen for the time being. It's just that there are more than 100 people, all kinds of people, and among these house slaves, there are people like Wang San who are not afraid of death, and naturally there are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Although Da Du did not organize an interrogation of them, it did not prevent some of them from asking for a whistleblower. It didn't take long for the situation to become clear. Wang Shichong recruited troops in Huining County, intending to make a comeback.

Hearing the news, Wang Yufeng was also dumbfounded, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and cried: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid know that they will die, please ask the emperor to be merciful, and let the slave and maid see their father again before they die, and the slave and maid will die without regrets." ”

Liu Ziqiu glanced at Wang Yufeng, who was in the pear blossoms and rain, couldn't help crying and laughing, stretched out his hand to pull her up, and said: "I know that you have been in Concubine Yun's palace all these years, and you have no contact with your father, so what does it have to do with you?" Don't worry, I won't blame you, you should wait in peace to pick a good horse. ”

Only then did Wang Yufeng stop crying and choked up: "Your Majesty, the slave has a reluctant request. ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "You are planning to intercede for your father." ”

Seeing that his mind was seen through, Wang Yufeng couldn't help blushing, and said in a low voice: "The slave is willing to give up the title of county lord, and she doesn't want those dowries, just to get back her father's life." ”

Liu Ziqiu also sighed and said, "I didn't plan to investigate it in the first place. Although he recruited troops and was suspected of rebellion, he did not carry it out after all, and his crime did not lead to death. It's just that I don't know what Lu Dao will stab him for. So whether he can survive now is not in me, but in his own creation. ”

Thinking of his father lying on the bed, Wang Yufeng couldn't help but burst into tears again.

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In fact, Liu Ziqiu had already guessed that an ambitious person would not be easily willing to be lonely. Since Wang Shichong has dreamed of being an emperor, as long as he is still alive in the world and has freedom, he will always be an unstable factor. He brought Wang Yufeng over today, firstly, to let her fulfill her wish to see her father, and secondly, to let her know what Wang Shichong had been doing all these years. In order to allow Wang Yufeng to see a more real side, Liu Ziqiu did not let people interrogate in advance, but he couldn't stop someone from turning himself in. Of course, the effect is still the same.

However, Liu Ziqiu can spare Wang Shichong's life, but it is impossible for him to continue to accumulate strength in secret. Although it is very likely that Wang Shichong will not survive, and even if he does, it will be difficult to get out of his control, Liu Ziqiu still will not allow those factors that endanger the country's stability to continue to exist.

After sending Wang Yufeng back to the palace, Liu Ziqiu immediately convened the ministers to discuss the matter, and on the one hand, he sent a large army to Huining County to clear out the remnants of Wang Shichong's party and confiscate Wang Shichong's family property, and on the other hand, he asked people to bring the orchids that Wang Shichong transported into Luoyang to the main hall.

At this time, the Byzantine envoy Peg was also brought to the main hall. Seeing the orchids in full costume, Peg suddenly became excited, knelt down and said a big phone call.

The interpreter hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Peg is thanking you for saving them. I want to ask Your Majesty, when will they be released back to their hometown? ”

After Liu Ziqiu figured out what he meant, he sneered and said, "Peg, for the sake of you being a foreign envoy, I want to temporarily spare you for the crime of bullying the king, and you dare to ask me to let them go?" To tell you the truth, I already know the way, they are all trophies of the Persian Empire, and now they have been bought back by the merchants of my great Han. And the merchant of the Han Dynasty has committed other crimes, and now they have been confiscated all over the house, and they are now the property of the imperial court. ”

Knowing that his lie had been exposed, Peg's old face couldn't help but turn red, and he slowly got up from the ground and said, "Your Majesty, my Byzantine Empire is willing to pay for them to go back, and I hope Your Majesty's grace will grant you." ”

These young women and girls, all nobles of the Byzantine Empire, were displayed in the main hall like possessions, which made Peg feel deeply humiliated. But he also knew that the Han Dynasty was now very strong, and even the powerful Western Turks were subservient, so he didn't dare to ask for it openly, so he could only propose to solve it through redemption.

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "My big man is not bad for your money!" I called you here today to let you know, and now you can go! ”

Peg wanted to say anything more, but the guards ignored him, grabbed him by the shoulders, and dragged him out of the hall.

Wei Zheng frowned and said, "Your Majesty, haven't you always wanted to communicate the trade routes between the East and the West, why don't you take the opportunity to sell him a favor?" ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Sir doesn't know, those barbarians pay attention to strength, as long as you are stronger than him, he will obey you." Otherwise, even if you sell him a hundred heavenly favors, he won't admit it. Persia and the Byzantine Empire were at war for many years, and domestic taxes were also rising again and again. At first, I was also worried that the merchants of the Han Dynasty would suffer some losses when they went to trade there, but as a result, you see that Wang Shichong, isn't he still very prosperous? Although Wang Shichong is a Hu person, he uses a Han identity when he interacts with the Persians. What does this mean? It shows that the strength of my Han made the Persians feel frightened and did not dare to bully the merchants of my Han. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Ziqiu pointed to the women in the hall and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you here today to open everyone's eyes through these beauties of Wang Shichong, and after the dynasty is dispersed, everyone will take one home." ”

Liu Ziqiu has always been generous to his subordinates, but he usually only rewards some gold, silver and jewelry, and it is the first time to reward a woman like today.

Li Jing faintly felt Liu Ziqiu's intentions, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty should still have something to say, right?" ”

Wei Chigong was a big old man, and said with a grin: "If Lord Li is worried that the sister-in-law is to blame, the orchid that was given to you will be given to Lao Hei!" ”

Zhong Wenwu suddenly let out a burst of laughter.

When everyone's laughter subsided, Liu Ziqiu raised his hand and said, "You must have already known that these women are all people with status in the Byzantine Empire. Some of them were dukes' wives, others were earl's ladies. In the Byzantine Empire, they were all pampered, and the servants came and went. Now look again, what are they like? ”

In order to attract the attention of others, Wang Shichong prepared very revealing clothes for these women.

Seeing this, Zhao Ling stroked his beard and said in a strange manner: "It is three points similar to the orchid of Zuixianglou." ”

Zuixianglou is a famous Qinglou in Luoyang City, and this sentence naturally compares these women to Qinglou women, which immediately attracted a burst of laughter.

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, his face was straight, and he said: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten!" If Byzantium had defeated Persia, it would be the princess and princess of Persia who are standing here waiting for everyone to choose! Perhaps you don't know that Byzantium was actually a very powerful empire in the West, and the reason why it has fallen to this point today is because there are problems within this huge empire. Internal strife is the beginning of external troubles, and we must learn the lessons from it, otherwise, I don't need to elaborate on the rest of the words! ”

Zhong Wenwu suddenly fell silent, and then looked at the women in the main hall, and his mood was no longer as relaxed as he was just now. If you fall behind, you will be beaten, even Wei Zheng and others, who are full of poetry and books, have never heard of it, but the truth of this sentence is really there. They also have wives and concubines and children, and their fate has long been tied to the entire Han Dynasty. Once the Han Dynasty happens and is taken advantage of by foreigners, their wives and concubines and children over there will inevitably end up like this. Liu Ziqiu is not a reward, he is obviously using these orchids to sound the alarm for them!

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The meeting was very successful, and after the meeting, the military drills, which had been slightly lax, were re-intensified, and the civilian officials began to do their best to deal with the affairs at hand, and the huge machine of the Han Dynasty began to spare no effort to operate again, and this is what Liu Ziqiu wanted to see. He doesn't like to dominate, but he doesn't like being bullied even more, and the only way to solve this problem is to make himself strong enough. Strength itself is sometimes a force of force, a force of deterrence. When you are strong, your enemies will not dare to underestimate you, so they will not dare to start war against you easily, and peace will come.

Although today's Han Dynasty has had a lot of development than a few years ago, after all, it has just experienced a period of time, and many places still need to rest and recuperate, so a peaceful development environment is extremely important to the Han Dynasty. It's just that whether it is external or internal, there are always some forces that do not want to see the peaceful development of the Han Dynasty.