Volume 1 Once a Son of Heaven and a Courtier 087 Captured
The author says: A small orgasm!
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The deployment stopped, and Qiu Yizhi was afraid that Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, would change his mind again, so he didn't want to stay by his side for a long time, so he said goodbye to his father-in-law and master, and rushed back to Luoyang along the main road. Before passing the Tong Pass, he met Yi Ran and his party who were halfway through, and briefly informed them of the deployment of the Youyan Palace, so he asked the Bohai delegation to turn the horse's head and rush to Luoyang.
The group played the banner of the Bohai Sea condolence to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and no one dared to stop and harass them along the way, and they passed through Tongguan and re-walked the Jianchun Gate very smoothly, and returned to the Siyi Pavilion, which only took four days in total.
On the seventh day, Zhao Chengxiao, who was sent by Qiu Yizhi to rectify the people, also took twenty-seven people to dress up and change their clothes, and infiltrated the capital Luoyang, and inquired all the way to find the location of the Siyi Pavilion, and then joined Qiu Yizhi and others.
In the capital, Prime Minister Yang Lao's face Qiu Yizhi is no longer visible, and the emperor's eldest son Zheng Chang is even more uncertain about his life and death, and there are simply more than 20 people such as Zhao Chengxiao for his own drive. So Qiu Yizhi divided these people into several groups and patrolled around the old residence and post house of King Youyan where his father-in-law might stay.
Qiu Yizhi thought that he would go to the Warm Fragrance Pavilion to meet Wen Lingjiao for a while, and maybe he could use the eyes and ears of the Tianzun Sect in Luoyang to do something for himself. But he was afraid that he would get in touch with the cult again, and through Zhao Chengxiao, King Youyan would know about it, so he would have to give up.
The customs of the capital Luoyang became stricter day by day, apparently specially prepared for Zheng Rong, the vassal king who held military power, to enter Beijing. Qiu Yizhi no longer dared to go out of the city at will, so as not to show his feet. He estimated that when his father-in-law entered Luoyang, the court would inevitably open the Dongyang Gate, so he found a restaurant near the Dongyang Gate, and spent a lot of money to buy a private room at the highest point of the restaurant overlooking the Dongyang Gate.
On the side of Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, although he had made up his mind to enter Beijing to mourn his brother, after the repeated persuasion of Zhong Likuang and Qiu Yizhi, he also felt more and more that this trip was quite dangerous. Therefore, 300 elite non-commissioned officers were specially transferred from Youyan Road, pretending to be the honor guard of the vassal king, all dressed in linen and filial piety, beating gongs and drums, and coming to Luoyang in a mighty manner.
Coinciding with the gradual rise of the autumn wind, the sky from time to time dripping autumn rain, although the official road is wide and smooth, but also by the gusts of autumn rain soaked in potholes. Although the road is difficult to walk, it also gives Zheng Rong enough reason to walk slowly.
So Zheng Rong and his entourage walked for seven days, and then calmly walked to the Dongyang Gate.
Dongyang Gate is the main gate of the south wall of Luoyang, with the direction of the four spirits of heaven and earth, and two golden green dragons are carved on the lintel of nine zhang high. The gate of Dongyang Gate is usually closed, and it will only be opened when the vassal king or the minister with a heavy responsibility enters the capital.
Zheng Rongnai is the younger brother of Emperor Daxing, the current uncle of the emperor, who has been awarded the best title of the prince, and is also the marshal of the soldiers and horses who controls the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Youyan Dao.
Zheng Rong rode on a tall horse, and saw that the original red of Dongyang Gate had been painted black, and the two golden dragons were also tightly wrapped in white tents, and countless forbidden officers and soldiers were lined up on both sides of the door.
All of a sudden, the sorrow of the death of the imperial brother, the disappointment of the second son's succession, and the worry of an uncertain future all came to his head, making his weather-beaten and strong heart shrink into a ball as if it was pinched by an invisible hand.
Zheng Rong sat on the horse's back, exhaled deeply, calmed down the surging fluctuating heart, gently clamped the horse's belly, and led the honor guard to enter the capital Luoyang from under the grand Dongyang Gate.
The person who greeted Zheng Rong in the Dongyang Gate was not a living person, but Shi Liangzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Ritesβa few years ago, when Zheng Rong entered Beijing to meet him by the holy decree of the emperor's brother Zheng Yong, he was also greeted in the Dongyang Gate.
Zheng Rong has a good memory, and when he saw Shi Liangzhi's face, he remembered that he was the eldest son of the emperor, and although he reprimanded him a little in front of him at that time, he had now become a companion in the same trench. So Zheng Rong jumped off the saddle unhurriedly, and bowed his hand and said: "It turned out to be Lord Shi, Lord Shangshu came to pick it up in person, and this king was really frightened." β
When Shi Liangzhi heard this, he didn't return the salute, unfolded a holy decree, and preached expressionlessly: "There is a holy decree, please bow down and receive it from Youyan King Zheng Rong!" β
Zheng Rong touched a hard nail when he entered the door, and when he heard Shi Liangzhi's tone was extremely blunt, he also said with a straight face: "The first emperor once gave this king to see the emperor and not worship, this is what Lord Shi knows." Now the coffin of Emperor Daxing is still in the imperial city. If this king violates the edict of the emperor here, then the charge of trapping the emperor in a land of unfilial piety may not be borne by you and me. β
Zheng Rong said such a big set of words, but Shi Liangzhi didn't seem to hear it, and said: "This is the special decree of the saint today, and please follow the decree of the prince, don't make it difficult for the lower officials." β
"What? Will the emperor still make such a will? There is a way that does not change the way of the father for three years, which can be described as filial piety. Does the Holy One not know the words of this saint? Zheng Rong asked rhetorically.
Shi Liangzhi still repeated mechanically: "This is the special decree of the saint today, and I also ask the prince to obey the decree, so as not to make it difficult for the lower officials." β
This so-called "three years without changing the law of the ancestors" is only a ritual system rather than a law, and Zheng Rong's father, Emperor Zongjing of the Han Dynasty, has a precedent of abolishing more than 200 articles of the new law of Xianzong within a month. Therefore, Shi Liangzhi insisted so much, Zheng Rong had no choice but to lift the corners of his robe, kneel on the ground and bow three times and bow nine times, and quietly listen to what Zheng Yao, who had only been the emperor for less than a month, had will.
The honor guards behind him also bowed down in unison.
But I heard Shi Liangzhi cough lightly a few times, and read aloud: "I have heard that the people are great, and the father and son come first; The difference between respect and humility, the monarch and the minister are the most important. Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, is from the royal family, although he has the merit of size, he is really guilty of deception. Linking up the party and the army, corrupting the government, supporting the army and self-respect, and tyrannizing hundreds of officials. Worried all night, I am afraid that the world will be in danger. Therefore, I specially issued a holy decree to destroy the traitorous party, restore the peace of the society, and eliminate violence before it sprouts, so the ancestors are very fortunate! Sheji is very lucky! β
When Zheng Rong heard this, he was already dumbfounded, kneeling on the ground like a stone carving.
Shi Liangzhi saw this invincible and mighty King Youyan kneeling in front of him, helpless, and the vanity hidden in the deepest part was finally satisfied, and said in a brisk tone: "Doesn't the prince still receive the decree?" β
"Hasn't the prince received the decree?"
"Hasn't the prince received the decree?"
Shi Liangzhi kept saying it three times, and Zheng Rong still knelt in place as if he were solid.
However, Zhang Long, who was kneeling behind the prince, couldn't bear it anymore, jumped up from the ground, and shouted loudly: "What kind of holy decree is this? If it weren't for my lord's charge at the border, would it be your turn to call the shots here? Hearing that the emperor had died, the prince was so sad that he rushed to Luoyang to mourn without saying a word. I didn't expect you guys to set a trap here. He shouted extremely loudly, and by the end of the shouting he was hoarse, "This is a framing of Zhongliang!" This is the self-destructing Great Wall! Such an emperor simply ...... Simply ......"
Zhang Long thought of the word "anti" in his heart, but he never dared to say it. However, kneeling under the Dongyang Gate, more than 300 carefully selected warriors who followed Zheng Rong to Beijing already knew what he meant, and in the blink of an eye, they all stood up, clenched their fists and walked slowly towards Shi Liangzhi.
Shi Liangzhi is a literati, where has he seen such a formation, he suddenly panicked, pointed to the crowd slowly approaching in front of him, and said in fear: "I am an official of the imperial court, do you want to rebel?" As he spoke, he took a few steps back, and even the holy decree in his hand fell to the ground.
The word "rebellion" poured into Zheng Rong's ears, which instantly made him sober up, so he got up and turned back to his subordinates and said, "Don't be rude, go back and kneel!" Everyone listened to King Youyan's order, and the anger that had swelled in their hearts was half vented in an instant, and they could only retreat to the spot and kneel.
Zheng Rong felt a little relieved when he saw this, so he slowly bent down to pick up the holy decree that fell to the ground, gently patted off the dust and handed it to Shi Liangzhi and said, "Lord Shi, none of the great sins listed in this holy decree can be borne by this king. The king did not dare to receive this will, and asked Lord Shi to return it to the emperor as it was. β
Shi Liangzhi took the holy decree, looked up at Zheng Rong, and saw that there was no longer the slightest panic in his eyes, but instead shot out an awe-inspiring and inviolable majesty, he was suddenly startled, and hurriedly stared down at the ground, never daring to look at him again.
Seeing this, Zheng Rong smiled contemptuously and said, "The imperial court is painstakingly arresting this king, and it will not only send Lord Shi, a powerless scholar, to come. Is Lord Shi smashing the cup? Or is it a high-five? You can call the ambush soldiers out. β
After Zheng Rong's reminder, Shi Liangzhi remembered that he had indeed ambushed heavy troops in the house near Dongyangmen overnight, and hurriedly shouted: "Someone! Give it all to me! β
After all, Shi Liangzhi had no experience in leading troops to fight, and he was completely incoherent in giving orders, and the ambush soldiers listened to his orders and came out of hiding places one after another, but there were no further orders, so they had to stand in place with swords, guns, swords, and halberds in twos and threes.
Zheng Rong looked around, saw this embarrassing but funny scene, and said with a smile: "Is the next interrogation by the Criminal Department or the personal trial of the Holy Lord?" Do you want this king to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, or do you have other arrangements? Please also make it clear to Lord Shi. β
Shi Liangzhi listened, subconsciously said "oh", and saw Zheng Rong's temperament of Mount Tai collapsing in front of him without changing his face, he admired this Youyan prince from the bottom of his heart, put away Fang Cai's frivolous appearance, and said very respectfully: "The Holy Lord's will is to ask the Criminal Department to first examine the case, and then the Holy Lord will decide it himself." If the prince has any grievances, he can declare them to the chief of the criminal department. After that, Shi Liangzhi shouted again, "Come on!" Come on! Don't you want to invite the prince to the criminal department? β
Zheng Rong snorted and said, "No need." When this king was in the capital, at the behest of Emperor Shenzong, how many Jiangyang thieves had been tried? This king of the criminal department still knows him. After that, he pointed to Zhong Li Kuang, Zhang Long and others who came with him, "These are the king's subordinates, and they can't be punished." Please also ask the court and Lord Shi not to embarrass them. β
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Shi has his own measure. Shi Liangzhi hurriedly replied.
Zheng Rong nodded, but asked: "When this king entered Beijing a few years ago, he had a conversation with Lord Shi, I wonder if Lord Shi still remembers?" Seeing Shi Liangzhi nodding silently, he continued, "I remember that Lord Shi kept lobbying this king to fully support His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor at that time, and this king also advised the lord to abide by his duties as a minister and not to collude with the prince, so as not to lose his future." But I never expected that in just a few years, Lord Shi would already be a loyal minister of the Holy Lord today. β
"This is the duty of a courtier. The monarch and the ministers are the heads of the three outlines, and the lower officials are also ......"
"Lord Shi doesn't have to quote scriptures in front of this king, what this king wants to say, Lord Shi naturally understands." Zheng Rong interrupted Shi Liangzhi's sophistry impatiently, "Loyalty and straightforward advice are also the duty of courtiers, since the second son of the first emperor has ascended the throne as the emperor, then please do more of your duty, don't let the emperor do something cannibalistic, forget his ancestors, and deviate from the scriptures!" With that, he strode forward.
Shi Liangzhi's face was flushed by Zheng Rong's words, and he hurriedly walked towards the prison of the Criminal Department in the back. I don't know the reason, but I think he is just an entourage of Prince Youyan.