Chapter 458: The Informer
Since Qi'er married Liu Yu, Wu Shuo can only be alone in the empty boudoir, Liu Yu is not in Chang'an City during this period of time the forward general's mansion is on guard, and she has no chance to contact Qi'er, the only good sister. Liu Yu returned to Chang'an City, she had no chance, and she couldn't even get out of the palace gate because of the chaos in Chang'an City. It wasn't until today that Wu Shuo got the news from his great-grandfather, the old god Wu You, and knew that Qi'er had moved to the palace when he became the empress, so he immediately ran to play with Qi'er.
When Liu Yu came back, Qi'er immediately put the little stammering behind her, and Wu Shuo was naturally very unhappy, staring at Liu Yu with a bitter and hateful look. The words are not good, and those vicious words are all expressed with their eyes.
"Yo, little stammer. Rare guests, come and sit down and have a meal before leaving. Liu Yu looked at Wu Shuo with a smile, and at this time, Han Sheng also came in from the door to salute Qi'er.
"No, no, no...... I'll come back tomorrow...... Hum! β
After Wu Shuo finished speaking, he opened his legs and ran towards the exit of the inner court near the Wu You Observatory, Liu Yu looked at the back hidden in the darkness, smiled slightly, and Han Sheng on the side also cast an inquiring look.
"The national teacher, the great-granddaughter of Old Man Wu, is a little stammer." Liu Yu explained.
Han Sheng nodded and said, "I have heard that it is rare to be a girl in the palace, and after the three dynasties, she still wanders freely outside the matter......
Hearing this, Liu Yuben didn't think much about it, but after thinking about it slowly, Han Sheng had something to say. At this time, the palace maids had already prepared dinner, because Xu Xuanzhu went to the women's military camp outside the city and would not come back until the martial law was lifted on the second day, and in addition to Liu Yu and Qi'er, it was only Han Sheng and his two granddaughters Han Xiaoyi and Han Xiaoting who ate at the same table.
The meals were plentiful though. Fish and meat are available. It's just five or six dishes, though. No wine, no glasses. The three little girls are all little girls' families, and there is nothing to say at the dinner table, the most important thing is that the Han sisters were originally a little wary of Qi'er, and now that Qi'er has ascended the throne as the empress, they are even more reluctant to talk to Qi'er. Only Liu Yu and Han Sheng were left talking at the dinner table.
Han Sheng talked about Wu Shuo, and Liu Yu took advantage of these words to ask, "Brother Han, what do you think of the national teacher?" β
Han Sheng held the rice bowl and stopped with chopsticks. After thinking for a while, he said, "This person is not simple. β
This sentence is not pertinent enough, and Liu Yu can roughly guess that before Han Sheng said that Wu Shuo could wander around the palace in the Three Dynasties without being involved, in fact, he was talking about Wu You. From the old emperor, to Su Yan, and now to Qi'er, Wu You was originally a figure on the cusp, but he was still able to stabilize his position in the palace during this period of frequent changes of the Son of Heaven, which has already shown that he is sleek and sophisticated in politics.
But to put it bluntly, Wu You is just getting closer to him Liu Yu.
At the dinner table, the two no longer mentioned Wu You. But after this meal, Qi'er and the Han sisters went back to their rooms. The two of them talked about Wu You again. Han Sheng suddenly asked, "Little Brother Liu, there are rumors in the palace that on the night of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Wu Youlai saw you, but is there such a thing?" β
Liu Yuxin said that it was not a very confidential matter for Wu You to come to see him, why did Han Sheng appear so solemn? Don't mention it at the dinner table, but wait for the aftermath?
"It does." Liu Yue was blunt.
"That means that the canonization of the new emperor also includes his opinions?"
Liu Yu finally understood why Han Sheng wanted to say this and pretend to be mysterious, he was afraid that Qi'er would know something, although Qi'er was still a girl emperor, but with the assistance of Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu and others, it was difficult to guarantee that she would not become a generation of empresses in the future.
"He did remind me not to take the Su family's inheritance, but there are some things that cannot be changed by saying a word or two."
Han Sheng sighed: "That's good, I hope you kid is not a temporary fool." β
Liu Yu smiled faintly, until now, Han Sheng still didn't believe that he didn't care about the Su family's foundation, after all, the position of the Son of Heaven was in front of him, and he actually gave it to others at his fingertips, and no one would be so generous since ancient times.
While the two were talking, Cai Yingnu, the commander of the female guards at the door, came to communicate and said that it was Qu Zhu, the president of the Imperial Forest Army, who asked to see him.
In this coup d'Γ©tat, Qu Zhu also belongs to the "hard work", if there is no rebellion against Qu Zhu in advance, Liu Yu's own safety will be in question, let alone a military coup d'Γ©tat. In the merit book, Liu Yu is also ready to record Qu Zhu with a large amount of credit, so that he can continue to serve the imperial court, and even Liu Yu has prepared a reward for Qu Zhu's sister Qu Shu. The Carriage and Horse Gang is also about to change from a gangster organization to a legal community organization, and use this to promote the development of non-governmental agricultural and commercial organizations.
Liu Yu said "please", and greeted Han Sheng out of the door, and saw Qu Zhu with a few guards from a distance, escorting a person to see Liu Yu. Liu Yu took a closer look at the obscene young man in front of him who was lying around and pretending to be a villain, and he didn't recognize it or guess the intention.
"General Liu......"
Qu Zhu stepped forward to salute, Liu Yu waved his hand and pointed to the people who were escorted by the Imperial Forest Army.
Qu Zhu stepped forward and said: "This person said that he came to report that someone in the DPRK was plotting to rebel, and the words were conclusive, and the last general had to come to ask General Liu to make a decision." β
The stakes are very high, Han Sheng said: "I'll avoid this matter for the time being, Brother Liu, I will talk about it tomorrow if I have something to say." β
Liu Yu glanced at Han Sheng, and said in his heart that it was really time for the informant to come, and he had not heard of anyone in the city who was going to rebel against Liu Yu, but if it was true, Liu Yu did not plan to make a big move, which would destroy his plan for a smooth transition.
"Brother Han doesn't have to leave, it's better to stay and listen to what he has to say."
When it comes to whistleblowing and rebellion, this is not something that Wenchen should be in charge of, whoever is responsible must communicate to the emperor, and now Liu Yue is the representative of the Son of Heaven Kuang Fu Sheji, then Liu Yue can also decide. Han Sheng understood this truth, and he also knew that most of the current whistleblowers were villains who came to ask for merit and rewards, and what they said might not be taken seriously, and it was not appropriate for him to stay and listen at this time.
Liu Yu insisted on letting Han Sheng stay, which was not only to show a kind of trust in Han Sheng, but also to hope that Han Sheng could consult his opinion and give a rational judgment.
Liu Yu asked Qu Zhu to escort the person to a side hall around the Yingcui Palace, lit the lamp, and the surroundings were a little dim, Liu Yue stood at the door, looked at the informant kneeling on the ground and asked, "What can I say now?" β
The man raised his head and smiled, smiling like a treacherous villain, and said, "The villain still wants to interview you alone." β
"That said, you don't have to have a separate interview." Liu Yu said, "If you don't want to say anything more, I'm going to take you to justice!" β
"The villain says this, the villain says it." The man kowtowed on the ground and said, "The villain's name is Tong Liu, in fact, the villain is a confidant of the Blue Phase......
Tong Liu reported a few people, all of whom were figures with heads and faces in the court, but they were basically the old party of Yuan Bolang, and now that Yuan Bolang is dead, there is nothing wrong with these people going to Lan and Ben.
"Do you know all these people?" Liu Yu frowned and asked.
"The acquaintance on the Xiangye's mansion always has to know a few more people, and the villain is also known for his good memory, which is why my master told me to be a knowledgeable guest."
"Did you hear what they said?"
"No, my lord is very cautious, invited them into the side hall to discuss, and also ordered the people in the house not to approach ......"
"Then you didn't hear anything, and you dared to frame the important ministers of the court?"
"I didn't dare to frame the ministers of the DPRK and the central government by borrowing ten guts from the villain, although the villain didn't hear my lord discuss anything with those people, but when he cleaned up the house afterwards, he found an unburned letter in the brazier, and after reading it, he felt that the matter was very important, so he came to tell the Hou Ye you......"
The letter that Tong Liu said was already in Qu Zhu's hand, Qu Zhu handed it to Liu Yu, Liu Yu took it and looked at it, and when he saw the font, he felt a sinking in his heart, because the font was not unfamiliar to him, it was the note of Su Zhe, the king of Chu, and Liu Yu had seen it when he received grain with the king of Chu. Although the letter was only half burned, it mentioned the abolition and the resurgence of the East Mountain.
Tong Liu thought that his master was going to rebel and help Su Yan ascend the throne again, but Liu Yu understood that this was evidence of collusion between the King of Chu and Lan He. But there is also a possibility, that is, it was the party of the King of Chu who framed Lan He and some ministers of the old faction. Things are also very understandable, since this letter is very important, Lan He is going to burn it after reading it, why is it that only half of it is burned and it happens to be discovered by a person who has the intention to inform?
In any case, the existence of the party of the King of Chu is unquestionable, and this matter must have something to do with them. Liu Yu had to be cautious.
After reading the letter, Liu Yu smiled slightly, looked at Tong Liu and asked, "Tong Liu, your report is very important, General Ben thinks you should be rewarded, what reward do you want to get?" β
Tong Liu looked very happy and said: "The villain doesn't ask for anything else, he just wants to marry the maid in our house as his wife, my grandmother said that she wants to give her to my eldest young master as a concubine, villain...... The villain really can't look at it, the eldest young master is not very good, and he often bullies people......"
Liu Yu smiled bitterly in his heart, this is still a love species, although he doesn't know who the "big grandmother" said by Lu Daotong Liu, but he knows that the "eldest young master" in Lu Daotong Liu's mouth is Sun Lanyu, the third generation of the Lan family's chief of the long house, the nephew of Liu Yu's subordinate Lan Jing, and the brother of Sui Yi's fiancΓ©e. A maid who can be seen by the sons and daughters of an official family, it must be very beautiful.
"That Tong Liu, since you want to eat swan meat, are you willing to suffer for Miss E'er?"
Liu Yu said, "The toad wants to eat swan meat", Tong Liu looked depressed, but when he heard Liu Yu's question, he immediately nodded firmly and said, "Yes, of course I do." β
Liu Yu explained to Qu Zhu and asked Tong Liu to pull him down. Tong Liuyao will face torture and beatings.
Liu Yu turned to look at Han Sheng on the side and asked, "Brother Han, what do you think?" β
Han Sheng smiled bitterly: "It's inevitable that things are too coincidental. β
Liu Yu also smiled helplessly, things are indeed a little unusual, just when such a new emperor has not officially held the enthronement ceremony, a group of anti-thieves suddenly appeared, or when Liu Yue was clearly about to cut the power of Lan He. Even if the matter is true, people outside will think that Liu Yu planted a false accusation, causing dissatisfaction among the courtiers. (To be continued......)