Chapter 303: The Old Ministers Gather
Xue Huaiyi raised his head in surprise and looked at Dugu Chi Yan, and then heard Dugu Chi Yan continue to speak, "I really know what kind of person you are, so I have some words to say to you, I hope you can always listen to them." β
Xue Huaiyi's answer this time was unusually respectful, and he responded, "The old minister understands, His Royal Highness the Ninth can rest assured, the old minister will not live up to the high expectations of His Highness the Nine." β
Xue Huai was confused when he heard it, and he didn't understand why his grandfather suddenly started a dumb riddle with this Nine Highnesses.
However, before Xue Huai could figure out what was going on, he saw a scene that shocked him even more, that is, many carriages hurried to this side, and the signs on the carriages were actually some families from Kyoto.
And what surprised him even more was that these were all old ministers like his grandfather's generation, all of them were white and trembling and were supported by the juniors in the family.
When they came, they all respectfully saluted the people in the carriage.
Even Ji Ruhuan was a little stunned by this meeting, she regretted a little, she shouldn't have taken a carriage with Nine Emperor Uncles.
Seeing these grandfather-generation old people in front of him, Ji Ruhuan shrank behind the Nine Emperor Uncles as much as possible, reducing his sense of existence, and at the same time slandered in his heart that he would lose his life if he was bowed down by these old people, but fortunately, the Nine Emperor Uncles did not let them kneel for long.
And among these people, there is actually Taishi Wu, who is also respectful to the Nine Emperor Uncles.
Someone took the lead in speaking, "His Royal Highness the Ninth returned to Beijing at this time, but because something happened in Beijing?"
At this time, Dugu Chiyan was not so polite to Xue Lao, and he also persuaded him seriously, and after sweeping everyone at a glance, he responded coldly, "The affairs in the capital are worried about by His Majesty and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't have the leisure to care about these things, but ......"
This sudden pause made everyone nervous.
I heard this Ninth Highness open his mouth and continue to say coldly, "Fengyang County Lord Ji Ruhuan is the wife of Lone who has not passed the door, Lone only cares about Lone Huan'er, if anyone makes Lone's Huan'er unhappy, Lone will make anyone even more unhappy." β
Dugu Chiyan glanced at everyone and continued, "Although Lone is not in Kyoto, but these messy things that happen in Kyoto, Lone is very clear in his heart, who is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Lone doesn't care, but if anyone hits the head of Lone's head, don't blame Lone for being polite." β
The juniors outside were stunned when they heard it, but when they came, they heard the elders hurriedly talk about the identity of this person, but they didn't have time to tell them the meaning of this person's death.
Hearing his words, they only felt that this person's tone was too arrogant? Even if he was the youngest son of the former emperor and had a noble status, but a powerless prince was not as good as a minister with great power in the court, was it really appropriate to speak so arrogantly?
However, the old ministers were even more surprised, wasn't the fiancΓ© of the Fengyang County Lord the closed disciple of the old man of Tianji?
Taishi Wu's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly stood up to clear up the relationship, "General Ji is dedicated to guarding the northern border for the Ming Dynasty, and he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers are also very admirable. β
As soon as Taishi Wu spoke, the other ministers, regardless of whether they had anything to do with this matter or not, all stood up and cleared up their relationship with this matter first.
Xue Huai looked at those who did not hesitate to defect regardless of whether they were allies or not, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while, why did things become like this?
Xue Huaiyi glared at the grandson next to him fiercely with hatred, and then knelt down again to plead guilty, "My grandson is too young and unreasonable, he was instigated and instructed by others, and he also begged His Royal Highness Nine to open the net for the sake of the old minister." β
Anyone here can clear up the relationship, but his grandson is the commander of the forbidden army, and he led people to surround the Zhenguo Mansion, no matter what, there is no way to clear the relationship, and he has to excuse his grandson like this.
Of course, Dugu Chiyan will not embarrass him, if the rabbit is in a hurry and bites, it will be more than worth the loss.
So Dugu Chi Yan pursed his lips and responded, "Lone will give Xue Lao this face, don't care, only Xue Lao still has to restrain the juniors more, don't ruin the reputation of your Xue family." β
Xue Huaiyi responded, and forced his grandson on the side to admit his mistake, and then the forbidden army withdrew from the Zhenguo Mansion under the command of Xue Huai's unwillingness.
Of course, he was screwed back by his grandfather and taught a lesson, and finally understood who this Nine Highnesses was, why so many people were so afraid of him, and at the same time, he was secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, he dealt with it calmly at the time and did not take the liberty of doing it.
On the fourth prince's side, he only received the news when the forbidden army suddenly withdrew his troops, he looked at his subordinates in disbelief, and said with a gloomy face, "What do you say, the forbidden army has withdrawn? Why, they didn't get the order from the main hall and dared to withdraw their troops?"
The subordinates trembled and recounted what happened today, and the faces of the four princes became more and more gloomy when they heard it.
"Your Highness the Nine, the main hall doesn't know, when did the main hall have a Nine Emperor Uncle?"
Prime Minister Song Cheng on the side also looked bad, "I said it a long time ago, so don't hesitate, if you start early, the Zhenguo Mansion will be solved a long time ago." β
The fourth prince looked at Prime Minister Song to the side, "Does the Prime Minister know the origin of my Nine Emperor Uncle, who suddenly appeared?"
Prime Minister Song's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Do you know why the purple bamboo forest in the palace has become a forbidden place?"
The fourth prince responded, "Of course I know, there is the former emperor's favorite concubine Li Shi, the first emperor went, and the purple bamboo forest was classified as a forbidden land, and then this forbidden place actually made a ghost, and the people who went in couldn't get out, and no one dared to trespass." β
Prime Minister Song pursed his lips and replied, "Then do you know who Concubine Li is?"
The Fourth Prince's eyes widened suddenly, and he replied to the question, "What do you mean is that this Ninth Highness who suddenly appeared is the son of Concubine Li." β
Prime Minister Song Cheng, who was suddenly interrupted, frowned slightly, pursed his lips and responded, "Nine times out of ten." β
The four princes always felt that Prime Minister Song was a little strange, as the elders of the two dynasties and the important ministers of the court, shouldn't these things be very clear?
"You're not sure? Concubine Li was the favorite concubine of the emperor back then, don't you know if she gave birth to a child or not?"
Prime Minister Song Cheng's face sank, and he answered, "Concubine Li has lived in the Purple Bamboo Forest since she entered the palace, and then the Purple Bamboo Forest has been listed as a forbidden place in the palace, and no one is allowed to enter, and everything about Concubine Li cannot be snooped on by outsiders, as for whether she gave birth to a prince, of course, it is unknown." β
The fourth prince frowned, even if he is the son of the emperor's favorite concubine, how many years have the emperor and Concubine Li been there, a down-and-out prince can make our people all turn against each other, what is the reason.
Prime Minister Song sighed, looking at the eyes of the four princes full of pity, the emperor didn't tell the four princes about such an important matter, and sure enough, the four princes were not treated by the emperor at all.