Chapter 12: My father-in-law saves me
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Choi Cheng-so?
Wei Zhongxian was stunned for a moment, he seemed to have heard this name somewhere, and couldn't help but ask Li Yongzhen: "Why is this name so familiar to our family?" ”
Li Yongzhen hurriedly reminded: "Father-in-law forgot? This person has just been transferred by the court to the army, and the editor of the cabinet has already approved the red. ”
After being reminded by Li Yongzhen, Wei Zhongxian also remembered this, nodded and asked casually, "What did Cui Chengxiu do?" ”
Li Yongzhen was about to speak, but Liang Dong replied first: "Cui Chengxiu was exposed by Gao Panlong of the Donglin Party for corruption and bribery, the evidence is conclusive, and the flow given during the court discussion. ”
"Now that he has been convicted, what did he come to our family for?"
Wei Zhongxian was a little strange, turned his head and glanced at Huo Weihua, who smiled when he saw this: "I guess I came to ask my father-in-law to protect him." ”
Saving people is a trivial matter, but Wei Zhongxian didn't know Cui Chengxiu, so he didn't know whether to save him, so he asked Huo Weihua: "Shida, do you say that our family will save this person or not?" ”
Huo Weihua pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Father-in-law, according to the lower officials, it's better not to save it." ”
"Oh? Why don't you save it? Wei Zhongxian tapped his fingers lightly and motioned for Huo Weihua to continue.
"Cui Chengxiu's corruption is true, and he has no foothold in the court, he came to his father-in-law, just to ask his father-in-law to save him, but if his father-in-law saves him, he will have a reputation for sheltering corrupt officials, which is not good for his father-in-law's reputation."
Liang Dong also thought of this, and then echoed: "What Master Huo said is that Cui Chengxiu has always been lukewarm to us, and he always wanted to hug the thighs of the Donglin Party before, and he was a stranger to us, but now he wants to ask his father-in-law for something wrong, if he just protects him like this, it will be too cheap, and those wall grasses will not return to us even more afterwards." Besides, this matter is the leader of the Donglin Party, if the father-in-law comes forward for this Cui Chengxiu, Zhao Nanxing and they will not give up easily, and make trouble to the emperor, the father-in-law can... It may not be pleased..."After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help but say: "Did my father-in-law forget?" The emperor is still afraid of it..."
As soon as he heard this, Wei Zhongxian shuddered inexplicably, and his face suddenly became ugly. He is not afraid of the Donglin Party, but of the emperor.
Eight days ago, Tianqi didn't know what nerves he had, and he was angry with Wei Zhongxian for a trivial matter, not only scolded him in front of many people, but also ordered him to go back to his house and think about it for three days, so scared that Wei Zhongxian didn't sleep for three days, and he tasted what it means to be "a companion like a tiger". Later, it was the Holy Lady Hak's request for mercy, and the apocalypse was relieved and asked Wei Zhongxian to go back to serve.
Thinking of the emperor's anger at that time, Wei Zhongxian's heart was very hanging, and he was very afraid, after serving the emperor for so many years, it was the first time he saw the emperor so angry. In the palace these days, he didn't dare to be the same as before, and he was careful in everything he did, lest the emperor suddenly "make a big mistake" again and scold his "big crotch" again.
If it was for the sake of protecting Cui Chengxiu and pinching the Donglin Party, Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing and others would definitely enter the palace to tell the emperor about it, if the emperor still remembered the events of the previous days, and then he would have another seizure, he would probably be choked.
Liang Dong's worries are not unreasonable, although Wei Zhongxian doesn't like the Donglin Party, but he hasn't started to eradicate their thoughts, so he weighed it again and again, and felt that it was better not to take this risk, besides, Huo Weihua and Liang Dong were right, the evidence of Cui Chengxiu's corruption was conclusive, and he was no longer qualified to gain a foothold in the imperial court, so it was worthless to protect him, so it was better not to protect him.
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian no longer hesitated, waved his hand at the little eunuch who came to pass the news, and instructed him: "Go, tell the front, this person is not seen in our house." ”
"Yes, father-in-law!"
Xi'er was stunned for a moment, hurriedly answered, took two steps back, and hurried back to pass the word.
Li Yongzhen met on the side and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he still didn't speak.
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"Yuan Sifang, Gonggong Wei said, this person is missing."
"What?"
Yuan Dahai thought that he had heard it wrong, and beat him to come to the Wei Mansion for so many days, but it was the first time he met an official who Wei Zhongxian did not come to see, and this person was also Cui Chengxiu, the head of the famous "Five Tigers of the Eunuch Party"!
What's going on? Yuan Dahai asked Xi'er in disbelief: "Father-in-law Wei really said that he couldn't see this person?" ”
"Yes, my father-in-law said no."
Xi'er was also strange, but this was ordered by Gonggong Wei, and he didn't dare to ask more. glanced at Cui Chengxiu, who was anxiously waiting at the foot of the steps, and said to Yuan Dahai: "Let him go back." ”
Seeing this, Yuan Dahai no longer doubted, it seems that Wei Zhongxian really didn't see Cui Chengxiu, but if Wei Zhongxian didn't see Cui Chengxiu, how did Cui Chengxiu join the eunuch party, how did he get the core position in the eunuch party, and how did he become the head of the "five tigers of the eunuch party"? Could it be that he has another shortcut to climb, or has he taken some bloody path?
walked down the steps with a stomach full of questions and was about to send Cui Chengxiu away, but before he could speak, he saw Cui Chengxiu can't wait to greet him, and said with a smile: "Did Father-in-law Wei let me in?" ”
Staring at Cui Chengxiu's face, Yuan Dahai decided to tell him the disappointing news, shook his head slightly, and said, "Master Cui, Gonggong Wei said that he can't see you." ”
"Ahh
Grandpa Wei doesn't see me? Cui Chengxiu was stunned, only to feel that the world was spinning, and he almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Yuan Dahai reacted quickly and supported him, so as not to break his head and bleed.
"No, no, how could Grandpa Wei not see me!"
Cui Chengxiu was about to collapse, he had pinned all his hopes on Wei Zhongxian, but now the other party didn't see him, which was undoubtedly the last straw that pulled out him. From then on, the world is big, but there is no place for him!
In a hurry, he grabbed Yuan Dahai's hand and begged with tears: "Please pass on the word for me again, I have to see Father-in-law Wei today, if Father-in-law Wei doesn't see me, I will have nothing!" ...”
"I'm sorry, if Gonggong Wei says that if he doesn't see it, he won't see it, and we won't dare to pass it on for you anymore."
Yuan Dahai looked businesslike and coldly rejected Cui Chengxiu's request. knew that the person in front of him was about to become rich, but he didn't dare to take this risk, you must know that Wang Qinian's old eunuch wished that something was wrong with him, if it was for Cui Chengxiu to break the rules, the unlucky one would never be Cui Chengxiu!
"What to do? What to do? ...”
Cui Chengxiu also knew that these fans would not pass on for him anymore, but he was unwilling, he had no way out, and he was at a loss for his hands and feet, so he almost cried bitterly. When Qian En and the others saw his miserable appearance, they were all surprised with their mouths open, and they didn't understand why this surnamed Cui was so out of shape.
Yuan Dahai watched coldly for a while, and decided not to pay attention to this Cui Chengxiu, and suddenly, there was a flower in front of him, but it was Cui Chengxiu who took advantage of his inattention and rushed towards the gate with an arrow step. Yuan Dahai was startled, thinking that he was going to break in, and hurriedly rushed up to stop him, but Cui Chengxiu rushed to the gate but did not go in, but knelt on the ground with a "plop" sound, and howled dryly:
"Grandpa Wei save me! Grandpa Wei save me! Grandpa Wei save me! …”