Chapter Eighty-Three: The Intrigue and Intrigue Have Succeeded, and the Loyal Ministers Will Live and Die
King Su offered "poisonous dumplings"......
Liang Yuanjin privately transferred the Praetorian Guards to the Qing Palace......
They have been imprisoned for treason, and everything has passed......
The Qianqing Palace has returned to its former tranquility.
The wind and waves are calm and unharmed, but there is a hurdle in the emperor's heart that cannot be overcome.
Are King Su's father and son really such people?
He's struggling, he's reflecting, he's asking himself, is this really the case?
King Su wants to "poison" himself, is the poison too small?
Liang Yuanjin wants to "force the palace", is there too little Praetorian Guard?
In the end, he was still unwilling to accept this "fact" in front of him.
He was reclining on the dragon couch, with a pair of eyes that were a little glazed, not knowing what he was looking at, and in front of him was just a wall.
The chief eunuch Xiao Quanzi bowed down and stood beside him, looking at the "demented" emperor, flattening his mouth, and stopped talking several times.
The emperor's eyes were sharp, he squinted his eyes and glanced at Xiao Quanzi, and called: "Xiao Quanzi." ”
"The minions are here." Xiao Quanzi stepped forward in response, "What does the emperor command?" ”
"...... you say," the emperor paused in a lengthened voice, "Do King Su's father and son really have the intention of murdering me?" ”
"This ......" Xiao Quanzi was in trouble.
On such a major matter of the court, how dare he, a eunuch and slave, casually say what opinions he has?
"If you have anything to say, I don't blame you." The emperor waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.
Xiao Quanzi said respectfully: "The emperor really wants to listen to the opinion of the minions? ”
"Mother-in-law's!" The emperor blistered, "If I want you to say it, you just have to say it." ”
Seeing that the emperor repeatedly asked himself to say, Xiao Quanzi was relieved, he did not hesitate, and immediately spoke: "The slave thinks that King Su's father and son really want to murder the emperor." ”
Xiao Quanzi didn't mean to target King Su's father and son, he just looked at this issue from his own point of view.
The emperor sank his face: "Go on." ”
"Yes." Xiao Quanzi nodded, looking serious, "Your Majesty, think about it, Prince Su just presented the 'poisonous dumplings' to you, and Commander Liang immediately led the troops to the emperor's bedroom, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?" Moreover, the most suspicious thing is that when the emperor asked Commander Liang why he brought troops to the Qianqing Palace, he couldn't say why, did he just deliberately transfer the Praetorian Guards and pass by the Qianqing Palace to play? Later, under the emperor's compulsion, he said what came to escort him, so the slave thought that there must be a problem with the Liang commander's concealment! ”
"You have a point." Xiao Quanzi's analysis was not unreasonable, so the emperor expressed his approval.
Seeing that the emperor agreed with his opinion, Xiao Quanzi was a little flattered: "Your Majesty, in fact, you don't need to say these things to the slaves, a discerning person can see at a glance that there is a problem with King Su's father and son." ”
This minion!
Are you saying that you have no eyes?
The emperor puffed up his eyes and glared at Xiao Quanzi: "Minion, do you mean that I am not a clear-eyed person?" ”
Xiao Quanzi knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "The slave lost his words, and the slave confessed." ”
"It's not that I haven't thought about what you're talking about...... the emperor held his chin in his hand and pondered for a moment, "It's just that I have some questions that I don't understand. ”
Xiao Quanzi raised his head when he heard the words and said, "The slave has the courage to share the emperor's worries. ”
"Hmm." The emperor nodded in response, "Tell me, when I was unconscious after being poisoned, Concubine Li once ordered King Su to be summoned into the palace, if King Su really had the intention to rebel, why did he dare to enter the palace?" ”
Xiao Quanzi cautiously replied, "The minion thinks there are two explanations. ”
"Which two?"
"Please forgive the emperor for the rude crime of the servant, first, he thinks that the emperor you have fallen into the incorrigible poison he has put down, the emperor, think about it, what kind of court minister he is in your heart, if you are about to ...... It's about to be that, can you not find Prince Su and ask him to be alone? ”
"Makes sense, what about this second?"
"This second, that is, the emperor, you have ...... Already ......"
"It's that I've already died from the poison he instilled, and then what? Don't be taboo, keep talking! ”
"Yes, then, he must think that Concubine Li summoned him to the palace to ask him to preside over the overall situation of the court."
Hearing Xiao Quanzi say this, the emperor's face suddenly became very ugly.
The analysis of Su Wang's "rebellion" is reasonable.
The emperor then said the question in his heart: "If Liang Yuanjin really came to the Qianqing Palace to force the palace, why did he only bring only fifty Praetorian Guards, this number, if you want to rebel against the palace, is it a bit unreasonable?" ”
Xiao Quanzi asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, in your heart, is it the martial arts of the chief of the guards of the Great Inner Guard, or the martial arts of the commander of Liang?" ”
This is a question that does not need to be pondered, the Ouchi guards are only five or six thousand, but the Praetorian Guard has a full 100,000 people, without outstanding martial arts, how can they lead such a huge army?
The emperor said categorically: "Of course, Liang Yuanjin's martial arts are powerful. ”
Xiao Quanzi then asked: "Then does the emperor think that the Ouchi guards are powerful, or the Praetorian Guards are powerful?" ”
"This ......" This question stumped the emperor, he really didn't know, whether it was the Ouchi guards who were powerful, or the Praetorian Guards, "Who do you say is powerful?" ”
Xiao Quanzi said solemnly: "The slave thinks that the Praetorian Guard is powerful. ”
The emperor was a little dazed: "You can talk about it." ”
"Yes." Xiao Quanzi responded, "Your Majesty, if the court encounters a tight war, the Praetorian Guards are all warriors who bravely step forward to kill the enemy. That's a bit of a gold and jade, and they are defeated, they are protecting the royal family, but in fact, they are more idle, wandering around the palace idlely, therefore, compared with the two, the slave thinks that Commander Liang is to bring only fifty Praetorian Guards to force the palace, and it is not without a chance of winning, after all, five or six thousand Ouchi guards are not gathered together, and moreover, bringing more Praetorian Guards, I am afraid that it will arouse the awareness and suspicion of others in the palace. ”
This Liang Yuanjin's analysis of "rebellion" is also reasonable.
"Your analysis makes a lot of sense!" For Xiaoquanzi's various analyses, the emperor gave high praise.
Xiao Quanzi smiled happily and was waiting to answer......
"Of course what Xiao Quanzi said makes sense!" This is Concubine Li's voice.
The emperor and Xiao Quanzi looked towards the door when they heard the sound, and Concubine Li pushed the door in.
"The minion has seen the mother." Xiao Quanzi immediately bowed and saluted.
"Excuse me." Concubine Li shook her hand and walked to the dragon couch and sat down.
The emperor looked at Concubine Li strangely: "Aifei, why did you eavesdrop on the conversation between me and Xiao Quanzi outside the door?" ”
"Look at what the emperor said." Concubine Li was a little unhappy, "The concubine knew that the emperor would be troubled by the 'rebellion' of King Su's father and son, and she came to share the emperor's worries, and she didn't want to just get outside the door, and she heard the wonderful conversation between the emperor and Xiao Quanzi, so the concubine listened to it and forgot to come in for a while." ”
"I see." The emperor smiled, and then his face sank, "Ai Fei, you say, should I punish the sins of the king's father and son?" ”
Concubine Li immediately replied: "Of course it should!" ”
The emperor casually asked, "Why?" ”
Concubine Li said solemnly: "Since the emperor thinks that what Xiao Quanzi said is reasonable, then he should punish the sins of the king's father and son!" Don't hide it from the emperor, the concubines also recognize Xiao Quanzi's words very much. ”
The Emperor frowned, as if hesitating.
If King Su's father and son are punished for this crime, it is not an ordinary crime, but a capital crime!
Concubine Li then expressed her opinion: "Poisoning, forcing the palace, the emperor, if such a major crime of rebellion is dealt with leniently, how can Shengwei exist?" Where is the law of the land? I am afraid that the unscrupulous ministers of the world will follow suit! ”
The emperor's heart was crossed, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, just deal with their father and son, but it's not ......"
Concubine Li was at a loss: "But what?" ”
The emperor said earnestly: "I don't want Liang Yuanjin to die, concubine, you know, Meng'er has a deep love for Liang Yuanjin......
Concubine Li interrupted the emperor's words with a smile: "This question, the concubines have also thought about it, for the sake of the eldest princess, you can leave his life, if the emperor is gracious, the concubines have a way to deal with it." ”
"Okay." The emperor nodded, "Then leave it to Concubine Ai to dispose of!" ”
"Emperor Xie!" Concubine Li's mother was full of joy, "Xiao Quanzi! ”
"Listen to my mother's orders." Xiao Quanzi nodded in response.
"You write down the words of this palace, and then go and draft the decree later."
"Mother, please speak, the slave keeps it in mind."
"King Su is shrewd and capable, the pillar of the country I despise, the right-hand man, I don't want to be consumed by the king's power, and I have a bad intention, so I actually offered 'poisonous dumplings' during the Dragon Boat Festival, intending to kill the king, which really made me sad, and I gave him eighteen pieces of rice paper to atone for his sins!"
"The minion made a note of it."
"Liang Yuanjin was deeply favored by the emperor, and he didn't want to serve the country, but he conspired against his father King Su, forced the palace to kill the king, and read that he was his father's accomplice.
"The minion made a note of it."
Concubine Li looked at the emperor and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, how did the concubines handle it?" ”
"Good!" The emperor agreed.
At this point, Concubine Li's plan to deal with King Su has been fully realized.
In fact, even if there is no episode of Liang Yuanjin "forcing the palace", when the time comes, she will be transferred to him because of the crime of King Su and ask him to be dismissed from office!