Chapter 51: Acacia from afar (4)

When he mentioned that the whereabouts of the disaster relief funds were unknown, tens of thousands of victims froze to death, and Yin Li Chengru of Pingzhou Mansion disappeared from the cliff, Emperor Fuxuan's originally smiling face was gradually cold, his expression was solemn, and the anger in his eyes poured out, and with a flick of his wide sleeves, his right hand clenched his fist and slammed it on the case, which shocked the green jade porcelain pot on the case table to bounce high, and then fell to the ground after rolling, and suddenly shattered.

"Li Deqian! Spread my message: Tomorrow is three o'clock in the morning! If there are latecomers, they will be dismissed on the spot and will not be used for life! Emperor Fu Xuan shouted loudly, got up from the bamboo chair, his eyes flashed brightly, and he looked out of the window coldly.

In the twenty-seventh year of Zhenyuan, on the twenty-eighth day of July, it was drizzling and breezy.

Due to the death of his concubine, Emperor Fuxuan, who had not been in the court for nearly a year, finally recovered from his pain and resumed the administration of the early dynasty.

The morning bell rang in the Changle Palace, and it was already three o'clock.

In the Xuanhe Palace, Emperor Fuxuan wore a bright gold silk dragon robe, and the Chinese military officials of the hall were neatly lined up on both sides in various court clothes, and the crown prince and King Qin and King Rui were also among them.

The emperor suddenly issued an edict to the early dynasty, and all the ministers did not know why, and now they all looked frightened, bowed their heads, and held their breath.

Emperor Fuxuan coldly glanced at the ministers, the six Shangshu were all there, but only the prime minister Jiang Chengze was missing, thinking of his edict yesterday, his heart was stunned, and he said in a deep voice: "Where is the prime minister?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were stunned, Jiang Chengze was deposed for a long time, and the emperor didn't know? Those who are careful have already seen that the emperor's expression is not good, and at this juncture, it is better not to provoke the anger of the saint again. All the ministers had such thoughts, and asked for a long time with the emperor's words, but no one dared to come forward to respond.

The crown prince glanced at King Qin, and there was a smug look in his eyes, as if he wanted to see how King Qin explained the matter to the emperor.

But King Qin was still indifferent, and his fair and handsome face looked particularly heroic against the backdrop of the navy blue court clothes. Lowering his eyebrows, he took a step forward, bowed, and said, "Back to my father, the prime minister has been dismissed by his son because of his ineffective disaster relief in Pingzhou, and he is now meditating in the house." Before the Pingzhou case is clarified, it is not appropriate for him to serve as prime minister again! "Yesterday in the Chaoyun Palace, he had the opportunity to explain everything, but thinking of the health of Emperor Fuxuan's holy body, he temporarily hid it, and now he can't hide it from him.

Emperor Fuxuan heard this, but he slightly propped up his forehead, waved his hand at Xuanyuan Che, sighed, and said, "Although I know that the Pingzhou case involves a wide range of cases, I don't want to involve even the prime minister. As he spoke, his expression changed, his eyes lowered and he glared at the ministers, and drank in a deep voice, "Lang'er, I ordered you and the prime minister to jointly take care of the disaster relief that day, why is there such a big mess now?" ”

As we all know, the post of King of Qin was vacated in public yesterday, and the ministers did not dare to object, but they did not expect that the emperor would suddenly question the prince in public today, without taking into account his identity as the prince.

At the moment, the ministers were shocked, and the prince himself was naturally even more frightened, and at this moment, his legs were already weak, he knelt down, and sobbed: "Father Emperor Mingjian, since my father's holy body violated the harmony and the sons of the emperor were in charge of the regent's hall, he has been diligent in governing the government, and he does not dare to be negligent in the slightest. The matter of Weipingzhou coincided with the wedding of the sons, so it was all handed over to the prime minister. After the incident, Erchen felt cold again, and the political affairs were all done by the fourth brother, and Erchen also learned that Li Chengru had disappeared from the cliff after recovering from his illness yesterday. The son knows that he has the crime of lax jurisdiction, and he asks his father to punish him severely! He made a clean choice in a few words, and all the faults were blamed on Jiang Chengze and Xuanyuan Che.

When Emperor Fuxuan heard this, he knew that the prince intended to exculpate, but he had no choice but to take into account his identity in the court, so he had to sigh and say, "That's it!" The top priority is to investigate this case as soon as possible, Lang'er, since you know that you have the crime of lax jurisdiction, the position of the head of the Regency Hall will be done by Che'er for the time being! Qing'er! Right now, Southwest Antai, let go of your identity as a southwest defense envoy for the time being! I ordered you to assist the Criminal Department, and I will help Che'er find out this case within a month! The personnel involved in the case, regardless of their official rank, will be severely punished! ”

"The sons obey the orders of their father!" Xuanyuan Che's face was calm, and he bowed his hand.

King Rui has always been idle, and the southwest defense envoy is just a name in vain. At present, he is wearing a plain white silver silk court dress and stands quietly on one side, he has never asked about political affairs since he first went to the court at the age of sixteen, and every time he goes to the court, it is just a formality, but he doesn't want his father to entrust him with important responsibilities today.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he slowly paced forward and bowed respectfully: "The son will live up to his father's trust!" ”

Different from King Qin's composure and King Rui's courtesy, the prince has long since lost his blood at this moment, his lips are faintly white, and there is panic in his eyes that cannot be concealed. ”

Therefore, the crown prince Xuanyuan Lang's power has fallen, and his jealousy and hatred for King Qin have deepened, and he can't get rid of him quickly.

The ministers in the palace are still discussing political affairs with the emperor, but the sky outside the palace is clear after the rain, the sky is as clear as a mirror, and the gentle breeze sends a trace of coolness, and it also sends the people that the emperor thinks about day and night.

The attendant in front of the palace hurriedly walked into the Golden Palace, came to the head of the chamberlain Li Deqian, whispered a few words in his ear, only to see Li Deqian's eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth instantly smiled, waved his hand to signal the chamberlain to retreat, walked slowly to the emperor, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, the king of Zhennan has returned to Beijing with the lord of Zining!" ”

"Oh?! Seriously? Where are they now? Fast! Fast! Summoning them to the Cloud Palace! Emperor Fuxuan seemed to be a little unconvinced, but in an instant, there was a smile at the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, urging Li Deqian on the one hand, and on the other hand, he smiled slightly, and said to the ministers in the palace: "Let's stop here today!" Everyone, let's retreat! ”

It's night, the moon is in the middle of the sky, and the night is misty.

In the Xiangfu Garden, the breeze blows lightly on the lake, disturbing the moon shadow in the lake moving with the wind, the weeping willows on the lakeside float lightly, and occasionally a few frogs and insects chirp into the ears.

The woman sitting by the lake, wearing a pink and white silk summer skirt under the moonlight, is like a fairy from the Nine Heavens to the dust, floating out of the dust, and at this moment she is staring at the water with her cheeks and is fascinated. What Hong'er said to her when she left during the day was still lingering in her heart.

Originally, he made an appointment with King Qin to receive the wind and wash the dust for King Rui in Xianyunju tonight, but he didn't want guests to come to the palace, and the emperor set up a banquet in Chaoyun Hall to entertain distinguished guests, and they, as princes, naturally had to accompany the king.

King Qin had already ordered Yu Shunquan to send a message before noon, so that she didn't have to go to Xianyunju. She was surprised, thinking that King Qin still couldn't let go of her friendship with King Rui, so she retreated from the battle, unwilling to go to Xianyunju. But I didn't want Yu Shunquan to leave on the front foot, so Hong'er from King Rui's Mansion came in a hurry, and Dao was ordered by King Rui to send her some novel gadgets, and inform the guests about the banquet in the palace by the way. Before leaving, he said that King Rui had commanded, and after the banquet tonight, he would definitely meet with her.