Chapter Twenty-Six: Is the Son of Heaven a Showman?
The scholar continued to put the ruler back on Tao Yang's table, and Tao Yang continued to lecture as if nothing had happened before.
After today's lecture was completed, Wang Duobao walked behind Tao Yang, took down a sword on the shelf behind him, put it in his hand and unsheathed it slightly, and said with a deep look:
"What does Mr. Tao think of this sword?"
Tao Yang sat on the chair, looked at the sword in Wang Duobao's hand, and then at Wang Duobao, frowned slightly and showed doubts, but he still replied honestly:
"This sword is called the Son of Heaven, it is not practical, the workmanship is exquisite, gorgeous, rich and atmospheric, placed on the shelf, such as the Son of Heaven sitting in the court, subduing the four fields!"
After that, Tao Yang's voice paused, and he didn't forget to mention it and said again:
"This sword was given by His Majesty with the intention of cultivating His Highness into a true Son of Heaven and the king of a country. This sword is placed in the study, just to be vigilant and spur His Highness every day, and I hope that His Highness will not live up to His Majesty's high hopes! ”
Wang Duobao nodded, and at this time he had completely pulled out the sword, and the tip of the sword was completely upright in his hand, and he muttered:
"Mr. said that this sword is not practical, I don't think so, this sword kills people quite quickly, how can the Son of Heaven only be able to watch it?"
Tao Yang was slightly stunned after hearing this, and had a bad feeling in his heart, and just wanted to get up but saw a fierce look in Wang Duobao's eyes.
The next moment, a white sword light flashed, and the sword in Wang Duobao's hand plunged straight into Tao Yang's chest, piercing his heart, and nailing him to the seat before he could get up.
"Ho...... Ho...... Why? Lao Chen...... The old minister to His Majesty and His Royal Highness...... I've always been faithful! ”
Tao Yang, who was pierced through the heart by a sword, didn't lose his breath for a while, but his eyes widened and he weakly issued his last desperate question, and then he lost his breath, and his eyes were wide open until he died.
Wang Duobao didn't answer, just sneered.
Although Tao Yang is his descendant, he is above the court of David and ranks as the left prime minister of Zhongshu Province.
The official is too big, and with the blessing of David's national fortune, even Wang Duobao, who is his ancestor, wants to use incense and demigod authority to interfere with and control him.
So much so that Tao Yang has been suppressing the corrupt officials he recommended and not promoting, and he is helpless.
Now that Tao Yang is dead, not only the promotion of the corrupt officials and corrupt officials he recommended is unimpeded, but David has also lost a pillar, missing a virtuous talent who governs the country and loves the people!
It's a win-win-win!
The wishful thinking in Wang Duobao's heart crackled, and it was expected that with Wei Qi's current trust in him, even if he killed a Tao Yang in vain, he would not do anything to him.
Seeing this situation, the scholar brought by Tao Yang on the side was already frightened, and he was about to run out in a panic, for fear that Wang Duobao would kill him.
"Come back!"
At this time, Wang Duobao turned around and drank lightly, and the scholar walked back to Wang Duobao's side in a daze.
He is Tao Yang's relative, and he also has some of Wang Duobao's bloodline, but he does not have David's national fortune like Tao Yang.
Wang Duobao easily used the incense qi to urge his demigod authority to manipulate this person, forcibly tampered with his memory, and then stuffed a stack of five thousand taels of silver tickets into Tao Yang's arms.
Tao Yang, as one of the three Taos of David, is the left prime minister of Zhongshu Province, and has a high position in the government and the opposition.
This person's death will never be simply suppressed like framing Yang Baocheng, the master of Qingzhou.
Wei Qi was bound to be furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter in order to give an explanation to the government and the opposition.
However, in this study, apart from his Wang Duobao and the dead Tao Yang, only this scholar is the only witness.
He's going to do it without leaks!
Then Wang Duobao lifted the control of the scholar.
The boy who came back to his senses regained his panicked appearance, and frantically rushed out the door to shout.
It's just that the memories in his mind are different......
"Someone! His Royal Highness King Gong killed Lord Tao Yang, and His Royal Highness King Gong killed Lord Tao Yang! ”
The scholar's shouts soon caused chaos in Prince Gong's mansion, and the news soon reached Wei Shi's ears.
"What! Jue'er killed Tao Yang? ”
Ben was shocked when he heard the words of Wei Qi in the imperial study, and he stood up and walked out of the imperial study, and came to Prince Gong's mansion in less than a breath.
Prince Gong's mansion was in a mess at this time, and he first shouted.
"Silence!"
suppressed all the panicked palace maids and inner eunuchs.
When the palace people saw that the emperor was coming, they were about to kneel down and be defeated, but when they saw that Fang had just appeared out of thin air, he flashed and disappeared.
Wei Shi came to the study on King Gong's mansion.
Wang Duobao waited here with a calm face.
"Father!"
Wang Duobao saluted respectfully, and his demeanor was so calm that Wei Qi couldn't help but feel a chill on his spine.
Wei Qi saw at a glance that he was pierced through the heart by a sword, nailed to death on the seat, and looked at Tao Yang without blinking his eyes, and also recognized that the beautiful sword inserted in his heart was the sword of the Son of Heaven that he personally gave to Wei Jue a few years ago.
Wei Qi's eyes shrank sharply, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and forced a majestic and calm look to ask Wang Duobao:
"What's going on?"
Wang Duobao was unhurried to Wei Shi, who had already prepared to say something.
"Father, Emperor Qi, it has been rumored for a long time that I am David Santao is so honest and loves the people, and what a noble character. After today's class, Erchen suddenly wanted to see if Tao Yang among the three potteries was so incorruptible, so he bribed him with a silver ticket and begged him not to be too harsh on Erchen when he lectured in the future. ”
"As a result, Tao Yang accepted the bribe from Erchen, and Erchen wondered if this Tao Yang was also a traitor like Yang Baocheng, the previous Qingzhou master."
"At this moment, Erchen remembered his father's teachings to Erchen after the Qingzhou disaster relief and corruption case."
"My father once said that when encountering such a traitorous and loyal person, you must not be blinded by rumors, you must act decisively, and you must not be soft and careful."
"So after thinking about it, Yang Baocheng, a little Qingzhou master who is very treacherous and loyal, can make such a big case, and this Tao Yang's power position is much higher than him, and the harm to my David Sheji is even more unimaginable."
"Therefore, Erchen thought at that time that my David should have the will to survive with a broken arm and cut off his flesh to get sick, but he was afraid that his father would think that this Tao Yang was talented, so he ignored his treacherous loyalty and kept him."
"Therefore, even if the retainers decide to kill this Tao Yang first, and remove a very deep tumor for my David! This time, although the sons said that they were acting on behalf of the ministers, they had a clear conscience, if the father was afraid that the ministers would be dissatisfied with the court, he would ask the father to treat the sons and daughters against the crime! ”
After that, Wang Duobao pretended to bow down during the imperial guard.
With a few words, Tao Yang was beaten into a traitorous and loyal, and he was praised as a heroic man who did not hesitate to sacrifice himself for David Sheji!
However, these statements are full of loopholes in the eyes of Wei Zhi!
David Santao was all brought up by his guard, and no one knew better than him who he knew about them.
What's more, Wei Jue has always shown himself as a benevolent, virtuous and courteous person, and is not a party and a selfish person.
If Tao Yang is really a traitor, and he is honest on the surface, but he is actually a self-enriching person, with his talent and ability, he will not be stupid enough to take on such an obvious temptation!
Among the three pottery, it should be this Tao Yang who is the most eloquent and daring to admonish, and is the most loved by him during the Wei period.
Every once in a while, he had to drink tea and play chess with this Tao Yang in private, and discuss the government and politics.
Seeing that Tao Yang, who was still drinking with himself yesterday and was still his favorite reuse, was killed today and slandered as a traitorous and loyal.
Wei Qi couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and sneered:
"When did I, David, get sick enough to need to break my arm to survive and cut off my flesh to get sick? You're clearly talking gibberish! How could Mr. Tao be such a person! ”
Wei Qi made it clear that he didn't believe it, and even if Tao Yang was really a traitorous and loyal, he did have the idea of ignoring his little bit of self-satisfaction in the point that the other party's talent was extremely high.