Chapter Twenty-Six: The Restless Capital
Outside the Qiankun Palace, Qianbei told Mu Guyan everything that happened along the way.
Mu Guyan's face was calm, and when he heard that Su Xin'er was fighting the enemy alone, his mind changed, "Who are you fighting with?" “
Qianbei: "My subordinates don't know, I only know that when I woke up, Miss Su was very weak and full of injuries. “
Mu Gu didn't say a word, he entered the hall by himself, looked at the people on the bed, and felt a tingling in his heart.
Now his sister can't do anything about it, and if something happens to her again, he really doesn't know what to do.
Mu Guyan sat on the edge of the bed, buried his whole face in his palm, and sobbed silently, a tear flowing from his fingers.
"What are you crying about, I'm not dead, my husband doesn't flick when he has tears." A clear voice appeared.
He looked up and saw the person on the bed looking straight at him with wide eyes.
"Xiao Xin'er, you're awake."
I saw Su Xin'er raise her lips and smile.
Mu Guyan blinked, his body trembled, he looked around in a daze, only to realize that he had just had a dream.
I don't know how many days and nights have passed, and the person in the bed still hasn't moved.
On this day, Qianbei hurriedly came from outside, "Your Majesty, there was a sudden riot in the capital, and the scale was so large that I have never seen it. ”
Mu Guyan stood on the city tower, looking at the people outside the palace, the faces of the people inside were very raw, thinking that they came from other cities, it was estimated that it was not a day's work, as if they had been planned for a long time.
"Command the Praetorian Guards to intercept all the rioters, and find out their identities to me, including who instructed them, and find out to me one by one." Mu Guyan said expressionlessly, "Also, send someone to guard the officials of the prince's party at the beginning, and report to me immediately if there is any situation." ”
"Yes."
Mu Guyan looked outside the palace, what Xiao Xin'er said before was good, but they still couldn't bear to do it.
"The daughter of General Su committed the following crimes, forcibly forced the palace, killed the monarch and seized the throne, brought disaster to the country and the people, and should be punished, and the second prince was in the same stream with him, and he was not worthy of being the king of a country."
"The daughter of General Su committed the following crimes, forcibly forced the palace, killed the king, and seized the throne......"
“……”
"The slogan is loud." Qianbei looked at the person at the front and snorted coldly, "Give me a circle." ”
At the sound of Qianyi's order, the Praetorian Guards immediately surrounded the people, and the other ordinary people did not know the situation, and they all hid in the house one by one.
"Why surround us, we are good citizens, what do you want to do."
"That's it."
Qianbei squinted at the past, "Good people? Can a good citizen casually talk about being the emperor? What's more, it's still slander, according to national law, ten prisons are not enough for you to enter. ”
"Who said it was slanderous, it is so."
Qianbei didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, and waved his hand for the Praetorian Guard to take them all away.
He didn't take them to prison, but put them all in a side hall.
Above the court, Mu Guyan rubbed his eyebrows impatiently, and the people below talked about the riot again and again, he raised his head with cold eyes, "Have you said enough, why should you have heard of the rebellion in the capital, why, do you think there is a problem with my throne?" My throne is the edict of the first emperor himself, if you are not satisfied, I don't mind sending you to the first emperor and retreat from the dynasty. ”
The officials below looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Your Majesty, if you are angry and hurt your body, drink a bowl of ginseng soup to relieve the fire." Gonggong Yan came over with soup.
Mu Guyan took it and smelled the smell of ginseng soup, he frowned, "Gonggong Yan, please ask the doctor to come over, and control all the places in the palace, especially a few palace gates." ”
Gonggong Yan understood in an instant, and immediately walked out of the hall.
The doctor came quickly, and after a little examination, there was a result, "Your Majesty, this ginseng soup is poisonous, poisonous, and only one bite is enough to kill a person." ”
Qianbei: "What! ”
"Let's go down." Mu Guyan said, "Not long after I came to power, it is normal for some people to be worried, Qianbei, you find some people in the Praetorian Guard, I have something to order." ”
"Yes."
- The side hall of the palace.
A group of people were sleeping in the night, and suddenly, a man in black quietly entered the house.
The leader of the riot, Hirexian, was fake sleeping, and woke up when he heard the movement.
"Were you sent by your lord to save us?"
The man in black was silent.
"Didn't your lord say that Your Majesty will only be locked up for a few days and let us go, what is the situation now?"
"Your Excellency says you're useless." The man in black flashed his dagger.
Seeing that something was wrong, he immediately shouted, "There are assassins, come and catch them." ”
Qianbei had been guarding outside, and when she heard the movement, she rushed in and took down the assassin in time.
However, the assassin was not alone, and many men in black poured up from the rooftops.
Qianbei was calm, "Catch me alive." ”
"Yes." The Praetorian Guards were dispatched and had the upper hand in numbers, but in a few moments they were able to take down all the Assassins.
Qian Fei tied the assassin to the pillar of the temple, "Say, who sent you?" ”
The assassin did not answer.
Qianbei pulled out the dagger from his waist, "If you don't say it, I can give you a taste of a thousand cuts." ”
The assassin shook and hurriedly said, "I said, I said, yes, it's the Book of Rites." ”
"What! Did you ask you to assassinate us? "Hire-sage exploded in one fell swoop.
Qianbei: "Heh, it's really interesting, what you rely on is going to kill you." ”
Hirexian looked at the man in black angrily, and then turned to look at Qianyu: "General, I am willing to explain the matter and the situation." ”
"Since the adults are unkind to us, then we don't have to follow him anymore."
Qianbei nodded, and after listening, she told Mu Guyan about the matter.
"Is Li Gong alone?" Mu Guyan took the white cloth soaked in water and gently wiped Su Xin'er's lips.
Qianhui: "No, according to what Hixian said, in addition to the Ministry of Rites, there should be one more person." ”
"Well, it's not in vain that I did this play."
Mu Guyan put the white cloth into the basin.
He had sent men to assassinate the assassins in order to identify the masterminds of the riot.
When the riot broke out, he sent people to secretly observe the behavior of various prefectures, and if he really guessed it, Li Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, quietly sent a message to others, so that there was this poisoning thing.
The next morning, Qianbei came forward to join Li Gong for Mu Soyan.
"Your Majesty, Li Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, bribed the people to cause riots and disturb the security of the capital, which is an unforgivable crime."
Mu Guyan pretended not to know, "Oh? Is it? What evidence does Qian Aiqing have? ”
Qian Xuan clasped his hands, "Your Majesty, there are witnesses, just wait for Your Majesty to summon you." ”
"Xuan." Mu Guyan raised his hand.
After half a cup of tea, the witnesses entered the temple, and it was none other than the hired sage, plus the person who poisoned him.
Qianyu: "Your Majesty, on the left is the head of the riot, and he also testified against Li Gong, and on the right is the person who poisoned that day, and he also testified against Li Gong." ”
Mu Guyan didn't speak.
Qianbei motioned for the two to speak.
Hirexian was the first to speak, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, the villain Hi Xian, was originally a man who guarded the horse corridor in an inn, only because his family was poor, and his son was sick before he was bewitched by Li Gong Li, saying that the new emperor was violent, killing the king and seizing the throne, if we don't resist, there will be no future days, if the resistance is successful, we will eat and drink spicy food in the future, and no longer have to worry about survival, they said that they can give me some silver taels first, and the villain agreed." ”
"What Xiao'er said is true, otherwise, the sky will thunder."
After the hire-sage finished speaking, the other also continued, "Long live Your Majesty, long live Long live, long live, the slave was also instructed by Lord Li to poison Your Majesty." ”
"Bring up the testimony and go down." Mu Guyan turned his eyes to look at Li Gong's position, "Lord Li is taking leave today." ”
Father-in-law Yan: "Yes." ”
Mu said: "Invite people to me, there can be no shirk, and you have to wait for me for a funeral." ”
His tone intensified, his indifferent gaze sweeping over everyone.
Above the court, the atmosphere was heavy, and everyone did not dare to come out.
It wasn't until the people sent to invite Li Gong came back that they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, Master Li hanged himself."
Mu Guyan raised his eyes, and he knew that this was the result.
"Since Li Gong has already been punished, let's do it, I don't want similar things to happen again, please think about my words today, next time I appear, I will not tolerate it, and retreat." When he got up, Mu Guyan glanced at the prime minister standing at the front, and the emotions in his eyes were unpredictable.
The prime minister's heart trembled.
When he returned to the hall, he asked puzzledly, "Why didn't Your Majesty expose it?" ”
Mu said: "Cheng Xiangxiang has been in the dynasty for many years, and he is a real old official, these alone are not enough to shake his position, and if he can keep to himself in the future, it can also benefit the court." ”
Qianbei: "Your Majesty is still far-sighted. ”