Chapter Ninety-Nine: To Each His Own Benefit
"Big rouge, happy event, big happy event."
In the Yan Palace, Murong Kang, the marquis of the Zhongjie Army in front of the Yan Palace, hurriedly entered the palace to see Murong Qing, the queen of Yan, and said happily when they met.
"Murong Zhonghou, how can you be happy?" Murong Qing asked after inviting Murong Kang to sit down.
In the Yan Palace, Murong Kang and Murong Qing didn't dare to come nonsense, nor did they dare to be commensurate with sisters and brothers.
So Murong Kang told Zhou Fugui's shocking case again.
"Is that really the case? How bold is he? Murong Qing was also surprised after hearing this.
"It won't be long before everyone in the capital will know about this matter, how dare Weichen say it?" Murong Kang said with a smile: "Now Murong Bolie, that old thief, will have a hard time. ”
"What do you want?" Murong Qing asked after thinking about it.
"Impeach King Zuo Xian." Murong Kang replied.
"On what charge?" Murong Qing asked again.
"Committing murder." Murong Kang replied.
"Committing murder?" Murong Qing shook his head slightly when he heard this: "Murong Zhonghou, have you forgotten what your father said before he died?" ”
At this time, Murong Wang, the king of Yanyouxian, had passed away, and Murong Qing and Murong Kang had lost an important backer.
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"Thief, dare to do this?"
In the palace of Yan Palace, Emperor Murong Xi couldn't help but be furious after listening to Cui Tianqiu, the Taishou of Youzhou, after saying about Zhou Fugui, he threw down the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things on the low table, and scared Cui Tianqiu to kneel on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Zhou Fugui showed his might in the Yangong schoolyard, so Murong Xi still likes Zhou Fugui, a brave general, not Zhou Fugui's Han identity, if he is a Xianbei person, he will definitely be reused. But Murong Xi had just rewarded Zhou Fugui with the official position of "General Pi", and before his ass was hot, he committed such a shocking case? killed more than 200 people from the Qin family and the Duan family... The Qin family is okay, but it is just a wealthy Han family in Luming Township, Youzhou, but the Duan family, especially Duan Mu's father and son, is in a completely different situation, so Murong Xi can't help but be angry and annoyed.
"Where are the people now? Did you hold someone? After Murong Xi was angry for a while, he asked Cui Tianqiu.
"Take it, the people are already on the way to the capital, Weichen quickly whipped up, and reported to the emperor first." Cui Tianqiu pouted and looked up and replied.
"Caught it so quickly? Didn't he run? Murong Xi said in surprise when he heard this.
Committing such a shocking crime is certain death, so generally speaking, the perpetrator will choose to flee for his life as soon as possible.
"No..."Cui Tianqiu replied: "After the sinner Zhou Fugui killed someone, he stayed in the Duan family, waiting for Weichen and others to come to the door to get someone. ”
The case was too big, and Cui Tianqiu didn't dare to hide it, so he could only answer it according to the truth.
"Oh, why is that?" Murong Xi asked in surprise when he heard this.
Zhou Fugui's series of strange actions made Murong Xi's anger gradually subside, and after the anger gradually subsided, curiosity gradually rose.
"Your Majesty, according to the minister's estimate..."Cui Tianqiu replied when he heard this: "He is trying to exonerate his accomplices, and when Weichen led people to arrest him, he claimed that he did it alone and had nothing to do with others." ”
"Nothing to do with others? Hehe..."Murong Xi couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Zhou Fugui, Zhou Pijiang, regard the people of the world as evil?" He killed more than 200 people alone? The Duan family still has a sturdy manor to resist the enemy, and with the strength of one person, it is absolutely impossible! ”
Zhou Fugui is really so powerful, Murong Xi may spare his life and let him go to the border, maybe he is still a person who makes the enemy fearful.
"What Your Majesty said is very true..."Cui Tianqiu pouted and continued to reply: "According to the survivors of the Duan family, Zhou Fugui and others have a total of twenty-one people, and they went to the Qin family and the Duan family late at night, and killed more than two hundred people in just one night. ”
"Only twenty-one?" Murong Xi asked in surprise when he heard this.
"There are only twenty-one people, and Weichen has not verified it, but according to the minister's estimates, the number of Zhou Fugui and others should be roughly the same, more than 20 people, and no one was injured." Cui Tianqiu replied.
"Twenty-one? With one against ten, not a single person has been injured? Haha, awesome, awesome! Zuo Xianwang is not a lie! Murong Xi laughed when he heard this.
Among the Xianbei people, there are many ethnic groups, such as the Murong Department, the Yuwen Department, the Begging Department, the Bald Department, the Duan Department, etc., the Murong Department has become a royal family according to the big position, and the Xianbei Department is not all convincing, not all of them are convinced, and there are many people who are duplicitous, and Murong Xi is very clear in his heart.
When the Murong Ministry is strong, the situation is better, and his department is forced by the prestige of the Murong Department, so he can only surrender, if the Murong Department is frustrated, as in the current situation, the Southern Expedition is defeated and the strength is damaged, then the other department will be ready to move, and Murong Xi is very clear about this.
Therefore, Zhou Fugui's incident may have inadvertently helped the Murong Department a small favor, using bloody and brutal means to deter the Xianbei Ministry.
Seeing this, Cui Tianqiu secretly glanced up at Murong Xi, trying to figure out what he meant, did he want to be lenient and Zhou Fugui, or did he want to punish him severely?
These two completely different meanings, I can't be mistaken, Cui Tianqiu thought secretly in his heart.
For officials, figure out the will of the top, for the most important thing.
"Why did he kill Duan's father and son?" After a moment, Murong Xi asked again.
"The minister asked for the first time on the way..."Cui Tianqiu hurriedly replied when he heard this: "It was the Duan family's father and son who harmed his brother and insulted his sister, so General Zhou Pi committed such a shocking case in a fit of rage!" ”
"It's... Hairy boy, too impulsive. Murong Xi shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Cui Taishou." ”
"The minister is here!" Cui Tianqiu responded.
"Take his accomplices and their families to prison." Murong Xi said a word, thought about it and said, "The family members will be imprisoned for the time being, and the criminal Zhou Fugui will be tried." ”
Xianbei people indulge in the matter of Ma Saibei, this kind of vendetta is not uncommon, Zhou Fugui with one enemy ten, angrily killed the Duan family, revenge for his brother and sister, if in the past, not only is he not guilty, but he may also be regarded as a hero by Xianbei people, but at this time Xianbei has established a country, and after the establishment of the country, the situation is completely different.
However, Zhou Fugui is a general under Murong Bolie after all, so before the facts of the case are known, Murong Xi still has to save some face for him, and if he takes the main culprit, where can those family members go?
"Obey the order!" Cui Tianqiu replied and said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing..."
"Da Dan Yu..."Before Cui Tianqiu finished speaking, Concubine Yan Duan broke into the palace surrounded by a group of concubines, palace maids, and chamberlains, and Concubine Duan cried when she saw her.
Empress Murong Qing also came to the palace.
"Eji, why is your old man here?" Seeing this, Murong Xi hurriedly got up and said with the support of the two chamberlains.
Although Concubine Duan is not Murong Xi's mother, Murong Xi's parents have long since died, so Concubine Duan is Murong Xi's nominal mother.
"Da Shan Yu..."Concubine Duan cried: "Brother, he died too miserably, and there are still children..."
When Concubine Duan heard the bad news, she suddenly fainted, and almost passed like this... When he came to his senses, he ran to the temple and wept.
"Well, rest assured, Eji, I have decreed that the criminal minister Zhou Fugui and his accomplices will be taken out." Murong Xi hurriedly persuaded when he heard this.
"What do you do with it after you take it?" Duan asked after holding back his crying.
"Disposition? After the court department and the criminal supervisor decide, the decision will be made. Murong Xi replied.
"Da Danyu, what else is being tried?" Hearing this, Duan gritted his teeth and screamed: "My brother and more than 200 of them have died tragically, what else are they trying to do?" Immediately divide the five horses into corpses and execute them in public! ”
Duan's screams were extremely terrible, like the night owl's night roar, almost wanting to pierce the roof of the hall, and everyone was extremely uncomfortable when they heard it, so they wanted to cover their ears, but they didn't dare.
"Concubine..."Murong Xi hadn't spoken yet, Queen Murong Qing said lightly: "The country has national laws, and the family has family rules, no matter what Zhou Fugui's crime is, it must be judged before he can be convicted, otherwise the rules will be broken and the rules will be messed up." ”
"Big Rouge, what do you mean by that?" Duan screamed angrily when he heard this.
"Da Shan Yu said, Zhou Fugui needs to be judged by the criminal supervisor before he can be convicted, haven't you heard? Or what are you afraid of? Murong Qing asked with a sneer.
The Duan family has no children, not even a daughter, so they regard Prince Yan as their heir, of course, they also support Prince Yan and consolidate their position in the future, so the Duan family and Queen Murong Qing have become rivals.
At this time, after holding the handle of the Duan family, Empress Murong Qing was sure to bring down the concubine Duan, at least she could be beaten into the cold palace, thus clearing a major obstacle for herself and the prince.
I have to say that Zhou Fugui saw the opportunity to act and came up with a plan to save himself, whether it could save his life or not, but it had already disturbed the court of Dayan Kingdom...
"What is this palace afraid of?" Concubine Duan was furious when she heard this, and her screams became more and more harsh: "My brother is waiting for the death of the injustice, and this palace is avenging the elder brother, what are you afraid of?" ”
"Oh, is it? Is Duan Mu's father and son really unjustly dead? Murong Qing sneered.
"Big Rouge, what do you mean by that?" Murong Xi asked Murong Qing unhappily when he heard this.
The Duan family is Murong Xi's nominal mother, in fact, Murong Xi doesn't take the Duan family seriously, if the Duan family is younger and more beautiful, maybe the Duan family will also become Murong Xi's harem.
Xianbei people have a saying about receiving stepmarriage, the so-called acceptance of stepmarriage, that is, the death of the father, the wife and the stepmother; When a brother dies, he takes his wife.
Therefore, Murong Xi treated the Duan family well, but for the sake of his deceased father.
"Cui Taishou, don't you still have something to say? Why don't you talk about it? Murong Qing didn't answer Murong Xi's question, and turned her head to ask Cui Tianqiu.
"Huh? Oh, oh, Your Majesty, the concubine, the queen, here's the thing..."The battle in the palace, Cui Tianqiu was looking happy, and Queen Murong Qing asked, so he hurriedly told the truth about Duan's father and son.
After Cui Tianqiu finished speaking, Emperor Yan Murong Xi was furious, and the concubine Duan was so frightened that her soul was not possessed, and Murong Qing was secretly happy in her heart.