learned that Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, had committed suicide, and Wang Fu had no intention of chasing down Sister Liu Yun again. He asked his second son Wang Ji to take good care of the injured Wang Meng at home, and then quickly entered the palace.

About half an hour later, Wang Fu's figure appeared in front of Liu Hong, the son of heaven,

"Your Majesty, the slave maid heard that Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, committed suicide, but is it true?" Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly turned cold,

"How did you hear about the news I just received? Aren't you at home today, preparing for a concubine ceremony for your adopted son Wang Meng! Wang Fu was a little weak and broke out in a cold sweat, he couldn't say that the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven were under the supervision of their ten permanent servants.

But after all, he had been in the palace for many years, and he had never experienced anything like that. I saw him

"Plop" fell to his knees and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, since the slave maid learned that the King of Bohai was involved in rebellion, she didn't know how to eat and couldn't sleep at night. As he spoke, his voice was a little choked and said: "Your Majesty should know that there is some gap between the slave maid and the King of Bohai, and I heard that the imperial court sent an envoy to find out this matter, and I was worried that someone would bend the law for personal gain and deceive Your Majesty, so I asked the servants of the family to secretly follow him and observe their actions." When Liu Hong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved, so he sighed: "It's hard for you, everything is for me." Wang Fu immediately kowtowed and said, "Everything the slave and maid are given by His Majesty, how can you not do things without care." Liu Hong nodded,

"Get up, I just asked casually, don't take it to heart." After fooling the Son of Heaven over, Wang Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after getting up, he asked tentatively: "Now that the King of Bohai is dead, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with this matter?" Liu Hong thought for a moment and sighed: "Since the person is dead, I don't plan to continue to pursue it, so let's end the matter." ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Wang Fu hurriedly stopped. Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Why not?" Wang Fu said solemnly: "Since Your Majesty performed the crown salute and the family affairs of the government, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, and among the hundreds of officials and ministers, many people think that Your Majesty's virtue is not worthy of the position, and the kings have also begun to move......" Before he finished speaking, Liu Hong's face became ugly, and he said angrily: "Enough, don't say it anymore." Wang Fu knew that the effect had been achieved, so he stopped talking.

Liu Hong's face was complicated, he glanced at Wang Fu, his deep eyes were full of fierceness and killing, and then his voice was cold and serious, and he asked, "Do the kings really have different thoughts?" "The superior has always been prepared to kill those who prey to his throne.

"Slaves and maids are willing to swear to the sky, and there are not a few kings with different intentions!" Wang Fu gritted his teeth and said loudly, Your Majesty is obviously suspicious of him, only to impress him with sincerity, anyway, the Son of Heaven does not dare to find someone to confirm this matter, and he also knows that there are several Liu clan relatives who are indeed dissatisfied with the recent behavior of the Son of Heaven.

"Do they really think that I dare not touch them because I am young?" The emperor's fierce voice landed soundly, which was terrifying.

When Wang Fu heard this, his face was cold and said: "Your Majesty should not force them to be anxious, the top priority now is to take advantage of the rebellion of the King of Bohai and severely punish the family of the King of Bohai, so as to achieve the purpose of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, so that the kings will be jealous and dare not act rashly." ”

"Do you really want to be so ruthless?" Liu Hong said quietly, his words were not as angry as before, and he obviously calmed down, of course, this was only on the surface.

Wang Fu also knew that the Son of Heaven was moved, so he continued to add fire and said: "Your Majesty must not have the kindness of a woman at this time, so that the kings will feel that Your Majesty is weak and can be bullied!" Liu Hong stared at Wang Fu for a long time before he said out loud: "Tomorrow a big court meeting, you will operate this matter!" This is a typical murder with a knife, but Wang Fu could not retreat at this time, so he bowed down and said: "Slave and maid, go and prepare, and you will not disappoint Your Majesty." ”

"Go, if necessary, I will allow you to borrow in my name." Liu Hong waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Fu was overjoyed, with His Majesty's permission, he could really give it a go this time...... So the next day, Liu Hong convened a great court meeting again, and officials with more than 300 stones were to attend.

The ministers said that it was very strange that the court meeting was held once every five days, and the court meeting was not held for non-important matters.

The court meeting just started yesterday, why is there a big court meeting today? Could it be that something big has happened?

As a result, the entire Deyang Hall was in a hurry, asking what was going on.

Wu Yong stood under the throne, and naturally knew very well in his heart. Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, committed suicide, this matter is not handled well, but it will cause criticism among the people of the world.

With a loud chant: "When the auspicious time comes, the Son of Heaven is coming, and the princes will see you." Next, the bells and drums in the Deyang Hall rang out in unison, the ritual music played, and Liu Hong, the son of heaven, was dressed in a black gown, wearing twelve crowns, and slowly walked into the hall surrounded by several eunuchs.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!" Hundreds of officials and ministers bowed down in unison to welcome the arrival of the Son of Heaven. In the worship of many ministers, Liu Hong also walked to the center of the hall, slowly sat down in front of the imperial case, and then, looking around at everyone, waved his sleeves and said: "The ministers are exempt from the courtesy, give the seat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The hundred officials and ministers bowed again, and then quickly found a couch on both sides of the hall according to their respective positions and sat down.

Liu Hong didn't wait for everyone to speak, so he said first: "Ladies and gentlemen, the convening of the Great Dynasty Meeting today is about the rebellion of Liu Kui, the King of Bohai. As he spoke, he sighed again: "Yesterday, I received news from the Bohai Kingdom, saying that the King of Bohai committed suicide in fear of sin!" Then, he glanced at the hundred officials and asked solemnly, "How do you plan to deal with this matter?" Among the hundred officials, except for a few well-informed, the rest of them all looked at each other.

They couldn't figure it out, the case was still under investigation, and before the imperial court's edict was issued, King Bohai committed suicide first.

Isn't this self-defeating! Thinking of this, the expressions of the officials were different. There is hatred that iron does not become steel, there is schadenfreude, and there are things that do not concern themselves.

However, everyone knows that the matter of King Bohai this time is big, and I am afraid that there will never be a day to turn over. At this time, no one expected that Wang Fu would be the first to stand up, bend down and salute, and say neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Minister Wang Fu, see Your Majesty." "Huh?

However, many ministers were very surprised, and Wang Fu seemed to be a little different today. He used to be a eunuch, serving by the side of the Son of Heaven.

Suddenly wearing an official uniform today is a little uncomfortable.

"Let's be flat." Liu Hong is like a mirror in his heart, Wang Fu is doing things for himself, so naturally he will not be embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, is so rebellious, he should be severely punished. Now although he commits suicide in fear of crime, his family cannot be exempted from the crime, and he should be severely punished......" Before he finished speaking, Liu He, the secretary of the Shaofu, stood up and retorted: "According to the provisions of the eight-council system, the relatives and nobles of the clan must be invited first if they are guilty, and how can the matter of the King of Bohai be brought to the court for deliberation." Wang Fu didn't speak, but glanced at the hundred officials.

Situ Xu Xu immediately stepped forward and said: "Shaofuqing's words are wrong, the King of Bohai has committed suicide in fear of crime, and the provisions of the eight-council system are not suitable for this situation." What's more, rebellion is a serious crime, and all officials have the right to participate in it. Facing Xu Xu, Liu He was also speechless.

At the same time, he was secretly annoyed in his heart, this Xu Xu, as Situ, actually spoke for the eunuch Wang Fu. He glanced at the hundred officials, and his heart was very anxious.

Taiwei Li Xian and Sikong Zongju were often sick in bed during this period of time because of their advanced age, and they did not even come to participate in such a court meeting.

If this continues, once the crime of rebellion against King Bohai is confirmed, it will be a fatal blow to the clan.

Wang Fu glanced at Liu He, and then sneered: "Liu He, as a young minister, you can't just think about the clan, but also think more about Your Majesty." ”

"Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, had a bad heart as early as when the first emperor was alive, and was impeached for rebellion, and the first emperor couldn't bear to kill him at that time, so he was demoted to the king of Xuantao."

"But this person is not repentant at all, when His Majesty ascended the throne, it was rumored among the people that Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, was dissatisfied with the fact that the first emperor did not pass on the throne to him, and wanted to snatch the edict of His Majesty to enter Beijing, which was really a great rebellion and should be punished."

"This time the matter of his rebellion was leaked, and it is absolutely impossible to kill himself to exonerate himself. Even if the Son of Heaven is merciful and will not be held accountable, will this Manchu Dynasty minister agree? If all the kings learn from the King of Bohai, won't the world be in chaos! Wang Fu said that the righteousness was awe-inspiring, in fact, he had long hated the King of Bohai in his heart.

Among the hundreds of officials, some people also sympathized with the King of Bohai. But seeing that Shaofuqing Liu He opened his mouth to no avail, they didn't dare to say more.

Taiwei Li Xian and Sikong Zong were not there, and they could only pin their hopes on the other Jiuqing.

So in the expectant eyes of everyone, Taichangqing Tang Zhen spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Chang is right, and the family of the King of Bohai should be severely punished to set an example!" Tang Zhen was removed from his position as a court lieutenant before he was deposed, but don't forget that he was the younger brother of Tang Heng, a regular servant.

Although Tang Heng is dead, they all belong to the eunuch family. Now Shichang is favored by the Son of Heaven, and he is naturally like a fish in water in the court, no, not long after he was dismissed, he was promoted to Taichangqing.

There is also Situ Xu Xu, who is from Yingchuan Yun County, and Tang Zhen is from the same county, and the two can be said to be in cahoots.

With Tang Zhen taking the lead, the officials of the other vassal eunuchs immediately spoke up: "Please Your Majesty severely punish the family of the King of Bohai to set an example!" ”

"Quasi-play!" Liu Hong waved his hand, which can be regarded as the final word on this matter. In the end, he couldn't help but focus on Wang Fu, his mind full of doubts.

Wang Fu, how did he do it, he could let so many officials in the court open their support, which made me a little vigilant.

"Alright, let's retreat!" Liu Hong felt that he should digest what happened today.

Soon, Shang Shutai drew up a holy decree and announced it to the world.

"Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, committed suicide in fear of crime, and the crime was unforgivable, so he ordered the division to take his family into custody and deal with it according to the Han law, without favoritism. Bohai Guofu and below, counseling Wang is disloyal, and they should all be ambushed. From now on, the Bohai State will be abolished and Bohai County will be established instead. ”