Liu Xianglian is now the general of the fourth rank of Mingwei, the commander of the Shen Cewei, and is on duty.

Don't look at his official position is not as high as Xue Pan, but the real power of the two can be said to be very different.

Xue Pan is a confidant of the East Palace, and his future is in the future. But Liu Xianglian is a person personally promoted by the emperor, holding a quarter of the divine guard, and the future is visible to the naked eye.

Today's dynasty, as one of the generals of the Shen Ce Guard, Liu Xianglian came to the palace early to patrol.

Since Yingchun was found to be pregnant, Liu Xianglian seems to have matured from a cynical big boy overnight.

Sure enough, a man's growth has nothing to do with age, but a change of identity.

"Big Tiger, take the ......"

After Liu Xianglian made an inspection, she came to the duty room and stuffed a cotton bag into the deputy's arms.

"If I'm not mistaken, today is your boy's birthday, and this is a gift that your sister-in-law prepared for you......"

"Oh, that's embarrassing......"

The refusal on his lips did not affect the speed of his opening of gifts at all, the men in the army were so real, it was not rude to open gifts in front of him, but it was a reflection of the closeness of the relationship between the two parties.

"Ahh It turned out to be chain mail! It's too precious, General, I can't ask for this! ”

"Take it if you tell you, don't act like a."

The big tiger is really not a verbal rejection this time, this kind of small iron ring made of stainless steel, the armor made of chains is not only lightweight, but also has a strong protective power.

Generals with more than 1,000 households in the army can't do a set of personnel, let alone he, an ordinary 100-household official.

This set of chain mail was still Liu Xianglian's wedding, and Liu Ke, the inhumane and loyal king of the trenches, sent ten sets from Jiangnan, saying that it was for Liu Xianglian to cultivate her own henchmen.

Yingchun learned that Zhou Dahu was one of her husband's henchmen, and just took advantage of his birthday to send such a set of chain mail that can be called the second life of a general, and sure enough, Zhou Dahu's eyes were red.

After patting his chest to show his loyalty, the big tiger grinned, took off his coat and put it on his body.

Before he could get dressed, he saw a little father-in-law coming over quickly, panting and saying, "Ouch, my Liu Ye, hurry, hurry up and follow the slave to the Fengtian Palace, the emperor has an edict!" ”

"Your Majesty ordered me to go to Fengtian Temple?"

Liu Xianglian was very puzzled, how could he, a middle-level military general, be summoned by the emperor himself during the great court meeting.

However, his doubts were soon solved, and it turned out to be related to the Liguo Mansion.

……

The emperor was quite moved by He Yaomin's suggestion, and the Liguo Mansion was also considered to be a skinny camel bigger than a horse, and the strength of the Liu family in the southwest border should not be underestimated, and those Tusi generals in the southwest were inextricably linked with the Liu family.

If it can be taken back by Liu Xianglian's hand, then it will be much easier to arrange for Wu Sizang in the future.

But before that, we have to solve the identity of Liu Xianglian first.

Because Liu Fang's guy is really slippery, even if most of the court is impeaching him for not governing his family strictly, disciplining him, or even covering up crimes, he will push 625 and not take any responsibility.

"Your Majesty, you dismissed the minister's officials, let the ministers cultivate themselves at home, the ministers did as you said, and they were dedicated to chanting the Buddha at home, and the ministers in the house didn't know anything about it......"

"The minister does have the crime of not governing the family strictly, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive the sin of the courtier and spare one of his crimes for the sake of the Liu family's loyalty to the country......"

"The minister is willing to voluntarily go to the lord to atone for his sins, and ask His Majesty to choose an heir for the minister, and inherit the lord obtained by the ancestors who fought for the country......"

Not to mention, at least on the surface, neither the Criminal Department nor Dali Temple found evidence that Liu Fang was really involved in the case.

Liu Fang is also a stingy old gentleman, since the matter has come to this point, the drum is beaten by thousands of people, so let's put it badly.

Anyway, it was you, the emperor, who dismissed my official and went to my post, and let me stay in the palace to cultivate my self-cultivation, I have no prestige at home and can't control people.

Now that my nephews have committed crimes, what can I do? If you want to take away my knighthood, you can, show evidence of my crime!

No evidence and still want my Liu family's title? Do you want my Liu family ancestor to exchange his life for a knighthood? Want to take over the network that my family has been painstakingly managing for hundreds of years?

Okay, then you can find me a son, settle my future, and I can take the initiative to abdicate and make way for Xian!

This is a political struggle, not necessarily a fight to the death, but the exchange of interests is the most common way.

It has nothing to do with justice and evil, at this time, the old tradition of "officials protecting each other" appeared in the court again.

Liu Fang's words immediately won the approval of many people, thinking that Liu Fang's move could not only give the people an explanation, but also solve the problem of the inheritance of the title of the Liguo Mansion, which was simply a double win.

As for Liu Zixin's crime, it is okay to spare his life and change the sentence to exile, anyway, the dead are all singers and concubines, and they are lowly status. Taking the lives of the rest of the Liu family to atone for the crime can be regarded as an explanation from the court to the people.

Even if the emperor felt panicked about this, half of the people in the court stood on Liu Fang's side again, wanting to solve the matter in a compromise way.

He could only send Liu Xianglian over and ask for the opinion of this confidant young man.

When most of the courtiers thought that Liu Xianglian should kneel down to thank her, Jia Lian, Jia Cong and others all pouted and sneered.

Sure enough, Liu Xianglian, who was dressed in bright light armor, half-knelt and clenched her fists, and replied categorically: "Your Majesty, the minister Liu Xianglian is unwilling!" ”

"What?"

Fengtian Hall immediately became noisy, and many people frowned, feeling that Liu Xianglian was a little ......

"I don't know how to lift!"

Liu Fang was already very dissatisfied with Liu Xianglian's nephew, if it weren't for the sake of finding a way for his son to live, he would never be willing to let this concubine call him father.

The emperor had already struggled to hide the mockery in his eyes, and many of the courtiers in the court were still stuck in the past and had not kept up with him.

When discussing the crime and silver discussion before, he had already asked Zhang Zhengju and the three divisions to restart the revision of the law, which was already showing his attitude of governing the country according to law.

But they are still thinking of compromise, bargain statecraft, which is really pedantic!

"Oh? Liu Xianglian, my good lovers are looking forward to you entering the Liguo Mansion and inheriting the title. You are Liu Fang's nephew again, shouting that your father will get a knighthood, you don't lose, why don't you want to? ”

The emperor's words clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with certain people and certain things, and several bigwigs in the cabinet and the six ministries had already heard the ridicule and anger suppressed by the emperor.

Liu Xianglian didn't have any extra thoughts about this, just glanced at Liu Fang, who was staring at him angrily.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has parents, although he has died early, but the kindness of the minister's birth and upbringing has not been repaid, how can he abandon his father for some utilitarian gain and switch to another family?"

When Liu Fang heard this, she was extremely resolute, and immediately panicked.

He hurriedly scolded: "Confused! Don't you have the surname Liu? What does it mean to switch to another door? I'm still your uncle......"

"That's not what Lord Liu said when he drove my father out of the house, my grandfather's bones were not cold, and Lord Liu drove my father and several uncles out of the Liguo Mansion, you can say at that time, since then it is not a family, but two families."

Liu Xianglian didn't hesitate to go back, and used Liu Fang's original words to make him red-faced, and many people in the Fengtian Hall were already snickering.

Those officials who originally supported Liu Fang's proposal also complained in their hearts that Liu Fang's mud could not support the wall.

This matter has once again reached an impasse, and the right candidate is now Liu Xianglian, and people are still unwilling......

"You Aiqing didn't expect it, there are still people in this world who don't love officials!"

"Regardless of the grievances of the people, take the official and make a deal, and you can figure it out!"

"Liu Zixin and others should be convicted, and the criminal department will deal with it according to the law. As for Liu Fang's crime, it was put on hold for the time being and sent to prison pending trial. The three divisions discussed together and came up with a charter. In the future, the governor's office of the five armies must strictly screen the people who are noble and noble, so as not to let those who have no virtue and no deeds tarnish the reputation of the imperial court. ”

With a wave of the emperor's hand, the Han general on duty stepped forward, detained Liu Fang, and dragged him out of the Fengtian Palace.

The Chinese Wu of the palace bowed down to receive the order, and did not dare to mention the slightest objection.

Everyone could hear the emperor's dissatisfaction, and they learned to be quails one by one, and no one stood up to help Liu Fang speak.

……

The court meeting was unexpectedly cold in the middle of the drama, the emperor brushed his sleeves away, and the ministers were in piles, whispering.

Jia Cong and the others gave Liu Xianglian a thumbs up, and Liu Xianglian only responded with a smile.

"Second Brother Liu regards fame and fortune as dung, and he is a model for my generation!"

He Chong really didn't expect that the sure thing would become like this, but he also admired Liu Xianglian's actions, and stepped forward and said: "But Second Brother Liu still has to be ready, the Liguo Mansion is the founding mansion in the end, and Lord Liu is not guilty, and the court can't directly take away his title, after all, it is necessary to choose an heir to inherit it, so as to give an explanation to the people." ”

Liu Xianglian nodded, judging from the current situation, there is a chance that the title of the Liguo Mansion will be given up.

Liu Fang's son committed such a big thing, if the court did not deal with Liu Fang, the head of the family, the discussion between the government and the opposition would not be able to be suppressed at all.

And those who are qualified to take over the title can be counted on one hand.

"The title of the Duke of Liguo can be given to whoever you like, anyway, if you want me to call him Liu Fang's father, that's a dream!"

Liu Xianglian didn't bother to pay attention to the pickled affairs of the Liguo Mansion, and changed the topic: "Forget it, don't talk about these things, Brother Xue is about to get married, and he sent another post and invited us to his house for a banquet...... Hey? What about Second Brother Lian and Brother Cong? ”

……

Jia Cong caught up with his brother, who was about to walk out of the palace, looked left and right and asked in a low voice, "What is the second brother's next plan?" You can't really ask your second brother-in-law to call Liu Fang her father, right? ”

"Plans? What is the plan? This kind of major event is naturally up to His Majesty, you don't think that these are all things that my brother and I can control, right? ”

Jia Lian spread his hands and pretended to be innocent.

But Jia Cong knew his second brother too well, how could it be so coincidental that a businessman bought such a piece of wasteland outside the city and just dug up the body.

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "Second brother, don't hide it from me, tell me quickly, what to do next, I can cooperate......"

"Jia Dudu, uncle, the last general will come to deliver the letter on the order of the governor of my family!"

A dragon guard captain interrupted the brothers' whispering with a letter in his hand.

Jia Lian took the letter and opened it in front of the captain of the Dragon Praetorian Guard. There is only a few lines in the letter: keep up the good work, and stop in moderation.

"Go back and tell your governor, I know."

The lieutenant gave up his promise and quickly left the front of the people.

Jia Cong said: "The affairs of the capital really can't be hidden from the eyes of the Dragon Guard, it seems that His Majesty has long been staring at the affairs of the Liguo Mansion, Second Brother, your arrangements are estimated to be under the nose of the Dragon Guard." ”

Jia Lian put the letter away, put it in his sleeve, and knocked it on Jia Cong's skull: "I never thought about avoiding the eyes of the Dragon Guards from the beginning, from the time I caused chaos in the Liu family to the heirs of his family, I knew that this matter could not escape His Majesty's eyes." Otherwise, how could the medicine that would have been so easy for me to obtain? ”

The Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the capital, which one does not have a dark line of dragon guards?

When Jia Lian got that recipe from a certain person in the Qinglou, he immediately thought that it was given to him by the Dragon Guard.

But he is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, at that time, he Jia Lian couldn't see the future, the Liu family was unkind, don't blame my Jia family for being unrighteous, let's play together!

That is, the original resoluteness was ruthless, so that the descendants of the Liguo Mansion were almost extinct.

When the Jia family rises again and Jia Lian ascends to a high position by himself, the original incident is nothing.

After all, he Jia Lian is a confidant of the imperial party, and Liu Fang, an outdated Mrs. Niu, can not be compared with his future Rongguo Gong.

"Then what is the second brother going to do next?"

Jia Cong was very curious about what role his second brother played in this matter of the Liu family.

I saw Jia Lian beckoning to him, and said in his ear: "I never thought of letting Liu Fang go from the beginning, Liu Zixin and the others are just appetizers, and the main event hasn't been sung yet......"

……

There is never a shortage of gossip in the capital, and there will be no shortage of people talking about gossip in teahouses and restaurants.

The family members of the Liguo Mansion were imprisoned by the emperor, and the elders of the Liu family were in chaos.

They were afraid that the next moment, the cavalry of the Dragon Guards would surround the Liguo Mansion and wipe out the Liu family.

Fortunately, there are still a few sober people in the Liu family who understand that the emperor will not really do things, and will eventually leave face for the old man Liu who is loyal to the country and died fighting for the country.

Liu Xianglian will always inexplicably meet uncles and brothers in the clan in the past two days, and there will also be uncles and daughters in the clan who come to visit.

These people may have watched coldly at the beginning, but after all, they were the elders of the clan, and Yingchun held down the dissatisfaction and restlessness in Liu Xianglian's heart and saw them one by one.

Soon, Yingchun tasted the meaning from it, and when her husband was not at home, she asked the maid to go to the house and invite Jia Lian and Jia Cong brothers to come over.

"Second brother, although I have also thought about letting my husband inherit the title of the Duke of Liguo, if I want my husband to enter the name of Liu Fang, I don't want this title! His Majesty's most fancy is the loyalty and filial piety of her husband, Liu Fangna and others...... If you let your husband join the line of Liu Fang, what is the difference between recognizing a thief as a father? ”

It was the first time for Jia Lian to take a serious look at this sister, but she didn't expect that the little girl who was only a promise back then would already have such wisdom and scheming.

He shook his head and said with a smile, "Who said you have to be an heir to get a knighthood?" You also underestimate my brother and me. It's just right, it's okay today, my brother will take you to see a big play......"

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