Newborn calves, afraid of tigers! Chapter 245: Retreat is Advance
In front of the gate of the Autumn Mansion, an abrupt voice interrupted the silent atmosphere.
Qiu Yu is not a great Chu minister, but he is an important minister. The Five Cities Terracotta Division under his jurisdiction guards the safety of the entire Kyoto, which is the greatest trust of the Great Chu Emperor for Qiu Yu and the Qiu family.
The official position of the commander of the soldiers and horses of the five cities is far more important than it seems.
And Xiang Jinghao is the son of the king of Chu, and his father is the king of Chu and the king of Chu, Xiang Ji is in charge of more than half of the military power of Great Chu. In addition to those princes, the most noble prince and grandson in Kyoto.
These two people are fighting, who can persuade peace from them?
Everyone looked at the people behind them and made a way.
I saw Xiao Jingyu, dressed in purple, walking from behind the crowd.
This battle has been going on for a long time, and Xiao Jingyu has also heard about this. So, Xiao Jingyu hurried over, wanting to calm down the turmoil.
Xiang Jinghao is the son of the king of Chu, and the king of Chu is the person he Xiao Jingyu needs to rely on to fight for the throne. He naturally had to give Xiang Jinghao a few thin noodles.
And the Qiu family, this is also a family that cannot be messed with. Although the Qiu family is thin, with Qiu Jinfeng alone, it is half of the Great Chu Dynasty.
What's more, Xiao Jingyu intends to pursue Qiu Ruoruo, so that the Qiu family can become his help.
"The imperial brother wants to marry Li Xiang, and a group of civil servants naturally want to stand behind the imperial brother. There is the support of the King of Chu behind the palace, and the power of Wenchen is indeed weak, and the Qiu family is the best target to woo. ”
Xiao Jingyu understands the current situation very well.
The crown prince Xiao Jingyao went to the north and jointly managed the horse farm with the steppe wolf court. After returning to Beijing, he will inevitably stabilize the position of the crown prince, and only by taking advantage of Xiao Jingyao's absence in Kyoto to expand his own power can he win.
Qiu Yu saw Xiao Jingyu coming, and dismounted to salute.
The rest of the people also saluted.
Xiao Jingyu waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite. ”
"I heard that there was a lot of excitement here, so I followed the crowd to take a look, and I never thought that it was Jing Hao and Lord Qiu who had a conflict. There may be some misunderstanding in it. ”
Xiao Jingyu knew the matter well, but he just pretended to be confused, and wanted to make this matter a big deal.
Qiu Yu didn't say anything, he didn't care about any misunderstanding, if someone dared to touch his Qiu Yu's daughter, he was not afraid of fighting for his life.
When Xiang Jinghao saw Xiao Jingyu coming, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw.
"Your Royal Highness, if Qiu Ruo poisons Princess Chu, so that Princess Chu is still unconscious, please ask Your Highness to call the shots."
Qiu Yudang even said angrily: "Nonsense..."
Poisoning Princess Chu is a big crime, how could Xiang Jinghao be able to detain the basin on the head of the Qiu family.
Qiu Ruoruo frowned, stepped forward and said, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, there is no misunderstanding in this. The courtiers were weak, but they couldn't listen to such slander from his Chu Palace. The prince of Chu said that I poisoned the princess of Chu, but I wanted to come up with evidence. Dare to ask, where is the evidence? ”
Xiang Jinghao naturally had no evidence to speak of, he gritted his teeth and said: "My mother came out of the Qiu Mansion in person, and she vomited blood and fell into a coma. Qiu Ruoruo, do you dare to say that this has nothing to do with you? ”
Jiang Xiyue vomited blood and fell into a coma in front of the gate of Qiufu, which is a fact that many people have seen.
Qiu Ruoruo snorted coldly and said, "I dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with me. Maybe the princess of Chu did something that people and gods were angry about, and she suffered retribution in the dark. If I have a clear conscience, I will be in front of Your Majesty, and I will say the same. ”
Qiu Yu's mouth is stupid, and he can't learn his father Qiu Jinfeng's eloquence, but Qiu Ruoruo has a good inheritance from generation to generation, although his voice is small, but he is full of momentum and deafening.
On weekdays, Xiang Jinghao occupies his identity as the prince of Chu, who is not respectful to him?
Even Xiao Jinghong, the son of King Zhao, was a little humble to him.
But the little Qiu Ruoruo was cold-eyed, and she was not afraid at all.
Qiu Ruoruo had wanted to say this for a long time. After thinking of Yu Zhi, she was even more speechless. Among the things she knew, Jiang Xiyue abandoned the newborn Yu Zhi for the sake of glory and wealth, and became the incomparably noble princess of Chu.
How can such a woman not be punished?
When Xiang Jinghao heard this, anger burned in his heart. "Qiu Ruoruo, you dare to slander my mother, today I will send you to apologize in front of my mother."
Xiao Jingyu also looked at Qiu Ruoruo, he thought to himself: It is said that Miss Qiu is knowledgeable, why is she so sharp and sharp today? I'm afraid I was also angry with Xiang Jinghao, a bastard.
Xiao Jingyu turned his head and looked at Xiang Jinghao again, and said in his heart, this kid is really. There was no evidence, so he came to make trouble in front of the Autumn Mansion.
Qiu Yu heard Xiang Jinghao's words and said, "I want to see if the Chu Wangfu is really so lawless!" ”
Many of the onlookers began to whisper.
"This Princess Chu vomited blood and fell into a coma, what does this have to do with Miss Ruoruo?"
"It's not that as soon as she walked out of the Qiu Mansion, Princess Chu vomited blood and fell into a coma. Can people not suspect Miss Ruoruo? ”
"Hey, hey, are you suspecting that Miss Ruoruo is poisoning people?"
"Uh, of course, it's impossible. For no reason, why did Miss Ruoruo harm Princess Chu, Miss Ruoruo is also very good to me and other villagers on weekdays. There can be no such bad heart. ”
"That's it. Besides, who would be so blatantly harmful? As soon as he walked out of the Autumn Mansion, he vomited blood and fell into a coma. It's too much of a coincidence. ”
"The prince of Chu didn't have any evidence, so he came to arrest people. Alas, the way of this world ......"
"Be cautious. Are you not afraid of being listened to by the prince of Chu? ”
"What does that sound like? Could it be that this Da Chu is he, Xiang Jinghao, who has the final say, completely ignoring the laws of Da Chu? ”
“......”
Whispers came from all directions.
Among the people of Kyoto, the reputation of the Aki family and the reputation of Akiruo are excellent.
Xiao Jingyu had a headache, and the current confrontation seemed to be out of his control.
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Jingyu muttered: "Jing Hao, there is no evidence for this matter. You must not assert that the princess's coma was caused by Qiu Ruoruo. ”
Xiang Jinghao said angrily: "How can things be so coincidental, my mother just came out of the Qiu Mansion, and she vomited blood and fell into a coma. Even if it wasn't Qiu Ruoruo's doing, the Qiu family would give me an explanation! ”
"There is no basis for it, and you dare to slander me like this based on your own conjecture. The prince of Chu is really full of official authority. Qiu Ruoruo scoffed.
If you want to take me, you have to show evidence.
Qiu Yu echoed: "Xiang Jinghao, if you can't produce evidence, this official will sue you in front of Your Majesty!" ”
Xiao Jingyu comforted: "Lord Qiu is angry, there is no need to make trouble in front of my father and emperor in this matter. ”
Qiu Yu saluted Xiao Jingyu and said, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, I, Qiu Yu, am the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and I am responsible for guarding the safety of Kyoto. Now that someone is touching my daughter for no reason, if I can't even protect my daughter, how can I talk about protecting Kyoto and protecting the people? ”
The meaning of Qiu Yu's words is that you don't care about this matter, the third prince.
Xiao Jingyu stared at Qiu Yu, he didn't expect Qiu Yu to be so faceless.
Qiu Yu was proud, completely ignoring Xiao Jingyu's gaze.
The scene was deadlocked again, only to hear Qiu Yu say: "Take down this cadre and put him in prison." The official still said the same thing, making trouble on the streets, violating the ban by force, and those who dare to resist will be killed! ”
For a while, the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division once again pressed on the guards of the Chu Palace.
How could Xiao Jingyu watch Xiang Jinghao being taken away, and threatened: "Lord Qiu, don't you even give face to the palace?" ”
Qiu Yu glanced at Xiao Jingyu, "The official gave Xiang Jinghao a chance, but he still slandered the little girl." The third prince still left this matter alone. ”
"Good, good!" Xiao Jingyu said three "good" words in a row.
He walked in front of Xiang Jinghao with his sleeves and blocked the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.
"I want to see if you even want to take this palace!"
Everyone had never seen such a scene, and they all looked at Qiu Yu. Qiu Yu is also embarrassed, he has been an official for many years, let him win the prince, but he doesn't dare.
Xiao Jingyu sneered, the king of Chu is the most important backing for him to compete for the throne, and he must not have any suspicions.
At this time, Qiu Ruoruo spoke again: "It is written in the laws of Dachu that those who make trouble on the street will be dealt with by the local government. Now that the prince of Chu slandered the little woman out of thin air, he wanted to take the little woman in front of the house. This is another crime of slander in the laws of Da Chu. ”
The more Xiao Jingyu listened, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Qiu Ruoruo continued: "Daddy, since His Royal Highness the Third Prince protects the person who violates the laws of Great Chu, how dare I, as a courtier, confront His Royal Highness the Third Prince. This is a sin of infidelity. ”
"Please step down from the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities, if you are willing to go to the Chu Wangfu with the prince of Chu, let the Chu Wangfu dispose of it."
Qiu Yu drew his sword, and just as he wanted to speak, he heard Qiu Ruoruo say again: "Daddy, the world is like this, and the laws of Da Chu have become a dead letter. Daddy might as well go and ask His Majesty for his resignation immediately, and return to the mountains and forests to avoid being harmed by trumped-up charges! ”
At this moment, Qiu Yu understood what Qiu Ruoruo meant.
"The generals listened to the order, put away their weapons, and did not accidentally injure His Royal Highness the Third Prince. This official is going to the palace, please resign! ”
"Your Excellency!" The generals shouted in unison.
After speaking, Qiu Yu looked like a strong man would never return, and rode his horse towards the palace.
Before Xiao Jingyu and Xiang Jinghao could react, Qiu Ruoruo walked up to Xiang Jinghao and said, "Your Highness, the prince, I am willing to go to the Chu Palace, with you, to confess!" ”
The last two words, word by word, the calm voice revealed countless unwillingness.
Suddenly, the onlookers were in an uproar.
"With the protection of the prince, you can use the power to commit murder?"
"Miss Ruoruo is such a good girl, but she was forced to do this."
"Alas, the world is unfair, and people can be arrested on trumped-up charges. Even Lord Qiu's official position was forced to resign. ”
"Be cautious, be careful that the third prince and the prince of Chu will take you down!"
The crowd was full of voices, and Xiao Jingyu found that he had also fallen into this quagmire. He looked at Qiu Ruoruo, with a deep fear in his eyes.
This trick is to retreat into advance, which is true, making it difficult for the other party to deal with.
Xiang Jinghao looked at Qiu Ruoruo, eager to kill this person now. After realizing it, he finally understood. Qiu Ruoruo's retreat turned into advance, pushing things to a situation where things were not selfish.
In terms of calculation and shrewdness, these two together are not Qiu Ruoruo's opponents.
Now the onlookers all know that the prince of Chu made trouble on the street and arrested Qiu Ruoruo on trumped-up charges, and the three princes even confronted the soldiers and horses of the five cities, ignoring the laws and regulations of Great Chu, and forcing Qiu Yu to resign.
It won't be long before these things spread throughout Kyoto.
From beginning to end, Xiang Jinghao did not come up with evidence, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities arrested people according to the law, but were stopped by Xiao Jingyu.
Reasoning and law, both of them lost the hearts of the people.
The world is far from fair and just. However, all living beings still pursue fairness and justice, and only by retaining these thoughts can they feel that there is hope in the world.
The most just laws of the Great Chu Dynasty are treated as a dead letter today, and the princes of the royal palace make trouble, and the princes of the Great Chu will maintain them, which will eventually make the undercurrents in Kyoto rush the calm lake.
Qiu Ruoruo looked at the sky in the north and said in her heart: "Brother Xiaoyu, this is my gift to you for your return." ”