Chapter 33: Chop!
"That's the characteristic of the White Bird Peak Chu Clan. Chu Xiu had been brewing for a long time, and he went straight to Chang'an overnight, but he was afraid that he had already calculated everything, and he didn't know what he wanted to do. Thinking of Chu Fang, who had a face with a Chinese character and a blue robe with his sleeves hanging down the ground, and Chu Xie, who was tall and big and had a heavy sword on his shoulder, Shen Fei nodded vigorously.
Tuoba Lie asked, "Do you want to send someone to the prison to find out?" β
"No, I think he should have his own calculations in mind. When he saw that Confucian student, Shen Fei's first reaction was surprise, because this was clearly the person who left a deep impression on him in Jinling City, and he had a relationship with this person, so he said that His Royal Highness would send out an elixir and save the life of the seventeenth prince.
You must know that the death of the seventeenth prince is only good for Tuoba Lie, not bad, and His Royal Highness can agree to his request because of absolute trust.
Think about it carefully, the whole thing is really coincidental, I saw Chu Xiu when I bought books in Jinling City, and heard the world's famous talk from him; and then set off for the imperial capital, I didn't expect that Chu Xiu not only arrived one step ahead of himself, but even had a foothold in the court, and had an official position as a cloth cloth, you know, since the empire implemented the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, there are very few people without background who are officials as officials; finally, I finally entered the court, and actually saw such a scene before facing the saint, which is not so much an extreme coincidence, but more suitable to be deliberately arrangedοΌ
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"What! Wu'er fell out of the carriage and was seriously injured! "I was reading the recital in the study, and now I am over seventy years old and jumping up, who doesn't know that his favorite son in recent times is Tuoba Hua, if something happens to the other party, it will make his face gloomy, "Kill and kill, kill all the people in charge of serving, and leave no one behind." β
The great eunuch Liu Yi stood on the side, bowing his head and reporting: "I heard that he was driving a horse in the palace and was stopped by the newly appointed governor Yin Chuxiu, so he fell from the horse and was seriously injured. β
"...... like this" Your Majesty quieted down, his eyes swirled in circles in his sockets, he must be thinking, his current age is already a person buried in the loess with one leg in the mortal world, his skin is drooping, age spots are all over his body, and he shows old age everywhere, but only his eyes are bright, and his deep eyes contain wisdom, and he is not confused at all.
His Majesty was silent, proving that this matter was not easy to handle, Liu Yi waited patiently and said nothing, until he himself figured out the order: "Postpone the time of Lie'er's face to the saint by one day, and tomorrow I will take a group of princes and ministers to interrogate Chu Xiu in person." β
"Your Majesty, forgive the words of the old minister, Chu Xiu has not been in office for a long time, but he has really offended many people, if ......"
"You don't have to say it, I am very clear, that's why I have to interrogate him personally, and if someone else starts the trial, Chu Xiu will die. β
"He violated the dignity of the royal family, and you still want to open the net and spare his life?"
"Let's see. The old emperor sighed and lay limply in his chair, showing exhaustion.
The time of the prince's fierce face has been postponed again!
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That night, a black dress appeared in the prison, in front of the door of the prison where Chu Xiu was held, staring at the other party without saying a word.
The latter seemed to have a sense, calmly raised his head, and smiled, "You're here." "It seems that I have already guessed the identity of the comer.
"Are you crazy enough to dare to intercept the prince's car? Even if it was deliberately suppressed, it could be heard that it was Shen Fei's voice.
"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so why should I do this? β
"In case of a capital sentence, do you have what it takes to escape? β
"Don't worry, Your Majesty won't kill me. β
"Who do you think you are, and why do you say that? β
"Just as I know that you didn't tell Chu Xie about what happened here, I also know that Your Majesty will not use a killer. β
"Huh. β
"Have you ever thought about why His Royal Highness the Prince has been driving in the imperial city for many days, why did he only intercept it today!"
"Don't say it's because of me. β
"Yes, it's because of you, I know that with you, neither I nor Your Highness will die. β
"You saw me passing by and stopped the car, no wonder it was so coincidental. β
"There are no coincidences in the world, only calculations that are accurate to the hair. β
"What the hell are you going to do!"
"You should know my purpose. β
"Famous all over the world?"
"The Confucian scholars in the world have exhausted their life's efforts to seek only four words, and they are famous all over the world!"
"Your Chu family, it's more normal for your eldest brother. β
"With him inheriting the family business, Chu Xie and I are responsible for expanding the territory. β
"Since you are confident, it is best for you, I have a lot of trouble. β
"Wait. β
"How!"
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
"You could have watched from the wall and not been involved, but for saving the life of the seventeenth prince for me, I am sincerely grateful. β
"Don't get me wrong, I saved the Seventeenth Prince to spread the fame of Taoism. β
"Anyway thank you. β
"I'm leaving. β
"One more thing. β
"You're scared, you want me to save you away?"
"It's not. β
"What else could it be. β
"I can't agree with the way you spread Taoist teachings. β
"What do you mean!"
"If you make profits, you will be tempted, and when you exhaust them, you will be scattered, and it will not last long. β
"I don't need you to teach me a lesson. β
"Actually, I want to say that if something happens in the future, you don't have to save me. β
"Rest assured, there will be no next time. β
"Because we're competitors. β
"You're crazy. β
"My Chuxiu entered the imperial capital for only one purpose, and that was to completely eliminate the influence of Buddhism and Taoism on the human kingdom, so that Confucianism would become the only state religion and become one with the political system. β
"Foolish dreams, goodbye!"
"We will meet again soon. β
"Hehe, I'm looking forward to your performance. β
The gathering of young people with lofty ambitions in the imperial capital will surely roll up a huge wave.
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Shen Fei would never have thought that a peer would be able to steal all the limelight after he entered the imperial capital. On the Hall of Light, Chu Xiu was completely on fire.
The princes and ministers were divided into two columns, and two guards escorted the Chu Evil Face Saint, who could not hide his aggressive momentum even though he was tied up with heavy handcuffs and leg shackles. Chu Xiu's eyes were very bright, as bright as stars.
He knelt down and saluted His Majesty. It must be that ordinary people can't understand the lofty ambition to be able to support a generation of immortals to condescend and bow to mortals.
Sitting on a high place, Banzai Jin looked at Chu Xie's white clothes stained by dust and blood, suddenly softened, waved his hand, and said, "Come on, remove the handcuffs and shackles for him!"
This was a bad signal, and a minister immediately jumped out and retorted: "Your Majesty, this person's vain attempt to kill His Royal Highness the Prince is the most evil, for the sake of your safety, you should take more precautions." β
"Yes, this man is the most evil of all, and he deserves to be put to death immediately. The ministers spoke in unison, and there was a tacit understanding.
His Majesty looked at them lifelessly, but said: "Ridiculous, if there is danger in the Hall of Light, then what do you want the Ouchi guards to do, what do you want your group of wine bags and rice bags to do." β
"This ......" The crowd was speechless, and after looking at each other, they stopped talking.
"Bang, bang. The handcuffs and shackles were removed, Chu Xiu rubbed his reddened wrists, turned around and looked at everyone meaningfully, once again causing the public's dissatisfaction: "Extremely arrogant, extremely arrogant, the thugs not only did not repent, but ......"
"Shut up for me, are you a market shrew, you've been yelling endlessly, and I'm annoyed. He was severely reprimanded by Banzai today.
After being reprimanded twice in a row by His Majesty, everyone finally quieted down, Chu Xiuliang's eyes swept over them one by one, and then turned around and bowed to His Majesty: "My Emperor, Xiu has done your best, and then you are dead!"
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The lion and the tiger, one left and one right, stand on the bright hall, overlooking the ministers, there are only two voices in the hall, one is the old emperor's, and the other is Chu embroidery.
The old emperor asked: "Chu Xiu, let me ask you, Hua'er's chariot was stopped by you." β
"Yes, the palace is the place where the heavenly dragon rests, and it is not allowed to be trampled by the horse's hooves, and Weichen, as an imperial official, has the obligation to stop the seventeen princes from trampling on the dragon's face. β
"Did you know that hurting royalty is a capital offense? β
"Huang Tian is above, and Wei Chen stands in front of the chariot and horse with a weak body, and has no intention of harming His Highness, but is just bent on preventing him from continuing to do evil. β
"It's not the following offense. β
"Weichen is the emperor's favor, and he is the Lord, if he ignores this matter, he really has the emperor's grace and the world.
Weichen believes that the sky is above, the earth is below, and the vast world needs to be ruled by law, and the people's will needs to be ruled by Confucianism. Imperial law prohibits riding in the inner court of the Imperial Palace, and if Weichen ignores it today, there will be a second, third, and even more of the same lawlessness in the future, and the prestige of the country will be lost.
The minister is holding the idea of swearing to serve the country and living up to the grace of our emperor, and is willing to block the prince's car with his flesh and blood, so as to prevent the prince's trespassing, and maintain that the imperial decree will not become a dead letter. β
"A bunch of nonsense, a bunch of nonsense, the following acts of murdering the prince were packaged as impartial and selfless law enforcement, Chu Xiu made evil words, and deserved to be punished by the five horses. After saying this, some people couldn't listen to it anymore and stood up to accuse Chu Xiu.
His Majesty was silent, he sat upright on a high place, his body was decadently sunk in the dragon chair, his eyes staring at Chu Xiu without blinking, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Chu Xiu is a demon who confuses the public, and his crime deserves death, and he should be punished with capital punishment and raze the three clans. β
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen also has the same opinion. β
"Your Majesty!"
"Shut up for me!" Long Yan was furious! The hustle and bustle in the Hall of Light was once again stopped by the old emperor's rage, and he asked the great eunuch Liu Yidao: "Hua'er is awake." β
Liu Yi replied truthfully: "I woke up in the middle of the night, but my body was still weak. β
"Call him here. β
"Long live Qiyu, His Royal Highness has just recovered from his serious injuries, and he is only afraid that he will be unfavorable to his body when he comes to this palace. β
"Do as I say, quick!"
Liu Yi frowned slightly, he understood His Majesty's temper, and after a moment of deep groaning, he left the place where he was standing, and walked down the steps and walked out of the Hall of Light: "The servant personally went to invite His Highness." β
Liu Yi left, the Hall of Light fell into a deathly silence, the old emperor's sharp gaze swept over everyone present one by one, staring at them, seeing through them, warning them! In a moment, Liu Yi personally carried His Highness back to the palace.
The old emperor waved his hand and said, "Sit down." Immediately someone took out a chair and gave it to His Highness to sit on.
The injury suffered by the seventeenth prince yesterday has basically healed today, but his face is still not good-looking, and his eyes are blurred, and he doesn't know if it was because he was frightened yesterday, or because he was uncomfortable being looked at by hundreds of civil and military officials.
When Liu Yi returned to serve beside the dragon chair, the old emperor said, "Hua'er, your injuries are better." β
When the seventeenth prince heard His Majesty's voice, his thin body trembled violently, and then he faced the throne, as if he had just noticed that the person sitting opposite him was the most powerful ruler of the People's Republic today, and his biological father, he immediately got up from the chair and knelt on the ground: "Father, after eating an elixir from a Taoist priest surnamed Shen, the child's injuries have almost recovered." β
"Well, I have a few things to ask you. β
"Please ask the father to speak clearly, the child knows everything, and the words are endless. Even at a young age, Tuoba Hua, who had a good royal education, could answer questions in front of the old emperor.
The old emperor nodded, pointed at Chu Xiu and said, "Look at who that person is." β
The seventeenth prince raised his head slightly from the posture of bowing, looked in the direction of the old emperor's finger, and saw Chu Xie with his hands on his back, and smiled at himself, his face changed. He ...... He's the bad guy who stopped the kid's car yesterday. β
"You repeat yesterday's events to me. β
"Your Majesty, Your Highness is recovering from a serious injury, and it may not be appropriate to kneel like this, so it is better to ......" Another minister stood up and spoke.
The old emperor interrupted him angrily: "Shut up and listen to me, if you dare to interject again, no matter who you are, you will be fined for twenty rods and one year." β
The minister who had interjected retreated, not daring to say anything more.
"Yesterday, the child was having fun at Zhengdemen. β
"Tell me what kind of fun it is. β
"The child drove in a carriage, showing the royal style. β
"Hehe, that's good. β
Suddenly, the man dressed as a Confucian came up inexplicably, stood on the way of the child's carriage and horse, and ordered the child to dismount. As a prince, how could the child accept the order of a grass people, and wanted to ride a horse over his body, but when he thought that the distance was close, he suddenly shouted, which frightened the child and frightened the strong horse, and the child rolled off the horse and was seriously injured.
It's all his fault, it's all his unreasonable child who was seriously injured, father, you must make the decision for the child!" said that, the seventeenth prince couldn't help crying, for a prince, yesterday's events were indeed like a nightmare, and he suffered a lot of grievances.
But the old emperor still looked at him coldly, with no expression on his face, let alone pity. When the seventeenth prince's crying gradually stopped, he pointed to Chu Xiu again and said, "Do you know why he stopped you!"
"Why are you stopping the child?" the Seventeenth Prince looked at a loss.
"The Imperial Decree was compiled by me personally, and Article 10 of Chapter 13 states that it is forbidden to drive chariots and horses within the Imperial Palace, and those who violate it will be beheaded!"
His Majesty's words made the hearts of the Seventeen Princes and all the princes and ministers sink to the bottom!
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