Chapter 45: The court is pressing
The next day, in the court.
Chu Fanyu sat on the dragon chair and looked at Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai, who were detained, with a gloomy face.
"Zuo Gaoquan, the first emperor still reused you so much, and you betrayed the imperial court, which is really disappointing. Chu Fanyu shook his head and sighed.
Zuo Gaoquan's appearance was a little messy, but his expression was very calm, and he said slowly: "The minister doesn't know when he betrayed the court, the right prime minister broke into the minister's house late at night, and directly sent troops to arrest the minister, and the minister still doesn't know what he has done?"
"Oh, is it? Then tell me about the right prime minister, what is the crime of the left prime minister. ”
"The minister obeys the order!" Qin Zhou stepped forward and bowed to Chu Fanyu, and said slowly: "Last night, Zuo Gaoquan went to the Hanlin Bachelor's Mansion late at night, and happened to be discovered by the minister passing by, and the minister noticed that something was wrong, so he sent the minister's close guards to follow secretly, and even let the minister know that they were King Yu's people, and King Yu planned to usurp the throne, and the minister was loyal to the court, so he did not ask the emperor for an order to take them down without authorization, hoping that the emperor will forgive his sins!"
"Qin Zhou, you spray people with blood!" Zhou Muhai roared when he heard him say King Yu.
"Spraying people with blood, yes or no, just ask King Yu. Qin Zhou brought the topic to King Yu.
King Yu knew that things were not good since he saw Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai being taken in, he didn't expect the emperor to start so quickly, King Ning was imprisoned for only two days, and he attacked himself, which was really no brotherhood at all.
"Ninth brother, I have always believed that you care about the imperial court, how can you let me down!" Chu Fanyu made a painful look that was difficult to choose.
"Just a few words from the right prime minister, you have to press the inexplicable charges on the minister's brother, the minister's brother is unwilling, not to say whether the left prime minister is the king's person, to say that the king plans to usurp the throne, it is simply bloody. King Yu dealt calmly, the matter had already begun, and the emperor would not let him go easily, but before being imprisoned, he tried to leave some hints for his own people.
Chu Fanyu looked up at Zuo Gaoquan and said slowly: "That's true, I can't convict the ninth brother just based on the one-sided words of the right prime minister, this is too hasty, right prime minister, you tell me the scene at that time." ”
"Obey the order!"
"The minister objected, the emperor, the minister did visit Lord Zhou's mansion late at night, but the right prime minister also said that it was his personal guard who followed the night into the Hanlin Bachelor's Mansion, not the right prime minister himself, therefore, the minister suggested that the personal guard of the right prime minister come out to testify in person, if there is really any big rebellion, the minister is also convinced. Zuo Gaoquan said that now he knows that he can't escape, and he just hopes to see if he can find any flaws.
Chu Fanyu glanced at Qin Zhou, wanting to listen to his opinion.
Qin Zhou understood the emperor's concerns, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's personal guard has passed on the truth of the matter to the minister, and the minister believes in his own people. ”
King Yu saw that Chu Fanyu wanted to agree with Qin Zhou's words, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, my brother has always been uninterested in the throne, and now he has been harmed, and my brother also hopes to understand the reason for the situation, and asks the personal guard of the emperor's right prime minister to come and tell him what he has heard, so as not to be wronged." ”
"This king agreed to King Yu's proposal. At this time, Chu Shengtian came out to persuade.
"Uncle Wang. ”
Chu Fanyu didn't expect Chu Shengtian to speak for Chu Yinyu, which completely disrupted his plan.
"Your Majesty, King Yu has always had a very good relationship with the emperor, and now Prime Minister Qin Cheng has some disbelief in his words. ”
At this point, Chu Fanyu had no choice, if he still insisted on going down, it would make the other ministers suspicious, so he had to grit his teeth and agree. "Since Uncle Ming also agrees, then pass on the right prime minister's personal guard to come forward and ask. ”
The right prime minister's personal guard walked quickly to the front of the hall, and when he came in, he looked sideways at the right prime minister several times, and the right prime minister pretended not to see it. Zuo Gaoquan's move he didn't expect at all, let him follow Zuo Gaoquan is also the emperor's secret order, he just does things for the emperor.
"Bold, seeing that the emperor does not kneel, the emperor, the courtiers think that this person has no holy eyes, his eyes are obscene, and what he says is not credible. King Yu grasped every flaw in Qinzhou and said.
"No, no, see the emperor below. The personal guard was yelled at by King Yu, and he hurriedly knelt down in a panic.
Chu Fanyu frowned, this person really didn't put himself in his eyes just now, and he came up and looked at Qinzhou. However, now that Qinzhou is with him, he can only write this down first. "Get up and tell me all the things. ”
The personal guard heard the emperor's anger, and cold sweat flowed down his back, and he said hesitantly: "In.. After following Prime Minister Zuo into the Hanlin Bachelor's Mansion, he has been hiding in the shadows. ”
"Trespassing on the palace, so bold!" King Yu raised his voice and said coldly, he could already see that this person was a little flustered, and coupled with the fact that he was sometimes frightened, he knew that things might not be so bad.
The personal guard was so frightened that he almost forgot the words, but he remembered a small part of the situation, King Yu was invited to live in the palace, and Prime Minister Zuo told Zhou that King Yu was fine, no need to worry, don't be impulsive, everything is waiting for the fairy to return...
Chu Fanyu saw that the right prime minister's personal guard couldn't get to the point, so he frowned angrily, lowered his tone and asked, "That's all?"
The personal guard kowtowed, and the whole person was frightened into a cold sweat, but he didn't dare to answer.
As the right prime minister, he has seen a big scene, but he has seen too much of the emperor's methods recently, and he is a little scared when he comes up to King Yu, and he is afraid of affecting his family, where do you remember such a state so clearly, the whole heart was frightened and panicked.
"I ask you again, who is that fairy and what is he doing? You can tell you the truth, if I know that you are slandering King Yu, I will not spare you. ”
When the personal guards heard the emperor's anger, they were even more angry, completely forgetting Qinzhou's advice, and blurted out the word "Qianyun".
As soon as the word Qianyun came out, the scene was silent.
Things have developed to this point, King Yu cast a look at Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai, although it was very vague, but Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai had been paying attention to King Yu, and of course they received his message.
Qianyun is unknown to others, but the emperor and the right prime minister are most familiar with it, how can the person who was used and killed by them not know.
"It's nonsense, the minister's four daughters have already died of illness, how can they have anything to do with King Yu. Qin Zhou scolded angrily at his personal guard, when he began to report to himself, he thought that the matter might be Zuo Gaoquan's plan, and told him not to say it, Qianyun was personally given death by the emperor, it was impossible to be alive, most of it was the plan of King Yu.
Chu Fanyu's face was unsightly at this time, Qianyun was the person he didn't want to mention the most, a woman who didn't apply powder all day long, and only knew how to fight and kill, was actually capable of being above herself, which was the most difficult thing for him to accept.
"Your Majesty, my courtiers never knew that there was such a person as Qianyun, and this person was talking nonsense. King Yu took the opportunity to disrupt their rhythm.
"Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged. ”
When Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai heard King Yu's words, they all expressed that they were wronged.
Chu Fanyu was in a very irritable mood, and a good opportunity to let this person be mixed up, he said angrily: "Okay, today's matter will be interrogated at a later date, and I will ask the ninth brother to stay in the palace temporarily and accompany me for a few days." As for Zuo Gaoquan and Zhou Muhai's suspension of their duties, they are confined to the mansion and are not allowed to leave the mansion. ”
"Retreat!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.