Chapter 30: Undercurrents

Yu Guangling's granddaughter Yu Xi accidentally ate the golden pill on the Nine Dragons Jade Flute, and this matter soon spread throughout the rivers and lakes, and the court was also shaken. After returning to Wuxiang Mountain, Guangling continued to receive worship stickers from people in the rivers and lakes, and everyone was concerned about Yu Xi's current physical condition.

Guangling refused one by one, only saying to the outside world that Yu Xi's devouring of the golden pill was unintentional, and the golden pill was not as the world falsely rumored to make the golden body immortal, but made the person who devoured the yin and yang upside down, the qi and blood were exhausted, and there was even a danger of death.

After this transmission, the news instantly became the talk of those people in the rivers and lakes after dinner, and finally reached the ears of the emperor. The emperor was skeptical about this, but at that time, Yu Qian begged to see Li He, the secretary of the military department, and begged him to protect Zhou Yu in the name of Guangling.

When Li He went out to conquer the Turks in his early years, he was a general under Guangling, Guangling loved him very much, and asked for merit for him many times when he was in the north, so that later Guangling retired, and Li He was promoted to the secretary of the military department. When Li He learned that it was Guangling's intention, how could he not go all out to protect him? When he met the Son of Heaven, he played: "Jindan's words are just a means for the warlocks of the rivers and lakes to deceive people, and the death of a person is like a lamp going out, which is an eternal and immutable principle, how can a Taoist priest of the rivers and lakes be able to influence it?"

The Son of Heaven said: "This statement was passed on by the famous Xuantian Divine Doctor, and the people of the rivers and lakes chased him, I am afraid that there is indeed his reason." ”

Li He said: "Your Majesty is clear, if this statement is really credible, then why don't Xuantian Divine Doctor practice a few more pieces in case of accidents? For example, if he is calculated by his own apprentice, he can also take it before he dies, isn't it a foolproof move?"

At that time, there were not many civil and military officials, and there were even fewer who were willing to give advice to the emperor at this time. Above the court, the ministers were silent, and Li He said: "Ge Yuan's death has left a hidden danger of turmoil for future generations, and the ministers think that His Majesty should explicitly prohibit it to prevent some people from taking the opportunity to make a big fuss and provoke the whole world to kill for a golden pill." ”

The Son of Heaven laughed and said, "As Qing said, how can we explain the rebellion of the Moluo? This golden pill was indeed devoured by the Moluo, and many people did die at his hands back then. Back then, not long after I ascended the throne, I was really worried about this matter, this is not a rumor spread through the grapevine. ”

Li He said with a smile: "Your Majesty is aware that the root of the rebellion in the past was really on a mortal Moluo?"

The Son of Heaven was in the dragon chair, his eyes were half wide, and he asked: "Oh? That crazy demon of troubled times who kills people without blinking, do you want to defend him? Do you want to know that what you are in charge of is my military secretary, and I don't want your words to be taken as a justification for the murderous demon!"

When Li He heard this, he immediately knelt in front of the hall and said, "The minister is terrified, and he dares to speak falsely!"

The Son of Heaven said: "Then tell me, what is the power of the Moyu Rebellion?"

Li He said: "It's in Qiqi!"

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he laughed a few times, pointed at him and said, "I thought Qing had a high theory, but I didn't expect it to be so insignificant." ”

As he spoke, the Son of Heaven looked at the crown prince beside him, "When the prince was still the prince of James, he said the same thing as me, saying that the rebellion was just a rumor, and that murderous monster was the root of that disaster. ”

When the Taifu on the side heard this, he shook his head and showed shame, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is making fun of Wei Chen again, the minister is clumsy, and his knowledge is limited, he almost misled the Holy Hearing, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

As he spoke, he bowed and bowed.

Hou Yue snorted and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty Shengming, how can you be misled by a vulgar person? When Mo was caught by people in the rivers and lakes, why didn't he see Qi Qi risking his life to save him? On the contrary, the beast took the opportunity to escape. It wasn't until Mo was killed that the turmoil was quelled, and the rebellion of Mo was not in Mo Yu, so can it still be called a Mo rebellion!"

Above the court, there was laughter, and in the laughter, some people said: "What the general said is reasonable!"

Taifu smiled, but he was not angry, glanced at Hou Yue, raised his hand, and bowed slightly.

Hou Yue did not appreciate it, and his arrogance was unstoppable.

However, this subtle change in the situation made the emperor very depressed. It seems that the courtiers have the intention of echoing Hou Yue, but they are cautious in their words and deeds towards him, the king of a country, which makes Hou Yue somewhat suspicious of prestige.

Li He saw very clearly from the side, thinking that since he was entrusted by Guangling, even if he could not persuade the Son of Heaven to return to his heart, he would try his best to save Zhou Yu's life. Because unconsciously, the contradictions in the court turned to the grievances and entanglements between Hou Yue and Taifu, Li He took advantage of the situation to defend Taifu and fought back against Hou Yue: "I dare not agree with what the general said! Five years after the Molu Rebellion, Qiqi reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and the harm it brought to the people should be no less than the Mohu Rebellion before that, right? The same disaster came from the rivers and lakes, and also ended in the rivers and lakes, that year Zhou Tianyong and Zhou Shiya of Baihe Mountain, together with Yu Guangling of Wuxiang Mountain, with more than 100 disciples and martial arts masters, it took three months to capture it! Let me ask, how is the majesty of Qiqi better than Mo Luo?"

Before Hou Yue could speak, Taifu nodded happily on the side, and when Li He saw this, he said again: "Compared with these two catastrophes, the disasters brought to people can be compared, so isn't it clear that the culprit of the rebellion was Qiqi back then?"

When the ministers heard this, they all looked at each other, and none of them dared to speak again, at this time, Zhai Xiong, the secretary of the ministry, got up and came out, and said to the Son of Heaven: "Listening to Li Shangshu say this, there is really some truth, I have always believed in rumors, and it seems that the rebellion of Moyu back then was suspected of being used. ”

The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the suspicion?"

Zhai Xiong said: "As Li Shangshu said at the beginning, His Majesty's rule of the world is at the right time, which can be described as a strategy for the holy monarch to use force, just because of some rumors in the rivers and lakes, saying some words about immortals and monsters and thieves to stop the saint to hear, resulting in the situation in recent years, the situation is uneasy, the rivers and lakes are difficult, and the people are not happy. The root of the investigation is not in the so-called golden pill, but in the hearts of the people. ”

Hou Yue glared angrily, pointed at Zhai Xiong and said, "Your Majesty's Sacred Heart is arbitrary, do you want to stir up some old things here with a three-inch tongue?"

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials looked at the Son of Heaven. The current situation is already clear, and if the Son of Heaven wants to ask Zhou Yu about his crimes, he will attribute the root of the rebellion to Jin Dan. If the two Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials want to exonerate Zhou Yu, they must draw people's attention to the greed of human nature itself. And the intervention of Hou Yue and Taifu just avoided the conflict between the opinions of the two Shangshu and the Son of Heaven. This Hou Yue is a martial artist after all, he panicked under anger, and directly used the Son of Heaven to suppress Zhai Xiong, but Zhai Xiong's words were reasonable, and everyone nodded in agreement.

The Son of Heaven saw that all the officials bowed their heads and did not dare to speak, and he was really unhappy in his heart, so in order to avoid suspicion, he said to the two Shangshu: "There is an inherent difference between the dignity and inferiority of the monarch and the minister, but there is no matter how important it is, Li Qing and Zhai Qing have anything to say, you can say it!"

Hou Yue's expression was for a while, and he knew that he had just lost his words, and no matter how angry he was in his heart, it was inconvenient to say more.

Taifu still smiled humbly and kindly, glanced at Hou Yue silently, and the two didn't say anything more.

Li He took the opportunity to say: "According to the minister's investigation, the chaos in the rivers and lakes over the years was deliberately done by someone, Your Majesty's pacification of the northern border can be described as a work of eternity, and the grace of the Son of Heaven is also increasingly broadcast among the people. I believe that Your Majesty will be honest and will never give those with ill intentions a chance to take advantage of it!"

Zhai Xiong took the opportunity to answer: "I heard that the daughter of Wuxiang Mountain Yu Qian accidentally ate Jin Dan and was dying, which shows that the original rumors are extremely absurd!"

Li He said: "Your Majesty Hongfu, you are not bewitched, if this golden pill enters the palace and is suffered by Your Majesty, I am afraid the consequences will be unimaginable!"

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he was angry, holding the dragon chair with both hands, and glanced at the Taifu beside him viciously, and said to Gonggong Qu beside him: "Although Yu Guangling is a person in the rivers and lakes, he has made countless military exploits after all, and now, his granddaughter is seriously ill, so you can take the best doctor in the palace and go to Wuxiang Mountain, which can be regarded as a substitute for me, and thank him for his contribution to the country back then!"

Qu Rong was ordered to stand aside, he had already received a lot of gold bars from Yu Qian, and when he heard the emperor's order, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, before the court, the Queensland Thorn Shi sent a piece of music, saying that Yu Guangling of Wuxiang Mountain is willing to bring the Nine Dragons Jade Flute into the imperial court to show the blessing of the Son of Heaven." ”

The Son of Heaven asked, "Why don't you submit it as soon as possible?"

Qu Rong said: "The Queensland Thorn Shi is a foreign minister, with courtesy, the early dynasty can't be directly seen, if Your Majesty wants to ask, the slave will pass him over." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he frowned, thought left and right for a while, smiled coldly, and said: "Since the meaning of the chapter has been conveyed, and the court affairs are complicated, I will not see him." ”

Looking back and thinking, the emperor, murder and punishment, forgive sins and grace, since these two Shangshu and civil and military officials both think that the convictions for the Molu Rebellion were different, then why not push the boat down the river and sell personal favors to the Zhou Yu family, they are considered Wang people in the rivers and lakes, and in the current turbulent situation, it will be beneficial to his rule without harm.

So he ordered: The court should no longer spread those false rumors, although Zhou Ying disciplining his brother-in-law is not good, but after all, he has no intention of offending Tianwei, and he took the initiative to ask for guilt, so he can be spared death, removed from the post of Sima in Queensland, and pardoned the crime of Baiheshan Zhulian. Moreover, the three generations of Wuxiang Mountain are loyal and righteous, Yu Guangling and his teacher Tu Jian are more meritorious to the imperial court, and the Nine Dragons Jade Xiao are specially given to stay in Wuxiang Mountain all the year round, and the people of the world cannot covet it!

However, although the edict of the Son of Heaven was moved out, after the next dynasty, the emperor ordered Qu Rong to pass on a secret decree, and Zhou Yu could be pardoned but could not be released immediately.

Qu Rong has been by the side of the Son of Heaven for many years, and he has already guessed his thoughts, so he said: "What the two Shangshu said is just one side, whether the illness of Wuxiang Mountain is true or false, and the old slave needs to go and see it in person." ”

Only then did the Son of Heaven rest assured.

On the same day, Qu Rong took a few imperial doctors and a team of Praetorian Guards and set off directly to Wuxiang Mountain.

After going down to the court, Li He and Zhai Xiong met with Yu Qian and told him about the affairs of the court, and Yu Qian was very grateful.

However, later Zhou Xi also came to ask for a meeting, and said that Zhou Yu had not been released from the prison, Li Hetuo went to inquire again, and replied: "The decree of the Son of Heaven's forgiveness is still being verified in Shangshu Province, and it will take a few days to issue it, so there is no need to worry." ”

Later, the entourage who came from Wuxiang Mountain told Yu Qian that the emperor sent Qu Rong and the imperial doctor to Wuxiang Mountain, saying that they were treating Yu Xi's illness. Yu Qian suddenly realized that the reason why the emperor did not let Zhou Yu go was just to be sure whether Yu Xi's illness was really as rumored. He was originally worried about his daughter's health, but seeing that the emperor was so suspicious, he couldn't help but scold the faint monarch for having no way, so he left the capital on the same day and returned to Wuxiang Mountain.

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