Chapter 178: The prince is reinstated
Palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info didn't come to Meng Dingguo this morning, and everyone was very strange. There was such a big thing in northern Jiangsu, the entire palace was shaken, the capital also strengthened its defenses, and the city gates in all directions also strengthened the checks, and Lord Meng was absent from the early dynasty for the first time.
The ministers knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, and they were all silent, and no one took the lead in playing, or simply hoped that the emperor would retreat from the court with nothing to do. Everyone still has time to hug the little girl to make up for a sleep when they go back.
Who knew that the emperor was sinking like water, and his spirit seemed to be very big.
His face turned pale: "Where is King Kang Ming taking care of it now?"
Li Zhongyi was originally standing behind the emperor, but at this time he hurriedly turned to the front of the dragon chair, knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, after Lord Shen escorted King Kangming into Beijing, because the emperor had verbally placed him under house arrest in the palace, he had been locked up in an independent small courtyard next to the palace guard in the west of the Taiji Palace. The courtyard gate was opened only when food and daily necessities were delivered. Zhou Wei's four guards stood guard in three shifts every day. ”
The emperor sighed, and his voice rose steeply: "Longzi Longsun, if you commit an unpardonable crime, you have to occupy a courtyard independently, and the eunuchs and palace maids wait every day, and twelve guards protect you." ”
Everyone didn't dare to say anything, only holding the wat board to look at the nose, nose and mouth, and the mouth to ask their hearts, and they only looked forward to the emperor's retreat.
The emperor said to Li Zhongyi: "Go and bring Long Qi up and let him see the sun." ”
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty sighed in their hearts, saying that there was a good show to watch today. The emperor was in a rage, King Ning didn't catch the carnivorous bed skin alive, so he committed suicide in fear of crime, wouldn't it be with King Kangming today?
Among the ministers who have a sense of justice, they all know that King Kangming fought bravely in the past and made many military exploits, but he was trapped in Great Xia for ten years, was suspicious by the emperor, and was repeatedly excluded after returning to the country, so there are not a few ministers who sympathize with him. It's just that the emperor doesn't like it, and Shen Hechang, who is adjacent to him in the west, has a tense relationship with him, so he is wise to protect himself, watch from the wall, and watch the emperor deal with it coldly.
Because of the previous dynasty, in order to protect the emperor's safety, King Kang Ming's hands were handcuffed again, and his feet were also shackled. King Kang Ming was dressed in a gray cloth robe, and he was also much thinner.
He immediately fought for many years and suffered a lot in Great Xia, so being under house arrest did not hurt his spirit in any way, but only made him more pessimistic and resentful about the dynasty and the emperor.
Li Zhongyi and two guards led him to the court, and he knelt in the center of the hall, bowing his head and not saying a word.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair very casually, and he usually looked rare and serious, and he rarely had the air of an emperor. At this time, he saw that Long Qi was depressed and miserable, but he still had no remorse, and he didn't fight when he saw it. But remembering that he had promised his uncle, he swept the ground and said, "Open the shackles of Longqi." ”
The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all sighed in their hearts. Shen Hechang's eyes also widened.
No matter how much resentment Long Qi had in his heart, he could only kowtow to the emperor at this time and thank him.
The emperor looked at King Kang Ming: "Long Qi, you have committed a serious crime, I have not condemned you, and I have only punished you for a while." You will soon be free and reinstate the title of King Cummin. It's just that since you like the capital, you can live in the capital from now on, and you can't leave the capital without an edict. ”
Towards the upside there was a noise, and the ministers began to whisper. When Shen Hechang heard this, he was very angry in his heart, and bowed down and said: "King Kang Ming secretly hid arms, who knows if he is trying to make money in the transaction or secretly harboring his hatred? Isn't King Ning's example enough? Why did the emperor let King Kang Ming go so easily?"
The emperor stared at Shen Hechang, didn't speak for a long time, and there was silence upwards. The emperor said slowly: "Zhenguo Gong will also lead the army back to the west." Now that everything is calm, it's all yours. ”
Shen Hechang was stunned, the emperor had already returned to the capital, and it was indispensable for him to return to the western plains, but after pardoning King Kangming, he immediately let himself go back to the western regions, which seemed a little ......
The emperor said lightly: "Zhenguo Gong will return to class." This time, I assisted the prince in Beijing, locked Xiao Zhengyi in Xiyuzhou, and escorted Long Qi for meritorious service, and I will reward you according to the class. ”
The ministers flickered in their hearts again, not long after they were promoted to the Duke of Zhenguo, the emperor said this again, but he wanted Shen Hechang to make enemies among the ministers. And Meng Dingguo did not go to the court today, this scene was obviously discussed by the nephew and uncle. Seeing that the emperor said that he would be rewarded, but he didn't really appreciate it, it seems that the emperor also balances that set.
Shen Hechang was speechless, and could only return to the class with resentment. The emperor waved his hand again: "Long Qi, you get up." ”
King Kang Ming kowtowed: "Thank you, Emperor!" Then he also stood up, and couldn't help but move his hands and feet that were numb by the shackles. The emperor said coldly to King Kang Ming: "You have always been very dissatisfied with me, and now that King Ning has rebelled, you might as well say anything you want." I will give you a chance today, in front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, you can say whatever you want, so as not to feel that I have wronged my own siblings. ”
Long Qi has always had a violent temper, because after returning to China, he was not powerful, and the emperor snubbed him in the west. He was arrogant by nature, so he did not associate with people, and he rarely spoke to the court. But after being imprisoned this time, he met King Ning who rebelled and committed suicide, and his heart suddenly broke out with resentment: "Your Majesty, it is true that King Ning is pulling the flag and rebelling, Long Qi only has one thing to ask." Why didn't Di Ying appear when King Ning exterminated Shuangfeng Villa, and after a whole night, the people of Shuangfeng Villa were almost killed, and he appeared? Why did he happen to be the one who caught two Northern Yan spies? And so far he has not presented the confession of the Northern Yan spies to the court. Although King Ning was dissatisfied before, he never objected. But why did the emperor install Di Ying in northern Jiangsu, causing a contradiction between King Hening?"
The emperor said in his heart, I let you go, you don't save me face at all, he slapped the arm of the dragon chair suddenly: "Long Qi, you are too presumptuous! I let you speak, is that what you want to talk about?"
King Kang Ming saw that the emperor was angry, but he did not back down: "Your Majesty, have you ever given the princes a chance to speak? Since Long Qi fled back from Great Xia, the emperor no longer trusts Long Qi. But does the emperor know that his courtiers were trapped in Great Xia three years ago. The emperor led the army to fight in person, and he didn't want to lose the battle. At that time, two hundred miles away from the battle between the two armies, the courtier borrowed a horse and hurried desperately to see the emperor, wanting to return to the dynasty with you. But he didn't want the emperor to be defeated, so the courtiers turned into the city at that time, and used their bodies to lift the emperor out of the city wall in the night, so that the emperor rode the courtier's brother's horse outside the city wall to break through and return to the dynasty, but the courtiers lost the opportunity and fell into Daxia again. If the emperor doesn't forget, he should remember this incident. (To be continued.) )