Han Shizu

Chapter 1645 It doesn't matter if you form a party or not

In the Kunming Palace, after a long time, Emperor Liu came again. The reason was that the Empress was ill.

In the hall, on the phoenix couch, the queen of the talisman was wearing single clothes, lying quietly, her hair was scattered, her lips were slightly white, her face was pale, and there was obvious weakness in her grace, she died young, and her once beautiful face no longer existed. However, none of these concealed her status as the most honorable woman in the world.

Although the person is weak and not in good spirits, the eyes behind the talisman are still so clear and wise, holding the thin quilt with one hand, silently watching Emperor Liu.

Sensing the gaze of Empress Talisman, Emperor Liu smiled and asked, "Why, haven't you seen enough of my old face?"

The Fu Hou's strength was really low, and his voice was a bit low, he replied: "I'm old and my face is fading, I'm afraid I'm an official, you're tired of looking at my face!"

Hearing what she said, Emperor Liu showed a little embarrassment on his face, and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, how can I get tired of seeing it, your appearance has long been engraved in my heart, and it won't be erased in a few years."

As if trying to cover up something, Emperor Liu said with a guilty conscience: "It's just that I've been a little busy recently, and I haven't been able to take care of the harem. I heard that you are sick, so I'll come right away."

Looking at Emperor Liu calmly, he felt a little embarrassed, and then said softly: "Are you busy with Lu Duoxun's affairs?"

Emperor Liu hurriedly nodded and asked, "Have you heard about this too?"

"These days, this matter has caused a lot of uproar in the city, how can we not hear it." Fu Hou said.

As he spoke, he sighed: "I heard that besides Lu Duosun, many people have been arrested, and it is so serious. Now that the government and the opposition are in turmoil, and people's hearts are restless, are you going to let it go?"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help frowning, suppressed his impatience, and said: "Could it be that someone asked you to come here to play tricks on you?"

Seeing that Emperor Liu was overwhelmed again, the talisman was silent for a while, and after some consideration, he said: "I am sick on the bed, and I can't even take care of myself. How can I manage the affairs of the court? I'm just afraid that you will be worried and hurt yourself."

After looking at each other for a while, Emperor Liu calmed down, reached out and smoothed a little hair sticking to the cheek behind the talisman, and said softly: "You are not feeling well, so don't think about it. I can't get up!"

Apparently, Emperor Liu had already made plans on this matter, and his attitude was firm and could not be changed.In this regard, Empress Fu did not say anything more about this matter.

Stroking the hair behind the talisman, Emperor Liu's hands suddenly stopped, and there was some sigh in his tone: "Your hair has turned so white!"

The white silk on the head and the wrinkles on the face are probably the most obvious characteristics of a person's old age.Hearing this, Empress Fu smiled slightly, and the smile was slightly pale: "At this age, everything is a natural number, so there is no need to sigh."

The couple chatted one after another, and the female officer behind the talisman approached the couch and said respectfully: "Officer, the medicine has been boiled, and it's time for the empress to take it!"

Looking at the steaming medicine bowl, Emperor Liu stopped her and asked, "What kind of medicine is this?"

"Go back to the official's house, and the imperial physician will prescribe it, a nourishing and nourishing medicine!"

"Has anyone tried it?"

"Already tried!"

Only then did Emperor Liu nod his head, took the medicine bowl in person, and motioned to him, "Step back, you don't need to serve me here!"

"Yes!" The female officer didn't dare to say anything at all.

Emperor Liu took a spoon, stirred it gently in the bowl, scooped up a spoonful, blew it slightly, and tasted it himself, with a smile on his face, and said after the punch: "Fortunately, the taste is not very good. Bitterness, take medicine. Don’t think about those annoying things, right now, you should take good care of your body.”

Seeing Emperor Liu's careful, gentle and gentle service, Empress Fu felt a little touched, and her eyes became softer and moved.In the whole world, the only one who can make Emperor Liu do this is probably the only one after Fuhou.

After spending more than an hour with the talisman in the Kunming Palace, Emperor Liu just left. When he left, he repeatedly explained that he asked a group of people to take good care of the queen, and directly threatened his life.

Although Emperor Liu acted gentle and peaceful in front of Fu Hou, not to mention smiling or telling some jokes, but he was in a bad mood and it was hard to let go.He was worried that in these years, especially in the past year, Empress Fu's body was getting worse and weaker day by day.

Emperor Liu was a little scared, afraid that on an unpredictable day, the Empress Fu would suddenly go away. If such a thing happened, he didn't know how to face it.Although he was extremely unwilling to think about that, that hateful thought always vaguely appeared in his mind, violating Emperor Liu's spirit.

When he returned to Chongzheng Hall, Prince Liu Yang was already waiting there, and what he did was still the case of Lu Duoxun.Regarding this case, apart from expressing his position at the Grand Court Meeting of the Chongyuan Hall, Emperor Liu has not expressed anything since then.

All affairs were allowed to proceed freely, even on the surface, they didn't pay much attention to them. Liu Yang was also allowed to supervise the progress of the case and let him make decisions.This is also the reason why Liu Yang was able to go to the Ministry of Punishment to give instructions that day.

"Sit!" Looking at the crown prince, Emperor Liu was really not in high spirits, and even spoke weakly.

"Yes!"

Because of Empress Fu's illness, Emperor Liu wanted to reprimand one or two, but seeing Liu Yang's exhausted look due to busy state affairs, he couldn't say anything.

He opened his mouth and said softly, "Your mother is sick, go visit me later!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yang was slightly startled, and immediately asked with concern: "How's the situation? It doesn't matter!"

"It's an old problem!" Emperor Liu sighed: "People are getting old, either it's not good here, or it's not good there. You go to see her, behave normally, and don't put your worries on your face!"

"Yes!" Liu Yang replied melancholy: "I will go to Kunming Palace later!"

"By the way, how is Liu Zhao doing now?" Emperor Liu suddenly asked.

Liu Yang: "The tenth younger brother is now named Liu Shi, and is now serving as a magistrate in a certain county in Zhongzhou. He is in charge of prosecuting prison proceedings. It is said that he has done a good job!"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu also showed a little smile, and ordered: "Call him back! He's almost 23 years old, come back and settle the marriage first!"

"Yes!" Liu Yang replied, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Is it because of your mother's health?"

"Let's treat it as joy!" After a pause, Emperor Liu said again: "Your mother gave birth to the three of you brothers, and you are busy working on state affairs all day long, and Liu Min is far away in Anxi. Let Liu Zhao come back and fulfill his filial piety!"

"How is Lu Duoxun's case going?" Emperor Liu asked after waving his hands, his face gradually regaining his composure.

Mentioning this, Liu Yang replied solemnly: "Now, according to the verification and deliberation of the Three Law Departments in the past few days, 37 articles have been convicted. Now, the investigation and collection are still continuing!"

"Oh!" Emperor Liu didn't know whether it was emotion or something, and said coldly: "Wang Yucheng only impeached him for fifteen articles, and before the investigation is over, Xin Zhongfu and the others came up with thirty-seven articles?"

Liu Yang couldn't tell whether he was satisfied with this progress, so he could only report the truth: "Among them, the crime of forming a party is the most serious, and there are hundreds of officials involved with it. Hundreds of people were identified. Within three days, there were 23 people who voluntarily surrendered to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and sued Lu Duoxun.”

"It seems that they are focusing their investigation on the faction of forming a party!" Emperor Liu sneered, "Everyone is criticizing party forming for selfish interests, accusing the party of being the same and attacking dissidents, but inside the imperial court, who doesn't form a party?"

Emperor Liu's words made Liu Yang stunned. Isn't this what annoyed him the most?Aware of Liu Yang's doubts, Emperor Liu said indifferently: "It's not easy to be a lonely minister! Is it easy for a lonely minister to do business and get promoted? There are shortcuts to take, who doesn't want to have an attachment, a backer?"

Emperor Liu's words made Liu Yang think deeply, and asked, "Would you like to let me know and change the direction of the investigation!"

"No need!" Emperor Liu directly denied: "Let them investigate!"

"In addition, these days, many officials in the imperial court have impeached Luderson, and many people have accused Luderson of arrogating power and breaking the law."

Emperor Liu was not surprised by this, but he still couldn't help but sneered and said, "Well! They jumped out at this time, what were they doing before the incident? How many of these people who impeached Ludoxun usually Are you actively flattering Luderson?"

Liu Yang lowered his head subconsciously, he knew that Emperor Liu would react like this.After Emperor Liu calmed down a little, Liu Yang asked for instructions: "Father, no matter how convincing the evidence, Lu Duoxun has always denied it, but his crimes cannot be questioned. The investigation is currently being carried out in an orderly manner, and there will always be an end , how to convict and deal with Ludoxun, you still need to issue instructions!"

(End of this chapter)