The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 394

Emperor Zhou did not directly agree, but said,
"But what Qing Yuan said is also reasonable! After all, it is the justice of hundreds of lives!"

"Father! Don't be fooled by Yang Qingyuan's words!"

Emperor Zhou didn't understand the prince's words, and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?!"

"I naturally know that I can't criticize the important ministers at will, but Yang Qingyuan's behavior is extremely bad! If he really acts according to Yang Qingyuan's words and retrials Li Shou's case, then it will damage the name of his father's benevolence and honor him. Pleading for the people, being impartial and selfless! Is this the way to be a minister?!"

"Shut up!" Emperor Zhou's face was a little ugly, "As a prince, attacking ministers behind their backs and hurting others with bad words, is it the way to be a prince?!"

"Father, the ministers naturally dare not maliciously attack and speculate on ministers. But judging from the results, it is Yang Qingyuan who stepped on the majesty of the court and the name of the father to achieve the name of a generation of Qingtian. He completely disregarded the overall situation and disrespected the father..."

The prince didn't stop because of Emperor Zhou's scolding, but quickened his tone.

"shut up!"

Emperor Zhou threw the teacup in his hand on the table.

"According to you, is it wrong to want to thoroughly investigate this case and give justice to those who have been wronged!?"

What kind of person is Emperor Zhou? !Naturally, he would not fall into the logical trap set by the prince. Although some were caught in it at the beginning, Emperor Zhou had already figured out the joints.

What the prince said is simply a fallacy.

Yang Qingyuan asked,
Find out the truth, is it wrong? !
Is it wrong to avenge the people? !
Is it wrong to return justice to the dead? !

It should be said that no matter whether it will damage the majesty of the court and the reputation of Emperor Zhou in the end, there is no problem with Yang Qingyuan's actions.

Not to mention a wise ruler like Emperor Zhou, even a foolish ruler and mediocre ruler cannot deny Yang Qingyuan's actions in the open.

There is nothing wrong with Yang Qingyuan's actions, but those whose interests have been harmed are the ones who are wrong.

"Father! Right or wrong is not the most important thing at this time. Of course Zhou Mingsheng deserves to be killed, and the people who died are worthy of pity, but compared with my great Zhou Wanzai foundation and my father's eternal name, these can be let!"

The prince's firm tone shocked even the Emperor of Zhou.

Regardless of whether the prince made an excuse to save Zhou Ming's life, what he just said is indeed reasonable.

Emperor Zhou valued the majesty of the imperial court and his posthumous reputation very much.

No matter what Yang Qingyuan thinks in his heart, if the case is retried and everything is found out, it seems that only Yang Qingyuan will benefit in the end.

Zhu Wushi nodded slightly at the side. The prince is indeed a talent, but a prince who is too wise and stable is not a good thing for him and other careerists!
For Emperor Zhou, the emperor's elder brother, Zhu Wushi didn't have the slightest resentment.

Emperor Zhou treated Zhu Wushi like a brother like a father, and he relied heavily on him. Moreover, Emperor Zhou's own literary and military strategy was enough to convince Zhu Wushi.

At this moment, Zhu ignored the idea of ​​rebellion.

However, Emperor Zhou was not in good health, and Zhu ignored serving Emperor Zhou, which did not mean that he served Emperor Zhou's son.

If the prince's power is too strong and his position is too stable, it will be difficult for Zhu to ignore it.

Therefore, it is a good thing for Yang Qingyuan and the crown prince to confront each other. If Yang Qingyuan is used to weaken the crown prince's power, if it is done properly, the king of Chu will definitely not let go of this good opportunity and will definitely make a move.

At this moment in the imperial study room, there is no sound, only the sound of rain hitting the tiles.

After a long time, Emperor Zhou said, "Then what do you mean?!"

"Zhou Mingsheng can die, but the crime must not be to create injustice, kill people with poison, or set fire to the village!"

"In your opinion, what crime should be punished?!"

"Zhou Mingsheng once confessed to my minister that he once killed a policeman from Dali Temple in the backyard of Changyin Garden, why not just convict him for this crime?"

At this point, Emperor Zhou fully understood the purpose of the prince. Using this crime has nothing to do with the "ten evils", and Zhou Mingsheng's punishment can be reduced by using the "Eight Discussions".

Killing a fast arrester, if it is placed on civilians, is also a major crime against law enforcement, but for dignitaries like Zhou Mingsheng, it is not a big deal, and a sentence of exile is enough.

"Fourteenth brother, what do you think?!"

Emperor Zhou was already moved, but he still didn't make a decision. Instead, he consulted Zhu Wushi who was on the side.

Zhu Wushi also understood what Emperor Zhou meant, and he had to recite the notoriety himself.

"Brother Huang! Although what the crown prince said is against the law, it is indeed a mature and prudent statement. It is the most beneficial thing for the country and for you."

Emperor Zhou nodded slightly, and then said to the crown prince in a deep voice: "Zhou Mingsheng's crime will be determined by attacking and killing the arresters of Dali Temple! As for the rest of the crimes?! It is determined by the national law, and you must not interfere any more."

Although the tone has been severe, the meaning of the words has changed.

The original Zhou Mingsheng had to die, but whether the current Zhou Mingsheng can survive or not depends on the prince's own methods.

"get out!"

Although Emperor Zhou's tone was still severe, the prince knew that he had won this game!
For the rest, as long as he followed the previous prince's plan, Zhou Mingsheng's life could be saved.

After the prince knelt down politely, he withdrew from the imperial study.

Tonight, with God's help, all his goals will be achieved. I really look forward to Yang Qingyuan's expression at the meeting tomorrow.

After the crown prince left, Emperor Zhou rubbed his eyes tiredly, and the imperial study room fell into silence again.

But Zhu Wushi stood aside and didn't speak. He was looking at Emperor Zhou.
"Fourteenth brother, did I do something wrong in this matter!?"

Zhu Wushi also understood Emperor Zhou's mood at the moment, his brother's moral bottom line is still very high, and he must be entangled in his heart if he did something against his will.

Under normal circumstances, good people are generally not good at being emperors, but for some reason, their own imperial brother has become a generation of wise emperors instead.

Taizu expanded the territory and established the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But the people of Shengmin were able to recuperate in the hands of Emperor Zhou.

After Taizu's death, all parties who were originally under the prestige of Taizu were ready to move, including King Zhao of Yancheng in the north.

However, Emperor Zhou taught Li and Shu internally, and governed the prefectures and counties;Promoting water conservancy, emphasizing agriculture and mulberry, doing reclamation, accumulating good grain, and making public and private warehouses rich.

It is hard to govern the great Zhou, which is full of hidden dangers, in a smooth manner. The merits of internal affairs alone are not weaker than the governance of Wenjing.

For this imperial brother, Zhu Wushou's arrogance is also admired from the bottom of his heart. If he moves to another place, Zhu Wusight is sure that he will not be able to do this step.

But even such a wise gentleman will sometimes be confused when he grows old.

"Brother Huang's words are wrong. Although the crown prince's matter is not in accordance with the law, it is in the interest of the country and should be decided by the emperor. As for the family members who died, the local states and counties should provide more compensation!"

Emperor Zhou nodded, and with Zhu Wushi's explanation, the heart that had been struggling before felt much better.

"It's just that this matter has to be wronged and cleared!"

Yang Qingyuan took such a big risk to invite himself out of the palace and heard Zhou Mingsheng's confession with his own ears, but now he is about to change his mind.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou was not in a high mood, Zhu Wushi knew that the time was coming, so he opened his mouth and said, "Brother, you are worrying too much. Lord Yang is his servant no matter what. There is no wronged or wronged. It's just that he is still a little He looks young, so he doesn't understand the meaning of Brother Huang's move, but in the final analysis, he is still loyal to Brother Huang!"

Emperor Zhou agreed, "Yes! Qingyuan is fair-minded, talented, and has the talent of Jiuqing, I still like it very much!"

Yang Qingyuan made him very satisfied no matter his background, conduct, character, or ability.

Zhu Wushi also responded, "Yes! Master Yang has never been involved in the struggle between the princes. Before facing the King of Chu, he was not afraid; now facing the prince, he is still upright. He is a rare loyal and direct minister!"

Emperor Zhou mentioned that Yang Qingyuan was also a little more cheerful, "My two sons have fallen into his hands one after another. Unfortunately, if the crown prince or the king of Chu can be half as good as him, I can pass on the throne with peace of mind."

It's not just that the nobles in Beijing regard Wang Hua and Yang Qingyuan as role models for raising children. In the eyes of Emperor Zhou, the three are also children of other people's families.

"Hahaha! The emperor's words are serious. Both the prince and the king of Chu have the demeanor of the emperor's brother. The other princes also have their own strengths. Although Mr. Yang is talented, the most important thing is his loyalty. Many ministers in the court today , are showing goodwill to the new monarch in advance, and there are many important officials among them, but Lord Yang, who offended the king of Chu and the crown prince, did not make friends with the adult prince! It can be described as a daring!"

Zhu ignored this pause and continued, "Not only that, he also taught Xiaojiu and Shisan for the emperor's brother. Although they are not very old, I have seen their martial arts. It is difficult for ordinary people from famous families to compete against an outstanding person."

Speaking of Xiaojiu and Shisan, Emperor Zhou was even more delighted, "Fourteenth brother, I tell you, they are far more than that!"

"Xiao Jiu was originally intelligent, and under Qing Yuan's teaching, she is not inferior to ordinary talented women. Although she is young at 13 years old, she is already capable of both civil and military skills. She is kind but wise. She is much better than his two elder brothers... ..."

Speaking of this, Emperor Zhou suddenly stopped, and then felt a little weird.

Zhu ignored seeing Emperor Zhou's reaction, and was overjoyed that the event would be accomplished.

During his conversation just now, he intentionally or unintentionally led the topic.

Although Yang Qingyuan insisted on being fair, there was no need to offend the two most promising princes at the same time!
Emperor Zhou suddenly recalled what Zhu ignored just now——Yang Qingyuan had never made friends with any adult prince.

Although he didn't make friends with the adult princes, one of the underage princes could be his student!
Under Zhu Wushi's deliberate guidance, Emperor Zhou began to have doubts in his heart.

"Ignore, do you think Qing Yuan has any other ideas!?"

Zhu Wushi sighed in his heart, Duke Zhou was afraid of rumor days, no matter how loyal his courtiers were, under the guidance of others' slander, he would be suspected by the emperor.

Only by sitting on that supreme seat can one truly be free of oneself physically and mentally.

Although he was emotional in his heart, Zhu Wushi pretended to be ignorant.

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Tell me, has Qing Yuan ever thought about helping Thirteen to the top?!"

Zhu Wushi was stunned for a moment just right.

"Thirteen?!"

"Yeah! I didn't think about it at first, but what you said just now made me feel a little weird."

Zhu Wushi immediately leaned over and saluted, "Brother Emperor, I have no other intentions!"

As soon as Emperor Zhou raised his hand, he interrupted Zhu Wushi's self-defense, "Although you said this unintentionally, the listener is interested."

"In the water transportation case before, although Yang Qingyuan was investigating the case, it did shatter the forces woven by the King of Chu; but this time, if the prince hadn't known his interests and pleaded with me, the prince's reputation would have been greatly damaged."

Judging from the results alone, Yang Qingyuan is not close to the two most promising princes, but he has been attacking them.

"Fourteen, do you think this is a coincidence?!"

Zhu Wushi hesitated for a moment, and said to Emperor Zhou, "Brother, please pardon the crime of lying."

"It doesn't matter!" Emperor Zhou waved his hand, "Although you and I are not siblings from the same mother, we are better than brothers and sisters. You can speak frankly, and there is no need to avoid it."

Zhu Wushi took a deep breath and said slowly, "Brother, do you remember the story of Emperor Wujing of the former Liang?!"

It is said that after the two Jin Dynasties, in the middle of the Qianliang Dynasty, there was a counselor who weakened the power of the prince and the most powerful prince at the same time.

Forcibly, Emperor Wu Jing, who was originally an inconspicuous concubine prince and led troops outside, was promoted to the ninth fifth position.

Emperor Zhou froze when he heard the words, and savored it carefully. The current situation seems to be very similar to the struggle for the heir apparent in Qianliang back then.

The thirteenth prince Zhu Zhanhou was underage and a concubine, no one thought that the throne would fall on him.

But Yang Qingyuan first weakened the power of the King of Chu, and then attacked the prestige of the prince. How similar is this to the counselor who had the plan of the gods and ghosts back then? !
Does Yang Qingyuan really want to be the emperor's teacher? !

This suspicion has already begun to take root in Emperor Zhou's heart.

But rooting is not enough. Zhu ignores the need to continue watering to let it germinate and bloom.

Although Zhu Wushi appreciates Yang Qingyuan, the existence of Yang Qingyuan is extremely unfavorable to his future plans!

Even the entire "first and third series" needs to be eliminated.

"But Yang Qingyuan was born in Wudang after all... he wouldn't do such a thing!"

Emperor Zhou believed in Wudang. Others didn't know the relationship between Wudang and the Zhou family. Emperor Zhou knew about it, and Zhu Wushi, who is the representative of the Zhou family's force today, also knew it.

"Brother Huang, Master Zhang is indeed a man of heaven and is extraordinary and refined, but Yang Qingyuan is not Master Zhang. How many people in the world can be like Master Zhang, who are not greedy for fame and wealth?! Brother Huang should compare Zhenren Zhang, Wudang, and Yang Qingyuan. The three should be distinguished, and it must not be because Zhang Zhenren loves the house and crows!"

This is the purpose of Zhu ignoring being here.

Of course he didn't come here just by chance. He received the news of the private transaction between King Zhao and Jian Nu this afternoon, but he didn't report it immediately.

The assistance that the man in black referred to just now is Hulong Villa.

What Zhu ignored made Emperor Zhou's thoughts restless, like the lights in the imperial study, flickering on and off.

"You go down first! I have to think about it!"

Zhu Wushi knew that the fire was coming, and if he said more, it would arouse the suspicion of Emperor Zhou, so he bowed and left.

And when the waves are dark in the deep palace, the Dali Temple is not peaceful.

In the study, Yang Qingyuan, who was thinking about the court meeting tomorrow, suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes.

"Since the girl has already arrived at Dali Temple, why don't you show up and hide in hiding, which is not in line with the Buddhist heart!"

(End of this chapter)