The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 670 Yu Yanyi's Ambition
In the dark cell, Yu Yanyi's face showed no trace of resentment or gloom.

"Master Yu, I'm late!"

Yang Qingyuan walked into the room carrying the food box.

Seeing Yu Yanyi in prison, Yang Qingyuan felt a bit of self-blame in his heart.

If he was also in the capital at that time, perhaps things would not be so bad.

"Haha, it's not too late! Come on, sit down!" Yu Yanyi didn't have any burdens on his body at the moment, but he was more chic and at ease.

"Let me see, what did you bring me! Did you bring wine?! Oh, there is wine! Qing Yuan really understands me!"

Yu Yanyi couldn't wait to open the seal of the wine jar, "Hey, I haven't dared to drink properly since I took up the post of a bachelor in the Hall of Martial Arts."

Everyone has their own hobbies, and Yu Yanyi is no exception.

Wine is one of Yu Yanyi's hobbies. When Yu Yanyi was editing and editing in the Hanlin Academy, he loved drinking very much. Later, after he took up a real job, his duties and responsibilities gradually reduced the chances of drinking.

He is also a drinking buddy with Li Taibai, a former Hanlin scholar Qinglian Sword Immortal.

Yu Yanyi opened the wine jar and took a sip, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Qingyuan's Liulinfeng wine tastes sour but not astringent, sweet but not greasy, bitter but not sticky, spicy but not pungent, fragrant but not pungent, all five flavors are all in harmony with each other. , the lingering aftertaste is clean and elegant, and there is a mellow olive flavor, which will become more fragrant after a long time... This is imperial imperial wine, I have drunk it for many years!"

Yu Yanyi also has experience in the way of wine, and he can taste the origin of this wine in one sip.

Yang Qingyuan nodded, it seems that Master Yu's attainments in the art of wine are higher than he imagined, these are the wine and vegetables he bought from Mrs. Mingzhu's Qingwu Courtyard.

"Master Yu has a good taste. The origin of this Fengjiu is really extraordinary. It was brewed by the master brewer 27 years ago. Du Wangyou was brewed on the birthday of Emperor Gao of Taizu. In those days, there was a good harvest of grains, and the beauty of barley and peas was rare in a thousand years. When it was snowing in the cold winter, the snow water from Taibai Mountain first melted and flowed into Taibai Bingdu Lake. The water in this lake is sweet and clear, and it is most suitable for wine making.”

"After that batch of wine was brewed, it was used in the palace. The so-called "Longevity Wine for the Concubine". There were ten tanks in the palace. His Majesty rewarded me with the last big jar. After that, I never drank it again. Planting wine."

A look of nostalgia appeared in Yu Yanyi's eyes.

It is important to know that taking Yunzhi for a few days has been the best in the world.

Everyone has moments when they are young and arrogant, and bookish.

After drinking half a jar in one go, Yu Yanyi let out a happy sound.

"Comfortable!"

Yang Qingyuan took out the dishes from the food box, sat on the ground, his body was rippling with real energy, the snakes, insects, rats and ants in the prison were like natural enemies.

"It's not bad to know martial arts!"

Yu Yanyi glanced at Yang Qingyuan and said involuntarily.

Yang Qingyuan was taken aback for a moment before realizing that his hand was just sweeping around with his own Dao charm, how could Yu Yanyi see it.

From Yang Qingyuan's eyes, Yu Yanyi's original solid foundation has disappeared.

But none of this matters.

"Master Yu, your verdict will come from the court."

"Left and right are just beheading." Yu Yanyi didn't care at all, but continued to take a bite of the dish, savoring it carefully, "You still enjoy it! I have been an official for so many years, and I haven't eaten such dishes a few times. "

"Being greedy for food and drink, my realm is far from being comparable to that of Master Yu!?"

But Yu Yanyi smiled and waved his hands, "What's the matter?! Confucius also said that he never tires of food and fine food? Besides, everyone has pursuits. For example, I like to drink. It's just that I'm too poor. I have responsibilities, so I can't drink much."

Yang Qingyuan has a headache, is this the key? !The key now is that Lao Yuyou is going to be beheaded.

"Master Yu, I have already made arrangements! After three days, Xichang will escort you to Caishikou for execution! During these three days, Zhu Zhankun and his followers will definitely guard me strictly. , invite masters to enter the capital. On the third day, the masters who secretly entered the capital will rescue you from the capital."

"At that time, Zhu Zhankun's attention will be attracted by you, Master Yu. That night, I will control the Imperial Forest Army outside the city with Marquis Cao Xueyang of Pingyang. Afterwards, I will bring elite and trustworthy soldiers into the city to do Yiyin Huoguang's business."

When Yang Qingyuan was speaking, he had already covered the surroundings of the two of them with his true energy, so he didn't worry about the walls having ears.

"The specific details, I will let the person who rescued you tell me when the time comes. Abolishing the emperor does not mean disappearing. If you want to maintain the stability of the situation in the future, you must preside over it."

Whether it is Cheng Qingsong or Qian Muqian, their current prestige cannot be compared with that of Yu Yanyi.

Even now that Yu Yanyi is in jail unjustly, everyone believes that he is wronged.

To abolish Zhu Zhankun and establish a new monarch, only Yu Yanyi can do it, so that the hearts of the government and the people can be reassured.

Yu Yanyi has been listening quietly, without interrupting Yang Qingyuan's words, until Yang Qingyuan explained the whole plan.

"The plan is very careful, so what is the reason for abolishing Zhu Zhankun?!"

"Isn't the reason in the master's hands?!" Yang Qingyuan asked back, "Master Yu has already found out the truth about Taizong's death!"

When it comes to Taizong, Yu Yanyi is also a bit gloomy.

"That's right! Emperor Taizong Bintian, it's not that his lifespan is exhausted and his destiny is limited, but it's a man-made disaster."

Yu Yanyi had learned some things from Cao Zhengchun, and asked Zhao Zheng and Han Sumi to investigate some things.

Although he was not good at criminal investigation, he also restored the truth about Taizong's death.

"This matter begins with Emperor Taizong ordering Cao Zhengchun and Dongchang to go to Wudang to seek medicine."

"At that time, Sun Shichang, the medicine king who lived in Wudang, was ordered by the late emperor to secretly refine the Tianchang Pill."

Yang Qingyuan himself is also proficient in the medical theory of pills, so he naturally knows what Tianchang Dan is.

Overwhelm the fortune of heaven and earth, prolong life for two years.

This kind of elixir has gone beyond ordinary medical principles.

"Taizong originally wanted King Wei to succeed him, but at that time Taizong was already exhausted, relying on the hands of Wanmizhai and Li Binhu. King Wei was still young, and there was no one in the court. Supporters. Therefore, Emperor Taizong wanted to use the Tianchang Pill to prolong life, so as to calmly deploy."

Taizong was right in thinking that both the prince Zhu Zhankun and the king of Chu Zhu Zhangui were not suitable to be emperors, and even the only son left was the king of Wei.

"But this matter was accidentally leaked." Yu Yanyi sighed, "Even though Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, occasionally took power, he is indeed loyal to the emperor, but the East Factory Governor who accompanied Cao Zhengchun Later, Scalp Xiaotian was bought by Zhu Zhankun. He secretly told Zhu Zhankun about it."

"Pi Xiaotian?!" Yang Qingyuan knew that this person should have been killed by Gui Hai in the first place.

When Zhu Zhankun heard the news, he planned to attack Tianchang Pill, which was completely expected by Yang Qingyuan. Tianchang Pill was very important to Taizong, but it was also important to Zhu Zhankun.

Although Zhu Zhankun has all kinds of mistakes, but he can't fake his love for his wife.

Crown Princess Zhou Mingyu's younger brother was killed by Yang Qingyuan, which caused her old illness and her heart was surging, and she died soon.

In order to save Zhou Mingyu, the prince would do anything - including killing his father.

Afterwards, the news that Cao Zhengchun went to Wudang to seek medicine caused an uproar in the whole Jianghu, and many masters intercepted and killed him along the way.And all this is also in the prince's plan, Cao Zhengchun, Mu Daoren and Han Sumi who went to support are entangled by the masters of the rivers and lakes.

The task of delivering the elixir naturally fell into the hands of Scalp Xiaotian, the boss of the East Factory, and Pi Xiaotian belonged to the prince.

At this time, Taizong's life was in jeopardy, and his life was like a gossamer.

From Pi Xiaotian's point of view, who should he rely on to ensure that he can stand firm in the future changes in the throne? !
Of course it is the prince!
Although Pi Xiaotian is the leader of Dongchang, he is just a thug, a standard martial artist with limited intelligence and no understanding of politics.

For him, serving the prince is almost equivalent to being loyal to the new king.

So under the promise of the prince, Pi Xiaotian became the prince's man without any psychological pressure.

From his point of view, the prince is the future emperor, he just avoided some detours.It is similar to resigning directly to become a security guard.

With such an internal response, the prince naturally has a way to adjust Baotian Changdan.

The prince asked people to check the night duty records of the Imperial Hospital, and confirmed that the night when the Tianchang Pill was delivered was the night duty of the Imperial Hospital Cheng Li Binhu, so he collected many rare and rare herbs in advance.

Sure enough, Li Binhu was delighted to see Liexin, and at this time, Zhao Buwang, who was placed by the prince in the Imperial Hospital, pushed the boat forward and proposed to mention Li Binhu to be on duty at night.If someone can watch the night for him, then he can study the properties of medicine with peace of mind.

The biggest reason why Li Binhu stayed in the Taiyuan Hospital was to use the power of the Taiyuan Hospital to rebuild "Materia Medica".The prince also took advantage of Li Binhu's psychology and successfully made his cronies the imperial physician on duty that night.

Everything went smoothly as the prince had planned, and Tian Chang Dan delivered the gift under the escort of the Dragon Scale Guard.

Then Zhao Buwang pretended to verify the transferred "Tianchang Pill", and after confirming that it was correct, Taizong took the pill.

At that time, Taizong had already run out of fuel, and it all depended on the medicinal reconciliation of Li Wan and his wife.

Fake Tianchang Pill has no toxicity, it is still a great tonic, but once it enters the body, it destroys the fragile balance in Taizong's body. To Taizong, this is no different from severe poison.

A generation of British lords came to an end under such conspiracies and tricks, and ultimately failed to leave a suitable heir for the Great Zhou Empire.

Listening to Yu Yanyi's words, Yang Qingyuan showed no expression on his face, but his heart was still full of anger.

Although he had already guessed, what Yu Yanyi said was different from his own guess.

To Yang Qingyuan, Emperor Taizong was not only a king, but also a kind and elder-like figure.

Whether in public or private, Yang Qingyuan could not accept his untimely death, even though his lifespan was limited.

"Master Yu thinks that this incident is not enough to destroy Zhu Zhankun?! Killing his father and brother, is this kind of person worthy of being a king?!"

Although the king of Chu did not do well in the matter of water transportation, he was indeed a prince who could fight. It was a pity that he was killed by Zhu Zhankun.

If he hadn't been in the emperor's house, the king of Chu might have been supervising one side and guarding the country's borders like Tang Shengtan, the commander of the Shenwu Army, and Li Chengen, the commander of the Tiance Army.

Facing Yang Qingyuan's question, Yu Yanyi shook his head, "Although this is true, the evidence should have been destroyed. From the time I was captured and imprisoned to today, this period of time is enough for Zhu Zhankun to dispel the evidence of his regicide. It was destroyed."

So if Yu Yanyi found out about this matter, Zhu Zhankun would not risk the world's displeasure to frame Yu Yanyi.

Zhao Buwang and Pi Xiaotian who really participated in this matter probably couldn't speak anymore.

Pi Xiaotian was transferred to the palace the day before yesterday, so he lost the news. The next time he appears in people's sight, he will probably be in an unknown dry well in the palace.

And Zhao Buwang also went back to his hometown to visit relatives because his mother was ill, and estimated that he would stumble and fall into the river halfway.

The rest of the people involved in this matter, but those who are unreliable, should almost end now, and those who can survive are all loyal to the prince.And he won't know the whole picture of this matter, maybe he only knows a little bit.

"Without evidence, it is impossible to accuse the crime of regicide and usurpation of the throne."

Yang Qingyuan naturally knew that what Yu Yanyi said was the truth.

"If this is the case, then the reason for abolishing the establishment of the emperor must be carefully considered."

There are only two precedents for a minister who abolished the emperor without doubting the world.

The former king of Changyi in the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne for 27 days. He committed more than a thousand crimes.Licentiousness and confusion, loss of imperial etiquette, chaos in the Han system.Therefore, General Huo Guang abolished him and replaced him with Emperor Xuan.

But what Zhu Zhankun can get to the bright side now is the fact that Yanyi was wronged.

In the case of King Chu, although the facts of the case are not so clear, there is indeed some evidence, which can only be evaluated as doubtful, unlike the case of Yanyi.

If you want to rebel, the world will be wronged.

"..."

Before Yang Qingyuan only considered how to act, he didn't pay much attention to righteousness and fame.

If Zhu Zhankun is abolished like this now, the reputation of Yang Qingyuan, Yu Yanyi, Qian Muqian and even the big guys involved in this matter will be in danger.

Not to mention the bad reputation, but it is definitely mixed.

For civil servants, the age of swords and pens, and their stigma for thousands of years, are sometimes more terrifying than death.

"Qingyuan, since Zhu Zhankun's crimes have not been clarified, let him have a definite accusation that is enough to chill the hearts of the world."

Yang Qingyuan froze for a moment, then looked into Yu Yanyi's eyes.

"Teacher Yu!?"

"What do you think of my head?!"

When Yu Yanyi said the last sentence, Yang Qingyuan had a bad premonition, and after Yu Yanyi said this sentence, Yang Qingyuan's premonition came true.

"Teacher Yu..."

"Qingyuan, listen to me!" Yu Yanyi interrupted Yang Qingyuan.

"Zhu Zhankun wants to be abolished, but he must be abolished in a legitimate way. Otherwise, in the eyes of the world, we will be the generation of Dong Zhuo and Er Zhurong. Not only will the world's hearts fluctuate, but the king of Yan in the northern border will also get the righteous name of raising troops to the side of the Qing Dynasty. Would you like to See this?! When the time comes, the world will be in chaos and people will die, and you and I will be sinners!"

During this period of time in prison, Yu Yanyi was not idle, he had already considered everything clearly.

"Teacher Yu..."

"Of course, my considerations are not limited to these." Yu Yanyi drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, "Qingyuan, do you still remember the 'On Democracy' and 'Republic Book' you wrote to me?"

Yang Qingyuan's heart was shocked. He once wrote two policy theories in the way of entraining private work, and was severely criticized by Qian Muqian at that time.

At that time, he realized that the theory was too advanced.

One sentence in a theory compiled by Mr. Ma clarifies this truth.

The needs of the economic base determine the creation of the superstructure.

The current Dazhou has no such foundation.

So he put away this thought back then, but he didn't expect Yu Yanyi to remember it.

The law of dynastic cycle that the world must be united for a long time must be divided, and the law of dynasty cycles that has been divided for a long time must be united has been unable to get rid of.

The essence of the rise and fall of a dynasty is nothing more than the fact that a certain interest group has been driven out of power and a new group has come to power.

The ruling class with vested interests used the power in their hands to gradually accumulate resources, causing the gap between the rich and the poor to widen and the contradictions to become more acute. When they became irreconcilable, conflicts broke out, and then the dynasty was overthrown and everything started again.

However, when Yu Yanyi brought up this point of view now, Yang Qingyuan didn't understand what he wanted to say.

"When the people of the world are the masters of the country, we can't do this. Maybe someone will be able to do it after thousands of years, but the republican checks and balances theory you put forward can go a step further."

Yu Yanyi looked at Yang Qingyuan with piercing eyes, "This is an opportunity to limit the power of the monarch. If the king can be brought under the law, the tragedy of the Zhou Mingsheng case, the tragedy of the king of Chu, and even the injustice of the old man will be greatly improved. avoided."

"The king's power is supreme, and only the law can rectify it!"

In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Yu Yanyi yelled out the deafening eight words in this dark place.

After experiencing the matter of the king of Chu and his own process of being wronged, he got these eight characters.

Although there is no sunshine here, Yang Qingyuan seems to see light in his eyes.

The process of civilization is a process of limiting power.

It is an illegal power to abolish the law or implement the usurped power with the authority of the emperor.

This sentence is the core meaning of the "Bill of Rights", which is the meaning of Yu Yanyi's eight words just now.

The king is under the law, and the world is unified.

"Now, it's an opportunity!" Yu Yanyi's tone was firm, "If Zhu Zhankun killed me unjustly, it would be enough to cause the court officials to reject the emperor."

When Yu Yanyi said this, he didn't have the slightest modesty, and it was indeed the case.

He was loyal to his country, guarding Jinyang when the Great Zhou Dynasty was in peril, and together with Yang Qingyuan encircled and wiped out the Houjin army, turned the tide and helped the building to collapse.Moreover, he is a man of noble virtues, without the slightest act of power and corruption.

If such a person were to be unjustly killed by the emperor, what would the officials think? !

Zhu Zhankun can kill Yu Yanyi unjustly today, but will he be able to kill Zhao Mengke, Qian Muqian, and Cheng Qingsong tomorrow? !
Even if the thirteenth prince, who was taught by Yang Qingyuan's words and deeds, became a good emperor, what about the next dynasty? !
Placing the fate of the country and one's own destiny on the emperor being an emperor is an act of walking a tightrope, which is not the right way of the world.

They had no way before, but Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi proposed a way, which is enough to limit the imperial power.Then they are naturally willing to support it.

The two groups of civil servants and martial arts actually represent the best interests of Da Zhou at this time.

There are many Li and Shu, but their voices are not heard.

The government is governed by the cabinet, the military is controlled by the Governor's Mansion, and the justice is administered by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The three parties are separated to check and balance the imperial power!
Ze Wang, under the law!

(End of this chapter)