Invincible son

Chapter 1299 1300 [Autumn wind sickness desires recovery]

While Pei Yue and Jian Rong were talking happily, the atmosphere in Jingren Palace in the imperial city was very oppressive and heavy.

Liu Xian sat on the right side indifferently, looking coldly at the man kneeling in the hall.

The Empress Dowager Wu was sitting on the long couch, listening to the statement of the kneeling man with no expression on her face. Two confidant female historians stood beside her, and there was no one else in the hall.

"...Empress Dowager, I am not afraid of life and death, and I am willing to be happy for the Tian family even if my body is in a different place. However, King Jin's ambition has been revealed. He clearly wants to use this incident to cut off the eyes and ears of the palace. The plot is wrong. If the humble official dies, I am afraid that King Jin will make more progress in the future, and I hope the empress and Your Majesty will learn from it!"

Fan Yu bowed his head to the ground, his words were extremely sincere.

Empress Dowager Wu was slightly moved, but she didn't speak immediately, but turned to look at the stern young emperor.

Sensing the expectation in her eyes, Liu Xian looked at Fan Yu and said, "Why do you want to do this unjust thing on your own?"

Fan Yu suddenly felt cold and hesitated: "Your Majesty, although I have little talent and learning, I have also read the words of the sages. The so-called crony and Zhou Bi, who are self-serving around the master, are called usurpers! Now the king of Jin is as loyal as he is. Mr. Geng Wei, but he is secretly planting his followers, and there are many people in the army who only respect Jin Wang's order and ignore the imperial decree, the situation is already very critical!"

Liu Xian frowned slightly, but Empress Dowager Wu nodded.

Fan Yu continued: "The humble minister Meng Xiandi and Mo Wenzheng are appreciated, and the empress dowager trusts him, how can he not die for the heavenly family? On the day Jin Wang returned to the capital, His Majesty went out of the city to greet him personally, and the ruling military plane led the horse and fell down. , all the people in the capital cheered, what an honor and respect this is, but Jin Wang refused to give up the military power in his hands, it was clear that he had a big intention to do something wrong. Therefore, this humble minister came up with this method, just to let him know the difficulty and let him go Retire, and return to the court with great power."

Liu Xian said in a cold voice: "Where will you trap your mother and me in this way? How will the people of the world view the Tian family?"

Fan Yu was at a loss for words.

After learning about what happened at the Japan-North Korea Meeting the day before, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked the Empress Dowager Wu for help. At this time, only the Empress Dowager could suppress the emperor to spare his life.Originally thought that today was just a formality, so he took all the charges on himself, but he didn't expect that the emperor has made no secret of his killing intent at this moment.

He looked at Queen Mother Wu with a pale face.

The hall was dead silent.

After a long time, Empress Dowager Wu coughed lightly and said to Liu Xian, "Emperor."

Liu Xian lowered his head slightly and said, "My son is here."

Empress Dowager Wu said with some difficulty: "The Ai family knew that this matter was not done properly, but this person is a loyal minister left by your father to our mother and son, and what he did before was also out of loyalty to the Tian family. Now things have passed. Being exposed is indeed to give Pei Yue and the ruling and opposition parties an explanation. But the Ai family feels that it may not necessarily be to that extent."

Liu Xian remained expressionless, and slowly said: "Mother, the hearts of the people have been unstable these two days, and the finger is gradually pointing at the harem. If the influence cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, it may cause more variables."

Empress Dowager Wu fell silent.

Fan Yu's life and death are not only related to himself, a large part of the legacy left by Emperor Kaiping is connected by him, which is also the reason why Empress Dowager Wu can intervene in the government.Although the word filial piety is always beneficial, even if Liu Xian has to acquiesce, she must have capable people to do things after all.

Fan Yu's plan might make Pei Yue very angry, but in the eyes of Empress Dowager Wu, this is the real capable official serving the Tian family, and she is of course unwilling to give in to Pei Yue unless it is absolutely necessary.

Seeing this, Liu Xian sighed softly: "After Hu Quan revealed Fan Yu's identity in the court that day, if he didn't take this matter up, it would have a great blow to the empress's reputation."

Empress Dowager Wu hesitated: "If you do this, will Pei Yue give up?"

Liu Xian said slowly: "Mother, after all, it is the Tian family's fault this time, but I believe that King Jin knows how to measure and will not do anything to disappoint my son."

A look of disappointment flashed in Empress Dowager Wu's eyes. Although the emperor's son was extremely filial, he lacked prestige and methods.If Emperor Kaiping was still alive, how could Pei Yue dare to openly fight the Tian family no matter how great his contribution was?

Especially at this time, Liu Xian still believed in Pei Yue's loyalty, which made Empress Dowager Wu extremely exhausted.

This mother and son with the most noble status in the world can determine a person's fate with just a few words. As the person involved, Fan Yu finally felt endless fear at this moment, as if he was in an ice cave.

He once thought that he would become a lone minister like Mo Moyun, and he also had the right to aspire to the government and the public. He was naturally prepared to look down on life and death in his heart, but when this moment really came, he discovered what the fear of death really means .

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, please forgive me for my capital crime..."

Fan Yu kept touching his head to the ground, and a clear bloodstain gradually appeared on his forehead.

Empress Dowager Wu knew that this matter was irreparable, she sighed lightly: "Aijia, let me ask you, are there any relatives in your family? If so, Aijia will order someone to take good care of them."

Fan Yu shook his head bitterly, then continued to kowtow to beg for mercy.

Empress Dowager Wu turned her head away and stopped looking at him.

Liu Xian raised his tone and said, "Come here."

Hou Yu led the court guards into the room, and said in a loud voice, "Your servant is here."

Liu Xian pointed to Fan Yu and said, "Put this person and all the guards involved in the case into Zhao Prison. After the court announces the case, they will be sent to Meridian Gate for punishment!"

After Hou Yu received the decree, the court guards dragged Fan Yu out, only to hear him shouting, "Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

As the voice disappeared, the hall finally became quiet, and the mother and son looked at each other speechlessly.

The ministries and offices of the imperial court once again demonstrated efficient operations. It took only one night to find out all the details of the assassination case in the Dingguo Mansion, and then specially invited people from the Jin Palace to kill Fan Yu and more than ten people after verifying their integrity. Sentenced to death.

When the news was sent back to Jingren Palace, Empress Dowager Wu broke a white jade teacup with a slight gaffe.

However, before she could calm down completely, Nu Shi brought two more news a few days later.

Ning Huai'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, took the initiative to write a letter to resign, but Liu Xian did not persuade him to stay, and rewarded him with a scroll of filial piety scriptures and a hundred taels of gold, and allowed him to serve as a first-rank official.Sheng Duanming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, leveled the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and single-handedly controlled the power of appointment and dismissal of Daliang officials.Because of Sheng Duanming's clear stand some time ago, this incident did not cause waves.

Empress Dowager Wu just nodded slightly, but the second news made her even more angry.

Luo Ting, who was in charge of the left, personally wrote a memorial, saying that his second son Luo Wenshou fell ill suddenly, and that he might not be a good match for Princess Pingyang, so he begged the Tian family to withdraw his order.Liu Xian knew that this was one of Pei Yue's conditions, so he could only comfort Luo Ting with kind words, and then agreed to his request.

"What a Pei Yue!"

Empress Dowager Wu had a cold look in her eyes. Of course, she understood that this was a concession that Liu Xian and the court had to make, after all, it was for the sake of her reputation as the Empress Dowager.Only when Pei Yue is willing to put things to rest and express his approval of the court's decision, the world will not implicate her in the assassination of the Dingguo Mansion.

However...the two incidents of Fan Yu's death and Luo Ting's remorse made it more difficult for her to continue to intervene in the government to suppress Pei Yue.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Nv Shi, standing beside her, advised cautiously.

After being silent for a long time, Empress Dowager Wu said slowly: "In a few days, send someone to visit the Xiangguo Mansion."

Nv Shi was startled, looked up at Empress Dowager Wu's cold gaze, and quickly lowered her head, "Yes, empress."

……

To the west of Kyoto, within the territory of Qizhou.

The army meanders forward, neither fast nor slow.

At sunset, all the soldiers began to set up their camps, and the rangers went out to inspect meticulously.

Outside the tent of the Chinese army commander, Gu Liang looked up at the sunset in the sky, and said calmly: "How far is this place from the capital?"

Gu Fan replied, "Going back to my father, there are still more than five hundred miles."

Gu Liang asked again: "Did someone from the imperial court come to inquire in these two days?"

Gu Fan smiled and said: "This journey has never been interrupted. The son followed his father's instructions, from the beginning to the end, and sent them all back. The palace still thinks that his father is sick in bed, so that the army Slow to move."

"I've been sick for a while."

Gu Liang said leisurely: "It seems that this disease can only be cured in the capital."

Gu Fan felt an eagerness in his heart, and even though he was in the army, he still lowered his voice and said, "Father, Brother Yue has foiled the Queen Mother's plot, this time it should be a good harvest."

Gu Liang was noncommittal when he heard the words, as if he suddenly fell into deep thought. After a while, he said with emotion: "I have to admit that my father is indeed more thoughtful. Where Daliang will go depends on how this fight ends."

Gu Fan nodded and asked again: "Father, do you want to speed up the march?"

Gu Liang's eyes flashed, and he said proudly with his hands behind his back, "I will arrive in Kyoto in ten days."

Gu Fan replied: "Follow the order!"

(End of this chapter)