Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 513 Who Will God Forgive ([-])
Ordinary father and son have not seen each other for 20 years. It must be that they embraced each other and cried with tears in their eyes. But Dou Cong's father and son are eye-opening. enemy.

Dou Kuan's indifference is due to his mother, while Dou Cong's is because his son has never called his father since he entered the main gate. Strange.

"Yanji, you are an important minister of the imperial court, and you are the one who can talk to the East Palace. Are you so cold-faced when you return to the government today and have to deal with official business? Is it true that you, these incompetent brothers, committed some crimes and labored you. This brother who is a minister has come out to arrest people."

Dou Cong has been fighting with the emperor since he raised his army in Jinyang.From Liu Wenjing, he attacked Qu Tutong in Tongguan, marched down to Shan County, and pulled out the Taiyuan warehouse.At the beginning of Wu Dechu, he was the general of Youtunwei, and was ordered to stay in Shaanxi to protect the road.Dongduping, the governor of Jinzhou who was awarded the inspection school, returned to his post after attacking Liu Heitai because he was too injured to be appointed.

Although Dou Cong's abilities are mediocre, he still thinks that his godson is qualified as an official. Except for Dou Kuan, the other sons are all officials in Beijing, with no political achievements and no faults. That's why he dared to do this and not come back for 20 years. When he came back, the minister of the Ministry of Integrity who didn't even call him father challenged him.

After hearing his father's words, Dou Kuan smiled slightly, and then said: "The Duke of the county said that if you have nothing to do, you can go to the Three Treasures Palace. Naturally, I have something to do when I come here. As for the relationship between father and son and brothers, there is no need to mention it. You kicked me out of the family tree 20 years ago, didn't you?"

Just after the death of Dou Kuan's mother, the father and son turned against each other. In order to maintain his dignity as a father on the outside, Dou Cong directly kicked his son out of the genealogy, and made it clear that the family of the Fufeng County Government and his later half It has nothing to do with a copper coin.So Dou Kuan said that it is not necessary to mention the relationship between father and son and brotherhood, which is not considered disobedience. After all, if someone is in the first grade of junior high school, someone must be in the fifteenth grade.

After Dou Kuan took out the imperial decree from his bosom and read out the court's posthumous posthumous posthumous title for his mother, he revealed his purpose for coming today.Now that there is a posthumous posthumous title from the imperial court, his mother is no longer a lowly concubine, and naturally she should not be buried in the cemetery used by the servants of the Dou family. He is here today to get back his mother's body and bury it in a new one. The blessed land he chose.

Moreover, the Dou family used 30 taels of gold to redeem his mother back then, and now he pays back ten times the price, asking the Dou family to return the contract for the redemption, and the Dou family’s investment in raising him. As a son of man, he has Obligation to let the mother die with dignity.

After closing his eyes and resting his mind for a while, Dou Cong looked at the stern Dou Kuan with complicated eyes, and said slowly: "Yanji, what happened back then, I explained it clearly in the letter before my father, can this hurdle be passed? Do you have to make it so ugly that Chao Wenwu can make fun of our Dou family?"

Hahaha..., after a few sad laughs, Dou Kuan gritted his teeth and replied: "In the past? The Duke is such a noble man who forgets things. Back then, your mansion buried my mother hastily with only a broken mat and served you People who have been dead for more than ten years are not as good as a dog in the end, now you have talked with me about it, is it okay?"

Hearing what Dou Kuan said was so rude, the eldest son Dou Yu stood up and scolded loudly: "Nizi, don't think that you are a high-ranking official, and there is nothing special about having the crown prince behind you. Let me tell you, our Dou family is not afraid. At worst, it will be marked in the Golden Palace and let His Majesty come down to judge!"

Dou Yu was very excited. In order to avoid physical conflicts, and fearing that Dou Kuan, the old man, would make a mistake, Li Chongzhen hurriedly stood in front of him, and said in a solemn voice: "Jun Gong, gentlemen, Xiao Wang advises you to consider what Shang Shu said. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who opens a vacant genealogy is not considered a member of the family. Even if the lawsuit is brought to the Chengqing Palace, there will be no benefit. It's not pretty, so please think twice."

Dou Cong had to admit that what Li Chongzhen said had some truth. Youdao means family ugliness should not be publicized. Dou Kuan is an important minister of the court. No one dares to laugh at him.But their brothers will still be officials in the court in the future, which has a great impact on their official career and reputation.After losing one son, he didn't want to ruin the others, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart.

He brushed his chest, stared at Dou Kuan's face and said slowly: "It's fine if you hate being a father, but your mother is from the Dou family, and it's been so many years, to disturb her rest, it's really a filial son What did you do? As a father, I heard people say that you are a good official who loves the people like a son, and for the sake of the people's welfare, you never offended your superiors, so why can't you forgive your old father?"

While stroking the fur of his cloak, Dou Kuan replied: "You Dao is the reincarnation of heaven, and retribution is not good. The county magistrate didn't care about benevolence back then, so he should know that there is today's fruit. Of course you would not think that I have purple robes." A day to add body and enter the room.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have been having fun in Pingkangfang on the day my mother passed away. There is nothing worthy of respect for a person like you.Today, if the county magistrate follows his official position, that’s all. Otherwise, the Fufeng county magistrate’s mansion will be closed tomorrow. "

"Dou Kuan, the old man has already told you in a low voice, what else do you want? Your mother is from my Dou family. Don't think that you can do whatever you want after being close to the prince. He is not the emperor yet, and he has not violated the law. You can kill me all over the family. And the old man still has three points of face with His Majesty, and no one will get any benefit if he burns everything."

Dou Kuan was no longer interested in talking to him, so he pointed at Li Chongzhen, indicating that he could start.Just when Dou Cong and his son were puzzled, Li Chongzhen took out a notebook from his arms and read it aloud to several people in the room. ,

Said: In the eighth year of Wude, Dou Yu opened a gambling house to force the debtors to pay off their debts with their wives and daughters, and then sold the beloved to Pingkang Fang for profit.In the third year of Zhenguan, Dou Ran and his superiors withheld more than [-] guan of funds for repairing the yamen while they were on duty in the Ministry of Industry.In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Dou Cheng committed adultery with his wife and became his husband, causing his family to be exiled for three thousand miles. .
The more Li Chongzhen said, the Dou family brothers who were still filled with righteous indignation just now wiped off cold sweat, and looked at the brother who was drinking tea patiently with a guilty face. It's so clear.

And Dou Cong, who always claimed to be a good teacher, pointed at his sons with trembling hands and couldn't speak. How could he think that his sons, who are usually well-behaved, could do such a thing.The imperial court has just severely punished a group of Yangmin officials, and now they are in the limelight. If Dou Kuan is allowed to expose them, then their fate can be imagined.

"It turns out that the official didn't want to show it, but the county magistrate is really unkind, and there is no way to force it, so please forgive me."

After finishing speaking, Dou Kuan changed the subject, Leng Yan stretched out a finger to the brothers: "Resign from the yamen of the various ministries where you are located before sunset tomorrow, otherwise you will be a servant of the Ministry of Punishment if you come again. It's an exception, I hope you are all well."

"Mr. Jun, do you think this is a good way to deal with it? And should I show my mother's deed of prostitution?" Dou Kuan waved to the accompanying guard outside and asked him to bring in the gold, then smiled and looked at Dou Cong who was panting heavily. .
(End of this chapter)