I promise

Chapter 751
The wind moves the heavy curtain.

In the depths of the empty and quiet palace sat the old lady, the empress dowager Dou.

This woman who once stirred up the situation in the former dynasty and the harem not only has iron and blood wrists, but also has a strong vitality.

For decades, she had killed her husband, son, and daughter-in-law, and from a charming young woman to a dying old woman, she still lived tenaciously in this palace.

Enjoy the honor and endure the loneliness.

"Is it you?" Dou's voice was old and tired, "When the late Emperor was around, I once told him: The Jin family is a roaring lion, and you are a poisonous snake that eats people. But he This man is too timid and not vigilant. A lion cannot sleep peacefully by the side, but a snake can sleep soundly when it swims on a pillow."

"You should say this to today's emperor."

From behind the heavy curtain came a light and cold male voice, the wind blew and the shadows moved, but no one could be seen on the curtain.

"Yes." The old empress dowager sighed: "It's a pity that it's too late. His eyes are high but his hands are low, and you are already strong. If you don't fight, you can live in peace."

There was regret in her words.Probably because she is getting older, these years she often has old friends in her dreams, and she also remembered that she had indeed killed many people by mistake: "I only realized after you became successful that the Jin family back then may not have thought of rebellion. Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to be a commoner king and live freely in the rivers and lakes than to be restrained by a yellow robe? Like you, leader Mu, who do you want to kill, who do you want to destroy, I am the emperor's grandmother, and I have no honor, so I have nothing to do with you ?”

"I only have two requests."

"You said."

"In the name of the royal family, put pressure on Changjiabao and ask them to hand over Mu Dianke; second, pardon Han Luojun."

Dou suddenly opened his eyes.

With the passage of time, her state of mind tended to be stable, and she was not surprised when things happened, but Mu Cangping's words still managed to arouse her anger.

Sitting here a few days ago, she received news of the death of her nephew Dou Cunxu; two days later, it was Dou Yan's.

In order to get out of her control, the little emperor tried his best to suppress the Dou family who could help her.In the past few years, he was tired from kicking and beating in the court, and he knew that his hands and feet were not strong enough, so he thought of her grandmother again.

"Prospering the family" is the promise Liu Zhuancai made to her.

But what's the use?Without Dou Yan and Dou Cunxu, even if the emperor wanted to side with him, he would not be able to find a convincing person to support him.

The morale of the clan is declining day by day, and there are not many decent children raised.

The old sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, has come to the palace to cry three times, she has no other choice but to demand that the murderer be severely punished.

However, Dou couldn't do this.

She couldn't find any evidence that Mu Cangping harmed Dou Yan and Dou Cunxu, but Mu Cangping had many things against her—for example, she planned to get rid of her young grandson in order to make her son King Kang sit on the throne. .This alone broke the relationship between her grandparents and grandchildren that had been repaired with Liu Zhuangang again.

Fortunately, the group of Dou's family are all confused and can't think too far.Kill a Han Luojun who was thrown out to take the blame, and then take the opportunity to beat the Fang family and Langya's Wang family, and the matter is over.

But now, Mu Cangping even wants to pick Han Luojun out?
How could he have the nerve to say that?How dare he? !

Dou was really angry, so his voice was all stern: "Mu Cangping, do you think that Aijia's retreat is really afraid of you? Or do you think that you can do whatever you want with the power of the sword in your hand and no one will rule you?" Got you?"

The wind blew more and more quickly, pulling the curtains and making a whirring sound.

A silence responded.

Dou's heart sank suddenly.

She knew that this was not a good thing, and Mu Cangping's silence never meant a compromise.

"I hope that next time I come, it will be easier for me to relax with the Empress Dowager." Mu Cangping's voice was still light, without any emotion.

But Dou could hear it, but couldn't calm down.

"Mu Cangping—" she called out loudly.

No one answered behind the curtain.The breath dissipated and the person was gone.

Dou sat back on the bed, and a silent coldness crept onto her skin.

I used to hear people say that there is reincarnation in the way of heaven, and if you don't repay it in this life, you will repay it in the next life.She didn't believe it, she only started to feel it when she was old.

In the first half of her life, she had killed too many people and made others fear her; in the second half of her life, when it was time to take care of her life, she was unsatisfactory, experienced loss of power, bereavement, and was even threatened again today.

Mu Cangping will come again.

Things will definitely change for the worse before he shows up next time

***
Liu Zhuan has been in a terrible mood recently.

The situation of the epidemic situation in Chuzhou has just improved, and there are floods in four counties.

He tried his best to overcome all the opinions and selected the people for the disaster relief, but in the end there was another problem in raising money and food for the disaster relief.

Officials of the Four Caos cried poorly in the court hall holding their account books, Duzhi Shangshu Chen Yishui scolded San Mo, his old face drooped, as if his mother had died.

The treasury couldn't come up with money, so it borrowed money from officials.

Now it's all right, the officials who were blushing at the beginning and wished they could roll up their sleeves and jump up to fight a big fight suddenly all wilted, and all of them stood on the court hall like eggplants beaten by frost.

What's more, the shameless one directly claimed that he was sick and sued for leave.

The most exaggerated thing is that Si Cao went to the various prefectures to urge the bank to supervise the food, only to know that everyone in Beijing, from the royal family to the small officials in the government office, drank gruel and chewed old vegetable stalks together.

Liu Zhuan was so angry that he almost fainted.

Of course, it's not really the end of the mountain.The treasury has no money, and the emperor still has a private treasury, but it is used to reward officials and concubines.Right now, the princes and princesses are landing one after another, there are many places to spend money, how can the king of a country do without any cash in hand?
What's more, how can there be any reason for the master to dig out all the wealth of the family, while the courtiers don't have any?

The emperor jumped and scolded in the palace, and the courtiers were silent and stubborn at home.

After two days of stalemate, Rongguo Marquis Fang Zhidong went to the upper study room to ask for an interview, and brought a long list, and 80 taels of disaster relief money raised by the righteous businessmen on the list.

Another 80 taels was taken out by Chang Qianfo.It is stated that it is to relieve the urgent needs of the Holy One and relieve the people's suffering of having no food and clothing, not to gain fame and reputation.If the Holy Majesty can hide and avoid the danger of Changjiabao's dew, I will be grateful.

Liu Zhuan believed his words to be a ghost.

It is well known that Changjiabao has great financial resources, so why do you care if it is revealed or not?
But Chang Qianfo did what Liu Zhuan wanted.

At present, the first batch of silver allocated for disaster relief will not be able to use so much.The donation Chang Qianfo handed in was not cash, but two vouchers for withdrawing the silver, sealed with wax paint, and Fang Zhidong didn't know the amount.

Liu Zhuan kept the one with 60 taels.

It took him nearly ten years of hard work to train a fierce and sturdy King Qin soldier, which was completely wiped out in the battle to clear the Ming Palace.In order to rebuild in the future, a large sum of money must be invested.

When Fang Zhidong left, he also said that Chang Qianfo asked him to speak to the Holy Majesty. As a subject of the Southern Dynasty, he had been protected by the emperor for a long time, and he wanted to repay him day and night.In the future, whenever there is a need, he will definitely be obliged to do his best.

This surprised Liu Zhuan.

Changjiabao is a nest of gold and silver. When the court was short of money, they often thought of them.But it is never given.I have never heard anyone from the Chang family take the initiative to speak decent words.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

The most troublesome thing at the moment has been solved, and he can finally sleep peacefully.

Liu Zhuan didn't know that after solving this trouble, there would be more troublesome things waiting for him later.

First, the letters between Dou Yan and Jin Yanchen flew to the official's desk, and before they reached the imperial court, they were widely known among the gentry and common people.

Now, even if Yan Guan wanted to back down, he had no choice but to stand up and stand up.

The two factions of pro-Dou and hating Dou were quarreling, Liu Zhuan was under pressure and had to investigate immediately and give an explanation to the people.In view of Dou Yan's high rank, he invited his uncle De Wang to sit in charge of the case, and the assistant officials selected two from the two factions of pro-Dou and Qiu Dou to show justice.

Once it comes to the distribution and inclination of court power, the ability of officials to handle affairs is still worth watching.After verification, the handwriting on the letter was correct.

And after Dou Yan got the right to act cheaply granted by the imperial decree, instead of executing the sentence on the spot, he ran around to the place where the accident happened, which really left a big mouth for people.

The case is still under further investigation, but Dou Yan's charges of colluding with the Ming Palace to rob criminals and blow up mountains to discharge floods are basically confirmed.

Just as the public complained and demanded that Dou Yan be severely punished, a missing girl case in Dali Temple, which had been investigated for several years without any clues, suddenly had a clue, and the finger was pointed at Dou's family.

It's not over yet.On the third day, Yingshui Beiwen's family, who had always been at odds with the Dou family, escorted the noble family to Beijing to sue the imperial court, suing the country's uncle Dou Yan to cover up the truth that his nephew raped the daughters of the people, and killed the noble daughter of the noble family by lightning Qian to silence.

After Dou Yan was involved in the torrent, no one has found him so far. It stands to reason that it is more or less ominous.

The imperial court still planned to wait for this incident to subside before postponing it. Who expected such a sudden reversal: Dou Yan was not a hero who died in the line of duty, but the chief culprit who brought disaster to the country and the people?

And according to this statement, there is something else hidden about the Tongjian murder case that has already been concluded and the Emperor Jiaximing issued an edict?
(End of this chapter)