serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 275 Planting the Root of Disaster 2
In the upper study room, Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang and Shi Guangzhu stood there solemnly.

Emperor Jianwu sat on the dragon chair without saying a word.

Jia Hu knelt before the case.

Suddenly, Emperor Jianwu stood up, and then walked back and forth rapidly.

Emperor Jianwu walked to the imperial case and stopped again, turned around slowly, and looked at Jia Hu.

Both Song Chengliang and Shi Guangzhu changed their faces, fearing that the emperor would punish Jia Hu severely.

Emperor Jianwu cleared his throat and said, "You guys say, how should Uncle Wu Qing be convicted?"

There was silence in the upper study.

Emperor Jianwu: "What's the matter?" His eyes swept over several people.

Song Chengliang lowered his head.

Shi Guangzhu also lowered her head.

Only Wang Hetang was quietly looking at Emperor Jianwu.

Emperor Jianwu laughed, looked at Jia Hu who was disconvinced, and said to Dai Quan, "Help Duke Ning up for me."

"Don't dare!" Jia Hu quickly stood up and bowed to Emperor Jianwu.

Emperor Jianwu looked at Jia Hu with a smile, and then turned his gaze to Song Chengliang.

Although Song Chengliang lowered his head slightly, he knew by feeling that the emperor was looking at him, waiting for him.

After a moment of contemplation, Song Chengliang slightly raised his head and looked at Emperor Jianwu's chin: "May I ask the emperor, what is the standard for convicting Wu Qingbo?"

Emperor Jianwu thought for a while: "Uncle Wu Qing did such a detrimental thing to the country and the people, even if I want to tolerate him, the laws of heaven and the state cannot tolerate him."

Song Chengliang understood, and immediately replied: "Winning the title, dismissing him, and demoting him to a commoner. In addition, we will compensate the wounded with 5000 taels of soup and medicine."

Hearing this, Wang Hetang couldn't bear it anymore: "Your Majesty, Uncle Wu Qing is the Empress Dowager's younger brother, should he be reduced to a noble?"

Emperor Jianwu's face, which had been very happy just now, suddenly became solemn.

"Your Majesty, Yang Ge is here." Dai Quan reminded in a low voice.

Emperor Jianwu turned his head to look, and asked Old Yang Ge: "What's the matter?" His eyes fell on the memorial in his hand.

Elder Yang Ge walked over with the memorial in hand, and replied: "Responding to Your Majesty's words, the Secretary of the General Administration passed on 130 seven memorials to impeach Wu Qingbo, and I selected a few of them."

Emperor Jianwu glanced at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan hurried over to take the memorials and presented them to Emperor Jianwu.

Emperor Jianwu took out a memorial from the middle and read it. After looking at it, his face became serious, and he flipped through several memorials one after another.

Old Yang Ge was a little nervous.

Emperor Jianwu: "Show these memorials to the chief assistant and the others to share."

Dai Quan: "Yes." He answered and distributed these memorials to Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang, Shi Guangzhu and Jia Hu.

After only reading a few lines, several people all stared at each other, then looked at each other, and then looked down carefully.

At this moment, the voice of the deputy chief eunuch came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has fallen ill, and I am anxious to see you right now."

Emperor Jianwu's face darkened: "Is Mrs. Wu Qingbo entering the palace?"

The deputy chief eunuch replied: "Yes, it's still there at the moment."

Emperor Jianwu's eyes flashed brightly: "Go back to the queen mother, just say that I am busy now, and go to pay my respects when I am done."

Deputy Chief Eunuch: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu walked back and forth habitually again, and said as he walked, "Wang Rulin and the others are not unreasonable in their worries, and such jokes must not be made."

"Dai Quan." Emperor Jianwu was also called Dai Quan.

Dai Quan: "The old slave is here."

Emperor Jianwu took a deep breath: "Let's draw up the purpose according to Shoufu's opinion."

Dai Quan replied loudly: "Observe the order."

Emperor Jianwu turned his gaze to Jia Hu again: "And you"

Jia Hu hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I have paid 500 taels of medicine."

Emperor Jianwu gave him a blank look: "The slaves who died will also be compensated according to the price." Suddenly he remembered, "What happened to that Yang Lin? I clearly said hello, why is he still on the waiting list?"

This is of course knowingly asking.Several people met their eyes.

Emperor Jianwu sighed lightly: "Yang Lin can be regarded as a good general, it's a pity to just stay at home like this." These words made everyone hold their breath.

After a moment of silence, he asked Shi Guangzhu, "The commander of the Jiangxi Patrol Battalion hasn't made up yet?"

Shi Guangzhu: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu nodded: "That's him."

Just as Jia Hu wanted to speak, Shi Guangzhu stopped him with his eyes.

Emperor Jianwu sighed deeply again: "It's hard for me. After all, he has meritorious service. If he is really laid off at home, it will chill people's hearts. You have to understand me."

As he said, he waved his hands: "You all go back, let me be alone and quiet"

"Yes."

Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang, Shi Guangzhu, and Jia Hu looked at each other and retreated with different moods.

Ignoring the steward of the Zhongshun Palace and the officials of the Hedao Yamen who were still kneeling on the square, they hurried out of the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, Jia Hu couldn't help it: "The imperial court has a recusal system, and officials cannot be officials in their hometown!"

Wang Hetang smiled: "Where is your father-in-law?"

Jia Hu: "It's two different things"

Wang Hetang waved his hand: "It's just a patrol battalion commander, there is no need for such a big reaction."

Jia Hu: "A woman's opinion! The knives in the hands of the patrol battalion are not made of wood!"

Wang He blushed vigorously: "You, you are unreasonable!"

Jia Hu snorted angrily: "It's up to you!" After speaking, he strode forward alone.

Song Chengliang was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Let's talk again when we go back."

Wang Hetang and Song Chengliang nodded in surprise, and walked towards Wenyuan Pavilion together with him.

At this moment, the Compassion Ning Palace was in chaos.

Mrs. Wu Qing and her family members knelt on the ground and wept bitterly. The official position was gone, the title was gone, and the family had no hope.

Headed by the queen, almost all the concubines in the harem came, and the room was full of people.

The Empress Dowager sat on the couch with a livid face, for a long time, she said to the eunuch in charge: "Go and call the emperor, call the emperor."

The eunuch in charge knelt by the door without saying a word.

The Empress Dowager was startled, her face flushed from the suffocation, she couldn't breathe, and coughed violently.

The queen hurried forward to beat her back.

The Queen Mother pushed her away, panting, "No, leave me alone. It's better if I die."

The queen was so frightened that she knelt down immediately.

The rest of the concubines quickly followed and knelt down.

The queen mother coughed for a while, then her eyes swept back and forth among the kneeling concubines.

The queen hurriedly asked, "Queen Mother, who do you want to call?"

Queen Mother: "Where is Concubine De? Is Concubine De here?"

The Queen replied: "Go back to the Queen Mother, Concubine De has gone to Daming Palace."

"Humph", the queen mother said: "Go and call Jia Yuanchun."

The empress was secretly startled, the empress dowager called her by her first name, it was going to tear her face.

Seeing that the eunuch in charge didn't move, the Empress Dowager's face sank, "Go at once!"

Knowing that he couldn't escape, the eunuch in charge had no choice but to answer: "Yes." He got up and hurried out.

After a while, a maid's voice came from outside: "Empress, the medicine is ready."

The queen stood up: "Bring it in."

Without saying a word, a court lady came in with medicine in a small tray.

The queen reached out to take the medicine, and said to the queen mother: "It's just right, it's neither cold nor hot. The queen drank it quickly."

The Empress Dowager looked at her, and then at the weeping women of Uncle Wuqing's mansion, and said, "Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!"

Mrs. Wu Qingbo and all the female relatives immediately shut up.

The queen mother took the bowl and drank the medicine in one gulp.

The queen smiled, and reached out to take the medicine bowl: "The imperial doctor said, as long as the mother takes the medicine on time, she will be safe in three to five days."

The queen mother did not speak, she leaned on the couch and looked out of the door.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps finally came from outside, and then the eunuch in charge walked to the door and knelt down: "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, the old concubine is not feeling well, and she has left the Empress Defei by her side to serve her."

After hearing this, the queen became a little uneasy.

The Empress Dowager had a calm expression on her face, and said to the Empress: "You lead them to greet the Concubine, kowtow to the Concubine for me, and go to greet the Concubine if you say I am better."

The queen quietly glanced at the face of the queen mother, and then replied: "Yes." Then said to the concubines everywhere: "Let's go."

All the concubines kowtowed together, stood up together, and retreated with the queen.

The queen mother said to Mrs. Wu Qingbo again: "You guys go too, let me be quiet and quiet."

Mrs. Wu Qingbo was startled: "The Empress Dowager."

The queen mother waved her hand: "Go."

Mrs. Wu Qingbo was taken aback for a moment, gritted her teeth, kowtowed, and then led the female relatives away.

After dismissing everyone, the Empress Dowager's face sank, she swept the teacup on the table far away, and cursed bitterly: "Old people are troublesome!" A cold light flashed in her eyes Pass
(End of this chapter)