Donggong Zhangjiao

Chapter 34

As the saying goes, people's hearts are separated by belly, so joys and sorrows are naturally different.

Living in this mansion, Pei Yao's side is safe and sound, but the eldest prince's side is having trouble.

"Your Highness, the old minister is just such a grandson, the only child of the Jiang family. If something happens to him, the old minister, how can the old minister explain to the ancestors!"

Marquis Changyu, whose hair was all white, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the eldest prince, weeping bitterly.

Although he is the eldest prince's uncle and grandfather, there is actually no affection between the two of them.

Even this is the first time we meet.

And in a precise sense, he has to be separated from each other, called uncle and grandfather.

But facing this elder whom he had never met before, the eldest prince could not ignore him, so he could only reluctantly comfort him at the moment.

"You get up first, this matter has been brought up in front of the prince, and I can't do anything about it, just let me think about it."

However, Marquis Changyu was not satisfied with the plan he gave and begged again.

"But Your Highness, the Crown Prince has ordered Xuan'er to be imprisoned in the yamen prison. The heat is unbearable now. How can Xuan'er be allowed to stay in that kind of dirty place? I beg Your Highness to do me a favor and get him out of here first." After being rescued from the prison, the old minister immediately went to the door to apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince and that Fang Liangdi!"

The eldest prince was not a patient person, especially for the Jiang family who had no affection at all, so his complexion sank now.

"Although Hou Ye is far away from the officialdom, don't you understand the rules and etiquette? Who is the prince, and you can meet him if you want? He even came to apologize. He didn't directly kill Jiang Shixuan at that time, so he was merciful!"

With such a bad tone, Marquis Changyu is not an idiot. Hearing the impatience of the eldest prince, he immediately put away his tears and did not dare to say another word.

Seeing that he was quite sensible, the eldest prince restrained his temper a bit.

"Okay, it's getting late, you go back first, I will naturally find a way to save people."

Marquis Changyu stood up tremblingly, and saluted the First Prince.

"The old minister thanked His Highness for his rescue. Please trouble Your Highness. These things are a little wish from the old minister. Please accept them."

As he spoke, he took out a wooden box from his bosom and handed it over.

The eldest prince glanced at it, his expression softened.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, the son is also my cousin, so he will do his best."

Hearing the change in the eldest prince's tone, Marquis Changyu showed a smile that was uglier than crying on his old face that was still full of tears, and hurriedly saluted before being led down by the eunuch.

After he left, the First Prince opened the wooden box, and saw a thick wad of banknotes inside.

After making a look, the servant next to him immediately came forward to count.

"Return to Your Highness, the bank notes are 5 taels in total."

"5 taels?" The eldest prince squinted his eyes, "The Jiang family is willing to give up money, and they really have money to pay."

The eunuch who counted the bank notes didn't speak, and after a while, the eldest prince said calmly.

"Go to Qian Zhizhou's mansion tomorrow, anyway, this cousin still has to take care of him."

"The slave obeys."

The eunuch cupped his hands and retreated silently.

The next day, Lu Ming Banquet.

The eldest prince who got up early felt refreshed.

According to the previous plan, Pei Yao would be a puppet, swaying around in front of the students, and then sit on the high platform, and then he would lead the ministers to meet the students.

This is a good opportunity for him to show his face and show his prestige, establish the image of a corporal who is respectful and worthy, and longs for the image of talented people.

Thinking this way in my heart, I put aside the affairs of the Jiang family last night for the time being, and used two extra bowls for breakfast with a good appetite.

It's just that he just arrived at the manor where the Luming Banquet was held, and after seeing Pei Yao, he couldn't laugh anymore.

In the side hall of the manor, Pei Yao sat on the main seat with a solemn expression.

Standing on his left is Qian Jiangbai, the magistrate of Zhongzhou, and on the other side are several ministers from Kyoto.

As soon as the eldest prince came in, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

When he was busy, he gave Wei Changsong, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, a wink at his subordinate.

The latter understood, and immediately stepped forward to salute.

"His Royal Highness is here. Today, Lord Qian reported something about the Jiang family in Changyu Marquis Mansion. His Royal Highness is discussing with ministers and other small authors."

When he heard that it was about the Jiang family, the eldest prince thought it was Jiang Shixuan's collision with Pei Yao and Fang Yun, so his expression immediately relaxed.

After all, he was prepared and had already thought about how to deal with it.

So at this moment, he looked at Pei Yao and cupped his hands.

"Yesterday, my younger brother already knew about Changyu Hou Shizi's collision with the emperor and Fang Liangdi. This Jiang Shixuan is indeed too outrageous. He must be taught a lesson for daring to do such a presumptuous thing!"

After he finished speaking, Wei Changsong frowned, and was about to remind him.

However, Pei Yao opened his mouth first, and said with a look of embarrassment.

"But after all, Marquis Changyu is your father's uncle and your uncle, so he can be regarded as Gu's uncle, and the eldest son is also Gu's younger brother. How can Gu be punished severely, but if he is not punished, yesterday There is such a big commotion in the restaurant, this is the face of the royal family."

He hesitated to speak, as if it was difficult to make a decision.

The eldest prince immediately acted as if he had killed his relatives righteously, and bowed his hands solemnly.

"Brother Huang, the emperor committed the same crime as the common people when he broke the law. Although Jiang Shixuan did not hurt anyone, he despised the royal family and acted tyrannically without restraint. He should indeed be punished according to the law!"

Don't look at the frightening list of the First Prince's several crimes, in fact, they are all irrelevant.

Really follow the rules, that is, a board greeting.

It can be said that there is a lot of thunder and little rain.

But since Pei Yao took it out and said it, he naturally dug a hole for him to jump in, so when he finished speaking, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"What a son of heaven who violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. As a brother, he only cared about family affection and forgot about the law. In this case, the Jiang family must investigate and deal with it according to Daqi's laws. Zecheng, I will leave this matter to you Let's do it."

The eldest prince didn't understand what he heard, how could the Jiang family be investigated for the crime of collision?
With hindsight, he discovered something was wrong.

But when he cast a questioning look at his staff, Pei Yao, who was at the top, had already spoken again.

"Jiang Shixuan bumped into Gu in the restaurant last night, with his domineering attitude and arrogant words, Gu felt that he must have bullied many good people in the past, but because of the Luming Banquet to be held today, he did not investigate carefully. But early this morning, Qian Zhizhou handed this booklet into Gu's hands, each and every one of which is the crimes committed by the Jiang family in Zhongzhou and even Jiangnan over the years!"

As soon as these words came out, the eldest prince was completely dumbfounded, this completely caught him off guard.

He didn't expect that Pei Yao would attack the Jiang family suddenly. Obviously, the Jiang family was just an idle nobleman with no real power.

But not only did Pei Yao do it, what did he say just now, let him investigate?

While the First Prince was brainstorming, Pei Yao's subordinates made another effort.

"This Jiang family is really outrageous. Relying on the emperor's favor, they acted recklessly. All kinds of crimes are too numerous to record. It is really a crime that cannot be punished!"

(End of this chapter)