Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 270 Big Fish in the East China Sea
Dragon, in a sense, can be said to be an exclusive noun, a title exclusive to the emperor.

"The big fish in the East China Sea turned into a dragon" is undoubtedly an allusion to Fu Jian's ascension to the throne, who calls him the King of the East China Sea.

This kind of pointed nursery rhyme has such sinister intentions that it is impossible for children to compose and sing it spontaneously.

Fu Jian knew clearly that someone was behind this and wanted to kill him.

First of all, exclude Fu Sheng. If Fu Sheng wants to kill someone, there is no need to make up nursery rhymes. Even his own uncle will kill him if he says to. If he really wants Fu Jian to die, all he needs to do is issue an edict.

Fu Jian didn't know who wanted to frame him, but he knew that now was not the time to pursue the mastermind behind it.

"Quick! Head to the imperial city quickly!"

Fu Jian urged anxiously, now is not the time to visit Liang Laoping and discuss important matters with him, he must clear his suspicions as soon as possible.

Seeing how panicked he was, the coachman didn't care about the possibility of hitting pedestrians on the road. He immediately raised his whip and drove quickly on the street.

Arriving outside the imperial city, Fu Jian hurriedly got out of the carriage and went straight to the Chancellor's desk.

After Duan Chun, one of the eight auxiliary ministers and former minister Youpushe, was killed, Fu Sheng immediately promoted his confidant Dong Rong.

"Why did the King of East China Sea come in such a hurry?"

Of course he knew that the so-called nursery rhyme must be someone behind the scenes. What Dong Rong was thinking about was who was framing Fu Jian.

Dong Rong was shocked when he heard this. Fu Jian usually behaved in a low-key manner and never offended anyone. Whether they were Di people, Jin people, or Qiang people, both inside and outside the court, they all praised him. How could someone want to kill him?

It's just that his trip was not to find Shangshu Ling Xilao.

Fu Jian knew that the person who could save him at this time was definitely not the so-called auxiliary minister.

Fu Jian didn't hide it from him, and immediately relayed the nursery rhyme he heard to Dong Rong.

After all, the influence of the auxiliary ministers on Fu Sheng can be said to be minimal. Fu Jian left eight auxiliary ministers, and in just a few months, five of them had been killed. The remaining three were clay bodhisattvas crossing the river, and they themselves It's hard to protect Fu Jian.

Fu Jian was looking for Shangshu's right servant to shoot Dong Rong.

"Brother Dong, I don't know who is resenting Xiao Wang. Since he wants to kill me, I would like to ask Brother Dong to lend a helping hand and rescue Xiao Wang."

Since Fu Sheng came to the throne and re-appointed Dong Rong and other lucky ministers, they have fought fiercely with those auxiliary ministers. Fu Jian has a good eye for people, and the eight auxiliary ministers left for Fu Sheng are all loyal and good people.

Xin Lao was one of the only three remaining auxiliary ministers. He had previously served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After Fu Sheng came to the throne, he was promoted to Minister of Order.

Due to Fu Jian's performance during Fu Jing's rebellion, he had already been regarded as one of his own by Dong Rong and other close officials of Fu Sheng, and Fu Jian also maintained good relations with them in private.

But it was impossible for Fu Jian to make a special trip to chat with him. Dong Rong quickly dismissed the clerk and asked Fu Jian what happened.

Dong Rong was silent when he heard this.

At this time, Fu Jian no longer had the calmness of the past. He said with a grimace:

Dong Rong was handling government affairs in the wing at this time. When he saw Fu Jian rushing over in a hurry, he quickly put down his pen and asked:

Of course, Fu Sheng killed people not just to install his confidants, but just for personal preference.

Now that Fu Jian was closely associated with Dong Rong and others, Dong Rong felt that the other party might be Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aiming at Pei Gong. This should be the counterattack of those who claim to be loyal and good, and want to cut off the wings of these emperors.

Pooh! He is usually sanctimonious, but the methods he uses are so despicable.

"Don't be impatient, King of the East China Sea. Your Majesty is aware of everything and naturally knows the loyalty of the King of the East China Sea." Dong Rong comforted him.

But how could Fu Jian be so relieved? With Fu Sheng's moody temperament, he was punished even though he was not guilty. Now that the nursery rhymes were secretly pointing to him and endangering Fu Sheng's throne, how could Fu Sheng let Fu Jian go?

Fu Jian couldn't care less about his demeanor at this time, he begged:

"Brother Dong, you must also know that the so-called nursery rhymes cannot be taken seriously at all, but Your Majesty, I am afraid that the rumors will spread to Your Majesty's ears, and it will be difficult to save Xiao Wang's life.

"I also ask Brother Dong to think of a way to remove the suspicion for me. Brother Dong's kindness will never be forgotten by Xiao Wang. He is willing to offer Brother Dong a hundred catties of gold and silver, a hundred hectares of fertile land, and ten beauties as a thank you gift for saving his life." Well, I will repay you in the future."

Fu Jian offered such a price, which certainly made Dong Rong tempted.

With the wealth Fu Xiong left behind for Fu Jian, he could naturally get the gold, silver, land, and women.

Dong Rong was not afraid that Fu Jian would default on his account. He expected that Fu Jian would not dare to offend him. If he really wanted to save him from death, Fu Jian would definitely give him a thank you gift with both hands.

"Rong and the King of Donghai are brothers. How can we not save you and just sit back and watch you die unjustly?"

Dong Rong laughed and said, he came closer to Fu Jian and whispered:

"The big fish in the East China Sea turned into a dragon. It can either refer to you, the King of the East Sea, or it can also be made up of the word "big fish"."

After saying that, Dong Rong showed a smile that could only be understood but not explained.

The so-called big fish refers to Taishi Yu Zun, the head of Bada's auxiliary ministers.

Yu Zun was from the Feng Yi Yu family, and he followed Fu Hong in his early years. After that, Fu Jian attacked Zhang Ping in Bingzhou, and Yu Zun was the vanguard general with outstanding achievements.

Fu Jian made a sign of sudden realization:
"Wonderful! Very wonderful!"

In fact, even Dong Rong could think of this, so how could Fu Jian not know about it.

The reason why he hurriedly came to Dong Rong for discussion was because he could not come forward to lead the suspicion to Yu Zun. Therefore, he had to let Dong Rong, who had a bad relationship with Yu Zun, take action.

As for the gold, silver, fields, and beauties promised to Dong Rong, they can all be recovered when the coup succeeds in the future. However, once the coup fails, Fu Jian will not even be able to save his life, and he is destined to be unable to keep these things.

Finally, at Fu Jian's request, Dong Rong decided to enter the palace to see Fu Sheng, taking a preemptive strike.

In Jinyang Palace, Fu Sheng patted his thigh after listening to Dong Rong's report:
"That's it! That's it! I have known for a long time that Yu Zun has a rebellious heart. It must be the blessing of the late emperor, so he warned me in my dream!"

Dong Rong didn't know what Fu Sheng's dream was, but he didn't dare to ask. Even a favored minister like Dong Rong had to be careful when serving Fu Sheng.

Fortunately, Fu Sheng himself told the whole story:
"Last night, I saw a big fish-eating cattail in my dream. Today, I came up with this nursery rhyme. Yu Zun is plotting rebellion. There is irrefutable proof!"

Pu, which is cattail grass, is an aquatic or swamp plant.

Fu's original surname was Pu, but Fu Hong changed his surname from Pu to Fu because of the prophecy that "Cao Fu should be king".

Dong Rong quickly agreed:
"There were three horses in the same trough before, but Emperor Wu of Wei failed to kill the Sima clan. How can your Majesty repeat the same mistake now!"

Fu Sheng immediately issued an edict to hunt down Taishi Yu Zun's family and execute them on the spot without interrogation.

On that day, Fu Sheng killed the Grand Master of Yu State, Lu Shangshu Shi, and Gong Yuzun of Guangning County, together with his seven sons and ten grandsons.

Since then, among the eight auxiliary ministers of the Yu State, only Shangshu Ling Xilao and Sikong Wang have fallen.

(End of this chapter)