Great Han Empire

Chapter 1009 Chapter [-]
At the beginning of August, Grand Sima Xu Rong and his wife suddenly rushed to Anyihou's Mansion to visit the wife of Qu Yi, a former chariot general.

Qu Yi's eldest son, Qu Biao, is currently stationed in Longxi under the command of Anxi General Jiang Wu.The second son, Qu De, is currently stationed in Jiuquan under the command of Pang De, the general who conquered the west.The third son, Qu Shengben, served in the army under the general's command. After Qu Yi's death, the general sent him back to Chang'an to serve his mother at home.

Xu Rong and Qu Yi met in Liangzhou in their early years and have been friends for nearly 30 years.Xu Rong's eldest son married Qu Yi's daughter, and the two families are close friends of Qin and Jin, so the relationship can be described as very close.

Xu Rong is busy with official duties, and he was able to take time out of his busy schedule to visit with his wife, obviously not to chat about family affairs.Mrs. Qu cautiously tried a few times, but Xu Rong kept his usual expression and kept talking about trivial things about his children.Mrs. Qu was a little flustered.Xu Rong acted steadily, if it was not an extremely important matter, he would never come to the door in person.Mrs. Qu sent someone to invite Qu Zhong to the mansion.

Qu Zhong is Qu Yi's elder brother, the head of the Qu family, and is now Jun Shuling of the Dasinong Mansion.This position is very popular in Dasinong's mansion, but Qu Zhong has been working in this position for ten years, so far no one can regret it.The chief secretary of agriculture in the imperial court has changed several times, but his order of equal defeat is as stable as a rock. There is no other reason, because he is the first person to provide help to the general.

When the general was in Xiliang to suppress corruption, he secretly withheld a lot of money. This money was turned into military supplies such as food, ordnance and medicinal materials through Qu Zhong, and it was also through Qu Zhong that the money was multiplied several times. , and played a vital role in the general's appeasement of the Yellow Turban Army.The general and many officials in northern Xinjiang are still very grateful to Qu Zhong for his help.

In the ruling and opposition circles, many people thought that Qu Zhong was able to have today's power and wealth because of Qu Yi's relationship, but this was a big mistake.Qu Zhong's power and wealth came from his help to northern Xinjiang. Without Qu Zhong's earliest assistance, the general would have been unable to appease the Yellow Turban Army, let alone settle millions of refugees in northern Xinjiang.Qu Zhong's achievements are not well known, but the general kept it firmly in his heart, and he gave Qu Zhong the richest reward.

When Qu Zhong entered the Qu mansion, Qu Sheng went up to greet him immediately, and asked nervously, "Uncle, mother asked me to ask you, do you know why Da Sima came to our house today?"

Qu Zhong's face was a little ugly, and he fell silent.

Qu Yi has been very dissatisfied with his elder brother these years, and often quarreled with him.Once Mrs. Qu persuaded him, and Qu Yi roared angrily, saying that if the Qu family were to be wiped out in the future, it would be because of Qu Zhong's greed.Mrs. Qu kept these words in her heart all the time, especially after Qu Yi's death, she heard a lot of things that were not good for Qu Zhong, and she felt even more uneasy.Today when Xu Rong came to the door suddenly, her first thought was that something happened to the Qu family, and the root cause of the accident was likely to be Qu Zhong.

"You are by Da Sima's side, and you don't know about going in and out of Shangshutai with him every day. How do I know?" Qu Zhong asked, "Who has Da Sima met recently?"

"The last few days?" Qu Sheng thought for a while, and said, "A few days ago, the Prime Minister came to the Shangshutai, and later the Great Sima invited the Taiwei to the Shangshutai, and the two discussed in the study until In the middle of the night, I don’t know what the big event is. Even Shang Shu Ling Tian is not qualified to participate. Yesterday, Da Sima invited both the Prime Minister and the Taiwei to the Shang Shutai. The three of them argued fiercely in the study, and it seemed that the Prime Minister was still angry The shouts were heard even by the guards outside the house."

"Master Tian Chou ever participated in the discussion?" Qu Zhong asked with a frown.

"No, Mr. Tian Chou still didn't participate. He was very worried, and he didn't know why the three adults had such a heated argument." Qu Sheng said, "This morning, Mr. Prime Minister went to Liyang to meet the eldest princess."

"Oh..." Qu Zhong nodded thoughtfully, "It should be fine. The weather has been too hot recently, and the Central Plains has experienced drought again. Da Sima is probably in a restless mood, so he went out to visit his relatives to relax, haha..." Qu Zhong patted Pat Qu Sheng on the back, "It's okay, don't worry, don't worry..."

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Mrs. Qu asked Xu Rong to stay for dinner, but Xu Rong agreed for the first time, and Mrs. Qu was even more panicked.In her impression, since moving to Chang'an, although Xu Rong has been here many times, he has never stayed for a meal.

The atmosphere at the banquet was very harmonious, Xu Rong and Qu Zhong talked about the past, and they were very happy with each other, but the two wives felt that Xu Rong was too abnormal today, they were extremely disturbed, they wanted to ask each other, and then found an excuse and both left.

Qu Sheng and several guest officials from the Qu Mansion also took the opportunity to leave the banquet, and only Xu Rong and Qu Zhong were left in the room.

"When will the general come back?" Qu Zhong asked suddenly.

Xu Rong looked at him and smiled faintly, "If there are no accidents, at least until next summer."

A trace of worry flashed in Qu Zhong's eyes.

"It's not the right time for Yun Tian to leave." Xu Rong sighed, and slowly put down the wine bar, with a very painful and helpless expression on his face, which made people look extremely sad.

Qu Zhong felt a little suffocated in his heart, and the hand holding the wine jue shook involuntarily a few times, and a little chill passed over his body.

"You have been in the Junshu Order for a long time. You have worked hard and done a lot. The Prime Minister intends..." Xu Rong stared at Qu Zhong, and slowly dragged out his voice, saying word by word, "I want you to be the governor of Qingzhou."

Qu Zhong's complexion changed suddenly, and cold sweat rushed out, dripping profusely in an instant.

"Is the weather very hot?" Xu Rong looked at the sweat beads on Qu Zhong's face, and teased leisurely, "Could it be that a governor makes you so excited?"

"No, no..." Qu Zhong forced a smile and said helplessly, "Master Xu just joked, I just feel very surprised, very surprised..."

"How long have we known each other?" Xu Rong picked up the wine cup and turned it gently, as if he was asking Qu Zhong and himself, "It should be 21 years. After Yuntian and I met, I always thought that Yuntian's elder brother should be a bold and righteous man, but who knows..." Xu Rong looked up at the terrified Qu Zhong, his eyes looked very complicated, with contempt, sympathy, sadness, and a little anger, " Over the years, the General has always been grateful to you and cared for you in everything, he even quarreled with Yun Tian twice about your affairs, but how did you repay the General? You are too much."

Qu Zhong stabilized his mood, wiped his sweat, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Chief Sima, for reminding me, I know how to repay the General, I..."

Xu Rong stretched out his hand and shook it, as if he didn't want to hear his excuse, "Yuntian and I are brothers. Although Yuntian is gone, I will definitely do for him what Yuntian wants to do. You are Yuntian's brother, Yuntian's brother He is my elder brother, so I am here today, I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts."

Qu Zhong thought for a moment, then bowed in salute, "I ask Da Sima to give me some pointers."

Xu Rong sneered, and suddenly put Jiu Jue heavily on the desk, without saying a word.

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The eldest princess firmly disagreed, no matter how Li Wei persuaded her, she would not agree.

"Master Qu died in battle, shrouded in horse leather, with great achievements, out of love and reason, the court should treat his relatives kindly." The eldest princess threw Li Wei's memorial aside, "Now you rely on one-sided words, rely on some The evidence is speculative, what will the court ministers think if Qu Zhong is to be killed? Agree, never... This is too chilling, too chilling." The eldest princess pointed at her chest excitedly, "My lord prime minister, what you do makes me feel chilling, what do others think? Does it need to be said?"

"His Royal Highness, everything has its own importance. Is it important for the community or human relations? Is it the great cause of ZTE or the meritorious service of Marquis Anyi?"

"Aiqing, isn't the majesty of the emperor and the court important? If everyone in the world thinks that the emperor and the court are ungrateful, then who else is willing to kill the enemy and defend the country for the big man?"

"Your Highness, if meritorious ministers and their clan relatives can wantonly trample on the laws of the Han Dynasty and override the laws of the Han Dynasty, where is the majesty of the emperor and the court? Could it be that Marquis Anyi died in battle just to let his clan relatives Can you break the law and discipline, or even assassinate the prime minister of a big man for personal gain? In front of the law of the big Han, everyone is equal, even if the prince breaks the law, he is also guilty of the same crime as the common people. If the emperor and the court tolerate adultery, the result will be the destruction of the country, Han Zuo overthrow."

The eldest princess became impatient, glared at Li Wei and said angrily, "I absolutely do not agree."

Li Wei sneered, bowed down and knelt down, and roared sharply: "For the sake of a big man, even if I am smashed to pieces, I will not hesitate..."

Li Wei left, angrily leaving.

The eldest princess burst into tears, helpless.

Liu Fang, the supervisor of Zhongshu, comforted him in a low voice. The eldest princess was very wronged, and she cried helplessly: "This is the evil result of losing the control of Xiangquan. Li Wei is not afraid of me at all now. He dares to do anything in order to achieve his goal. Last time he , killed Master Zheng Xuan, and threatened me with suicide. Now he is going to turn his back on him and attack Anyihou's family. My God, what did the general do? Why did he let Li Wei be the prime minister? ? This prime minister is arrogant and domineering, he can do whatever he wants, how can he still have the emperor and the court in his eyes?"

"Your Highness, hurry up and tell the general to return to Chang'an." Sun Zi, the servant, read Li Wei's memorial carefully, and said with a wry smile, "From this memorial, the evidence that Qu Zhong plotted to assassinate the Prime Minister is credible. Yes, moreover, the Prime Minister has already obtained a large amount of evidence of Qu Zhong’s embezzlement and breaking the law. Qu Zhong used to organize money and food for northern Xinjiang, and later he served as the commander of the distribution of goods and materials. He has every opportunity to use his power Unscrupulous embezzlement of wealth. Qu Zhong has been in charge of equal losses for ten years, so you can imagine how many powerful families, rich merchants, and officials are involved with him?" Sun Zi sighed in admiration, "Your Excellency Ruthless, I caught the key point at once. If this case breaks out, hundreds of people will be implicated, and powerful families, merchants and wealthy people from all over the country, as well as Korean, Chinese and military officials will all be hit hard because of it, ruthless..."

"How many people will die?" Liu Fang asked in surprise.

"This is a storm of anti-corruption. With the character of the general, he will definitely support it." Sun Zi said in fear, "As for how many people will die, it depends on the mood of the prime minister. The prime minister has been lobbying the government and the opposition recently. All parties plan to convert the debts of the imperial court into the 30-year lease rights of the land in border counties. If the powerful and wealthy people fight him to the end, blood will flow like a river, and it will be the clans and family members of these people who will go to the border counties to garrison the fields in the end."

The eldest princess looked up to the sky and sighed bitterly, "The prime minister is getting more and more ruthless, what should we do in the future?"

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In September, the eldest princess' letter was sent to the desert.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, pushed you so hard that His Highness was cornered." Jia Xu said worriedly, "General, I think you should go back with Your Majesty, lest the Prime Minister make things worse and get out of hand." .”

"No, the matter is still under control, and I don't need to go back." Li Hong shook his hand, and picked up the letter from Chief Sima Xu Rong, "Zi Lie didn't mention this matter in the letter, which shows that they are still pushing forward. Among them, if I go back, it will be a bad thing."

"The matter is actually obvious. As long as the powerful families, merchants, and rich people give in immediately, the matter can be resolved satisfactorily." Fu Gan said, "The key issue now is to arrest Qu Zhong. If Qu Zhong is not arrested, we will not be able to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys and shake the mountains."

"The arrest of Qu Zhong is a matter of great importance. If His Highness disagrees, I am afraid that the prime minister may not order it without authorization." Jia Xu said, "But if this matter continues to be delayed, the conflict in Chang'an may intensify, so..." He Looking at Li Hong, he said solemnly, "Either the general should go back immediately, or the general asks the eldest princess to leave Chang'an immediately, go to Jinyang to stay for a while, and entrust all state affairs to the great Sima."

"It's not that you don't know your Highness's character." Li Hong said with a smile, "Now that she has lost power, and is forced by a group of ministers, she feels very wronged, and she has secretly made love with Zhong Yuan. How can I ask for it now? She's useless."

Everyone was silent.Jia Xu's worry was not unreasonable. Since Qu Zhong had already assassinated Li Wei once, he would certainly dare to kill Li Wei again, so this matter should be resolved as soon as possible, so as not to leak the news and cause more trouble.

"Let's do it this way, tell Lord Taiwei to come forward to create momentum and force His Highness out of Chang'an." Li Hong said decisively, "Let's tell Lord Prime Minister again, those who should be killed must be killed, don't be soft-hearted, let alone compromise, kill The harder you fight, the bigger the reward."

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