Queen Sun

Chapter 45
The next day, there will be a court meeting in the Palace of Liangyi.

When Li Shimin changed his dignified and tolerant expression in the past, and sat down in front of the imperial case with a solemn and stern expression, the important ministers were sensitively aware that something seemed to happen today.

But what is surprising is that the first one to speak out was Yang Qian, the palace guard who was not part of the court meeting.With a weeping face, he sued Li Shimin, saying that Xue Renfang, the doctor of the Ministry of punishment, detained his father for no reason without authorization, because his father was a relative of the state, and there were some incidents.

After listening to him quietly, Li Shimin glanced awe-inspiringly at the courtiers below, and then said casually, "Do you have any objections?"

Chu Suiliang gave Changsun Wuji a puzzled look, and seeing that he didn't look strange at all, he couldn't hold back.

I saw that some officials couldn't help but look embarrassed after hearing the word Yang Yu, but in the end they still chose to remain silent.

Li Shimin had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and then deliberately showed anger: "Xue Renfang disregarded the laws and regulations, imprisoned the relatives of the state arbitrarily, carried a hundred sticks, and removed the position of the doctor of the capital. After the court, the Ministry of Education will draft an order."

As the words fell to the ground, Changsun Wuji, who was usually not talkative at the court meeting, suddenly stood up and retorted that Yang Yu was not an innocent person who was detained, but relied on his lust and violated the law of competing for officials and maidservants, so he should be detained according to law.

Hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned, took a deep look at Changsun Wuji, and after a short thought, he got up and advised the emperor: "Since the benevolent party is a duty, and can abide by the law for the country, how can we impose punishment in vain to become a foreign relative?" Is it private?"

Compete for servants?Chu Suiliang nodded slightly knowingly, which can be regarded as the most suitable reason.Starting from this charge, any of Yang Yu's bad deeds will naturally not be easily let go. Thinking of this, and looking at Changsun Wuji's still smiling face gently, he couldn't help but feel a little shivering in his heart.

Seeing the turn of the situation, Yang Qian immediately became flustered.But when he cast his eyes on the faces of his familiar colleagues on weekdays, he found that they all looked away in unison, as if they hadn't heard anything.

Li Shimin's indifferent eyes didn't warm up until this time. When Wei Zheng mentioned that many aristocratic relatives in Chang'an were like foxes and rats in the city. If he didn't take strict precautions, he would definitely endanger the people's society. He immediately returned to that enlightened place. In the position of a virtuous monarch, he not only readily admits that he has not thought carefully, but also rewards Xue Renfang instead of punishing him for his lack of fear of power.

After the court meeting was over, Wei Zheng walked up to Changsun Wuji in a rare way, and asked, "Master Changsun, why did you suddenly speak for Xue Renfang today?" Perhaps few people in the court do not know that behind Yang Yu, the king of Chang'an, is the King of Shu. .

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a gentle smile: "Master Wei, the relatives are not terrible, what is terrible is the generation like the father and son of the Yang family who oppress the common people and take advantage of the power. I've been implicated. That's all I've said, I'll take a step ahead."

Looking at the back of Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng didn't really understand the deep meaning of these words until several months later.And because of that, at that time, he withdrew his steps of admonishing, and fully understood the position that the eldest grandson's family occupies in His Majesty's heart.

But at this moment, Yang Qian, who had been beaten up in the court, had no choice but to look for his sister with a gray face.Couldn't help his concubine crying and begging beside his pillow, or he hadn't understood the pros and cons, so Li Ke had no choice but to go into the palace and tell his mother and concubine about it.

Yang Rui was lying on the side of the couch, and after hearing it, she didn't take it seriously and said: "I think it's a big deal, isn't it that the father of your concubine robbed the servants of the official family and was arrested, since the Ministry of punishment is now dealing with it Is it possible that the officials there will refute your face in this matter?"

Seeing this, Li Ke couldn't help but anxiously said: "Mother, concubine, it's useless for anyone to intercede in this case. The emperor himself ordered that those who bully foreign relatives should be dealt with severely. Isn't this clearly ordering Yang Yu's life?" ?"

Yang Rui frowned and glanced at her son, and slightly reproached her: "No wonder you didn't make progress, so you put all your thoughts into such trivial matters. Since it's your father's intention, then forget it, don't make him angry at you .”

"Mother and concubine, but Xin'er is the most filial hearted, if she knows what happened to her father, then what a big deal." Li Ke said sullenly, "Mother and concubine also knows that I like Xin'er the most."

Yang Rui sighed softly: "When I was your age, I fell in love with your father at first sight. Why did you follow my infatuation? Forget it, since Yang Yu didn't make any big mistakes, I I begged this time for you. But there is one thing, you have to promise me, even if you like your little concubine again, you will never neglect the princess, understand?"

Li Ke said with a happy face: "Yes, my son understands, and I also remember what my mother and concubine said before."

Yang Rui touched Li Ke's face in relief and said: "Min'er is not sensible yet, and at your age, you are caught between the crown prince and the fourth prince, and you are not valued, so everything depends on you. That's it. But you are different, some things are subject to others after all, even for such a small matter as Yang Yu, don't we have to ask others?"

Li Ke nodded, suddenly thought of something before leaving, and asked: "Mother, what if the father still refuses to agree?"

Yang Rui's face suddenly became a little strange, and then she smiled and said: "Don't worry, if this is the case, the concubine mother will go to ask the queen again. You also know that the queen is generous and kind, and your father will definitely listen to her words." .”

When night fell, Concubine Yang Xian leaned on the cushion, opened her eyes slightly and asked, "Is Your Majesty still in the Lizheng Hall today?"

"Yes, empress." The maid beside her whispered back.

"Changing clothes for me, I'm going to the empress's once." Concubine Yang Xian's voice carried a hint of disgust.

In the Lizheng Hall, as usual, Li Shimin was at his desk reviewing the memorial, while Ruoshui casually picked a book to read after putting the child to sleep.

"Your Majesty, Miss, Concubine Xian is asking to see you." Guangyue softly interrupted the silence of the inner room.

The two people in the room looked at each other, and after a flash of thought, they understood what was going on, and Li Shimin murmured slightly: "Let her come in."

Ruoshui put the book aside and looked at Yang Rui's figure walking in, feeling a little tired in his heart.Li Shimin frowned, waiting for Yang Rui to speak first.

Yang Rui raised her eyes slightly and saw the profound eyes of the emperor and empress. After thinking several times in her heart, the words were choked in her throat. After struggling for a while, she opened her mouth and said: "Your Majesty, empress, my concubine is late at night. Excuse me, it's about Ke'er."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, seemingly puzzled, and asked, "Is there something wrong with Ke'er?"

"Ke'er..." Yang Rui gritted her teeth, knelt down and said, "Did Your Majesty order to deal with a man named Yang Yu the day before yesterday?"

Li Shimin's eyes were stained with anger, but his tone was still calm: "Yes, there is such a thing, why do you come to ask Zhenwang to forgive me because this person is the father of Ke'er's concubine? "

Yang Rui's body trembled slightly, she clenched her hands tightly, lowered her eyelids and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that what this person committed was nothing more than a trivial matter, please take care of Ke'er's sake..."

"Small matter?" Li Shimin interrupted in a cold voice, "Concubine Xian can go and find out what kind of bully this Yang Yu is in Chang'an, and what he has done before you come to intercede for him."

Yang Rui raised her head to look at the furious emperor in slight surprise, wondering if it was because Ke'er could not lie to herself, so she said slowly: "Your Majesty, isn't Yang Yu detained because he competed with others for the servant girl?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "This is just a recent crime. Yang Yu has been in the capital for many years, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment mostly see Ke'er's face and ignore it. I haven't had time to pursue Ke'er's crimes." It was a mistake of indulgence, he was lucky, he actually begged his own mother and concubine to acquit that villain first. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, hasn't the concubine Xian heard of it?"

When the words fell to the ground, a layer of cold sweat broke out from Yang Rui's back: "Your Majesty..." When she raised her face again, her eyes were already filled with tears, "This is all the fault of my concubine, please don't blame me, Your Majesty. Son."

Li Shimin sighed with a hint of indifference in his eyes: "Rui'er can't spoil the child too much, otherwise he will easily make a big mistake in the future with his identity. This incident of Yang Yu is just a reminder to Ke'er. Let him make mistakes again and again."

Yang Rui turned her eyes to the queen with a choked voice: "I just hope that your majesty and the queen can see Yang Yu's daughter's filial piety, and they can be lightly punished."

Ruoshui turned his face slightly, and looked at Li Shimin silently.

After a moment of silence, Li Shimin said slowly: "The state owns the state law, and the sons of the Tian family should abide by the law. I have given the full power to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to deal with this matter. Naturally, the law cannot be abolished for personal reasons. As for Ke'er, he also It's time to leave Beijing, let him prepare well."

A trace of unwillingness and resentment flashed across Yang Rui's pretty face, thinking about the guarantee she had made to her son during the day, she hesitated for a while, then looked directly at the queen and said: "At the beginning, the queen mother committed the crime of treason Didn’t His Majesty agree to his eldest grandson Anye’s intercession? Isn’t that considered abolishing the public by private means?”

Ruoshui's complexion suddenly turned cold. Except for the time in the ninth year of Wude, no one dared to mention the name of the eldest grandson Anye in front of the eldest grandson or himself. Yang Rui didn't care about anything for Li Ke. .

"What is Xianfei trying to explain?" Ruoshui's tone was indifferent but slightly sharp, "Do you want to talk about the immorality of this palace a few years ago, or the stupid behavior of your majesty back then. Don't kill Changsun An Karma is for the only remaining blood connection between our brothers and sisters, and for the preservation of the dignity of the family that has accumulated in the past generations of the Changsun family. Just now, Concubine Xian said such words for the sake of an evildoer who harmed the people. Curious, what exactly are you doing, is it possible that Yang Yu is also a survivor of the previous dynasty?"

Yang Rui was shocked in her heart, but she still forced her composure on her face and said: "Empress Empress, Yang Yu has nothing to do with my concubines."

Ruoshuidan said with a smile: "Then why bother concubine Xian and King Shu bother about an irrelevant person? What's more, they are both daughters-in-law. If Princess Shu finds out about this, she will inevitably feel suspicious of favoring one over the other."

"Yes." Yang Rui lowered her head, stopped her sobbing, and said respectfully, "The teachings of your majesty and the empress must be remembered by my concubines."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed a dark color, and his face that had been gloomy from the beginning didn't look loose, then he waved his hands and said: "During this period of time, you can just do it yourself, don't meddle in this matter anymore, Ke'er is leaving Before, I will let him come to say goodbye to you, let's go down."

Yang Rui's face was pale, but she didn't lose her color. She looked at Li Shimin with her beautiful eyes like full autumn water. The man who held her tightly in her arms many years ago looked at her with such strange eyes. The waiter, the color fades and the love relaxes, the mother fell out of favor with the emperor like this, and he seems to be walking on a colder road than the mother, the love is gone before the color fades.

After Yang Rui left, Ruoshui picked up the book he had just put down. "Yemanman is as old as he is, and he can't change his melancholy. He waits for the twilight when he is in a hurry, and he regains his light when the pavilion is desolate. The concubine is sad for himself, and he dare not forget his age." Now this deep palace Concubine, maybe most women spend their lives like this.Or maybe, love or not love has never been that important in the harem.

"Ruoshui, in this world, we are the ones who are truly alike." Li Shimin stretched out his hand and held his wife in his arms. Even in those years when we respected each other as guests, for our family and for the world of Tang Dynasty, we never forgot past their responsibilities.

(End of this chapter)