Dajin royal family

Chapter 99 Who Gains
"The old minister kowtows, His Majesty Fu Wei is the sage." Xiao Dan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, knelt tremblingly to receive the order.He had indeed neglected the matter this time. The sacrificial oration was actually dropped under his nose. The emperor's temporary resignation of his position was already lenient, so what more could he ask for.

Pei Ju's face was calm. Although he was fined and suspended at the same time, there was nothing unacceptable to him. Now he really wants to know how this matter will develop in the future.After reading this, he quietly exchanged glances with Wang Yi and Zheng Shanyuan.Duguzheng on the other side also looked at each other with Wei Hong and Dou Wei.

No one thought that such a thing would happen near the end of the new year, and the Chinese New Year would be two days away. As a result, not only the officials involved in the case, but also other officials were worried.This matter is big and big, after all, it involves the dignity of the royal family and the authority of the emperor.It's a small thing to say, because the scene was not particularly embarrassing. Yu Shinan helped King Qi get away with it, but since the emperor wants King Zhao to lead the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation, the emperor is not going to turn a blind eye.

The snow never stopped. In front of the East Palace Mansion, the prince's car stopped slowly.The curtain was lifted, and the prince and princess Gao got out of the carriage one after another. Because of his obesity, the prince could only get out of the carriage with the help of the princess and the guards.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Xima Luliang of the East Palace waited in front of the mansion early.Seeing Lu Liang, the crown prince smiled slightly at the crown princess, and said: "My concubine, go back and rest, I must be tired after entering the palace today to pay her respects, so I don't need to be alone."

The concubine nodded lightly, and suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Your Highness is going to recite articles in the study tonight, do you need me to make some supper for you?" The reason why the prince is fat is because of his physical fitness, It's because he can't control his appetite, the princess knows this well, so as long as the prince is studying in the study, she has to make some meals for him.

The crown prince shook his head, patted the back of the crown princess's hand lightly, and said: "My concubine has worked hard, Gu Gu will not stay in the study room tonight, I just wait for Gu to go back in the dormitory."

Hearing this, the Crown Princess smiled shyly, saluted gracefully, and left surrounded by maids and maids.The crown prince led the officials of the East Palace straight to the study room, and everyone waited for the crown prince to be seated, and then sat down after saluting.

"Your Highness, King Qi has lost his sacred heart because of the lack of words in the sacrificial text, and he is confinement in the mansion to think about his mistakes. His Highness has been entrusted with the important task of the Ministry of Rites by His Majesty. This is God's help for His Highness. As long as His Highness makes political achievements, His Majesty will definitely impress His Highness." Treat each other." When Lu Liang got the news, he smiled and cupped his hands in congratulations.

"Yes, Your Highness, we finally have a chance to show our strengths."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

A large circle of officials from the Eastern Palace congratulated the prince one after another.

However, the prince's face changed, and he reprimanded: "How can you be so ignorant of the advantages and disadvantages? Now the thief dares to do something in the sacrificial oration. This move is provoking the power of the Jin family. As a minister alone, how can you let the thief go. The emperor is considerate of the lonely , did not hand over the case to Gu Lai for investigation, but you must keep in mind that you must be more careful in dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites in the future, and if King Zhao needs it, you must do your best to help."

"The ministers and others would like to obey the order of the Crown Prince." The officials of the East Palace cupped their hands one after another.

Since the emperor temporarily handed over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites to him, he had to do something, so he immediately started discussing the affairs of the Ministry of Rites with a group of officials.

About two hours later, a guard walked up to the prince, whispered something in his ear, and then stood aside.The crown prince took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, then stretched out his hand to press it, motioning everyone to stop for a while, and said: "It's getting late, all gentlemen go back to their homes first, and draw up a charter for today's discussion, and wait for everyone to stop." After the year, we are discussing in detail. In addition, at the end of the year"

At this point, the prince slowly got up, and clasped his fists at the officials, "Thank you, gentlemen, for being lonely for a year and working hard for the Jin family. I have prepared gifts for the next year and sent them to your houses, and I have the right to thank you for your hard work , a little expression of lonely mind."

"Thank you, Your Highness." All the officials thanked the prince with smiles.

The crown prince personally sent all the subordinate officials out of the East Palace. Before leaving, Lu Liang paused for a moment, looked at the crowd who had gone away, and whispered to the crown prince: "Your Highness, the candidate in my father's heart is Tang Bi, the governor of Pingyuan County. This person once stayed in Lu's family for a period of time, and was highly valued by my father."

The crown prince understood what Lu Liang meant, nodded slightly, and said, "There is no rush for this matter, you just let Boss Lu send the detailed rules of Tang Bi, Gu will definitely consider it carefully."

"Yes, I understand." Lu Liang bowed and left.

After sending all the subordinate officials away, the prince turned around and went down to the study with the help of the guards.And here, Xiangguo Gao Xun has been waiting for a long time.The most important reason why the crown prince is not completely blind in the court is that his backer is Xiangguo Gao Xun.His concubine was born in the direct line of the Gao family in Bohai, so Gao Xun naturally stood behind him.

Seeing the crown prince, Gao Xun got up and bowed his hands, "See Your Highness."

The prince quickly waved his hands, and walked forward to support Gao Xun's palm with both hands. Feeling the coldness of Gao Xun's palm, he immediately shouted to the serving maid: "How do you serve people? Don't you want to add a few more braziers when it's cold? So let you serve the boss?"

The maid hurriedly knelt down and said in a hurry: "I know I was wrong, I will add it now."

Gao Xun stretched out his hand to stop the crown prince, and said: "It's the old man who didn't say anything, don't blame her. The colder weather will make people clearer."

The prince glanced at the guard, who immediately understood and retreated with the maid.Gao Xun and the prince sat kneeling opposite each other, with a brazier in front of them.Gao Xun stretched out his hand to warm the charcoal fire, and said: "Your Highness, today's matter is something to think about."

Hearing this, the prince smiled slightly and became sad, "My lord was just joking. After all these years, the result of every thought is not always the same. Gu just didn't expect that the father would be so partial to King Qi. Even this time The sacrifice also made King Qi take Gu's place, presumably next time, Gu should leave this East Palace."

Gao Xun asked again: "Your Highness, you know why your Majesty is like this?"

The prince was stunned, and said: "Isn't it because the father valued King Qi more? Could it be that there are other reasons?"

"Your Highness really thinks so?"

The prince frowned, "What's your opinion, my lord?"

Gao Xun lightly fiddled with the brazier, and said: "Your Majesty is using this to test His Highness, and even beat the veteran."

The prince's body trembled inadvertently, and then his eyes narrowed slightly. His face was full of fat, but his eyes became a slit when he narrowed his eyes.The crown prince slowly asked: "Why did my lord say such a thing, Gu has been staying in the East Palace for the past two years to abide by his duty, never interfering in government affairs, why did the emperor beat Gu?"

Gao Xun sighed, and said: "I know that Your Highness has something on his mind, and that His Highness is unwilling to do so. It's just that it's not feasible at an extraordinary time, and you can't do something extraordinary. Your Highness must keep this in mind. This time it is self-defeating. Your Majesty is just beating. And next time, His Majesty may not be so easy to test and knock."

I don't know if it's because the temperature from the brazier is too high or something else, sweat dripped down on Prince Fat's face again, he swallowed, and said: "My lord, I still don't understand what my lord means."

Hearing this, Gao Xun looked helplessly at the prince, and sighed: "Although Yu Shuyu was interrogated and beheaded, there are too many suspicious points in the case. So far, the murderer who killed everyone in the Tang family has not been arrested and brought to justice." , This is the biggest failure. Could it be that the powerless Yu Shuyu really killed the person himself?"

The prince's face turned pale.

　I still owe a brother a reward, and I will make it up tomorrow.Thanks.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)