I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 99 Dou's Relatives (12)

Dou Ying is gone;

The edict is gone;

Queen Mother is angry;

Everyone in the hall also woke up.

After a while, Empress Dowager Dou also left;

Liang Wang Liu Wu followed;

Emperor Liu Qi has returned to Weiyang;

The Changxin Palace Banquet will be over...
The first to leave the table were the relatives of the teacher's family.

When leaving Changxin Hall, apart from the two elders of Dou's relatives: Nanpihou Dou Changjun and Zhangwuhou Dou Guangguo, they walked out of Changxin Hall shaking their heads and sighing. The faces of the others when they left were all extremely wonderful;
Cheng, Tang, and Jia's relatives got up from their seats almost at the moment Empress Dowager Dou left, and then took a deep look at the wives of the East Chair before leaving Changxin in a hurry. temple.

From the expressions of these foreign relatives when they left, it is not difficult to see the words "same hatred and hatred";

If there is no accident, in the next few days, the figures of these foreign relatives will appear in the Xuanming Hall and Guangming Hall of Weiyang Palace with a very high frequency.

As for the Empress Bo's family, and the family of the late Empress Dowager—the family of the Bo family is so thin that today's palace banquet was attended by only one (zhǐ) Hou Bo Rongnu, it is obviously unrelated. Self, a high-hanging posture.

——After Bozhao, the first Marquis of Zhi, "killed himself in shame", the relatives of the Bo family became weaker and weaker in the court of the Han family;

Coupled with the death of the Empress Dowager Bo a few months ago, it has completely pushed the once prominent relatives of the Bo family to the edge of a cliff.

Now, the only ones who can hold up the Bo family's relatives are the Queen Bo family and Zhihou Bo Rongnu.

But even these two people are now mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and they can't protect themselves...

If one of Xi Xi's relatives reacted the most unbearably, it would undoubtedly be Mrs. Li, who was so frightened by today's palace banquet that she almost lost control of herself.

——After Empress Dowager Dou left the table angrily, the representative of Li's relatives, that is, Li Ji's father, went forward to find Li Ji, Liu Rong's mother and son, regardless of the eyes of everyone in the palace!
If Liu Rong hadn't lifted his head with a gloomy expression, and warned his grandfather not to approach, I'm afraid Li's family would have to discuss countermeasures in front of dozens of people in the hall...

Brothers Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo, who were relatives of the Dou family, got up with the support of their nephews, and left Changxin Palace first, followed closely by Hou Borongnu;
After Cheng, Tang, and Jia's relatives also left, and Li's family left silently under Liu Rong's warning, Li Ji, who was sitting behind her three sons, finally got up slowly from her seat.

Taking a deep breath, he dispelled the horror in his heart, stretched out his trembling hand, and grabbed the arm of the eldest son Liu Rong;

Turning around, she walked slowly in front of the other princes and his wife, and when she was almost in front of Liu Pengzu and Liu Rong brothers, Li Ji finally stopped.

"Today, what happened today..."

"In the next two days, ladies and gentlemen, if you have time, let's gather at the Phoenix Hall..."

Shocked, she turned sideways, cast meaningful gazes at the three wives Cheng, Tang, and Jia in turn, and Li Ji continued to walk two more steps.

Seeing that Wang Meiren, who was at the last table, was holding the emperor's tenth son Liu Zhi calmly, but there was no trace of worry on her face, Li Ji stopped again.

"Wang Meiren, remember to come too."

Saying these words in a tone that seemed to be an order, but also faintly tinged with fear, Li Ji turned around, led her three sons, and walked towards the outside of Changxin Hall.

But everyone knows in their hearts: Li Ji at this time is far from being as calm as she appears on the surface...
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Half an hour later, in Shangguanli, Chang'an, Nanpihou Mansion.

The two brothers, Nanpihou Dou Changjun and Zhangwuhou Dou Guangguo, knelt and sat on the head with mixed expressions;

In front of the two old men, Dou Ying, who had 'woke up' from drunkenness, was kneeling on the ground without saying a word.

Dou Ying did it on purpose.

Everyone knows about this.

But looking at Dou Ying's stubborn, non-evasive gaze, the brothers Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo didn't know how to speak for a moment.

They just looked at each other silently for a long time, seeing that the two old men still had no intention of speaking, finally Dou Ying shook her head with a wry smile, and bowed to the two old men in front of her.

"As Dou's nephew, in front of His Majesty, and all the wives, sons, and relatives, you have damaged the Empress Dowager's face, and my nephew will die forever;"

"If the two adults want to practice family law, nephew, I am willing to be punished."

"—But what my nephew is willing to accept is the family law."

"If the two adults intend to pamper the queen mother and punish the crime by the law of the country, then my nephew will absolutely not accept it..."

Following Dou Ying's respectful yet firm voice, the expressions on the faces of the two elders also became more complicated.

The two brothers looked at each other for a moment, and in the end it was the older Nanpi Hou Dou Changjun, sighing with sorrow.

"This matter, the queen mother is confused..."

"Bo's lesson from the past, the Queen Mother, has completely forgotten..."

Following Dou Changjun's hoarse and old tone, an event that happened just over ten years ago immediately appeared in the minds of the three uncles and nephews.

——In the tenth year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, a riot broke out in Taiyuan, and Emperor Xiaowen Liu Heng immediately sent his beloved general Zhong Yu to Taiyuan to suppress the rebellion.

After being ordered to arrive in Taiyuan, Zhong Yu thoroughly investigated the causes and consequences of the riot, and finally confirmed that: the source of the riot was none other than the relatives of the current dynasty—Zhehou, Bo Zhao!

Because the riots that occurred in Taiyuan County were mainly in the feudal state of Zhihou Bozhao: Zhi County;
The person who secretly fueled the flames and led to the outbreak of the rebellion was also Bo Zhao's nephew who stayed in Zhi County and was in charge of governing the country: Bo Gui.

Zhong Yu is a very upright person, coupled with the emperor's order, after finding out the truth, he used the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor Liu Heng to kill the culprit, Bo Gui, in the market of Zhi County.

With the development of the situation here, in fact, there is still room for change.

Because at this time, Bo Zhao had already become a chariot general, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Bo, and the uncle of the emperor Liu Heng.

- A riot broke out in Taiyuan, and the chief culprit, Bo Gui, died;

As long as Bo Zhao puts on an attitude of 'I'm not familiar with Bo Gui, he did all these things behind my back, I don't know anything' after the incident, he can get himself out of this matter .

But Bo Zhao, who has the support of the empress dowager Bo, who claims to have "the merits of the dragon in the hidden residence", did not choose to do so.

After Zhong Yu pacified the riot in Taiyuan, he led the rebel army back to Chang'an;
The emperor Liu Heng also sent veteran courtiers outside Chang'an city to greet Zhong Yu who had returned from his achievements.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhong Yu returned to Chang'an, Bo Zhao ordered his servants to kidnap Zhong Yu in front of dozens of senior ministers!

To tie Zhong Yu to the house, Bo Zhao did everything possible;

——First of all, tortured to extract a confession, forcing Zhong Yu to admit that he killed Bo Gui, in order to perfunctory the mission entrusted by the emperor Liu Heng, so that he could return to Chang'an as soon as possible!
After that, Zhong Yu was forced to wear sackcloth and mourning for his dead nephew Bo Gui...

But Zhong Yu was appreciated by the emperor Liu Heng because he was upright and upright;

Therefore, Zhong Yu refused to obey Bo Zhao's persecution.

Zhong Yu told Bo Zhao: This riot broke out because of your mistakes, but in the end, I, Zhong Yu, put it down.

Now, you should think about your mistakes, go to His Majesty, admit your mistake of 'unknown', and beg Your Majesty to forgive;
Instead of tying me, the hero who quelled the riot, to my own home, forcing me to clear up the guilt of Bo Gui, that rebellious official and thief.

At this point, the situation still has room for improvement.

Facing the Empress Dowager's younger brother and the Emperor's uncle, Zhong Yu could be said to have saved enough face for Bo Zhao and Empress Dowager Bo!
Not only that, Zhong Yu even pointed out the correct path to Bo Zhao;

——Avoid the important and ignore the minor, and only admit that I misunderstood Bo Gui, so as to clear myself of the guilt of "instigating Bo Gui to plunder people's wealth and eventually lead to riots".

But Bo Zhao chose the wrong path again...
Regarding Zhong Yu's kindness, Bo Zhao became angry from embarrassment, and directly killed Zhong Yu, who was unwilling to 'confess', in Zhihou's mansion!
Afterwards, Bo Zhao shamelessly ran to Weiyang Palace and reported to Emperor Liu Heng: Your Majesty!The dog thief Zhong Yu refused to plead guilty, and I have already helped His Majesty kill the dog thief Zhong Yu...
When the news came out, everyone in the court of Chang'an was astonished!
Even the Empress Dowager Bo was shocked by what her younger brother Bo Zhao did!
When the situation reached its peak, Bo Zhao was finally on the road to an incurable death.

——Knowing that her husband was beheaded by Bo Zhao, Zhong Yu's wife was heartbroken, left a suicide note accusing Bo Zhao, and then committed suicide at home!

And the suicide note left by Mrs. Zhong Yu was also escorted by Prime Minister Zhang Cang, and finally sent to the emperor Liu Heng.

At this time, the emperor Liu Heng finally understood: the riot in Taiyuan was probably the work of his uncle Bo Zhao;

Just when Liu Heng was wondering whether to report the matter to his mother, Queen Mother Bo, another news came from outside the palace: Knowing about Mrs. Zhong Yu's suicide note, Bo Zhao became furious again, and sent someone to privately capture Zhong Yu's only son kills...

With the development of the situation to this point, Bo Zhao must die.

——Bo Zhao's survival is not enough for the common people to be angry!

——If Bo Zhao is not dead, it is not enough to secure the world! ! !

With such determination, and the warmth of "giving the last bit of face to uncle", Emperor Liu Heng sent Prime Minister Zhang Cang and Tingwei Zhou Xing to bring the imperial gift of poisonous wine to Zhihou Mansion to persuade Bo Zhao to keep his face.

Unexpectedly, Bo Zhao still didn't know how to repent, instead of drinking the poisoned wine from the Jue Baoquan family, he sent someone to find his sister, the Queen Mother Bo, and wanted to use the Queen Mother's power to escape from the crime;

Afterwards, the courtiers and officials who learned that Bo Zhao 'refused to save himself face' began to sing dirges outside Zhihou's mansion day and night to express condolences to Zhihou Bozhao who was still alive.

In the end, Bo Zhao, who was still not 'convinced' by the elegy and condolences of courtiers and officials, was summoned into the palace by Emperor Liu Heng.

After entering the palace, he found the "living sacrifice" set up by the emperor Liu Heng for himself, Bo Zhaocai finally gave up, drew his sword and killed himself in front of his mourning hall...

"Since the incident with Hou Zhi Bo Zhao, Empress Dowager Bo has never been involved in government affairs again;"

"Even after the death of Emperor Taizong, Your Majesty became the Empress Dowager Bo, who became the Empress Dowager, handed over all the power of Changle Palace to the Empress Dowager."

"Since the incident with Bo Zhao, Empress Bo has never been favored by His Majesty..."

The sighing tone brought Dou Guangguo and Dou Ying's thoughts back to their eyes, and a gleam of light flashed across Dou Changjun's raised eyelids.

"The decline of the Bo family began with the incident of Bo Zhao;"

"It was also because at that time, Empress Dowager Bo did not dissuade Bo Zhao, but instead tried to pardon Bo Zhao's capital crime, which made Bo's power even weaker."

"—Today, among the relatives of the Bo family who were once prominent in the imperial court, only Zhihou Bo Rongnu is left to support him;"

"But Empress Bo has yet to give birth to any children..."

"When the pepper house changes people, the relatives of the Bo family will also officially disappear from the court..."

Shaking his head and saying these words with a sigh, Dou Changjun turned sideways again, stretched out his hand as old as a dead tree, and gently patted the back of his younger brother Dou Guangguo's hand.

"We two brothers, life is hard;"

"When I was young, I was separated from the Queen Mother in the chaos of war;"

"It wasn't until the time of the first emperor, when the queen mother entered the Jiaofang, that we two brothers were able to escape from that dangerous mine and reunite with the queen mother..."

"But after we came to Chang'an, all the officials in the court, because of Lu's relatives and Zhihou Bozhao, took precautions against our brothers in every possible way."

"In order for us two brothers not to become another Bo Zhao, we two old bones have been taught by the old gentleman in the palace for many years."

"—Back then, Beiping Hou Zhang Cang was dismissed as prime minister, and the one who should have succeeded him as prime minister should have been Zhang Wuhou."

"But in order to protect my family Dou, Marquis Zhang Wu also willingly gave up the chance to become the prime minister. From now on, I will be idle and careless about the affairs of the court..."

Hearing what his elder brother Dou Changjun said, Dou Guangguo couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

The things that Dou Changjun said are not far away.

——The two brothers narrowly escaped from the mine, and met their younger sister, Dou Shi, only less than 20 years ago;

Under the strict defense of the entire Chang'an court, the two brothers completed nearly ten years of "study", proving that they will not become the next Lu Shi and Bo Zhao, that is, more than ten years ago;

As for Beiping Hou Zhang Cang was dismissed by the first emperor, Zhang Wu Hou Dou Guangguo almost became the prime minister, but finally gave up, and it happened only eight years ago...

"Wang Sun did the right thing."

Recalling the experience of almost becoming the prime minister, but finally missing out, Dou Guangguo's face also showed a touch of relief;
Without hesitation, he said "you did it right", and Dou Guangguo looked at Dou Ying with more and more admiration.

"—I could have become the prime minister because I have enough knowledge and virtue;"

"The reason why I didn't become prime minister in the end is to prevent me, the Dou family, from following in the footsteps of the former Lu family and the current Bo family."

"Now, the Empress Dowager is bewitched by someone who actually wants to let the offshoot of the imperial family replace the direct line under the condition that the direct line has not been cut off..."

"This is really a shocking thing, and it is also a thing that will bring disaster to me, Dou family, and to the world."

"At the palace banquet just now, Wang Sun was able to stand up and prevent the Queen Mother from doing something that would be detrimental to the world, and even lead to the death of my family Dou. We two old fellows have no reason to punish Wang Sun."

Hearing Dou Guangguo's words, Dou Ying couldn't help but smile miserably, and then bowed to Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo's uncles with sincere admiration.

Wang Sun does not mean that Dou Ying is a descendant of a prince or king, but the name of Dou Ying.

What I have done today can be understood by Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo, two "loyal elders" who have long been known both inside and outside the court.

——With these two old men, Dou's future will never be another Bo's...

"We are very supportive of Wang Sun's approach;"

"But family law, but you can't help it."

While thinking about it, Dou Changjun's deep voice reached his ears, causing Dou Ying to be taken aback;
After seeing the helplessness in Dou Changjun's eyes, Dou Ying who reacted finally had no choice but to nod slowly.

"For the ancestral temple and the country, what the king and grandson have done today is a manifestation of loyal ministers."

"But in my Dou family, the queen mother is still the elder of the king and grandson after all;"

"Being rude in front of the elders, if you are not punished by the family law, then the queen mother will not forgive the king and grandson."

After explaining with a bitter face, Dou Changjun stood up slowly, walked in front of Dou Ying, and stretched out his hand to help Dou Ying who was still kneeling on the ground.

Afterwards, Dou Changjun patted the back of Dou Ying's hand slightly comfortingly, and there was a tired look on his brows.

"If there is no accident, at this moment, the queen mother has already taken away the palace status of the king and grandson;"

"Recently, the king and grandson should stop looking for the eldest son of the emperor."

"Having received family law, let's rest at home for a while in the name of shutting up and thinking about mistakes..."

"When the empress dowager calms down and is no longer confused, we two old fellows will go to Changle Palace again and persuade us politely. The empress dowager should be able to forgive Wang Sun..."

Feeling the loving heart of uncle Dou Changjun, Dou Yingzi only nodded with a warm smile, then respectfully supported Dou Changjun, and sat back on the head seat.

After the two uncles returned to their upper seats, Dou Ying knelt down in front of the two old men again with a refined smile.

"My Dou family can have today's glory because of the queen mother;"

"But if you don't want to follow in the footsteps of Lu and Bo's relatives, what Dou needs are old men like the two uncles."

"My nephew is going to take care of the family law by himself."

"I just hope that the two uncles will take care of their health and look after Mrs. Dou for a little longer;"

"It's also good to teach a few men who are worthy of use, so that my Dou family can prosper for a long time..."

After saying that, Dou Ying kowtowed heavily to the two elders, and immediately walked towards the ancestral hall in the side courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

But after Dou Ying left, the brothers Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo looked at each other with a smile and shook their heads.

——Empress Dowager Dou was a little too confused about today's matter;
But with Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo, two Dinghai Shenzhengs, and young talents like Dou Ying, the Dou family will definitely not follow the footsteps of the Lu family and the Bo family...
　I slept last night and woke up this afternoon, so the update is a bit late, so please be patient.

　　
　
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