At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 87 Yang Qiu is in trouble (please order first)

A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and moves when he waits for time.

Now that Zhou Qi has gained enough fame and capital, he must make plans for the future.

The so-called roc rides the wind in one day and soars up to [-] li.

Zhou Qi has already taken the most difficult step. As long as the follow-up management is good, when the world changes, he will be able to soar into the sky.

Of course, it was not easy for Zhou Qi to tell Xiang Hong directly about these things.

He looked at Xiang Hong who was full of self-blame, but he didn't know how to comfort him, he could only say: "I have been idle in Wei Wei's mansion for a long time, and it doesn't make any sense to stay here any longer."

"I treat the envoy with my heart, but he suspects that I am unfaithful. Since there is a rift between the monarch and his ministers, why stay here?"

"Besides, the water in Luoyang is too deep. You and I are not qualified to participate in it. Leaving this place to protect ourselves is the best choice."

In this era, it is not like some later dynasties that pay attention to foolishness and loyalty, but is influenced by Mencius's thought, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose the emperor.

If the monarch does not trust his courtiers, they will not be criticized if they abandon them. This kind of thing was also common in the Three Kingdoms period.

But someone like Lu Bu would definitely be despised if he killed his old master.

Yang Qiu refused to listen to Zhou Qi's advice first, and humiliated Xiang Hong later. Since the two have different ways, it is hard for others to say anything when Zhou Qi leaves.

Xiang Hong asked, "Is it impolite for us not to say goodbye to Wei Wei?"

Zhou Qi pondered for a while, then sighed: "I have written all the words that should be said in the letter. If we say goodbye in person, it will embarrass both parties."

Xiang Hong asked again: "Then shall we return to Xiang County?"

Zhou Qi shook his head and said: "There are still matters that have not been dealt with, I will stay in Luoyang first."

Zhou Qi wanted to seek the position of Lujiang County Magistrate. Naturally, he could not leave just like that, but had to plan carefully.

He turned his head to look at Xiang Hong, and said, "Find a place to live first, and I'm going to visit Yuan Benchu."

In this way, the two found a cheaper inn to live in, and Zhou Qi felt deeply tired. Instead of looking for Yuan Shao immediately, he fell asleep in the house instead.

But he didn't know that at this time, a storm had begun to rise in the court.

Situ Liu He reported to the emperor that the Banzhen barbarians in Ba County had rebelled again and were attacking the county. When the emperor heard this, he suddenly felt a headache and said, "Do you have any strategy to suppress the rebellion?"

Liu He said: "Your minister knows that the ban is rebellious, and he is very anxious. Because Wei Wei Yangqiu and Yongle Shaofu Chen Qiu are good at military affairs, they have led the county soldiers to quell the rebellion, so they were summoned overnight to discuss countermeasures with Liu Na, the infantry school lieutenant. .”

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but raised his brows slightly, glanced at Shi Li's Yang Qiu, and said, "Have you discussed any countermeasures?"

Situ Liu He immediately said Zhou Qi's suggestion.

The emperor pondered for a long time, thinking about the empty treasury and the bravery and prowess of the Banzhen barbarians, and finally agreed to this suggestion.

After the court meeting ended, the Son of Heaven summoned Yang Qiu and said, "Qing is loyal and patriotic, and relieved me of my worries. I am very relieved. Since I have discussed the countermeasures with Liu Situ and others, why didn't you inform me in advance?"

Yang Qiu knew that the emperor was testing him, so he knelt down on the ground and said: "The minister is a Wei Wei, and he shoulders the important task of guarding the palace, and he has gone beyond the meeting with Situ to discuss the chaos, how dare he tell His Majesty? "

There was a little smile in the eyes of the emperor, and he said: "Your loyalty, I know it. Putting down the rebellion for the country is a major event. Since you are in charge of military affairs, it is understandable that Situ called you to discuss this matter."

After Yang Qiu left, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The emperor was too suspicious. If Zhou Qi had not given a countermeasure in advance, the outcome would never have been good after his secret meeting with Liu He and others was exposed.

Thinking of this, the grudge against Zhou Qi in Yang Qiu's heart also dissipated a little.

In the palace, after seeing Yang Qiu leave, Cao Jie prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I have something to do."

The emperor showed a look of interest on his face and said, "If you have anything to do, just report it."

Cao Jiedao: "The first minister played Yang Qiu to collude with the clan, intending to rebel; the second played Liu Yun to deceive the king and to plot wrongdoing."

"This matter is related to the safety of the country and the country and His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty can clearly see it!"

The Son of Heaven's face darkened when he heard the words, looked at Cao Jie and said indifferently: "Do you know what crime it is to slander the court officials?"

Although Liu Hong is stupid, he is not stupid.

The reason why Cao Jie and Wang Fu were able to slander Bohai King and the Song family for rebellion before was because these were the results the emperor wanted to see.

But now.

In order to restore his reputation, Liu Hong deliberately promoted his clan relatives. In addition, Yang Qiu was valued by Liu Hong, and he wanted to entrust him with important tasks in the future.

So when Cao Jie said these words, Liu Hong's first thought was not that these people intended to rebel, but that Cao Jie wanted to slander them and eradicate political enemies.

Cao Jie hastily kowtowed and said: "It is about the safety of the country and the country and your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense!"

Liu Hong said with a gloomy face: "You'd better convince me, otherwise you will not be able to bear the crime of slandering the minister for treason."

Cao Jie did not panic at all, and said: "I learned from Zhongchang Attendant Cheng Huang that Yang Qiu was promoted to Wei Wei by His Majesty because of his dissatisfaction. Several people colluded secretly, and wanted to use the power of the three to make him resume his post as the captain of Huisili."

"As a Wei Wei, Yang Qiu is a close minister of His Majesty, but he secretly colludes with the clan and the ministers of the court. His heart is to be punished!"

Hearing this, Liu Hong frowned and said, "Didn't they get together to discuss how to put down the chaos of the Banchu Man?"

Cao Jie said convincingly: "This is exactly the second article that I participated in. This is the strategy of Liu He and others to deceive His Majesty and cover up their true intentions."

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can put this matter aside for now. Situ Liu He, Yongle Shaofu Chen Qiu, and Infantry Colonel Liu Na will soon advise your Majesty to let Yang Qiu resume his position as Sili Colonel. .”

When Liu Hong heard this, his face sank like water, and he felt a little chill in his heart.

As the emperor, he was most worried about the collusion between the generals guarding the palace and foreign ministers. If Yang Qiu really did this, it would definitely touch Liu Hong's bottom line.

But as soon as Yang Qiu returned home, the steward came forward to report, adding fuel and vinegar to the story of Zhou Qi and Qi's departure, which immediately made Yang Qiu very angry.

He said angrily: "It's in vain that I value Zhou Qi so much. Not only did I save him from the crime of assassinating Wang Ji, but I also entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. I never thought that Zhou Qi would abandon me!"

The steward lowered his head and tightened the letter left by Zhou Qi in his sleeve, but did not send it to Yang Qiu.

He knew that because of Xiang Hong's incident, he had offended Zhou Qi.

Given Yang Qiu's high regard for Zhou Qi, if Yang Qiu changes his mind after reading this letter and continues to find Zhou Qi and entrusts him with the important task, it will inevitably give the steward an enemy in the house.

Zhou Qi didn't know that the last ray of life he left for Yang Qiu was ruined by the stewards in the mansion.

However, after hearing Cao Jie's words, the emperor became suspicious, but he didn't say anything about it. Instead, he pretended not to know and waited quietly.

He didn't expect it.

Only one day later, Liu He and others became impatient, and jointly requested Yang Qiu to be reassigned to Sili Xiaowei.

This move undoubtedly made Liu Hong furious.

He trusted Chongyang Qiu so much, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually collude with foreign ministers, and even joined forces with Liu He and others to deceive him.

When Yang Qiu and the others saw the accusations made by Cao Jie and Cheng Huang, they were shocked and angry at the same time, and knelt down in fear to defend themselves.

But at this time, Yang Qiu felt regretful in his heart.

He didn't expect that his father-in-law Cheng Huang would join Cao Jie to accuse him.

This also shows that the concubine Cheng did not listen to her warning, but informed Cheng Huang about the matter, and Cheng Huang reported it to Cao Jie, which led to Yang Qiu and others being caught.

"The one who ruined my big business is indeed that bitch. Ziyi is loyal, but I doubt his infidelity. It's too late to regret it!"

Yang Qiu secretly regretted in his heart, but his eyes fixed on his father-in-law Cheng Huang, revealing a strong murderous intent in his eyes.

He trusted Cheng's father and daughter so much, but he never thought that they would be betrayed by them. Yang Qiu had already vowed in his heart that if he could escape this calamity, the two of them would die without a place to bury them.

Anger went to Liu Hong's mind.

He picked up the letter on the dragon case, threw it at Yang Qiu, and cursed: "I value you so much that I even entrust my wealth and life in your hands."

"I never thought that you would end up with ministers at home and clan members outside, trying to take my life!"

Yang Qiu was terrified when he heard the words, he hurriedly kowtowed, his forehead was pierced and blood flowed profusely, and said sadly: "I can learn from my loyalty to your Majesty, I will never dare to give birth to two hearts."

"The reason why I am doing this is to eliminate the traitors and traitors in the court. I hope your majesty will understand clearly!"

The emperor was furious and cursed: "As a guard, you have secretly connected with your clan members and ministers, and you dare to talk about loyalty in front of me."

"Come here, send Yang Qiu, Chen Qiu, Liu He, and Liu Na to prison. Cao Jie, take someone to ransack the house and see if they have any correspondence."

Cao Jie's face showed joy when he heard the words, and he hurriedly said: "I take orders!"

When Yang Qiu heard that Cao Jie was asked to go and ransack his house, he immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, Cao Jie has an old grudge with me. If I order him to ransack my house, he will definitely slander me."

"I will die if I die, but I don't want to bear the injustice and infamy. I hope your majesty will see clearly!"

"boom!"

However, Liu Hong was already blinded by anger. He picked up the inkstone on the dragon case and smashed it at Yang Qiu's head. Yang Qiu did not dare to dodge. Blood flowed from the hit, but he still kept his face unchanged and shouted that he was wronged. .

Liu He, Chen Qiu, and Liu Na also angrily denounced Cao Jie and Cheng Huang, saying they were wronged.

Several people are important ministers of the country, and when the court officials saw this, someone immediately came out to intercede for them.

Liu Hong became even more angry when he saw this. He pointed at the ministers who came out to plead for mercy and cursed: "How many people have you formed a party with?"

He then sternly shouted: "Anyone who dares to intercede for a few people will be guilty of the same crime!"

Knowing the emperor's tricks, all the ministers were immediately terrified and dared not persuade them any more.

In this way, all four were sent to prison.

Their family members were not spared either, and were all arrested and imprisoned.

Fortunately, Cao Jie knew that the matter was of great importance, so he could take the opportunity to eradicate the four people, but it was not easy to charge them with treason charges, otherwise the scholar-officials would inevitably provoke a collective counterattack.

It was for this reason that he did not deliberately fabricate the crime of treason. Even if the family members would be exiled, they could at least save their lives.

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