Song Gexing

Chapter 32: The weighing of central bosses
Lu Shouqin personally escorted Zhao Fang back, but Yang Wenguang and Cao Quan did not take the soldiers back, but stayed to clean up the scene.

All the living people were taken back to the Imperial City Prison. Zhao Fang did not actually kill all four families, but he did kill a lot of people.

Although he was angry, he was not that impulsive. He only killed those who were bewitched in front of the Kaifeng mansion. Of course, he would not kill people without trial when he came here. This is unreasonable.

He came to ransack the houses and arrest people, but these four families actually organized their servants to resist and refused to let them in, which made him angry.

The dead people on the scene were basically the servants, but after entering the door, four men were indeed killed. They were all those who commanded the servants to resist, and there were also those who shouted to be cruel.

But this was shocking. This kind of thing had never happened in the Song Dynasty, let alone in the capital.

All four families had family members who were officials. One of them was the family of the supervisory censor Liu Yuanyu. The three principal men who were killed were all members of Liu Yuanyu's family.

Liu Yuanyu, who was in the middle of the court, could not give up. He immediately contacted everyone in the Yushitai, and even the Prime Minister Wang Gongchen of the Yushitai was dispatched. He wrote a letter to impeach Zhao Fang for killing his subjects without permission and being cruel and cruel, which immediately aroused the echo of a large film.

As soon as Zhao Fang was brought back to Chongzheng Hall, he saw a pile of memorials piled in front of Zhao Zhen, and the ministers of the two governments gathered here worriedly.

"These people are so fast!"

Before Zhao Fang could finish his sigh, Zhao Zhen shouted loudly: "Treason, you have done a good job!"

This was the first time that Zhao Zhen was angry with him. Before he could speak, Lu Shouqin stood in front of him and saluted Renzong: "The officials misunderstood. Your Majesty did not go to kill people, but went to inquire about the crime and was attacked. If it weren't for the timely protection of the soldiers, they would really dare to kill the king and rebel!"

"Junxi you!"

Even though Lu Shouqin was an eunuch, he had a nickname. Even the emperor called him his nickname to show respect for his merits.

Lu Yijian's eyes lit up and he immediately asked: "Is Supervisor Lu serious about what he said? Do the soldiers have any evidence? Are there any outsiders at the scene?"

After asking three times in a row, everyone understood what he was going to do. Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others frowned and looked at him dissatisfied.

Jia Changchao, the political advisor, was even more angry and said: "What does Mr. Lu want to do? We have never killed a scholar-official in the Song Dynasty. King Wei has set a precedent, and you still want to cover it up?"

Lu Shouqin said leisurely: "Five hundred soldiers of the Japanese army and five hundred soldiers of the Imperial City Division saw with their own eyes that the King of Wei wanted to accuse four families, but they were attacked by a group of people. The opponent was holding a sharp knife and wanted to kill Wang Jia. The neighbors were shocked. Don’t dare to wait and see.”

"What a great assassin to kill Wang Jia. King Wei is His Majesty's eldest son. These thugs are going to rebel!"

Lu Yijian was so smart. Even though he was suffering from a long illness and was about to abdicate, his brain was still very good. When he heard Lu Shouqin's words, he realized that there was no proof.

Secretly he was glad that he sent Lu Shouqin to the scene. Sure enough, he made the right move. The old eunuch was able to suppress the Imperial Army and the Imperial City's generals.

Jia Chang's beard was wagging wildly, but Lu Yijian's frame-up was high-sounding. The Song Dynasty did not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but it did not include rebels.

"Everyone, let me say a few words."

After a long silence, Zhang Dexiang came out and spoke to everyone.

"The King of Wei is the crown prince whom everyone recognizes. Don't you object to this? Then do you want to ruin the reputation of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty because of a few rebellious ministers?"

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other hesitantly. Wang Yaochen sighed and said, "The King of Wei wants to protect me, but I'm afraid he will get used to killing after a while!"

"The Prime Minister is overly worried. King Wei is not a murderous person. It can be seen from his words and deeds."

As soon as Zhang Dexiang finished speaking, Lu Yijian immediately helped: "Yes, the King of Wei respects his elders and is a friend and brother. Moreover, he is still young, so it is inevitable that he will make mistakes occasionally. It is when we are supporting and guiding him, how can we make a mistake once?" Come to a conclusion." Wang Yaochen pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "It makes sense. In that case, let's determine the nature of the case, and come to a conclusion as soon as possible to prevent the situation from escalating."

Seeing that no one objected, Zhao Zhen was in a good mood and said, "Then summon Ding Qing of the Criminal Court."

The eunuch took the order and left. Here Zhao Zhen looked at his son who was very well-behaved at the moment and said: "Brother, remember, the ministers are protecting you like this. If you know your mistakes and can correct them, if you continue to make nonsense, I will simply give you the throne. Daddy, go." Be the emperor."

"What!"

Zhao Fang looked at him in disbelief, but the father didn't smile at all, he looked at him seriously, and was immediately frightened.

"No, daddy, your son must be obedient. You should be the emperor yourself."

As he spoke, he muttered: "How can there be a father who shirks his responsibilities like this? I am only seven years old, and I am a fucking emperor."

He was really frightened. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was famous for his willingness to be the supreme emperor. If the old man really did this, he would be doomed.

If you still want to be free, just go ahead and dream. You will be stared at even when you leave the palace, let alone Bianjing City.

Zhao Zhen was amused when he saw it, and said to himself: "I was just guessing, but I didn't expect to catch your weakness. It seems that this trick works."

Then he had a headache again. His son was so resistant to becoming emperor, what would he do in the future?

Suddenly, Han Qi took a step forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty! Last time the King of Wei said that he was interested in a daughter, and I thought it was a good thing after careful consideration. The eldest daughter is 13 years old and has already been engaged. The second daughter is nine years old and older than the King of Wei." Being two years older is more suitable."

Seeing him talking eloquently, as if he was talking about military and national affairs, even Zhao Fang was stunned.

"What's going on? Am I hallucinating?"

Zhao Fang rubbed his face vigorously in disbelief, and his father Zhao Zhen's voice of surprise came to his ears: "Is Han Qing serious? With Qing, my father-in-law, looking at my eldest brother, I can worry less!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yijian was shocked and said: "Not for officials! If Princess Wei is not the daughter of the Wu Xun family, there will be turmoil in the court."

Han Qi smiled and said: "Prime Minister Lu is overly worried. How dare Han break this rule? My daughter enters the Wei Palace not as a concubine, but as a royal attendant."

"Zhigui you..."

Now it was Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and others' turn to be shocked.

Han Qi turned his head with a smile and said with deep meaning in his eyes: "Brother, don't worry, I am a concubine of the Han family, so what's wrong with my daughter being the concubine of the King of Wei?"

Over there, Lu Yijian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's the officials who scared me. This title of father-in-law is too scary."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "How can Han Qing's daughter be taken lightly, even if she is not the queen in the future, she should have a respected status. It is also appropriate for the eldest brother to call her father-in-law."

These words made everyone feel relieved. Even though everyone here agreed that the ancestral laws could be changed, they only believed that it could be changed to benefit people's livelihood. If it touched the foundation of the dynasty, no one here would dare to change it.

The first queen of every emperor of the Song Dynasty must be the daughter of a military general. This was not only Wu Xun's request, but also a system that civil servants were unwilling to change.

Because this is a means to appease the generals. If this is taken away, it will be too ugly.

(End of this chapter)