Lingquan after kitchen

Chapter 31 Counterattack
"I should have this catastrophe in my life. Now that Qin Huang is dead, I have no engagement with the Qin family. Everything is over. Don't feel guilty, uncle, don't mention this matter again." Ouyang Jinhua is not the original owner, there are not so many Feeling wronged and painful, seeing Ouyang Yue put down his face and say these words, his affection for him increased by one point.

"Okay. I won't mention the Qin family anymore." Ouyang Yue duanxiang looked at the fairy-like niece who had been in her arms since she was born. She has such a gentle temperament and can cook exquisite delicacies. The family earned a lot of money, and it was due to Qin Huang's death. Otherwise, if he married into the Qin family, even if He Li left the Qin family and remarried, his life would be ruined.

In this life, he and Qin Lichang are at odds with each other, and he must trample the Qin family under his feet for revenge.

It's rare for Ding to see Ouyang Yue, and they will be separated in less than a day. She can't let go, but she can only bury her emotions in her heart.

Ouyang Jinhua saw it and decided to persuade Mrs. Ding to go back to Ouyang Mansion in Chang'an.

Ouyang Jinye and Ouyang Jinyu sent Ouyang Yue a few miles away, and they didn't return to Zhuangzi until they could no longer see him.

When Ouyang Yue returned to Chang'an, he went to a secret place to gather several officials that night, made arrangements, and rode a horse to the suburbs the next evening, where he met several celebrities.

After two days of calm, a colleague of the Eastern Palace secretly asked Ouyang Yue to meet and brought a very bad news.

"Brother Ouyang, yesterday I heard the prince said that he recommended Qin Lichang in front of the emperor for the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. If Qin Lichang succeeds, he will be your immediate boss."

This colleague has a very good personal relationship with Ouyang Yue, and often brings him confidential news, but it is not known to outsiders.

"Your Majesty has not issued a decree to confer Qin Lichang as Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments. It is because of dissatisfaction with Qin Lichang with several elders. How can we listen to the prince's suggestion." Although Ouyang Yue was angry and disappointed with the prince, he did not lose his judgment.

The colleague dipped his finger in the tea and wrote a few words on the table, and said in a very low voice: "Recently, they and the third prince have been moving around frequently in secret, and they even tested my tone."

The few people mentioned by my colleagues are all officials of the princeling party, including civil servants and military generals. The relationship between these people and the prince is not as close as that between Ouyang Yue and the prince. So when they saw Ouyang Yue's fate, they immediately wavered and changed their allegiance to the third prince. Murong Qing.

Ouyang Yue said in his heart: The prince has not made a big mistake, if the third prince wants to fight for the seat of the prince, it depends on whether His Majesty agrees or not.Slowly said: "Your Majesty has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is in good health and has a long life. The princes don't know who will be able to wait until the end to take that seat."

"What brother Ouyang said is true. I'm thinking of leaving Chang'an City to go to another place. Is this possible?" The colleague looked sincerely.

Ouyang Yue said: "You came into contact with the prince earlier than me. You are considered an old man in the East Palace. Even if you leave Chang'an to go to other places, others will think you are the prince's person."

The colleague sighed softly and asked, "Then what should I do?"

"If you make up your mind to leave the crown prince, then just claim your illness and return to your hometown to recuperate. In less than a year or so, your position in the East Palace will definitely be replaced by others. The crown prince is unrighteous to you first, and no one will say anything when you leave him." .”

The colleague said bluntly: "I also thought about returning home due to illness, but I was afraid that it would be difficult to go out to work again."

"No matter how difficult it is for you to live my days ago?" Ouyang Yue shook his head with emotion.

"I don't have a good brother or nephew like you." My colleague is the confidant of the prince. He knows better than anyone how much oppression Ouyang Yue received from all directions when he was impeached by the imperial censor. How much the situation pays.

Ouyang Yue still couldn't help showing a proud smile, thanking his colleagues for their perseverance a few days ago, and said in a low voice: "If you can trust me, you can go back to your hometown to recuperate, and you will be able to return to the court in a year, and there will be a suitable one. official position."

The colleague looked puzzled, but seeing Ouyang Yue's confident and mysterious face, he thought for a while and said, "I will follow what you said, return to my hometown within seven days, and wait for the imperial court's appointment order in one year."

Ouyang Yue said solemnly: "You can rest assured."

"Please leave everything to Brother Ouyang." The colleague was determined, and stood up and bowed.

Ouyang Yue has been an official for many years and has long since become an official, but he still treats his relatives and friends with sincerity.

He can promise such a big thing to his colleagues, so he has something to rely on.

A few days later, my colleague was seriously ill, and the two imperial doctors at the imperial hospital said that he could live for two or three years at most.The colleague handed over the memorial to the court, resigned and returned home.

The first time the prince learned about this matter, he just sent the manager to come over to see and deliver some medicinal materials. He didn't say anything about it. When the colleague returned home, he didn't even send anyone to deliver it, let alone send money to appease the colleague's family.

The prince's indifference is extremely chilling, and the hearts of the people in the East Palace are even more unstable.

A few days after the colleague left Chang'an, the Qin family's affairs broke out.

The two censors who belonged to the third prince's faction in the court made a memorial, which included the confessions of dozens of common people and businessmen, confirming that Qin Lichang's wife gave us usury money, and that the Qin family's family lived in their hometown to fish for the common people, etc. Emperor Murong Yangxiao was asked to withdraw Qin Lichang's official position was confiscated, and the property of the Qin family was confiscated.

The evidence of the crime was conclusive, Qin Lichang turned pale and forgot to defend himself.

As always, the crown prince would not speak up for his subordinates, but Qin Lichang's in-laws, Mr. Liu, the biological father of Qin Jian's deceased wife, came out and asked Murong Yangxiao to hand over the matter to Dali Temple for investigation, and it would not be too late to punish him after the investigation was clear.

Tears welled up in Qin Lichang's eyes, and he was very grateful to his in-laws for standing up and helping him at this critical moment.

The censor waited for Mr. Liu to come forward, glanced at Qin Lichang, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are one. Qin Lichang, as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has been in the Ministry of Punishment for so many years, and he is familiar with several adults in Dali Temple. "

Another obese censor rushed to Qin Lichang angrily, threw the confession directly on his face, and cursed: "The people sue the officials, no matter whether they win or lose, if they enter the yamen, they will be punished with ten sticks. If it is not for the officials The people are in a hurry, how can the people sue the officials? Keep your eyes open and see clearly, there are 370 fingerprints of two people on it!"

Master Liu said coldly: "Who knows if these fingerprints were pressed by someone you hired with money?"

Yu Shi said: "Lord Liu, 370 of the 72 people are waiting outside the palace, come down and follow me to hear what they say about the Qin family, how about it?"

"Decree to remove Qin Lichang from his official position and close the Qin family. After the case is thoroughly investigated, I will make a decision." Murong Yangxiao guessed that this matter was caused by the party of the third prince targeting the party of the prince, but Qin Lichang cannot be settled like this crime, we have to look at the third prince and his party's tricks.

(End of this chapter)