sinovels Chapter 107
Chapter 107
"Your Majesty, the banker has been imprisoned for many days. It's time to make an order. Their banker has ruined the emperor's reputation and should be severely punished."
"That's right, Your Majesty, the banker doesn't know what is good or bad, and if he commits such a heinous crime, he should be punished."
"That's right, there are many of them who are being shielded by the queen. The emperor treats them too well, which makes them act so boldly and openly insult the emperor."
"Please order the emperor to punish the crime of the banker!"
"Please make an order from the emperor, don't delay too much."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we must not condone their insulting His Majesty and secretly satirizing His Majesty's family affairs."
"..."
Above the court hall, there was a sound of condemnation.
Wu Wenxuan looked coldly at the crusaders above the main hall, he knew there was a conspiracy inside, and it was clearly the banker, but all of them pointed at Zhuang Han, but he also had tricks in his heart to deal with them, so he didn't rush to answer them, and treated everyone After slowly calming down, he smiled and said: "What you said is very true, what does Prince Wenjun think about this?"
Wu Wenjun raised his eyebrows, stood up, and said: "Going back to the emperor, I also think that there can be no further delay. If you don't try and deal with it, you may be suspected of covering up."
Wu Wenxuan frowned, then looked to the left, and said, "What do you two prime ministers think?"
Zhou Teng stepped out of the line, bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that an order should be made to punish the crime." After a pause, he hesitated and said: "If you want to be convinced, you should also arrest the empress and hand it over to me. Trial by the Ministry of Officials."
Wu Wenxuan narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists secretly, and said: "The Queen has been with me all this time, and he doesn't know anything about Xun Huan Lou. How can I convince her? Who should I convince?"
"This..." Zhou Teng was speechless.
Wu Wenxuan snorted coldly: "The empress is the mother of a country. Does he need you to obey me? How many times have I told you what the banker did? It would be too rash to convict him."
Zhou Teng bowed his head and dared not say any more.
Wu Wenxuan stood up, glanced at the group of officials facing up, and said slowly: "The Zhuang family will definitely deal with it, but right now, I have received a secret report saying that someone in the court intends to seek power and usurp the throne..." He said here , glanced at the three princes on the right.
Glancing at them, he continued: "It is said in the booklet that they have been dissatisfied with me as the emperor, and secretly said that I killed my brother to seize the throne, which is really despicable. Dear friends, do you think I admit to this crime or not?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall gasped. Wu Wenxuan took the booklet from the blessing hand, shook it in front of everyone, and said: "The names of these people are written in this booklet. There are many."
No one spoke, they all bowed their heads, and the Second Prince and the others looked ugly.
Wu Wenxuan walked a few steps, stood to the right side, turned sideways, with a gloomy face, and said coldly: "The three princes talked about it the most. I wonder what the second brother, fourth brother and fifth brother think?"
Wu Wenjun saluted and said: "If you want to commit a crime, there is no reason to worry about it; I have always done things aboveboard, but the emperor should not listen to slander."
Wu Wenxuan nodded: "I know that second brother, you act in an upright manner, so I didn't trust others. Otherwise, how could I still allow you to wait in this court to crusade against the queen with certainty?"
Wu Wenjun stopped talking.Wu Wenxuan said again: "It can be confirmed that there are witnesses on the booklet."
The three princes were shocked, and the other ministers also looked solemn, watching the situation in the court without saying a word.
Wu Wenxuan said: "I also want to know whether the play in this book is true or not, pass it on to witnesses." He looked at the three princes and smiled slightly: "If I slander you, I will not tolerate it."
Ling Kong spread the word to the hall, his appearance surprised every minister present, and it could even be said that he was a little stunned; while the three princes gasped, the fourth prince's complexion was not good, and he glared at Ling Kong angrily, He gritted his teeth secretly, while the fifth prince's face was already pale, and cold sweat broke out; compared to the panic of the two princes, the second prince's complexion did not change much, just sullen.
Kneeling in the air and saluting, he shouted long live three times, Wu Wenxuan let him flatten his body, and said with a blank expression: "The princes intend to rebel and usurp the throne, and you know that they insulted me behind their backs?"
Ling Kong said: "The grass people know about this."
Wu Wenxuan said: "Tell me what you know in detail, and don't hide anything."
Ling Kong said: "The grass people have always had personal relationships with several princes, and they know a little about what they think and think. That day when the emperor raised his troops to conquer the world, the princes denounced the emperor's actions as seeking power and usurping the throne. Later, the emperor Ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, several princes even secretly dissatisfied with the emperor, thinking that the emperor killed his brother to seize the throne, which was really the work of a villain, it is simply extremely despicable, and he is not worthy of being the emperor of this Great Yan Kingdom."
"You old man, you don't spout blood!" The fourth prince shouted angrily.
Ling Kong didn't speak.
Wu Wenxuan said: "If the fourth brother didn't say these words, why bother to get angry?"
Ling Kong calmed down and continued: "Several princes also secretly colluded with several elders in the court, intending to discuss the matter of forcing the emperor to abdicate, and also said that if the emperor is not sensible, don't blame them for being unrighteous, and secretly listed a series of crusade against the emperor. and the queen's plan."
This sentence made all the people in the court tense, a little shocked, whispering among each other.
With a cold face, Wu Wenxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know where the plan is?"
Ling Kong took out a booklet from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands: "Here are the proposals written by several princes, and the attitudes of several ministers, all of which are recorded in this booklet."
Praying for blessings, walked over, took the brochure, and presented it to Wu Wenxuan.
Wu Wenxuan took the booklet, flipped it casually, glanced at it twice, then raised his hand and threw the booklet straight at Wu Wenjun, with such force that he hit Wu Wenjun's face directly, and then fell to the ground, immediately facing the hall The officials knelt down and bowed their heads in silence.
Wu Wenxuan didn't speak, went down the steps of the hall, walked slowly towards the three princes, glanced at the three of them, their knees softened, and they knelt down on the ground, their faces sinking into ashes; Wu Wenxuan walked slowly to several In front of a senior minister, he looked at them coldly and asked, "I saw the names of a few lovers in this booklet, do you have anything to say?"
The leading elders in the court looked at Ling Kong, and then at the emperor with a smile on his brow. Now they realize that all this is a trap, and they understand that the general situation is over, and these veterans may have no chance to stand up. , They all knelt down and said: "Old minister, I was confused for a while, and I hope the emperor will forgive me and spare us not to die."
Wu Wenxuan stared at them, a group of elderly people who wanted to control him, his eyes were full of resentment, he sneered: "You were foolish for a moment today, and I asked you to forgive you, how can I convince you? If you forgive your sins, In the future, wouldn't I lose my prestige even more? And if I don't punish you, doesn't it mean that I admit what you said, that I killed my brother and seized the throne, which was done by a villain and is a despicable act. Then In the future, how will I govern the country?" He paused, and said in a solemn voice: "You guys have evil intentions and colluded secretly, intending to overthrow the queen and the banker, so as to rule me, and then support the emperor candidate in your heart. Waiting for actions is to seek power and usurp the throne! You feel your conscience and ask the queen how he treats you elders? And the second brother, how does the queen treat you and your wives and children? He has always protected you, because he changed you with sincerity You have attacked him time and time again, but he never held grudges, never secretly retaliated, and always advised me to forgive more, without the queen, how would you have the status you have in this court today?"
Those words made everyone dare not speak out and bowed their heads one after another, not to mention that no one dared to say a word of intercession.
Wu Wenxuan heaved a long sigh, and then said lightly: "Several vassal kings have bad intentions and intend to rebel. I thought it was in my hands to cut off the position of vassal kings, confiscate all property, hand over military power, demote them to common people, and distribute them to the frontier forever. You are not allowed to step into the imperial city; there are also two prime ministers, Liang Zhao, Chen Xushi, and Ge Zhongtian who listened to the slander and slandered me and the queen, but considering their old age, they will be spared the death penalty, their official positions will be cut off, and they will be sent back to their ancestral home , don’t ask any more court affairs.”
After the words were closed, the rest of the courtiers all echoed: "The emperor is wise! Long live, long live, long live!"
After the verdict came down, several princes and veterans were dragged down with dull eyes because they were secretly hypnotized by Ling Kong, without any resistance.
Wu Wenxuan walked up the steps, turned his back to the ministers, closed his eyes, and said: "Next, I should deal with the dealer." Then he turned around and said loudly: "Come here, put Ling Kong in the prison and wait for his punishment."
Ling Kong suddenly widened his eyes, startled, and said angrily, "Why?"
Wu Wenxuan snorted coldly: "You colluded secretly, used magic to control people's minds, ruined the innocence of the banker, and provoked the relationship between me and the empress. With such bad intentions, how can I forgive you?"
After all, Qi Lu and Qi Shou stepped forward and pressed Ling Kong down, sealing his acupuncture point.
Wu Wenxuan said: "As a monk, Ling Kong has such viciousness in his heart, he should be punished, but because you are my uncle, I will spare you from dying, abolish his martial arts, pick his tendons, suppress Fahua Temple, and be imprisoned for life , until death."
After the verdict came out, Ling Kong was annoyed and furious, but he couldn't move or refute the acupuncture point, so he stared at Wu Wenxuan with piercing eyes.
Wu Wenxuan didn't even look at him, and waved his hand to order someone to take him down.
After the person was dragged down, he said again: "The empress was slandered by others, but she had kind thoughts in her heart. In order to show her innocence, she retired to the harem and did not ask about court affairs. I will return his innocence today. It’s still up to me and the queen to make the decision together.”
None of the officials dared to say anything, and they all kowtowed and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Wu Wenxuan sighed slightly, and said: "As for the banker, although he was conspired and controlled his mind, he has monopolized the economy of many places from Suyang to the capital for many years, monopolizing one side, and his monopoly behavior has caused serious impact, and the banker bribed with money. Ministers, and even rumors that the emperor's officers and men are supported by rich businessmen like them, the words are really disrespectful, and the people are disorderly, and should be punished, but I think it is the empress's family, so I confiscated their properties and sent them to Yunnan." Slightly Dun: "Starting from Zhuang Guangyuan, all giant businessmen in the country will be investigated and dealt with. Those with bad intentions and illegal businessmen will be severely punished."
After all the matters were dealt with, Wu Wenxuan said: "Retire." Standing on the main hall, looking at the group of officials who were slowly withdrawing, he took a deep breath.
When he was the only one left in the hall, Wu Wenxuan suddenly felt a little lonely and at a loss. At this moment, he just wanted to see Zhuang Han quickly, and only he could make him feel at ease, so that he would not be so confused and trembling. .
But I couldn't help being afraid in my heart, Zhuang Han ignored him because he dealt with the Zhuang family himself.
He stood in the empty hall without moving for a long time.
Back at Jiaofang Hall, Zhuang Han prepared the meal and sat there waiting for a long time.
Seeing Wu Wenxuan coming, Zhuang Han hurriedly got up and took off his heavy coat and tiara for him. Wu Wenxuan felt warm when he saw him being so considerate and thoughtful. I'm really afraid that you'll get annoyed and ignore me."
Zhuang Han lowered his eyes slightly, and said: "The emperor is worrying too much, not to mention that the emperor has already been extraordinarily merciful, and it's too late for me to be grateful, how can I ignore the emperor."
After hearing this, Wu Wenxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Hanhan, you know my worries and understand my helplessness, and I am also grateful to you."
Zhuang Han sighed slightly and said, "This is not to be said. Your Majesty, you have a clear distinction between public and private interests, rewards and punishments are appropriate, and you have won the hearts of the people. Hanhan admires your Majesty."
Wu Wenxuan looked at him, didn't say anything, fell silent for a while, and said, "Shall we eat?"
Zhuang Han nodded.
After lunch, the two played with Xiaorourou for a while.
Xiaorourou is much better now. After eating and drinking, he doesn't cry or make trouble. The only thing is that he always likes to take his big round eyes, bite his fingers, and stare at his father.
After reading it, he turned his head and lay down in Zhuang Han's arms, no matter how much Wu Wenxuan coaxed him, he ignored him, leaving him with a cute back of his head.
Little Rourou was playing softly in Zhuang Han's arms, looking at his father's queen with joy, and kissed Zhuang Han's face with his drooling little mouth.
Wu Wenxuan was a little jealous when he saw it, and stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Rourou from Zhuang Han's arms, thinking to himself, it's so soft and fun, he couldn't help but toss him up and hold him in his hands to play with.
Zhuang Han's face turned dark immediately, and he was about to speak when he saw Xiaorourou's face burst into a smile, very happy, Wu Wenxuan threw it once, and he laughed, and then his face softened, watching the father and son play happily Happy, my heart softened.
After Xiaorourou got tired from playing and fell asleep, Zhuang Han thought for a moment and said, "This time, your majesty, you have killed three birds with one stone. It seems to be going well, but I'm afraid that the cutting of the feudal clan will force riots. Don't forget that there have been such things in all dynasties and dynasties." example, isn't the emperor a little reckless?"
There was a bit of blame in the words, Wu Wenxuan was not angry, but just smiled and said: "Hanhan, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, I have endured them for a long time, if I don't get rid of them, I am afraid that there will be no quiet days for you and me in the future. Paused: "You know, Hanhan, they hold the military power and refuse to let it go, and they already have the intention of rebellion. How can I tolerate it? Only the quick decision can be at ease."
After hearing this, Zhuang Han made some sense, so he didn't say any more. Wu Wenxuan approached with a smile, couldn't help but kissed him and said, "Han Han, one day, I will wipe out all the troubles for you. Gully, let you walk unimpeded on the road of this male queen."
Hearing this, Zhuang Han was taken aback for a moment, and looked up at Wu Wenxuan, feeling bitter and sweet in his heart. He didn't know what to do for a moment, so he just said softly: "It's just for me to take such a big risk and bear so many people. ?"
Wu Wenxuan hugged him tightly, and said softly: "I would rather bear the burden of the world than bear you alone."
Zhuang Han's heart was shocked by these words, and he stared at him stupidly, speechless for a long time.
Wu Wenxuan smiled slightly, lowered his head and kissed Zhuang Han, and rolled him onto the bed in his arms.
The next day, morning came.
Wu Wenxuan went directly to the Xuanzheng Hall, reviewed several papers, prayed for longevity and prayed for prosperity and stood by.
They are not only personal eunuchs, but also the leaders of a group of shadow killers trained by Wu Wenxuan. Since Wu Wenxuan picked them up, they have accepted this irresistible mission. They only need to obey orders and obey in everything; killing is the most important thing among them. mission.
Wu Wenxuan put down the folder in his hand, rubbed the center of his eyebrows, and said lightly: "This time, we must not let anyone go."
"Yes, the servant obeys the order." The two accepted the order.
"Go." Wu Wenxuan waved his hand and said calmly, "This matter must not be let to anyone, especially the Queen."
"Yes."
The following days were calm and busy, and the peace of the past was restored above the court.
No one expected that a few days later, the urgent report about the three princes brought a gloomy and shocked look to the peaceful court.
Zhuang Han went to visit Xiao Yu, who was already bulky, with Xiao Rourou in his arms. When he got there, he saw Wu Wenxing sitting in the study with a heavy face, motionless, with tears on his face.
Zhuang Han frowned and said worriedly: "Seventh brother, I don't know what happened?"
Wu Wenxing glanced at Zhuang Han, but didn't speak.
Zhuang Han approached him and said, "Seventh brother, you look so worrying, can you tell me what's wrong?"
Wu Wenxing pursed his lips, said in a hoarse voice, "Sister-in-law, my three brothers and their families had an accident on the way."
Zhuang Han was startled: "What happened?"
Wu Wenxing burst into tears: "It is said that they were massacred by the barbarians, and none of them were left behind."
Zhuang Han's heart tightened immediately after hearing this, and he felt chills all over his body. He tried his best to restrain his voice so that he would not be so trembling that he couldn't speak: "Did none survive?"
Wu Wenxing cried and nodded: "None survived."
Zhuang Han frowned, bit his lower lip, and was so shocked that he couldn't say a word for a long time.
He didn't know how he got back to the palace, he just felt very scared in his heart, he sat slumped on the chair, unable to recover for a long time.
Until Yun'er came to report that the emperor would send the banker to Yunnan tomorrow.Hearing this, he paused in his heart, stood up and said: "Yun'er, prepare a suit of clothes for me, I'm going out of the palace."
"Yes, ma'am."
After changing his clothes, Zhuang Han said before leaving: "You must not tell anyone about my leaving the palace, especially the emperor, you know?"
Yun'er nodded: "Don't worry, empress." After a while: "Do you want Xiao Anzi to go with your empress?"
"No need." Saying that, Zhuang Han quickly disappeared into the bedroom.
Zhuang Han rushed to Zhuang's mansion quickly and met his father. His father was obviously angry with him, but right now he couldn't care less about being angry with his father, and asked anxiously, "Daddy, where is Qian'er?"
Zhuang Guangyuan looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Han'er, do you not want to let Qian'er go or what do you want to do now?"
Zhuang Han said anxiously: "Daddy, my own brother, why should I not let him go? I just want to know where Qian'er is?"
Zhuang Guangyuan bowed his head and did not answer.
Zhuang Han said angrily, "Daddy, if you don't tell me, Qian'er might really die."
Hearing this, Zhuang Guangyuan looked shocked: "What?"
"Dad, tell me quickly."
"Fang, just now someone from the palace said that the emperor summoned him for something."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, Zhuang Han flung his sleeves and rushed out the door, and flew on his horse towards the palace.
At this time, Wu Wenxuan was entertaining Zhuang Qian in Xuanzheng Hall.
"I heard from Hanhan that among the younger brothers, you are the smartest and the most sensible." Wu Wenxuan said with a faint smile.
Zhuang Qian was expressionless, and said calmly: "The emperor summoned Xiaomin this time, isn't it to praise Xiaomin?"
Wu Wenxuan smiled: "It really is smart enough." After a while: "Hanhan, it can only be mys, others don't even think about it..."
Zhuang Qian paused and didn't speak.
"I have become sick to him. If other people look at him more than once, I want to kill someone." Wu Wenxuan said lightly.
Zhuang Qian's right eyelid twitched violently, he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Wu Wenxuan chuckled: "Of course, you are Hanhan's younger brother, that is, my brother-in-law. It's too late for me to entertain you, so how could I kill you? Come, try this tribute pear, it's very sweet." Handed Zhuang Qian a pear.
Zhuang Qian glanced at him, then at the pear in Wu Wenxuan's hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I once said to my brother Hanhan that the greatest happiness in this world is to be with the one you love forever. The second happiness is to see the happiness of the person I love, the first of these two happiness, I am afraid that I will never have the chance to get it again in this life, then the second happiness, I hope you, the emperor, can help me realize it, okay?" Dun After a pause: "Don't blame my brother."
After all, he took the pear and was about to eat it, but Wu Wenxuan snatched it away and took a pear with a stem.
"I heard that the one with the stem is sweeter."
Zhuang Qian felt like a drum beating in his heart, he was so scared that he couldn't do it, he tried his best not to look shivering, took the pear, and ate it slowly.
Wu Wenxuan looked solemn, watching him eat the pear.
After eating the pear, Zhuang Qian was fine for a long time. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, raised his head and said in a trembling voice, "Why let me go?"
Wu Wenxuan knocked all the pears off the table, and said coldly: "It stands to reason that you should be killed, but I suddenly changed my mind." He paused slightly: "I want you to see if I will blame Hanhan. "
Zhuang Qian was stunned, he stood up slowly, then knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the little man will wait and see."
At this time, Zhuang Han suddenly rushed in and shouted: "Brother Wu, don't hurt Qian'er!"
Hearing this sound, both Wu Wenxuan and Zhuang Qian froze, and Zhuang Qian was even more excited as if he had found a life-saving straw. He stood up suddenly and threw himself into the arms of Zhuang Han who rushed in.
"elder brother……"
Zhuang Han held him tightly, looked carefully at him worriedly, and saw that he was alive and well, he was greatly relieved, and murmured softly: "It's great, Qian'er, it's great that you're fine..."
Zhuang Qian didn't dare to let go of Zhuang Han, and held onto his skirt tightly, his body trembling slightly.
Seeing this scene, Wu Wenxuan remained silent.
Zhuang Han gently comforted Zhuang Qian, then raised his head to look at Wu Wenxuan and said, "Your Majesty is in a good mood today, but Qian'er is leaving for Yunnan tomorrow, so let's let him go back and help clean up the house, how about it?"
Wu Wenxuan looked at Zhuang Han, but didn't answer; after a long time, he smiled slightly, stood up, walked up to Zhuang Han and said, "If Hanhan hadn't said, I almost forgot, and planned to invite your brother to dinner in the palace, If so, let him go home."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After speaking, Zhuang Han knelt down on the ground together with Zhuang Qian: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Wu Wenxuan hurriedly reached out to help him up, pulled him into his arms and said with a smile: "I wanted to be stingy once, but I didn't want to upset you, so I was generous once, I just hope to make Bo Hanhan smile, I don't hesitate to waste this tribute good pears."
Zhuang Han was taken aback, pursed his lips, and remained silent. Wu Wenxuan stopped talking, and said to Zhuang Qian, "I don't want to go back. If it's too late, the road will be difficult."
There was a smile on his face, but there was no warmth in his words.Hearing it in Zhuang Qian's ears, he couldn't help but shudder.
Zhuang Han hurriedly turned his head and said, "Qian'er, thank you and go home soon, father and aunt are waiting for you at home."
Zhuang Qian came back to his senses, and hurriedly said tremblingly: "Xiaomin obeys the order." Before leaving, he wanted to talk to Zhuang Han, but Zhuang Han stopped him with a look.
Zhuang Han shook his head lightly, motioning him to leave quickly, don't wait for the emperor to change his mind.
Zhuang Qian didn't dare to say any more, and hurried out of the palace after saluting.