Yaoguang Pavilion is one of the main buildings in Liuguang Garden, and it is also the main place for Liu Hui's daily banquets and entertainment.
In the pavilion, the aroma of sweet wine filled the air. The beautiful dancers were barely covered in clothes and looked at each other on the stage. Most of the Confucian scholars and poets were drunk and enjoying themselves. Liu Hui's favorite was the main case. A concubine was also "ragged", leaning with peach blossoms in her eyes
On a normal day, the scene would have been joyous and joyous, and this would have been another feast that would never leave you drunk. But something was obviously wrong with the atmosphere at this time. The loud noises turned into shallow speculative whispers, and many people expressed their opinions. Hui's "comrades" looked at each other.
Just because there was someone coming from the palace, it was Yan Tuo, the eunuch of the inner court, and the figures who could be vaguely talking in the hall across the bead curtain touched the hearts of almost everyone present.
Not long after, Yantuo was seen walking out first, with the same reserved expression. He glanced at the scene in the pavilion, and remained calm, wanting to go out. Liu Hui followed closely behind, waving his hand. Some of them called out eagerly: "Please, Mr. Yan, please stay!"
Hearing the sound, Yantuo hesitated for a moment, but stopped. After all, he is the son of the official family. How long can the rift between father and son last? Maybe it will be fine after the official family gets angry. It's not like it has never happened in the past. Therefore, I decided to leave a little more respect and room for Liu Huiyan's removal.
Nowadays, even an old slave like Yan Tuo, who has served the old emperor personally for decades, cannot help but act according to what he guessed Emperor Liu's thoughts were, and even inadvertently took his own guess as the emperor's thoughts.
Looking back at the hesitant Liu Hui, Yantuo bowed his hands and said calmly: "Your Highness, I still need to return to the palace to pay my order and regain my life!"
"Don't dare to keep high officials!" Liu Hui ignored the many people present and said quickly: "I wonder what Liu Hui did that offended His Majesty. Please give me some advice."
Liu Hui's face was still very drunk, but the sudden blow made him instinctively stay awake. Facing those longing eyes, Yantuo sighed, leaned closer, and lowered his voice: "Why do you need to go to that stream, Your Highness?" Muddy water?”
Liu Hui was startled and said in disbelief: "Could it be that admonishment chapter?"
"That's it for now. Your Highness will stay. I'll take my leave!" Yan Tuo refused to say any more. He bowed and walked away quickly.
Seeing this, Liu Hui's face turned pale. It was obvious. However, he did not understand why a letter of remonstrance came to this. Could it be that the emperor didn't allow anyone to make comments? Jiang Mu could, he was so dignified. Sir, isn't it ridiculous that the minister of political affairs is not qualified?
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Liu Hui murmured.
In fact, Jiang Mu was also one of Liu Hui's guests, and he was still a high-quality resource. After all, his official position was not small. He was the powerful censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. When he transferred Li Quan to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there were also some problems in the process. Jiang Mu’s contribution.
From this we can see what kind of details are behind Liu Hui's remonstrance with the purpose of abolishing the Imperial City Division. Just before Yantuo came, Liu Hui was still discussing this matter with his guests, and he was shameless. People have started to boast, saying that Liu Hui's article was a heroic article and a piece of loyal advice. He dared to plan for the world, and he would definitely be admired by the world.
Now, Emperor Liu slapped him, which made Liu Hui dizzy and confused. His "smart" brain was a little unable to react at this time and couldn't understand, but Liu Hui also realized what was going on. The seriousness of it can be seen from the attitude of the old eunuch Chong Yantuo just now. He looked completely unwilling to get too close to her and even refused to accept gifts.
"Remonstrance? Muddy water? What went wrong?" Liu Hui had a headache thinking about it and couldn't help but raise his hand and hit his head hard.
"Your Highness! No!" His move shocked many people present, and they shouted in surprise and dissuade.
Liu Hui was already a little unsteady on his feet. He was helped to sit down, panting heavily. His handsome face looked extremely ugly at this time. Even a person with no eyesight could tell that something serious was going on. One by one, they sent concerned "greetings" to Liu Hui.
But there happened to be a "strange man" who sat down next to Liu Hui drunkenly and asked in a desperate manner: "Your Highness, the singing and dancing have stopped for a long time and everyone is waiting. Should we continue?"
This sentence completely stimulated Liu Hui. It was like opening a restraint valve. He picked up a bottle of wine and hit the person's head with it. The "dong" sound was dull but extremely clear. It's like a heavy hammer hitting people's hearts.
Everyone was dumbfounded. How could His Highness Wu Guogong, who was so graceful, so well-mannered, and so charming, be so out of character and commit "murder" in public? Hearing the miserable howl, Liu Hui couldn't help but Just give it up, and just then he realized that the people nearby were pulling and persuading, so Liu Hui didn't let Liu Hui beat him to death directly.
After a while of fussing around, Liu Hui managed to calm down. Zuiyan looked at the group of "talents and celebrities" gathered around him, waved his hands weakly and said: "Everyone, please step aside!"
"Your Highness"
"roll!"
Seeing that Liu Hui was always on the verge of an explosion, everyone did not dare to say anything more and dispersed one after another. However, when looking at Liu Hui with a gloomy face, and at the guests who were bleeding profusely and had passed out, most of them had a kind of heart palpitations. At the same time, the speculation about Yantuo's vague purpose became even stronger.
Everyone had their own thoughts and dispersed one after another, including the unlucky guy who was knocked unconscious and was carried down by two servants for treatment. It was unclear whether his injuries could be saved. The crowd was gone, and the pavilion was immediately filled with people. It became deserted, but there was still one person on the messy table, holding the food table and enjoying himself.
This is an old man, about fifty or sixty years old. He is very old, with dark circles under his eyes, a swollen face, and a bulging belly. He looks like he is drunk and intoxicated. What is difficult for outsiders to imagine is that, Such a greasy and decadent person is the "Hidden Marquis" Li Yu who wrote countless beautiful and emotional poems.
In a blink of an eye, it has been almost thirty years since he surrendered to the DPRK. In the years of ups and downs, Li Yu's title has also changed several times, from Peng Guogong to today's Ping'an Marquis, third-level title. He has been titled "Ci Emperor". It is inappropriate to call him "Mr. Zhong Yin" in contemporary times, so people are more accustomed to calling Li Yu "Ci Hou" or "Yin Hou". The latter is more general, because Li Yu was once called Mr. Zhong Yin, so he called him.
Liu Hui naturally noticed Li Yu who stayed behind. Looking at his slightly funny drunken state, he couldn't help but said coldly: "Why do you want to stay, Lord Yin?"
Liu Hui also sometimes feels envious and jealous of Li Yu's talents, but overall, he still admires them very much. There is also a feeling of mutual sympathy between the two, which can be regarded as a close friend. Although Li Yu is not in Liu Hui's circle
The core task here, but every time there is a banquet, someone will always be sent to invite it, and Li Yu rarely refuses.
Upon hearing the question, Li Yu tapped the wine glass in his hand with his finger and said to Liu Hui: "It would be a pity not to drink all this fine wine?"
Liu Hui was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "If Marquis Yin likes it, you can take a few jars back to your home!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Yu did not refuse and bowed his hands.
Then he stood up slowly, took two jars of unopened Guanglu wine from the hands of the two chamberlains, hugged one to the left and the other to the right, and walked swaying outside. However, when he was about to go out, Li Yu stopped and turned around to rush
Liu Hui said: "I'm sorry to talk too much, but this hall is full of guests and distinguished friends. How many people can we talk to?"
After finishing speaking, he went on his own without waiting for Liu Hui's reaction. After Li Yu entered the court, with the passing of time, the sorrow and hatred of the country's subjugation had dissipated a lot. This can be seen from his poems in the past ten years.
It reflects that the melancholy that used to make people heartbroken and sigh with infinite emotion is no longer obvious. On the contrary, he has followed the trend and written many chapters praising the prosperous times.
There is no way. Now, the identity of his old master in Jiangnan is still paying attention, and most of them are only those strange and suspicious eyes. It has to be said that as a famous surrendered master, Li Yu can live peacefully in the capital of the Han Dynasty.
After all these years, one of the important reasons was that he received Liu Hui's protection. Therefore, Li Yu was still grateful to Liu Hui.
Li Yu's reminder made Liu Hui thoughtful, but that was all. All his thoughts at the moment were spent on Emperor Liu's intention to depose. Even with this moment of reaction, he still couldn't figure out what happened.
What's the problem? What's the problem with his remonstrance? Wang Jien and the Imperial City Secretary have been harming the imperial court for many years, haven't everyone already been shouting about it?
After being at a loss for a while, Liu Hui finally came to his senses and was freed from the state of confusion. He climbed up with difficulty, and asked the servants to wash and change clothes for him slightly anxiously, and prepared to drive. He had to go to the palace to plead guilty.
Of course, the most important thing is to ask clearly. Even if you die, you must die to understand clearly.
If you want to see Emperor Liu, you can still do it. After all, Emperor Liu did not impose a ban on Liu Hui. And when he met the emperor, he didn't even need to open his mouth. Emperor Liu understood his purpose and gave him little time to explain.
, Emperor Liu dismissed him with just one sentence: "If you don't even realize what the problem is, then I have nothing to say to you. Go back and wait for the imperial edict!"
As the governor of Luoyang Prefecture, Lu Fuyin is very diligent, but he has been particularly diligent recently. He stays in the government office for food and accommodation, as if he doesn't want to bring the disputes of the imperial court back home.
At nightfall, Lu Mengzheng had finished approving another government affairs, and was about to enjoy the already cold dinner when he heard from his servant that Zhang Xun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, had come to visit. Lu Mengzheng suddenly became suspicious, and the two of them were naturally related to the "overthrow of the king".
There was some connection, but at such a critical and sensitive moment, Zhang Xun's personal visit was a bit reckless and easy to give others excuses.
But no matter how much hesitation he had in his heart, hospitality etiquette was indispensable. He ordered someone to introduce him, and Lu Mengzheng even went to the door to wait in person. Together with him, he welcomed Zhang Xun into the house, served tea and talked.
"Brother came to visit at night, what do you mean?" Lu Mengzheng asked calmly, but the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.
Zhang Xun looked serious and said directly: "I don't care about so many things!"
"Why?" Seeing his expression, Lu Mengzheng didn't dare to be careless and asked immediately.
"Have you heard the news from the palace?"
"I have been dealing with general affairs all day and have not paid attention to the news in the inner court. I wonder what kind of changes have happened?" Lu Mengzheng was slightly hesitant and shook his head.
"You are so calm!" Zhang Xun complained, and then said: "Your Majesty issued an edict, and that's all for the Duke of Wu!"
"Is this happening? What's the reason?"
Zhang Xunsurong said: "It is said that Duke Wu also sent a memorial to Your Majesty, suggesting that Your Majesty abolish the Imperial City Department."
Hearing this, Lu Mengzheng's brows suddenly knitted together and murmured: "This is not good!"
"How do you evaluate Jiang Mu?" Zhang Xun said quietly.
Mentioning this, a dark look appeared between Lu Mengzheng's brows, and there was a bit of irritation in his eyes. He said unceremoniously: "Stupid and ignorant, a person who is just trying to gain fame!"
In fact, Lu Mengzheng and others certainly hoped that Emperor Liu could abolish the Imperial City Division, the secret service agency. However, how to achieve the goal required methods and methods and changes in the situation.
It can be said that Jiang Mu's remonstrance that day completely disrupted the rhythm of Lu and Zhang. Before Wang Jien could be held accountable, he rashly expanded the scope of the attack to the entire Imperial City Division. What kind of crazy person could do this?
To act like this.
It is easy to bring too many uncertain factors to the matter. The Jiang Mu incident is still brewing. Wu Guogong jumped out again and gave a big "surprise". The old emperor's fierce reaction this time really had to be avoided.
It makes people worried.
Don't forget that Wang Jien didn't overthrow him, and the Imperial City Division didn't hurt his muscles and bones. Instead, he got himself involved because of such unknown changes, which would be more than worth the loss. As Wang Jien knew, the key to the problem lay with Emperor Liu, Lu, and Zhang Ye
It is also clear that if you want to capture Wang Jien, you also need to win the old emperor's permission.
Before, things were developing smoothly and the goals were promising, but now, no one can say anything!
"Jiang Mu is dead!" While Lu Meng was pondering the possible impact of this incident, Zhang Xun quietly revealed the news.
Zhang Xun brought "surprises" one after another. Lu Meng couldn't hide his surprise: "What's going on?"
"He died in the lobby of our punishment department!" Zhang Xun finally showed a little wave of emotion in his eyes, which was a kind of panic, and described softly: "Just half an hour ago, four guards escorted Jiang Mu to the punishment department, in front of
Beat him to death in front of the government officials!"
"What's the crime?" Lu Mengzheng couldn't help but stood up.
Zhang Xun said with a hint of ridicule: "You want me to die, but I have to die, so what kind of crime do you want? What's more important is that your Majesty arranged for the person to be brought to the lobby of our punishment department to be executed. You should know what this means!"
After hearing this, Lu Meng tried his best to calm down, thought for a while, raised his head and took a deep look at Zhang Xun, who was pretending to be calm, and thought to himself, from the time Zhang Xun came to Kaifeng Mansion, at least in this storm, he and he had no relationship.
They are completely tied together.
"Brother, what can you learn from this visit?" Lu Mengzheng asked seriously, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart.
Seeing his reaction, Zhang Xun stared directly at Lu Mengzheng and asked solemnly: "The matter has come to this and the future is uncertain. I wonder if the ambition of Shenggong to 'overthrow the king' has been shaken?"
Facing Zhang Xun's gaze, Lu Mengzheng only thought for a moment and said seriously: "We will eliminate thieves for the country and remain determined!"
After asking for Lu Mengzheng's attitude, Zhang Xun did not stay too long. He briefly discussed the next steps and left in a hurry.
That night, Xijing City was destined to be unable to calm down. Liu Hui resigned as prime minister and Jiang Mu died. Two people and one incident all meant the end of the old emperor. Judging from the old emperor's attitude towards dealing with it, the prospect of "overthrowing the king" did not seem to be good.
Fantastic.
The next day, the Minister of Punishment, Zhang Xun and more than 20 court officials went to court again, requesting the emperor to punish Wang Jien for his crime, but they restrainedly did not mention the Imperial City Division.
Unlike before, they formed a joint force and jointly submitted the report, as if they were launching a general offensive and would not give up until the goal was achieved.
Similarly, Emperor Liu's reaction was more direct. Zhang, Lu and more than 20 people who jointly submitted the petition were all imprisoned. The old emperor's patience seemed to have been worn away, and he began to prepare to use a simple and crude method to solve the problem.
, showing off his fangs and sharp teeth, ready to eat people
As Zhang, Lu and other ministers were imprisoned, the Luoyang court suddenly fell silent, and everyone was stunned. The old emperor's drastic measures were really unflattering. Is a domestic slave eagle and dog worthy of such protection?
The emperor is like this, how can they, these virtuous and loyal ministers, speak honestly? This statement is blocked, the morals will inevitably be corrupted, and the country will be disturbed. While the bureaucrats sighed, they couldn't help but pay close attention to the next development of the situation. At the same time, from another angle
I thought that even if Wang Jien and the Imperial City Division could not be captured this time, their arrogance would still be severely dealt a blow.
On the other hand, if Zhang, Lu and other ministers were disposed of, wouldn't there be more than twenty vacancies, including Luoyang Prefecture Yin and the Minister of Punishment, who were in frivolous and important positions. In the current Han Dynasty, such an opportunity