When Xu Shiji said this, he thought he already knew the news in the court today. Qin Wenyuan stared at his uncle for a while and then continued.
"Uncle! What are my plans? I'll just hang out in Chang'an City for a day. But my uncle should come to my house less often recently so as not to be suspected by Li Shimin. If my uncle doesn't feel satisfied in the court, why not resign and go to work?
Wouldn't it be great to be reunited with our brothers?"
After Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, Xu Shiji's heart was shaken. From his nephew's seemingly understated words, he had already vaguely sensed the kid's inner plan...
Guessing what Qin Wenyuan might have in mind, Xu Shiji's eyelids twitched wildly, and he spoke to his nephew again with a heavy heart.
"Xiaoyuan, it's not necessarily true that the emperor is so kind to you. My uncle has been busy with military affairs recently, and it seems that the imperial court will use troops against the East Turks. At this critical moment, my uncle really doesn't want to cause trouble and cause trouble!
How about I ask the emperor to let you join our army and become a general? Although this will bury your talent, my uncle and nephew can act slowly. My uncle knows that you have lofty ambitions and are arrogant, but life is not just a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Have you matured from this compromise and struggle? You are the only male in my Qin family. My uncle doesn’t want you to encounter any danger. Listen to your uncle’s advice and just rest and play around in the house these days.
My Qin family is blooming."
Hearing his uncle's sincere words, Qin Wenyuan thanked his uncle for his kindness but did not recognize his uncle's foolish loyalty to the Li family. There is a saying from ancient times:
"If someone treats me like a soldier of the country, I will definitely repay him with my country!"
Moreover, Qin Wenyuan's soul has the principle of fairness and justice in his previous life. This world is not owned by any one family. Why does the emperor say whatever he wants? Why can the emperor suppress one party and please the other to achieve the so-called balance for the sake of the stability of the court?
Qin Wenyuan didn't want to argue with his uncle about the thoughts of the court and the emperor. His current mood was that he no longer wanted to accompany Li Shimin to play with his emperor's balancing skills, so he smiled and said to his uncle.
"My nephew, please remember your uncle's teachings! But my uncle doesn't have to worry too much about court affairs. He should take care of his own health."
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The news that Qin Wenyuan was demoted to a commoner soon spread among the aristocrats and aristocratic families in Chang'an City. The knowledgeable people in the court were very puzzled by the emperor's move. You should know that Qin Wenyuan entered the court in a short period of time.
He controlled the locust plague that plagued the Tang Dynasty within the range of the country so that the people would not starve everywhere, and solved countless cases. This great contribution was not rewarded with official posts, but was instead punished by the court for minor fighting incidents.
Given such a harsh treatment, some ministers in the imperial court had already foreseen that more violent events would happen in Chang'an City in the future, considering this son's character.
In the sultry climate of summer, the peaceful life in Chang'an City made these ministers who were worried about the safety of the empire feel that the calm at this time had an atmosphere of "a storm is coming and the wind is filling the building".
In a short period of time, the Qin Mansion was almost empty. Apart from Qin Wenyuan, his mother Qiuniang, his daughter-in-law Lu Yue'er, and Saint Qingxia, there were only two powerful guards from the Chen family and a few people in the mansion.
The servants and maids, including Murphy, were also missing.
Qin Wenyuan's daily life was leisurely. He would either invite his brothers Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Luo Shiyi and other friends to drink and have fun together all day long, or sit with his sister and brother-in-law Chai Shaowu to drink tea and chat. On the surface,
It seemed that Qin Wenyuan had indeed dispersed all the people in the mansion in accordance with the emperor's order. However, the only thing that made Li Shimin feel uneasy was that the personal guards who left the Qin Mansion seemed to have evaporated from the world, and were never seen again.
Traces.
Qin Wanying already knew her brother's plan from her mother's mouth. After a long conversation with her brother, if this heroine among girls hadn't considered the embarrassing status of her husband's family in it, she would still want to act together with her brother. Why would Xu Xu
The family has to endure the imperial power of your Li family in Chang'an City. In order to confuse the court that his younger brother has acted according to the will, he and his husband have been going to his younger brother's house in the past few days. At the same time, he also wants to spend more time with his mother. She knows that her mother is
After leaving, I don’t know when I will see you again.
Qin Wanying's move was actually hidden from even Chai Shaowu and the eldest princess Li Xiuning. She did not want to ruin her brother's plan due to any omissions on her part.
Li Shimin sat in the Tai Chi Hall and listened to Zhou Shaofan, the commander of the Forbidden Army and the Reconnaissance and Cavalry Department who was currently responsible for guarding the Qin Mansion, reporting on Qin Wenyuan's daily activities. He always felt that this boy had been a little strangely quiet recently. According to his understanding of this boy's character, he seemed to have a different personality.
This should be the case, but all the reports I received were that this kid was like this.
It was night, when the night was about to be torn apart by dawn, a huge fire broke out in Jinsheng Temple to the west of Chang'an City. The raging fire ignited the surrounding trees and made the fire more fierce. The light from the flames several feet high was straight.
The west side of Chang'an City was illuminated brightly, causing the Wuhou who was on duty at night in Chang'an City, the guards of the imperial palace, and the sergeants of the Qianniu Guards all to scream. The common people and officials who were awakened by the roars put on their clothes and went out to see what was going on in the city.
It was noisy, but in the distance I could see the fire and smoke rising into the sky to the west, and smoke and dust with sparks floating everywhere.
Li Shimin listened to the urgent report from the eunuch in his sleep. He got up in anger and heard the news of the fire in Jinsheng Temple. He urgently called the guards in front of the palace to send a message to the detective cavalry officer to find out the cause of the fire in Jinsheng Temple. At the same time, he urgently summoned the garrison.
The imperial guards of the Qin government asked Qin Wenyuan about the time before and after the fire in Jinsheng Temple.
In a short time, the leader of the imperial army guarding the Qin Mansion quickly reported that Emperor Xu Tian had been staying in the mansion for the past few days, never leaving the house or having any contact with any strangers. After receiving this news, Li Shimin spread the news
Ji Wen went to the palace overnight to ask questions.
Qin Wenyuan was also awakened by the noise outside in the house. Seeing that it was the time for him to practice, he went into the bamboo forest with a mentality that it had nothing to do with him and did not show up again until daybreak and spit out the last mouthful of turbidity.
Feeling refreshed, he came to the courtyard and asked Mr. Chen why Chang'an City was so noisy in the middle of the night. After hearing the news of Mr. Chen's brows being beamed with excitement, Qin Wenyuan fell into deep thought. He didn't know what Jinsheng Temple was.
Whether the fire started due to natural causes or someone deliberately set it on fire, he knew that no matter what the cause, the debt would eventually be settled on his head.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just when Qin Wenyuan was thinking about how to deal with Buddhism, in the secret room of "Tanchunfang" in Chang'an City, the still charming Chun Niang was listening to several enthusiastic
The man in black clothes reported.
"Princess! We have fulfilled our mission and burned the entire Jinsheng Temple. It is estimated that not many monks in the temple can escape. Princess, do you have any other orders? I will not regret dying for the Xueyantuo tribe."
"Go down and rest! If you have something to do, the princess will tell you to do it."
Chun Niang said softly to several people. After a few well-dressed men left, Chun Niang clapped her hands gently, and saw the side door of the secret room opened and several veiled women kneeling down and speaking in unison.
"What did the princess ask the sisters to do?"
"Has Qin Wenyuan done anything unusual recently? Have you found out where all the guards under his command have gone? Remember! The future prosperity and honor of our Xue Yantuo tribe will depend on this son. This time the Jinsheng Temple was burned down. The princess
Although it was a last resort to take advantage of the conflict between him and the monks to muddy the waters of the court, you and others need to pay close attention to the safety of Mr. Qin, and if necessary, you must sacrifice yourself to save her life. Now you and others
Then station yourself outside the Qin Mansion and pay attention to what’s going on around you, and go!”
When Li Shimin heard the news from the Cavalry Division that Jinsheng Temple had been burned, Jinsheng Temple had been turned into a pile of rubble, and every ten of the monks in the temple had been burned to death.
There were burned corpses everywhere except the burned ones.
Ji Wen, who was brought to the palace overnight, was asked whether there had been any suspicious people coming and going in Chang'an City recently. As the governor of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion in charge of public security in Chang'an City, Ji Wen told the truth with a bitter look on his face.
"Your Majesty! Weichen has not heard any news about any unusual movements in Chang'an City. According to reports from Marquis Wu, everything in the city is normal. The headman monitoring the Qin Mansion did not find any unusual behavior by Qin Wenyuan. Weichen thought this was the case.
The fire at Jinsheng Temple should have nothing to do with that Xu Tian, and according to Wei Chen's recent visit to the armed fighting outside the west gate of Chang'an City, it was mostly the same as what the soldier under Qin Wenyuan said."
After hearing Ji Wen's report, Li Shimin nodded and ordered the eunuch to send him out of the palace, while he meditated in the palace for a long time.
It was estimated that it was almost time for the morning court. Li Shimin hurriedly washed up and had some snacks before arriving at the Taiji Hall. At this time, the civil and military ministers had already stood on both sides of His Majesty Jinluan. Prince Li Chengqian was standing under the dragon couch. He saw the emperor entering the palace and sitting on the dragon couch.
After the decision was made, all the ministers and the prince knelt down and shouted long live together.
Following the announcement of "Ping Shen!", all the ministers stood up solemnly, but no one announced anything in front of the palace.
Li Shimin glanced at the ministers and spoke in the palace with a slightly tired look.
"I believe that all the members of the Qing family know that Jinsheng Temple was burned down, so please share your opinions!"
"Your Majesty, when a fire broke out in Jinsheng Temple, Weichen's Qianniu Guards who were on duty at night found out and sent a small team of soldiers to the scene of the fire but found nothing. Weichen wondered whether the monks in the temple accidentally used fire and caused the fire.
Will it continue to spread and eventually destroy Jinsheng Temple?"
Cheng Yaojin first said this in front of the palace. In fact, what he said was the same in the minds of many ministers. After all, there is no evidence of arson at the fire scene so far.
In order to step on this son now that he has been demoted to a commoner by the emperor, even if the burning of Jinsheng Temple has nothing to do with Xu Tian, it will still fall on him. The purpose is to make the emperor capture Xu Tian.
Since he is in prison, there will be plenty of opportunities to set up plots in the prison to end Xu Tian's life completely.
After Changsun Wuji, Yu Wenshiji, Wei Ting, Li Daozong and other people in the palace made eye contact, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, the Minister of Punishment, walked slowly to the center of the palace and bowed and said.
"Your Majesty, I think the cause of the fire at Jinsheng Temple is not as simple as what General Cheng said. Someone must have done this to vent their personal anger. Sir, you might as well think about how many years of history Jinsheng Temple has in Chang'an City.
, has there ever been such a big disaster in such a long time? Is it a coincidence that such a catastrophic disaster happened not long after the fight between the monks in the temple and the guards of Xu Tianfu? A certain family wanted to come but did not dare.
I believe that I am asking the emperor to take that Xu Tian to the prison, and let him go until the Yamen understands the matter. If the matter really has nothing to do with him, then let him go."
"The ministers and others agree with what the prince has said! Please order the emperor to arrest Xu Tian in the Tianlao."
After Li Daozong finished playing, Changsun Wuji, Yu Wenshiji, Wei Ting, Zhang Gongjin, etc. all jumped out to agree.
"Your Majesty! I have something to tell you."
Just when these important officials of the imperial court were asking for help to capture Qin Wenyuan, Xu Shiji shouted loudly in the palace.
"What's going on with Xu Qing's family? Let me hear it!"
"Your Majesty, there is no evidence pointing to Qin Wenyuan in the fire at Jinsheng Temple. King Li Daozong of Jiangxia and others requested the emperor to order Qin Wenyuan to be taken to the prison for trial. The ministers thought it was inappropriate, thinking that Qin Wenyuan had just served the imperial court during the locust plague that had never happened in a century.
He has made great achievements and saved all the people from the fire and water. If the imperial court arrests Qin Wenyuan and puts him in a prison without any evidence, and then interrogates Qin Wenyuan on trumped-up charges, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the meritorious people? Wei Chen thinks this is the case
Absolutely no, please be careful, Your Majesty!"
Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing and other generals were already kneeling in front of the hall and reciting the words.
"Your Majesty! The ministers and other ministers seconded the British government's report. Please be careful, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin looked at the two groups of ministers kneeling clearly separated from each other by His Majesty Jin Luan, and he thought for a moment. He didn't understand when his cousin Li Daozong, who was hanging out with Changsun Wuji and others, had such great hatred for Qin Wenyuan.
Speaking of which, Li Daozong has no hatred against Qin Wenyuan. If it weren't for the fact that Qin Wenyuan escaped from the prison of the Ministry of Justice last time and injured the soldiers of the Ministry of Justice, he was scolded by the emperor and held a grudge. In addition, this time he accepted many monks from Shande.
Benefits, since he wants to get benefits from others, he has to eliminate disasters with others. As for Qin Wenyuan's life and death and the consequences that the court will cause because of this, what does he have to do with it.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Fang Xuanling also announced in front of the palace.
"Your Majesty, I think that the prince and the British government have their own reasons for reporting. However, this matter has to be decided by the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. The old minister asks the emperor whether it is possible before there is no evidence that Xu Tian did it.
I have ordered people to monitor the Qin Mansion and restrict Qin Wenyuan from leaving Chang'an City in the near future. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to do so?"
After hearing Fang Xuanling's seemingly tactful words, Li Shimin let out a breath of deep breath and said.
"Let's all be safe! What Fang Aiqing said is very reasonable. The Qin Mansion will be monitored by my Reconnaissance and Cavalry Department. It is my decree that Qin Wenyuan cannot leave Chang'an City for even half a step. I ask Yin Jiwen of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to end the case as soon as possible."
Just after Li Shimin ordered to deal with the Jinsheng Temple incident in this way, unexpectedly, the prince Li Chengqian stood up and knelt down to the emperor and said.
"Father! I have my own story to tell."
Li Shimin was extremely surprised when he suddenly saw the emperor acting like this. He didn't know why this kid came to join in the fun despite being so angry today.