The warm sunshine shines on the courtyard on the top of Qinjiazhuang.
The breeze blows and the branches fly, as if they are cheering, applauding and cheering for Qin Huaidao who is practicing Kung Fu.
"drink--"
Qin Huaidao, who was sweating profusely, suddenly let out a clear cry and smashed the thick stone with one strike of his mace. The Tiger Head Spear and the Double Bronze Mace were family secrets and were Qin Qiong's world-famous combat skills. In the past, Qin Huaidao mainly practiced marksmanship and fighting in later generations.
I haven’t practiced much on my skills and mace method. I have been practicing hard in the past few days and have experienced a lot.
"Young Master, are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?" He'er came over with a smile, handed over a handkerchief, looking like a good wife, stroking her belly with one hand, her eyes full of satisfaction.
Qin Huaidao took the handkerchief and wiped his sweat, and said with a smile: "Remember, the sun is warm and warm before Chen hour. Exposure to the sun is good for health, but after Chen hour, you cannot stay in the sun, otherwise it will damage the skin and affect the growth of the child in your belly.
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"Remember, the young master knows so much. It's just past midnight." He'er said with a bit of a coquettish smile. Since they got together, their relationship has grown by leaps and bounds. He'er has become much less restrained and can be more open-minded.
joke.
Qin Huaidao liked this way of getting along very much. If he was always respectful and distinguished, his life would be boring. The two chatted for a few words, went to the bathroom to wash themselves, put on casual clothes and went to the Qinjiazhuang workshop to meet No. 1 Middle School
The young man was busy, Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Uncle Niu, what are you busy with?"
"Make some bearings, big trucks are still not enough." Uncle Niu said with a smile, his eyes full of elders' kindness.
"You are busy, I will build something." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Uncle Niu promised, "I won't be surprised if I see you early."
Qin Huaidao planned to make a fine steel mace, but the copper mace was still too light and not strong enough. The mace seemed simple, but it could restrain the strength of heavily armored soldiers. As long as the strength was enough, it could hit even a horse, let alone a person.
However, Qin Huaidao planned to make a three-edged mace. The front end was made into a three-edged thorn, and a war horse would be killed if it penetrated it. The body of the mace was one meter long, and the two maces could be connected together to form a two-meter-long sharp spear. The two maces could draw
It comes out as a knife, which can also be used as a fighting knife when necessary. It can serve multiple purposes.
There are too many functions, so it’s not easy to build, but you have plenty of time, so don’t rush.
While I was busy, someone came to report, and the Ministry of Rites sent someone to the door.
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised. Why did the Ministry of Rites send people here at this time? After hesitating, he washed his hands, took off his work clothes and went over. The soldiers would stop him.
When I arrived at the door outside the workshop, I saw an official waiting respectfully. He stepped forward and asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Go back to Mr. Qin. I am the head of the Rites Department. I am here on the orders of Mr. Shangshu. There is an edict from the Holy One. It will be an auspicious day in a week. Please make preparations at Mr. Qin's house early so that you can marry Princess Wencheng."
"Next week is an auspicious day? Will you marry Princess Wencheng?"
Qin Huaidao's heart moved. He couldn't blatantly resist the decree in this matter, otherwise he would be exposed. Li Erzheng was eager to find an excuse for himself. He waved his hand and said: "If you can help me, please go for a trip. I know that I have some thoughts. I picked up some wine to drink. It's such a hot day."
It's not an easy journey." He said, taking out a handful of silver and stuffing it into the other person's hand.
"My lord, you can't do it." The other party panicked, and even the money from the Protector was not enough to cut off several heads.
"Just take it if you give it to me. I might have to ask you to make a trip next time. It won't be easy on a hot day."
"This...thank you, sir." The other party said gratefully. It was a small matter, but this respect was touching. Moreover, he signaled to leave without asking his name at all. This shows that he was sincerely giving the reward and didn't care about the reward at all. There was no suspicion of bribery.
The Lord Protector makes people admire and believe him, and makes him think that he will come back next time if something happens.
After sending the other party away, Qin Huaidao fell into deep thought - was he so anxious about getting married to keep quiet, stop himself from making trouble, and let Li Chengqian go?
If you are serious about getting married, you should find someone to negotiate with and agree on a date, rather than making a unilateral decision. Apart from keeping it secret, Qin Huaidao couldn't think of any other reason and felt cold in his heart.
Do you want to get married and not pursue it?
no way!
"Young Master!" came a voice from the side.
Qin Huaidao turned around and saw that it was Jia Youcai. He suppressed his worries and asked, "Shouldn't Uncle Jia be in the department store? Why are you here?"
Jia Youcai looked around carefully, came closer, and whispered: "The housekeeper of Xianggong Fang's house quietly found the old man under the pretext of purchasing, and said that on behalf of Xianggong Fang, the emperor would demote the prince to a commoner and send him to Qianzhou."
"I see."
Qin Huaidao suddenly realized that Li Er didn't want to kill Li Chengqian, but he was afraid of making trouble, so he was anxious to get married, so he kept it secret. It was a beautiful idea.
According to Tang law, rebellion is a capital crime. It doesn't really matter whether Qin Huaidao is killed or not, and he is not rebelling against himself, but kidnapping He'er is different and he must die.
Qin Huaidao remembered that in history, after Li Chengqian rebelled, he was demoted to a commoner and sent to Qianzhou, but he died on the road. He did not know how he died, and it was not important. Li Chengqian had to die in Chang'an and died by his own hands.
"Uncle Jia." Qin Huaidao shouted coldly.
"What are your orders, young master?"
Qin Huaidao warned in a murderous manner: "Take my identity card to the county government to change He'er's slave registration to a farmer's registration, and then sue the prince for kidnapping He'er. He will say that He'er was already a concubine before he was kidnapped."
Get a jade plaque.
A maid has no status and is a slave, while a concubine is a commoner and the punishment standards are completely different.
Jia Youcai took the jade token, hesitated for a moment and then reminded him: "Young Master, this is going to completely break your heart. There is no room for maneuver. Do you want the house to make some preparations?"
"Inform Brother Xue to transport all the recent silver away. He knows how to do it."
Jia Youcai was also a bloody man who fought on the battlefield. He watched He'er grow up, and now He'er was pregnant with the blood of the Qin family. Naturally, he was not willing to be bullied, so he agreed and left in a hurry.
A gust of wind blew, bringing with it a billowing heat wave, but it could not melt the coldness in Qin Huaidao's heart.
How can you convince millions of soldiers if you don't kill them if they rebel?
How to let the soldiers who fought in the chaos rest in peace?
You don’t care about kidnapping, but you want to keep a secret about a marriage, why?
Marry if you love or not!
Qin Huaidao originally hated this kind of condescending marriage grant. To refuse it directly would be to resist the order and risk death, but it did not mean that he could not resist. If you grant your marriage, my lawsuit against me would be ignored.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Huaidao returned to the workshop and continued to build weapons.
An hour later.
A piece of complaint was submitted to the county government office, completely revealing the matter.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
The newly appointed county magistrate is called Ma Zhou. He was a former supervisory censor. He learned a lot from Wei Zheng at the censorship station. He has a loyal and upright character, hates evil and is quite talented. He is a rare capable minister. The former county magistrate was implicated because of the Cui family.
After being dismissed, Wei Zheng recommended Ma Zhou to take over.
After receiving the complaint, he was so bold that Ma Zhou, who often impeached high-ranking officials in the court, couldn't help but feel panicked. He sued the prince for kidnapping the concubine of the Protector, with the intention of coercing the Protector into rebellion, and the Crown Princess was still an accomplice. What a shame.
How can a fourth-grade county magistrate handle such a big crime?
But it’s okay not to accept it, it would be dereliction of duty.
Ma Zhou meditated quietly in the government office for a long time, and finally sent the complaint to his superiors in person. He did not intend to conceal it or deal with it, so as to give his superiors a headache.
The county government was returned to the Jingzhao Mansion. The governor was shocked when he received the complaint. He did not dare to delay at all and sent it directly to the Ministry of Punishment. Liu Dewei, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, had only been in office for a few months, but he was an old man and could see that he was protecting the country.
The prince and the saint went to the ring to fight, but they did not dare to wade into the muddy water. They went home to rest because of their illness, and arranged for a servant to be sent to the prime minister's room, Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling also saw through the intention behind it and wrote a line of approval: This is a serious matter, please ask the Holy One to make the final decision.
To put it bluntly, I have no control over this matter. You can handle it yourself. Directly arrange for people to go through the formal process and report it to the imperial review. This can be regarded as a change of opinion against Li Er's judgment against Li Chengqian.
Half an hour later, the complaint was placed on Li Er's desk in Ganlu Hall.
When Li Er saw the complaint, his face instantly became livid, he overturned all the memorials on the case table to the ground, roared and drove everyone out, locking him alone in the Manna Hall, and no one was allowed to disturb him.
On one side is the life and death of his biological son, on the other side is the forced confession from the ministers and the chilling of the soldiers. In fact, it is not difficult to choose. As an emperor, it is natural to choose the latter and give up the former. But as a father, no matter how big the child is, he can be beaten and scolded.
, after all, I can’t make a move.
After a while, Li Er stood up and came to a wall. He looked up at the portrait of the Holy Queen's eldest grandson Wugou. His face was painful, unwilling and helpless. He murmured to himself: "Guanyin, how should I choose?"
I will stop here for a long time.
Vaguely, Li Er seemed to see Changsun Wugou walking out of the painting, with an elegant manner and a charming smile, but his expression was very cold, as if he was blaming Li Er for not teaching Li Chengqian well, which led to today's big mistake.