Emperor Taizu was grateful to his brother, and named the ancestor of the Xiahou family the Duke of Pingguo, also known as King Pingjian. He also stipulated that the title of Duke Pingguo was hereditary for the Xiahou family for generations and could not be revoked by future emperors under any circumstances.
, and gave him a side of the iron coupon elixir book, which was the side that Mr. Xiahou took out just now.
However, many people know that the Xiahou family has the Iron Coupon Alchemy Book given by Emperor Taizu, but they do not know the specific contents. Only a very small number of royal family members and the heads of the big clans who passed down the book from the founding of the country know about it.
However, the Gongsun family was not among them.
The Gongsun family is not an old family. It only emerged from the time of the late emperor and reached its peak in the generation of Emperor Ao Xing. It is considered a new family.
Therefore, at this time, when Gongsun Li of the Yue Kingdom heard the sonorous and powerful words of the old man Xiahou, his face turned green with shock. Emperor Taizu actually left such an iron coupon book. No wonder how hard he worked and provoked, the emperor
None of them were willing to drive out the Xiahou family.
Only now did he realize that it wasn't that he was unwilling, but that he couldn't.
Not only Duke Yue, but Emperor Ao Xing also turned green when he heard what Mr. Xiahou said, but he was angry.
"Ping Guo Gong, are you saying this because you want to rebel?" Emperor Ao Xing glared at Mr. Xiahou with cold eyes.
Old Master Xiahou said with a cold face: "Your Majesty wants to be so understanding, and I can't stop you."
"Okay, very good, what a great Duke of Ping. Emperor Taizu gave your Xiahou family this iron-clad elixir book, and showed great favor to your Xiahou family. He asked your Xiahou family to assist Jiangshan Sheji. I didn't expect that your Xiahou family would be better.
You are rebellious, arrogant based on favor, domineering, and disobedient to the Holy Spirit. If I don't punish you, it won't be enough to calm the people. Come on, please pull Duke Ping down for me, beat him fifty times, and send him back to Xiahou's house.
He is reflecting in the palace. And this fake prince is also being dragged down..." Emperor Ao Xing said angrily.
When Emperor Ao Xing said this, he described his treatment of Mr. Xiahou as just to appease the hearts of the people in the world, and covered up his rebellious heart of not respecting Emperor Taizu's wishes.
"Your Majesty, no." Among the civil and military officials, an old minister with gray hair and beard and wise eyes bowed and stepped out of the line, interrupting Emperor Ao Xing's words, "The Xiahou family are the founding heroes of our Aotian Kingdom. Emperor Taizu personally
The iron coupon and elixir book will absolve the Xiahou family of all guilt. What the emperor did was against the wishes of Emperor Taizu and must not be done."
"Qi Guogong, you..." Emperor Ao Xing pointed at the veteran minister who was out of the queue and said with an ashen face.
The Yu family of the Duke of Qi was one of the families that followed Emperor Taizu and the Xiahou family to conquer the world. They were also one of the few families who knew the contents of the Iron Coupon Alchemy Book. They had always had a relatively good relationship with the Xiahou family.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Duke An Guo is right. With Emperor Taizu's Iron Book of Alchemy, the Emperor cannot punish Duke Ping Guo..." An old man with a majestic look on his face, who looked like he was a military general, also came out to agree with Duke Qi.
The old man is Han Yan, Duke of Wei. Like the Yu family, he is also one of the founding heroes.
As soon as these two men came out, many old ministers immediately came out to prevent Emperor Ao Xing from punishing Mr. Xiahou.
Originally, he could not be punished as a doctor, and besides, the old man Xiahou had an iron-proof elixir book, so he could not be tortured no matter what.
Even if all these are put aside, there is still a very important point. The Xiahou family is not to be trifled with. If the Xiahou family is angered and breaks with the court, the Aotian Kingdom will fall into division. Not to mention the loss of life, the country may also fall apart.