The two hundred and eighty-fifth chapter pitted foreign relatives
After bidding farewell to his father and leaving the Xuanshi Palace, Liu Che turned around and changed his route to Changle Palace to visit Empress Bo.
When Liu Che arrived at Shufang Hall, Li Xin was already waiting for his arrival.
"How is your mother lately?" Liu Che asked casually after the greetings.
"Your Highness, the queen is doing well recently..." Li Xin lowered his head and replied.
But Liu Che still noticed that Li Xin frowned slightly when he answered.
Liu Che knew Li Xin very well, and Liu Che knew Empress Bo even better.
The two masters and servants are the kind of people who will feel depressed even if they are wronged.
Therefore, Liu Che knew that something must have happened that made Queen Bo unhappy!
It's a pity that Zhang De disappeared after returning to Chang'an, as if the eunuch had never appeared in this world.
As a result, Liu Che lost his important news channel.
If Zhang De was still alive, he would definitely know about Queen Bo's affairs!
"I have to prepare to win over a new set of eyes and ears..." Liu Che thought in his heart.
However, although all the palace eunuchs are greedy, it is a bit difficult to find someone as smooth-talking and reliable as Zhang De!
Especially since Liu Che is now the prince, his every move is being watched.
"It seems like Wang Dao will have to make more trips to the palace..." Liu Che thought.
To win over eunuchs, it is most appropriate to send eunuchs to do the job.
In this way, the target is small, less likely to be criticized, and at the same time, it can effectively prevent many troubles.
Even if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with Liu Che!
With this in mind, Liu Che followed Li Xin and walked into Shufang Hall.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, Liu Che saw several carriages parked among the horses and horses in the palace.
"Are there any guests?" Liu Che asked.
"Your Majesty, it's Uncle Guo and members of the Bo family who have come to the palace to pay their respects to the Queen. In a few days, it will be the Queen's birthday, so the family is making plans..." Li Xin lowered his head and replied:
"However, the queen doesn't like too much noise. So she doesn't want to make any arrangements. However, the uncles and elders of the Bo family insist on making a big deal..."
When Liu Che heard this, he was slightly startled: "My mother's birthday is approaching, why doesn't Mr. Li send someone to inform the orphan?"
To be honest, Liu Che really forgot when Queen Bo's birthday was.
In fact, there are probably not many people in this palace who remember the Queen’s birthday!
Liu Che rubbed his temples and ordered: "Wang Dao, when you go back soon, prepare a gift for the orphan immediately. At the same time, go to the Young Mansion and tell Cen Ming's Mansion that the Queen's birthday this year will be more than half of the orphans, so the Young Mansion should be prepared!
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"No!" Wang Dao, who followed closely behind, nodded in agreement.
"Your Highness is interested..." Li Xin quickly knelt down and thanked: "I have thanked the Queen for your kindness, but the Queen has already given instructions. This year will be the same as in previous years. Don't make any extravagant arrangements..."
Liu Che chuckled.
The Bo family has always been so low-key and frugal.
When the Empress Dowager was there, even the Empress Dowager's own birthday was rarely organized. Usually it was just the emperor, princes, emperor's grandchildren and concubines gathering together for a family banquet.
Under his leadership and advocacy, no one in the court at that time dared to be extravagant and wasteful. Even the emperor's favorite concubine had to weave her own cloth!
This is the benefit of having a virtuous wife at home and a virtuous queen in the state!
However, Liu Che didn't want Queen Bo's birthday to be too deserted this year.
On the contrary, Liu Che has decided to make a big deal!
The reason is very simple. Taking the opportunity of Queen Bo's birthday to announce to the world the close relationship between the Queen and him as the prince, this will pave the way for publicity for next year's adoption and the subsequent identity of the legitimate son.
At the same time, Liu Che also wanted to make Empress Bo happy and fulfill her responsibilities as a human being.
If we don't express this attitude, there will inevitably be some whimsical people in this palace.
Well. Honest people are always bullied!
Li Xin led Liu Che through the attic of Shufang Palace to the main hall.
When several eunuchs saw Liu Che, they immediately shouted loudly: "The prince is here!"
Soon, the palace was alarmed.
Queen Bo, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, hurried out with Bo Ronnu and several elderly people from the Bo family.
"Son, I send my greetings to my mother!" Liu Che quickly stepped forward and knelt down to kowtow.
"I'll pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!" Bo Ronnu and others also knelt down and paid homage to Liu Che.
"Good boy!" As soon as Queen Bo saw Liu Che, she immediately came forward with a smile on her face and took Liu Che's hand: "Get up quickly..."
"No!" Liu Che stood up and said to the Bo family: "Elders, get up quickly, don't try to hurt me!"
The group of people walked into the temple intimately.
Liu Che sat down on a seat next to Queen Bo, and mother and son held hands and sat down.
"My son heard that his mother's birthday was approaching, so he came to ask his mother if she had any plans?" Liu Che asked with a soft smile after sitting down.
"The prince has taken the trouble..." Empress Bo smiled slightly and said, "I don't plan to do anything this year. When the time comes, my son can come here and have a home-cooked meal with me, and I will be satisfied!"
For Queen Bo.
It is simply unimaginable to organize such a grand birthday!
She also doesn't like too much excitement in her bones.
Liu Che shook his head and said: "Does the Queen Mother know how Xiao Xiangguo reported to Gaozu when he built the Changle and Weiyang palaces?"
"It can't be majestic without being magnificent?" Queen Bo thought for a moment before answering hesitantly.
Liu Che nodded.
The current Empress Dowager of the East Palace, when she was the empress in the past, didn’t she try her best to organize birthdays that year?
The purpose is to declare her status and sovereignty to the concubines in the harem.
On the contrary, after becoming the Queen Mother, she immediately became self-cultivated, began to advocate frugality and simplicity, and no longer organized birthdays.
Empress Bo just couldn't understand this, so she clung to the old calendar of the past.
But Liu Che and Queen Bo were actually grasshoppers on the same rope, so they had to stand up and defend Queen Bo. Otherwise, if the queen had no authority and status, Liu Che, the crown prince's eldest son's status, would be worthless.
"I understand..." Queen Bo is not stupid. When Liu Che said this, she immediately understood, so she said: "Then... Li Xin, I will leave this matter to you..."
"No!" Li Xin bowed and accepted the order.
When the Bo family heard this, they also smiled with joy.
In the past, I didn’t organize the Queen’s birthday because I didn’t have the confidence.
But now that I have the confidence, of course I have to handle it well. Let the world know that the Bo family still has a lot of foundation.
Otherwise, Zhihou, a dignified Han family relative with thousands of households in the city, would be looked down upon!
Bo Ronnu looked at Liu Che who was chatting and laughing with the queen, thought for a while, found an opportunity, and interrupted: "Your Highness, I have something to ask of you..."
Hearing this, Liu Che turned around with a smile. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Queen Bo give a cold shout and said dissatisfiedly: "Zhihou, I'm talking to the prince!"
After hearing this, Liu Che was slightly startled and turned to look at Queen Bo who looked angry.
Then I thought of the way Li Xin hesitated before.
Liu Che knew that Empress Bo probably had a disagreement with Bo Ronnu, and this disagreement was caused by him.
Liu Che looked at the other Bo family members sitting aside.
Good guy, basically the entire Bo family, even the direct descendants, are here.
There are even two sons-in-law among them.
This is a bit interesting!
Liu Che is not stupid, of course he knows that the problem is probably Jumeng's.
It was probably because the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and Ju Meng accidentally captured a merchant family controlled by the Bo family...
But no, it still needs to be verified.
So Liu Che asked Li Xin: "Mr. Li, what's going on?"
Li Xin also knew that he could no longer hide it, so he lowered his head and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, this is..."
After listening to Li Xin's words, Liu Che started laughing.
It’s really close to what you guessed!
Didn't Meng in the drama two days ago be ordered to arrest people and kill chickens to scare the monkeys?
The several merchant families who were close to the Du family, as well as the Du family, are now all imprisoned in the prison of Neishi Yamen.
As for the crime, it is certainly not a conspiracy against the prince.
They are not qualified yet!
They cannot enjoy the treatment of political prisoners.
So Ju Meng took a group of rangers and dug out all their old stories.
Like killing people and forcing girls into prostitution. Anyway, there are a bunch of charges hanging on their heads.
This is also a characteristic of businessmen in this era.
Basically, there are not many good people among big businessmen.
In this world, the only businessman who really has no blood on his hands is the Ren family of Xuanqu.
But unexpectedly, there was a businessman named Zhang who was actually the agent of the Bo family. Zhang actually married the daughter of a son-in-law of the Bo family.
Now, the daughter makes trouble with her mother every day, and his mother makes trouble with Bo Rongnu every day.
As for the Bo family...
In these years, apart from Zhihou's food income and royal rewards, the largest source of income was the merchant's filial piety.
With a huge source of wealth suddenly cut off, Bo's life was not easy.
Especially in order to help Liu Che make money, the Bo family gave Liu Che all the copperware they had accumulated over the years.
"I will investigate this matter!" Liu Che thought for a while and said to Bo Ronnu: "I will not wrongly accuse a good person, and I will never let a bad person go!"
Although Bo Rongnu said that Zhang was involved, he had no intention of going against the prince.
However, Liu Che still couldn't believe it.
Liu Che never believed that a certain family was in the same boat as him, and the people of that family would definitely not go against him.
In fact, there will never be a shortage of cheating guys!
What's more, poaching and trapping one's own people is the specialty of nobles.
The person named Zhao who was the most vocal in opposing Wang Anshi’s reforms was Zhao!
As for the four major families who had an empty space later during the Republic of China, they even made great achievements in poaching the entire political power.
At this time, aren't the people who are the most powerful and diligent in undermining the country, the relatives?
As for why?
The reason is very simple, because you are one of your own, you have nothing to fear.
Look at this moment, as soon as that guy entered the prison, didn't the Bo family come to the palace with snot and tears and cry and plead in front of Queen Bo?
"Thank you so much, sir!" Bo Ronnu kowtowed deeply. He knew very well that it was extremely valuable for the prince to make such a statement!
When a member of the Bo family saw Liu Che softening his attitude and thought it was a good idea, he immediately pressed forward and went out to pay homage: "My lord, I vouch for my personality. The Zhang family has been completely wronged!"
"Haha..." Liu Che sneered in his heart.
Personality guarantee?
What does character guarantee?
Fighting cock or lackey, Yang or Cuju?
The man boldly said: "Please forgive me and let Mrs. Zhang go home to reunite with her family..."
"Shut up!" Liu Che had not yet spoken. However, Empress Bo quickly stood up and said: "When is it your turn to participate in national affairs? When our ancestors were here, they repeatedly ordered that the Bo family was not allowed to do business or participate in politics.
, have you all forgotten?"
Liu Che glanced at Queen Bo with great emotion.
Since his rebirth, if you ask who has treated Liu Che best, it is undoubtedly Queen Bo.
When she asked for money, she gave money, and when she asked for people, she gave almost everything to Liu Che.
Liu Che even knew that Empress Bo truly regarded him as her son.
If Cuo Fei was really regarded as his own flesh and blood, how could he unconditionally give those massive funds and bronzes to him?
Because of this, Liu Che also treated Queen Bo as his biological mother.
"Mom, calm down..." Liu Che said with a smile: "My son has a sense of proportion, public is public, private is private!"
Liu Che turned his head and did not answer the man. Instead, he stood up, helped Bo Rongnu up, and said: "My lord, please don't worry. I will give you an explanation for this matter!"
If Zhang had not been involved in this matter, even Ju Meng would not have dared to arrest anyone related to Bo.
Therefore, the possibility of Zhang being framed or falsely accused is almost zero.
It all depends on his level of involvement and the crimes involved.
Fortunately for him, no matter what, at least the family was saved, and at most he would have to pay for it with his life.
When Bo Rongnu heard this, he naturally understood what Liu Che meant.
The meaning is very simple. No matter what, Zhang's matter will not involve the Bo family.
The most important thing is that even if Zhang is guilty, his wealth will not be confiscated!
This is the most important thing!
"I understand..." Bo Ronnu nodded.
In fact, he was forced to bring people to the queen's place because he really couldn't do it. He had no other choice.
As the head of the family, it was impossible for him to ignore certain voices within the family. What's more, in order to raise bronzes and money for Liu Che, the businessman also did a lot of effort and contributed part of it.
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After returning to the Taiwang Palace, Liu Che immediately asked someone to go to Jumeng to get the case file.
Then turn it over and take a look.
Liu Che was a little stunned.
According to files and various confessions, this businessman named Zhang was a very honest businessman in Guanzhong last year.
However, after May this year, he became active in Guanzhong.
Under the banner of Liu De and Bo, they rose rapidly in the Guanzhong business community.
In just six months, three or four human lives were involved.
But the local magistrate did not dare to interrogate him at all.
When it involves the royal family, politics, and the prince, who is as brave as a leopard?
In this era, there is no story about Qiang Xiang Ling!
As for being involved with Du Shi, there is conclusive evidence.
After reading the entire file, Liu Che had only one feeling: This guy thought he was Long Aotian!
Fortunately, it was discovered early. If he was allowed to continue making trouble like this, Liu Che would have to take the blame for him!
"You don't know how to live or die!" Liu Che picked up his pen and drew a big cross under his file. This was tantamount to a death sentence for him, and it was the most severe kind of confiscation of his family and annihilation of his family!
"It's not that I don't give the Queen and Zhihou face, but I keep you..." Liu Che sneered: "This world is about to perish!"
Do you want to say that this person is not smart?
Of course smart!
Looking at the cases on his file and his performance before this year, it is fully demonstrated that he is a person who knows how to use his background.
When Bo was weak before, he pretended to be a grandson.
He started to become arrogant after a little improvement, and then became more and more arrogant, especially when he found out that he had killed someone and handed over any bastard to take the blame, while the local magistrate could only turn a blind eye. His heart continued to swell.
Got up.
Finally he took this approach to death.
"Wang Dao, you go into the palace and report to the queen..." Liu Che told Wang Dao beside him: "Just tell me, I cannot let this person go!"
Not only should we not let it go, we should also regard it as a model!
This is called killing one to serve as a warning to hundreds!
Liu Che knew very well that if he did this, he would certainly make Mr. Bo lose face.
However, Liu Che remembered clearly that he also had a bunch of cheating uncles and nephews who were looking at the prince eagerly!
If this were the case, Liu Che would still be arrogant and give face to the Bo family.
Wouldn't that be a disguised form of encouragement and incitement to those cheaters from the Su family to bully men and dominate women everywhere under his banner?
So Liu Che called Zhang Tang again and said to him: "As the crown prince, you will write internal history for Gu, Ting Wei, Lieutenant and other yamen. From now on, anyone who uses the name of Gu will show off in public."
Those who crash the market should not consider their own face, and they should be governed by the laws of the country!"
Liu Che threw the Zhang family's case file to Zhang Tang and ordered: "Please be strict and judge this case in accordance with the law!"
"No!" Zhang Tang nodded.
Naturally, he knew and had heard about the demons and monsters who had been showing off in the past two months under the guise of the prince.
He wanted to report this to the prince several times, but he was afraid of getting into trouble.
At this moment, the prince expressed his stance, of course he knew what to do!
After Zhang Tang left, Liu Che rubbed his temples and felt a little headache.
He knew for sure that those cheaters from the Su family would never stop cheating him just because of his words.
On the contrary, they trick people and there is no lower limit!
But there was nothing Liu Che could do against them!
Treat it harshly.
Liu Che couldn't pass the ethical level.
Do you really think that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people?
Tingwei is only effective in dealing with official crimes and crimes committed by nobles, marquises, and ministers. When it comes to relatives, no one can do anything!
Moreover, the Han Code clearly stipulates that the penalties for crimes committed by people of different levels are different.
If a relative commits a crime, even if he is considered guilty, he will be automatically reduced to a lower level, and he is also allowed to redeem...
"We have to find a way to send away these plague gods!" Liu Che thought to himself.
But the key now is how to make these guys obediently go back to their hometown to cause trouble.
"I can only ask dad to show mercy..." Liu Che rubbed his temples. The only way he could think of was to discuss with his dad, appoint someone from the Su family as waiting, and then force all members of the Su family to leave the country.
But this is risky and controversial.
Initially, Dou Guangguo and Dou Changjun were granted the title of marquis, but there were many twists and turns. It was not until Liu Che came to the throne that they were finally granted the title of marquis.
In his previous life, my father made Xiaozhu's two uncles queens, and only after going through criticism did he do so with the support of Empress Dowager Dou.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the possibility of getting the courtiers to agree to give a Chehou to the Su family's scammers is basically zero. Even if the courtiers are persuaded, Queen Mother Dou will not agree!
Think about it, it was so difficult for Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo to become marquises.
Why is it that your uncle Liu Che can get away with a Chehou without any effort?
If Liu Che were Empress Dowager Dou, she would definitely feel unbalanced! (To be continued)
