Chapter 72 Fishing in Troubled Waters (please follow up)
Author: Laoji eats mushrooms
Chapter 72 Fishing in Troubled Waters (please follow up)
Kyoto.
General Li Hong's entry into the capital did not cause any major turmoil. Ordinary people did not know about it, and the wealthy families in Kyoto who knew about it kept silent about it.
It's just that after Li Hong entered Beijing, he went straight to the Tianlao and never came out again. Some people had profound meaning, while others just sat back and watched the show.
Tonight, Liang Sheng glanced in the direction of the imperial city with some feeling. The eunuch master who had not made any movement for a long time actually made some movement, but he was just surprised and didn't care anymore. Today is the New Year, so it's time to celebrate.
In a happy mood, Liang Sheng went directly to Fengchen Garden, the place where the fireworks were, without even thinking about it. At this moment, Fengchen Garden was a little deserted during the New Year. When the madam saw Liang Sheng, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Girls, why don't you come out to welcome the guests?"
Having said that, the madam came up to him with great enthusiasm. This master was extremely generous, so he must serve him well.
And a little further back in time, in the imperial city, Emperor Kaiping was inviting important ministers to the court. In the center of the hall, dancing girls fluttered, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard endlessly. It was like a scene where the emperor and his ministers were having fun together.
The ministers of civil and military affairs were no longer at war with each other as before, and were in a harmonious mood. From time to time, they loudly congratulated Dayan on singing and dancing for peace and the coming of a prosperous age.
At this moment, a eunuch quietly walked up to Emperor Kaiping and whispered quietly. Emperor Kaiping, who was originally smiling, changed his expression.
Although he recovered quickly, the civil and military ministers below kept staring at him, and naturally they noticed it, but they didn't show it on the surface.
"In this prosperous time of the Great Yan Dynasty, I rely on the assistance of all your ministers. I have ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare some food, and all your ministers will take it home for your family to taste."
"Long live thanks."
Emperor Kaiping was driving people away, just like putting teacup lids on to see off guests. The civil and military ministers knelt down on both sides to express gratitude, and the banquet was quickly over.
When the ministers took the food boxes and left the Jinluan Palace, people in the same camp looked at each other vaguely, but no one knew what happened.
The Kaiping Emperor seemed to be generous, but in fact he was very careful about spending every penny he spent. I am afraid that someone may have made him unhappy today, but I don't know who was so bold.
When they returned home, they got the news. Regardless of whether they were civil or military, they were a little solemn. After all, when Li Hong entered the capital, he did not meet the new emperor immediately, nor did he return home, but went to the prison.
What does this mean?
Do you want to embarrass Emperor Kaiping?
As expected, this general had an upright temperament and was straightforward in doing things, without giving Emperor Kaiping any face.
No wonder the Kaiping Emperor Conference ended the banquet in the middle of the meeting, but now that this incident has happened, they are also considering what they will do next and whether they can get any benefits?
After receiving the news, the aristocratic families of the imperial officials were actually not at peace. After all, this general, Li Hong, was the innate master and the God of War of Great Yan who had been guarding the border for decades. This was the reason for the prosperity of Great Yan.
Imperial City.
Go to the study room.
At this moment, the study room was in a mess, and the eunuchs were trembling beside them, fearing that Emperor Kaiping would notice them.
After Emperor Kaiping smashed another porcelain, he panted and slumped down on his seat, his face flushed.
"What does Li Hong want to do? Didn't I ask him to enter the capital again after the new year? Why did he enter the capital early? Even so, after entering the capital, he didn't come to see me as soon as possible. Instead, he went to the Tianlao, hoping that the world would say that I was
Isn’t it good to treat meritorious officials harshly?”
The chief eunuch stood aside without speaking at this time, but felt helpless in his heart. Wasn't it you who forced the general to enter the capital at this moment?
As a personal eunuch, he knew far more than the outside world knew, because the new emperor exempted the people from taxes for three years after he ascended the throne. However, Emperor Kaiping lived an extravagant life and his private treasury was somewhat stretched.
In the end, he felt that he could not break his promise and lose the credibility of the king, so he even targeted the frontier army's food and salary. In just a few months, the frontier army's food and salary had been reduced by 30%.
Li Hong loved his soldiers as much as his own son, and he made many inquiries about the matter, but was ignored by Emperor Kaiping. He had become desperate before, and he even wrote that the New Year was approaching and he would leave for Beijing soon.
Therefore, it was only Emperor Kaiping's wishful thinking to allow the general to enter the capital later this year. As for Li Hong not coming to see him today, it was perfectly normal.
That person's temper was not a good one, and the late emperor had nothing to do with him back then. But if he said that Li Hong wanted to rebel, I'm afraid no one in the world would believe him.
It's just that when Li Hong went to the Tianlao, he did not spare any room and severely slapped Emperor Kaiping in the face. After Emperor Kaiping's expression softened, the eunuch chief cautiously stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, would you like me to go to the Tianlao and have a look?"
General?"
When Emperor Kaiping heard this, he raised his head and glanced at the chief eunuch. The latter couldn't help but panic, for fear of offending Emperor Kaiping. Fortunately, Emperor Kaiping didn't get angry again.
"No need. Since our general wants to go to the prison, let him stay. Today is New Year's Eve. Why don't I go see your ancestors."
When the chief eunuch heard this, his heart trembled, and he quickly asked the young eunuchs to prepare their chariots, and then went to the backyard of the palace.
He had some bad premonitions in his heart. His Majesty went to see his ancestors at this time. It seemed that he was already murderous. Otherwise, why would he bother his ancestors at this time?
When Emperor Kaiping went to see the eunuch master, it was when Liang Sheng felt the movement in the palace, but Li Hong went straight into the Tianlao at this time, and everyone in the Tianlao came out to greet him in fright.
Because it was Chinese New Year today, there were not many jailers left behind. At this time, Lao Zhou felt extremely helpless. Why was he on duty today?
But now he is the one with the highest status in the prison, so he can only stand up and say, "Zhou Tai, the jailer of the prison, has met the general."
When Li Hong heard this, he glanced at Lao Zhou, as if he was lost in memories, and then clapped his hands, "Oh, I remembered, it turned out to be your boy.
Back then, I asked you to join the army and follow me, but you refused directly. However, I saw you right. You are in the ninth level of the day after tomorrow, not bad.
It's just a pity that if you had followed me, I'm afraid you would have already made great achievements by now, and a good man would have wasted his time by staying in this small place."
When Lao Zhou heard this, he acted like he hadn't heard anything and acted like he was doing it. Seeing him like this, Li Hong stopped saying anything. Everyone has their own ambitions.
"Okay, I won't embarrass you. Now you can pack up a prison for me and I'll live here for a while."
Hearing this, even though Lao Zhou had always been as stable as Mount Tai, he was frightened at this moment and locked the general in a prison. He was afraid that tomorrow someone from Dali Temple would come to remove him from his official position and then put him on death row.
"General, you are trying to embarrass the real person. Why do you need to be as knowledgeable as us little people?"
When Li Hong saw Lao Zhou's appearance, he knew that he couldn't count on him, so he simply went straight to the Grade A prison.
"Forget it, it's not like I've never been to Tianyao before. I understand the rules. If you're of my rank, you have to go to the A-level. Don't worry about me, I'll go there myself. No one will embarrass you."
After saying that, he didn't care about other people's reactions and went straight to the inside of the prison. Lao Zhou could only smile bitterly and called a usually clever jailer to tell him the news, while he led everyone behind him.
, feeling bitter in my heart.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
What's all this?
Early the next morning, Liang Sheng came out of Fengchenyuan after a refreshing night. The atmosphere of the New Year's Day was still very strong. On the way back to the shop, words of New Year's greetings kept coming.
After Lao Zhang and Liang Sheng exchanged New Year blessings, he whispered mysteriously, "Xiao Liang, I have some news for you. The general entered the capital last night and is now in prison."
Um?
The generals and masters were not getting along, which was not a good sign. Coupled with the undercurrent in Kyoto in the past six months, Liang Sheng's heart was slightly moved.
It doesn't matter if it's chaotic, after all, it's easier to fish when the water is muddy. Although Dayan won't be that chaotic in a short time, but...