"But, why do you think it was Wang Junjiang and not Chen Liu who came up with the method?"
"Just the word "dare not" won't convince me."
Lu Wuyou lowered his head and smiled, "The head of the Wang family, Chenliu, doesn't seem like someone who can do such a thing."
"It goes without saying that the old head of the family, Wang Xuan, was a cautious man, but even if he were the current head of the family, he must have been ordered by Mr. Wang. Otherwise, with Wang Qing's acting style, he would not care about Yun Shangshu's face.
, just make trouble."
After hearing this, Sheng Shaoqing said strangely, "Your analysis is quite new, but it sounds like you are very familiar with the Chenliu and Wang family?"
Lu Wuyou hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "In the past, Wei Chen and the Wang family discussed marriage..."
"So at that time, Wei Chen would pay extra attention to their affairs, and that's when he came to know this. But later... Wei Chen encountered those things, and stopped paying attention to them. I don't think a person's behavior would be affected unless something big happened.
Even if something unexpected happens, it won’t change much.”
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "What you said is quite right."
Just looking at the mature and steady appearance of the then dashing little girl from the Ji family, one can tell that she has encountered many things in the past that forced her to bow her head.
But Sheng Shaoqing thought of another thing, "Then do you know Cui Hao?"
Lu Wuyou was stunned for a moment, "Why did the Queen Mother ask this..."
"I heard about an old case, but it's just not easy to find the person for investigation, and the people around me haven't been in the palace for a long time, so I wanted to ask you if you know about it."
Lu Wuyou nodded, "Wei Chen understands, the Queen Mother wants to ask about Cui Hao's case back then."
"Cui Hao was originally Zhongshu Ling. He was from a wealthy family and was deeply favored by Emperor Jing. His future was originally promising. But eighteen years ago, Emperor Jing ordered him to overhaul the history of the country. He actually took advantage of his favor and wrote it in the history of the country.
Many inappropriate remarks were made, and Emperor Jing was furious, and everyone related to him was imprisoned. Even he himself and all three clans were beheaded in public."
Lu Wuyou was also sighing when he mentioned this old case. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Today the emperor can hold you in the palm of his hand, but tomorrow he can abandon you like a pair of worn-out shoes. Everyone said that Cui Hao suffered this fate because of his uprightness and outspokenness.
It was difficult, but he thought that the emperor had great trust in him and would not do anything to him even if he heard such disrespectful remarks. However, he was too conceited and arrogant, so it cannot be said that this misfortune was unreasonable.
"Eighteen years ago?"
Lu Wuyou was stunned for a moment, "Yes, Fengyuan three years, Wei Chen will definitely not remember it wrong."
Sheng Shaoqing turned around and asked, "Why is this?"
Lu Wuyou smiled bitterly and said, "I fell into the water with Princess Pingning that year, and was hated by Princess Hengyang and has not been able to stand up to this day."
Although everyone has their own destiny, she was too unlucky.
"Well, do you know about the Guo family in Xingyang? And the Chen Liuhe family?"
Lu Wuyou frowned, "The He family has heard about it. After all, the Wang family was the most respected among the Chenliu family back then, and the He family was only second to the Wang family."
"But the Guo family...I don't know."
Sheng Shaoqing muttered softly, "Then where did this Guo Song come from?"
Even the system could not find this person for him. The explanation given by the system was that this person did not have a formal birth record or certificate, so it had no way to obtain the information.
Guo Song seems to be just over 18 years old, so who hid his birth record, or does he have no birth record at all?
"Xingyang..." Lu Wuyou muttered for a while, then suddenly asked in surprise, "Is this the Guo family that the Queen Mother is talking about from Guo Congjia?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Continue!"
Lu Wuyou paused, "In anger, Emperor Jing punished many people who were close to Cui Hao, but later things became more and more out of control. Even his father...he couldn't persuade Emperor Jing to live with him.
…”
"Many people take the opportunity to make false accusations to attack their opponents. Even... just one secret letter can make Dali Temple leave in the middle of the night and wipe out the entire clan."
Sheng Shaoqing:?!
Is Emperor Jing crazy?
"Therefore, everyone in the capital was in danger at that time, fearing that he would be involved with Cui Hao. Guo Congjia was a close official of the emperor at that time, and he once tried to persuade Cui Hao not to act like this. As a result, his kind advice was ignored by others, and he was falsely accused.
He conspired with Cui Hao, and was even involved in plotting to overthrow the imperial court. Emperor Jing... believed him in such a ridiculous accusation, and accused the two families together... Qiu Houwen asked to behead him."
Sheng Shaoqing suddenly asked, "Then do you know who this false accusation is...?"
Lu Wuyou shook his head, "I don't know this little minister. My father told me this before, so I should take it as a warning. I must not talk nonsense outside. The speaker has no intention, and the listener has intention. I don't know where.
One day I was stabbed by someone, and I still don’t know who is behind it..."
"What's hateful is that the person who complained behind your back wants you to be careful with your words. The Prime Minister is too unreasonable..."
Lu Wuyou was about to shake his head, but he saw Sheng Shaoqing's expression became strange, "Could it be that... the Prime Minister knows who the person behind the complaint is?"
Lu Wuyou's face gradually turned pale. Her father's unintentional words at that time did sound a bit weird now, but she...
Could it be that she has also become the hateful person who spreads the news behind her back?!
"Queen Mother! That's not what I meant!" Lu Wuyou quickly explained, "Your Majesty..."
Sheng Shaoqing waved his hand, "I don't doubt the Prime Minister, but the matter is very important. The person behind this may still be hiding in the court, waiting for opportunities to cause trouble, if..."
"If you know anything else, you must tell me and find out this black sheep who framed others for his own selfish gain!"
Lu Wuyou lowered his head and thought for a long time before slowly speaking, "So many things happened that year. First, the Cui family was destroyed, and then Wei Chen and Princess Ning both fell into the water. Wei Chen never dared to
After carefully thinking about the events of that year and asking the Queen Mother today, I slowly recalled that there were indeed many unusual things that year."
"Although Emperor Jing didn't like Mr. Cui's remarks, he didn't seem to intend to make this matter a big deal at first. However, something happened later, which made Emperor Jing very angry and decided to drive out all these people."
"My father vaguely mentioned it to me a few times. He just said that these times in the capital are not peaceful and he asked me to go out less."
"But I didn't have the temper at that time to listen to advice. I just went out to have fun and have fun, and then something like that happened."
Sheng Shaoqing asked in shock, "You mean... the murder of Princess Pingning maybe... wasn't an accident?!"
Lu Wuyou nodded with difficulty, "Even if the weather was cold at that time and no matter how slippery the road was, Princess Pingning would not have slipped down like that. But later when I recovered and wanted to investigate again, she was
Stop it."
"Why should I stop you, and who should stop you?"
"It's father..."
"He said that Princess Hengyang suddenly lost her beloved daughter. If I cause trouble again, wouldn't it be a new wound in her heart?"
Sheng Shaoqing frowned, "Prime Minister Ji doesn't look like such a person."
Why are things becoming more and more confusing?
Lu Wuyou smiled bitterly and said, "What father said is not unreasonable. Princess Pingning has just been buried. If I start an investigation, won't I want to deprive her of a peaceful sleep?"
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, you also know what happened next, Shen Guiyou."
Lu Wuyou sighed deeply and encouraged himself, "No matter how bad the life was in the past, life is much better now. The days after entering the palace are the few pure moments in my life."
Sheng Shaoqing glanced at Lu Wuyou with pity, "Shen Gui is prospering in Helian now, it's really hateful!"
After delaying Lu Wuyou for so many years, he actually married the princess in Helian with peace of mind and even snatched her throne!
It’s true that people have a living face, trees have living skin, people are shameless, and they are invincible in the world!
Lu Wuyou smiled calmly, "This man has nothing to do with Wei Chen, so how can we hate him?"
"Do you really not hate him? He has delayed you for so long, and he still plotted against you when he returned to Great Liang, and you don't hate him at all?!"
"Without love, how can there be hatred?"
"At first I complained about him, why didn't he take me with him, but later these vague resentments were covered up by the hardship of making a living. What can he do here? How can a person who doesn't even have enough to eat have time to think about these things? Where is the love between children?"
"Shen Gui is used to suffering, so he doesn't want to suffer anymore. Wei Chen has never suffered, so he can only learn to endure hardship."
"Actually, in some aspects, Wei Chen and Shen Gui are similar."
Sheng Shaoqing was stunned for a long time, "Luckily you can see clearly."
Lu Wuyou turned his head to comfort Sheng Shaoqing and said, "Your Majesty, life is a thing, live it every day you are happy, live it every day you are unhappy, don't worry about it, people have to live."
Lu Wuyou smiled and continued, "The Queen Mother wants to re-investigate the old case from eighteen years ago?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded hesitantly, "What's wrong?"
"I have a suggestion. The Queen Mother may start by investigating what happened to me back then. This way, you can cover up the public and restart the investigation of this case."
"And I also want to know whether what happened back then was really an accident or man-made!"
Sheng Shaoqing pondered for a moment, "Who was the person who invited me to the banquet back then?"
"She is the young daughter of Lord Wei. If I remember correctly, she seems to have married into Prince Qinghe's palace."
Sheng Shaoqing:
This world is so small
"I understand, you can go back first."
Lu Wuyou accepted the order and was about to retreat when Sheng Shaoqing suddenly stopped her and said, "Why don't you go and check it yourself?"
Lu Wuyou was shocked and said, "Wei Chen is going to investigate?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "No one knows this better than you. What's more, I don't have to worry about you going."
Lu Wuyou hesitated, "But... but Princess Hengyang?"
"If she conducts a secret investigation, Princess Hengyang will definitely discover the identity of the minister at that time."
"You seem to be afraid of Princess Hengyang?"
Lu Wuyou was normal when talking about other things, but when he mentioned Princess Hengyang, he always looked panicked.
Lu Wuyou smiled bitterly and said, "This Princess Hengyang is really..."
"Princess Hengyang really left a big shadow on me."
"You are now an official of the imperial court, and I have given you the power. What are you afraid of!"
Lu Wuyou nodded with difficulty, "I understand. Let me try it."
Not long after Lu Wuyou left, Cui Yun came back. He looked at Sheng Shaoqing with a sad face and asked, "Who was here just now? Why is the Queen Mother so worried?"
"It's Lu Wuyou."
"She told me that it might not have been an accident when she fell into the lake, but someone did it deliberately."
"It may also involve the Cui Hao case back then."
Cui Yun was silent for a long time after listening, "Actually, Cui Hao is related to our family, but it was only because of the fifth server that we were able to escape the disaster."
Sheng Shaoqing said in surprise, "Then why didn't you tell me before?"
Cui Yun smiled and said, "If such a thing were to become known to everyone, my family would not be able to escape the disaster. It's just that the Queen Mother wants to re-investigate the old case, and the minister doesn't want people to know about this relationship.
.”
"Then what do you know?"
Cui Yun smiled and shook his head, "Although my family is related to them, we are not very familiar with them. I just met this famous family member when I was young. He has an unruly personality and is really not an easy person to get along with."
"It's no wonder that when he was young, he wrote a parallel prose and became famous in the Great Liang Dynasty. After he became an official, he had a smooth journey until he became the emperor's favorite. Such a person will definitely not keep a low profile."
Cui Jun nodded, "What the Empress Dowager said is true, but the court officials at that time also heard about it. Emperor Jing asked him to rewrite the history of the country because he wanted him to correct the loopholes in the past and record the facts of the history of the dynasty.
But I didn't expect that he would dare to be disrespectful to Taizu and use such words to describe the Qiang people."
"It's strange that Emperor Jing is not angry"
Sheng Shaoqing wondered, "But Emperor Jing has always been very fond of this Zhongshu Ling. How could he kill him so hard and even drive out all his clan members? Even the people around him would not let go."
Cui Yun thought for a moment and then slowly recalled, "I heard from my father before that it seemed to be related to treason."
"It is said that Cui Hao acted like this because he was instigated by others and deliberately belittled our dynasty, implying that our dynasty's Taizu's position was unfair."
"It's just that I can't remember the specific reason because I was still young at that time. If the Queen Mother wants to know, why not send someone to investigate?"
Sheng Shaoqing raised his hand to stop Cui Yun and said, "No, if you rush to investigate, I'm afraid you'll scare someone off. What's more, eighteen years have passed and there are undercurrents surging in the court. I'm worried."
Cui Yun nodded, "What the Queen Mother said is true. I was reckless."
"By the way, I asked Lu Wuyou to secretly investigate the case of Princess Pingning falling into the water. She is worried that Princess Hengyang will target her again. If she has any requests, please remember to take care of her more."
After Cui Jun agreed, he asked, "However, I didn't expect that anyone would dare to attack Princess Pingning. At that time, no one knew that Princess Pingning was the apple of Princess Hengyang's eye. She held it in her mouth for fear of melting. Please
I am afraid of losing my hands, so I dare to make an idea on Princess Pingning. I am really brave."
