Chapter 606: Survival by cutting off the tail (Part 1)
Xiao Yu sat there, shook his head and sighed, "You, you, you are still so confused at such an old age. No matter what your starting point is, you should always ask His Highness first in advance, so that you can inform him afterwards.
, Even if His Highness has the intention, how can he accept it?"
Although he didn't know the truth of the matter, he was obviously not as loyal and righteous as Qiu Xinggong said. Perhaps it was just that some steps were omitted, or he was tricked by Changsun Wuji, so he regarded the prince as a way to escape.
level...
However, no matter what, this kind of behavior of beheading first and reporting later clearly did not take His Highness the Crown Prince seriously. Even if the Crown Prince is kind and kind, how can he be willing to be used like this?
Qiu Xinggong wiped the tears on his face and begged: "I am still desperate now, please ask Song Guogong to teach me!"
Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed, and said: "His Highness is not a ruthless person and will not kill you. In my opinion, it is better to go to the palace to plead guilty as His Highness said. After all, where are your achievements?
Among the thousands of troops who led your majesty's horses and fell into the saddle, you have suffered countless wounds. As long as it is not the crime of treason, your majesty will not be too harsh on you."
After a pause, he looked at Qiu Xinggong and said quietly: "Of course, before that, it's better to clean up everything."
Qiu Xinggong was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he remained silent.
"Okay, as I said, there's nothing I can do to help you, so you can take care of yourself."
Xiao Yu said something more, got up and went out, chasing Li Chengqian's back.
Qiu Xinggong got up from the ground alone and rubbed his sore knees. The expression on his face changed unpredictably. After a long while, he let out a long breath. The unbearable look in his eyes soon disappeared and became more and more intense.
Be firm.
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Li Chengqian left the Daci'en Temple and said to Xiao Yu, who was catching up behind him: "I want to go to the palace. Does Song Guogong want to go with him?"
Xiao Yu naturally entered the palace to report Qiu Xinggong's affairs to His Majesty. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "My family and the Qiu family had a good relationship in the past, so today he begged the old minister to see the prince. The old minister didn't think much about it.
So I agreed, but I had no idea that it was because of this matter. Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with me, so I might as well not go."
As long as this kind of thing is involved, there will be no benefit but only harm. He has no idea about it in the first place, so he must pick it off cleanly.
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Don't worry about it, Duke of Song. Although Gu is a bit stupid, he still understands the whole story. This matter definitely has nothing to do with Duke Song."
Xiao Yu said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness!"
Speaking of which, such an emperor is really good. Not only does he have a gentle personality, but he can also put himself in others' shoes. Maybe after he ascends the throne, he may not have the courage of his current majesty, but he is more gentle and appeasement. The Tang Dynasty will probably usher in a period of peace.
Peaceful and peaceful days.
Li Chengqian waved his hand, boarded the carriage and left.
Xiao Yu bowed and saluted the carriage. He waited until the carriage was far away before he stood up. He stood in front of the gate of Da Ci'en Temple for a while and looked around at this magnificent and solemn temple. Then he waved his hand to call his carriage over and boarded the carriage.
Then drive back to Fuzhong.
As for Qiu Xinggong...wish yourself good luck.
Li Chengqian came to the gate of Taiji Palace and got off the carriage. He went directly into the palace without asking for permission. After asking the chamberlain, he learned that His Majesty was in the palace of Shenlong Palace, so he hurried over.
When they arrived at the Dragon Palace, the chamberlain guarding the door saw the prince arriving and hurried inside to report. After a while, he returned and bowed to invite the prince to enter.
Li Chengqian entered the Dragon Palace, took off his shoes and put them aside, stepping on the smooth floor with his white socks, and walked into His Majesty Li Er's imperial study.
"My son, I pay homage to my father and pay my respects to him."
His Majesty Li Er was sitting behind the desk reviewing the memorial. When he saw the prince come in to see the gift, he put down the brush in his hand and placed it on the mountain of pens. He stood up and stretched his muscles. He said with a smile: "Get up quickly. Someone, please bring my jar."
Make a pot of good tea and let the prince and I taste it."
Li Chengqian said: "Thank you very much, father."
Then he got up and waited until His Majesty Li Er walked to the chair in front of the window and sat down, then he sat down at the bottom with a coffee table in between.
After a while, a waiter placed a teapot and teacup on the coffee table. Just as he was about to pour tea for the father and son, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Step back."
He personally held the pot and poured a cup for His Majesty Li Er, and then poured a cup for himself.
His Majesty Li Er took a sip of tea, tasted it, looked happy, and then asked: "The prince is here, is there something wrong?"
Li Chengqian held the tea cup in his hand, thought for a while, and said, "I just went to Da Ci'en Temple to inspect the progress to see how the progress was, and Qiu Xinggong happened to ask for a meeting..."
He then told everything Qiu Xinggong said, but omitted the fact that he was recommended by Xiao Yu.
As expected, His Majesty Li Er was furious, slapped the armrest of the chair, and cursed: "You are really a coward! Gao Jifu was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he was assassinated by them like a dolphin dog outside Chang'an City. Public opinion was fierce
, the officials are trembling with fear, I have lost all my face by them! And Zhao Guogong, Fang Jun is now the pillar of the country, how can he kill him whenever he wants?"
After venting his anger, he glared at Li Chengqian and asked, "Is it really true that you don't have a hand at this moment?"
Li Chengqian was afraid of this and hurriedly said: "How can my father not know my son's character? I definitely can't do such a thing. Besides, no matter how stupid I am, I still know that now the world is rich and the world is at peace, and my father and the ministers
They are quite harmonious, how can they create such a corrupt atmosphere and cause everyone in the government and the public to panic?"
He could have informed Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment directly about this matter, but he had to come to the palace first to let His Majesty Li Er know.
His Majesty Li Er had previously suspected that he secretly assassinated Gao Jifu, just to undermine the prestige of the young slaves. If this suspicion was deeply rooted in his heart, it would be really detrimental to him...
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, glanced at the prince, and nodded slowly.
It is said that no one knows his son better than his father. He naturally knew that the eldest son had a weak temperament and would not be able to do anything harsh. Moreover, Qiu Xinggong had always been rebellious. How could the prince be able to drive him to betray Changsun Wuji?
However, the only beneficiary of the whole incident was the prince, so I had to have doubts in my heart before. Now that I saw the prince's clear eyes, frankness and confidence, I naturally believed that it was definitely not his fault.
His Majesty Li Er frowned, took a sip of tea, and asked: "How does the prince think this matter should be handled?"
After all, Qiu Xinggong is also a hero.
Especially when he led his own horse and fell to the ground in the midst of thousands of troops. He was wounded countless times by arrows and swords. He was brave, good at fighting and loyal. That's why His Majesty Li Er was able to tolerate the violent and cruel Qiu Xinggong for so many years, even though Qiu Xinggong was arrogant in private.
He is domineering and violates national laws many times, but he often makes it a minor issue with a severe rebuke and lets bygones be bygones.
However, this behavior is really too bad. Since he came to the throne, he has strived for harmony between the monarch and his ministers, and friendship between officials. Political struggles are everywhere, but everyone must strictly adhere to the bottom line. The winner must not pursue and add insult to injury, and the loser must not become hysterical.
Fight for your life.
We all work as officials, and the fight is for our own interests, but we must not involve each other's wealth and lives.
Once the lives of officials are in danger, each other will no longer feel safe. They will do anything to survive, and the whole court will be a bloody storm. Today you kill me, tomorrow I will kill you. There will be endless retribution.
Do you still have the energy to work hard and forge ahead?
The national destiny of the Tang Dynasty will be consumed by this endless internal friction.
However, in the past few years, murderous crimes have been staged from time to time. Even important court officials such as Fang Jun and the royal emperor's son-in-law have been assassinated again and again. This has made His Majesty Li Er's anger condensed in his heart. The reason why he suppressed it is that
It's just a lack of an opportunity.
Now Qiu Xinggong's behavior has completely touched his inner skin.
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?!
A son is better known than his father, and a son's understanding of his father is beyond the reach of outsiders. Li Chengqian knew that His Majesty Li Er was on the verge of an explosion just by looking at his expression, and quickly comforted him: "Father, please calm down. Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, the final
The most important thing is to maintain the stability of the government. How can we cause people to panic just because of Qiu Xinggong? If it causes the Eastern Expedition to fail, it will really outweigh the gains."
His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, looked at the prince and asked: "What do you mean, should we handle it with caution?"
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "At least the scope cannot be expanded. Since it was Qiu Yingqi who did it, then everyone should do the work and only deal with Qiu Yingqi. At most, Qiu Xinggong should be reprimanded a few words, and it is not easy to punish him too severely."
His Majesty Li Er snorted: "That guy is the most unruly and rebellious. What's the use of a few words of reprimand? He turned around and forgot about it. Since this matter was done by Qiu Yingqi, I don't believe that he didn't know anything about it. As long as Qiu Yingqi
Yingqi confided half a sentence about him, I don't mind killing the chicken to scare the monkey."
When Li Chengqian saw his father's firm attitude, he said no more.
But he was always on tenterhooks, worried about Fang Jun's safety. Although Qiu Yingqi did not obey Changsun Wuji's dispatch to go to Jiangnan to assassinate Fang Jun, and even turned against him and assassinated Gao Jifu, but he knew Changsun Wuji and acted accordingly.
With backup, maybe the people sent to Jiangnan don't know about Qiu Yingqi...