Chapter 607: Survival by cutting off the tail (Part 2)
Li Chengqian knew Changsun Wuji so well that he already had an inexplicable fear of him.
Although the name "Changsun Yinren" has never been mentioned in front of Changsun Wuji, it has long been a label recognized by both the government and the public. This man has a sinister personality, and the more angry he is, the more he smiles.
The happier you are, but no matter how happy you are when you smile in front of you, you will be more ruthless when you do evil things behind your back.
At that time, although the Guanlong nobles supported their father to ascend the throne and carried the power of Conglong with the intention of controlling the court, there were no Jiangnan nobles and Shandong aristocratic families who tried to get involved in the government. However, under Changsun Wuji's vicious methods, all of them
Returned in vain.
How many children from famous families died at his hands?
It was only later that his father established a stable position in the country, began to implement benevolent policies, and strictly adhered to the bottom line of fighting between courtiers, so Changsun Wuji restrained himself.
However, now, as the battle for the reserve intensifies, it is obvious that Changsun Wuji has returned to the ruthless methods he used to exclude dissidents and control the government when he was at a disadvantage. At this time, he dared to send someone to assassinate Fang Jun.
, he will definitely make a comprehensive plan, and will never let Fang Jun escape by chance, and then strike back.
Therefore, although Qiu Yingqi did not go to Jiangnan to assassinate Fang Jun, and even turned around and assassinated Gao Jifu, Li Chengqian still believed that Changsun Wuji must have a backup plan, and Fang Jun might not be safe and sound.
His Majesty Li Er had a fit. Seeing the unpredictable expression on the prince's face and his wandering thoughts, he couldn't help but wonder: "What is the prince thinking?"
Li Chengqian was worried about Fang Jun's situation, so he explained his worries in detail, and then said: "Father, do you want to send someone to Jiangnan to check the situation? Even if the Yue people are safe and sound, they should be alert and warned.
Make them more careful."
His Majesty Li Er frowned and nodded: "This worry is not unreasonable. I will ask Li Junxian to send a few people to Jiangnan to remind the boy. But the prince does not need to worry too much. Qingque and Changle are on this trip.
, Gao Yang and the others headed south, no one would have to worry about the safety of several princes and princesses, and they would not dare to launch a large-scale assassination operation. As long as the scale can be controlled within a certain level, with Fang Jun's alertness and the knowledge he has in Jiangnan
The strength is enough to protect oneself, and even if an assassin really misses a hit, he will suffer his crazy revenge."
Having said that, how can Li Chengqian feel relieved?
He finally came back from the brink of being deposed. Although he still could not get rid of the risk of easy storage, he finally had a certain team and strength, and everyone worked together to fight hard. He was no longer as helpless in the face of crises as before.
The power of resistance.
And all this is thanks to Fang Jun.
Today, Fang Jun is not only the pillar of his East Palace team, but also his spiritual support. If Fang Jun really encounters something unexpected, he simply cannot imagine how he will face the cruel current situation...
Seeing the prince's frown and worry about gains and losses, His Majesty Li Er felt a little dissatisfied.
His character is full of wisdom, courage, and decisiveness. He believes that the most important quality of a person who achieves great things is to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai. Without such a firm will, how can he command the heroes and achieve hegemony?
It happened that this eldest son was good at everything, but his indecisive temper made him speechless...
The father and son each had their own thoughts, and for a while they were lost in thought and had nothing to say.
There were footsteps outside the door, and a chamberlain came in quietly, saying in a low voice: "Your Majesty, General Qiu Xinggong is requesting an audience outside the palace gate."
"Huh? This guy still has the guts to come see me?"
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Let him get out, I want to see if this guy has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"
"Here!"
The chamberlain didn't know why His Majesty was angry, so he turned around and retreated quickly, lest he accidentally get into trouble and bring disaster to Chiyu...
Not long after, Qiu Xinggong strode into the imperial study. Without saying a word, he took two steps forward and knelt down at the feet of His Majesty Li Er. He howled at the top of his voice with great sorrow: "Your Majesty, my family is in misfortune. I am guilty of this.
You deserve to die!"
His Majesty Li Er had a sneer on his face, lowered his head and looked down at him, and said word by word: "Tell me, what crime deserves death?"
Qiu Xinggong's heart was pounding and he was so scared that he forced himself to continue the play, with tears streaming down his face, full of regret and remorse: "Your Majesty, Qiu Yingqi, my nephew, I don't know who inspired him.
He actually assassinated Gao Jifu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, outside the Mingde Gate. The old minister had no idea beforehand. However, after the beast committed the crime, he ran home and told the old minister that the old minister licked the calf deeply and thought that he was the blood of his deceased brother, so he could not bear to kill him.
Instead, he went to His Majesty the Crown Prince and begged, hoping that His Majesty would be lenient... After being reprimanded by His Majesty, the old minister realized how stupid he was and had failed to live up to His Majesty's words and deeds for so many years. He really had no face to face His Majesty!"
"hehe!"
His Majesty Li Er held back his anger, sneered non-stop, and asked: "Well, quickly hand over your nephew to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple and confess who is the mastermind behind it. Remembering your past achievements, I will only pursue Qiu Qiu."
Yingqi's crime will never implicate the Qiu family!"
Qiu Xinggong wiped away his tears, beat his feet and chest, and cried: "Your Majesty, it is clear to me that after being reprimanded by His Highness the Crown Prince, I realized my mistake and rushed to Qiu Yingqi's hiding place to persuade him to surrender. Unexpectedly, the child
Perhaps he already knew that he had made a huge mistake and regretted it too much, so he committed suicide and apologized, and the body was sent to Jingzhao Mansion by the old minister..."
"Whoaaah!"
The anger in His Majesty Li Er's chest could not be suppressed at last. He raised his foot and kicked Qiu Xinggong on the door in front of him. He kicked Qiu Xinggong with anger and force. Qiu Xinggong let out a muffled groan and fell to the sky, but he didn't care.
Unable to see the stars in the sky before his eyes and the blood spurting out from his nostrils, he got up and knelt down again, kowtowing "bang bang bang", and said: "It is unfortunate for my family to have such a beast, and he deserves to die."
, the crime deserves death..."
His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily and pointed his halberd: "Old thief! You dare to play this trick in front of me. Do you really don't know how to write the word "death"?"
The old thief kept saying that his family was in misfortune and blamed all the blame on Qiu Yingqi, and then Qiu Yingqi "committed suicide out of fear of guilt"...
How about fooling a three-year-old?!
Qiu Xinggong had his own opinion. Since the prince was unwilling to accept the Qiu family's surrender, the Qiu family's guilt was absolutely unavoidable. He put all the blame on Qiu Yingqi. Now that Qiu Yingqi was dead, then he and himself
What the Qiu family bears is joint liability.
After all, I have meritorious deeds, but as long as I bite him to death and refuse to admit that I ordered Qiu Yingqi to assassinate Gao Jifu, no matter how angry His Majesty is, there is no way he will do anything to me seriously.
No matter how much infamy His Majesty has been burdened with and how many dirty things he has done, there is only one thing that can make the civil servants and military generals who followed him praise him highly and be sincerely convinced, and that is nostalgia for the past!
How about Hou Junji?
That was a serious crime of treason, and it would have been a crime of "the three barbarians" in all dynasties. As a result, His Majesty Li Er not only gave his whole body, but also sent only his descendants and relatives to Lingnan to solve the problem. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked at it
In their hearts, who doesn’t admire Mo Ming and are willing to die?
As long as he bites him to death without spitting out, with His Majesty Li Er's temperament, he will definitely not kill everyone...
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er's face was ferocious and about to explode, Li Chengqian quickly tried to dissuade him: "Father, calm down! General Qiu is certainly at fault. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have their own punishments and punishments. Why should my father be so angry? Now that the Eastern Expedition is about to begin,
Father, you should also take good care of your dragon body and lead us, the Tang Dynasty Tiger, to brave the thorns and thorns and expand the territory!"
This spring was supposed to start the Eastern Expedition. As a result, hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of grains and grains had already gathered in Liaodong. However, they had to be temporarily put on hold because of a serious illness of His Majesty Li Er. The resulting huge military expenditures even damaged the morale of the army.
Down, the losses are too serious.
Morale cannot be discouraged. If the Eastern Expedition next spring is aborted again because of His Majesty Li Er's dragon body, then it is very likely that the Eastern Expedition will be canceled and the manpower and material resources spent on gathering hundreds of thousands of troops will be wasted.
The blow is absolutely fatal.
His Majesty Li Er also knew that his body was getting worse and worse in the past two years, so he had to endure his anger and cursed Qiu Xinggong: "You old thief, don't hang around in front of me and make me angry. Go to the Ministry of Punishment and apologize to Dali Temple yourself."
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"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Qiu Xinggong cried bitterly, but felt greatly relieved.
As long as His Majesty doesn't deal with him, why should he be afraid of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple? As long as there is no real evidence, those guys won't even dare to detain him for two days.
He cruelly killed his nephew Qiu Yingqi to silence him. Although this method of cutting off his tail to survive was against human ethics and could be said to be worse than an animal, in the end he still managed to turn a crisis into an invisible one and not only saved himself, but also his family...