Yan Huan left for three days and did not come back.
In the secret pavilion, Gongsun Wen admonished Emperor Zhaoxing: "Yan Huan did not keep his word. Now I will bloodbath the Zhuque Palace to avenge Elder Shengci. I will give an explanation to Your Majesty!"
Emperor Zhaoxing shook his head and said: "Since you want to avenge Elder Shengci, how can you say you are giving me an explanation?"
Bloodbath in Suzaku Palace?
This is tantamount to completely falling out with Yu Xianguo.
How could Emperor Zhaoxing bear such responsibility?
To be a sinner, Liang Jixiong must be the sinner. If he and Yu Xianguo really fall out in the future and cause a famine, they can take the opportunity to get rid of Liang Jixiong and incite the anger of the people.
Gongsun Wen's time as an official was too short, and he could not figure out Emperor Zhaoxing's temper for a while. Chen Shuncai immediately reacted and declared Liang Jixiong the emperor.
Emperor Zhaoxing knew Liang Jixiong's thoughts very well. Two of the three elders of Canglong were lost. Now Liang Jixiong must be irrational and only wants to avenge Liang Gongping.
Then let him rush into the Suzaku Palace and kill him quickly. He will not dare to resist until he reaches the Suzaku Palace, and he will not dare to mention the eldest uncle again. The most important thing is that he will never dare to mention the word "blood tree" again. Until then
, Emperor Zhaoxing came forward to mediate again.
First, it can show Emperor Zhaoxing's generosity and benevolence.
Secondly, I can sell Yu Xianhuang a favor.
Thirdly, it can also help Yu Xianhuang learn some lessons.
A down-and-out king must understand his position.
I have to make him understand that he has no right to threaten me!
Liang Jixiong arrived at the Secret Pavilion and first listened to Gongsun Wen's suggestion to massacre the Suzaku Palace.
I thought Liang Jixiong was eager to go on a killing spree immediately, but Emperor Zhaoxing also prepared a set of words to persuade him appropriately.
Unexpectedly, Liang Jixiong was very calm, which was very different from what Emperor Zhaoxing had imagined, "when the elder is angry, blood will flow into a river".
"Your Majesty, this matter has not yet been clarified, so we should not rush to blame the Suzaku Palace."
Emperor Zhaoxing was stunned for a moment, and Gongsun Wen frowned and said: "Your Majesty ordered Yan Huan to respond within three days. Now that Yan Huan has gone and never returned, he has fled in fear of crime, but what else needs to be found out?"
These words were fully prepared. No matter what Liang Jixiong said, Gongsun Wen's next sentence would be Jun Wu's joke.
The emperor still issued the order, but Yan Huan did not come back. He disobeyed the emperor's order, which is a crime.
Unexpectedly, Liang Jixiong said these words first.
"I know you are not joking. However, Yan Huan's failure to make an appointment is Yan Huan's fault. He should not be implicated by others. Your Majesty will deal with it when Yan Huan returns to Beijing."
Liang Jixiong's attitude surprised Emperor Zhaoxing. Emperor Zhaoxing remained silent while Gongsun Wen was unyielding.
"You heard that right, right? Elder Shengci's body is still cold, but Elder Shengwei is still exonerating his enemies?"
Liang Jixiong smiled and said: "I have never exonerated anyone, but I don't know what evidence Mr. Gongsun relied on to convict Zhuque Palace?"
Gongsun Wendao said: "I have seen the blood tree in Zhuque Palace in Yuanzhou, but this is not a certificate?"
"Yuanzhou? Mr. Gongsun found the blood tree so quickly?"
Gongsun Wen was startled. What he just said was a bit reckless. Yuanzhou is located in the west, and a normal investigation would take a lot of time.
But it is not completely unexplainable. After all, the imperial court is very powerful. Gongsun Wendao said: "Your Majesty has received an urgent report from Yuanzhou. The details are confidential, so there is no need for the elders to ask more!"
Liang Jixiong nodded: "The blood tree was discovered in the Suzaku Palace. It cannot be said that it was definitely planted by the Suzaku cultivators."
Gongsun Wendao: "The evidence is as solid as a mountain, but can you still quibble?"
Liang Jixiong said: "If Mr. Gongsun planted a blood tree, would he plant it in his own mansion? He would definitely choose a better place and blame others for it, right?"
Gongsun Wen was stunned for a long time. Today's Liang Jixiong is not like Elder Canglong, who has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, but more like Xu Zhiqiong.
This is Xu Zhiqiong's style. After several verbal battles, Xu Zhiqiong has mastered Gongsun Wen's argumentation skills and taught Liang Jixiong how to deal with it sentence by sentence.
Gongsun was poor at writing and began to rant: "Elder Shengci's body is still cold, so why are you excusing your enemies again and again?"
Liang Jixiong smiled, Xu Zhiqiong had already come to Gongsun Wenhui to act up.
If he wants to act bad, pour dirty water on him. A basin of dirty water is an excellent weapon to deal with a shrew.
"Mr. Gongsun, you always say that the bones of Elder Shengci are not cold yet, but you ask where the bones of Elder Shengci are?"
"As I said before, in Yuanzhou Zhuque Palace, Elder Shengci has turned into a blood tree!"
Liang Jixiong asked: "How did Mr. Gongsun know that the bloody tree was Elder Shengci?"
This sentence left Gongsun Wen speechless.
The blood tree is just a tree, and there are hundreds of dead souls inside, so it's not easy to identify them.
Liang Jixiong asked again: "Could it be that the blood tree was really planted by Mr. Gongsun?"
Gongsun Wen said angrily: "Why do you slander me?"
Liang Jixiong quickly said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Gongsun. I just said casually that Mr. Gongsun may not have done this!"
Gongsun Wen's face turned from blue to purple, but Emperor Zhaoxing praised Liang Jixiong's attitude: "Elder Shengwei is still thinking carefully. According to the elder's opinion, how should we deal with it now?"
Liang Jixiong said: "Yan Huan has not returned yet, so he must be looking for the truth. Uncle Zong is a high-ranking official in Yu Xianguo. Yan Huan does not care about his own face, but he always cares about Yu Xianguo's reputation. Your Majesty has always been lenient and tolerated him a little more."
That day, when he finds out the truth, he will definitely return to Beijing and it won't be too late to make a decision."
Emperor Zhaoxing nodded and said, "What Elder Shengwei said is true."
Liang Jixiong resigned and the matter was settled.
The corners of Emperor Zhaoxing's eyes twitched, and he knew that Liang Jixiong had come prepared.
It was Emperor Zhaoxing's consistent strategy not to conflict with well-prepared opponents.
But there was one sentence that deeply stuck in Emperor Zhaoxing's heart.
"When he finds out the truth, he will definitely return to Beijing!"
Yan Huan cannot be allowed to return to Beijing. Even if he really wants to come back, he cannot be allowed to come back with the truth.
What is the truth?
Whatever I say is the truth is the truth.
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Gongsun Wen: "How is the situation of Nufu Society today?"
Gongsun Wendao: "The Nufu Society has now been renamed Longnu Society, and lectures are given everywhere in the capital."
"Very good!" Emperor Zhaoxing nodded, "Let Longnu Society tell the truth clearly!"
…
At Haishi, Xu Zhiqiong, Meng Shizhen, Wang Zhennan and others were patrolling the north of the city at night. They passed by Qierzhai and found that the dilapidated Huazi house was brightly lit.
It's strange, why is a place so busy even beggars don't want to come?
When I walked into the village, I saw that the people sitting in the flower house were not beggars, but a group of Confucian scholars. They were listening to Sun Jideng's lectures.
Sun Jideng was a disciple of Zhou Kairong and an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Why did he go to Beer Village in the middle of the night?
But I saw Sun Jideng standing in the middle of the crowd, his eyes gnashing and his face full of anger, detailing Yan Huan's numerous crimes:
"Yan Huan was originally a small official in the barbaric land of southern Xinjiang. Because he was good at flattery, he was placed in the position of the great uncle of the barbarian king Yu Xian.
The Barbarian King was not ashamed, but he sent this man to me to show his disgrace. Your Majesty was merciful and did not think he was rude and ignorant. He took great care of him. He never thought that this thief was a wolf-hearted person who colluded with Prince Huai's son to raise poison and colluded with Prince Huai's conspiracy.
Ni, colluded with the evil stars of the Gu sect to harm the common people of our Daxuan, colluded with the evil ways of chaos, and harmed my elder Canglong. If this thief is not killed, where is the majesty of Your Majesty? Where is the majesty of my Daxuan? We are disciples of the emperor, how can we tolerate this thief?
The propaganda is rampant!”
Confucian scholars responded one after another:
"But as long as I am alive, I will never allow this thief to come and do evil!"
"If I encounter this thief, I will cut him into pieces!"
"Now we must go to the Suzaku Palace to avenge the Great Elder!"
"I will definitely kill all the Suzaku cultivators to show off my power!"
I really admire Sun Jideng's face. He just blamed Yan Huan for Liang Gongping's death. Can he also blame Yan Huan for Liang Yuming's cultivation of Gu and King Huai's rebellion?
Why don't you blush when you blatantly confuse right and wrong?
What is the purpose of framing Yan Huan like this?
Meng Shizhen said: "This is Longnu Society, we'd better go around it."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "Brother Meng, are you telling a joke? As long as it's night in the capital, is there any reason for the lantern man to take a detour?"
Wang Zhennan said: "These Confucian scholars are really not easy to mess with. They claim to be under the orders of the Emperor, to promote the power of the True God Canglong, and to punish the treacherous thieves in the world with the wrath of Confucianism and Taoism.
Sun Jideng is the social master in Beiyuan, and his teacher Zhou Kairong is the social master in the whole north of the city. It is said that these people were personally appointed by Liang Daguan's family, and it is also said that Liang Daguan's family gave them the power to do things conveniently."
Xu Zhiqiong narrowed his eyes: "What is the right to act expediently?"
Meng Shizhen said: "Even if you kill someone, you don't have to pay with your life."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said: "Let me go to the cabinet and ask if there is an edict that allows these Confucian scholars to kill people at will? Even if Liang Daguan's family is crazy, I don't believe that the cabinet will also go crazy!"
At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong found the censor Zhang Zhuyang.
Zhang Zhuyang is a bad guy, but he is a bad guy who can do things. Regardless of his low official rank, he has a wide network of contacts in the cabinet.
It only took one day for Zhang Zhuyang to find out the news: "The cabinet has not drafted an edict about Longnu Society. Even if the emperor has a decree, the cabinet will definitely return it. None of the cabinet ministers are crazy. Issuing such an edict is tantamount to
There is no more royal law."
In Daxuan, the process of the emperor issuing an edict (formal document) was as follows. The emperor gave his decree and sent it to the cabinet for drafting through the Supervisor of Ceremonies, which meant drafting the edict. After the edict was drafted, it was handed over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, who then submitted it.
The emperor approves (that is, approves), then sends it to the cabinet for confirmation, and then the cabinet issues a formal edict.
If the cabinet refuses to vote, it will directly return the imperial edict and ask the executive to seal it back.
Xu Zhiqiong had seen a similar system in history books in his previous life, but in Daxuan, this system was implemented very strictly. Unless there was an emergency, it was impossible for the emperor to bypass the cabinet and issue an edict.
This proves that there is no edict announcing the establishment of the Dragon Fury Society, and there is no edict granting them the power to kill people at will. But does this mean that the rumors about the Dragon Fury Pavilion are all rumors?
of course not.
Zhang Zhuyang poured a glass of wine for Xu Zhiqiong: "Xu Denglang, I know you are a courageous person. You even killed Prince Huai, but you must not provoke the Longnu Society. The reason is that I can't
To elaborate, in the interest of friendship, I would like to remind you that next time you see the Dragon Fury Society, you’d better go around it!”
…
Five days later, Yan Huan still did not return, but Yu Xianguo sent an envoy.
The messenger's name was Mo Chi. After arriving at Zhuque Palace, Gongsun Wen went directly to the door and asked about Yan Huan's whereabouts.
Mo Chi did not receive Gongsun Wen, so he asked his subordinates to tell Gongsun Wen: "I only saw Emperor Xuan Guo."
Gongsun Wen was very dissatisfied, but Emperor Zhaoxing still received the envoy in Daqing Hall.
First of all, the person who came back was not Yan Huan. This was a result that Emperor Zhaoxing was happy to see.
Secondly, although he looked down upon Emperor Yu Xian very much, Emperor Zhaoxing would not fail in his etiquette.
In the Daqing Palace, in front of the ministers, Emperor Zhaoxing first asked about Emperor Yu Xian's condition. Mo Chi said that Emperor Yu Xian was very good, in good health, in good spirits, and in a good mood.
Emperor Zhaoxing asked about the situation in Yu Xianguo again, and Mo Chi said that it was very good. His ministers were fulfilling their duties and the people were living and working in peace and contentment. The situation was very good.
Emperor Zhaoxing asked again about this year's harvest, and Mo Chi said it was very good. The whole country had a bumper harvest this year, and it couldn't be better.
Emperor Zhaoxing was going around in circles, and Mo Chi accompanied him in going around in circles until he had nothing to say, and Emperor Zhaoxing was a little dissatisfied.
He looked at Mo Chi and remained silent, waiting for Mo Chi to get to the point.
Mo Chi didn't say anything. He felt that this was not the place to talk about the topic.
Emperor Zhaoxing understood what Mo Chi meant and called him into the secret pavilion.
When they arrived at the Secret Pavilion, Mo Chi stopped talking in circles and started talking about business.
There are three business matters, and Mo Chi said them simply and clearly:
"First, Grand Uncle Yanhuan has other important responsibilities. From now on, I will take over the position of Grand Uncle and be in charge of all the Suzaku cultivators in Xuan Kingdom."
Emperor Zhaoxing nodded repeatedly, and Yan Huan left and would not come back. He was very satisfied with this result.
"Secondly, the matter of Elder Xuan Guo Shengci has nothing to do with Yan Huan, and has nothing to do with me, Yu Xian!"
Emperor Zhaoxing's face darkened, this sentence made him extremely dissatisfied.
What a arrogant messenger, what a arrogant Yu Xianhuang, do you know the consequences of these words?
The next words made Emperor Zhaoxing even more angry.
"Third, Yu Xian was willing to conceal the matter of Xuan Guo's planting of blood trees for Xuan Guo, but Xuan Guo wanted to send Yu Xian 20,000 spears, 10,000 armors, and 200,000 arrowheads as a reward."