Nine hundred and fortieth chapters things are exposed
As an admonishment official, Wang Yuan was not afraid of offending the emperor, nor was he afraid that other ministers would look at him in a strange way. The more others looked at him with fearful eyes, the more excited and proud he felt.
Throughout the ages, there have been many Yanguan officials like Wang Yuan. Especially during the Ming Dynasty, Yanguan officials took the spirit of seeking death but not being afraid of death to the extreme.
Liu Xiu originally planned to celebrate Liu Yang's full week with a state banquet, but Wang Yuan's words that threatened the destruction of the country dispelled Liu Xiu's idea. He felt very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about Wang Yuan.
The duty of an admonisher is to admonish the emperor's virtues. Liu Xiu couldn't dismiss Wang Yuan from office just because of such a trivial matter.
He looked around at the ministers in the hall and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
The ministers present all lowered their heads, and no one spoke. Seeing that no one started to play, Liu Xiu was about to retreat when he found Deng Yu still standing in the middle of the hall, not returning to his seat. He asked without hesitation: "Right General?"
But something is going on?"
Deng Yu's eyes were dim and unclear. Sometimes he looked at Wu Han and sometimes at Yao Qi, his brows furrowed.
Before going to court, Dong Xuan specifically found him and told him everything about last night. In the end, Dong Xuan came to the conclusion that Da Sima and Wei Wei ambush their men in the alley near Chunfeng Pavilion.
, and then invited Zhou Fang to have dinner at Chunfeng Pavilion. The purpose of the two of them was probably to attack Zhou Fang. The county government did not dare to take care of this matter and could not take care of it. He could only report the matter to Deng Yu.
It was up to Deng Yu to decide.
After listening to Dong Xuan's story, Deng Yu was furious. Wu Han and Yao Qi were so bold that they actually wanted to assassinate Zhou Fang, Wei Xiao's envoy, in private. Wasn't this an intentional attempt to provoke a war between the two sides?
His Majesty has made it clear that now is not a good time to start, and we should rest and recuperate.
Deng Yu originally planned to talk about this matter in the court, but now seeing that Liu Xiu was in a bad mood, if he reported the matter again, I was afraid that the matter would become a big deal and it would be difficult to end it.
In just such a short time, Deng Yu had countless thoughts flashing through his mind and weighed countless pros and cons.
Seeing that he stood there without saying a word for a long time, Liu Xiu raised his voice and asked again: "General, you have something to say?"
Deng Yu finally came to his senses. He raised the wat board to Liu Xiu and said, "I have nothing to do, sir!" After speaking, he bowed and returned to his original position.
Liu Xiu glanced at Deng Yu and waved. Zhang Kun sang loudly beside him: "Retreat from the imperial court——"
After leaving Quefei Hall, Liu Xiu went to the West Palace.
On the way, Zhang Kun said angrily: "Your Majesty, Doctor Wang has gone too far this time. Your Majesty just wanted to start a banquet for the four princes. Doctor Wang actually mentioned it as a sign of national destruction. It is really alarmist."
After finishing speaking, he saw Liu Xiu continuing to walk forward with his hands behind his back and his head down without saying a word. Zhang Kun looked at Luo You on the other side, who was imitating Liu Xiu's behavior, lowering his head and frowning.
Eyebrows, walking forward with long strides.
In Luo You's mind, the Emperor is the supreme being. Only the Emperor speaks and people obey orders. How can anyone dare to be so disrespectful and speak rudely in front of the Emperor? But in fact, there are still some people who dare to do this, which is even more disturbing.
What surprised her was that the emperor actually tolerated it. Instead of blaming or punishing the audacious Wang Yuan, he didn't even say a word of reprimand. In the end, he actually followed Wang Yuan's opinion and stopped holding a state banquet.
This incident gave Luo You a new understanding of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was praised by the people as a wise king, and it was not for nothing.
Zhang Kun continued: "Your Majesty, as a servant, you should take this opportunity to convict Wang Yuan and send him home so that he will not be an eyesore in the court."
Liu Xiu suddenly stopped, turned to look at Zhang Kun, and asked with a serious face: "Is it possible for an eunuch to be involved in politics?"
His words scared Zhang Kun into a cold sweat. Without saying a word, he hurriedly knelt on his knees, slapped himself twice, and said in a trembling cry: "I know my mistake! I know my mistake!"
Liu Xiu was already in a bad mood, but Zhang Kun was still nagging him endlessly, which made him feel even more bored.
He clasped his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in front of Zhang Kun, and said in a deep voice: "Punish him? What crime can I punish him for? Punish him for the crime of disrespecting the emperor by admonishing the doctor?"
Isn't this a joke? The duty of an admonishing official is to spur the emperor. Which of his words can please the emperor? If you just pick out the words that the emperor likes to hear, then it is not an admonishing official, not an official.
"I know my mistake! I know my mistake!" Zhang Kun kowtowed repeatedly.
Liu Xiu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Get up!" After saying that, he continued to walk forward quickly with his hands behind his back.
After walking for a while, he stopped again and looked back at Luo You. Seeing Liu Xiu's eyes sweeping toward him, Luo You, who had his hands behind his back, immediately put down his two small hands.
"Little girl, are you deliberately trying to imitate me?" Liu Xiu asked, raising her eyebrows.
"My maid dare not." Luo You bowed respectfully.
"Humph!" Liu Xiu snorted and continued walking forward.
After taking a few steps, Liu Xiu suddenly thought of something. He stopped again and turned around. Just as he was about to speak, he found Luo You sticking out his tongue towards him.
Maybe he turned around too quickly. Luo You looked surprised and dumbfounded. Before he could take back the little pink tongue he spat out, Liu Xiu opened his eyes, raised his finger and pointed at Luo You, saying: "You..."
As soon as he said the word "you", a chamberlain walked over quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the general on the right wants to see you."
Liu Xiu nodded at Luo You, then put his hands behind his back, looked at the chamberlain who came to report the news, and asked, "What's the matter with Zhong Hua?"
"The right general didn't say anything!"
"Please Zhonghua come to the West Palace to see me."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
After the chamberlain left, Liu Xiu also forgot about Luo You's disrespect just now and walked towards the West Palace. When he arrived at the West Palace and walked into the main hall, Liu Xiu sat down on the couch. Yin Lihua asked with a puzzled look: "Your Majesty's mood
Doesn’t seem good?”
Liu Xiu hummed, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea. Yin Lihua turned to look at Zhang Kun. The latter whispered: "Today, His Majesty proposed to hold a state banquet in the court to celebrate the fourth prince's birthday. However, some ministers
There was strong opposition, and His Majesty had no choice but to give up."
"So that's it." After hearing this, Yin Lihua couldn't help laughing. She walked to Liu Xiu, knelt down, gently squeezed Liu Xiu's shoulders, and said, "Your Majesty is only worried about this trivial matter?"
Liu Xiu said: "Yang'er is full of Zhou, how can it be a trivial matter?!"
Yin Lihua smiled and said: "In the past, when Fu'er and Kang'er were pregnant, Your Majesty would hold a family banquet. However, when Yang'er was pregnant, Your Majesty would hold a state banquet. This is indeed a bit inappropriate."
Liu Xiu looked at Yin Lihua and said meaningfully: "It's not easy for Lihua to give birth to Yang'er!" There were many twists and turns during this period, and it was precisely because of this that Liu Xiu cherished Liu Yang even more.
Yin Lihua said with emotion: "Lihua is of course very happy that your majesty loves Yang'er from the bottom of his heart, but if your majesty treats one favorably and favors another, Lihua will not be happy."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu smiled helplessly, raised his hand to caress Yin Lihua's cheek, and said, "Lihua is always so considerate and considers the overall situation."
While the two of them were talking, a chamberlain walked in from outside and whispered: "Your Majesty, noble sir, the right general has arrived outside the gate of the West Palace."
"Please." "Yes! Your Majesty!"
When the chamberlain went out, Yin Lihua asked in confusion: "Why did Zhonghua come to the West Palace?"
The West Palace is the residence of the concubine, and Deng Yu is a foreign minister. Foreign ministers should not come here. However, Deng Yu has a special status. He is an old friend of Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua. He is not so kind to Deng Yu and Liu Xiu.
Lots of taboos.
Liu Xiu said: "Zhonghua wanted to see me for something. I didn't want him to wait for me in Qingliang Hall, so I invited him to the West Palace."
Yin Lihua snorted and said with a smile: "I may not have seen Zhonghua for a long time."
Not long after, Deng Yu walked in from outside. He bowed his hands to Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua and said, "I pay my respects to your majesty, noble Yin!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand, and Yin Lihua said with a smile: "Zhonghua doesn't have to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Lord Yin." Deng Yu straightened his figure, and at Liu Xiu's signal, he knelt down beside him. Hong Jian stepped forward, poured a cup of tea for Deng Yu, and said softly: "Right General
Tea, please."
Deng Yu smiled at Hong Jian and said, "Thank you, Miss Hong Jian." He turned to Liu Xiu and saw that his expression softened a lot. Deng Yu smiled and asked, "Your Majesty is not angry anymore?"
Liu Xiu shrugged and said, "I'm not that stingy. What's more, what Dr. Wang said makes sense. If even the emperor can't set an example, how can he convince others? How can he govern the people?"
His words sounded more like words of anger, and Deng Yu said cheerfully: "It's great that your Majesty can think so! Your Majesty has such a big heart. The ministers of the DPRK and the people of the world are very lucky!"
These few compliments from Deng Yu made Liu Xiu feel much better. No matter how wise Liu Xiu was, he was still a human being, and he was still a young man. Of course he also liked to hear flattering compliments.
He said: "Zhonghua, this is what I'm thinking about. Since Fu Situ, Song Sikong, and Doctor Wang are all opposed to me holding a state banquet, then when Yang'er turns 10, I won't invite them. I'll only invite you."
What do you think about the old brothers coming to the banquet?"
Deng Yu burst out laughing and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this still a state banquet?"
"How can this be a state banquet? You and I have conquered the Han Dynasty together, lived and died together, advanced and retreated together, have the same affection as brothers, and are as close as brothers. Therefore, this is a family banquet, not a state banquet." After Liu Xiu finished speaking, he also
After thinking about it seriously, he nodded with certainty and said, "Yes! This is the family dinner!"
Liu Xiu's words made Deng Yu feel angry and funny, and his heart was filled with emotion. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has not forgotten his old friendship. It is a blessing for me!"
"Okay, the matter is settled." After a pause, Liu Xiu asked curiously: "Zhonghua came to see me just because of Yang'er Manzhou?"
After hearing his question, Deng Yu finally remembered the business. He looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "How is your majesty feeling now?"
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "I feel much better after chatting with Zhonghua."
"Then Wei Chen is relieved!" Deng Yu said with a big nod.
Liu Xiu blinked and asked, "Bad news?"
Deng Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Wu Gong and Ci Kuang want to assassinate Zhou Fang."
"What?" After hearing this, Liu Xiu could hardly believe his ears. Wu Han and Yao Qi wanted to assassinate Zhou Fang? Are they crazy? Who gave them the order? Who gave them such orders?
Big courage?
"Is this true?"
"Last night, Ci Kuang invited Zhou Fang to have dinner at Chunfeng Pavilion. However, Duke Wu and Ci Kuang's subordinates were ambushing near Chunfeng Pavilion. If the county soldiers had not arrived in time, mistook them for assassins and captured them back to the county government.
I’m afraid, Zhou Fang died in Chunfeng Pavilion last night!”
"Zi Yan and Ci Kuang are so brave!"
Liu Xiu stood up in anger, and while pacing back and forth in the hall, he said in a deep voice: "Did I ask them to kill Zhou Fang? If they want to assassinate the envoy without permission, they are really brave!"
They are so determined, after killing Zhou Fang, can I not blame them?"
Well! You can! Deng Yu looked very solemn on the surface, but he nodded repeatedly in his heart.
When Wu Han massacred the city in Xinye, you didn't punish him! Now you want to kill an insignificant Zhou Fang, it's strange that you can punish him!
