Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

Chapter 113 Coercing power and forcing the king to commit a crime

As soon as the time reached the third quarter of the unitary lunar calendar, the main hall of the Qianqing Palace was crowded with people, and the attendants were all led into the palace next to it, and there were also several ministers sitting in the wing room and the upper study room.

Li Ji took his two elder brothers to the Zhai Palace first to invite his father to greet him. Seeing that he behaved like this, the King of Weiyi asked him to lead the way.The King of Weiyi looked at the person with his head bowed and staggered two steps, then frowned.

"Aren't there even rules for walking?"

King Weiyi's voice was low and he only whispered one sentence, not wanting others to hear him.

The second master of the Yi family supported his head and shook his head, raised his face to reveal a few red marks, then quickly lowered his head and said: "My son is afraid that he will not be acclimatized, and his body is very heavy. I hope my father will forgive me."

"Are you injured?" Uncle Yi frowned, blocking his body with his arms and said.

"Brother, don't ask, I fell on my own." The second master of the Yi family waved his hand, but his feet softened even more, and he was supported by the uncle of the Yi family.

"I tell you not to go, you don't listen to my brother. She is still the queen after all, and it's not too late to settle the matter after the dust settles. It's a waste of time for you to go now." Uncle Yi turned his head and said to the king of Weiyi. : "Father, my son also feels chest tightness, shortness of breath, and disharmony between his spleen and stomach. It's probably because he ate something bad. The second brother didn't mean to be rude."

"As a father, no matter what you do, once you enter the palace, you need to be careful, so as not to lose face of the Yi family." The King of Weiyi's expression is still majestic and cannot be myopic.

"The sons know their own importance." The uncle of the Yi family and the second master answered each other sincerely.

In the Qianqing palace, the emperor had already been sitting in the hall, surrounded only by Li He and a number of small servants. They had short sticks attached to their waists, and watched vigilantly at the ministers who were noisy like ants in a hot pot.

"The old mother is over eighty years old, and I don't know which palace she is locked up in. What do you do if you call her a son?" A minister stomped his feet anxiously, with tears in his eyes but dared not speak loudly.

"Brother Tai said exactly what he said. Some time ago, he just called the lowly lady into the palace to serve the Empress Dowager. At this juncture, I heard it at the gate of the palace. The palace secretly ordered Gaotang to enter the palace. This is to force me to die. That's it." The person next to him also shook his head and sighed.

"There is no need to be afraid of death, but this thief wants to use Gaotang as a lure to force us to betray, Sima Zhao's heart is hateful and hateful!"

All the ministers were in a state of confusion, whispering and lamenting loudly, leaving the emperor sitting alone without saying a word.

Li He was also in a cold sweat from anxiety, and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, you have to hold on to the adults. They are panicked when they see them. What should I do if I take advantage of the situation and force the emperor?"

"You don't know. When the country is subjugated, only the strong and loyal ministers will die. If you don't want to implicate others, how do you choose? In fact, everyone already has the answer in their hearts, so why should I make decisions for them?" His eyes were drawn back.

"Your majesty, what are you talking about? It's far from that time. Our soldiers and horses are several times better than that of the Weiyi king. Alas, I don't know why you are doing this, and what a fight with him." Sooner or later, it will be wiped clean." Li He shook his head and sighed bitterly.

Bi Xin was not upset, and said with a wry smile: "My life is my life, the lives of nobles are my life, and the lives of ordinary soldiers are not my life? It is better to fight this crisis for them than to let them face this innocent disaster with their flesh and blood."

"I don't understand these things. I only know that all the people in this world are worth less than you. To put you on fire like this, I am sorry for the trust of the former queen." Li He said with tears Come down, quickly wipe your face, and retreat to the back.

"King Yi, the king of Weiyi is here to see you."

The people leading the army at the gate were all cronies bought by Li Ji, and after such a call, before the emperor summoned them, the King of Weiyi had already entered the hall.

"The old minister has seen His Majesty." The king of Weiyi entered with a sword.

"The old prince is here, give me a seat." The emperor waved his hand

"Bold old thief, with ulterior motives, entering the palace with a sword, what is his intention? Your majesty is so kind, but you and other thieves want to force the palace to commit crimes. Everyone in the world is willing to eat his flesh alive! If you plead guilty, you will still have the whole body!"

In the corner, a censor of the Inspectorate saw the king of Weiyi and others entering the hall, and before they could speak, he jumped up and cursed.

"Rebellious ministers and thieves occupy the Zhai Palace. They have long been guilty of disobedience. How can they face their ancestors? Others would have died of shame and anger, and they dared to bark in the court. It is a slippery world. What a joke!"

Several officials jumped out from the corner. Just now when the officials were anxious, they all silently stayed behind and did not say a word. At this time, all the important officials shut their mouths and did not dare to speak. They all rushed out , fierce words.

The king of Weiyi looked pale and squinted coldly, but the officials were not afraid, and their eyes were full of fire.

"My lord, the censors have always been like this, even I have been reprimanded a lot, you won't be in trouble with these people who are educated and educated?" The emperor smiled at the king of Weiyi.

The king of Weiyi cupped his hands and said: "The old minister has seen many scholars like this in the south. He thinks he is pure and righteous, but he is just trying to gain fame and fame. He wants to attract people's attention with his quick tongue to cover up his incompetence. In the end, he is not willing to sacrifice his life for this. The words are sharp?" Then he turned slightly and said to the officials: "How high are the adults now, and what achievements do they have?"

"We admonish the emperor, and imprison the ministers. The way of the world, etiquette and law cannot be broken. Although your colleagues are not prominent and powerful, they are all loyal people. How can the official position and achievements be bullied?"

The King of Weiyi showed disdain and ignored them. He only said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the old minister came to Beijing to plead for orders for the people in the territory. The court has a lot of tyrannical policies, and the people in Chu have left their homes. Heart, afraid of breaking the root."

The emperor slightly raised his hand, and asked a minister in charge of the matter to reply: "Your Majesty loves the people of Chu, and His Majesty understands it, but the household registration in Chu is dense, and there is not enough arable land. If you don't move people out, there may not be enough food. .”

"The people of this king live and work in peace and contentment, and their life is rich, so that the household will have more children and more blessings. How can there be a reason to drag a few horses to his own house because he is afraid that others will be crowded when he sees that his neighbors raise more livestock?" King Weiyi turned around. He turned his head to the emperor and said, "Isn't the person who came up with such a method a bandit? If he keeps it in the imperial court, the whole world will be poisoned by it. Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? Although Chu is a feudal land, it is still His Majesty's land, and the people of Chu are also His Majesty's people. According to the prince, it is obvious that within a family, the words of the king and the father are the laws of heaven. Where you should live should be decided by your father, why should your lord worry about it?" One person came to refute the words of the King of Weiyi.

King Weiyi laughed contemptuously, got up and saluted, and said: "The people of Chu, regardless of taxation, corvee, and conscription, belong to the vassal for self-government. What they are doing now is breaking the rules left by the ancestors. The old minister can't bear to be bewitched by the villain. , I specially went to Beijing to appeal to your Majesty to punish the traitors, abolish the tyrannical government, and replace the good ministers to assist the government."

"Then who does the prince think is this traitor and who is this good minister?" The emperor seemed curious.

"Prince Xuan is no longer the heir of the former emperor. He occupies a high position. His name is not right and his words are not good. He flattered the emperor and caused troubles. He was often involved in chaotic policies. His majesty abolished this position immediately. However, the king of Yu treated the people with kindness, and the people of Chu were very friendly when they entered Sichuan. This act of benevolence and righteousness is obvious to all, and he will enter Beijing as the king of politics. Another dog, Li Ji, has achieved a little success in Beijing, and the old minister implores His Majesty to hand over the affairs of Chu to the son. Heart." The King of Weiyi started playing loudly.

"The old prince has also gone through three dynasties. I will explain many things to you clearly. I have two ways. One is to stay in Beijing to assist the government as you asked, but the military power of the soldiers of Chu will be handed over, and the court will lead them on their behalf." I will also send someone to handle the corvee tax. The second is that I will exempt Chu from paying tribute and taxes, and I don’t need Chu to recruit soldiers on its behalf. All the income from Chu will belong to you, King Weiyi. In addition, the imperial court will take [-]% of the tax from Sichuan and Chongqing as compensation. Chuan's appeasement, the strategy of only filling up Sichuan cannot be abandoned, and the Chu land needs a lot of cooperation."

The king of Weiyi touched the hilt of his sword and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty wants to send some silver to the old officials. Even the beggars on the side of the road know that they can't do it by cutting off their arms for money. There are no soldiers and no people, and there is nowhere to spend the money. .”

"Be content, it's a blessing from heaven to give you these things, otherwise, what do you think you can do with the 5000 people around you and the tens of thousands of soldiers in Chudi? Except for the 3 people outside the capital, there are [-] soldiers assembled, Coupled with the troops stationed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Chongqing, it will be easy to pay you off." A minister couldn't hold back, stood up and sneered.

The King of Weiyi didn't panic at all, he just said: "How much money does the treasury have, how much food and grass the court has, and how many soldiers and horses can be truly mobilized. But how come you have to pay for it? Besides, sometimes a few thousand soldiers are enough to accomplish something, and the soldiers are very fast, and when the tens of thousands of people outside arrive at the city, I am afraid that you adults will not be able to speak."

"You, you want to coerce the emperor to make the princes!"

"Why not?" King Weiyi walked a few steps closer and smiled at the man, but the compelling gaze made him fall to the ground.

"Jin Fan!"

Seeing this, the emperor couldn't sit still any longer, he slapped the dragon chair, got up and shouted.

"Liji!"

The king of Weiyi also shot his gaze at him, without giving him a chance to breathe.

"Mother, don't cry, don't... don't blame the boy, the boy can't find sister Rouyan... can't find it..."

"Stupid thing, what's wrong with you!" The king of Weiyi saw that it was the second master of the Yi family who was lying on the ground and talking nonsense at this time, he rolled on the ground, hugging his head and crying back and forth.

All the ministers covered their faces, peeked, and whispered, and they were extremely shocked, and no one knew what happened.

The second master of the Yi family was crying and talking nonsense, he didn't allow others to get close to him, as if he had gone mad, he messed up his whole bun, his messy hair drooped down his face, and his eyes were red.

"Father, stop beating, son, son is wrong...don't beating...please...I'm not a beast that nobody raises, no... Brother, brother, save me!"

His expression lost his luster, and the red marks on his face were even more weird and frightening. He muttered and wanted to crawl outside, but his hands and feet seemed to have no strength, and he lay on the ground and squirmed.

Everyone looked at Uncle Yi. He was retching against the Panlongzhu, his face was pale, he was sweating profusely, his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and the corners of his mouth were so crooked that he couldn't speak. Second Master was holding him and crying. Taking advantage of the situation, he fell to the ground, his eyes seemed to understand something, but he couldn't speak a complete sentence, he was in a trance, and he was about to lose consciousness.

"Brothers, how did this happen, how did this happen? Come and call the imperial physician, all the imperial physicians!" Li Ji rushed to the two of them, knelt down and hugged them, roaring heart-piercingly.

"You...you bastard..." Uncle Yi spit out these words from the corner of his foaming mouth.

"Brother, it's okay, it's okay." Li Ji took off the scarf from his waist and wiped the corners of Uncle Yi's mouth, comforting.

"Don't lock me up to the cellar, don't... Mother, I'm scared, it's so dirty and smelly... There are mice biting me." The second master of the Yi family huddled at Li Ji's feet, his pupils were dull , only a mouthful of nonsense.

Li Ji glanced at Uncle Yi, seeing the whites of his eyes gradually rolling out, and covered his nose with his sleeve calmly.

"Jin Fan, this..." the emperor stood on a high place, pointed at the two people and asked Li Ji.

"Return to Your Majesty, I think I'm going to invite a wizard."

"nonsense!"

The king of Weiyi seized Liji, and the land of Chu believed in ghosts and gods. It is really unlucky for such a thing to happen at such a critical time.

"Father still doesn't believe in his son?" Li Ji frowned and asked in a low voice.

"Are you sure about it?"

"I think I'm going to try to unlock the yin lock."

The king of Weiyi was pale, and suddenly there was loud thunder outside, he shook his hands and let go of Liji.

"Even the heavens will not let you off, a rebellious minister and traitor, and you still want to use witchcraft to change your life? Just wait until you are struck by lightning!"

All the ministers were angry, and a few bold ones cursed, and the situation turned sharply.Liji suddenly reached out and took off the Weiyi king's sword in one fell swoop, shouting: "Quiet! Anyone who dares to leave this hall will be punished!"

A flash of lightning exploded into the sky, all the guards at the gate drew their knives, and the ministers and servants all huddled together.

"Please sit down, Your Majesty." Li Ji bowed and saluted.

Then he pushed away Li He who came up to help him, and went to the dragon seat with his back on his back.

"My lords are tired too, take a good rest. After the situation stabilizes, your lords can return home with your wives." Li Ji looked around with his sword in his hand.

Those low-ranking officials were not afraid of this threat, and were about to rush over to reason, those high-ranking ministers who were really coerced hurriedly surrounded them, and a few younger ones dragged them to gag their mouths with torn cloth strips. The officer was kicked and beaten with his mouth gagged, and he was forced to the ground, and there was a lot of excitement in the corner of the hall.