Taking the lives of other people's relatives as threats is a little off-topic, but it is very useful.
A person who refuses to save even his close relatives, even if he is loyal, will be despised by others.
For example, those generals with tens of thousands of horses under their command always keep their families in Beijing, and this has been the case in all dynasties and dynasties. If the general has no relatives and is not married, his career will be very variable. In name, this is the court's emphasis on the ability of officials to run the family, self-cultivation, and the family, the country, and the world.
Prejudice needless to say, adult men do not have wives and concubines, do they suffer from hidden diseases
The taboo is to worry that this kind of person without relatives and no reason will be stunned and die.
Liu Dan was excluded from the court, and a large part of the reason was that he was alone and refused the proposal of the women of the court officials Xu clan to be wives and concubines.
It's not that he is so splendid, or how different he advertises himself, but that his career advancement mainly depends on the trust of the emperor. Even his in-laws who have turned a few corners will be automatically classified as a certain person in the court. For a certain faction, Liu Dan could only decline them all.
But in Wenchen's opinion, this is an initiative to show goodwill. If it wasn't for Liu Dan's ability to be a saint, he would not even think about marriage between clan daughters! As a result, Liu Dan was actually shameless? !
Liu Dan rejected seven or eight families, and immediately found that even if he really liked a good woman of the right family, it would be difficult to marry the other party, unless the Yue family was willing to risk offending the courtier who proposed the marriage.
The military attache was suppressed in the Qi Dynasty, and life was not easy in the first place. Liu Dan was a hot potato in their eyes. Whoever picks up will peel off a layer of skin first, and then he can only consider the benefits brought by this son-in-law.
When they hesitated, Liu Dan immediately noticed it.
The original intention of the courtiers was to suppress Liu Dan and let the warrior know the fate of offending them. As long as Liu Dan bowed his head, they could turn a blind eye, and let go of any trouble. In the end, Liu Dan also had a bad temper, and with a flick of his hand, he did not marry!
The generals who lead the troops abroad do not have a family in Beijing, and they will inevitably be suspicious of the emperor. For example, Liu Dan, who has only a few thousand people under his command, is fine, but it will not work if he goes up. The courtiers thought they had blocked Liu Dan's career, relying on this unwritten convention.
At this moment, Zaifu of Wenyuan Pavilion, who was blowing cold wind outside the palace, despised Lu Zhang for actually holding the prince's family and the family of the eunuch in charge of the East Palace to control the prince, but after thinking about it, they fell silent.
That maid just said something ugly, but are there still fewer people doing this kind of thing
When trying to fight against political enemies, how to bribe the other's aides and servants at home? When the money is not enough, it is natural to use this set.
Among the servants, having children is more valued, and the aide drags his family to live in the owner's mansion, isn't it just to avoid this? Some unscrupulous, and even threaten to kidnap other people's children.
As Prime Minister Zhang, of course he would not do it himself, but tacitly allowed his subordinates to do so.
As the emperor, Lu Zhang had many ways to control the prince, and it was true. The princess and the director of the East Palace were not the most important move at all.
The experience in his early years gave Lu Zhang a deep desire for control, so as long as it was a chess piece he could play, he would never forget it. Whether it is useful or not, it must be used anyway, and indulge in this kind of power that controls the life and death of others can make people miserable.
Chen Cai is usually vain and condescending. Only when he is forced will he pass on useful news. Lu Zhang doesn't take it seriously. This is not the case with the inner servant. He is greedy and short-sighted.
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At this moment, Lu Zhang just wanted to order someone to drag Chen Cai down and beat him to death.
Not because of the betrayal of the chess piece, but because of Chen Cai's quirky, mocking smile.
People who are out of control and who don't suffer from the torment of power... all be damned...
"Lu Zhang! Okay, you're fine, I still underestimate you!" Lu Zhang smirked in anger, but his body couldn't support him, and after a while, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"His Majesty!"
The palace people in the bedroom exclaimed in surprise, and looked at the prince who was pushing the palace in panic.
Meng Qi, who was eavesdropping on the roof, was very puzzled. It was just a servant who was out of control. Why did Lu Zhang vomit blood from anger? Could it be that this was Lu Zhang's tactic, pretending to faint and waiting for a turnaround
There was a cat in the hall, Meng Qi hesitated for a moment, quietly pressed against the wall along the eaves, and silently turned into the window.
Before landing on the ground, Meng Qi sensed someone in front of him, he quickly stretched out his hand, and before the man could scream, he clicked on the acupoint.
Behind the curtain, Meng Qi and the third prince looked at each other.
A good place to hide is always unavoidable the embarrassment of being spotted one after another.
After the third prince understood what happened, panic appeared in his eyes, as if he was about to faint, but his right hand tucked in his sleeve was a little unnatural.
Meng Qi saw at a glance that the third prince was hiding a powerful weapon.
"Passing by, I'll watch the fun." Meng Qi threw a word out of the third prince's heart. He felt that if he didn't make it clear, the third prince would have to think about a lot of things, and then make trouble.
Meng Qi gently opened the curtain, revealing a crack, and then peeped at the situation in the bedroom.
Coincidentally, the palace people supported the emperor and were driven back by Jin Yiwei, and Lu Zhang was facing this direction.
Meng Qi is not a doctor and can't cure diseases, but his eyes are very good.
Lu Zhang's hands and feet twitched from time to time. This was actually caused by the internal force that Meng Qi gave him a few days ago. This method was figured out by Meng Qi when he was in Qinghu Town.
It doesn't kill people, it just happens every now and then.
Meng Qi felt very strange when he saw the extent of Lu Zhang's hands and feet twitching. According to his original intention, the pain was painful. As long as he was not stimulated by external force (same source of internal force), it shouldn't hurt like this.
It can't be put on!
It's easy to pretend to be dead, but it's very difficult to pretend to be sick, not to mention such extremely difficult convulsions.
The imperial physician almost thought the emperor had suffered a stroke.
So anger will aggravate the scurrying of true qi in the body, and the effect will be more terrible? Meng Qi was lost in thought.
At this time, Jin Yiwei came in and reported the news that the courtiers at Wenyuan Pavilion had been brought over. The prince nodded slightly, and the ministers who were drinking the cold wind outside suddenly escaped the sea of bitterness and entered the palace one by one.
The emperor's palace is very large, but now the prince and a group of Jinyiwei came in first, and now the Imperial Guard Jinyiwei "brought" a group of second-rank or higher officials, and the whole palace became very crowded.
The originally remote corners like the curtain are no longer safe. There are more lights in the hall, and there are still people walking around.
Director Chen had already found an opportunity and quietly told the prince that there were people hiding over the mantle, and the boots should be the third prince.
The prince looked over there, but felt something was wrong.
In the blink of an eye, there was indeed only one pair of boots, and the light dimmed the figure.
"who?"
Jin Yiwei also found the abnormality and opened the curtain with a knife.
"Stop!" Chen Cai hurriedly stopped.
The third prince watched the blade tremble, but did not shout.
Seeing that he didn't speak, everyone thought that the third prince was frightened, but only the prince felt that something was wrong.
The third prince called out subconsciously, and then looked around in a panic.
The chiefs of Wenyuan Pavilion were a little uncomfortable when they saw the third prince who was acting extremely weak and incompetent.
At this time, it depends on the thickness of the skin. Prime Minister Zhang can't stand it, Prime Minister Jiang's ears are hot, and the thought of agreeing to support such a prince to the throne is a burst of shame and regret.
"His Royal Highness." Prime Minister Jiang saluted the prince tremblingly.
"Don't let the old prime minister sit down yet." The prince instructed the people around him.
In the blink of an eye, four servants arrived, and they took Prime Minister Jiang out of the group of ministers, respectfully "please" him to the side, and gave him a round stool.
The remaining courtiers were also invited to different places by Jin Yiwei and the inner servant.
When Prime Minister Zhang reacted, there was not one of his cronies left, and there were only two courtiers who didn't quite deal with him.
Prime Minister Zhang originally signaled the people on his side to come out and question him, but he was so tossed. You can still ask questions, but if you want to suggest something to each other's eyes, don't think about it. It was far away, and there were still people staring at him.
"Why did the prince do such a treacherous thing?"
The first person to attack was the Minister of Rites. He was not from Prime Minister Zhang, but felt that the plan to support the third prince could not be achieved, and he was unwilling to speak.
When the ministers entered the door, they carefully looked at the prince.
Although he was well-dressed and looked frail and sickly, his face was okay (thanks to Nuanyu), and he didn't have a bad cough (Doctor Mo's recipe, he only drank a bowl before going out), all of this All made it clear that the prince's critical illness may be a false news that was deliberately released, in order to paralyze the emperor and prepare for the forced palace.
Looking at Lu Zhang, who was suspected of having a stroke, the hearts of courtiers who originally wanted to stand on the emperor's side and continue to support the third prince's ascension to the throne fell heavily.
Although Prime Minister Zhang was lost, he remained calm. He was thinking about how to deal with it, and suddenly thought of Liu Dan... They have done a very thorough job of military rations in the northern Xinjiang, and they can't get any concrete evidence at all. Even if they want to investigate, they will Only the small officials of the Ministry of Household and Military Department can be arrested. The letter suspected to have fallen into Liu Dan's hands is also not important. If there is no title, there is no way to check it.
The real problem actually lies in Qiuling County!
The Si family of Mount Shilang did business in Qiuling County, and brought a lot of benefits to the local officials. Although no one knew about their secret digging of gold mines, those who got bribes would be unlucky.
Prime Minister Zhang had to be his own disciple, that is, the filial piety of the prefect of Pingzhou. At that time, he only knew that he was a merchant. Although he fought in the last years of the Chen Dynasty and was appointed an official of the Chu Dynasty, it was all a matter of Chen Zhi’s rotten millet. . Now if you want to be convenient and open a permit from Yongzhou and Pingzhou, don't you have to complete the management
Besides, Lu Zhang was furious when he got the news of Qiuling County, and Prime Minister Zhang secretly screamed that although there was an earthquake in Qiuling County, those officials died cleanly, but the prefect of Pingzhou was still alive. Even more unfortunately, at the time of the incident, an account book of the Si family leaked out, and Liu Dan also met the person. The account book may record bribes to the prefect of Pingzhou, and some of these precious items have been given to Prime Minister Zhang by the prefect.
The Si family is a traitor!
If this matter is coupled with the military rations in the northern Xinjiang, Prime Minister Zhang's henchmen will definitely be cut off a lot, and they will be wounded. I am afraid that Prime Minister Jiang and Jiang Zhengshi will take advantage of the opportunity and directly rectify him until he returns to his hometown.
So Liu Dan must die! Liu Dan is dead, and the authenticity of the account book can be refuted again.
Prime Minister Zhang's heart was chaotic, and he had almost no energy to listen to the Minister of Rites taking the lead in accusing the prince of being unfilial and immoral.
From the perspective of others, Prime Minister Zhang was just worried. It was normal for him to be worried, and because his old rival, Prime Minister Jiang, was far away, he didn't notice Prime Minister Zhang's abnormality.
The third prince trembled and threw himself in front of the prince.
Jiang Zhengshi stood up anxiously, trying to stop the prince from doing what the third prince did, but he froze as soon as he took a step.
"Eldest brother, just now... I don't believe a word of what my father said."
The third prince burst into tears, and the prince was stunned for a while, then remembered Lu Zhang's previous provocation.
"Gu originally didn't take it seriously, come here, send the third prince back."
"No, eldest brother, I'm not leaving!"
The third prince could not wait to hug the prince's leg and kneel down and wailed.
The ministers were very embarrassed and even more angry.
They know that the third prince is naturally cowardly and afraid of things, and they even take a fancy to this, but when they feel this cowardly and incompetent in person, they are really angry!
No manly blood!
No princely manners!
How did this kind of prince come to be raised in the palace? Is this the hand that is longer than a woman
They didn't know that when the third prince was holding the prince's calf, he quickly and whispered: "Eldest brother, the Meng Guoshi you want is nearby, and he was still there just now! The younger brother immediately finds it for you. ?"
"… "
The prince calmly reached out and pressed the third prince's head down.
The third brother still stayed where he was, so as not to cause trouble.
But the doctor has been gone for a long time, and Meng Qi is still in the palace