After all, it was he, the emperor, who ordered the destruction of the Backer Palace.
Zhou Shizhi was silent for a moment, and then said: "The grass people dare not lie to the emperor. In the early years, the grass people complained to the emperor in their hearts. They complained that the emperor didn't even give the father a chance to appeal, and let the father be wronged for nothing. Die! But there is a grievance and a debtor, if it wasn't for the treacherous villain Marquis Wugong who played tricks, this would not be the case! Speaking of which, the emperor was also deceived by this traitor!"
"That's clear!" Emperor Xiangqing was very pleased when he heard these words, nodded and praised: "It can be seen that you are not a fool! As for your father, as long as there is evidence, I will definitely make the decision for him. But, It has been so many years, and it may not be easy to find evidence!"
Zhou Shizhi cheered up, and hurriedly said: "My Majesty, although Caomin does not have ready-made evidence in hand, Caomin knows how to find evidence! My father told Caomin when the accident happened, and Caomin always kept it in mind. Dare to forget!"
Zhou Shizhi looked at Emperor Xiangqing earnestly, hesitant to speak.
Emperor Xiangqing couldn't help being a little curious by what he said, raised his eyebrows and said: "So your father has already expected such a catastrophe? Tell me, how to find this evidence! If there is evidence that can withstand scrutiny and is upright , I will definitely call the shots for you!"
Emperor Xiangqing's heart was still a little beating, and his speech was a little vague.
After all, he was the one who executed the entire family of Backer King, and now he came to overturn the case, wouldn't it be his own mouth? Even if Zhou Shizhi puts all the responsibility on the dead Marquis Wugong, this fact cannot be changed!
If the evidence is against him—
No way, I have to feel wronged by Zhou Shizhi...
Zhou Shizhi has figured him out all these years, how could he not know what is going on in his mind? Sneered secretly, but said respectfully and eagerly: "My Majesty, as long as you find the only son of Mr. Lu, the truth will be revealed! Father said that he had secretly handed over the evidence to Mr. Lu. I beg Lu Xiangye to help to speak a word of justice, I don’t want to leak the news, Lu Xiangye was also framed to death by Wu Gonghou. Cao Min later learned that Lu Xiangye’s only son escaped, Cao Min thought, the evidence must be in his in the hands of…”
Emperor Xiangqing was sad when he heard the words, and sighed: "President Lu has always been honest and selfless. I was also very surprised when he was involved in the case of ink corruption for disaster relief in the Yellow River flood! No, he committed suicide before I sent the imperial envoy to investigate thoroughly. It turns out that it is also the masterpiece of Wu Gonghou!"
Emperor Xiangqing was furious for a moment: "This man is really sinister! He has killed so many good talents! The only son of Prime Minister Lu did escape, but he didn't know where he was all these years ago. Do you know his whereabouts?"
Zhou Shizhi shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "The grassroots dare not lie to the emperor! These years, the grassroots have been looking for Lu Xiang's son besides the Marquis of Martial Arts, but there has been no news..."
Emperor Xiangqing nodded and sighed: "It's no wonder! Prime Minister Lu must have been prepared, and his son will not be found so easily!" Emperor Xiangqing pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "I remember this matter If you leave it, you don’t need to worry about it! I will send someone to look for him! Now that the Martial Arts Marquis has been executed, as long as I show some rumors that I want to vindicate the original wronged case, I believe he will take the initiative to appear, and it won’t be long before there will be results.”
Zhou Shizhi had to admire, after all, he was an emperor, and his mind was so fast!
This is the best and most direct way!
"Yes, the grassroots are very grateful!" Zhou Shizhi knelt down again and kowtowed to the ground.
Emperor Xiangqing smiled slightly and said: "This is what I should do. Get up quickly, there is no need to be polite!"
In a short period of time, he has made a quick decision.
The son of Prime Minister Lu, he must be in control immediately. Before making it public, he had to see what Zhou Shizhi said was the "evidence" in his hands, and whether it would endanger his reputation!
If there is any problem, it is natural to change it or simply destroy it and make another fake one; if there is no problem, then that’s all! He is also happy to push the boat along the way, to be a wise king who punishes evildoers and avenges justice for loyal ministers.
No matter how clever Zhou Shizhirao was, he didn't have enough experience, and he hadn't thought of this level yet. But even if he thought of it, he couldn't stop it.
For him, as long as his father's grievances are avenged and the whole family's spirit in heaven can be comforted, then he will be satisfied!
"I have always distinguished rewards and punishments. You have made such great achievements, what should I reward you?" Emperor Xiangqing, who had made up his mind, was in a very happy mood, and said to Zhou Shizhi with a smile.
Zhou Shi was taken aback, and said in surprise: "The emperor has avenged the grassroots family, isn't this already rewarding the grassroots?"
Emperor Xiangqing burst out laughing unknowingly, and said with a smile: "This doesn't count! This is what I deserve! Well, I should reward you with an official position, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing!"
He pondered for a moment, then smiled again: "Just be a third-class guard in front of the imperial court! Wait until your father's grievances are cleared up, and then we will talk about what happened at that time!"
According to the practice of the Great Zhou Dynasty, most of the imperial guards were selected from the relatives and children of the emperor. Emperor Xiangqing granted Zhou Shizhi the third-class guard, which meant self-evidently, which was equivalent to acknowledging his identity. Only wait for the backer king to be rehabilitated before announcing it to the world.
If the backer king was wronged, the title would naturally be returned as a show of grace.
"Grassmen thank the Lord Long En!" Zhou Shizhi hurriedly knelt down to thank the Lord.
"Be flat!" Emperor Xiangqing chuckled, and said, "It's time to change your tune, you're not a grassroots, you should be called a 'chen'!"
"Yes, Wei Shen complies with the order!" Zhou Shizhi was as good as he was, got up respectfully, and agreed with a smile.
Emperor Xiangqing was very happy to see that he was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and he was well-mannered. Asked: "How is your injury? Is it still important?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern! Thanks to the careful diagnosis and treatment by the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital, and the use of so many precious medicinal materials, my minister has almost recovered!" Zhou Shizhi replied with his head bowed. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, infinitely mocking.
If Emperor Xiangqing had asked this question as soon as he entered the palace, then he would have been sincerely grateful for it. It would be chilling to ask this question that should have been asked a long time ago!
"That's good!" Emperor Xiangqing nodded, and said: "Since this is the case, I will simply let you take a long vacation. When the injury is completely recovered, you can come back to duty!"
This sounded nice, but it was actually "waiting for an edict": go back and wait for the summons, and come back when you are called to be on duty!
Zhou Shizhi was naturally grateful again, thank you.
Emperor Xiangqing asked him a few more words about his situation in recent years, and then let him go after a while.
On the way out of the palace, unexpectedly, they ran into Lu Xiaoshu and Liao Yuanyuan, both of them were startled.
It is inconvenient to speak here, so Lu Xiaoshu winked at him and made a grimace, Zhou Shizhi smiled silently, winked at her secretly, and told her to wait for her outside the palace with his mouth, Lu Xiaoshu nodded calmly, and the two Don't pass.
Today, the Empress happened to summon Lu Xiaoshu and Liao Yuanyuan, and it was because of the fact that they tipped off on the night of Marquis Wugong's rebellion that someone wanted to blow up the Qianqing Palace.
After the rebellion, there was a lot of work inside and outside the palace. The queen mother was frightened and fell ill.
The queen praised the two of them well, and rewarded each of them with a set of emerald-inlaid jewellery, a pair of nanmu 18-zi bracelets, four brocades of various colors and fashionable patterns for the imperial use, and a set of palace-made rouge and gouache. All are packed in a sapphire box, as well as a thousand taels of silver.
Things are not so rare, what is rare is this decency! These things will be used as dowry in the future, and they can hold their heads high in the in-law's house for a lifetime.
Liao Yuanyuan knew the meaning of it well and was very happy in her heart. Lu Xiaoshu is not interested, she is more interested in a day trip to the palace! It's a pity that no one will take care of her wish, and she dare not say it blatantly.
Men and women are different, even though they met Zhou Shizhi when they left the palace, they still hadn't been together, and when they left Zhou Shizhi, they were still led by the little palace maid who led them out.
I don't want to, a little eunuch suddenly popped out of nowhere in Daheng, bluffing the three of them!
"Little Eunuch Li, is there something wrong?" The maid who led the way asked with a smile, and then said to Lu Xiaoshu and Liao Yuanyuan with a smile: "This is the little Eunuch Li from the Crown Princess Palace."
Little Eunuch Li smiled and said: "The Crown Princess wants to see Miss Lu and Miss Liao, just leave them to me! You go back first!"
The court lady was very eager, so she smiled and said "Shengshou", and said to Lu Xiaoshu and Liao Yuanyuan with a smile: "The two girls are really blessed in their lifetimes, to be destined for the empress empress, and for the empress concubine of the crown prince! Since the concubine concubine summoned you, the two girls should go quickly! This young eunuch Li is someone who can be used by the concubine concubine, everything is in order, and he will send you out of the palace in a happy manner in the end!"
Where did Lu Xiaoshu and Liao Yuanyuan have the right to say "no"? The two had no choice but to agree with a smile.
"If that's the case, then let's go! Don't make the Crown Princess wait impatiently!" Little Eunuch Li said in a shrill voice with a dash of his whisk.
"Eunuch Lao will lead the way!" The two smiled and followed behind little Eunuch Li.
After walking not far, Liao Yuanyuan glanced at the little Eunuch Li who was leading the way, and saw that he was focused on leading the way and didn't pay attention to the back, so she lightly tugged on Lu Xiaoshu's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "I'll see you later , be more careful with your words and manners..."
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help being curious, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Did you have any trouble with her?"
She had never seen this princess concubine, so she didn't feel anything.
"No! Anyway, you can't be wrong if you listen to me!" Liao Yuanyuan shook her head lightly, thinking that there is something wrong with her? Which of the young women in the capital would dare to have a feud with the Crown Princess
Lu Xiaoshu became even more curious, but it was inconvenient to talk at this time, so she didn't ask in detail, and immediately nodded to express her understanding.
Liao Yuanyuan seemed to be slightly relieved. Seeing Lu Xiaoshu's confused expression, she was afraid that she would feel uneasy, so she hurriedly comforted her in a low voice: "Don't worry too much! Maybe, the Crown Princess is just curious about what happened that night and wants to ask us. Let's tell the truth!"