In the morning of the next day, Emperor Xiande was sitting in the main field of the autumn hunting. He could not ride a horse to hunt, so he prepared some rewards and asked the men of the royal family to go to the hunting grounds to make a fortune.
Li Jianheng couldn't get on the horse, so he pedaled several times before turning over. Emperor Xiande looked at him and said, "Jianheng is an example, I am waiting to taste your prey!"
Li Jianheng held the reins and had already ordered the guards that even if he could not fight, he would not return empty-handed. So at this moment, he set off in high spirits, followed by the group of guards, and Xiao Chiye also rode his horse beside him.
At the end of the grassland in Yimapingchuan in the Nanlin Hunting Ground, there is a forest that stretches away. The yellow branches and leaves were dripping with morning dew, and the released prey, frightened by the hooves and the cries of horses, ran away in the grass.
Li Jianheng clenched the bow tightly, pulled it away with great effort, and fired an arrow at a rabbit. The arrow poked weakly on the ground, separated by some distance, and there was a burst of applause from the left and right, and then the guard who went to check brought back the prepared rabbit.
Li Jianheng said to Xiao Chiye contentedly, "Is my arrow technique still good? It was taught by the emperor back then!"
Xiao Chiye said sincerely: "I have never seen such an arrow in Libei."
Li Jianheng immediately laughed and said, "You've been here for so long, don't you have forgotten how to draw a bow?"
Xiao Chiye only brought an ordinary bow, which was not as good as Jin Yiwei's. He said, "I'll show you a hand too."
Saying that, Xiao Chiye drew his bow and shot an arrow at the open space in front of him. The arrow was even weaker than that of the King of Chu, and could not even pierce the ground. There was another round of closed eyes and nonsense, Xiao Chiye was very useful.
Qiao Tianya was waiting impatiently at the back, but seeing this scene, he was happy again and said, "Did you see it? If you don't practice well, you will be regarded as a fool!"
Shen Zechuan looked at Xiao Chiye's shoulder and arm, remembered the bone spanner again, and couldn't help but smile.
The King of Chu didn't ride for a long time, but his back was sore and he refused to go further. This is the result of drinking too much last night, and I am not feeling well at the moment. He wandered around for a while, and when the time was almost up, he urged people to go back.
The guards at the back had not finished shooting their arrows, and another gust of wind followed him back, not even going to the forest to the east.
Li Jianheng dismounted and knelt in front of the imperial palace, while Pan Rugui, who was beside him, counted the prey for Emperor Xiande. The more he listened, the happier he said, "Brother Huang! There is also a fire fox, the best color, just for you to be the leader."
Emperor Xiande was also happy and said, "I'm more energetic than Zaidu! Pan Rugui, give this to the King of Chu."
Li Jianheng happily lifted the silk cloth, only to see a large bow that could be drawn by no ordinary person. When he was improvising, he even said, "Thank you, the emperor for the reward!"
Emperor Xiande laughed, coughed a few times, and said, "Don't you like it? This book is not for you to use. This bow was left by Emperor Taizu in the early years. The black iron is equipped with dragon tendons. One hundred and twenty catties, even today's four generals in the world can't pull away. I gave it to you because you are always diligent, facing this bow, and remembering the great cause of Emperor Tai | Ancestor. "
Li Jianheng complied and asked someone to lift the bow down.
During dinner, Emperor Xiande called Li Jianheng to sit in front of him, leaning against him. This is already an obvious hint. All the officials here know it well, but they still have to pretend to be deaf and dumb, because Hua Ge Lao Hua Siqian is still on an equal footing with the King of Chu.
When we were full, we set up a bonfire.
Emperor Xiande has not retreated today, and the people present cannot retreat. Li Jianheng was tired of sitting, but he saw that Emperor Xiande had no intention of resting.
what happened.
Li Jianheng winked at Xiao Chiye.
Xiao Chiye pretended not to see it.
At this time, the singing and dancing have retreated, and the fire is fierce. Emperor Xiande suddenly pulled up his clothes and called out, "Hai Aiqing."
Hai Liangyi tidied up his robes, knelt respectfully in front of the imperial court, and replied, "The old minister is here!"
Emperor Xiande said, "What are you going to do today?"
Hai Liangyi bowed his head and said, "The old minister will recommend the six departments of households to give Xue Xiuzhuo the right to report to the matter!"
Hua Siqian had noticed something, he stroked his beard and said, "Why did Ren Shi say this? In all things, he has the right to directly advise the emperor."
"That's the case." Hai Liangyi said, "But Xue Xiuzhuo's book has not been delivered to the imperial court many times, so it's better to meet him directly."
"What document will not be delivered to the imperial front." Hua Siqian said.
Emperor Xiande said, "I'm also curious. Hai Aiqing, ask him to come up and talk."
Pan Rugui got the order, looked at Hua Siqian, took two steps, and said, "All the households will be interviewed by Xue Xiuzhuo!"
Xue Xiuzhuo was not wearing an official robe, as if he had just dismounted from his horse, and he was a bit busy. He came up without looking at anyone, and first knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Xiande.
"What do you want to say?" Emperor Xiande asked in the wind.
Xue Xiuzhuo said: "The minister's appointment of the household department is all in the process, and the most important thing is to check the financial details of the household department. In March of the fifth year of Xiande, the minister audited the general ledger of the expenditure of Xiande for the fourth year, and found that there was a subsidy of 2 million taels for the Being cautious, the minister went to Juexi in person according to the statement of the Ministry of Household 'subsidizing the thirteen cities of Juexi'. Only 1.53 million was actually given to the thirteen cities in Juexi, and the remaining 470,000 taels disappeared. Then in August of the same year, the Ministry of War spent 2.8 million yuan for border troops, and one of them was allocated 2.8 million. One hundred and eighty thousand is for the garrison army of the five counties in Qidong, and one million is for Li Beida County. But if the money is allocated, when the ministers catch up to Luoxia Pass, there will be only 830,000 taels left! And so on, one by one The treasury suffered a huge loss, where did the money go? Who took it away, Hua Ge doesn’t know, and all the ministers have written it!”
"You are talking nonsense!" Hua Siqian snorted coldly, "The Ministry of Household will be reconciled at the beginning of the year! If there is any loss, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household does not know, the cabinet does not know, neither does the chief clerk of the Household Bureau hold a pen, You are the only one who knows?!"
Hai Liangyi raised his head and said in a steady voice: "Old minister knows! Since the second year of Xiande, the account books provided by the Ministry of Households have been divided into two volumes, true and false. What is handed over each year? Calculate!"
The bonfire exploded with a "crack" like thunder, and the audience was silent. No one expected that Emperor Xiande would suddenly attack in this way.
"Okay." Hua Siqian smiled and slapped the table, "Climbing and biting randomly? What flower party! Is there a king in the world, I Hua Siqian act magnanimously, and always put the emperor first! What's the matter? Now take out the unexplainable account, Zheng Guoshi, and settle it with him!"
The minister of households, Zheng Guoshi, hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask Xue Kei. Since there was a problem with the accounts of Xiande for four years, why did you wait until now to tell me? If there is a problem. , didn't he delay the big thing!"
Xue Xiuzhuo said quickly: "Now that local officials enter the capital, they don't see Shangguan, and they don't worship the emperor. First, they put in a famous post and go to Huafu and Pan Gonggong's other courtyard to wait and meet. The horse's head is right!"
"Every year I have to tell the delegating censors, if there is a problem, just say it! What are you afraid of? All the accounts of my Hua family have been presented to the emperor, and they are clean!" Hua Siqian stared at Xue Xiuzhuo, "Xue Xiuzhuo. Yanqing, in Yongnian, you have to be an official in Yedu, do you remember who recommended it? I count you as half a teacher, so you frame me like this!"
Xue Xiuzhuo raised his head and looked at Hua Siqian for a moment. He said, "On the court, there are only monarchs and ministers, no teachers and students."
Hua Siqian turned to Emperor Xiande and said, "Does the emperor believe it?"
Emperor Xiande lowered his eyelids and said, "What I believe is the ledger."
Hua Siqian raised his head and laughed, put his palms together, and said, "Okay! Your Majesty, when the capital was all in turmoil, the late emperor came to your end. Do you still remember who supported you all the way and who escorted you! Tonight is for the sake of a few unfaithful and unfilial people? The villain, do you believe it?!"
Emperor Xiande raised his hand to drink tea and finally looked at Hua Siqian. His eyes were full of hatred, and he said, "Do you know whether it is to escort or intimidate the princes?"
Hua Siqian shoved away the table and said, "Ji Lei!"
Just listen to the Jin Yiwei in the room draw a knife.
Hai Liangyi said, "How dare you make trouble!"
"I don't dare." Hua Siqian said, "But now you want to force the knife in front of me, do you want me to sit still?"
"What do you want?" Emperor Xiande said coldly, "Xi Gu'an!"
The eight major battalions took a step forward and stopped in front of the imperial guard.
"Get Hua Siqian for me!" said Emperor Xiande.
"You dare!" Hua Siqian shouted, "Xi Gu'an, your wife and children are drinking tea in front of the Queen Mother now, if you take another step, the Xi family will die! The Queen Mother has treated you well over the years, and you have repeatedly tried Instigated by others, and now it's too late to turn back!"
Xi Gu'an was forced to be helpless, but now he took a step back and was actually afraid.
Emperor Xiande said in a gloomy voice: "Have time? Xi Gu'an, is the first prince too late? Shen Wei has time? Which one of them is more loyal than you! They have retired, but has the queen mother let them go? I have already asked someone to imitate them. The imperial decree, as long as the King of Chu ascends the throne in the future, the daughter of the Xi family will be the mother of a country!"
"It's a common practice for the emperor to change his decrees, and you dare to dream such a big dream in spring and autumn!" Hua Siqian flicked his sleeves, "The emperor is dizzy! Wei Concubine is half a month pregnant, how can the king of Chu ascend to the throne!"
Xi Gu'an was holding the knife, his forehead covered in sweat.
At some point in the night sky, the dark clouds overlapped, the wind on the eve of the heavy rain stopped, and the flags on the hunting ground were down, and no one moved.
Xi Gu'an gritted his teeth, pulled out his knife, turned to Emperor Xiande, and said with difficulty, "Your Majesty... is terminally ill."
"I gave you a chance." Emperor Xiande looked at Xi Gu'an, and gradually began to laugh. The louder he laughed, the louder he coughed. He supported the table and said in a cold voice, "I am here to hunt in autumn, if there is no ten If you are sure, how can you hunt and kill you scoundrels and thieves! Qi Zhuyin has already led the troops to serve the king, and in less than two hours, it's time to be here! Who are you killing? Ah? Who dares!"
Ji Lei suddenly said: "Qi Dashuai is far away in Cang County, Qidong, and Jinyiwei is in charge of all documents. Your Majesty, you wake up!"
Emperor Xiande glared angrily and said, "Qi..."
Pan Rugui suddenly covered Emperor Xiande's mouth, forced him to sit down, looked around at everyone, and smiled slightly: "The emperor is ill."
The legs of all the civil servants were shaking. Hua Siqian looked at Li Jianheng and said with a grim smile, "The King of Chu was trying to rebel at the hunting ground. He even brought bows and arrows. The evidence is conclusive! What are you waiting for? Kill him!"
Except for the guards beside him, a cold light suddenly appeared in the field.
Li Jianheng lost his chopsticks and fell to the ground together with the stool when he stepped back. He said, "Ge, Ge Lao! I don't have the heart to be an emperor!"
"Your Highness." Hua Siqian said, "Do you know how to write the words 'involuntarily'?"
Thunder exploded in the sky.
Hearing the swarming footsteps, Li Jianheng hid among the guards and could not stand up. He cried, "I am the king of idleness! Why is this!"
The sword light in front of him flashed, and Li Jianheng hugged his head and shouted. But he heard a loud bang, and the table in front of him overturned with a "bang". He tightened his back and was lifted up.
"The emperor gave you the Overlord Bow, and you are the Prince of Great Zhou!" Xiao Chiye smiled sensually, "I am now the governor of the Imperial Army of Qudu, but I want to see who will be my Xiao Ce'an's sword! Chen Yang, help me! The prince is on the horse!"
"Xiao Er." Ji Lei slowly drew his knife, "With the friendship between you and me, why are you making such a head tonight?"
"It's been a long time." Xiao Chiye let go of Li Jianheng, "Itchy skin."
"Capture him." Ji Lei said, "As long as the second son's life is safe, it's okay to cut off his hands and feet."
Xiao Chiye took off his cumbersome robe, which was actually covered with a strong suit. He looked around and said, "Whoever breaks my limbs, I will not only reward him with a hundred taels of gold, but also call him Lord."
In the capital city, the wolf's sword, which had hardly been unsheathed, slid out steadily.
"If it doesn't stop, I'll kill him."