At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Pu, and Chen Qiaoyi conspired to plan and launch a mutiny, thus achieving a famous historical event: the Chenqiao Mutiny.
This incident led to the demise of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the establishment of the new Song Dynasty.
Zhao Kuangyin was not only surrounded by the generals, but was finally draped in a yellow robe that symbolized that only the emperor could, thus establishing the Song Dynasty for three hundred years. At the same time, he also left an idiom to the world: Add a yellow robe!
"Have the charges against Mr. Zheng of Xingyang been confirmed? Have they been investigated clearly?" Li Hong ignored Pei Xingjian's request again and asked calmly.
"I just kept saying that it was His Highness who suppressed the five surnames and Qi Wang, so you harbored hatred, so you secretly bribed Zhang Da'an, the magistrate of Xingyang County, and jointly set up this situation." Pei Xingjian thought for a moment and said.
All this is just on the surface. Just relying on the Zheng family of Xingyang and Zhang Daan, the magistrate of Xingyang County, how could they set up such a tight situation!
What's more, the dredging of the canal was not the responsibility of a small county magistrate. It was not far from Luoyang, so it was strange that no one was secretly instigating it.
It was just because His Highness's whereabouts were unknown that he could not rest assured that the case was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and is now being interrogated.
"Dali Temple has never thought about taking this case?" Li Hong suddenly asked.
Pei Xingjian frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Before I set out to come here, no documents from Dali Temple were submitted to the Ministry of Punishment or given to me."
"Di Renjie is well aware that he is waiting and watching." Li Hong nodded and sighed.
Di Renjie seemed indifferent to this move, but he believed in himself at the critical moment.
At least he didn't immediately want to intervene in the case, which meant that he was willing to let himself be interrogated to see if he would kill Lao Liu.
If he continued to defend Lao Liu, Di Renjie might obey his mother's orders and either re-examine the case or just treat it as if it never happened.
In short, the position seems unclear, but the direction of the team has been vaguely chosen, and the direction of listening to the mother and looking up to oneself is indifferent. The attitude is vague, but the method is clear.
"Where is Li Qiao from Yushitai?" Li Hong continued to ask.
"I wrote a letter to impeach the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Cui family in Boling, etc. Zhang Daan has been impeached by him before, but His Majesty has never taken it seriously." Pei Xingjian said.
"Then let's take it slow. After the first day? Or after the wedding, there is no need to rush this matter, let alone before and after a person gets married." Li Hong patted his shoulder, with a smile on his lips. He continued: "There is a difference between responsibility and pressure on shoulders, understand?"
Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to understand the meaning of His Highness's words.
But after thinking for a while, he immediately understood what Li Hong meant. He looked happy and saluted hurriedly: "Yes, I obey the order. Your Highness has a long-term plan, and I can't wait any longer."
"This is not a foresight, but things have developed naturally to this point. Yunzhong, Tubo, and Anton should consider writing some articles. Ge Xiyuan and Shi Zangjie must also know that you know that Yunzhong, see It depends on what the seventh child Li Zhe thinks. If you want to do it, you must do everything possible and leave no chance." Li Hong continued to walk forward. From time to time, there were a few places in the winding stream that could not be frozen. The sound of running water sounds particularly pleasant in the mountains after snow.
"Yes, Your Highness. I understand." Pei Xingjian looked excited, which showed that His Highness did not just know how to be patient, but had already been calculating in his heart.
But no, if King Pei has not yet married, he is an underage prince. If the crime is judged in this way, given His Majesty's generous, kind and indecisive character, coupled with the goal of harmonious coexistence between the royal family and the clan that he has blindly pursued over the years, I am afraid that it will be a crime. At that time, it will just be a reprimand, or he will be demoted to a remote state capital to serve as the governor.
In this case, it would be to shoot oneself in the foot, and the gain would outweigh the loss. Keeping King Pei away from his sight would make it easier for him to do evil secretly.
So this method is definitely not advisable.
And if, as the prince said, we wait a little longer until King Pei gets married, then King Pei will no longer be an underage prince, but an adult prince who will start a family and start a career, and who will have responsibilities and responsibilities. .
Speaking of crimes like this, even if His Majesty is too kind and tolerant, facing the charge of King Pei for preventing the murder of the crown prince and competing for the position of the East Palace, I am afraid it cannot be as simple as derogation.
If it was just a rebuke, it would be difficult for Your Majesty to explain to the Crown Prince and the courtiers. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince remained silent or even begged for mercy, His Majesty would punish King Pei severely and correct the royal clan.
And what Pei Xingjian didn't know was that Li Hong was still worried. He had just killed three princes of the royal family in Jiangnan. Who knew if his father Long was angry at this time
If Li Xian's guilt was brought up when he returned, I'm afraid it would arouse Li Zhi's rebellious psychology, and it would not only be as simple as getting angry, but also Li Hong getting scolded.
This was a change of direction to alleviate Li Xian's guilt, and a change of direction paved the way for Li Xian to avoid being deposed as a commoner.
"How is Wanying now? Is she okay?" Someone's sober face began to take effect.
Now I have no name or relationship with him. Although the relationship is a mutual one, you, as the Crown Prince, do not speak. The Queen also summoned her to the palace several times, but she did not speak or express her position.
You, mother and son, don't give me any status, but you always occupy my daughter. What's going on
And you’re asking this in front of your face? How do you ask me, a father, to answer
The corner of Pei Xingjian's mouth twitched twice, he sighed speechlessly and helplessly in his heart, and said vaguely: "It's very good, very good. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Could it be bad? I cried like a tearful person at home, crying every day, and kept saying that I would never marry. When I heard that I was going to Xingyang, I almost climbed over the wall and ran out with him.
In the end, the yellow-flowered girl couldn't stand it anymore, but her heart had been abducted, so she had no choice but to bring her daughter's pet wolf to Xingyang to give her some comfort.
What made Pei Xingjian even more worried and almost depressed was that he knew that Prince Pei was getting married in the past few days because Princess Fang Muqing was already pregnant and had to get married before the prince. He was so frightened that he almost held his hand. The rice bowl fell to the ground.
During those few days, he would look worried whenever anything happened, encouraging his mother to stare at Pei Wanying's belly, or sighing all day long, telling Pei Wanying's mother his worries, fearing that the royal prince, who was a virtuous man, would bring trouble to his family. My daughter also became pregnant out of wedlock.
What made him even more embarrassed and worried was that Fang Xianzhong's daughter Fang Muqing was still the nominal Princess Zhunpei, even if the news of her pregnancy spread.
It was just a young man stealing forbidden fruit, and people laughed it off. After all, this was a major matter of marriage that had already been decided, and it did not harm Fang Xianzhong's face.
But this is still a matter of not having a single word of his horoscope. His majesty, queen, and prince, none of them can even give a word of status.
If she gets pregnant out of wedlock, like King Pei, how can I go to court in the future with my old face
Li Hong looked at Pei Xingjian's twitching and uncomfortable face strangely. He didn't understand why he was so virtuous when he mentioned his daughter, so he asked strangely: "Is Wanying worried about me? Or is she sick?"
"No, no, no, it's fine Wanying."
"You won't promise her to someone else, will you? I... you... do you believe me... who is it? You are so bold that you dare to steal a woman from me..."
Pei Xingjian was about to cry. He waved his hands with a mournful face and said, "Your Highness, where are you thinking? Please keep your voice down and save some face for me."
"What do you mean by this?" Li Hong was stunned. Why did he provoke him and still save him some face
This official position is so powerful that it is not enough. Could it be that you want to do it for the entire Shangshu Order
Looking at Li Hong's expression, Pei Xingjian knew that the prince had misunderstood, so he had no choice but to grimace, took one of Li Hong's arms and continued to walk forward, and then whispered: "Your Highness, I am not treating you or your Majesty, The Queen is dissatisfied, but... between you and Wanying... this... you have no name and no status, and you don't say a word. Your Majesty and the Queen don't give me any words of reassurance. What's more, I don't have high requirements. The official position in the East Palace , even if it’s a fifth-grade one…”
"Stop, stop, stop, no, I just realized, Pei Xingjian, what do you mean? Do you doubt me as a royal family, doubt my character as a prince?" Someone asked with a guilty conscience: "Do you think I am Li Hong? Why? Do you think I'm just looking for a wife? You don't know what happened in Jiangnan? Shouldn't you have heard about it? Say, if you change the position of the Crown Princess, you can’t give me a beating because of my mother’s temperament?”
"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. No matter I am a minister or a concubine, not even Wanying, I have never thought about becoming a crown princess. Even if I am just a fifth-grade talent, as long as it is a title, you and Wanying are in love. Of course Xiang Yuechen knew about it, and I gave my blessing, but... there is nothing now, right? We haven't passed the marriage yet, isn't this... inappropriate?" Pei Xingjian couldn't help but explain hurriedly.
Li Hong looked at the embarrassed Pei Xingjian and touched his nose in embarrassment. He thought about it from Pei Xingjian's point of view.
Neither he, nor his father, nor his mother, seemed to have mentioned how he wanted to marry Pei Wanying, and... it seems that in terms of the marriage customs of the Tang Dynasty, he was still the father, the emperor, or the mother, so it seemed that he had not followed the routine.
"Accept, ask for name, accept, accept, ask for date, and personally welcome." It seems that I have not even gone through the six traditional steps of welcoming a bride. I have just stepped... to the bridal chamber. This step It seems a bit unreasonable.
So, someone chuckled and looked at Pei Xingjian's bitter face and said, "Okay, I understand, I'll do it when I get back."
(End of chapter)