Although what Lan Wuqing said was extremely taboo, it was actually the truth.
"I understand now." The little emperor suddenly said: "The queen mother went to the general's mansion to propose marriage, just to win over the general and make the general a member of their power...!"
Xue Poye also frowned, nodded and said: "I couldn't figure out the key points before, but now it seems that the queen mother has this idea. If the general marries the Han family, the military will follow behind the queen mother." , at that time... but there will be some troubles. "
Lan Wuqing said in a deep voice: "Master Xue, you mean, the queen mother... went to the general's mansion to ask for marriage?"
Xue Poye saw Lan Wuqing's serious expression, and a trace of panic in her seemingly cloudy but extremely sharp eyes, knowing that the matter was important, she nodded and said, "It's absolutely true, the Queen Mother came to the door in person."
Lan Wuqing murmured, and after a long while, she clasped her fists at the little emperor and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, no matter what, we must not let their marriage succeed... otherwise... the old minister dares to speak out. For the sake of the overall situation, the Holy Majesty can also ask the general's mansion for help." Propose marriage, win over the general."
The little emperor and Xue Poye looked at each other and smiled, Xue Poye said: "Prime Minister, more than ten days ago, I went to the General's Mansion in person, met Ren Siguo, and proposed marriage for the Holy Majesty."
Lan Wuqing said happily: "They agreed?"
"Not yet." Xue Poye shook his head and said, "I can see that Ren Siguo is still very satisfied with this marriage and is looking forward to it, but this matter is related to the future of their Ren family, so I have to ask the general to rule , no reply yet."
Lan Wuqing frowned, and sighed: "Maybe the Holy Majesty and Lord Hou still don't know, the General was able to grow from an ordinary soldier to a famous general, it was because of Emperor Yangwu's respect, he was single-handedly promoted by Emperor Yangwu, so The general has always been grateful to Emperor Yangwu, and he dare not forget."
"According to what the prime minister said, the general will love the house and love the king of Mingyue, with a heart of gratitude." Xue Poye said solemnly: "Once the queen mother joins hands with the king of the moon, it is very possible that the general will be grateful for the kindness of Emperor Yangwu. Will marry the Han family... that's a situation we never want to see."
The little emperor also seemed to realize the importance of the problem, and his face was very ugly.
Lan Wuqing pondered, and finally said: "However, the general has always been loyal to the court, and he is a loyal minister who takes care of the overall situation. Although he would be grateful for the kindness of Emperor Yangwu, but if he wants to fight against the court under the command of King Mingyue Unlikely."
"Politics... No one can guess what will happen." Xue Poye sighed: "But the prime minister is right, we must not let the marriage between the queen mother and the general's mansion succeed...!"
The little emperor said: "Master, what good idea do you have?"
Xue Poye thought for a while, and said with a smile: "There is a method, and I am afraid it will be of some use. At the court meeting tomorrow, the Holy One can do this...!" He said his idea immediately.
Lan Wuqing stroked her beard and smiled, "That's right, Master Xue's plan is excellent."
The little emperor also smiled and said: "Master, even if this marriage is settled, what should we do if it is a joint post by the three divisions and six departments? No one knows what these guys are thinking... That Kong Bufan is said to have a lot to do with the Mingyue King." , will definitely not join hands...!"
"Kong Bufan is talented. His father once taught the King of the Moon, so the two families have a close relationship." Lan Wuqing said slowly: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. This Kong Bufan is probably the number one Kong Shangshu." an unnamed person."
The little emperor thought for a while and said, "Kong Bufan is troublesome, is there any way for him to join the name?"
Lan Wuqing thought for a while, and said: "Either force him to co-sign, but I'm afraid this trick won't work. This Kong Bufan sticks to the way of Confucius and Mencius, and he considers himself a descendant of Confucius. He is a very personable person. Threats and lures are not good. use."
"Coercion and temptation are useless... just let him get out of the position of Shangshu." Xue Poye said coldly.
Lan Wuqing nodded and said: "If the Minister of Rites was replaced by someone else, it would be much easier to deal with, but Kong Bufan is cautious and has never been at fault. It is not easy to pull him down from the position of Minister of Rites. The Empress Dowager is definitely going to come out to organize, and forcibly dismissing Kong Bufan as an official while King Mingyue is in Beijing, I am afraid it will cause even bigger troubles, unless we have hard evidence in hand and force Kong Bufan to voluntarily resign!"
"What irrefutable evidence?" The little emperor asked, "What kind of evidence are we looking for?"
"If you want to make a crime, ordinary crimes are not enough. If you want to find it, you can find it hard." Lan Wuqing said solemnly.
The old prime minister was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the late emperor, and at this time of crisis, he would do whatever it takes to maintain the stability of the little emperor's imperial power.
"Don't worry." Xue Poye's eyes lit up: "Leave this matter to me... Take Kong Bufan as the mountain, let's knock on the mountain, shake the tiger, beat Kong Bufan hard, and let the third division The rest of the Sixth Division will take a look."
Hearing what Xue Poye said, the little emperor breathed a sigh of relief. In this world, the person the little emperor trusts the most is his master. He knows that when he is in danger, his master will definitely risk his life to help him spend.
No matter how big the difficulty is in front of us, the master and apprentice will work together to overcome it.
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The prison of the Ministry of punishment.
The mottled walls look weird and gloomy under the moonlight. This is the darkest place in the city of Kyoto. There is no sunshine, no freedom, let alone joy.
Steel prisons, strict guards, in such a place, no one would think of the real meaning of life, and some would just endure the struggle before death at a certain moment.
The heavy panting is like the low roar of a dying beast in hell. Such a sound will not have any real meaning in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. It just makes the haze of death here heavier and makes the prisoners feel more fearful in their hearts.
Xue Poye, led by the director of the prison, walked into the dark and damp underground prison. All the prisoners here are serious criminals. They are all elite officials from the Ministry of Punishment.
Along a gray road, those desperate gasps were heard.
Walking straight to an iron gate, the prison director stopped and said respectfully: "Master Xue, the person is inside."
Xue Poye looked in through the small window of the iron gate and saw a prisoner with disheveled hair on the wall with several iron shackles on his back. He nodded and said, "Open the door!"
"After Lord Hou enters, you need to be more careful, and call the little one if you have something to do." The director of the prison said respectfully.
Xue Poye shook his head and said: "Take all your men and go out. Without my order, no one is allowed to come in... Remember, anyone... If someone comes in, then... your head can be washed...!"
The director of the prison felt Xue Houye's stern eyes staring at him, and he felt a chill in his heart, and said anxiously: "Little one obeys." He opened the iron gate, and immediately ordered the soldiers in the dungeon to retreat one after another.
Pushing open the door, Xue Poye walked in slowly, and closed the door smoothly.
The iron shackles made a "staggering" sound, and the unkempt prisoner raised his head, his face was bloody and bloody, obviously he had suffered a lot in the Ministry of Punishment, but Xue Poye could recognize the sharp-edged face. Sima Jinglun, the master of Qinglianzhao Xingtang, who was just captured a few days ago.
Xue Poye stared at Sima Jinglun with his hands behind his back, meeting Sima Jinglun's eyes with hatred.
"Master Sima, compared with your punishment hall, whose method is better?" Xue Poye said with a faint smile, "It seems that you have suffered a lot from the punishment prison."
Sima Jinglun smiled instead of anger: "In my eyes, you are just a three-legged cat's method, which is useless... If I were to interrogate people in the criminal court, no matter how powerful the character is, no matter how strict the mouth is, my punishment Tang can also pry it open... But you, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, have not forced me to say a word."
"Copper skin and iron bones, steel mouth and sharp teeth, Hall Master Sima is really a good man." Xue Poye said indifferently: "The prison of the Ministry of punishment is not a good place, but it is suitable for people to calm down. Hall Master Sima stays here It must have calmed down after a few days."
"How about being calm? So what if you're not calm?" Sima Jinglun sneered, "What tricks are you trying to play?"
Xue Poye said coldly: "If you haven't calmed down, you can continue to calm down here. If you have calmed down... we should talk about business!"
"Business?" Sima Jinglun was a little puzzled, but still sneered: "You still want to pry out what you want from my mouth? Stop dreaming."
Xue Poye ignored it, sat down on a stool next to him, stared at Sima Jinglun, and said calmly: "I want you to do something for me."
"What did you say?"
"Do something for me!" Xue Poye repeated.
Sima Jinglun looked at Xue Poye with a look like a fool, maybe he really thought Xue Poye was a fool in his heart, otherwise how could he let a felony criminal do things for him.
Xue Poye seemed to have seen through his mind, and said calmly: "Don't look at me with that kind of gaze... If you really want to get out of here, if you really want to take revenge, you should cooperate with me."
"Revenge?" Sima Jinglun frowned: "What are you talking about? I don't seem to understand."
"You understand. You know better than I do that this time you were wiped out, not because of the imperial court's ability, but because you Qinglianzhao were fighting each other internally, and someone betrayed you."
Sima Jinglun's complexion changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Did he really do it? A bitch...!"
Xue Poye sneered and said: "Scoring won't change anything, he wants you to die, what about you, do you want him to die?"
"Although he is not benevolent, I can't be unrighteous." Sima Jinglun moved his body, and the iron shackles rattled: "If he wants to die, I will do it myself, I will not sell him to the puppet court... What's more, I don't know his whereabouts."
Xue Poye's eyes were full of mockery, and he said sarcastically: "You do it yourself? Hehe, I just need to move my finger now, and you will die a hundred times. Why do you say that you will take revenge yourself?"
"Even if I can't take revenge, that's my own business. What's more, Master Leng has been rescued. As long as he is alive, Yang Yao will pay a heavy price for what he has done sooner or later." Sima Jinglun said indifferently: " If you want to kill me, you can move your finger now, if I, Sima Jinglun, blink my eyes, I will not be raised."
"The bravery of a man, no wonder it will be defeated." Xue Poye sneered: "If you are like you, you are only a hero, let alone going against Chu and Shu, I am afraid that you will not even save your own life."
Sima Jinglun was startled, and his brows gradually frowned: "Who the hell are you?"
Xue Poye looked at him, and said slowly: "Who I am is not the key to the problem. The problem now is to put down Qinglianzhao's civil strife... at least let Yang Yao get the punishment he deserves, and you... Need to get out of here."
"You want to let me go?"
"It depends on whether you want to go or not."
"What's the meaning?"
Xue Poye touched his nose and said calmly: "Now I want to overthrow Kong Bufan, Minister of Rites, and fabricate charges for him, and the charge of colluding with Qinglianzhao... I think it is a good choice. You can use it as a witness to accuse Kong Bufan …I'll teach you what to say, will you?"
Sima Jinglun laughed and said: "The imperial court's despicable and shameless internal strife also needs the help of the so-called rebels in your mouth. It seems that the officials of the Great Chu court are indeed some despicable and shameless guys who will do anything to achieve their goals."
"I'm giving you a chance." Xue Poye said in a deep voice: "I will send someone to interrogate you to the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After you testify, they will send you back to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. On the way, I think there will be some sudden reinforcements. Save you from leaving."
"Why should I believe you?" Sima Jinglun said indifferently: "I, Sima Jinglun, have seen many things about crossing rivers, demolishing bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys. I'm afraid you should kill me to silence me after I testify?"
"Of course there is such a possibility." Xue Poye said indifferently: "But if you want to go out, you only have this chance. Do you want to take a gamble?"
Sima Jinglun stared at Xue Poye, seeing Xue Poye's serious expression, it didn't look like he was telling a lie.
Who wants to die if they can live
What's more, Sima Jinglun, who has the spirit of the world, has a heart of love and hatred in the world. He was betrayed by the chief rudder Yang Yao this time, and he thought he would die in peace. If there is a chance to escape from the prison and look for Leng Yanyun, It is naturally a great temptation to join forces for revenge.
He was silent and hesitating.
Xue Poye saw the slack in Sima Jinglun's twinkling eyes, so he said, "Didn't you always want to kill the emperor and officials of the Great Chu court? Minister of Rites, officials are big enough, as long as you cooperate a little, It's not a bad thing for you or me to be able to overthrow a minister."
The humid air in the dungeon was mixed with rancid air, Xue Poye gently covered his nose when he said this.
Sima Jinglun was silent for a long time before he said: "Where is Master Leng now? Is he... all right?"
Xue Poye shook his head and said: "I don't know where he is... Wouldn't it be a good thing, after the court knows where he is, it's not a good thing, right? But you should know that the one who rescued him that night was at least a warrior of the Seven Paths, It might even be a martial artist of the Eight Paths... I don’t want to ask you who that warrior is, I just want you to understand that since there is such a strong warrior who rescued him from leaving, Leng Yanyun will definitely not be in danger.”
Sima Jinglun nodded, and said calmly, "What do you want me to say in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment?"
Xue Poye knew that Sima Jinglun had already agreed to make a deal with him.
"Sometimes weaving charges doesn't require a complicated process." Xue Poye said leisurely: "To deal with Kong Bufan, all you need is a sufficient charge and some seemingly real evidence... Whether it is true or not, sometimes it is like a game. Passed with ease."
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The discussion in the dungeon didn't take too long, but before Xue Poye left, Sima Jinglun suddenly asked, "Has King Mingyue already entered the capital?"
Xue Poye frowned, looked at Sima Jinglun: "You know?"
Sima Jinglun smiled coldly and stopped talking.
"What do you know?" Xue Poye said indifferently: "Say what you want, it doesn't matter if you don't want to."
Sima Jinglun said: "Maybe one day I will tell you, but... not today!"
Xue Poye frowned even tighter, and said calmly: "Tomorrow the Ministry of Criminal Justice will interrogate you... If it goes well, you can let go and go find Yang Yao tomorrow."
"It's a deal with you, so I can't thank you." Sima Jinglun said: "But, I have to say... It's really a pleasure to make a deal with you!"
Xue Poye did not speak, and slowly left the dungeon of the Ministry of Justice with his hands behind his back.
The director of the prison saw Master Xue coming out, so he waved his subordinates to enter the dungeon to guard, and he came forward to greet him, and said respectfully: "My lord, the interrogation is over?"
"The trial is over?" Xue Poye said coldly, "What has this officer tried?"
The director of the prison was stunned, Xue Poye had already said calmly: "I have never been here tonight, and you have never seen me... Do you understand?"
The director of the prison immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "I have never seen Lord Xue Hou come to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
Xue Poye nodded, and quickly walked out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Turning around the alley, he saw a carriage parked there, and the driver was curled up on the seat, just dozing off.
Xue Poye acted extremely cautiously when he entered the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice at night, and did not bring too many people. The driver was a Habayashi guard in disguise.
Xue Poye walked closer, coughed, and said in a deep voice, "Fang Liao, let's go!"
He boarded the car shaft, opened the curtain, and was about to enter the car when he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance, which was indescribably familiar. He frowned, but before he could react, he felt a stiffness in his back, and a voice Said: "Don't move, I will kill you if you move!"
Fang Liao, the coachman of Habayashi Guard who was dozing off at first, quietly stretched out a sharp dagger at the moment Xue Poye was about to enter the carriage, and put it on Xue Poye's back.
Xue Poye actually laughed, and calmly said: "You... want to kill me?"
Fang Liao didn't answer, but Xue Poye continued: "I believe that you are the only one who won't kill me... Hehe, you are not Fang Liao. Fang Liao doesn't have this kind of fragrance on him."
"Fang Liao" behind him sneered, "Then who do you say I am?"
Xue Poye sighed, and his voice was a little excited: "You are the person I will never forget, you are the person I am always worried about, you are the person I am always worried about... Good sister, do you want to use a knife or a gun when you meet?" ?”
"Pfft!"
There was a burst of laughter from behind, and a soft voice said: "Slick tongue, smooth talk, are you really worried about me?"
Xue Poye felt that the dagger was taken away, so he turned around and stared at "Fang Liao", only to see that under the moonlight, his skin was as white as suet, round and jade-like, plump and enchanting, and the soul-stirring fragrance came to his nostrils. With picturesque eyebrows and a charming smile on the corner of her mouth, if she isn't the green lady she thinks about day and night, who is that