Liang Pingshu was less than ten years old at the time, a time of innocence and innocence.
Because her mother had a miscarriage, she was not allowed to cause trouble at home, so she went to the palace to play with cousin Dejia.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Dejia was not at Fengyang Pavilion, but at Qianyuan Palace.
She sneaked in alone and started searching along the palace wall.
She accidentally broke into that small courtyard and saw a scene that she would never forget in her life.
The man with his back to her held a small plate in his hand.
When she heard the noise and turned around, Liang Pingshu saw clearly what was inside the small plate. It was a human eyeball!
The blood was placed on the plate. In front of the man, there was someone helping him. His right eye was bleeding.
Liang Pingshu froze instantly.
The man was none other than Hei Jiren who was able to stop children from crying at night.
"What? The county master also wants to come and give it a try?" Hei Jiren asked with a smile, showing his white teeth.
Liang Pingshu couldn't hear anything, she only felt that Hei Jiren's white teeth were opening wider and wider, as if a huge mouth was about to swallow her up.
Later, she was seriously ill for a month and forgot about the incident.
But in fact, Liang Pingshu never forgot that her younger brother fell into the water and died of illness, and her mother had repeated miscarriages.
She slowly understood that the emperor's uncle, who seemed to love her on the surface, was actually a cold tyrant!
Liang Pingshu stood at the door of Qianyuan Palace, looking up at the red gold plaque, and kept asking herself: Has nothing changed from Emperor Shunde to Emperor Zhaowu
As long as someone becomes an emperor, is this the case
A chamberlain at the door couldn't help but come over and ask her: "County Master, are you here to see the princess or the emperor?"
"Let's go see the princess first." Liang Pingshu came to her senses and walked in.
When they arrived at the front hall, Wen Qingzhu was reviewing something. When he saw Liang Pingshu coming in, he was slightly surprised.
"Why is the County Lord here?"
When Liang Pingshu saw her, she suddenly remembered something. If Qingzhu could persuade the emperor, it would definitely be effective.
She immediately stepped forward and told Wen Qingzhu what happened at the east gate, and finally asked: "The princess must advise the emperor. He is the new emperor, how can he be so cruel? Those who commit crimes do deserve to be punished according to the law." Well, the torture methods used by the previous government should not have been used at all."
Wen Qingzhu put down the pen in his hand, frowned slightly, and thought for a long time before saying: "I agree with Bai Di's actions, and the emperor does not know about this."
When these words fell into her ears, Liang Pingshu was shocked and her mind was sluggish for a moment.
She suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You said you agreed to Bai Di's execution?"
"Well, for those at the lowest level of the palace, torture is the fastest way to deter them. It's not terrible if one or two have problems, but if there are dozens or hundreds, the problem will be very serious. Now the Emperor There has to be an absolutely safe environment, so these are a must.”
Wen Qingzhu watched the change in her eyes, but did not stop talking: "Originally, Bai Di's intention was to intimidate the people living in the palace, but I think it would be good to put it over the east gate so that the people passing by can see it. , and it can also be spread out by the way.”
"Qingzhu! Why are you doing this? Don't you have many ways to solve this matter better?" Liang Pingshu felt that the person in front of her had become extremely strange.
She thought of Fu Lie and said, "If Fu Lie were here, would he agree to what you did?"
This last sentence made Wen Qingzhu hesitate a little.
If it were Fu Lie, he probably wouldn't do this half the time.
Wen Qingzhu soon calmed down: "Whether he agrees or not has nothing to do with me. The situation now is very dangerous and complicated. I must deal with more important things wholeheartedly."
"What is more important? Human life, isn't it?" When Liang Pingshu thought of those scenes, her stomach couldn't help but churn.
Wen Qingzhu asked her, "Are you here to question this matter?"
Liang Pingshu smiled coldly: "The princess is joking. How dare I question you? I will leave now."
She turned around and left. Wen Qingzhu frowned and looked at her leaving figure, then turned to tell Lu Tao: "Send someone to tell the eldest princess and Princess Dejia that Pingshu's mood is a little unstable."
Night fell, but there was not a single star in the sky. It was so dark that it made people feel a little panicked.
Wen Qingzhu finally waited until Jiang Yuanhan returned to the palace.
Before she could speak, Jiang Yuanhan came over with a letter: "This is a letter from the Huns, saying that the King of the Huns is dead, and that the second prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince are seizing power! The Huns army is temporarily retreating."
"The King of the Huns is dead?" Wen Qingzhu walked down quickly, took the letter from Jiang Yuanhan, and opened it to read.
The Huns did withdraw their troops, but there was still no good news from Fu Lie.
Wen Qingzhu calculated the time silently, and Xin Zhong should have arrived at Dingyuan at this time.
"Sister, are you worried about the regent?" Jiang Yuanhan saw her expression and couldn't help but think of Wen Qingzhu taking Xin Chong away.
I felt a little sour in my heart. In my sister's heart, Fu Lie was indeed more important.
Wen Qingzhu noticed that his tone was different, raised his head and asked him to sit down: "Worry is definitely worry, but what should be more worrying is how Pei Yu will fight back. What did Mr. Lei say to you?"
Thinking of some of Lei Xiao's suggestions, Jiang Yuanhan did not dare to say it directly, but said another way: "Master Lei said that I handled it well, but Pei Yu will definitely not be willing to accept it, but he will not openly oppose me. He may Cause trouble for my sister.”
"Why is it me again?" Wen Qingzhu waited for him to finish and corrected him again.
Jiang Yuanhan turned around and sat down, scanning the room: "There really won't be anyone else coming to me now. Sister, please stop being so entangled! Sister is different from others! Besides, Sister Dejia didn't say anything to me. "
Seeing that he was not special to her, Wen Qingzhu felt relieved and stopped worrying about this matter.
"I just want him to cause trouble for me, but I'm afraid he won't do anything. If he stays at home for a month, I won't know how to start."
Wen Qingzhu sat down. During the day, she had been thinking about how to find a new breakthrough point and slowly divide the power in Pei Yu's hands.
"That's right." Jiang Yuanhan patted the small table and looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Master Lei said that since the Prime Minister is away, someone is needed. It is best to have two people share the Prime Minister's duties."
When Wen Qingzhu heard this, he felt something was wrong: "Do you have any suggestions, Master Lei?"
"He always listens to his sister." Jiang Yuanhan replied immediately.
Wen Qingzhu frowned. Lei Xiao wanted to make Lei Xiao completely unwilling to take responsibility and let her have full power to deal with Pei Yu.
This was indeed her plan before. The Yushitai was of a special nature and it was not easy to get involved in such things.
Once Yushitai shows an obvious tendency, people will take advantage of it.
It's just that she wanted to do this. Wen Qingzhu felt a little unhappy at being forced to go like this.
She looked into Jiang Yuanhan's eyes as before, and she was afraid that Lei Xiao would never tell him directly.
"Okay." Wen Qingzhu agreed.
Seeing Jiang Yuanhan's face, she let it go. Anyway, she could use this matter to slowly accumulate conflicts.
When the time comes to leave the capital, Jiang Yuanhan can't stop him.
Wen Qingzhu considered it carefully: "It is best for two people to share the prime minister's affairs. One Wei Ziying is necessary. He is a veteran, and his current status is comparable to that of Fu Xuan. The nobles in the capital will not have much objection, and the other one is necessary." It must be a new generation of young ministers.”
"Who does sister want to recommend?" Jiang Yuanhan thought, Lei Xiao also recommended two people.
Wen Qingzhu said slowly: "Fu Yu, Wan Hongyu, and Cui Xiushan."
"Why is there Cui Xiushan?" Jiang Yuanhan asked conditionally.
Wen Qingzhu looked at him sideways and smiled: "It's normal that Mr. Lei didn't mention Cui Xiushan. After all, his current status is very embarrassing."
"Sister..." Jiang Yuanhan suddenly felt guilty and bit his lip to explain, "I didn't hide it from my sister on purpose. It was Mr. Lei who said to listen to my sister's opinion first, then I will think about it, and finally I will listen to his thoughts."
Wen Qingzhu waved his hand: "Don't be like this. I don't blame you. Master Lei really cares about you."
Jiang Yuanhan wanted to say something, but Wen Qingzhu fell into deep thought.
Finally, someone outside the door reported that Princess Dejia was waiting for her at Huaqing Palace.
Wen Qingzhu then stood up and asked Jiang Yuanhan to think about it carefully while she went to see Jiang Dejia first.
Back at Huaqing Palace, Jiang Dejia sat in the room and kept looking out the door.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu step into the palace gate, she quickly stood up to greet him.
Wen Qingzhu speeded up and went in, caressing her and scolding: "You are also serious. You were less than three months pregnant and you were frightened before. Why did you send someone to Huaqing Palace in person? Send someone to tell me and I will go there." "
"I do, but I'm too worried that you may misunderstand Pingshu. There is a reason why she is so opposed to torture." Jiang Dejia sat down and began to talk about Liang Pingshu's past.
After listening, Wen Qingzhu also fell silent.
But she quickly explained: "I didn't misunderstand what Pingshu meant. I know very well what kind of person she is. After all, she is sister Shuo's best friend. To be honest, she was scared by Hei Jiren at such a young age. However, after seeing the cruel and dark side of Emperor Shunde, he could still maintain his integrity and original intention. If it were me, I might not be able to do it... "
"As long as you don't misunderstand, the real reason is that she later gradually realized that there is no closeness under the imperial power. Otherwise, the eldest princess and Princess Cheng once helped their father, but they In the end, my father never let go of the Liang family."
When Jiang Dejia talked about these things, a hint of hatred appeared on his face.
Not only did the eldest princess not get spared, but her mother and concubine also suffered greatly.
After the matter was made clear, Jiang Dejia stood up and left.
Huaqing Palace lost Aunt Wei, and what happened at the east gate made the entire palace trembling with fear, fearing to offend their master.
There was not even an ordinary palace person to be seen in the entire palace.
Lu Tao saw the loneliness in her eyes and came over to change her tea: "Princess, are you thinking about Aunt Wei? In fact, I thought about it carefully later and found that Aunt Wei had traces from the beginning."
"What should I say?" Wen Qingzhu immediately came to his senses and became energetic.
Lu Tao handed over the hot tea: "Princess, moisten your throat first. When you were at Qianyuan Palace, you didn't use tea much. I heard your voice was a little hoarse."
Wen Qingzhu felt relieved and raised his hand to let Lu Tao sit down: "Fortunately, you are always by my side."
"If I'm not by your side, who will be by your side?" Lu Tao covered his lips with a smile and started talking about Aunt Wei.
"The time the emperor broke into the bath before, Aunt Wei was supposed to be there. The little palace maid was timid and didn't know what happened in the inner palace, so naturally she couldn't explain clearly. But that time I asked the little palace maid who spoke, only The reason why my aunt is not here is because other palaces have sent me items, but my aunt went over to check them in person."
"She is the steward of Huaqing Palace. There is no need for her to go there personally for such small matters." Wen Qingzhu pointed out the problem here.
Lu Tao nodded: "Yes, but she went, which means there is a problem. Firstly, Aunt Wei was the old man from Qingning Palace before, and we all believed in her. Secondly, things were very urgent everywhere at that time, so we also I didn't notice this. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, this investigation will make it clear."
Wen Qingzhu nodded in agreement: "If it had been discovered earlier, maybe Auntie could have saved her life."
"Princess." Lu Tao knew that his master had always been kind-hearted.