Wang Yufeng was shocked and said: "Since these orchids were trafficked legally, then my father was wrongly accused. Why did the emperor say this?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Wang Shichong has been on the run for many years and appears in the capital for no reason. He must have some agenda."
Wang Yufeng thought for a while and said quickly: "Your Majesty, it is probably because my father heard the news that the slave is still alive, so he managed to come to the capital in order to meet the slave. He definitely has no ill intentions. I hope the emperor will tell you clearly!"
It is undeniable that Wang Yufeng is indeed a smart woman, and her speculation is very close to the truth of the matter. However, Liu Ziqiu will not let go easily, frowning and saying: "Even if he just wants to see you, why do you think he is about to be killed by me?"
When he was caught by the guards, he was suddenly stabbed and seriously injured. Was it the person around him who plotted against him? Was this person placed next to him by someone else? Or was he deliberately arranged? There are many questions in this, and I don’t know these clearly.
, it will never be possible for him to prove his innocence!”
Faced with the eloquent Han Emperor, Wang Yufeng, the daughter of a sinner, naturally did not dare to say anything and could only sigh and shake her head.
Soon, a house slave was brought up. The house slave was also a barbarian, but he looked panicked. He knelt down on the ground with a "plop" and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have done everything I know about this villain. There is really nothing."
There is nothing more to say, please let your majesty understand clearly!"
Although Liu Ziqiu told Daleng that there was no need to interrogate those Hu merchants for the time being. There were only a hundred people, all kinds of slaves. Among these slaves, there were people like Wang San who were brave and not afraid of death. Naturally, some of them were greedy for life and afraid of death.
Although Daleng did not organize an interrogation of them, it did not prevent some of them from asking to report on their own initiative. It didn't take long for the situation to become clear. Wang Shichong was recruiting troops in Huining County in an attempt to make a comeback.
Upon hearing the news, Wang Yufeng was also stunned, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, crying: "Your Majesty, I know that I will die. I beg the Emperor to be merciful and allow me to see my father before I die. I will die without regrets."
Liu Ziqiu glanced at Wang Yufeng, who was wearing pear blossoms and raining flowers, and couldn't help but couldn't help crying or laughing. He stretched out his hand to pull her up and said: "I know that you have been in Concubine Yun's palace for these years and have no contact with your father. What he did
What does it have to do with you? Don’t worry, I won’t blame you. You should just sit back and wait for a good county horse.”
Only then did Wang Yufeng stop crying and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, I have an unkind request."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "You are planning to plead for your father."
Seeing that her thoughts were being read, Wang Yufeng couldn't help but blush, and whispered: "I am willing to give up the title of princess and do not want the dowry, just in exchange for my father's life."
Liu Ziqiu also sighed and said: "I originally had no intention of going into details. Although he recruited troops and was suspected of rebellion, he did not carry out the crime after all. The crime is not punishable by death. I just don't know why someone stabbed him. So now he
Whether he can survive or not does not depend on me, but on his own destiny."
Thinking of her father lying on the bed with his life hanging by a thread, Wang Yufeng couldn't help but burst into tears again.
…
In fact, Liu Ziqiu had already guessed that an ambitious person would not easily give up to loneliness. Since Wang Shichong had dreamed of being an emperor, as long as he was still alive and free in the world, he would always be an unstable factor. Today he brought
Wang Yufeng came over, firstly to let her fulfill her wish to see her father, and secondly, she also wanted her to know what Wang Shichong had been doing these years. In order to allow Wang Yufeng to see a more real side, Liu Ziqiu did not allow anyone to interrogate him in advance, but he
It cannot stop someone from surrendering. Of course, the final effect is still the same.
However, Liu Ziqiu could spare Wang Shichong's life, but he could not allow him to continue to accumulate strength secretly. Although Wang Shichong was likely to not survive, and even if he could survive, it would be difficult to escape his control, Liu Ziqiu still would not allow those harmful things to happen.
Factors for national stability continue to exist.
After sending Wang Yufeng back to the palace, Liu Ziqiu immediately convened the ministers to discuss matters. At the same time, he dispatched a large army to Huining County to wipe out Wang Shichong's remnant party and search Wang Shichong's family property.
At this time, the Byzantine envoy Peg was also brought into the hall. Seeing those Orchids in costumes, Peg suddenly became excited, knelt down and spoke a long chatter.
The interpreter hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Peg is thanking you for rescuing them. I would like to ask Your Majesty, when will they be released back to their hometown?"
After Liu Ziqiu figured out what he meant, he sneered: "Peg, because you are a foreign envoy, I will temporarily spare you the crime of deceiving the emperor. How dare you ask me to let them go? To be honest.
Let me tell you, I already know that they are all trophies of the Persian Empire, and now they have been bought back by my merchant from the Han Dynasty. The merchant from the Han Dynasty has committed other crimes, and now they have been searched everywhere. They are now the property of the imperial court.
Already."
Knowing that his lie had been exposed, Peg couldn't help but blush. He slowly got up from the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the Byzantine Empire is willing to pay to redeem them and return them. I hope your Majesty will allow it."
These young women and girls were all nobles of the Byzantine Empire, but they were displayed in the main hall like property. This made Peg feel deeply humiliated. But he also knew that the Han Dynasty was very powerful now, and even the powerful Western Turks
He bowed his head and surrendered, so he didn't dare to ask for it openly, and could only propose to solve it through redemption.
But Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly and said: "I am a big man and I am not short of your money! I called you here today just to let you know that you can leave now!"
Peg wanted to say something more, but the guards on the left and right ignored him, grabbed his shoulders, and dragged him out of the hall.
Wei Zheng frowned and said, "Your Majesty, you have always wanted to connect the trade routes between the East and the West. Why don't you take the opportunity to sell him a favor?"
Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Sir, you don't know something. Those barbarians value strength. As long as you are stronger than him, he will obey you. Otherwise, even if you sell him a hundred huge favors, he will not do it."
I won’t admit it. There have been years of war between Persia and the Byzantine Empire, and domestic taxes have been rising again and again. At first, I was worried that the merchants of the Han Dynasty would suffer some losses when they went to trade there. But you see, Wang Shichong is still living happily.
Shuiqi? Although Wang Shichong is a Hu, he uses the identity of Han when he interacts with the Persians. What does this mean? It means that the strength of my Han Dynasty makes the Persians afraid and they dare not bully my Han merchants."
Having said this, Liu Ziqiu pointed to the women in the hall and said: "Dear ladies, I invite you here today to open your eyes to these beauties of Wang Shichong. After the court is over, everyone will
Take one home."
Liu Ziqiu was always generous to his ministers, but he usually only rewarded some gold, silver and jewelry. This was the first time he rewarded a woman like this.
Li Jing vaguely sensed Liu Ziqiu's intention and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, you should have something else to say, right?"
Yu Chigong was a rough old man and said with a grin: "If Mr. Li is worried about your sister-in-law being blamed, just give the Hu Ji assigned to you to Lao Hei!"
All the civil and military officials burst into laughter.
When everyone's laughter subsided, Liu Ziqiu raised his hand and said: "You must have already known that these women are people of high status in the Byzantine Empire. Some of them are the wives of dukes, and some are the ladies of counts. In the Byzantine Empire,
When they were young, they were pampered and well-off, with a cloud of servants coming and going. Now when you look at them, what do they look like?"
In order to attract others' attention, Wang Shichong prepared very revealing clothes for these women.
When Zhao Ling saw this, he stroked his beard and said in a strange tone: "She looks a lot like Hu Ji from Zuixianglou."
Zuixianglou is a famous brothel in Luoyang City. This sentence naturally compared these women to brothel girls, which immediately caused another round of laughter.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, straightened his face, and said: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten! If Byzantium defeated Persia, the one standing here waiting for everyone to choose is the princess of Persia! Maybe you don't know that Byzantium is also in the West.
A very powerful empire. The reason why it is in the state it is today is because there are problems within this huge empire. Internal strife is the beginning of foreign troubles. We big men must learn from it. Otherwise, I don’t need to elaborate on the rest.
Just say it!"
The civil and military officials suddenly fell silent. Looking at the women in the hall, their mood was no longer as relaxed as before. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Even Wei Zheng and others who have read poetry and books have never heard of it, but the truth of this sentence is
But it is actually there. They also have wives, concubines, and children, and their fate has long been tied to the entire Han Dynasty. Once the Han Dynasty is in turmoil and is taken advantage of by foreigners, their wives, concubines, and children will inevitably end up there.
Such an ending. This is not a reward for Liu Ziqiu, he is clearly using these orchids to sound the alarm for them!
…
This court meeting was very successful. After the court meeting, the military drills that had been a little lax became tense again. The civil servants also began to do their jobs diligently and worked hard to deal with the affairs at hand. The huge machine of the Han Dynasty began to run with all its strength.
, and this is what Liu Ziqiu wants to see. He doesn't like to dominate, but he doesn't like to be bullied even more. The only way to solve this problem is to make himself strong enough. Being strong itself is sometimes a kind of power.
It is a force of deterrence. When you are strong, your enemies will not dare to look down upon you or launch war against you easily, and peace will follow.
Although the Han Dynasty today has made many developments compared to a few years ago, after all, it has just experienced a period of turmoil, and many places still need to rest and recuperate. Therefore, a peaceful development environment is extremely important to the Han Dynasty. However, both externally and internally
, there are always some forces who do not want to see the Han Dynasty develop peacefully.