And just as the man retreated, the young eunuch reported again, saying that two servants were waiting outside the palace.
"Tell them to come in." At this time, Emperor Qianwen had no idea, so he wanted to see what good ideas the two servants could come up with.
After a while, the two servants hurriedly walked into the main hall. When they saw Emperor Qianwen sitting high up, they quickly saluted and said hello.
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen had already regained his composure. At least there was nothing strange seen on his face. His unfathomable look, in the eyes of the two servants, made them feel bottomless. There were bouts of panic.
Even now, they still don't know what the emperor's attitude is towards this matter.
If Emperor Qianwen was dissatisfied with what they did and even realized that they were framing Marquis Zhongcheng, would he be angry because of it?
Precisely because they didn't know all this, the two servants were a little uneasy. But on the other hand, thinking about it, they did things so perfectly and the evidence was conclusive. Even the emperor couldn't blatantly excuse them. This made them feel worried. Got some confidence.
"Your Majesty, the evidence of Marquis Zhongcheng's rebellion is conclusive. I would like to ask your Majesty to order Jin Jiawei to arrest people in the post house." Unable to guess what Emperor Qian Wen was thinking, Bailigui decided to go straight to the point and test it directly.
As the leading figure in this matter, Baili Gui spoke first. Zuopushe Fan Shitong, who was also involved in the matter, could not remain silent. At that moment, he also stepped forward and said: "Zhongcheng Hou is treasonous and unethical. Enjoy it." Although the emperor's kindness is so great, he actually has a different intention. This person should be beheaded as a sign to all the officials. Please order someone to arrest the criminal and bring him to justice."
The suspect was changed into a criminal, which was tantamount to directly convicting Shen Yunyi. As long as the emperor admitted it, there was no fear of anyone overturning the case in the future. Even if Shen Ao hurried back from Liaozhou, he would still be convicted. There is no way around it.
Who can change the things that the emperor has decided? Do you want His Majesty to shame himself? This must be untenable.
It has to be said that Fan Shitong's political wisdom is still very high. Just one sentence forced Emperor Qianwen to characterize the matter, and it was also a way to better test the emperor's attitude.
How could the clever Emperor Qianwen not see this? He had been the emperor for seventeen years and was busy with government affairs every day. He faced all kinds of temptations from his ministers, and he was already very good at dealing with them. At this moment, he looked towards The two servants were a little anxious, but he seemed to be in no hurry, "Well, Yan Fu has already reported what happened to me. From this point of view, Marquis Zhongcheng is indeed questionable. But what exactly is going on? , it still needs a joint trial by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple before a final decision can be made. Alas, after all, it is a major matter of rebellion, so it is not too much to be cautious, the two beloved ministers said, right?"
The emperor did not fall into the trap, he just said that Shen Yunyi was suspicious, and he did not outright say that he was guilty. When the two servants heard this, they looked bitter, knowing that in this matter, the emperor could not fully support them. .
They didn't know that if Shen Yunyi was dead now, even if he was imprisoned, Emperor Qianwen would easily accuse him of treason. But now that he is alive and well, he is still being raped by the barbarian princess After being protected, there have been changes in the development of the matter. At this time, if you still ask him to convict him, wouldn't it not leave even the slightest escape route? With Emperor Wen's cleverness, how could he do such an uncertain and foolish thing? thing.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty has thought very carefully." The two servants faced Emperor Qianwen and could only bow their heads and say yes. But this does not mean that they lost. As long as they can regain the control of Hou Zhongcheng, they can win at any time. It can be reversed.
Thinking of this, Bai Ligui spoke again: "As Your Majesty said, the matter of Marquis Zhongcheng must be interrogated, but now that he is in a barbarian posthouse, how can he be interrogated?"
"Well, what Baili Aiqing said is absolutely true. In this case, I will leave this matter to you. I will give you an imperial edict later. You can go to the post to ask for someone. But remember, Now Daqian and the barbarians are on good terms, so don't go to war and cause trouble in their relations." Emperor Qianwen nodded, agreed with Bailigui's request, and agreed to give the other party his decree.
"Ah? This..." Baili Gui's face showed a tangled expression. Even if he couldn't go to war, how could he get someone out? He was just thinking about the difficulties involved and wanted to ask for permission. Emperor Qianwen, who had already lowered his head to write his decree, spoke again: "The truce with the barbarians and the parallel trade were something that Lord Zhongguo had to do with great effort. Such a good situation cannot be ruined in our hands. If any of my ministers ruins this good situation, he will be the sinner of Daqian, and I will not be lenient to him."
As soon as he said these words, all Bailigui's original words were blocked in his stomach. In this case, let alone asking the emperor for instructions to send troops to seize people by force, it looks like sending troops on a conscript basis. You can't do anything to oppress the barbarians, so how can you get the barbarian princess to let her go?
Emperor Qianwen didn't think so much. After writing the edict and stamping it with a big seal, he handed it over to Yan Fu and delivered it to Baili Gui. "This thing was originally caused by you. Now that something unexpected happened, it should be It's just for you to finish it off.
Emperor Qianwen went to rest. After all, it was already late at night. If these things hadn't happened, he wouldn't have known which concubine's bed he was in.
The emperor could go to rest, but the two servants could not sleep. The way things turned out was completely beyond their expectation, and it also made things very difficult.
"Brother Fan, you can't ignore what we are going to do now." After Bailigui left the Yangxin Hall, he looked at Fan Shitong and said as if he had no idea.
The emperor put the errand into his own hands, and Bailigui couldn't shirk it now. But he was at a loss and didn't know what to do next, so he focused on Fan Shitong, looking like he was asking for advice. .
Don't look at how polite Bailigui is now. But once Fan Shitong intends to back down, he is afraid that he will immediately threaten him. After all, the other party is also involved in this matter. Although he is not in a dominant position, but in the spirit of The principle is that everyone who sees something has a stake in it, and no one can escape if something happens.
How could Fan Shitong not understand this truth? Although things have gone as they have now, which is beyond his expectation, things still need to be done. Only the death of Marquis Zhongcheng can weaken Duke Zhongguo's strength and make it possible to take action against Shen Ao. Come on. If this were not the case, why could King Qing marry a barbarian princess?
"Brother Baili, don't be anxious. The most important thing now is that Marquis Zhongcheng must die. As long as he dies, the emperor and officials will never speak for a dead man." Fan Shitong said comfortingly.
"That's the truth, but now that he is in a barbarian posthouse, how can we capture him?" Bailigui asked anxiously.
"How can it not be possible? His Majesty has no intention of sending people to attack. Can't we send people to attack it? And as long as Marquis Zhongcheng dies in the post house, then the barbarians will have the responsibility. At that time, we only need to show our If we don't hold them accountable, the relationship between Daqian and the barbarians will not be broken, right?" Fan Shitong sneered and said as if giving instructions.
Another advantage of doing this is that if Marquis Zhongcheng really died in the barbarian post house, it would eliminate the possibility of Shen Ao and Oyadan getting married. After all, his biological uncle died in this woman's body. In this way, Prince Qing would have more opportunities.
Fan Shitong had his own considerations. When Bailigui heard the unexpected news, he didn't have time to think about it so much. He only knew that if he could really kill Marquis Zhongcheng in the post house, then what would happen? The Marquis died in the territory of the barbarians. This guilt is not small. In this way, he turned around and generously expressed that he would not pursue this responsibility. Presumably the barbarian princess would not hold on to this matter, so she It can maintain friendly relations with the barbarians and achieve its own goals.
"Oh, Brother Fan is indeed Brother Fan. This is a good idea. Now, I will go to Marquis Wu Yong and ask them to send out good men to take action." As if the words woke up the dreamer, Baili Guiyi He changed his sad look just now and said with a smile. Then, his footsteps seemed to be a little lighter when he left.
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Barbarian Inn.
The thousands of silver-armored guards outside the door have not been removed, and anyone entering or leaving needs to be carefully identified, which makes Oyadan's purpose of transferring Shen Yunyi out impossible to achieve.
In this regard, Shen Yunyi, who has regained his freedom, does not have any sense of frustration. "Your Highness, if you don't want to leave, I won't leave. I thought about it and decided that it should be safe enough to stay here."
"Yes, uncle, please don't worry. Emperor Daqian will be afraid even if I am here. They won't dare to mess around." Seeing Shen Yunyi's size, Oyadan said with a grateful face. .At the same time, I still feel a little comfortable in my heart. Keeping Shen Yunyi by my side gives them more opportunities to get in touch with each other. When I see Shen Ao in the future, this uncle will also speak a lot for him. That's a good thing.
Shen Yunyi had no intention of leaving, so Oyadan arranged for someone to clean a spacious and clean room to rest. As soon as he finished doing this, the captain of the guard Tumasha came in and said, "Your Highness, there is a man who claims to be The person who was shot by Da Gan’s right servant said that he had an imperial edict from Emperor Da Gan and wanted to talk to us.”
"Let's take a look." Oyadan nodded. She would never hand over the person. She just wanted to see what other tricks these people could do.
At the main entrance of the post house, the barbarian envoy was communicating with She Bailigui, the right servant of Daqian who came.