Emperor Zhao was dining with Concubine Zhuang. Concubine Zhuang picked up a piece of lettuce and put it in Emperor Zhao's bowl.
"Your Majesty, try this dish."
Emperor Zhao tasted it and said with a smile: "In the whole palace, it is the food cooked in my concubine's small kitchen that suits my taste best."
"Your Majesty, you can eat more if you like."
Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, a palace maid walked in with her head lowered, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Highness is here. She is just outside the palace."
"Jue'er is here? Why didn't this kid come to have dinner without saying anything in advance? Let him in quickly."
Soon, Qi Jue walked in and bowed first, "I have met my father, the emperor, and my mother's concubine."
"It's late at night, Jue'er, you haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, sit down and eat first, don't make your stomach hungry."
However, Qi Jue did not move, "Father, I have something to report."
Emperor Zhao also put down his chopsticks and looked at his most satisfied son with a loving expression on his face: "It's not too late to sit down and talk while eating."
"It's still unnecessary. I'm afraid that if I say it at the dinner table, Father, you will lose your appetite."
When Emperor Zhao heard this, he knew it was serious business. He picked up a sweat towel and wiped his mouth, stood up and said, "Then let's go to the study next door to talk."
After arriving in the study, Qi Jue went straight to the point and said: "Father, my son came to the palace today to give a big gift to someone."
Hearing this, Emperor Zhao was quite surprised, "Oh, who is so proud that you, Jue'er, can specially prepare a big gift and send it to the palace?"
Qi Jue raised his hand, Feiyun held a brocade box, walked into the study, and stopped in front of Eunuch Liu.
Obviously, Eunuch Liu did not expect that this gift was directed at him. He was surprised, but even more excited.
King Dingbei finally knew his importance, and he wanted to win over him so blatantly?
Nowadays, among so many princes, Qi Jue is the most favored, and he is more likely to ascend the throne in the future. If Qi Jue sincerely wants to win over him, it is not impossible for him to consider it.
"Your Highness is really thoughtful. This slave is just a eunuch. How can he bear this great gift that His Highness specially prepared for this slave?"
He said he couldn't bear it, but in fact his eyes were shining and his face was full of calculations.
Even if Qi Jue stepped on it with his foot, he knew what the eunuch was planning and sneered coldly.
"It's just a simple effort. I believe that Eunuch Liu will like this gift very much and will be very grateful to me."
Is this a rare treasure?
Eunuch Liu took the brocade box and slowly opened it, but in the next moment, after seeing the contents of the brocade box clearly, he screamed in fright and threw the entire brocade box out.
Emperor Zhao's curiosity was also aroused by what Qi Jue said, but when he heard Eunuch Liu yelling, he couldn't help but stretched his neck to take a look. With just one glance, Emperor Zhao almost vomited on the spot!
The brocade box fell to the ground with a bang, and the next second, a bloody head rolled out of the brocade box. By coincidence, it rolled to Eunuch Liu's feet.
Moreover, the pair of unyielding eyes on the head were staring at him!
Eunuch Liu was instantly frightened and his legs weakened. He collapsed on the ground with a plop, trying to kick his head away in a panic.
"What...what is this!"
Emperor Zhao stood up in shock, "Someone is coming! Someone is coming to protect you!"
Just when the imperial army rushed in, Qi Jue stood tall and calm on the spot, calm as a mountain in the wind and rain, and said coldly: "Father, there is no need to panic, this is just a head, Eunuch Liu, why are you so panicked? This
The owner of the head, who keeps calling you uncle, is your relative."
Eunuch Liu fell to the ground and vomited. After hearing Qi Jue's words, he plucked up the courage to look. This man was not...
"Why, Eunuch Liu can't even recognize his own relatives?"
Eunuch Liu took a breath and gave a forced smile, "Your Highness is joking, this... this person is indeed somewhat related to this servant, but he is definitely not a direct relative. I have never seen him twice. I don't know.
What mistake did this man make to offend His Highness?"
"Is it interesting that I'm still talking here after my head has been delivered to you? No matter whether this person is a direct relative of you or not, he is using your name to burn, kill, loot, and bully men and women.
, you still want to deduce it completely by saying that you haven’t met him a few times?”
Eunuch Liu made a shocked expression, "What, this guy has done so many unjust things? And in the name of a slave? Your Majesty, this slave really doesn't know anything about these things.
I have been serving Your Majesty in the palace, and my contact with my family is only a few letters at most. I really don’t know that there are collateral relatives who are using my name to do bad things. Your Majesty, please tell me!"
After all, Eunuch Liu had been serving Emperor Zhao all the time. Emperor Zhao naturally wanted to turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.
"Although this matter was done by a collateral relative of Liu Dequan in his name, he himself did not know about it after all. Those who do not know are not guilty, so there is no need to be too harsh."
Hearing Emperor Zhao's words, before Eunuch Liu could breathe a sigh of relief, Qi Jue continued: "Liu Dequan's statement that he did not know anything about it was just a one-sided statement. What's more, if there is no one above, if these people do whatever they want,
And no one dares to control them? In the final analysis, it is just because of the people behind him. If things go on like this, dignitaries and dignitaries run rampant in the world, and people have no place to judge their grievances. This will inevitably lead to a situation where the law is no longer the law and the country is not like the country.
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Father, a thousand-mile dike breaks in an ant nest. Don't underestimate trivial things. Temporary indulgence will only make this bullying phenomenon more rampant. Please think twice!"
The last sentence of Qi Jue's long list of great principles made Emperor Zhao think twice. But if Emperor Zhao didn't punish him severely, wouldn't he become a coward who indulged his subordinates?
What Emperor Zhao cares most about is the world's opinion of him, not to mention that Emperor Zhao knows his little son very well.
If his handling today is not satisfactory to Qi Jue, then I am afraid that tomorrow, not only they will know about this matter, but it will go directly to the court.
At that time, those ministers will start to make noise, which will be the biggest headache!
"What Jue'er said is very reasonable. I didn't think it over carefully and almost made a mistake. Liu Dequan, as the chief eunuch, you are unable to control your relatives at home, so that you allow those people to commit crimes in your name."
many crimes,
You, the person who supports you, are also at fault. According to my decree, you will be fined for one year in salary and fifty rods. You will fully bear the losses of the innocent people who have been harmed and double the compensation. Jue'er, since this matter is
What you discover will be up to you to supervise whether it is implemented in place."
Qi Jue naturally knew that this was the biggest concession made by Emperor Zhao. After all, it was not Eunuch Liu himself who committed the crime. It was impossible for Emperor Zhao to cut off his left and right arms. It was just a show of punishment.