It was very simple for Hanlin to 'handle' the case. The emperor followed Liu Dang's suggestion, wrote a personal edict, convicted him of the death penalty, and escorted him to the capital for execution.
Wan Heshun felt like he had been slapped, and his face was still burning. Although this was just the beginning, once the impeachment reached the Sixth Department of Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate... the consequences would be quite dire.
He would never tolerate others dominating his own territory. This small incident completely ignited the anger of the county king. Liu Zhennian controlled the emperor, and if he wanted to overthrow him in one fell swoop, he would have to rely on Lu Fangxuan's tens of thousands of soldiers.
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Wan Heshun hinted at him more than once to start an uprising, but Lu Fangxuan ignored him and seemed too passive, which greatly disgusted him. However, the recent excommunication of extremists like Qi Zi may be an opportunity.
He figured it out as soon as he patted his head. In order to avoid Liu Dang's eyes and ears, he called the servants around him and whispered: "I have some official documents that need to be approved by the palace. You take them out. If no one suspects, then
Go straight to Mr. Hu from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then teach Hu Qi to send people to Yue Mansion to discuss the secret matter of clearing out the traitorous officials... You have been with me for many years, you should understand what I mean."
The slave nodded without thinking.
"Go." Wan Heshun waved his hand, and the servant retreated out of the hall.
At this moment, Hu Qi was sitting in the official office doing business as usual, and unexpectedly saw the news that Wang Hanlin was escorting the capital. There was no one around him, so he sighed: "Wang Hanlin is not careful on weekdays. He stole the money and got someone to catch him.
Go. This person is usually easy to get along with, but it’s a pity that he is trapped in a party dispute!"
At this point, seeing the scribe coming with servants from Wanjia, he quickly stood up and asked, "Scribe, why don't you tell me that you know?"
The servant didn't wait for the scribe to reply. He walked up to Hu Qi with a smile and bowed: "We have something important to discuss, so I urged the scribe a few words. I hope I won't blame him."
"Okay," Hu Qi motioned for the scribe to go out and hold the slave, "What orders does King Wanjun have?"
The servant was afraid that he could not hear clearly, so he said word by word: "The prince wants to ask Lu Fangxuan to help him clean up his side and eradicate the traitors."
"What?" Hu Qi, who had always been calm, was taken aback.
"Qing Jun," the slave repeated again.
Hu Qi originally wanted to discuss it further, but unfortunately Prince Wan was not around and could not explain to him. He walked around the room a few times, calmed down, and then patted the slave on the shoulder: "I don't think well of this matter. Ah,
Why don't you take me to the county king, and I can remonstrate with him face to face."
The servant took two steps back, bent down and saluted: "It's really not possible, sir! If you don't obey the order, it will be suspected of disobedience, so you'd better not go back."
Hu Qi turned around and said twice, "Okay, I'll do it."
The scribe was led by Zheng Shiyan to Lu Fangxuan's outer study. After meeting Lu Fangxuan, they exchanged a few words and then got back to the topic: "Have you heard that Wang Hanlin is going to solve the problem of beheading the capital?"
Lu Fangxuan immediately became serious: "I thought I would be dismissed from office, but how could it lead to such a mess?"
"No, it's still Liu..." The servant made a strange look on his face and did not dare to continue.
"Did Prince Wanjun not respond? I remember that after everyone left, he was a little angry."
The servant saw that he had answered the question and knew that he had succeeded, so he replied with a smile: "Of course. The prince is worried about the people and the country. Who is not angry with the people with lofty ideals in the country?"
"What does the prince want from me?" Lu Fangxuan asked.
The conversation became more and more interesting, and the servant did not shy away from it and boldly said it: "Qingjun is on your side."
Lu Fangxuan trembled slightly, then stroked his beard and shook his head frequently.
"Lord Lu, your lips are dead and your teeth are cold. This is a solid rule from ancient times to the present. If you kill an Hanlin now and another Minister, you will definitely behead the Yue Mansion in the future. You don't know it," the slave said.
Lu Fangxuan then showed a smile: "You are a smart slave. I will report back to your master, and I am willing to do this righteous deed."
At the critical moment, the two men's opinions were surprisingly consistent. They may have truly put aside their old grudges, making this alliance more solid.
But there was no rush, they still had to decide on a date. During the short leisure time after the court, the two had several secret conversations without attracting the attention of Liu Dang. Finally, the date was set for four days later, and a date was decided.
Comprehensive plan: Tianchen, Lu Fang
Xuan went to the camp outside the city to inspect; at the end of noon, he mobilized the troops of all the mansions; at the beginning of noon, he mobilized the guards in the palace and the officers and soldiers on the city; until the beginning of Haishi, he led the troops to rush into the mansion, pretending to be an imperial edict, and killed the national traitors;
At the beginning, we cleaned up the mess, appeased the morale of the army, and dealt with the Liu Party members.
Lu Fangxuan returned home, and Zheng Shiyan came out to greet him. The two of them walked into the house, and the servant turned on the lamp.
"Wan Heshun asked me to wait outside the city," Lu Fangxuan took off his brocade robe, "waiting for him to raise fire in the city."
Zheng Shiyan did not realize that he meant to complain, but instead agreed deeply: "Most of our troops are stationed outside the city. In the name of inspection, wouldn't it be good for you to go mobilize and attack from both inside and outside at night?"
Lu Fangxuan plucked off a beard angrily: "Commander Zheng, you think of Wan Heshun too simply. Don't forget that there are still many people left in our city. If he betrays his trust, locks the gate, and plots against me,
It is probably as easy as snapping my fingers to take away my soldiers for a serious crime. The emperor is in his palace, he can do whatever he wants, and not only am I useless, my life may be at stake at any time!"
"He said 'lips and teeth', but what he actually meant was 'life or death'. Don't blame me for being careless. People don't change easily. I have seen through him, so I have been fighting with him for twenty or thirty years.
At a disadvantage." Lu Fangxuan explained to Zheng Shiyan.
"Then you promise him..."
"I want to take a preemptive strike! What you do..." After giving the instructions, Zheng Shiyan was stunned, while Lu Fangxuan let out a ferocious laugh.
Wan Heshun was walking leisurely in the garden, thinking of Liu Zhennian kneeling in front of him, disheveled and crying, which made him feel extremely happy. When such an old enemy fell, he had to bury the other one in a pit.
He smiled widely until he saw someone standing under the corridor. The man shrank and shivered, looking straight at him.
The eyes were very familiar, and the dark eyes were full of expectation.
"Wei Chong?" Wan Heshun blurted out.
The man rubbed his face, jumped down from the corridor, and bowed respectfully in front of Wan Heshun.
"Wan...Wan Junwang!" Wei Chong cried.
"Liu Dang has more than a dozen pairs of eyes here. Keep your voice down." Wan Heshun pointed to the left and right and said.
"Prince, why didn't you help me before?" Wei Chong wiped the tears on his cheeks, "Let Ye Yongjia seize power! Now I don't have enough food to eat, I don't have enough money to spend, and I'm being ridiculed every day. I'm as humble as a dog.
ah!"
He didn't respond, but thought in his heart: 'In the past, this person was very hateful because he had both sides. Now if you want to kill two birds with one stone, he might be of some use again...'
Wan Heshun smiled slightly, and that kind smile appeared on his face again.