Chapter 1624 Jia Heng: Your Majesty, I don’t dare.
Grand View Garden, Qichiyuan
Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi were sitting in the window of Nuan Pavilion on the west side. The beauty's plump and bright face was full of tranquility and ease under the sunshine of autumn.
At this moment, a maid in a green skirt with wide sleeves came quickly from outside. With soft eyes, she whispered: "Princess, the prince is back."
Zhen Lan gently put down a round and smooth chess piece in her hand, stared at the young man in the python suit, and said with a hint of joy in her voice: "Brother Heng, you are here."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sister Lan'er, sister Xi'er, you two are playing chess."
Zhen Lan turned her beautiful face and said in a low voice with a somewhat gentle voice: "I have nothing to do. I am playing chess with my sister right now. Brother Heng just came from the front yard."
Jia Heng nodded and sat down.
Under Zhen Lan's Cuili eyebrows, her charming and flowing eyes showed traces of concern. She asked curiously: "Your Majesty, eldest sister has summoned you to the palace?"
Jia Heng nodded and said softly: "Because of the impeachment in the court, I went into the palace to explain the situation to your eldest sister."
Zhen Lan looked surprised for a moment, and there was a hint of expectation in her watery eyes, and she asked, "What did eldest sister say?"
Jia Heng said: "What else can she say? In front of the cabinet ministers, she raps a few words and then stops."
It's nothing more than clouds and rain, and then all the anger disappears.
The current relationship between him and Zhen Qing is basically an exchange of offense and defense.
Jia Heng gently took Zhen Lan's slender hand, stared at Zhen Xi aside, and said, "Xi'er, have you missed me these days?"
Zhen Xi's eyebrows were lowered, and her bright eyes as spiritual as a stream seemed to be filled with traces of shame, while on her face as white as snow, two red clouds floated in the air, under the sunlight.
, glowing like fire, whispered: "Think."
Jia Heng smiled and gently put his arm around Zhen Xi's shoulder. There was a hint of amusement on his face. He leaned towards the beauty's moist lips and inhaled the sweet breath.
Zhen Xi softly said "Huh", her eyes filled with joy and inexplicable joy.
At this moment, Zhen Lan walked slowly behind Jia Heng, helped Jia Heng gently rub his shoulders, and said, "Sister, are you suspicious of Brother Heng?"
Jia Heng sighed and said, "I know I can't hide it from sister Lan'er. Your sister is indeed suspicious."
Well, Zhen Lan also wants to be the queen, and she has already known some of his thoughts.
Zhen Lan said: "Sister is originally suspicious, and she is also suspicious of Brother Heng."
Jia Heng sighed and said softly: "Jie'er is old after all, and it's for the sake of his own children."
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he gently took Zhen Xi and Zhen Lan's hands and said softly: "Let's go to the inner room to talk."
Zhen Lan softly said "Hmm", and there was an inexplicable color on her fair-skinned and jade-faced face that resembled Zhen Qing's facial features.
She also misses Big Brother Heng a little bit.
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Time flies by like water, half a month has passed before you know it.
On this day, on the vast streets of Shenjing City, a large number of imperial guards holding embroidered spring knives escorted prison cars one after another. Under the watchful eyes of the bustling people on both sides of the streets, they gradually approached the city.
On top of the prison car, standing were Chen Yuan and Liang Wang Chen Wei, and in addition was the coffin of Wei Wang Chen Ran, rushing to the capital together.
At this moment, Chen Yuan was in the prison car, staring at the familiar scenes of the capital in the past, feeling somewhat in a trance.
In another prison car with a high fence, Chen Wei was wearing a sloppy prison uniform, his eyes were wandering around, and his mind was filled with a sense of loss.
These past few months have been like an unspeakable dream.
He escaped from Shenjing and now returned to Shenjing, but his brother Wang stayed in the land of Bashu forever.
At this moment, Chen Yuan also narrowed his eyes, but an unspeakable sadness inevitably surged in his heart.
I think of him, Chen Yuan, who spent his whole life working hard for the great cause of becoming emperor, but when he came, it was all just a dream, and all his years were spent in a mirror.
Not long after, his soul flew into the dark world, which was so sad...
Divine Capital City, Hanyuan Hall——
Outside the hall, a large number of Jinyi Palace Guards were standing on the beams and pillars under the eaves of the corridor, holding embroidered spring knives. Their bodies were upright, like green pines, standing in the wind.
The civil and military ministers in the palace were standing on both sides holding a pair of ivory wat tablets with solemn expressions.
Zhen Qing sat down on a soft couch covered with bamboo mats. There seemed to be a look of surprise on her plump and slender face, and she said: "My lords, Chen Yuan, the remnant of King Zhao, was escorted to the capital.
How do you think you should handle it?"
After saying that, the beauty turned her clear eyes to the leader Li Zan and asked: "Mr. Li Ge, what do you think?"
Li Zan looked a little solemn and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Chen Yuan, the remnant of King Zhao, has repeatedly acted rebelliously and is evil-minded. He has committed many unethical acts in the past. Chen Yuan should be sentenced to death as a warning to the world."
person."
Qi Kun said: "Your Majesty, Chen Yuan's crime cannot be punished and he should be punished with death to alert the world."
Zhen Qing's soft red lips parted slightly, and she said loudly: "The whole court has no objection to Chen Yuan's treatment. Now that Chen Ran and Chen Wei are common people, how do you think we should deal with it?"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the palace fell into silence.
Compared with Chen Yuan, a notorious traitor to the party, for whom execution is the order of the day, Chen Ran is a little more complicated.
Because Chen Ran and Chen Wei are the biological sons of Emperor Sejong, and Chen Ran is dead. If Chen Wei is executed again, then the only son of Emperor Sejongxian will be the eighth prince Chen Ze.
Li Zan was silent for a moment and said: "My dear, since King Chen Ran of Wei is dead, you can just send someone to arrange the funeral with the courtesy of a commoner, but you don't need to pay too much attention to it."
The so-called cold treatment does not require any fanfare or entanglement.
"Where's Chen Wei?" Zhen Qing's face was as cold as frost, and she said: "When Emperor Shizongxian was there, they carried out forced convict actions in the capital. Emperor Shizongxian was kind and deposed him as a commoner. He didn't want them to be unrepentant.
, and still do many things that are counterproductive, they should be put to death equally to frighten Xiaoxiao."
As she spoke, Zhen Qing raised her emerald eyebrows, stared at Jia Heng who was in the military and military ministers' train, and asked, "King Wei, what do you think?"
Jia Heng muttered: "My dear, I think that Chen Wei is the biological son of Emperor Shizong Xian after all. King Chen Ran of Wei has died, and King Chen Wei of Liang..."
Zhen Qing was silent for a moment and said: "The King of Liang, Chen Wei, does not repent and commits many rebellious acts. If he is not punished, everyone in the world will follow his example, so what should he do?"
At this moment, all the Han officials present looked at Jia Heng.
In other words, all the Han officials present were particularly surprised by Empress Zhen's outburst.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and pleaded: "My dear, I think that although Chen Wei is guilty, but now that the family's bloodline has withered, even if it is to set an example of filial piety and brotherhood for the people in the world, he should not be punished with great punishment.
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At that time, I promised Tian Niuer, and it was also part of the "acting" with Zhen Qing.
Zhen Qing followed up and asked in surprise: "Can King Wei guarantee that Chen Wei will be able to live in peace and contentment in the future? And he will no longer have any resentment towards the court?"
Jia Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "That's enough to lock Chen Wei up and keep someone under strict supervision."
Zhen Qing was silent for a moment and said: "Last time, Chen Wei and Chen Ran were both in captivity. Were they not rescued by the White Lotus Demon?"
Jia Heng said: "Now all the White Lotus demons have been destroyed. What I'm worried about will never happen again."
Zhen Qing snorted coldly, looked unkind, and asked: "Can you guarantee that the White Lotus Demon will not come back?"
Jia Heng seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment. After gathering his mind, he seemed to say: "Empress, I beg you to spare Chen Wei's life and imprison him forever, because next year the new king will change his Yuan Dynasty, and God has the virtue of a good life."
, please also ask the queen to be open-minded."
Zhen Qing's long and narrow, clear phoenix eyes seemed to have a cold light flashing constantly, and there was a hint of evil in her tone as she scolded: "King Wei, are you here to intimidate the Ai family because of the new king's change of origin?"
Jia Heng's expression suddenly changed, he cupped his hands and said, "My dear, I don't dare."
At this moment, when the officials in the palace heard this, their faces were filled with shock.
Li Zan's face changed slightly, and his heart moved inexplicably.
Because, just now, from this conversation, the chief minister of the Han cabinet caught the signal that the two people had "turned against each other".
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I think that since the 20th year of Chongping, the situation in the court has been turbulent, people inside and outside have been prosperous, the clan has withered, and all the people in the world will inevitably lose their awe when they see the feud between clans and brothers. It is also not conducive to enlightenment.
All nations.”
Zhen Qing snorted coldly, her eyes seemed to contain a cold light, and said in a deep voice: "Since King Wei insists on inviting me, the Ai family will simply agree to this."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, empress."
Zhen Qing's face was as cold as frost, and her tone already contained a hint of reprimand, as she said, "But Chen Wei needs to be strictly monitored and not allowed to confuse people outside."
Jia Heng said: "Don't worry, Madam."
At this moment, Zhen Qing turned her attention to the other ministers in the palace and said, "Mr. Li Ge, when will the soldiers and horses of Bashu start their troops?"
Li Zan said: "Mother, on the Bashu side, the Sichuan chieftain general's return to his native land still needs the Duke of Liao to suppress it with troops from the capital."
Zhen Qing said: "With so many soldiers and horses being transferred from the Beijing camp at once, the capital's garrison strength is empty. The troops and horses in the Beijing camp in Bashu should be mobilized as soon as possible."
Jia Heng said: "Mother, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the capital camp, which is enough to defend the tranquility of the capital and the three auxiliary areas."
Zhen Qing frowned and said coldly: "King Wei, the safety of the capital is related to the country, how can we ignore it? King Wei is also an experienced minister who seeks the country, doesn't he even understand this truth?"
Jia Heng quickly clasped his fists, raised his hands and said, "That's what I said."
At this moment, all the officials in the palace stared at this scene, with all kinds of speculations in their minds.
She secretly thought, could it be that Empress Zhen was already suspicious of King Wei?
Seeing this scene at this moment, Xu Lu frowned slightly and couldn't help but feel thoughtful.
It seems that those previous memorials were not without effect.
Thinking of this, Xu Lu's eyes flickered under his thick eyebrows, and his heart moved slightly.
Zhen Qing's face paused slightly, and a cold and charming voice sounded, asking: "Business Department, these days the autumn grain collection has been collected, have the grains from various prefectures and counties been returned to the warehouse?"
Qi Kun held an ivory wat tablet in his hand and came out of court. With a solemn look on his face, he said loudly: "I am going to tell you that the collection of autumn grain has just begun and will not be completely completed until November."
Zhen Qing's jade cheeks, which were as white as greasy and as cold as frost, couldn't help but feel warm. She really didn't understand it before.
Zhen Qing calmed down, her eyes were as warm as the warm sun, and asked: "Shi Qing, how is the situation of the dismantling of troops and horses on the nine sides of Liaodong?"
Shi Jie said: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, nearly half of the troops and horses in Datong and Xuanfu have been withdrawn. The dismissed soldiers have been transferred to the Liaodong Capital Division, while the troops and horses from the Beiping Economic Strategy and Appeasement Division have also been transferred to the guards of the Liaodong Prefectures."
A thoughtful look appeared on Zhen Qing's face, and she immediately asked: "Wang Ziteng has been appointed governor of Liaodong. Has the imperial edict from the Military Aircraft Department been issued?"
Shi Jie's face paused slightly, and he said in a low voice: "It has been urgently delivered at a cost of 600 miles. Wang Ziteng should be in the capital in the next few days to report on his duties."
Zhen Qing nodded and said: "The Ai family must also listen to the governance strategy he plans to implement in Liaodong after taking office."
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at the shadowy figure sitting behind the bead curtain, feeling a little strange in his mind.
Mopan enters the role very quickly, and she already looks a bit like a heroine.
This is the blessing that power brings to people. Maybe before long, Zhen Qing will find that power is more interesting than him.
After the discussion was over, a group of courtiers in the Han Dynasty Hall left the Hanyuan Hall in twos and threes.
Xu Lu walked a few steps, followed Li Zan's footsteps quietly, looked at Li Zan aside, and said: "Mr. Li Ge, I just came to the court..."
Li Zan's face was as solemn as iron. He stopped Xu Lu's words and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk after we go back to the house."
Xu Lu didn't say much else and quickly came down.
Shenjing City, Li Zhai
Li Zan returned to the mansion first and sat down in the study, thinking about the previous court situation.
Judging from the behavior of Empress Zhen in the court just now, it seems that she has become suspicious of King Wei.
Then the next step is to ask Empress Zhen to deprive King Wei of the title of Prince and change the title of King Wei to the title of County King.
Then, it will undoubtedly further anger King Wei.
"Sir, Master Xu is here." At this moment, an older servant quickly entered the wing and whispered.
Li Zan looked solemn and said loudly, "I'll go and greet you."
While talking, he quickly walked out of the hall, came under the eaves of the corridor, and looked at Xu Lu quietly.
Xu Lu looked solemn and said, "Mr. Li Ge."
Li Zan extended his hand to invite him: "Brother Deqing, please come this way."
Xu Lu responded softly, and then, as Li Zan entered the study, the two of them sat down respectively.
Li Zan pondered for a moment and said: "I think Brother Deqing also saw what happened at the court meeting today. I don't know what to say?"
Xu Lu couldn't help but have a look of worry on his face, and said, "Empress Zhen seems to have become suspicious of King Wei."
Li Zan whispered: "Empress Zhen has a strong temperament. Now that she has noticed that King Wei has unscrupulous desires for the throne, Empress Zhen will definitely have countermeasures."
Xu Lu shook his head and said: "The performance of King Wei today seems to be as smooth as a lake, and he has no resentment."
"The palace of King Wei has always been very deep. Even if there are grievances hidden in his heart, they may not be relieved at this moment." Li Zan said in a low voice with a slightly cold look under his thin and loose eyebrows.
Xu Lu was silent for a moment, with warm eyes, and said: "If King Wei can endure it, I'm afraid that the strategy of waiting for the two of them to turn against each other may not be feasible."
Li Zan shook his head and said, "We can't count on this."
Xu Lu pondered and said: "Mr. Li Ge, how are you doing with Cao Bianjiao?"
Li Zan raised his sword eyebrows, his eyes flashed aggressively, and said: "While I am explaining my righteousness to him, he has some thoughts."
Xu Lu's expression paused slightly and he said, "Is it moving?"
"Cao Bianjiao believes that King Wei has indeed changed after he was granted the title of prince, but it is not necessarily true that he is plotting to usurp the throne." Li Zan said.
Xu Lu frowned, his eyes flashed aggressively, and he whispered: "When Wang Mang was humble and not usurped, Cao Bianjiao went through a lot. I don't know that King Wei is just pretending now."
Li Zan said: "King Wei seems to be respectful, but he can still confuse some people."
Xu Lu was silent for a moment and said: "In the next two days, I will go see Cao Bianjiao and try to persuade him."
Li Zan nodded and said: "No matter what, I just told Cao Bianjiao that King Wei was so powerful and greedy that he threatened the safety of the country. I just asked him to remove the title of prince and stay under the forest. This way, the government and the public can feel at ease, and the country of Han Dynasty can be completely stable."
Come down."
Xu Lu said: "In this way, Cao Bianjiao understands the general situation, so he should be able to understand our painstaking efforts."
Li Zan said: "This matter must be carried out carefully, and King Wei's eyes cannot be aware of it, otherwise we will be prepared in advance."
Xu Lu looked solemn and said: "Don't worry Yuan Fu, I will use an excuse to find Cao Bianjiao."
Li Zan said in a deep voice: "Brother Deqing, if you come to visit directly this time, you may fall into the eyes of the hawks and dogs of King Wei and become suspicious."
Xu Lu said: "Even if I don't come to look for Yuan Fu, I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid this. As for me, we are clean-sleeved, act openly and aboveboard, and look up to heaven and earth with no shame, so why should we worry about being suspected?"
Li Zan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Deqing, you are still too upright."
The so-called political court is mostly about intrigues, such as Xu Lu and Li Zan. They are ministers with outstanding character, and sometimes they are really not suitable for such things.
Xu Lu said: "Yuanfu, what do you think of the imperial concubine?"
Li Zan said: "There is no news about it now, but when that day comes, it will be a matter of time to establish the eighth prince."
Xu Lu said: ""
Li Zan said: "This matter should be taken care of sooner rather than later. Let's thank Zaiyi now."
"Didn't Yuan Fu intend to win over Xie Zaiyi before?" Xu Lu said.
Li Zan said: "Not long ago, Xie Zaiyi personally wrote a memorial to Jia Yun to express his merits. Jia and Xie are so close that it is difficult to persuade him. After he returns to Beijing, there is no chance that he will support King Wei."
Xu Lu nodded and said: "What Yuan Fu is worried about is not impossible. The lessons from the Zhao Song Chenqiao mutiny are not far away."
Li Zan said: "Now that the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have been transferred out by Xie Zaiyi, there is only one Cai Quan in charge of the Beijing camp. The wing guards of the King of Wings have already gone there. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. When the Beijing camp comes from Sichuan
The class teacher will be even more difficult."
Xu Lu nodded and said: "If you continue to cut off, you will suffer chaos."
Li Zan said: "I will make preparations in the past few days."
Xu Lu didn't say much else, and soon left Li Zan's residence.
