Sitting in the reception room of Prince Qi's Mansion, Su Kui felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, feeling uncomfortable all over his body. Of course he knew that when he came to Prince Qi's Mansion this time, it was clear that he was here to cause trouble for Prince Qi, and he would definitely make Prince Qi unhappy. According to According to the situation at yesterday's court meeting, King Qi is very likely to be appointed as the prince by the Holy Emperor. This is tantamount to offending the future prince. If Su Kui's character is followed, he will never do such a stupid thing, but yesterday That night, his father, who had resigned from the official position, took Su Kui and had a long talk all night long, and then Su Kui came to his senses.
Although Su Wei did not please the emperor, he was no worse than Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju in terms of figuring out the holy will. He had long seen the emperor's intention, which was just to attract those ministers who secretly supported the King of Qi. Catch them all in one fell swoop, so Su Wei repeatedly warned Su Kui not to curry favor with King Qi at this time, because King Qi was about to fall.
With his father's advice, Su Kui is not a fool and naturally knows how to stand in line. This morning Wan He brought his troops to his Luoyang Prefecture to complain. Su Kui also very wisely chose to take over Wan He. The petition, on the one hand, was to curry favor with the popular man in front of the Holy Emperor. On the other hand, it was also to express his feelings to the Holy Lord. He was not an accomplice of King Qi, lest he be harmed by Chi Yu. However, although Su Kui knew that Qi The king's time would not last long, but the other party was a high-ranking prince after all. Su Kui still felt a little uneasy when he came so blatantly to ask for trouble.
"The prince has arrived," a shout rang out. Su Kui couldn't help but tremble, but he quickly stood up and looked towards the door. He saw Yang Jian, wearing a court robe, walking quickly into the meeting. In the living room, when Su Kui saw him, he immediately stepped forward, bowed his hands to Yang Jian, and said, "I'd like to see you, Your Majesty, a thousand years old."
"Well," Yang Jing just nodded and responded softly, then walked directly past Su Kui and walked straight to his position. If Su Wei had not resigned from his official position, Yang Jing might have looked at Su Kui favorably. , but now Su Wei has offended the emperor. Although Su Kui has not been implicated, given the emperor's character, Su Kui probably has no hope of progress in this life, so there is no need for Yang Xian to play tricks with Su Kui.
Su Kui had already anticipated Yang Jian's attitude. He lowered his head and smiled bitterly. Then he turned around and saluted Yang Jian and said, "Your Majesty, I have important business to do when I come to disturb you this time." , please forgive me, Your Majesty,"
"Well, I also heard from the people below that it was about the Wanjia fire case last night." Yang Jian did not invite Su Kui to sit down, but he picked up the tea that had just been prepared next to him and sipped it gently. He took a sip and said unhurriedly: "I also know this matter, but why did Mr. Su come to my palace to investigate the case?"
"Uh," Su Kui found it difficult to speak for a while. After all, the matter he wanted to mention was still too ridiculous. However, thinking of his father's instructions last night, Su Kui plucked up the courage and said to Yang Xian: " Your Majesty, Marquis Wan submitted a petition, uh, complaint to the governor of Luoyang this morning, accusing General Ku Di Zhongqi, the chief of bodyguards in the palace, of breaking into Wan Mansion last night, frightening the servants of Wan Mansion, and ultimately causing Wan Mansion to catch fire."
"What?" Hearing Su Kui's words, Yang Jian couldn't believe his ears. He didn't go to Wan He to settle the score. This guy actually dared to beat him up. Ku Di Zhongqi was the number one master under Yang Jian. Last night He was seriously injured by the people around Wan He, and he is still recovering from his injuries in the backyard. Wan He actually dared to put a hat on his head. Yang Jian immediately threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and shouted: " Bastard, you are talking nonsense. His palace is on fire. What does it have to do with the captain of the bodyguard under my king? Su Kui, how did you become the governor of Luoyang? You can take such nonsense seriously and even come to my palace. Investigating the case, do you still want this official hat on your head?"
Bearing Yang Jian's angry scolding, the back of Su Kui's official robe was almost soaked with sweat. When he first received the petition, he was also surprised, but soon he realized that there must be something else in it. There was a hidden secret, and there was a Yue king behind Wan He. Su Kui became more and more convinced that the matter was closely related to the Qi King. However, in front of Yang Jian, Su Kui did not dare to say this, so he could only Shi Qiang withstood the pressure and said to Yang Jian: "Your Majesty, I forgive you, but Lord Wan has provided sufficient evidence to prove that General Ku Di Zhong Qi was indeed present when the fire broke out in Wan Mansion, and General Ku Di Zhong Qi was also present." He brought many royal guards with him and blocked the gate of Wan Mansion, making it impossible for people in Wan Mansion to escape from the fire scene smoothly. As a result, Wan Houye's uncle was also trapped and burned alive. The lower official was the governor of Luoyang. Now that we have received the petition, let’s not worry about whether the matter was really done by General Kudi Zhongqi, but we must first accept and investigate the case.”
While talking, Su Kui also felt that he had offended Yang Jian, or even to the end. With this thought, Su Kui gradually let go. At the end, Su Kui straightened his back and felt confident. , and looking at Yang Jian, his face was already black with anger. If it hadn't been for the years of training from the city government, he would have gone crazy on the spot. Yang Jian's hands shrunk in his sleeves clenched his fists tightly, and he gritted his teeth and groaned. : "What a just and strict Luoyang governor, so what should I do according to Mr. Su's wishes?"
From Yang Jian's words, Su Kui could hear the slightest chill. However, now that things had happened, Su Kui had no way to turn back. He could only bite the bullet and said to Yang Jian: "Your Majesty, according to the law, I will escort General Ku Di Zhongqi back to Luoyang Prefecture for questioning."
"Humph, what a courageous dog." Yang Jian was not a very patient person. Su Kui's words had completely ignited the anger in Yang Jian's heart. Yang Jian stood up on the spot and stepped forward. Taking a step forward, a pair of eyes stared at Su Kui and shouted: "Su Kui, who do you think you are? You dare to come to my palace to arrest someone. Even Su Wei doesn't have the courage. Let me tell you, in this world, he still has the surname Yang, neither you nor Wan He can even think of riding on my head to show off your power and get out of here."
Finally, Yang Zhen roared angrily and pointed towards the outside of the living room. As Yang Zhen shouted angrily, many guards rushed out of the door and stared at Su Kui coldly. This posture was clearly meant to threaten Su Kui. Su Kui was kicked out, but Su Kui did not panic. He shook his head helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, I must make it clear that I am here to fulfill my duties. The Marquis has already submitted the petition to the governor of Luoyang. Even if the subordinate officials do not come to take the person, the Marquis Wan will not give up. If this matter comes to the Holy Lord, the Prince's face will not look good by then. Today I will go back for now and ask the prince to consider it carefully. If you can personally send General Ku Di Zhongqi to the Luoyang government office to understand the matter early, it will be beneficial to everyone." After saying this, Su Kui said to Yang Zhen bowed, then turned around and left the living room.
After Su Kui left, Yang Jian's face was already as black as ink, and he kept blowing hot air from his nostrils. The guards all felt cold in their hearts. They hurriedly bowed to Yang Jian and left, fearing that Yang Jian would vent his anger. On them, and at this moment, Old Man Liao walked out from the side door of the living room. He had hidden aside and listened clearly to the conversation between Su Kui and Yang Xian just now, so he frowned tightly. When he came in, he said to Yang Jian: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Wan He is doing this because he's not a good person."
"Humph," Yang Jian snorted, the anger on his face could no longer be concealed. He turned around and kicked a wooden chair next to him, knocking the chair over, and then shouted angrily: " How dare you, Wan He, look down upon me like this? Well, I want to see what he can do to me."
Seeing that Yang Jian actually wanted to fight Wan He head-on, Old Man Liao was also shocked, and hurriedly advised: "My lord, you must not do it. The battle between the lord and Wan He and even the king of Yue is just kept secret. If this matter If you really want to go to the Holy Lord, I'm afraid that just last night the prince sent General Ku Di Zhongqi to besiege Wanfu, the prince will not be able to explain clearly. According to the opinion of his subordinates, it is best to keep this matter private with Wanhe. good,"
Hearing Old Man Liao say this, Yang Jian also fell silent. Before, he had just said angry words to superiors. Of course, he knew that this matter must not be known to the Holy Emperor. Moreover, at the court meeting yesterday, his status suddenly improved. , Yang Jing also didn’t want this matter to become a big deal and ruin his hard-earned achievements. Although he knew in his heart that Old Man Liao was right, he still refused to give in on his face and coldly snorted: "Let me put it in my hands." Hand over Ku Di Zhongqi, how is this possible? If I do this, wouldn’t it make everyone under my command feel chilled?"
Hearing Yang Xian's words, Old Man Liao finally showed a hint of relief in his eyes. Although he knew in his heart that Yang Xian's words were just words, at least Yang Xian understood this truth, and Old Man Liao's hard work was not in vain. Then Old Man Liao lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "If this matter gets serious, it will be detrimental to the prince, and Wan He will not be of much benefit to him. From what I see, Wan He probably doesn't want to continue to quarrel with the prince. Let's do it. The prince first sent someone to the Luoyang government office to find Su Kui and asked him to act as a middleman to meet with Wan He. Then his subordinates would go and meet him in person to see what he wanted to do."
The method that Old Man Liao came up with was quite in line with Yang Jian's wishes. It not only had a ladder to go down the steps without losing his own face, so Yang Jian immediately nodded in agreement. After Old Man Liao responded, there was a look in his eyes. But it was shining with an inexplicable light, and he secretly decided in his heart that he would like to meet the expert behind Wan He who was advising him.