Outside the city gate, the imperial guard of honor and the prince's ceremonial chariot stood facing each other.
King Yi was sitting on the carriage, and a cold voice came down, which immediately made the atmosphere tense.
However, facing the condescending King Yi, Yu Qian was not afraid at all, he just smiled and said.
"Your Majesty, attacking an official of the imperial court is a serious crime, and openly attacking an official of the imperial court who is ordered to perform official duties is an even higher crime."
"Of course, the prince is a vassal prince, and according to the system, the lower official does not have the right to interrogate. However, he always has the right to report. If this matter is true, the lower official should report to your majesty and ask your majesty to hand over the prince.
Interrogation and disposal by the Zongren Mansion!"
Although he had expected that Yu Qian would not bow his head easily.
However, after hearing these words, King Yi couldn't help but feel a flush on his face.
Yu Qian's appearance may seem submissive, but his words are full of rebelliousness. It's one thing to do something, but it means something different if it hits you in the face while doing it.
"Yu Qian, you are so presumptuous!"
King Yi could not help but feel angry and shouted.
However, he was used to being domineering in the fiefdom, and no one dared to provoke him, but when he arrived in the capital, Yu Qian would not get used to his bad habits.
"It's not the lower official who is presumptuous, but the prince!"
With a cold snort, Yu Qian also raised his voice.
"As a descendant of Taizu, the prince is a descendant of the Tian family, and has received great honors and honors throughout his life. Although he does not touch the earth and the people, he still has the responsibility of vassaling the country and safeguarding the country."
"However, since the prince succeeded to the throne, he has allowed the royal officials to behave recklessly, harassed the people, falsely accused officials, was disrespectful to his superiors, and showed no royal style, which has made the people of Henan full of complaints."
"From the late emperor to the supreme emperor, he has repeatedly issued edicts and reprimands. However, the prince took it upon himself to stay far away from the capital and repeatedly offended the court. Now he is summoned to the capital by his current majesty. Not only does he show no remorse, but he is in trouble with the imperial ministers here. But the clan and feudal lords
What should the king do?"
What were the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty best at?
Of course it's a curse!
Moreover, it is a curse that stands on the moral high ground, is rigorously argued, and progresses step by step. This skill often appears among science and technology officials, and is generally hidden in the bones of all civil servants.
Yu Qian is a practical person, but this does not mean that he is not a talkative person.
A person who can make the emperor so angry that he jumps around can still be merciful when he scolds people?
Although King Yi is in a high position and Yu Qian is standing on the ground, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have a strange ability, that is, standing in a low position, they can express a condescending feeling.
"The prince asked, so what if it is true, so what if it is not true? What an arrogant statement!"
"His Majesty Taizu first enacted laws and gave preferential treatment to the vassal kings to show his close friendship. If he knew that future generations would do this and bring chaos to the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how he would feel."
"The purpose of the imperial court's rectification of the military settlements is to maintain long-term stability and restore national strength. The prince has always oppressed the people, invaded the military settlements, and annexed the people's fields. This is already a serious crime."
"Now, for their own selfish interests, they obstruct the imperial court from clearing the emperor, and blatantly instigate gangsters to attack imperial officials. I would like to ask the prince, do you want to annihilate yourself from the royal family by doing this?"
These words were full of vitality and were completed in one go.
Yu Qian scolded him heartily, but as the one being scolded, Yi Wang was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and his look in his eyes was as if he wanted to kill someone.
"Rebellion, rebellion!"
"Who are you? It's your turn to teach me a lesson!"
"Come here, get this bastard who offended Wang Jia from me!"
When people are impulsive, they don't care about anything, not to mention that King Yi is a lawless character.
At this moment, being so provoked by Yu Qian, he immediately flew into a rage and gave orders directly to the left and right.
However, King Yi lost his mind in a rage, but his entourage was not as crazy as him. Even if we don't mention the hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding Yu Qian, just speaking of his identity, he is not an ordinary local official.
, but an important official of the imperial court.
If he were really touched, I don't know if King Yi would be okay or not. They and their group would probably lose their heads first.
Seeing this situation, King Yi became even more angry and turned red, and he opened his mouth to curse.
However, at this time, a voice suddenly floated not far away.
"My lord, you are the vassal king. Ordinary ministers do not have the right to interrogate and inquire. However, you do not have the power to deal with the imperial officials without authorization. This is a crime of transgression. Moreover, Mr. Shaobao bears the emperor's orders and is an imperial envoy. You are now
The royal order is to resist the imperial edict..."
The words were spoken in a low voice, but they were said in a serious tone, stating the facts.
At this time, King Yi stood up angrily, walked outside the carriage in two steps, and asked angrily.
"Which bastard dares to talk to me like this?"
At the same time, Yu Qian was also a little surprised. He looked around and saw that the person speaking was none other than the young official that Shen Yi had just sent.
"Zhu Ang, a doctor in the household department, has met the prince!"
Although he was facing King Yi, who had always been domineering and was now clearly on the verge of going berserk, Zhu Ang's face still looked very calm.
However, his calmness is different from Yu Qian's calmness that exudes strong self-confidence. Instead, it is a bit dull, commonly known as... Daotouqing!
Looking at King Yi who was standing on the carriage opposite and almost wanted to kill someone, Zhu Ang thought seriously for a moment and then said.
"Your Majesty, I am not a bastard. Although Your Majesty is a vassal, you must not insult the imperial officials without reason. Your Majesty will be informed of this matter. I hope Your Majesty can learn a lesson and be careful in his words and deeds in the future."
King Yi stood on the carriage, trembling with anger, his lips trembling slightly, and he kept saying.
"Okay, okay, I have finally seen today how arrogant and domineering you civil servants are. As a vassal king, I am still being bullied by you. What about ordinary clan members?"
Seeing that the people next to him were cowering and not daring to take action, King Yi became helpless and furious before finally reacting.
This is the capital, not the Henan Prefecture. The person in front of him is the Minister of War of the current dynasty, nor is he an ordinary minister. He cannot deal with it at will.
A trace of strong hatred flashed in his eyes, King Yi said.
"You guys wait, this time when this king comes to the capital, he must report this matter to His Majesty! I will make you regret what you did today!"
After finishing speaking, King Yi took a deep breath, sat back in the carriage, and shouted to Yu Qian.
"Get away!"
He finally understood that spending time with Yu Qian here was simply asking for trouble.
What these civil servants like most is to play with words. If you compete with them on this point, he will be the one who is embarrassed in the end.
In fact, it's embarrassing enough now.
Originally, King Yi wanted to suppress Yu Qian's momentum, but now that it has become like this and spread, he will lose all face.
For now, I can only leave quickly, barely able to save some face.
But, again, it's easy to stir things up, but it's not necessarily his decision to settle things down.
If King Yi honestly followed the prescribed days and staggered the ceremony of Yu Qian's imperial envoy, then naturally everything would be fine.
But now that the other party has come to find him, how can Yu Qian be willing to give up easily?
Seeing that King Yi was about to hide in the carriage, Yu Qian stepped forward and asked.
"Your Majesty has not yet answered the official. Is what Zhang Feng reported to the court true?"
Seeing Yu Qian's reluctance, King Yi was so angry that he was going to explode. But now that the matter had come to this, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and said coldly.
"Yu Shaobao, you just said that court officials do not have the right to inquire about the clan and vassal kings! Could it be that if I don't answer your question, you will block me in front of the king's ceremony and prevent me from entering the capital?
Can’t do it?”
After saying these words, King Yi finally felt that he had regained some ground.
From the beginning, he shouldn't have talked nonsense with this Yu Qian. He still didn't believe it. For such a trivial matter, could the other party invite Wang Mingqi?
If that were the case, he wouldn't mind giving in and then backhandedly accusing him of abusing the royal flag.
When the time comes, if he can't hold the royal flag, he will have to go back to the capital.
Besides, the ministers of the imperial court should give way when encountering the king. This is a rule, even if there is a flag of the king's order, it is the same.
He still didn't believe it. Did Yu Qian really dare to stop him from entering Beijing?
Yu Qian sighed.
King Yi is finally a bit smarter, but this method of stimulating generals is a bit too clumsy. Does he look like such a brainless person?
The emperor gave him the royal flag, which was used to deter those who really committed serious crimes in an arbitrary and opportunistic manner. Therefore, it must not be used in this situation.
But, who said he must block the road?
After cupping his hands, Yu Qian opened his mouth and said.
"The prince is joking, how dare I stop the king? You are right, the official has no right to question the vassal king. I am asking you these two questions just because the local officials reported it, so I just asked the prince to understand the situation.
If the prince does not want to answer, the subordinate officials will naturally not dare to force him."
"However, cases of such a bad nature that obstruct the imperial government are also within the scope of inspection of Xianguan's trip to Beijing. To be honest, the prince, Xianguan's first stop when leaving Beijing this time is Henan Prefecture.
The first case was the case of obstructing the emperor and attacking the imperial official!"
"Since the prince is unwilling to answer this case, I think it has nothing to do with the prince. He just made a mistake. Please forgive me. However, if this is the case, it must be someone in the prince's palace who is using the name of the prince's palace to deceive and protect the sinner.
Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this case and clear Your Majesty’s name!”
This is a threat!
The implication is, if I can't do anything to you, why can't I do nothing to you and those lackeys under your command?
Now that you, King Yi, are trapped in the capital, when I, Yu Qian, arrive at Henan Mansion, who can stop me?
Yi Wang looked at Yu Qian who was smiling underneath, his fists were clenched so hard they turned white, he clenched his back molars and said.
"Prince Yi's Mansion was built by Emperor Taizong himself. How dare you break in?"
"Your Majesty is joking, how dare you offend the feudal prince's residence?"
Yu Qian still had a gentle look on his face, shook his head and said.
"However, since someone from the palace has committed the crime, it is natural for me to cooperate with the investigation. I believe that the people from the palace will not be without this knowledge. Of course, if they are unwilling to cooperate, then I will naturally not dare to break in.
At most, you can just send someone to wait outside the house."
Having said that, Yu Qian saw King Yi's eyes brimming with anger. He knew that the heat was almost over, so he stopped irritating the prince and ordered the honor guard to move out of the way. He then took two steps back and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Speaking of which, with so many people watching, King Yi was already disgraced no matter what.
So it doesn’t matter whether you give way to this road or not!
King Yi looked at Yu Qian with a sullen face, as if he wanted to swallow him up.
However, now that things have happened, he also knows that it is useless to say anything more at the moment.
This Yu Qian is basically a soft-hearted person.
"Yu Shaobao, I hope you won't regret it!"
After coldly saying a word, King Yi took a deep breath and ordered the people to continue moving forward.
"Walk!"
The team moved forward slowly, and soon separated from Yu Qian's team, heading towards the capital.
At the city gate, Yu Shiyue, Shen Yi and others looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to stand there silently.
Logically speaking, they should not come to greet him.
However, King Yi had already arrived. If they turned around and left at this time, it would be too disrespectful to take this vassal king seriously.
Moreover, they were far apart, and they could only see that King Yi was embarrassed in front of Yu Qian, but they could not hear the specific situation clearly.
Taking advantage of King Yi's arrival in the capital, it would be a good idea to seize a few of his attendants and inquire about it.
"I've met Lord Yi!"
Not long after, the team arrived outside the city gate, and Shen Yi and Yu Shiyue led a group of officials to bow and salute.
However, King Yi was obviously in a bad mood and had no interest in talking to them. He just said impatiently.
"Where is the Ministry of Rites?"
"Have the arrangements for my prince's residence been made?"
Ah this...
Logically speaking, of course it has been arranged.
However, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette who was present was just here to see Yu Qian off. How could he dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing?
Suddenly, the poor doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
King Yi was already in a bad mood. Seeing that no one answered for a long time, his heart became angry and he shouted sharply.
"Are all the people in the Ministry of Rites dead?"
"Your Majesty has summoned me to the capital. Do you think you are just going to neglect me and leave me outside the city gate?"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette had no choice but to step forward and said.
"If you reply to the prince..."
"arranged!"
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly floated from behind a group of officials.
Hearing this voice, the official of the Ministry of Rites was so excited that tears filled his eyes. It was the first time that he felt so excited by this voice that he had always feared.
Everyone followed the sound and saw not far away, a man dressed in a python robe, with a white face and no beard, and a smile that had never changed on his face, was getting off the sedan.
The eunuch in charge of the East Factory, Shu Liang!
Seeing his figure, Yu Shiyue and Shen Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief...
It’s finally here!
From the moment they met King Yi, they knew that today's matter would not end well. A vassal king like King Yi, and a rebellious vassal king, filled the whole capital. Anyone who could control him would be There is only the emperor.
Therefore, as soon as they saw King Yi coming, they sent people to the palace to report the news. Sure enough, after hearing about this, the emperor immediately sent people over.
It is true that this evil person still needs to be tortured by evil people. Even though Shu Liang is just an eunuch, even a vassal king like Yi Wang will not get much benefit from him...