The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 40: Gratitude and grievance disappear

On October 9th in the 25th year of the Great Yongwuwei, the emperor used the prince to commit rebellion and unfilial piety. He ordered death and was buried in the royal ceremonies. He was not allowed to enter the imperial tomb.

——"Yong Shi• Biography of King King"

On October 5th, when Emperor Yong was on the road, Chang'an had been calmed down. After Zheng Xia and Shi Yu discussed, they both decided to continue to conceal the news, so although the people in Chang'an were panic, they still didn’t know about the hunting palace. The big change happened. On October 6th, Zheng Xia brought a few guards to see him first. Just when Zheng Xia and Emperor Yong had a secret conversation, I was confident that I had already received the report. Although I don’t know what they were talking about, I wanted to come to Zheng Xia. Confused person.

Furthermore, Zheng Xia entered Emperor Yong’s tent, and saw that Emperor Yong was safe and sound. This was a relief. After giving a great gift, Li Yuan hurriedly told what happened. He trusted Zheng Xia very much and knew what he knew. All told Zheng Xia in detail. Zheng Xia was also dumbfounded after hearing this, but he was always good at decisive, calmed down and asked: "Your Majesty, what are your plans?"

Li Yuan said in distress, "I am also very troubled. The crown prince and King Yong are my sons. Naturally, I don’t want them to be brothers and sisters. However, King Yong was almost killed this time, and I was almost killed. I can't justify the investigation; but the prince has today, and I have some improprieties, and the queen once hanged herself. Although she was rescued by the palace, she has been dying, husband and wife for many years, I really can't bear it; there is also the king of Qi, this child has never Emphasis on love and justice, this is his strength and weakness. Now he is involved. No matter how he handles it, he can only say that it is lighter and heavier, but he can never say that the handling is wrong. His temperament is so persistent, I worry about Yong Yong. In a fit of anger, Wang asked him to be confined or deposed as a common man. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to me; and Wei Xiang, I heard you say that he is peaceful in Beijing. It seems that he really doesn’t know about treason, but he is conspiring. It's really unreasonable if you don't get involved, Zheng Qing, think about it for me, what should I do?"

Zheng Xia said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, in the eyes of Yichen now, it doesn't matter how you deal with these things. The important thing is how your Majesty is in peace with King Yong and his son."

Li Yuan's heart was shocked. After all, he had been an emperor for many years, and he had vaguely thought about these thoughts, but Zheng Xia was so blunt, he was still a little caught off guard, and couldn't help glaring at Zheng Xia.

Zheng Xia said without fear: "Your Majesty treats his ministers like a mountain. If it weren't for your Majesty and Da Yong's Jiangshan Sheji, the minister would not say these indecent remarks. If your Majesty listened to the ministers to elaborate, it would be killed. The minister, the minister is willing to be as sweet as a sweetheart."

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, and said: "Zheng Qing speak, I know your loyalty."

Zheng Xia said awe-inspiringly: "Your Majesty, it is now the general trend for King Yong to succeed to the ruler. The crown prince rebels and should be deposed. King Yong is the oldest and the oldest. No matter what the emperor plans, this crown is already There is something in the king’s purse. In the past, the emperor had suppressed his Royal Highness in order to protect the prince. It is inevitable that there is no resentment in his heart. Now it is the king who wants to take the opportunity to seize the throne, and few people will resolutely oppose it and wait for the ministers. In other words, there is no difference between loyalty to His Majesty King Yong and loyalty to His Majesty, but this way, the position of the emperor is very embarrassing. If His Majesty personally disposes of the Prince and others, it will inevitably be something that will provoke King Yong. If it is in the heart of King Yong Holding a grudge, now your Majesty has kept the Prince and Qi Wang. After long live your Majesty, who knows what King Yong will do in the future? If you leave this matter to King Yong, then your Majesty will politely express your opinion, King Yong. He will certainly not ignore your majesty’s mood. When the time comes, your majesty can either achieve his wish, or he can completely eliminate the gap between his majesty and his majesty."

Li Yuan bowed his head and thought for a long time, got up and gave a salute to Zheng Xia. Zheng Xia was shocked and quickly avoided saying: "Your Majesty, what is this, the minister can't bear it."

Li Yuan said gratifyingly: "Zheng Qing’s good words are all for the sake of my Li family. If we live in peace with King Yong and his son in the future, Prince Qi and King Qi can be preserved, it will be Qing's credit."

Zheng Xia quickly apologized, and Li Yuan laughed and said: "I and Zheng Qing's ministers for many years do not need to be so clichéd. Moreover, although I have misunderstood some people, I have not misunderstood Zheng Qing. I know that Qing has spoken out. , It’s all for my sake. But you still have to make some decisions for me. What do you think I should do next?"

Zheng Xia said: "Your Majesty, are you sure to keep the Prince?"

Li Yuan hesitated and said: "Although the prince is unworthy, but after all, he is my bones and blood, I really can't bear it."

Zheng Xia asked again: "So what about His Royal Highness King Qi?"

Li Yuan said sternly: "Although Xian'er pays too much attention to love and justice and is not an emperor, but I really cherish this son. I must never let Zhi'er hurt him."

Zheng Xia said sternly: "If this is the case, your majesty should not shelter the prince, otherwise he will harm King Qi?"

Li Yuan said in surprise: "How do you say this?"

Zheng Xia said: "Your Majesty, if Qi Wangruo is not as good as the Yongwang in martial arts, if it is about the concubine's elders and children, it is not as good as the Yongwang. Therefore, if there is no prince, then Qi can be a general or a minister, but If the prince is still alive, then in any case, the prince will be the eldest son after all, and if the king of Qi and the prince join hands, there is a possibility of rebellion. Therefore, if the emperor protects the prince, if his Royal Highness reluctantly agrees, he will eventually be suspicious of the king of Qi, and people who have a heart will follow him. Divorce, sooner or later King Qi will die in the hands of King Yong. At that time, His Majesty wants to save his two sons, but he can't keep one. If he abandons the prince, then King Qi will not be able to endanger King Yong's throne. It's easy for the ruler and the minister to be in peace."

Li Yuan was silent for a while and said: "Zheng Qing said that since this is the case, I don't care about that rebellious son."

Zheng Xia said again: "This is still from the point of view of personal affair. If it is from the national law, the prince forced the palace to rebel and tempted the queen to lose virtue. This is the crime of unfilial piety without a father or a king, chasing and killing brothers. This is the sin of not being filial, filial piety or not, how can we forgive. Your Majesty’s inheritance is going to be passed on for generations to come. If we don’t leave a vigilance for future generations, and everyone imitates this behavior, wouldn’t we let the heavenly family kill each other? Huh?"

When Li Yuan heard this, he was shocked and said: "Zheng Qing's words are really the most important thing in the world. Well, I have made my determination to give the prince to death. The queen should have given death. I have been thinking about the kindness of husband and wife for many years. People, let her fend for herself. I will leave the affairs of King Qi to King Yong."

Zheng Xia solemnly said: "The emperor Shengming, this way, you can be wary of future generations, and you can convince the king of Yong, and the king of Qi will not be too much to deal with."

Li Yuan's heart is clear, and he continued: "The disposition of the prince's family has been decided, and it will be the rule in the future. There is one more thing, after returning to Beijing, I want to promote the Changsun family as the queen, what does Zheng Qing think? "

Zheng Xia was taken aback for a moment, then immediately woke up and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, that's what it should be." The monarchs and ministers looked at each other and laughed, tacitly telling each other.

Zheng Xia understands in her heart that it is indeed a good idea to set up the grand concubine Sun Guifei. Now it is obvious that Li Yuan will have to sit on the throne for a period of time. A mother later became obedient, and now the Dou clan was deposed, and King Yong’s biological mother had long since passed away. As a rebellious concubine Ji, then only the eldest grandson and concubine Yan are eligible to be promoted to queens, but King Qi is also involved in the rebellion, and Concubine Yan is naturally involved. She also lost her qualifications for the establishment of the queen, and the eldest grandson is noble, and Princess Changle has made great contributions this time. As the biological mother of the Princess of Changle, it is logical for the grandson to be appointed. And the most wonderful thing is that the eldest grandson noble concubine survives without the prince, and will not affect the crown of Emperor Yong, so it can be the mother of the world. Li Yuan was able to think of this, and it seemed that he had already paved the way for King Yong to ascend to the throne, and he had no fear of King Yong. As a courtier, Zheng Xia was naturally happy in his heart, but this kind of thing can only be noticed, and it is indescribable. Naturally, the ruler and the minister can only smile at each other.

After a while, Emperor Yong hesitated and said: "Zheng Xia, Princess Changle loves Jiang Zhe, what do you think?"

Zheng Xia asked cautiously: "I don't know what the emperor and Yongwang mean?"

Li Yuan said with dissatisfaction: "Zhier once saw me in private, hoping that I would marry Princess Changle and Jiang Zhe, but I think Jiang Zhe has a deep heart and is weak and sick. He is really not a good match for Changle, so I have rejected it, but Jiang Zhe has made such a great achievement, if I insist on not allowing it, it would be a bit cold for his heart."

Zheng Xia thought for a while and said: "This matter does not matter to the ministers. On the one hand, Jiang Zhe was a courtier of Nanchu, and the princess was the queen of Nanchu. His Majesty’s refusal to give a marriage is also in accordance with the law. On the other hand, Jiang Zhe is now a courtier of Yong, and he has made great achievements in rebellion. The princess is the daughter of his majesty and has a noble status. It is understandable that this hero is the master. It just depends on the meaning of his majesty."

Li Yuan thought for a while and said: "If Jiang Zhe had a better body, it would be okay for me to achieve Changle, but now I am really worried, let it go first."

Zheng Xia saw that the night was already late, and Li Yuan looked tired, so he said: "Your Majesty, the matter has been discussed, it is better to go to bed first."

Li Yuan laughed and said: "I have already figured it out. I will leave all military and political affairs to King Yong in the future. I have to live a comfortable life in the past few years. Qing don't leave. I will go again after making a decision for me. Rest."

On October 7th, Li Yuan returned to Beijing and made three successive decrees. One of them was to give the prince to death, add the posthumous title to the king, and the queen to depose as a general. The second is that King Li Yong was the prince of the state, and all military and political affairs were decided by King Yong. The third is to establish the grandson of the queen, and then the grand ceremony will be officially held on the day. In addition, the princess of Changle will pass on the edict and reward the tens of thousands of households, and the title of Ning State will be given to the princess.

The emperor’s vigorous actions shocked many people. The ruling and opposition parties thought that King Yong took the opportunity to hold the emperor, or thought that Li Yuan was frightened and did not care about the government anymore, but they did not know that the biggest hero of this matter was the servant. Zheng Xia.

After Emperor Yong was in charge of the political affairs, he began to purify what was later known as the "Devil King’s Rebellion". There were tens of thousands of prominent officials imprisoned for the crime of involving the prince’s treason, and the number of people implicated was countless. Between the ruling and the opposition parties, there was panic and anxiety. Only a few interested people would find that King Yong’s purge was actually controlled very well. Most of the implicated courtiers were from powerful families. Although these families made contributions during the rise of Dayong, they are now Fighting for hegemony, annexing land, and even privately raising armoured soldiers is a vague reality. This time, King Yong used his army to destroy almost all of these powerful families by conspiring to rebel. His techniques are both hard and soft, and for those hard-core members of the family, they are often treated as rebellious and exterminated or imprisoned. After all, these families are inevitably related to Fengyi Sect and Wei Guan, but for the children of the family and those who depend on the family for survival. However, civilians will not easily add crimes. Thanks to the blessings of the former Fairview League and Fengyimen, many of these wealthy families have already been killed to pieces. Then, in the name of the big rebellion, the big families are chilled. , Not daring to come forward, it is more convenient for King Yong to break through. In January, Dayong Dynasty Hall has been completely renewed. The Youzhou officials brought by Shi Yu and those middle and low-level officials who are really willing to do things quickly restored Dayong’s center. Normal operation, the blood washed away the dust on the Great Yong Dynasty Hall.

Among them, there is one kind of official who is the first to be cleansed, that is, the officials in the family who are related to Fengyimen's wife and daughter. The lightest punishment for these officials is also reprimand and demotion. The slightly more serious one is removal from office. , It is even possible to go directly to the field. Many of the disciples of the Fengyi Sect were originally daughters, but most of them entered the Fengyi Sect to improve their status, so most of them immediately separated from the Fengyi Sect. If such a woman can be blessed by her father, brother and husband, she still I can live in peace, although there are many incidents of abandoning wives and daughters, but most of them are able to start anew. However, if a woman born from a poor family was able to marry a nobleman or a child of a wealthy family because she entered Fengyi Gate, her fate would be much more miserable, either being divorced by her husband or thrown into a cold palace. But at the time of butchering the sword, the sadness of these women was also covered by the **** cleaning.

The King Yong was not always so merciless. Some officials used to be the princes attached to the party or were born under Wei Guan. As long as there is no obvious evidence of treason, no matter how talented they are, they will not be purged. The least involved in the Wang's purge is the military. Emperor Yong issued an edict. The military officers and soldiers have contributed a lot to the **** battle for the country. Therefore, they are not allowed to be purged in the army. They found that some generals are indeed closely related to Fengyimen. As long as they are willing to write a detailed repentance book, you can. Get pardoned. Therefore, King Yong’s iron-blood purge not only did not endanger the foundation of Dayong, but strengthened the strength of the army, because many descendants of the family and people in the rivers and lakes used the army to avoid being implicated in the big adversity. After the crisis, Dayong’s The military is stronger.

On October 9th, Zheng Xia took the wine, white silk and a short sword to the Jin'an Temple where the prince was imprisoned. This was the second time the prince was under house arrest here. Last time, although Li An was also frightened , But with Wei Ying secretly taking care of him, as well as Fengyimen and Lu Jingzhong and others running away, I finally have a bottom in my heart. This time Li An is no longer to rely on, shrinking in the hall, without tea and rice. There is a breath left.

Zheng Xia was about to go in, and suddenly saw a group of people coming in the distance. Just looking at their lanterns, he knew that they were from the Yongwang Mansion. After approaching, Zheng Xia saw that the person in charge was Jiang Zhe at a glance. He stood behind him. The man is the evil shadow Li Shun, and the guards are surrounded by guards.

Jiang Zhe stepped forward and gave a deep ceremony: "The lower official is on the order of His Royal Highness Yong Wang to come to see off the prince. Please allow the Lord Shizhong to allow it."

Zheng Xia frowned and said: "This is against etiquette, can it be the emperor's will?"

A fierce murderous aura flashed in Jiang Zhe's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Master Attendant, the next official might as well say bluntly, I didn't know when I came to His Royal Highness Yong Wang this time. I used His Royal Highness's gold medal and cheated The forbidden army came in, this time I must see the prince. If Master Shizhong does not allow it, then Jiang Zhe will have to force it."

Zheng Xia was stunned. He looked carefully and saw that Jiang Zhe's eyebrows were rather broken. Although Zheng Xia abides by the etiquette, he is not a stubborn person. He wanted this person to help. King Yong, step by step against the prince, is it because he and the prince have some enmity? This person has a deep and vicious mind. If I insist on not allowing him, he will inevitably cause disasters, if it hurts me. , In case this person deliberately provokes the relationship between the emperor and Yongwang's father and son, that would be my sin. Thinking of this, he said: "Since it is the order of His Royal Highness King Yong, the official can also be in power, Jiang Sima will go in with the official."

Jiang Zhe showed a trace of ecstasy, waved his hand to let the guards stay outside, only brought Xiao Shunzi and followed Zheng Xia in. Zheng Xia was accompanied by two brave and powerful eunuchs, originally to prevent the prince from refusing to commit suicide. They asked them to help. Looking at the situation now, in order to prevent the two eunuchs from seeing things they shouldn't see, Zheng Xia waved them to stay outside.

The three of them entered the Jin'an Hall and saw Li An shrank on the bed, Zheng Xia couldn't help but sigh softly, but Jiang Zhe's face was as cold as ice.

After Zheng Xia declared the decree, Xiao Shunzi walked over with the tray that he had just received, and put the wine, white silk and short sword forward. Ang Lee just backed away while screaming, and he really refused to commit suicide.

When I came closer, I whispered: "His Royal Highness, do you remember Liu Piaoxiang from Nanchu?"

Li Ang's eyes were confused, and it took a long time before he said: "Remember, Gu had been lucky to have her, didn't you let Liang Wan send it back long ago? Mr. Jiang, please intercede with your second brother, as long as you spare Gu For his life, I lonely wish to be imprisoned for life or become a monk."

There was a surge of blood in my chest. I did not expect Liang Wan to lie to me that day. It turned out that the real murderer who killed Piaoxiang was herself. Although this Ang Lee was the culprit, he was not the murderer, but I still The more I want to hate him, if it wasn't for his obscenity, if it wasn't for Liang Wan to protect his identity secret, how could Fragrant be killed. Thinking of this, I turned my head and looked at Xiao Shunzi, and said, "His Royal Highness refuses to go on the road, so please help him."

Xiao Shunzi glanced at Zheng Xia, picked up the wine, and stepped forward to hold Li Ang, and poured him the wine easily. Li Ang died soon, his complexion turned blue, with unwillingness and regret, but he didn't know what he was regretting.

I just feel that there is nothing in my heart, and the grievances can be avenged, but I am a bit at a loss. At this time, Zheng Shizhong said meaningfully and authentically: "Master Jiang, the past is over. You can chase after you, but you have to hold it."

I glanced at Zheng Xia, and stepped forward and said: "Master Zheng, don’t worry~IndoMTL.com~Although Zhe is a little selfish, he has never instigated His Royal Highness to disregard brotherhood, but now the crown prince is full of evil. If you can’t come and watch your enemy get on the road, you can’t be reconciled."

Even though Zheng Xia only heard a few words and words, he could guess the truth, but he knew that now it was done, and he didn't need to do much, as long as he warned the young man not to harm the overall situation for personal enmity.

The three were about to leave, suddenly there was a noisy voice outside. When they walked outside the hall, they saw King Yong hurriedly. After seeing Zheng Xia and Jiang Zhe, King Yong's expression widened and said:" Master Zheng, this king sent Jiang Sima to see off the prince. It was just a bit of brotherhood. I also ask Master Zheng not to be offended."

Zheng Xia couldn't help being a bit funny, but he didn't expose it, just saying: "This is also a favor, how can the minister blame it? Your Majesty is waiting for the minister to return. Please please."

When Zheng Xia left, King Yong came over and gave Jiang Zhe a fierce look, and said, "You are so brave, you dare to fake my order, go back and settle accounts with you." Then he whispered: "Suiyun, since you have such concerns, why don't you tell me clearly that you are really, alas."

The warmth in my heart, I turned my head hurriedly, so as not to be seen by the tears that were about to overflow, I also whispered in a low voice: "The minister dare not harm justice with selfishness. Your majesty is very grateful for the minister's love. Dare to hide it from your Highness any more."

The King Yong sighed and said: "Let's go, if it wasn't for Xiahou who saw you enter the palace late at night, this king wouldn't know you were so rash. Fortunately, Lord Zheng did not blame you."

I apologized again, and then I followed His Highness Yong Wang out of the palace. Along the way, my heart is full of gratitude. After all, I cannot repay the great kindness of His Royal Highness King Yong.

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