Chapter 2761 Determined not to accept it
The Qiu family and the Xiao family still have some connections.
In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, Qiu He served as the governor of Jiaozhi County, guarding the prosperous land in the south. At that time, Nanliang was still in decline, but the Xiao family was still a powerful family in the south of the Yangtze River and controlled many trade routes. Therefore, they had close contacts with the Qiu family and the two parties cooperated very much. After a while, the relationship became close.
It's just that after Qiu He's death, the relationship between them gradually became estranged, but this incestuous love has never been broken. They may not have much contact with each other at ordinary times, but at the critical moment of life and death, if they come to each other's door for help, they will pull it out. , for convenience...
Therefore, two days ago, Qiu Xinggong came to beg and wanted to see the prince in private, and Xiao Yu agreed.
When Li Chengqian asked, Qiu Xinggong sat upright, feeling tangled and nervous in his heart. He first looked at Xiao Yu, who looked indifferent, and then his heart was filled with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "I came here today to apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince!"< br>
Li Chengqian and Xiao Yu looked at each other in astonishment, and asked curiously: "What did General Qiu commit? Furthermore, if he is guilty, he could have gone to Dali Temple to plead guilty. Why come to Gu to plead guilty?"
Qiu Xinggong said: "It is true that the crimes committed are life-threatening, so I sincerely ask for your forgiveness..."
Then he stood up under Li Chengqian's astonished gaze, knelt down on the ground, and said sincerely: "The old minister's unworthy nephew Qiu Yingqi heard that His Highness the King of Jin, regardless of honor, righteousness, and brotherhood, intends to compete with His Highness for the throne and cause trouble for the dynasty. Gang, felt angry in his heart. It also happened that the King of Jin entered the Ministry of War, intending to destroy the foundation of His Royal Highness, but no one in the civil and military dynasties could speak up for justice, so he was filled with righteous indignation and impulsively assassinated Gao Jifu outside Mingde Gate, intending to use This cut off the wings of the King of Jin, making the King of Jin retreat and no longer dare to covet the position of crown prince... The second son was reckless and impulsive, and regarded the laws of the Tang Dynasty as nothing, even if he was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts, it would not be a pity. But also sincere It would be a pity for Zhongxue to be arrested and punished by the government. Therefore, I have the audacity to meet with His Highness today and implore Your Highness to spare him from death for the sake of his daring loyalty..."
"Bang"
As soon as Xiao Yu picked up the teacup in his hand, he was so surprised that he dropped the teacup lid on the table.
Qiu Xinggong only asked him to help find an opportunity to meet the prince in private, but he was very strict and refused to explain the reason. However, he never expected that this would happen.
Li Chengqian's eyes widened and he lost his voice: "What did you say? The assassination of Gao Jifu was actually done by Qiu Yingqi?"
The assassination of Gao Jifu, which caused a stir and uproar, was unexpectedly committed by Tongguan guard Qiu Yingqi...
Xiao Yu thought of a key point and couldn't help but ask: "Qiu Yingqi is the guard general of Tongguan, and he is not allowed to leave his post without reason. Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment carefully screened the four passes. If Qiu Yingqi is There must be a lot of suspicion when leaving Tongguan, but why didn’t you ask about it and didn’t even get the slightest bit of news?”
The two major judicial departments are jointly investigating the case. It is easy to detect a general of Qiu Yingqi's level who has left his post without permission. However, since neither the Dali Temple nor the Ministry of Punishment has made any progress on the case, it is obvious that there has been no Discovered the fact that Qiu Yingqi left Tongguan to take up his post.
How is this possible?
Qiu Xinggong said: "This matter involves another secret. Duke Zhao wanted to send Qiu Yingqi to secretly go south to assassinate Fang Jun, so he forged an official document from the Ministry of War. When Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment were investigating and clearing customs, they saw this document. official document, thinking that Qiu Yingqi had He went to the Lianghuai area to hunt down the bandits. However, Qiu Yingqi had a great sense of justice and refused to assassinate the Duke of Yue and other pillars of the country, so he turned back to Guanzhong. It happened that Gao Jifu was acting as an accomplice and he was so angry that he did such a stupid thing. "
Xiao Yu stroked his beard and thought, Qiu Ying first gave up the assassination of Fang Jun, and then assisted the assassination with the help of King Jin. Both times were considered great achievements for the prince. But then he thought again, he was quite familiar with Qiu Yingqi. He was a brave and foolhardy man, how could he do it so neatly?
Disobeying Changsun Wuji's orders will result in extremely severe punishment, so he simply broke away from Changsun Wuji's camp, used the assassination of Gao Jifu as a pledge of surrender, and turned to join His Highness the Crown Prince. This kind of calculation is not as reckless as Qiu Yingqi's. Husband can think of it.
There must be Qiu Xinggong secretly instigating this...
The Qiu family is planning to burn everything and surrender to the prince.
Normally, the prince would be overjoyed with such a great achievement and would walk backwards to greet him...
Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian's face was filled with joy, but instead his face was as dark as water, and he said angrily: "This is ridiculous! If the matter is really as you said, you can report it to your father personally. Zhao Guogong's murder of the imperial ministers is really disrespecting the laws of the empire. If there is nothing, I am afraid that the world will not be in chaos. Instead of reporting and exposing, you hope to assassinate Gao Jifu to express your loyalty to the king. This approach of yours is incompatible with Zhao. What's different about the Duke? Gao Jifu was a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and an important minister in the imperial court, but he was killed like a dog in front of everyone. This behavior is simply crazy. If everyone follows suit, Isn't it true that the Tang Dynasty is in turmoil and everyone is in danger? Even if I, Li Chengqian, lose the position of prince, I will never collude with you and other crazy people!"
Qiu Xinggong was dumbfounded.
The matter of "voting a name certificate" was planned by him. It can be said that it would be regarded as a great achievement in front of any prince in the past and present.
But he was only worried that Li Chengqian was stubborn. His Royal Highness was full of benevolence, morality, gentleness and kindness. He was afraid that such violent methods would not be appreciated by him...
As expected, Li Chengqian's reaction to this matter was so intense that Qiu Xinggong suddenly lost his mind and quickly looked to Xiao Yu for help.
Xiao Yu is unwilling to get involved in this kind of thing, but after all, he has such a close relationship with the Qiu family, and the Qiu family's influence in the military cannot be underestimated. If he is attached to the prince, it will definitely make the prince even more powerful. .
After thinking about it, he leaned his upper body slightly towards Li Chengqian and whispered: "Your Highness, there is no need to be angry. In the final analysis, this matter is still beneficial to Your Highness..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian looked serious and said decisively: "I dare not agree with what the Duke of Song Dynasty said. I want to ask, if everyone in the court is like this, whoever does not agree with his political views will use such dirty and vicious methods as assassination. In the long run, how can we learn from this? In this way, how can there be peace? If you think about it, Even if Song Guogong's political enemies use such vicious methods to deal with you, how will you feel? Let this happen before your eyes!”
Xiao Yu was silent.
He realized that he had underestimated the Crown Prince. Although he was usually too pedantic, inflexible, and womanly, if this seemingly too decadent temperament could persist, even in the face of various temptations. Isn't it a noble quality to be able to remain unmoved?
Moreover, as a human minister, I always hope that my emperor can be kind and generous, otherwise he will be overbearing and violent like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, who will kill people at every turn and have no sense of security at all...
Qiu Xinggong was completely panicked. He knelt on the ground and crawled forward two steps. He grabbed the hem of Li Chengqian's clothes and begged with tears streaming down his face: "Your Highness! My nephews and nephews from the Qiu family have just done this for your Highness's great cause." Such disregard of the law! I beg Your Highness to lend a helping hand. Everyone in my Qiu family is deeply grateful. We will be loyal to Your Highness from generation to generation and will never regret it until our death!”
As he spoke, he banged his head on the ground and kowtowed.
He couldn't help but calm down. He originally hoped to use some clever tricks to get his plan, and betrayed Changsun Wuji and assassinated Gao Jifu to achieve the goal of joining the prince. However, the prince was timid and refused, and Changsun Wuji wanted to skin the Qiu family. After all, if the prince refuses to allow the Qiu family to stay, how can there be a place for the Qiu family to stand up in this huge world?
Especially once the prince reports this matter to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely be furious. Qiu Yingqi will be brought to justice by then. Mikishita can't bear to say that he is the mastermind behind the scenes... How can he still survive?
Li Chengqian was unmoved. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had always been indecisive, was determined this time and said in a deep voice: "Don't cry here. If you go to Tai Chi Palace to abide by your father, I will be able to think about your past." Please plead with your father for your merits. If you insist on not repenting, you can do it yourself according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty!”
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, stood up and strode away.
Qiu Xinggong panicked and quickly looked at Xiao Yu with a look of begging in his eyes. (End of chapter)