Chapter 2762: Survival by cutting off the tail (Part 1)
Xiao Yu sat there, shook his head and sighed, "You, you, you are still so confused at such an old age. No matter what your starting point is, you should always ask His Highness first beforehand, and then inform him afterwards. , Even if His Highness is willing, how can he accept it?”
Although he didn't know the truth of the matter, he was obviously not as loyal and righteous as Qiu Xinggong said. Perhaps it was just that some steps were omitted, or he was tricked by Changsun Wuji, so he regarded the prince as a way out. Order...
However, no matter what, this kind of behavior of beheading first and reporting later clearly did not take His Highness the Crown Prince seriously. Even if the Crown Prince is kind and kind, how can he be willing to be used like this?
Qiu Xinggong wiped the tears on his face and begged: "I am still desperate now, please ask Song Guogong to teach me!"
Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed, and said: "His Highness is not a ruthless person and will not kill you. In my opinion, it is better to go to the palace to apologize as His Highness said. After all, where are your achievements? Among the tens of thousands of soldiers, your Majesty’s horses have fallen into disgrace, and you have suffered numerous injuries. As long as it is not a crime of rebellion, Your Majesty will not be too harsh on you.”
After a pause, he looked at Qiu Xinggong and said quietly: "Of course, before that, it's better to clean up everything."
Qiu Xinggong was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he remained silent.
"Okay, as I said, there's nothing I can do to help you, just take care of yourself."
Xiao Yu said something more, then got up and went out, chasing Li Chengqian's back.
Qiu Xinggong got up from the ground alone and rubbed his sore knees. The expression on his face was unpredictable. After a long while, he let out a long breath. The unbearable look in his eyes soon disappeared and became more and more intense. Stand firm.
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Li Chengqian left the Daci'en Temple and said to Xiao Yu, who was catching up behind him: "I want to go to the palace. Does Song Guogong want to go with him?"
Xiao Yu naturally entered the palace to report Qiu Xinggong's affairs to His Majesty. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "My family and the Qiu family had a good relationship in the past, so today he begged the old minister to see the prince. The old minister didn't think much about it. He agreed, not knowing that it was because of this matter. Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with me, so I might as well not go."
As long as this kind of thing is involved, there will be no benefit but only harm. He has no idea about it in the first place, so he must pick it off cleanly.
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Don't worry about it, Duke of Song. Although Gu is a bit stupid, he still understands the whole story. This matter definitely has nothing to do with Duke of Song."
Xiao Yu said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness!"
Speaking of which, such an emperor is really good. He not only has a gentle personality, but also puts himself in others' shoes. Perhaps after he ascends the throne, he may not have the same courage as his current Majesty, but he is still more gentle and appeasement. The Tang Dynasty will probably usher in a period of peace and harmony.
Li Chengqian waved his hand, boarded the carriage and left.
Xiao Yu bowed and saluted the carriage. He waited until the carriage was far away before he stood up. He stood in front of the Da Ci'en Temple for a while and looked around at this magnificent and solemn temple. Then he waved his hand to call his carriage over and boarded the carriage. Then drive back to the mansion.
As for Qiu Xinggong...wish yourself good luck.
Li Chengqian came to the gate of Taiji Palace and got off the carriage. He went directly into the palace without asking for permission. After asking the chamberlain, he learned that His Majesty was in the palace of Shenlong Palace, so he hurried over.
When they arrived at the Dragon Palace, the chamberlain guarding the door saw the prince arriving and hurried inside to inform him. After a while, he returned and bowed to invite the prince in.
Li Chengqian entered the Dragon Palace, took off his shoes and put them aside. He stepped on the smooth floor with his white socks and walked into His Majesty Li Er's imperial study.
"My son, I pay homage to my father and pay my respects to him."
His Majesty Li Er was sitting behind the desk reviewing the memorial. When he saw the prince come in to see the gift, he put down the brush in his hand and placed it on the mountain of pens. He stood up and stretched his muscles. He said with a smile: "Get up quickly. Someone, please bring my jar." Make a pot of good tea and let the prince and I taste it.”
Li Chengqian said: "Thank you very much, father."
Then he stood up and waited until His Majesty Li Er walked to the chair in front of the window and sat down, then he sat down at the bottom with a coffee table in between.
After a while, a waiter placed a teapot and teacup on the coffee table. Just as he was about to pour tea for the father and son, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Step back."
He personally held the pot and poured a cup for His Majesty Li Er, and then poured a cup for himself.
His Majesty Li Er took a sip of tea, tasted it, looked happy, and then asked: "The prince is here, is there something wrong?"
Li Chengqian held the tea cup in his hand, thought for a while, and said: "I just went to Da Ci'en Temple to inspect the progress to see how the progress was, and Qiu Xinggong happened to ask for a meeting..."
So he told Qiu Xinggong's words in detail, but omitted the matter of being recommended by Xiao Yu.
As expected, His Majesty Li Er was furious. He slapped the armrest of the chair and cursed: "You are really a coward! Gao Jifu was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but they ended up assassinating him outside Chang'an like a dog. , the public opinion is fierce, the officials are trembling, I have lost all face! And Zhao Guogong, Fang Jun is now the pillar of the country, how can he kill him if he wants to?"
After venting his anger, he glared at Li Chengqian and asked: "At this moment, are you really not behind the scenes?"
Li Chengqian was afraid of this and hurriedly said: "How can my father not know my son's character? He definitely can't do such a thing. Besides, no matter how stupid I am, he also knows that now that the world is rich and the world is at peace, my father and the ministers They are quite harmonious, how can they create such a corrupt atmosphere and make everyone in the government and the public panic? ”
He could have informed Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment directly about this matter, but he had to come to the palace first to let His Majesty Li Er know.
His Majesty Li Er had previously suspected that he secretly assassinated Gao Jifu, just to undermine the prestige of the young slaves. If this suspicion was deeply rooted in his heart, it would be really detrimental to him...
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, glanced at the prince, and nodded slowly.
As the saying goes, there is no better son than a father. He naturally knew that the eldest son had a weak temperament and would not be able to do anything harsh. Besides, Qiu Xinggong had always been rebellious. How could the prince drive him to betray Changsun Wuji?
It's just that the only beneficiary of the whole thing was the prince, so I had to have doubts in my heart before. Now that I saw the prince's clear eyes, frankness and confidence, I naturally believed that it was definitely not his fault.
His Majesty Li Er frowned, took a sip of tea, and asked: "How does the prince think this matter should be handled?"
After all, Qiu Xinggong is also the hero.
Especially when he led his horse to the ground in the midst of thousands of troops, and was wounded countless times by arrows and swords. He was brave, adept at fighting, and loyal. That's why His Majesty Li Er was able to tolerate the violent and cruel Qiu Xinggong for so many years, even though Qiu Xinggong was arrogant in private. He is domineering and violates national laws many times, but he often makes it a trivial matter with a stern rebuke and lets bygones be bygones.
However, this behavior is really too bad. Since he came to the throne, he has strived for harmony between the monarch and his ministers and friendship between officials. Political struggles are everywhere, but everyone must strictly adhere to the bottom line. The winner must not pursue and add insult to injury, and the loser must not become hysterical. Fight for your life.
We all work as officials, and the struggle is for our own interests, but we must not involve each other's wealth and lives.
Once the lives of officials are in danger, each other will no longer feel safe. They will do anything to survive, and the whole court will be a bloody storm. Today you kill me, tomorrow I will kill you. There will be endless retribution. Do you still have the energy to work hard and forge ahead?
The national destiny of the Tang Dynasty will be consumed by this endless internal friction.
However, in the past few years, murderous crimes have been staged from time to time. Even important officials of the imperial court and the emperor's son-in-law, such as Fang Jun, have been assassinated again and again. This has made His Majesty Li Er's anger already condensed in his heart. The reason why he has not spoken out is that It's just that there is a lack of opportunity.
Now Qiu Xinggong's behavior has completely touched his inner skin.
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat? !
A son is better known than his father, and a son's understanding of his father is beyond the reach of outsiders. Li Chengqian knew that His Majesty Li Er was on the verge of explosion just by looking at his expression, and quickly comforted him: "Father, please calm down. Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, the final The most important thing is to maintain the stability of the government. How can we cause people to panic just because of Qiu Xinggong?
His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, looked at the prince and asked: "What do you mean, should we handle it with caution?"
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "At least the scope cannot be expanded. Since it was Qiu Yingqi who did it, then everyone should do the work and only deal with Qiu Yingqi. Qiu Xinggong can only be reprimanded a few words, and it is not easy to punish him too severely."
His Majesty Li Er snorted: "That guy is the most unruly and rebellious. What's the use of scolding him? He turned around and forgot about it. Since this matter was done by Qiu Yingqi, I don't believe that he didn't know anything about it. As long as Qiu Yingqi Yingqi confided a few words about him, I don’t mind killing the chicken to scare the monkey.”
When Li Chengqian saw his father's firm attitude, he said no more.
But he was always worried about Fang Jun's safety in his heart. Although Qiu Yingqi did not follow Changsun Wuji's dispatch to go to Jiangnan to assassinate Fang Jun, and even turned against him and assassinated Gao Jifu, but he knew Changsun Wuji and acted accordingly. With backup, maybe the people sent to Jiangnan don’t know about Qiu Yingqi... (End of Chapter)