Chapter 2763 Survival by cutting off the tail (Part 2)
Li Chengqian knew Changsun Wuji so well that he already had an inexplicable fear of him.
Although the name "Changsun Yinren" has never been mentioned in front of Changsun Wuji, it has long been a label recognized by both the government and the public. This man has a sinister personality, and the more angry he is, the more he smiles. The happier you are, but no matter how happy you are when you smile in front of you, you will be more ruthless when you do evil things behind your back.
At that time, although the Guanlong nobles supported their father to ascend the throne and carried the power of Conglong with the intention of controlling the court, there were no Jiangnan nobles and Shandong aristocratic families who tried to get involved in the government. However, under Changsun Wuji's ruthless methods, all of them failed. Returned in vain.
How many famous people died at his hands?
However, it was only later that Changsun Wuji restrained himself after his father established a stable position in the country, began to implement benevolent policies, and strictly adhered to the bottom line of fighting between courtiers.
However, now, as the battle for the reserve intensifies, it is obvious that Changsun Wuji has returned to the ruthless methods of rejecting dissidents and controlling government affairs when he was at a disadvantage. At this time, he dared to send someone to assassinate Fang Jun. , he will definitely make a comprehensive plan, and will never let Fang Jun escape by chance and then strike back.
Therefore, although Qiu Yingqi did not go to Jiangnan to assassinate Fang Jun, and even turned around and assassinated Gao Jifu, Li Chengqian still believed that Changsun Wuji must have a backup plan, and Fang Jun might not be safe and sound.
His Majesty Li Er had a fit. Seeing the unpredictable expression on the prince's face and his wandering thoughts, he couldn't help but wonder: "What is the prince thinking?"
Li Chengqian was worried about Fang Jun's situation, so he explained his worries in detail, and then said: "Father, do you want to send someone to Jiangnan to check the situation? Even if the Yue people are safe, they should be alert and warned. Make them more careful.”
His Majesty Li Er frowned and nodded: "This worry is not unreasonable. I will ask Li Junxian to send a few people to Jiangnan to remind the boy. But the prince does not need to worry too much. Qingque and Changle are on this trip. , Gao Yang and others all the way south, no one has to worry about the lives of several princes and princesses. If his safety is in danger, he will definitely not dare to launch a large-scale assassination operation. As long as the scale can be controlled within a certain level, Fang Jun's alertness and the power he has in Jiangnan are enough to protect himself, and even if there is an assassin, he will not be able to hit him. He will suffer even more crazy revenge.”
Having said that, how can Li Chengqian feel relieved?
He finally came back from the edge of being deposed. Although he still could not get rid of the risk of easy storage, he finally had a certain team and strength, and everyone worked together to fight hard. He was no longer as helpless in the face of crises as before. The power of resistance.
And all this is thanks to Fang Jun.
Today, Fang Jun is not only the pillar of his East Palace team, but also his spiritual support. If Fang Jun really encounters something unexpected, he simply cannot imagine how he will face the cruel current situation...
Seeing the prince's frown and worrying about gains and losses, His Majesty Li Er felt a little dissatisfied.
His character is full of wisdom, courage, and decisiveness. He believes that the most important quality of a person who achieves great things is to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai. Without such a firm will, how can he command the heroes and achieve hegemony?
However, this eldest son is good at everything, but his indecisive temperament really makes him speechless...
The father and son had their own thoughts, and for a while they were lost in thought and had nothing to say.
There were footsteps outside the door, and a chamberlain came in quietly, saying in a low voice: "Your Majesty, General Qiu Xinggong is requesting an audience outside the palace gate."
"Hmm? This guy still has the guts to come see me?"
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Let him get out, I want to see if this guy has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"
"Here!"
The chamberlain didn't know why His Majesty was angry, so he turned around and walked away quickly, lest he accidentally get into trouble and bring disaster to Chiyu...
Not long after, Qiu Xinggong strode into the imperial study. Without saying a word, he took two steps forward and knelt down at the feet of His Majesty Li Er. He cried sadly at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty, my family is in misfortune. I am guilty of this. Damn it!”
His Majesty Li Er had a sneer on his face, lowered his head and looked down at him, and said word by word: "Tell me, what crime deserves death?"
Qiu Xinggong's heart was pounding, and he was so scared that he forced himself to continue the play, with tears streaming down his face, full of regret and regret: "Your Majesty, I don't know who the nephew of my nephew, Qiu Yingqi, was instigated by. He actually assassinated Gao Jifu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, outside the Mingde Gate. The old minister had no idea beforehand, but the beast ran home and informed the old minister after committing the crime. , the veteran licked the calf deeply, thinking that he was the blood of his deceased brother, so he could not bear to order him to commit suicide. Instead, he went to His Highness the Crown Prince and begged, hoping that His Highness would be lenient... After being reprimanded by His Highness, the veteran realized how bad he was. Stupid. I have failed to live up to His Majesty’s words and deeds for so many years. I really have no face to face His Majesty!”
"Haha!"
His Majesty Li Er held back his anger, sneered non-stop, and asked: "Well, quickly hand over your nephew to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and confess who is the mastermind behind it. Remembering your past achievements, I will only pursue Qiu Qiu." Yingqi’s crime will never implicate the Qiu family!”
Qiu Xinggong wiped away his tears, beat his feet and chest, and cried: "Your Majesty, it is clear to me that after being reprimanded by His Highness the Crown Prince, I realized my mistake and rushed to Qiu Yingqi's hiding place to persuade him to surrender. Unexpectedly, the child Perhaps he already knew that he had made a huge mistake and regretted it too much, so he committed suicide and apologized. The body was sent to Jingzhao Mansion by the old minister..."
"Wow!"
The anger in His Majesty Li Er's chest could not be suppressed at last. He raised his foot and kicked Qiu Xinggong on the door. He kicked Qiu Xinggong with anger and force. Qiu Xinggong let out a muffled groan and fell to the sky, but he didn't care. Don’t let your eyes turn dark and the sky is filled with stars With the blood spurting out of his nostrils, he got up and knelt down again, kowtowing "bang bang bang", and said: "It is unfortunate for my family to have such a beast. He deserves to die for his crime, and deserves to die for his crime... ”
His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily and pointed his halberd: "Old thief! You dare to play this trick in front of me. Do you really don't know how to write the word "death"?
The old thief kept saying that his family was in misfortune and blamed all the blame on Qiu Yingqi, and then Qiu Yingqi "committed suicide out of fear of guilt"...
What about fooling a three-year-old? !
Qiu Xinggong had his own opinion. Since the prince was unwilling to accept the surrender of the Qiu family, the Qiu family's guilt was absolutely unavoidable. He put all the blame on Qiu Yingqi. Now that Qiu Yingqi was dead, then he and himself What the Qiu family bears is joint liability.
After all, he had meritorious deeds, but as long as he refused to admit that he had ordered Qiu Yingqi to assassinate Gao Jifu, no matter how angry His Majesty was, he would never do anything to him seriously.
No matter how much infamy His Majesty has been burdened with and how many dirty things he has done, there is only one thing that is enough to make the civil servants and military generals who followed him praise him and convince him sincerely, and that is nostalgia for the past!
How about Hou Junji?
That was a serious crime of treason, and it would have been a crime of "the three barbarians" in all dynasties. As a result, His Majesty Li Er not only gave his whole body, but also sent only his descendants and relatives to Lingnan to solve the problem. In their hearts, who doesn’t admire Inexplicable and be willing to die?
As long as he bites him to death without spitting out his words, with His Majesty Li Er's temperament, he will never kill them all...
Seeing that His Majesty Li Er's face was ferocious and about to explode, Li Chengqian quickly tried to dissuade him: "Father, calm down! General Qiu is certainly at fault. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have their own sentencing and punishment. Why should Father get angry? Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, My father should also take good care of the dragon body and lead the Tang Dynasty to brave the thorns and expand the territory!”
The Eastern Expedition was supposed to start this spring. As a result, hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of soldiers and grains had already gathered in Liaodong. However, they had to be temporarily put on hold because of a serious illness of His Majesty Li Er. The resulting huge military expenditures even damaged the morale of the army. Down, the losses are too serious.
Morale cannot be discouraged. If the Eastern Expedition next spring is aborted again because of His Majesty Li Er's dragon body, then it is very likely that the Eastern Expedition will be canceled and the manpower and material resources spent on gathering hundreds of thousands of troops will be wasted. The blow is absolutely fatal.
His Majesty Li Er also knew that his body was getting worse and worse in the past two years, so he had to endure his anger and cursed Qiu Xinggong: "You old thief, don't hang around in front of me and make me angry. Go to the Ministry of Punishment and apologize to Dali Temple yourself." ! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Qiu Xinggong cried bitterly, but felt greatly relieved.
As long as His Majesty does not deal with him, why should he fear the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple? As long as there is no real evidence, those guys wouldn't even dare to detain themselves for two days.
He cruelly killed his nephew Qiu Yingqi to silence him. Although this method of cutting off his tail to survive was contrary to human ethics and could be said to be worse than an animal, in the end he still managed to turn a crisis into an invisible one and not only saved himself, but also his family... …(End of Chapter)