Chapter 5004: Resist to the End
After receiving the news from Wannian County, Dou Dexuan immediately bathed, changed clothes, and rode a carriage to Chengtian Gate to request an audience. After receiving permission, he entered the palace and went to Wude Hall under the guidance of the chamberlain. After bypassing the main hall and arriving at the imperial study room set up in one of the side halls, I heard a heartbreaking howl. When I walked closer, I saw Jiang Wang Li Yun being pressed on a wooden stool beside the door. Fighting with a military stick...
Dou Dexuan's heart sank and he sighed secretly.
He quickly came to the front of the palace, and the chamberlain in front of the door took him directly into the imperial study without informing him.
It was raining lightly and the light in the imperial study was dim. Dou Dexuan did not dare to raise his head. He came directly to the imperial case and bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Dou Dexuan, has an audience with you."
A soft and gentle voice sounded from behind the imperial court: "My dear, there is no need to be too polite. Get down quickly and come, give me a seat and serve you tea."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Dou Dexuan took two steps back and sat sideways on the chair. Only then did he adapt to the light in the imperial study room. He looked up and saw Li Chengqian sitting behind the imperial desk with a smile on his face and a kind attitude. Li Junxian was standing on one side.
The waiter brought fragrant tea, and Dou Dexuan took it with both hands, but put it on the coffee table aside without drinking it.
Dou Dexuan pondered for a moment. Seeing that His Majesty did not speak, he said: "Your Majesty, I am here..."
As soon as the words were spoken, Li Chengqian, who was behind the case, waved his hands with a look of helplessness on his face: "Brother, are you here just to show mercy?"
Dou Yi, the general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Hsing Cavalry, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Shangzhu Kingdom, Da Sima, and Shenwu County Duke, had a daughter who married Li Yuan, Duke of Tang Dynasty, who was the Empress Dowager Taimu. Their youngest son, Dou Zhao, gave birth to a son, Dou Yan. Dou Yan had a son. Six sons, the fourth son Dou Dexuan...
So Li Chengqian and Dou Dexuan are the same generation.
As for Dou Dexuan's son Dou Huairang and Princess Jinyang are not of the same generation... the royal family never cares about seniority, only interests.
The reason why Li Chengqian agreed to the Dou family's marriage proposal was that, firstly, Princess Jinyang was getting older and she might not have a good match if she continued to delay. Secondly, the Dou family was once the backbone of Guanlong. Although it has gradually declined over the years, it has prosperous heirs and a deep foundation. You can use the Dou family to win over the remnants of Guanlong and use them for your own use.
Dou Dexuan was dominated by Li Chengqian and felt a little depressed. He could only nod his head and said: "Reporting to your majesty, this is exactly why I came here. The dog is naughty and conflicted with His Royal Highness Prince Jiang in the examination room. It is really wrong to disrupt the order of the examination room. It's just that …”
"Hey!"
Being interrupted again, Li Chengqian pointed outside with a guilty look on his face: "Brother, why are you talking like this? Although Li Yun is my biological brother, his behavior is unforgivable, so I pushed him outside and gave him twenty punishments. punish . However, the matter has not been settled. Huairang was disqualified from the imperial examination for three years, which is really wrong. It is inevitable that my brother will be angry. I only need one word from him to deal with it, and I will never cover it up!"
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Dou Dexuan: "..."
The words are blocked, what else can I say?
The dignified prince was scolded in public. If he was still not satisfied, wouldn't he be resentful of the royal family?
But the original intention of coming to see him was not to punish King Jiang...
I thought about it in my heart and felt that I must speak clearly today, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future, so I had to bite the bullet and ignore His Majesty's repeated warnings. He lowered his head and sighed: "Some small conflicts between relatives are nothing. Your Highness. Both I and Quanzi have made some mistakes. Your Majesty can just give him a warning. There is really no need to go into a big fight. . On the contrary, Quanzi has neither intelligence nor composure. He originally thought that he could excel in the imperial examination and make a difference in his official career, but in the end his talent was insufficient and he was impetuous, so he was really not worthy of Princess Jinyang... …Your Majesty knows that this marriage has not yet begun, so how about letting it go?”
The news that family members reported back from Wannian County was that King Chiang intervened temporarily before the exam and changed seats to sit next to Dou Huairang. This was obviously aimed at Dou Huairang, and Dou Huairang and King Chiang had no grudges and did not even have much contact. , what is the reason why King Jiang is so targeted?
After thinking about it for a long time in the house, the father and son discussed it over and over again, and finally had to admit Dou Huairang's point of view: Fang Jun's shadow was behind this matter, and the cause was the Dou family's request to marry Princess Jinyang...
As a result, the Dou family and his son were naturally hesitant and fearful.
Although His Majesty had the support after the marriage, because His Majesty wanted to use the Dou family to integrate the remaining power of the Guanlong clan, who was Fang Jun? Once Fang Jun is hostile, even Your Majesty will protect the Dou family and his son!
No matter how arrogant Dou Dexuan was, he would not dare to compare himself to Qiu Xinggong, who had great military power and great authority at the time. Since Qiu Shenji could die in an unknown and miserable manner, how could Dou Huairang have a good end?
Therefore, after some discussions between father and son, Dou Dexuan entered the palace and took this opportunity to simply cancel the marriage proposal. Even if it might cause dissatisfaction to His Majesty, he had to do so...
Li Chengqian had a headache. Could it be that this girl couldn't get married?
But no matter how difficult it is to marry, she is also Li Chengqian's sister and the daughter of his Emperor Taizong. She is of noble blood and has a wealth of wealth. How can she be so arrogant?
Then he said with a smile: "The important thing about marriage is to be in love with each other. If the brother is unwilling, then let's give up from now on. The handsome young man will have a bright future. I only hope that he can find a beautiful wife someday and become an empire." ”
Dou Dexuan opened his mouth, but was speechless. He knew that he had angered His Majesty. From now on, unless Dou Huairang did something amazing and talented, his future would be bleak and it would be difficult for him to be promoted.
But he was really in a dilemma, and he was in a dilemma. When he married Princess Jinyang, he offended Fang Jun. With his shady and ruthless style, Dou Huairang put his life in danger, canceled the proposal of marriage, and offended His Majesty, causing Dou Huairang to have no hope of career...
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I felt both resentment and regret.
Princess Jinyang is pretty, beautiful and intelligent, and is deeply loved by His Majesty and all the princes. She should have been a person that all the princesses flocked to in public. However, the government and the public avoided her, and no one cared about her. How could she become obsessed with it all the time? Can you find such a big deal?
"The dog is so unlucky that I don't have the chance to serve His Highness Jinyang. I'm really ashamed."
"Brother, don't worry about it. Marriage is destined by fate. What will your husband say before the fate comes? After my brother returns, he should urge Huairang to concentrate on his studies. After three years, he will be named on the gold list and become a blockbuster!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave for now."
"Brother, don't worry, this matter ends here."
"Here."
Dou Dexuan's mouth was bitter, so why should we stop here? Even if His Majesty really has no intention of revenge, whenever Dou Huairang appears in front of Your Majesty in the future, or even just hears Dou Huairang's name, he will be reminded of the cancellation of his marriage proposal today. How can Dou Huairang have a future?
……
By the time Dou Dexuan left, the twenty army batons outside had already been beaten. Li Chengqian ordered people to carry Li Yun in. Looking at Li Yun with blood dripping from his buttocks and his skin torn, Li Chengqian looked gloomy and asked: "Do you think you were beaten?" The matter will be over with a slap on the wrist? It’s a dream! Just tell the matter honestly, otherwise the penalty will be increased!”
Li Yun screamed in pain until his voice became hoarse. Now his face was pale and dying, and he said feebly: "Your Majesty clearly knows that this is what happened, and there is nothing to hide."
Li Chengqian snorted and said, "You went all out and bribed Wannian County officials to change the examination room and seats just to ruin Dou Huairang's examination?"
"Indeed."
"You still dare to quibble?!"
"I dare not."
Looking at Li Yun who was biting him to death and not letting go, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Come here, treat King Jiang's injury."
Then he said to Wang De, the steward of the chamberlain who was standing nearby: "Go and check whether the maids and chamberlains around Princess Jinyang have been out in the past two days. If so, arrest them and interrogate them to see where they went, who they saw, and what they did!"
"Here!"
Wang De walked out of the imperial study room quickly.
Li Yun's expression changed drastically. Not only did he not dare to look directly at Li Chengqian's inspection, his eyes flickered and wandered...
"Hmph!"
Li Chengqian snorted angrily, there was indeed a problem!
"At this time, I can explain it to you, but if you wait until I find out, I will definitely punish you severely!"
Li Yun was dejected and resisted to the end.
If Your Majesty really finds out, he will bear the responsibility, but he must not betray Princess Jinyang...
Seeing his expression, Li Chengqian became even more angry: "Okay, okay, His Highness Prince Jiang values the friendship between brothers and sisters, and their loyalty, right? It's really good, he is a role model for the royal family! Wait for me to find out the truth, don't you? Regret!”
"Ouch! It hurts. Doctor, please be gentle!"
Li Yun simply closed his eyes and screamed.
……
There were only a few chambermaids and maids around Princess Jinyang, so it was not difficult to find out some problems. Wang De came back soon, leaned over to Li Chengqian, and whispered back.
After hearing this, Li Chengqian patted the table and waited for Li Yun to say: "The maid next to Jinyang sent you a letter. What was written in the letter?"
Li Yun knew that he could not deny it, so he simply closed his eyes and frowned: "This matter was done by my brother alone. Your Majesty wants to beat or punish me, even if you admit it, it has nothing to do with others."
Li Chengqian said angrily: "The facts are all there, but you still dare to deny it? You said it was done by one person, I think you are colluding to deceive the king!"
It was Li Yun who beat the person, and Jin Yang who was in charge. However, these two people could not control how Dou Huairang was dealt with in the examination room. How could Xu Jingzong, a veteran of three dynasties and a distinguished minister of Zhenguan, be ordered by these two people? Reminiscent of the fact that Fang Jun was with Xu Jingzong at that time, the reason why Xu Jingzong dealt with Dou Huairang so harshly becomes clear...
The second bastard is really obsessed with Jinyang!
Every time someone proposes marriage to Jinyang, this guy gets in the way. Do you really want Jinyang to remain unmarried and become a monk for the rest of his life, instead of having a secret affair and living together?
How unreasonable!
"Come, please quickly order Fang Jun to come to the palace to see you!"
In anger, Li Chengqian planned to call Fang Jun into the palace to explain the matter, but he did not send anyone to call Princess Jinyang.
What can I say if I call him over? That girl only needs to act like a spoiled brat, and her brother will be soft-hearted and helpless...