Chapter 256 The empress grants amnesty and the princess enters the capital
"This..." Vice General Ma hesitated and explained:
"My young master called them over tonight and conducted an interrogation..."
Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows and understood what happened after a moment.
It was actually during the day, after the firearms drill, that the shocked young prince returned to the city. After much deliberation, he invited the expelled young military attachés over in the evening.
It was a small gathering in name, but in reality we shared what we had seen during the day.
And get to the bottom of it and interrogate why these people are so malicious towards Zhao Duan.
Where are the sources of the rumors I heard?
As a result, as soon as some signs were revealed, the Imperial Guard came to the door.
"Ta-ta-ta."
At this time, because the team stopped, a horse following behind walked around the team, and the horse's hoofs stepped on the green bricks, making a crisp sound.
Tang Ping, the son of Duke Zhen, held the reins and sat on the horse. He came closer and looked at Zhao Duan with a complicated expression:
"Zhao Qianshi."
This time, the arrogance and anger of the day were gone, and there was more annoyance and frustration.
The "little prince" who used to be majestic and handsome in the past is now on horseback, but he looks like a lost and beaten dog.
Zhao Duan teased:
"Why did the young master come with me?"
He turned to Lieutenant General Ma and said with a serious face: "You can just arrest the suspect. Why did you invite all the young masters from the Duke of Zhenguo's residence?"
The deputy general was about to explain, but was interrupted by Tang Ping.
He suddenly turned over and dismounted, shook his head and scratched his neck and said: "It has nothing to do with him, it's me who insists on following, and I have to see the result before I'm willing to accept it."
After a brief pause, Tang Ping, who was holding the horse slumpedly, said in a dull voice, like a defeated dog, mocking himself:
"I have made it clear through interrogation that many of the rumors they told me about Zhao Qian's affairs are groundless and exaggerated. As a military attache in the camp, I am ignorant of people and should be punished.
I, Tang Ping, am not someone I can't afford to play with. I was dissatisfied when you took off my official robe before. But today, when I look at it, the punishment is not unreasonable. According to the military regulations in the camp, you should be punished if you confuse and make lies, shake the morale of the army, and deprive me of my honors. .
Since we met by chance tonight, it was just the right time to publicly apologize. After today, I won’t cause you any more trouble for this matter. "
He said this in one breath with a straight face.
Tang Ping turned his horse around and was about to return to the team.
Obviously, what happened this time taught this young man, who had been going smoothly for more than twenty years, a lesson.
However, the face of the prince's son still made him reluctant to even apologize.
If it falls to the ground, it will break into eight pieces.
"Wait!"
Zhao Duan, who was on horseback, suddenly spoke.
Tang Ping, who was no longer as high-spirited as before, paused in his steps, frowned and turned his head:
"Is there anything else Zhao Qian has to do?"
Zhao Duan said curiously:
"I would like to ask, what are the young master's plans for the future?"
Tang Ping was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said:
"I have no plans yet. At worst, I will leave Beijing and join the border army in a few days."
Zhao Duan said: "Now that Shenji camp's firearms are changing, it's time to hire people. I am short of people. If you are still willing to serve the country, you will report to the camp tomorrow."
He glanced at the military attachés under the custody of the Forbidden Army again, and said calmly:
"After the investigation here, if the suspects are cleared of suspicion and you think they are still useful, report them to Shi Meng and have them reinstated."
Tang Ping froze on the spot.
However, Zhao Duan had already galvanized his horse and drove away, disappearing into the dark night of the capital.
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Imperial Palace, Yangxin Palace.
"Your Majesty, you are back."
Mochou, who was waiting outside the palace, said respectfully:
"Envoy Privy Xue has sent someone to deliver the news..."
"Go to the study and talk." Xu Zhenguan said calmly after returning to the palace.
From the moment she stepped into the palace, the emotions aroused in Ji Zhao'an were soothed by her.
In the imperial study room.
Mochou reported in turn the series of disposal orders that followed Wang Heng's downfall, as well as the news submitted by Xue Shence that the relevant traitors had been arrested.
And said:
"The priests of the Tianshi Mansion still left some alive and threw them in the Shenji camp. Now they have sent people to transfer them to the imperial prison. How to deal with them, I beg your Majesty to decide."
Xu Zhenguan sat back on the dragon chair, looking at the lampshade on the table covered with bright yellow satin, quietly lost in thought, and said casually: "Let's interrogate as usual."
"Yes." Mochou responded, and then said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, how will the follow-up of this matter be announced to the court? Will the court tomorrow morning..."
"Just blame Kuang Fushe," Xu Zhenguan said a little tiredly. Then, as if she had made a certain decision, she said:
"At the same time, draft an official document and send it to all the yamen up and down the court. Just say..."
She paused and said softly: "Just say that I know that there are people in the court who are secretly working with the traitors, but they have not yet been eliminated. Tomorrow will be the limit.
Before tomorrow, I will not be held accountable for anything that happened in the past, whether it was fornication, betrayal of the party, or seeking refuge with others.
After tomorrow, anyone who engages in fornication will be my enemy, and his crime is unforgivable. "
"Call to the Privy Council that there is no need to implicate any more except for the moths exposed today." "Call to the yamen to investigate the officials who secretly communicated with the party and burn them as soon as the information is available."
Mo Zhaorong was stunned, as if he didn't hear clearly, and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, are you asking for amnesty?"
She immediately thought of what Wang Heng said at the banquet.
It is speculated that His Majesty was moved and granted amnesty to the courtiers.
She was shocked by the grandeur for a moment and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, if you do this, many people may not appreciate it and may not believe it."
Xu Zhenguan smiled and shook his head and said: "Whether they believe it or not, I just want peace of mind. If I can make the next Wang Heng realize his return and let some people go, what's the difficulty? "
When the water is extremely clear, there are no fish; when people observe it carefully, there are no disciples...
She thought about Zhao Duan's words in her heart, and the depression in her chest was expelled.
Faintly, it seemed that my state of mind became clearer.
Mochou raised his head, looking at the empress with longing and admiration, his mind wavered, and he said softly:
"Your Majesty has such courage, which is a blessing to all people."
Xu Zhenguan smiled and waved his hand: "Go and do your work, I'm tired too."
Mochou hummed, then suddenly remembered something and said:
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
"oh?"
"I've sent you a message below. Princess Xu Junling, the daughter of the King of Huai'an, is about to enter the capital.
It is said that he came here for the "Buddhist and Taoist Fight" that happens once in a century. Counting the time spent on the road to this post, he must not be far away from entering Beijing. "
Xu Zhenguan was slightly surprised: "Is Junling coming..."
Mochou said worriedly: "Your Majesty, although every Buddhist and Taoist fight attracts many people to the capital to watch, at the time when the new policy was promulgated and the court was initially stabilized, the King of Huai'an sent this talented and well-known county official The Lord may not come just to watch the fun.”
King of Huai'an, Xu An.
He is one of the "Eight Kings" commonly known as the "Eight Kings". His palace is located on the Huaihe River, which is the boundary of the prosperous Jiangnan area.
Although his strength is far inferior to that of "Prince Jing", the leader of the Eight Kings, he is not a simple person either.
The King of Huai'an is most famous for having a son and a daughter, namely the eldest son Xu Qian and his daughter Xu Junling.
Among the two, the princess is the most famous.
Huai River Road is rich and has a strong reading culture. The princess of Huai'an is extremely talented and famous. She is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is quite favored by the prince.
Although she is a woman, she is implicitly the right-hand man whom the King of Huai'an relies on.
Even to a certain extent, he can represent his father.
The noble status is evident.
"It's okay," Xu Zhenguan thought for a moment, smiled, and said softly:
"I, the capital master of Dayu, are still afraid of being looked down upon by others? The last time Jun Ling came to the capital was several years ago. Now things have changed, but I don't know what happened to her."
After a pause, she looked out the window and said with some regret:
"It's a pity that my uncle is only willing to send a princess and refuses to let the eldest son enter the capital."
Mochou also looked out the window, thinking:
How could the other princes, not just the King of Huai'an, dare to easily send their heirs close to the capital?
However... the battle between Buddhism and Taoism is approaching, and the princess is probably not the only one who came to the capital to watch this great excitement.
swish swish...
The autumn wind rises and falls, sweeping away the night.
…
Far outside the capital, on a certain official road.
Two carriages rode through the autumn wind.
The wheel hub rolled up two yellowing autumn leaves stained with mud in the dirt track marks, and the crisp sound of bells revealed a bit of desolation.
The shaking curtain was lowered.
Xu Junling withdrew his gaze from a forest with fallen leaves falling like rain in the distance beside the road.
She felt the cold wind, which was slightly rougher than that of the Huai River, blowing across her sweet and delicate face.
He tightened the luxurious fabric around his neck with his little hands and said softly: "The endless autumn trees are rustling... The wind blowing from the north is really different compared to the south of the Yangtze River."
The maid Lu Shui in the car smiled and said: "The princess has written a poem again, but it's a pity that there are only fragments."
"Poems are made by nature, and good hands can occasionally find them. If they are vulgar and inferior poems, they can be made casually, but it is not easy to get even half a sentence of good ones." Xu Junling said with emotion:
"Just this one sentence, Maybe it won’t be completed in a lifetime.”
Lv Shui said with a smile: "The princess is giving lectures to the servant again, just like the master giving lectures at home."
The princess, who is wrapped in gorgeous knitted clothes, does not look like the King of Huai'an, but looks similar to the Princess of Huai'an when she was young.
She looks sweet, especially her face, which is like a peeled egg, moist and smooth.
It is the skin cultivated by the climate of the Huaihe River, and it seems to be able to squeeze out water.
His temperament is dignified and elegant, and his manners are generous.
When chatting and joking with the maid, she only smiled without showing her teeth.
Feintingly, he picked up the rolled up book in his hand and wanted to hit it.
I heard the old man in plain robe driving outside the carriage laugh and say:
"My lady came to Beijing a few years ago during the spring outing season. She didn't know the autumn wind until she returned in the summer. However, the capital city is fine. If you go further north, it will be completely opposite to the south."
Xu Junling did not dare to neglect the old man named Lu who was invited by her father to protect her, and said seriously:
"I grew up in Huai River and rarely traveled far. I am not as knowledgeable as Master Lu. If I can travel all over the country in my lifetime, my life will be considered worthwhile."
The old man driving the car said with a smile:
"The princess's noble body should only be kept by the lake. If it goes to a bitter and cold place, I'm afraid it will be destroyed. A martial artist like me needs to be tempered by heaven and earth."
Xu Junling said curiously:
"I have seen records in the book that Emperor Taizu traveled everywhere on two feet in the past to sharpen his martial arts and set a precedent for future generations. In the past, Buddhism and Taoism competed, but they were overshadowed by our Xu family. ”
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(End of this chapter)