Controversy in the Eastern Palace Chapter 291 Dismissed from office and imprisoned
You are so brave! Lie Mang from Jinyi Factory who dared to contact Lian Lian had a cold expression and snorted coldly: "What makes Lian even more surprised is that Lian Lian didn't get the news. How did you know? How did you know?
, those military generals have contacted each other privately, and the joint memorials are on their way to the capital. Cui Qing, can you answer the alliance? Could it be that in our Tang Dynasty, besides the Jinyiwei intelligence organization, there is another
Intelligence system? Was this intelligence organization established by your Cui family? What is your purpose in setting up this kind of intelligence organization? Do you want to imitate the Lian family and compete for the country of the Lian family?"
Lu Zhaoci's voice was gentle, but in the hall, it sounded like a bell. It shocked every minister in the hall. Even Feng Wenwen and others were not frightened and turned pale. They fell to the ground and did not dare to say a word.
The words were spoken, and Master Cui Ren was so frightened that he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
How did Lu Zhaoci ascend to the throne of the emperor? Among them, the Jin Yiwei was very powerful. It was precisely because of the existence of the Jin Yiwei that he conquered the world. At this time, Master Cui Ren could get the news so quickly. In addition to being able to use the Jin Yiwei, then
The most likely thing is to have its own intelligence system. But the former is more likely. But if it is the latter, I am afraid that it is not Cui Renshi who died, but the Cui family. Since Lu Zhaoci
After ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the small word "intelligence department" spread throughout the world's aristocratic families. Although these people did not openly form intelligence organizations, there were still many aristocratic families who secretly formed intelligence organizations.
"Your Majesty, I would never dare, I would never dare!" Cui Renshi suddenly woke up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is a favor I asked Commander Lu to help. There are many such organizations in my family, so please be aware of it.
"At this time, Master Cui Ren dared to hide anything. He quickly told him exactly how he asked Lu Qingyun for help.
"It's really amazing! Lian's imperial guards have become your own imperial guards, Cui Renshi." The cold light in Lu Zhaoci's eyes was even more powerful. Cui Renshi violated the taboo of a human minister and deserved to be killed, but otherwise
Without him, Lu Zhaoci also needs to seriously consider it.
"Come here, take off Master Cui Ren's official robe and throw him into death row. Qiu Hou, Qiu Hou will kill him." Lu Zhaoci finally took a breath and coldly snorted. The empire of an emperor is far more important than family ties.
"Your Majesty! Spare your life!" Master Cui Ren suddenly collapsed to the ground, shouting for his life.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
"His Majesty!"
Ben Benben and others were so frightened that their expressions changed after hearing this, but they never thought that Lu Zhaoci's methods were so cruel. He threw Master Cui Ren into death row without asking any questions. They immediately begged for mercy. This Master Cui Ren was not a simple man.
A single person, behind him, but those aristocratic families who occupy the rich land in Guandong, once Cui Renshi is killed, the Guandong aristocratic families will react. This is what the imperial court is most concerned about. Once the fish is dead and the net is broken, Guandong
Although the aristocratic family's strength was greatly damaged, the imperial court's strength would also suffer a great loss.
"Father, my son and I have something to say." At this time, outside the announcement room, a young man broke in. Everyone looked and saw that it was the prince Lu Chengzu. They saw an anxious look on his face.
"How dare you, Lian Zhen is discussing important matters. What are you doing here? Why don't you step down from Lian?" Lu Zhaoci's expression changed, a cold light swept across his eyes, and he coldly snorted: "Is this where you can come?"
"I came here because I was in a hurry. Please forgive me." Under Lu Zhaoci's powerful momentum, Lu Chengzu couldn't bear it. He immediately knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling. His face was frightened.
Looks pale.
"I think you are young and ignorant, get up and go back to your mother!" Lu Zhaoci sighed deeply, waved his hand, and asked Lu Chengzu to retreat. He naturally knew why Lu Chengzu was here, and the people in the announcement room
Things cannot be hidden from others, especially the matter of killing Cui Renshi. At this time, I am afraid that not only the news has spread throughout the entire palace, but also the entire Chang'an City.
"Father, I still have to protect Mr. Cui." Who knew that Lu Chengzu not only did not get up, but still knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "Father, although Mr. Cui has made some mistakes, he is a meritorious official and has the ability to assist my father.
Gong, he is loyal to his father, and he also teaches his children carefully. How could he have any intention of rebellion? Please be aware of it." "Just because he is your uncle?" Lu Zhaoci's face moved slightly, but his expression was
Slowed down...
"Is he still a minister of my father?" Lu Chengzu said dissatisfied.
"Presumptuous." A cold light flashed in Lu Zhaoci's eyes, and he snorted coldly: "Can't the ministers be killed together? You go back first! You are still the prince, go back to your mother and queen first!"
"son"
"His Royal Highness, you'd better go first!" Feng Wenwen saw clearly from the side and quickly stepped forward to help the prince up and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he will handle it well. Your Highness should go to the empress!" Lu Chengzu heard this
Yan had no choice but to stand up and leave the announcement room with the help of the waiter next to him.
"Legend has deposed the prince." After Lu Chengzu left, Lu Zhaoci suddenly said quietly.
"Your Majesty, the position of the Eastern Palace is the crown prince of the country, and cannot be easily deposed. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court. It is even more likely to cause the princes to seize the throne. Your Majesty, please take a closer look." Wei Zheng was shocked when he heard this and said quickly.
"Haha, I really didn't expect that the crown prince of Lian would be Cui Renshi, a treasonous eighth-grade master. Lian really didn't expect it! Xiao Lu Zhaoci sneered! He is afraid that he is in his eyes. Lian's status is not as good as that of Cui Renshi! Hehehe
, if the alliance were to collapse, Cui Renshi would probably be the auxiliary minister of the dynasty, and he would probably be the one to decide all the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. When the time comes in the future, the Tang Dynasty would probably have to change his name. Hehe, this is a coincidence.
Lian’s behavior back then was average!”
"Your Majesty, please be careful when making such heart-wrenching remarks.
"Wei Zheng turned pale with fright and said quickly.
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say." Ben Wenwen and others all knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is merciful. Not to mention Master Cui Ren, His Highness the Crown Prince will plead for mercy even if the ministers and others commit crimes. What's more, this Master Cui Ren is still His Highness's uncle. He is a member of the same family. His Majesty wants to kill him.
My uncle, His Highness the Crown Prince naturally asked for mercy after hearing the news. This is also an example of Your Majesty governing the country with benevolence and filial piety. Your Majesty, just imagine, if Your Highness had no compassion in his heart, would Your Majesty still hand over the country to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The text quickly dissuaded him.
"Your Majesty, I think your words are justified. The name of the prince's benevolence and filial piety is prominent in Chang'an City. Isn't this the result of your teachings? Your highness the prince is kind. It is a blessing for the court and us to have such a king. Good luck. I congratulate Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji also raised his hands and said.
"Your Majesty. Once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is deposed, the court will be in turmoil. What's more, if Your Majesty wants to depose the Crown Prince, in what name?" Fang Xuanling said with cupped hands.
"Get up! Get up!" Lu Zhaoci frowned and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that this beast would have so many people interceding for him. Get up! Everyone, tell me how to deal with you, Master Cui Ren!"
"Although Master Cui Ren has violated the taboo of the ministers by touching the Imperial Guards rashly, he is loyal to His Majesty and has no intention of rebellion. What's more, he is also investigating the leak of the information. He did this in a desperate situation. I thought it was better to follow the rules. It's better to be punished lightly." He said quickly. "Given the sentence lightly? Huh!" Lu Zhaoci sneered: "Come here, put Master Cui Ren in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and we will talk about it later! Let him reflect on himself first! "
"Thank you Your Majesty for not killing me. Master Cui Ren, who was kneeling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly.
"Lian didn't say I won't kill you. It's just that we haven't found out who leaked the imperial secrets yet. If once Lian finds out that it was you who leaked the secrets, Master Cui Ren, Lian will settle the score with you for intervening in Jinyiwei. Not only will Lian want to I will kill you, and I will also kill all nine of your clans." Lu Zhaoci's face was filled with murderous intent, and his eyes were fixed on Master Cui Ren. Obviously, what he said was not just to scare Master Cui Ren.
"I understand." Cui Renshi said quickly with a gloomy face.
"Pull it down." Lu Zhaoci snorted coldly. In an instant, several soldiers of the Royal Forest Army pulled Cui Renshi out of the propaganda room, and a vacancy appeared again in the Xuande Hall of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from the General Staff." At this moment, Wei Siyan was seen in a panic, holding a stack of memorials in his hand and walking in quickly.
"Open it. Lu Zhaoci looked at the memorial in Wei Siyan's hand, his expression moved, he pointed with his right hand, nodded and said: "If the couplet is correct, this is probably a joint memorial written by the captains of the Zhechong Prefecture. Call me. have a look
"I obey." Wei Siyan glanced around the hall. He saw that only five of the original seven auxiliary ministers were here. Except for Wei Ting who was interrogating Lu Qingyun in the Ministry of Justice, the others were originally there. It should be here, but Master Cui Ren is missing. Combined with the memorial in his hand, Wei Siyan can guess a thing or two. I am afraid that a big change is about to happen in the court. Even Master Cui Ren has been dismissed from office and imprisoned. This It can't be said that this is our opportunity for Webster. Wei Siyan's heart suddenly became alive...
"Cui Ye! Do any of you know who this Cui Ye is? But who is the Boling Cui family?" Lu Zhaoci looked at the list in front of him, suddenly raised his head, looked solemn, and said coldly.
"If I tell you, Your Majesty, this person is a branch of the Cui family in Boling. At this time, he was serving as the captain of the Xiangcheng army in Luoyang, the eastern capital. He has a little relationship with Mr. Cui." Wei Siyan said quickly.
"It's really the Boling Cui family." Lu Zhaoci pointed to the list in front of him and said with a smile: "Look, the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fan Yang Lu family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Rongyang Zheng family, Tsk tsk, there are all of them! There are so many people! There are also Chen family, Zhang family, and Wei family. There are such people in every family! It’s the Lu family in the mission association. It’s so lively! There are gongs and drums. There were also people waving flags and shouting. So many people, and how many troops they had in their hands, all came together to kill Lu Zhaoci. Although a smile appeared on Lu Zhaoci's face, there was no one who agreed with the surrounding text and followed closely. He smiled slightly, but the corners of his mouth twitched. His face was pale, and his head lowered even further.
"Why are you silent? Didn't you know about these people beforehand? Wei Siyan, there are also members of your Wei family here. This guy named Wei Li is your nephew! Why is he also up there?" Lu Zhaoci
Pointing at Wei Siyan, he sneered: "Don't tell Lian, you two had no contact at all before this."
Wei Siyan didn't expect that the flames of war would come to him, and he felt extremely aggrieved. Who was he? He was just an errand boy who came to deliver letters. He had nothing to do with him at all. Although this Wei Li was also one of Wei's
He is a member of the clan, nominally his nephew, but Ping and Erjiang have not contacted him. Before the incident happened, he was not angry with his uncle at all. Well, now that things have happened, he is the one who is in trouble.
Woolen cloth!
"Your Majesty, now is no longer the time to worry about this matter. On the one hand, this matter is a secret of the imperial court. Why it was leaked, I think we should investigate. On the other hand, whether the imperial army reform should continue or not, these generals and colonels who jointly submitted the report
What should the officer do? Please give your Majesty's advice on this." At this time, this text said: "I participated in the discussion of this matter at Xifeng Pavilion, and I was also suspected of leaking the news. I want to avoid suspicion, no matter what.
Guangchen and others, that is, all the important ministers of Xuande Palace must avoid suspicion, and please Your Majesty to order other people to investigate."
"Yes, this matter needs to be investigated. We know who dared to leak the secrets of the imperial court, and these officers almost had to call for a military remonstrance." Lu Zhaoci's expression was calm, but the murderous intent in his tone was unavoidable.
It is shocking again that Ben Wenwen and others completely lowered their heads in this incident. Who let these people participate in this incident in the first place! Everyone is suspected of leaking the secrets of the imperial court.
"Then who do you think is the most appropriate person to investigate this matter?" Lu Zhaoci kicked the ball again to surprise everyone.
"Your Majesty, I have been recommended by someone. I don't know if it's suitable." Wei Siyan rolled his eyes and said quickly.
"Who?"
"Official Wang Jia from the Criminal Department." Wei Siyan said softly.
Wang Gua? Everyone looked at Wei Siyan in surprise, but soon lowered their heads and stopped talking. It is said that there is no ghost in the heart. Naturally, they are not afraid of investigation.
"Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with this matter. Wang Jia is a newly promoted minister. He has only been in the Ministry of Punishment for a short time. How can he investigate this matter? I think it would be better if I don't send someone else." Changsun Wuji hurriedly
Said. Feng Wenwen and others' eyes lit up when they heard this. Everyone knows Wang Gua's origins. If he takes the opportunity of investigation to embarrass everyone, the chance of causing an unjust case is very small, but if he wants to humiliate everyone,
That's not impossible.
"I still know Wang Jia. He is also a person with status. I think he will investigate the case seriously." Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and then said: "Then let Sun Fujia help the investigation! If
If there is anything inappropriate, Sun Fuga can point it out and the two of them can discuss the matter."
"I wonder if Prince Liang might participate in this investigation?" Juwen asked again.
"Silang, have you ever said anything you shouldn't have said on weekdays?" Lu Zhaoci glanced at Lu Zhaoying, who was waiting impatiently, and snorted: "If you say something you shouldn't say, Lian will not miss you, brother."
Such love!"
"Returning to the emperor, I haven't even drunk a drop of wine during this period. How could I have said something wrong? I ask the emperor to clarify." Lu Zhaoying's expression changed and she quickly defended.
"Well, that's very good." Lu Zhaoci nodded and said, "If Wang Jia asks about something, you must not deny it. You must answer it seriously. You know? I believe that Wang Jia will not let anyone go.
Yes, you will never wrong someone."
"My brother obeys the order." Lu Zhaoying glared at Ben Wenwen and others with dissatisfaction. If these guys hadn't caused this incident, how could he have suffered such injustice? He might have been taken over by Wang Fa for interrogation.
It was simply an insult to his demeanor as a prince. Looking at Lu Zhaoying's appearance, Ben Wenwen and others could only smile bitterly. They had never thought that things would develop like this, and that secrets were leaked. They don't know yet.
, how to deal with these hundreds of low-level officers, these people control a lot of Zhechong Mansion's troops. Once something happens, it will be a big trouble, and there will even be no possibility of launching an army for the Northern Expedition next year.
"Your Majesty, what should we do with these generals who have submitted letters? Most of these people are descendants of aristocratic families. The number of troops in their hands is estimated to be at least 200,000. Are they distributed throughout the country? Guanzhong
Most of them, if it really breaks out, I am worried that the situation will get out of control and will not be conducive to the court's plans. Your Majesty, please take a closer look." Fang Xuanling said cautiously.
"Haha, since these people have this request, and they are still like this, if they are touched, it will cause the alliance to be insecure and the situation will be chaotic. If not done well, things like the pre-Sui period will happen. This responsibility
Even the couplet can't afford it. In that case, let's give it up!" Lu Zhaoci said with a smile.
"Yes!" Everyone nodded. Only Lu Zhaoying shook his head dissatisfiedly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Lu Zhaoci's cold and gleaming eyes. He immediately took his words back and stopped talking.
"By the way, the League has decided to hold a grand graduation ceremony for martial arts students at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain in half a month. You all will come to attend! Also, these people. Let them come! It's okay to watch the excitement. It's been a long time since the Tang Dynasty.
It has never been more lively. Wei Qing, ask the general to quickly sort out the official positions that should be awarded to the students, so that they can be used when the time comes." Lu Zhaoci played the memorial in front of him, with a hint of a smile on his lips.
He smiled. "I obey your order." Wei Siyan suppressed the surprise in his heart and said quickly.
"Okay, that's it! You all stand down! Just do whatever you have to do." Lu Zhaoci suddenly showed an impatient smile on his face, waved his hand, and let everyone out. If you want to know more,
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