Chapter 293: Abandoned Son! Abandoned Son

"Hmph, how could your Majesty be suspicious of me?" Lu Zhaoying's eyes widened and she snorted coldly: "It's just that this matter involves a lot. Although Your Majesty does not suspect me, those imperial officials may make a big fuss about this matter. It's just that

I just don’t want those corrupt scholars to talk." Lu Zhaoying explained with some dissatisfaction.

"Humph, aren't they just a few rotten scholars? Is Your Highness still afraid of them?" Li said disdainfully: "What's more, my brother is not an incompetent person, but has real abilities.

Your Highness is not doing this for personal gain or favoritism, but to recommend talents for the country. Why, even those important ministers in the Xuande Palace can do it, but not for you, the royal prince."

"Okay, okay, I have promised you this first." Lu Zhaoying frowned and said, "You just send someone to pass the letter and ask him to report to Zuo Yiwei's army tomorrow. But first, first

It has to be said that if he cannot pass the assessment of Zuo Yiwei's army, no matter how brave he is, it will be useless. King Gu will never accept him in Zuo Yiwei's army. You must know that Zuo Yiwei's army is

The elite army that Your Majesty personally formed at the beginning cannot be entered unless it is a warrior. You have to remember that if he is not a brave man, or even if the lonely king allows him to join Zuo Yiwei's army, he will eventually be looked down upon by others."

"It's natural. Doesn't it mean that the prince thinks that I, the Li family from Longxi, are all drunkards?" Li said slightly dissatisfied. Apparently she was full of confidence in her.

"It would be great if that were the case." Lu Zhaoying nodded after hearing this. Although he was not afraid of what the censors would say, he was afraid that Lu Zhaoci would get angry. Although Lu Zhaoci trusted him and could let him continue to lead the army,

But when it comes to who he wants to promote to be a general, not to mention that he can't do it, even General Li Jing can't do it. For one of his disciples, he has to design it so that Lu Zhaoci can promote him personally. This is because he abides by the way of being a minister.

Performance. Lu Zhaoying must also imitate him, otherwise, he will be the unlucky one in the end.

"Your Majesty, Wang Gui, pays homage to Mr. Cui." In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Master Cui Ren was dressed in prison uniform. His hair was disheveled, his eyes were straight, and his face was slightly dusty. At this time, he still had the demeanor of an important minister of the Xuande Palace.

A prisoner, there was still a hint of despair in his eyes. He obviously had a deep understanding of the crime he had committed, and had no confidence at all that he would ever see the sunshine outside the prison again. His whole person was in a state of confusion.

In a state of decadence.

"Wang Gui? Wang Gui!" Cui Renshi looked at Wang Gui lightly and said, "What do you mean you are here? Could it be that His Majesty wants to pardon me?"

"Haha, Your Majesty has not yet issued an imperial edict. He just asked the lower official to preside over the case of leaking court secrets. Mr. Cui is also requested to cooperate." Wang Gui still had a calm look on his face and looked at Master Cui Ren lightly and said.

"What makes you come to preside over this case?" Cui Renshi said in surprise: "So, the other members of Xuande Hall have also been sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"Not at all." Wang Gui replied honestly.

"Oh!" Master Cui Ren sighed and said: "Brother Wang, I ordered Brother Wang to preside over the trial this time, and I hope that Brother Wang will uphold justice on my behalf! You must know that although the idea came from me, Mr. Cui Ren, but I, Master Cui Ren, do it for me."

Don’t you, the important minister of Xuande Palace, even understand some basic principles? This leak of secrets is definitely not caused by me, Master Cui Ren. Please tell your majesty, brother Wang, and please take a closer look!"

When Wang Gui heard this, a trace of pity appeared in his eyes, but he quickly returned to his original appearance. In the officialdom, there is no such word as pity, not to mention that the Cui Renshi in front of him is not a good person.

Then look rampant. Look, among all the officials in Chang'an City, how many are on good terms with Master Cui Ren? This time Master Cui Ren was demoted to prison, and I don't know how many people secretly clapped their hands and cheered. I heard that there was a rumor coming from the inner court.

When the emperor was almost deposed by Emperor Zhenguan because of the prince's intercession, it was better to stay away from such people...

"Master Cui, do you know why you were imprisoned in this prison?" Wang Gui asked softly.

"This, this is because Mr. Cui asked the Jinyi Guards to search the whole city in order to leak the secret, which aroused His Majesty's anger, so he was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment." Cui Renshi's expression changed slightly, and he sighed deeply.

In a tone of voice, he said: "I was in desperation at that time, so I came up with such a stupid trick. After all, the original idea was also the one that came from me, Master Cui Ren. If the matter was exposed, I, Mr. Cui, would be the first person involved. That's why

It will be so.”

Wang Gui shook his head after hearing this, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and said lightly: "Actually, Your Majesty is not because of this matter, because the matter of military reform will be exposed to the world sooner or later. Maybe that day Xuande Hall will

If several important ministers do not stop it, I am afraid that the establishment of a standing army has already begun at this time. Therefore, this is not an important matter. Your Excellency is an important minister of Xuande Palace. This trivial matter will not allow Your Excellency to stay here at all.

local.”

"What does Brother Wang mean?" Cui Renshi opened his eyes wide and looked at Wang Gui in surprise.

"The biggest mistake your Excellency did was to try to control the Jin Yiwei. Even Your Majesty didn't know that the memorial was already on the way to Chang'an, but Your Majesty knew about it first and made preparations. It can be seen that Your Excellency must have started from

According to the information obtained from the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei is His Majesty’s trump card. It was with the help of the information from the Jinyiwei that he won the throne in one fell swoop. This kind of organization is beyond the control of ministers, but your Excellency can do it without getting His Majesty’s imperial edict.

, you can get the news from the Jin Yiwei. Doesn’t this mean that the Jin Yiwei is no longer His Majesty’s Jin Yiwei, but your Jin Yiwei of the Cui family? Is this what a minister can have?” Wang Gui’s voice sounded in Cui Renshi’s ear.

There was a sound, and Master Cui Ren's eyes widened.

"What does Brother Wang mean?" Cui Renshi looked at Wang Gui in surprise.

"It is your grace to promote me to a lower official. Now that you are in trouble, there is no reason for me not to save you. But if you want to save me, the main thing is you yourself." A mysterious look appeared on Wang Gui's face. He said softly:

"Your Excellency is an important minister of the Xuande Palace. Sometimes, the officials below will inevitably have other thoughts and want to curry favor with those on the top. Your Excellency is busy with government affairs all day long and does not know about other things. When things have already happened,

It's already late. But this matter is not your original intention after all, so even if His Majesty wants to deal with it, he will be lenient. And some people are already in a certain death situation, no matter how many faults they have, it will be the same.

"

"What do you mean?" Cui Renshi's expression changed. He naturally understood the meaning of Wang Gui's words. He clearly wanted to put all the blame on Lu Qingyun. Anyway, Lu Qingyun used the Jin Yiwei privately, which was a certain death situation.

It is not impossible to put all the sins on his head. Cui Renshi's eyes rolled, his mind couldn't help but become active, and his eyes were filled with expectations for life.

"My lord, the position of Xuande Hall is fixed. If my lord is no longer here, there will naturally be a replacement. The next time my lord enters Xuande Hall, I don't know when it will be. After all, my lord is a relative by marriage to His Majesty, especially His Royal Highness.

Your Majesty's blessing is needed. As long as your Majesty is still in the court, His Highness the Crown Prince's position in the East Palace will be as stable as Mount Tai. Although His Majesty is angry with Your Majesty, he understands everything involved. At the moment, he is just worried about Your Majesty getting the Imperial Guard.

I'm just angry, and I just want to punish you, but I won't really do anything to you. Otherwise, I can drag you out and behead you in public just because you use state weapons. However, the problem comes again,

Your Majesty has imprisoned you, and you will definitely let him out in the future. There must be a reason for your release. Your Majesty will not find this reason, so you have to find it yourself." Wang Gui said cautiously...

Cui Renshi's expression changed. Cui Renshi's words were like a dagger piercing his heart. What Wang Gui said was the truth. It is not that people left the tea room. Cui Renshi knew what happened in Xuande Hall.

The reason why Lu Zhaoci ordered seven auxiliary ministers was to balance the strength of all aspects. If the ministers and auxiliary ministers had different opinions on some major matters, they would choose the one with the majority, so there were seven auxiliary ministers.

Minister, if Cui Renshi is gone, I am afraid that soon someone will join the ranks of auxiliary ministers. There are many candidates among the civil servants. Feng Deyi and Chen Shuda are both immediate choices. Among the military generals, General Li Jing

, Xu Shiji and others can also join the Xuande Hall and become de facto auxiliary ministers. Cui Renshi can wait, but the official position does not wait for anyone. Now there are only two ways in front of Cui Renshi, either to lose the pawn to save the car, or to

Compensate for yourself.

"Death fellow Taoist, but not a poor Taoist." Cui Renshi's eyes flashed with cold light. At this time, he had no choice. Faced with power and friendship, he chose power. What's more, Lu Qingyun was already guilty of many crimes.

, it is not impossible to have one more, he is just a pawn of Cui Renshi, just throw it away, there is no regret at all, the big deal, just treat his son better in the future.

"In that case, let's do it!" Cui Renshi had a look of regret on his face, and sighed deeply: "Brother Lu and I are brothers and sisters. It really makes me sad to abandon him at this time! Woohoo!"

Master Cui Ren burst into tears as he spoke, as if he was really sad.

"Hypocritical, shameless." Wang Gui looked at it with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. He had seen shameless people, but never such a shameless one. Look, from the time he came up with the idea for him to now, he has nothing.

Without hesitation, he nodded and agreed. From this, it can be seen that this person is a person with a cold nature. Lu Qingyun took a big risk for him, but the other party still abandoned him as soon as he said it. When he met such a master,

It is simply the sorrow of the servant. Fortunately, I was not moved by him or used by him. Otherwise, I don't know, one day, I will be sold by him like this! However, I have to get through this current situation.

He sighed and comforted: "My lord, don't be too guilty. As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. As long as your lord is around, Lu Qingyun's family will be prosperous. If your lord is gone,

, Lu Qingyun is just a word of death. He has been an official for many years and has offended many people in the officialdom. He may not even be able to save his heirs after his death, but as long as the adults exist, his heirs will still exist. This

He knows about the transaction. If you can save his heir because of this, it can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous thing."

"What Brother Wang said is true." Cui Renshi stopped crying instantly when he heard this, nodded and said: "After I, Cui Renshi, am released from prison, I will definitely find a way to give his heirs a life of wealth and honor. This is worthy of him."

.”

"My lord is wise. Anyway, he has violated the law of the country. If a person who is about to die can get your assurance from your lord, he will be considered to have died a worthy death." Wang Gui nodded and said, "My lord, please wait here for a few days. I will be here soon."

Go see Lu Qingyun and ask him to take the initiative to take charge of this matter so as not to cause trouble to the Lord."

"Okay, I'll thank Brother Wang for that." Master Cui Ren was in a good mood when he heard that he was about to be released from prison. He just swept his prison uniform and sighed, frowned, waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang, go and do some work for now.

! When I am released from prison, I will definitely be the Minister of Punishment. His Highness the Crown Prince will also remember Sir Wang’s friendship. In the future, with His Highness the Crown Prince protecting the Wang family in Taiyuan, they will surely be as wealthy as when the Li family was in power."

….

"Thank you for your promotion, sir." A smile appeared on Wang Gui's face. He has been busy for so long, can't he just collect this little interest? Wang Gui sneered in his heart, but his face was still humble and respectful.

He bowed to Master Cui Ren and then retreated. However, under the dim light, Wang Gui's face showed a gloomy and uncertain look, which was indescribably strange.

Deep in the prison of the Criminal Department, there are many organs here. It has always been a place where felons are imprisoned. Because Lu Qingyun used to be the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and if he commits a crime now, he is a felon, so he is imprisoned on the last floor.

"Wang Gui, a doctor in the criminal department, pays homage to Commander Lu." Wang Gui looked at the fat figure in the prison, with a complicated expression on his face. It was this man who had ruined his good deeds many times. Unexpectedly, at this time, he actually fell into the trap.

It’s really strange that things are unpredictable in your own hands!

"Wang Gui? I know you." Lu Qingyun moved his stiff body and said with a smile: "But I remember that the person who presided over my interrogation was Wei Ting, not you, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice! You want to interrogate me,

I’m afraid I’m not qualified yet!”

"Haha, I am indeed not the one to interrogate you. I am here this time because Mr. Cui Renshi, the minister of Xuande Palace, is trying to get involved in the Jin Yiwei affairs, so I have a few questions to ask you." Wang Gui said with a smile:

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you ask or not, because your Excellency will inevitably die this time."

"Haha, I, Lu Qingyun, have served His Majesty for more than ten years. I have worked hard even if I don't have any merit. Your Majesty is a person who misses old feelings, how can you kill me?" Lu Qingyun said with a smile: "At most, I am dismissed from office.

That’s all, I’m just going home to take care of myself. If you want to kill me, who would dare to kill me without His Majesty’s decree?”

"Haha! My lord, I'm afraid you don't know! At this time, the people in the court were already agitated. Those officials were like a swarm of flies. When they heard that the lord was thrown into prison, they all wrote to me, lord, lord, you

Said, Your Majesty, even if His Majesty cares about his old feelings and wants to protect you, he can't resist the constant petitions from everyone! Your Majesty, public anger is hard to offend! Your Majesty has no choice. Who has offended so many people?" Lu Qingyun heard this and looked at him.

He looked thoughtful. Although he didn't want to believe what Wang Gui said, he had to admit that what Wang Gui said made sense.

"Your Excellency has offended many people over the years, and this time he has made such a big mistake. It is already a certain death situation. But the disaster does not stop there." Wang Gui saw the thoughtful look on Lu Qingyun's face, and immediately said: "

Your Excellency still has an heir, and he is with the prince. If the prince ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, the responsibility of commanding the royal guards will still fall into the hands of General Lu Qing in the future. Do you think those courtiers will allow this to happen? The second young master, Lu Xiao, bullies the market.

Fishing the villagers, raping the women of the people, etc. After these crimes are committed, after the death of the Lord, officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and other officials will attack in groups and kill all of the Lord's lineage. This is the most terrifying thing.

"

"Impossible, impossible, Your Majesty will not allow this to happen." Lu Qingyun jumped up like a furious lion, grabbing the iron door and shaking it desperately.
To be continued...