Chapter 63 The crime of treason (1)
Let’s put aside the matter of Junzhou, let’s talk about the matter of the capital.
That day, the Grand Tutor Zhu Fan received a letter from his son-in-law, saying that the son-in-law of the Liu prime minister appeared in the palace of the prince of Junzhou and was suspected of collusion. Zhu Fan immediately wrote a letter, asking his son-in-law to control the Prince of Liu's family in Junzhou and not let him escape back to the capital. This only involves princes, ministers and relatives of the royal family. The Grand Tutor Zhu was also the captain of Guozheng, the emperor, who was granted the imperial imperial title. Grand Tutor Zhu was afraid that his son-in-law would be impatient for a moment. If he had punished him privately, he would be afraid that he would not be able to explain to the emperor, so he wrote another letter, ordering Wang Menghai to take the two of them in prison and wait for the imperial envoy.
On the main hall of the palace, Master Zhu came out to report: "According to the emperor, according to the report from the prefect of Junzhou, a capital official has made friends with the princes of Junzhou. At the moment of the enemy's current situation, I am afraid that civil strife will arise. I hope the emperor will clearly observe!"
When Song Qinzong heard this, he was shocked because the Jin soldiers were already eyeing the Central Plains at this time. The last time the humiliating seeking peace in peace had caused complaints from the people of the whole country. In addition, in recent years, the bandits in Shandong and Jiangnan were full of troubles. If there were indeed a vassal king who followed Taizu's "yellow robe" in that year, wouldn't the Song Dynasty fall into the hands of others?
"Oh? There is such a thing? The prince of Junzhou is highly valued by the Emperor and has been appointed by his father to regulate the construction of porcelain. How could he be treasonable?" Although Emperor Qinzong was worried that the prince would rebel at this time, the prince of Junzhou was deeply trusted by his father. He was not a treacherous minister, so he also had doubts about what Zhu Fan reported.
"Master, even if the princes of Junzhou do not have the intention of rebellion, it cannot be ruled out that some ministers in the court have no intention of causing trouble? If someone in the court has a ill intention, it is impossible to prevent the princes from being moved by them. You must be careful, Master!" Master Zhu said as he glanced at Liu Anguo. Liu Anguo immediately felt something was wrong, and he didn't know what tricks the old thief was playing.
"Oh? Since the old master said that a large official in the capital had an affair with the vassal kings, I don't know who he was referring to?" Qin Zong asked.
"Master, this person is none other than the prime minister of the dynasty Liu Anguo!" Grand Master Zhu said loudly, obviously full of confidence. After hearing this, the ministers in the court were in an uproar and talked a lot.
"Old man, don't swear at others! These ****s discussed the relocation of the capital with the emperor, and also dealt with urgent reports from all over the country. They come early and come back late every day. Have you ever been to Junzhou, let alone talk about affair? It's obvious that you, an old thief, swear at others!" Liu Anguo was already furious when he heard Zhu Fan slandering his rebellion, and he fought back sternly!
Emperor Qinzong didn't believe this after hearing this. Liu Anguo came and returned late every day and was loyal to him. How could he rebel? Master Zhu and Prime Minister Liu had always been disagreeable. He had long been accustomed to the matter of mutual participation, but he didn't know what tricks the old master played this time.
"Old Master, the Prime Minister of Liu has come to the palace to handle memorials from various places every day these days. The threshold of my imperial study room has almost been flattened by him. When did you go to Junzhou again? I really don't believe it!" Shortly after Qin Zong ascended the throne, all the affairs in the court relied on several old ministers. Today, when I saw the old master participating in Liu Anguo, I just thought it was two old men who were having nothing to do and didn't take it seriously.
"Master, the old minister's report is not without evidence. The Prime Minister Liu cannot leave the capital, but it cannot guarantee that the people in his mansion will not leave the capital. Besides, the matter of making friends with the vassal kings does not need to be discussed in detail in person. If there are letters and exchanges!" Zhu Fan came prepared, and naturally he was confident and said with reasonable ground. After hearing this, the civil and military officials in the court felt that today's play was a bit interesting, and they all felt energetic.
"Zhu Fan, don't fool the emperor with nonsense! You said that I have made friends with the prince, what evidence do you have? Have you even forged my letters?" Liu Anguo saw that he refused to give up, so he wanted to see what means he could use.
"Yes, old teacher, it's no point in saying it, you have to come up with evidence!" Several ministers watching the fun were also fanning the flames, afraid that the show would not be satisfied.
Zhu Fan reported: "Since I suspect that Liu Xiangguo has the intention to rebel, there is naturally evidence! Although Liu Anguo has not been to Junzhou, he secretly asked his son to visit the prince of Junzhou. The prefect of Junzhou, Meng Hai, has long seen through his son's identity. Now that young master Liu is still staying in Junzhou!"
"Oh, that's the case. It turned out that his son was sent!" Several ministers said one after another, waiting to see Liu Anguo's reaction.
When Liu Anguo heard Zhu Fan's words, he burst into laughter: "Old man, I think you are old and stupid, why are you talking in a sleep? The dog was named the lieutenant by the emperor a few days ago. Recently, he went to Junzhou again. When did you go to Junzhou? I think you hadn't woken up last night's dream, but you ran to the hall to talk nonsense!"
Emperor Qinzong laughed when he saw Liu Anguo laughing without any concern. He also felt that Zhu Fan was talking nonsense and was old and stupid.
Seeing that Liu Anguo was dissatisfied with it and did not believe his words at all, Zhu Fan sneered and continued to speak: "Your Majesty, everything the old minister said is true. The young master of the Liu family is indeed in Junzhou. I dare not speak nonsense in front of Your Majesty!"
"Stop it. I know that you and I are not in harmony on weekdays. I didn't want to care about you. A few months ago, the dog son fought with your young master. You have always held a grudge. Now I'm slandering our father and son again. I didn't want to pay attention to you, but you are getting more and more arrogant. It's clearly avenging your personal revenge!"
The two of them cursed and said something. After a long time of argument, Emperor Qinzong started arguing again and found it meaningless. Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch on duty, said in Qinzong's ear: "Your Majesty, since the old master said that Mr. Liu had gone to Junzhou and Prime Minister Liu said that he had not gone, why not announce Mr. Liu to enter the palace? If Mr. Liu arrives, the old master and the ministers in the court will have nothing to say!"
Qin Zong was unable to do so for a moment, so he had to agree and said, "Don't argue anymore, two dear ministers, please summon the young master of the Liu family into the palace and confront them in this hall. What do you think of Liu Prime Minister?"
Liu Anguodao: "The dog son has a low position and is afraid he can't go to the palace!"
Qin Zong said, "It's okay, I allow him to go to the palace. If he doesn't come, how long will you argue?" Then he sent an order to ask Eunuch Zhang to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to summon Liu Yixuan into the palace.
It turned out that Liu Anguo went out early and came back late these days, and was busy with everything in the court. He had never seen his son at all. Liu Yixuan was like a wild horse on weekdays and did not stay at home all day. He was afraid that he would beat him up and scold him. It was common for father and son to not see him for three or five days. Who would have thought that Liu Yixuan secretly ran to Junzhou this time, and Liu Anguo didn't know anything about it.
Eunuch Zhang quickly came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Butler Liu had already come up to lead the horse to welcome him.
"Eunuch Zhang is here, I don't know what's going on?"
"I will preach the will of the emperor and call your son into the palace. Come with me to see him!"
Butler Liu led Eunuch Zhang to the yard. While sending someone to inform Mrs. Fan to the backyard, he also called Liu Yixuan’s two followers.
Liu Fu said to the two servants: "Promote and make a fortune! The emperor has an order to announce that our young master will come to the palace to meet the saint. Hurry up and notify the young master to come to the front yard to receive the order!"
After hearing this, the promotion was already as beautiful as the earth, and he said "ah".
"What? Why don't you go quickly, Eunuch Zhang is still waiting here!" Liu Fuxun said.
"Butler Liu, this...this...our young master is not in the mansion!"
"If you are not in the mansion, where are you going? Why don't you go and call him!" Liu Fu hurriedly said, because the emperor wanted to see him, anyone would be on call. If he was negligent, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
"No, young master...he..." Of course, the promotion knew Liu Yixuan's whereabouts, but he promised to keep it a secret for him, and he did not dare to say it out for the moment.
"Useless thing, mother-in-law and mother! Where are the young masters going? Come to be honest. If you miss the imperial edict, will you still want your life?" Seeing him hesitated, Housekeeper Liu quickly kicked him and asked him to quickly explain Liu Yixuan's whereabouts and send someone to search.
"Young Master... He is not in the capital, he has gone to Junzhou!" The promotion was already scared by Butler Liu, and he had no choice but to call him out.
"What? Did he really go to Junzhou?" Eunuch Zhang was surprised when he heard this and asked in surprise.
"Yes, I don't dare to hide it from you?" The promotion kowtowed quickly.
When Liu Fu heard the word "really" by Eunuch Zhang, he felt something was strange and hurriedly asked, "What? Eunuch Zhang, is there anyone who told you that our young master has gone to Junzhou?"
Eunuch Zhang quickly shook his head, sighed, and said, "It's broken, it seems that your mansion is going to be troubled!" After that, he left the mansion and returned to the palace to report his life.
(Please collect it, to be continued...)
Chapter completed!