Chapter 923 My granddaughter was poisoned, so I killed some people, isn't that too much?
The sun rises and sets on earth, and rumors are spread among people.
The Imperial Equipage Department has been very busy with official duties in recent days, and Cui Yu has basically been living in the Imperial Equipage Department's yamen. After all, although the emperor is traveling on a secret visit, many things need to be arranged privately. How to arrange them and how to attract attention have all to be decided by Cui Yu.
But today, Cui Yu hurriedly walked out of the Taifu Temple and headed towards the place where officials in the imperial city were holding a small meeting.
That place is located on the side of Suzaku Gate, where the imperial city and the imperial palace meet. The emperor would occasionally hold small court meetings here because it is closest to the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples.
Today, Cui Yu received a message from the old Grand Tutor Su and the Right Prime Minister Gao of the Secretariat.
But right now.
Cui Yu, a scholar who is usually very elegant, looked anxious and flustered. He held a piece of paper in his hand and walked in two steps at a time. He even jogged from time to time. If he were not exhausted, he would have wanted to keep running.
The palace maids, eunuchs and guards on duty in the imperial city were all surprised when they saw this.
After paying his respects, Cui Yu ignored the haste.
Everyone was curious and even more puzzled, because when Lord Cui saw them on weekdays, he would come up and talk to them, not to mention that they would greet him. It was nothing like what happened today.
Cui Yu was sweating profusely. When he arrived at the door of the small hall called Diligent Pavilion, he didn't care about his manners or etiquette. He stretched out his hand and pushed the door open and walked in.
Inside the small hall, at the top is the emperor's seat, where the dragon throne is placed.
There are several chairs on both sides.
At the moment, Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Yang Shanchang, Li Jiulang, Yan Ci and other ministers from the six ministries and nine departments were sitting on chairs, and there were other people standing on one side.
Sitting in the chair in front of the generals was Prince An, who had just returned to the capital from outside.
Everyone looked extremely solemn.
And seeing Cui Yu push the door open and walk in, before anyone could speak.
Cui Yu came to Su Wenqing's chair panting heavily. He did not salute but looked flustered: "Where is Maomao? How is my daughter, Taishi? How is my child? Has Wuping Town sent any letters? Can you write in them?"
Everyone looked at Cui Yu.
Everyone frowned, but no one stood up to say anything.
They were called here today for no other reason.
Since early morning, rumors have been circulating in the capital that the Empress was murdered by a villain and died of poisoning. Your Majesty is heartbroken and depressed, and his health is poor. He is in danger.
Everyone knows that this is impossible before it is proven!
But after all, nothing happens without a fight, so everyone has their own thoughts.
It just so happened that the old Grand Tutor Su summoned important officials from the court to the Diligent Hall.
So everyone could actually understand Cui Yu’s behavior at that moment.
After all, everyone knows that the cat-like girl who is doted on by the Queen is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Cui.
Cui Yu did not try to hide it and sometimes even admitted it openly in public. He did not care about the reputation of the Qinghe Cui family at all. Even the old man of the Cui family seemed to have acquiesced and did not ask any questions.
Right now, the queen is rumored to be poisoned, what should this cat girl do?
Su Wenqing looked at Cui Yu, who was sweating profusely, and said, "Wenzi, don't worry."
Wenzi is Cui Yu's courtesy name.
However, when Cui Yu heard this, he immediately grabbed Su Wenqing's hand and said, "Grandmaster, how can I not be anxious about this matter?"
Dali Temple Minister Dugu Ruyuan stepped forward and looked at Cui Yu: "Master Cui, the Grand Tutor was just about to talk about this."
Upon hearing this, Cui Yu looked at Su Wenqing anxiously, "Grandmaster!"
It doesn't matter whether the cat recognizes him or not.
He recognized this daughter.
That's enough.
Su Wenqing shook his head: "I don't know."
Cui Yu's heart skipped a beat.
Parents understand parents’ hearts best.
Su Wenqing stood up and helped Cui Yu sit down while he spoke: "I heard rumors about the queen this morning and fell down. I also ordered everyone in the Su Mansion not to gossip about her because the eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant. If she hears about the queen, the consequences will be disastrous. But the overall situation is more important, so I called you all here immediately."
At this point, Su Wenqing looked at Cui Yu's expression of "the sky is falling" and said, "But I think this matter must be fake. The Queen is a great master of the realm, and she is accompanied by the commander of Yan and many other great masters of the realm. How could she let the villain succeed? The cats around her are good at medicine, so there is no need to say more. They are especially proficient in poisons, so how could she die of poisoning?"
Su Wenqing looked at everyone in the hall: "So I think it is fake, and I have asked people to investigate where the news came from. Spreading rumors about the emperor and the queen is to disrupt our Great Xia! Everyone knows what the situation in our Great Xia is like now. Don't believe in such rumors!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the hall began to whisper.
Cui Yu frowned, and Li Chunfang looked at him and whispered to comfort him.
Dugu Ruyuan said, "I have asked the people in the Dali Temple to start investigating, and I have also asked spies around the capital to conduct secret visits. The source of the rumor will be found soon."
Li Jiulang sat on the stool and said, "Perhaps, this news came from Yandi. When I heard the news this morning, I immediately sent someone to Yandi to verify it, and also sent someone to send a letter to Su Ziyu in Yuzhou."
As he spoke, Li Jiulang looked at everyone in the hall.
Gao Rou stood up and looked at everyone in the hall: "If you have anything to say, stand up and say it directly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man came out with a look of panic and anxiety on his face: "My Lords, nothing comes without a whim. Your Majesty and the Queen encountered such a thing when they traveled to the south before. Now that we are heading to Yandi, we may fight with Mobei at any time. There is no guarantee that the Mobei people will use despicable means."
Li Jiulang looked at the Guanglu Temple Junior Official Lu Shulu and said, "I have sent someone to verify the truth of the matter. After getting the news, I will naturally..."
Lord Lu immediately asked, "It took at least a month to go back and forth. Prime Minister Li, can we believe that this is false? What about the people? Those villains spread this news just to disturb the people of Daxia."
Before Li Jiulang could speak, Yang Shanchang, who had been sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, opened one eye and looked at Lord Lu: "So?"
Hearing this, Lu Shu was stunned for a moment and looked at Yang Shanchang: "What do you mean, Master?"
Yang Shanchang asked: "I am asking what Lord Lu means, not asking you to ask me."
Even though Yang Shanchang's so-called Yang Party is now gone and he no longer has the intimidation he once had, he is still the Grand Tutor, and he has his own dignity when sitting here.
Even though many people wished he would die quickly, it was useless to think too much since the emperor did not say anything.
Most importantly, Yang Shanchang and Su Wenqing and others do things in completely different ways, just like now.
Hearing this, Lu Shu frowned and looked at Yang Shanchang: "What I have said is clear enough. This rumor is aimed at the people. If they believe it, the people of Daxia will be in chaos, and then spread to the military camp. What will happen? The people of Mobei, the Zoroastrianism in the Western Regions, and the Tibetans are invading frequently. Isn't it good for the people to be in chaos at this time? Taifu should know this!"
Yang Shanchang sat up instead of hunching over, staring straight at Lu Shu: "There has always been only one reason why the people are in chaos, and that is because they can't get enough food, so they rebel. I haven't heard that if something happens to the beloved queen, the people will be in chaos. Lord Lu, can't you understand this?"
Lu Shu frowned, "It is precisely because the queen is loved by the people that she must not be in trouble. Now that our Great Xia has settled down a little, if the queen gets into trouble at this time, and His Majesty is more like the rumors, then it will not be the people who will be in chaos, but our Great Xia will be in complete chaos."
Yang Shanchang looked at Lu Shu: "You mean, you think this rumor is true? So, we should do something in advance?"
Cao Shen frowned and said, "If we do something and the news gets out, the rumor will be broken and the people will be more convinced that it is true."
As soon as these words came out, people around began to whisper.
Lu Shu said, "What I mean is, send someone to hurry up and ask His Majesty to return to the court!"
As he said this, he looked at everyone and said, "If we really ignore this rumor and we are the only ones who believe it, we must not do so, because since someone has spread such a rumor, there may be a back-up plan."
Prince An, who had been silent the whole time, looked at Lu Shu and said, "What if the purpose of these people, as Lord Lu said, is to get His Majesty and His Majesty to return to the court?"
Lu Shu looked at Prince An.
But before he could say anything, the Minister of Justice Lu Qingxu spoke up: "This rumor in the market has a total of 27 words, but if these 27 words were really recorded, I'm afraid they would pile up like a mountain! You are confused about whether this is true or not, or worried about the purpose of this matter. But, what I am worried about is, what if this matter is true?"
As he spoke, Lu Qingxu looked at Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, and Li Jiulang: "Old Grand Tutor, is it true that there are no letters from Yandi?"
Su Wenqing shook his head: "If there was, I would have disclosed it to you all long ago."
Lu Qingxu stood up and looked at everyone: "If that's the case, then I will take this matter seriously. If I take it seriously, I will tell you how the queen was poisoned. It has only been a short time since the King of Chu and the Queen of Chu left, and how long has Yang Guofu left? And there was the incident in Yuzhou. The time before and after was so short. The queen was poisoned, and Your Majesty was worried. This matter came to the capital so quickly, as if someone had already prepared for it. So I wondered if they were sure of victory, so they made arrangements in advance. When the matter was done, they had people spread the news everywhere, especially to the capital."
Everyone looked at Lu Qingxu.
Lu Qingxu continued, "It takes time to pass on the news. It can't reach the capital so quickly if it spreads all the way, unless someone goes all the way to the capital to deliver the news."
Dugu Ruyuan frowned, "What Minister Lu means is that everything was premeditated, and since the person who poisoned is so confident, unless he has some means, he must be someone close to your Majesty and the Queen?"
Lu Qingxu said, "Everything is possible, so what I mean is that this matter can be taken as true or false. But both must have an explanation. How to dispel the false rumor is up to you all to discuss, but if it is true, I think we should make plans early."
Hearing
Everyone was stunned and looked at the Minister of Justice.
"Lu Qingxu! What do you mean!"
"You are a dignified minister, yet you say such treasonous words!"
…
Some people even cursed at this!
Su Wenqing looked at everyone in the hall and shouted "Silence", and then everyone stopped cursing.
Prince An stood up and looked at Lu Qingxu: "What does Minister Lu mean?"
Lu Qingxu said: "Establish a crown prince!"
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and finally glared at Lu Qingxu angrily.
Lu Qingxu continued, "It is said that the queen died of poisoning, and Your Majesty is heartbroken. If it is true, was Your Majesty poisoned? The person who poisoned the queen could poison the queen, but what about Your Majesty? Or, the queen and Your Majesty loved each other so much, and the queen died, Your Majesty is heartbroken, how is his health, or whether those people can still do it. We naturally don't want this to be true, but if it is true, then we must consider these things clearly."
Bang!
Before Lu Qingxu finished speaking, Prince An's fist had already hit him in the face.
Bang!
After a punch, he raised his foot and kicked the Minister of Justice directly against the pillar in the hall.
Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene.
Prince An walked up to Lu Qingxu and grabbed his collar. "Your Majesty and the Queen are fine. Stop spreading rumors here! If the news of appointing a crown prince gets out, the whole country will be in chaos!"
Bang!
Having said that, he threw Lu Qingxu to the ground.
At this time, Wu Xingba and others had already stepped forward to stop Prince An.
Someone else helped Lu Qingxu up.
Lu Qingxu's nose was crooked by a punch, and the blood could not be stopped, but Lu Qingxu said: "The country will be in chaos without a king! Isn't this what everyone present is worried about!? No one said it, I said it alone! This matter is also for the consideration of Daxia, am I wrong? Grand Master, Grand Tutor, Lord Gao, Prime Minister Li, why don't you ask others what they think!"
Lu Qingxu covered his nose, not caring about the blood, filled with righteous indignation, and not afraid of Prince An.
But his behavior naturally made many people in the hall even more angry, and some of them were about to follow the example of Prince An and take action, but fortunately they were stopped by the people around them.
Yan Ci said at this time: "It is time to make this plan."
Hearing
Everyone looked at Yan Ci and was stunned.
Su Wenqing sighed, "As ministers, we should think carefully about everything, not to mention that this is related to the country of Daxia, so we should be more cautious. The prince was impulsive."
Su Wenqing looked at Prince An.
And Prince An snorted.
Yan Ci stood up and said, "Let's vote. This matter is too big, and we have to discuss it. But we have to discuss it with everyone and see what everyone thinks. Since Minister Lu has brought it up, let's write it down on paper whether we should take precautions."
Su Wenqing sighed again: "This method is the best."
Then he looked at everyone in the hall and said, "Everyone, remember, don't let the news of today leak out. If the news that we are going to appoint a crown prince gets out, it will be really bad."
Everyone in the hall looked at each other. Some of them were angry, but they nodded in the end.
Yang Shanchang closed his eyes again.
Su Wenqing sat on the chair.
After a meeting, Lu Qingxu was surrounded and left by some people, while Prince An left alone in anger.
Inside the bamboo basket in the hall are the twenty officials who came here today.
Inside the hall, there were five people: Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Yang Shanchang, Li Jiulang, and Yan Ci.
Su Wenqing said, "Keep an eye on everyone. If anyone has any questions, they will definitely find a way to spread the news about today's appointment of the crown prince. These people will not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
A man in the dark inside the hall nodded and left.
Yan Ci stood up and walked to the bamboo basket: "What should we do with these tickets? Burn them?"
Su Wenqing shook his head: "Keep it and show it to His Majesty when he returns."
Yan Ci thought for a moment and nodded, saying that this was the way to go.
Gao Rou looked at Su Wenqing and asked, "With such a scene, will anyone go to Lu Qingxu to find him?"
Su Wenqing said, "Your Majesty said in the letter that although the Empress and she were attacked, they are fine. But someone will make a fuss about this. Maybe there are accomplices from Mobei in the court, and those accomplices are unaware of each other. With such a scene today and Lu Qingxu being like this, it would be best if someone goes to look for him. If no one goes to look for him, it's fine. The important thing is that the people who came today are all important positions, and whether these people are innocent is the most important."
Li Jiulang knocked on the table: "Even if they are cautious about today's affairs and don't do unnecessary things. The more cautious they are, the more mistakes they will make. Whether they do it or not, they can be seen. As long as they show their flaws..."
Without waiting for Li Jiulang to finish, Yang Shanchang closed his eyes and said, "I will take care of the arrests and killings. You don't need to interfere. For such a serious matter, I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go! If I kill the wrong person, it's my fault. If I kill the right person, the blame will go to the emperor and the queen."
After hearing what Yang Shanchang said, Li Jiulang glanced at the old tutor.
Yan Ci frowned, but before he could say a few words, Gao Rou stopped him and looked at Su Wenqing: "Cui Yu, you don't believe it either? Tell him that cats are fine, it's actually okay."
Su Wenqing shook his head: "We have been rooted in Daxia for so many years. Whether such a play can fool those smart people is another matter. What we want is that they will be too smart and try to take advantage of our confusion to do something. They will reveal their true colors when they think they have succeeded! Lord Li, have someone pretend to send Zhang Wenjing to Yandi. If there is a big commotion, I will start to pretend to be sick. There is no need to tell Cui Yu. It is best to let him feel uncomfortable."
As he spoke, Su Wenqing looked at the papers in the bamboo basket and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen have suffered such a thing before. I have two words to say to you."
As he spoke, Su Wenqing looked at the others and said, "If some of them are your disciples or relatives, and you are thinking of letting them go and letting them reform and submit to Daxia, I will do it all! If this matter is serious, it will persuade His Majesty and His Majesty. I will never allow this to happen as the Grand Master! On the small side, my granddaughter was poisoned, so it's not too much for me to kill a few more people!"
(End of this chapter)
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