When someone starts something, others will follow suit.
For a moment, the ministers in the hall exchanged sharp words, back and forth...
After arguing for a long time, neither side gave in.
Qianyin Pavilion didn't show it on his face, but he was secretly sarcastic in his heart, thinking that they were all a bunch of old foxes.
Yancheng was defeated, and all nine generals of the Zhenguogong Mansion died. The Great Qi Dynasty negotiated peace with the Northern Frontier and stopped the war. The Northern Frontier became a vassal of the Great Qi Dynasty, and the Great Qi sent annual tribute, cloth, etc. to the Northern Frontier. The two sides opened a trade at the border of Yancheng to exchange what they had.
No matter who goes, they must first take over the 100,000 Su family troops and the 300,000 Donglin troops defending the border.
The second is to master the trade route of Yancheng, which is a way to make money.
This trip was a great success. As for the severe drought in the northwest, going there to provide disaster relief was just a matter of convenience.
The crown prince is gone, and the second and third princes are fighting for the throne. This trip to Yancheng is very important to both sides. The ministers chose sides and stood on the surface, but in fact they were all serving their own masters.
Humph, a bunch of blind people.
Don’t you see that the emperor’s face is almost collapsed?
As soon as the crown prince died, he helped the two princes to seize power. Does this mean that the emperor is dead?
Boom!
There was a loud bang.
The ministers were startled and the noise stopped abruptly.
"What happened? Check!"
The case of the theft in the Imperial Household Department is still unsolved, what is this terrible noise about? After a while, "Report!"
The messenger rushed in,
"Thick smoke rose everywhere in the capital. The fog was so white and thick that one could not recognize the person standing opposite to him."
"Report!"
Another messenger rushed in,
"Birds and beasts are flying around, mice are jumping around, frogs are crossing the road, and crows are all over the sky."
"Report!"
Another messenger rushed in,
"At the crossroads, the exiled prisoners were in chaos. The prisoner carriage of the Su Mansion was guided by the divine light and drove towards the east gate."
"Report!"
Another messenger rushed in,
"The imperial mausoleum is sinking, the ground is shaking, and the lake is flooding back!"
What? Emperor Mingde was so shocked that he almost fell off the dragon throne.
He didn't hear the previous words clearly, nor did he care. But the last one, the imperial mausoleum sank, the ground shook, and the lake water backflowed!
He killed the crown prince, executed the Duke of Zhenguo, and exiled Taifu Wang.
This plan had been planned for many years, and they did not hesitate to lose the opportunity to fight in Yancheng, which led to the defeat of Yancheng, the loss of hundreds of miles of land in the northern border, and the displacement of the people.
What is Emperor Mingde most afraid of now? What he fears most is the punishment from heaven and the terrible rumors spread by the people.
Why did the imperial tomb collapse?
Could it be that his father was furious and God was punishing him?
"The Imperial Tomb? Go to the Imperial Tomb quickly."
Emperor Mingde was very conflicted. Although he was the emperor, the imperial mausoleum was the ancestral tomb of their royal family. If something happened, the royal descendants would naturally have to go and see it. As the ruler of a country, how could he not set an example?
No matter whether it was the second or third prince, they were just grandchildren to the late emperor. Why did he go to the grandchildren instead of his sons? But the matter was unclear and the thieves had not been caught, so he did not dare to go.
Emperor Mingde really regretted killing all his brothers and sisters at this time. At least he should have kept one alive so that he wouldn't have to do it himself when something like this happened.
The second prince stepped forward and made his report.
"Yan Shiba went to the imperial mausoleum late at night?"
Emperor Mingde thought, he asked Yan Shiba to leave the capital immediately and go to his fiefdom. Yan Shiba knew that he would never return to the capital. So before leaving, he went to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to his father. This was quite normal.
"Well, I will take people to the imperial mausoleum right away. I think Uncle Prince Yan will be guarding there, so everything will be fine."
Well, the second prince is not bad. He is cunning and cunning. Emperor Mingde gave the second prince an approving look. He helped him out of the predicament without making a sound, not bad.
"Send an order, ordering the Prince of Yan to stay at the imperial mausoleum and speed up repairs. The matter of leaving the capital will be discussed later."
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I beg Your Majesty to kill me and bury me outside the gate of the Imperial Mausoleum. I will guard the mausoleum of the late emperor forever and be filial to Your Majesty!"
A loud voice was heard in the hall.
Gu Tai took off his outer robe and wore only his inner garment. He walked into the hall with thorns on his back and bowed three times in one step.
Ah! General Gu's head? He entered the hall, prostrated himself in front of the steps, and kowtowed loudly.
"It rained heavily last night and there was a landslide. I guarded the imperial mausoleum until the hour of Yin. When I heard that the imperial mausoleum had been robbed, I led a team to search for the thieves everywhere in the capital. I was exhausted. After dawn, all the suspicious points I found seemed to be related to the exiled prisoners. I quickly went to the Ministry of Justice to check on the prisoners who were about to be exiled. The emperor summoned me to return quickly. I flew all the way back. I saw animals running and birds flying along the way, and strange signs of nature. I also heard that the imperial mausoleum had collapsed. I am guilty!"
Qianyinge had no expression on his face, but he was happy in his heart.
If the left prime minister is an old fox, then the general Gu is really a shameless person. Listen to these nice words. He is always thinking about the emperor, and he blamed the collapse of the imperial mausoleum on his poor guarding.
He didn't think that the imperial mausoleum collapsed because he was too greedy when he was supervising the construction and the quality was not good. What does it have to do with the guards?
What is this? The ministers were so shocked that their eyes widened.
No hair, no eyebrows, no beard, not even eyelashes. Just a round bald head.
What happened to General Gu? Did all the hair on his head get stolen by thieves overnight?
"General Gu, the imperial mausoleum collapsed because of your poor supervision. The treasury was robbed because of your dereliction of duty. You deserve to die!"
The left prime minister pointed out Gu Tai's crimes directly.
Only by defeating Gu Tai at this moment can the Second Prince have a worry-free future as an emperor.
"Investigate thefts in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, repair and guard the imperial mausoleum, and manage the prison to send fugitives. These are the hard work for the emperor. Left Prime Minister, you are old, can you do these jobs? As the saying goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. If you do them, you will be worse than me."
Gu Tai refuted Zuo Xiang mercilessly.
Then he raised his bleeding head and faced the emperor with a loyal face.
"Your Majesty, this is all my fault. You want me to die, but I will not yield. But I am honest by nature, and there are things I cannot help but say. All of these things are related to the exile of the Su family."
Next, Gu Tai reported to Emperor Mingde the unusual situation in the Ministry of Justice compound, as well as the unusual situation in the Su family prisoner car that he had heard from his subordinates while rushing here.
The more Emperor Mingde listened, the darker his face became.
When the Crown Prince's case came to light this morning, many officials in the court were dissatisfied and the common people were spreading many rumors.
What you fear will come true! Emperor Mingde's eyes fell deeply on Gu Tai's face.
Well, Gu Tai is indeed my trusted minister. He attributed all the anomalies to the Su family with just a few words. Yes, it was the Su family who committed treason, which led to the loss of Yancheng, the loss of hundreds of miles of land, and the flow of blood. So the late emperor was furious and sent down an anomaly.
Who is Qianyin Pavilion? He had already noticed the exchange of glances between Emperor Mingde and Gu Tai.
He took a step forward and swung his whisk, "The Crown Prince, the Grand Tutor, and the Duke of Zhenguo are the late emperor's beloved grandson and important ministers. Unexpectedly, they failed to live up to the late emperor's trust today. The land was lost and the people were hurt. The late emperor was furious, the heavens punished him, the imperial mausoleum collapsed, and all the beasts mourned!"
"I am willing to serve the emperor. Chapter 74: Kill the Su family and the Su family to comfort the late emperor's spirit and appease the wrath of heaven!"
Gu Tai was worthy of being a good climber. He immediately knelt down and crawled forward, looking at Emperor Mingde with a sincere face.
Chapter 74: Kill the Su and King’s families!
Qianyin Ge was shocked but did not show it on his face.
It's bad. He was just a mouthpiece for the emperor. Would he kill the Su family and the king's family? That wouldn't work. What about the little girl in the Su family?
(End of this chapter)