Chapter 363 Memorial
Emperor Wen of Qi did not raid the Duan family and exile all the members of the Duan family as he did in his previous life. Instead, he issued an imperial decree to dismiss all the sons of the Duan family who were serving as officials in the court and send them back to their hometowns. He also ordered that the Duan family should not take the imperial examinations or serve as officials in the court from then on, completely cutting off the path for the children of the Duan family to enter the officialdom.
The Duan family had an ancestor who was an imperial tutor. Although they were respected by emperors of all generations, there was a family motto in the family: the descendants of the family were not allowed to serve as officials in Beijing.
Therefore, all the descendants of the Duan family who entered officialdom were basically in the south. It can be said that the Duan family's roots were in the south.
It was also because of this that Duan and Han Chi fell in love at first sight and married into the capital. The Duan family was very worried about this, fearing that Duan would have no one to rely on after marrying far away. This time, the Duan family also rushed the evidence of Han Chi's guilt and secretly sent it to Yuan Qifeng.
But now, the Yuan family and the Duan family jointly impeached Han Chi. The Yuan family was rewarded generously by Emperor Wen of Qi, and was given gold, silver, and land, while the Duan family not only did not receive any rewards, but was also cut off from their official career.
As a result, people talked about it a lot, and they all felt that the Duan family might be secretly resentful of Yuan Qifeng. After all, no one could accept such a huge gap. Although the Duan family was Han Chi's in-laws, the Duan family was dead, and now the Duan and Han families had a grudge. Moreover, the Duan family had put in a lot of effort in the impeachment of Han Chi.
Inside the Imperial Palace, in the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Wen of Qi slowly flipped through the memorials in his hand, while Eunuch Liu carefully served him beside him.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea." Eunuch Liu took the fragrant tea offered by the young eunuch and placed it on the desk of Emperor Wen of Qi. "You have been busy for a long time. You must not overwork yourself."
"Xiao Zhuzi." Emperor Wen of Qi put down the memorial in his hand and asked without picking up the teacup, "What do you think I should do with the Yuan and Xuan families?"
Emperor Wen of Qi did not forget the so-called prophecies that Liu Heng had secretly sent to his ears. Instead, he often thought about them. This matter has now become a thorn in his heart.
However, he cannot touch either the Yuan family or the Xuan family for the time being. The Xuan family is protected by the queen mother, and Xuanyuan Che is still the prince, and Yuan Qifeng is the god of war of the Dali Dynasty. If he punishes the Yuan family without reason, I am afraid that the people of the world will not agree.
Emperor Wen of Qi did not want the country to be in turmoil, and he did not want the throne to be unstable because of his actions.
The prophecy said that once the Xuan family and the Yuan family united, they would inevitably shake his throne and might even overthrow his kingdom. He had been secretly on guard against it, but being so cautious all the time was not a good thing. He wished there was some way to completely avoid the disaster.
Eunuch Liu naturally understood what Emperor Wen of Qi was worried about, so he offered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, why not try to do the same thing as the split between the Yuan and Duan families this time? If the Yuan and Xuan families also completely break off, you won't have to worry."
"The Duan family is far away, so their reach is limited. But the Yuan and Xuan families are both in the capital, so that method won't work. Besides, it's still unknown whether this will create a rift between the Yuan and Duan families." Emperor Wen of Qi sneered, "These ministers of mine are all cunning people. If they were given a tail, they would become monkeys."
Eunuch Liu laughed and said, "You are the Lord. Even if they are monkeys, they can't change their minds in front of you. How can you not have the final say?"
"You have a clever tongue. Who did you learn this from? You are so smooth-talking." Emperor Wen of Qi laughed when he heard this. He nodded at Eunuch Liu and relaxed his brows.
"Your Majesty, I am telling the truth!" Eunuch Liu's face was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
Emperor Wen of Qi's mood was improved by Eunuch Liu, and he began to read the memorials again. However, after a while, he was so angry about a memorial that he threw his teacup.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Eunuch Liu was shocked when he saw this and hurried forward to pat Emperor Wen of Qi's back to calm him down: "You must take care of your health."
"Hmph!" Emperor Wen of Qi was so angry that his eyes turned red. "Go, summon Du Shizhou and tell him to get out of here right away."
Du Shizhou was the Minister of War of the Dali Dynasty.
"yes."
Eunuch Liu quickly agreed and went out to ask someone to summon the Minister of War to come to the Qinzheng Hall to meet the emperor.
Less than half an hour later, Du Shizhou hurried to the Qinzheng Hall.
"Your servant Du Shizhou greets the emperor." Du Shizhou didn't know why Emperor Wen of Qi suddenly summoned him to the Qinzheng Palace. He was a little frightened and hurriedly paid his respects to Emperor Wen of Qi as soon as he saw him.
"Lord Du," Emperor Wen of Qi looked at Du Shizhou and asked slowly, "How is the situation on the border recently?"
"Your Majesty," Du Shizhou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Emperor Wen of Qi was asking about this matter. He quickly replied, "The border is now peaceful. Since General Yuan returned to the capital two years ago, the Ministry of War has sent new generals to garrison the border. I think our Dali Dynasty has frightened the Chile people. In the past two years, the Chile people have not committed any more crimes, and have only had some conflicts with the surrounding small countries."
"Are you sure?" Emperor Wen of Qi stared at Du Shizhou and asked word by word.
Du Shizhou was startled by Emperor Wen of Qi's tone. He thought carefully about the feedback from the border, and confirmed that his memory was correct. Then he hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, I am sure that everything is peaceful on the border now."
"Everything is peaceful?" Emperor Wen of Qi narrowed his eyes, with a barely perceptible hint of anger in his voice.
"Yes... yes!" Du Shizhou didn't know why, but cold sweat began to appear on his forehead. Emperor Wen of Qi's attitude today was really strange. Could it be that something happened on the border that he didn't know about?
"Good...good...good!" Emperor Wen of Qi gritted his teeth and smiled. "I really don't know what you good-for-nothings are doing for a living. Is this what you call peace on the border? Take a good look at me. Is this peace?"
As he spoke, Emperor Wen of Qi threw the memorial in his hand heavily at Du Shizhou.
The memorial hit Du Shizhou's forehead. He didn't dare to cry out in pain and hurriedly picked up the memorial that fell on the ground.
Du Shizhou unfolded the memorial and took a closer look. He was shocked and looked up at Emperor Wen of Qi: "Your Majesty, this...this..."
Impossible?
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