Chapter 547 The guilty minister Ying Yi has...died of illness in Lingnan
on New Year's Eve.
The morning bells and evening drums of Shangjing are still ringing, the red walls and golden tiles are unchanged, and the streets and shops are still open.
Everything looks the same as before.
But the news of the death of Prince Yan came in an urgent manner from eight hundred miles away.
At the palace banquet, the emperor and his ministers were chatting and laughing.
Until... Eunuch Tu hurried in: "Your Majesty!"
He knelt on the ground.
"The guilty minister Ying Yi has...died of illness in Lingnan."
The ministers were in an uproar.
Emperor Ying Qian was dressed in a dragon robe, majestic and awe-inspiring. He stood up suddenly when he heard the news.
The news was not spread early or late, but it came at this critical moment, which was unlucky.
He seemed to be stung by the news, but his palms were warm, and his blood was boiling and hot all over his body.
It was an irrepressible pleasure.
The root of the evil that should have been cut off long ago was finally completely eliminated.
But in the public eye, he was the best at pretending.
Emperor Ying Qian slowly closed his eyes, as if he was in grief. When he opened his eyes again, a thin layer of red had appeared under his eyes. His voice was hoarse: "Although he has committed serious crimes, how can the relationship between brothers be easily severed? I... I am heartbroken after all."
He swayed and seemed to be unable to stand steadily.
Eunuch Tu quickly got up and supported him: "Your Majesty, please take care of your body."
Emperor Ying Qian sighed deeply.
"Fu Yan is his only child. Pass on my order and make sure to take good care of him."
If you want to take care of him, you should also bring him back.
It can be seen that it was just a pretense.
No one knew what the ministers in the hall were thinking, but they all fell to the ground and cried sadly: "Your Majesty is kind."
This palace banquet ended early.
The court officials left the palace with their female relatives, all of them were cautious and silent.
The Wei family members were all silent, but someone caught up with them.
"Duke Shun, General Jingyuan, wait a minute."
Wei Fengxing and Wei Fengyuan stamped their feet.
Ning Suchan said nothing, only glancing at Duke Zhou who had come after him.
Duke Zhou was the elder brother of the Queen, and was the best at flattering Emperor Ying Qian.
Over the years, he had been trying to get close to the Wei family.
It was for the Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince was weak.
Duke Zhou sighed, "Once Ying Yi died, I'm afraid His Majesty will be depressed for a few days."
"You two are the emperor's close ministers, and have always been close to His Majesty. You should persuade him more in front of the emperor."
He did not forget the image of the dog emperor's benevolence. He also did not forget to use this incident to praise the Wei family and make clear the status of the Wei family in the emperor's mind.
Yes, if the dog emperor wants to act, there should always be someone to accompany him to act.
Duke Zhou paused slightly, and said meaningfully, "I remember that you two were very good friends with that criminal minister at the beginning."
If the act was done well, it would be considered as showing loyalty in front of the emperor.
It can be seen that he also put a lot of thought into it.
Wei Fengyuan's face sank, and he was pulled by Wei Fengxing.
Wei Fengxing said calmly: "Is Duke Zhou teaching us how to do things?"
"It is true that my Wei family was once on good terms with the Prince of Yan's Mansion."
"Then what?"
Wei Fengxing: "What does Duke Zhou mean?"
Duke Zhou had never expected that they would not respond.
"This..."
"What else can it mean? I can't bear to see you doing well, so I drag you down with me."
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery came over at this time: "I guess Duke Zhou wants to repeat what happened to the Lu family."
"It's also interesting. At the beginning, it wasn't just the Shunguo Mansion that was friendly with Ying Yi, but also my Zhongyong Marquis Mansion."
"Not only the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, but half of the old ministers in the entire court were on the list."
Zhongyong Marquis sneered.
"I'm wondering, why did Duke Zhou bring up this matter? Ying Yi was conspiring for rebellion, and the emperor sentenced him to exile. We are still in the capital now, which shows that we were not involved and are innocent. And so many years have passed. The Shunguo Mansion has no contact with Lingnan in these years, and Ying Yi is dead. Why are you still showing off your cleverness here?"
Duke Zhou's face changed. Zhongyong
Marquis sneered: "It's incredible. With a sister who is the queen, everyone dares to control her. She is also rude in her words and deeds, and wants to interfere in everything. Why don't you go to the emperor and ask him to give up the dragon throne for you to sit on?"
He directly ignored the hypocritical Duke Zhou and asked the Wei family.
"Are you full? I have asked someone to go to the restaurant to book a private room. Why don't the two families meet together?"
He began to complain.
"I haven't eaten much, and I haven't even had a few drinks. The banquet is over. It's also because the eunuch in front of His Majesty is ignorant. Can't he report the news after he has had enough?"
Duke Zhou: "Loyal and Brave Marquis, be careful with
your words!" "You are slandering my kindness and putting a hat on me. Although Ying Yi is a criminal, he is the heir to the throne after all. You are an official in the court, so you must pay attention to your words and deeds. If you lose the dignity of a minister, it will also damage the dignity of the court!"
Loyal and Brave Marquis sneered: "When the late emperor was alive, everyone said that although I was reckless, I was also frank. Everything was written on my face, and I didn't have any other crooked thoughts. Are you dissatisfied?"
Duke Zhou: ...
Stupid, is the late emperor praising you?
The late emperor clearly thought that you were easy to control!
Duke Zhou looked unprepared: "I am kindly reminding you. His Majesty is still grieving. If he knew that you said and did this, he would definitely punish you!"
Ouch.
Loyal and Brave Marquis was scared.
"Who needs your kindness?"
"No matter how sad the emperor is, he can't let us suffer together, right?"
"Ying Yi's death was not caused by us. He dared to rebel, so he deserved it."
Isn't he good at saying nice things? He can do that.
If the dog emperor knew this, he would feel so relieved.
"If Ying Yi was still the Prince of Yan, the whole country should be sad, but he is a sinner! Even if he has the blood of the previous emperor flowing in his body, he is still a sinner."
"The emperor cares about you, it's a brotherly love. The emperor is kind."
"It's not the same for us. Can't Duke Zhou write the four words 'the world is cold and indifferent'? When Ying Yi got into trouble, no one came forward to plead for him. It can be seen that we are brothers with him, but there is not much true love between us."
"Duke Zhou, why do you have to separate us from Ying Yi?"
Listen to this, how inhuman.
But the officials who come and go don't think there is anything wrong?
Who wants to have anything to do with Ying Yi?
The uncle of the fifth prince Ying Yin, Qing Tan, did not interrupt. He sneered at the scene and felt that Duke Zhou was pretending to be smart and fell into the gutter.
Wei Fengxing and Ning Suchan looked at each other and walked out tacitly.
Duke Zhou, a scoundrel who lingered around, really had to be dealt with by the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Wei Fengyuan directly took Wei Zhao's hand and led people out of the palace. He
asked in a low voice.
"You drank yesterday."
Wei Zhao: "Yes."
"You are very brave. How old are you? You dare to drink?"
Wei Zhao was helpless: "Uncle, drinking is a mistake, but not knowing how to drink is more of a mistake. Which of the sons of the nobles in Shangjing can't drink?"
"Didn't your mother punish you?"
"Is it a pity to hear this?"
Wei Fengyuan raised his eyebrows.
His nephew only followed the rules in front of his parents, and his usual etiquette and rigidity were also for outsiders to see, but he knew that this child was actually a black sesame glutinous rice ball with stuffing.
Wei Zhao: "Where did my uncle go yesterday?"
Wei Fengyuan: "Don't ask nonsense questions."
Wei Fengyuan: "What happened? Your mother looked at me in a strange way this morning?"
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