The little eunuch's eyes narrowed dangerously: "Lord Shangshu, a certain family is here on the orders of His Majesty, it represents His Majesty's will, and all your words should be responsible at this moment, if there is the slightest deception, it is the crime of deceiving the king!" Are you worthy of this crime? ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked at the little eunuch carefully, although he felt that he was angry, he also knew that it should be someone under Li Shan.

is so sharp-toothed and sharp-tongued, and does not give him any face, this is not just that he did not take his Ministry of Rites in his eyes, but His Majesty is probably very serious about this matter.

Thinking of this, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't dare to let go, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "How dare a certain family deceive his father-in-law?" Please also ask your father-in-law to go to the messenger's house to announce the decree, don't miss it again! ”

The little eunuch looked at the face of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu carefully, and then snorted coldly.

"Today's (rì) matter, a certain family will inevitably tell Your Majesty as it is, if Lord Shangshu is suspected of cheating, be careful!"

After saying that, the little eunuch took more than a dozen accompanying Jin Wuwei to the envoy's house again!

And seeing these people go away, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief.

My feet were slightly weak, and I almost fell to the ground!

Fortunately, it was the people in the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites who were quick to see and immediately supported him. This is to prevent this old bone from breaking into several pairs!

Looking at his father in a cold sweat like prostration, the eldest son of the military department Shangshu showed a trace of solemnity (qíng).

"Father, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly feel like you're frightened? Could it be that you have deceived the angel, the messenger who returned from Bingzhou is at home at this moment......"

Shut up!

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was startled, grabbed his son's clothes, and told him to shut up quickly!

The son of the Ministry of Rites immediately frowned in confusion, but when he saw that the old father was so solemn, he immediately helped the Ministry of Rites Shangshu up!

"Father, why are you hiding this from you? Yang Liang, the king of Han, has nothing to do with my family, aren't you causing trouble on your own (shēn)! ”

The Rite Department Shoshu sighed.

"Child, there were some things (qíng) that I told you too early and would have caused you trouble, but now I can't hide it!"

The son of the Ministry of Rites raised his eyebrows, and then the words of the Ministry of Rites made him shocked, and even revealed a demented table (qíng)!

It turned out that before the death of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Guang, he had already expected that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty would not be able to tolerate Yang Liang!

Therefore, he wanted the Ministry of Rites, which was the head of the family at that time, to take care of Yang Liang.

But it's a pity that after Emperor Yang Guang of Sui ascended to the throne, he didn't have any mercy for the family!

It seems that he has long forgotten that Emperor Wen of Sui was able to win the world at the beginning, precisely because of the support of many families in the world!

It is also a lot of suppression of the family, because of this, the original trust of the Ministry of Rites that can make the family respect is also declining rapidly, and the book of the Ministry of Rites is naturally in name only, and can no longer be weighed with some top families.

However, the Ministry of Rites has never forgotten the entrustment of the first emperor, and he also does not want to see brothers kill each other, so this is to reconcile from the middle and try to suppress the news.

Hearing this, the son of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was shocked!

In my heart, I was for Emperor Wen of Sui and Yang Jian.

is also a little more admired, a few years ago I already knew that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty would not let Yang Liang go, obviously he had already expected what would happen today (rì)!

But he also knows that anticipating and being able to stop it are two different things!

Now the Ministry of Rites is sandwiched in the middle, it seems that it is for the sake of the two of them, but in fact, he is guilty of bullying the king, and he is biased in favor of Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, so as long as Yang Guang, the emperor of Sui Yang, learns about this, I am afraid that my father is likely to be blamed for this, and even die.

"Father, you shouldn't have interfered in this matter. But now that we've come to this point, we have only two ways to go! ”

The old eyes of the Ministry of Rites are dizzy.

But that doesn't mean he's not a scheming old fox!

When he heard his son mention it, he immediately asked.

"What's your plan!"

The eldest son opened his mouth and said: "Since my father is already a deceitful angel, this is already guilty of deceiving the king, and this matter cannot be concealed at all, the envoy has only been to my father since he returned, I am afraid that Your Majesty will definitely order my father to hand over the man when he learns of this!" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu nodded deeply: "The old man is also worried about this matter!" ”

The eldest son gritted his teeth: "In this case, it is better not to do two endlessly, as long as this messenger is killed, everything will be dead without proof, and as long as we are sharp with our hands and feet, throw it into the river, I am afraid it will be difficult to find his body within a few (rì), and during this time, my father will go to seek refuge in Yang Liang, the king of Han!" ”

As soon as the eldest son said this, he said.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu revealed a shocked and inexplicable table (qíng)!

"This, how can this work! Isn't this a betrayal of Your Majesty? This is a great sin to destroy the Nine Clans. ”

The eldest son shook his head: "Father should have thought that His Majesty has already noticed our family, and my father did not choose to stand on the side of the court in this opportunity given by His Majesty, once Your Majesty learns that he will never let you go, and he will not let go of the family." ”

The priest of the Ministry of Rites (shēn) shuddered: "You mean, let the old man leave the family, so as not to cause big trouble!" ”

The eldest son nodded lightly: "This is the best strategy, my father is not only loyal to the trust of the previous king, but also protects the family, Your Majesty will not risk the disapproval of the world at this time, and destroy the nine clans here!" In this way, even if the father was not valued by the Han king, there was still a way out. ”

The Ministry of Rites' heart was beating wildly, and he felt that this matter was very risky.

And once he leaves, it will be tantamount to startling the snake, and His Majesty will naturally know where his position is.

At that time, according to His Majesty's (xìng) character of revenge, would he really let his family go?

……

The little eunuch trotted to the door of the messenger's house.

But before he could enter the door, the porter informed him that the messenger had not returned.

This made the little eunuch feel that he had been tricked, and he immediately became angry and took more than a dozen Jin Wuwei to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites to ask for the guilt!

It's a pity that when I arrived, it was empty!

The eldest son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites informed the little eunuch Yu that his father (shēn) was ill and planned to go out of the city to find a farm to recuperate, and he had already left the city.

The little eunuch knew that something was wrong, so he immediately reported the matter back to the palace.

And after Emperor Yang Guang of Sui listened to the words of the little eunuch, he finally shook his head with a wry smile.

"It seems that most of the messengers are dead, a good secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the person who controls the latest news in the state will be taken away from the widow, so the widow really doesn't dare to touch them?"

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty had a cold light in his eyes: "Pass the order and surround the entire Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, even if it is a fly and a sparrow, it can't be allowed to escape from the courtyard!" ”