(2-in-1)

Guo Chong closed his eyes and took a long breath, and said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, I can spare my second brother, but he must repent." He must also be punished this time. The queen mother, the sons must be reassured by the ministers, if this matter is over, the ministers will be cold. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, who implemented the new law, are also chilled. Regarding the matter of the new law, Erchen is not unaware of many drawbacks, but at this time, the details can no longer be paid attention to. What Erchen wants is the overall excitement and rejuvenation of the Great Zhou, and he can't give up halfway for some details. There are always people who approve of a thing and someone disapprove, and if because of this blood letter that I don't know whether it is true or not, the sons and daughters will go to the great event that has taken two years to carry out, it is absolutely impossible. The queen mother is virtuous, and she should know the importance of this. ”

"Okay, good, you can do this, the mourning family is very comforted. How could the mourning family interfere in government affairs, and they would never do. Seeing Guo Chong agree, Empress Dowager Wei smiled happily.

Guo Chong didn't say much, and shouted outside the door: "Someone, spread Zhao Yuankang to come." ”

Not long after, the short and fat chamberlain outside the door walked in quickly and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, General Zhao has left the palace." ”

"Out of the palace? What did you do? Guo Chong said.

The waiter hesitated, and Guo Chong shouted: "What are you doing?" Say. ”

The attendant hurriedly said: "Yes, back to the emperor, there were some changes in Donghuamen, and General Zhao took someone to deal with it." ”

"Change? What happened? Guo Chong asked.

"The slave didn't dare to say it." The chamberlain whispered.

Guo Chong scolded: "If you tell you, you will say, why don't you dare? What the hell is going on? ”

The chamberlain finally mustered up the courage and whispered: "The slave went to find General Zhao, and I heard from his subordinates that something happened to the Yushitai Yamen outside the Donghua Gate. It is said that in the imperial history, Cheng Fang Dunru detained the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu, Lord Lin Juelin of the Criminal Division of Kaifeng Mansion. Lin Jue's wife...... The county lord of the Liang Wangfu ran with a group of guards and his family to ask for someone, and the two sides are said to have started to fight. The county lord led people to rush to the yamen of the Imperial Historical Tower. Someone learned the news and came in, and General Zhao took someone to get someone. ”

"What?" Guo Chong's eyes almost fell: "Is this serious?" Is this worth it? It's almost the other way around. ”

Empress Dowager Wei was also stunned. It's unbelievable that something like this could happen. Guo Caiwei actually broke into the Yamen of Yushitai, which is too unorthodox.

"Mother, you see, so bold. Bring people to storm the Yamen of Yushitai, is this worth it? It's just lawless. You see, this is the tutor of Liang Wangfu. What kind of father there is, what kind of daughter there is. This is going to make a big fool of you. How can I explain this to my ministers? Guo Chong stomped his feet.

Empress Dowager Wei calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Does Lin Jue have anything to do with this case?" ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "Who knows if there is?" At present, it has not been clarified. ”

"That's no, if there is a stake, how can you not know? Since he is not guilty, what did Fang Dunru do in detaining him? Lin Jue is also a court official, and he is also the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu, and he can be regarded as a royal relative. How could Fang Dunru act so recklessly? How can you detain him at will? Empress Dowager Wei frowned.

Guo Chong was stunned, but he also thought that the Queen Mother's words were good. Fang Dunru does have the right to investigate the case, but he can't detain Lin Jue. If there is evidence, it is necessary to arrest him directly, how can he do such a disproportionate thing.

"Cai Wei's child is anxious to save her husband, I'm afraid she is in a hurry. But after all, Fang Dunru's behavior was at a loss. Both sides are at fault in this matter, and it seems that the matter is not big now, and the root cause lies in your brother's case. The emperor hurriedly issued a decree to Fang Dunru, and the case was closed. As for the attack on the Yushitai Yamen, it is indeed bad, but while not many people know about it now, quickly send someone to quell this matter and don't make a big fuss. If Zhang Yuankang brought someone here, he couldn't hide it. What do you think, Your Majesty? ”

Guo Chong was very angry, but at this moment, the Queen Mother's method was indeed the best way. If this matter is too big, the ministers will have to make trouble again. I'm annoyed enough, I really don't want to do any more.

"Qian Delu, hurry up and draft a decree and go to the Imperial History Observatory to deliver the decree." Guo Chong commanded repeatedly.

The fat waiter agreed, and he was busy laying paper and grinding ink. Guo Chong thought for a while, and quickly drafted a will and handed it to Qian Delu. The Queen Mother also told Qian Delu that after she went, she should settle the matter, don't make a big fuss, don't lose her life, and must persuade the two sides to reconcile. Qian Delu responded repeatedly, held the holy decree, and received the decree and left quickly.

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The cold light flickered, and the sword aura was strong. Bai Bing slashed down with his blade, and Fang Dunru closed his eyes and waited for death.

At this critical moment, people neighed at the entrance of the gate of the Yushitai. Someone shouted: "Stop me, you are so bold, do you want to rebel?" ”

Bai Bing was stunned for a moment, and his hand stopped in mid-air. The people fighting in the courtyard were also stunned and turned their heads to look. But seeing that at the gate of the Yushitai compound, dozens of soldiers with bright armor and lofty weapons surrounded a burly, majestic, and heavily armed man rushed in quickly.

Fang Dunru recognized at a glance who the big man was, this person was famous in the capital, and he was Zhao Yuankang, the commander of the palace commander who was in charge of the forbidden army of the palace front division.

There are three parts of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, one is the front division of the palace, the second is the horse army division of the guards, and the third is the guard and the army infantry division, which is called the three ya. Among them, the front division of the palace is the head of the three ya, because the front division of the palace is in charge of the palace forbidden classes of straight horse cavalry, the most direct force to protect the palace. It is the emperor's personal guard. Inside, there are palace guards, and outside, there are accompanying guards. Only the soldiers and horses of the front division of the palace are qualified to protect the emperor closely, and although the rest of the soldiers and horses also shoulder the responsibility of protection, they can only defend on the periphery, and the difference between the two is no less than the difference between the sky and the earth.

The commander of the front division of the palace is also respected as the palace marshal. The person who can take on this position is undoubtedly the most trusted person of the emperor. Zhao Yuankang's status can be seen.

When Fang Dunru saw Zhao Yuankang coming, he was immediately overjoyed, and shouted loudly: "Marshal Zhao, come and save me, someone is going to assassinate this official." ”

After that, taking advantage of Bai Bing's stunned moment, he quickly ran out of the yamen of the middle hall and came to the bottom of the steps.

Zhao Yuankang's face was gloomy, and he saw a mess in the courtyard, some people were lying on the ground moaning and rolling, and some people were lying on the ground with their heads broken and bleeding, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. Apparently the experience here has just gone through a firefight.

"Come on, take down all the people involved in the fight. Is this going to rebel or not? This is outside the Xihua Gate, and it happened so viciously. Event. Intolerable. Zhao Yuankang shouted coldly.

The guards of the forbidden army in front of the palace rushed forward to get people, and several palace guards were still waiting to resist, and the little county lord hurriedly waved his hand to signal them not to move. The forbidden army in front of the palace arrived, which means that this matter has alarmed the palace. If you dare to move at this time, it is really equivalent to rebellion.

The Janissary guards quickly disarmed all those involved in the fight and divided them into two groups to guard them. An inventory of those lying on the ground was also carried out. Fortunately, although there were many wounded, none of them hurt their lives. Although the scene was intense, it seemed that both sides still exercised some restraint.

"County Lord, this handsome is polite." Zhao Yuankang does things first, and then sees the courtesy. In fact, he had already seen Guo Caiwei standing there with a big belly. Guo Caiwei often goes in and out of the palace, and as the commander of the guards in front of the palace, he naturally knows him.

It stands to reason that even if he is the palace marshal, he has to come forward to salute when he sees the royal county lord, but Zhao Yuankang has his own principles of doing things, and he has always done things first, and then talked about other things. Controlling the situation in front of him and keeping the situation under control, he will think about other things. Before that, even if Emperor Guo Chong was standing there, he would not be able to turn a blind eye.

It is precisely because of his attitude towards doing things that Guo Chong has great trust and appreciation for him. Therefore, after Guo Chong ascended the throne, Zhao Yuankang went straight from the commander of the prince's palace guard to Qingyun and sat on the throne of the palace marshal. And this point has also been criticized and dissatisfied by many people. In particular, the privy envoy Yang Jun played Guo Chong several times, saying that Guo Chong's move violated the rules of the promotion of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty and was suspected of cronyism. But Guo Chong was unmoved, he knew very well in his heart that the commander of the soldiers and horses in front of the palace who protected his safety must be the person he trusted the most. What rules are not regular, at this point does not apply at all. Therefore, this Zhao Dianshuai does not belong to any faction, nor does he have too much to do with any important ministers, he is pure and pure and only belongs to the emperor Guo Chong.

"Marshal Zhao is polite!" The little county lord returned the salute slightly.

"Fang Zhongcheng is polite." Zhao Yuankang also bowed to the other party at this time.

Fang Dunru hurriedly said: "Marshal Zhao is polite, Marshal Zhao came in time, and if it is a moment later, this official will be killed by these people who intend to rebel in his own yamen." ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned and said, "Can anyone tell me what's going on?" Ben Shuai received a report that there was a fight in the Yamen of Yushitai outside Xihua Gate, Ben Shuai didn't believe it, but who knew that it was true. What the hell is going on? Lord of the county, are these guards your men? Why are your people still fighting with Fang Zhongcheng's people? ”

The little county lord was about to speak, but Fang Dunru preemptively said, "Marshal Zhao, are the facts still unclear?" This is my Imperial History Tower's Yamen. The county lord took people to break into my Yushitai Yamen, threatening to step on my Yushitai Yamen, and burned my Yamen, which was extremely arrogant. Even the relatives of the emperor and the country would not dare to speak such wild words. My Yushitai Yamen is the central yamen of the imperial court, and they are lawless and regard the law and discipline of the imperial court as nothing. Today, I attacked my Yushitai Yamen to kill people and set fires, and tomorrow I will rush to the palace. Please Marshal Zhao take them down immediately, and play the emperor, please ask the emperor to uphold justice. ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned and looked at Guo Caiwei and said, "County Lord, is Fang Zhongcheng's words true?" ”

The little county lord said coldly: "It is true that the Yamen of the Imperial Shitai has broken in, and the county lord does not deny it. I don't admit murder and arson. Is there a house here that is on fire? Could one be killed? Lord Fang also said that he would kill all of us, so can I say that Lord Fang killed someone? ”

Fang Dunru snorted coldly: "Strong words, dare to do it or not, it's not the husband's doing." ”

The little county lord said: "I'm not a big husband, I'm a woman." ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned to stop this boring bickering, and said in a deep voice: "County Lord, since you admit that it is true to lead people to break into the government, then it is your fault. The county lord has always been gentle and virtuous, and he is famous all over the world. How could such a thing happen? You've made a terrible mistake in doing so. Attacking the imperial court's pivotal yamen is really a big crime. Ben Shuai can't show favoritism, I'm afraid I'm going to take you to see the emperor. ”

The little county lord sneered: "Why didn't Marshal Zhao ask me why I did this? Will I bring someone to trouble for no reason? Don't the lord of this county know that this is not tolerated by the laws of the imperial court? ”

Zhao Yuankang said: "Please make it clear to the county lord." So what's going on? ”

The little county lord said coldly: "I'm here to find a husband." My husband Jun Lin Jue was detained here by Fang Zhongcheng for no reason, and he dared to ask Marshal Zhao, what should be the crime of detaining the imperial court officials without authorization? ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned and said, "What's going on?" ”

Fang Dunru shouted: "This official is appointed by the emperor to investigate the case of the drowning of the Hangzhou prefect by Guo Bing, the king of Liang, and all the people involved have the right to summon and question. The old man summoned Lin Jue to inquire because he was a key figure in the case, what was wrong? ”

The little county lord reprimanded: "Don't you understand it yourself? Although my husband was present at the time of the crime, he was not a criminal involved in the case, but an official of the imperial court. You can just ask him to come and ask him, but why do you detain him and don't let him go? Four or five hours have passed since the morning, and everything should be asked. Why are you still in custody and not letting go? We have come to see you, but you have lied and prevaricated, and you have not allowed my husband to come out. We have reason to suspect that my husband was detained by you for no reason and tortured to extract a confession. How can you blame me for not obeying the law first? That's why we had to break in and save people. ”

Zhao Yuankang understood that the case of King Liang's drowning of Kang Zizhen has recently become a big stir and everyone knows about it, as the commander of the palace, Zhao Yuankang stands above the court every day, how can he not know the whole story of this matter. It seems that today's events are still related to this matter. Fang Dunru detained the county Ma Linjue, so the county lord brought people to break into the government to ask for someone.

"Fang Zhongcheng, is she telling the truth?" Zhao Yuankang asked.

Fang Dunru blurted out in a hurry: "The old man did detain Lin Jue, it was because Lin Jue refused to cooperate with the old man's inquiry, and the old man suspected that he was an accomplice to King Liang's deliberate murder of Kang Zizhen against the case of resisting the new law, so he took coercive measures against him." ”

"Lord Fang, this county lord reminds you that at present, the case of my father's manslaughter of Kang Zizhen has not yet been decided. How can you insist that it was murder? What else is the big hat to resist the new law? You're preconceived in order to frame my father. In addition, you said that my husband Jun Lin Jue may be an accomplice, so please give evidence. If there is no evidence, it is the unauthorized detention of court officials and the damage to the reputation of my husband. Based on these two points, you will know that you have bad motives for handling the case. Give the evidence, and the lord of the county listens. The little county lord reprimanded coldly.

Zhao Yuankang also frowned and said, "Lord Fang, what the county lord said is reasonable. Now that the case of King Liang is indeed inconclusive, could it be that Lord Fang has made progress, can it be proved that Lord Liang deliberately killed Kang Zizhen? What is the evidence that Lord Lin is an accomplice? Can you explain clearly? ”

Fang Dunru opened his mouth and couldn't speak, where did he have any evidence. If there is, why do you need to detain Lin Jue, just take care of it.

"These are confidential facts and cannot be divulged. The old man can't say. Fang Dunru held back a reason.

The little county lord sneered and sneered, with a look of disdain. Zhao Yuankang is also like a mirror, obviously Fang Dunru has no evidence, otherwise how could he hide it in this situation?

However, Zhao Yuankang never wanted to get involved in this matter, he never got involved in the disputes in the court, and only took care of his own affairs. For example, right now, what he wants to do is to arrest the people who are fighting on both sides and put down the riots. The specific reason has nothing to do with him. As for who is right and who is wrong, someone will take care of it.

"County Lord, Fang Zhongcheng, the matter between you, Ben Shuai does not judge. But you are fighting in the capital, and you are just outside the Ouchi Xihua Gate, which has seriously endangered the safety of the Imperial Palace. Ben Shuai will take you, and the saint will send you down. Come with me, you two, I'll take all the people here with me. Zhao Yuankang said in a deep voice.

The little county lord said in a deep voice: "I can go with you, but my husband is still detained here and I don't know whether he is alive or dead, I must rescue him." Otherwise I won't go, unless you force me. Today I am here to save people, as long as I save people, I will go with you. ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned and said, "I can't control this matter." ”

The little county lord said in a deep voice: "You can't take care of it, I'll solve it myself." Marshal Zhao waited from the sidelines, and we saved people ourselves. ”

Zhao Yuankang rolled his eyes and said in his heart: What are these words? Am I standing here and watching you fight again?

Zhao Yuankang looked at Fang Dunru and said, "Fang Zhongcheng, can you release Lord Lin first, so as not to make things difficult." ”

Fang Dunru sneered: "Lin Jue, I won't let it go, until the facts are ascertained, if it has nothing to do with him." The old man will release him. If he is an accomplice, or if he deliberately conceals perjury, not only can he not be released, but he will be punished. The official detained him in order to investigate the case, and he would never release him because of someone who came to make trouble, so what rules do I have in the future? ”

The little county lord sneered: "Lord Fang, you are called a great Confucian in vain, and after today, you will be ridiculed by the people of the world." My husband has experienced today's events, and it is time to see your face thoroughly. If you don't let people go, then today's business will not be over. Marshal Zhao, I want to personally save people, if you want to take me, you will order people to do it, but I will not leave. Since he dared to come here today, the lord of this county did not consider his own safety. It's a big deal, I'll die here with the baby in my womb. ”

Zhao Yuankang frowned, he had never encountered such a tricky situation before. If it was normal times, if someone dared to resist, Zhao Yuankang would not hesitate, and directly ordered someone to forcibly take him away. Even if he is the county lord and prince, he will not frown. However, the little county lord in front of him is pregnant with Rokka, and one carelessness will cause serious consequences. This is not to be reckless.

The situation suddenly came to an impasse, the little county lord stood there with his waist crossed, and Fang Dunru's face was gloomy and thoughtful. Zhao Yuankang paced back and forth, thinking about what to do.

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps in front of the gate of the Imperial Tower.

Everyone looked up and saw several guards surrounding the three palace attendants coming quickly. The bloated chamberlain at the front held a brocade box in his hand, and when he entered the door, he shouted without saying a word: "The holy decree has arrived!" Fang Dunru took the order! ”

This person is Qian Delu, the emperor's personal servant, and everyone knows him. Everyone hurriedly hulala knelt down.

"The minister will take the order." Fang Dunru shouted excitedly on the ground. Obviously, the emperor already knows about this matter, and this must be a holy decree to support himself. At a critical time, he still got the support of the emperor. It's so important.