Chapter 709: Murderous Intent
Chang Imperial Palace, Gaochang Wang Wentai walked around in the hall depressed, Gaochang people, including Liu Chongzhou's kid had been, and he had not been there, they all went up to ask for Liu Chongzhou's absolution, and the documents sent from all over the world were folded, just like the snowflakes of the three or nine days, one after another, the scale was grand, the people's hearts were revealed, neat, and they had not been seen for hundreds of years for the Gaochang Dynasty.
A small Tang Dynasty trader, why does he have such a big gravitational pull to make hundreds of local officials in Gaochang plead for his life?
Gift?
Liu Chongzhou is a Tang man, the first time he traveled to and from the Gaochang country, and he is the sworn enemy of General Hou Junji, who has so much face and courage to dare to move for him How many officials in the Gaochang region are?
Bribe?
It is his Sanyuan Liu family that is rich and rivals the country, and he is really willing to find a way out of money, at this juncture, who dares to reach out to those local officials to ask for it? Gaochang here, not his Tang Dynasty, accepting bribes plus a charge of collusion and treason, is not a joke.
If there are one or two officials who are burned by money and are willing to take risks for it, and there are some letters of permission, but now, what the court is facing is that the entire Gaochang country is almost all local low-grade officials, if they all accept bribes from the Liu family, who will believe it?
Wentai continued to walk back and forth in the hall, not for favors, and without bribes, so what is the reason for the formation of this situation today?
Could it be that it is just for the purchase of a paper contract for Bai Diezi? Can an empty promise, an ethereal prospect, make hundreds of local officials in Gaochang obsessed with it?
Thinking about the current agricultural situation in Gaochang Country, thinking about the poor people who have nothing but no money, and thinking about the increasingly abundant treasury and silver in the capital of Gaochang in recent years, Wentai began to admire the people of the Liu clan who could come up with this kind of scheme.
It took only a month to win the hearts of all the people and officials in Gaochang, and to give them courage, benefits, and strong people, this word, they Liufu family, used it well.
Knowing that there is a strong enemy on the side, but still going without fear, this Liu Chongzhou relied on, looked at the mountains of Wen Shu on the table, Wen Tai sighed in a low voice, it is more of these people's opinions.
Although in the past, Wentai, the lord of a country, did not take the public opinion of the people of Narausch in his eyes at all, and took it to heart, just a few farmers, what if they were dissatisfied, what could they do, and they could still turn against the sky? The hundreds of thousands of troops in Gaochang are not vegetarians, and with the noodles in the hands of those farmers, can they still shake my hundreds of years of Gaochang's foundation?
But now, seeing the situation in front of him, Wentai was a little afraid. The voices of hundreds of local officials, together with nearly a million Gaochang people, were like an invisible pressure, which made the king of Gaochang somewhat breathless.
The people are back, the officials are back, even if he has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, what can he do? Don't forget, most of the officers and soldiers in the army are trained from these hundreds, and let them use weapons to deal with their wives, children, relatives and friends, is it possible?
Although Wentai is not very shrewd, he is not a fool who knows nothing, how can he not do such a self-digging grave thing.
"Outwitted, what do you think about this matter?" Glancing at his son, who had been hanging down, Wentai froze his body and asked softly.
"Back to my father's words, the son admires the head of the Liu family very much." Cautiously glanced up at the old man of their family, outwitted him and passed by: "I only used a painting cake that I don't know if it can be realized, and I won the trust of nearly half of my Gaochang people and officials, this person is very terrifying, no wonder a general like Hou Junji is also planted in his hands." ”
"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it with Lao Tzu." Glancing at their eldest son dissatisfied, Wentai scolded in a rough voice and asked directly: "How should you deal with this matter properly?" ”
Knowing that most of their family elders are resourceful, so when they encounter trouble, Wentai always habitually wants to ask for the advice of outwitting after asking Prime Minister Qu Yifu, after all, it is his own blood and blood, and he is always more credible than others.
"Back to my father's words," Zhisheng bowed down again and replied: "Erchen has two ways to explain the evidence in front of him, but the specific details have to be decided by the father himself." ”
"Tell me!" Although the old man already had a plan in his heart, he still wanted to hear his son's opinion on this matter.
"First, conform to the will of the people and acquit Liu Chongzhou to warm the hearts of the people and officials." Zhisheng said: "In this way, we must not only win people's hearts, but also sell a favor to the head of the Liu family, which will be beneficial to our Gaochang in the future."
The only thing that is inappropriate is that this move is bound to make people happy, and I am afraid that it will have a backlash, so it should be guarded by someone on its left and right, just in case. ”
"Well, my son has a point." Fushu nodded lightly, Wentai looked up at his eldest son with satisfaction, among his three children, except for the baby's girl, it was also the eldest son's heart.
Steady, quick-witted, and not lacking in strategy, it is a hundred times stronger than the reckless man of the third Zhiyuan, who is rampage and does not move a little brain.
"So, what about the second?" Slowly sat down on the chair next to him, took a sip of tea, and Wentai asked their eldest son.
"This second," he glanced up at his father, and his face showed a hint of ruthlessness, and Yun replied lightly: "Confirm the charges, execute that Liu Chongzhou as soon as possible, and don't give those local officials and ignorant people any chance to react and plead, after all, this kind of thing, the longer it drags on, the deeper the people's grievances will be, and it is not a good thing for Gao Chang and for his father." ”
"In this way, it can not only alleviate the grievances of the people, but also soothe the heart of the general, as for the Liu family on the side of the Tang Dynasty," Zhisheng continued: "The whip is long and out of reach, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, he is just a merchant's ear, in my Gaochang country, what big storm can he turn over?" ”
The two sayings before and after, one soft, one strong, were said in Zhisheng's mouth, but they were so geographically natural, and gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, Wentai was even more satisfied with the boss of their family, both Huairou and iron-blooded, and his son already had the two demeanors that a monarch should have.
"Then, if it were up to you to decide, which move would my son choose?" After a little examination, Wentai asked softly again.
"Back to my father," seeing that the old man of their family asked, Zhisheng no longer made more hypocrisy, and directly bent over and replied: "If it is a son, the son-in-law will have a second prescription first." ”
Seeing that the old man of their family looked at him as if he was inquiring, Zhisheng continued: "With an insignificant servant of the Liu family, in exchange for the loyal follower of a famous general, the son thinks that it is worth it!" ”
As for the reaction of the Liu family, it is better than what I said before, a foreign trader, that is, you have the ability to reach the sky, and how can you endure my Gaochang country? Also, Zhisheng didn't think that just because he was in charge of affairs with a subordinate who was not related by blood, the head of the Liu family would be stupidly an enemy of a country.
"Oh? Hehe, my son's words are very agreeable! Tapping down the table, Wentai stood up straight, looked at their eldest son with satisfaction, and said happily: "For the sake of a subordinate trader who is nothing, I will not take the loyalty of a general!" ”
"You go now," Wentai raised his hand and instructed Zhisheng: "Hurry to the camp of Hou Junji, let him deal with this matter earlier, and look at this snow-like pleading, my head is two circles bigger." ”
"Yes, father, son-in-law will go and handle it!" The arch replied lightly, and outwitted the arch and retreated to the outside of the hall.
"Your Majesty! Fall! Oh no! Oh no! Before Zhisheng walked out of the temple gate, he was lightly bumped by a guard who rushed in from His Highness in a panic, seeing that the guard was ignoring him, he was somewhat angry in his heart, and was about to reprimand him twice, but was startled by the guard's next words.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Jin Ye, Her Royal Highness the Princess was given and hijacked!"
"What?!"
Wentai and Zhisheng father and son were surprised in unison, and at the same time looked at the guard who rushed in, and when they saw the face of this guard, their hearts jumped at the same time, isn't this the guard commander Yua Da sent to the baby's body?
"Your Majesty, the minister deserves death, and he didn't protect His Royal Highness Princess Jin, so that he was at the mercy of the villain, please give the minister a death to repay the emperor's kindness!" plopped, knelt down in front of the hall, and hurried non-stop for days and days, which had already made this guard a little powerless.
"Tell me, where is my baby now? Who ate the courage of the leopard and dared to touch my Wentai's daughter?! Grabbing the placket on Ah Da's chest, Wen Tai's eyes widened angrily, and he opened his voice to question Ah Da.
"Father, father, don't mess around, and listen to Ah Da explain things!" Compared with the old man of their family, Zhisheng is more calm, although he is also very worried about his sister, but from the words of Fang Cai Da, Zhisheng has heard some clues, and the baby's girl is not in danger now.
"This is a letter from Her Royal Highness Princess Jin to His Majesty, please take a look at Your Majesty!" When the king of their family let go of his hands, Ah Dafu knelt on the ground again, reached into his arms, and handed over the letter that the baby had written in the pasture.