Chapter 886
The autumn wind is bleak and the dead leaves are dancing. Today's capital Luoyang City seems particularly dull and solemn.
Because today is the big day of the annual autumn finals, those prisoners who committed death row but were not pardoned will be cut off today and pay the price for the mistakes they made at the beginning.
So when it was almost noon, although thousands of people were gathered on the side of the execution ground, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely solemn and dull, waiting for the deceased officer to give the order...
However, compared to the execution ground, the solemn and dullness in the East Palace are still better.
The air in the entire Eastern Palace seemed to have solidified. Everyone, whether it was the clerks and officials who assisted the prince's office, the eunuchs and palace maids who were sweeping and serving, or even those who were trusted by the prince on weekdays, were cautious these days and did not dare to speak loudly. They walked lightly, for fear that a certain action would anger the prince on the fire and cause unintentional disaster to themselves.
Yes, this situation has lasted for five days in the East Palace.
After the two Mr. Liu came back from Huguang and saw the prince alone, the prince was furious and disliked everything. He also blamed the young eunuchs around him, and beat them to death.
This was the prince who was gentle and polite at the time and treated the people below the people most kindly. He actually felt angry because of some things. How angry was that? The Eastern Palace, who understood this, naturally everyone was trembling and did not dare to hit the gun at this time.
As the Liu brothers who reported the news of the death of the "God of Wealth" to the prince, the pressure they had to face was beyond everyone's imagination. If they hadn't been the prince's think tank friend for many years, they would have been severely punished and beaten to death by the angry prince... After all, this was the result of their poor work.
So in the past few days, the two of them have also clamped their tails and made them feel sick. Not to mention comforting the prince, he calmed down. Even the gate of their own courtyard did not dare to step out half a step.
As a result, because several adults in the court have been busy dealing with various official duties recently, Qu Wangyang, the personal guard who is trustworthy by the prince, is not a person who likes to talk too much, so the entire Eastern Palace cannot find someone to persuade the prince to calm down.
No, in fact, there are still such candidates, but Mr. Mo, who has been trusted by the prince recently and has been relied on as a think tank, has been away from the capital for several months. This has caused all the servants of the East Palace to complain secretly, praying all day long that Mr. Mo can come back as soon as possible. Even the Liu brothers who had a lot of opinions about him hoped that Mr. Mo would come back soon.
With the expectations of many people, Mr. Mo finally returned to the capital today and returned to the Prince's East Palace.
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The knock-knock knock on the door interrupted the prince's movement of flipping books, making his face look angry again. After a moment of silence, he said impatiently: "I said that no one should disturb me today. Is this prince's words useless? You go outside now and get fifty sticks yourself!"
"Your Highness, Mo is aware of the crime... But even if your Highness really wants to blame me, please see me first. It is not too late to listen to me finish the matter and then punish me."
What sounded outside the door was Mr. Mo's slow voice, which made the prince suddenly shocked, and the irritability and anger on his face were quickly replaced by joy. He threw the scroll in his hand, stepped forward quickly, and opened the door in a flash.
At this time, he saw that there was not only Mr. Mo, but also Qu Wangyang outside the door, and the other party was always guarding his door. In other words, only Mr. Mo could approach the door and disturb him. This made him look at the personal guard with a touching touch, and then looked at Mr. Mo with great enthusiasm: "Sir, you... you are back." The words were filled with resentment and longing, just like the wronged child finally saw his parents come back.
Mr. Mo first bowed and treated him in a regular manner, and then was stopped by the prince and half pulled into the study. After Qu Wangyang closed the door for them again, the prince looked at him again: "The God of Wealth is gone, and Li Ling actually killed them! I really wish I could tear him out of pieces to avenge this revenge and vent this hatred. Sir, you have to help me think of a way to get rid of Li Ling!"
In the days since receiving the news, the prince's anger has been accumulated, but at the same time, he also knew in his heart that it would be extremely difficult for him to get rid of Li Ling now, and he could not get through the speed of his father alone. So in addition to anger, he was also afraid of Li Ling, and even a few fears that he was unwilling to admit.
This kind of emotions intertwined, which made him seem so out of control, severely punished the slaves of the Eastern Palace, and, as soon as Mr. Mo came back, he directly proposed to get rid of Li Ling.
There was a strange light in the depths of Mr. Mo's eyes, but soon, he smiled calmly again: "Please be careful not to be impatient. I have just learned about this. The death of the Shen brothers is indeed heartbreaking, and it makes His Highness lose his arms... But I think that Your Highness must not act recklessly because of a moment of aura, and thus do things that will make you regret in the future."
These words made the prince's expression so heavy: "What do you mean? Do you don't want me to get rid of Li Ling? Do you know that he has become a big trouble for me? If it weren't for him, how could something happen to the Shen brothers? If it weren't for him, how could I be so passive in the court? If it weren't for him, Sun Bi would be just a penniless prince now, how could there be a party between King Ying and King Ying today? You actually asked me to let him go?" This is the meaning of being furious again.
Mr. Mo was not panicked and said calmly: "Your Highness is not a little restless. I am not stopping Your Highness from dealing with Li Ling, but saying that we cannot really be enemies with him blatantly. Because all his actions in Huguang this time are within the scope permitted by the court. At least he can produce relevant evidence. Even if he forged it, others will not be able to find any mistakes. If we attack at this time, our Majesty will regard it as unreasonable. This is not worth the loss for Your Highness.
"But, since Your Highness needs to get rid of this person, we naturally have to make a good arrangement. But we should not start from him, but find another goal, and then use that person to pull Li Ling into a state of doom until he is completely killed!"
Mr. Mo is worthy of being able to be attracted by the prince as his confidant in a short time, and he really grasped the other party's temperament to the extreme. After a few words, the prince's anger was indeed calmed down and he looked at him and said, "You... really have such a way to deal with Li Ling through others?" "How dare you use such big words to deceive Your Highness? To be honest, when you leave Beijing this time, you are actually making arrangements for this. But I didn't expect that Your Highness will be so anxious this time and will directly kill Li Ling." Mr. Mo looked at the prince sincerely and said, "But this takes time. First, your Highness, you must be a little patient. This matter must be followed by the plan to get rid of Li Ling. Second, you must stabilize Li Ling first so that he will not be too prepared, otherwise this plan may be broken.
"Your Highness, Li Ling is now in a state of chaos. It's not that easy to get rid of him, especially at this critical moment, Your Highness, you should not be confused by your own arrogance because of a moment of excitement."
As he slowly spoke, the prince's mood gradually calmed down.
It's strange that even the Liu brothers cannot comfort the prince with words, but Mr. Mo, a person who has just joined the prince's subordinate for a few years or two, has been able to do this. This is exactly what he is most powerful. He is not only very smart, but also good at grasping and guiding the prince's psychology.
After pondering and looking at him for a while, the prince finally nodded slowly: "Just as you said, how much time will take and what preparations will be?"
"Within a year, this plan will surely achieve results. Even if it cannot take Li Ling's life, it will make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court! However, before that, I hope that Your Highness can make some arrangements to make Li Ling believe that you will retaliate against him. For example, isn't Li Tong the captured Li Tong his father? We can use this as an excuse to let the censor and the censor impeach him.
"Whether it is necessary to start with the word "Loyalty as a minister or the word "Filial Piety as a son". Li Ling, who has returned to the capital, must be unable to deal with it, without knowing our real killing move."
"Okay! I'll arrange this!" The prince agreed immediately. This matter was indeed not difficult for him. He had already prepared it earlier, but he felt it was not enough, so he didn't really use it.
Of course, even if the prince did not mobilize the people below to impeach Li Ling, the censors of the Censorate, who were like wild dogs and flies, had already taken action. Before Li Ling returned to the capital, the relevant bullet stamps had already piled up dozens or hundreds of copies in the Yintai Division.
Now, as the prince wants to attack, the impeachment against Li Ling will more than double again. In terms of quantity, those bullets are enough to overwhelm him.
After getting the guarantee, Mr. Mo briefly told his plan, making the prince's eyes glow and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Mr. Mo is indeed the most capable person around me. If this matter can be accomplished, Li Ling will die! As long as you can help me get this matter done, you will have a generous reward in the future!"
"I am offering advice to Your Highness for doing things, but I don't give you any rewards, just to repay Your Highness for your kindness!" Mr. Mo hurriedly made another statement, which attracted the prince's satisfaction and praise, and then he bowed and left the room.
But when he went out and turned around and there was no one around, a strange light flashed in Mr. Mo's eyes: "Li Ling, you and me can finally calculate the accounts that you and me many years ago. This time I want to see how you can break the road from my calculations!"
The wind rises again and the leaves fall.
Chapter completed!