Chapter 644: Guo Zongxun's Request
Li Si seemed to hear a joke. Mrs. Huarui was simply a god. His Majesty took a look and then hurriedly put it in the palace. It has been a while. Moreover, it is said that the emperor often went to Huafei's palace and even stopped courting for this. The two of them were actually innocent, and it didn't matter!
If you beat Li Si to death, you won’t believe it!
"Junior brother, don't joke between us brothers." Li Si pulled the elder's face and said, "I'll tell you the truth. If Mrs. Huarui was in front of me, I would rather let your sister-in-law beat me to death. I would... that's all!" Li Si suddenly thought of a possibility and said in panic: "Junior brother, you can't be a saint..." Li Si didn't dare to continue, but the weird look on his face was as strange as he was. Who knows what dirty things he was thinking!
Ye Hua glared at him fiercely, "As a minister, can't you think of something good?"
Li Si spread his hands, "I really can't think about the benefits. This is so strange!"
"What's strange?" Ye Hua said: "Your Majesty is looking forward to rush to the Western Regions to use troops. As far as I know, although the saint often goes to Huafei Palace, he asks about the people of Bashu, asks about the Shu Lord's strategy for governing the country, and his daily actions. He also asks a lot about Dali and Tubo!"
"ah!"
Li Si was shocked and shouted, "Your Majesty is talking about this with Concubine Hua, and he has had a long talk all night? Junior brother, are you not kidding, are you?"
Ye Hua rolled his eyes, "I'm not idle and have nothing to do. His Majesty gave me a few times, mentioned the news he got from Concubine Hua, and asked me for my opinion. This is fake!"
"My God!"
Li Si felt like he had been thundered thousands of times.
It turns out that the emperor is so hardworking!
But why are the rumors outside telling His Majesty so unbearable?
After marrying Mrs. Huarui, she was King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang... She also said that the emperor was extremely lustful and sang every night, so she was afraid that she would follow the old path of Li Cunxu.
Especially Meng Chang's tragic death made this voice even more rampant. Now everyone in the government and the country said that His Majesty was addicted to Mrs. Huarui's beauty. He was worried that she was still thinking of Meng Chang, so he used the most terrifying poison to poison Meng Chang, making him rotten in his stomach, extremely miserable.
All kinds of rumors are already everywhere, and some censors even want to risk their lives to advise, asking Your Majesty to kill the disaster and turn them back to justice.
If it weren't for the fear of repeating Zhang Yan's mistakes, these people would have written to the book.
"Junior brother, as I say so, everything is a misunderstanding?"
"Not a misunderstanding!"
"No? What is that?"
"It's shameless!" Ye Hua slapped the table hard, his eyebrows stood up, and he was furious. Meng Chang was indeed dead tragically. It was definitely not Chai Rong who killed him, but someone wanted to take the opportunity to throw dirty water and attack the prestige of the emperor.
During this period, Chai Rong reformed the official system and started to build the Shu Road, which had violated the interests of too many people. On the surface, these ministers did not dare to compete with His Majesty, so they secretly used such inappropriate means to blame the emperor and disturb the court.
If it weren't for shamelessness, there would be no more shamelessness in the world!
After thinking about it for a while, Li Si realized that since ancient times, the affairs of the Tian family have been the easiest to circulate in the public and the easiest to make up for their prestige and ruin their prestige. Such villains are really hateful.
But it’s just that who did it, or a group of people, is not clear about it.
"Junior brother, do you have any guesses? Will there be any conspiracy hidden?"
Ye Hua said: "It's hard to say, but I guess it should be related to the abolition of the Political Affairs Hall. It is very likely that the black hand is hidden in the current cabinet!"
"What?"
Li Si changed color, "Junior brother, do you doubt those major ministers? Is it Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, or Fan Zhi? Chen Qiao?"
Ye Hua did not answer immediately, but thought for a while, "Senior Brother, do me a favor and check which yamen have suffered the most losses since the abolition of the Political Affairs Hall, and what may be involved in the back? Tell me as soon as possible!"
"no problem."
Li Si is usually careless, but he is really efficient in doing things. After three days of going there, he came to Ye’s mansion again and explained the situation to Ye Hua.
And in these three days, the waves caused by Meng Chang's death became increasingly greater.
It was even interpreted into a story, vividly told everywhere.
They said that after Mrs. Huarui entered the palace, she didn't miss her husband and missed her husband. She even hung a portrait of Meng Chang in the palace, crying at the portrait every day, and was unwilling to look at Chai Rong more!
His Majesty said angrily: "You only know the person in the painting, but you don't know that this person's life and death are in my thoughts!"
Mrs. Huarui replied angrily, "Your Majesty can decide life and death, but you cannot control my heart. This heart has long been in my husband, and will never be separated for generations!"
"What a person who will never be separated! I will let Meng Chang dig out his heart and see if you are in your heart!"
His Majesty the Emperor did what he said, and indeed asked the eunuch to send poison to Meng Chang, and his intestines were rotten and died tragically. A pair of miserable mandarin ducks were separated by yin and yang. A small story, the emperor's lustful and cruel image was about to emerge.
It would be fine if the people did this, but there was also a gust of evil wind blew from the court.
Due to the fact that it did not rain for a month and the drought was severe, many prefectures and counties in the capital had reduced their grain production and even lost their harvest. Chai Rong called officials from the Imperial Heaven Supervision to ask about the weather.
The official from the Imperial Heavenly Prison actually said sternly in front of the emperor: "It is the emperor who does not impose benevolent policies and is addicted to women. People are not in trouble. God is angry and people are resentful!"
After hearing this, Chai Rong's face turned blue.
A mere little official from the Imperial Heaven Supervision Department dares to talk about the government affairs!
"I ask you, who instigated you to say these words! Who is it?"
The man chuckled and said, "Your Majesty asked who it is, and then I will tell the truth. It is God. It will not rain for a month in heaven. This is God's will. I dreamed of the late emperor last night. He told me that I would like to speak out today. The high-ranking official dare not speak. There will be a minor official who will say it! Your Majesty, please kill the demon wife, otherwise the day when the Great Zhou Dynasty is destroyed is not far away!"
"Left and right, take it to me!"
Chai Rong shouted sternly, and the eunuch rushed up, pressed the man down, and stuffed his mouth with a piece of cloth.
Chai Rong was so angry that the veins on his temples jumped up.
"You dare to get involved in the late emperor, even if the late emperor is in Japan, you will definitely not allow you to drag it out, beat it, and beat it hard!"
Just outside Xuande Gate, he beat a stick and smashed his butt, smashed his pelvis, and dried up the blood to death.
Chai Rong was not satisfied and ordered the man to be punished for three days as a punishment.
For a moment, the capital was in a panic and there were rumors. It was said that many people did not dare to move for a long time. They could only look at the direction of Xuande Gate at night and burn paper for Zhongliang to pay tribute to Zhongliang. There was a crying sound and several streets. Everyone sighed that justice was in their hearts.
"Bah! Doors like the Imperial Heaven Supervision should have been cut off long ago. Don't think that their yamen has the word "tian" to issue orders on behalf of God. You can kill and not keep it!"
Li Si leaned over and said, "Junior brother, are you sure to guess who did it?"
Ye Hua looked at the information provided by his senior brother repeatedly and gradually made a judgment in his heart.
"Senior brother thinks that the Privy Council is unwilling to return to the Ministry of War, so he finds a way to discredit the emperor. But now he has made a second move. The Imperial Heaven Supervision acts as a front pawn. Is this like the Privy Council's method?"
Li Si took a breath, "Junior brother, do you think these things are all connected?" Li Si thought, "If this is the case, will you not be afraid of annoying Your Majesty with repeated provocations? What exactly are they going to do?"
Ye Hua pondered for a moment, "Do you know the little official who was beaten to death?"
"I understand. I heard that I am a clean official, of course there is nothing to be corrupt about in the Imperial Heavenly Prison... And I heard that I treat my mother the most filial. Although I am middle-aged, I still burn hot water to wash my feet every day and ask about my well-being. I am a model of a filial son... Logically speaking, this person should not be so arrogant. He has fought all his life. Isn't it really incredible to care about his mother?"
Ye Hua frowned slightly, "What if he changed his mind, his mother asked him to do this?"
"This... makes no sense!" Li Si shook his head and said, "Don't the old lady want to support the old man and see him off? It's really strange!"
Li Si said: "So, junior brother, I'll go and explore the situation again."
Li Si hurriedly left, Ye Hua sat alone in the study, holding his shoulders, and his brain turned quickly... Whether it was Meng Chang's death or the small official in the Imperial Heaven Supervision Bureau, it could not change the overall situation except for the rise of some public opinion.
Of course, it is possible to vent your anger by doing this, but the problem is that if you take action continuously, aren’t you afraid of too much noise and alarming the enemy?
According to the current situation, there is probably only one explanation, which is to divert attention. What is the purpose of? It is so urgent that you need to do whatever you want?
Ye Hua's heart was filled with question marks.
"Ye Qing, you shouldn't be troubled by some trivial matters!" Chai Rong came to Ye's mansion again. This time, they did not drink, but set up chessboards, chariots, horses and cannons, and started fighting.
Both of them were from the leadership team, they didn’t like Go, but loved straightforward chess, so that they could kill happily!
"Those who accomplish great things are not limited to the details. I just want to do my best to manage Bashu well, and then go straight to the Western Regions... As for the discussions between the government and the opposition, I just think it's a crow that makes me nod, so I won't care!"
Ye Hua smiled slightly, "Of course I know the saint's mind, but I still want to ask for advice. Why did Your Majesty come to play chess with me?"
"you!"
Chai Rong was so angry that he beat the chessboard, which shocked the soldiers and the old coach was uneasy!
"You have to point out some words, it's really disappointing!" Chai Rong was so angry that he threw away the chess piece in his hand and cursed!
"Grandma, there is no one in my palace, what's wrong with taking a concubine? I'm still angry and resentful, and I've brought out the late emperor! For a month of drought, they didn't want to dig wells and save the victims! But I blamed me for being unethical and I didn't know what to do! And that Meng Chang actually put his death on my head! In their eyes, I was just a enemies and I wish I could throw all the dirty water on my head before I could give up!"
Chai Rong brows moved and the corners of his mouth chuckled, "I want to see, how capable these people can be? There will be no less things I should do! I am not right or wrong, which they can evaluate!"
After Chai Rong finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside. When he arrived at the door, Chai Rong turned his head and sneered, "Ye Hua, tell you that I will not be shaken by rumors! Don't dance with them, since the chaos. Since ancient times, any accomplished emperor has not been praised and slandered all over the world! I am not afraid!"
Yes, Qin Shihuang unified the Liuhe River and created an unprecedented foundation, and was scolded for two thousand people.
Emperor Wu of Han fought back against the Huns, shaped the backbone of the Han Dynasty, and was also criticized. He even became Emperor Wu's crime because he was cut by a person's nonsense.
There is also Emperor Yang of Sui who dug the Grand Canal, which is even more unbearable...
Chapter completed!