Fierce “Husband”

That night, Emperor Yongming stayed in the General's Mansion, ignoring the many ministers outside who were eager to meet him.At night, Emperor Yongming and the Empress were lying on the bed, with the Emperor's back leaning against Emperor Yongming, and Emperor Yongming's hand was always cold on the Empress, but now he was slowly stroking the warm abdomen.

"Your majesty, minister, when will you have a child?"

"You need to rest for a while. This time you are equivalent to a miscarriage, so you need to take care of it. I asked Shao Yun'an to make more grapefruit tea for you to drink. When you recover well, we will have a baby. This time you I'm sure you'll be pregnant soon."

"Then, what is the emperor's plan?"

The Queen's question was vague, but Emperor Yongming could understand it, and he said: "I want to confer titles on them, at least they must be marquises. I intend to confer dukes, but I'm afraid it won't work at the moment. , must not let outsiders know about it. I can make it a marquis, and I can use it as an excuse for their meritorious service in making tea and wine."

"The emperor is thinking about it. However, since they are strange people, they can't be forced. They have to be given titles, but they can't be forced to come to the capital unless they want to. They are loyal to the emperor, and the emperor must not act too hastily, lest it backfires."

Emperor Yongming was very distressed: "I think they can stay in the capital. The queen didn't know that Wei Hongzheng, the eldest son of Marquis Hengyuan, went to Yongxiu County to tie Shao Yun'an, forced him to hand over the tea and wine recipes, and injured him. Him. Only in the capital, under my nose, can I feel at ease."

"When did it happen?!"

The queen turned around immediately.

Emperor Yongming hugged him again, and explained: "Dai Jiang pressed Wei Hongzheng back to Beijing today, and I didn't know how bold he was."

After telling the empress how Dai Jiang and Elder Weng reported to him, Emperor Yongming said: "Wei Hongzheng humiliated me and my empress. I just executed him Ling Chi to give him the face of the Marquis Hengyuan. I regretted it all." , he should be sentenced to be skinned and quartered."

The empress was also very angry, he didn't know what some people said about him behind his back, but Wei Hongzheng dared to say that the emperor's position was vacant, and he wanted to take the emperor's gold mountain, so he wished he could kill that person himself.

Empress: "Heng Yuanhou has no way to teach his son, so he should be punished. In this matter, the emperor can do whatever he wants, and all the ministers will follow the emperor's orders. Shao Yun'an's injury is serious?"

Emperor Yongming smiled: "His injury is not serious. You take good care of it, and taking care of your body is the most important thing." Then he stopped laughing, "As for that old man Wei Chunlin, I will never forgive him this time. It's just that Wei Hongru He and Wei Hongwen expressed their loyalty to you, but I have to think about it. The business of our Great Yan Kingdom still needs Wei Hongwen to develop. What the old general means is..."

One is the emperor and the other is the queen, talking about the major affairs of the country, the atmosphere between them and their embracing posture at this time are as intimate as ordinary loving couples.In such an intimate atmosphere, the fate of Hengyuanhou Wei Chunlin and the entire Hengyuanhou's mansion underwent subversive changes.

Early the next morning, Emperor Yongming returned to the palace under the protection of the imperial guards and imperial guards. He did not hide that he was in the General's Mansion the day before.As soon as he returned to the palace, Guo Xun, who was sent back to the palace by him the day before, rushed to report, and all the court ministers were waiting to see the emperor.Emperor Yongming ordered to go to the court, and ordered Wei Chunlin, the Marquis of Hengyuan, to go to the palace.Guo Xun went to pass the decree, and Emperor Yongming went back to the palace to change clothes.

After the ministers who did not enter the palace rushed into the palace after receiving the order to go to court temporarily, everyone knew that something big would happen today.Because usually they don't go to court, and the acting old general and the old emperor Weng Lao who are almost out of office are also here.

Following Guo Xun's voice: "The emperor is here—"

All the courtiers who were waiting in the hall immediately knelt down and saluted: "I pay homage to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

The old general Dai and old Weng also knelt down.Emperor Yongming sat down, but he didn't follow the steps to say "Pingshen", he just said: "The old general and the old emperor, please stand up and give me your seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The old general Dai and Mr. Weng stood up very rudely, and after the housekeeper moved the stool, they sat down very politely, not caring about the group of people kneeling behind them, including their respective relatives.

The emperor didn't let Ping die, and the atmosphere in the hall was immediately unusual.However, there were still some people who stood up and went out without fear of death, knelt down again, and said: "Your Majesty, yesterday the commander of the Imperial Guard Xiao Baichuan led the Imperial Guards to surround the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion. I don't know why."

"emperor."

Several ministers who are close to Heng Yuanhou came out and knelt down to ask questions, and there were also ministers such as the Speech Officer and the Imperial Prosecutor, and they all asked about yesterday's events.

Emperor Yongming had no expression on his face, let those ministers kneel down, and said coldly: "You ask Xiao Baichuan why, why don't you just ask me why? Without my order, why would Xiao Baichuan go to surround the mansion of Yipinhou Mansion? And , don’t you all know that I just killed the eldest son of the Marquis of Hengyuan yesterday? Why don’t you ask me why?!”

The first minister who came out to inquire did not make a sound, Mei Yuwen, the head of the imperial inspector, asked: "Your Majesty, but what treason did the eldest son of Hengyuan Hou concubine do to make Long Yan furious? Hengyuan Hou is still a first-rank marquis, If there is no good reason, the emperor's move may be inappropriate."

Emperor Yongming said, "Bring Wei Chunlin, Marquis of Hengyuan!"

The ministers were all startled and raised their heads one after another.Soon, Yu Youguang, the commander of the imperial guards, led people to escort Hengyuan Hou Wei Chunlin to the main hall.As soon as he saw the emperor, Wei Chunlin immediately knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged! My son Wei Hongzheng has a wicked mind and did something against the Emperor. I really didn't know anything about it beforehand, so I ask the Emperor to look into it!"

When he said this, the ministers all thumped in their hearts. Is this really a crime?But what could cause the emperor to kill Hengyuanhou's son and surround Hengyuanhou's mansion?Could it be that the emperor is making an excuse to suppress the Hengyuan Hou Mansion?The minds of the ministers with all kinds of small things in their hearts are running fast.

Mei Yuwen asked again: "Your Majesty, I don't know what treachery and injustice the son of Marquis Hengyuan has done? All the ministers are terrified."

Emperor Yongming made a clear cold snort, and all the ministers didn't know what to do, and they all looked scared on their faces.Emperor Yongming stood up, slowly walked down the imperial platform, down the steps, and walked in front of the kneeling minister.

"Fear in your heart? Will you be terrified in your heart?!" Emperor Yongming's voice rose once, and the ministers hurriedly shouted "The emperor calm down".

Emperor Yongming walked up to the kowtowing Hengyuanhou, and said angrily: "Everyone in the world knows that the money in the Hengyuanhou's mansion is more abundant than my treasury, and the emperor is so poor that he still depends on Hengyuanhou's face!"

"I don't dare!" Heng Yuanhou hurriedly kowtowed when he heard this, "Someone must be slandering me!"

"Slander?! This was said by your own son Wei Hongzheng, you said I slander?!"

Hou Hengyuan raised his head in astonishment, and the court also exploded.Hou Hengyuan was startled, crawled up in front of Emperor Yongming and shouted: "Your Majesty! This is definitely not what I said!"

No matter how much Hou Hengyuan looked down on this emperor, he would never have the guts to confront Emperor Yongming directly.Emperor Yongming kicked Hengyuanhou away.

"Wei Hongzheng said that my position is just an empty shell, and said that as long as your Hengyuanhou Mansion snatches my Jinshan, I will have to obey your orders."

"Your Majesty! This is what that Nizi said personally, I really don't know, really..."

"He cursed me to sit on the throne for a short time, cursed the queen to die early, and cursed me to have no descendant. If it weren't for your father, who spoke rudely to me and the queen in private, would he dare to say that?!"

"I am wronged! I am wronged! I swear, I have never said such a rebellious thing..."

"Wei Hongzheng has already confessed! You told him these words in the mansion! He dared to say that! Do you want me to bring you a witness card!"

"The minister is wronged! The minister is wronged!"

"Come on!"

"Chen is here!"

"Your Majesty, I am wronged! I am wronged! I never said that! I never said that!"

"emperor."

"Whoever dares to intercede with him today will be guilty of the same crime as him!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Wei Chunlin, Marquis of Hengyuan, despises the sage, and curses me and the queen maliciously. He has ulterior motives and should be punished! His title will be cut, he will be thrown into the sky prison, and the residence of Hengyuan Marquis will be searched. Trial!"

"The minister obeys the order."

"Anyone who begs for mercy will be treated as an accomplice!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I was wronged! I never said it, it was Wei Hongzheng's fault. I really never said it!"

"Take it off!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Wei Chunlin, Marquis of Hengyuan, was taken away.An old marquis family that has existed for more than 200 years was destroyed by the lies of the heirs.None of the ministers who had friendship with Hengyuanhou, the Hengyuanhou's mansion, and the ministers who had entangled interests dared to intercede.The resolute and iron-blooded Emperor Yongming displayed at this moment made them terrified.The old general Dai was sitting there, no matter how careful they were, they would not dare to be accused of despising the Holy One and ignoring Longwei.Regardless of whether Wei Chunlin said those words or not, as long as those words came from the Hengyuanhou Mansion, the Hengyuanhou Mansion would be finished.Because although Emperor Yongming had no money, and although the imperial power was not stable enough, he was able to sit on the throne by relying on his own killing. Emperor division.

The whole court was silent, and Old Weng stood up: "Your Majesty, the uttered wild words of Hengyuan Hou should be the result of the consequences. But Your Majesty, the dragon's body is the most important thing."

Minister: "The emperor's dragon body is the most important-"

Emperor Yongming turned around, still with an angry expression.

"You kneel here and let Zhenlong's body be the most important, but you really have the emperor in your heart! Today is Wei Chunlin who uttered such rebellious words, why have you never thought this way in your heart!"

"The emperor calms down! The ministers are terrified!"

"Fear?! You are just a concubine of the Marquis of Hengyuan, and you dare to say such lies. Then how will you important officials in the court curse me in private! Curse the queen!"

"The minister is terrified! The minister has absolutely no such intentions!"

"Your Majesty has clearly observed that I will never dare to have such a different intention!"

"Don't dare?! You keep saying that you don't dare, but you know better than I what you think in your heart! Wei Hongzheng cursed the queen, who was poisoned yesterday and almost died. You better pray that this matter has nothing to do with you ! Whoever participates in this matter, I will punish those nine clans! I will tell you today! No matter how poor I am, I will still be the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom! I will also be the emperor of the world! I will also be your king!"

Emperor Yongming showed great power in the court this day, and this was the first time he was so furious since he ascended the throne.Originally, Duke Ning's people wanted to ask about Concubine Jing, but after Emperor Yongming showed such power, they didn't dare to ask, and they all kept silent.Emperor Yongming said that the queen was poisoned, and Duke Ning didn't know whether Concubine Jing was involved in this matter.Concubine Jing was secluded, the news couldn't get out at all, they could only pray that Concubine Jing didn't participate in the poisoning, otherwise Ningguo Duke's Mansion would be in trouble, Hengyuan Marquis Mansion was a lesson for them.

Emperor Yongming lost his temper, vented the anger that had been simmering in his heart for a long time, and did a lot of tricks, scaring people with different intentions into fear, and diverting everyone's attention from the queen's physical condition.Emperor Yongming also didn't tell Wei Chunlin about Wei Hongzheng's kidnapping of Shao Yun'an. He expressed his attitude that the reason why he was so angry was because of Wei Hongzheng's rude words and Wei Chunlin's incompetent teaching of his son.Even if some people knew what Wei Hongzheng did in Yongxiu County, Emperor Yongming would not be able to show his anger because of it. This would only harm Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing, but not the slightest benefit.

The Empress went to the General's Mansion to recuperate. It seemed to outsiders that Emperor Yongming was worried about the villains in the palace, but in fact, Emperor Yongming couldn't let people know that the Empress had recovered so suddenly.This is not a good thing for the Queen himself or Shao Yun'an.

That night, Elder Cen, who was still in Weng's mansion, worriedly asked Elder Weng who had just returned from the palace: "Senior brother, how is the queen?"

Old Weng didn't hide it from him, and said: "The Queen is fine. The residual poison was discharged, and the abdominal pain was also because she was pregnant with twins back then, but only one fetus was shed, and the other fetus turned into flesh and blood and remained in the abdomen, which caused the abdominal pain. This time it was also discharged together. Maybe the Guyuan ointment made by Yun'an is really effective. It's just that this matter cannot be made public. The emperor arranged the queen in the general's mansion for the safety of the queen. This time the queen It can be regarded as a miscarriage, and I can rest in the General's Mansion."

Cen Laosong said with a sigh of relief: "This is really great. Your Majesty's concerns are also right. If some people want to know that the Empress is in good health, I'm afraid it will be tempting. I still have some Guyuan ointment with me, and my senior brother will give it to me." Your Majesty."

Weng Lao said tentatively: "You don't want to take it? I feel much better after taking Guyuan Ointment. This Yun'an is really ingenious."

Mr. Cen immediately said with a smile: "It turns out that the senior brother also found out. Since I lived with Ang Geer and Shi Jing, my spirit has become better and better. I can fall asleep when I say sleep at night, and I don't wake up at night. , as soon as it dawned. An Geer made porridge, stews and so on for my wife and me in different ways every day. A few days ago, my wife said that my gray hair was less. In fact, I want to go back , The dishes at the brother’s house are tasteless, but the dishes grown by An Ge’er and Shi Jing are delicious. Now it’s time to make spring tea again, I have to go back early, An Ge’er said that he will save the best for me.”

Weng Lao was jealous: "You stay in the capital for me! You are not allowed to go back until you can't understand these books! Hmph!"

"Haha," Old Cen said even more fearlessly, "Who told me to have a good son?"

Weng Lao: "You have to save half of the best spring tea!"

"Hahaha……"

After having dinner in Weng's mansion, Elder Cen went back to his son's mansion, the reason was that the elder brother had been busy in the palace all day, so he should rest early.He also hasn't been back for many days. He went back to see his granddaughter and see his children.After Mr. Cen returned to his son's residence, he immediately wrote a letter asking his son to send someone back to Xiushui Village immediately, and send it to Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing.At the same time, Mr. Cen sent all the Guyuan ointment and honey grapefruit tea he had left behind to Weng's mansion, and asked his senior brother to forward them to the queen.

The Hengyuanhou's Mansion was raided, and the feelings of the aristocratic families in the capital are not yet known. The prison of the Imperial Prosecutor was full within a day.More than 300 people from the Hengyuanhou Mansion were detained here.At the same time, the gold and silver treasures confiscated in the Hengyuanhou's mansion amounted to tens of millions of taels, and the treasury was only a few million taels of silver.As soon as this news came out, the capital was in an uproar.Sure enough, the gold and silver in the Hengyuanhou's mansion was more abundant than the national treasury. It was no wonder that Wei Hongzheng would say such rebellious words, and it was no wonder that Hengyuanhou didn't take His Majesty the Emperor seriously.

A huge family was wiped out in an instant, all because of a few outrageous and outrageous words.In modern society, at most you can be sued for harming your reputation, but in a monarchy society, such a few words are enough to lead to death and family disaster.Even if there are people who can't bear the Hengyuan Hou's mansion to suffer this disaster, they can't plead for mercy, and pleading for mercy means agreeing to these perverse words.

The cells are limited, and several people in the Hengyuanhou's mansion are locked in one prison, even the Hengyuanhou Wei Chunlin is locked up with his sons.But among these sons, the second son, Wei Hongwen, and the eldest son, Wei Hongru, who have been missing for a long time, did not exist.

In the most remote cell in the area where serious criminals are held, Wei Hongru was held alone here.When Wei Hongru learned what Wei Hongzheng said, his father was deprived of his title, and the Marquis Mansion was confiscated, he knew that even if he and Hongwen were loyal to the emperor and queen this time, it would be difficult to change the situation of the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion and his own. situation.Having said those rebellious words, it is the emperor's grace to prevent the entire Hengyuan Hou's mansion from being ransacked and beheaded.But when he was imprisoned alone, there was another hope in his heart.

There were cries of grievances, crying and cursing from other cells.Wei Hongru sat quietly on the bed covered with a slightly clean bedding.A prison chief came over with a lunch box, opened the cell door, put the lunch box on the table, turned around and was about to leave.

"and many more!"

The prison chief turned around, and Wei Hongru asked, "Brother, I want to ask where my family members are being held?"

The man said: "Master Hou's cell is at the front, next to yours is an empty cell. The little ones just listen to Shangfeng's orders, and don't know anything about other small things, so don't ask." After finishing speaking, the man went out, Lock the cell door and leave.

Wei Hongru watched the man leave, and went to the table to open the food box.Unexpectedly, the food in the food box may not be delicate, but it is hot, and there are meat, vegetables and rice.What is the plan of the emperor and queen?Wei Hongru sat down nervously.