1063 Mysterious Will
The gate of Ye's mansion was closed, and Shi Miyuan's family was the dominant family in the court. Liu Zheng, the current prime minister of the Song court, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Of course, he could feel that Shi Miyuan would definitely make a big move in the court next. If nothing unexpected happens, the left prime minister's dispatch will inevitably be controlled by Shi Miyuan, and then his right prime minister... will probably really become a decoration.
Li Lifang, who came out of the harem, looked at Liu Zheng's somewhat lonely back, walked on the Liubu Bridge, and hurriedly took two steps and called Liu Zheng, who was quite lonely.
"Sui Liu, please stay. If you have something to do, I want to ask for advice from Mr. Liu." Li Lifang had a gentle smile on his face, and even a faint feeling of vigor between his eyebrows and eyes.
"Shu Li?" Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment. At this time, he could not have imagined that there would be anyone who would be willing to approach him, the right prime minister who was almost powerless.
"Is it convenient for Lord Liu?" Li Lifang smiled gently and said, "Xiaoguan has always wanted to talk to Lord Liu, but there are too many things in recent days, so the lower officials dare not disturb Lord Liu rashly. Now the court has recovered as usual. I wonder if you are willing to appreciate your face and have a few drinks with him?"
Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment. Even before the Emperor passed away, he and Li Lifang were just nodding each other in the court. Even if they had greeted each other, they had not had any close relationships. So at this moment, Li Lifang took the initiative to invite him, which still surprised him.
"Mr. Li, what should I do??" Liu Zheng asked tentatively.
"Sir Liu, this is not a place to speak. Why not let Xiaguan be the host of Yipin Building and ask the adults to have a drink and talk about something... What about what may be interesting to Sir Liu?" Li Lifang said nothing, and directly exposed his purpose.
Liu Zheng nodded thoughtfully, thinking about the purpose of Li Lifang's initiative to invite him, and then he smiled suddenly and said, "It's better to obey your orders than respect, please give me a request."
Seeing Liu Zheng thinking for a moment, he immediately agreed. Li Lifang smiled and praised Lord Liu, saying that he was so happy, and then walked towards Lizheng Gate with Liu Zheng.
At this time, Shi Miyuan, who had already walked out of Lizhengmen and invited King Qing Zhao Kai and Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun to his generous and luxurious carriage, chose to welcome King Qing and Duke Chongguo in his mansion.
"Shi is indebted. Today, in addition to finally having the right opportunity to rush back from the far north to welcome the wind and dust for King Qing and Duke Chong from the far north, Shi has always had some thoughts and doubts. He wants to ask King Qing and Duke Chong to analyze it. After all, King Qing and Duke Chong have been in the north for many years, so he should know Ye Qing better than Shi." Shi Miyuan seemed to be a test, and also named it related to Ye Qing, so that he could not only see the attitudes of the two of them, but also judge whether he wanted to make up his mind to win over the two of them.
Similarly, Shi Miyuan knew very well that even if he didn't say it was related to Ye Qing, King Qing and Duke Chong would definitely be able to guess their purpose. Therefore, the red tape with self-deception was directly skipped by Shi Miyuan, who was also intending to be honest in front of the two, and naturally respected their IQ.
"Although he was an official in the north with Lord Ye, he was always fighting outside and spent very little time in Chang'an. Lord Shi must also know that when he was in Chang'an last winter, Lord Ye only rushed back to Chang'an before the New Year. However, since Lord Shi had something to ask, Kai would tell everything, and he would say everything." King Qing Zhao Kai said calmly.
The carriage was bumping rhythmically, making Shi Miyuan, who had a fat head and big ears, look even fatter, and the flesh on his body and face was beating rhythmically.
"In fact, it is not about Lord Ye in the north, but... the death of the Supreme Emperor, Shi still found some doubts, and... all this seemed to be related to Lord Ye? On that day, the Supreme Emperor returned to the palace and first summoned all the ministers, Ye Qing, Shi, Han Tuozhou and others in Shoukang Palace. Ye Qing impeached Han Tuozhou in front of the Supreme Emperor, and the matter was ended because Han Tuozhou was executed. But what Shi was confused was that the Supreme Emperor finally left Ye Qing to discuss alone, and it was late at night..." Shi Miyuan's body fluctuated rhythmically with the carriage, and then dragged all the doubts that night out of King Qing and Duke Chong.
Naturally, Shi Miyuan would never choose an absolutely neutral perspective. During his narrative process, he always pointed out the death of the Supreme Emperor intentionally or unintentionally to Ye Qing, and even did not mention the later distorted imperial edict.
"Mr. Shi means..." King Qing glanced at Duke Chong, who was silent beside him, paused and asked, "Is the death of my father directly related to Ye Qing? Or is the father because of Ye Qing..."
"Of course, Shi was just a little confused about this. Before there was a conclusive evidence, Shi did not dare to make random judgments to avoid being wronged. I am afraid that Lord Ye, who will be an official in the same dynasty with Shi, will be the next one. But don't you and Duke Chong feel strange? The Ye Mansion has been here for these days, but the gate is closed, and even the burial of the Supreme Emperor, Ye Qing did not go there? Isn't this guilty person a thief? Besides, although he killed the rebel Han Tuozhou that night,... combined with the Ye Mansion's current stay-at-home, who is the rebel? Is it really Han Tuozhou?" Shi Miyuan stroked his fat chin and said while thinking hard.
"But according to the queen today, Ye Qing stayed in the door and did not go out of the court because of the emperor's will, and he had to reflect in the palace. So in this way, the death of the emperor obviously has nothing to do with Lord Ye. The emperor's dragon body is not safe, and he knows that there is not much time... Although this is a rumor among the people, as the saying goes, there is no wind or waves..." Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun said with analysis.
"Then... I dare to ask Duke Chong, have you ever seen the emperor's will to Lord Ye Qingye with his own eyes? Even though the emperor's will made Ye Qing reflect behind closed doors in the mansion, why did Ye Qing reflect behind closed doors? If Han Tuozhou was a traitor, then Ye Qing would have made contributions to quell the rebel party that night, should he be rewarded with great rewards, right?" Shi Miyuan asked back: "But now, no one has seen the so-called emperor's will, and as for the content, no one knows it."
"Master Shi, do you think the queen falsely passes on the emperor's will?" King Qing Zhao Kai did not know it, and followed Shi Miyuan's thinking.
"King Qing and Duke Chong may not know that when the emperor ascended the throne in the early years, Ye Qing was a regular visitor to the Prince's Mansion. Even the guards of the Prince's Mansion were always people from the Imperial City Department. Now the commander of the Palace Front Office and the Commander of the Guard Department in the Palace were also Ye Qing's subordinates at that time. What's more... the rumors are that between the Queen and Ye Qing..." Shi Miyuan said slowly after the carriage stopped slowly.
"Mr. Shi, this matter is related to the reputation of the queen, and even the face of the royal family of the Song Dynasty, you must not draw conclusions." King Qing was startled. He was still following Shi Miyuan's thoughts, but when he heard the words behind Shi Miyuan that would make the royal family look wiped out, he was instantly shocked and hurriedly stopped Shi Miyuan's words that would damage the face of the royal family.
"But... As Duke Chong just said, as the saying goes, there is no wind and waves. There are so many rumors in the market now, and Shi naturally doesn't believe it. But the rumors about Lord Ye and the Queen, and the words of the Supreme Emperor returning to the palace are more than just a voice." Shi Miyuan felt a little sad and regretful, and expressed that he was unwilling to believe it. He sighed heavily: "Actually, Shi... Shi doesn't believe these rumors, but
However, these rumors cannot be stopped now. So Shi invited King Qing and Duke Chong to come to the mansion. Taking advantage of the opportunity to welcome you and Duke Chong, he told the two people who were not in Lin'an for a long time. He hoped that King Qing and Duke Chong would remind Ye Qing that no matter how arbitrary he was in the north and would not be controlled by the court, but now in Lin'an, it would be fine if he did not pay attention to his bad reputation, but he must not let the royal family be trampled upon as well."
"Since that's the case, why... don't you tell Lord Ye directly? Lord Shi and Lord Ye have known each other for many years. Now that it is related to the face of the royal family, Lord Shi should..." King Qing Zhao Kai frowned slightly. Lin'an is like Lin'an, who came back many years ago, and almost every thing that happened is difficult for him to accept, and the words he heard are also difficult for him to believe.
"That's true, but now Shi and Lord Ye are still somewhat resentful. If Shi personally went to Lord Ye to verify, Lord Ye would probably only hate Shi more. Because of this matter, Shi was in a difficult situation. He did not dare to disturb the queen, which made the queen angry, and could not cause misunderstandings among his colleagues because of this matter. Therefore, if Shi asked about this matter, it would only cause unnecessary trouble in the court, and even put the court in turmoil. After thinking about it, Shi felt that perhaps King Qing and Duke Chong are the most suitable people, after all... This matter is related to the face of the royal family, and when King Qing, you and Duke Chong, you will naturally be much more legitimate than Shi." Shi Miyuan led King Qing and Duke Chong to walk on the quiet stone path of the mansion and sighed.
Now, in Shi Miyuan's view, no matter what purpose and reason Ye Qing was for, he was not allowed to go out of the Ye Mansion without going out, Shi Miyuan had to take advantage of this rare opportunity to consolidate his power in the court, while naturally he had to spare no effort to suppress it. It was possible that Ye Qing, who planned to stand in the court because of Han Tuozhou's death, was the one who planned to stand in the court.
Although Ye Qing was very confident at the beginning, his ambition was definitely not above the court, but such words... were nothing more than a temporary temporary solution. If he really took this statement seriously, Shi Miyuan would have become the world's number one fool.
Chapter completed!