Chapter 582 The officials were cowed again.
What Wang Yue didn’t expect was that although the witnesses and physical evidence were there, Qi Mu still refused to plead guilty. The officials did not have the courage to let Wang Yue interrogate him, and he could not withstand Qingliu’s pressure. In the end, Qi Mu was expelled from Tokyo for being lax in his duties and asked to take up a post in Xijing.
This made Wang Yue want to scold him, saying that he was really incompetent and resourceful. It also reminded Wang Yue of a legendary story, that is, the tragic experience of Kou Zhun.
Legend has it that at the end of the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, the Qingliu people wanted the prince, who was just in his early tenth year, to supervise the country, but the Houdang wanted the queen to act as an agent of the government, so they fought to the death.
Later, the queen's party had the powerful weapon of the queen's pillow style, and gradually gained an advantage in the struggle. The emperor felt that the queen's power was too great. Knowing that Kou Zhun had always wanted the young prince to supervise the country, he hired Kou Zhun. After meeting, he said to the suspicious Kou Zhun, "Now that the queen is powerful, I am going to take back my rights. What do you think we should do?"
When Kou Zhun heard that there was such a good thing, could it be that the late emperor had appeared? If the emperor is willing to take back power, wouldn't the rear party be doomed?
Thinking of this, Kou Zhun was afraid that the emperor would change his mind, so he quickly came up with an idea and said, "Your Majesty is not in good health, but he can still manage. Your next decree is to let the prince supervise the country and let the ministers assist. I and Qingliu will take care of the rear party. I guarantee that the court will be clean and clear."
Zhenzong thought this was a good idea. He only needed to issue an imperial edict, so he asked Kou Zhun to prepare it first. After all, he was really afraid that the queen would turn into Wu Zetian.
But as soon as Kou Zhun left the palace, the queen came after receiving the news, and angrily asked Zhenzong if he was planning to depose the queen.
Zhenzong looked at his angry wife. He was afraid of his wife's genes and subconsciously exploded. He gave up on the spot and sold Kou Zhun in order to get rid of the blame.
Then, poor Kou Zhun was criticized collectively by the rear party members and left Tokyo helplessly.
This kind of thing also happened once when Wu Zetian was young. Li Zhi also wanted to deal with Wu Zetian, but instead he cheated Shangguan Wan'er's father, which was also the same way.
He didn't know whether these two stories were true or false, but looking at the current emperor's behavior, Wang Yue felt that there was a high probability that this was true.
Just like this time, Wang Yue went to great lengths to plead for the people, but His Majesty handled him so lightly. Didn't this betray him?
You must know that the cultural relics officials in the court are now divided into two factions. One is the rear party of Xiao Qinyan's family, and the other is Qingliu headed by Qi Mu.
Wang Yue felt that both groups were not good people, so he thought of using the emperor's hand to deal with Qi Mu. He could use Ke Zheng's ambiguous attitude to win over the Qingliu group. Only in this way could he continue to fight after the emperor's death. Expand your own strength and find a way to defeat the queen.
But the emperor was so shameless that he threw him out as the newly promoted minister of Dali Temple so easily. No wonder he was such a coward and could be manipulated by the queen.
Wang Yue was speechless at this guy who couldn't hold up the wall with mud, so he stopped caring. After he returned, he told Zhao Paner that he was ready to leave Beijing at any time.
After all, before Qingliu wants to deal with the rear party, he will definitely get rid of himself first. There is no chance of killing him. There is a high probability that he will find a way to expel him from the capital.
Wang Yue is actually a little impatient and continues to seek revenge through formal channels. Tokyo is really in chaos now. He is ready to go back and cooperate with his father to develop the One Piece business.
This period reminded Wang Yue of the endless party struggles during Wang Anshi's political reform in the history books. Even the Wang brothers couldn't sing a duo.
After all, when the army is approaching, the current emperor will definitely send the queen out due to his request. Wang Yue is still sure of this, after all, she is just a woman.
It happened that Wang Yue was about to go to Fuzhou. Wang Anshi was probably born in the past few years. He went to Wang Yi to pay homage. He had called Wang Anshi grandfather and uncle all his life. This time it was his turn to be uncle!
Just when Wang Yue was about to evacuate Tokyo and plot against Wang Anshi, a conspiracy against Wang Yue also began.
After Ouyang Xu learned that the affairs between him, Zhao Paner, Wang Yue and Gao Hui were exposed, he hid in fear. He knew that Gao Observer would not let him go.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to find out whether Uncle De was alive or dead, which made him hide even more tightly, and also caused Wang Yue's secret guards and Gao Observation's men to return without success.
After Qi Mu arrived in Luoyang, Ouyang Xu, who had been hiding for a long time, knew that his opportunity had come, so he saw the opportunity and took the initiative to catch up. He took the night banquet picture that Zhao Pan'er gave him and sent it to Qi Mu.
Originally, Qi Mu didn't want to see Ouyang Xu, but Ouyang Xu said that the night banquet picture was related to Wang Yue. Qi Mu hated Wang Yue so much that he immediately met Ouyang Xu.
Because Ouyang Xu was engaged to the Gao family, Qi Mu couldn't believe Ouyang Xu's words. However, Ouyang Xu was very shrewd. In order to make Qi Mu believe his words, he directly let out a big thunder. He said in a deep voice, "I heard that the palace The name of one of the noble people is Liu Wan, who has the same name as the woman in this picture."
After hearing this, Qi Mu's mind suddenly moved, but he still looked at it calmly. His heart was indeed Get hot. Because of Wang Yue, it was revealed that he was the mastermind of the Hat Monster case, and his true face of hypocrisy made many people in Qingliu draw a clear line with him.
Originally, after Ke Zheng left, Qingliu was dominated by Qi Mu. Now a sudden change has caused him to not only have to leave Kyoto, but also lost his position as the leader of Qingliu. It is very likely that Wang Yue, a suspected disciple of Ke Zheng, will be killed. replace.
But now the situation is different. Now with this night banquet map, if used well, Qi Mu feels that he can not only return to Kyoto and secure his position as the leader of Qingliu, but also take revenge.
Ouyang Xu kept staring at Qi Mu. Although Qi Mu concealed it very well, he was looking at the night banquet picture with a candle. When he heard the word "Liu Wan", he paused, letting him know that Qi Mu was not at peace in his heart.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Xu was overjoyed, and he quickly continued, "If the queen was already the woman of Xichuan Road transfer envoy Xue Que before entering the palace, she would not be able to escape the crime of deceiving the emperor and stealing the throne. Your Majesty, I will With such a great achievement, not only can he return to Kyoto, but he can also secure his position as the leader of Qingliu."
Qi Mu did not expect that Ouyang Xu would see his plan. As soon as his heart moved, he immediately had an idea, why he must be Qingliu , as far as the virtue of the emperor is concerned, it is better to be a back-up party.
After all, the queen's body was much stronger than the emperor's, and Qi Mu felt that he was a wise man who understood current affairs.
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Wang Yue was still preparing to evacuate Tokyo and go to Ryukyu to mobilize troops, and Wang Cai sent him a message.
After Father Wang arrived in Ryukyu, he took up residence in Wang Yue's base camp in Ryukyu. He was good at management, and the pirate fleet in Wang Yue's hands grew stronger and stronger like a snowball.
After defeating the local Japanese pirate gang, they have come to dominate the waters of East Asia. Not only do they control the entire Ryukyu Kingdom, but even some islands in Japan are under the control of the pirate fleet as a temporary stop for travel.
It's just that Ryukyu still has a nominal King of Ryukyu, which greatly limits the development of pirates. After all, the King of Ryukyu has a good reputation. If he is killed innocently, it will affect the control of Ryukyu. If he is not killed, it will affect the development. This is simply Like a lump in the throat.
It's not that they are afraid of this king, but because the Ryukyu king is here, the Ryukyu ministers have the right to secretly resist the foreign pirate groups in the name of legitimacy, and the uprisings that break out from time to time are very troublesome.
Father Wang knew that Wang Yue had many ideas. After Wang Cai arrived in Ryukyu, he asked Wang Cai to send a letter and asked Wang Yue to think of a way to solve this big trouble.
Wang Yue thought about it and felt that it could be used as waste, so he wrote back and asked the pirates to take control of the Ryukyu royal family first, and after some coercion and inducement, he asked the Ryukyu royal family to write a letter to the Song Emperor asking for surrender.
It's not that Wang Yue wants to dedicate Ryukyu to the Song Dynasty, but because Wang Yue's pirates have blocked the sea now, and the navy of the Song Dynasty has suffered several losses. It is impossible for any minister to be willing to serve as an official in Ryukyu. To manage that foreign land.
And Wang Yue offended the entire court. Both the back party and Qingliu would despise him for getting in the way, and would most likely send him, the minister who contacted Ryukyu to surrender.
Of course, the most important thing is that if he was not sent to Ryukyu, others might not be able to reach Ryukyu and sink in the sea.
Time passed very quickly. On this day, Ryukyu's credentials were in Wang Yue's hands. He immediately took them with him and prepared to present them to the emperor after the court meeting that day.
But after the court meeting, before Wang Yue could speak, the emperor suddenly left Wang Yue behind, which made Wang Yue a little confused. Could it be that the emperor knew about it as soon as he received Ryukyu's letter of credence requesting surrender?
During the period of Wang Yue's confusion, Wang Yue followed the chamberlain to the side hall. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qi Mu and Ouyang Xu, who had been demoted to Luoyang, standing inside.
Seeing the malicious looks in their eyes, Wang Yue knew something was wrong, something about the night banquet must have broken out.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Yue walked in, the emperor asked in a deep voice, "Wang Aiqing, your wife has been engaged to Ouyang Xu?" Wang Yue was stunned
for a moment, then glanced at Ouyang Xu in confusion, this bitch actually gave up his official position? If you know that this matter is exposed, he will no longer be able to hide his intention to regret the marriage and collect it.
However, since Ouyang Xu didn't care, Wang Yue didn't care even more. He said nonchalantly, "That's what happened. It's just that Ouyang Tanhua was blinded by the prosperity of Tokyo and actually regretted the marriage. Only then did Wei Chen I have the opportunity to marry my wife."
The emperor did not expect that Wang Yue would say this. Ouyang Xu said that it was Zhao Pan'er who regretted the marriage because of Wang Yue's high official position, and even gave him the night banquet picture as an apology. He did not know what the two of them said. Whether it was true or not, thinking of the Tokyo rumors in the previous paragraph, he glanced at Ouyang Xu and said coldly, "But Ouyang said that Zhao regretted his marriage and took the banquet picture as apology. You wanted to take back the picture and killed his housekeeper, and even They sent people to Luoyang, Xijing, but he hid well and survived."
Wang Yue was very confused. Although his secret guards did not find Ouyang Xu, they could not leave any clues. He quickly bowed and saluted. Then he retorted, "There is absolutely no such thing."
Seeing that Wang Yue was so sure, the emperor suddenly threw the fold on the jade case at Wang Yue and asked angrily, "You still want to deny it, then tell me, Where is Shen Ruzhuo, who molested your sister-in-law after the Xiao family's night banquet?" When
Wang Yue heard this, he knew that someone from the Xiao family was now on Qingliu's side. Xiao Qinyan was definitely not the one, and only Xiao The son of the Xiao family, as for which one, Wang Yue thinks that there is a high probability that he is the son of the mistress of the Xiao family and the second son of the Xiao family.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue knew in his heart that the other party would not have any proof. He said calmly, "I don't know."
The emperor did not expect that Wang Yue would not admit it. He was so angry that he laughed and said coldly, "Then tell me, the servants you have raised are all brave and good at fighting. What do you mean by raising them?" Wang
Yue Twitching the corner of his mouth, he finally understood that the emperor was anxious because of the night banquet picture. He was reluctant to attack the queen, so he was going to use Qi Mu and Ouyang Xu's accusations to have him operated on to calm Qingliu's anger.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue did not save face for the emperor, and simply said, "Tokyo is really too dangerous. The Prime Minister of the current dynasty was assassinated in the street. I, the Minister of Dali Temple, have offended too many people. If we don't train the guards, I'm worried that I can't sleep at night."
The emperor originally wanted to scare Wang Yue and demote Wang Yue from Kyoto, and treat him lightly like Qi Mu. After all, he could see that Wang Yue was a capable minister, and he didn't want to Beaten to death with a stick.
But he didn't expect Wang Yue to talk about Xiao Qinyan's assassination, which made him very embarrassed. He quickly watched Qi Mu take out the last piece of Wang Yue's evidence, and then continued, "Then you and How can we explain the close exchanges between Fanbang and the small country, but someone saw guests from the southeast staying in your house!"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes and took out the Ryukyu national certificate from his sleeve. He raised it high and said loudly, "Wei Chen, here is the letter of credence sent by Liuqiu. Your Majesty will know it at a glance." Not
only the emperor was stunned by Wang Yue's move, but also Qi Mu and Ouyang Xu, who were watching the joke. They were stunned. They didn't know whether Wang Yue had been prepared in advance or it was just the right time. However, they were secretly angry. Wang Yue was so treacherous, even more cunning than Xiao Qinyan.
The emperor glanced at Wang Yue suspiciously, and when he took a look at the credentials that the chamberlain took over, he suddenly burst into laughter.
The letter of credence states that the King of Ryukyu is requesting surrender. The words are so sincere that if you don't accept them, you will be sorry for their sincerity.
The article also briefly mentioned that he was inspired by Wang Yue and wanted to go to Beijing to enjoy the blessings. It seems that if the Song Dynasty did not agree, he would not be a good big brother, and other tributary countries would be at a loss.
Today's emperor is timid and timid but loves success. Wang Yue suddenly gave him a credit for opening up new territories, which made him gain a lot of face.
You know, when Xiao Qinyan helped him become a monk, he remembered it for a lifetime. This is also the reason why Xiao Qinyan ascended to the throne so easily this time.
The emperor laughed for a long time, then looked at Wang Yue and said with some excitement, "In the past, Wang Xuance destroyed an entire country by himself, and now Wang Aiqing has inspired the King of Ryukyu. I must reward you greatly, but you have just been promoted to Minister of Dali Temple, no. Do you know what you want? I will definitely promise you!"
Wang Yue had been mentally prepared for a long time. He was going to say something that an emperor could not agree to, and then discuss the conditions. He bowed and gave a salute, and then said, "I My father-in-law, Zhao Qian, privately sent troops to rescue the people and almost ruined the peace negotiation. Although he made a serious mistake, he has been buried in the grave now. Please forgive him and fulfill my long-cherished wish for my beloved wife!" The emperor was stunned, and he thought about it
. It took a while before the chamberlain reminded him who Wang Yue was talking about.
It's just that the emperor was a little embarrassed when he thought about this. Zhao Qian sent troops privately was a capital crime, but he didn't want to take credit for saving the people, so the punishment at that time was indeed too much.
But the emperor was really afraid of continuing the war at that time, so he sent the Imperial City Division to arrest Zhao Qian. If Xiao Qinyan hadn't noticed something was wrong and read Zhao Qian's book, and brought the matter to the court, Zhao Qian would not be able to do this. The family died silently long ago.
Looking at the respectful Wang Yue in the palace, the corner of the emperor's mouth twitched. After all, it was his own decree. It would be a shame to take it back.
Thinking of this, the emperor said in a majestic tone, leaving no room for doubt, "That matter has been finalized for a long time. My dear, I'd better make a different request."
(End of Chapter)