Outside the city gate, the imperial envoy's ceremonial guard and the prince's ceremonial chariot stood facing each other.
King Yi was sitting on the carriage, and a cold voice came down, which immediately made the atmosphere tense.
However, facing the condescending King Yi, Yu Qian was not afraid at all, he just smiled and said.
"Your Majesty, attacking an official of the imperial court is a serious crime, and openly attacking an official of the imperial court who is ordered to perform official duties is an even higher crime."
"Of course, the prince is a vassal prince, and according to the rules, the lower official does not have the right to interrogate. However, he always has the right to report. If this matter is true, the lower official should report to your majesty and ask your majesty to hand over the prince. The clan’s government will interrogate and deal with it!”
Although he had expected that Yu Qian would not bow his head easily.
However, after hearing these words, King Yi could not help but feel a flush on his face.
Yu Qian's appearance may seem submissive, but his words are full of rebelliousness. It's one thing to do something, but it means something different if it hits you in the face while doing it.
"Yu Qian, you are so presumptuous!"
King Yi could not help but feel angry and shouted.
However, he was used to being domineering in the fiefdom, and no one dared to provoke him, but when he arrived in the capital, Yu Qian would not get used to his bad habits.
"The one who is presumptuous is not the official, but the prince!"
With a cold snort, Yu Qian also raised his voice.
"The prince is a descendant of Taizu, a descendant of the Tian family, and has received great honors throughout his life. Although he does not touch the people, he still has the responsibility to protect the country and protect the country."
"However, since the prince succeeded to the throne, he has allowed the royal officials to behave recklessly, harassed the people, falsely accused officials, was disrespectful to his superiors, and showed no royal style, which has made the people of Henan full of complaints."
"From the late emperor to the supreme emperor, he has repeatedly issued edicts and reprimands. However, the prince took it upon himself to stay away from the capital and repeatedly offended the court. Now that he is summoned to the capital by his current majesty, not only does he show no remorse, but he is in trouble with the imperial ministers here. However, the clan and feudal lords What should the king do?"
What were the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty best at?
Of course it's a curse!
Moreover, it is a curse that stands on the moral high ground, is rigorously argued, and advances in layers. This skill often appears among science and technology officials and is generally hidden in the bones of all civil servants.
Yu Qian is a practical person, but this does not mean that he is not a talkative person.
A person who can make the emperor furious can still be merciful when he scolds people?
Although King Yi is in a high position and Yu Qian is standing on the ground, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have a strange ability. They can stand in a low position and yet feel condescending.
"The prince asked, so what if it is true, so what if it is not true? What an arrogant statement!"
"His Majesty Taizu first enacted laws to treat the vassal kings preferentially to show his close friendship. If he knew that his descendants would do this and mess up the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how he would feel."
"The purpose of the imperial court's rectification of the military settlements is to maintain long-term stability and restore national strength. The prince has always oppressed the people, invaded the military settlements, and annexed the people's fields. This is already a serious crime."
"Now, for their own selfish interests, they obstruct the imperial court from clearing the father-in-law, and openly instigate gangsters to attack the imperial officials. I have one thing to say. I dare to ask the prince, do you want to annihilate yourself from the royal family by doing this?"
These words are full of energy and complete in one breath.
Yu Qian scolded him heartily, but as the one being scolded, Yi Wang was trembling with anger, and his look in his eyes was as if he wanted to kill someone.
"Reverse, reverse!"
"Who are you? It's your turn to teach me a lesson!"
"Come here, take down this bastard who offended Wang Jia for me!"
When people are impulsive, they don't care about anything, not to mention that King Yi is a lawless character.
At this moment, being so provoked by Yu Qian, he immediately became furious and gave orders directly to the left and right.
However, King Yi lost his mind in a rage, but his followers were not as crazy as him. Even if we don't mention the hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding Yu Qian, just speaking of his identity, he was not an ordinary local official. , but an important official of the imperial court.
If he were really touched, I don’t know if King Yi would be okay. They and their group would probably be dismembered first.
Seeing this situation, King Yi became even more angry and turned red, and he opened his mouth to curse.
However, at this time, a voice suddenly floated not far away.
"My lord, you are the vassal king. Ordinary ministers do not have the right to interrogate and inquire. However, you do not have the power to deal with the imperial officials without authorization. This is a crime of transgression. Moreover, Mr. Shaobao is responsible for the emperor's orders and is the imperial envoy. You are now The royal order is to resist the imperial edict..."
The words were not loud, but they were said in a serious tone, stating the facts.
At this time, King Yi stood up angrily, walked outside the carriage in two steps, and asked angrily.
"Which bastard dares to talk to me like this?"
At the same time, Yu Qian was also a little surprised. He followed the sound and saw that the speaker was none other than the young official who Shen Yi had just sent.
"Zhu Ang, a doctor in the lower official household department, has met the prince!"
Although he was facing King Yi, who had always been domineering and was now clearly on the verge of going berserk, Zhu Ang's face still looked very calm.
However, his calmness was different from Yu Qian's calmness that exuded strong self-confidence. Instead, it was a bit dull, commonly known as... Lengtouqing!
Looking at King Yi who was standing on the carriage opposite and almost wanted to kill someone, Zhu Ang thought seriously for a moment and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is generous, and your subordinates are not bastards. Although Your Majesty is a vassal, you must not insult the imperial officials for no reason. Your Majesty will be informed of this matter. I hope that Your Majesty can learn a lesson and be careful in his words and deeds in the future."
King Yi stood on the carriage, trembling with anger, his lips trembling slightly, and he kept saying.
"Okay, okay, I have finally seen today how arrogant and domineering you civil servants are. As a vassal king, I am still bullied by you. What about ordinary clan members?"
Seeing that the people next to him were too timid to take action, King Yi was helpless and furious, and finally he came to his senses.
This is the capital, not the Henan Prefecture. The person in front of him is the Minister of War of the current dynasty, and he is not an ordinary minister. He cannot deal with it at will.
King Yi said with a trace of strong hatred flashing in his eyes.
"You guys wait, this time when this king comes to the capital, he must report this matter to His Majesty! I will make you regret what you did today!"
After finishing speaking, King Yi took a deep breath, sat back in the carriage, and shouted to Yu Qian.
"Get away!"
He finally understood that spending time with Yu Qian here was simply asking for trouble.
What these civil servants like to play most is talking nonsense. If you compete with them on this point, he will be the one who is embarrassed in the end.
In fact, it's embarrassing enough now.
Originally, King Yi wanted to suppress Yu Qian's momentum, but now that it has become like this and spread, he will lose all face.
For now, I can only leave quickly, barely able to save some face.
But, again, it's easy to stir things up, but it's not necessarily up to him to make the decision.
If King Yi honestly follows the prescribed days and staggers Yu Qian's imperial envoy's honor guard, then everything will be fine.
But now that the other party has come to find him, how can Yu Qian be willing to give up easily?
Seeing that King Yi was about to hide in the carriage, Yu Qian stepped forward and asked.
"Your Majesty has not yet answered the official. Is what Zhang Feng reported to the court true?"
Seeing Yu Qian's reluctance, King Yi was so angry that he was going to explode. But now that the matter had come to this, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and said coldly.
"Yu Shaobao, you just said that court officials have no right to inquire about the clan and vassal kings! Could it be that if I don't answer your question, you will block me in front of the king's ceremony and prevent me from entering the capital? Can’t do it?”
After saying these words, King Yi finally felt that he had regained some ground.
From the beginning, he shouldn't have talked nonsense with this Yu Qian. He still didn't believe it. For such a trivial matter, could the other party invite Wang Mingqi?
If that were the case, he wouldn't mind giving in and then backhandedly accusing him of abusing the royal flag.
When the time comes, if he can't hold back the royal flag, he will have to go back to the capital obediently.
Besides, the ministers of the imperial court should give way when encountering the king. This is a rule, even if there is a flag of the king's order, it is the same.
He still didn't believe it. Did Yu Qian really dare to stop him from entering Beijing?
Yu Qian sighed.
King Yi is finally a little smarter, but this method of stimulating generals is a bit too clumsy. Does he look like such a brainless person?
The emperor gave him the royal flag, which was used to deter those who had really committed serious crimes, so it must not be used in this situation.
But, who said he had to block the road?
After cupping his hands, Yu Qian said.
"The prince is joking, how dare I stop the king? You are right, the official has no right to question the vassal king. I am only asking you these two questions because the local officials reported it, so I just asked the prince to understand the situation. If the prince doesn’t want to answer, the subordinate officials will naturally not dare to force him.”
"However, cases of such egregious nature that obstruct the imperial government are also within the scope of investigation of Xianguan's trip to Beijing. To be honest with the prince, Xianguan's first stop when leaving Beijing this time is Henan Prefecture. The first case was the case of obstructing the Qing Dynasty and attacking the imperial official!"
"The prince is unwilling to answer this case. I think it has nothing to do with the prince. He just made a mistake. Please forgive me. However, since this is the case, it must be someone in the prince's palace who is using the name of the prince's palace to deceive and protect the criminals. Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this case and clear Your Majesty’s name!”
This is a threat!
The implication is, if I can't do anything to you, why not the gang of lackeys under your command?
Now that you, King Yi, are trapped in the capital, when I, Yu Qian, arrive at Henan Mansion, who can stop me?
Yi Wang looked at the smiling Yu Qian below, his fists were clenched and turned white, he clenched his back molars and said.
"Prince Yi's Mansion was built by Emperor Taizong himself. How dare you break in?"
"The prince is joking. How dare you offend the feudal prince's residence?"
Yu Qian still looked gentle, shook his head and said.
"However, since someone from the palace has committed the crime, it is natural for me to cooperate with the investigation. I believe that the people from the palace will not have this knowledge. Of course, if they are unwilling to cooperate, then the officer will naturally not dare to break in. At most, you can just send someone to wait outside the house."
Having said that, Yu Qian saw King Yi's eyes brimming with anger. He knew that the heat was almost over, so he stopped irritating the prince and ordered the honor guard to move out of the way. He then took two steps back and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Speaking of which, with so many people watching, King Yi was already disgraced no matter what.
So it doesn’t matter whether you give way or not!
King Yi looked at Yu Qian with a sullen face, as if he wanted to swallow him up.
However, now that things have happened, he also knows that it is useless to say anything more at the moment.
This Yu Qian is basically a soft-hearted person.
"Yu Shaobao, I hope you won't regret it!"
After coldly saying a word, King Yi took a deep breath and ordered the person to continue moving forward.
"Walk!"
The team moved forward slowly, and soon separated from Yu Qian's team, heading towards the capital.
At the city gate, Yu Shiyue, Shen Yi and others looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to stand there silently.
Logically speaking, they shouldn't come to greet him.
However, King Yi had already arrived. If they turned around and left at this time, it would be too disrespectful of the vassal king.
Moreover, they were far apart, and they could only see that King Yi was embarrassed in front of Yu Qian, but they could not hear the specific situation clearly.
Taking advantage of King Yi's arrival in the capital, it would be good to seize a few of his attendants to inquire about it.
"I've met Lord Yi!"
Not long after, the team arrived outside the city gate, and Shen Yi and Yu Shiyue led a group of officials to bow and salute.
However, King Yi was obviously in a bad mood and had no interest in talking to them. He just said impatiently.
"Where is the Ministry of Rites?"
"Have the arrangements for my palace been made?"
Ah this...
Logically speaking, of course it was arranged.
However, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette who was present was just here to see Yu Qian off. How could he dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing?
Suddenly, the poor doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
King Yi was already in a bad mood. Seeing that no one answered for a long time, he felt even more angry and shouted sharply.
"Are all the people in the Ministry of Rites dead?"
"Your Majesty has summoned me to the capital. Do you think you are just going to neglect me and leave me outside the city gate?"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette had no choice but to step forward and said.
"If you reply to the prince..."
"arranged!"
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly floated from behind a group of officials.
Hearing this voice, the official of the Ministry of Rites was so excited that tears filled his eyes. It was the first time that he felt so excited by this voice that he had always been afraid of.
Everyone followed the sound and saw not far away, a man wearing a python robe, with a white face and a smile that would never change, was getting off the sedan.
Shu Liang, the eunuch in charge of the East Factory!
Seeing his figure, Yu Shiyue and Shen Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief...
It’s finally here!
From the moment they met King Yi, they knew that today's matter would not end well. A vassal king like Yi Wang, and a rebellious vassal king, filled the whole capital. Anyone who could control him would be the one who could control him. There is only the emperor.
Therefore, as soon as they saw King Yi coming, they sent people to the palace to report the news. Sure enough, after hearing about this, the emperor immediately sent people over.
It is true that this evil person needs to be tortured by evil people. Although Shu Liang is just an eunuch, even a vassal king like Yi Wang will not get much benefit from him...
(End of chapter)
