After being ordered by the emperor to sell grain at the official price last year, they sold grain to each other at the official price. Although the prince of Qingyang County started the deception of the emperor, he was also involved. Now the crown prince has made it clear that he not only cannot forget the old grudges in Wende Hall, but also intends to pursue the responsibility for what happened last year. He was afraid that the fate of King Qingyang would also fall on him, how could he not be frightened?
Seeing the Prince of Fufeng County kneeling in front of him, his face was covered with cold sweat and he didn't dare to wipe it off. Huang Qiong let him kneel on the ground for a long time before helping him up, who was already soaked all over. He smiled at the other clan members and said, "Although Uncle Fufeng already thinks that my decision is not inappropriate, I still want to hear your opinions on my decision."
"Although I am the current prince, after all, I am still young and my experience is still a little shallow. I still hope to get the opinions of you elders on how to deal with the clan issues. You don't have to worry about what you said. You think you shouldn't say anything. Yes, I am afraid that I will retaliate against you. I still have a bit of mind. Uncle Qingyang deserves what he deserves, and I just deal with it according to the laws of my ancestors. "
The clan members present here are all really afraid of this prince who always has a faint smile on his face but whose tone is full of murderous intent. Especially the two princes of Daxing and Pingliang, who also had conflicts with Huang Qiong in the Wende Hall, were frightened by Huang Qiong's sharp eyes and broke out in cold sweat. This prince is not very open-minded.
The two of them didn't wait for other people's thoughts. Daxing County Duke hurriedly spoke first: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's move is extremely sage, and we have no objection. The Qingyang County Prince has indeed committed a heinous crime, and there is nothing wrong with the way the Crown Prince handles it. Qingyang County Prince has committed a heinous crime." Prince Yang's fate is really his own fault, and he can't blame anyone else. His Royal Highness sent him to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Lizong out of mercy."
After Duke Daxing finished speaking, several other clans hurriedly followed suit, expressing their support for Huang Qiong's treatment of Prince Qingyang. Today, the clans in Wanchun Hall are scrambling to express their opinions. He was afraid that he would offend the prince by being too slow to express his position and end up with the same fate as Prince Qingyang. Even if he is not punished to guard the tomb, what if he is thrown into that dark room?
I saw several clan members express their opinions and agreed with my handling of Prince Qingyang. Huang Qiong turned her head and said to Gao Wuyong who had returned: "After Gao Gao returns to Beijing, you can safely report to your father. The clans of Shaanxi and Longyou all think that I have handled it properly, and they are convinced. I am in the northwest." , and get along well with the other clans, so you don’t have to worry about my father in the capital."
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, Gao Wuyong could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He said in his heart, everyone kills chickens to scare the monkeys, but it would be better for you to kill a monkey to shock the other chickens. Although you always have a faint smile on your face, do you really think I can't hear the killing intent in your tone? Not to mention the clan members who already have evil intentions in their hearts, even I, the eunuch, was frightened when he heard your tone.
However, Gao Wuyong really admired the prince's brains. He took away the title of Qingyang County King, but kept the title in Qingyang Palace, and his eldest son inherited the title normally. No clan in the world would be able to find fault with this method of handling it. But it can still pose a sufficient threat to those lawless clans in the world.
These clans all know that they can do whatever they want, and they only rely on their titles. If their title is lost, they are nothing. Without the protection of the title, their actions would have been enough to send them to the execution ground. After losing their title, these people simply did not dare to think about the consequences. As long as they don't die and let them give up their titles, it is better to kill them. ,
Even if it was their biological son who inherited the title, they would never agree. After losing his title, he might either be imprisoned or sent to guard the imperial mausoleum, neither of which would end well. Because all fools know that since I have taken away your title, can I still let you stay in the house and dominate? So what difference does it make if you win the title or not? Therefore, the threat from this prince's hand is not that great.
This hand could be said to have stabbed those clan members directly in the waist, which was even more uncomfortable than killing them. The most important thing is that it makes them unable to say anything, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Most people would not be able to come up with such a sinister idea. If the emperor had thought of this idea earlier, the clan affairs in the world would not have become one of the emperor's biggest headaches.
Look at those people who no longer have the usual arrogant attitude at this moment. They are submissive in front of this man, and even eager to express their opinions, for fear that they will be unlucky if they say it too late. Gao Wuyong sighed, this man's skills are really good. On the other hand, I really feel that these clans are nothing more than that. There is no difference between them and the grassroots. If the methods are tougher, they will be tougher than those officials.
As for the performance of these clans, Huang Qiong just smiled indifferently. After receiving the report that the eunuch had prepared a banquet, he didn't say anything more. It's just that these clans have no intention of eating after Huang Qiong has done so. Although Huang Qiong ordered a round table to be prepared, none of the clan members dared to use chopsticks. All of them were trembling, sitting at the table and staring.
It wasn't until the prince greeted him repeatedly that he reluctantly started to eat. When Huang Qiong used serving chopsticks to pick up food for them, each of them was respectful, almost as if they were kneeling on the ground to receive it, which almost made several eunuchs serving at the scene laugh out loud. Facing these trembling clan members, Huang Qiong seemed not to feel the fear in their hearts, eating and drinking when they should.
Huang Qiong did not mention anything illegal about the clan at the wine table. Instead, she talked and laughed seriously and discussed family ties with these clan members. But even so, those clans still couldn't eat enough. When Huang Qiong was toasting them, he was afraid that the prince was trying to find trouble with him in disguise so that he could find an opportunity to deal with him. If Huang Qiong hadn't stopped him, all the clan members would have knelt down in return.
The more Huang Qiong acted like this, the more frightened the clan members present were. This prince indeed did not do anything to settle scores. But while they were talking about their daily lives, they knew everything about their respective houses. For example, the eleventh concubine of Daxing County Duke had just given birth to his twenty-third child. The daughter of the Duke of Pingliang will get married after the new year, because the dowry matter is aroused.
This is not a family story, it is the prince who is clearly telling himself. He knew everything about the affairs of these clans' respective houses, and nothing could be hidden from him. Especially the words that were ridiculed to the Duke of Shanyang, but they were words that clearly understood the situation of the Duke of Shanyang. The clan members present here were even more pale and pale.
As Huang Qiong said about the old county man, I will continue to make great use of the old county man's ability in the future. The old prince is already this old, so he shouldn't spend too much energy on the concubine in the seventeenth room every day. Drinking a small amount of deer blood in moderation can indeed help. But if you use it too much, it will hurt your body and bones even more. He is the head of the second line of the clan, so he must take care of himself at this time.
Besides, he has his childhood sweetheart working as an errand in his Shanyang County Duke's Mansion. At his age, he has to give other young people a chance. Everyone in the clan didn't even dare to curse in their hearts. This man can even find out that the concubine of the dignified Shanyang County Duke has an affair with someone in the mansion. Is there anything else that cannot be found out in his own mansion?
This family statement made the clans not only unable to relax, but also made them feel even more thorny in their backs. Especially the Shanyang County Duke who was named, his face turned blue and white for a while, and his old face felt like there was no place to put it. In addition to wanting to rush back to the house immediately to clean up those bastards. At this moment, there was nothing left in his eyes for this prince except fear.
Although Huang Qiong repeatedly asked them to relax, there was still one person who dared to relax. After finally waiting for Huang Qiong to put down his chopsticks, these clan members didn't dare to raise their chopsticks, so they hurriedly put down their chopsticks. When Huang Qiong asked if he had eaten well, he hurriedly nodded and finished. Seeing that these clan members were so submissive and eager to leave Wanchun Palace immediately, Huang Qiong did not keep them for long.
The other clan members left, but the three sons of Prince Qingyang were all looking for excuses to stay. Regarding the actions of these three people, Huang Qiong did not let them get what they wanted. Send them back to think things over first, and then go to the palace separately tomorrow to reply. As for today, he was really tired and didn't want to say anything more. In fact, Gao Wuyong only read half of Huang Qiong's handwriting today.
Originally, Huang Qiong wanted to send all his great uncles, except the eldest son, to guard the imperial mausoleum. If the eldest son's behavior hadn't made him extremely dissatisfied, he would have taken action to clean up the current Qingyang County Prince and the future Qingyang County Duke's mansion. But now, Huang Qiong decided to try his best not to let the eldest son of the king inherit this title too easily.
As for now, let them have their own dog-eat-dog fight. If the eldest son of the king does not have the responsibility as rumored, he should really consider whether to replace the duke of Qingyang County. Even if the old man follows the traditional point of view that there should be direct descendants and no direct descendants, this title can only be inherited by the eldest son of the king. But Huang Qiong did not want to leave a factor of instability in the northwest.
Today is my last chance for the eldest son of the king. Let's see if he is a Liu Adou who can't afford it, or a guy who shows his appearance and can't handle family affairs well. Or it may become the next unstable factor on the Northwest Second Road. There is only one chance, it depends on whether the eldest son Wang can seize it in the end. As for now, it's not time to see him yet.
After sending away the clan members who had eaten the meal, Huang Qiong turned around and smiled at Gao Wuyong, who still looked worried: "Gao people don't have to worry about me. These people are all powerful people, don't look at the past. They are very arrogant inside. But if they face someone with real strength, they don't even dare to let out a fart. Although I have dealt with the Qingyang County Prince today, I have retained the title of Qingyang Mansion."
"Although this is done to scare others, it is far from the point of making them resist collectively. As long as I proceed step by step and give them a boiled frog in warm water, they will not cause any trouble. I did not say hello to everyone Gao in advance, but I did. It makes everyone Gao worry about me. In fact, everyone Gao doesn’t need to worry. Some things are unreasonable, but I still understand. "
Hearing Huang Qiong's consolation, Gao Wuyong could only smile bitterly and said: "It's my servant who overstepped his bounds. His Royal Highness has always been prudent in his actions and considered everything comprehensively. He will definitely not do anything that worries the emperor. My previous worries were really unnecessary. However, Today, I would like to persuade Your Highness that even if you are angry with these clans, it is better to exercise more restraint. At least until the overall situation is decided."
