It was getting late, Gao Shixian asked the palace attendants to light the lamps on each floor of Tingyu Tower. On the dark lake, the small blue glazed building was reflected, and the warm light like fire behind Tingyu Tower seemed to make the entire garden They all have a heart-like, slight rhythm.
Tingyu upstairs, Luo Chuan looked at Mu Zeyan and suddenly smiled and said, "Zeyan, a lonely minister is also an important minister. Although I appreciate the fact that you compare yourself to Jiang Bo, there are some things we still need to explain clearly. It's good, but I can't go back home, and that has nothing to do with me having half a penny."
Ki Zeyan glanced at Luochuan indifferently, looked away without saying a word, and lowered his head to look at the small glazed building downstairs that was not lit but emitted a faint light. There was a firefly-like atmosphere there. The same light spots circled and rotated, reflecting a miraculous snow lotus like a divine flower.
Seeing his expression, Luo Chuan suddenly felt a little angry. He wanted to slap the naturally cool middle-aged man in front of him and send him flying downstairs. However, after taking a deep breath, he still digested it and lowered his head. He went to see the Bingdi Xuelian and said, "How do you think? Now the courtiers should all know that there are two cultivation treasures, one water and one fire, hidden in my palace, right?"
Mu Zeyan shook his head, "Most of the court officials have seen Huo Wutong, but no one knows about this lotus. Judging from the changes in their feelings when they went to court, they are all guessing what it is. There are all kinds of things, and they are irrelevant. Because of this, I have more respect for the prefect, which is not a bad thing."
Luo Chuan curled his lips and said, "I heard that your Mu family also has several disciples with good training qualifications in the water and fire elements. How about I give you a quota for each of them. As a prefect, I can do it for you, a lonely minister." "I have to do my best to prevent my family from returning home."
Mu Zeyan nodded without thinking, "Okay."
Luochuan suddenly felt depressed, and sighed helplessly, "I'll have someone deliver the token to your house later. Let's get back to the subject, how do you think I should deal with the Yan family's affairs?" should?"
Mu Zeyan did not speak outright this time, but thought for a moment before slowly saying, "On the bright side, although the prefect has decided to be the wife of the East and West palaces, he has not yet married, and he has no heirs. According to Luo According to the ancestral family law of the clan, or the Lijun code, if the prefect... then the prefect's younger brother Luo Yun is the most reasonable and legitimate person to inherit the position of prefect. From this point of view, Luo Yun is both He is not a criminal, nor a sinner, and no matter who he associates with, he cannot be blamed."
After Mu Zeyan said these even rebellious words in one breath, he looked at Luochuan, only to see that the latter had a calm face and was noncommittal. He just stared at the night outside the window without saying a word. After thinking about his words for a while, he said, "But then The Yan clan, especially its clan leader Yan Tieying, is an important official in the court and the chief officer responsible for supervising all officials. When the prefect is personally on the expedition, he condones the members of the clan to do things that disrupt the stability of the court. According to law, he should be punished. !」
"Oh?" Luo Chuan said with a slight smile, "Yan Tieying is, after all, an important minister in the court and the head of a family. How should he be punished?"
Mu Zeyan looked at Luo Chuan's side face, frowned in confusion and said, "This matter can actually be big or small. If we talk about it in a big way, it is a taboo for military strategists to have the prefect personally conquer and the court to be unstable. Therefore, Even if Yan Tieying is beaten with a cane, it will serve as a warning to others. If he goes there, it will be just a matter of a few incompetent children of the Yan family. Those younger ones will be taken to jail and locked up for a while. This lesson is enough, it depends on how the prefect thinks about it."
Luo Chuan was still looking out the window, but he sighed and shook his head, "If it were just a few juniors who did things inappropriately, it would be really simple, but Ze Yan, this matter... makes me a little annoyed. .”
Mu Zeyan was shocked, but he didn't say anything.
Luo Chuan continued, "Luo Yun is my younger brother. As you said, he is neither a criminal nor a criminal. For someone like me who likes to fight in the north and south, if he really dies on the battlefield one day, he will inherit the throne of Lijun. His position is well deserved. I am actually not dissatisfied at all about this matter. The Lijun court is stable and the people are happy. Isn't that better than anything else?" His expression gradually darkened, "But as you said, this kind of thing If it really happens, it will naturally be governed by the ancestral family law and the Lijun code. It will not be someone else’s turn to replace me, Luochuan.
Prepare in advance! ! ".
Mu Zeyan was shocked and couldn't help but ask, "The prefect is saying...?!"
Luochuan looked back at Mu Zeyan, with murderous intent in his eyes, "Luo Yun left the palace to live there. I had decided before I went to Xingcheng. But it was more than a month before and after I attended the Annan Conference. Has anyone been to that palace?" Unnamed mansion? No," he asked and answered. "This time I went south to Taiming, and unexpectedly learned that Heyu City in Yongchang County had been lost. In a hurry, I only took a dozen or so people and secretly went east. It happened that at this time, there was The descendants of the Yan family unexpectedly visited Wuming Mansion? Zeyan, tell me, is there such a coincidence?"
Mu Zeyan's expression was solemn, "Tai Ming... Since the prefect went east secretly, how could he..." He looked at Luochuan and wondered, "Has General Lu found out?"
Luo Chuan nodded, "It was a captain, a very senior captain, who spread the news that I was going east."
Mu Zeyan was silent for a moment and said, "If the evidence for this matter is conclusive, the Yan family... is almost tantamount to conspiracy!"
Luo Chuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "The evidence is conclusive, what should we do?"
Mu Zeyan's voice was cold, "Those who conspire to rebel will be beheaded. Those who are complicit in the conspiracy will be beheaded. Those who are complicit in the rebellion, including their fathers, ancestors and direct descendants, will be hanged. Mothers and daughters, wives and concubines, children, wives and concubines, brothers and sisters, and domestic servants will all be exiled as slaves." , confiscation of family property..."
Luo Chuan chuckled, "That's cruel. It has been nine hundred years since the founding of the Ding Dynasty. Has there been any noble family in Li County who has applied this law since ancient times?"
Kizawa said, "Yes, not many."
"Yes, not much," Luo Chuan repeated these words, "and every time this law is applied to a powerful person in aristocratic families, it will cause turmoil in the court for years or even decades in the following years, and the punishment will not be enough Doctor, there is a point. However," he reached out and patted Mu Zeyan's slightly shaking shoulder, "if I were magnanimous and just dismissed Yan Tieying from his post and asked him to go back to Ganyuan to retire, do you think it would How much impact does it have?”
Mu Zeyan lowered his head, "If that's the case, there is no need to make the matter about Tai Ming explicit. All that is required is that other important officials in the court know about it secretly and support the Grand Administrator's decision. Yan Tieying knows this and has no objections. Other court officials and officials from all sides Even if there are doubts, it should not have much impact.”
Luo Chuan raised his head and thought for a while, then wrote lightly, "Okay, let's do it like this. Zhou Zhongqing, the chief official of the department, and Gongsun Runze, the head of the household, will inform you and explain what I mean. At the meeting tomorrow, I want to see what I want. See the results."
Mu Zeyan bowed his head and said yes. Seeing that Luo Chuan had nothing else to say, he backed up and was about to exit. He didn't stop until he reached the door and asked, "Your Highness, are you sure about this...no one else is involved?" ?"
Luochuan had enough time to look at Mu Zeyan, who was bowing his head, and waited for a while before saying, "OK."
Mu Zeyan saluted silently, turned around and was about to open the door, but heard Luo Chuan ask from behind, "Zeyan, if Yan Tieying goes back to Ganyuan, who do you think is the most suitable person to take over the position of chief supervisor?"
Mu Zeyan turned around and came back, bowed and said, "Ganyuan County Magistrate, Lu Cong."
"Got it," Luo Chuan waved.
Mu Ze bowed, turned and left.
