Chapter 119
In the Jinluan Hall, the monarchs and ministers were silent for a while.
Someone jumped out impatiently, "Your Majesty, although General Qin died a heroic death. However, during the battle between the northern army and the Qiang and Hu, General Qin used power for personal gain for his own selfish reasons. There are too many soldiers, causing a lot of unnecessary sacrifices! The Qin family must be held responsible for this!"
The ministers had no idea who was so bold and so aggressive at this time? After all, the Qin family has been guarding the border for so many years, and there is no credit but hard work...
At first glance, Yan Hua, it turns out to be you? Tsk, thanks, Zhao, Qin and Lu are fighting again?
Lu Desheng took a look and realized that your Xie family is really good at adding insult to injury. You really won't stop until you take the opportunity to kill the Qin family, right? He directly rolled up his sleeves and decided to have a fight with Yan Hua, an old man who was not shy.
"Do you know how to fight? How dare you conclude that the dead soldiers were unnecessary sacrifices? Instead of General Qin using the smallest sacrifice to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy?"
Yan Hua frowned and said, "I don't know how to fight, but I know that just because Qin Yue wanted to take advantage of the situation, he got impatient and rushed in! He could have spent a smaller price to achieve the same goal of annihilating the enemy. !”
Lu Desheng responded unceremoniously, "If you don't know how to fight, just shut up. You know you know shit!"
Yan Hua's actions were naturally ordered by Xie Zhan. It was true that he wanted to put the Qin family to death, and he voted for the fourth prince, so he naturally made an effort when it was time to do so. He also used his actions to show his follow and support for the fourth prince.
Of course he can bribe other censors, and he can still achieve his goal without Yan Hua. But he had to consider how Emperor Kang Cheng felt about him. The emperor already knew that the Xie family had voted for the fourth prince. He couldn't let Emperor Kang Cheng think that he was thoughtful and comprehensive.
Emperor Kang Cheng naturally knew that the Xie family was helping the fourth prince to push the Qin family to death. Seeing that Yan Hua still had plans, he raised his hand again, indicating that the matter would be put on hold for the time being. Don't worry, the Qin family, he will handle it together later. None of the people who should be taken away can escape.
Yan Hua felt so uncomfortable in his heart. The emperor was really partial. Why did he interrupt Lu Desheng instead of interrupting him? He was attacked by Lu Desheng just now, but before he could fight back, the emperor didn't give him a chance at all!
The fourth prince who had been silent for a long time sighed in his heart. The Qin family's reaction was too quick. If Xue Huaimin's plan was used, the best result would be that when the prince's death was reported, his father would die suddenly. At that time, he would be able to kill the prince. Both his death and his father's death can be blamed on the Qin family. These two crimes are enough to destroy the Qin family.
But now it is not developing as they expected. Qin Yue is too decisive. His death is enough to stop all the accusations. The snowball is not getting bigger and bigger as they expected.
Some ministers worriedly said, "Your Majesty, we regret the death of the prince, but for the sake of the stability of the country, another prince should be established."
Emperor Kang Cheng nodded and stated his second purpose for going to court, "The most urgent task now is to establish a crown prince. Let's all discuss who to appoint?"
Some ministers glanced at each other. The prince was dead and the position of heir apparent was empty. What an opportunity.
The ministers looked at the second prince who was crying uncontrollably and the fourth prince with red eyes in the court, and they were all thinking silently in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, should we summon King Cheng back to the capital?" a minister suggested.
Prince Cheng is the second prince who has already joined the feudal clan.
"King Cheng is already on his way back to Chang'an." After saying this, Emperor Kang Cheng obviously felt unwell and said at that time, "You all go back and think about the matter of establishing a prince, and we will discuss it next time in court. Now. , retreat from the court!"
A sudden thought occurred to the fourth prince. It was clear that his father could directly declare him to be the prince, so why...
Wei Zili quickly stepped forward to help Emperor Kang Cheng leave.
The moment Emperor Kang Cheng left, his face was so gloomy. So much so that when the ministers went to court, no matter how many little ones they had in mind, they all felt as if they were mourning for their heirs.
All the ministers dispersed, but Lu Desheng did not go back, but went to the palace. He also wanted to see the emperor, which was agreed yesterday. He originally wanted to leave the palace quickly and bring the news of Qin Yue's death to his daughter. But when I thought about it, the emperor had said this in the morning. He didn't need to go out of his way to say it, both his daughter and the Qin family would know about it.
At this time, the Queen Mother was in the Emperor's Royal Palace.
A palace official came to report, "Your Majesty, Sir Lu would like to see you."
Emperor Kang Cheng was about to announce his announcement when he was interrupted by the Queen Mother, "What is he doing here? He's missing!"
Emperor Kang Cheng was helpless. His queen mother still disliked Lu Desheng as always.
So, Lu Desheng waited for the palace official's reply, "Master Lu, please come back, the emperor won't see you."
Lu Desheng:? ? ? impossible! Couldn't it be the emperor?
The palace servant saw that he was dumbfounded, and when he thought about how favored he had been in the past, he never felt sorry for them, so he looked around and whispered, "Master Lu, the Queen Mother is in the Emperor's Palace."
In this way, I understand, he understands! The Queen Mother was trying to prevent him from embarrassment.
He wants to find his daughter! He also knew that his daughter had just married into the Qin family yesterday, but he couldn't control it. At this critical moment, the Queen Mother was too hostile to the Lu family. They must take precautions early!
And why couldn't he go? My daughter is marrying into the Qin family, not selling her to the Qin family! He can go wherever he wants, he is so willful.
Qin family
On their wedding night, Qin Sheng returned to their yard after seeing off the guests, and almost fell asleep on the pillow.
Lu Songli understood that he would be extremely exhausted after traveling for nine days.
When she woke up in the morning, she found that Qin Sheng had already woken up and looked at her with something wrong.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Qin Sheng resisted the urge to rub his shoulders. He must have slept for two hours last night, and he would not be able to sleep later. It wasn't that he didn't want to sleep, but that after catching up on some sleep, he didn't sleep so deeply. In addition, he was constantly harassed and couldn't fall asleep again.
It should be said that he was kicked awake in the middle of the night. Later in the night, he discovered that her sleeping position was really bad. Not only will he be kicked, but he will also be pushed! Later, it seemed that she couldn't do anything to him subconsciously, so she came over, hugged his arms, rested her head on his neck, and put her calves on his body, scratching him like an octopus that he had heard about in the barracks. He sleeps!
Qin Sheng deeply doubted, is this really the sleeping posture of a noble girl?
At this moment, Mo Bing's voice came from outside the door, "Sixth Young Master, Sixth Young Madam, the Crown Prince has invited me -"
After Mo Bing came over as a dowry, he needed to change his tune.
When the two heard this, they looked at each other and knew something was wrong. Big brother is not the kind of person who has no rules. If he comes to invite them so early, something must have happened!
When Lu Songli and Qin Sheng arrived, Qin Heng was sitting in the main seat. He looked up from the letter and his eyes were red. "Are you here? Sit down wherever you want. Wait for your third brother."
Qin Sanlang arrived not long after, and he was obviously woken up in a hurry. He and his elder brother arranged the mourning hall together last night and went to bed very late.
"Dad died in the battle." After Qin Heng said this, he handed the letter in his hand to Qin Sanlang.
"How could it be?" Qin Sanlang murmured and asked, unconsciously taking the letter and reading it.
"Brother?" Qin Sheng suddenly looked up at his elder brother, "Isn't this true?"
Qin Heng couldn't help turning his face away, "It's true."
As he finished speaking, tears fell from Qin Sheng's eyes in large drops!
"Death in battle," Lu Songli chewed on these two words. These two words were final and final. This is good, at least it won't be characterized as suicide due to fear of crime.
After reading the letter, the three brothers of the Qin family all became red-eyed. They all knew that his father died to protect them.
Lu Songli also lowered her head sadly. Her father-in-law was admirable. He sacrificed his life no matter in protecting his family or his family.
It took a while for everyone to calm down. The fate of the Qin family next depends on the emperor's thoughts. But what they can do is limited. It can be said that Qin Yue, the head of the family, has done what the Qin family can do. But they then discussed what they could do now.
"Brother, does the emperor know about this?" Lu Songli asked. Her father-in-law was killed in the battle on the 15th, which was yesterday. They received the news early this morning. Was it a message from Feige?
"The Emperor has a falcon that carries messages. He should have known about it earlier than we did." The speed of pigeons and hawks is still incomparable.
Lu Songli summoned her servants to go out to inquire, and it didn't take long for her to get a reply. The adults who went to court today did not go home or go to the official office, so she knew that the emperor had gone to court. It can be seen that the emperor also received news from the north.
"Find a suitable time to tell Mom about this matter." She suggested that it wouldn't be possible to hide it for much longer. It would be better to tell it yourself than to find out accidentally.
"Um."
Lu Songli and Qin Sheng came out of their eldest brother's yard and on their way back to their own yard, Lu Songli asked Qin Sheng, "Can you help me with something?" Apart from Qin Sheng, she couldn't think of anyone who could pass the exam. High surveillance by palace guards.
"Can."
"You are like this..."
Xue Mansion
Qin Sheng avoided the sight of all the guards and appeared in Xue Huaimin's bedroom.
"Qin Sheng?"
"Master Xue."
Xue Huaimin shook his hands, picked up the water on the low cabinet next to the bed and took a few sips.
Qin Sheng: "Master Xue should be able to guess my purpose of coming." His wife taught him to say this, but he actually didn't quite understand it.
Xue Huaimin smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yes, I guessed it." After a lifetime of calculation, it was all in vain.
Xue Huaimin was not stupid. He had noticed something was wrong in the past two days. Especially the night before, he had contracted typhoid fever for no apparent reason and could not get up or go to court. If he looked more carefully, he found that his house was being monitored by imperial guards. News from outside can come in, but his news cannot go out. But he also knew that the fourth prince was fine, what else didn't he understand? The emperor is trying to calm his mind.
"The fourth prince has decided to follow the new think tank's plan and abandon you. Mr. Xue is so smart, wouldn't he still take chances?"
"I know what you want here. I collected the information about other adults in the court, right? But why should I hand it over? I, Xue Huaimin, have caused trouble for myself, but your Qin family is also in trouble."
"Master Xue, I think we can cooperate. You have planned for the Fourth Prince for so long and done so much, but in the end you were abandoned by him and the peach was picked by others. Don't you hate it? In addition, Master Xue must also Can you foresee the fate of yourself and the people in Xue Mansion? Don’t you want to keep a bloodline for yourself? "
Xue Huaimin was amused, "Can you still save the life of the child in my house?"
"No, but we can cooperate. At least you can keep your things in Xinghua Hutong. Mr. Xue, if you help the Qin family, you are also helping yourself."
The smile on Xue Huaimin's face disappeared. He stared at Qin Sheng closely, "What did you say?"
"I mean, it's good for both of us to cooperate, and it's good for Mr. Xue to keep Xinghua Hutong."
Xue Huaimin smiled again, "You convinced me, no, it should be said that the person behind you convinced me." His life was taken away, and the other party promised to avenge him, why didn't he?
Qin Sheng frowned, was Xue Huaimin deceiving him?
Xue Huaimin ignored him, stood up, and went to the Duobao Pavilion next to him. After a while, he took out a brocade box and handed it to him.
Qin Sheng took it.
In the end, Xue Huaimin couldn't help but say, "It was Lu Songli who asked you to come to me, right? Your Qin family really has a good wife."
What Xue Huaimin didn't say was that he had suggested to the fourth prince to accept Lu Songli's offer after everything was settled.
The Qin family is too loyal and has a good way of fighting, but when it comes to political power, they are simply stupid. If Qin Sheng could come to him today, the person behind it must be his wife Lu Songli.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Qin Sheng frowned. He didn't want to expose her. It wasn't that he wanted to take credit for her or anything like that, but he wanted to protect her.
Xue Huaimin snorted and did not try to expose him. He only said the last words to him, "Tell Lu Songli to be careful about Xie Zhan." He already knew who stabbed him in the back and picked the peaches that belonged to him. . He was looking forward to Lu Songli uniting with the Qin family to help him say this.
