Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2764
The Qiu family and the Xiao family still have some connections.

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, Qiu He served as the prefect of Jiaozhi County, guarding the affluent land in the south. At that time, Nanliang was still in ruins, but the Xiao family was still a powerful family in the south of the Yangtze River, controlling many commercial routes. Therefore, the relationship with the Qiu family was frequent, and the two sides cooperated very much. For a while, the relationship is close.

It's just that after Qiu He's death, the relationship between each other has gradually become estranged, but this kind of incense has never been broken. Maybe they don't have much contact with each other, but when it comes to life and death, if they ask each other at the door, they will drag each other. , for convenience...

So two days ago Qiu Xinggong came to the door to plead, wanting to meet the prince in private, Xiao Yu agreed.

At this moment when Li Chengqian asked, Qiu Xinggong sat upright, his heart was tangled and tense, he first looked at Xiao Yu who had a calm face, and then he felt a little nervous, he gritted his teeth and said: "The old minister came here today to plead guilty to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian and Xiao Yu looked at each other, looked at each other in astonishment, and asked curiously: "What did General Qiu commit? Besides, if he is guilty, he can go to Dali Temple to confess his guilt and subdue the law. Why come here to plead guilty?"

Qiu Xinggong said: "It's true that the crime committed has ten deaths and no life, so I beg Your Highness to forgive me..."

Then, under Li Chengqian's astonished gaze, he got up, knelt down on the ground, and said earnestly: "The old minister's unworthy nephew Qiu Yingqi, I heard that His Royal Highness King Jin wanted to compete with His Highness for the reserve position and bring chaos to the court, regardless of his name, righteousness, and brotherhood. At the same time, the King of Jin entered the Ministry of War with the intention of digging out the foundation of His Royal Highness, but no one in the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty could stand up for justice, so he was filled with righteous indignation and impulsively assassinated Gao Jifu outside the Mingde Gate, intending to cut off King Jin's wings made King Jin retreat when he knew it was difficult, and he never dared to covet the position of the crown prince... The second son was reckless and impulsive, and treated the laws of the Tang Dynasty as nothing. It would be a pity if he was arrested by the government and punished for his sincerity and loyalty. Therefore, the old minister had the audacity to meet His Highness today, and begged His Highness to remember him for his loyalty, so that he would not die..."

"Boom"

As soon as Xiao Yu picked up the teacup in his hand, he was so surprised that he dropped the lid of the teacup on the table.

Qiu Xinggong only said to beg him to help find an opportunity to meet the prince in private, but he was very strict and refused to explain the reason, but he really did not expect this to be the case.

Li Chengqian's eyes widened even more, and he lost his voice: "What did you say? The assassination of Gao Jifu was actually done by Qiu Yingqi?"

The assassination of Gao Jifu, which was full of vigor and turmoil, did not expect that it was the Tongguan guard Qiu Yingqi who did it...

Xiao Yu thought of a key, and couldn't help asking: "Qiu Yingqi is the guard of Tongguan, and he is not allowed to leave his post without reason. Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment have carefully screened all the four gates. If Qiu Yingqi Leaving Tongguan must be suspicious, but why didn't you ask, not even a little news?"

The two major judicial departments are jointly investigating this case. It seems that it is easy to find out that a general of Qiu Yingqi's level has left his post without authorization. Discover the fact that Qiu Yingqi left Tongguan to take up the post.

How can this be?

Qiu Xinggong said: "This matter has involved another secret. Zhao Guogong wanted to send Qiu Yingqi to assassinate Fang Jun secretly, so he forged the official document of the Ministry of War. When Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment checked and cleared the customs, they saw this. The official document thought that Qiu Yingqi had gone to the Lianghuai area to hunt down the bandits. However, Qiu Yingqi had great righteousness in his heart and refused to assassinate the pillars of the country, such as the Duke of Yue, so he turned back halfway and returned to Guanzhong. Do something stupid like this."

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and thought, this Qiu Ying gave up assassinating Fang Jun at first, and then helped the assassination with King Jin's arm, these two times are considered great achievements for the prince.But after a while, he thought again, Qiu Yingqi was quite familiar to him, he was a brave and foolhardy person, how could he do it so neatly?

Disobeying Changsun Wuji's orders will result in extremely severe punishment, so he simply left Changsun Wuji's camp, took the assassination of Gao Jifu as a pledge, and turned to rely on His Highness the Crown Prince. This kind of calculation is not as reckless as Qiu Yingqi Husband can think of it.

Presumably there must be Qiu Xinggong secretly instigating behind this...

The Qiu family is planning to go all out to join the crown prince.

It is said that such a great achievement, the prince must be overjoyed, and greeted him backwards...

Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian's face was full of joy, but instead his face sank like water, and he said angrily: "It's ridiculous! If the matter is really as you said, you can report it to your father personally. Zhao Guogong's murder of the court ministers is really ignoring the laws of the empire. If there is nothing, I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Instead of reporting and exposing, you hope to show your loyalty to the king by assassinating Gao Jifu. How is your approach different from Zhao Guogong? But like a dolphin dog, I was beheaded and killed by you in full view. This kind of practice is simply insane. If everyone follows this example, wouldn’t our Tang Dynasty be in turmoil and everyone is in danger? I will definitely not work hand in hand with you and other lunatics!"

Qiu Xinggong was dumbfounded.

The "Certificate of Names" was planned by him alone, and it can be said that it is a great achievement in front of any crown prince throughout the ages.

But he was only worried about Li Chengqian's stubbornness. His Royal Highness is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and he is gentle and honest. I am afraid that such violent methods will not be appreciated by him...

Sure enough, Li Chengqian's reaction to this matter could be described as fierce, Qiu Xinggong suddenly lost his mind, and quickly looked to Xiao Yu for help.

Xiao Yu was unwilling to get involved in this kind of matter, but after all, he had such a close relationship with the Qiu family, and the influence of the Qiu family in the army should not be underestimated. If he were to be attached to the prince, it would definitely make the prince even more powerful. .

After thinking about it, his upper body leaned slightly towards Li Chengqian, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't be angry, after all, this matter is still beneficial to His Highness..."

He was halfway through speaking, but was interrupted by Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian looked serious, and said decisively: "Song Guogong dare not agree with this statement. Let me ask, if everyone in the court is like this, anyone who disagrees with his political views will be assassinated. If things go on like this, how can we learn from it?" Like this, how can there be peace? Put yourself in the shoes of others, if Song Guogong’s political enemies use such insidious means to deal with you, how will you feel? From then on, the country will be ruined, and the country will be ruined if you are not careful! Even if I lose the position of the crown prince, I absolutely cannot tolerate such things happening before my eyes!"

Xiao Yu was silent.

He realized that he still underestimated the Crown Prince. Although his usual behavior was too pedantic, ignorant, and benevolent, but if this seemingly too decadent temperament could persist, even in the face of all kinds of temptations, he would be fine. Being able to remain unmoved, isn't this a noble quality?

Besides, as a minister, I always hope that my emperor can be kind and generous, otherwise, like Emperor Sui Yang and other domineering and violent people, they will kill people and kill them at every turn, without any sense of security...

Qiu Xinggong was completely panicked, knelt on the ground and crawled two steps forward, grabbed Li Chengqian's clothes, and begged tearfully, "Your Highness! My nephew and nephew of the Qiu family are all doing this for His Highness's great cause. This disregard of the law! I implore Your Highness to help me out, my Qiu family will be grateful, and will be loyal to Your Highness from generation to generation, and will not regret it until I die!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed on the ground.

He couldn't help but not panic. Originally, he hoped to be clever and use his tricks. He betrayed Changsun Wuji and assassinated Gao Jifu to achieve his goal of joining the crown prince. However, the crown prince was timid and afraid to refuse, and Changsun Wuji wanted to skin the Qiu family all the more. Torn apart, if the crown prince refuses to take in the Qiu family, where is the world where the Qiu family can stand?

Especially once the crown prince reports this matter to His Majesty, His Majesty will be furious. At that time, Qiu Yingqi will be brought to justice, and Mikishita can't bear to say that he is the mastermind behind the scenes... How can there be life?

Li Chengqian was unmoved, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been indecisive, was determined this time, and said in a deep voice: "Don't cry here, if you go to the Taiji Palace to defend yourself to the emperor at this moment, you will still be able to miss your past If you insist on not repenting, you will have the laws of the Tang Dynasty to uphold justice! You can do it yourself!"

After saying that, he flicked his robe sleeves, got up and strode away.

Qiu Xinggong panicked, and quickly looked at Xiao Yu, his eyes begging.

(End of this chapter)