The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 393

29 years ago, Taizu had just unified the world and governed the Quartet.

Also on such a rainy night, Emperor Zhou, who was still the prince at that time, knelt in front of Taizu's imperial study and asked Taizu to allow him to marry the current prince's biological mother, Meng Yunhua.

At that time, the prince and the martial arts were two villains, and Meng Yunhua, the youngest daughter of Meng Shentong, had already made a private decision for life.

Although the queens and concubines of the Great Zhou Dynasty do not require a prominent background, they may have a clean family background, but Meng Shentong, as the second evil in the martial arts world, has a reputation that is not even "good".

Emperor Zhou wanted to marry such a person as his concubine, so Taizu naturally couldn't agree.

Taizu had a very strong character, so naturally he would not give in on this matter, but why didn't Emperor Zhou do the same!?

Although he looked much more elegant than Taizu, Emperor Zhou also inherited Taizu's tenacity in his bones. Now that he has recognized Meng Yunhua, he will not change easily.

So a contest between father and son began.

Different from the current crown prince, Emperor Zhou's position at that time was absolutely stable, he was the eldest son and participated in government affairs.

And Taizu, who had just eradicated Mingjiao, Hu Yu, and Lan Weiyong, had absolute control over the court.

Emperor Zhou had no way to change Taizu's decision by other means, so he knelt down in front of the imperial study room in a rainy night.

For the sake of his sweetheart, he gave up his dignity as a prince.

Although Taizu's heart was as firm as iron, his eldest son knelt in the rain all night, and finally made Taizu compromise.

Although Taizu didn't express anything, he never stopped the prince from marrying Meng Yunhua.

Meng Yunhua also became the prince's first concubine.

Afterwards, Meng Shentong was captured, but because of the face of the Crown Princess Meng Yunhua, the court did not kill him in the end.

The old man who became the most respected person in the world from a commoner finally compromised with his son.

In the face of his subjects, Taizu used iron and blood methods, but Empress Xiaoci and his eldest son were the last piece of softness in his heart after all.

Hearing the continuous sound of rain hitting tiles, Emperor Zhou also hesitated.

The same rainy night, the same pleading.

He changed from a prince kneeling at the door to a hesitant and undecided emperor sitting in the imperial study.

"Hey!" Emperor Zhou sighed, he never thought that his son would do what he did back then.At this time, Emperor Zhou had experienced the state of mind of Taizu back then.

Hate that iron can't make steel, but there's nothing you can do about it!

"Brother Huang, the prince is like this only for the love in his heart, just like the former emperor was to Empress Xiaoci, and the elder brother was to Empress Wenmu. After all, he is a young man!"

Zhou Di heard the words and looked at his fourteenth emperor.

When it comes to talent and talent, the concubine Fourteen can be regarded as outstanding among the princes of the late emperor.

After Emperor Zhou and King Zhao, Zhu ignored the county king.

But back then, Zhu Wushi was also deprived of the throne by Taizu and demoted to Marquis because of a woman.

If Emperor Zhou hadn't interceded, Taizu would have punished him even more severely.

Looking at it this way, it seems that their old Zhu's bloodline has a love calamity to go through!
"Ignore, tell me, what should I do?!"

In front of Zhu Wushi, Emperor Zhou put down his mask all the time. At this moment, he is just a troubled father.

Zhu Wushi was also silent for a moment, "Brother Emperor, it's raining heavily outside. Although the prince has some martial arts, his internal strength is shallow after all. Why don't you let him come in first! Listen to what he has to say."

Zhu Wushi knew that when Brother Huang asked this question, he was already shaken, but he needed someone to help him say this sentence.

Sure enough, Emperor Zhou nodded after hearing the words, "Cao Zhengchun, go get the prince up and come into the study to see me."

Just as Cao Zhengchun was about to leave, Emperor Zhou suddenly added, "It's cold in late autumn, let him take a bath first, change into dry clothes, and then ask the imperial dining room to prepare a bowl of ginseng soup."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Zhu ignored hearing the words and saluted, "Brother Huang, it's already late at night, so I will take my leave first. Brother Huang also pay attention to your health and rest earlier."

Just when Zhu Wushi was about to resign, he was stopped by Emperor Zhou.

"Fourteen, you don't have to rush away. In terms of seniority, you are the prince's uncle. Stay and listen to what the prince said?!"

Emperor Zhou's feelings towards Zhu's younger brother were complicated, and he regarded him as a fellow brother.

Zhu Wushi was a concubine, and his mother and concubine passed away not long after giving birth to him.

The young Zhu Wushi was raised by Empress Xiaoci Gao.

Although the two are not the same mother, they are actually better than their brothers. Zhu Wushi was stripped of his title by Taizu, but in the third year after Emperor Zhou succeeded to the throne, Zhu Wushi was restored to the throne and named Linping County King.

In addition, Zhu Wushi's authority was increased, the scale of Hulong Villa was expanded, and the right to investigate was granted.

It is also because of the background of the Guangwen Department of Dali Temple and the support of Emperor Zhou that Hulong Villa has become the largest intelligence agency in the world today.

For Zhu Wushi, Emperor Zhou was nine points of trust and one point of doubt.

And this skepticism is just the basic logic of being a king.

Being alone means that you can't give all your sincerity to anyone except yourself.

Especially those who bear the blood of the royal family.

People like Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi, if they don't respect the emperor, they are officials in power if they don't lose the people's support.

In a certain year in the later Han Dynasty, the people's hearts were lost, and it took two generations for Cao Wei to usurp the Han Dynasty, not to mention today's Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for Yuhuatian, Cao Zhengchun and his like, the power in their hands comes from the emperor, and they are even products that the emperor can support to fight against the civil official group.

Don't look at it as powerful, but when the time comes, it's just a matter of saying to remove their rights.

Even if they are masters at the Dongxuan Realm, they can only protect themselves, not the power in their hands.

But Zhu Wushi is different from Zhao Wang.Regardless of the concubines, both of them are of the blood of the Taizu.A royal rebellion like theirs is very likely to succeed.

About half an hour later, the prince had already changed into a suit of clothes and came to the imperial study.

"See father, see emperor uncle!"

As soon as the prince entered the imperial study, he saw that only Zhu Wushi and Zhou Di were left in the huge imperial study.

The rest of the servants have been dismissed by Emperor Zhou.

Emperor Zhou looked at the prince standing at the bottom of the steps, but he didn't speak for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Zhu Wushi also saw Emperor Zhou's hesitation at this time.

He coughed lightly, and then said: "His Royal Highness, you entered the palace late at night to ask to see the Son of Heaven, what are you talking about?"

As Zhu Wushi opened his mouth, the awkward atmosphere in the imperial study was broken.

Emperor Zhou's expression was also solemn.

"Tell me!"

After contemplating for a while, the prince immediately knelt down and said, "I implore my father to spare his life in the case of Wannian County, which was re-investigated by Yang Qingyuan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

Although Emperor Zhou knew that the crown prince wanted to intercede for Zhou Mingsheng, he did not expect the crown prince to be so straightforward, asking to spare Zhou Mingsheng's life.

Emperor Zhou's anger came up again.

"Just because of the crown princess, you don't even have the most basic principles of good and evil!?"

Emperor Zhou was deeply taught by Taizu, and he still attached great importance to the people.

Regardless of Zhou Mingsheng's series of crimes of deceiving the emperor and destroying evidence, his crime of killing hundreds of civilians is enough to make Zhou Emperor want to kill.

The crown prince seemed to know that his words would arouse Zhou Emperor's anger, but he didn't hesitate at all.

"Father please ask Rong Erchen to plead!"

The prince knelt on the ground, bent over and couldn't get up, but he said loudly, as if he didn't show any weakness.

"Okay! I'll give you a chance to talk, and see what great truths you can come up with!"

The prince lowered his head and smiled slightly from an angle that Emperor Zhou could not see. As long as Emperor Zhou gave him a chance to speak, he was [-]% sure of what happened today.

"My son admits that this pleading is because of Mingyu's request, but at the same time it is also for the sake of my father! I also ask my father to learn from me!"

"Haha?! It's for me, I have to listen carefully!"

Emperor Zhou was so annoyed by the prince's words that he laughed back. It was obviously for the sake of his children's personal relationship and disregarded the court's laws, but he was able to be so justified by the prince's words.

"Father, my son, I will not deny it. I have my own reasons for stopping Master Yang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but it is more for the dignity of my father. Zhou Mingsheng can't kill him! At least, he can't use Li Shou's case." , come and kill Zhou Mingsheng!"

Emperor Zhou frowned, "Go on! I'm listening!"

"Zhou Mingsheng murdered the people, created unjust cases, and there is no redemption for a hundred deaths! If he was killed just because of this, neither the minister nor Mingyu would have anything to say! But now Zhou Mingsheng's case involves not only himself, but also the court. His dignity and the prestige of his father!"

Emperor Zhou's political vision is so sharp, he already knows what the prince wants to say next.

"If Zhou Mingsheng is to be executed because of Li Shou's case, it means that the court has tried Li Shou's case wrongly! A case that sounded the Dengwen Drum according to the Taizu's legacy was finally wrongly tried! What kind of situation is this? An absurd thing!?"

Emperor Zhou's complexion was also a little ugly.

Li Shou, after the Wannian County trial, the review by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the inspection by the Dali Temple, and the personal review by the special case team formed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he did not expect that so many people could not find out the problem. Nothing to do.

"It's not as good as Zhou Mingsheng's cunning and cunning, using your connections to resist the court's investigation?! Now you have the nerve to talk about it?!"

The prince wanted to change the concept secretly, but the Emperor Zhou saw through it at a glance. The so-called loss of the court's majesty was not directly caused by the court.

It was Zhou Mingsheng who was deliberately creating an unjust case, and it was difficult for the officials to find out if he did the calculation with his heart or not.

"Father, my son certainly knows that Zhou Mingsheng has committed a serious crime, but now that something has happened, what the court should do is how to remedy it. Even killing Zhou Mingsheng can't change the fact that the case was wrong. It's better to make the mistake!"

Emperor Zhou hesitated slightly when he heard the words. The first half of the prince's sentence made sense, but the second half made Emperor Zhou extremely displeased.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Zhou slowly opened his mouth and said.

"You want me to let the case of Li Shou become an unjust case for the sake of the so-called face of the court?! If you act like this, wouldn't there be more people who will use this method to blackmail the court?! We must not be cautious when dealing with such treacherous people Of course, I don’t think that the so-called face of the court is more important than the fairness of hundreds of lives.”

Although Emperor Zhou still had a reprimanding tone, the crown prince could already hear the wavering in Emperor Zhou's tone.

These hundreds of people are already dead after all!

Dead people are worthless!

Of course Emperor Zhou knew what to do to benefit the Great Zhou, but under the education of Taizu and Empress Xiaoci Gao, Emperor Zhou was not only a good emperor but also a good person.

The crown prince snatched the land with his head again, "Father, what my son said below is disrespectful, please forgive me."

"I forgive you for your innocence, just say it!"

The crown prince didn't dare to get up, and knelt down and said, "If the father is in the prime of his life at this time, the minister will never stop the father from re-considering Li Shou's case! But now..."

The prince didn't dare to continue, but Emperor Zhou already understood.

The second half of the sentence is yes, but now, his time is numbered.

It was no secret that Emperor Zhou was in poor health. The crown prince knew it, and so did the officials.

This is also the case, so after Yang Qingyuan broke the balance between the crown prince and the King of Chu, Emperor Zhou did not deliberately restore it.

Because he also needs to confirm an heir in due course.

Apart from doting too much on Crown Princess Zhou Mingyu, the crown prince has no major shortcomings. Although he may not be able to become a sage master, it is more than enough to be a successful king.

Under such circumstances, if Emperor Zhou's reputation was stained, it would be difficult to repair it.

If it was changed to ten years ago, Emperor Zhou would retry the case without hesitation. It was just an unjust case, and Emperor Zhou had plenty of opportunities to erase and make up for it.

Emperor Taizong Wen of the former Tang Dynasty killed his brother and rebelled against his father and won the throne, but his achievements could not be concealed in the slightest.

Cultivate political science internally and expand territory externally.

A mere stain is nothing to him!Don't even bother to cover it up.

The original Emperor Zhou also had such pride, but now he has no time.

Emperor Zhou knew very well about his own body. After decades of hard work in government affairs, his body was already on the verge of collapse.

There is no time left, let him slowly smooth out this stain and make up for his mistakes.

If this case is allowed to be retried, his achievements in the first half of his life will be questioned in the history books of later generations.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhou hesitated.

The prince continued to add, "Father's benevolence is comparable to that of Han Wenhuang before him. How can he bear the stigma for this matter!?"

Although Emperor Zhou was a good man, he wanted to be a good emperor even more, just like Emperor Wen of the former Han Dynasty, and he had always learned from Emperor Wen of the former Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wen always thinks of virtue, inherits the heart of heaven, respects benevolence and righteousness, saves punishment, clears the customs, and is far and near. The world is at peace.

Below the three generations, he is called the sage of the emperor, and he is also Emperor Wen.

Emperor Zhou knew that immortality was unrealistic, and what he desires most now is to obtain the posthumous title, Emperor Wen after his death.

However, the influence of Li Shou's case continues to expand, and it is very likely that even this wish will not be fulfilled.

Abuse of punishment, unjust and false cases, how can it be worthy of the word "literature"? !
People are selfish, and Emperor Zhou was no exception.

The crown prince gave him a good excuse to exonerate Zhou Mingsheng from the death penalty.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou's mind has been shaken!
(End of this chapter)