The wind and the moon are irrelevant

Chapter 170 The Emperor's Face

When Empress Xian was still there, Emperor Wei Wen loved her very much, and even loved Yin Gezhi and Nanping more than other princes and princesses.Shi Shi was just a noble concubine at that time, so it was fine if she was left out in the cold. Who would have thought that her son would not be valued by the emperor.The eldest prince lived in the East Palace since he was a child, but Jue'er lived with her all the time until he became an adult, and even used the emperor to pick out leftovers for the eldest prince when he taught the grand master!

Shi Shi was not reconciled to this kind of situation, she had been plotting behind her back early in the morning, once the empress died, she thought of a way to get her brother to help her ascend to the throne, and it took a lot of hard work to help Jue'er On the crown prince.I have used all the methods that should be used, and there has never been a time to be merciful.It's not easy to get to this point today, if the emperor still has the heart to abolish the prince, then she can only take the risk!

The women in the harem are sad, they spend their whole lives living for the honor of the family and their own status, especially the unfavored women, who have long since lost the girl's yearning for feelings, and only have deep resentment and hatred for power. desire.

Emperor Wei Wen suddenly didn't realize it, he was still in deep thought, angry that the prince was useless, but he was also afraid of Yin Gezhi's ability.

Guan Qingyue fled outside, and the truth of the Guan family's injustice case surfaced little by little, although at the same time, the envoy of Wu State talked a lot.But Emperor Wei Wen was very worried. He always felt that someone next to his dragon chair was staring at him, making him unable to eat or sleep well, and the dragon's body would not be healthy if he was ill.

"Father."

In the imperial study room, Yin Gezhi was tall and tall, holding the memorial in both hands, and said calmly: "The old case of the Guan family involved a total of 68 officials, [-] of whom are still in the court and the opposition. Determine the punishment they should have, and record it together with the crime, please look at it."

Staring at him, Emperor Wei Wen's expression was a bit ugly: "There are too many people involved, Shen Bi, have you ever heard a word? It's called 'the crime is not to blame'!"

"My son has never recognized this word." Looking up, Yin Gezhi said stubbornly: "The crime should be punished. One person is responsible for one person, and a hundred people are responsible for a hundred people. Since the father was able to massacre Guan for the crime of one person, There are more than a hundred people in the family, so how can we not convict these 68 people now?"

Choking slightly, Emperor Wei Wen coughed again, with a very tired expression on his face, he patted the table, and said angrily: "You child, why do you want to fight against me?"

"My son didn't want to make things difficult for my father." Slightly cupping his hands, Yin Ge stopped and said, "My son is just asking for justice. Guan's family is innocent. They have made countless contributions but have been wronged for three years. The entire family has been wiped out. Why does father still feel Guan Qingyue?" Is it a crime to escape from prison? If she doesn't survive, the emperor won't even have a chance to forgive her sin."

"Presumptuous!" With a low reprimand, Emperor Wei Wen's face was extremely ugly: "What crime do I forgive? I am not guilty!"

"It will be the grand ancestor worship ceremony of the Yin family soon." Without listening to him at all, Yin Gezhi said to himself: "I have already discussed with Master Fengchang, and in order to express my apology to the Guan family, I would like to express my apology to my father." Proclaim to the world at the ancestor worship ceremony that the Guan family is innocent."

"What?!" He patted the armrest and stood up, and Emperor Wei Wen was trembling with anger: "You want me to admit my mistake in front of my ancestors!"

"Shouldn't it?" With a cold face, Yin Gezhi looked at him solemnly and said: "Father has just ascended the throne, and the Ming prince is in chaos. Half of the officials in the court defected. It was General Guan who led a hundred thousand soldiers to serve the king in Lidu. , Protecting the throne of the father and the emperor! The Wu State has repeatedly violated our borders, and the generals in office only want to enjoy life and do not want to fight. It’s bad, the troops are insufficient, it’s because the Guan family didn’t retreat at all and defended the city to the death, that’s why Wu Guo didn’t take Nanqi City and threaten me in the hinterland of Lidu!”

Wei Wendi looked away in a panic, and slowly sat down on the dragon seat.

There was some tremor in Yin Gezhi's cold voice: "He is a respectable person. In the battle of Pingchang, I made a mistake. I should be more humane, trust him more, and not send the letter back to Lidu, maybe Father has no excuse to kill him so quickly."

But at that time, he didn't show any sympathy when it came to things. Whether it was the meritorious Guan Canghai or someone else, as long as he committed a crime and the evidence was in his hands, he would handle it fairly.But he never thought that if he was impartial, others would not.Under this filthy imperial power, there is a murderous intent towards loyal ministers!
"My son is willing to plead guilty to the ancestors and the Guan family together with the father and the emperor." The Adam's apple rolled up and down, Yin Gezhi looked at Wei Wendi and said: "Only the father, don't care about the face of the royal family."

Emperor Wei Wen was silent when he heard this, his eyes slowly turned left and right, and after a long time he asked, "What if I refuse?"

"Father's favorite is the power in his hands, right?" Yin Gezhi chuckled and looked even more indifferent after anticipating his answer: "Whether it is military power or other power, you have always firmly held it in your hands. Never lie to others."

With a soft snort, Emperor Wei Wen looked at the jade seal on the table, as acquiescence.

"Since this is the case, then forgive me for your courage." With a slight nod of his head, Yin Ge stopped and said, "From the moment I knew about the Guan family's injustice case, I have already thought about it. If the father insists on going his own way, then the minister can only fight the father." .”

"Oh?" With a sneer, Emperor Wei Wen squinted at him: "You are mere prince, I am the emperor, what do you want to fight with me?"

"It's very simple." Yin Gezhi lowered his eyes: "Before I came, I negotiated with the prince of Wu. Let me go back to Wei, and I can lead the army to fight against Song with Wu. He is very serious about uniting Wei. There is only one condition, let the minister be in command."

His heart tightened, and Emperor Wei Wen frowned. He had personally talked with the envoys of Wu, and the condition was indeed this.

"Father, why do you think my son will be able to return after only one year?" With a low laugh, Yin Ge stopped and said, "If it wasn't for his confidence, the son would not dare to fight the father. If the alliance between Wu and Wei breaks down this time, Wei What will happen to the Congress, Father knows in his heart."

The State of Qi has always been eyeing the State of Wei. If it provokes the State of Wu again, then the two countries of Wu and Wei will unite to swallow the State of Wei first and then resist the State of Song.Originally, the state of Wu had more than one choice, and being able to unite with the state of Wei was already regarded as a profound state of Wei.

Somewhat annoyed, Wei Wendi said: "Aren't you afraid that you will die here first?"

The tiger's poison does not eat its offspring, but he is a human being, and the human heart is much more terrifying than a tiger.

Yin Gezhi's expression darkened a bit, but his back straightened even more: "Father wants to kill his son, because he wants to rely on the palace guards?"

Thinking of the terrifying kung fu of his own emperor, Emperor Wei Wen felt a little guilty, his expression was calm and he supported the scene, but his heart was beating.

If he had stopped Yin Ge first, it would have given him a reason to rebel.Not to mention that there are quite a few people who support him in the court, let's talk about the guards. Chen Weiwei is from the East Palace. Although he is loyal to him, but if Yin Chenbi is on the opposite side, whether he can be obedient or not depends on another matter. explain.

Somewhat flustered, Emperor Wei Wen softened his tone and said: "Blood is thicker than water, after all, you are your own son, how could I be willing to attack you? But Shen Bi, you can't just force your father like this just because your father is soft-hearted. "

"Five years ago, the strength of Wei State was still comparable to that of Wu State, and even slightly surpassed it." Frowning slightly, Yin Gezhi said in a heavy tone: "In just five years, Wei State has made enemies everywhere, conquered continuously, and the people are in dire straits. The people have fled, the land is barren, and the national strength is getting weaker and weaker. Hasn't Father and Emperor thought about the reason?"

"How could I have never thought about it?" Wei Wendi was a little unconvinced: "I have been asking the ministers of the court, and there may be fewer and fewer people to use. I spend five hours a day reviewing memorials, but what is the use? Woolen cloth?"

"Is it really because the courtiers are useless?" Yin Gezhi shook his head: "It is the father who is arbitrary, refuses to delegate power, rewards and punishments, does not distinguish between right and wrong, and promotes officials because of his preferences, which leads to the loss of talents in the court, incompetent people! "

Emperor Wei Wen raised his eyebrows: "Why am I so stupid as you said!"

"Isn't it?" Yin Gezhi sighed: "Take Zhao Xu as an example. He was just a literati in Lidu. He was promoted to Taiwei in just two years! Father, Taiwei is one of the three princes, can such an official position be given like this?"

Feeling a little guilty, Emperor Wei Wen coughed twice, but didn't answer.

"Until later it was discovered that there was a corpse in the mansion, what did the father do? Let the ministers leave him alone, and said he was wronged! Dare to ask the father, is the female corpse in the backyard of the Taiwei's mansion related to you?"

"Bold!" Rising to the table, the emperor said angrily, "What does it have to do with me? When I go to his house, I only talk about calligraphy and painting, no matter what else!"

"Then why did the father favor him so far?" Yin Gezhi sneered, "Just because his handwriting suits the father's wishes?"

"You don't understand!" Emperor Wei Wen said a little anxiously: "There are not many people who can concentrate on writing calligraphy today, not to mention that he has made great achievements in Yan calligraphy, and he will be recorded in the annals of history in the future!"

He laughed out loud, Yin Gezhi shook his head: "Because of this, father can cover up his murder, isn't it considered indiscriminate?"

Emperor Wei Wen was speechless, stiff for a while, and finally bowed his head to reflect.

"My son insisted on overturning the case, and wanted the father to be guilty of the crimes of the ancestors. It was not to wipe the face of the father, but to give Wei the last hand, to restore the integrity of the Wei court, to warm the blood of loyal officials, and to leave a legacy. The heart of a loyal minister. Only in this way can we, Great Wei, have the hope of becoming strong again!"

This is the second time Yin Gezhi said this, the first time Emperor Wei Wen didn't believe it, but the second time he had to listen.

The imperial study room was quiet for a long time, the hourglass was almost at the bottom, just when Yin Gezhi was a little desperate, thinking that Emperor Wei Wen would die without repentance, he spoke in a tired voice.

"That's all." Wei Wendi said: "If you admit your mistakes, you will admit your mistakes, and if you apologise, you will apologise. For the sake of our country, Wei, I am willing to listen to your words."

Overjoyed in his heart, Yin Gezhi looked at him in surprise: "Father, what you say is true?"

(End of this chapter)