Yutai Bi

Chapter 171 The Holy Judgment 2
In the hall, Emperor Gaozong still gently persuaded: "They are all daughters. It is an act of benevolence for the queen to take back her life."

Empress Cui looked at the emperor coldly: "Your Majesty, where is the majesty of the royal family to be changed from day to day? Although the daughter of the Du family married my nephew's memorial tablet, she is also the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cui family of Qinghe. How can she be insulted?"

Gaozong thought to himself, it's fine if people prefer.It is clear that the Du family does not want the glory of your Cui family's eldest daughter-in-law, why force it?He ordered the servant: "Call General Du in."

After hearing the decree, Du Yansui entered the hall, saluted and stood aside.

Gaozong then asked: "General Du, are you willing to let your younger sister Pengling marry into Cui's family?"

Seeing Du Yansui, Empress Cui was furious: "General Du, the Japanese Palace told you well, didn't you like this marriage very much? Why, did you forget what you said when you turned around? "

Du Yansui replied calmly: "Report to the emperor and queen. When the empress bestowed the marriage that day, the founding prince was fine. The Du family and the Cui family were betrothed to Mr. Cui when Shemei was young. If the empress bestowed the marriage, the minister Extremely honorable. I only have such a younger sister. Since Mr. Cui has drowned and died, my grandmother loves her younger sister, and I am not willing to give up. Please be tolerant and magnanimous, and take it back."

Empress Cui sneered and said, "I was so grateful that day, but today I dared to disobey my wishes! Du Yansui, you really found a good master!"

"My loyal master is only the emperor. This matter is up to the emperor!" Du Yansui said, bowing to Emperor Gaozong.

"If I agree with the queen's intention, what about ordering your sister to marry into the Cui family?" Gaozong asked suddenly.

Du Yansui smiled and said: "I believe that the emperor will not allow my sister to stay in the Cui family as a widow for the rest of her life. If the emperor orders my younger sister to marry her spirit, I will prepare for the marriage so that my younger sister will have a good marriage. When she returns home, even though she is too old to get married, I believe that with the salary of a minister, the family can still support one more person."

Hearing Gaozong's heart bursting with comfort: "You go down."

"Resignation." Du Yansui withdrew from the hall.

"Awan, look, you offered the marriage back then, and your nephew was still alive, so General Du was naturally willing. Now that he has gone, why bother with the other girl and make the two families feud?" Gaozong advised again.

Empress Cui already knew clearly what happened in the morning court today.Taking back his life is equivalent to slapping his elder brother's face hard, and Qinghe Cui's family will also become a joke.Thinking of those ministers in the court who supported the Cui family.Thinking of Liu Jieyu saying that Du Yansui once approached Wu Zhaoyi.Thinking of the emperor's obedience to Wu Zhaoyi.Empress Cui was furious: "The emperor was instigated by that bitch Wu Zhaoyi! She dared to speak against the will of the palace just because she was pregnant with the prince!"

Gaozong frowned and said, "Awan, how can you be unreasonable? I went to visit Zhaoyi today, and she said you are kind."

Empress Cui became even more angry, and she turned her head directly: "Please go back, Your Majesty, forgive me and my concubine can't take it back!"

The queen drove herself away?Gaozong couldn't believe his ears for a while: "Queen, don't you even listen to my words?"

Empress Cui raised her chin proudly: "I, Qinghe Cui, can't afford to lose face like this, the emperor doesn't need to say any more!"

Qinghe Cui Shi!What a noble family!Gaozong thought of Shang Shuling Wei Xiang, Qinghe Cui's in-law.Zhongshuling Liu Xiang, the Queen's uncle.Serving Wang Xiang, Wei Xiang's in-law.The three prime ministers are all Tuogu ministers.Whenever a decree is issued, if the three of them refuse, it will be difficult to issue and implement it.

Gaozong became more and more frustrated, so he slapped her across the face, and said with a sneer, "Cui Wan, you only have the Qinghe Cui family in your heart, but you forgot that you are already the daughter-in-law of the Li family in Longxi!"

This slap stunned everyone who served in the main hall.

Empress Cui covered her face, as if she didn't know the gentle emperor in front of her.

In a daze, I heard Gao Zong say slowly: "The decree, the empress defies my will, and I will close the palace to think about my mistakes from now on." After speaking, he walked away.

Empress Cui suddenly came to her senses, seeing the emperor leaving without looking back, she couldn't help being heartbroken: "Your Majesty! You listened to that bastard Wu Zhaoyi's instigation, and you actually want this palace to confine your feet? Aren't you afraid that the courtiers will be chilled?"

"I handle housework, why should my subjects worry about it!" Gaozong was even more angry, smiled coldly, and left the palace without looking back.

The palace gate was slowly closed, and Du Yansui left with the chariot.

Suddenly, I heard the emperor's soft sigh coming from the chariot.Du Yansui's heart was tightly clenched into a ball.This sigh was like sighing to himself.Distantly revealed the emperor's intolerance.The emperor's intolerance to the empress means that he will favor the Cui family, which means that it will be unfavorable to Yan Wan.

Du Yansui glanced at the closed palace gate, clenched his fists, and silently followed the chariot.

The news in the palace cannot be concealed from the previous dynasty.

In the early morning of the second day, some courtiers stood up and wrote letters to intercede for the queen.

Zhongshuling Liu Xiang said angrily: "The emperor wronged the empress because he must have been seduced by Wu Zhaoyi. What's the reason why the emperor dotes on a woman of low birth but alienates a queen of noble origin?"

Shang Shuling Wei Tongtong was one of the former emperor's Tuogu ministers. He stood up and sang red faces: "The will cannot be changed. It is not the fault of the empress. The emperor recited the merits of Du Guogong, and had the old Duke Yuchi plead for mercy. He couldn't bear to chill the hearts of the heroes. But you can't wrong the queen because of the empress's direct remonstrance."

Lord Cui staggered his head, and a bruise appeared on his forehead: "I implore the emperor to forgive the empress this time for the sake of marrying the empress."

"Shut up! The empress kept saying that you, the Qinghe Cui family, can't afford to lose face! Does she still think of herself as the queen of the Li family in Longxi! Thinking of the Qinghe Cui family, how about I send her back to be her Qinghe Cui family's girl?" Gao Zong rare got angry at the Golden Luan Hall.

Send the queen back to Qinghe Cui's house?This, do you want to abolish the empress?

The ministers were startled and knelt down one after another: "The emperor calm down!"

"How I deal with the queen is my family's business. Is it possible that you have to dictate my family affairs? I see that you three prime ministers are confused! From now on, officials of the six departments of the three provinces and above the fourth grade can discuss the affairs of the six departments under the house." Let me help you share some political affairs!" Gaozong suddenly issued this decree.

This, doesn't this make it clear that the power of the prime minister will be divided?The three prime ministers looked at each other.He frequently winked to signal his trusted officials to refute the emperor's will.

"The emperor is wise!" Chi Baolin, the lieutenant of the courtier, suddenly stood up and took the lead in responding to the emperor's words.

A group of four-rank and five-rank officials from three provinces and six ministries showed joy on their faces.In the past, when discussing politics, the final decision was made by the prime minister.Now that he can be discussed in the court, if he is favored by the emperor, he will not worry about his future.Immediately, he stood up and shouted long live three times.

"It's because the queen spoke against me for the dignity of the royal family. It's fine if you can think about it and repent. This matter was all caused by the marriage gifted by the Cui and Du families. It is against the harmony of heaven to marry the spirit. Since the Du family is unwilling, The House of the Founding Marquis cannot be compelled. First, the queen bestowed a marriage, and the two families signed a marriage contract. I passed on my decree, so that the second girl Du did not have to marry into the Cui family, and she went to Cuihua Mountain Laojun Nunnery to lead a one-year practice for the founding marquis. The eldest son recited scriptures to save his life. The marriage after one year has nothing to do with the Cui family. Let Dali Temple expedite the investigation into the case of Cui Mengdong's drowning, there must be no mistakes! Do you have any objections?" The emperor turned around and ruled the matter.

"The emperor is holy!" The courtiers headed by Yuchi Baolin took the lead in bowing down.

The emperor took it lightly and spared the queen.

The three prime ministers and Lord Cui were all relieved.

Ordering the officials of the fourth-rank subordinates to handle affairs at the same time made it clear that they wanted to break the right of the prime ministers to speak together in three provinces and six ministries.

This move was enthusiastically supported by low-ranking young ministers from humble backgrounds.But it cast a haze over the hearts of the three prime ministers.

Compared with the marriage between the Cui family and the Du family and the emperor's desire to divide his own power, the veterans valued the latter more.I only worry about whether the emperor will take away more rights in the next step.For a while, he couldn't care about the Cui family's affairs.

The emperor felt very comfortable.I have been emperor for two or three years, but I have never been as majestic as I am today.He cast a satisfied glance at Yuchi Baolin, feeling in his heart that the people he personally promoted are different.Look at those old ministers, why don't they learn from the old Duke Yuchi.People don't go out of the house or go to the Golden Palace for more than ten years, how sensible.It is not in vain to promote and reuse his son.

Take the hair to practice and chant sutras for my son for a year!Master Cui was furious, he had lost a son!
"Your Majesty! Since you don't take back the will. There is a family nunnery in the minister's mansion, can you let the girl from the Du family go to the mansion to chant sutras for a year? After a year, the Cui family will send Miss Du back to the mansion without entanglement! I beg the emperor to recite the scriptures in the minister's house." My son’s first seven days are almost over, and there’s not even a crying soul around him!” Master Cui was in tears.

The emperor was stunned for a while, and while he was in a good mood, he no longer ignored Cui Houye's wish: "Since that's the case, Cui Houye must treat Du's girl kindly."

Master Cui Houye was afraid that the emperor would change his mind again, so he kept shouting: "The emperor is benevolent, the Cui family is grateful!"

Outside the main hall, Du Yansui's heart was up and down.Hearing the emperor's last will, he couldn't help but smile.Cuihua Mountain is a good place, let's just pretend that Yanwan went to rest for a year.

Hearing Master Cui's request suddenly again, Du Yansui couldn't help but glance into the palace, the emperor's words had already drifted into his ears.Du Yansui took a deep breath, and tightly held the handle of the Qianniu knife.One year, go to Cui's house to chant scriptures for one year, the founding marquis wants Yan Wan to die!
After the court was over, Lord Cui Houye came out of the Golden Palace, and seeing Du Yansui standing upright on the jade steps, he laughed heartily three times.

After laughing, he approached Du Yansui and said, "Don't worry, General Du, this Marquis will treat your sister kindly."

(End of this chapter)