Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 125 The first confrontation with Wei Zheng

"Amitabha, poor monk Xuanci has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Poor Dao Deyunzi has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"You two, you two are the leading figures of the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism in this world. I will entrust you to the two of you for praying for snow."

After a while, another fat man with a big belly and wearing Yu Zhining's official uniform resolutely walked up to the high platform, uttering a Qing Ci that he didn't know what it meant, and started to read it shaking his head. Finally, this As the prince Zuo Shuzi, he highly affirmed this movement of offering sacrifices to heaven.

For a while, the surrounding area of ​​the high platform was already crowded with people, and the people who watched the excitement surrounded the place completely.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The common people outside were still bustling, and they saw a group of people rushing in without any explanation, and the leader was Wei Zheng.

I saw that Wei Zheng's face was darker than the bottom of the pot at this time. His face had never been so dark during the Xuanwu Gate, but he squeezed into the crowd and found that the prince was already on top, and the suspected Yu Zhining His back is actually being organized and manned in an orderly manner to maintain order.

Wei Zheng was furious, he rushed forward to paw and pull, that 'Yu Zhining' looked back at him, and suddenly he felt bad.

"You are too courageous! You...you are too courageous!!"

The guard on the side whispered: "My lord, do you want to stop it?"

Wei Zheng sighed: "It's too late. If I stop the prince from begging for snow at this time, I will become a lone husband and a thief. Even if the old man doesn't mind the reputation, if such a big oolong really happens in this event of offering sacrifices to the heavens, what's the face of your highness? The majesty of the court where?"

"Then... so what do we do now?"

"What should I do? What should I do if I'm a special mother? It's hard to ride a tiger now, so I can only do it according to the truth. No, Master Yu personally presided over it."

"Then...then we just look at it like this and don't care about anything?"

"Hmph, although His Highness is a little stubborn, he is not such a bold and reckless person. Nine out of ten, this matter is still the work of that precious apprentice of the truth. Let's go, the old man will kill his relatives so righteously today."

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With a sound of Duang, Wei Zheng kicked open the door of Qin Hao's house arrest. It was the first time Wei Zheng had acted so rudely since he came to Tang Dynasty, which shows that he was very angry at this time.

Naturally, Qin Hao would not be ignorant of why Wei Zheng was here. He nodded and bowed quickly and was about to go up to make love, but was kicked by Wei Zheng, showing no intention of showing mercy.

"What the hell happened! Tell me!! But there is a half lie, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Qin Hao smiled wryly, glanced at the guards behind him, and gestured to Wei Zheng with his eyes, Wei Zheng didn't say anything, turned around and told the guards: "You all go out."

Only Qin Hao and Wei Zheng were left, and Qin Hao said: "Master Xuanci and Daoist Izumo were both invited from Chang'an, they were on the road before I was placed under house arrest, and it has been three days since they came to Luoyang today That's right, the people who organized the sacrifices were borrowed from the Green Gang by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Zheng slapped the table and cursed angrily, "That's not what I asked!"

"Oh, Yu Zhining was arrested by His Highness. I don't know where he is. Anyway, the people of Luoyang don't know him. Let him take the blame for this matter. With his presidency, with your approval, this is The heaven worship movement is on the right track, oh, I have to trouble you to write an expedited note for the sage to read, and after Comrade Lao Yu releases it, this will not be a nonsense between me and the prince."

Wei Zheng sneered and said: "Hehe, Lao Yu and I handed over a pair of good apprentices, good, very good, you even plotted against me, now that I'm stuck, don't you have to write if you don't write?"

Qin Hao said calmly: "Almost, I know that you are a direct minister, but not a foolish minister. If you don't cooperate now, you should either stop begging for snow quickly, and the prince will lose his trust and the court's dignity will be wiped out from then on, or you just don't care about it." , make this a wild sacrifice, make it nondescript, the prince will inevitably be implicated, and even the court will be turbulent. At that time, the saint will not punish the prince if he wants to. The best way is to write a booklet and go to Beijing quickly. Let the Ministry of Rites file for the record, make up for it, and see what procedures are still missing in the formal sacrifices, and it is best to let the saints cooperate in Chang'an."

Wei Zheng's eyes almost burst into flames, and he said bluntly: "Boy, who do you think you are? Do you want to play with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? Or do you really think that the court dare not kill you!!"

Qin Hao raised his head and looked directly into Wei Zheng's eyes, and said frankly and without blinking or avoiding: "Master, as a former minister of the abolished prince, you are not a confidant of a saint, but you still dare to repeat your words and speak out, and you are never afraid of getting into trouble, it is because of your Being upright is because you have a clear conscience, and because you are loyal to Datang and the saint! Since I am your disciple, I should be proud of you. What I did today is absolutely not selfish, and it is all right. Datang is full of passion, and if there is even half a false statement, he is willing to die on the spot!!"

This was the first time Qin Hao said such words to Wei Zheng, which made Wei Zheng obviously stunned.

He has always known that Qin Hao is definitely a capable minister, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as extremely smart, but when it comes to integrity, he really has nothing at all. If there is a tyrannical and stupid king, he can flatter him He is prettier than anyone else, and although he has a few proud bones to support his spine, he is not slipping all over his body, which is completely different from himself, even if he makes admonitions, he must be the kind who circles around, and it is useless to expect him to be ugly.

Unexpectedly, there is actually such a side in this child's personality.

Wei Zheng snorted again, and said: "The so-called loyalty is not simply flattering the superiors. His Highness the Crown Prince likes to show off when he is young, and he doesn't care what he does. What you should do is to dissuade him, not to add fuel to the picture. Such behavior is like ordinary courtiers. What's the difference between villains?"

Qin Hao refused to give an inch, and contradicted him: "Could it be that the master thinks that I taught the prince to do a two-month show, and it's really just for the sake of showing off? Yes, the prince had a meal before going to see the victims, but he Is it true that he insists on eating the same meal as the disaster victims every day! He cheated by helping stretching every day, and sometimes pretended to faint, but it is true that he is exposed to the sun for more than an hour every day! Do you really think this is true? It’s just that it’s so simple for young people to show off? And what about the stele of donations? Let’s talk about begging for snow, don’t the common people look forward to snowfall as soon as possible?”

When Wei Zheng heard it, his tone softened a little, but he still said coldly: "It's not for the limelight, what else could it be for?"

Qin Hao took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Master, you are well-educated and well-versed in history books. What do you think is the root cause of the biggest turmoil in the court? It's the country!! It's the Li Chu!!!"

"Now that the princes have gradually grown up, in the next ten or even 20 years, the battle for succession is likely to become the biggest cause of division and struggle in the Tang Dynasty! Why does His Royal Highness want to let the other princes and officials get rid of this? Thoughts? Just because he is the oldest? Or because the saint loves him?"

"It's natural for parents to love their youngest sons. What if there is someone among the other princes who is extremely talented and deeply like a saint? In the ten years since the founding of my Tang Dynasty, the saint and the deposed prince have been fighting for ten years. Among them No one knows better than you how many struggles have been added to the court."

"I, Qin Hao, ask myself how capable I am. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince does not have the chance to be supreme, with my talents and learning, it is not difficult to match you. I did this not for myself, but for my Tang Dynasty, and for our nation. For some time in peace, there is no need to delay the road to rich country and strong army because of such bullshit."

"It's actually not appropriate for me to say these words, but have you never thought about it, Master? This time the crown prince will patrol the four directions on behalf of the emperor. It is very likely that it will be the best opportunity in ten years. If you miss this time, Who knows when the next time will be? If the crown prince can bring great merit and great hope, plus the status of the eldest son, maybe the other princes will not even have the idea of ​​seizing the throne."

(End of this chapter)