Chapter 602

The capital of emperor Qian, Qianyuan city.

It's late at night. In addition to the sound and light of the merchants on both sides of the Tianjie street and in each city, the whole Qianyuan city is in a quiet state. The half moon in the sky makes the silence even more tranquil. However, on the top of Lingqiu, where Daqian palace is located, there are still brilliant lights, especially the Wenhua hall where the cabinet is located, the Zhaowu hall where waige is located, and the Ziji hall where the emperor is located at the top of Lingqiu.

At this time, under the Royal steps outside the Ziji hall, people knelt all over the ground, including the old man with silver hair, the middle-aged man with short beard and black hair, and the young man with green face. At this time, these people's faces were either sad, or worried, or nervous.

Just three days ago, the eldest princess Yu Chuqing, in the name of the assistant princess, entered the main punishment department. The files accumulated over the years and the criminal files suppressed for some reasons were read out one by one by her, and then a series of instructions were issued from the Ministry of punishment, and a group of faith Eagles flew from the imperial capital to the counties of Daqian.

The children of those families who had committed crimes, extorted, bought and sold by force, and oppressed the good and good were all arrested by the prefectures and the local soldiers. They did not investigate the case in the local area and were directly escorted to the Ministry of punishment for trial. And those aristocratic officials who had accepted bribes, malfeasance and law bending, slack officials and lazy government were also sent to the imperial capital in prison cars.

In just three days, from the imperial capital to the counties around the imperial capital, the children of more than 100 aristocratic families have been arrested, and dozens of local county officials have been put on shackles and become prisoners. Such a situation makes the aristocratic family unable to sit down, no matter whether there are children arrested or not, because no one can understand why Princess Yu Chuqing did it.

You should know that at this time, the twelve main armies of Daqian were in the north and south of Xinjiang, and the ten Phoenix guards and the left forbidden guards of the 24 guards were also in the south of Qingquan city. There are only seven imperial guards in the imperial capital, the forbidden guards in the right army, the pro guards in the upper army and the pro guards in the lower army, and the county soldiers in the local counties who are used to maintain the daily public order. It can be said that the army is the most empty since the founding of the state.

According to the truth, either Princess Yu Chuqing or the Emperor himself should not make big moves at this time. Whether Princess Yu Chuqing really wants to check the criminal cases missed for some reasons in the past, or take the opportunity to target the aristocratic family, now that there are not enough troops to suppress them in China, if one is not serious, someone will take the opportunity to set up a Rebel Flag. If it can't be put out at the first time, it is very likely to develop into a prairie fire.

But the eldest princess Yu Chuqing just did it, and did it without leaving any room. The wolf like officers of the Ministry of punishment and the county soldiers, who were mostly composed of veterans who had retired from the army because of the age of wounded soldiers, directly took the arrest order of the Ministry of punishment and knocked on the door of the mansion to get people. She didn't give any face to these families who were usually respected and famous. Because the eldest princess personally ordered that if there was any resistance, they would be killed, so the people of all families could only watch their children being captured.

As their children were taken away, every family was in a state of anxiety, and the housewives were crying and swearing. A letter from each mansion to the emperor, all the families want to know, what Princess Yu Chuqing wants to do. Is it true to enforce the law impartially and clean up the accumulated cases of her absence from the court for more than ten years, or do you want to take the opportunity to start from these unruly children in the family, so as to subvert their whole family.

At this time, the people kneeling under the Royal steps of Ziji hall were either aristocratic officials in the dynasty, or the old generation of aristocratic people who had retired, or the aristocratic students and young officials in the imperial capital, and some aristocratic family leaders who came from the surrounding counties of the imperial capital.

At this time, they came to Ziji hall to find out from the emperor whether it was the emperor's instruction or the personal behavior of Princess Yu Chuqing. If it is the former, they also want to know where the bottom line of the emperor is. If it is the latter, they also want to know where the bottom line of Princess Yu Chuqing is. Is such a thing just beginning, or will the children of the aristocratic family who have files in the Ministry of punishment finish it.

What they didn't expect was that the Emperor didn't summon them at the first time after they came to the purple pole hall. The reason given was that there were military newspapers from both the north and the south. The emperor was discussing with the ministers of the outer court to ask them to wait for a moment. It was only six or seven hours. From noon to midnight, they almost had not enough water and rice, Because they were in the palace, they didn't even go to the toilet once. There are many people in the crowd at this time either hungry pale, or suffocated face purple up.

On one side of the kneeling crowd, there was a white haired old minister sitting on a chair. He was the only one sitting in the crowd, but he was leaning on a jade dragon crutch in both hands, and his eyes closed slightly. He didn't know whether he was closing his eyes or sleeping.

"Old prime minister, old Prime Minister." At this time, Wang Zan, the general manager of the internal servant, went to the old man, bowed slightly, and called out twice.

"Oh, it's Wang Neixiang. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years. How come your majesty finally wants to see me?" The old man opened his eyes and saw that it was Wang Zan, the general manager of the internal servant. He didn't dare to neglect him. Although he didn't get up, he sat up straight and said.

Wang Zan waved his hand with a smile and said, "where can I be called the old Prime Minister? I can't serve the imperial eunuch in this dynasty. I'm just a servant of your majesty."

Speaking of this, Wang Zan looked at the aristocratic courtiers who were listening to them. Then he said, "old prime minister, the war in southern Xinjiang has been rekindled, and there is a message from the Duke of Wei in Northern Xinjiang. Your majesty is discussing the military situation and deducing the war situation with the adults in the outer Pavilion. There may be no time to summon you tonight. How about the old Prime Minister taking them back first? You see, there are so many people who have been kneeling for a long time, but they still haven't got enough water and rice. If something goes wrong, what should we do? These are all the officials of your Majesty's country. In this eventful autumn, we should take good care of our health, so that we can help your majesty to help the country, right

The old man sniffed at Wang Zan for a long time. His crutches thumped on the ground and said with a cold hum, "if you don't eat a few meals, you'll never die. I won't go back until I see your majesty."

"Can I ask the imperial chef to get some food for the prime minister? The old prime minister once assisted the kings of two generations. It can be said that he has made great contributions. If something goes wrong outside, the old slave can't afford it. " Wang Zan didn't seem to see the old man's action, he said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'm not hungry." The old man said impatiently.

"In that case, I'll go outside the temple to see if your majesty has finished." The old man's tone was not good, and Wang Zan didn't think he was disobedient. He arched his hand and turned to leave.

At this time, there were only three people in Ziji hall, and there were no so-called court officials. Emperor Yu Yuanxu and Princess Yu Chuqing sat opposite each other in a small table, while empress Lu Qin cooked tea by hand.

"Elder sister, it's not a good way to hang them like this, and Prime Minister Zhuo is also among them. After all, he is an old minister left by his father. It's very helpful for me when I first ascended the throne. If I can't see them all the time, I'm a little cold." Qian Huang Yu Yuan Xu some can't bear to say.

You should know that the only old man who can sit a chair outside the hall is Zhuo Xianran. He is the second prime minister of Emperor Xuan. After Qian Emperor Yu Yuanxu ascended the throne, Luo canglan, the prime minister at that time, helped him and his elder sister Yu Chuqing to stabilize the dynasty. It can be said that he has made great contributions to his sister and brother and the whole Da Qian Dynasty. He has always been the downfall of the Qingyang Empire and the Da Qian Political Bureau has been on the right track, He has been in his hometown for more than ten years. He didn't come to the imperial capital. He didn't expect that this would blow up such old officials.

Yu Chuxin didn't look up at Yu Yuanxu, but looked at the teacup in his hand, as if the Phoenix opera on the teacup was very interesting. After a long time, he said, "second brother, whether you are prime minister Zhuo, or those courtiers, or those aristocratic family leaders, what do you want to say to them? Is it to tell them clearly that we are just going to use these unworthy children in their families to suppress them, or do we follow their wishes and let go all the people we have caught, as if nothing happened? "

"This ~" Yu Yuanxu heard that the speech was stagnant.

At this time, empress Lu Qin said, "Your Majesty, elder sister Chang is right. These aristocratic families have either risen for nearly a hundred years or passed on for hundreds of years. Some of them are longer than the time when we established our country. They have been infiltrating the court for generations, and they are deeply aware of the way of advancing and retreating to protect themselves. If your majesty sees them today, they will not be satisfied with their perfunctory remarks. With the support of the prime minister, they may still make trouble in the Ziji palace. It's better to wait until the Ministry of punishment obtains the evidence and let them have nothing to say. "

"The queen has a point." Yu Yuanxu pondered for a long time and nodded.

"Yi ~" Yu Yuanxu's voice just dropped, but Yu Chuqing sneered. Looking at the empress and emperor in front of her, she shook her head in appreciation and disappointment.

"Elder sister, don't you agree with the queen?" Seeing Yu Chuqing's appearance, Emperor Yu Yuanxu and empress Lu Qin look at each other and ask in a puzzled way.

Yu Chuqing shook her head and said, "second brother, the reason why we do this is to punish the aristocratic family before the end of the Nanli war. For more than ten years, these people have claimed that the imperial power does not go to the countryside, and they regard the place as their private land. This palace is to let them understand that the great power belongs to the common people in the world, and even to the royal family of Yu. They want to be as powerful and prosperous as the previous dynasty. If there is a change in the way of heaven, they can even rely on their family connections, reputation, and reputation As soon as I turn around and become a vassal, I just want to tell them that it's impossible. "

Yu Chuqing heavy cup Dun in the table, in the empress's face looked at, continue to say“ In other words, I want to deal with them. I want them to understand that since they are the subjects of Daqian, they have to follow the rules set by Taizu. Today, I order to arrest their children because they have already been soaked in soft jade. They will say whatever I want them to say, even if I want them to bite the whole family, They don't dare to say less than one person's name, where they need more evidence. "

"This ~" Emperor Yu Yuanxu and empress Lu Qin's face changed greatly. At this time, they really understood that the so-called criminal case files of the Ministry of punishment and the files of the Royal Sanwei were not put in Yu Chuqing's eyes, or that these were just a reason. What she really wanted to do was to break through these aristocratic children who were used to pleasure and had no strong will, Finally, the aim of suppressing the whole aristocratic family was achieved.

"Elder sister ~" Yu Yuanxu hesitated for a long time before he said, "Taizu once said that power can control people for a while, but not for a lifetime. Er, I have my own law. I think it's better to judge according to the law and punish those who violate the law. "

"Do you mean to say that I do whatever I can to achieve my goal?" See Yu Yuanxu a words of intermittent, Yu Chuqing deeply looked at him and said.

"I know that what elder sister Chang has done is for the sake of great prosperity, for the sake of me and Hao'er. She has no selfishness at all. It's just that it's not a chaotic time, so we don't have to use the heavy method." At this point, Yu Yuanxu thought a little and said, "the troubles of the aristocratic family lie in the future, not in the present. Suppression and killing can only be solved for a while. If you want long-term stability, you should use the law step by step and divide it."

When Yu Yuanxu finished, he looked at Yu Chuqing with some trepidation. He knew that his elder sister had a strong character. As long as she wanted to do something, she would not allow others to say anything. In the past, it was better when her accomplishments were not high. Now her elder sister Yu Chuqing has half stepped into the realm of human beings, and combined with her ten years of assistant politics, even though he has been on the throne for more than 20 years, I still feel like I can't breathe.

However, Yu Chuqing didn't seem to care that what Yu Yuanxu said was aimed at her. On the contrary, she gave a little smile and said, "you can think like this. It's the right way for you. That's why I do this. I can do some things, but you can't do them."

"Elder sister ~" looking at Yu Chuqing in front of him, Yu Yuanxu seems to have returned to the time when he ascended the throne. At that time, it was the elder sister in front of him who sheltered him from the wind and rain.

"Second younger brother, you are the king and respected by all the people in the world, so you can't do some things, even if you fake it on your ministers. There are many wise people in this world, and you can't see that no matter what your trusted ministers do or how they do it, you are the emperor's instruction. But I'm the only one who's not in the list, so you just ignore it. I'll do everything. As for how historians will write and how future generations will evaluate it, as long as we can have long-term peace and stability, I don't care, sister. Do you understand? "