Chapter 688: Clear discussion

The Bianjing City was still waiting for news anxiously that the incident of King Pingxi killing Duke Zheng had already spread, which caused heated discussions among many people.

Now these two people have been pushed to the forefront. Why did King Pingxi kill Duke Zheng? Why did Duke Zheng offend Chen Ao? These things are the most eye-catching.

There are all kinds of rumors. Whether they like King Pingxi or not, most of them still have no good impression of Duke Zheng. The Zheng family in Huaizhou is as rich as a country and is a relative of the foreigners. If they are involved in these two things, most of the reputation in the market is not good. The Zheng family has many deeds in fighting for wealth, especially the young master Zheng who bought chickens for more than 200,000 yuan, which caused a sensation. Many people worked hard for a year but may not be able to earn twenty yuan to support their families. Unfortunately, they waved their hands and went to buy a chicken for more than 200,000 yuan, but they didn't even blink.

At this time, Suiya Weekly launched a special topic in a timely manner, talking about the grievances and love between King Pingxi and Duke Zheng. In order to enhance the readability, many interesting talks were naturally added to it, but most of them were favored by King Pingxi, especially the actions of the Zheng family in Taiyuan, which was revealed. This issue of the weekly magazine was instantly popular. In just three days, 150,000 copies were sold in Bianjing, which shows the relish of the public on this matter.

The content in the weekly magazine immediately exploded in Bianjing. Many people now know that in Taiyuan, a dou of rice was sold for ten cents at one time. What is the concept of ten cents? Ordinary ordinary people only have ten cents of family income in their families. If they can have a 10 cents of extra money, it will be considered a small wealthy family, and the rice money has increased by nearly a hundred times.

So the public opinion began to stand on the side of the King of Pingxi. Although the King of Pingxi was bad, it was really a witch compared to the Zheng family. Even the consulting bureau, the scholars originally rebuked King of Pingxi, but at this time the Qing Dynasty gradually changed, and then cursed the Zheng family.

Now the capital of Quan Bian Jing is waiting for the escort of King Pingxi back to the capital and wait for the imperial court to be tried. It can be seen that this time the incident has really made a big deal.

Li Bangyan's mansion was not far from the Zheng family, and a sedan chair fell to the middle gate steps. The sedan chairman outside shouted: "The whereabouts of the door fell off."

It was said that he was falling off the horse, but Li Bangyan didn't like getting off the sedan chair. The sedan chairmen agreed to their preferences, so they changed the word. The sedan chair tilted gently forward, the curtains were rolled open, and the tired Li Bangyan's feet fell on the ground. He was in a bad mood and had a dark face, which made the sedan chairmen not daring to show up.

Getting out of the sedan chair, Li Bangyan took his hand and passed through the middle gate. He ran into a head of the mansion. When the mansion heard the master coming home, he rushed to serve him. Seeing that the master had already entered the mansion, he immediately bowed and said, "Why did the master come back so early today?"

Li Bangyan said coldly: "Clean up the study and tell everyone not to approach. If the Marquis of Yiyang is coming later, please invite him to the study directly."

The head of the head nodded quickly and said, "The villain knows, but the second master of the Zheng family also sent someone to come here, saying that he wanted to pay a visit."

Li Bangyan was silent for a moment and said impatiently: "It is better to avoid suspicion at the forefront of the storm. Tell the second master that the Zheng family is closely related to Li, and Li must have helped him, but at this time, please stop walking and wait aside for Chen Ao."

The commander wants to speak but stops.

Li Bangyan said calmly: "What else do you have to say?"

The head whispered: "Will the Zheng family..."

"What will happen?" Li Bangyan said coldly: "At this point, no one can think of doing your business!"

After saying that, Li Bangyan went to the study. The study had been cleaned up, lit a candle, placed a charcoal basin, and the servant retreated, leaving Li Bangyan alone sitting on the sandalwood Grand Master chair, staring blankly at the candlelight.

The death of Duke Zheng really caught Li Bangyan off guard. If Li Bangyan had not been supported by Duke Zheng, how could he, a northerner, compete for the talented and southerner people with many villages? Duke Zheng was gone, and Li Bangyan would have lost a towering tree behind him. What's more, King Pingxi took away Duke Zheng and would sooner or later put himself to death like he would deal with Cai Jing. The disputes in the court seemed just intrigue, but they were even more cruel than fighting with real swords and guns. Even if he could survive, it would be no different from being dead.

The situation at this moment made Li Bangyan more and more worried. He thought that King Pingxi was afraid of Duke Zheng when he killed him. Although he lacked one dependence, it would not be too bad if he could kill King Pingxi. Li Bangyan originally thought that was the case, but the movements in the palace made him understand something immediately.

First, Suona's order was issued. Although it was Suona, His Majesty's imperial edict deliberately downplayed the matter of killing Duke Zheng, and only accused Shen Aojiao and accused Shen Aojiao and said that the word "Aoyan" was big or small, but in connection with His Majesty's attitude, I was afraid that there might be more protections.

It's okay for the official side, but more importantly, the empress dowager. The news in the harem was really shocking. The empress dowager actually took action. Instead of scolding the King of Pingxi, she warned Concubine Zheng. What does this mean? Li Bangyan dare not imagine that if Shen Ao walked out of the Dali Temple without any harm, Li Bangyan would have to submit a memorial to resign and retire. Otherwise, don't say that this auxiliary can't be made by then, it is still unknown whether his life can be saved.

Li Bangyan was thinking blankly, thinking about the thoughts of many important figures in Bianjing. The relationship between officials and families was ambiguous, and the empress dowager had already made a choice. It was natural that Duke Wei County was not to mention it. After thinking about it, he found that the entire inner court and outer court had only 30% chance of winning, and this chance of winning was only on the premise that Shen Ao killed Duke Zheng.

"If this time, if the surname Shen cannot be finished, no one in the Song Dynasty will fight him after that." Li Bangyan thought very depressedly and couldn't help but sigh. At this time, he actually had the idea of ​​abstaining from the right. This game is too dangerous. If he is not good, the gutter will capsize. He really doesn't want to continue. Even if he had to choose two years ago, he would rather not be the assistant than be pushed to the point of being an enemy of King Pingxi by invisible power.

But……

Li Bangyan felt powerlessly that it was not easy to get out. Not to mention that he was reluctant to leave the power he had, even if he wanted to leave, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would retaliate. Even if King Pingxi did not retaliate, would the major families in Huaizhou make themselves better? They spent a lot of money to support themselves. If they fled without fighting at the critical moment, what would the Li family rely on to gain a foothold in Huaizhou?

Li Bangyan sighed, shook his head, and put aside all these random thoughts. At this moment, footsteps came from outside and heard the voice of the head of the affairs officer saying, "Master, the Marquis of Yiyang has arrived."

"Please come in!"

After a while, Peng Hui, the Marquis of Yiyang, quickly stepped in. He was not polite in Li Bangyan's study. He sat on the chair fiercely, and said viciously: "Sister Li, something big will happen this time." After that, he took out a weekly magazine from his hand and threw it hard on Li Bangyan's desk, saying: "Sir, let's read it yourself."

Li Bangyan picked up the weekly magazine, turned the first page, and attracted him. He continued to read it in a gloomy and clear manner, and then said, "This must be the instructor of Chen, Suiya Weekly magazine was originally his family."

Peng Hui smiled bitterly and said, "They want to influence Qingyi. If this continues, I am afraid that the King of Pingxi will be investigated again before the time comes. If I really want to pursue it, my Peng family cannot escape. Lord Li is afraid..."

Li Bangyan said in a deep voice: "This was something that had been expected." After saying that, he sighed and said: "So King Pingxi must die, otherwise you and I will die without a burial."

Peng Hui sighed and said, "The imperial audit has been scheduled for next month. As soon as the King of Pingxi comes back, it will roughly begin. I just don't know what Your Majesty is doing?"

Li Bangyan said: "Your Majesty still protects him."

Peng Hui couldn't help but say in surprise: "If Your Majesty has this thought, I'm afraid..."

Li Bangyan waved his hand and interrupted him, "The guardian is the guardian. Since it is the imperial inspector, in front of the world, as long as you bit Chen Ao to death, he is a master of great merit or arrogant power, no matter how you protect him, Chen Ao will definitely die. This time, the chief inspector is of course His Majesty, and there are three deputy inspectors. I naturally have a share. Jiang Min and Chen Ao, the minister of Dali Temple, have old ones, and can be ruled out. Zhou Bin, the new Minister of Justice, must also have one. I will try to let you, Marquis of Yiyang, get involved. You and I will be open to you in advance. No matter what, we cannot let Chen Ao escape from the law."

Peng Hui said depressedly: "That's all."

Li Bangyan said: "But these days, you and I can no longer do anything else. Not only can we not criticize the crimes of Pingxi King, but we should boast about him well. It is better to submit a memorial tomorrow to say that Pingxi King has made contributions to the country. Please give me a slight resignation."

Peng Hui said in surprise: "What's the reason?"

Li Bangyan smiled faintly and said, "If you ask you to do it, you can do it. Whether you can be a deputy review depends on your memorial." He stood up and said worriedly again: "At this moment, I am afraid that something will happen in the middle of the way. In fact, I am not afraid of anything when I really want to be a judge. But this King Pingxi has always been tricky. If he plays something else, things will be even more difficult."

Peng Huihe nodded and said, "This is what I am worried about." Then he said, "I just heard that the second master of the Zheng family was going to meet his subordinates, why didn't his subordinates see him?"

Li Bangyan said lightly: "You can't see you at this time, be careful to teach people and the handle. You and I must be careful now. Maybe someone will wait for you and I will show my fox tail. After you go back, you should also close your door to thank the guests. Don't do anything, just wait for the imperial examination."

Peng Hui said: "That's it."

Li Bangyan sat on the chair, as if he was a few years older, and there was no such thing as a prodigal prime minister? Looking at Peng Hui, he smiled and said, "I always think something will happen, but..." After that, he shook his head and sighed softly.

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