Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Facing the new monarch's stern gaze, Xiao Jin stood tall and said in an unhurried voice: "Your Majesty, words can be recovered, and fine work can kill, but this matter can no longer contain the fire, no matter what.

You can't stop the world's mouth."

Luo Ting resisted the thought of refuting and asked indifferently: "What did the Marquis of Xiangcheng mean?"

Xiao Jin said calmly: "This matter has happened. Of course, we must continue to recover the paper. The details of the enemy country and the people involved in the matter must be traced. However, Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent thing is to confirm one thing first. That is

It means whether the content on the paper is true or false. If even His Majesty does not know whether the matter is true or false, the imperial court will block the way of speech without hesitation, which seems inappropriate to me."

Liu Xian frowned slightly and said, "How to confirm?"

Xiao Jin replied: "According to this statement, the little princess was able to save her life because of the concerted efforts of several important ministers. Although Pei Yuan, the Duke of Dingguo, has passed away, there are still some of those people who are still alive. Why don't you personally

One question?"

As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone's eyes were directed to the front of the hall.

There stood an old man with white hair and beard.

The imperial censor who is now in charge of the censorship station is Huang Rentai, who was a Hanlin scholar twenty years ago and is now sixty-four years old.

There was hesitation in Liu Xian's eyes.

He understands that Xiao Jin is thinking about himself. After all, what Pei Yue has always lacked is justice. As a minister, it is difficult to win the support of the world if he spies on Dabao. If he is really the descendant of Princess Qiyang, then things will be better

Subtle changes have occurred. You must know that there were many people who received the favor from Princess Qiyang, and many of them are still alive.

Such is the case of the censor Huang Rentai, who looks gloomy at this moment.

The old man knew that he had become the focus of everyone's attention at this moment, but what came to his mind was the tall and tall loquat tree in his house, and the voice and smile of the eldest princess of Qiyang.

Liu Xian said in a deep voice: "Mr. Huang, I need an answer."

Huang Rentai did not look at anyone and replied slowly: "Your Majesty, for the past twenty-eight years, I have been unable to understand something."

Liu Xian asked: "What's the matter? Sir, you might as well speak frankly."

Huang Rentai looked at the golden brick floor in front of him and said quietly: "Why are Emperor Zhongzong, Emperor Renzong and the late emperor unwilling to give a fair evaluation to Her Royal Highness Princess Qiyang?"

There was a solemn silence in the palace, and all the officials looked sideways.

Liu Xian clenched his right hand tightly. He suddenly felt that he should not raise this topic.

Huang Rentai gave a difficult smile and continued: "As a royal official, I should naturally set an example for the imperial censor, so I dare not deceive you. Things were strange and complicated back then, and many details are useless, but I can answer your majesty truthfully. This is

Some of the old things written on the paper are true."

He raised his head and looked at Liu Xian, and said seriously: "In terms of the bloodline of the Tian family, the eldest princess of Qiyang is the late emperor's aunt, and the little princess is the late emperor's cousin. In other words, the little princess is also your majesty's cousin.

Gu. Back then, in order to protect the little princess, Pei Yuan, the Duke of Dingguo, did not hesitate to risk the wrath of Zhong.

Emperor Zong was in danger. Therefore, in the past twenty-eight years, I have recalled the past again and again, but I still can't figure out why I can't get a fair evaluation of the eldest princess Qiyang, who has outstanding achievements in the dynasty. Even her only bloodline can't be given a fair evaluation.

Do we, the ministers, need to fight tooth and nail to be saved?"

Liu Xian was not the Kaiping Emperor after all.

Facing an old minister like Huang Rentai who had experienced four dynasties like Mo Haoli, he knew that he could not show the majesty of a king to force the other party to bow his head.

But this issue involves too many old events, including not only the grievances between Qi Yang and Zhongzong, but also the battle between his father and Renzong.

As if knowing that there was no answer to his question, Huang Rentai shook his head and said: "I am not showing off my old age in front of His Majesty. I just couldn't restrain myself for a while. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Liu Xian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "It doesn't matter."

Huang Rentai continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, all the people who knew about this matter are deceased except the old minister. Therefore, after reading this piece of paper, the old minister even thought that he was the one behind the scenes. However, just now, the old minister suddenly remembered a person

, although he was not involved in the specific matters of protecting the little princess, he is very likely to have guessed the inside story."

These words cheered everyone up, and Liu Xian quickly asked: "Who is it?"

Huang Rentai said seriously: "The traitor Xian Chunqiu!"

Over there, Jing Chu and Chen An looked at each other and nodded slightly in unison.

Luo Ting immediately said categorically: "Your Majesty, I trust the judgment of the imperial censor."

Several other ministers seconded the proposal.

Liu Xian is no longer the free-spirited prince he was many years ago. Especially with Empress Dowager Wu's advice, he can already make a rough judgment on the changes in people's hearts in the court.

Huang Rentai proposed the name of Xian Chunqiu, and several other ministers agreed. Naturally, they wanted to characterize today's "paper incident" as a conspiracy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. The specific method of operation needs to be discussed in the long term, but as long as this tone is determined first, this case

The impact of the incident on Pei Yue will be minimized.

Liu Xian couldn't help but feel complicated at this moment. He glanced at the ministers who were as tall and tall as pines and cypresses. This was the wealth left to him by his father, and he also believed in the loyalty of these people.

It's just that the monarch and his ministers are different, and their perspective of considering the problem will also be biased. Their first consideration is naturally to calm the situation and avoid turmoil in the court.

But for the emperor, a young minister with military power and great reputation may also have the blood of the Tian family flowing in his body. If this matter is not clarified, it will eventually lead to a heart disease that is difficult to cure.

Before he opened his mouth to express his position, Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, looked at Huang Rentai and said, "I dare to ask Mr. Xiantai, now that you have confirmed that the content on the paper is true, can you conclude that Duke Pei Yue of Wei is really

Descendants of Princess Qiyang?"

Huang Rentai slowly turned around and faced Xiao Jin's slightly scrutinizing gaze. A hint of cunning suddenly appeared in his old eyes, and he said calmly: "Marquis of Xiangcheng, what I said is partly true. To put it simply, the rescue back then

I was indeed involved in the matter of the little princess, and I also knew that she was married to a married woman, but I was not present when the fire broke out in Kyoto on the autumn night of the first year of Yongning."

He paused slightly and said calmly: "I don't know whether Pei Yue is the baby born to the little princess. If the Marquis of Xiangcheng really wants to know, I'm afraid he has to ask Duke Dingguo Pei Zhen."

Xiao Jin has always been known as the "Confucian Commander" in the army. He usually has a calm demeanor, and he never lost his composure even when Wang Pingzhang rebelled.

However, today in front of the aging Huang Rentai, he could hardly control his emotions.

No wonder the late emperor once lamented that none of these scholars were as honest as they appeared, and all of them were as cunning as foxes.

Luo Ting smiled knowingly. It seemed that he was overly worried. An old man like Huang Rentai, who had been in the officialdom for decades, even though he was a tough-minded young man at the beginning, had long been polished and smoothed by the years.

Now, as long as this matter is characterized as a conspiracy of the enemy country, the impact of this matter can be eliminated to the greatest extent.

The reason why Luo Ting chose to side with Pei Yue was not because he couldn't bear it or because he really wanted to turn Pei Yue into a powerful minister with a lot of troops, but because of the current situation, if he was really forced to surrender because of his life experience.

The military power will probably be in greater trouble.

It had been less than three months since the death of the late emperor, and the new emperor had not yet secured his throne. As for Daliang, he had to seek stability at the moment.

As for the suspicion and dissatisfaction this might cause Liu Xian, Luo Ting had no complaints in his heart.

At this moment, Liu Xian cleared his throat and said: "I agree with the opinion of the imperial censor. This matter should be caused by the enemy country to sow discord. However, I hope to see Pei Yue in person and hear his own thoughts."

He looked at Zuo Junji, who remained silent, and asked, "What do you think of Marquis Guangping?"

In fact, Gu Liang's silence today is a bit difficult to understand for many people, because his relationship with Pei Yue is not a secret. Furthermore, as a Zuojunji, he has to consider the overall situation of the military, and he should take care of Pei in both public and private matters.

The more you turn, the more you turn.

Gu Liang seemed unaware of the commotion around him. He looked up at Liu Xian and said calmly and calmly under the gaze of all the princes in the palace: "I will obey the holy decree."
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