Chapter 438 Concubine Xue is dead

Wu King Liu Pu was escorted back to Beijing.

Speculators held active and heated discussions on how to deal with the chief criminal of the rebellion.

They cited scriptures and examples from previous dynasties to demonstrate today's facts with complete certainty.

To sum up in one sentence: In order to show His Majesty's kindness, King Wu should be spared his life. As the saying goes, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes are difficult to forgive.

Imprisoning him in captivity is a good idea.

However, this is just wishful thinking on the part of civil servants.

The nobles and generals disagreed, so they secretly approached Empress Dowager Zhang, hoping that Empress Dowager Zhang could persuade His Majesty.

"King Wu is the culprit and must be killed as a warning to others. Otherwise, the vassal kings will take chances and the consequences will be disastrous!"

"If the King of Wu is not eliminated, the world will not be at peace."

"King Wu is a hidden danger. The Queen Mother must not forget the grievances and grudges that King Wu and Your Majesty had over the throne. Only by taking this opportunity to get rid of King Wu can this old case be completely resolved."

"If your Majesty wants to implement the order of favor, he must borrow the head of King Wu. Without King Wu's head, everything is nonsense."

Empress Dowager Zhang did not express her position.

In the past two years, she has gradually faded out of the court, and she neither speaks nor participates in many things. With this attitude, she told the emperor that she may not be a good queen mother, but she must be a good mother who is true to her word.

As long as the emperor sat firmly in that position, her hand would naturally reach back and no longer interfere with the emperor's decision.

Because of this, the nobles were quarreling and she didn't take a stand.

This is really disappointing.

Is this going to stop?

Not!

If they could not incite Empress Dowager Zhang, they went to incite the Zhang family. They asked the Zhang family to come forward to state the powerful relationship and eliminate the many benefits of King Wu.

Zhang Wulang was roasted on the fire, and he wanted to curse his mother.

"I haven't been back for many years, and the old friendship with His Majesty has long been gone. Now, His Majesty and I are only in a relationship between monarch and minister. Don't put your thoughts on me. Besides, our Zhang family is only responsible for Nanzhao.

, we, the Zhang family, no longer have any involvement in the affairs of the imperial court."

"Zhang Zhongzhe, how can you shirk it like this? You are also a member of the imperial court, and you should share His Majesty's worries. Just say that your Zhang family is running in Nanzhao, and you are essentially sharing His Majesty's worries. Now I just ask you to come forward on your behalf, why do you push back and hold back."

"Everyone, it is not that I, Zhang Wulang, deliberately push back and forth. But, do you really think that I have the ability to convince His Majesty? Instead of taking my way, you should think about how to take the Queen's way. The Queen's words are very important.

You can say a hundred words to others."

right!

Why didn't I think of taking the Queen's route before?

What a blind eye.

But, how should the Queen’s career path be taken?

Ye family, Ye Erlang?

I'm afraid not.

Ye Erlang has been promoted. He is now the director of the newly established Department of Commerce, and his rank is the fifth grade.

He is still no longer in business and has handed over all his business to his partners to take care of. He is only responsible for investing and receiving dividends.

He is now concentrating on being the Director of his Commercial Affairs Department, taking charge of the affairs in the industrial area outside the city. He has lived in the industrial area for a long time and rarely returns home.

Entering the palace, he has not entered the palace to pay greetings for two or three years.

It's not that he doesn't want to enter the palace, it's that he doesn't have the chance to enter the palace.

Therefore, his situation was very delicate in the eyes of the courtiers. The queen used him, but she did not use him to a great extent. She only supported him step by step. In addition, the queen did not give other honors to the Ye family, and everything was as usual.

As a result, the noble generals naturally excluded Ye Erlang. This person could not get through the Queen's way, so he received a bad review.

Ye Erlang didn't even know that he had escaped a dispute.

If the Ye family doesn't work, then take the Zhang family's route.

The Zhang family is the only natal family recognized by the Queen. The rest of the Zhang family does not receive the Queen's care, but Mr. Zhang is an exception.

As well as Mr. Zhang’s wife, Wang Mengniang, and Wang Mengniang’s brother, Wang Gonggong, they were also put in important positions by the Empress.

It's definitely a good idea to follow Mr. Zhang's path.

"Mr. Zhang is a civil servant, will he help us?"

"Mr. Zhang and the civil servants in the court have never been on the same page. And even if I can't ask Mr. Zhang, I can at least ask for a calligraphy and painting."

Well, it's a good deal.

All the distinguished generals discussed and sent representatives to the Zhang Mansion to intercede.

Mr. Zhang is impatient with this kind of thing, and he has always avoided it. This time, I am afraid he cannot avoid it. The representative of the noble military general is one of the three mountains of the imperial court, and must be given a certain amount of attention.

There was no way to escape, but he only agreed to help with the message, and the rest had to depend on the Queen's wishes.

With Mr. Zhang's words, the noble generals finally felt relieved.

It was inconvenient for Mr. Zhang to enter the harem, so he had to ask Mengniang to bring a letter into the palace.

Every time she entered the palace, Meng Niang was always trembling with fear.

Even though the Queen Mother comforted her repeatedly, she was still so nervous that sometimes she couldn't even speak.

Therefore, the queen received the letter, chatted for a while, and sent her back.

Ye Ci opened the letter, read it, and chuckled, "These noble people are really..."

"The nobles are making a lot of noise. Do you want to pay attention to this matter?"

Ye Ci burned the letter and said softly: "The Queen Mother didn't pay attention to those nobles, so why should I take the initiative to cause trouble for myself? The king of Wu has his own disposal. Your Majesty wants him to live, he will live. Your Majesty wants him to live.

If he dies, he will die.”

"That's what the empress said." Eunuch Huang bowed and waited carefully.

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng was of course inclined to let Wu King Liu Pu die, but he never expressed this idea in front of others.

The reason why he has not decreed a conviction yet is that he is still hesitating. Let the three judicial divisions hear the case to delay time.

At this time, Zongzheng Temple reported that Concubine Xue was missing.

"What's gone? Concubine Xue was fine, why did she suddenly disappear? Did the people below deliberately treat her badly and kill her?"

"Your Majesty clearly knows that even if you give me a hundred courages, I will not dare to treat the Tao Concubine harshly. The Tao Fei is the late emperor's concubine, and I know how powerful she is."

The Jinwu Guards and the Zongzong Temple all knelt down to apologize.

After the death of Concubine Xue, the Jinwu Guards could not get rid of the relationship. Because it was the Jinwu Guards who escorted Concubine Xue to Beijing, and Concubine Xue's health was already in bad condition. She still looked very impressive, but she was already strong on the outside and strong on the inside.

Zongzhengji refused to take responsibility alone, so he naturally wanted to drag Jinwu Guard into the water.

"They all said it was not their responsibility. Then I ask you, how did the concubine die?"

"The imperial doctor said that the concubine's depression is caused by a heart disease."

"So the concubine died of grief and anger?" Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng's eyes widened, and all the officials had to kneel down and wait for their resignation.

Today's Emperor Kaicheng is no longer the immature young man he was when he first ascended the throne. He now holds the imperial power. After reorganizing the cabinet, he can be said to have monopolized power and acted arbitrarily.

The courtiers had to ponder over and over again his every word. They also had to study over and over again his every expression.

"I know this, please step aside."

Hey, what does this mean?

"Pass it to me and ask the Ministry of Rites to draw up a plan on how to deal with Concubine Xue's funeral, so that they can put more thought into it."
Chapter completed!