Chapter 49: Waves Rise
The cold wind was howling, and Lu Yi put his hands in his sleeves and strode out of the East Street of the Duke of Lai's Mansion.
Behind him, Lu Jun's wife was crying as if her parents had died.
On the contrary, Lu Jun was very quiet.
His life is over.
Dayinchao, you can marry the widow in a formal ceremony and bring her home.
But you kicked down the widow's door in the middle of the night, broke in and did something to her.
This is a felony.
Especially since Lu Jun is a scholar, it is even more despicable for him to do such things.
Lu Yi wrote those treasonous words in his handwriting in front of him. Once the calligraphy leaked out, Lu Jun would be dead, and his entire family would definitely die.
The current Queen Mother entered the palace as a widow and became the Queen. She was able to rule the country from behind the scenes after the former Emperor got into trouble and held the power of the court of Dayin firmly in her hands. Could she be a 'soft-hearted' and 'naive' person?
It's impossible to even think about it!
Lu Jun had no choice but to "turn himself in", have the dirty water thrown on him, and personally destroy all his halo and all his "reputation".
"Xue Zheng, we are even now." Lu Yi looked back at the small courtyard where crying and shouting sounds were coming from, and smiled indifferently.
It was getting dark.
The hurried sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the streets in front and behind the Duke of Lai's mansion.
Lu Yi led the cavalry and rushed out of the alley where they had been hiding before, stirring up a strong wind and whistling through the main street of the Laiguo Mansion , scaring the passers-by into dodging.
After a while, Lu Yu's angry curses were heard in the Duke of Lai's Mansion.
"To degenerate oneself... is simply... a disgrace to our ancestors!"
"He actually joined the eunuch party? He even brought people to show off in front of the mansion?"
"I, I... I'm so angry. How can I have the face to see Master Bai?"
"Open the ancestral hall, open the ancestral hall...I want...No, I can't control him now?"
"Prepare a sedan chair, prepare a sedan chair, and go to Tian'en Marquis's Mansion... After all, there are still people in this world who can control him. I don't believe that he is not afraid of being removed from the family tree, or being driven out of the family by the Jingyang Lu family!"
"Bring more brocade and silk, and red flowers inside and outside. The current head of Tian'en Marquis's Mansion is a taotie (a synonym for greedy)!"
The slow-reacting people in the Laiguo Mansion finally realized that Lu Xiu's grandson, Lu Yu's son, the usually docile and seemingly harmless Lu Fu, had actually joined the notorious "Eunuch Party" that was dedicated to bringing disaster to the country and the people.
Countless members of the Lu clan living in Haojing spread the news to each other, enthusiastically sharing their views on the matter, and looking forward to how the head of the family would deal with the matter.
How many years has it been since the Jingyang Lu family in Haojing had such a lively time?
The incident of Lu Yi was like a thunderclap, which alarmed the Mansion of Duke Lai and the Mansion of Marquis Tian'en and caused a huge uproar.
Not to mention the duke's mansion and the marquis's mansion, because Lu Yi stirred up so much trouble.
At this moment, in the imperial city, in the inner study, in the winter warm room.
The candlelight illuminated the warm room, the underground fire dragon was burning hot, and the warm room was extremely warm.
Yu Sandou, a thin, shriveled man with silver hair and a kind face, stood quietly in the corner of the warm room with his eyelids drooping. His presence was very weak, just like an old hound who was lazily dozing by the stove and was about to die.
His master, the actual helmsman of the Dayinwu Dynasty, the current Empress Dowager Le, was sitting behind the desk with a gloomy face, her eyes as dim as ghost fire, staring at a group of ministers sitting in the warm room.
Although Le was nearly fifty years old, she was in very good condition, with a head full of black hair, fair skin, red lips, and a very bright and moist complexion. She looked no different from a girl of eighteen or nineteen.
The Le family was of humble origins. Their ancestors for nine generations were all butchers who slaughtered dogs and sold meat in the city of Haojing.
However, Le had a very good fate. Before she married the late emperor, her several husbands were either rich or noble. Later, she entered the palace and became the queen, and she became even more graceful and noble.
There were several important officials in purple robes sitting in the warm room, including Prime Minister Zhu Chong of Dayinwu Dynasty, Linghu Jia, the magistrate of Haojing City, Gongyang Xu, the chief prosecutor, Shui Ying, the magistrate of Fengtiaofang, Lan Tianhe, the chief censor of the Censorate, Shang Yang, the minister of Dali Temple, and Li Zi, the minister of Honglu Temple.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Zhu Chong was a member of the Zhu clan, to which Zhu Yu belonged, and was Zhu Yu's uncle.
By the way, there is also the current Grand Historian, Lu Buyai, an old man with a tall stature, a straight waist, eyes as bright as cold stars, and a slightly sharp demeanor.
He sat quietly in the corner of the warm room, with a desk in front of him and the four treasures of the study placed on it.
Sitting in a row behind him were eight historians from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, all of whom were provided with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, recording every word of every person in the warm room without missing a single word.
Because of Lu Buya's existence, everyone in the warm room was extremely cautious and careful in their words and actions, and every word they spoke was carefully chosen.
These historians are such a headache because they will record every word and action of these great figures in history books without any concealment.
Whether it will be infamous for eternity or remembered for eternity depends on how their pens wield.
Even the Queen Mother or the Prime Minister had to be cautious in front of Lu Buyai.
After all, in this world, there are no dynasties that have lasted for tens of millions of years, and there are no aristocratic families that have lasted for tens of millions of years, but there are hereditary historians with a long history of tens of millions of years. Lu Buyai was born into a family of historians, and his family history can be traced back to the thirteen dynasties before Dayin.
Even when the sage ancestor of the Zhu Chong family was still alive, when he met the historian from the Lu family, he would have to behave respectfully like a student and take the initiative to salute the historian from the Lu family.
"So, I'll have to trouble you all to deal with the aftermath of Sijifang." After a long silence, Le finally spoke: "The princes of Sijifang will probably be relentless in this matter and won't give in even if they are right."
"The court has indeed treated them unfairly. Such fighting should not have happened in Sijifang."
"I have already mobilized money and grain to provide relief, but money and grain are not as valuable as favors. The Minister of Rites used to be on good terms with them. In this matter , I still need your family to bear more responsibilities and comfort them. You must not let the princes of the four directions have any complaints or doubts."
Li Zi stood up, bowed to Le, and then slowly sat down.
Li Zi's face looked extremely sad.
Soothe those protons?
This sounds good, but anyone who sits in his position will know whether those princes and hostages are so easy to appease.
This time, Li Zi doesn’t know how much he will have to pay.
The Queen Mother looked at Lu Buya who was writing quickly at the side and took a deep breath. "As for the Nine Yin Sect's secret nest in Fengdiaofang, privately accumulating weapons, and plotting illegal activities, the matter involves the remnants of the previous dynasty. Therefore, the matter will be investigated by the General's Mansion. Do you think this is okay?"
In front of Lu Buya, the Queen Mother was extremely careful and cautious in her words.
She would never dare to say such things as 'worshiping the ghost mother', 'ghost mother', 'Concubine Qi turned into a ghost', 'ghosts in the cold palace' in front of Lu Buyai.
If these words were recorded by Lu Buyai in the history books, she, the Le family, would definitely be infamous for eternity - the world had been peaceful for so many years, but it was during the period when you, the Le family, was behind the government, that ghosts and monsters ran rampant and evil spirits troubled the world because you forced the former emperor's concubine to death in the cold palace!
This reputation is not good, it is too bad.
Therefore, using the name of the remnants of the previous dynasty and letting the General's Mansion of her own brother Le Wu investigate the conspiracy of the Nine Yin Sect in Fengtiaofang was the only condition that the Queen Mother could accept.
Grand Minister of Justice Gong Yangxu nodded slowly: "What the Queen Mother said is very true. The Nine Yin Sect case involves the remnants of the previous dynasty, and there may be concerns about war. It is appropriate to hand this matter over to the general to investigate."
After a slight pause, Gong Yangxu looked at the Prime Minister Zhu Chong who was sitting beside him, and said calmly: "In the Sijifang case, it is clear that two groups of people happened to start the incident at the same time. The Jiuyin Sect case will be handed over to the general, and then those unknown killers will be investigated by the Sikoutai, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple together."
The Queen Mother smiled reservedly, "Hasn't Xiong Dingtian, the living witness involved in the unknown killers, been handed over to the Grand Secretary of Justice? You, the ministers, should investigate this case carefully."
The Queen Mother said lightly, "Perhaps they are just a group of robbers who want to take advantage of the situation and assassinate a prince of a certain vassal state. This kind of thing has happened before."
The Queen Mother smiled brightly.
But her teeth were itching with hatred.
Nearly a thousand assassins killed and burned people in Sijifang, using standard military bows and crossbows, swords and other weapons that were all manufactured by Dayin's official workshop.
The terrible thing is that nearly a thousand assassins sneaked into Sijifang to kill and burn people. With so many government offices, so many court officials, so many bureaucrats, detectives, soldiers, spies, informants, etc., no one noticed anything beforehand?
The Prime Minister, the Sikoutai, the six ministers, the Dali Temple, the Gaojing Magistrate, the Fengtiaofang Magistrate, etc., all these officials with cultural and educational backgrounds, all bear an unshirkable responsibility.
According to the national laws established by Taizu, the Queen Mother can even chop off all their heads!
But the Queen Mother couldn't do that.
If the Queen Mother dares to convict these important ministers of the country, they will dare to uncover the shameful secrets of the 'Nine Yin Sect', 'Ghost Mother', and 'Concubine Qi turning into a ghost', and make her, the Queen Mother, a national sinner as well!
When you use a stick to hit a wolf, both ends are afraid.
The Queen Mother and these ministers now have the upper hand over each other, and neither can do anything to the other.
Prime Minister Zhu Chong said calmly: "The Queen Mother is right. Perhaps, they are just a group of assassins, and they are the personal grudges between the princes and hostages, but this time the scale is a little bigger."
Zhu Chong said slowly: "Within ten days, we will give the Queen Mother an explanation."
The Queen Mother pursed her lips and slowly made a gesture: "Three days. If Le Wu still can't find out the truth about the Nine Yin Sect within three days... I will be ashamed of my ancestors in Dayin, and I will not live any longer."
Zhu Chong and other ministers stood up, bowed silently to the empress dowager, and then turned and left.
Lu Buyai took his time and sorted out all the records with a few historians, then bowed to the empress dowager and said goodbye.
The Queen Mother sat on the throne and was silent for a long, long time before she began to sneer.
"Don't you know that women are always petty?"
"Tsk, the enemy I have to deal with...If I'm not careful, not only will I be ruined, but I might even die a miserable death."
"How could you possibly think of getting away with it so easily?"
"Give me an explanation within ten days? Haha, I don't know where to find a bunch of people to cover up for me."
"Once you have confessed everything, not only will you be innocent, but you will have made contributions. I will have to reward you well, right?"
"So, I'm the only one taking the blame here?"
"Oh, oh, I can't stand this."
"I'm not having a good time, and you all have to be unhappy with me... Zhu Chong, Gong Yangxu, Lan Tianhe, Shang Yang, Linghu Jia, Shuiying, Li Zi, they are all in the same group, right?"
"Awu, Awu, get out here and quickly find a way to give them a good beating."
"Even if I'm not happy, I have to make them all lose face!"
"Pick someone from their group, someone who's important enough, to give me a good vent!"
