Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The second day after the sage had an heir, he was so happy that he wanted to pardon the world.

The scope of the amnesty is basically fixed. For example, those who have committed serious crimes such as treason and homicide do not need to think about it.But if it is fighting, petty theft, etc., if the sentence is within one year, they will basically be released early and go home.

It is a relatively heavy sentence of exile, if there is only one year left in the sentence, it is also within the scope of release.

This matter was discussed between the sage and the cabinet, and the prince was still playing the role of a wallflower, just like when he was watching politics.If the saint didn't ask him, he would never speak to him.It's just that on the face of the current crown prince, besides the gentle and jade-like modesty, there is also a happy smile on his face.

Oh, among the old men in the room, there is a young and handsome, legal second-in-command, which is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored.Now smiling happily and sweetly, it is even more eye-catching.

Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is a fair and selfless person 360 days a year. In the remaining days, everyone has to have some personal affairs.And the prince committed the crime in the remaining few days.

Several reasons caused Wu Shangshu to feel nauseous seeing the prince.

The first one is Wu Shangshu's niece, who is the second prince's legal fiancée.Wu Shangshu's younger brother was sent out to be a governor, and his niece has been raised in his home for five or six years, and he is no different from his biological daughter.Due to the nationwide postponement of the wedding, Wu Shangshu has not yet been able to finalize a 100% marriage relationship with the royal family.The reason is that the newly married age must be full for men, and the second prince is a little short.But Wu Shangshu's niece is more than one year older than the second prince, almost two years old.

Last year, when the prince got married, the Wu family prepared their daughter for marriage.As a result, the marriage was postponed until the next year, and the niece could not get married until she was 20 years old.Wu Shangshu's embarrassment!In Wu Shangshu's private heart, it was the prince who suggested to postpone the wedding.It's just that this matter cannot be told.

The second reason is that when the sage was choosing a concubine for the crown prince, he hesitated for a long time between choosing Shi or Wu as the crown prince.Don't ask Wu Shangshu how he knew, he has been a Ge Lao for so long, so he naturally has his own unique channels.In the end, the sage thought that the Wu family is a big family, and the men are relatively strong, and he was afraid that his relatives would become bigger in the future.So they circled the old nobles - the daughter of the Shi family who was awarded the earl by virtue of her military merits.

This matter, in Wu Shangshu's heart, built a hurdle that he couldn't get past - the title of the wife's family name of the future queen was missed just like that.

Fortunately, Shi's grandfather, father, passed away one after another, and the crown princess also kept her filial piety for several years before marrying the royal family.It made Wu Shangshu feel a little bit more comfortable.

The third reason is that His Royal Highness's family, which is the family of the saint's wife, has become more and more domineering since the prince took charge of the government.Originally, the saint’s wife family, the Kong family—has nothing to do with Yan Shenggong’s Kong family. In the generation of the prince, there are no more men who can take the lead.It stands to reason that you should be a man with your tail between your legs. It's a good thing. It is a long-term plan to wait for the crown prince to take power against the Cheng Enbo given by the saint.

But the decline of a family is due to the unqualified head of the family, or the lack of vision of the head of the family.The current head of the Kong family is the grand uncle of the crown prince, the uncle of the former empress, and the younger brother of Wu Shangshu. The two are in power in the same province. very.Therefore, Wu Shangshu, who was in Beijing, paid extra attention to the children of the Kong family.

The children of the Kong family were locked up by the Ministry of Criminal Justice for some trivial matters that could not be brought to the table.There is another unlucky guy who was involved in a case of gang fights that caused serious injuries to others. If he was convicted as the head offender, he would have to go to prison for a year and move five hundred miles.

Wu Shangshu's trap was waiting for the crown prince to find the door of the Ministry of Punishment for these children of the Kong family.Give the crown prince a charge of ignoring the law and obstructing government with private interests.But he waited and waited. He didn't wait for the prince to come to intercede. Instead, he waited for the saint to ask for amnesty.These disciples of the Confucian family are all within the scope of amnesty according to the law.

Wu Shangshu was so stunned that he regretted that he had dealt with these Confucian children a few days earlier.When the cabinet is right with the emperor, the 360-day justice is broken.

"Sage," Wu Shangshu reported to the sage that after the crown prince came to power, the disciples of the Kong family used the crown prince's title to act domineeringly in Beijing. "Saint, these people are all within the scope of the amnesty. Now if they get a son because of the crown prince, they will be free from legal punishment. I am worried that they will do more evil."

Seeing that Wu Shangshu mentioned himself, the prince smiled and went out to salute the saint.

"Father, my son-in-law only saw cousins ​​from other families attending the wedding banquet at the wedding banquet. For more than a year, my son-in-law has not seen anyone from the Kong family. It is not so much that they rely on my son-in-law If you listen to the government, you will act recklessly, and your son will not recognize it."

The prince looked at the sage, smiled a bit meanly, then put away the smile, and added sternly, "My son thinks that the Confucian family should be relying on you, father, that's right."

The villain in the prince's heart was yelling with his fists clenched, tripping him, tripping him.

The prince is not close to his cousins, which is directly related to the fact that the saint has always brought the prince by his side to teach.The prince was three years old, and the sage personally enlightened the prince. At the age of five, Zhang Ying was officially designated as the Taifu, and several great Confucian scholars from the Imperial Academy were also masters, and he began to study.At the age of six, he began to practice martial arts.In the noble houses of the Manchu Dynasty, the sage was selected from the left and the right. He called sons and grandsons of loyal ministers who had good family traditions in his mind, who were about the same age as the prince, and more than a dozen people to try reading with the prince. Practice martial arts.In the end, only Jia Daishan's son, Jia She, endured three months of hard work and became the only companion recognized by the prince.The child of the Chen family who only accompanied the prince to study was expelled by the prince because the prince disliked his poor homework.

The grandfather of the Kong family, who had always been kind to the crown prince, also cared for the crown prince before he left Beijing to take up his post.The Kong family also sent their daughter to run for the crown princess.But they don't know the taboo of the saints, it is impossible for the daughter of the Kong family to appear in the selection of the prince's concubine—the blood relationship is too close.

The political envoy of Kong Bu and the original prince had frequent correspondence with each other.Although the prince's original body is not very close to the cousins ​​of the Kong family.Unable to support the uncle of the Kong family, he often sent the cousins ​​of the Kong family to the East Palace to deliver letters, so as to cling to the prince.Yuan had been in love with the Kong family brothers in his whole life, and of course there was no amnesty at that time, and a proper charge of abolishing the crown prince was revealed when the general account was settled.

The current prince only replied a letter to Xie Kong, the chief envoy, for the wedding gift when he was getting married, and he never contacted him again.The sage knew very well about the letter reply.But the sage does not know the verbal words brought by the messenger.

However, Wu Shangshu, how did he know that the prince had been replaced.Moreover, the current prince doesn't want to step into the quagmire of the Kong family at all. Those group of people are not only causing trouble, but also dragging their feet, except for making the sage misunderstand that the prince will be nepotism and misuse the country because of love.

The smiling face of the saint immediately stepped from June to the cold winter of March and September.Who doesn't know Wu Shangshu's impartiality and disposition, which has been a monarch and minister for decades.But now, when Wu Shangshu said this, the saint knew that he had entered the days when he was selfish.The crown prince has no connection with the Kong family. Wu Shangshu mentioned the Kong family at this time, not to spoil his interest in becoming the emperor's grandson, but to slap him in the face of a saint. The mother and wife families are all cowards; , to frame the prince.

"Liang Jiu, send Mo Jiu to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to interrogate all the Kong family members locked up by Wu Shangshu, and see what crimes they have committed." The saint believed in Wu Shangshu's selfishness, so he couldn't help being suspicious.

"Yes."

Liang Jiu responded and quietly went out to do something.

Wu Shangshu's cold sweat immediately filled his whole body.Saint, Saint, doesn't he believe in himself?

But most of those who are just and upright have a somewhat rebellious disposition.Wu Shangshu took a step forward and said loudly to the sage: "If the sage doesn't trust the minister, the minister will no longer be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, and the minister will resign and return to his hometown."

Then just bow there, waiting for the saint to answer.

Before the sage could speak to the other cabinet ministers, the prince quickly turned around, and asked Wu Shangshu to get up with both hands sincerely.

"Wu Shangshu, don't you! You are blackmailing the saint and forcing the saint to submit. From now on, the cabinet ministers will follow suit..."

When Wu Shangshu heard this, the fire in his heart could reach the beam of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Why did I force the saint, this prince, why are people hating what you say, this is provoking the saint face to face.

Annoyed, he refused the prince's support.Without paying attention to his hands, the prince staggered back a few steps and bumped into the saint's desk.

The sage's desk shook, and the things on the desk rattled.

The prince stood still, and Duke Rong, who came to help him embarrassedly, said: "I never thought, I never thought, I have practiced for more than ten years in vain."

With a dejected expression on his face, the crown prince walked back to the wallflower's original position, and all the officials looked at Wu Shangshu.He quietly stretched out his hand, rubbed his lower back, bit his lip, and returned to his usual gentle and humble appearance, but smiled a bit forcedly.

The saint's eyes followed the prince all the time.He didn't want to do anything to Wu Shangshu at first, but there are very few people in the court who can make the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment as Wu Shangshu.But the scene of Wu Shangshu's rejection of the prince's support happened right in front of his eyes.How could he have thought that the majestic prince could use the cheap trick of the concubine in the harem to compete for favor?

The saint felt sorry for his son.The prince has never touched a finger since he was a child.Master Wu taught and practiced against Jia She, although Jia She refused to give up, but he did not call on the prince.This Wu Shangshu just acted like this in front of himself as a father...

"Okay, I'm sure. Let's stop here today. Jia Daishan, show the prince."

The prince refused, "Father, my son is fine, it's fine. Wu Shangshu didn't do it on purpose. Father, you can't just agree with him to become an official. You can't, it will damage the reputation."

Jia Daishan's understanding of the prince added another point, the prince - he became black-hearted.