Reborn as King again

On the third day after King Rui left, a major event happened in the court. Someone impeached the Eighth Prince Li Mubing for colluding with the treacherous ministers of Ranguo to rebel.

In the Jinluan Hall, the person who submitted the letter to ask for the performance was Liu Hua, Minister of Rites, and the younger brother of Liu Guogong Liu Ren.It is a big deal to report members of the royal family, and I had to communicate with me before. When Liu Hua stood up and said this in the Jinluan Hall, I felt a headache because I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, I used Liu Sha in the Yunxi Hall. During the meal, Liu Sha inadvertently mentioned the matter of the members of the royal family. At that time, she quietly insinuated my attitude towards my brothers and sisters. I thought she was talking about King Rui. When King Rui was in the capital, Being in close contact with Liu Guogong, Liu Guogong may have seen King Rui's rebellious intentions. Liu Sha mentioned to me my views on brothers. Tell Liu Sha, if someone has a rebellious heart, I will definitely pursue it to the end.But what I didn't expect was that the person Liu Ren wanted to impeach was not Rui Wang but Xiao Ba.

I sat on the dragon chair and said calmly: "What proof do you have? The Eighth Prince has been away from Beijing for more than three years, and he has never asked about the government affairs of the court. How could he rebel?"

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true." As he spoke, Liu Hua put a piece of white cloth with both hands, and said, "This is a blood book jointly written by the loyal ministers of the Ran Kingdom. The state affairs of the country have been messed up by the Eighth Prince, and the country of Ran has surrendered to Datong and is our subordinate country, so we have to give an explanation to the leader of the country of Ran."

Wanfu went down to the hall, took the blood book, and handed it to me. I opened it and saw that it was full of Xiao Ba's crimes in the country.I took a quick glance and found that Xiaoba has done bad things in the past three years.

He first bribed the eunuchs of Ranguo, let them say good things for him in front of Duanmufeng, the lord of Ranguo, and opened a way for him in Ranguo, and used eunuchs to meet Duanmufeng. In and out of the palace.Then he got close to some ministers of Ranguo whose hands were not clean but who were trusted by Duanmufeng.Then send some beauties into Ranguo's palace, some beauties really attracted Duanmufeng's attention, they were named concubines, gave birth to princes, and their power in the harem was equal to that of the empress. The wind was blowing beside the pillow, so Ranguo began to spend a lot of money to overhaul the imperial tombs and temples.At the same time, Xiaoba started to suppress those officials who disliked him through the channels he cultivated, and framed Zhongliang. Several ministers who were loyal to the country have been executed by Duanmufeng. As for the poor livelihood of the people, it is not as good as before, and some people's livelihood complaints have already begun.

Since Xiao Ba is the most beloved son of his father, it’s not just about being beautiful. Seeing it in his eyes and keeping it in his heart, if he doesn't do it or say it, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do it. Looking at the things he did in Ranguo, you can know that he has not lost the true biography of his father, queen and queen.At the beginning, let alone the important job in Beijing, I just asked Xiao Ba to be a errand for an idle job. Xiao Ba's face was wrinkled like a bun, and he kept shaking his head and said nothing. He just wanted to eat imperial food and be a rice bug. Thinking of the fact that for He Wenwu, he is working every step of the way in Ran Country, and he is planning to overthrow the entire Ran Country.

He Wenwu led his troops to fight Zheng Guo, and he must pass through Ran Guo on the way. Ran Guo is a small country, because he was afraid of the legend of He Wenwu massacring the city, he simply opened the city gate and let He Wenwu's cavalry pass by. In the slightest, He Wenwu is a military general with a straight gut. After he confessed to me and saw that I agreed, he generously stationed most of his troops on the land of Ran.But Xiaoba knows the stakes in it. Unless a peace agreement is signed with Zheng Guo, this battle will have to be fought for more than ten years. Rampaging?The war has only been fought for three years now, and the country has not made any obstacles to He Wenwu, but it does not mean that the country will watch a country stronger than itself walk on its own land in the future, even if the leader of the country, Duan Mufeng, agrees, But his veterans would not agree either.Sooner or later, Datong will occupy the territory of Zheng State. At that time, will Datong be able to accommodate the Ran State with Zheng State?However, it will be a matter of time before the country is destroyed.Now Datong and Zheng State are not fighting on their own land, but on the territory of Dashang, a neighboring country of Ran State. Once Datong sets foot on the land of Zheng State, Ran State, who was watching tigers fighting on the mountain before, will definitely It will cut off He Wenwu's retreat, because they know that as long as the state of Zheng is destroyed, the state of Ran cannot escape the fate of destruction.

Ran country has made peace with me before, and it is impossible for our country to open up a war with Ran country with great fanfare, so we can only do things behind the scenes. Xiaoba has done so many things in Ran country, just to open the way for He Wenwu, as long as In the imperial court of Ran Kingdom, the court is full of chaos, and the concubines in the harem are fighting for favor. Duanmufeng has no time to take care of the war between Datong and Zheng Guo.Xiao Ba was still young and unreliable in his affairs, so he actually let the envoy of Ranguo come to inform Datong while he was paying tribute to Datong.

All the ministers in the court were taken aback by Liu Hua's letter. The eighth prince, Li Mubing, never asked about the affairs of the court. Now they are suddenly impeached?Jia Fan stood up and said to Liu Hua: "Liu Shangshu, are you mistaken? The Eighth Prince is so young, he knows nothing, and he doesn't have any military power in his hands. Why do you want to rebel?"

Liu Guogong Liu Rendao: "Prime Minister Jia, what you are talking about is the past. The Eighth Prince has been away for so long, and individuals will change. I was ignorant when I was young, and I know the importance of rights when I grow up. There is not only the Eighth Prince on the land, but also General He Wenwu and General He. General He still has 30 soldiers in his hands. Don’t forget that when General He was in the capital, the Eighth Prince liked to surround him all day long. General He turned, maybe the Eighth Prince has already started planning since then."

When He Wenyan heard it, it was okay, why did he get involved with his younger brother?He Wenyan hurriedly came out and explained: "Your Majesty, General He is wholeheartedly fighting for Datong and Zheng Guo, and has absolutely no intention of rebelling against him. The Eighth Prince has made no achievements at all in the court. Your Majesty, please be careful."

"How can there be no achievements?" Liu Ren refuted He Wenyan's words, "Your Majesty, don't forget that the Eighth Prince's biological mother is Jing Zhaoyi, and his adoptive mother is the Empress Dowager. It's my backing." Liu Ren's words were too straightforward, even though they were all facts.

Grand Master Xia has always been silent, and even when he was listening, he could be splashed with dirty water, and said angrily: "Liu Guogong, don't spit blood on people, what proof do you have?" Grand Master Xia said to me again: " Your Majesty, you also know that although the eighth prince is the uncle of the eighth prince, the eighth prince never wanted to see him since he was a child. None!"

I suddenly remembered that when King Rui was in the capital, he had privately met with the Liu family several times. Could this be what King Rui meant?King Rui wants to borrow the hand of Liu Guogong and Liu Ren to make me suspicious of Xiao Ba?It seems that Liu Ren seems to want to join my brother Huang.

If I didn't know in advance that Xiao Ba had feelings for He Wenwu, I would indeed suspect that Xiao Ba might conspire to rebel. By the way, I would also wonder whether the He and Xia clans were bought by Xiao Ba, and then I might Recall Xiao Ba and He Wenwu, regardless of whether the rebellion is true or not, I will put Xiao Ba under house arrest, behead He Wenwu, suppress the Xia clan, with He Wenwu's temper, He definitely refuses to accept the crime he wanted to impose. His younger brother He Wenliu has already given birth to the prince Li Ji, so He Wenwu may really rebel and plan to make Li Ji emperor, and then I will send troops to suppress it. , It will definitely cost a lot of troops and money, which will deplete our country's national power, and will also discourage the loyal officials of the He and Xia clans. After such calculations, the final beneficiaries seem to be King Rui .

King Rui's move is indeed right, but it's a pity that I'm not who I was in my previous life. No matter what happens now, my first reaction is to think of King Rui. My defense against King Rui is the strictest. He is no longer as hot-headed as before, but will calmly analyze and think clearly, Xiao Ba only wants to be a prince of pleasure and leisure, how could he have the heart of rebellion?If it wasn't for He Wenwu, who allowed him to travel unimpeded in Ran Country, he wouldn't waste his brain and effort to erode Ran Country's interior bit by bit.

I really don't understand what Liu Ren is thinking, but he still wants to seek refuge with King Rui?His granddaughter is already pregnant with a dragon heir, and maybe she will give birth to a prince. Even if I have a prince now, no one can say for sure until the end of the throne.But why is he so eager to work his life for King Rui?

I said, "Liu Guogong, besides this blood book, do you have any other evidence?"

Liu Guogong bowed and said: "Go back to the emperor, if you don't believe it, you can ask the envoy from Ranguo. He has been playing the role of a treacherous minister in front of the Eighth Prince, so that the Eighth Prince can put down his guard and go to Datong as an envoy."

"I can't just listen to the envoy's one-sided words. The Eighth Prince is my younger brother." I pretended to be suspicious and had a headache and said: "I'm a little tired, let's go here first."

After going to court, I walked out of the Golden Luan Hall, and I told Wanfu: "Don't let other officials enter the harem recently, especially the mother's place. All letters in the harem will be intercepted by me."

"Yes."

On the second day, Liu Guogong and Liu Ren introduced Wang Wan, the envoy of Ranguo, to the Jinluan Palace. When Wang Wanwan saw me, he immediately knelt down and said in tears about Xiaoba's crimes. Scumbag projects, tax increases, and oppression of the people are all orders from the lord Duanmufeng on the surface, but it is Li Mubing, the eighth prince of Datong, who really thinks of these things. Unfortunately, the people of the country don’t know, they I only know that their life is getting worse day by day, and there are signs of rebellion in some poor areas.

After all, Xiao Ba is a member of my Datong. Even if the loyal officials of Ran Kingdom hate Xiao Ba, they can’t do anything to him. If Xiao Ba has any problems in Ran Country, Datong will have an excuse to attack them. After much deliberation, they could only inform me that Xiao Ba's influence had entered the government of Ranguo, intending to subvert the government and establish themselves as king, so that they could use my hands to get rid of Xiao Ba.

I patiently listened to Wang Wan's complaint and comforted him with kindness. I assured him that I would investigate the matter thoroughly and give Ran the country justice. After a few days, the Ran country envoy left Beijing and returned to the country. .

In the next few days, the discussion about Xiaoba's rebellion became even more intense in the court, and gradually divided into three factions. First of all, Xia Taishi and He Wenyan, they firmly denied their own family's rebellion , and then there are Liu Guogong and the others, who think that Xiaoba is very ambitious, and hope that I will call Xiaoba back to Beijing immediately. The last faction is the middle faction like Jia Fan. They don’t express any opinions. Even if they ask them, they just think that Xiaoba has left. After many years in Beijing, it is really not clear whether people have changed. I dare not say more for fear of wronging a good person.