Reborn as King again

As soon as He Wenliu entered the palace, he didn't even enter the gate of Qingluan Hall, but was stopped by a small eunuch on the way, saying that the empress mother had invited him.He Wenliu had long expected that someone would pursue him, and after a few instructions to the personal eunuch beside him, he followed the little eunuch to the Palace of Compassion.

He Wenliu stepped into the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and saw the queen mother sitting on the high hall of the hall, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a serious expression, and beside her was the queen Zhou Ling. The two most noble people in the harem were waiting for his arrival. Standing on both sides of the main hall were Liu Hua and several officials standing on the same front as him, but He Wenliu didn't know him.

He Wenliu walked to the center of the hall and saluted the queen mother.

The queen mother looked at He Wenliu below, even if I didn't tell her, she could guess that He Wenliu was a special existence to me, but because of Xiaoba, she had to offend me, the queen mother said: "Concubine Wen, I know why Aijia is so special. Looking for you?"

He Wenliu gritted his teeth, and said, "It's because of the Emperor's private stay in He Mansion."

"It's strange for Aijia," the queen mother continued, "Aijia remembered that the emperor brought the queen with him when he left the palace yesterday, why did he suddenly become with you?"

"I..." He Wenliu's mind was spinning at this moment, how could he know why I suddenly ran to him on a whim.

The queen mother saw that He Wenliu couldn't tell why for a long time, so she turned her head and asked Zhou Ling: "Queen, what do you think? The Ai family remembers that you left the palace with the emperor."

"After returning to my mother," Zhou Ling glanced at He Wenliu, gloating in his heart, but said truthfully with no expression on his face: "Yesterday at noon, I met Concubine Wen when I was having dinner with the Emperor at Taibai Building. The Emperor and Concubine Wen had a very happy conversation. , and said some words that Weichen didn't understand." Zhou Ling paused and said: "Now that I think about it, after meeting Concubine Wen in Taibai Tower, the emperor became a little absent-minded. After dinner, the emperor said that he If there is something to do, let the minister go back to the palace first."

The queen mother only asked Zhou Ling casually, but she didn't expect these things to happen in the middle, and said: "What the queen means is that the emperor met Concubine Wen before he went to He's mansion?"

Zhou Ling was already at odds with He Wenliu, so he should get rid of him now, "That's right, I believe that if the emperor hadn't seen Concubine Wen miss her in a restaurant in the capital during the day, he wouldn't have gone to He Mansion to look for Concubine Wen." The concubine did something like staying overnight in the He Mansion and being bumped into by the Imperial Forest Army."

Liu Hua, who was standing on the sidelines and watching, also began to interject and said: "The empress dowager, according to what the empress dowager said, the empress dowager Wen left the mansion privately when she went out of the palace to return to the mansion for a short stay. This has already violated the palace rules." As long as this kind of matter is not brought up by caring people, no one will care about it, just like the emperor not returning to the palace at night. It is a pity that He Wenliu met these people who tried to punish him this time, so he must not be able to hide.

The queen mother said: "Concubine Wen, what else do you have to say?"

He Wenliu clenched his fists and took a deep breath. He decided to carry it all by himself, and said, "That's right, the humble minister didn't understand the rules, left the mansion privately, and let the emperor bump into him. Later, when the emperor came to the He mansion, it was The humble minister begged the emperor to stay overnight, if it were not for the temptation of the humble minister, the emperor would not have done such a thing, it is all the fault of the humble minister."

Since He Wenliu was summoned into the Palace of Compassion by the Queen Mother, he knew that the Queen Mother wanted to push everything on him, after all, he was also the person involved.This responsibility must not be carried by me, the emperor, and the Imperial Forest Army is my direct army. If it is blamed, the morale of the army will definitely be lost, so it is better to let him bear it.And I am very filial to my mother, He Wenliu doesn't want me to be caught in the middle.

He Wenliu pleaded guilty so quickly that the empress did not expect it. She thought that He Wenliu would explain it to herself, but that was good and saved her trouble, so she said: "Since you also know that you did it yourself. No, can you accept the punishment?"

He Wenliu knelt down, raised his head and said: "Admit, I pleaded guilty, but mother, this matter was only done by me, and has nothing to do with the rest of the He family. It was because I let the emperor stay for the night because of my pampering. So I ask the queen mother not to implicate other people."

"Miss Concubine Wen, what are you talking about?" Liu Hua didn't want to let go of the opportunity to attack the He family so easily, "Your eldest brother, Prime Minister He, is a high-ranking official in the dynasty. He was influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, so he should understand Propriety, integrity and shame, knowing that it is inappropriate for the emperor to spend the night outside the palace in private, and still let him do it, how can this be said to have nothing to do with other people?"

He Wenliu squinted at Liu Hua, and directly retorted: "I told you that I asked the emperor to stay, and I made it difficult for my elder brother. Since the emperor is going to stay overnight, do you want my elder brother to drive the emperor out? "

In the eyes of the queen mother, as long as Concubine Wen pleads guilty, it will be fine, so that the guilt of Liu Hua's son Liu Deng can be minimized. Compromising with the Liu family, the queen mother said: "Concubine Wen, this is all your responsibility. If you hadn't relied on the emperor's favor to let the emperor stay overnight in He's house, how could it be possible for the imperial army to catch you two lying in disheveled clothes? On the bed, this scandal has already spread inside and outside the capital today, for the face of the royal family, Aijia bestows on you..."

At this moment, the eunuch outside preached: "The emperor is here~~~"

I stepped into the door of the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and He Wenliu's thin body was kneeling in front of him. I walked towards him and glanced at Liu Hua who was standing beside him. Liu Hua immediately bowed his head guilty, not knowing that I was here What are your plans.I walked to He Wenliu's side, looked at the queen mother who was sitting in front, and said, "Does the queen mother want to give Concubine Wen fifty strokes to beat him to death, or give him white silk poisoned wine to directly kill him?"

The queen mother asked: "Emperor, are you going to protect him?"

I said: "If it wasn't for the Imperial Army's intrusion into the He Mansion, the matter between me and Concubine Wen would not have been broken at all. What crime can Concubine Wen have?"

It's not the first time my mother has had a dispute with me. She argued with reason: "What is the crime of Concubine Wen? He went back to the mansion to stay for a while but wandered around the capital in private. He Fu stayed with her overnight, if he hadn't seduced you, would the following things have happened?"

"Mother, how do you know that Concubine Wen left the mansion privately?" Although I was asking the mother, I was looking at Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling was secretly in a bad mood. He didn't expect that I would appear here, let alone that I would question the queen mother in order to keep He Wenliu, and quickly explained to me: "This is what the mother asked about the minister, and the minister had to tell the truth. answer."

I really didn't expect that Liu Hua would use He Wenliu as a scapegoat, and Zhou Ling would also step in. I was about to speak, but He Wenliu tugged at the corner of my clothes. I looked down and saw He Wenliu raised his head and shook his head at me. Let me stop talking.

"Emperor, I know that you love Concubine Wen, but it also depends on whether Concubine Wen accepts your affection," the queen mother said slowly: "Concubine Wen has already admitted that he was the one who tempted you to go to Hefu and let you stay overnight." .”

what confession?Who made him admit it?Didn't I let him push everything on me, why is he so disobedient?I grabbed the arm of He Wenliu who was kneeling on the ground, pulled him up, made him face me, and asked, "What have you confessed to me?"

"I..." He Wenliu looked at me and really could say: "It's my minister who was wrongly loved by the emperor, and I made things difficult for you yesterday. Don't be angry with your mother, I am willing to be punished."

Even if he is willing to be punished, I still feel distressed.In order not to say any more troublesome words, I pulled him behind me and said to the queen mother: "I said that it has nothing to do with Concubine Wen. It is I who want to visit him in He Mansion, and it is also because I insist on staying in He Mansion for Concubine Wen to serve him." Damn it, if the queen mother pursues it, then it should be held on my head."

"Emperor! You..." The queen mother felt a headache now, "You can't decide the affairs of the harem!"

At this time, a little maid hurriedly came to the queen mother and said a few words into the queen mother's ear. The queen mother's face turned pale immediately. She slapped the handle of the phoenix chair fiercely, pointed at Liu Hua and asked in a sharp voice: "Liu Hua! Where's Xiaoba from the Ai family?!"

Liu Hua was taken aback by his mother's yelling. The monk at Erzhang couldn't figure out what the queen was talking about, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, forgive me."

The queen mother gritted her teeth and said: "Forgive me?! The Ai family promised you to protect your son in front of the emperor. Where did you hide the Ai family's Xiao Ba?"

The queen mother always hated the Liu family, and she would lose her mind whenever she met Xiao Ba, so the alliance between him and the Liu family was so fragile that I just let Xiao Ba stay in my Qianlong Palace Don't walk around here and there, the queen mother will be the first to ask Liu Hua for the crime when she sees that Xiaoba is missing.

"Queen, what's the matter with Xiaoba?" I asked intentionally, and as I spoke, I walked forward and sat down next to the queen.

The queen mother also knew that she was too emotional to say something, but since she said it all, she simply dragged it all out: "Emperor, Xiao Ba returned to Beijing, and he was in the palace, but now he is missing. You have to believe that mourning Home, Xiao Ba did not rebel, he..."

"Mother, I know." I smiled at my mother.

The queen mother looked at my smile, and her face became even uglier, "Prince, could it be that you..." The queen mother had already guessed that Xiao Ba was in my hands.

I patted the back of my mother's cold hand to reassure him: "Don't worry, Xiaoba has been favored by me since he was a child. I know if he rebelled."

I looked at Liu Hua and his henchmen in the hall, pretending to be a fox, and asked: "Xiaoba is gone, mother, who do you want Liu Hua to ask?"

Who is the queen mother?Immersed in the harem for many years, I can see it very clearly.Since she knows that Xiao Ba is with me, and I don't intend to punish Xiao Ba for her crimes, and I have come here to protect Concubine Wen, isn't this the best time for her to deal with the Liu family!Immediately turned the point of view, and immediately cried like a rainstorm, Lihua said: "Imperial son, Aijia knows that you love Concubine Wen, Aijia didn't intend to make things difficult for Concubine Wen, but... but Liu Hua got it from somewhere today. The news, knowing that Xiao Ba is back, came to threaten the Ai family, and asked the Ai family to put all the blame on Concubine Wen to save his son Liu Deng's life, otherwise he would hold Xiao Ba and let Xiao Ba go to Dali The temple is under trial. Emperor, Xiaoba is the heart of the Ai family, and the Ai family cannot sit idly by." The empress mother's statement must be embellishing, how can a courtier directly negotiate conditions with the queen mother without beating around the bush?The queen mother also used the word "threat" and cried so aggrievedly. It seems that the queen mother wanted to use my affection for He Wenliu to kill Liu Hua in the name of my "filial son".

I was willing to be used by my mother. In order to keep his son, Liu Hua wanted to use He Wenliu as a backing. This really touched my bottom line.I immediately took out a brocade handkerchief to wipe my mother's tears, and began to perform the scene of mother's kindness and filial piety with her mother.

I asked Liu Hua, "Do you dare to threaten my mother?"

Liu Hua fearfully said: "Your Majesty, there is no such thing as a humble minister, please investigate clearly! The Eighth Prince is indeed suspected of rebellion, and he has returned to Beijing now, shouldn't he thoroughly investigate this matter?" Even if the Empress Dowager hated their Liu family, she would still help for the sake of the Eighth Prince. Seeing that Concubine Wen was about to be blamed, why did the Empress Dowager change her attitude so suddenly?

The queen mother originally thought about Xiao Ba, but now that she is sure that Xiao Ba will not be held accountable by me, what else does she dare not say, who would not say something to sow discord? The queen mother sneered, "Is Xiao Ba suspected of rebellion? In Aijia's opinion, your son Liu Deng has been convicted of rebellion!"

Liu Hua saw that the empress mother wanted to put his son to death, and said solemnly: "Empress Dowager, I respect you as the emperor's biological mother, but you must not speak nonsense! My son is loyal to the country and serves the monarch wholeheartedly. You How can you slander him for rebellion?!"

"The Ai family has no slander." When the mother thought that Liu Hua actually used her little eight as a bargaining chip to help her, and almost offended me, she wished to tear Liu Hua's body into thousands of pieces, so now the black ones can be called white Lai: "Emperor, think about it. Last night Liu Deng dared to bring dozens of imperial guards into the He Mansion. Maybe he could bring tens of thousands of imperial guards into the harem tonight."

When Liu Hua heard what his mother said, he immediately kowtowed and explained: "Your Majesty, the dog just got the news that the Eighth Prince is hiding in the mansion, so he brought the Imperial Forest Army to search. Please look into it clearly."

The queen mother snorted coldly, and said coolly: "Then what? The Eighth Prince didn't catch him but caught the emperor? It damaged the royal family's reputation. Having said that, did the emperor order your son to search He's house?"

Liu Hua stopped talking immediately. This is the biggest problem. It is because he is too conceited. He did not mobilize the imperial forest army with my emperor's permission several times before. I dared to ask Liu Deng to lead the Imperial Forest Army to search for people. As long as the Eighth Prince is found, I will not blame him, but the problem is that the Eighth Prince was not found.

The queen mother then gave Liu Hua a final blow: "The Imperial Forest Army is directly under the emperor's army. Your son Liu Deng dares to call it in private. Could it be that he wants to be the emperor?"

It is enough to sing the queen mother's play here, and it has completely mobilized my doubts about Liu Deng and Liu Hua. I said with a dark face: "Liu Deng should use my Imperial Forest Army in private, and let my face be disgraced. I must Cut his corpse into ten thousand pieces! Come on, Liu Huabao's son Liu Deng dared to threaten the Queen Mother, drag him down and enter the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and beheaded him ten days later!"

"Your Majesty, please spare me!" Liu Hua repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy. He is already an old man, how could he go to the Ministry of Punishment to suffer such a crime?

All the officials who were close to Liu Hua also pleaded for him, saying: "The Empress Dowager, Mr. Liu just offended you because he was eager to save his son. You are a bodhisattva. Mr. Liu is almost 70 years old. I beg you to forgive me." Him."

The queen mother was so angry that she vomited blood when she heard the words of those officials. Could it be that Liu Hua is Shura's heart if she doesn't let go?Even if it is a member of the Liu family, she wants to deal with it quickly.The queen mother didn't speak, she just looked at me with tears in her eyes, seeing her being wronged so much, well, I have to be the bad guy.

I said to those officials: "It seems that the relationship between you and Master Liu is really good, then you go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to accompany him, and go to the execution ground with him in ten days."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me~" The officials were so regretful that their guts were green, and they were dragged down by the burly eunuchs.

He Wenliu stood next to them and watched them being dragged down, with mixed emotions in his heart. He looked up at me and found that I was looking at him too, and the anger in his eyes hadn't subsided, so he immediately knelt on the ground , dare not say a word.

He Wenliu could tell that I was angry, so I said, "Concubine Wen, what are you doing kneeling on the ground?"

He Wenliu hurriedly kowtowed: "Please forgive me, my minister... I know I was wrong."

"Do you know where you went wrong?"

"..." I shouldn't listen to you.

"Concubine Wen is disrespectful in front of the palace and violates my will. I will punish you for two months of confinement and half a year of salary, so as to serve as a warning to others."