Chapter 511 Trap 1 When the news reached the palace, the emperor was shocked.
Unexpectedly, the news of Kong Sheng's death came again, and this time, Zhu Huiguang repeatedly verified the authenticity of the news and personally entered the Lin De Hall to report it, which was obviously not fiction.
The Emperor's face suddenly became gloomy.
Realistically speaking, Kong Sheng's status in the emperor's mind is now unmatched.
Among the many courtiers, the emperor relied on and looked forward to Kong Sheng the most.
If the emperor handed over the focus of governing the country to Du Hongjian and Li Yu, it was established on Kong Sheng's body whether he, the emperor, could sit on the throne safely and whether he would seek greater achievements in the future.
The emperor now had even greater ambitions.
He wanted to establish a world-class achievement that surpassed his ancestors and fathers, and brought the Tang Dynasty to an unprecedented glorious height.
Don't look at the emperor's attitude towards the Hui people now, but in fact, in the emperor's heart, he is keeping an account for the Hui people.
One day in the future, when the time is ripe, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has been restored, especially the artillery and firearms promised by Kong Sheng can be mass-produced, cast and equipped with the Tang army.
Suddenly hearing the news of Kong Sheng's death, the emperor's first thought was extremely shocked, and then he was suspicious.
But the emperor also understood that in this kind of matter, in fact, no one dared to joke, let alone deceive himself.
The emperor's deep eyes were fixed on Zhu Huiguang, and he said in a trembling voice: "Is this true, who is the news from the truth?"
Zhu Huiguang bowed to the ground in fear, "Your Majesty, the slave maid has personally interrogated the people of the Marquis of Chang'an, and this matter is undoubtedly conclusive, and there is no falsehood at all.
Because the slave maid was not at ease, he also went out of the palace to inquire about Nangong Wang, and learned that General Kong suddenly disappeared last night, and after the people of the Hou Mansion found out this morning, Wuxian Wujie and others led three thousand forbidden troops out of the city to look for it, and as a result, the body of the general was found in a valley at the southern foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and it is said that the body has been devoured by the tiger and wolf, and the body is miserable and mutilated. ” "The Marquis of Chang'an Mansion transported the general's body back to Chang'an, and many people in Chang'an witnessed the general's remains, it should be true that Your Majesty, the general should have died unfortunately this time."
Zhu Huiguang sighed lightly, and he also felt quite sorry for Kong Sheng's death. was originally a promising talent, but he died halfway, which is not considered jealousy The emperor was stunned, silent for a long time, and suddenly let out a long sigh: "Poor Kong Sheng, a young talent, has fallen into the mouth of a tiger and wolf, so miserable, let me say what?"
The emperor's face changed, and he immediately said coldly: "How Kong Sheng suddenly disappeared This matter cannot be underestimated, and it must be strictly investigated.
Spread my will, and ordered Shenlongwei and Dali Temple to join Jingzhao Mansion within a three-day deadline to find out the truth about Kong Sheng's disappearance and death, and report to me as soon as possible."
"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the important land of Gyeonggi, and the important members of the imperial court, they disappeared and died under the nose of Youji, this is really a big joke These wine bags and rice bags, it is really angry" The more the emperor spoke, the more angry he became, and finally he jumped like thunder.
You can't blame the emperor for being angry, since even a minister like Kong Sheng can say that he is missing, he will disappear, and he died tragically in the wilderness outside the city, which shows that there is some kind of evil force in Chang'an City.
Today's matter is on Kong Sheng, and it may not be anyone's turn in the future.
Zhu Huiguang and the other eunuchs were silent, and they didn't dare to breathe.
The emperor was both angry and disappointed, and his heart was even more depressed.
What's more, the casting technology of the Zhenguo sharp weapon artillery that the emperor wanted had not yet arrived, and the inventor Kong Sheng died, which made the emperor unable to accept it at all.
The emperor was angry for a long time, but finally sighed repeatedly, saying that he would go out of the palace to worship Kong Sheng, and at the same time issue an edict to pursue Kong Sheng.
Because Kong Sheng's identity is not ordinary, Kong Sheng's pursuit must be discussed by the court, and the emperor cannot make his own opinions.
Therefore, half an hour later, the emperor again convened the small court meeting.
This was a small-scale high-level court meeting of the Li and Tang courts.
The chief officials of the three provinces and six departments, and the dignitaries above the duke are eligible to participate.
In fact, at this time, the news of Kong Sheng's death had already spread in Chang'an, and the government and the opposition were shocked.
When the emperor stood on the Dan Qi with a gloomy expression and said in a condensed voice that he wanted to pursue Kong Sheng, no one objected.
In fact, people are already dead, and if you still have a short and long chase with a deceased, it's just a false name anyway.
This is the true mindset of the ministers.
It's not that there are no people who take advantage of the fire to rob and fall into the well, but when they see the emperor's attitude, they don't dare to show it.
For the sake of a dead man to make the emperor unhappy, he can't make a row.
Only the crown prince Li Yu put forward a different opinion.
The emperor's mood was already very bad, and when he saw Li Yu jumping out and singing against him, he was angry, he looked at Li Yu coldly like a knife, and said in a deep voice: "Kong Sheng has made great contributions to Sheji, and he is an important minister."
Kong Sheng unfortunately died, and I will be pursued in accordance with the Tang Dynasty etiquette, why not?"
Li Yu knew that Emperor Lao Tzu was very dissatisfied with him.
But Li Yu is a person who adheres to his personal opinions and will not easily change his opinions.
He calmed down and said loudly: "Father, Chang'an Hou Kong Sheng was unfortunately killed, and his sons also felt surprised and distressed.
It's just that Erchen thinks that the cause of Kong Sheng's death is unknown, and it still needs to be investigated.
Therefore, it is not advisable to pursue the title too early for the time being, and it is not too late to wait until the truth is ascertained before discussing the posthumous title. ” In fact, what Li Yu said also has some truth.
Kong Sheng is a character like him, he is the real power faction in Chang'an City, he controls the forbidden army, the Chang'an Marquis Mansion is heavily guarded, Kong Sheng suddenly disappeared and died, there is a shady decision behind this, if you don't find out this, you are eager to chase Kong Sheng, in case there is a problem in the future, it will make the emperor and the court unable to end.
Li Yu spoke completely from the standpoint of the royal family.
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Li Yu and Du Hong gradually exchanged a knowing look, they stood on the opposite side of Li Yu on many issues, but this time I felt that Li Yu was quite reasonable, and the emperor may have been too sad and impatient.
Li Mi gritted his teeth and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is very true.
At this moment, the cause of Kong Sheng's death should be ascertained as soon as possible, and it is not too late to pursue it after the truth is ascertained."
The Emperor actually understood this.
It's just that the emperor has recently become accustomed to being arbitrary, and when he encounters different voices, he is extremely unhappy.
Especially today because of Kong Sheng's cause of death, he became irritable, and it was difficult to listen to the voice of opposition.
The emperor didn't expect that Li Yu would echo the words of the East Palace, this is his confidant minister, a consistent royalist.
The emperor became furious, and left his sleeves with a sentence: "My mind has been decided, there is no need to discuss this matter for the time being, and after the funeral of Kong Sheng is completed, it will be announced by the Ministry of Rites and announced to the world."
The emperor rushed away angrily, and the Tang magnates in the remaining hall looked at each other, quite disapproving.
Li Yu bowed to the crown prince Li Yu and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is like this."
Before Li Kuang's words to question the emperor could be spoken, he was interrupted by Li Yushengsheng: "Okay, my father is saddened by Kong Sheng's death, I don't have to panic."
Ladies and gentlemen, the most important thing at this moment is to find out the cause of Kong Sheng's death, Li Xiang, Du Xiang, and the emperor have already confessed, and this matter will be supervised by you personally, and you will be instructed to handle the case within a time limit in conjunction with Jingzhao Mansion, without the slightest delay."
If you want to talk about dissatisfaction, Li Yu is more dissatisfied than anyone else, but in public, he criticizes the emperor in vain, which is not a good thing, and it will make people criticize the arrogance of the East Palace faction even more.
Because he realized that the emperor had artillery in his hands, Li Yu did not dare to act rashly now, at least compared with the past, his attitude towards the emperor became much more cautious.
The news also reached the Palace of Anning.
Empress Zhang was stunned, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh: "My son, I didn't expect that this Kong Sheng is really a short-lived ghost, he escaped in the previous earthquake, and this time he still can't escape the ending of untimely death."
I can't imagine that the Tang Dynasty Shenwei Chang'an Hou and the general of the Beijing Shence Army died in the hands of the tiger wolf, and there was no corpse."
Therefore, there are many things that are mostly false, or they are deformed in the process of news dissemination, for example, the news from the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion simply mentions that Kong Sheng suffered a tiger and wolf disaster, but when it reaches Empress Zhang, it becomes Kong Sheng being killed by a tiger and wolf in Zhongnan Mountain.
The young Li Tong's expression changed, but he shook his head with a deep groan and said: "Queen Mother, Erchen has always said that Kong Sheng is not a short-lived person, this person's life star shines high, and the star is the head, not the appearance of an untimely death.
Since he had survived the last earthquake, he would have been safe this time. ” Empress Zhang laughed: "My son has become a person who can read faces."
This is not what the palace said, it was the people of the Hou Mansion of Chang'an who reported to the palace themselves, saying that Kong Sheng died without a whole body, and many people of Chang'an witnessed it with their own eyes, Kong Sheng's body was in the Hou Mansion, and a mourning hall was being set up to worship, so how could this matter be fake."
"No matter how capable Kong Sheng is, he is just an ordinary man, he can't be an immortal immortal.
It's just that Bengong is very curious, why Kong Sheng suddenly disappeared, and who is Kong Sheng's hands," Empress Zhang said in a condensed voice.
It is not difficult to see from her words that in fact, the Zhang family still has some knowledge.
She can already realize that Kong Sheng's death is by no means simple, and there may be such and such a shady curtain behind it.
I can't say, but it also involves someone in the palace and the royal family.
Zhang thought that he had thought of the right way, so he was a little anxious and wanted to go to the emperor to share his opinion.
Li Tong knew what his mother was thinking and what he wanted to do, he let out a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Queen Mother, the truth of the so-called death of Kong Sheng is not clear, and we should not act rashly.
In the opinion of the sons, let's wait and see what happens. ” Empress Zhang sighed, and did not insist anymore.
Probably because recently she felt that although her son was young, he was scheming, and had his own unique opinions and suggestions on many things, and the final facts also proved his wisdom and correctness.
In fact, Empress Zhang's speculation is currently the emperor's suspicion.
After the court meeting was dispersed, the emperor was locked up in his imperial study alone, and he was distraught, and a big question mark gradually rose in his heart: Who would attack Kong Sheng, why was Kong Sheng poisoned after the artillery was exposed, what does it mean The more the emperor thought about it, the more restless he became.
This is the way people think, once you go into a misunderstanding, it is difficult to jump out again.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that Kong Sheng's death was inseparable from the exposure of artillery to the world.
And because of this, in addition to the people of the enemy country, only the emperor's face became extremely gloomy, and he began to suspect a person, the crown prince Li Yu.
Only Li Yu had a reason to attack Kong Sheng, he either wanted to learn about the casting technique of artillery from Kong Sheng, because Kong Sheng did not obey, so he made a poisonous move.
And only Li Yu seems to have the ability and power to kill Kong Sheng silently.
The emperor angrily slapped the table, and the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things on the table were staggering, and some of them rolled to the ground.
Zhu Huiguang, who was waiting at the door, bowed down in horror and didn't dare to look up.
He didn't even notice that soon the emperor strode out of the imperial study with a dark face and walked towards his bedroom.
When Zhu Huiguang noticed that the emperor had left, he panicked and ran towards the emperor's bedroom with a few little eunuchs.
Just kidding, the emperor is going to rest, and the attendants who are serving him are not around, isn't this the rhythm of looking for death oshow7 t1706231537: