Chapter 489 Rejecting the Dragon Seed
In Luoyang Palace.
Qin Lang and Hou Junji’s secret performances were sent in almost at the same time. Li Shimin was reading while eating dinner. After reading it, he could only shake his head helplessly.
The two prime ministers are fighting this kind of lawsuit, in his opinion, it is a bit unreasonable.
Hou Junji mainly reported Qin Lang’s use of power for personal gain in the secret memorial, saying that he used his position to give priority to inoculating the precious five-strength seedlings to his son and brothers. Even the royal family rarely only had five-strength seedlings. He also said that he used the ripe seedlings as a profit-making tool, and took the opportunity to extort benefits from the officials. He also said that there were already some ripe seedlings on the black market outside, and they were sold at high prices, so they must have flowed out from Qin Lang.
Hou Junji also impeached Qin Lang for colluding with the prime minister and important ministers by using ripe seedlings.
One is more ruthless than the other.
Compared to Qin Lang's memorial, he was more gentle. He told the story in a lukewarm manner. As for selling the two seedlings and one seedling to the prime ministers and ministers, that is also a matter of business.
It costs a lot of research and production to refine the vaccine and inoculation, and now sell some to officials and nobles, and recover some funds to invest in research. This is a virtuous circle.
Everything he does is for the public good, and he never uses power for personal gain.
If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can hand over the matter to other officials, and he will stop interfering.
The emperor curled his lips, "This Hou Junji is messing around."
Zheng Jieyu, who was arranging the memorial for the emperor, looked up at the emperor, then lowered her head and continued arranging the memorial.
"Look at these two memorials."
Li Shimin showed Zheng Wanyan the two memorials, and then asked her how to judge and deal with them.
"Both are the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, and both participated in the government affairs. One is in charge of the military department, the other is the inspector and official department, and they are also in charge of the Henan government. Ci, but this is not a big deal at all, and all of them are secret performances, so the concubine thinks, it's better to just pretend it didn't happen and not hold each other accountable."
Li Shimin smiled.
"You are good at getting along with each other."
"Speaking of this matter, Qin Lang is a bit unreasonable, and Hou Junji is a bit nonsense. Selling one or two mature seedlings is not a big deal, and he can definitely do it openly. But now such a private transaction, it is unavoidable that there is a risk of peddling favors. Suspect."
The emperor glanced at Zheng Wanyan, "Although your handling is amicable, it's obviously a bit partial to Qin Lang. Why, it's been a few years, and you still think about him?"
Zheng Wanyan quickly knelt down.
"The concubines dare not, and they have absolutely no selfishness. Although the concubines have been protected by Prime Minister Qin, they have never had any personal relationships. After entering the palace, they have no relationship."
Li Shimin snorted.
"At the beginning, I was really harsh on Jiancheng and them, but now I try my best to make up for it. Your aunt and her daughters are now enshrined by the court. I also adopted my son under Jiancheng and her name. Her daughters, I have also promoted the title of princess."
"Even your Xingyang Zheng family, in the past two years, I have continued to reward you."
Zheng Wanyan knelt down on the ground, "The concubine thanked His Majesty for his kindness, and I will never forget it."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Really? Then you tell me that it has been two years since you entered the palace, and I am often lucky, why haven't you conceived yet? Don't think that you can hide everything from me. I already know that every time you are in the palace After getting lucky, they will drink a bowl of soup, and in that soup, they have intentionally put medicine to avoid children."
"You and the Zheng family are so courageous. You actually have the ability to bribe people in the palace to get you the anti-child medicine. I have already sent someone to watch you. Fortunately, you just bought yourself the anti-child medicine. I dare not give medicine to others."
Zheng Wanyan's face turned pale, unexpectedly the emperor knew about it.
This is a capital offense.
The emperor is lucky, it is a favor, and the emperor's dragon is even more honorable. Now the Zheng family dared to destroy the Emperor Dragon Seed privately, this is an unforgivable crime.
"Tell me, it's been more than two years, can I feel sorry for you, you don't even have my dragon seed?"
Zheng fell on the ground, shaking uncontrollably.
"Why? Could it be because of Qin Lang?"
Mrs. Zheng shook her head, "Your Majesty, the matter of the concubine has nothing to do with Duke Wei. The concubine just happened to be a guest at the aunt's house in the East Palace on the fourth day of June that year. The child hid in the wall of the palace and saw with his own eyes how they brought Prince Yin's princes to my aunt and brutally killed them one by one."
"Just because of this?"
"The heavenly family is ruthless. It is really helpless for the ministers and concubines to enter this deep palace. I don't want my children to be the unfortunate heavenly family."
Li Shimin's beard trembled wildly.
"Presumptuous!"
The atmosphere in the hall was weird.
The servants heard the emperor roaring, but they didn't dare to get close. They could only bury their heads in the floor, so that they couldn't hear anything.
The secrets in the palace, the less you know, the better.
No one knew why Zheng Jieyu, who was so favored, suddenly offended His Majesty the Emperor.
"Since you didn't want to, why did you come into the palace?"
"Your Majesty, can the concubine have a choice? If there is a choice, the concubine does not want to be the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, let alone be Jieyu of the Tang emperor."
"Would you rather be Qin Lang's slave?"
The emperor's self-cultivation skills have become better and better in the past two years, and his emotional control is also relatively good. He has seldom overturned the case in anger, but today he heard Zheng Wanyan say that he would rather be a slave in Qin Lang's house than come to the palace. This remark deeply hurt the emperor's self-esteem.
"Come here."
The Qianniu guard stepped forward.
"Pull this **** out and kill him!"
The guards hesitated for a while, but they still didn't dare to say more, and stepped forward to set up Zheng Wanyan.
Zheng Wanyan let the guard drag her out, gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Actually, she tried her best to get Bizi Tang, and she was already prepared for it when she took it for the first time. The emperor did treat her well, even the Zheng family in Xingyang for the past two years, as well as his aunt and cousins, but she still couldn't fall in love with the emperor in her heart.
She didn't want to bear him a baby.
He was already mentally prepared that if the incident happened, he would die, but she still did it.
When the day really came, she felt relieved.
Looking at the woman's stubborn silence, Li Shimin felt a sharp pain in his heart.
It's been more than two years. It's fake to have no feelings. Raising a cat and dog will develop feelings, not to mention a young, beautiful and talented woman who has been with him for two years.
Heartache.
The emperor couldn't bear it after all, he raised his arms and waved them.
The guards stopped quickly.
"Send her back to her palace, lock her up, and confine her!"
Zheng Wanyan didn't say a word of thanks.
people were taken away.
Li Shimin was furious and turned around.
"Zheng Wanyan, Xingyang Zheng family, Qin Lang..."
The fire in my heart could not be calmed down.
"Call Li Junxian!"
In fact, Li Shimin just found out about Zheng Wanyan's drinking of Zizi Tang, because from Chang'an to Luoyang, everything was messed up. Zheng Wanyan used to have a good joint in Chang'an Palace, and he could get the medicine of avoiding Zizi from outside the palace. Come in, but after arriving in Luoyang, it will not be easy.
When she asked her personal maid to make Bizitang, something happened. The original person was left in Chang'an, so the maid had to find someone else. It's just that the person I was looking for this time, although he received money at the time, was afraid afterwards and reported it.
Dian Qiansi took over the investigation, and soon figured it out. After playing the emperor, Li Shimin knew why Zheng Wanyan had been in the palace for two years and was often lucky, but never conceived.
He even once suspected that Zheng Wanyan was in poor health, and asked the imperial doctor to recuperate, but who knew that she had been secretly taking Fangzitang for contraception.
Thinking about how hard she was sowing seeds time and time again, but she drank medicine in secret, the emperor couldn't help being extremely angry.
Li Junxian arrived.
"I have an errand for you."
The emperor asked Li Junxian to investigate whether there was any private communication between Zheng Wanyan and Qin Lang, and even asked him to investigate whether Zheng Wanyan had any close relationship with Qin Lang before entering the palace.
A woman who can secretly drink Bizitang behind her husband's back, even if she is famous at the first night, it is true that she will never see her again.
Now the emperor feels that Zheng Wanyan is all lies.
"Secret investigation!"
Li Junxian felt his scalp go numb.
This kind of thing is too scary, the emperor wants to investigate this, even if Qin Lang and Zheng Wanyan are innocent, but once a man suspects that his woman is having an affair with another man, he will always be a thorn in the flesh.
Of course, the most terrifying thing is that if something is found out, it will be even more terrible.
Li Junxian also came out of Wagang back then. When Qin Qiong led nine generals to abandon Wang Shichong and vote for Li Tang, Li Junxian was one of the nine generals.
In these years, Li Junxian has been doing pretty well. Although he is not as good as Qin Qiong Cheng Yaojin, but he has his eldest brother Qin Qiong to take care of him. He has a good official career, and now he also has the title of county duke.
"Your Majesty, I am acquainted with Duke Wei, and I know that Duke Wei is a man. He is definitely not the kind of person who would act recklessly. I don't know who dares to frame Duke Wei in such a way. Your Majesty, once the investigation starts, it can be kept secret, but there is no one in the world. An airtight wall. If it leaks out, it will hurt the loyalty of the minister."
Li Shimin was furious at this time.
"I used to think that I knew Qin Lang well, but now I have doubts. My beloved Zheng Jieyu has been secretly taking Bizitang, and told me that she would rather be a slave of the Qin family than in the palace. For Jieyu!"
Li Junxian's complexion changed drastically, unexpectedly there was such an inside story.
He was deeply worried about Qin Lang.
"Your Majesty, I don't know why Zheng Jieyu said these things, but back then Duke Wei had a rift with the Zheng family, and the sons and daughters of Zheng Jieyu and Prince Yin were also captured and handed over by Duke Wei. Later, His Majesty returned Zheng Jie Yu bestowed Wei Guogong as a servant girl, perhaps because of this grievance, Zheng Jieyu has always held a grudge, and now deliberately frame Wei Guogong?"
Li Shimin can't listen to these words now.
"I asked you to investigate. If Qin Lang is innocent, he will naturally not be afraid of the investigation."
"If he dares to betray me, I will never forgive him lightly!"
(end of this chapter)