eurekapd Chapter 287 Meeting
Chapter 287 Meeting
On the night of April 3rd.
The night watchman walked along Chang'an Street, and the sound of his beating reached the prison.
Make a wish and gently open your eyes.
The two Royal Guards who were guarding them were fast asleep. Xu Yuan took a look at them and then calmly looked away.
At the same time, throughout the capital, countless men in black were walking around at night, and pieces of paper were posted everywhere in the capital.
Song Tiancheng got up early and went out. When he was preparing to go to court, he saw a tissue flying outside the carriage. He picked it up and took a look. He shuddered all over.
The servant was puzzled and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Song Tiancheng didn't say anything. He clenched the paper in his hand and looked out.
The whole street.
All the same paper.
Overnight, it appeared silently in every corner of the capital.
Song Tiancheng immediately dismounted and returned to the mansion, saying, "Wake up the young master, pack up your things, and leave immediately."
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April 4th, Qingming Festival.
A group of ministers were waiting in the hall. Seeing that the emperor had not arrived yet, they began to talk in whispers.
"did you see it?"
"You mean the confession notices posted everywhere in the capital?"
"Yes, I went out today and my door was covered with stickers!"
"There was one on mine, too!"
"What do you think? Could it be that... someone from the Xu family has returned?"
"Didn't the Xu family get killed by bandits when they were exiled? And it's been more than 20 years since this happened. What else is there to argue about?"
"I always feel that something is wrong these past two days."
"I feel so too."
"Is there anything else going on today?"
A few people were discussing in a low voice when suddenly a cough was heard behind them.
Everyone turned around, immediately put away the curious expressions on their faces, and said seriously: "Prime Minister Qi."
Qi Chengen glanced over and said, "Be careful with your words in the hall."
Several people immediately fell silent.
Qi Chengen looked around and asked, "Hasn't Commander Song arrived yet?"
"I heard that he caught a cold and is feeling unwell." A minister who was familiar with Song Tiancheng spoke up.
The yellow curtain was lifted and the emperor walked out slowly.
Everyone stopped talking and knelt down, saying, "We pay our respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"My dear friends, please be free."
The emperor waved his hand, and after his eyes swept across the group of people below, they stopped on Bei Yuan.
Bei Yuan also sensed something and bent slightly to avoid it.
"Something new happened in the capital today. Do you know about it?"
Early this morning, someone reported to the emperor the letters of defence that were flying all over the capital.
Originally, the matter was handed over to the Dali Temple. After finding out who did it, the "defense letter" could be destroyed. However, the protagonist of the defense letter was the Xu family.
Back then, the emperor was so angry that millions of people died.
Now the Xu family is crying out for justice and defending their crimes, and no one dares to expose them easily.
But the important reason is that Prime Minister Xu is also the teacher of the current emperor.
However, when the Xu family was in trouble, the emperor was just an idle prince and could not help much, so he could only watch the entire Xu family being exiled.
Now, twenty years later, everything is different.
Qi Chengen said: "I heard that it was a descendant of the Xu family, who came to appeal for an injustice that happened more than 20 years ago..."
Before Qi Chengen finished speaking, a huge drum sounded.
Everyone couldn't help but look back.
Chang Yushi said: "This is the drum at the palace gate."
"Someone struck the Dengwen drum! Does this mean that it is to be heard by the gods?"
Before the murmurs of the crowd had ended, a eunuch trotted in, whispered a few words into the ear of the chief eunuch, and then hurried away.
The chief eunuch immediately whispered, "Your Majesty, the Khan of Goshu has arrived and is now outside the city gate. As it is not time to open the city gate yet, he has set up camp at the city gate and is waiting for Your Majesty."
The emperor frowned when he heard this and said, "Didn't Goshu Khan say he would arrive in May? Why is he here now?"
"Maybe he is missing Princess Changqing." The eunuch replied.
This sentence reminded the emperor.
He glanced at Bei Yuan, and then said, "Prince, please come with me to greet him. As for the one who struck the drum to report the injustice, since he struck the drum, he must have complained about his grievances. Lord Chang, I will leave this case to you to judge."
Chang Yushi was originally a minister under Wei Chenyi.
After Wei Chen was imprisoned, the post of Chief Censor became vacant, so he filled the position.
Hearing the emperor's words, he stepped back and said, "Yes."
It was daybreak and the drizzle continued.
A red silk strip was laid from the palace gate all the way to the city gate.
All the "defense letters" posted on the streets have been torn off, leaving no trace; only the drum beats at the hearing place, which continues to beat.
When the emperor heard this, he stopped in annoyance.
Bei Yuan said: "Father, please let me go."
The emperor did not speak, so Qi Chengen said, "The prince is the heir to the throne, and he is also the husband of Princess Changqing. Naturally, he should go to greet her in person. As for the drum, I think Censor Chang will take care of it."
As soon as Qi Chengen finished speaking, the drumbeats stopped.
The emperor's face lightened up a little. Although a drum was set up in the capital, very few people would go and beat it over the years.
Today, Goshu Khan is visiting. If the drum for reporting is sounded continuously, it will only make foreign countries think that the people in Tianqi are not living and working in peace and contentment, which will be a loss of dignity for a great country.
The group waited patiently at the city gate.
The rain gradually stopped and the city gate slowly opened.
When many people heard that Goshu Khan was coming, they all became officials on both sides.
When the city gate was completely opened, the emperor went to greet him and said, "Welcome, Brother Geshu! Your Majesty, you came too early today. I just received the news, so I didn't prepare the guests and came here in a hurry."
Hearing this, Geshuta laughed and said, "Your Majesty is too polite. I came here just to enjoy the scenery. If you had told me earlier, I would have missed this surprise!"
"Brother Geshu is right." The emperor agreed, and said, "We should have asked Princess Changqing to come with us today, but it's too early now, she..."
"It's okay, it's okay. I came here today just to offer treasures."
Geshu Tatar did not play by the rules, which made the emperor somewhat confused about his intentions. He could only ask, "Brother Geshu, what do you mean by this?"
"I arrived outside the city yesterday. This morning I heard drum sounds. I asked and found out that someone was protesting against the injustice of the Xu family over 20 years ago."
"Although Geshu has no connection with the Xu family, the Xu family fell into trouble because of Geshu. It just so happens that I brought my father Han's last letter with me on this trip. I hope to use it to clear the name of the Xu family."
When Geshuta finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.
Including the emperor.
Ge Shuta still smiled, and said in a heroic voice: "I wish to clear the name of the Xu family. Doesn't the emperor want to? Or is it that even if the drum is struck, it will be useless?"
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In the prison
The two imperial guards walked to the innermost cell and stopped, saying, "Miss Xu, the emperor summons you to see him."
Xu Yuan had just washed and combed her hair, with her hair tied up high. She looked clean and neat, no less handsome than a man.
After hearing what the two said, he nodded slightly and said, "Make a wish and go immediately."