AWB Chapter 1340
Chapter 1340
"The Duke of Liang's mansion? Something happened?" Fu Youwen and Liu Sanwu instantly wiped the smiles off their faces, revealing solemn and serious expressions.
Liu Sanwu urged anxiously, "What happened? Tell me quickly!"
Seeing how concerned the two were.
The servant immediately reported: "After His Majesty issued the imperial edict appointing two imperial envoys early this morning, he sent Zhao Qianshi of the Embroidered Uniform Guard with men to the Duke of Liang's residence... saying that the three military marquises, Marquis of Heqing, Marquis of Zhulu, and Marquis of Huaiyuan, were guilty of multiple crimes, including embezzling farmland, accepting bribes, and abusing their power... and arrested the three military marquises on the spot and sent them to the imperial prison!"
Hear the news.
Fu Youwen and Liu Sanwu both had the same expression on their faces as the elderly people on the subway.jpg...
It took me a long time to react.
After pondering for a while, Liu Sanwu looked at Fu Youwen and asked incredulously, "Old Fu, did you also know about this beforehand?"
Fu Youwen then came to his senses.
He waved for the servant to leave, then frowned and said somewhat awkwardly, "This matter... I knew nothing about it..."
"What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Liu Sanwu continued to ask.
Fu Youwen was also completely baffled. This little rascal was causing all sorts of trouble, how could he possibly manage it all? Therefore, he could only remain silent for a moment before saying, "This old man doesn't know either."
Liu Sanwu let out a long sigh.
He shook his head helplessly: "Didn't you say everything was under control? How come you know nothing when asked? Now look what's happened. Originally, there might have been room to deal with these brutes and bandits, but why is His Majesty interrogating them at this juncture... Even if they weren't planning to rebel, they're going to start a rebellion now!" As he spoke, he clapped his hands together in a gesture of helplessness.
Then, with a look of regret, he said, "I shouldn't have believed your nonsense! If I had gone back to the Qianqing Palace to advise His Majesty, I would have been there when His Majesty issued this order. In that case, I would have risked my life to stop His Majesty from issuing this order!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but pace back and forth in the public housing, his sighs growing longer and longer: "It's too late to say anything now!"
Fu Youwen naturally understood this principle, and at that moment, there was no room for argument.
He truly never expected that Zhu Yunwen would do something so offensive to the nobles of Huaixi at such a critical juncture.
In this way, the nobles of Huaixi will surely be enraged and revolt.
They rioted in Yingtian Prefecture, who could stop them?
At best, His Majesty will become their complete puppet; at worst, he may not even be able to save his life—bandits, when enraged, often act without regard for the consequences.
"What do we do now, Fu Youwen? What do you suggest we do now?!" Liu Sanwu, looking utterly exasperated, spread his hands at Fu Youwen and demanded an answer.
"..." Fu Youwen was left speechless.
He doesn't understand...
Seeing that a bad hand was being played better and better, all that was left was to slowly wear it down and gradually turn the tide. But in the blink of an eye, everything was ruined again!
Fu Youwen narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were deep in thought.
After a while, he finally looked up at Liu Sanwu, who was helpless and full of regret, and said solemnly, "Even if the chances of winning are slim, even if our strength is just a drop in the ocean, we should still start to deal with it..."
"How to deal with it? How to deal with it?" Liu Sanwu was a great Confucian scholar, a typical bookish man. He was good at annotating and doing academic research, but he was completely clueless about the current situation.
"The Duke of Wei! The Duke of Wei is still in Yingtian Prefecture. Although he also comes from Huaixi, he is a rare talent. He is loyal to His Majesty and usually trains troops in various military garrisons outside the capital! His father is Xu Da, the Prince of Zhongshan!"
Fu Youwen quickly thought it through in his mind.
After saying that, he continued, "In addition, both inside and outside Yingtian Prefecture, we can only try our best to contact the people who are available to strengthen His Majesty's defenses. Although we are both civil officials, you have managed the Hanlin Academy for so long, and I have also held a high position for quite some time."