novelones Chapter 135 Father and Son
Chapter 135 Father and Son
Prime Minister Hu Gao received a tip and found out that the prince went to the graveyard with Jiang Chen to pay homage.
He immediately sent his son Hu Peng to lead people there to inquire.
When Hu Peng asked about the situation, he scolded the leader of the guards severely.
"Why are you on duty? Do you know that I keep you people here just to visit the graves? That is to let you wait and wait for the prey to take the bait. You probably don't even know who the prey is, right? Li Chenglong and his son. As long as someone comes to visit the grave, it must be related to the Li family. I ask you who came here to visit the grave last night. Is there a man in his 30s and an old man in his 50s? Take care of yourself. Think about it, is there such a person among those people?"
The man did not see Li Shen. He shook his head and said to Hu Peng:
"I only saw Jiang Chen, mother and son, and a lame servant. As for whether the person sitting in the car is the Li Shen you mentioned, I really didn't see it."
Hu Peng pushed him to the ground and cursed him fiercely:
"Slave dog, you are derelict in your duty, you know that? Why don't you go and take a look in the car? Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. You can't even do this well. Just wait for the Prime Minister to punish you."
Hu Peng returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and told his father the story again.
Hu Gao stood up from his chair and said to Hu Peng:
"Son, please judge, under normal circumstances, would the prince accompany Jiang Chen and his son to the grave, and they also chose to go to the cemetery in the middle of the night. The more I think about it, the more I feel that there is something wrong with this. But the people sent out to find out the information , and indeed I did not see Li Chenglong and his son coming or going. What does it mean when the prince appears in the cemetery in the middle of the night?"
Hu Peng said:
"I think this matter is not simple, but the prince openly disobeyed the emperor's order and took the lead to appear there. That is resisting the decree. The emperor must know about this matter. When the time comes, he will be punished for knowing his mistakes and making mistakes, although that will not shake him. His foundation also needs to let the emperor know that he is not doing something right, we must keep an eye on the prince, and the father should go to the palace, tell the emperor about this, and see what the emperor's attitude is towards the prince."
Hu Gao narrowed his eyes and said:
"This incident alone cannot shake the prince at all. Unless we really catch evidence that the prince and Li Chenglong are still secretly collaborating, there is hope that the prince can be brought down. Only by supporting King Wei to the throne, we will, in the future, Another chance. If the prince really takes power and ascends the throne of the emperor as he wishes, he will definitely settle Li Chenglong's debt with us. Although the killing of the entire Li family was the emperor's order, he will definitely put this debt The account was charged to us.”
Hu Peng said:
"Father, if the prince ascends the throne smoothly, our Hu family will have no way of survival. So the only way now is to tie him to the Li family. I don't believe that as long as Li Chenglong and his son survive, they will never return to the Xuanwu Dynasty. . Let the spies who are keeping an eye on Jiang Chen and his son not be careless."
Hu Gao knows the stakes here better than anyone else.After losing the supporter of Li Chenglong, the prince seemed to be more cautious in his actions, so much so that he still hasn't caught the prince's pigtails.
Hu Gao said to his son:
"Go down and ask them to prepare a sedan for me. I want to go to the palace and tell the emperor about this matter to see what he thinks of it."
Hu Peng also said:
"What my father said is, I will go and give them orders right now,"
Before Hu Gao left, he did not forget to tell his son a few words:
"Son, the imperial court will start the exam next year. You should stop wandering around all the time and read more in your free time. Review your homework and try to get a good rank in the exam next year."
Hu Peng said to his father:
"With my father in charge of the government, am I still afraid that I won't be able to be named on the gold medal list?"
When Hu Gao heard what he said so lightly, he angrily scolded him:
"What nonsense are you talking about? I finally sent you to Taixue and asked you to learn more skills from those gentlemen and scholars, but you seem to be indifferent. After I leave, you don't want to go out today. Go in and review more. You I don’t know that there are so many talented people in the world. If you want to show off your talents in the imperial examination, you must show your strong skills. Don’t do it half-heartedly. When I come back in the evening, I will check you out. It's your homework. If you don't finish it well, you can see how I will punish you."
Hu Peng quickly said to his father: "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere today, I will just study hard at home. I will definitely give you the top spot in the exam next year."
After hearing his son's words, Hu Gaocai, surrounded by his entourage, took a sedan chair to the palace.
He first arrived at his daughter Li Fei's palace and told her about the prince's visit to the grave last night.Concubine Li was overjoyed after hearing this. She said to her father:
"Father, you must tell the emperor about this matter. At least let the emperor know that the prince and the Li family have always been very close. Even though the prince is usually silent, he knows a lot."