The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 5

The emperor summoned Pei Wenxuan alone and took him to the back garden. Just as he was about to attack him, Pei Wenxuan suddenly showed grief and anger, and said that the queen wanted to marry the Yang family. What happened yesterday was a drama about a hero saving a beauty. , and because he had no choice but to spend one night alone with the princess, he had no choice but to ask the emperor for help.

Sure enough, the emperor was silent for a moment after hearing this, and deliberately guided Pei Wenxuan to speak again. Pei Wenxuan took advantage of the situation to analyze the dangers of the Yang family to the Great Xia Dynasty. In fact, the Yang family has been domineering at the border for many years and has a self-respecting army. Every time there is a war, they ask the court for money, food, troops and horses. On the surface, they seem to be resisting the enemy and winning a beautiful war, but they never send troops to eradicate the enemy.

For this reason, there is a folk song in the market: "There are two emperors in Xia, Yang in the north and Li in the south", which is enough to show the Yang family's power in the northwest. Looking at the entire court, the civil and military officials were both fearful and respectful of the Yang family. They were afraid of the Yang family's military power and respected the Yang family for guarding the border. However, at the end of winter this year, the enemy invaded again. The Yang family surrendered without a fight and lost two cities in a row. The 20,000 enemy troops defended by 50,000 troops were defeated. Pei Wenxuan knew that the emperor was secretly investigating the Yang family, so he boldly spoke out about Yang. The clan bribed the enemy with military pay, and the so-called war every year was a show of collusion with the Rong Kingdom.

As soon as these words came out, the emperor pretended to scold Pei Wenxuan in a low voice and tested whether Pei Wenxuan was worthy of the important task entrusted to him. Pei Wenxuan showed his loyalty on the spot and flattered the emperor with ease, which made the emperor feel a little relieved, so he decided to appoint him to kill Yang Quan personally as a betrothal gift for marrying Princess Pingle Li Rong. After Pei Wenxuan was ordered to leave the palace, the emperor told the chief eunuch that if Pei Wenxuan succeeded in his mission, he could enter the palace to meet the saint. If he failed, he would be silenced and the news of the meeting would be blocked.

On the other hand, Li Rong explained to Li Chuan the pros and cons of the Yang family and them, hoping that he could always maintain his innocence and leave the rest to himself. After coming out of the East Palace, Li Rong met Pei Wenxuan in a sedan chair and presented the prince with a sword, first as a thank you gift for saving his life, and secondly as a token of alliance between him and Li Rong's sister and brother.

Yang Wan heard that Pei Wenxuan was highly regarded by the emperor and the eldest princess. In order to prevent him from becoming an obstacle to the prosperity of the Yang family, she decided to send someone to ambush and assassinate him halfway. Although Su Rongqing received a tip that there would be a riot in the city today, when he led the guards of the Criminal Department to arrest him, Yang Quan was already dead on the street, and Pei Wenxuan disappeared into the crowd with Tong Ye.

Now that Yang Quan was killed, the government and the public were shocked. Yang Wan was furious after hearing the news. She ordered people to quickly notify her family to evacuate Huajing, sent a letter to her father at the border, and sent spies to watch the emperor's every move. On the other hand, Li Rong asked to see the emperor on the pretext of presenting flowers. She heard that the emperor was discussing matters with several adults, so she waited patiently outside the palace and asked the maid to add another chair.

Soon, Pei Wenxuan pretended to be flustered and rushed to the front of the hall. Li Rong looked up and down, showing a confident smile. When the emperor summoned them, they both entered the palace at the same time. Pei Wenxuan's acting skills exploded, and he tremblingly reported how he accidentally killed Yang Quan. Every word fell into the ears of everyone, and the ministers on the left and right were frightened.

The second and third uncles of the Pei family were almost scared out of their wits, fearing that Pei Wenxuan's actions would bring disaster to the family. However, the emperor deliberately mentioned Yang's inability to defend the city, and decided to thoroughly investigate Yang Quan's kidnapping of the princess and assassination of the imperial official. Two cases. Because the Centipede Insect was dead and not dead, no big family was willing to get involved in such a struggle. Li Rong took the opportunity to ask for orders to preside over Yang's case, with Su Rongqing as the supervisor.

The matter was finalized, the emperor's mood gradually eased, and he ordered everyone to leave, leaving Li Rong alone in the palace. The emperor asked Li Rong about his impression of Pei Wenxuan, saying that Pei Wenxuan's character and appearance were first-class, and Li Rong would never suffer a loss if she married him. Li Rong pretended to be aggrieved, and showed that she was sensible and obedient in front of the emperor. Agreed to the marriage.

In the corridor, Pei Wenxuan was waiting for Li Rong, and he was jealous and questioned her about asking Su Rongqing to supervise her. In fact, he was using official business for personal gain. Li Rong then went back to clean up the house and thoroughly investigated that there was a maid in the palace who was having an affair with Yang Quan, just because Yang Quan promised that when he married the eldest princess, he would take the maid as a concubine. Li Rong felt regretful and sad about this, and told her that the last thing a woman should do is to give up on fantasies about men. Considering that she had served in the temple for many years, he simply spared her life and sent her to a nunnery to always accompany the ancient Buddha with a green lantern.

Su Rongqing asked his father about his attitude towards the Yang case. Su's father bluntly said that the Yang family was related to the entire family, and if he wanted to protect the family, he had to protect the Yang family. In the morning of the next day, all civil and military officials entered the palace one after another, stood outside the palace, waited for the emperor's summons, and talked in twos and threes. Li Rong scanned the crowd and failed to see the person she was looking for. After a while, she saw Pei Wenxuan coming over, yawning and looking like he had not slept all night.

The ministers entered the hall one after another to meet the saint, but Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were still waiting outside the door. Pei Wenxuan felt sleepy, so Li Rong simply stood aside and let him take a nap on her side. The emperor briefly talked about the Yang family's affairs and wanted to put the Yang family on file. Most of the courtiers chose to remain silent, while the rest interceded for the Yang family. Faced with this situation, the emperor asked the chief eunuch to summon Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan. The two went to the palace to testify, and they talked about the officials and ministers.