The matter of Mrs. Zhou

Author: Peace of mind without insomnia

The matter of Mrs. Zhou

Cui Canwen straightened her back, her lazy and casual look gone.

Liang Shaoyuan's heart couldn't stop trembling, and he couldn't help correcting his attitude. He dreamed back to the days when he was being abused by his Taifu and his father.

In the first ten years, the position of prince was never within his reach, so his studies were just barely enough.

As for the ways, laws, techniques, and power of being a king, he has never been involved.

When the second emperor's brother died in battle, he was urgently needed to replace him. He was ordered to receive special training for a year by his father and the Taifu.

This year is simply unbearable to look back on.

Liang Shaoyuan deeply doubted whether Cui Canwen had seen his father scolding people too many times, which is why his talent and temperament were so similar.

My father's body was still cold and the Taifu had just left the court, when another ancestor appeared.

He really has a bad mouth, why should he bother with it?

"Looking at your expression, I must be thinking of the old master." Cui Canwen sneered slightly, half smiling.

Liang Shaoyuan's heart tightened and his breathing stagnated. Did he set the tone so high from the beginning?

Liang Shaoyuan's hands curled up slightly and he bluffed, "The master has given me the kindness to teach me and resolve my doubts. I always think about what I did wrong."

Cui Canwen glanced sideways at Liang Shaoyuan, with unspeakable sarcasm in her heart.

"You also know that Taifu Zhou has been kind to you by teaching you and solving your doubts, but the first thing you did after you came to the throne was to confiscate the Taifu's family's home."

"Your method of repaying gratitude is really scary."

During the reign of the late Emperor, Taifu Zhou was a highly respected scholar who lived in seclusion in the mountains.

Back then, when the eldest son of the emperor was six years old, the late emperor searched for famous teachers all over the world and finally chose Mr. Zhou.

After visiting the thatched cottage three times, Mr. Zhou decided to go out and assume the false title of Tai Tu, to preach and teach the emperor's eldest son.

Later, the second prince also came from Mr. Zhou's family.

Mr. Zhou, who was born into a noble family and had a clean mind, was in his late seventies, but his reputation was tarnished in his later years.

If the Cui family and many senior ministers had not interceded for Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou and her family would have been exiled three thousand miles away.

"When the emperor breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people. A favor is a fault and a fault is a fault. This is what Old Master Zhou taught me."

"Could it be that just because Master Zhou is the Imperial Master, he can be an exception?"

Liang Shaoyuan was unconvinced and retorted forcefully.

Cui Canwen kept calm, "Last year, you kept saying that you had found out that Mrs. Zhou was corrupt and perverted the law by selling his official position and conferring titles. The evidence was conclusive, and you insisted on taking Taifu Zhou's family into custody, and then ransacked their home."

"What's the result?"

"I dug three feet into the ground but found more than a hundred taels."

"Although Old Master Zhou has a false position, he is still one of the three nobles, with a first-class title and a monthly salary of eleven taels. He has been in the court for more than 20 years and has saved more than a hundred taels at home. Isn't that a lot?"

"Then it's possible that I didn't find the place where the silver was hidden." Liang Shaoyuan muttered, never admitting that he was negligent.

Cui Canwen's heart felt like a small hole had been pierced by a needle, and the air kept leaking. "The late emperor believed in the old lady Zhou, and occasionally gave him gold and silk. Do you know why you didn't find it when the house was ransacked?"

"I just told him to hide." Liang Shaoyuan became more energetic.

Cui Canwen only felt sad in her heart: "Since the 16th year of Yongren, there have been three years of floods and drought in Guandong. Locust plagues have occurred frequently. There has been no harvest and the people have no means of living."

"Old Master Zhou took the lead and donated five thousand taels."

"Maybe in your eyes, five thousand taels is not much, but to Old Master Zhou, it was all he could get by selling the gold and silk given by the late emperor."

"At that time, there were officials who impeached Mrs. Zhou for disrespecting the emperor and secretly selling off the things given by the emperor."

"Do you think that such a person is corrupt and perverting the law by selling his official position?"

Which person who sells his official position never forms cliques in the court, and does everything in his home to save food and clothing?

It wasn't that Liang Shaoyuan didn't have doubts in his heart, it was just that he couldn't wait to get rid of the important minister that the late emperor had left hanging above his head.

The late emperor may have anticipated this possibility, so he gave the old master Zhou a whip to beat the king, with the top whip to whip the foolish king and the bottom whip to whip the treacherous ministers.

But from beginning to end, Mrs. Zhou never asked for a whip.

He could not prove his innocence, so he no longer wanted to smear the late emperor.

"Old Master Zhou is not as convinced and loyal to me as he is to his father."

"So, there is no reason for Old Master Zhou to become hateful."

Speaking of this, Liang Shaoyuan was still very tough-talking.

It is very difficult to wake up people who do not know their mistakes and are unwilling to admit their mistakes.

"Maybe I won't be convinced, but I will definitely be loyal."

"Liang Shaoyuan, you mistakenly looked at Mrs. Zhou."

"Old Master Zhou is loyal to the emperor, to Dayong, and to the people of the world."

Because of the shameful thoughts in his heart, he did not hesitate to attack his mentor, and even refused to give him a decent exit.

Since Old Master Zhou promised his father to come out of the palace, both the emperor's eldest son, the second prince Liang Shengyi, and Xie's younger brother-in-law have all had the opportunity to learn from Old Master Zhou.

When Old Master Zhou was established in the dynasty, people would always subconsciously think of those young men who could astonish Dayong in the past.

At that time, Liang Shaoyuan was as ordinary as dust.

"No matter what, you should not make a fuss about your reputation as a great scholar."

"A clear name should not be left in the history books as a reputation for selling one's official position, deceiving the emperor, and betraying the emperor's favor."

Mr. Zhou's character still remains, but his reputation is no longer pure.

Cui Canwen couldn't help but sigh. After Mrs. Zhou was convicted, she once asked if she ever regretted leaving the mountain.

Mrs. Zhou replied, "I don't regret it."

He taught the best students in Dayong.

He also devoted himself to training the successor of Dayong for the late emperor.

"That's the truth, not a fabricated accusation."

"Cui Canwen, who gave you the courage to talk to me like this?"

The cups on the table were swept to the floor by Liang Shaoyuan, and his voice was a little broken because he lost control of his emotions.

The serving palace eunuchs were all arranged outside the main hall, and no one really heard such a loud noise.

Cui Canwen didn't even bother to raise her eyelids. The more incompetent she was, the more furious she became.

First it is the vase, then it is the cup. Everything that can be offered in Kunde Hall is the best among the best.

"Your Majesty gave me the courage." Cui Canwen said lightly.

"Isn't it that Your Majesty is sincerely asking whether you are innocent or whether your ancestors are making a fuss out of a molehill?"

"Your Majesty asked, I know everything and believe everything I say. Is it wrong?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to continue listening?"

Cui Canwen asked lightly.

Liang Shaoyuan's face turned green and white, and his lips were trembling with anger.

Why can Cui Canwen be so confident!

The evidence of Old Master Zhou's crime is conclusive, and he only acted in accordance with Dayong's laws.

No, he is right.

Liang Shaoyuan still refused to admit his mistake.

Looking at Liang Shaoyuan's eyes that almost bulged out, Cui Canwen knew that even if she revealed the truth of the matter to Liang Shaoyuan, Liang Shaoyuan would never think that he was wrong.

He is mediocre and stubborn.

Immediately, Cui Canwen stopped thinking about talking to him.
Chapter completed!