I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 125 [4 More] 125

Lu Xuan stood beside Liu Tan, and said in a cold voice: "Gongsun Jingsheng's crimes are heinous, so how can Gongsun Wuniang escape punishment just by marrying?"

The woman kowtowed non-stop, the bluestone board was already faintly stained with blood, Lu Xuan raised his head and said to Ajiamu: "Drive her out."

Ajiamu responded and was about to move when Liu Tan, who hadn't opened his mouth all this time, suddenly said: "You are pleading for your wife now, have you ever thought that Gongsun Jingsheng embezzled military expenses and caused those soldiers who lacked clothes and clothes to die in battle?" At that time, their family members even had nowhere to ask for help?"

The woman was slightly taken aback, she was just a servant of the first class, so how could she know such things.

He just said, "The ones who made mistakes are the master and the young master, and Wu Niang is innocent."

Liu Tan said coldly: "Innocent? Let's exchange the silks and satins, used gold and jade wares, and delicacies from mountains and seas that she has eaten all these years into military expenses and then say she is innocent."

Desperation appeared on the woman's face, Lu Xuan gave Ajiamu a wink, and Ajiamu directly carried the woman and walked out.

After the woman left, Lu Xuan comforted in a low voice: "Don't be angry, now that Gongsun and his son deserve what they deserve, you should be happy."

Liu Tan smiled wryly: "Happy? Why am I happy? Gongsun and his son were indeed arrested, but I still want to marry Gongsun Wuniang!"

Lu Xuan was surprised after hearing this: "Why?"

Liu Tan said, "Do you know what Chongxi means?"

Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment and said: "I remember that if someone is seriously ill, his family will choose to get married to drive away the evil spirits, so that the patient can turn the crisis into safety."

Liu Tan nodded: "That's right, that's it. I was sent out of the palace because I said that the horoscope collided with the palace, and Li Guangli... You know, they were worried about the sequelae, so they chose Gongsun He's daughter, The most important thing is that she has a strong character, which can exorcise evil spirits and eliminate disasters."

After hearing this, Lu Xuan immediately said: "In that case, let's marry."

Liu Tan turned his head and looked at him in disbelief, and almost blurted out: All the liking you said was fake?

Lu Xuan thought he was just reluctant, so he held his hand and said, "Nothing is more important than life..."

Liu Tan was going crazy: "It's all fake!"

Lu Xuan was slightly taken aback: "Ah?"

Liu Tan pulled him into the room and said, "Li Guangli's witchcraft is fake, and the so-called Chongke back then...is also fake!"

Lu Xuan blinked vigorously, and didn't ask Liu Tan if it was true. He had always believed in Liu Tan unconditionally, so he naturally believed it when he heard what he said.

Lu Xuan said: "Fake...but... His Majesty believes, the Queen believes, so..."

Liu Tan said: "Now, let's see if the mother can make the emperor change his mind. No, it's useless to change his mind. Without Gongsun Wuniang and other little ladies, there are so many big men, and they can always find a suitable one."

And he didn't want to get married at all.

Lu Xuan put his hand on his shoulder and squeezed, "Don't worry, I can help you..."

When Liu Tan heard these words, he was almost frightened out of his wits: "Please, please do me a favor, the Gongsun family will be gone soon, you are too evil!"

Lu Xuan looked at him innocently: "But... I originally wanted to help him, who knew that Zhu Anshi had the evidence?"

Liu Tan said with some annoyance: "Stop talking about this, will you drink with me?"

What else can Lu Xuan say?It feels like if he doesn't drink with Liu Tan, Liu Tan won't know who to go to.

But this time Liu Tan was better, and he didn't drink one by one, and he didn't even drink too much.

When Liu Tan finally left, he rode on a horse and said to Lu Xuan: "Recently...Chang'an must be in turmoil. If you finish your business, you should leave earlier."

Lu Xuan immediately looked up at him pitifully: "A Tan, are you driving me away?"

Liu Tan couldn't hold back and whipped him lightly with a horsewhip: "I don't know what's good and what's wrong, what if someone takes advantage of you if you stay here? It's for your own good to let you go!"

Lu Xuan stretched out his hand to hold his whip and smiled slightly: "Okay, I'm going to leave when I'm done, and you will come see me off when the time comes."

Liu Tan pulled the horsewhip and didn't pull it back, so he shook his hands and said: "Of course, let go quickly, I have to go back, if I don't go back, the palace gate will be closed!"

Only then did Lu Xuan let go of his hand, and after helping him tidy up the harness, he said, "Be careful all the way."

Liu Tan waved his horsewhip to say goodbye, Lu Xuan watched with a smile as his figure disappeared around the corner, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Ajiamu on the side came over and said, "Kun Mi, Your Highness has already left."

Lu Xuan suddenly said: "Ajiamu, ask your wife to find out where the young lady of the Gongsun family is now."

Ajiamu first agreed, and then asked: "Then... Kunmi, did you find out?"

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course I'm going to meet her."

Ajiamu didn't understand, but his Kunmi's expression made him think it was better not to continue to say hello, so he just scratched his head and didn't say anything.

On the other side, after Liu Tan returned to the palace, before he had time to return to the Suiyu Palace, Chen Ajiao sent someone to call him over.

When Liu Tan saw Chen Ajiao, she found that her expression was very unpleasant, and couldn't help feeling a little bit in his heart. Chen Ajiao... Could it be that she had a fight with Liu Che?

Seeing that his expression softened slightly, Chen Ajiao raised her hand to beckon Liu Tan and said, "Tan'er, come here."

Liu Tan honestly went over and sat beside Chen Ajiao, Chen Ajiao took his hand and said: "This marriage... the queen mother knows that you have been wronged, but the time is too tight, and it is too late to choose someone else now, but Taner Don't worry, your imperial concubine must be a good woman with an innocent background."

Liu Tan asked: "Time is tight? Why are you in such a hurry? I don't judge the Queen Mother, Gongsun Wuniang, but she... Her father and brother are criminal officials, and Gongsun Jingsheng embezzled 900 million yuan! This money is at least four months' taxes for a big man, such a person...his sister can still be a concubine, does that mean that Gongsun Jingsheng can also be acquitted?"

Liu Tan hadn't moved before because he thought that Chen Ajiao could handle it, but he didn't know what Liu Che said to Chen Ajiao, and he actually persuaded Chen Ajiao.

That's military spending!There are no professional soldiers in the Han Dynasty, and they usually only start recruiting soldiers after a war. Usually these soldiers are farmers working in agriculture, which basically results in a large amount of military expenditure being used only when a war is needed.

Liu Tan didn't know how much Wei Qing and Huo Qubing spent on the conquest, but judging by tax revenue, the money embezzled by Gongsun Jingsheng was enough to support another expedition.

This is just him alone, Liu Tan never believes that Gongsun Jingsheng is the only one who is corrupt.

Think about it, since Wei Qing and Huo Qubing passed away, the big man lost more than he won in foreign wars. Part of the reason is the lack of generals' ability, and the other part is the lack of military expenditure!

Liu Tan had been suppressing him because he knew that the Gongsun family would never end well, but now he is told that he still wants to marry Gongsun Wuniang, which is like dancing wildly on his hot spot!

Chen Ajiao comforted him and said: "The queen mother knows that you are not reconciled, but your majesty has already asked many alchemists, and they all said that you have to pass this hurdle before you can go smoothly."

Liu Tan was completely blown away: "Alchemist, alchemist, I understand what those alchemists know, and I understand what they don't understand, so I'll go find my father..."

"Liu Tan!" Chen Ajiao sternly shouted, "No nonsense!"

Panting heavily, Liu Tan calmed down a little. He looked up at Chen Ajiao and asked again: "Do you want to marry?"

Chen Ajiao said: "Just hold the wedding."

Liu Tan's brows and eyes turned cold: "Okay."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and left, and when he got out of Jiaofang Hall, he turned his head and said, "Go and find out where Gongsun Wuniang is now, I want to see her."

Bi Gao tremblingly said: "Your Highness..."

Liu Tan walked very fast, and said as he walked, "You can go and tell Father, I won't stop you."

Miao Rui, Bi Gao: ...

The two of them looked at each other, hesitated for a moment and decided to help conceal it.

After all, the five princes have already been branded on the two of them now, even if they tell His Majesty, there is no other benefit except to make the Fifth Prince disgusted, and this news is not worth telling His Majesty.

Miao Rui and Bi Gao were very fast, and found out the next day that Gongsun Wuniang was now living in a mansion of her aunt's family.

Gongsun's family made a mistake, but the aunt's natal family was not within the scope of being implicated, and they had some relationship, so they reluctantly took her in.

It's just that when Liu Tan arrived there, he found that the courtyard was located in a very remote place, and the surrounding people were also people living in bitter cold. After seeing Liu Tan's carriage, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Liu Tan turned his head and asked, "Are you sure it's here?"

Miao Rui immediately said: "Sure, I have already sent someone to step on it before."

Liu Tan said indifferently, "Lead the way."

Immediately a little eunuch led the way.

The courtyard where Gongsun Wuniang lives now is said to be a courtyard, but in fact it is only two or three rooms.

No matter what Liu Tan thinks of her, he still obeys the etiquette and asks people to knock on the door first.

The one who came to open the door was the woman who came to intercede that day. The woman's eyes lit up when she saw Liu Tan: "Your Highness... Your Highness, are you here to see Wu Niang?"

Liu Tan raised his chin slightly and said, "I have something to say to Mrs. Gongsun."

Before the woman could open her mouth, a thin woman in plain clothes came over and said, "Your Highness has come from a long way. If you are disappointed, please come in."

Liu Tan walked in silently and asked, "Are you Gongsun Wuniang?"

Gongsun Wuniang looked up at him and said, "Yes."

Liu Tan found that the image of Gongsun Wuniang was different from the female man he imagined. She was very thin, and she looked very calm, not fierce at all. Only her eyes revealed the stubbornness and determination that were different from ordinary women.

Liu Tan organized his language and was just about to say something when Gongsun Wuniang suddenly smiled and said, "My concubine knows what your highness wants to say. Don't worry, your highness, my concubine will obey the queen's orders and will not leave any stain on your highness."

After hearing this, Liu Tan asked, "Empress? What did your mother ask you to do?"

Gongsun Wuniang looked up at him: "Your Highness, don't you know? But it shouldn't matter if you tell His Highness. After getting married, the concubine will kill herself with a white silk. There is no time limit for the concubine. Your Highness can choose a day, and the concubine will never procrastinate." .”

Liu Tan was stunned, no wonder Chen Ajiao told him not to worry, this was the idea of ​​killing Gongsun Wuniang after pretending to be happy.

After Gongsun Wuniang finished speaking, she turned to the woman and said, "Bring the lacquer box from my room."

The woman hesitated for a moment, but she still brought the lacquer box. Gongsun Wuniang opened it quickly and said, "This is the key to my concubine's house, which stores the dowry that my mother has saved for my concubine over the years. , The people who ransacked the house before didn't find out, but now... just leave it to His Highness, I know that this money is not worth one ten-thousandth of what my brother embezzled for military expenses, but... this is the only thing I can get out."

Liu Tan didn't answer, looked at Gongsun Wuniang and asked, "Since you wanted to compensate, why didn't you show it at that time?"

Gongsun Wuniang smiled wryly: "At that time, I thought that my father and elder brother were framed by others, and since the engagement was not broken, I thought that there would always be a time for revenge... It's just... I used to know that my brother was acting ridiculously, but I didn't expect him to commit a crime." It would be a lie to say that this heinous crime has nothing to do with my concubine, my brother has also spent a lot of money for my concubine over the years, so far, this is all that this concubine can do."

Liu Tan took the key in silence, feeling a little complicated for a while.

If Gongsun Wuniang is innocent, she is definitely not innocent, but she does not know the crimes committed by Gongsun He and Gongsun Jingsheng. She is not even an accomplice, and she does not need to use her life to atone for the crime.

Liu Tan stood with his hands behind his back and said, "I can spare your life. After getting married, if you pretend to die, I will send you away. But from now on, there will be no such person as Gongsun Wuniang, understand?"

Gongsun Wuniang looked at Liu Tan for a while, then suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Highness has spared my life, and I will never forget it!"

Liu Tan didn't say anything, turned around and left.

He suddenly remembered that he had thought of letting Gongsun Wuniang elope with his childhood sweetheart at the beginning, but now after going around and going around, he didn't expect to use this method.

Originally, he wanted Gongsun Wuniang to fake death before getting married, but soon he changed his mind.

According to today's etiquette, when a wife dies, the husband must wait at least one year before remarrying.

One year is enough time for him to quickly make tricks and let himself go to the feudal clan. If it is really not possible, let Huo Guang write a letter!

After Liu Tan left, the woman helped Gongsun Wuniang to get up, and she burst into tears: "Wu Niang, why are you so confused? If you become a princess..."

"Shut up!" Gongsun Wuniang looked at the woman coldly and said, "Prince concubine? No one would want me to sit in that position. If you really want to covet something that doesn't belong to you, what's waiting for me is just a white damask." , Now that His Highness is willing to let me go, don't have extravagant expectations, understand?"

The woman sighed and went over to close the door, but as soon as she got to the door, she saw the barbarian who dragged her out of the Kunmi mansion that day in Xiao Wusun, and was so frightened that she wanted to close the door, but was held on the door by that man , the man said in a very blunt Chinese: "It's you, Kunmi, that's right, it's here!"

Gongsun Wuniang turned back to the house, and when she came back again, she had a sword in her hand. She quickly walked to the door, drew out the sword and pointed at Ajiamu, saying, "Who are you?"

Before the alien in front of him could speak, Gongsun Wuniang saw a young man with not so weird appearance coming out from behind him.

The young man said softly: "Miss Gongsun, don't be afraid, I am a close friend of His Highness the Fifth Highness, and I took the liberty to come to the door because I have important matters to discuss with Madam Gongsun. I hope you will forgive me for being rude."