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Chapter 548 The Truth
"Zhong Hui's background can be said to be common in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty, even poor. Although he did not worry about food and clothing since he was a child, that is all. His parents ran a study for a living. He When I was studying, my homework was not bad, and then I got a mediocre rank in the imperial examination." Wang San, a veteran of the two dynasties and many clansmen in his family who have been officials for generations, is familiar with the old affairs of the previous dynasties. Speaking of this, he paused, and did not forget to say, "Zhong Hui is a student of the same class as our Master Yang, and our Master Yang won three yuan in a row, but Zhong Hui is nothing more remarkable."

Candidates who are not considered outstanding may be called "Master Juren" in a small county, but they can be placed in places like Chang'an City... Those who set up stalls to help people write letters at temple fairs Among the scribes, there are not a few such "juren lords".

Zhong Hui was lucky among such "masters of Juren". It happened that there was a vacancy in Dali Temple back then, so he entered Dali Temple and became a small official who sorted out the books in the warehouse.

At that time, when the dynasty was changing, everyone's attention was focused on the uprising and the war. Except for the people in Dali Temple, not many people would pay attention to this little official who sorted out the books.

"If it was placed in previous years, except for the years when the dynasty changed, the name of Zhonghui would definitely move the entire city of Chang'an." Ji Feng said with a complicated expression, "Those old cases that have not been solved for many years in the warehouse of Dali Temple, in the There are countless broken hands in his hands."

If placed in a prosperous age, such an official would definitely be famous throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty and become a legendary figure in the scriptures.

It's a pity that under the great event of dynasty change, other matters are not considered major events.

However, this does not mean that the old man in Dali Temple and those important ministers in Chang'an City who are always paying attention to the officials in the court will miss this person.

After the new emperor came to power, some elderly officials retired and returned to their hometowns, and the old Dali Temple Minister also returned to his hometown, and the seat was vacant.

A few months later, the new emperor appointed a little-known official of Dali Temple as Dali Temple Minister by imperial decree.At that time, many people were guessing the background of this little official, but it was still futile to dig up the generations of this little official.Not only were the ancestors of this little official not a great person, but the more he dug, the poorer he became. This little official was just an ordinary sweet potato farmer for three generations.

This kind of digging greatly encouraged many students who came from ordinary backgrounds and felt that they could not get paid for their ambitions. Everyone said that the new emperor was a man who knew people well and did his best, regardless of his background.

Then, in the eyes of everyone, the minister of Dali Temple, who had only been in office for only three days, suddenly fell into the water and died.

Like fireworks blooming in the dark night, it attracts everyone's attention and quickly fades away.

Because of his "death", Chang'an City was really lively for a while, but soon... Chang'an City, which has no shortage of new things, forgot about this person.

In 20 years, if this person hadn't reappeared in front of people in this way, no one would have mentioned this past event.

So, the king who held Zhonghui in front of others with one hand "killed" him with the other hand, and imprisoned him in a sky prison where the sun never shines?Until today, it was released again.

"The past is over," Wang San said, obviously not wanting to worry about such trivial matters, "I just don't know what happened to cause His Majesty to release Zhonghui."

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The air in the royal study seemed to freeze for an instant.

Zhao, who was lying on the ground with the prince and passed out, couldn't help but tremble all over. At this moment, the two really wished that they hadn't had such good ears.

Their fathers who are wise and martial, fathers who are iron and blood, fathers who are martial arts and martial arts, and fathers who are benevolent and righteous...

"No conflict!" After Zhong Hui said this, he laughed, "Your Majesty can be wise and cruel at the same time."

Is it strange that a benevolent king in front of everyone resorted to some extraordinary means to seize the throne?

No, not strange!Not surprising at all!
"Back then, Your Majesty gave you the right to find out all the truth in the world. This is the truth you found." Zhong Hui said, his voice resounding, "Your Majesty took his own brother to sacrifice the flag, and made a justifiable reason for rebellion."

No matter how crazy the tyrant is, he still understands such things as not daring to attack the Zhao family for no reason and self-destructing the Great Wall.If it weren't for His Majesty in front of him, the Zhao Family Dalang took the initiative to find the tyrant, no matter how crazy the tyrant was, he would never have thought of doing such a thing.

"I'm actually very curious," Zhong Hui said, "What is your majesty's reason for persuading the tyrant?"

The king standing there glanced at him and asked, "Did you find out?"

"We have found some," Zhong Hui said frankly, "There are speculations, but the specifics need evidence." He said with a smile, patted the prison uniform on his body, and said in a calm and solemn voice, "Dali Temple handles cases without empty words." Proof, evidence is needed."

He spread his hands, and although he was sitting on a stretcher with a broken leg, he somehow still seemed to be the Minister of Dali Temple who was sitting on the court of Dali Temple.

He looked at His Majesty and asked, "Can Your Majesty clarify my doubts?"

The king standing there looked at him, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

Only then did Zhong Hui smile and say, "It's thanks to His Majesty that you locked me in the sky prison and sent me a cellmate, so that I can guess what I couldn't figure out about this matter."

"Chen Shi is a charlatan. His ancestors had someone who was an official to the Taishi Ling. He can be said to be an example of a charlatan." Zhong Hui said with a smile, "He told me something."

"In the past, Jiang Gong's only daughter had a very good face. He asserted that this girl has the face of a phoenix, and he chose His Majesty among the heroes of the world, so he told His Majesty about this woman's face."

Chen Shi's original intention was actually very simple, that is, to tell the eldest son of the Zhao family to marry Jiang Gong's only daughter, and when the Zhao family takes over the world in the future, he will become the Taishi Ling and repeat the glory of his ancestors.

But the Majesty in front of him was not the king of the previous dynasty, and his response was beyond Chen Shi's expectation.

Zhong Hui said, "Your Majesty chose to tell the tyrant about Jiang Gong's only daughter becoming a phoenix. The tyrant is not good at governing the country, but he cares about such things. In addition, Jiang Gong's only girl has a good appearance. I must find a way to get this girl into the palace."

"At that time, no one in Chang'an City knew about Jiang Gong's only daughter and Mr. Zhao Xiaolang. Unlike Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao Xiaolang is pure and straightforward, and he will not let go. The tyrant must find a way to get rid of Mr. Zhao Xiaolang. Lest the tyrant hesitate, Your Majesty He even asked Chen Shi to make up a rumor that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang has the face of a real dragon." Zhong Hui stopped at this point, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is a loyal minister of Dajing. Brother is willing to say anything!"

The eunuch Quan Hai, who knew the whole thing, was tortured and killed in the palace, but left behind a painting.He just saw the painting and guessed.After that, I don't know where the painting went.Zhong will be thoughtful.

That's what happened!The prince, who was kneeling on the ground and shivering, breathed a sigh of relief for no reason: Father... Father was a minister at that time, and the tyrant was a king. The minister obeyed the king's orders, and it was a last resort... Uh, no!It doesn't make sense!Then why did the father want to avenge his brother and turn against the tyrant?

It is impossible for Zhong Hui not to find out the problem that even the prince can find out.

"The whole thing is a game from the beginning to the end, whether it is Mr. Zhao Xiaolang or a tyrant, they are all pawns in the hands of His Majesty." Zhong Hui suppressed the deep thought in his eyes, "Your Majesty is not willing to be your Majesty, what you want to do is never Not a loyal minister of Dajing, but instead, he became the Son of Heaven."

No matter how crazy the tyrant is, he never destroyed the Great Wall against the Zhao family.In this way... As a loyal minister of Dajing, His Majesty cannot oppose Jingjing for no reason, and his teacher comes from no name, and he will even bear the infamy of regicide.

The dynasty at that time was Dajing, Dajing was orthodox, and His Majesty was a courtier, not now, the dynasty was Dazhou, Dazhou was orthodox, and His Majesty was the king.

"Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's death can give His Majesty a justifiable reason to oppose Jing, but more importantly... is that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers." Zhong Hui said, "The existence of Mr. Zhao Xiaolang blocks His Majesty's way to become a king."

When the two brothers take over the world, even if Mr. Zhao Xiaolang has no intention of being the emperor, there will be a "good story about giving up the throne", which is intolerable for His Majesty, who wants to control the whole world absolutely.

"Rather than deal with this brother later and leave something to talk about, it's better to nip the threat in the bud first, and give His Majesty a legitimate reason to oppose Jing." Zhong Hui couldn't help clapping his hands, and sighed, "Your Majesty's situation is really serious." What a second, one arrow kills more birds, Zhao Xiaolang-Jun's death was not wasted at all, and His Majesty took advantage of it to the extreme. Even after 20 years, this round still amazes me!"

"So Chen Shi's plan was wrong from the very beginning." Zhong Hui said, "Your Majesty will not believe that marrying a woman can win the world, His Majesty will only believe in the soldiers in his hands."

Even though he couldn't help shivering, hearing this, whether it was the prince kneeling on the ground or Zhao Huan who was "fainted" lying on the ground, they subconsciously wanted to look up at the king standing there.

As expected of the father: Even... Even if there are criticisms in his behavior, he is still a hero in the end.

But the next moment, the sound of Zhonghui rang again.

"I suddenly discovered that people will change." Zhong Hui looked at the candles placed all over the floor and said, "The fact that His Majesty didn't believe in ghosts and gods back then doesn't mean that His Majesty still doesn't believe in ghosts and gods. The arrangement of candles here is very familiar to His Majesty. It's the eternal green talisman spoken by quacks, isn't it?"

Dali Siqing, who investigated hundreds of cases, also knew about such complicated things. After all, there were countless cases where it was found to be man-made.

The king standing there was noncommittal.

Zhong Hui looked around, and when his eyes fell on the old doctor Yan and Zhao Huan who were lying on the ground, he couldn't help but smirk, then turned to the brocade bag that was burned to the point where there was only a small piece of cloth left: "I don't know...what did your Majesty throw away?" something important?"

The king didn't answer his question, but just looked at him and said, "What I want you to investigate is the truth of the whole matter."

So it seems that what is lost is very important!It was so important that His Majesty found him directly for the matter in front of him.

"Let's talk about the old things first, and then look into the new things." Zhong Hui said, looking at the situation around him.

Twenty years in prison had taught him other things besides wrinkling and aging him.

The king looked there, bowed his head and said "OK" lightly.

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The important officials and dignitaries of the entire Zhou Dynasty were kept in the palace, and the officials were not allowed to leave the palace without authorization.The heads of the great clans are not in the clan, so the powerful and powerful clans naturally dare not act rashly.

As the sun rises and the sun sets, the entire Chang'an City is as bustling and bustling as before, but there is also a kind of tranquility that is different from the past.

With the arrival of a batch of new books from major bookstores in Chang'an City, the forced "quietness" showed faint signs of being disrupted.

"Brother Lin, you saw the latest one..." Li Xuan, who hurried to Xiantong Teahouse with the book, saw the book in Lin Yan's hand when he opened the door and entered the room.

The two looked at each other, and Li Xuan subconsciously lifted his foot into the room and closed the door.

In the absence of the crown prince, Ji Feng, An Guogong, and even General Li were all left in the palace, but at this moment, a batch of new books like this suddenly appeared in the bookstore in the city...

"It was ordered by the palace to be printed and sent directly to the major bookstores." Lin Yan casually flipped through two pages, pointed to the typo on the top, and said, "The printing was rushed and flustered, obviously it was an urgent order."

An urgent order, another order from the palace, who can do all this?The answer is obvious.

"Did it really come from His Majesty's order?" Li Xuan was the first to read the storybook, but he doubled it. Until now, he still felt a little unbelievable, "But the content here..."

Although a pseudonym is used, what kind of pseudonym is Zhao Dalang and Zhao Erlang?Just ask the old people in the city casually, and if you think about it, you can connect the insinuations with the old events 20 years ago.

what is this?His Majesty personally ordered to expose his disgraceful seizure of the throne?
"Is Your Majesty crazy?" Li Xuan couldn't hide the surprise on his face, "I still don't understand a hero like him?"

"I don't think Your Majesty is crazy." Li Xuan said flipping through his script, got up and walked to the window, opened the window and looked at Chang'an City where pedestrians were walking outside.

There are people coming and going outside, the people go to work at sunrise and rest at sunset as usual, some people are discussing, expressing their feelings about the past, and then...then that's all.

What to do or what to do, everything is business as usual.

"Your Majesty has done a good job in the past 20 years. He is a benevolent monarch who governs the world according to the will of the people." Lin Yan looked out of the window and sighed quietly, "Even if this is the truth, let everyone know the truth, so what?"

What else can the truth come 20 years late, besides gaining the sympathy of the people and knowing the inside story?The people who live and work in peace and contentment don't want to fight anymore, and don't want to die for the war anymore.

They sympathize with what happened to those who died 20 years ago, but that's all.

Today's people want to live, to live well, and they don't want to lose their lives for the things of the past, for...other people's things.

"This truth may have been useful back then, but now... the truth that has been delayed for 20 years is not so useful." Lin Yan said.

Li Xuan frowned, his face turned pale: "So, I...was wrong?"

Could it be that the opportunity he thought was not actually an opportunity?
"How could it be wrong?" Lin Yan glanced at him, and said indifferently, "I only said that the late truth is not so useful, but it is not completely useless."

If it was completely useless, what would Chongyan do to find Li Xuan?
Things like the truth always need to be uncovered layer by layer, and only the first layer has been uncovered at this time.

(End of this chapter)