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Chapter 574 I just like to see them gnashing their teeth, but they can't do anything about it!

"The officials have come to pay their respects to the Queen Mother!"

In Funing Palace, Empress Dowager Xiang was flipping through the memorial when she saw the increasingly filial servant walk in: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, my son heard the discussion in the palace, Judge Gongsun has returned victorious!"

Closing the memorial to the Queen Mother, he looked at Zhao Ji, and found that his complexion was not very good, so he couldn't help asking with concern: "Why, you didn't sleep well last night?"

Zhao Ji's face was a little unnatural, and he hurriedly smiled and said: "My boy is really concerned about the situation of the suppression of Wuyou Cave. This time, the empress is holy, and she has solved the century-old disaster in Bianjing. It can be said that the merits are immeasurable, and the princes in the court will also praise the empress's virtue! "

When the Queen Mother heard the first half of the sentence, a smile appeared, but at the end, the corners of her mouth raised and turned down again: "Do you think the court lords will be very happy?"

Zhao Ji said: "Of course, the Worriless Cave is a major disaster in Bianjing, and now that it has been wiped out, the princes of the court should understand the kindness of Judge Gongsun..."

Sighed to the Queen Mother: "Brother Eleven, you were born in Da Nei and grew up in the palace. You don't know the world, and it is indeed the hope of many courtiers to clear Wuyou Cave, but the method used by Judge Gongsun this time, But they are intolerable..."

"Look, these memorials are impeachment. Now that Wuyou Cave has been wiped out, where are you going to put the face of these courtiers?"

Zhao Ji looked at the high pile of memorials, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said: "They are all gentlemen, they cultivate themselves and their families, and uphold the way of benevolence and forgiveness. How can they care about this little misunderstanding?"

Xiang Hou snorted coldly: "You think too well of them..."

She won't admit it, even she is very contradictory, she didn't sleep well last night.

Empress Dowager Xiang's original plan was to take advantage of this opportunity to encircle and suppress Wuyou Cave to justifiably remove some officials and install manpower to regain control of the court situation.

But this process does not happen overnight. It needs to go through political contests where you come and go, I take a step forward and you take a step back, you take a step forward and I take a step back, constantly seesaw and compromise, and finally reach a satisfactory result for all parties. This is politics.

However, this judge was lucky, he cut through the mess with a sharp knife, investigated the Chamber of Commerce on the first day, arrested the high-ranking officials, and led people directly to the cave to punish the thieves on the second day!

The Empress Dowager Xiang didn't want to agree at the time, but since she issued the previous edict, Zeng Bu and Cai Bian were forced to issue a military order. His prestige is another huge blow, but he doesn't want him to be a big success, otherwise, where will the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, those prime ministers, speech officials, and Jinshi in the same discipline be put face?
The benefits are not reaped, and all the people are offended. Is it really purely for killing thieves?
With such a complicated mood, coupled with the fact that the Empress Dowager is getting older, she will naturally be tired and tired. As a result, when she got up this morning, the "good news" was spread to the palace, and the whole capital was boiling. Even the palace could hear The sound of jubilation outside.

Ability!What a patience!

Empress Dowager Xiang understood why this Gongsun Zhao was unknown and had no influence in the court.

Maybe she has some ability, but she doesn't know how to figure out what she wants at all. It's really not attractive, no wonder she keeps being green!
This kind of thing is not humane, but Zhao Ji smiled and said: "In any case, Judge Gongsun is eager to kill the thief. For such a great service, the empress must reward him!"

The Queen Mother was even more displeased when she heard this, and then her head ached.

This reward is the time when political wisdom is considered the most. It is necessary to appease the civil servants who have lost face this time, but not to lose the most basic justice and morality, and to end up with the infamy of unfair rewards and punishments...

The Queen Mother thought about it, but there was no good idea to balance all parties, so she couldn't help but look at Zhao Ji: "Brother Eleven, how do you think you should reward Judge Gongsun?"

Zhao Ji hurriedly said: "My child doesn't know, everything is up to your mother's decision!"

Sighed to the queen mother, she just asked people because she couldn't make up her mind, and said helplessly: "Forget it, let the courtiers enter the palace first!"

It's not early today, but the important ministers in the court still have to enter the palace to discuss important matters. When the internal officials announced the decree, a group of courtiers walked in.

The leaders are still Zhang Dun, Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu and Cai Bian.

Zhang Dun is still in good spirits, with strong steps, old and strong.

Han Zhongyan is also okay, he is no longer indifferent as before, but he is not too groggy.

Zeng Bu and Cai Bian were more obvious, their faces were ashen and tired.

Looking at the Empress Dowager, I knew that the two probably didn't fall asleep last night, and this morning they received this news like a bolt from the blue, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"I will pay my respects to the Empress Dowager! I will pay my respects to the officials!"

"Free gift!"

After the officials saluted the Queen Mother and the officials, and offered seats to the Queen Mother and Zhao Ji, the hall suddenly became quiet.

To the Queen Mother: "..."

She didn't want to take the initiative to speak up, so that the officials would not think that she would take advantage of the victory and pursue her, gaining power and not forgiving others.

The ministers: "..."

They didn't know what to say, and when they made eye contact by accident, they also stopped at the touch of a button and quickly moved away.

An unspeakable awkward atmosphere began to spread.

In the end, it was Zhang Dun who came forward: "The Queen Mother, Gongsun Zhao, the magistrate of the Kaifeng government, Lin Yuanjing, the governor of the Forbidden Army, Zhang Bofen, the commander of the Forbidden Army's horse army, and others arrested thousands of thieves in Wuyou Cave, and wiped out the thief's cave in one fell swoop. Wuyou Cave How many women are harmed every year? How many children are kidnapped? Countless thieves have escaped into it! This is a huge contribution, and it should be rewarded!"

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, another voice sounded: "There is something wrong with the minister, Judge Gongsun is suspected of raising the thief's self-respect, you must investigate!"

Hearing Zhang Dun's words, Zeng Bu and Cai Bian's faces were unstoppably ugly, but they were overjoyed to hear the doubts behind them, so they looked over to the Queen Mother and frowned: "Chen Si Remonstrance, why did you say that?"

The person who spoke was Chen Guan, Zuo Sijian, who did not fight for property, was unconcerned about his speech, lived in a dignified house, and was self-sufficient. He knew the "Book of Changes" and analyzed: "The evil spirits in Wuyou Cave have been lingering for a long time, and they have repeatedly caused great harm. It’s really hard not to notice, Judge Gongsun killed the bandits for three days, what he did is horrifying, it’s really hard to be convinced, I’m afraid there’s a suspicion that he’s collude with the bandits and raise his self-respect, you should check it out!”

Zeng Bu and Cai Bian applauded secretly. Chen Guan and the others had disliked him before, and they were all angered by him. Even when Zhang Dun designated Sima Guang as a traitor and wronged the country, Chen Guan defended Sima Guang.

Now they want to continue questioning Gongsun Zhao, but they are very concerned about the influence of public opinion, and dare not say more, but this one is still playing the housekeeping skills of the officials' eggs, which is really great!
Zhang Dun turned sideways and looked directly at the speaker: "When the old man convicted Sima Twelve, Chen Sijian once said, 'If you don't know his heart and doubt his deeds, you don't do it. You are not guilty. If you refer to it as treacherous and then revise it again, it will be very harmful to the country's benefit." Now why do you change your suspicious words to Judge Gongsun?"

What Chen Guan said at that time was: "If you don't understand people's minds, it is impossible to doubt their behavior; if there is no evidence of crime, to accuse others of treachery, and to deal with them blindly is the biggest harm to the country."

At this time, he still responded with a straight face: "Sima Wenzheng is dead, and there is no way to detect it. Judge Gongsun is still alive. You can call him to clarify your heart. If you misunderstand, you will be rewarded for your merits!"

Zhang Dun flicked his sleeves in displeasure: "Judge Gongsun used thunder to kill the thieves and end the disaster. Today, all the people in the capital are rejoicing. If you have many doubts, then you want to go yourself. How can you disturb the hearts of the people?"

Chen Guan's voice became sharp: "If Judge Gongsun is dedicated to serving the public, what is there to be afraid of? If this person has selfish desires and evil thoughts, raises thieves to respect himself, buys people's opinions, and commits crimes, how can he be seduced by people because of their honesty? , without knowing it?"

Zhang Dun ignored it, and said to the Queen Mother: "Such achievements are obvious. We should conform to the public opinion and announce it to the world. You must not listen to such selfish words!"

Although he has lost power, his prestige still exists, and this matter is "clear and clear", more than a dozen officials immediately echoed: "The ministers wait for a second opinion!"

Chen Guan hurriedly said: "I hope the Empress Dowager will investigate clearly. There are many strange things about this matter. If the rewards are rashly discussed, I am afraid that the country will not be peaceful, and the officials will not accept it! Empress Dowager!!"

As soon as he said this, there were more than a dozen officials, especially the speech officials, all echoed: "The ministers and others!"

Seeing this scene, Queen Mother Xiang suddenly became happy. She was worried that after the matter was settled, she would not have the entry point to control the court. Now it seems that the two factions who support and oppose still want her to make up her mind.

The best part is that the numbers of the two sides are about the same, mainly because a large group of officials including Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu, and Cai Bian have remained silent.

They were definitely against Gongsun Zhao, but they didn't dare to go against the will of the people, and they would be reprimanded by thousands of people, so they had to remain neutral.

In this way, the empress dowager, the mediator, became important again.

She cheered up, smiled, and finally felt the joy of the quick destruction of the Worriless Cave: "I can make my own decision, where Judge Gongsun is, go and call him first!"

……

Just when the palace supported and opposed the two factions and started to quarrel, Gongsun Zhao was blocking the road.

Although the policemen and the soldiers had tried their best to maintain order, the people from all directions still surrounded the road tightly, and the voices of gratitude that surpassed each other were even more earth-shattering.

Even Jinshi's parade and banquet in Qionglin did not reach this level. After all, those things happen every four years, and this is a once-in-a-century event.

As for the imperial army and the fast arresters, everyone involved in killing the thieves kept clasping their fists at the people, but they didn't feel tired at all, and firmly remembered this moment of glory.

Li Yan was relatively calm. Although he was very happy, when the internal officials who were summoned by the palace were blocked in the distance and could not come in at all, he swept his eyes away and said to Gongsun Zhao: "The queen mother wants to summon you, all the officials Probably there."

Gongsun Zhao knew that there was another more dangerous battlefield, so he pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "Then I'll go!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "You don't have to be like an enemy, calm your mind, you have to think this way, although many high-ranking officials hate you to the bone, but you have to endure it, I quite like to see that kind of gnashing of teeth, but there is nothing you can do about it Looks like~"

Gongsun Zhao could also imagine how those people were forced to remain silent, the corners of his mouth raised, and the cold-faced judge laughed again: "What brother said is, who doesn't like to watch it?"

(End of this chapter)