Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 229 Li Yuan's Choice, Dilemma
Wei Zheng and the others were dumbfounded, they didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to come out like this.

Li Yuan was also a little embarrassed, but it was not easy to get rid of Li Gan at this time, so he could only forcefully ask with a smile: "What's wrong with Your Majesty? Is there anyone else so bold in this big job? Do you dare to take Your Majesty seriously?"

"These thieves are so bold!"

Li Gan didn't cry as much as before, but gritted his teeth and said: "They lied to me that I just ascended the throne, and they made such a messy scandal at the first try!"

"Now I have become the laughing stock of everyone, but I must not make it easier for them!"

"Those who are doing this tricky thing behind their backs, one counts as one, and they must not be let go!"

After Li Gan finished speaking harshly, he looked at Li Yuan pitifully: "Uncle Emperor, you must help me vent my anger!"

Li Yuan twitched his hands that had nowhere to rest, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But Li Qian went on to grab the words and cried out: "Just now when I heard that someone was doing such a rebellious thing, I immediately thought of the emperor's uncle, and only the emperor's great skill of calming the sea can suppress those monsters!"

"Uncle Huang is the person I trust the most..."

There are 49 holes in Li Yuan's heart, so it is impossible to be fascinated by his nasty rhetoric.

But in any case, the impact is still somewhat, after all, there are so many people watching in the study.

His Majesty the Emperor is like this, which is too pitiful.

The censors lamented that although he was a little stubborn and irrational a while ago, he is still a person who knows his mistakes and corrects them. That's good, that's good!

And now when something happens, instead of rushing forward recklessly, he knows how to delegate power, and there is nothing more gratifying to the courtiers than this.

Moreover, his foresight and luck are good, and he appointed an uncle who is so loyal to the country...

"Your Majesty, don't get excited."

Wei Zheng persuaded from the side: "Your Majesty is indeed an important minister of our country. Now that such a crazy thing happened, even if His Majesty doesn't say it, the minister will thoroughly investigate the matter and arrest all the people behind the scenes." come out."

The corner of Li Yuan's mouth twitched, but he also bowed his hands, and expressed his attitude in a deep voice: "Your Majesty trusts me so much, and I feel very frightened. Even if I am heartbroken, I will definitely settle this matter."

Don't say no, with so many censors watching here, if you continue to sway, the whole court will probably know about it tomorrow.

"Furthermore, when Caichen, Doctor Wei and the Yushi lords investigated the case, they also found some clues."

Li Yuan added: "At this time, I came here to report to His Majesty first, so as not to worry too much about this matter."

"I see."

Li Qian was secretly stabbed, but he was not angry, but looked at Li Yuan in surprise: "Sure enough, I am not mistaken, the emperor is really an important minister of my country, and he is easy to deal with those villains!"

The Duke ran out to do some errands, but what he said became your eyes...

The censors were a little speechless.

But Li Yuan himself didn't care. After all, he didn't take the initiative to do anything. Everything was watched by Wei Zheng and the censors, according to the court regulations. This is a fact, and everyone saw it.

"Your Majesty, after I got the order, I immediately set off and went to the Gongyuan..."

Li Yuan briefly described the situation in the Caigong Academy just now, and said in a heavy tone that this matter may have affected thousands of candidates, Li Gan gritted his teeth for a while.

Then Li Yuan brought the topic to the search.

"Your Majesty, Bao Yushi gained something while searching the Neilian official residence."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Bao Xuan behind him.

After all, the search of the official house was mainly done by Huben Guard, so just now Li Yuan secretly got the report from Huben Guard, and knew whose house the "evidence" was found from.

But at this moment, not only Li Yuan, but other people also focused their attention on Bao Xuan. Many censors were shocked, obviously it was the first time they knew the news.

"His Majesty."

Bao Xuan saluted Li Qian first, then slowly took out a small white silk bag from his sleeve, and slowly unfolded it.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Tang Guogong, who held a heavy army, and several upright censors all stared at this scene intently.

I saw that the cloth bag was gradually unfolded, and what was preserved in it was... half a piece of white pancake.

Li Gan raised his head and looked at Bao Xuan with a strange expression. What does this mean?
Li Yuan was also taken aback. Although he knew from Hubenwei that Bao Xuan had obtained the evidence, he didn't say what the specific evidence was, and he didn't have time to say it.

Now that I saw it, I realized it was this thing?

"Bao Zhongcheng..."

You Yushi looked at Bao Xuan in puzzlement, wanting to hear what was going on.

Bao Xuan didn't intend to show off at all, he directly pinched half of the pancake, revealing a yellowed note inside, then pulled it out, and slowly unfolded it.

At this moment, everyone couldn't care about anything else, and rushed forward one after another.

"It's already finished, but the wind has not subsided yet, so be careful."

Just such an endless sentence, it seems that nothing was said, but it seemed to reveal everything.

Everyone present was lost in thought.

Li Gan also frowned. He was looking forward to this evidence, but now he was a little disappointed.

Based on such a sentence alone, it may be difficult to label the leaked exam questions, and it is impossible to make a final decision.

Unless we can find out some real information based on this clue...

Bao Xuan continued: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this was found from Han Mulu Han Shilang's official residence."

Han Mulu?
Everyone was taken aback for a moment. They thought it was some kind of fellow examiner, but they didn't expect that the deputy examiner, a third-rank servant, would be directly involved!
Li Qian was also shocked.

"No matter what the words mean, at least Han Mulu can be punished for the crime of communicating with the inside and outside!"

Bao Xuan said in a deep voice: "If you interrogate him more severely, you may find more accomplices of this person!"

The other censors around were both surprised and excited. Most of the people in the censor's platform were experienced adjudicators, and they also interrogated the most high-ranking court officials among the three courts.

There was a hint of worry on Li Yuan's face, and he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I didn't take this thing out at the time, and if I bring it back now, I'm afraid Han Mulu will deny it."

Li Qian was also taken aback suddenly, this is not impossible.

The Cai party is powerful, and under the influence of everyone, black people can be called white by them.

Li Yuan looked at Li Gan solemnly: "Your Majesty, when Caichen left the tribute courtyard, he specially ordered all the inner curtain officials to live separately, and did not let them live in the original official residence."

"If you don't send this thing back to the Gongyuan now, saying that you only found it now, Han Mulu will definitely not be able to deny it."

This made sense, who said that Hubenwei's search had stopped?Even if the duke and the censors have left, everyone has been searching, but this evidence has only been found now.

Li Gan hesitated for a moment. This method seems to be possible, but in fact it is not appropriate...

Bao Xuan also looked at Li Yuan, and said, "Your Majesty is meticulous in handling things, and I admire you."

"It's just that the lower officials didn't publicize the matter at the time, just to avoid scaring the snakes. If the culprits were found out so early, it would be inconvenient to investigate later. How can we find other people?"

Bao Xuan went on to explain: "Just like Song Qiaonian may be involved in the strangeness that the Duke found in the Ministry of Rites, but if Han Mulu was charged with leaking the test questions too early, then what crime should Song Qiaonian investigate later? ?”

After a criminal at the level of a servant has been caught, there will definitely be resistance to convicting an official of the same level.

There are many reasons, such as the dignity of the court, such as the psychological tendency of the ministers, such as the resistance of the Tsai Party...

Li Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded slowly, as if he had just thought of this statement.

Li Qian's eyes lit up, and he realized the important point: "Uncle Huang went out, and he was able to catch him. I don't know what clues he found in the Ministry of Rites."

Li Yuan didn't want to continue, but said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I don't know very well how the exam questions are selected. The strangeness of the Ministry of Rites is not so much discovered by Chen, but by Master Wei."

Li Gan turned his head to look at Wei Zheng again.

"Return to Your Majesty, when I went to the Ministry of Rites to investigate the case, I found that Song Shilang..."

Following Wei Zheng's explanation, Li Qian kept nodding his head, thinking that he could get rid of at least two this time, which was much better than expected.

Of course, this is just an estimate, and nothing will be counted until it is implemented. We can't celebrate it in advance...

"check!"

"Strict investigation!!"

Li Gan looked serious, looked at Wei Zheng and Li Yuan and said, "I never thought there would be so many moths in the imperial court!"

He gritted his teeth and said, "These people buy and sell test questions for their own self-interest, and make tens of thousands of examinees lose their decades of hard study! How fair is this to the examinees?"

His Majesty's words were so deafening that everyone present was stunned.

Li Qian looked at Li Yuan and the censors: "For the sake of tens of thousands of candidates in this subject, this matter must not be ambiguous! It must be investigated clearly, so that the people behind the scenes will be punished as they should be! Return scholars Let's have a bright future!"

The level of what I said was not to avenge myself and save face, but to get fair treatment for the scholars!

Some people just like this.

The censors in the rear responded like chicken blood, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if I am heartbroken, I must investigate this matter!"

"What's black can't be white, what's fake can't be true! We must severely punish those behind the scenes..."

Under such circumstances, Li Yuan and Wei Zheng also clasped their hands and saluted at the same time, expressing their attitude: "I would like to obey the holy order!"

"it is good!"

Only then did Li Gan nod his head, solemnly: "Then do a thorough investigation, not only to find out who sent the note to Han Mulu, but also to find out Song Qiaonian's whereabouts on the day of the exam!"

"This matter doesn't need to go through the Three Law Departments, it will be investigated and handled by your family!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The officials stepped back.

Watching these people walk out of the East Nuan Pavilion and head south, until they walked far away and could not see their backs clearly, Li Qian heaved a long sigh of relief and fell back on the chair.

"His Majesty."

The old eunuch brought a bowl of hot tea and held it up to his face.

"No need for now." Li Gan rubbed his brows and waved his hands.

It wasn't until then that the tight string in his heart relaxed a bit, and he let out a sigh of relief.

At present, everything seems to be normal. Li Yuan did not jump the wall in a hurry. Between Cai Jing and all the civil officials, he still chose the civil officials.

This is also normal, now that the matter of leaking the question is so big, it has been paid attention to by all officials in the DPRK and China.

If Li Yuan still chooses to favor Cai Jing under such circumstances, firstly, his relationship with Cai Jing will be exposed, and secondly, his good reputation among civil servants will be wiped out.

Anyone who is smart knows how to choose.

But Li Gan was afraid that Li Yuan would be irrational, so he jumped the wall in a hurry.

For this reason, Li Gan also took a lot of precautions, such as temporarily transferring the Huben Guards guarding the imperial city, and letting Zhao Kuangyin's people take precautions in the northern city. There is also a buffer gap.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he trusts Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Jian so much. Li Gan also made some preparations in the north of the capital.

The guards guarding the capital and the north of the imperial city are the Habayashi guards, but the composition of the Habayashi guards is very diverse. There are people from Li Yuan, people from Yang Jian, people from Zhao Kuangyin, and those who are not subordinate to anyone, even Lu Bu's... as long as it is a A general in his right mind would not use this kind of army to stage a coup.

Therefore, the north of the city is relatively safe for Li Gan, and he also asked Lu Bu to support him there. If there is any trouble in the capital, Li Gan can leave there at any time.

Fortunately, none of these plans were used, and no accidents happened.

It seems that Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Jian are also smart people, and they have also seen Li Yuan's current situation. They both know that as long as they sit back and watch this situation, they can see that Li Yuan's strength is weakened.

This is a good thing for them, so the actions of the two of them are also in line with Li Qian's expectations.

After thinking so much, Li Gan let out a long breath, sat up straight, took the teacup from the old eunuch's hand, and sipped lightly.

Since there are no accidents now, the next thing is to see how Li Yuan treats Cai Jing. He didn't give up before, but now he has fallen into a real dilemma.

After all, if he wanted to give up Cai Jing, he would suffer a great loss. Leaving aside the loss of a political ally, he said that Cai Jing bit him a few times in a hurry, and he would lose a piece of meat.

The two must have cooperated many times, and Cai Jing may also have Li Yuan's handle.

If Li Yuan hit the Cai party too hard, it might make Cai Jing jump over the wall in a hurry and show Li Yuan's tricks.

But if Li Yuan let Cai Dang go lightly, the censors who followed him to assist in handling the case would definitely not agree. After the two sides broke up, the impression of all officials on Li Yuan might change suddenly. Reputation can't be kept...

After thinking here for a while, Li Qian stood up: "Let's go back to Qianyuan Palace."

Now that the crisis has not been completely resolved, Li Qian has decided to stay in the harem more recently. Once things change, he can take refuge quickly...

Li Yuan and Wei Zheng's investigation went smoothly at the beginning. The only ones who delivered meals to Han Mulu every day were the servants of his house, so Bing Masi took advantage of the situation and surrounded Han's house and began to search it.

Song Qiaonian's affairs can't be hidden, when did he leave the mansion, when did he come to the Gongyuan, who did he meet, and where did he go after delivering the exam questions...

In the meticulous handling of the case by the censors, all these dirty things are about to be uncovered.

But at this critical juncture, they encountered resistance again.

(End of this chapter)