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

Chapter 231

Following Zhao Ye's words, the atmosphere in Qianyang Hall became a little more serious.

"Your Majesty, there are frequent chaos in the capital, especially in the east and south cities."

Zhao Ye said with some grief: "Under such circumstances, people in the capital are already in panic, and even many adults in the court have been affected. At this time, the soldiers and horses in Dongcheng and Nancheng are still offering vegetarian meals in place of corpses, and they have nothing to do..."

"Zhao Tongzheng, don't talk nonsense!"

A military officer on the left got up angrily, glared at him and said, "The Dongcheng and Nancheng soldiers and horses have been dispatched to guard near the Gongyuan. How can they take care of so many?"

If it was in the past, this person would have been hated by Wang Mang if he interrupted other people's reports rashly in the court hall.

But now that Wang Mang is locked in the tribute courtyard, no one cares about him for a while.

The military officer said angrily: "On the contrary, it's you people who live in Dongcheng by yourself. Instead of helping to quell the chaos, you connive at your servants to do evil..."

"Cough cough~"

"General Xiong's words are wrong. What do you mean by conniving your servants to do evil?"

"General Xiong, don't talk nonsense..."

The officials couldn't sit still for a while. The layout of the capital has always been that the west is rich and the east is rich. Most of the officials live in the east city.

Now that military officer surnamed Xiong said such a thing, most people would blush and start arguing.

Military generals are no exception, most of them also live in Dongcheng, and their actions are even more extreme than civil officials.

But of course you can't admit these in this court, you can only avoid the serious ones, and push the mistakes to others...

"Dongcheng chaos, we are also victims!"

"Yes, the day before yesterday, a thief broke into Mr. Liu's house over the wall. He even stole a lot of money from the Liu family. The thief has not been caught yet!"

"It's a great shame, the officials of the imperial court will be stolen by such thieves..."

It can be seen that the officials are more or less complaining.

In the chaotic court, Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun who was sitting next to him looked at each other, and at the same time saw the surprise and joy in each other's eyes.

Now not only the officials in their plan are cheering, but also many non-Cai party officials are also complaining. Is this a surprise?

Now wait for the emperor to react, and then they will take advantage of the situation.

Even if Li Yuan and Wei Zheng's investigation cannot be completely stopped, they must be afraid of the power of the Cai party and dare not take action against the officials of the Cai party...

"quiet!"

The person who spoke this time was very angry, obviously not an old eunuch.

Qin Hui was hardened for a rare time, stood up and angrily reprimanded the officials in the palace: "You must know that this is above the court, are you all too presumptuous?"

Then he turned his head to look at the military officer surnamed Xiong, and accused angrily: "Master Xiong, Mr. Zhao just presented something to His Majesty, and you suddenly interrupted, what should you do?"

The officials may still be a little upset with Mr. Qin Xiang, but at this moment, seeing a "public enemy" who made a mistake, they all glared at him.

Yes, what should you do!

"Sir..."

The military officer surnamed Xiong moved his lips, but finally lowered his head. If he really wanted to pursue it according to the rules, it was really his fault.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please forgive me for your lack of manners."

"It's okay."

Li Qian looked at this scene with a smile, as long as there was a dispute in the court, these people would inevitably quarrel: "Xiong Qing's family is also sincere, so don't worry about such small mistakes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The military officer surnamed Xiong cupped his hands, and continued: "Your Majesty, just now when Mr. Zhao refuted the minister, he also scolded the minister with obscenities, which is also a disrespect for the emperor."

Li Gan turned his gaze to Zhao Ye again.

Zhao Ye's face froze, and he cursed that the bastard son surnamed Xiong had no butthole, but at this moment, under the eyes of everyone, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and cup his hands: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty's forgiveness for your disrespect. "

"It's okay, it's okay."

Li Qian waved his hands with a smile: "Zhao Qing's family is also concerned about chaos, and cares too much about the stability of the capital. I can understand you."

"As for what Xiong Qing's family said... it also makes sense."

Li Gan nodded his head with a face full of approval: "The Dongcheng and Nancheng soldiers and horses are really incapable of doing things separately, and it is difficult to take care of too much. The current chaos in the capital is not your fault."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The military officer surnamed Xiong was moved.

Other officials looked at His Majesty the Emperor for no reason, what does this mean?
Doesn't he want to take advantage of the victory and pursue Mr. Cai?
What is the purpose of being here with the mud now?
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun also looked at each other, a look of puzzlement flashed in their eyes. According to the plan, they should get up and play now.

But the unknown change in front of them made the two of them hesitate for a moment, and it was this moment that made them lose the opportunity to speak out.

Li Gan spoke again: "I also understand the concerns of the Qing family, and now the court's release of the question has involved too much energy of the court."

"It's not just that Dongcheng and Nancheng are in chaos due to the lack of patrols by soldiers and horses. Even the disciples who are locked up in the Gongyuan are a big problem."

"What's more, if this matter remains unresolved, there may be more chaos."

The silence in Qianyang Hall was extremely high, and the ministers all kept their mouths shut, listening to His Majesty the Emperor's words.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun below were dumbfounded, isn't that what we want to say?
Why did you snatch it? ?

It's just that the absence lasted only for a moment, and then the two people, or most of the officials, realized that something was wrong.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. What does His Majesty the Emperor mean by saying this?
It's a pity that Li Qian didn't leave them much time to think, but said directly: "Fortunately, the emperor's family is very dear, I have the emperor's uncle and Lord Wei."

"With the two of them involved, the culprit of this matter has now been found out."

Check it out! !
These words exploded in the hearts of the ministers like a thunderbolt.

Li Gan didn't care how they reacted, but continued to say to himself: "Now the two biggest thieves have been detained by Yushitai, and they can be convicted and punished only after the rest of the gang are brought to justice!"

When he spoke, his face was full of strong confidence and pleasure.

The ministers were in a trance for a while, it seemed that His Majesty the Emperor really... got the evidence.

What followed was a huge shock.

His Majesty the Emperor actually got the evidence and arrested the person without making a sound, and he didn't tell anyone!
If there hadn't been such a thing as this morning, would he have kept the news hidden until the end, until there was nothing left to hide?
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun had a bad premonition in their hearts at the same time.

The culprit?Who exactly?
At this moment, Qin Hui with a dignified face asked everyone in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, may I ask who planned this insane thing?"

Li Qian was silent for a moment.Then he sighed heavily, seemingly disappointed.

"The people who committed such a crime turned out to be the two servants of the imperial court, and also the two most trusted Qing families...Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu."

After the voice fell, there was silence in Qianyang Hall, and after a while, bursts of discussions erupted.

"The two servants were directly involved? Is it true?"

"Since it was found out by Lord Duke and Lord Wei, it should be true. The two servants are confused!"

"I think this matter is too strange. I have been working on it until now, and I just checked it out without making a sound. We don't even know what happened. What if there is something hidden in it..."

"quiet!"

The sharp voice of the old eunuch spread to the entire Qianyang Palace, the ministers who were watching and talking gradually quieted down, and raised their heads to look up.

"I know that your family may have doubts, because when I first heard the news, I also didn't believe it. I even thought it was the emperor's uncle and Mr. Wei playing a joke on me."

"But I didn't have to believe it until I saw the evidence they presented."

"It was only later that I figured out that one of these two is the deputy examiner of the examination, and the other is the deputy magistrate of the examination, and only people in high positions like them have access to the examination questions."

The ministers were all silent when they heard the words.

Only Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were impatient, and the former couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, didn't there be thieves who surrendered outside the Gongyuan the day before yesterday? The test questions were stolen by snitches. Why did they get involved with Song Shilang and Han Shilang?" ?”

The ministers also raised their heads one after another, waiting for His Majesty's answer.

Li Gan shook his head: "Those two people are indeed related to leaking the test questions, but they are not the culprits behind the scenes, they are just accomplices."

"There are many falsehoods in what he said, but it is just to cover up the real culprit."

He glanced at Deng Xunwu, and said indifferently: "And these two are just the second mastermind, maybe there are other people behind it."

"Now Wang Zongbo and Mr. Cai are also in the tribute courtyard. Uncle Huang and Mr. Wei are investigating them. If the two Qing family really did not participate in this matter, I will definitely clear them up."

In other words, if you participate, you won't be able to escape.

Deng Xunwu ignored his threat, but became more eager to play: "Your Majesty, please consider this matter carefully, Song Shilang and Han Shilang are important officials of the court, and they are in charge of many errands in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs, so you must not rashly convict them! "

He was not afraid at all that Li Qian would threaten Cai Jing. In other words, even if the emperor really convicted Cai Jing, he would not succeed.

Li Gan sneered in his heart when he heard this, you are threatening me instead.

However, before he could speak again, Qin Hui suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, what evidence is there to point out the two servants?"

Li Gan swallowed back what he was going to say just now, and then paused for a moment before saying: "When the Gongyuan was sealed off that day, evidence of internal and external collusion was found."

Here he deliberately misleads. He didn't say that evidence of Han Mulu's internal and external collusion was found, but only that evidence was found, and others would mistakenly think that all the evidence of internal and external collusion between the two was found.

Therefore, just this sentence made other ministers who wanted to speak again hold back all of a sudden.

In this level of struggle, as long as the evidence is obtained, and the iron evidence is under the mountain, any other efforts will be useless.

The faces of Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun turned pale, and they suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Li Qian didn't intend to continue talking, and stood up directly: "Other things, I don't want to reveal too much at this time, you just need to wait for the case to be completed before you know the inside story."

As he spoke, he turned around and walked away in a huff, leaving only the ministers in the palace looking at each other in blank dismay.

After walking out of Qianyang Hall, they got the news that Han Mulu and Song Qiaonian had already been escorted to Yushitai for interrogation during the court meeting this morning.

To the astonishment of the ministers, in less than half a day, the content of this court meeting spread to the entire capital.

Now everyone knew about this explosive news, and two third-rank servants were involved at once. This could be said to be the biggest case after the new emperor ascended the throne!
Many officials are worried, unable to see how this incident will affect them.

The common people who heard about this excitedly took it as a topic of conversation after dinner. Although they didn't know Song Qiaonian or Han Mulu, there was always a market for such topics of big people's bad luck.

For a while, almost everyone felt that it was really hard for these two people to get away.

Even people from the Tsai Party are no exception.

In the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, Deng Xunwu looked anxious and kept pacing.

"I didn't find anything at first, but today I suddenly said that I found something. If there is nothing strange about it, it would be a strange thing."

"Those scumbags are really hateful, but there are people who say that they have been searched for a long time ago, but they are only brought out now! Sure enough, none of these people who follow the wind can be trusted!"

There was also anger on Gao Xun's face, but at this moment he suppressed his anger: "Master Deng, now is not the time to worry about this, let's quickly think of a remedy!"

Deng Xunwu stopped in his footsteps, and heaved a long sigh: "That's right, the top priority is not to deal with those scumbags, but to delay this matter and buy time for our successors!"

Gao Xun also nodded vigorously: "After a while, the news will reach the Ming Kingdom. I believe that person will definitely not reject our proposal."

"It's just how to survive the next period of time..."

He thought for a moment, his eyes moved slightly: "If we write to the imperial court and let the three courts jointly hear the case, it will definitely take him ten and a half months!"

Deng Xunwu's dry lips parted, as if he wanted to say something, but finally he nodded: "This is the only way right now."

As long as the Ministry of Criminal Justice can get involved, it can keep arguing with the other two yamen, so that the case can never be pronounced.

They wanted to stall for time, but Li Gan had long been on guard against this move.

As soon as the memorial was handed in, it was delayed by Li Gan for a few days. During this period, Li Yuan and Wei Zheng were conducting intensive investigations. From time to time, people were taken away from the examination room to collect evidence and confessions.

After another two days, Li Qian approved the memorial after seeing that he couldn't drag it on any longer.

As for the content, of course it is a reasonable rejection.

The reason is that Cai Jing is the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the suspicion cannot be completely cleared now, so in order to avoid suspicion, the Ministry of Criminal Justice cannot be allowed to participate in the trial.

No one can find fault with this reason, and the members of Cai's party can only accept it helplessly.

Before they could figure out the next moth, Li Gan blatantly announced that all the evidence had been collected, and ordered Yushitai to hold a trial of the case.

"The emperor is listening on my behalf, and he must get rid of the evil!"

(End of this chapter)