Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 246 Chapter 240 Four The Crime of Deception
Cui Xian didn't spread the two rumors about Cui Yan secretly. Gao Cheng himself was a veteran of rumors, so how could he not know who was making trouble behind his back.

He chose to go straight to Gao Cheng with the evidence of Cui Yang accepting bribes, without concealing his selfish desire to retaliate.

Gao Cheng sat in the side room of Zhongshu Province and looked through Cui Yan's criminal records one by one, with a dignified expression.

He deliberately spared Cui Yan, as I said before, for the Gao family and his son, corruption is not a crime, they have no moral obsession, and what the father and son can't tolerate is that the dead are vegetarians who wantonly amass money.

And Cui Yan can't be classified into this category anyway, not to mention that he also has a 15-year-old son Cui Shan who is the master and assists Gao Aocao in governing a state.

Just when he was thinking about how to persuade Cui Xian to give Cui Yan a lighter punishment, Cui Xian threw out two black materials at the right time.

The first Qinghe Cui family was only a thief who abolished the emperor. Although Cui Xian's words were alarmist, Gao Cheng didn't take it seriously, and he didn't engage in literary inquisition.

Even Shi Kai, the prefect of Qinghe who came to Beijing to report on his duties, was entrusted by Cui Xian to testify the authenticity of this statement in front of Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng just shook his head after caressing Cui Xian and Shi Kai:
"It's just unintentional words, don't care about the truth, for the superior, how can you wantonly misinterpret and sin with words."

He can understand Cui Xian's resentment towards Cui Yuan. Before he created the imperial examination, he was in the era of the nine-rank middle school system. The family background is the only condition for the children of the gentry to become an official. the higher.

Under such circumstances, Cui Yan often belittled the Cui family of Boling with others. Now that Cui Xian is in power, it is human nature to take action.

For this, Cui Xian hurriedly confessed:

"The general is wise, it's because the lower officials are overthinking."

Just when Gao Cheng was about to comfort Cui Xian, Cui Xian continued:

"The general treats others with benevolence, but the subordinate officials are afraid that the general will be despised even more."

Gao Cheng, who had a warm smile on his face just now, turned dark instantly, and he asked in a deep voice:

"What does Ji Lun mean by this?"

Xiao Gaowang can release false news to Nanliang for the benefit of the country and ruin his reputation, which will give him a sense of accomplishment that his strategy has succeeded.

But in Kanto, if someone really looked down on him, Gao Cheng would not tolerate it.

"The next official got his wife and brother Li Shen to tell him, and then he found out that after the general was in charge of the government, Cui Yan once said to people in Hebei:

"Huangqian children can also take on important tasks?" '"

Now it is a sensitive time for Gao's power transfer, and it is undoubtedly Gao Cheng's rebel who is questioned about his young age and inability to take over.

Combined with the previous sentence of abolishing the establishment of the emperor, Gao Cheng was even more disgusted with Cui Yan.

But he still called Cui Xian's wife and brother Li Shen to ask him face to face.

Li Shen insisted that this statement was true, disregarding Cui Xian's previous warning, and brought out Xing Shao, another witness who was present at the time.

Cui Xian was furious in his heart, wishing he could immediately stop Li Shen's mouth, but it didn't help.

Gao Cheng has ordered someone to call Xing Shao to ask him what happened.

Xing Shao was hurriedly summoned from the General's Mansion to Zhongshu Province, and he still didn't know what happened.

Gao Cheng didn't wait for him to greet him, and asked directly:

"I heard that Cui Yan once said insulting words to me, is it true?"

Xing Shao looked slightly flustered, and he hastily argued:
"I don't know what you said. The general's meritorious service has been written all over the world, and who dares to underestimate him. It must be someone who framed Cui Shilang."

As he said that, he couldn't help but glance at Cui Xian and Li Shen, as if he was pointing at them to frame Zhongliang.

Cui Xian had expected it a long time ago, but he only watched his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

But Li Shen couldn't bear it, he wanted to argue with Xing Shao.

I don't understand that Xing Shao and Feng's adultery, once Cui Yan is convicted and imprisoned, wouldn't Xing Shao be able to do whatever he wants.

Annoyed, Li Shen argued with Xing Shao, but was stopped by Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng just asked Xing Shao to go back to the General's Mansion to deal with matters first, and then sent Cui Xian and Li Shen to retreat.

As soon as the three left, Gao Cheng immediately sent Hexi Shele and Xue Hu'er to follow behind Xing Shao.

Li Shen, who was out of the house, quickly apologized to his brother-in-law. He thought that Cui Yan escaped because he did not listen to Cui Xian's words.

Cui Xian sighed sadly:

"The reason why I don't allow you to mention Xing Zicai is not because I am worried that Cui Yan will escape by chance, but because I don't want Zicai to be alienated by the general."

Then seeing Hexi Shele and Xue Hu'er who were tailing Xing Shao also confirmed Cui Xian's judgment.

Gao Cheng has been acting for so many years, and he can see at a glance who is real and who is fake because of the momentary panic shown on Xing Shao's face and Li Shen's reaction.

The reason why Xing Shao said this, Cui Xian had expected, Gao Cheng also knew, it was nothing more than that he was clearly present that day and heard Cui Yan humiliate Gao Cheng, but he didn't report the knowledge, and he was suspected of being disloyal.

Even if Xing Shao is not moved out today, Gao Cheng himself will send someone to investigate and know that he is also present, so he will not blame him too much.

In the end, it was just a suspicion. Xing Shao could say that it was just a joke, or he had forgotten it after a long time, after all, he hadn't entered the Gaocheng shogunate at that time.

But now Xing Shao's lies and deception have also changed the nature of this incident.

It didn't take Gao Cheng to order the Superintendent to dig deeper, but Hexi Shele and Xue Hu'er reported back that one of Xing Shao's relatives left along the way and sneaked into Cui Yan's residence.

After Gao Cheng learned about it, he didn't fly into a rage, but added Xing Shao's name to the next batch of release lists.

Originally, the three core aides, Chang Shi, Zhu Bo, and Sima, had just been established for less than half a year, and Gao Cheng had no intention of reorganizing now, but now Xing Shao's behavior made him feel that he could no longer keep this person by his side.

For example, Cui Xian took the opportunity to retaliate with selfishness, Gao Cheng was not angry, who has no selfishness these days, as long as he does not fabricate perjury and wrong others, everything is easy to talk about.

But if there is deliberate deception, Gao Cheng will not tolerate it. Considering years of hard work and the fact that the situation is not serious, Xing Shao will not be dismissed and sent to prison, but he is destined to be alienated.

If you love someone and make some mistakes, as long as the consequences are not serious, Gao Cheng can laugh it off. If you hate someone, small mistakes and omissions can also become the reason for anger.

In Gao Cheng's eyes, Xing Shao's adultery with Feng's has changed from a joke to a scandal of fornicating friends' wives and concubines.

A friend's wife is not to be bullied, and she gets along with others, but she has an affair with her family behind her back, which makes Gao Cheng feel that Xing Shao's face is even more odious.

And Xing Shao's external transfer did not serve as the governor of a state like the core staff in the past, but went to Yanzhou to serve as the governor.

Gao Cheng's attitude is obvious when he is transferred from Bo to Yanzhou.

When Cui Jishu and Gao's son-in-law Liu Honghui handed over the work in Yanzhou, they just returned to Luoyang, and happened to encounter a major case.

Shangshu Zuocheng Song Youdao impeached General Cheqi, Dr. Zuo Guanglu, and Huangmen servant Cui Yuan for corruption and bribery.

　There is another chapter at 8 o'clock, and another chapter at 10 o'clock. After I have enough sleep, I will write again, and my mind will be much clearer.These three chapters will not be included in today's update. I will finish the 8000-word update today before twelve o'clock in the evening. If I don't do it, I will record a red envelope.

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