After the rebirth, the concubine, she went crazy

Chapter 44

Except for Xie Chen's side, the incident of throwing the body at the gate of Dali Temple in the morning has spread to the palace like wings.

In the imperial study room, under the suggestion of Gu Hengyu, the emperor sent away the people around him, and saw that the ministers in front of him had been handing him the documents about Sun Shilang's robbery since the early morning, and asked Gu Hengyu: " How did others know that Sun Shilang was in Dali Temple?"

Gu Hengyu took a step forward and replied, "Your Majesty, I think there is something wrong with someone around you."

On the day the two of them planned, there was only one Eunuch Li left in the palace, but thinking of Eunuch Li, the Emperor felt it was impossible, so he said to Gu Hengyu: "Eunuch Li has been by my side for more than 20 years, and he has never had any disagreements with me. How could it be him? No way."

Gu Hengyu was not in a hurry to refute the emperor's words, he naturally knew that the emperor trusted Eunuch Li, so he said: "I want to ask the emperor a question."

The emperor nodded, motioning for Gu Hengyu to continue asking.

"When I went to the Xie Mansion yesterday to announce the decree, since Eunuch Li did not go, did Eunuch Li serve the emperor at that time?"

The time when Sun Shilang was robbed yesterday was when the banquet in the Xie Mansion was about to end. It would have been fine if Eunuch Li had served the emperor at that time, but if not, the possibility would have increased.

The emperor seemed to remember something when he heard it, his brows were furrowed, he wanted Eunuch Li to announce the decree yesterday, but Eunuch Li said he was ill after lunch, so he let Eunuch Li go back to rest.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Gu Hengyu understood that Eunuch Li did not have an alibi yesterday, and his behavior was also different.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Eunuch Li has something strange about him, he can't be confirmed right now. Your Majesty just needs to pay attention to his behavior." Gu Hengyu felt that things couldn't be so simple, and all the spearheads were clearly pointed at him now. This is even more suspicious than Eunuch Li.

Even now, the emperor doesn't want to doubt Eunuch Li, but people's hearts are far away, especially in this turbulent palace, who is innocent?
The emperor sighed, and said to Gu Hengyu, "Is this the end of Shi Lang's matter?"

Gu Hengyu looked at the shadow in a blind spot outside the palace, and said to the emperor: "Of course not, Sun Shilang must have foreseen his own end before the news of his death spread. Please read the letter, Your Majesty."

As Gu Hengyu said, he walked up and handed the letter to the emperor.

The emperor unfolded it and found it was just a blank piece of paper. He looked up at Gu Hengyu suspiciously, and then followed Gu Hengyu's eyes to look at the blind corner of the palace. It was obvious that someone outside was eavesdropping, like a court lady.

Gu Hengyu shook his head, motioning for the emperor to continue talking.

The emperor was silent for a while, creating the illusion of reading the letter, then laughed happily, stood up and patted Gu Hengyu on the shoulder: "Okay! Okay! Now they will wait."

Gu Hengyu also smiled back, but whispered: "Your Majesty, your play is too fake."

Watching the shadows in the blind corner gradually disappear, the emperor's froze face finally stopped, and he turned around and sat back before he had time to review Heng Yu's words: "Nonsense."

After finishing speaking, looking at the memorial in front of him, his face was filled with worry again, "Once Minister Sun dies, everyone in the Ministry of Rites will stare at the vacancy, what should I do?"

Although Gu Hengyu is not in the court now, he knows that there is a fierce struggle between the court and the middle party, and the Ministry of Rites is one of the six departments. If someone from that side is allowed to take this seat, it will be beneficial and harmless.

Among the princelings headed by the prince, most of the rest are headed by the fifth prince, and there are very few who are only loyal to the emperor.

The prince is kind-hearted and orthodox, but the prince does not plan, his subordinates will plan for it, and now he has recommended a small official under Sun Shilang to take this position, in the name of understanding the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and being able to quickly get started with the Ministry of Rites This matter will not leave the position of servant vacant.

And the person recommended by the Five Princes Party is Xiao Dingshan, the Minister of Dali Temple. Although the Minister of Dali Temple is of the same rank as the Minister of Rites, the position of the Ministry of Rites is closer to the center. What's more, Dali Temple is actually managed by the Ministry of Punishment. Xiao Dingshan Willing to fight for it of course.

Seeing the emperor worrying about this matter, Gu Hengyu said, "Why don't I recommend someone to the emperor?"

"Do you have a good candidate? Tell me quickly." After hearing this, the emperor seemed to see a savior, and couldn't wait for Gu Hengyu to speak.

"The current Shaoqing Pan Zeyuan of Dali Temple, I think he is worthy of the post of Minister of Rites." Gu Hengyu said.

"Pan Zeyuan? I have an impression of him. He is a good person, but what is so special about him that you appreciate him?" The emperor thought about it carefully after hearing it. There is such a person in the court, but there is nothing special about him. of.

Seeing this, Gu Hengyu said, "Pan Zeyuan was born in poverty, and after ten years of hard study, he passed the imperial examination to be qualified to be an official in the court. He knows how to consider the needs of the common people than the court officials. On this point, I feel that Rare."

Then, Gu Hengyu did not continue to talk about Pan Zeyuan, but clasped his fists in salute to the emperor, and said: "This minister also has evidence that Xiao Dingshan, the minister of Dali Temple, is in his position but does not seek his own political power, and exploits the people to please his superiors. The emperor dismissed Xiao Dingshan from his official position and exiled him according to the law."

After hearing this, the emperor pondered for a while, and then said: "But if I convict Xiao Dingshan, everything in the court will be in chaos."

After Gu Hengyu heard it, he didn't say much, but took out the evidence that he had prepared early in the morning from his arms, and handed it over.

The emperor glanced at Gu Hengyu after holding it, and then lowered his head to look at the thing in his hand.

The more he looked down, the more the emperor frowned, and his heart became colder. After reading it, he slammed the letter listing Xiao Dingshan's crimes on the table.

"I thought that Xiao Dingshan was just trying to curry favor with his superiors. I never thought that he would secretly open a brothel to bribe officials, exploiting the people and occupying land to such an extent. I will now decree that I will copy his whole family!" The emperor was furious. Gong Xin yelled towards Gu Hengyu in front of him, completely forgetting to think about the need to check and balance the forces in the court.

Gu Hengyu looked at the furious emperor in front of him, still with a calm expression, picked up the tea on the table and handed it to the emperor, saying: "Your majesty don't need to be so angry, Xiao Dingshan's crimes are his own responsibility, and he might implicate his family. not good."

The emperor was drinking tea, still angry, pointing to the evidence on the table, and said to Gu Hengyu: "Why don't I get angry after seeing this?" Thinking of the forces in the court, he couldn't think of a perfect solution for a while.

"Nowadays, there is a serious party dispute between the court and the central government. The minister believes that Xiao Dingshan should be dealt with according to the law, and the other courtiers should be warned, while the rest will take it slowly and appoint more children from poor families, so as to combat the relationship between the nobles in the capital who hug each other for warmth." Gu Taking advantage of the Emperor's smooth weather, Heng Yu expressed what she really wanted in her heart.

"Child from a poor family? It's easy to say, but just moving Xiao Dingshan makes me so embarrassed, how to attack the noble forces?" I don't blame the emperor for not doing anything, but the corruption has accumulated for a long time in the court, and it is too difficult to uproot it. , just balancing the court situation has already made him work hard.

(End of this chapter)