Mountains and rivers are in her palm

Chapter 228 Eunuch Zhang, You Figure It Out

The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a blank expression, and the officials in the hall were noisy.

Kneeling in the middle was Xie Qun, dressed in white, handcuffing himself and pleading guilty.

Eunuch Zhang saw His Majesty's brows soared and tightened, which could kill a fly, so he dodged back.

At this time, don't move forward, the fire at the city gate will hurt the fish in the pond.

"Okay!" the emperor yelled loudly.

In an instant, the wailing courtiers in the hall stopped talking.

"Dali Temple handles the case and investigates the case according to the procedures?" The emperor asked Xie Qun.

Xie Qun knelt on the ground, the shackles on his hands jingled, and he said loudly: "Since my appointment as Dali Temple Secretary, there have been thousands of cases, large and small, all of which have been done in accordance with Dawei's regulations."

"I'm asking about Cao Shangshu."

"This official enforces the law impartially, and there are no omissions!" Xie Qun said loudly.

The emperor looked at him calmly: "Since there are no omissions, what are you doing in front of the palace dressed like this? Seeing that I am tired from going to court, why don't you show me the scene of a criminal minister?"

The corners of Xie Qun's lips twitched: "Your Majesty is joking, I have no choice but to dress up this time. Last night, I received a secret letter, which stated most of the criminal evidence of Cao Man's corruption and perverting the law during his tenure. He wanted to leave the capital, so Weichen sent people to arrest him overnight yesterday, but before dawn, Dali Temple kept having distinguished guests, asking Weichen to release Cao Man from prison, and even threatened Weichen, threatening to kill Cao Man. I can't get along in the capital..."

"Xie Qun, you really dare to say anything!" Lord Wang who was standing next to him shouted loudly: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, Xie Qun, don't make trouble for nothing!"

"Your Majesty—" Xie Qun raised his head to look at the high position, his eyes were earnest: "This humble minister's heart is all for the sake of Da Wei, how dare he bully the emperor in such a sacred hall! There is no way for this humble minister Now, here are the charges of Cao Man during his tenure, if His Majesty also thinks that Cao Man is innocent, then I am willing to accept any punishment from Your Majesty!"

Xie Qun took out a memorial from his pocket.

Everyone held their breath.

No one knows what was written on the memorial.

A group of ministers who had threatened in front of Xie Qun began to turn pale.

The emperor's gaze met Xie Qun's in the air. After a long silence, he finally raised his finger at Eunuch Zhang, signaling him to present the memorial.

Eunuch Zhang trotted down the steps and took the memorial from Xie Qun.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Zhang put the memorial in front of the case.

The emperor put his hand on the memorial, and his eyes swept over everyone in His Highness. When he opened it, he could even faintly hear someone gasp.

It seems that many people don't want him to see this memorial.

The emperor swiped the memorial and closed it again.

Just when the ministers headed by Mr. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, they heard the emperor say in a deep voice.

"Dali Temple enforces the law impartially, what is the crime? Dali Temple is my Dali Temple, and Xie Qun is my Dali Temple Secretary. Apart from me, Dali Temple has no duty to obey any of you."

"After so many years, you should ask yourself, whether you have any political achievements, you can't carry them on your shoulders, you can't lift your hands, you just know to follow me all day long and let me do this or that. If you don't like it, you will hang yourself In the imperial study room! This dragon chair is ready for you to sit on!"

"Your Majesty calm down—" All the officials knelt down.

Isn't this talking about the courtiers headed by Cao Shangshu?

This time Mr. Wang completely stopped thinking about pleading and arguing again.

"A bunch of waste! Retire!" The emperor left with a flick of his sleeves. The memorial was still placed in front of the case. Eunuch Zhang looked at the crowd, put away the memorial, and hurriedly left with the emperor.

Above the main hall, everyone wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

He only heard the jingling of chains, and then heard Xie Qun slowly get up.

"Refreshing!" He moved his limbs and neck, his face full of vigor.

"Xie Qun, you villain!" Mr. Wang cursed softly, blowing his beard and staring at his eyes.

Xie Qun clasped his ears: "What? Lord Wang, please speak up. When you were in Dali Temple just now, your voice was much louder than it is now."

Lord Wang gritted his teeth: "Don't be complacent. Your Majesty has not yet made a conclusion on this matter. Cao Shangshu has been an official in the court for many years and has worked hard. You must put people first in the law enforcement!"

"Your Majesty just said that Dali Temple is His Majesty's Dali Temple, and the officials are His Majesty's Dali Temple ministers. In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the officials only need to obey His Majesty. Mr. Wang is old and his memory is not good. Why don't you be an official?" Take you to His Majesty to ask again?"

Mr. Wang was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.

Xie Qun sneered, raised his foot and walked outside.

He has already delivered the memorial, and he sent his master to prepare the witness testimony overnight.

But there was another person mentioned in the secret letter last night.

Xie Qun looked in the direction of the deep palace from afar, with fear in his eyes.

If that one makes a move, then he really has no room to resist.

Xie Qun had some hope in his heart.

After so many years, that person probably won't make another move for Cao Man.

The people under his command removed the handcuffs and shackles for Xie Qun. Xie Qun put on his robe, got on his horse, and saw the courtiers coming out of the gate in groups of three and four, his eyes were full of sarcasm.

The Great Wei Dynasty is already rotten.

If the Cao Man family can take this opportunity to fall and completely cleanse the power of the courtiers, then there is still salvation.

The key depends on what His Majesty thinks.

Alchemy room.

Smoky, the emperor sat on the straw mat, his eyes fell on the alchemy furnace.

Eunuch Zhang was standing not far away.

Except for the slight sound coming from the alchemy furnace, the room was extremely quiet.

Eunuch Zhang is even more arrogant.

I don't know how long it took.

The emperor spoke suddenly.

"How many years have I not seen the Queen Mother?"

Eunuch Zhang's heart trembled, and he bowed forward: "Reporting to Your Highness, it should have been two or thirty years."

"So long?" The emperor seemed lost in thought.

Eunuch Zhang dared not speak, and stood beside him like a quail.

The emperor said again: "You go to the harem for me and send the memorial to the queen mother."

"What words do you want to bring, Your Majesty?" Eunuch Zhang continued to ask.

The emperor stretched out his hand and touched his face. He squinted his eyes: "I haven't spoken for 30 or [-] years, and I don't know what to say. Eunuch Zhang, you can figure it out."

Eunuch Zhang quickly nodded in agreement, bowed facing the emperor and retreated.

When the gate was closed, Eunuch Zhang realized that there was a chill running down his spine.

The stalemate between His Majesty and the Queen Mother was nothing more than the incident two or thirty years ago, when he was still a young eunuch.

"I'm afraid this memorial will set off a bloodbath. I just hope that person will stop interfering." Eunuch Zhang raised his foot and walked towards the deep palace.

The queen mother has been out of the world for many years.

Eunuch Zhang felt frightened, he didn't know how the empress dowager's temper had changed after so many years.

The queen mother is not the emperor's biological mother, but was conferred by the imperial edict after the death of the first emperor. She was buried with her at that time, and she was not buried with the royal family according to the royal practice. Heart.

These are all external statements.

Eunuch Zhang knew the truth.

The reason why this man was not buried with him is a royal scandal.

(End of this chapter)