Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 98
Yushitai set the order of the world, and the government office was built solemnly and tall.

Wearing a light green official robe, Yang Zhao walked out of the gate with a bamboo wat in his hand, glanced at Yan Zhenqing who was at the bottom of the steps, and raised his eyes to the distance.

Chunwei Xie's case can only be revealed, of course, all of this has nothing to do with Yang Zhao, he has already done what he should do, today is just to watch the fun.

"The King of Guangping arrives."

Li Chu drove his horse slowly, led thousands of people across Chengtianmen Street, dismounted in front of the steps, and said loudly, "Who are you, sir? Why are you in front of Yushitai?"

"Wei Yan Zhenqing of Chang'an County was ordered to investigate the case of Chunwei's son's sudden death. The results have been obtained, and I am here to report."

"Why didn't you report to the Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment first?"

"The county magistrate followed the suburbs of Beijing and Yin to see the matter. The matter involved the leak of Chunwei, and he dared not neglect it, so he presented it to Yushitai."

Yan Zhenqing replied in a deep voice, with sonorous words, showing that he was doing business in a few words, trying not to let people find mistakes.

Originally, it was planned that Xue Bai would lead the people to force Wang Yu to give in, and that Wang Ji would come to question him, but what he was wondering was why did King Guangping come?

Others can't see it, but he knows the inside story.As Xue Bai said, Donggong didn't make a move just to allow Juzi to save himself. As a result, Yu Donggong was good and bad, but Yu Juzi was definitely not a good thing.

"Wang Yu!" Li Chu shouted again, "As the Yushi Zhongcheng and Chunwei's interrogator, this case should be judged by you, do you dare to accept it?"

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Wang Hao's eyes.

Originally, since he decided to compromise, he could "review" the leaked test case with Yan Zhenqing, showing that he, the censor Zhongcheng, was upright and capable, and found out the fraud in the imperial examination, so please retake the exam.

This process is very important, in order to demonstrate the fairness of the court, maintain the prestige of the saint, and make everyone happy.

In short, the two sides compromised with each other in order to make the saint feel good.

However, at this time, he was too lazy to spend his energy to create momentum for King Quang Binh, so he did not answer Li Chu's question, but walked up the steps slowly to meet the disciples.

"Since King Guangping is dissatisfied with all the living beings, I will invite the saint...to re-examine!"

The last two words sounded like thunder, and many people cheered immediately.

Become!

It happened suddenly, even hastily.

The king of Guangping just arrived in the imperial city, and after a few words of reprimanding Wang Zhi, the re-examination they had worked so hard to get was really given, what an arrogance this is.

With such an emperor and grandson in the Tang Dynasty, the country will surely last forever, and Du Ji will flourish forever.

"Retest! Retest!"

Seeing this situation, Wang Hao sneered slightly, turned around and left.

He deliberately conceded defeat in such a sloppy way, and the meaning he expressed was simple, "King Guangping forced me to force me!"

Then, the re-examination is no longer because the sage loves all living beings and is persecuted by the emperor's grandson. At that time, the sage is not in a good mood, anyway, it is not venting on the right minister's house.

He wants to pay another 1000 million guan for the saint. Compared with this, Chunwei is just a trivial matter.

~~
Amidst the cheers, a few people looked worried.

Yan Zhenqing was still holding the evidence of the leak case, but no one cared about it at this time; Yuan Jie sighed and comforted himself, after all, it was done...

Xue Bai's eyes showed some thought, he understood better than others why Donggong insisted on taking risks to fight for this prestige.

It is indeed a risk, at least now, Li Longji will not be happy anymore, Donggong can only bet on whether Li Chu's youthful spirit will always be loved and pampered by the saint.

Li Heng looks cowardly and deceptive, but in fact he is not easy to handle. He is extremely tolerant of other things, but he has been unwilling to let go of two things - military power and prestige.

Even though Li Linfu suppressed it crazily, Wang Zhongsi is still serving as the governor of the four towns in the northwest, and there are many people who are inclined to the East Palace.

From a certain point of view, this is true. As the crown prince of a country, one must at least have the strength to successfully succeed to the throne in the event of an accident.
When troubles arise, one must have the ability to clean up the situation. This is how Li Heng ascended the throne in the end, which shows that he is right.

Unfortunately, there is no right or wrong in power struggles.When Xue Bai was buried alive, Li Heng would not ask right or wrong.

Everyone has their own standpoints, the prince must not be without a prince, and the jester must also be involved.

"Thank you King Quang Binh for seeking justice for all living beings!"

Xue Bai shouted loudly and walked up the steps.

He was already quite famous, and immediately many disciples shouted in unison.

But Xue Bai continued: "I also ask King Guangping to be the master of the Jianghuai people again, so that they don't have to worry about being implicated by Wei Jian, and they are in constant fear."

Du Wulang was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Xue Bai to bring this up now, so he was the first to follow Xue Bai up the steps.

He didn't understand the twists and turns of this matter, and he really felt that Li Chu was extraordinary, but he was more enthusiastic and impassioned.

"Yes! Please listen to me, King Guangping, how much the people of Jianghuai have suffered because of Wei Jian's case! It is clear that they paid three years more rent and tuned to build the canal for the imperial court, but they were framed as Wei Jian's accomplices..."

Seeing that the little fat man was agitated, the two guards got closer and stretched out their hands to stop him.

But when Du Wulang shouted loudly, the saliva still floated on Li Chu's face.

Li Chu was stunned.

The people in Jianghuai were not the only ones who suffered because of the Wei Jian case?The water transportation from the Jianghuai River to the capital involved a huge amount of money and food. Those who tried to settle the account in the past year were all killed by the stick!
There are countless naked dead, and the birds in Dali Temple dare not inhabit... Do you really think that they are all from the Eastern Palace?

How much wronged did Donggong suffer from the crime of "commitment", don't you want to settle this case as soon as possible? !
But it's easy?Unless Li Linfu died, how could he let go of this good excuse to eliminate dissidents?What's more, Donggong is the last person to get involved in this case...

With thousands of thoughts in his mind, Li Chu didn't accept or refuse, it was really embarrassing.

The next moment, Xue Bai reached into his bosom and took out a roll of white silk; Du Wulang's face was solemn, and he unfolded it with him, revealing the blood on it; Yuan Jie strode forward and read aloud according to the white silk; Du Fu , Huang Furan stood on the side, one on the left and one on the right, adding to the momentum.

"At the beginning of Tianbao, Wei Jian served as the transfer envoy of the Huainan Zuyong, and increased the income of the renter for three years to dredge the canal."

"..."

Yang Zhao originally had a casual smile, but now his face was gloomy, and he looked at the dry blood on the back of Baibo with suspicious eyes.

He had always known that the blood testimonial was in Xue Bai's hands, and he thought Xue Bai would present it secretly when playing dominoes with the saint at most, but he never thought that it would be presented in public like this.

What is most important right now?It must be explained to the right side as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhao turned around and left immediately.

And the crowd was turbulent, all pushing towards Yushitai.

There were far more than dozens of village tributes along the Huanghuai River, and Yang Zhao couldn't kill them all. He just took dozens of people who had joined forces in Chang'an since the beginning of spring and were ready to take the lead in provoking troubles. At this time, the five sons of Chunwei took the lead.

Yang Zhao squeezed out of the crowd and turned into Chengtianmen Street in the imperial city. Looking back, he saw Yushitai as if it was boiling.

This big case cannot be covered.

"Prisons are overflowing, expropriation and requisition, extending to neighbors, naked corpses, endless!"

"The Wei Jian case involved countless innocent people, and the people of the world were in panic. Li Linfu was afraid that the people in the grass and the wild would accuse him of treachery, so that no one in the common people could get the title. I implore the king of Guangping to settle this case and claim justice for the wronged!"

"King Guangping is the master!"

"King Guangping is the master!"

In the anticipation of all eyes, the young emperor's grandson couldn't avoid it, and finally reached out and took the blood letter.

This is his responsibility as a descendant of the Li family.

Baibo started, but Li Chu hesitantly swept away, revealing a resolute expression.

He looked at Xue Bai, expecting to get a look of reverence, but all he saw was a deep look.

~~
In Pingkangfang, Jinwuwei is in Jingjie.

Yang Zhao guessed that Prime Minister Right was about to go out, he probably wanted to enter the palace to meet the saint, so he hurried to report something urgent to see him.

This time, the group of beautiful maidservants that Li Linfu usually surrounded all dispersed, leaving only the four most confidant maidservants as guards.

"Your Honor, I've seen hell. I burned a blood certificate. I don't know where Xue Bai found another one. He is forcing King Guangping to intervene in this case!"

While speaking, Yang Zhao fell to the ground, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He reacted the fastest and was the first to arrive.

"What?" Li Linfu did not get the news, and said in a deep voice, "Why is Xue Bai like this?"

Yang Zhao only cared about the impact of this matter on himself, and only now began to think about the pros and cons of Donggong, Right Prime Minister, and Xue Bai, and was a little confused for a while.

He didn't bother to think about it, he knew that it was enough for him to attract the right minister.

"That's right, Xue Bai is also looking for death by digging out Jianghuai Caoqu's accounts in public... Could it be that he was angry at Donggong for fighting for his reputation, so he just died together?"

"Stupid."

Li Linfu scolded as expected, his eyes flickered, thinking about it.

But after much deliberation, this matter is nothing more than adding some prestige to Xue Bai, but the risk is too great, it is not worth it at all, and it is impossible to sincerely want to appease the unjust prison.

So he would rather die than harm the East Palace?
"Your Prime Minister, the lower officials should be damned, they failed to complete the errand..."

Yang Zhao waited for a while, but when Li Linfu did not speak, he was panicked.

However, he took a peek and found that Prime Minister Right was not as angry as he expected, which was so strange, he clearly saw fragments of porcelain on the ground.

What's more, regarding the matter of "no sages left in the wild", the right minister put in a lot of effort to prevent the people in the grass and wilds from talking about it. At this time, everything has been messed up, and he is not angry?
Thinking of Li Linfu's reputation as "a sweet talker and a sword in his belly", Yang Zhao suddenly became terrified.

"Alright."

Li Linfu finally sighed, stood up, let the envoy arrange the official uniform for him, and prepared to face the saint.

~~
The pear orchard is still a fairy garden scene.

Li Longji just got up, and the singing and dancing were ready.

The musicians were fiddled with drums and flutes, and a hundred dancers had already dressed up. They wore red hair on their foreheads, white hips, green shirts, brocade belts wrapped half of their arms, and shoulders exposed.

Today I'm singing Jiangnan's song...

"Saint, the right minister has arrived."

"Call."

Displeasure flashed across Li Longji's eyes, and he stopped singing and dancing, letting the concubines go away, and sat there alone listening to Gao Lishi tell today's new things.

After a while, Li Linfu arrived.

"I invite the sage Chunan."

When he saw the ceremony today, he did not see the smile on Li Longji's face, and his attitude was indifferent.

"The Prime Minister of the Right has been seeing you frequently recently, can the state affairs be handled properly?"

"I am guilty." Li Linfu panicked immediately, "I have committed negligence..."

He peeked and saw Gong'e carrying a jade plate and placing it in front of Li Longji. He recognized two dishes at a glance, mutton wrapped in cumin fish, and concentric dried candied fruit.

The fish-wrapped mutton is the latest dish in Fengweilou. The small crucian carp is beheaded and tailed, the internal organs are removed, the fish bones are removed, and it is roasted with cumin. Unexpectedly, the sage had already eaten it.

It can be seen that Xue Bai's holy family is too strong.

"I did instruct Wang Yu to strictly review Chunwei's candidates, and dismissed many civilians. As a result, the people were dissatisfied, the government and the people were boiling, and there was chaos in Chang'an recently. The minister did not deal with it well."

Li Longji nimbly picked up a piece of mutton wrapped in fish and ate it. Although he didn't get angry, he continued to let Li Linfu dry.

"In order to calm the matter, I framed Xue Bai, Yuan Jie and others, and took them to Dali Temple Prison. Then there were 'Five Sons of Chunwei' who coerced the crowd to make trouble. I couldn't hold back the bullets, so I asked Wang Yu to re-examine and calm the situation."

"As the prime minister, I failed to manage the government affairs well and share the worries of the saints. Instead, the capital became chaotic, causing all the students to complain about the saints, and to sell the opportunity of direct invitation to those who cared. The minister is guilty, and the crime is heinous."

Li Longji asked lightly: "Talk about who this 'careful person' is."

Li Linfu planned to throw Xue Bai's brick first, and lead out the jade from the East Palace, before opening his mouth, he suddenly thought of the painting of Fengweilou.

If a sage had seen that painting, he might think that he was avenging his own personal revenge, and he had to act according to his wishes.

Instead of pointing out the most beloved emperor's grandson Li Chu and Xue Bai who played cards in the palace a lot recently, it would be more straightforward to point out the East Palace directly.

"Today, all the students flocked to Yushitai to ask for an explanation. It seems that King Guangping and the five sons are taking the lead, but in fact these young people are impulsive and easy to be used by others. I am afraid that someone is instigating behind this matter...Your Majesty, this minister is hard to be a prime minister."

At the end of the speech, Li Linfu became more solemn, and his voice became gloomy.

"The case of Wei Jian, I investigated from Tianbao five years to six years, the progress was slow, but touched the crown prince's rebellion, he is now using a few young people and a group of angry sons to be aggressive against the minister. The prince is also a king, Monarchs and ministers are different, ministers are incompetent..."

Li Longji scolded: "Brother slave! You are so brave!"

Li Linfu was terrified, and begged for forgiveness: "I know the crime, I have no talent and hope, so I should not be the prime minister. The hole Wei Jian made is too big, and I really can't stop it..."

"enough!"

For a moment, Li Longji's eyes sparkled, and he was finally irritated.

Previously, Li Linfu admitted to manipulating the imperial examinations, suppressing all students, and even defrauding the emperor with "no sage left in the wild". He didn't even ask the reason, but was angered by these last two sentences.

Because the phrase "there are too many people in the wild, I am afraid that the opportunity at that time will be leaked" is originally doing things for the emperor.

Wei Jian increased the rent for three years and dredged the canals so that the taxes and tributes from Jianghuai and Shandong went straight to Chang'an. Could it be that they were sent to Li Linfu's house?The Right Prime Minister's Mansion occupies less than a quarter of a square, how many things can it hold?

A palace garden is built on the Chan River, a wharf is built in the Guangyun Lake, and boats are sailed under the Wangchun Building. The treasures of the world are directly sent to this forbidden garden!
Brocade, mirrors, bronze wares, and seafood from Guangling; Jingkou silk shirts from Danyang; official silk embroidery from Jinling; Luo, Wu silk, and crimson yarn from Kuaiji; Porcelain, wine vessel, tea vessel; empty bluestone, pen and paper, coptis in Xuancheng; banana kudzu, boa snake gall, jadeite in Shi'an; glutinous rice, abbot silk in Wujun...

All the treasures of dozens of counties in the Tang Dynasty are for one person to enjoy and gift, who spent the tens of millions of money? !
Li Linfu worked so hard to control the examination room and dethrone the people in the field, for whom?This matter was not done well, causing all living beings to be dissatisfied with the sage, he was wrong.So get rid of those complainants, and start a re-examination, for whom?
It's hard work to calm down the situation, but someone still unfolds the bloody situation in full view?How can the emperor be so embarrassing? !

"Your Majesty, this minister is too incompetent!"

Li Linfu bowed to the ground and said in a sobbing voice: "I have owed the king's kindness, and I can't be good as this prime minister. Please choose another virtuous person..."

"stand up."

Li Longji's anger was not directed at him, but he had calmed down now, and he helped Li Linfu up with his own hands.

He knew that although there are many officials in the world, there is really no other person who can work as hard as Li Linfu.

After all, this is the second omission after the Yang Shenjin case, and it can be forgiven.

"Can you tell me where I am wrong?"

"Your Majesty is ignorant, please enlighten me."

"The dignified prime minister, the head of civil servants, handles state affairs for me. Why do you always come to me and cry? You are neither Jia Douji nor Xue playing cards."

After saying this, Li Longji laughed heartily and patted Li Linfu on the shoulder.

Li Linfu was very moved, and thanked him repeatedly, wiping away his tears.

……

But no matter how affectionate the monarch and ministers are, this time Li Linfu just didn't do a good job, and left the trouble to the saint again.

Li Longji had to handle the matter himself.

As the emperor, he can't be as unscrupulous as Li Linfu, he must give an explanation to his subjects.

"deliver an imperial order."

There is no need to recruit his subordinates to discuss, Li Longji has made a decision in a moment.

"As the quasi-king played, reexamination; Li Chu was banned for half a year, and he was not allowed to leave the Baisunyuan without an edict; Xue Bai was called to meet, and I will personally intervene in the declaration of the people in Jianghuai..."

The musicians and dancers on the stage and dance pavilion had been waiting for a long time. Yang Yuhuan and Zhang Yunrong were talking interesting things and ran towards this side with smiles, just hearing Li Longji's order.

"The sage summoned little Xue Bai, are we going to play dominoes again tonight? Well, the concubine sent someone to call the third sister."

Hearing the concubine's words, Gao Lishi felt as if he was listening to a fairy, he stopped, heaved a sigh of relief, and waited for the sage to make a decision.

If Xue Bai is recruited without setting up a poker table tonight, after the sage asks, he is afraid that he will kill people to vent his anger, the East Palace is also in danger, and the reserve will change and the country will be shaken; if the sage can not kill Xue Bai, the situation may have a turn for the better.

In one thought, there is a huge difference between tyranny and negligence, Gao Lishi waited with bated breath.

But Li Longji looked angry and shook his head slightly, but he rubbed his palms after all.

　Chapter 2 will be a little later, I'm trying to catch up~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)