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Chapter 83 The Prime Minister, Go to Jail

Zhongzhou, capital city.

Miyagi in early spring is really a paradise on earth, with a hundred flowers in full bloom, colorful, gurgling water, and the revival of all things.This magnificent imperial city has stood in Dongdu for 400 years. After the expansion of successive kings, it has collected flowers and green plants from all over the world. When it comes to early spring, it is full of vitality. When you step into it, you will be dazzled.The winter snow melted, and the little prince fished with a fishing rod in the small lake in the palace, scratching his ears and cheeks, and finally the fish took the bait. When he saw that it was a koi, the little prince was a little bit reluctant, but remembered what Huangshi said, colored koi cannot be eaten, No matter how beautiful it is, you can’t eat it. If you catch it, you can only release it. You have to catch black carp.The little prince Ji Guo sighed, he sat for a whole morning and caught four or five koi, he had no choice but to let them go and go fishing again, now he has no patience.

The little prince quietly glanced back at Huang Shi who was taking a nap, hesitated again and again, and finally woke Huang Shi up. After Huang Shi woke up, seeing the little prince's aggrieved face, he couldn't help chuckling, and scratched his nose: "Your Highness, why don't you?" gone?"

"I can't catch black fish. They are all colorful fish if they don't take the bait." The little prince was sad.

"Your Highness, you must always be patient when doing things. The world is like a lake, and all living beings are like fish. You are the one holding the pole. If you don't have this patience, how can you become a master?"

"However, colorful fish are also fish, and they can be eaten, but the taste is a little bit inferior." The little prince was unwilling and wanted to refute.

Huang Shi stroked his bare chin and laughed loudly, "Your Highness, no matter how beautiful the colorful fish is, its taste cannot be compared to that of black fish. Not everything can replace it, yes, no, never."

"OK then……"

The little prince had no choice but to continue fishing, but he had no interest.

At this time, Jin Yiwei in a flying fish suit came, knelt down on one knee, and respectfully presented a secret letter.Huang Shi took it, and motioned for the Jin Yiwei to step back, and the two of them had no communication from the beginning to the end, because they were afraid of disturbing the elegance of the little prince's fishing.

Huang Shi unfolded the letter paper and signed it as Mu Xishen of Wuzhou.

In the letter, Xi Shen justly condemned Chen Ci for colluding with the Taozhi bandit army, plotting wrongdoing, and self-propelled soldiers. Although they wiped out [-] enemies, it caused the army to miss the opportunity.

Huang Shi squinted his eyes. Of course he knew exactly what Xi Shen was planning, but he was happy to see that scene. Xin Wuji was involved with the rebellious party of all schools. He had long regarded Xin Wuji as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. .Before the emperor was in power, he knew that Xin Wuji was deeply loved by the emperor, and Huang Shi didn't dare to do anything out of line. Later, Emperor Tai'an passed away, and there was a big prince and a third prince fighting for power in the court. To win over Xin Wuji, Huang Shi could only hold back his thoughts. Now that the First Prince and the Third Prince have left for Zhongzhou, and Huang Shi is the only one in charge of the court, it's time to move Xin Wuji.

The next morning.

Hundreds of officials and ministers yawned and waited outside the palace gate. This is how it is to be an official in the capital. You have to get up at Yinshi, and you have to wait in front of the palace gate at Maoshi. If you go to court every day, that’s all. The point is, those who are in power in the palace go to court from time to time, and no one dares to gamble. If it happens that he announces to go to court on the day when he does not come, how can he shirk it?

Prince Gong smiled all over his face, walked to Yan Dong's side, and lowered his head: "Master Yan, the Zhongzhou Iron Army is really brave, I thought it hadn't been deployed for more than ten years to fight, but I didn't expect that the fighting power is still so terrifying, it is the best in the world, and its reputation is well-deserved. "

Lin Guming wiped out [-] enemies in one battle, of course it spread throughout the capital.

Yan Dong didn't even raise his eyelids, of course he knew that Prince Gong had a heart for the throne, he was thinking of the throne, he was the real wolves, tigers and leopards hiding in the dark, Yan Dong looked down on Ji Zai, thinking that such a person would be difficult to pick a leader, almost One hundred thousand Zhongzhou Iron Army is in charge of the capital, and Ji Zai wants to ascend to the throne in his life, which is tantamount to an idiot's dream.Yan Dong smiled coldly: "The vanguard general became famous at a young age, commanding the army, and he is the contemporary Wuzong. When he quells the war between Wu and Yue for the court, and returns to Beijing to receive the reward in the future, he should be in charge of the commander-in-chief."

Prince Gong's face changed slightly.

The men in the Qishan Commander's Mansion are all like the stones in the latrine, smelly and hard, and they don't eat the soft and hard. Lin Guming is even more extreme, and he is sullen to everyone. Prince Gong remembers that he once spent ten thousand taels of gold to invite Lin Guming went to listen to Chaolou to have fun, although Lin Guming did not refuse, but saw the women hidden in the building, most of them were poor people who were searched from all over the fourteen prefectures, Lin Guming was furious, and immediately led the troops The Tingchao Building was sealed up, the gold and silver were confiscated, all the women were released without charge, and Prince Gong suffered heavy losses, but he couldn't reveal it. He could only scold Lin Guming for being insidious and cunning behind his back.Yan Dong's words were just beating him, telling him to retreat in the face of difficulties. With the iron army guarding the imperial power, even if it took eight lifetimes, it would not be Ji Zai's turn to be the emperor.

Prince Gong sneered, and from the corner of his eye, he saw a lonely and thin figure standing under a pillar not far away, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

That was Xin Wuji.

The number one scholar in Enke in the early years of Tai'an was rumored to have a brilliant literary talent and unique insights into politics. After reading his articles, the late emperor was astonished and immediately called him into the palace to discuss major political issues.In the next ten years, Xin Wuji climbed up all the way, ascended to the position of prime minister at the age of 50, which is unprecedented. He is a role model for scholars, and he has truly changed the class by virtue of reading.

It's a pity that this person is also a scholar, and he doesn't want to go with the world. Neither the hawks nor the doves have a place for him.At that time, the war in Jingzhou caused chaos all over the world. It is said that Xin Wuji secretly colluded with a hundred rebels. It is said that all the giants of the Mohist school have received favors from this person. Unfortunately, there is no evidence. Xin Wuji had been a rotten bone for many years, and the investigation was fruitless, so he could only give up.In addition, after the end of the Jingzhou Battle that year, the rebellious party of a hundred schools was defeated under the torrent of steel formed by the imperial court's million-strong army, and disappeared since then, so the matter will not be resolved.

Prince Gong walked slowly, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Xiao Wang pays homage to the Prime Minister."

Xin Wuji's face was thin, he was over [-] years old, he looked very old and depressed, seeing Prince Gong looking at him with malicious intentions, Xin Wuji said flatly: "My lord, I can't stand such a big gift. "

Prince Gong was not too polite, and said straight to the point: "My lord, the battle report from the front line, your son was really brave a few days ago. He led troops to fight and wiped out more than [-] enemies, beheading a pirate leader from the fourth rank." It's a great achievement, I can't see it, my lord is a literary man, I thought he would only show off the arrogance and style of a literati, but he didn't expect that the talent of leading soldiers and fighting is still flowing in his blood?"

His sarcasm is full of meaning.

To be honest, Xin Wuji was also very surprised, he knew very well what his son's virtues were, although he was not a weak man without blood, but when it came to leading troops to fight and charge into battle, his son still lacked courage and temper.Regardless of the high-sounding words of Prince Gong, Xin Wuji knew that this person was uneasy and kind, and he must have come to find fault. Sure enough, the next moment, Prince Gong's words made Xin Wuji's face change.

"My lord, I heard that when you came to Beijing for the exam, you went with a scholar named Yuan Pei, and the two of you formed a deep friendship. This matter, what happened in the teahouses in the capital? Storytellers always add embellishments, and Xiao Wang has listened to several versions, so I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Xin Wuji's expression turned ugly.He did know Yuan Pei and regarded him as a confidant at the beginning.

That year when Xin Wuji went to Beijing to rush for the exam, along the way, the mountains and rivers were picturesque, but the people lived in misery. The land rent and state taxes made the people breathless. He set off from Guangling to Wanzhou, and witnessed the drought. With scant clothing and insufficient food, the officials were rich and well-clothed, extravagant and wasteful, and extravagance prevailed. The local government would rather let rats breed in the granary than open the granary for disaster relief. Xin Wuji felt sad all the way along the way.At that time, he met Yuan Pei.

Yuan Pei is also a scholar, and he also wants to go to Beijing for the exam.

The ideals of the two are exactly the same, they are essentially to change the current situation and change the world, they want to rely on their talents to enter the political core of the Great Liang Empire, and persuade the emperor to carry out reforms and reforms from a political perspective.However, they also have conflicting ideas, which is why Xin Wuji won the top prize in high school, but Yuan Pei failed and returned home sadly.The benevolent government advocated by Xin Wuji is based on the people, and advocates weakening local power and avoiding corruption and favoritism.What Yuan Pei advocated was the establishment of a military government, the integration of military and civilians, the distribution of land for military families, and the stimulation of economic prosperity and national prosperity.Yuan Pei's ideas are too extreme, so he naturally failed the ranking.Later, Xin Wuji heard that in March of the fourth year of Tai'an, Yuan Pei gathered a group of like-minded heroes to revolt in Taozhi Mountain. The official historian recorded this incident as "Peach Blossom Rebellion".

"It's true." Xin Wuji did not refute these old events, which were not considered secrets.

Prince Gong laughed out loud, and was about to speak, when a small eunuch came and announced that he would go to court, Prince Gong had no choice but to swallow what he wanted to say, and he gave Xin Wuji a meaningful look.Xin Wuji's heart skipped a beat, as if he had thought of something, his face became ugly at first, then he regained his composure and became very calm.

"Jianguo and the queen have an order to declare all officials to go to court."

The ministers bowed, and followed the little eunuch into the palace gate, all the way to the Golden Luan Hall.

Ever since Lin Guming achieved great victories in Xiaxiang and wiped out 9 enemies, all officials knew that a parliament would be held in the near future. The queen is Lin Guming's cousin. How could she miss this good opportunity to publicize the achievements of the Zhongzhou Iron Army?What's more, this is the first battle of the Zhongzhou Iron Army entering Wuyue, so it is necessary to exaggerate its outstanding military achievements and the strategic significance of this battle.

Sure enough, after the ministers routinely reported their political achievements, the queen showed Lin Guming's awareness of united front in this campaign, and immediately rewarded Lin Guming with a large amount of rewards, and ordered Lin Guming to be the generalissimo of the governor-general of the bandit army.

Prince Gong curled his lips, thinking that the old lady can't wait?The war has just started, and you are in a hurry to support your younger brother as the governor general?He could only complain that the higher he stood, the harder he fell, hehe, wait, if this war is lost, or Lin Guming drags the allied forces into the vortex of the war and drags down the imperial court Finance, when the time comes, hehe, you will feel better.Although he was so slanderous in his heart, Prince Gong smiled on his face, and stood up to agree with him, praising Lin Guming for his extraordinary bravery, he is a handsome talent of the time.

If it was normal, when we got here, we should retreat from the court, but today is rare, Huang Shi said quietly: "A few days ago, the local state shepherd played the imperial court, and he had some opinions, saying that it was the ministers of our imperial court and the local forces. There is an unclear collusion."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were astonished.

There are many privately relying on their own power to support puppets in local states to make money wantonly, and they can't help but get goosebumps all over their bodies. For example, Gongsun Lan, who relies on his power as the secretary of the household department, runs singing and dancing in fourteen states It can be said that theaters make a lot of money, and those who do that line of work will inevitably be contaminated with gray business, such as smuggling women and children, they are all small things.Like Gongsun Lan, there are too many people in the court, how about being an official?With just that little salary every year, can you support a whole family?

All the officials lowered their heads, for fear of being implicated, and some even couldn't help but think to themselves, could it be that the political enemies sued?
Huang Shi paused for a while, and said quietly: "Master Prime Minister, what do you think?"

"Ok?"

All the officials who had their hearts in their throats were relieved, they all looked at Xin Wuji, sneered with an attitude of nothing to do with themselves, it turned out that Jian Guo and the Empress were going to start dealing with the Prime Minister, No wonder.That's right, there used to be the eldest prince and the third prince in the capital, but now that they're all gone, isn't it the supervisor and the queen who have the final say in the court?

Xin Wuji didn't change his face: "I don't know what Master Jian Guo wants."

"Your son colluded secretly with the bandit army of Taozhi Mountain, but he fought a beautiful battle. He wiped out [-] enemies in Changlong Valley outside Huaiyin City."

Xin Wuji smiled flatly and said, "Gouzi won a great victory and wiped out [-] thieves. It's a great achievement. I wonder what Master Jian Guo means?"

"Huh!" Huang Shi narrowed his eyes, murderous, "Master Prime Minister, your son is colluding with the bandit army in Taozhi Mountain, and I am curious about how your son can dispatch Taozhi Mountain with a mere two thousand troops. Bandit army of 5? I heard that my lord and Taozhi Mountain's rebel leader Yuan Pei are best friends. Could it be that you and Yuan Pei still have a secret relationship after so many years? If there is no relationship, why should the Taozhi Mountain bandit army Follow your son's orders?"

Xin Wuji was silent, he knew that if the water was muddy, no matter how he tried to make it clear, it would be useless, so he chose to shut up.

Seeing this, Huang Shi sneered, since Xin Wuji knows a lot, it's better not to waste his tongue.

"Come here, take down the traitor Xin Wuji, put him in prison, and wait for his execution!"

Immediately, two Jinyi guards stepped forward and detained Xin Wuji on the ground. Xin Wuji did not resist from the beginning to the end, allowing them to detain him.

Huang Shi also ordered people to go to the prime minister's mansion to search for evidence. In this way, a mighty conspiracy against Xin Wuji began.

(End of this chapter)