first minister

Chapter 250

On the eighth day of February, there are still ten days before Chunwei.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the news that the Qin family categorically rejected the letter sent by Concubine De was inevitably spread, and then spread quietly among the high-ranking dignitaries in Zhongjing City.

"Hahahaha!"

In the British government, the laughter has hardly stopped these days. Among the rough laughter, it is carefree, proud, and full of old man's heart.

"That stupid woman De Concubine made a move in person, but Qin Baolin really blocked her back. Qin Baolin is really determined to take Xia Jingyun and Concubine De to power! Hahahaha!"

Lu Rusong, the British Duke, was in a good mood. He walked in the back garden of the Duke's Mansion with his subordinates. He could only feel that Yingying, Yanyan, green, green and red were harmonious and harmonious, just like the beautiful situation he was about to usher in.

He looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, and said happily, "Once a person like Xia Jingyun passes the dragon gate of the scientific examination, he will skyrocket and be difficult to restrain. Fortunately, he has this golden opportunity to suppress him for another three years."

His relatives nodded with a smile on the side, "And this kind of arrogance is often arrogant and full of revenge, and there must be unspeakable anger in my heart. We will arrange some people to ridicule them at that time. If they don't keep them together, their will will collapse. Disappear everyone!"

"Yes, that's a good idea!"

The British Duke nodded, lowered his voice, and said with strong confidence and confidence: "Since the turmoil in Sishui Prefecture last year, the glory of Defei should come to an end."
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Somewhere in the city, the man came to the room with a look of excitement, cupped his hands to the man who was quietly sorting out all the information, and said, "Congratulations, my lord! My lord has a clever plan, and the Qin family really used the rumors we created to reject Concubine De."

The man remained expressionless, as if he was not surprised by the result, "Can you know what they said at the time?"

Ordinarily, such secrets are not known by ordinary people, but the man actually recounted the conversation between Jin Zhong and the two generations of Qin family heads in detail, which shows how far he has penetrated into the Qin family. the point.

The man continued: "After that Eunuch Jin left with the letter, the Patriarch of the Qin family worriedly asked Mr. Qin if it was too blunt to refuse. Mr. Qin said it's okay, let's see."

The man nodded slowly after listening, "It seems that Eunuch Jin has some ideas in his mind. He only met Xia Jingyun a few times, and he would have such thoughts. Xia Jingyun's ability to gather people's hearts is so powerful. If you don’t get rid of it, it will become a big problem.”

The man lowered his hands and dared not speak.

The man raised his hand, got up and walked to the window, looking at the beautiful spring outside, "But according to this, it can be determined that the Qin family has no other thoughts, which is also a good thing."

The man nodded, "The Qin family has offended Concubine De to such an extent, so naturally there is no other way to think about it. When Concubine De retaliates, it happens that the lord will take her in. At that time, the vast wealth of the Qin family will be our future. Great help!"

The man smiled confidently, "That's natural."
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Jiang'anhou Mansion, Su Yuanshang, Feng Xiuyun, Gongsun Jing, Wei Yuanzhi, Wang Ruoshui and others gathered together. Jingzhao Mansion Capital Wei Xing Shigu did not come because he avoided suspicion, but he also took the time to inform Su in detail about the situation. Yuan Shang.

Bai Yunbian was also absent from this discussion at the request of Su Yuanshang because he wanted to prepare for Chunxiong.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely depressing. Although Feng Xiuyun even brought up the topic of Qin Li's willingness to help, which should not have been brought up, it could not save the depression brought about by the major setback of the failure of the concubine Defei herself.

"No! The old man can't sit idly by like this!"

Wei Yuanzhi patted the armrest of the chair and said resolutely: "I will write a letter when I get back, and ask Your Majesty to pardon Gao Yang to participate in Chunwei!"

Wang Ruoshui also said: "Old Wei! I will write the letter with you!"

Wei Yuanzhi nodded with emotion, "Okay! Let's make the last fight together!"

Su Yuanshang hurriedly said: "My lords, don't get excited. We are all very anxious about rescuing Gao Yang, but Gao Yang told me clearly when he left, don't try to write directly to ask His Majesty for an amnesty. Not only will it be impossible to succeed, but also To be attacked by political opponents is destined to be a move that outweighs the gains."

Wei Yuanzhi snorted coldly, "Hmph! At this time and that time, Gao Yang at that time would have thought that even the Empress Concubine De would not be able to persuade the Qin family?"

"Lord Wei, we have already said before that this is His Majesty's own will. You are not joking, His Majesty will not take it back. This matter still needs to be handled from the Qin family."

Wang Ruoshui immediately retorted: "Start with the Qin family. How can the Qin family do it now? The only thing that can solve this matter right now is the Qin family, who is His Majesty. If we don't write a letter to His Majesty, why don't we just sit here and wait for the sky to fly over?" Can a god save the young master?"

Su Yuanshang sighed, "But looking for His Majesty is doomed to be futile, and it will cause disaster. We might as well calm down and think of other ways. There is Miss Qin in the Qin family to help us inform us, and there have been so many years outside We can always think of a way to deal with all kinds of human ties."

"But now there are only ten days until the beginning of Chunwei!"

Wei Yuanzhi let out a deep voice, staring at Su Yuanshang with devouring eyes, "Gao Yang is entrusted with the pursuit and ideals of so many of us, he must participate in this year's Spring Festival, this is everyone's big event, not you Su Chongjiu A bargaining chip for power and profit!"

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Jing was dumbfounded, Feng Xiuyun hurriedly said: "Master Wei, it's impossible, Mister Su has no other intentions."

Gongsun Jing quickly reacted, and said: "Old Wei, old Wei, you are too serious."

Wei Yuanzhi also knew that now was not the time for internal strife, so he cupped his hands perfunctorily, "The old man made a slip of the tongue."

But even though the conflict had been exposed, the words had already been spoken, and it was hard for Su Yuanshang to say anything to stop him, so the matter was settled.

However, Wei Yuanzhi had been in the officialdom for a long time, so he was not stupid. After being reminded by Su Yuanshang, he changed his strategy and asked Wang Ruoshui to find a small official from the Ministry of Rites and write a book in his name.

On the ninth day of February, there are still nine days before the beginning of Chunwei.

This day is also the day of the court meeting once every three days.

Because it is a small court meeting, above the main hall of the court hall, only qualified important ministers and Beijing officials are present.

Following Gao Yi's shout, all the officials saluted, and the court meeting kicked off as calmly as before.

The previous things were all normal, but when it was the turn of the Ministry of Rites to routinely report on the preparations for Chun Wei, a responsible officer walked out of the queue, "Your Majesty, I have an answer."

"My official heard that Xie Yuan Xia Jingyun from Sishui Prefecture was talented and well-known for his poems, and he was also well-known among the scholars in various states. However, he was imprisoned due to suspicion and was trapped in a cage. The important task of recruiting scholars for the country should not be missed. I implore Your Majesty to show mercy outside the law, and use it as a reference before discussing the crime!"

The high-pitched voice slowly dissipated in the hall. Although everyone still looked like clay sculptures looking at their eyes, nose, nose, nose, and heart, they were all shocked, knowing that this was the last fight of the Defei family to allow Xia Jingyun to participate in Chunwei up.

Sure enough, as his words fell, Wang Ruoshui, the acting minister of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up, "Your Majesty, I heard that a gentleman sees an opportunity, and a man knows his fate. Your Majesty can illuminate the world and understand the world. You should know that talents are rare, and those who lose them are afraid of regret." The assassination of Yang Gong's grandson in the street is really appalling, but even more so, the real murderer must hide his head to avoid the wrath of His Majesty's thunder, let alone declare his identity clearly and leave witnesses to keep his mouth open! Therefore, this is an obvious frame-up, my lord I implore Your Majesty, for the sake of the world, pardon the prison of Yuan Xia Jingyun in Sishui Prefecture first, and let him refer to it before he can judge the crime!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yuanzhi came out and said, "Your Majesty, I met Xia Jingyun in Sishui Prefecture. This son is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He also helped quell the rebellion of the Zheng family and his son in Sishui Prefecture. What's more, he has been in custody for several days now, and the case has hardly been found. Chun Wei immediately, the minister echoed Wang Shangshu's words, please be merciful!"

Although jumping out like this may be suspected of collusion with cronies, Wei Yuanzhi decided to use this method to create a turbulent state after careful consideration, so as to set up a step for His Majesty to make an exception and withdraw his order, so as to achieve the purpose of rescue.

As long as His Majesty also wants Xia Jingyun to come out, he will definitely seize this opportunity.

But before the expected good things happened, the expected bad things happened.

"Ha ha."

An official stood up, first bowed his hands to Emperor Chongning, and then said in a loud voice: "The Qin family is a model for my relatives in the court. His eldest son was assassinated and died in the street in Zhongjing City. What an appalling act of disregarding the law. Strictly investigate this case, all the people should go up to the emperor's relatives, go down to the common people, and take them all into custody. This is His Majesty's personal order. Lord Wei, Lord Wang, Lord Qi, you are trying to make Your Majesty speak out with your personal feelings. And no faith?"

Seeing that person's identity, Wei Yuanzhi's heart sank. This person is Qin Xiang's hardcore, could it represent Qin Xiang's meaning?
But he still far underestimated the enemy that today's play will face.

As soon as the man finished speaking, another person stood up, "Your Majesty, the words of Lord Wei, Lord Wang, and Lord Qi are too far away. In this matter, all parties are following the rules and there is no act of favoritism." The detainment of Xie Yuan from Sishui Prefecture was also due to the definite clues at the time of the case, and no one deliberately targeted it. The investigation of the case is now at a critical juncture. In other words, what is fair? What is fair for the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Jingzhao Mansion who are working hard to handle the case? What is fair for the people in Zhongjing City who are concerned about this case and worry about their own safety?"

This one is a minister from the British side.

"Your Majesty!" Another person came out, "The so-called destiny is innumerable. All parties in this case acted in accordance with His Majesty's will and acted impartially, without any favoritism. If Xie Yuan from Sishui Prefecture missed Chunwei because of this, it was because of his own good fortune and he could not blame others. All these things happen all over the world from time to time, every day. If your Majesty makes a special case for it and takes it back into order, how can you maintain the majesty of the emperor? Even if you miss Chun Wei because of this, think that you can protect your majesty If he misses the majesty of the decree, he will not feel resentful, and even be grateful!"

This one is the prince's party.

All of a sudden, the whole court was an enemy.

For people of all factions, being able to weaken a competitor on a large scale is something they are happy to see.

And this is also an important reason why Xia Jingyun insisted not to let them write a letter to intercede.

As for another important reason, or even the fundamental reason, it is the person sitting on the dragon chair.

The moment Xia Jingyun heard the decree, Xia Jingyun already understood that the other party may appreciate him, but under the temptation of greater interests, for this unparalleled majesty, the fate of his little pawn is not so important .

"His Majesty."

Just when there were different opinions, a person took a step towards the side and spoke softly, and the entire court was instantly silent.

Because, that person is the head of all officials, the prime minister of the dynasty, Qin Weizhong.

"Since the emperor's order has been issued, it must not be dismissed lightly. It is also a major event for the country to recruit scholars. To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied. You may wish to go to the Qin family to plead for mercy from the princes of Sishui Prefecture. If you get his understanding, write a letter to your majesty, If the two are correct, His Majesty will surely approve it."

On the dragon chair, a voice came from high above, "The words of Prime Minister Qin are justified."

Wei Yuanzhi and Wang Ruoshui bowed their heads together, their expressions pale.

On the night of the court meeting, a carrier pigeon flapped its wings and sank into the bamboo forest.

(End of this chapter)