The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

When Qiao Lin saw this so-called Yang Yan's testimony, he was still somewhat skeptical.Speaking of which, this guy Guo Nuan has dealt with him several times, and Guo Nuan has a lot of ghost ideas, emerging one after another, it is really hard to guard against.Qiao Lin warned herself not to be fooled into a trap by him.

But looking at Guo Nuan's seriousness and seriousness, Qiao Lin couldn't figure out whether what this guy said was true or not.Yang Yan, was he really arrested?Is it so fast?So what about Mr. Yuan Zai?What's up with him?It seems that nothing happened this morning.When I went to court yesterday, I even chatted with Mr. Yuan Zai, everything is normal.

Qiao Lin couldn't figure out the truth of the matter.If the other officials who cheated confessed and they refused to plead guilty, if the emperor Long Yan was furious, the crime would be aggravated, and the attitude of pleading guilty would be very bad.If he confessed frankly, as Guo Nuan said, the emperor saw that he had worked hard for the court for many years without any credit, and perhaps this cheating matter would be dealt with lightly.

In the past six months, Qiao Lin has just been transferred from the local government to the capital to become an official in the capital. This is a magistrate of the same level in the local area. The colleagues of the prefect are very envious. Qiao Lin is a little unwilling. She has been in the local area for more than ten years. It is easy to be transferred to the foot of the emperor, step into the court, and the career may have a bright future, all the way to the sky. After a few years of not committing crimes, it is estimated that the official position of the minister of the temple belongs to him.

Besides, being a minister of the temple is one of the nine ministers, which means that you are qualified to be the minister of the six departments of the three provinces. Which department you become the minister of, whether it is the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, or the Ministry of Rites of a country? Minister, the official position is prominent, the blessings obtained by this practice are really smoke from the ancestral graves.

If it is said that it is possible to stand firmly on the party under the prime minister of Yuan Zai Zhongshu Ling Jiamen and fight against Liu Yan's faction, so as to unite the front in the court, unintentionally Qiao Lin's dream of becoming an extremely powerful minister is also possible. Yuan Zai's favor was later promoted by him, climbing from Shaoqing to Siqing, then Minister of Shangshu, and finally the prime minister, tsk tsk.

It's a pity that Qiao Lin's face darkened, and her 15-year life planning outline plan was tripped up by cheating on the science exam.He bowed his head in silence, ignoring Guo Nuan's scrutiny.

Guo Nuan knew that Qiao Lin was struggling in her heart whether to confess or not, so he was not in a hurry, so he asked the police to bring him a pot of tea, and slowly brewed tea on the desk.

Let's recruit, the most you recruit is to get a charge of cheating in the scientific examination. Speaking of every scientific examination selection, which time did no high-ranking official get through the relationship to give some help to his family's heirs? This is also the unspoken rule that everyone defaults to.

With the intercession of my colleagues, I guess I will be relegated to the local prefecture at most. With my ability to govern, I will last at most three or four years. I will be able to transfer back to the capital soon. The 15-year grand plan will only be extended by 20 years. Prime Minister, as long as Mr. Yuan Zai's political formation is firm, the seat of his successor will eventually be his own.As the saying goes, take a step back and see the sea and the sky.

Qiao Lin was a little shaken by Guo Nuan's startled words. At this moment, he bowed his head and remained silent, thinking fiercely in his heart which way he should choose.

Qiao Yun's face was pale at the moment, his limp body on the ground was a little numb, he stared blankly at his father, kept silent, and he didn't dare to disturb him, as for Guo Nuan sitting on the official chair in the hall, Qiao Yun Yun regretted for a while, that he had provoked this evil star.

Now Qiao Yun still didn't understand it. It is said that Qiao Yun was upset with Guo Nuan because of a woman. The reason for the profound political struggle.This son of an official who only knows how to pick up girls, seek flowers and ask willows, ride horses and walk dogs, and shoot eagles and horses on weekdays does not have such wise political thinking analysis.

"Cough, have you figured it out yet?" Guo Nuan coughed dryly. The tea he was brewing now has been boiled, and he has tasted three cups. Although he is not in a hurry, Guo Nuan doesn't have so much free time to spend with him. It's over, Qiao Lin suddenly woke up with a cold drink.

"Mr....Mr. pleaded guilty." Qiao Lin gritted her teeth, and bowed her head to the north and kowtowed respectfully to the empty wall three times.

Qiao Lin kowtowed to the north to say that the minister pleaded guilty, instead of pleading guilty to Guo Nuan who was facing east in the lobby. Guo Nuan could understand this sentence.

It is said that in the lobby of the Lingxiao Hall in the Daming Palace, the dragon chair is facing north to south. Qiao Lin's actions show that he is pleading guilty to the emperor, not to Guo Nuan, who has a lower rank than himself.In other words, relying on Qiao Lin's arrogance, it is impossible for him, a superior official, to plead guilty to a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

"Give him a pen and paper."

A gleam of joy flashed across Guo Nuan's face. It seemed that the plan he devised with painstaking efforts was still an empty-handed white wolf who solved the big case of cheating in the imperial examination.Now the entire process of my own trial of the case has also been witnessed by Concubine Dugu and Lord Yan Zhenqing. With these weighty witnesses, the testimony of Qiao's father and son obtained by Guo Nuan is considered valid.Forgive them and they can't regret denying it.

Just as Guo Nuan asked the policeman to pass the pen and paper to Qiao Lin, she suddenly heard the neighing of soldiers and horses outside the door, the clattering of hooves, and the trembling sound of armor and weapons.

"What's going on!" Guo Nuan didn't expect that something went wrong at this time, he angrily asked the guard outside the door.

"Dang dong." Tear, the door broke open, and the two door panels collapsed immediately.

Guo Nuan and Qiao Lin were stunned. They said that this group of soldiers was borrowed by Yuan Zai from the Royal Palace Guards. The Guards had his cronies, so it was very easy to borrow five or six hundred soldiers.

Now that Qiao Lin was about to draw a bet, this critical moment caused this large group of people to disrupt the steps.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Qiao, you must not write, Yang Yan is here." Yang Yan shouted, and the guards outside the door rushed in immediately.It was Yuan Zai who supported him afterwards. At this moment, the old man was smiling, looking at the shocked Guo Nuan with great pride.

"Master Yang, Prime Minister Yuan, why are you here?" Qiao Lin saw that Yang Yan had never been arrested by the emperor at all. Why did Guo Nuan just say the exact opposite.

"Daddy, we've been duped!" Qiao Yun excitedly shook Qiao Lin who was still in confusion.

"Guo Nuan, you are so bold, how dare you set up a private court to frame an official of the imperial court." Yuan Zai stepped into the threshold of Jingzhao Yin Yamen with a face full of arrogance.Guo Nuan looked at this group of uninvited guests coldly, he raised his hands falsely, and pressed down the arresters who were ready to fight.

As for Concubine Dugu and Yan Zhenqing who were sitting quietly next to the lobby, they didn't expect that there would be unexpected problems at all. How could Yuan Zai come here suddenly?

"Your Majesty, why don't we go out." Yan Zhenqing and Cui Youfu looked at each other, saying that the arrival of this Yuan Zai old man disrupted the originally smooth plan.They were a little impatient. With the arrival of Yuan Zai and a large number of soldiers, they were worried that Guo Nuan would not be able to cope with the situation alone.

Concubine Dugu lifted the quilt indifferently, and took a sip of tea.She then replied leisurely to the three of them: "Don't worry, just wait and see what happens. I want to see how Master Yuan Zai proceeds. This scene is getting more and more interesting."

Concubine Dugu's calm and calm expression undoubtedly reassured everyone, and they continued to watch the development of things in the lobby quietly next door.It really was an exceptionally exciting and exceptionally good show.

Guo Nuan smiled indifferently, his back was already wet unknowingly at this moment, Yuan Zai was not afraid of him, but there was an extra heavyweight villain, which created a huge change, and the bewitchment of Qiao Lin just now was also seen through .It is impossible to use deceit.

What a headache, how could this Yuan Zai barge in by such a coincidence, could it be that there is an inner ghost reporting to the outside?

Guo Nuan coldly glanced at the arresters standing in the lobby. These arresters were carefully selected by him, how could they be the enemy's spies.

"Hmph, if I hadn't visited Mr. Qiao's house this morning, and found that Mr. Qiao and his son were no longer there, I discovered the clue after my servant asked. After reporting to Mr. Yuan Zai, he immediately sent a large number of people to explore, so that he found out The Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is very strange."

Yang Yan smiled smugly. He has hated Guo Nuan for a long time. If this kid is angry, he dares to investigate their cheating in the scientific examination. "

Guo Nuan suddenly realized that this big tongue immediately told him the process, and he knew that his feelings were showing off proudly.

"Hehe, it turns out that this is all a good thing Master Yang did." Guo Nuan sneered, he is not afraid of these clowns, he still has a trump card behind him. Just wait and see.

"Hey, now I regret it a bit. I should have investigated this matter if I knew it earlier. Don't you think so, Mr. Yang, just now Mrs. Qiao Lin said that you were the one who helped his son switch the test papers. It was arranged."

Guo Nuan pretended to be regretful, and Yuan Zai stroked his beard and laughed. He waved his hand to signal the imperial guards to untie the ropes on Qiao's father and son.

"Guo Nuan boy, although you and I have political disagreements, the old man has always admired your talent. Unfortunately, you have been recruited by the wrong family again and again, and you actually followed that old guy Liu Yan. Once his old bones fell, you didn't Live a good life, but it's a pity, there will be no good end for going against us."

Yuan Zai is not in a hurry, he is now in control of the overall situation, how can the imperial guards in the palace be compared with these quick-witted policemen, and besides, the strength of his side is three times that of Guo Nuan's men, but he can't help it. Should not be reckless.

Asking the guards to bring some stools, Yuan Zai signaled Qiao Lin and his son to sit down, and Yuan Zai was ready to settle accounts with Guo Nuan.

"Guo Nuan, the matter of Qiao Lin's father and son's cheating is big or small. You are too careful to grab their braids and get along with them. Do you know that some of my subordinates are involved in this? You won't let them Have a good time."

Yuan Zai said this clearly, and Guo Nuan could feel that this majestic prime minister, Yuan Zai, did not have the time to participate in the matter of some of his subordinates cheating on the imperial examinations for his heirs, but since the matter Being pinned down by political opponents and his subordinates getting into trouble, Yuan Zai will of course have to step forward to protect his shortcomings.

"Yeah, now that I think about it, I'm really stupid. I have pity on the parents of the world. It's really not too much for the court officials to plan a way out for their children. It's really not too much to let them get a better reputation." Guo As soon as Nuan changed his previous attitude, he seemed to be doing homework instead, and chatted with Yuan Zai who was sitting in the hall.This made Qiao Yun, Qiao Lin, and Yang Yan confused. Did Guo Nuan take the wrong medicine?