The east is white, the sun is rising, and the majestic palace is solemn and majestic under the light. This article is written by: Starting

However, Zhao Yanheng stood in front of such a majestic scenery, there was no wave in his heart, he had neither an impatient desire nor a restless awe, probably because he was too familiar with all this, his state of mind was peaceful.

Behind Zhao Yanheng, a four-horse carriage with black paint galloped slowly, King Jing walked down the third-order stool, and the layer of depression added between his eyebrows made His Royal Highness King Jing, who has always been gentle and elegant, look a little cold.

"Sixth brother. ”

Zhao Yanheng said with a smile, looking like brothers in a life-and-death duel.

It's just that behind Zhao Yanheng, behind King Jing, the armor-piercing and sword-wielding guards on both sides arched to protect the two princes in the center, each other's eyes were sharp, if you observe carefully, a few people gently pressed the hilt of the sword, shaped like horns.

King Jing slowly passed by Zhao Yanheng and smiled slightly, still maintaining his demeanor.

And so the two kings, surrounded by their fully armored guards, entered the court. Of course, this is very unruly, but the Xiangwang Mansion is stained with blood, and the battle for the heir has been revealed.

In the empty body hall, the two of them also made one side, and the two sides were waiting for each other, and there was only silence.

At the same time, the five elders of Wenyuan Pavilion, together with the three divisions and the subordinate departments, were making a difficult decision.

The content of the decision is the decree.

Is it true or false?

This holy decree, it is actually in duplicate, one is announced to King Xiang, one is left in the archive, and now, the part announced to King Xiang, although part of it is stained with blood, and was split in half by King Xiang, there are still a lot of clear handwriting. The one that was kept in the archive was compared with the remaining handwriting, and they matched one by one.

So is the person who wrote the decree the emperor today?

It was originally a very simple question, because the emperor is now lying in the Zhaoyang Palace, and his life and death are unknown, which has become the most difficult question.

Among the three divisions, Zhu Dunxie, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, was famous for his uprightness, and he expounded the authenticity of the holy decree.

In the past few days, what the three divisions have done is handwriting identification.

This is a rather tedious work, you need to find out the emperor's handwriting in the past, preferably the same as the text on the holy decree, it is best to find a few more, word by word, word by word, the shape of a person's pen, the strength of a person's pen, theoretically speaking, everyone's handwriting is different.

But this holy decree, the third division took out a large number of authentic works of the emperor from the sealing, and after a lot of comparison, finally came to the conclusion: This holy decree is eighty percent of the emperor's authentic handwriting.

Wang Wenxian, the first assistant of the cabinet, can be said to be the leader of the ministers, he has inspected the three departments, that is, Huang Qingdao, the secretary of the criminal department, Zhang Rang, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Zhu Dunxie, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, said: "The three adults all showed their demeanor in the poisoning of Princess Xiang in Wulin Garden, and they should be like this today. ”

Huang Qingdao, Zhang Rang, and Zhu Dunxie arched their hands and said: "We are dedicated to the public and will never dare to be selfish." ”

Wang Wenxian frowned, what he wanted was a solid sentence from the three divisions, it was true, false was false, eighty percent was not good, he wanted the three divisions to give a ten-out assertion.

Theoretically, everyone's handwriting is different. But theoretically, it is also said that the words written by each person cannot be exactly the same, and each word is always different from the same word written before, so it is not an ambiguous shirk of responsibility by the three divisions, but an attitude of strict prohibition.

In this world, people will not cross the same river twice, and in this world, there will not be two identical characters.

Probably!

The judgment of the case in this dynasty is not a criterion for attributing suspicion to the defendant.

Idiomatic language, eighty percent is true, in prison, eight achievements are enough to judge the case, not to mention in the face of the confrontation of power, there is another sentence, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go!

Now that King Xiang is suspected of rebellion, there are still two percent of doubts, would you rather kill by mistake or let it go?

This is up to the head of the court to decide.

And Wang Wenxian, Yan Shenggong once mentioned him in front of the emperor, and his words were quite dissatisfied, because Wang Wenxian lacked the courage to make a decisive decision in his governance.

At the moment, Wang Wenxian is indecisive.

He was imagining that at the beginning of the year, Peng Tong, the first assistant of the cabinet, died of illness in office, he was only one year younger than Peng Tong, nearly seventy years old, and he was already riddled with old and sick□□.

But the position of the first assistant is vacant, it is the yearning of the minister's life, and it has a demagogic charm, which is enough to make people die for it.

What did Wang Wenxian think at that time?

He thought that if he could be in the first day, he would die without regrets.

Now Wang Wenxian would rather die than fall into this turmoil.

He is already the first assistant, and there is no way to advance, he thinks about how to succeed and retire.

"Lord Zhongtang, the lower official has a word. ”

Chen Xiaozi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, his face looked like death, raised his hand, and took off his official hat first.

This behavior is a gesture of self-confession. Before Chen Xiaozi could speak, he was ready to be convicted.

The rest of the high-ranking officials present let out a slight commotion.

Wang Wenxian's solemn expression stretched slightly, but his tone was surprised, and said, "Chen Shilang, why is this?"

Chen Xiaozi said solemnly: "I don't say unpleasant today, but when I say it, I will be disloyal." ”

Wang Wenxian wished that someone would stand up for him, and Gu Xiang said left and right: "At such a difficult time, everyone is in danger, Chen Shilang has the courage to speak out, it is a loyal act, how can we trap loyal ministers in injustice." ”

The important ministers present nodded one after another, this is to show their attitude, no matter what Chen Xiaozi said, he will not make a fuss about this matter when he leaves Wenyuan Pavilion today.

Chen Xiaozi was surrounded by a group of ministers, and he said loudly: "The three divisions tried their best to try to identify the authenticity of the holy decree, in my opinion, this holy decree, whether it is fake or true, does not count. ”

If the decree is false, it is certainly not countable, and there is no need to elaborate on this. Therefore, Chen Xiaozi focuses on the situation that the holy decree is written by the emperor himself: "The major affairs of the family and the country are summarized by the General Administration Department, and the celebrant submits it to the emperor for review, and then submits it to the cabinet, and the cabinet is responsible for drafting and handling the opinions, and the celebrant submits the opinions to the emperor for approval, and finally proofread by the six departments and promulgates them to the world." Now, with such a major event as the succession of King Xiang to Prince Zhuang Jing, can the celebrant inform the cabinet?

What Chen Xiaozi is talking about is a universal process of the formation of the Holy Decree. From the process, it can be seen that the rights of the emperor are also restricted, of course, the emperors of the past dynasties are not so regular, and they strictly follow the procedures at all times, so there is another situation: the emperor himself wrote, without the direct decree of the cabinet, this kind of holy decree is also called the middle decree.

When the emperor is in a weak position and cannot control the ministers, he will not be able to issue a decree. Because no one listened to him, he didn't want to lose face.

And the current emperor, he has been on the throne for 30 years, in order to consolidate the power in his hands over the years, he is not even the crown prince, an emperor like him, is qualified to issue a decree, these years, the emperor has not less than the cabinet to act, at this time an emperor is arbitrary.

However, Chen Xiaozi did not point the signs directly at the emperor's arbitrariness, he even said that there were three celebrants, between the emperor and the cabinet, the ceremonial supervisors were like a microphone. Chen Xiaozi pointed the spearhead at the eunuchs around the emperor.

Zheng Xiu, who died in the Xiangwang Mansion, was the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi.

Facing the eunuchs, the ministers have infinite confidence. Xia Jie, who is also a member of the cabinet and a member of the Ministry of Industry, also stood up and said: "I'm afraid that there are some villains around the emperor, who deceive the superiors and subordinates and provoke the flesh and blood of the heavenly family." ”

More and more ministers have seconded the proposal.

This kind of behavior is actually a challenge and constraint to the imperial power.

Even if it is fake, the emperor will not obey the decision made by the emperor who insists on going his own way.

There were many people carrying a sedan chair, and Wang Wenxian also stood up, and said with emotion: "In the past, Li Tai and Li Ge sat in the middle hall for five years, and all the decisions of the court and the central government were discussed by the emperor and the ministers. ”

As soon as these words came out, anyone could see Wang Wenxian's tendency.

Li Tai is the grandfather of Princess Xiang Li and the father-in-law of King Xiang.

None of the ministers present raised objections to such a tendency.

Because the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister check and balance each other, no one wants an emperor who is arbitrary.

Therefore, this holy decree, whether it is false or true, cannot be done.

With such a resolution, Wang Wenxian led the ministers to the Hall of Prudence.

In the other direction, the queen, Concubine De, the mother of King Jing, Concubine Shu, the mother of King Xiang, and the royal family prince Ning Wang Weiwang, etc., are also on the road.

Everyone was gathered together, and the queen behind the curtain began to ask.

Wang Wenxian first announced the results of the evidence collection of the three divisions, and Concubine De was impatient, and said: "Since the holy decree is true, King Xiang despises the emperor's grace, which is a big rebellion, and he doesn't take it quickly." ”

Letting King Xiang enter the palace in advance is to prevent King Xiang from disobeying the ruling, which is difficult to control. Now that King Xiang is separated by a curtain, Concubine De can't wait to tear him apart and pave the way for her son to be the emperor.

Zhao Yanheng, An Zhiruosu.

King Jing, he hasn't shown his color so obviously in front of everyone.

"Presumptuous!" is the queen mercilessly scolding Concubine De, and said: "The elder of the pavilion has not finished speaking, you are just a concubine, and you dare to talk so much." ”

The queen is a wife, Concubine De is a concubine, and a wife trains a concubine, which is a natural thing, but Concubine De has a son as big as King Jing as the backstage, and she has long lost her duty as a concubine in her bones, and her face is resentful.

King Jing secretly clenched his fists, and he couldn't bear to be humiliated by his biological mother in public.

Concubine Shu looked at the queen gratefully. She and Concubine De have been at odds for many years, and in the past, the two would stab each other with a few sharp words when they met, but none of them could make Concubine De so embarrassed.

It's really a pleasure!

Zhao Yanheng is not afraid of danger.

Wang Wen seemed to continue, and said: "However, the emperor personally wrote the holy decree and did not discuss it with the cabinet. The ministers have doubts about whether the emperor was deceived by others, or whether the emperor's mind was chaotic and made the emperor make a hasty decision, but he was afraid that after the emperor sobered up, he would regret it. ”

"Elder Wangge!"

King Jing, who had already lost one after another, could no longer hold back his irritable anger, and reprimanded angrily: "My father is still here, are you despising the holy will like this?"

Zhao Yanheng was obviously the target of the attack, but he watched coldly.

If his sixth brother succeeds, it is because of that holy decree, and if he fails, it is also because of that holy decree.

Since ancient times, if the king is strong, the minister is weak, and if the king is weak, the minister is strong, and the cycle repeats.

Their fathers and emperors were already in a coma waiting for death in bed, too weak to be weak.

Their father, the Emperor, had built up his authority over the past thirty years, had fallen into decay with the decay of his body.

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