The sun hadn't woken up yet, and it was still dark. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info There is only one star hanging in the sky—the tireless star. Flickering and flickering, it could only illuminate a few feet of sky, and it was only the sky around it. I don't know if there will be a day when it suddenly cuts through the dark sky, lands in front of its eyes, and bursts into a brilliant flower.

The chimney, which had already begun to emit white smoke, rose straight upward, and finally disappeared into the inky night sky.

Quiet street, without a hint of noise. The terrible silence of the street, suddenly there were a few heavy footsteps, and a low wheezing sound accompanied by it. The sound slowly drifted from afar, becoming more and more violent. Under one light, it suddenly exploded, and dozens of such sounds gathered here together, dancing and dancing in the light.

Under the lights. Several soldiers holding iron halberds suddenly opened their eyes, swept away the fatigue in their eyes, and reflected the light of the lights, which was brighter and more transparent. There was a little cold light on the iron halberd, like the stars in the sky.

Where the cold light meets the light, there are faces that are almost numb and expressionless. They are the guardians of the Imperial City and a symbol of the power of the Imperial City. Power, it seems, is the same, without the slightest emotion, only a strong temptation.

Those who are born in the imperial city are happy, but they are also the most unfortunate. They have witnessed all the prosperous scenes, but they are also struggling and envious in the prosperous scenes, always trying to reach out and grasp those prosperity, but they can only grasp one sorrow; They are so happy in the eyes of others, even enviable, but their happiness is only in the eyes of others, and in their own hearts, there is only a faint and merciless desolation and torment; Their happiness may be the so-called privilege, but they don't know that privilege also has a price, after all, it only gives the surface, just a beautiful, fragile skin, and only a skin used to wrap the body.

Perhaps, when they no longer begin to envy, when they no longer want to get something that does not belong to them, and when they no longer claim to be in a certain capacity, then they will be happy. But then, I don't know when?

When will the time come? The old years can't bear to say goodbye. Looking forward to returning tomorrow, this heart will never return.

The footsteps were getting closer, and the wheezing was getting sharper.

Finally, the first palanquin appeared. The sedan chair carried by the four people came to a steady stop, a few steps away from the iron halberd that flickered in the cold light. The sedan chair man exhaled and stood straight beside the sedan chair. Shortly after it stopped, another sedan chair stopped. The sedan chair man put down the sedan chair smoothly, and before he could lift his body, another one stopped.

About a cup of tea, the square in front of the iron halberd was full of palanquins, full of palanquins.

I don't know who was the first to open the sedan curtain and walk down the sedan chair first. Then one person came down, one after another, as if they had agreed in advance, and walked towards the thick walls of the imperial city.

Seeing that the last person had also crossed the halberd guard, the palanquin bearers lifted the palanquin again and walked towards a quiet place.

The bell rings, fluttering and reverberating through the ancient city, ringing in every inch and every way.

The celebrant shouted, and then dozens of celebrant supervisors summoned each other and shouted, and all the officials entered in turn according to the courtesy. When the rulers have fully entered the main hall and are in their place. Li Shuheng, who was wearing a dragon robe, walked out of the apse. The celebrant beside Li Shuheng shouted, and all the officials congratulated Li Shuheng. After the completion of the court, Li Shuheng sat in the supreme position of power.

Seeing Li Shuheng sitting upright, the celebrant and the celebrant shouted again, "There is a morning music, and there is nothing to retreat." ”

The next person came out in response and said, "The minister has something to play." He bowed slightly, holding a book in both hands, and his head was bowed, almost on top of his arms.

The master of ceremonies took the fold and presented it to Li Shuheng. Li Shuheng opened the fold, and the content written on it was exactly the same as what Li Muhua showed Li Muqi, except that this one was the original and that one was the rubbing.

After Li Shuheng finished reading, he was furious, closed the fold heavily, the muscles on his face still trembled, and he opened his angry eyes and glanced at the officials under the ranks. Then he threw the fold out of his hand and fell on the steps of the fourth section, his anger became heavier, he exhaled heavily, and shouted loudly, "Is this still an official?" It's a bandit, it's a living bandit, ten times more hateful than a bandit. He stood up suddenly, walked up and down the stairs with his hands behind his back, and his anger became heavier and heavier, "Who recommended this official, and who is in charge?" He suddenly stopped, looked at the officials at the bottom of the stairs, and said, "Chen Yuqi, let the officials take a look at the excerpt, and let them see that this is the official they recommended to me." Hmph, let's see if this is still an official? Is it still considered an official? Chen Yuqi hurriedly ran to the bottom of the steps, picked up the notebook, and respectfully handed it to Sima Changming.

Sima Changming read it carefully, closed it and handed it over to Zhang Zhenggang, and Zhang Zhenggang read it and handed it over to Li Muhua, so it was circulated. Li Shuheng looked at it on the steps, and when he saw that it was circulated in the hands of Mo Yuchen, the left attendant of the household department, he shouted angrily, "Who knows this person, stand up for me, let me take a good look, see it, and have a long insight." ”

Li Shuheng had already seen this fold yesterday, and he directly threw it to the ground at that time. Fortunately, the paper material of the origami is excellent, otherwise it would have been broken. Rao is like this, and there are several breaks. Seeing this, Chen Yuqi hurriedly picked it up and put it back in front of Li Shuheng. Li Shuheng looked at the book angrily, and suddenly thought of something in his heart, so he instructed Chen Yuqi to immediately call someone to transcribe a copy of the book, and then send it to Li Muhua. Li Shuheng knew that Li Muhua would definitely understand what he meant, and he also calculated that Li Muhua would not personally investigate the matter, and would hand over the matter to Li Muqi. It's just that Li Shuheng doesn't know how Li Muhua solved this matter, and Li Shuheng doesn't care, he only cares about one thing, that is, Li Muqi can be used by him. Just before the last dynasty, Li Shuheng had already received a notice that Li Muqi had come, and he had arranged for him to wait in Zhaoyang Hall at this time.

On the top of the main hall, although Li Shuheng is performing, there are seven points that are true. If not, how could it be like that?

"The emperor is angry," Sima Changming stood up first, bowed and said, "The old minister also has a piece of music in his hand, please take a look at it." As he spoke, he took out a book from his bosom, held it in both hands, and presented it in front of him.

Li Shuheng motioned for Chen Yuqi to take it, opened it and read it, and was instantly furious, and threw the book not far in front of Zhang Zhenggang at the bottom of the stairs, and shouted angrily, "Where is Xue Shutong, the secretary of the ministry?" ”

Hearing Li Shuheng's words, Xue Shutong hurriedly walked out, bowed down and said, "The minister is here." ”

"Minister? Whose vassals are you? Do I have a courtier like you? Li Shuheng said angrily, hearing Li Shuheng's words, Xue Shutong hurriedly bowed his head to the ground and hurriedly pleaded for guilt. Do you know what your sin is? Li Shuheng looked at Xue Shutong who was bowing his head to the ground and said, "It's not that you are guilty, it's my guilt and my fault." I shouldn't use a courtier like you. ”

Hearing this, Xue Chutong panicked, "It's the crime of the minister, and the crime of the minister deserves death." ”

"Hmph. Ten thousand deaths," Li Shuheng snorted coldly, "If I kill you ten thousand times in exchange for the money and food I lost, I will really do this." ”

Hearing this, Xue Chutong had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, bowed his head to the ground, and did not know how to answer. Squinted, looking at Zhang Zhenggang. Although Zhang Zhenggang had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, after all, it was not true. Speculation is never as terrible as the facts. Then he picked up the piece in front of him, read it carefully, and read it carefully. "Your Majesty, these words may not be true. ”

"Oh?" Li Shuheng's brows furrowed slightly, and his face was filled with doubt. I was very happy in my heart, and I finally saw the situation I wanted to see today. "According to Uncle Guo's opinion, what is the falsehood in this?"

"Back to the emperor," Zhang Zhenggang bowed and said, "If this is really the case, a long history, can there be so much power?" Can't the history of the assassination be moved? ”

Li Shuheng has not yet answered, Sima Changming has already answered, "Changshi, I'm afraid that the assassin will not dare to touch him." ”

"Why? Does he still have supernatural powers? ”

"That's not it," Sima Changming squinted at Xue Shutong, who was bowing his head to the ground, and said, "It's just that he is a close relative of Xue Shangshu." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Zhenggang smiled and said, "Don't you hear that 'the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people', not to mention the small Ministry of Officials." I'm afraid that it is not because of this matter, but because there is no basis to rely on and no evidence can be found, so I can't move him. ”

"If it's really as Uncle Guo said, why should Liu Thorn Shi go on this excerpt?" Sima Changming looked at Zhang Zhenggang and said, "Could it be that Liu Mocheng, Liu Thorn History, if this is the case, will he offend many people he can't afford to offend?" According to the old man's opinion, he will not be such a brainless person, if he is really brainless, how can he achieve the position of assassin history? ”

"Don't you hear the thief shouting to catch the thief?" Zhang Zhenggang also looked at Sima Changming and said, "Liu Mocheng is doing this, it is his extremely smart move, if he is not a very smart person, how can he do such a smart thing." Could a person as smart as Prime Minister Sima not understand the key to this, and can't see such a superficial measurement? ”

"The old man really can't see what Uncle Guo said," Sima Changming stroked his beard, looked at Zhang Zhenggang carefully, and said, "Uncle Guo's words are not made up by Uncle Guo and imagined." The old man is ignorant, he can't think of it, and he can't make it up. ”

"I'm afraid that Prime Minister Sima Cheng knows this and doesn't admit it, so he will definitely falsify and distort the facts."

"The old man can't believe the facts made up by Uncle Guo, and the old man can't admit the facts imagined by Uncle Guo." Sima Changming said: "The old man only said the facts he knew, and only said what the old man saw." ”

"As Prime Minister Sima said, Prime Minister Sima must have seen this." Zhang Zhenggang looked at Sima Changming carefully and said, "If it weren't for that, how would Sima Changming know the truth of the matter, where did he get the facts, and how could he see it." He also asked Prime Minister Sima Cheng to explain the situation at that time in detail, and the emperor's doubts have been solved, the old man's unclear has been solved, and the officials' incomprehensions have been clarified. I also hope that Prime Minister Sima will not postpone it. ”

"You..." When Sima Changming heard this, he immediately became angry, pointed at Zhang Zhenggang, and was about to attack. I only heard Li Shuheng say, "Don't quarrel between the two Aiqing, I know that the reason why the two of you are like this is to relieve my worries, to solve the doubts of the officials, and to seek benefits for the people of the whole world." But what if you are like this? You can find clues and see the truth. When the two heard Li Shuheng's words, they gave up, bowed together, and said, "Forgive the old minister for being stupid." Li Shuheng waved his hand and said, "The hearts of the two, I understand. Li Shuheng slowed down and continued: "In this matter, there must be one person who is loyal and the other who is a traitor." I'm afraid it's hard to tell in the here and now. All the officials replied in unison. Li Shuheng continued, "The official is the official of all the people; The people are the people of all officials. If there are no people, where will the officials come from, if there are no people, where are the people who love Qing, and where are I from? The officials shouted again, and Li Shuheng continued, "The most important thing now is not to find and catch the real culprit." Instead, we should first solve the suffering of tens of thousands of people, which is what we need to do at this moment, and this is the prayer and expectation of tens of thousands of people. ”

The old minister also agreed with the emperor very much. It's just that this matter involves important ministers of the imperial court, and it can't be solved so sloppily. Sima Changming bowed and said, "According to the old minister's opinion, the people in the court should be investigated first." ”

"Then according to the prime minister's opinion, who is reasonable to check first?"

"It must be the one who first found out what this book says."

Zhang Zhenggang was about to interject, but he didn't want Li Shuheng to say first, "Okay, since it is Prime Minister Sima's opinion, I will play it accurately." Zhang Zhenggang was about to interject again, and Li Shuheng said again, "First suspend Xue Tongtong and Yao Yuhu at home, and wait for the fate." If this matter is related to the two of them, I will definitely end up with the two of them, if not, I will say more. The Ministry of Officials was temporarily taken over by Li Muhua, King of Huai'an, and the Ministry of Household was temporarily taken over by Mo Yuchen. As the matter is handled, it is up to the council to send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly. ”

Hearing Li Shuheng's arrangement, Zhang Zhenggang's words that had just reached his mouth were swallowed back into his stomach; And Sima Changming was shocked in his heart, knowing that he had suffering, but he was a little happy, after all, Xue Chutong was no longer in the position of Shangshu, and the household department was still in his hands, and although the ministry was in the hands of Li Muhua, he had no experience, no hope, and no available people. Thinking of this, Sima Changming couldn't help but have a smile on his face, looking at Zhang Zhenggang.

At this time, Sima Changming forgot a very important thing: he was not fighting with Zhang Zhenggang, but with Li Shuheng.

When people are happy, there will always be negligence, and Li Shuheng will seize this.