Chapter 42: Confrontation
"This, this ......" Zhang Qing's face was already very ugly at this time, and he didn't know how to explain what he thought about as the letter.
This was originally a bureau, and naturally there were omissions, but I didn't expect that the prince would find out so quickly, and he would find it so accurately, which greatly reduced the credibility of what he said, and Zhang Qing couldn't help but glance ahead again.
Jin Duo was slightly relieved to see that Zhang Qing was speechless when asked by the prince, looking at his eldest son just standing there lightly, but attracting everyone's attention, Jin Duo felt a sense of pride rise in his heart. This is his and his wife's heir, his blood!
Although he, Jin Duo, may not be outstanding as an emperor, Jin Duo believes that his son must do better than himself and will definitely become a real emperor, instead of being constrained everywhere like himself.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, although Wechen doesn't recognize Gongzi An's handwriting, Wechen believes that no one should be willing to pretend to be a criminal minister. And my concierge also said that the person who came to deliver the letter looked like An Gongzi, so Weichen made this judgment. ”
Zhang Qing said such a paragraph stubbornly, thinking that he would try to make his words as complete as possible, so as not to leave any loopholes.
"Oh, that is to say, Lord Zhang can't be sure that the person who sent the letter is the son of the An family, and second, he can't confirm that the person who was arrested in the Taoist temple is not a rebellious minister and thief. Then this prince dares to ask Lord Zhang, who gave you the courage to participate in the important ministers of the country in the court and the hall based on your own speculation. Do you Imperial History rely on speculation to imagine the facts? Who taught you to be an official like this? ”
Jin Shuichen's words were loud, and Zhang Qing, who asked, was speechless, and heard that the courtiers had another feeling in their hearts, is this prince going to attack Zhang Qing, or to attack the imperial historians?
"The minister asks for the crime, and the minister is not strict. It was the negligence of the minister to let Zhang Yushi play the unverified matter. ”
After Jin Shuichen spoke, he saw a white fat figure hurriedly kneeling on the top of the hall to plead guilty, this person was none other than Wu Fei, the left capital of the Inspectorate.
This Wu Fei is a typical wall-head grass, although he is the topmost Zuodu Yushi of the entire Inspectorate, but he has nothing to do all day long, and he leans on wherever the wind blows. It's as if Zhang Qing has just crossed the level and played, he is silent, which will see the prince get angry, and quickly ask for guilt, so that he can take himself out. Such a person is fine on weekdays, but he is unreliable when it comes to a critical time.
It's just that the position of imperial history is sensitive, and having an imperial history like Wu Fei is a good thing for the emperor. If the entire Inspectorate is united, participating in this today and that tomorrow, Jin Duo will really have a headache. Therefore, this Wu Fei has no ability, but he has been sitting firmly in the imperial history of the left capital for more than ten years.
"Oh, I don't understand what Lord Wu means, didn't Lord Zhang Cheng Bing to you before he participated?"
The rules of the court, of course, the minister can play alone, but in private, he will always inform the boss before playing, which is a favor, so as to save people from feeling arrogant and leaving a bad impression, these are tacit things.
What was the reason for Zhang Qing to skip Wu Fei and play impatiently? Everyone understood a little more in their hearts, who came out at this time must be the person behind Zhang Qing's scenes.
"Back to the emperor, the ministers really don't know about this matter, but the imperial history of my inspectorate will never dare to neglect their duties, and they will never chase after the wind. Thinking that Lord Zhang was also concerned about chaos, he made such a mistake, and Weichen asked the emperor to forgive Lord Zhang for the crime of negligence. ”
Wu Fei's words almost vomited blood. This Wu fat man has no other skills, and the ability of bad people is one of the best, and these few words pushed him to the point of playing untruthfully and chasing after the wind.
But when the matter comes here, he can't be wronged, unless he tears his face with the emperor, goes all the way to the end, uses the head of Xiang as a guarantee, and forces the emperor to investigate, but at that time...... How can there be his good. Just when Zhang Qing was in a dilemma and swaying, a sturdy figure walked out.
This person was wearing a python robe with four paws, and did not kneel, but just bowed to Jin Duo.
"Your Majesty, this king thinks that although Lord Zhang has no ironclad evidence to prove that General Fang's subordinates have captured the An family brothers and sisters, there is no reason for nothing, and there is always some reason in it. Instead of a lawsuit here, it is better to send someone to the barracks and bring people to make it all clear. ”
After speaking, his eyes looked directly at Jin Duo, and a fine light flashed, but the smile on his face did not decrease in the slightest. This person is Cui Qiguang, one of the three hereditary kings of the Yonghe Dynasty.
When the ministers saw Cui Qiguang coming out, they speculated in their hearts, could it be that the person behind this Zhang Qing was the King of England? just lowered their heads one by one, their faces did not show half a point, and even Zhang Qing was expressionless, not even a trace of excitement. Everyone scolded the old fox in their hearts again!
In fact, they really wronged Zhang Qing, and at this moment, his expressionless face was really taken aback by the British king. How could this king be on his side? Only Zhang Qing knew in his heart that the people behind him had a completely different position from the King of England.
Jin Duo's face has been a little ugly since he saw Cui Qiguang stand up, it turned out that the person behind him was really him...... Since Jin Duo succeeded to the throne, the Manchu civil and military forces were almost divided into three factions: those who supported the emperor, those who supported Jin Rong, and those who supported Jin Feng.
Over the years, Jin Duo has clashed with Jin Rong and Cui Qiguang several times, but the other party has a huge force, and he not only has military power in his hands, but also controls the household department and the ritual department, so it is very difficult.
Over the past ten years, although Jin Duo's power has become bigger and bigger, he has never been able to help the other party, which is also Jin Duo's biggest heart problem.
Although the King of England has a point of making sense, it is too much of a fuss to suspect the humerus minister who is the pillar of the country for the sake of a statement that catches the wind and shadows. If I go to investigate my courtiers thoroughly because of a casual suspicion, then I don't have to worry about other things every day, just busy checking my own courtiers. Wouldn't this hurt the hearts of my courtiers, and I would never allow such a thing to happen? ”
Jin Duo saw that the other party was pressing step by step, and finally had to confront him in the court, and he had long suspected that the commander of the capital had been calculated by others, and now if he went to mention someone, this matter would not be good.
Now the best way is naturally to turn the big thing into a small matter, and then let Fang Zhengyun go down privately to investigate what is going on, and definitely not bring people to the main hall.
"The emperor's words are wrong, this king thinks that since General Fang is in a high position, he should be more cautious in his words and deeds, and now that some people have doubts about the ability and actions of the other general, we should find out, so that General Fang can also be returned to a clean slate. If we blindly avoid it now and don't make things clear, in the end we will only spread false rumors and spread things that didn't exist in the first place. In that case, neither the other general's nor the eldest princess's reputation is good. ”
Cui Qiguang glanced at Jin Duo provocatively after speaking, this matter was obviously aimed at Fang Zhengyun, although he still didn't know who the person behind the scenes was, but the enemy of the enemy was a friend...... Even if they are not friends, they are in the same interests as him in this matter. Therefore, Cui Qiguang did not shy away from standing up and pushing it, so that this scene could continue to sing.
"You ......" Jin Duo grabbed the dragon chair tightly with his hands, his hands were too hard, and the green tendons burst out, showing the anger in his heart.
The meaning of Cui Qiguang's words was to persecute him and force him to investigate this matter. Even if he is unwilling to investigate, he Cui Qiguang will spread the news, so that the General's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion will be completely charged with harassing the people, arresting innocents, and risking military exploits.
Thinking of this possibility, Jin Duo's heart sank violently. Things in this world are like this, and if there are really some clues, wouldn't it add to people's talking points. It seems that this matter is not going to work, since this is the case, it is better to open it up, and let's see what kind of bull ghosts and snakes are behind this scene.
Jin Duo sighed helplessly in his heart when he thought of this, and the expression on his face was no longer as angry and hideous as just now, but a plain order.
"Since the King of England said so, General Fang, you should go back to the camp now and bring people in person, I want to see if those two are the children of An Xingbang."
Jin Duo gave Fang Zhengyun a look as he spoke, Fang Zhengyun was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.
He commanded tens of thousands of people in the capital and was not in the city, and it was the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who maintained the security in the city on weekdays, and his people were stationed ten miles outside the city.
Two hours is not short, if you have the heart, you are in a hurry to do something, if those two people in the barracks are really brothers and sisters of the An family...... He naturally has a way to replace people, as long as he passes the current level, the others can be checked slowly in the future.
"Yes, Wechen obeys."
Fang Zhengyun wanted to understand this key point, and replied without hesitation at the moment, turning around and hugging his fists to walk out. At this moment, only Zhang Qing's voice came.
"General Fang, slow down."
When Fang Zhengyun heard this, he secretly screamed in his heart, this Zhang Qing still has to play tricks. Sure enough, he heard Zhang Qing say, "General Fang and Deputy Commander Meng Da are involved in this matter. According to the laws of this dynasty, the person involved in the case should recuse himself during the trial, and it is inappropriate for General Fang to personally mention the person at this moment. ”
After speaking, he glanced at Fang Zhengyun, and Fang Zhengyun immediately jumped like thunder when he heard this.
"Zhang Qing, you don't want to be too much, Fang Mouxing is doing the right thing, because your unsubstantiated guess has now been forced to mention people in person. You still want to compare me to that prisoner, what are your intentions! ”
Fang Zhengyun glared at Zhang Qing angrily, and a Ling Ran's inviolable momentum was revealed, Fang Zhengyun had killed people on the battlefield, and he was naturally inferior to Zhang Qing in terms of mental strategy, but in terms of momentum and coercion, ten Zhang Qing were invincible. Zhang Qing was taken aback when he saw Fang Zhengyun like this, and he was already a thief, so he couldn't speak for a while.
"Hehe, why is General Fang so excited, the clear is turbid, and the turbid is self-turbid, is there something unspeakable about General Fang's pushing?"
Cui Qiguang didn't expect Zhang Qing to be so useless, so he had no choice but to speak again, "Since Master Zhang is not at ease, it is better to go with General Fang, I think General Fang will not refuse you for the sake of his own innocence." ”
As soon as Cui Qiguang's words fell, Zhang Qing hurriedly spoke: "The minister is willing to go with the general, please ask Your Majesty for permission." A head buckle was snapped down to show his determination.
"The minister seconded Lord Zhang, and asked General Fang to go with Lord Zhang."
I saw that Xie Lingjun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, jumped out and supported Zhang Qing, but in fact he supported Cui Qiguang. Seeing that Xie Lingjun came out, the people of the Cui family in the court expressed their positions one after another.
"The minister seconded Lord Zhang, and asked General Fang to go with Lord Zhang."
"Seconded by the minister......
Jin Duo looked at the more than ten people kneeling below, sighed again in his heart, took a deep look at Fang Zhengyun, waved his sleeves, and said softly: "Go." ”
Fang Zhengyun knew the emperor's difficulties, bowed to the emperor and turned around and left, followed by a Zhang Qing.
Seeing this, the corners of Cui Qiguang's mouth rose and he smiled silently...... And the crown prince Jin Shuichen frowned, once again experiencing his father's deep helplessness, and secretly clenched his hands.