Two groups of people, Yushi and Wu Desi, went to Juancheng in Puzhou to investigate, but here in Tokyo, because of this incident, it gradually made waves. Most of the ministers in the DPRK and China raised their minds to discuss this, mainly staring at two places, one Chongzheng Hall and the other Guo Mansion.

And the discussion was even more surging when Guo Rong returned to Tokyo three days later, Guo Rong was shackled in prison clothes and returned by car. When he arrived in Tokyo, he was not received by the Son of Heaven, but he was directly sent to prison, saying that he would be dealt with after the results of the investigation were clear.

As a result, some bold rumors began to emerge in the DPRK, saying that the Guo family was about to fall. Among the founding fathers, only Guo Wei was the only auxiliary minister appointed by Gaozu, and the comprehensive situation that Guo Wei was now sick at home for more than a month, and Guo Rong's case again corroborated this speculation.

If such a situation occurred in the past, Liu Chengyou would absolutely sternly stop it. But this time, he did not express his attitude towards this, but the development of the tide of Ren and the ambiguous attitude of the Son of Heaven made the courtiers more careful.

During this time, while Liu Chengyou waited for the results of Juancheng's investigation, he also secretly observed Guo Wei's response.

Not only surprised him, but at the same time expected, Guo Wei was very calm, and only as soon as he learned the news, he "dragged the sick body" into the palace and asked Liu Chengyou for his guilt, so that Liu Chengyou only had to deal with it in accordance with national law.

After that, he returned to his house, closed his door, and refused to visit. Feeling the surging public opinion in the DPRK and China, many old departments and former officials of the Guo family couldn't help but come to visit, but they were all rejected by Guo Wei and did not see anyone.

Guo Wei's performance made Liu Chengyou a little confused about his thoughts, but this cautious approach that made people unable to grasp the slightest handle had to be admired. Liu Chengyou even thought about whether to sentence Guo Rong to death and see how Guo Wei reacted...... Of course, it's just an idea, and Liu Chengyou can't bear it.

However, Li Ye, the envoy of Xuanhui, the uncle of the country, jumped up and down in this turmoil, without any eyesight, gathered a group of courtiers, played Liu Chengyou, and must severely punish Guo Rong, looking like he was going to put him to death.

In this regard, Liu Chengyou was actually very dissatisfied in his heart, because Li Ye made him feel a feeling of persecution, although the feeling of persecution was not strong, and it was even difficult to affect him at all. It's just that Liu Chengyou is a little unhappy, why does Li Ye dare to be like this, it is nothing more than because of his identity, where does his confidence come from, from the queen mother of the harem.

As for the reason why Li Ye was so active in this matter, Wu Desi's detective gave Liu Chengyou an explanation on the one hand.

First, Li Ye did have a relationship with Zhang Jianxiong, the assassin of Puzhou, who was killed. Li Ye was the envoy of Xuanhui, and one of his duties was to inspect the famous objects of internal and external dedication, and as early as the beginning of the second year of Qianyou, when Zhang Jianxiong paid tribute to Tokyo, the two sides were in contact. After the contact continues, every New Year's holiday, gifts are indispensable.

Second, Li Ye targeted the Guo family so much because he had an old grudge against Guo Wei. When Guo Wei was in charge of the Privy Council, Li Ye once sought an official position from Guo Wei for his subordinates, but Guo Wei refused; Later, another officer who was friendly with Li Ye broke the law, and Li Ye found Guo Wei to intercede, but Guo Wei still didn't give face. With these two things, Li Ye hated Guo Wei deeply, and now that his son Guo Rong has committed a crime, how can he not seize the opportunity.

Third, it is a matter of rumors, Li Ye recently invited guests to a banquet in the house, and when he was drunk, he talked with the left and right. He has great ambitions, but cannot stretch, there are many people in the court who are disrespectful and even despise others, he wants to take the opportunity to rectify the Guo family this time, so that the courtiers can see the prestige of his Uncle Li.

Getting such a report can be regarded as solving some of the doubts in Liu Chengyou's heart, but for this uncle's senses, it is even worse.

Compared with Li Hongxin and Li Hongyin's uncles, Li Ye's personal ability may be stronger, but sometimes, he doesn't match Zhi, likes to meddle indiscriminately, showing a sense of existence, and the results are often worse. And Li Ye is like a pretentious lord whose heart is higher than the sky.

It was not until ten days later that Zhao Li and Wang Jingchong returned from Puzhou, brought back their investigation results, and returned to Chongzheng.

"Your Majesty, the minister is in Puzhou, asking about the relevant subordinates, errands, officers and soldiers, and the people, Guo Yuanjun's killing and assassination of Shi Zhang Jianxiong has been fruitful, and the testimony is there!" Zhao Li handed over a case file, and his mouth said:

"On the second day of the second month of February, Guo Yuanjun led his troops to inspect the spring ploughing in Fan County, Puzhou, and found that the people were not reclaiming, and the government did nothing to advocate miscellaneous donations. Guo made Jun angry and ran to the state to govern Juancheng, and Juancheng was under the rule, just like Fan County. Some people blocked the road and sued, stabbing Zhang Jianxiong for encroaching on the land and persecuting the innocence, and the state government questioned Zhang Jianxiong, who was very neglectful. After a conflict in the Yatang, Zhang Jianxiong actually resisted with state soldiers, Guo Yuanjun angrily ordered to be captured, and in the fierce battle, Zhang Jianxiong died! ”

Zhao Li briefly introduced the situation, but from his verbal description, he could feel a certain bias, and there was a vague meaning of exculpating Guo Rong. Liu Chengyou couldn't help but glance at Zhao Liyan, this person was precisely because he was upright, did not avoid the powerful, and bluntly admonished him, and entered Liu Chengyou's field of vision. Within three years, Fang Cai was repeatedly promoted, and the official reached the important position of the imperial history.

But this time, Liu Chengyou didn't know whether he was afraid of the Guo family, or because he was guessing to cater to his thoughts as an emperor, so he had this bias.

During Liu Chengyou's review of the case file, Zhao Li took out another copy and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the ministers investigated, and Zhang Jianxiong, the assassin of Puzhou, violated the national law during his tenure. First, ignoring the authority of the imperial court, since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, none of the new policies promulgated have been implemented in place. ”

"Second, in the name of providing taxes for the imperial court, he arbitrarily apportioned and plundered the people. Set up private checkpoints to extort money from the people and businessmen. ”

"Third, accepting bribes and covering up lawlessness have made vicious and bullying run rampant in Puzhou."

"Fourth, conniving at relatives and domestic servants, encroaching on land, running rampant in the villages, and sending jackals to intercept those who complain."

"Fifth, they do not follow the 'Criminal Code', and they are tortured indiscriminately in every case of a family affair."

“......”

"In this way, there are many crimes and bad governments, and it is difficult to write about them, please let Your Majesty know clearly!" Zhao Li said.

Hearing the report, Liu Chengyou digested it a little and said: "Listening to the meaning of Zhao Qing's words, this Zhang Jianxiong was the one who should be killed?" ”

Zhao Li's body paused for a moment, and he arched his hand and said: "If you do it, although you will die, it will be difficult to atone for your sins!" ”

When the eyes of the Son of Heaven fell on him, Wang Jingchong also moved, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to the ministers, for the sake of governance, there has long been a discord between Guo Rong and Zhang Jianxiong. Guo Rong was in Shanzhou, and after three years, he made the government of Lanzhou harmonious and rejuvenated, and Puzhou was also under the rule of the Zhenning Army, and it was self-contained. Zhang Jianxiong was in office, and he has always rejected and ignored Guo Rong's government. The accumulation of contradictions between the two parties is not a day's work, and this outbreak is just a coincidence! ”

"Zhao Zhongcheng reported that Zhang Jianxiong was in office in Puzhou, and the crimes he committed were almost not negligent in the investigation of the ministers!"

After listening to Wang Jingchong's report again, Liu Chengyou groaned and didn't say anything for a while. The head is still buried in two case files.

After a long time, Liu Chengyou raised his head and asked the two: "How far is Puzhou from Tokyo?" ”

Hearing this, King Zhao and Wang were both stunned and couldn't do anything. Zhao Li replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Puzhou Prefecture is less than three hundred miles away from Tokyo. ”

"It's only a distance of 300 miles, and you can close your ears to such a point?" Liu Chengyou suddenly attacked, threw the two case files on the imperial case, and said coldly: "That Zhang Jianxiong did his evil government in Puzhou and ruined the reputation of the imperial court, why did I never hear of it?" What about Henan's imperial history? What about's martial arts detectives? Kindness? ”

"The territory of the Han Dynasty is not only thousands of miles, but what is the situation thousands of miles away. Now, I really have a chill down my spine! Liu Chengyou's voice was not high, but it echoed in the Chongzheng Palace, which really made people intuitively feel the anger and danger and horror.

Zhao Li and Wang Jingchong, almost unanimously, knelt on the ground and pleaded: "The ministers are not supervising effectively, please punish Your Majesty!" ”