Chapter Twenty-Nine: Gambling on Life
Chen Ju took the order and left. The efficiency of the East Factory is really very fast, but in half an hour, I found the family and turned the family upside down. Hui Shengguang has already slipped out of the capital, but he makes a living from "engraving and blackmailing", and there are a lot of engravings at home.
Needless to say, these demon books were naturally arranged by Guo Zhiyuan in advance for Zhang Cheng to hide in the house of Hui Shengguang, but Chen Ju didn't know it, and immediately took the demon book back to Wanli to return to Wanli, and told the search process and results in detail, and submitted the demon book to him, and said in a deep voice: "Long live, according to the minister's investigation, although this Hui Shengguang is a member of the Shuntian Mansion, he usually specializes in "publishing and extorting" for a living, according to his usual behavior and the physical evidence obtained from the search, this Hui Shengguang should be the culprit of the demon book case, but unfortunately when the old minister led people to arrive, That bright light has absconded with his family in fear of crime, and the old minister has ordered the Dongchang department to go out and continue to hunt down this person! ……”。
After listening to Chen Ju's narration, those court ministers all looked at each other, or shocked, or suspicious, their expressions were very rich, Shen Cheng was startled at first, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Qi Shengshang, the case of the demon book is related to the national capital, and the matter is big, it is too child's fun to draw conclusions based on the results of divination, and there are many references to the palace and court secrets in the demon book, and the discussion is profound, and the ministers who are not familiar with the court can't do it. According to the old minister's view, it is clear that Guo Zhiyuan is playing tricks, so he set up a riddle, intending to deceive the saint, which shows his ill intentions, and the old minister implores the saint to immediately issue an order to take down this cunning man and hand it over to the old minister for strict interrogation, and he will be able to find the clues of the demon book case! ……”。
Guo Zhiyuan saw that Shen was still not giving up, and also sneered and said: "Shen Xiang has forgotten that it was you who asked the kid to find the culprit of the demon book case with divination, and now that the culprit has been found, it is you who said that it was too child's play." The Holy Wisdom has its own holy judgment, how can a boy be blinded? It's Shen Xiang, you are capricious, and you don't let go of this demon book case, I don't know what your intentions are? ! ……”。
"You! ......" Shen has always been so angry that his face swelled into a pig's liver color, and he almost vomited blood, so far, how can he not know that he was put on the table by this slippery boy again, but he missed a move and fell into the pit dug by Guo Zhiyuan in advance, and he couldn't refute it effectively.
Wanli's face was cloudy, his eyes flickered, he naturally found many doubts about the case involving Hui Shengguang, so he was a little hesitant, Guo Zhiyuan saw this, and hurriedly continued: "Shengshang, the demon book case involves a dispute over the country, but the position of the prince has been decided early, as long as the saint strictly abides by the laws of the ancestors, and the demons are self-defeating, how can there be any disputes?!" ……”。
Guo Zhiyuan's words are very bold, which is equivalent to criticizing Wanli, it is precisely because he is vacillating on the issue of the crown prince, and has the idea of abolishing the long and young, that there will be the appearance of the demon book, as soon as this statement came out, not only everyone present was shocked, but a cold light flashed in Wanli's eyes, and a killing force like a substance shrouded Guo Zhiyuan.
The Son of Heaven was angry, and the corpses were million, it was not fun for the emperor to get angry, at least Guo Zhiyuan's life was not enough for him to kill, Guo Zhiyuan also felt cold sweat in his vest, and his legs were weak, but things have developed to this point, Guo Zhiyuan can only gamble on his life, after all, Wanli in history did not abolish Chang Liyoung in the end, which shows that he still has some scruples.
Guo Zhiyuan forced his composure and continued: "Since the Demon Book Case, the government and the opposition have shaken, everyone is in danger, and there have been unjust prisons. ……”。
After saying this, Guo Zhiyuan seemed to have used up all the strength of his body, for him, everything that should be done has been done, everything that should be said has been said, since God has allowed himself to cross over, he should not let himself have such a short life, so at this time, he was completely relaxed, and his eyes calmly looked at Wanli with the cold light flashing in his eyes, looking very calm.
At this time, the air in the hall seemed to be frozen, and time seemed to be frozen, and everyone's eyes were focused on Wanli to see how he decided. Later generations' evaluation of Wanli is mostly to say that he is mediocre and lazy, and he has not been in court for more than ten years, but in fact, the world has underestimated Wanli, as the longest-reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if he is really a fool, he is afraid that he will be killed early, how can he rule for so long?
So Wanli is by no means confused, on the contrary, he is smarter than anyone else, he has not been in the court for more than ten years, but he knows everything about the ministers in the court, and he has a deep view of the ministers' battles. At this time, his face was cloudy, no one could see through his thoughts, and I don't know how long it took, Wanli suddenly smiled, pointed at Guo Zhiyuan with his finger and said: "Dare to talk to me like this, you are the first person, although what you said is a little rebellious, but your courage is commendable!" I forgive you for your innocence! ……”。
As he spoke, he said to the eunuch behind him: "Spread the decree, the truth of the demon book case has been revealed, it should be announced to the world, and if there are any more arguers in the future, they will be punished for the crime of rebellion, and the nine clans will be punished!" Dongchang continues to arrest the culprit, and arrest him as soon as possible, and must not slack off! A person involved in the case, if there is no evidence, they are all acquitted, and Guo Zhengyu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is honest and outspoken, and his godson is well-organized, and he can take on great responsibilities, and the ministers of the cabinet will discuss and deal with ......".
Shen was anxious when he heard this, so his wishful thinking was all in vain, and the Donglin Party was bound to make a comeback and become his confidant, so he hurriedly stood up and said: "Holy Lord, don't do it!" There are still many doubts in the demon book case, how can the case be hastily closed, please think twice! ……”。
A cold light flashed in Wanli's eyes, and without waiting for Shen Yi to finish speaking, he waved his hand vigorously and said sharply: "I have made up my mind, don't discuss it again!" Shen Aiqing has been working too hard recently and is not in good health, so she can recuperate at home for a while, and the cabinet affairs will be presided over by Shen Ge for the time being......."
Seeing that Wanli was really popular, Shen always didn't dare to say anything, Wanli let him go home to recuperate, no longer interesting, maybe he really let him return to his hometown, then it was really over!
After the decree was completed, Wanli turned his head again, squinted his eyes and looked at Guo Zhiyuan with a smile: "I have words first, if you can find the culprit of the demon book case, I will have a reward, what reward do you want?" ……”。