Politics is a transaction, Gu Xining remembered that the emperor had said this sentence to him countless times alone.

I finally understood today, in fact, he had been listening outside the hall, and after the emperor met Xiao Yan in the early morning, he did not rest, but talked a lot to Gu Xining alone.

The emperor said it very directly, this time it was another deal, but he really didn't want to cut off his arm and exchange the loyal Jin Liangwei commander for Xiao Yan's life, it was not worth it.

Xiao Yan is also very interesting, he is just a fifth-grade official, and he is still engaged in assassinating illegal officials for the emperor's surveillance ministers, and he also knew that he would not have a good ending from the beginning of doing these things, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

The emperor gave him a hug in front of the court: "Xining, if I fail you, my family will provide for you!" ”

Gu Xining knelt down and kowtowed heavily, "The minister has no family anymore, and after the minister's death, I hope Your Majesty will not back down again!" ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, "I thought you used to say that you had no family, so you had some concerns, but now it seems that I will find a way to leave you a seed!" You're right, I'm actually out of nowhere! ”

At this moment, Gu Xining asked to see him outside the hall, and the emperor's eyes flickered.

The courtiers looked at Gu Xining, and always thought that the legendary murderous commander Jin Liangwei was a fierce and vicious man, but today they knew that this Gu Xining was a handsome young man in his twenties with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes.

"He's not Gu Xining!" Xiao Xian was the first to say that in his opinion, the emperor casually found someone to replace him.

"He's Gu Xining, can't be wrong!" It was Xiao Yan who responded to him

Xiao Xian looked back at Xiao Yan and was very surprised, because Xiao Yan was the one who had seen Gu Xining, and Xiao Yan was the person who was the least likely to lie.

There is another point, that is, this Gu Xining also fed horses in Xiao Xian's house for half a year, and at that time he was not called Gu Xining, but called himself Ma Jian.

The conversation between Xiao Xian and Xiao Yan made the courtiers who were still clamoring to kill Gu Xining a little overwhelmed.

Wang Fu also recognized this Gu Xining who had been chopping firewood in the General's Mansion for half a year three years ago, and his name was Liu Guan at that time.

The emperor beckoned to Gu Xining, "Xining, some of these adults say that you are not Gu Xining, and some say that you are, how do you explain it?" ”

"The name is just a code name, I can also be called Xiao Yan, I am just a pawn under His Majesty! I only know that I am loyal to Your Majesty and the court, and I don't know anything about the rest! ”

"Xining, do you know that your lords are going to condemn your life and death today?"

Gu Xining looked at everyone, and then knelt down towards the emperor, "The life and death of the ministers have their own court laws to follow!" Has his own emperor's holy judgment! ”

Xiao Yan couldn't help it, "Gu Xining, you tortured and killed more than 340 officials of the Yamen to protect the army, if you don't die, is there still heavenly reason?" ”

"Xiao Yan, these three hundred and forty-seven people, I have found out, the lightest also stole two thousand stone grain and rice in the grain warehouse, according to the law of the Great Liang, stealing five buckets of grain and rice from the official warehouse will be punished with one year of hard labor, ten buckets of rice will be punished with hard labor for three years, ten stone and rice canes will be punished with thirty soldiers, and fifty stone rice will be beheaded, Xiao Yan, you said yourself, which of your subordinates should not die?"

Two thousand stones, the five-grade official in the capital is two thousand stones a year, Gu Xining said so, the general Pei Yun stood up, "Two thousand stone grain and rice, my general Che Cai is only four thousand stone grain and rice a year, do you know how much the harvest of two thousand stone grain and rice takes to gather into these two thousand stones?" Before, I thought that it was true as Xiao Yan said, that the officials of the Yamen were just to support their families, and occasionally took some grain and rice with their hands. As soon as Master Gu said this, it was really shocking! Well, I'm afraid that Lord Gu's annual income is only two thousand stones! Now, ladies and gentlemen

I also want to excuse those officials who are greedy for ink and grain, I'm afraid they really have to go against the court law! ”

Pei Yun only came out to speak at this time, it can be said that he is not old and calculating, but he has no choice, his nephew King Jin inspected the Caohe transfer, and this uncle can only go all out to support it.

The emperor's brows stretched slightly at this time, and Deng Hua and Pei Yun stood up to help Gu Xining speak, which was of extraordinary significance.

You must know that the East Palace and the Jin Palace's Mansion are almost incompatible, Deng Hua is the core figure of the prince's party, Pei Yun is the uncle of the King of Jin, these two people are standing together, and the power gathered behind them can compete with the Xiao family.

In the face of Pei Yun's questioning, only Xiao Xian dared to respond, "The general of the Che Cavalry kept saying that they were greedy for ink, but they just listened to Gu Xining's words. Gu Xining, do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence, it is a false accusation! ”

Gu Xining really didn't get much evidence, and everyone was almost killed at the beginning, and only some account books were found from the account room and cellar of the transfer envoy yamen. The fact that no stolen goods can be found in the ledger alone, and that people are dead, pales in comparison.

"Back to Prime Minister Xiao, I have here the two hundred and eighty-one account books that I found in the Yamen of the Bianzhou Transit Envoy, and there are two sets, one set of fake accounts and one set of real accounts, I don't know which set Prime Minister Xiao wants to see?"

Xiao Xian smiled contemptuously, "I'm afraid this account book is all fake, the person is dead, there is no proof of death, and the account book can be forged!" ”

"But Xiao Yan is still there! Xiao Yan has a signature on the account book, this can't be fake! ”

Xiao Yan smiled, "Haha, can't the signature be forged?" I've never seen any of these ledgers before! How to say that it is signed! ”

Seeing that Xiao Yan refused to admit his account and was in a stalemate, Zhao Qian spoke again, "This is easy to do, take Xiao Yan to Dali Temple for interrogation!" This signature can also be verified, although the people in Bianzhou are dead, but the families of those people are always there, and they are still checking their homes one by one, are you still afraid that you will not find the evidence? ”

This is the moment of your life and death, Xiao Xian glanced at the ministers, and immediately Dr. Taichang Xiao Yishan stood up, "The father and husband who killed the murderer were in front, and now they have to raid the house and arrest people, isn't this harsh government?" If you want to do this, the world is in danger! Please behead Zhao Qian to thank the world! ”

This Xiao Yishan not only denied Zhao Qian's idea, but also beat Zhao Qian upside down.

As soon as the words fell, Li Cheng, the superintendent of the imperial history, also began to mend the knife, "The blood of the victim has not dried, and now he has to force the family to have no way to live, where is the reason?" ”

"I have been fighting all my life, and I was originally unwilling to get involved in the case in this place, but today I have to say a fair word! The ancients said well, the dead are great, and all people are dead, even if they are guilty, they have died and redeemed them! Why bother the living, and force many more people to die. If you govern the country like this, you are afraid that thieves will swarm, and the world will not be peaceful! ”

"My Dali Temple is known as a hard-hearted person, but I can't do it and go to the house of the deceased, which is really harsh!"

"May Your Majesty spread benevolence and righteousness, and rule the world with benevolence and filial piety!"

"May Your Majesty be a virtuous minister and a villain, and not be harsh!"

The emperor looked at these officials one by one, and nearly half of the people in the court echoed Xiao Xian, although Wang Fu did not speak, but his brother Wang Shuming spoke.

However, the topic has shifted to attacking Zhao Qian, and Deng Hua and Pei Yun before have also been silent.

There are differences of interest between the families, and the meat is in one pot, but it is just a matter of how to divide it, and now the emperor wants to pull the eunuchs in to get a piece of the pie, and the eunuchs have naturally become the target of public criticism.

"Enough, you keep talking about the slain, the victims! They are dead, but their crimes deserve to be damned! Shouldn't the grain and rice that was greedy for ink be recovered? Lord Zhao just said something fair, you

They will attack him in groups, and they will put him to death, how vicious! Gu Xining roared, attracting everyone's attention to him again.

"If you lose your manners in front of you, what kind of system will you become! You Gu Xining is also the one who should be killed! ”

"In front of the emperor, if you don't kill you today, will this Chinese military minister still have a way to survive in the future?"

Soon, the call to kill Gu Xining resounded throughout the Chongde Hall again, and the emperor did not move at all, listening patiently.

Gu Xining didn't argue anymore, he thought of a few shrews in the vegetable market in the capital, he thought that they were the most powerful people in the capital, and today he knew that the real powerful people were these well-dressed court officials.

After the chaotic hustle and bustle, Xiao Xian once again asked the emperor to play, "Your Majesty, the guilty should be punished, Xiao Yan will take the blame for himself, and the ministers will never bend the law for personal gain!" But Gu Xining's indiscriminate killing, please ask Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation! There is also Zhao Gonggong's proposal to raid the house, the minister thinks it is really inappropriate, and he has never served in the local government, so the minister asks Zhao Gonggong to release a prison army! ”

This proposal seems to be fair, don't kill Gu Xining or Zhao Qian, just check one and release one.

It's just that the so-called indiscriminate killing is very vague in the first place, and among the more than 300 people who were killed, those monks really shouldn't have been killed, and this charge of indiscriminate killing of innocents by Gu Xining will definitely not escape.

And when a prison is released, when he arrives at the place, anything can happen, falling into the water, getting sick, collapsing the mountain road, any accident can kill Zhao Qian, and more importantly, he will never dare to have a eunuch really come to discuss politics in the future.

The emperor was hesitating, and he heard a shrill voice outside the door shouting, "Marquis Jingzhong, the third phase of the left!" ”

Zuo Sanxiang came back, which surprised everyone, Xiao Xian and Wang Fu looked at each other even more, because the spies reported that Zuo Sanxiang had just arrived in Bianzhou and had not yet gotten off the boat.

How is this possible? But the stride meteor stepped in was the left three phases.

"The ministers and the left three ministers knock to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live! Important witnesses and exhibits are presented! ”

It is impossible to come back from Bianzhou so quickly, but if you don't go to Bianzhou, where did Zuo Sanxiang get the evidence.

As soon as the emperor saw Zuo Sanxiang, he hurriedly stood up with a smile, "Yuanlong, please get up quickly, bring your witnesses, and the evidence, all present!" ”

Zuo Sanxiang got up and pointed outside the hall, and immediately the palace gate guards brought four people in.

Xiao Yan's face changed dramatically when he saw it, and pointed to Zuo Sanxiang, "What do you mean by this?" I, Xiao Yan, am guilty, and my family is guilty, what do you mean by arresting my family? ”

"Xiao Yan, don't worry, listen to what your wife and concubine and son have to say!"

"Master, Lord Zuo didn't lie to us, you're really fine, don't misunderstand Lord Zuo!"

"Did the three phases of the left threaten you? Left Sanxiang, you are so despicable! ”

"Lord Zuo is very polite to us, he didn't threaten us, we told Lord Zuo about all those things about you!"

"Dad, it's your fault, you lied to everyone, it's too late to admit your mistake now!"

Xiao Yan collapsed to the ground like ashes and had nothing to say, Xiao Xian glanced at Zuo Sanxiang resentfully.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to save some face for Lord Xiao Yan and let his wife and concubine go home first!"

Zuo Sanxiang's eyebrows twitched, and the emperor immediately waved his hand, "Xiao Yan's family is not guilty, I am not a tyrant, send them back and protect them well!" ”

When Xiao Yan's wife and children left the main hall, Zuo Sanxiang bent down and pulled Xiao Yan, "Xiao Yan, now that your wife and children have walked away, you should admit your mistake and confess!" I hope you can leave your child with a good future! ”

Xiao Yan sighed, "Zuo Sanxiang, you are too poisonous, okay, I said it all!" ”