Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of Song Taizu once said that officials are not guilty of words.

This is the confidence of the official!

The official was not bothered by the outside world at all, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "King Xiang is good at forming a party, and many ministers in the court are all brothers and sisters with King Xiang, and this is the first time that King Xiang has passed." Second, King Xiang was arrogant and arrogant, although the emperor allowed him to act expediently, but he took this self-reliance as the emperor's decree and insisted on doing it. The Jin Dynasty had intended to give in to peace talks, but King Xiang refused and did not hesitate to gamble with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to expedition to the northeast. Fortunately, the emperor's grace was immense, and the Jin Dynasty was finally overthrown. Otherwise, the result is unimaginable! ”

"How can it be!" Li Gang said angrily.

Zhao Gou said: "Let him continue, the official has the power to admonish and supervise." ”

Yanguan raised his head slightly, secretly proud, and continued: "Third, King Xiang used his power for personal gain, and repeatedly used his high position to deter or interfere with the functions of his subordinates. King Xiang once interfered with the justice of Ying Tianfu Yin, and also used his prestige to transfer Lu Zai, the deputy transfer envoy of Jingxi Road, to be a member of the household department, the reason was that King Xiang's godsister and Lu Zai's son Lu You had a baby kiss! ”

Liu Guangshi couldn't listen to it anymore, and said: "What kind of trivial matter is this? ”

"Let him finish!" Zhao Gou said coldly.

With Zhao Gou's three orders, no one dared to assert the official's advances.

"Fourth, King Xiang is so happy that he often takes care of everything, intending to combine the merits of the world and satisfy his desire for power and status. Fifth, King Xiang's handwriting is unsightly, which is unlearned. Sixth, the people in Xiangwang's Mansion are called up and down and dressed strangely, which is a bad custom. Seventh, King Xiang left the county lord and the child less than a year old to travel, which violated the husband's program and the father's way. Eighth, King Xiang has many contacts with the rivers and lakes and green forests, which is against the official road. ”

After saying a few innocuous accusations, he finally led to the ninth, the finale: "The ninth...... Before Qin Han, the prefect of Linhuang, murdered the first emperor, he met with King Xiang, and King Xiang once mentioned the first emperor to Qin Han, and Mu Guogong could testify about this matter. The harm of the first emperor may be that Qin and Han were instructed by King Xiang! ”

When it came to Article 9, Zhao Gou was stunned, this was not the content of his discussion with Qin Hui. Zhao Gou hurriedly glanced at Qin Hui, Qin Hui and Zhao Gou glanced at each other, shook their heads slightly, and said that they didn't know.

Yue Fei was stunned after hearing this, you are clearly trying to misinterpret my testimony, and he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, what the minister said is that King Xiang wants Qin Han to act at the opportunity to rescue the first emperor. ”

Zeng Biao, a member of the Criminal Department, said: "Mu Guogong, you and King Xiang have long been sworn brothers, and you have also created a song "Man Jianghong", which is sung today and is known to everyone. In this matter, you can't hide from covering up the truth for King Xiang, and even clear the suspicion of the crime. ”

Yue Fei said angrily: "What nonsense! What you say today is all malicious and outright slander! King Xiang is loyal and dedicated to the country, always putting the court first, how can you be allowed to blaspheme here! I, Yue Fei, also backstabbed the words 'serve the country with loyalty', and what I said is never false! Emperor Shengming, please don't accept the slander of traitors and villains! ”

Zhao Gou said: "Okay, I Shengming is still mediocre, and no one can have the final say." Aside from the other innocuous ones, just the overseas army stationed in vain, plus the last suspicion of murdering the first emperor, is enough for me to cut off his head! ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, the emperor really wanted to move Qu Ping!

Liu Guangshi was the first to come out and said: "Your Majesty, King Xiang is wronged!" King Xiang's outstanding achievements and loyalty for the country are obvious to all. Now that King Xiang is not here, how can he speculate and fabricate charges? ”

Yue Fei then knelt down and said, "Please be gracious to the emperor and thoroughly investigate the traitors in the court!" ”

Zhao Gou was determined to cut Qu Ping's lord, and said: "King Xiang has merit, but there is no guarantee that he is innocent!" ”

Li Gang persuaded again: "Your Majesty, the old minister implores, even if you want to investigate the fault of King Xiang, you have to wait for him to return to the court for a retrial." If it is decided today, there is no room for civil strife! Emperor! ”

Qin Hui came out and said: "If King Xiang doesn't return for a day, or for the rest of his life, will we always wear glory on the head of a hypocritical person?" ”

Han Shizhong saw that Li Gang also took the lead in speaking for Qu Ping, thought about it, and also said: "The minister agrees with the Prime Minister's suggestion. ”

Zhao Gou saw that so many people began to speak for Qu Ping, and he was unhappy in his heart, and said: "Right and wrong, one yard is one yard." Meritorious service will be rewarded, and fault will be punished. ”

Seeing that the emperor was also iron-hearted, Li Gang knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, except for the overseas soldiers and the murder of the first emperor, everything else is an innocuous crime. The minister prayed that when King Xiang returned to the dynasty, the emperor would personally inquire about him, and the result would be known. It is difficult to convince the people of sins now! ”

Yang Zaixing, Yue Fei, Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, Lu Ji and others knelt down together and said, "The ministers seconded it!" ”

Zhao Gou looked at the civil and military officials who knelt nearly half, they were all interceding for Qu Ping, and a cool breeze hit Zhao Gou's heart.

He smiled bitterly: "Okay! Good! Good! I just said that I would investigate strictly, and so many of you are facing King Xiang one-sidedly. I really want to know, how many people in this court are obedient to me, and how many people are obedient to Qu Ping? ”

Everyone's hearts are terrified, this is what the emperor is afraid of! The emperor is iron-hearted, and Qu Ping's high gong is shocked, and he will use the knife mainly!

"Is it that one day, you can also add to the yellow robe of King Xiang!?" Zhao Gou asked.

Everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes: "The ministers dare not die!" ”

"Hanlin obeys the order!" Zhao Gou suddenly announced, "From now on, the lord of Qu Pingxiang will be eliminated and the Qu Mansion will be restricted from communicating with the outside world!" ”

Hanlin had no choice but to accept the decree and said: "The minister will draft the decree immediately." ”

Yue Fei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how can you use these trumped-up charges to offend King Xiang?" ”

Zhao Gou said angrily: "Mu Guogong, are you questioning me? ”

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is just ......"

"Okay, you're a 'no-have'!" Zhao Gou said, "From now on, Mu Guogong Yue Fei will strictly restrict his exit from the mansion and isolate internal and external exchanges to see the after-effects!" ”

Zhao Gou's order was equivalent to putting Yue Fei under house arrest. Dream life

Yue Fei's heart darkened, and his heart was finished. Yue Fei regretted in his heart, was it because of his own words that he had caused the scourge of some people's injustice to Qu Ping.

Yang Zaixing saw that Yue Fei was also under house arrest, and opened his mouth to ask the emperor for mercy, but as soon as he said "emperor", he was scolded back by Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou said: "Does Marquis Wu Jing also want to be with Mu Guogong?" ”

Yang Zaixing bit his lip and couldn't speak again. If you're under house arrest, you won't be able to do anything to help. Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, you can only lie dormant first, wait from the beginning, and clean up the mess.

Li Gang was indignant in his heart, his chest rose and fell with excitement, and he said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has been unwell recently......

Zhao Gou said with a gloomy face: "Does the prime minister want to tell the old man to return to his hometown?" ”

Li Gang saw that the emperor had no intention of retaining him, gritted his teeth, and changed his words: "Although the old minister has been unwell recently, the court is still suffering from internal and external troubles, and the old minister has the responsibility to stick to his duties and share the emperor's worries!" ”

If Li Gang also leaves, wouldn't it be even more successful in the traitor's intentions, making the relatives hurt and the enemies happy? Li Gang felt that he must stick to his post and continue to fight against the dark forces!

"Is there any other adult who has any objections?" Zhao Gou said, his voice was flat, but no one could question it.

No one dared to disagree anymore.

Now Qu Ping is just stripped of his title, and when Qu Ping comes back, everything has the possibility of getting back another city.

After the court dissolved, some people were happy and some were worried.

Lu Ji returned to the house, asked Li Cailian to close the door, repeatedly confirmed that there were no servants around, and pulled her into a corner.

Li Cailian asked: "In your own home, why are you sneaking around like a thief?" ”

"Shh Lu Ji motioned to Li Cailian to whisper, "Something is wrong!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"The emperor wants to move the king of Xiang! Someone impeached King Xiang for ten counts, and the emperor King Xiang was then stripped of his title! It was useless for the prime minister and the princes and princes to intercede for King Xiang together. Mu Guogong Yue Fei was also grounded in the mansion! ”

Lu Ji told Li Cailian what happened in the court today.

Li Cailian was very shocked after hearing this, Qu Ping can be said to be the first hero of the Great Song Dynasty, how could he be suspicious of the emperor, could he be mistaken?

Lu Ji said: "There must be someone framed in this, and the official must have been instigated, and Qin Hui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, bore the brunt!" ”

Even if Qin Hui instructed the official to impeach Qu Ping, if the emperor didn't believe it, no one would impeach. So the key link is still with the emperor!

"Even so, the emperor wants to clear the monarch's side, so that Qin Hui has a chance to go up the ladder!" Li Cailian said in one word.

"Taiping was originally set by the general, and the general was not allowed to sit in the peace. Why does this kind of thing happen in every dynasty and every generation? ”

"It's human nature. Now that General Yue has also been grounded, it is equivalent to house arrest, and all of you who helped the prince intercede in the court today must be remembered by the emperor. What's next? Li Cailian asked.

Lu Ji paced back and forth in the room, suddenly thought of a strategy, and asked, "Can you still get back the spy team under the prince before?" ”

Li Cailian said: "After the fall of the Jin Dynasty and the Western Xia, they no longer had a big place to use, and basically arranged for their respective places of origin to take up their posts, and those who wanted to find their own way out were also given an honorable discharge fee...... But if you need it, I can find a way to get in touch again! ”

Lu Ji excitedly said: "It's not that I need it, it's the imperial court that needs it!" Contact them and investigate covertly. From the investigation of the murder of Emperor Qingyun, there is also the case of Zhang Xian...... In short, any evidence that can prove that someone is secretly framing King Xiang must be found! ”

"Rest assured, our people were able to infiltrate the Western Xia and Jin Kingdoms, and now they can penetrate into their own regime!" Li Cailian said confidently.

"Please!"

Li Cailian punched Lu Ji and said, "Please, it's all my own family!" During this period of verification, you also asked the other adults to keep a few more places to be taken advantage of. And next time, the emperor may not be as simple as house arrest! ”

On the Xiangwang Mansion, Zhao Ping'er was nursing the child, and Xiaohong and Xiaolu were playing with Qu Dingbei.

Steward Huang heard someone knocking on the door, and thought to himself that it was almost dark, who would come to visit. Steward Huang shouted through the door: "Who! ”

"Open the door! The emperor's decree has arrived! ”

Steward Huang didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly opened the door, said that the three chamberlains welcomed the door, and asked carefully: "Dare to ask a few adults, the prince is not there, who is the holy decree to be passed on?" ”

The chamberlains were polite and said, "The prince is not here, please accept the decree from the county lord!" ”

"The three adults, please, I'll go and tell Madame." Steward Huang took the three chamberlains to Zhao Ping'er's door, he knew that it might not be convenient for Mrs. to go in with children, so he shouted outside: "Madam, the waiter has come to pass the decree, please accept the decree!" ”

Zhao Ping'er was a little surprised after hearing this, Qu Ping was not there, what kind of decree did the emperor send to him, is it necessary? Zhao Ping'er handed over the small one to Xiaohong, and Xiaolu helped sort out the clothes, and then went out to receive the order.

The three chamberlains saw Zhao Ping'er, and the leader said: "County lord, the emperor has an order!" ”