Cui Mansion.

Cui Hao and Kou Qianzhi sat face to face in the gazebo on the edge of the garden pond, with some melon and fruit snacks on the stone table, as well as a pot of fine wine and two wine cups.

Cui Hao poured wine for the two wine cups, and said to Kou Qianzhi with a wry smile: "At this time, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and officials from all over the country have drawn a line with me Cui, and no one who made friends in the past dare to come to the door, isn't the national teacher afraid of being implicated in Cui when he comes to the house at this time?" ”

"The poor road is seventy or eighty, and the soil is buried in the neck, what are you afraid of?" Kou Qianzhi shook his head and sighed, picked up the wine cup and drank it all.

"Hey, this wine······ Good wine, how can there be such a good wine? ”

Cui Hao said: "Look at the words on this wine bottle, Royal Collection, Yaochi Jade Liquid!" Such a bottle costs ten gold, and if I hadn't been in a depressed mood these days, I wouldn't have been willing to take out this wine and drink it! ”

Kou Qianzhi shook his head and blew his beard and glared at his eyes: "This Yaochi jade liquid should be drunk when you are in a happy mood, it is simply a terrible thing to drink when you are in a depressed mood!" ”

"Forget it, isn't wine bought for drinking, whether he's happy or bored!"

Cui Hao picked up the wine cup and drank it all, put down the wine cup and said: "The national teacher is really a god, I can't go out at home now, isn't it equivalent to going to prison?" If this case continues to be investigated, I don't know what kind of situation it will turn into in the end! ”

Kou Qianzhi pondered for a moment and looked at Cui Hao and asked, "Gong Cui, tell the truth to Poor Dao, have you been implicated and have any interests with the officials and generals you recommended and promoted?" ”

"You and I have been friends for many years, and the national teacher doesn't believe in my Cui character so much? I, Cui, am also familiar with the Confucian classics and a master of Confucian scriptures recognized by the world, how could I do such a thing? ”

Kou Qianzhi waved his hand again and again: "It's not that Poor Dao doesn't believe you, Poor Dao is not talking about money, but about the position and camp in the court!" Huang Hongsheng impeached you and those who were promoted and appointed by you, as well as those ministers who were close to you, you have always advanced and retreated together in the court, can there be any matter? ”

"Who said that? This is an absolute slander! I promoted them and became friends with some ministers of the imperial court, but these are all private relationships, and I have never been ambiguous in political and official affairs! ”

Kou Qianzhi sighed and said: "Duke Cui, don't be stubborn, the officials of the Shi clan have long regarded you as the leader, maybe you don't notice it, but these people have indeed always looked at you as the head of the horse, think about it yourself, every time you don't express your position in the court, those Shi officials never take a stand, and the other ministers are not stupid, Your Majesty······ Not even more! ”

"I've been secretly reminding you before, and it's not easy for me to say this kind of thing openly, but you haven't thought about it, and now you're in big trouble, right?"

Cui Hao was depressed, "National teacher, Cui has lost his square inch now, and asked the national teacher to plan a way out for me!" ”

Kou Qianzhi thought for a while and asked, "Poor Dao asks you, have you made radical or inappropriate remarks in your correspondence with them over the years?" You must know that this is very important, and once these letters are found by the people of the Imperial Observatory, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Cui Hao thought for a moment and then shook his head and said, "Some of them do often write letters to me, mainly asking about some official matters and asking me for experience in handling things. There should be nothing inappropriate or radical in my reply! ”

Kou Qianzhi pointed at Cui Hao: "Cui Hao, Cui Hao, you, you, you instructed them on the letters, once the investigators get these letters, they can determine that you are arranging and directing them, this is the evidence of your party!" ”

Cui Hao's face turned pale when he heard this, he really hadn't thought about this problem, he has now been suspended, he has also been grounded, and he can no longer use the power he has to intervene in the case handling personnel, if some of the letters he wrote to others are obtained by the case handling personnel, this crime of forming a party will be confirmed, but he can no longer do anything.

Now Cui Hao is thinking that Huang Hongsheng is just a small soldier of the military department, where did this person get the courage to rectify him? He asked Kou Qianzhi: "National Teacher, do you think Huang Hongsheng's impeachment of me Cui is his personal behavior, or is someone manipulating him behind his back?" ”

Kou Qianzhi took a sip of tea and asked, "Do you think it makes sense to ask this now?" Will the Emperor give up pursuing this case because you have brought back the manipulators behind it? ”

When Cui Hao heard this, the whole person became decadent, yes, even if there was really someone behind the manipulation and was found out by them, the emperor was afraid that he would not give up the investigation because of this matter.

Cui Hao looked sad and depressed: "National teacher, I, Cui Hao, have been strategizing all my life, how energetic I have been all these years, do I have to stay at home and wait for death now?" ”

Kou Qianzhi was silent for a while, and said to Cui Hao: "Cui Gong, I don't know if it is appropriate or not to say some things in the poor way······

"It's all at this time, it doesn't matter if it's suitable or not, please ask the national teacher to speak up!"

Kou Qianzhi nodded: "In life, it is difficult to cut off human relationships, and it is also difficult to abandon the vanity in your heart, fame and profit kill people." You Cui Gong has read the books of sages and sages, and you are strong-willed, and money is like dung to you, but you are still inevitably bound by fame and vanity! Poor Dao has been out of the Wei State and the Great Qian Dynasty, and after so many years of being an official, he can be regarded as realizing some truths, and the official position has reached our point, it is very difficult to be a tumbler in the officialdom, there are too many attacks from all directions, which will make you unguardable. The only way is to abandon the selfish distractions in your heart, uphold the firm belief of serving the public wholeheartedly, being strict with yourself, and treating others with generosity, serving the emperor and the court! Even if someone wants to fix you, but they can't catch the handle, you can't help it, this is the so-called body is not afraid of shadows! ”

Kou Qianzhi himself knows that it is difficult to do this, after being an official for so many years, who is clean?

After sending Kou Qianzhi away, Cui Hao walked to the back of the bookcase and took a blank fold, grinding the pen and writing the book.

Early the next morning, Cui Hao's excerpt was sent to Zhao Junsheng's imperial case.

The eunuch put a cup of freshly brewed tea on the imperial case and bowed aside.

Zhao Junsheng took a few sips of the teacup, put down the teacup before picking up the fold and opening it to look at it.

Cui Hao was earnest in his words, confessing that he recommended and promoted them and some of the children of the scholar clan because of his vanity and hindered the affection of his ancient friends, but did not examine their hearts and morals, which made a big mistake, his original intention was not to form a party, but he really wanted to recommend more talents for the imperial court, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating.

Fame and fortune are inseparable, if he really has the heart to form a party for personal gain, he will not accept a penny of gifts over the years, and will not accept anyone's filial piety, if he really has the heart to form a party for personal gain, he will already be rich and rival the country.

Cui Hao admitted his guilt in the previous book, and no matter what kind of ruling the emperor makes, he sincerely accepts it.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a long time after reading this book.

Two months later, Lu Xuanbo and Wang frankly submitted investigation reports.

The two investigation reports have confirmed one point, and those scholars and generals headed by Cui Hao are really forming a party for personal gain, and they have always maintained an offensive and defensive alliance in terms of official promotion, transfer, and abuse of power for personal gain, forming a dense network. Of course, not all Noble officials are members of this net.

Interestingly, there is no evidence that Cui Hao directly controls this net, but any official in this net has earned a lot of money over the years as an official, and only Cui Hao is poor.

After reading these two investigation reports, Zhao Junsheng already had the answer in his heart, just as the evaluation conclusion given by the waiting lawsuit: Cui Hao is the card and a flag pushed out by the officials and generals of the clan who formed a party, and he is their spiritual leader, in fact, he has never led this interest group.

Within a few days, the imperial historian of the Imperial Historical Observatory He had entered the palace with the investigation report.

"Your Majesty, Cui Hao's case has been clarified, and all the files are here!"

The eunuch took the file in He Zeng's hand and sent it to the imperial case, and Zhao Junsheng picked up the file and looked at it carefully, from morning to noon, for two hours.

At this moment, Zhao Junsheng can only be described as shocking, he is very angry in his heart, these people are too bold.

Zhao Junsheng put down the file and asked, "Is the case going well this time?" ”

He Zeng replied: "There was a lot of resistance, three imperial historians were killed in the process of investigating the case, more than 30 soldiers were killed, and more than a dozen people were injured!" If it weren't for the gold medal given by His Majesty to transfer the troops immediately, and suspend them, forbid them to go out and meet with other people, I am afraid that this case will really not be investigated, and whoever investigates will die! ”

Zhao Junsheng had already received the relevant report, and he raised his fist and slammed it on the imperial case and was furious: "It's just bold!" Where are these people now? ”

"They are all under house arrest at the moment!"

Zhao Junsheng immediately issued an order: "Spread my will, take these people to Qianjing, put them in prison, and transfer the case to Dali Temple!" ”

"Yes!" He Zeng agreed, hesitated, and asked, "Your Majesty, Cui Hao······ How to dispose of it? ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Also imprisoned in the prison, go!" ”

"Yes!"

There were too many officials involved in this case, there were 72 people, and there were also officials under them, and there were 366 people in total, and the interrogation task of Dali Temple was very heavy, and it took a year to conclude the trial of this case.

In July of the 16th year of the Qianguo Dynasty, Dali Temple sent the results of the trial of all the officials involved in the case of 366 people to Zhao Junsheng's imperial case.

Only for Cui Hao's verdict, Dali Temple did not give a conclusion, after all, this person's previous merits were too great, and his official title and title were too high.

Zhao Junsheng pressed this verdict for a full month, mainly because of Cui Hao, and he was hesitant to deal with Cui Hao, until a month later, he approved the verdict, and all 366 officials, including Cui Hao, were sentenced to raid their homes and beheaded after the autumn!

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