The emperor asked Gao Qin to try Guo Chongtao's case.

On the first night of Gao Qin's trial of Guo Chongtao's case, an uninvited guest came to his house, and the uninvited guest told Gao Qin that he had come by the emperor's order, and the emperor asked him to punish Guo Chongtao.

From the moment the uninvited guest came, Gao Qin Ke was in trouble.

Gao Qinxin said: Guo Chongtao must have been wronged, if Guo Chongtao was not wronged, there is no need for this uninvited guest to come and say these words to me.

Gao Qin was so worried that he didn't sleep well all night.

Soon, it was dawn.

It's time for him to try the case.

After Gao Qin got up, he had a casual breakfast, and he went to his court.

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After Gao Qin came to the court, he ordered: "Bring Guo Chongtao to me!" ”

Guo Chongtao was brought in.

After Guo Chongtao was brought up, Guo Chongtao hurriedly knelt down: "The criminal minister Guo Chongtao has seen Master Gao. ”

Gao Qin was bold: "Guo Chongtao, this official asked you, you entered the palace at night that night and misbehaved to Concubine Mei, are you guilty?" ”

Guo Chongtao said: "My lord, I was wronged. That night, I entered the palace at the emperor's behest, and the emperor asked me to report to him about my trip to the south for the country and the people,......。 ”

Guo Chongtao also wanted to go on to say that Gao Qin was bold: "The bold Guo Chongtao dared to mistreat Concubine Mei, and beautified yourself with such beautiful words, saying that you are for the country and the people." It seems that if you are not tortured, you will not tell the truth. Someone, call me! ”

Gao Qin gave an order, and a few people came over, and they called Guo Chongtao with a ruthless stick.

can break Guo Chongtao.

No matter who you are, as soon as you enter the yamen, you are afraid of this.

Gao Qin asked people to beat Guo Chongtao on the one hand, and asked on the other hand: "Guo Chongtao, are you telling the truth?" ”

What does Guo Chongtao have to say?

Guo Chongtao was silent.

Can you say something that doesn't exist?

Besides, after that, can you live?

Gao Qin let people fight for a while, and Guo Chongtao fainted.

Gao Qin saw that Guo Chongtao had fainted, and he was also a little nervous.

At this time, Gao Qin was also a little scared.

Gao Qinxin said: I call this an unjust case! If I do this, I will let people scold me like scolding Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo!

At this time, Gao Qin's mind was also clearer.

Gao Qinxin said: I can't just listen to the emperor. The emperor asked Li Siyuan to do this, but Li Siyuan refused to work hard for the emperor, so I was willing to bear the infamy for the emperor! Simply, I'll also remove the ladder like Li Siyuan.

Gao Qin announced his retirement.

After Gao Qin announced his retirement, he wrote a note to the emperor. He said in his recital to the emperor that the ministers are shallow in their learning, and they may not be able to do the job.

What Gao Qin said is not unreasonable, Li Siyuan can't do this thing, you let me do it, where can I do it? Li Siyuan's official position is equivalent to that of the current president of the Supreme People's Court. Gao Qin's official position is equivalent to that of the current provincial governor and president of the Intermediate People's Court. According to the current term, if the Supreme People's Court cannot handle it, let the Intermediate People's Court handle it, but where can the Intermediate People's Court handle it?

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Gao Qin's recital to the emperor soon reached the emperor's hands, and when the emperor saw Gao Qin's recital, the emperor was very angry. The emperor said in his heart, why did I retreat when I was employing people? I asked Li Siyuan to try this case for me, and Li Siyuan gave me a perfunctory approach. I asked Gao Qin to try this case, Gao Qin was straightforward, and Gao Qin said to me that I am afraid I am not competent. You won't help me!

The emperor is sad, and Li Cunxiao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is here.

Li Cunxiao, the secretary of the military department, is one of the four founding heroes and the emperor's brother.

When the emperor saw Li Cunxiao coming, the emperor asked Li Cunxiao: "Brother Huang, what should I do with Guo Chongtao's case?" ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Your Majesty, forgive the minister's bluntness, Guo Chongtao's case, this matter can be big or small. To say that this is a big deal, even if Guo Chongtao did not flirt with the emperor's concubine, but it is a fact that Guo Chongtao and the emperor's concubine grabbed their clothes and folded their sleeves, and on this basis, Guo Chongtao is also a capital crime; To say that this matter is small, Guo Chongtao is the emperor's meritorious minister, Guo Chongtao did not commit the heinous crime of rebellion, and this matter is still a little suspicious of the emperor's Concubine Mei, and the emperor should be magnanimous to Guo Chongtao. ”

The emperor said, "Brother Huang, do you think my Concubine Mei is a little suspicious? ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Yes. As far as the location of the incident is concerned, the location of the incident is the entrance of the Emperor's Heart Cultivation Palace. At that time, Guo Chongtao was advised by the emperor's order, and it was inevitable that Guo Chongtao would pass by that place, but what about Concubine Mei, it was already late at night, what was Concubine Mei doing in that place? ”

The emperor said: "According to the emperor's brother's opinion, Guo Chongtao's matter, I should let it be a big thing and a small matter?" ”

Li Cunxiao said: "In terms of Guo Chongtao's merits, the emperor should be more tolerant of him. ”

The emperor didn't speak.

Li Cunxiao said again: "Your Majesty, there is a metaphor here that the minister is not afraid of the emperor's blame. ”

The emperor said, "Speak." ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Your Majesty, you don't know the story of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo back then, right? Back then, Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo once turned against each other because of a beautiful woman, which led to uncontrollable consequences. Moreover, besides, ....... ”

The emperor said, "Besides, what? ”

Li Cunxiao said: "The minister doesn't dare to say it. ”

The emperor said, "It doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Besides, the emperor's Concubine Mei is far from being as beautiful as the mink chan of the year. ”

Li Cunxiao's courage is big enough, he dares to compare the emperor to Dong Zhuo, and he dares to say that the emperor's concubine Concubine Mei is not as beautiful as Erchan.

However, it's nothing, he and the emperor are brothers.

The emperor really didn't blame Li Cunxiao.

The emperor said, "Brother Huang, this time I just want to know the truth about the matter. If the truth of the matter comes out, no matter what the result is, I don't want to blame Guo Chongtao. If the truth of the matter comes out, even if Guo Chongtao really molested my Concubine Mei, I want to let him go for the sake of his merit to me, as you said. ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has a sentence to ask the emperor. ”

The emperor said, "Speak." ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Since the emperor wants the result to be the same, why should the emperor bother to investigate this matter? ”

The emperor said: "Because although the result is the same, it is also different. ”

Li Cunxiao said: "Why? ”

The emperor said: "If I ignore this matter and let it pass, if Guo Chongtao really has something wrong with my concubine, there will be a first time today, a second time tomorrow, and a third time the day after tomorrow." The first time, I can bear it, the second time, the third time, can I still bear it? If this matter is clarified, if Guo Chongtao really has something wrong, I will let him go, and Guo Chongtao will be grateful to me. ”

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So, the emperor asked Luoyang prefect Xie Gaoyu to try Guo Chongtao's case.

What kind of official is the prefect of Luoyang?

The prefect of Luoyang is equivalent to the current region-level official, smaller than the provincial governor and older than the county. At that time, the administrative units were prefectures, prefectures, and counties. The prefecture is equivalent to the current province, the prefecture is equivalent to the current region, and the county is equivalent to the current county.

Luoyang prefect Xie Gaoyu received this case. His head was straight. He knew how tricky this case was! Li Siyuan can't try this case, Gao Qin can't try it, let me try it! Li Siyuan and Gao Qin are my top bosses. Li Siyuan or my immediate boss's immediate boss? My immediate boss's immediate boss can't try a case, let me try it!

Xie Gaoyu didn't understand: How could this case be reversed! First of all, the official Li Siyuan at the level of the imperial court was tried, and the official Li Siyuan at the level of the imperial court could not be tried, so the official Gao Qin at the state level could not be examined, and the official Gao Qin at the state level could not be examined, so I was tried at the provincial level. What's wrong with the emperor?

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Xie Gaoyu didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and at this time, someone came and said that someone wanted to see him.

Xie Gaoyu said, "Let him come in!" ”

Soon, the man who said he wanted to see him came in.

Xie Gaoyu didn't know him.

Xie Gaoyu said: "You are ....... ”

The man said: "I am here by the emperor's order, and the emperor has something to say to you, saying that you must punish Guo Chongtao!" ”

Xie Gaoyu knew that the catastrophe was not far away.