After a while, Wang Anzhong walked into the small public hall quickly, and Zheng Zhi greeted him with a smile, "Is Wang Zhongcheng also coming to see the trial?" ”

Wang Anzhong saw Zheng Zhi and couldn't help but be stunned, he immediately saw Liang Zhongdu, the waiter of the Criminal Department, and hurriedly replied: "It turns out that the two brothers are also here." ”

"There's no way, this case has attracted more attention from above, if you don't come, no, even Old Minister Cai came to listen."

Wang Anzhong took a sharp breath of cold air, and when he turned around, he saw Cai Jing standing not far behind him, looking at himself with a smile, Wang Anzhong trembled, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "I don't know that the old minister is here, please forgive me for the rudeness of the humble position!" ”

Cai Jing controlled the government of the Great Song Dynasty for nearly thirty years, although he was responsible for the decay and corruption of the Northern Song Dynasty, but it is undeniable that he still had a strong influence on the imperial court, and most civil officials would consider themselves his protégés, so that he was deposed several times, and in order to stabilize the imperial court, the son of heaven Zhao Ji had to invite him back.

Although Wang Anzhong is a famous lyricist in the Great Song Dynasty, he himself is a person without roots, in front of Cai Jing, in addition to Ying Nuo, where does he still have the courage to confront.

Wang Anzhong thought of a solution that Li Yanqing was transferred internally, from the interrogation authority to the management of other chores, depriving him of the right to adjudicate the case, and handing over the trial power to another servant, so that he would not have to hurt his muscles and bones, but he could solve the problem unconsciously, he came to Li Yanqing, just to announce this transfer and suspend the case, but he never thought that Cai Jing was actually here.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter outside, "What a coincidence! Cai Xianggong is so here? ”

A person walked in from the outside with a smile, it was the eunuch Liang Shicheng, Wang Anzhong only felt that his brain was 'buzzing!' With a bang, he suddenly realized that this case had become an iron case, and he didn't want to overturn the case again.

Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng are cunning people, they have never interfered in this case, and when it was the most critical time, they appeared, and Wang Anzhong could not escape, so he had to sign on the spot to approve the closure of the case.

Cai Jing smiled and asked, "Why is Liang Gong here?" ”

"I happened to pass by Dali Temple, and I heard that Cai Xianggong was observing the trial, so I came in to say hello, how about it, is the case finished?"

Cai Jing smiled and said: "It's very surprisingly over, the main culprit in the assassination case kept saying that it was the commander Pan Yue, but he didn't know Pan Yue at all, and he was tested by Li Yushi, and he revealed the bottom, so it can be concluded that this case has nothing to do with Pan Yue, and Wang Hao's conclusion was completely wrong." ”

Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment, he suddenly understood, obviously the previous imperial historian Liu Lin knew this secret, but he did not report it to himself, nor did he report it to Wang Huang, but secretly retained this loophole, creating conditions for the later imperial historian to close the case.

Liang Shicheng nodded, "Since that's the case, let's close the case!" ”

With Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng personally in charge, the trial of the three divisions, which had been delayed for a year, was finally closed, and the chief judges of the three departments signed respectively, and then the chief officials of the Yushitai, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple also signed the closing book, at this time, Wang Anzhong said to Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing with the last trace of luck: "The big seal of the Yushitai is not in the hands of the humble position, and it has to be taken back and stamped." ”

Liang Shicheng smiled coldly, holding up a big seal in his hand, "Don't work Wang Zhongcheng to run back to the Yushitai again, I have already fetched it for you!" ”

Wang Anzhong was completely desperate, and under Liang Shicheng's strict watch, he had to sign and seal the closing letter.

After the trial of the case of the three divisions is completed, it will be directly reported to the Son of Heaven by the Yushitai, and there is no need to go through the hands of Xiangguo, and Liang Shicheng will take the closing book directly, which is also one of the reasons why he came to Dali Temple.

Liang Shicheng said to him at this time: "Zhang Bangchang impeached you for using the supervision of the imperial history to spy on Yu Shen's mansion and Cai's mansion, this morning the official family has transferred this impeachment letter to me, asking me to investigate the situation clearly, what happened?" At present, I have not seen the Imperial Historical Observatory explain this matter, and you will make up a written explanation of the situation of the Imperial Historical Observatory today, I need to know what happened? ”

Wang Anzhong suddenly had a dead end, and he said repeatedly: "Let's go back and write a written explanation!" ”

At this time, Cai Jing said with a smile on the side: "I know the reason for this matter, mainly because the New Year is approaching, and many magistrates have come to pay New Year's greetings to the old man recently. ”

Jiang is still old and spicy, Cai Jing found an excellent excuse for Wang An to understate, as for monitoring Yu Shen, it is normal, supervising the departure of dismissed officials from Beijing, which is originally the duty of Yushitai.

Wang Anzhong finally understood that Wang Hao had deceived himself, obviously the impeachment letter had been presented to the Son of Heaven, and he also coaxed himself into the hands of Li Yan, which shows that Wang Hao and Li Yan also wanted to get themselves down, and they actually wanted to be loyal to them?

Wang Anzhong was grateful and ashamed, but more importantly, he wanted to seize the opportunity to turn back, he bowed to Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing again, "Blind eyes, lowly and dangerously astray, now the lowly post finally sees the merits clearly, thanks to the minister and the Taifu for giving the lowly post this opportunity, the humiliation will not be lost again." ”

Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing glanced at each other, both of them showed smug eyes, they took a fancy to Wang Anzhong's ministers, as long as he was there, they could control the powerful officials.

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Early the next morning, Liang Zhongdu, a servant of the Criminal Department, and Zheng Zhi, the secretary of Dali Temple, joined forces to impeach Wang Huang, accusing him of serious dereliction of duty and reckless behavior during his tenure as the Imperial History Zhongcheng last year, which led to the unreasonable delay of Lin Lingsu's case for a year, which seriously affected the credibility of the imperial court, and demanded that Wang Huang bear the corresponding responsibility.

At the same time, the closing letter of the trial of the three divisions was also sent to the desk of Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, including Wang Hao's determination that Pan Yue was the mastermind of the assassination of Lin Lingsu at the beginning of the case.

Although the impeachment accusation is not serious, the key is that the evidence is conclusive, and Wang Hao cannot escape the blame, which will be a head-on blow to Wang Hao, who is gaining momentum in officialdom, and it will undoubtedly affect some of Wang Huang's proposals, especially in the appointment of Yu Shen's successor.

In the study room of the Ande Palace, Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven, finished reading the closing book of Lin Lingsu's assassination case and Liang Zhongdu's impeachment of Wang Hao, and after a while, he said to Liang Shicheng who was standing aside: "I can't see everything, I still need Wen Chenwu to assist me in maintaining the operation of the imperial court in the future, Wang Hao has really done something wrong in this matter, and he needs to be warned, let him stop asking about the affairs of Yushitai in the future." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Wang Anzhong, as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, is also the Imperial Historian, is he too busy?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Imperial History Zhongcheng just couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while to let him take the position, and the old slave recommended Deng Yong as the Imperial History Zhongcheng."

Deng Yong is the son of Deng Xunwu, the former prime minister, is Zhao Ji's very favorite bachelor of Hanlin, calligraphy and painting are very good, although the official position is not small, but he is only good at painting, let him be the imperial history of the Cheng, even Zhao Ji feels a little inappropriate.

Zhao Ji frowned, "His pedantic spirit is too heavy, and I'm worried that he won't be able to adapt to a place like Yushitai." ”

"Your Majesty, all kinds of relationships in the imperial court are intertwined, and the imperial history platform is often a mouse, but it is a scholar like Deng Yong who has little to do with the imperial court who can often be unaffected by the habits of officialdom, and the old slave believes that he can create a new situation for the imperial history platform."

Of course, Zhao Ji knew what Liang Shicheng recommended Deng Yong, and since he had agreed not to let Wang Hao get involved in the Yushitai, he agreed to Liang Shicheng's recommendation, "Okay! Deng Yong can be appointed as the middle of the imperial history. ”

Liang Shicheng was secretly happy in his heart, with Deng Yong as the middle of the imperial history, the imperial history platform finally returned to his hands.

At this time, Zhao Ji said again: "Then there is about Yu Shen's successor, Wang Hao recommended Cai Jing's son Cai You as the prime minister, is there a recommender from Taifu?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that the criminal department Shangshu Fan Zhixu has enough qualifications, and has served as a magistrate in Hebei for nearly 20 years, and knows the situation of Song Liao very well. At a time when His Majesty is trying his best to prepare for the Northern Expedition, letting such a minister with no qualifications and no experience enter the prime minister will affect His Majesty's preparations! ”

Liang Shicheng spoke bluntly at the critical moment, directly using Lin Lingsu's case as the basis, pointing out that Wang Hao did not consider the problem well and used people inappropriately.

Generally, high-level employment, the most taboo is to be caught, no matter how much Zhao Ji trusts Wang Huang, but once Wang Huang is impeached, and the evidence is conclusive, Zhao Ji has to consider the influence of the imperial court, even if Wang Huang is not punished, but he will no longer let it go, this is the bottom line that an emperor should follow.

Moreover, Liang Shicheng took out the Northern Expedition to prepare for the war again, and appointed Fan Zhixu so that Zhao Ji had nothing to say, he was silent for a moment and asked, "How is Zhang Bangchang's situation?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, after Yu Shen dismissed the prime minister, Zhang Bangchang and Wang Hao had a very close relationship."

Zhao Ji was stunned, and his eyes immediately became sharp, "Really?" ”

"The old slave doesn't dare to deceive Your Majesty."

Of course, Zhao Ji understood the meaning of the close relationship between Zhang Bangchang and Wang Huang, which most likely meant that Zhang Bangchang had taken refuge in Wang Huang, and after pondering for a long time, Zhao Ji nodded, "Regarding the matter of Xiangguo, I will think about it again!" ”

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Three days later, Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven, issued an edict that Fan Zhixu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was appointed as a servant under the door, sealed as the governor, and took over the post of Yu Shen Dazai, and appointed Deng Yong, a scholar of Hanlin, as the middle of the imperial history, and Wang Anzhong no longer served concurrently.

At the same time, Zhao Ji made a royal approval, approving the assassination case of Lin Suling tried by the three divisions, the three assassination soldiers were executed, Pan Yue was acquitted, and promoted to the commander of the capital, and Yuhou Zhang Xiaowen, who had died of illness in prison, was posthumously awarded Wu Delang, and his family was allowed to be buried and given a thousand taels of silver.

This was a joint attack by Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing, taking the trial of the three divisions as the starting point, and finally successfully intercepted Wang Huang's aggressive offensive, so that the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty gradually formed a new balance. 10