There were constant quarrels in the court, but the guards had already taken Jiang Sheng, Liu Tao, and Chen Tan away and put them in prison, and the Qingliu Party was still arguing with reason, and it seemed that they were really going to die. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

These two factions have a deep grudge, and they started to fight with Jiang Sheng's introduction, Emperor Ling was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away, and only the people of the two factions were scolding and arguing in the huge court.

Emperor Ling returned to the dormitory in a huff, and the Ten Standing Servants were engaged in "literary fighting" and "martial fighting" with the Qingliu Party, where did they notice that Emperor Ling had already left.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are here." Little Yellow Door Report.

Emperor Ling was originally a filial son, and he respected the Empress Dowager Dong very much, so he hurriedly got up to pay a visit.

"Emperor, your face is not good, but the court official angered Tianwei?" Empress Dowager Dong sat down.

"Alas, don't mention it, Zhang let them fight with the Qingliu faction in the court, I'm really annoyed!"

"If they fight, let them fight, the key is what do you think, the emperor. Although the palace can't interfere in the government, I still want to ask: What about Jiang Sheng, is he really rebelling? ”

"He actually set up an inscription for the Yellow Turban Thief Chief Zhang Baiqi in Jizhou, and Zhang Rang has already rubbed the inscription and presented it to me, and the evidence is conclusive."

"Your Majesty, the tombstone of the thief chief is far away in Jizhou, how did he get it? I think there must be something strange about this. Queen Lingsi said.

"The emperor was angry because of Jiang Sheng, isn't it a little too much? To be an emperor, you must be steady, and don't get angry at every turn. Empress Dowager Dong said.

"The reason why I am angry is because this Jiang Shengen will take revenge, I am very kind to him, and I am an official and worshippers, and I was going to marry Qian'er to him a few days ago, but who knew that he would cause such a big mess."

"I heard that Jiang Sheng entered the palace alone, but is there such a thing?"

"Yes, he relied on the more than 10,000 thieves who returned to him, and he had nothing to fear."

"I don't know if these more than 10,000 thieves have entered the city or the palace?"

"It's all outside the city, Zhang Rang sent troops to monitor them."

"Yes, with Jiang Sheng's ability to fight, plus more than 10,000 tiger divisions, I'm afraid that the officers and troops of this Beijing division won't last long, if Jiang Sheng really has any objections, this palace is probably already in his hands. In addition, he is holding a tiger talisman, so he can transfer troops. ”

Emperor Ling was in a cold sweat when he heard this, if Jiang Sheng really rebelled, why did he need to return the tiger talisman? How can they fall into the net? He entered the palace, even if he had an army of millions, it was also a rat trap, why did he Jiang Sheng kill himself?

"Alas, it was I who wronged Jiang Sheng. Someone came, passed on my will, Jiang Sheng, Liu Tao, and Chen Tan were acquitted. ”

"Wait! The emperor, the emperor and even the supreme must not admit their mistakes to their subordinates. ”

"Then, that can't let Jiang Sheng suffer an injustice, right?"

"Since Jiang Sheng is loyal, let him preserve the majesty of the emperor. Whatever his reason, it was not appropriate to erect an inscription for the thief chieftain. The emperor can cure him for the crime of disrespect, and he can be demoted and released, and then he will be promoted again when he finds an opportunity. ”

"The Queen Mother is wise, I know." Emperor Ling's heart moved, and he shouted outside the hall gate, "Qian'er, are you still eavesdropping?" It turned out that he had already found Liu Qian hiding outside the palace gate.

Liu Qian had no choice but to enter the hall to pay a visit, but with a smile on her face, Emperor Ling couldn't bear to punish her. Fortunately, she ran to find the Queen Mother, otherwise she would have really killed Zhongliang in vain.

Xiao Huangmen, who was on duty in the court, came to report, "Your Majesty, the people in the court have all dispersed, Zhang Changshi's arm was broken, and the rest were slightly injured. ”

"Hmph, what is the difference between these high-ranking court officials and the people in the market? Spread my will, and those who fight in the court today will be punished for one month to set an example! ”

Xiaohuangmen went to Tingwei Temple to convey his will, and at this time, Zhao Zhong and other nine permanent servants came to ask to see Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling was about to refuse, but when he saw that Zhao Zhong and the others had already entered the hall, he was very unhappy in his heart, although he was lustful and playful, but after all, he was the emperor, and Zhang Rang's performance today made him very dissatisfied.

"The old slave knocks to see the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen." Zhao Zhong led the crowd to bow down.

"Let's be flat." The Spirit Emperor said coldly.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Changshou broke his arm by the Qingliu Party, and I hope that the emperor will uphold justice and severely punish the murderer." Zhao Zhongdao.

The other eight permanent servants also echoed the request to the Spirit Emperor to severely punish the murderer.

Emperor Ling originally favored the Ten Standing Servants, but after this incident, there was a gap in his heart, and when he saw Zhao Zhong and others unilaterally accusing each other, he was a little disgusted.

This is a good thing for Jiang Sheng, if you want to bring down the Ten Standing Servants, you must first pass the level of the Spirit Emperor, as long as Jiang Sheng alienates the relationship between the Spirit Emperor and the Ten Standing Servants, and then does what he likes, and only after winning the support of the Spirit Emperor can he let go of it.

Empress Dowager Dong knew the power of the Ten Standing Attendants, although she had reminded Emperor Ling before, but Emperor Ling still went his own way and favored the Ten Standing Servants too much, causing the Ten Standing Servants to cover the sky with one hand, and even the people of the royal family were jealous.

She saw Emperor Ling's dissatisfaction with the Ten Constant Servants, and hurriedly said: "Emperor, Zhang Chang Servant is seriously injured, you should pay more attention to it, the palace has returned to the palace." As he spoke, he quickly winced.

Emperor Ling woke up a little, knowing what the Empress Dowager Dong meant, and now he couldn't offend the ten permanent servants, so he said: "I send the Empress Dowager back to the palace, and I will consider the matter of Zhang Changshi." ”

After sending off the Empress Dowager Dong and the empress, Emperor Ling officially received Zhao Zhong and others.

"It's really embarrassing for these foreign ministers to sprinkle and fight in the court. I am determined to be punished, but who injured Zhang Changshi? ”

Zhao Zhong took out a list from his cuffs and handed it to Emperor Ling, and said, "The old slave has already investigated and understood, and the people on this list have already done it, please ask the emperor to investigate!" ”

Emperor Ling was displeased, this list was full of Qingliu Party members, there were as many as twenty, but there was not a single official from the Ten Standing Servants, he didn't expect that his favored Ten Standing Servants would be so arrogant, openly using the hands of the Spirit Emperor to eliminate dissidents.

Emperor Ling thought that in recent years, dozens of officials of all sizes in the court accused the ten permanent servants of their mistakes, and those who spoke radically directly asked the ten permanent servants to behead, which shows that the ten permanent servants have made the court into a miasma.

He didn't realize his mistake, but put the responsibility on the ten permanent servants in his heart, but the queen mother's meaning was obvious, and he couldn't break with the ten permanent servants now.

That's it, loyal ministers, just be loyal.

With a wave of the Ling Emperor's pen, the officials in the roster were all demoted by one level to set an example, and he ordered Zhang Rang to be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold to express his condolences.

As soon as the edict came out, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and immediately seven or eight senior officials of the fourth rank resigned and went to the field.

A few days later, Emperor Ling ordered Jiang Sheng, Liu Tao, and Chen Tan to be released. and issued an edict to reinstate Liu Taoguan, and allowed Chen to return to his hometown, but did not mention Jiang Sheng's position.

An hour later, Tingwei came to see Emperor Ling.

"Your Majesty, then Liu Tao and Chen Tan committed suicide in prison." Tingwei said in a low voice.

"What? So, what about Jiang Sheng? Emperor Ling was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Jiang Sheng how he was. The deaths of Liu Tao and Chen Tan only made Emperor Ling feel a little guilty, and Jiang Sheng was what Emperor Ling was concerned about.