Wei Zhongxian's words reached the cabinet hall, and Feng Quan was extremely angry after hearing it, this must be Cui Chengxiu who found Jiu Qian-seo to enter his slander and sue him, otherwise Jiu Qian-seo would not have the leisure to take care of such a trivial matter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But he couldn't help but listen to Wei Zhongxian's words, otherwise it would not be a joke to anger Wei Zhongxian. But Feng Quan is unwilling to accept the order willingly, so wouldn't it be a waste of his previous achievements, and it will make Cui Chengxiu proud.

So after discussing with Ding Shaoshi and Huang Liji again, he decided to adopt a compromise method, that is, to sentence Liu Duo to be in the army and chase one hundred taels of silver. In this way, it not only copes with the urging of the factory public, but also leaves Liu Duo with room for operation, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

It should be known that the punishment of confiscation at that time, if the prisoner was properly operated, did not need to be sent to the cold and bitter place, and could directly go to the nearest guard station to serve the labor, if the prisoner further increased, these labor could also be exempted, in fact, it was a disguised fine.

Liu Duo can even take out 300,000 taels, and is he worried that he will not be exempted from the punishment of being confiscated into the army? Feng Quan secretly calculated in his heart, if things really came to that point, even if Cui Chengxiu was dissatisfied, what could he do?

Soon, Ding Shaoshi, who was instructed by Feng Quan, convened the four officials of the Criminal Department to try the case again, and gave them an opportunity in person, how could the four officials not know their intentions, so after a retrial in front of the court, Liu Duo's sentence was finally determined.

After Cui Chengxiu got the news, this time he was unprecedentedly silent, and there was no movement at all.

Just when Feng Quan thought that everything was over, that everything was done, and that the final trial result of the case was submitted to the Son of Heaven, the celebrant returned the case as it was, and attached Wei Zhongxian's meaning to it: The four officials of the Criminal Department bent the law for personal gain, and the rod was punished by one hundred. Liu Duo should be beheaded and immediately executed in Xishi.

Feng Quan held the case file signed with Wei Zhongxian's intentions, and suddenly felt that he fell into the ice cave, and his body was cold. I didn't expect that Jiu Qian-seo would care so much about this matter, completely favoring Cui Chengxiu, and leaving no affection for him Feng Quan. Wei Zhongxian's meaning is very clear, not only Liu Duo is going to die, but the four officials of the Criminal Department who defended Liu Duo's trial will also die with him - Wan Liao died after receiving 80 sticks, and now the four officials are receiving 100 canes, where can they have their lives?

As soon as he thought of this, Feng Quan only felt a pain in his heart, and his chest seemed to be pressed against a boulder, which made him breathless.

At this time, he was completely out of order, listless, looking at the two ministers in front of him blankly, and said weakly: "What should I do now?" ”

Ding Shaoshi's old face darkened with anger, blowing his beard, and said angrily: "The factory is too partial to Cui Chengxiu, but it is just a trivial matter, and he ignores the meaning of a few of our ministers. Is this cabinet still a cabinet, I think it's simply called the celebrant supervisor! "Liu Duo's case is none of his business, but under Feng Quan's instructions, he has already intervened, and now the Manchu officials who don't know that he is the most diligent person who campaigns for Liu Duo, Wei Zhongxian set the tone for this matter without asking them for the slightest opinion, which makes him very difficult to accept.

Huang Liji was still silent, just sighed with them.

Feng Quan was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, looked at Ding Shaoshi and said, "Since the factory has spoken, what else can we do?" I had to give up Liu Duo, hey, it's just a pity that the four Gao Mo people in the Criminal Department ......"

"No, we can't let Gao Mo kill them in vain!" Ding Shaoshi let it go, how can he say that these four people are also the trial officials he transferred in one hand, and now they want to accompany Liu Duo to the funeral, he is at peace in his heart, and said indignantly, "The old man will go to the factory and ask him to understand clearly in person, and let him withdraw this order." ”

Feng Quan was shocked and said, "Elder Ding can't be like this!" "He understands Wei Zhongxian, once he makes a decision, he will not change it, Ding Shaoshi will definitely bring humiliation on himself, and if he doesn't do it, he will get into trouble.

Ding Shaoshi's face was resolute, his face was tense, and he said in a deep voice: "Feng Xiangmo is persuading me, Wei Zhongxian is doing this, obviously not taking the cabinet seriously. Now that the Manchu Dynasty still has a trace of backbone and shame? If Ye Fuqing and Zhao Mengbai were still in the court, how could he allow Wei Zhongxian to be so domineering? ”

The more Ding Shaoshi spoke, the more angry he became, and his words revealed his nostalgia for the Donglin Party when it was in the court.

Hearing him mention Donglin, Feng Quan also sighed and remained silent.

I only heard Ding Shaoshi continue to roar: "The old man has endured him for many years, and now he can't bear it anymore, and today he will be a direct minister and set an example for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty!" With that, he strode out of the cabinet and headed for the celebrant.

Feng Quan was shocked to realize that when he wanted to drink, Ding Shaoshi's back had already gone far away, so he could only sigh again and sit back in the chair.

……

In the secret house in Dongcheng, Sun Yueling had a solemn face, listening to Yan Nantian report on what had happened in the past few days.

The ups and downs of the matter were too unexpected, although he had a hunch that Liu Duo's case would be difficult to stop, but he was still deeply shocked by the outcome in front of him.

After Wei Zhongxian personally took action, the situation really took a turn for the worse, and Liu Duo was finally sentenced to beheading, and he would be escorted to Xishi for execution in the near future. However, the matter is not over yet, Cui Chengxiu actually instigated his henchman Yuan Whale to impeach Feng Quan and Ding Shaoshi for favoritism, and impeached Wang Shaohui for embezzlement.

The apocalypse soon had a will for this, and the cabinet minister Ding Shaoshi seized his post and was repatriated to his hometown; Wang Shaohui seized his post and flowed for a thousand miles. Only Feng Quan, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, was not punished in any way, and still retained his official position as a cabinet minister.

Judging from this thunderous disposition of the imperial court, this matter must have been done by Wei Zhongxian, not only Liu Duo was not spared, but even several old ministers in the eunuch party were also punished.

Sun Yueling sighed and said to Yan Nantian: "Can Fang Yichen know about this matter?" At the beginning, he swore that he could rescue Liu Duo from prison, but now not only did he fail to achieve his wish, but he killed him, which made him explain to Fang Yichen.

Yan Nantian shook his head slowly and said, "He still doesn't know yet, but this matter has a great impact, and it is estimated that he will get the news soon." ”

Sun Yueling smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I was too supportive, and I lost completely this time." ”

"Why did the Guild Master say that?" Yan Nantian raised his head and said.

Sun Yueling sighed: "Liu Duo was sentenced to beheading because of me, if we hadn't found Wang Shaohui, maybe he wouldn't have to die......"

Yan Nantian shook his head and said, "The master of the meeting blames himself too much, and you are also out of good intentions in this matter, so I can't blame you." Even if you don't work for him, Liu Duo may not be able to die well. I have been lurking in the Imperial Prison for many years, how can I not know the methods of Cui Chengxiu, Ni Wenhuan and the gang, the people they want to rectify will definitely use all means to put them to death, since the day Liu Duo stepped into the Imperial Prison, it is destined to be difficult to get out alive. After a pause, he said, "Don't say that it is Liu Duo, even Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi and other important ministers can leave the edict alive?" ”

Sun Yueling knew that what he said was the truth, so he could only sigh and said: "After all, the eunuch party is too powerful, and it is really very difficult for us to fight them......" When things came to this point, he did not shy away from revealing his feelings to Yan Nantian to know.

Yan Nantian was silent for a while, and said: "We didn't win, but the eunuch party is not much better, this time it can be regarded as a lose." Wei Zhongxian's expulsion of Ding Shaoshi, Wang Shaohui and other important ministers was undoubtedly a major blow to the old faction of the eunuch party. Not only that, but I think Wei Quan and Feng Quan will also be estranged in the future, and it will be difficult to trust each other as before. His eyes shone brightly, and he continued, "Although we can't rescue Liu Duo, at least we have ruined Wei Biao's help, and in this regard, we have not seen a glimpse. Didn't the head of the meeting say that he would prevent Feng Quan from becoming the first assistant, judging from today's situation, although Wei Biao kept him in the cabinet, the possibility of him being the first assistant was very small......

Sun Yueling raised his eyebrows when he heard this, Yan Nantian's analysis really hit his heart, but all this was at the cost of Liu Duo's death, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.

Yan Nantian saw that he was silent, and continued: "I remember that the guild master also said that he would help Huang Liji become the first assistant, and now that Feng Quan has lost power, it is the time when we have a lot to do, and at this time, the guild master must put aside other concerns and decide the next move." ”

After Yan Nantian's reminder, Sun Yueling suddenly woke up, Yan Nantian said well, at this time, self-harm and self-harm are completely useless, only to lift up the spirit to meet the next challenge is the right way, and said: "You are right, I am too depressed, since the matter has come to this, we can only face it positively, and we have to find ways to contribute to the old Huang Ge." ”

Yan Nantian saw that he had returned to his usual appearance, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the master of the Guild has thought of a way to go down?" ”

Sun Yueling shook his head and said: "As Fang Yichen said, this matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to do it, so far I have not come up with a perfect solution." His gaze shot at Yan Nan Tiandao, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Yan Nantian frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The affairs of the court are not detailed, but when I was lurking in the edict, I hid the blood book of Yang Lian's last words written before his death, Yang Lian not only recorded the lynching he was subjected to, but also accused Cui Chengxiu and Xu Xianchun of various crimes. ”

"Is that so?" Sun Yueling's expression perked up for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said, "This suicide note is not trivial, if it is used in the right place, it may not be able to deal a fatal blow to Cui Chengxiu's party, and it may be able to prevent him from entering the cabinet......" He continued to talk to himself, closed his eyes and said slowly, "If Cui Chengxiu is also hopeless to enter the cabinet, even if Wei Gelding can nominate other people to enter the cabinet, but who can match the senior Huang Liji?" ”

Yan Nantian said: "In this way, Huang Liji has a chance of becoming the first assistant, and we can achieve a great success." ”

Sun Yueling opened his eyes, nodded and said, "What you said is right, if things develop like this, Huang Liji will be the first assistant." Then he frowned and said, "However, this suicide note alone may not be enough to stir up the court, and another fierce medicine is required." ”

Yan Nantian saw his expression and knew that he had a plan in his heart, and asked, "What kind of fierce medicine?" ”

Sun Yueling was about to speak, when the door suddenly "banged" and was pushed open forcefully, only to see Fang Yichen break in, press the hilt of the sword with his hand, and say coldly to him: "Sun Yueling, you have a good plan!" ”