Chapter 702: Piercing the heart, official
Forging the holy decree, which dynasty it is placed in, is a big crime of punishing the nine clans, although Chen Lin does not have the nine clans, but it is enough to make the old eunuch ashes.
It's just that the only thing that surprised Wang Ningan was why Tan Xian kept this holy decree...... According to reason, he should have been destroyed as soon as possible, especially if the army was defeated, the blame could not be escaped, if the holy decree was kept, in case it fell into the hands of others, the ancestor would not be able to keep it...... Wang Ningan tried to recall Tan Xian's words.
As a clever liar, it is impossible for every sentence to be false, on the contrary, nine out of ten sentences must be true, and the key sentence can trick others......
Tan Xian's resume is not difficult to check, there is not much intersection between him and Chen Lin, on the contrary, it was Shen Duan who promoted and protected him...... If Tan Xian didn't open his mouth, he would find out Shen Duan at most, and he would not implicate the old ancestor, so Tan Xian kept the holy decree, obviously, in order to blackmail the old ancestor, naturally he wanted to protect Shen Duan......
Wang Ningan thought about it and felt that before going to meet Jun again, he should go to meet this Shen Duan!
A madman naturally doesn't look good.
Shen Duan was covered in filth, and he could smell the stench from a distance, and his hair was gray, messy and straw-like.
Staring at a pair of reddish eyes, like a ghost, spinning around in a daze.
On the opposite side of Shen Duan's cell was Tan Xian's room.
He turned around and only turned his back to Shen Duan, but if he looked closely, he could see that Tan Xian's shoulders were trembling, and his heart was full of sadness.
Wang Ningan stood outside the cell, unfolded the yellow silk in his hand, and shook it at Shen Duan.
"Shen Duan, this is the holy decree that this official got from Tan Xian, I guess you know it too, right? This decree was forged by your fathers. This official is going to the palace and play the saint, and soon, your ancestor will come over and accompany you! ”
Wang Ningan kept staring at Shen Duan while speaking, trying to see something in his eyes. Because Wang Ningan has always felt that Shen Duan is crazy, maybe it is pretended, right?
But Wang Ningan didn't find anything abnormal, could it be that he was wrong?
In fact, Wang Ningan didn't notice that in the dark, Shen Duan's fingers had already been cut into the flesh, and a drop of dark red blood flowed out of the long nail, and when Wang Ningan turned around, Shen Duan's eyes fell on Tan Xian's body.
If you can describe it in one word, it is wolf vision!
Standard wolf eyes!
Shen Duan is really going crazy! If it was just him and Tan Xian, there was no doubt that he would definitely pounce on him, tear Tan Xian to pieces, and swallow him alive......
"Lao Chen, I'll enter the palace with His Highness first, and you keep an eye on Shen Duan...... By the way, if Shen Duan was still loyal to Chen Lin, and Tan Xian was smart enough to implicate Chen Lin, what would they do? Wang Ningan groaned: "Lao Chen, you lock these two eunuchs together, you must pay attention to Shen Duan's every move, even if it is eyes or gestures, don't let it go!" ”
Chen Shunzhi immediately nodded, "My lord, I checked the records of these days, and found that although Shen Duan is crazy, there is a problem, the food and water sent every day are not wasted, I guess even if he is crazy, it is not very serious." ”
"Well, no matter what, you have to keep an eye on Shen Duan, I think the key to the whole case is on him, as long as you pry his mouth open, you can figure out the whole incident!"
After the explanation, Wang Ningan and Zhao Shu hurried to the palace.
After only a few days, Zhao Zhen looked a lot older.
Seriously, it's heart-wrenching!
The old guy who has been with him for 40 years may actually be the mastermind behind the scenes, and the henchman organization he formed turned around and cheated himself...... From the political hall, the Privy Council, all the way to the localities, they are all separated from themselves...... It's not scary to be alone, but it's scary to not know that you are alone?
Am I too miserable?
These days, Zhao Zhen basically has no interest in national politics, and all the big and small affairs are pushed to the political affairs hall.
Fortunately, the decree was issued before, and everything was led by Wen Yanbo.
In the past, Wang Anshi could bypass Wen Yanbo and go directly to Zhao Zhen, and the new policy was implemented.
Wen Yanbo can only cry out in vain, this time is different, Wang Anshi wants to get past Wen Yanbo, there is no chance at all, Lao Wen instantly suppressed the reluctant Xianggong to death, and he didn't even have a chance to turn over.
If it weren't for the strength of the Fa-changing faction, especially if there was another Wang Xianggong, Lao Wen would have been able to blast Wang Anshi into slag! There's no way, a person like Wang Anshi who is dedicated to doing things will never be able to fight someone who is bent on playing with power, does he specialize in the art industry!
The civil official system is operating steadily, and Zhao Zhen can be much easier, even to the point of having nothing to do, Wang Ningan handed over the sign and immediately summoned him.
Zhao Shu shouted and ran in front, and the bear child's side was revealed.
It was the first time for him to really participate in court politics, and he still made such a big case!
"Father, Mr. has already obtained the evidence, Chen Lin is really an old villain! Father, you can't let him go! "When Zhao Shu was born, Chen Lin was too old, and later went to guard the mausoleum, so they had no feelings at all, on the contrary, Zhao Shu felt that Chen Lin had cheated his master, harmed his father, buried 100,000 horses, and cut him with a thousand knives, which is not an exaggeration!
"Oh?"
Zhao Zhen was also taken aback, sat up forcefully, and asked, "Jingping, is there really evidence?" ”
Wang Ningan sent the forged holy decree and told Zhao Zhen the origin of the holy decree.
When many people heard the decree, they immediately thought of the two-foot-long scroll, which the eunuch held and read in a low voice...... In fact, only the official decree is like that, and the official decree is issued in most cases by officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, not eunuchs.
The holy decree that Wang Ning'an found was precisely the middle decree, and the so-called middle decree was the emperor's edict, which was not attached to the political affairs hall and was not considered an official decree.
In many places, including textbooks, it is emphasized that the emperor has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and the export is the purpose, he is the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the cadres are arbitrary, and they can do anything, and no one can control them, so the rise and fall of the world must be counted on the emperor in the end. With Mingjun, there will be a prosperous era, and with a faint monarch, the country will die.
In fact, these impressions are very inaccurate...... Looking at the emperors of the past dynasties, there are less than 400 emperors in total, and I am afraid that there are not even ten people who can do the above, that is, a few founding kings!
In most cases, the emperor has to cooperate with the civil official group in order to implement his will, a holy decree, to be drafted by the civil official, reviewed, if there is an opinion, it can also be dismissed, the famous minister Wei Zheng likes to spray with Tang Taizong, because he is in charge of the province, is to do this!
Counting from the Qin and Han dynasties, a set of models in ancient China can last for 2,000 years and shape several 300-year-old empires, which are long-lasting, and naturally have merits.
If you don't carefully study the way power works, it is very one-sided and inappropriate to just stare at the wise men and virtuous ministers and blame everything on the word "rule by man"!
Without further ado, there is a formal decree, and of course there is a central decree that does not go through the civil service.
Especially in the Great Song Dynasty, because of the chaos of the official system, there are too many loopholes that can be exploited, and it is not unusual for the emperor to issue an edict. Similarly, as the head of the inner court, it is not difficult to forge a central decree.
When Zhao Zhen saw this will, his eyes suddenly widened, his breath was short, he pressed the head of the bed, and roared loudly: "Catch, quickly arrest Chen Lin!" ”
Zhao Zhen was hoarse and furious.
It didn't take long for someone to escort Chen Lin over.
The old eunuch didn't have too many surprises.
Chen Lin is not stupid, if he goes back ten years, I am afraid that Wang Ningan will not be able to help him.
Unfortunately, when people are old, they are prone to make mistakes...... After Chen Lin returned to the palace, he thought about his conversation with Wang Ningan, and the more he thought about it, the more embarrassing he became.
"It's really old and confused, and it contradicts itself and shows such a big horse's feet!"
Chen Lin sighed and kept shaking his head.
He knew very well that Wang Ningan would definitely find out about him, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"The old slave meets the saint and His Royal Highness the Prince!"
Zhao Zhen was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't speak.
Zhao Shu spoke, "You bastard slave, why do you want to forge the holy decree?" Say, "What are your intentions?" ”
"Divine decree?" Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, Shou Mei frowned slightly, and suddenly unfolded again.
He smiled helplessly, "Tan Xian has been recruited?" ”
"Not only did he confess, but he also handed over the incriminating evidence!"
Zhao Shu took the holy decree in his hand and threw it to Chen Lin.
The old eunuch trembled, picked up the holy decree, widened his eyes, and looked carefully, for fear of missing a word!
After watching it for a long time, Chen Lin put down the holy decree and honestly admitted: "This is the old slave who did it." ”
"Okay, you say, why do you want to do this kind of thing?" Zhao Shu asked angrily.
"This ...... Yes, it's ......" Chen Lin raised his head and glanced at Wang Ning'an, who was standing next to him, and seemed to hesitate. Wang Ningan immediately said: "Sage, Your Highness, this case may involve Mi Xin in the palace, as a foreign minister, or many inconveniences, ministers ......"
"No!"
Zhao Zhen suddenly interrupted domineeringly.
"Jingping, the biggest lesson for me in this incident is to be open and honest and put everything on the table. Otherwise, it will give the traitor and villain a chance to sow discord, you are the presiding judge, and you are responsible for the case, just let him say it, see what he can say! ”
Zhao Zhenhong's eyes were bare, "Chen Lin, you are also old, you are about to die, you can say whatever you want, and you don't have to bring the secret to the coffin!" ”
Chen Lin took a breath, "The sage said so, and the old slave told the truth, this, this is for the saint!" ”
"Ridiculous!"
Zhao Shu immediately reprimanded angrily: "When did my father let you forge the holy decree, and when did you hurt the soldiers?" ”
"Your Highness, the sage did not let the old slave forge the holy decree, but the sage once gave a secret decree to the seed and asked him to cooperate with the Qin cha...... The sage was suspicious of the king, and he had a deep relationship with the king, and he was in a dilemma...... As a slave, no, you can't embarrass the saints! If there is no secret decree, how can the Qin Cha mobilize all the armies? The sage gave the plantation a secret decree, if the Qincha did not have it, how could he order the planter to obey? The old slave is also thinking about the saint and completing what the saint is unwilling to do! ”
Chen Lin said, threw himself to the ground, and cried bitterly: "The old slave vainly speculated on the holy will, and asked the official family to surrender!" ”