Wang Guidun said: "The old minister begs for bones"

"What do you say?"

"If you make such a mistake, the old minister has no shame to stand on the court, and he has no shame to hold the right to seal again. *with* dream *small* say .lā only beggars bones to thank the world. I hope that Your Majesty will read on the sake of some small achievements of the old minister, and promise the micro minister one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Well, the old minister was also thin and cleared before, and I hope that Your Majesty will save some dignity for the old minister and handle this case as secretly as possible."

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "Qin Guogong, what do you think?"

Guo Ye said: "Weichen agrees with Wang Shizhong's opinion. In fact, even if it is not for Wang Shizhong, this case should be handled secretly. ”

"Why is that?"

"This case involves the names of more than 1,000 women, and many of them are even the wives and concubines of official eunuchs. If there is a lot of fanfare, the consequences are unimaginable"

There is no need to say this too clearly, His Majesty Li Er understood it in an instant.

Although there are only one or two thousand victims in this case, there are tens of thousands of women who have been to Daitokuji Temple.

When this matter spreads, these tens of thousands of women will have to be pointed at in their future lives. If there is a small-minded person, maybe he will prove his innocence by death.

If this had a ripple effect, it would not be surprising that hundreds more people would die.

This is not the most serious, the most serious thing is that the Dade Temple is famous for sending children

There are also thousands of women who have become pregnant after going to Daitokuji Temple. Some of this is the work of the monks, but a large part of it is completely coincidental.

However, as this case comes to light, how many parents will suspect that their children are not biological will cause many human tragedies

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "Okay, then according to the words of the king's servant, this case will be handled secretly by the Duke of Qin." ”

He thought for a while, and then felt a little uneasy, and advised: "What I mean is that you are fully responsible for this matter. This matter does not have to go through the Criminal Department, let alone me. I say that, do you understand?"

Guo Ye understood that His Majesty Li Er was planning to completely suppress this case, try to make it as unaware as possible, and it was best to go to the court, and only a few people present knew about it.

He said: "There are still 32 women to be released into their homes, and there are many officials who know about it, and there are many people who talk about it, and it is basically impossible to keep it completely secret. In fact, whether this case can be suppressed, Weichen is not sure, so he can only say that he tried his best. ”

His Majesty Li Er frowned and said, "Then try to keep it secret, and now you can only do your best." If the news really leaks out, alas"

Wang Gui saw the bargain and said: "Is the matter of Weichen's resignation slowed down, otherwise the noise will be too big, and it will not be conducive to covering up this matter."

"Not necessarily. Wang Aiqing can not mention this matter when he is on the table, and resign on the grounds of old age. Shangshu Youyun, the doctor is seventy and to the officer, the old in the township, the doctor is the father's teacher, and the scholar is the young master. You will soon be seventy years old, and no one will doubt that you will resign at this time. ”

"Uh, obey the order" Wang Gui was bored, and he could only kowtow to thank him.

Seventy Zhi Shi is an ancient precept, in fact, in the Tang Dynasty, this rule was not strictly observed.

What's more, Wang Gui has the role of prime minister, and his resignation, no matter how good the reason, His Majesty Li Er has to keep it gently, and only after several times can it be approved.

It can be said that His Majesty Li Er's statement today is very unruly.

The reason why His Majesty Li Er did this was because he was indeed very dissatisfied with Wang Gui, and secondly, it was also to give an explanation to the people of the world.

Although he ordered it to be kept secret, if the secret was leaked out, there would be such a big criminal case, and there would always be a heavyweight person responsible. Wang Gui Nai was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. If he resigned before the matter fermented, he would have silenced those who were doing good things.

After dealing with the case of Dade Temple, His Majesty Li Er set his eyes on Li Xinglian again, and said, "Li Shizhong, now it seems that your brother and daughter-in-law were kidnapped by the monks of Dade Temple, and they have nothing to do with me at all. I think you blamed the good people for it. ”

Li Xinglian knelt on the ground and said, "Weichen has no form, and I hope that Your Majesty will punish the crime."

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, we can have a three-day appointment." You are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you have become a constitution, and you have a golden mouth."

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand to stop Guo Ye from continuing and said, "Okay, okay, for your sake, I forgive Li Shilang for the sin of framing me." However, he disrespects the sins of the ancestors, but he can't lightly expose Li Xinglian, I want to punish you for a year, you can be convinced."

"We're convinced"

Out of the North Pavilion, Wang Gui snorted coldly and walked away

Li Xinglian said to Guo Ye: "Old guy Wang Gui, we have helped him so much, it's just that he is not grateful, and he is so unreasonable to us, it is too much."

Guo Yedao: "His resignation, although he was implicated by the monks. But it is impossible to say that it has nothing to do with us at all. If we hadn't had to raid Dade Temple, he would still be a respected servant

Guo Ye paused, sighed softly, and said, "It's quite pitiful to say." Now that his official position is gone, he may not be able to keep his reputation. It's not inconceivable to be angry with our brothers. ”

"Could it be that we arrested the lawless, and we arrested the wrong one"

"It's right. But for Wang Gui, the two of us are more resentful than kind to him. He saw that the two of us were unhappy, and it was also very normal. ”

"I don't think so, I think Wang Gui's resignation is completely his own fault, let's investigate this case, it is a fair case, and there is no mistake at all. Not only was there nothing wrong, but he also helped him clean up the family temple and return his ancestors to a peaceful environment."

Li Xinglian's voice became higher and higher, and he said, "Afterwards, in front of Your Majesty, we also helped him speak. In general, we have no grievances against him, and Wang Gui is an ungrateful villain."

Before Guo Ye could reply, someone spoke: "Wang Shizhong is ungrateful, but you Li Shilang is no better."

The two looked back, but it turned out to be Father-in-law Shun standing behind them.

Li Xinglian said angrily: "Father-in-law Shun, what did you mean by what you said just now?"

Dong Shun replied slowly: "Although you can't be called ungrateful, it's okay to just say that you are ungrateful." ”

"Ungrateful"

"It's the holy decree just now, think about it, if it weren't for the miscellaneous family who took a huge risk and didn't read the holy decree immediately. You want Your Majesty to take back your life, how can it be so easy now, but you didn't say a word of thank you to our Dong Shun."

"I see, this matter is really my Li Xinglian's fault, don't worry, Father-in-law, don't worry, wait a few days, Li will definitely have a big gift."

Dong Shun waved his hand again and again, and said, "You don't have to say that just now, it's all a joke with you, don't take it to heart." In fact, the miscellaneous family came to Li Shilang, which was His Majesty's intention. ”

"Father-in-law Shun wants to pass on the decree"

"Well, it's not a message. It's just that His Majesty asked His Majesty to tell Li Shilang that if your brother and daughter-in-law are unfortunately pregnant, you must try to hide it. Otherwise, the city will be full of wind and rain, and the case of Dade Temple will be covered up. ”

This is the real favor, Li Xinglian said: "It should be so." If this is the case, I will declare it to the outside that it is the illegitimate son of my nephew outside. ”

"This is the best, Li Shilang has a heart, and it is not in vain that Your Majesty has to go to reply to Your Majesty if you let you go, so I will not accompany you."

"Father-in-law, please."

After Dong Shun left, Li Xinglian bowed to Guo Ye and said, "Today's matter is thanks to Qin Guogong. If it weren't for you, our old Li family would have to be ruined, and I don't say thank you, from now on, Li will only look forward to your horse."

Guo Ye said: "Brother Li is too polite, this matter can have such a good result, on the one hand, I Guo Ye has a little hard work, on the other hand, it is really a blessing to invite heaven, of course, the most important thing is that Your Majesty is magnanimous." ”

He yawned a lot and continued: "Okay, don't say more, so many things have happened in the past few days, but I'm tired of it, let's leave it at that, and invite Li Shilang to drink another day."

Guo Ye thought that with the approval of His Majesty Li Er, the Dade Temple case would basically be settled, but who would have thought that in fact, the trouble caused by this case had just begun

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