Chapter 360 Scandal (Medium)

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Zhiqi, the superintendent of the imperial history, made a concert, impeaching Ouyang Xiu, the governor of the political affairs, for not repairing the curtains, and having an affair with the eldest daughter-in-law Wu, but without the body of a minister, it is not appropriate to be more in zhèngfǔ!

In the vernacular, it's Ouyang Xiu, an old thing, who picks up ashes with his daughter-in-law, how can such a guy who is inferior to a beast be in power?

The official family scoffed at this, and said: "The current speech officials are becoming more and more dislike, and they are even using short and long to make up for it." ”

The reason why Zhao Zhen thinks this way is because the Song Dynasty stipulated that the speech official should perform at least once a month and impeach one person, which is called 'monthly class'. If there is no correction within 100 bullets, that is, he will be dismissed and demoted, or punished for 'humiliating Taiwan money', and as long as he dares to play, whether it is true or not, he will be rewarded!

The reason why Jiang Zhiqi dared to attack the government unscrupulously was because he would not be held accountable.

So Zhao Zhen just asked people to sue Jiang Zhiqi verbally, and at the same time ordered Yintai Division to suppress this bullet seal, hoping that the big thing would be turned into a small thing......

Who knew that Jiang Zhiqi refused to give up, and in order to prove that his impeachment was indeed substantiated, he said that this incident was not a rumor made by me, but was told to me by my leader Peng Siyong......

In this way, the matter quickly spread and became a hot topic in Bianjing, the Ji Pavilion and the wine shop, and after tea and dinner. There's no way, the fastest spreading news in the world is the peach sè news, not to mention the scandal of the prime minister and his daughter-in-law picking up ashes?

When Ouyang Xiu learned about it, he was almost mad. Immediately, Shang Shu defended himself: 'The minister was falsely accused, but it was only up to the court to investigate the truth and make the crime return. Strongly demand that the court try the case and clear his innocence.

In addition to him, there are other people who can't sit still, that is, his in-laws, Wu Chong, the deputy envoy of the Third Division, is rumored that his daughter is communicating with her father-in-law, and he naturally wants to protest in the chapter, 'But begging for the court's power and distinguishing between truth and truth, so that the door will not be insulted in vain!' ’

In that room, the palace attendant Shi Peng Siyong was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Shang Shu echoed Jiang Zhiqi and said, this matter is indeed what I told him, this matter is conclusive and true, please The emperor must rule and be impartial!

At first, the official family wanted to deal with it coldly, but now there was a commotion on both sides, and they couldn't hold it anymore. Zhao Zhen had no choice but to find Tang Jie and ask him to figure out what was going on.

Tang Jie knew that although Ouyang Xiu was a romantic man in his early years, he was still an out-and-out gentleman and would never do such a beastly thing. He was naturally towards Ouyang Xiu, and he was very angry at his subordinates' unauthorized actions...... Although the officials of the Imperial History Observatory have the right to play alone, as a rule, when impeaching a senior member above the fourth rank, he must first communicate with Dazhongcheng.

When he returned to Wutai Yamen, he called Peng Yongsi and Jiang Zhiqi to scold them, but although the two were silent, they insisted that there was real evidence for this matter.

"Jiang Zhiqi said that I heard it from you." Tang Jie glared at Peng Siyong angrily and said, "Then where did you hear that?" ”

"Back to Zhongcheng, I heard it from Ouyang Xiu's brother-in-law Xue Zongru." Peng Siyong stubbornly said: "The brother-in-law accuses his brother-in-law, why don't he say anything else, only talk about private matters in the thin veil?" The wind rises at the end of Qingping, and it will not be without a cause! As he spoke, he took out a note from his sleeve and said: "Here Xue Zongru copied the word "Drunken Penglai" from Ouyang Xiu, which can be described as ironclad evidence! ”

Tang Jie took it expressionlessly, and saw that on the note, it was clearly a ** poem:

'Seeing the shame and emerald, the tender face is evenly red, and the plain waist is naïve. The red medicine is on the side, and I don't know how to teach Yi. Half-concealed shyness, his voice trembled, and asked if anyone knew. Forced Luo skirt, stole back the wave eyes, and pretended to sit.

asked even if, after the matter was completed, it was messed up and was guessed by the mother. I'll go home, and you'll rest now. is more feminine, some needlework, and I have never received it. But wait for a change, under the shadow of the garden flowers, and start again. ’

"Zhongcheng Mingjian." Seeing that Tang Jie was silent, Peng Siyong came to the god of jīng, and added oil and vinegar to the side: "'But wait for more, under the shadow of the garden flower, ask Does anyone know?'" 'Who else needs to be as sneaky as him among the women of Oufu except his daughter-in-law? ”

"Yes, yes, 'shy face, tender face and even red, plain waist and na', it is clearly a portrayal of his eldest daughter-in-law Wu." Jiang Zhiqi said on the side: "I heard that before the Wu family left the pavilion, she was a famous beauty in the capital...... After the matter was completed, the clouds were messed up, who admitted that the mother did not guess it, but was guessed by the uncle! ”

"Nonsense!" Tang Jie slapped the table and said: "When literati write words, there is a fiction, how can it be used as evidence? ”

"According to Zhongcheng's standards, you can only catch Jiān in bed." Peng Siyong pouted and said, "This is not the work of our imperial history......

"Bastard thing!" Tang Jie scolded angrily: "Don't think that if someone supports you, you can act recklessly, this official will not let you succeed!" ”

The two of them have always been in a posture of 'dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water', but when they heard this, they were silent...... Tang Jie's resolute action quickly confirmed the cause and effect of the case.

The rumor of 'picking up ashes' was indeed spread by Ouyang Xiu's brother-in-law Xue Liangru. That Xue Liangru is also a jinshi, an official to Jixian school, and he should have a great future. But this year I went back to the word...... An official he recommended to the imperial court many years ago was corrupt and dismissed.

In the Song Dynasty, even if you were a jinshi, you had to be sponsored by an official to enter the officialdom. Moreover, according to the rules, if the recommended official violates the law, the recommender is jointly and severally liable. Although it is not the same crime, it is possible to be demoted or even removed from office.

Of course, as the years go by, this article has been implemented, and there is a lot of bullet. That's for sure, otherwise if you recommend an official, you have to take the risk for a lifetime, and no one can stand it. So those who have people above, when they encounter this situation, it is generally a symbol of xìng's punishment. Of course, if there is no one above or even offends people, they can only consider themselves unlucky.

Xue Zongru was not worried at that time, there were people in our court! My brother-in-law is the deputy prime minister, and he doesn't have a word?

It was indeed a matter of one sentence, but Ouyang Xiu not only did not intercede for him, but instead made it clear and said to the court: "You can't be tolerant of the minister because he is involved in political affairs." ’

If Ouyang Xiu didn't open his mouth, others would not embarrass Xue Zongru for the sake of his face, but since he opened his mouth, everyone would be happy to satisfy him......

After Xue Zongru was demoted, he was naturally angry with Ouyang Xiu. Even if you don't want to keep quiet, you can always shut up, right? Just thinking that he is a virtuous minister, is there any one who is a little bit of a person?

The more he thought about it, the more resentful he became...... Don't you want to go down in history, I have to make a mess for you. In order to get out of the evil breath in his chest, and also make Ouyang Xiu faceless, Xue Zongru made up this scandal.

Why use scandals? Because as early as the fourth year of Qingli, Ouyang Xiu had a boiling 'nephew case'...... Ouyang Xiu's niece, after marrying as an adult, was sent to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion because of her relationship with a house slave, and she was actually found to have a relationship with Ouyang Xiu during the trial. The official Qian Mingyi went to the original to impeach Ouyang Xiu, which caused a sensation in the government and the opposition.

Although there was no evidence in the end, Ouyang Xiu was in a slump for several years, and it became a romantic lawsuit that he could not get rid of in his life.

So Xue Zongru wanted to spread rumors, and immediately thought of the matter of men and women, and this time he went one step further and changed from a niece to a daughter-in-law!

However, Xue Zongru only told one person, that is, his friend Liu Jin of the same year, and after speaking, he was angry, and he also felt that it was too much, so he didn't say anything more.

Speaking of which, that was a few months ago. Originally, even the rumor-mongers were almost forgotten, but Liu Jin remembered it again and told his fellow countryman Peng Siyong, and it became out of control......

Is this really a mistake? Judging from Tang Jie's many years of experience, not necessarily!

Just like the 'theft of nephews', it was actually Yang Rìyan, who was the prefect of Kaifeng at the time, in order to avenge that when he was in office in Yizhou in his early years, Ouyang Xiu had participated in his greed and lawlessness, and instructed the jailer to teach Zhang to falsely accuse. This 'eldest daughter-in-law case' may not be a poisonous plan made up by the villains in the DPRK!

But finding out the truth can't restore Ouyang Xiu's innocence. He already had a 'criminal record', and the rumor-mongers used rumors of the same xìng nature to slander him, which was the most effective, and he couldn't wash it off.

Because others will definitely say, why don't people make rumors about others? Specially made your Ouyang Xiu's rumors again and again? Flies don't bite seamless eggs, or you have a problem with your style, so you will be caught.

Ouyang Xiu didn't need to listen to other people's discussions, just thinking about it, he felt disgusted to death, and he couldn't say it clearly!

Since he started his work, Ouyang Xiu's rì son has been dark, not to mention that his daughter-in-law can no longer get along, even if the father and son meet, it is very embarrassing. In the past few days, Ouyang Fa lived in the official office and did not go home, Wu also returned to his parents' house, Ouyang Xiu also had no face to go to the palace to discuss politics, asked for sick leave and closed the door at home, and only wrote a chapter for the emperor.

He said that Jiang Zhiqi's impeachment of me is something that even beasts will not do, and if I do it, His Majesty will cut me with a thousand knives and crush my bones and ashes. This matter must not be vague and confused, the court must thoroughly investigate to the end, either return my innocence or kill me!

Immediately after that, Shang Shu said, in view of the current situation, I ask the imperial court to let me resign from the post of governor of the government, so that the supervisory organs can thoroughly investigate!

Within a month, I have been playing nine pieces in a row, and I am completely innocent and would rather die!

At that moment, Ouyang Xiu's students were all angry, and they wrote books to support the teacher. Wang Shao also beat Jiang Zhiqi to the point that he was bedridden all winter......

Who is this Jiang Zhiqi? An important member of the Jiayou Society!

He is not only a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou, but also a teacher-student relationship with Ouyang Xiu. And later, Jiang Zhiqi was able to take the examination course, and it was recommended by Ouyang Xiu. Although he was brushed off in the imperial examination, he passed the cabinet no matter how he said it, and then he became famous and was elected to the imperial history platform-

(To be continued.) RQ