The end of the year is approaching, everyone is safe, and the people who want to make trouble the most will not jump out at this time. It's been a year of exhaustion, and it's time for everyone to rest. As soon as this gossip came out, it didn't let people celebrate the New Year. The seven members of the cabinet will not be able to survive this year in the first place, His Majesty is a faint monarch who shakes his hands, and they are obviously the ministers who have brought disaster to the country.

Li Chengzong didn't expect it to be such a beating, he really couldn't imagine who was so daring.

"Check, I want to see which thing has come out of the horns and dares to point fingers at me." To tell the truth, it's not impossible to point fingers, please stand up in person. Who can stand it if you are so yin and yin, and what is the motive, is it purely an idle egg?

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, if it is a rumor, it will be fine." But they actually knew that it was Chief Zhu who personally used the seal, and even said that a set of procedures for the cabinet was the Tao. It must be someone in the palace who has such ability. He is either an important minister in the court, or a person close to His Majesty. ”

Good for you, Wei Zheng! How dare you hint to Your Majesty that it is us. Zhu Bajie and Yin Qiuhu glanced at it and thought of it at the same time. Explain, at this time, you have to stand up bravely to clarify, or that sentence, slandering the king. That's a big sin to knock off the whole family's head.

Yin Qiu and Zhu Bajie took a step forward, Li Chengzong didn't even look at it, and said, "You two don't need to make trouble, it's none of your business." You have the guts, and you don't have the guts. You're my cronies, and you have no motives. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two of them stood on their own feet.

"Who's left? Among the important ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, is there anyone who is suspicious?" Li Chengzong asked.

Fang Xuanling hurriedly said: "No, no one has this motive. No one has the courage to be an enemy of His Majesty, the minister assures. ”

Wei Zheng saw that Fang Xuanling had promised it, and he also stood up and said: "The minister also guarantees that it was not the minister of the DPRK and the central government."

These two people had to come forward, if they suspected the ministers of the DPRK and China, they must first suspect the old ministry of Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng. If they are suspected, they will be investigated, and Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng are not worried that they will be investigated and punished, and they are behind this matter. The reaction to worry is too great, which official is really clean, and many people are not clean under their buttocks. If one or two are investigated because of this matter, and other things are found, they will be removed from their posts and investigated, and it will be disgusting to celebrate the New Year.

Li Chengzong thought to himself, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling's guarantees, even if they have selfish intentions in it. But the truth should be as they say, and no one should have the courage to do so. Even if he has a temperament like Wei Zheng, he will not chew his tongue in private. Besides, what good will it do them to provoke the emperor, it must not work if I don't kill a few people in this anger, is there really someone looking for death?

"Chai Shao, you are personally responsible for this matter. I don't care if you arrest people one by one and interrogate them, or torture them, in short, I want to know who is slandering me a few years ago, understand?" Li Chengzong said.

"Commandment." Chai Shao said. The heart said that the emperor really trusts me, and he doesn't have to give himself such a difficult errand to discuss.

Fang Xuanling said: "The minister is willing to assist the chai and the horse to handle this matter together."

Wei Zheng was not to be left behind, and said the same.

Seeing the two of them say this, Li Chengzong said in a deep voice: "You two do your business well, and Tang Jian will go to assist Chai Shao."

Don't trust anymore! It's not that Li Chengzong doesn't trust them, but it's about his own business, and sometimes he can't see it clearly. Don't go, and make trouble for Chai Shao.

A few people left the palace, and Chai Shao and Tang Jian walked much faster than everyone else.

Tang Jian said as he walked: "You are the chief official in this job, I will do whatever you say."

Chai Shaoxin said, do you want to shirk the responsibility to me? Don't dream, he said, "That's not what you say, Your Majesty has sent you here to help. Everything is due to your help, and it is the great task of investigating where the rumors come from, and you have to find out for yourself. ”

"That's alright!" Count you ruthless, if I find out, don't think I'll inform you.

Tang Jian is really a capable person, and he sent out one hundred and eighty people that day, two or three disguised out, and went to a place where there were many people. to hear, who is saying these things. Late that night, Tang Jian sent people to invite these open-mouthed people one by one, and they didn't beat you or punish you, but they just asked where they heard it. If the source is found, everything is easy to say.

The circle of the Tang Dynasty was not large, and the population was not large, and Chang'an was only a few hundred thousand people. In addition, ordinary people have never mixed and don't know how to mix these things. The circle of gossip has always been among some literati, and there are even some children of family officials who think they know the affairs of the world.

Such a check and verification is time-consuming and laborious, but it is very effective. As long as you persevere, sooner or later you will be able to find out who did it and whose mouth said the first sentence.

Of course, Chai Shao was not really idle, Tang Jian did it, and he also secretly sent someone to investigate. It's nothing more than a channel to go through the market, I don't know how many gangsters in Chang'an City, these people may not be able to really fight, but they are indispensable if you ask about something.

When Tang Jian and Chai Shao met, it was already three days later.

Chai Shao said: "I have no clue, no one knows who did it."

Tang Jian said: "I'm the same here, I checked and checked, only to find that I went around." I've already caught it, I've put it a few times. ”

Chai Shao doesn't understand! He thought that at most someone who knew about this matter, and he didn't know who to tell it in front of him for a while, and it spread more and more over time, and finally it became an uncontrollable trend. Now it seems that it is by no means so simple, someone secretly arranged all this, and this rumor is not a coincidence or a deliberate rumor.

"What to do? Your Majesty, how can you explain there, you and I have just become cabinet members, and we returned home for the first time in handling a case, so it's not good to say!" Tang Jian also knew that there was no point in shirking responsibility at this time, and neither of them could escape.

Chai Shao said: "What else do you have to do?" If you have, we'll do it. No, let's go into the palace to face the saint and take the guilt!"

Tang Jian hurriedly said no, it was only three days before he was guilty, how do you let Your Majesty view you and me? It is still necessary to check, in fact, there are advantages of not being able to find out, at least we can be sure of one thing. ”

Chai Shao hurriedly said, "What's the matter?"

"You think! We can't find out anything, which proves that no matter who is behind the scenes, there must be a very tight organization. Who has such the ability to cultivate such a force at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an. ”

Chai Shao said: "It's not nothing, but it's definitely not much."

"It's saying that with such a force, it won't be used until it's absolutely necessary. Who dares to have no scruples and find himself unhappy for the New Year!"

"This" Chai Shao couldn't think of for a while. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)