Chapter 67: The Bloody Storm Covering the Jingshi (2)
- Three days later, early dynasty - "Smack! Fiercely slamming the thick stack of music in his hand under the Dragon Court, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, glared angrily at Xie An, the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and Xun Zheng, the Qing of the Weiwei Temple, who were kneeling on the top of the Golden Palace, and said in a sullen voice, "In just three days, one hundred and eighty-two people have been assassinated in my Jingshi, including as many as 112 cases of seventh-grade officials and above, thirty-seven cases of fifth-grade officials and above, and even one of my sons has suffered misfortune...... Xun Zheng, what the hell are you doing?! β
It may be that he has never seen the Son of Heaven Li Ji so angry, all the officials in the entire Golden Palace lowered their heads, silent, and did not dare to anger Long Yan, but the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng looked at Xie An and Xun Zheng with strange eyes, among them, the eyes of the fifth prince Li Cheng also carried a bit of schadenfreude.
"Weichen is guilty......" The dragon court in the hall bowed, Xun Zheng's forehead was firmly attached to the blue bricks in the hall, and he didn't dare to look up at the angry Son of Heaven, and even Xie Anxin was a little uneasy.
"Knowing the guilt and knowing the guilt, all day and night know that it is useless to say these useless words! - I entrusted you with the important task of asking the two of you to investigate the case, but I didn't ask you to say this to me! ββThe land of the dignified capital, where my Great Zhou Kingdom is located, let the thieves brutalize the virtuous people in my court...... Outrageous! The tone of the Son of Heaven Li Ji was a little harsher than that of Fang Cai, and it could be seen that the Son of Heaven was really angry this time.
At this moment, the fifth prince Li Cheng stood up, arched his hand and said with a smile, "Father, the son has a book!" β
"......" A hint of discoloration flashed in the eyes of Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, when he looked at his fifth son, and he frowned and said, "What does the emperor want to play?" β
I saw that the fifth prince Li Cheng glanced at Xie An and Xun Zheng coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Father Qi, the son, thinks that Xie An, the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and Xun Zheng, the Qing of the Weiwei Temple, are not capable enough, and the corpse is not enough to maintain the security of my Jijing!" ββHow can such ignorant people hold important positions in the DPRK and China! β
Seeing that the fifth prince Li Cheng unceremoniously pointed the finger at Xie An and Xun Zheng, all the officials in the palace were in an uproar, and they exchanged heads and whispered.
"Is the East Palace finally going to attack Xie An and Xun Zheng?"
"Didn't you say that Xie An had already fallen to the side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what's going on?"
"You are stupid, if that Xie An has really fallen to the side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then what is he doing to defend the Eighth Prince Li Xian like that?"
"So? Xie An has already thrown himself on the side of the Eighth Prince Li Xian? β
"Well...... In short, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to deal with Xie An this time, I just sit back and see where the wind goes, so as not to be implicated for no reason......"
Not to mention that the hundreds of officials were surprised by Li Cheng's move, even Li Ji, the son of heaven above the Dragon Court, was a little surprised in his heart, after all, a few days ago, Xie An made it clear what agreement he secretly had with the crown prince Li Wei, and joined forces to deal with the eighth prince Li Xian, but now it is ...... Do you cross the river and tear down the bridge?
Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, frowned and glanced at the prince Li Wei, who was silent with his eyes closed, thought for a while, and was about to speak, but saw Meng Rang, the imperial historian of the Imperial Historical Stage, stand up, and arch his hand and said, "There are many people who are vegetarian eaters!" - Your Majesty, the minister impeached Xu Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Chu Xi, a scholar of the Imperial Court, during their tenure, the two adults were nostalgic for the place of wind and snow, and drank and had fun with the women of the Qinglou, which is really insulting and moral, and I hope Your Majesty will be punished! - Can such a character also hold an important position in the DPRK and China? β
As soon as the words fell, I saw Xu Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, whose face was flushed, and he reprimanded angrily, "Meng Rang, you are spewing blood!" β
"Isn't it?" Meng Rang took a step forward, looked at Xu Zhi, and said with a sneer, "Lord Xu, at that time, there were many followers of this official and this official, but I could see it clearly and clearly, could it be that Lord Xu wanted this official to repeat what was said to be unbearable in front of His Majesty and all the officials?" β
Xu Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, looked pale when he heard this, and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he turned his head to look at Xie An, pointed his fingers at Xie An with a slight trembling finger, and said angrily, "Xie An, it was you who framed this official!" - Then the official is obviously in your prison temple, and I don't know what you did, so that the official and Lord Chu fell asleep, and then asked someone to carry the official and Lord Chu to the hook fence, yes or no?! β
Xie An, who was still kneeling in the hall, shook his head with a smile, and said lightly, "Lord Xu, everything has to be evidenced, do you have evidence to prove that it was done by this mansion?" - If not, then the mansion will sue Lord Xu for framing the mansion! β
"You!" Xu Zhi was furious when he heard this, but he couldn't tell the truth of what he said, and his face turned red with anger.
Glancing at Xu Zhi, Xie Anxin secretly sneered.
Self-inflicted, who made you embarrassed the woman of this house several times...... Hmm, that's not right!
Who told you to frame the Eighth Prince Li Xian in this way, and now, you have tasted the same helplessness as Li Xian, right?
This is called using the way of others and controlling the body of others!
Deserve!
Well, yes, that's it!
Xie An touched his nose with some weakness.
In fact, to be more serious, this matter does not have anything to do with Xie An, but it is not unrelated at all, after all, the mastermind of this matter is his ghostly wife, the eldest grandson Xiangyu.
Xie An also learned afterwards that when Gou Gong and Qi Hao took Xu Zhi and Chu Xi to Qinglou according to the instructions of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, what was even happier was ...... No, no, no, what's even worse is that Gou Gong also gave Xu Zhi and Chu Xi a dose of aphrodisiacs before leaving.
No, the dignified two first-class officials, even the royal number of girls in the Qinglou, when the imperial historian got the news and sent someone to arrest him, Xu Zhi and Chu Xi were still in their respective rooms with several warblers and Yanyan snorting and sleeping, and the silver scene made the imperial historian Meng Rang, who knew the truth, very relieved.
It is worth mentioning that Chu Xi, a scholar of the palace university, was sick in the house after the incident, and according to the grapevine, this old man was extremely ashamed and angry, and fainted at home several times.
As the eldest grandson Xiangyu said, Chu Xi has lost his reputation this time, and he will not be guaranteed in the evening...... I have to say that the methods of the eldest grandson Xiangyu are really vicious, but in the final analysis, what are you Xu Zhi and Chu Xi doing to provoke this woman?
This time, Xu Zhi and Chu Xi may have realized what is called [the strength of the feather, better than the poison]...... Of course, Xie An also reprimanded the eldest grandson Xiangyu fiercely afterwards, but unfortunately, when the eldest grandson Xiangyu put on that pitiful appearance, Xie An relented.
Thinking about it later, anyway, Chu Xi and Xu Zhi were originally political enemies who did not deal with each other, and they had repeatedly embarrassed him, so there was really no need to reprimand Changsun Xiangyu for those two political enemies.
Therefore, Xie An only said [nonsense], and the matter was over.
But what I didn't expect was that when the eldest grandson Xiangyu was messing around, he was a little surprised to rebel against the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng and others this morning.
Sure enough, the dispute between Xu Zhi and Meng Rang was interrupted, even if it was the fifth prince Li Cheng, it was not good to continue to target Xie An and Xun Zheng, after all, the affairs of the two ministers on their side, Xu Zhi and Chu Xi, were more serious than Xie An and Xun Zheng.
Glaring fiercely at the Imperial History Observatory Imperial Historian Meng Rang, the fifth prince Li Cheng thought for a moment, and changed his words and said, "Father, Erchen still thinks that Weiwei Temple and Da Prison Temple alone are not enough to rectify the security of the Jingshi, therefore, Erchen proposed to set up a separate yamen to monitor the ...... of the Jingshi" As soon as the words fell, His Royal Highness's hundred officials couldn't help whispering, and everyone knew that the fifth prince Li Cheng's move was clearly to weaken the authority of the Great Prison Temple and the Weiwei Temple in Jijing.
And just when all the officials were discussing, Xie An suddenly raised his hand and bowed his hand, "Your Majesty, Weichen also has this music!" β
"......" glanced at Xie An rather unexpectedly, and Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, raised his hand and said, "Quasi-play!" - You two will be even! β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Together with Xun Zheng, he thanked the Son of Heaven, Xie An glanced at Li Cheng, the fifth prince who was frowning and silent, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that what His Royal Highness Cheng said is extremely true, and I have indeed shortcomings in the justice of Beijing...... The three judicial yamen of Jijing, the monitoring of the imperial history platform, the people of the Weiwei Temple, and the trial of the Great Prison Temple, during the period the procedures are too complicated, often the news has just been obtained here, and the case has already been reported there, which is not enough to control the situation, therefore, the minister dares to ask His Majesty to set up a separate yamen to monitor the Beijing Division......" Saying, Xie An took out a copy of the recital in his arms, and it seemed that he had been prepared.
This move not only surprised the Son of Heaven Li Ji and all the officials, but even the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng were stunned and looked at Xie An in disbelief.
Only Xie An, Xun Zheng, and the Imperial Historian Meng Rang were not shocked, and it seemed that they had already secretly passed their anger.
This Xie An...... Could it be that this was expected for a long time?
Shan Jue, the head of the household, looked at Xie An and the fifth prince Li Cheng in surprise, fighting with their eyes.
"......" glanced at Li Cheng, and then at Xie An, the Son of Heaven Li Ji frowned slightly, and instructed Wang Yingdao, the great eunuch beside him, "Go, bring it all up!" β
The great eunuch Wang Ying bowed, walked down the jade steps next to the dragon steps, and took the folds from Li Cheng and Xie An respectively, and presented them back to the Son of Heaven.
After receiving the two recitals, Li Ji, the son of heaven, first opened the recital presented by the fifth prince Li Chengshang.
Zhenfu Division, Jinyi Wei ...... A special yamen that is not subordinate to one of the six ministries and has many rights such as surveillance, arrest, interrogation, and punishment...... Li Ji, the son of heaven, took a deep look at the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Are these two things really made by my two sons?
On the one hand, he secretly eradicated dissidents, and on the other hand, he used this to weaken the authority of Xie An and Xun Zheng and other ministers?
What a well-conceived plan...... Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven Li Ji quietly picked up another piece of music, that is, the piece presented by Xie An, and just glanced at it, and the eyes of the Son of Heaven Li Ji couldn't help but show a little different color.
What the?
Pacification Division, Six Doors?
A subordinate to the Great Prison Temple, which integrates surveillance, arrest, interrogation, and interrogation?
Interesting...... After muttering a few words, Li Ji, the son of heaven, picked up Li Cheng's part of the fold again, compared it with Xie An's fold, and looked at it carefully.
He found that these two pieces were similar, and even the names of the other yamen were similar.
Suppress the Division, suppress the unsubordinate, and appease the good and the good...... If it weren't clear that Donggong and Xie An were close to being like fire and water at the moment, the Son of Heaven Li Jizhen was a little skeptical that he had discussed it in private, otherwise, how could the content of the recitals presented by the two be so similar?
Shaking his head amusedly, the Son of Heaven Li Ji glanced at the five princes Li Cheng and Xie An.
On the side of the East Palace, this plot is very big, but how could this Xie An guess this?
Oh, by the way, this kid has the resourceful ghost girl of the eldest grandson Xiangyu behind him...... Heh, there are many scholars and handsome people in the East Palace, but the wisdom tank next to Xie An, this kid, is also extraordinary...... Amazing girl, if you look at the fire, you can see it like this...... It's a pity that it's a daughter, and she is not allowed to enter the court as an official, otherwise, the achievement is far above her grandfather's Xuanwen, a pity, a pity!
Shaking his head regretfully, the Son of Heaven Li Ji looked at the crown prince Li Wei, who was not moved by the situation in the palace.
Is this finally the case? My sons fought with each other, killing each other, just as I did at the beginning...... Sighing secretly, a little tiredness appeared on the face of Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, glanced at Li Cheng and Xie An, nodded and said, "Quasi-play!" ββFrom now on, the Beijing Division will set up a suppression department, which will not return to the criminal department, and will be heard by the heavens...... The Fusi of Beizhen is in charge of my son Li Cheng, called [Jinyi Guard], and the elite of the Northern Army Janissary is transferred to this department; Nanzhen Fu Division is in charge of Xie An, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, with the number [Six Doors], according to Xie Aiqing's words, the three divisions of the Great Prison Temple, the Weiwei Temple, and the Yushitai are handsome and talented, and they are transferred to this department! ββI hope that the two departments of the south and north will join hands to rectify the public security in Jijing, and relieve my heart! β
"......" The fifth prince Li Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xie An through gritted teeth, as if he was about to erupt flames in his eyes.
"Erchen...... Thanksgiving! β
On the other hand, Xie An's expression was the same as Fang Cai, he glanced at Li Cheng with a slight chuckle, and then bowed to Li Ji, the son of heaven, and said, "Your Majesty is honorable, and Weichen should do his best, and he will solve the murder case as soon as possible, and relieve His Majesty's heart!" β
"Hmm!" Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, nodded, glanced at the hall, and saw that no one had a replay, and waved his hand and said, "Retreat!" β
"Your Majesty retreats from the court, and all officials send it off!" Accompanied by the great eunuch Wang Ying's singing and shouting, all the officials in the hall knocked on the ground to send them off.
"Nanbei Zhenfu Si ......" After getting up, he glanced at Xie An, who was smiling a little proudly, and the fifth prince Li Cheng gritted his teeth hatefully.
It seemed that he had noticed the angry gaze of the fifth prince Li Cheng, and the banter in Xie An's eyes was even stronger.
Silly, right?
The two of you have all those staff members together can't compare to a finger of my wife...... What do you think you're doing secretly?
Don't be stupid, kid, my brother just doesn't have any evidence at hand, if there is evidence, I will definitely ask you to live in my prison temple for a few days!
Don't you know that Sister Jin is the woman my brother prescribed? How dare you threaten her with such despicable means? Sooner or later, this account will have to be settled with you!
Want to eat alone? Dream on you!
I don't know if I heard Xie An's inner monologue, the fifth prince Li Cheng's eyes became more and more fierce, and he was about to have a seizure, but the prince Li Wei next to him opened his eyes, pressed his younger brother's shoulder with one hand, and said irrefutably, "Go!" ββAbove the Golden Palace, you must not make a mistake! β
"......" Li Cheng's face froze with anger, and after glaring at Xie An fiercely, he brushed his sleeves away.
Half an hour later, after discussing with the crown prince Li Wei in the East Palace, Li Cheng returned to his mansion in a carriage.
As soon as he walked to the main mansion in the mansion, Li Cheng couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and he lifted a jade horse on the wall table and smashed it to the ground, frightening a beautiful concubine in the house.
"All down!" Beside Li Cheng, a man who looked like a staff member waved his hand, repulsed the concubine, and then said to Li Cheng, "His Royal Highness Cheng is angry, didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say it?" Although this time is a little unpleasant, it is not without gain, at least, Your Majesty has allowed it......"
"So what?" Li Cheng turned around and said angrily, "What His Highness wants is the entire Zhenfu Division, not the Beizhen Ansi!" - Wu Mian, didn't you wait for the secret of the matter and leaked the news? Otherwise, how could Xie An know what His Highness was thinking? Compete with His Highness for the Suppression Division? β
"Your Highness is angry, Your Highness is angry!" The staff member named Wu Mian naturally knew that Li Cheng was angry in his heart, so he was angry with him for no reason, and he was not in a hurry when he heard the words, and said with relief, "Your Highness, even if you ask Xie An to take advantage of it, it doesn't matter, this is a small profit!" - Forgive him, he can't guess His Highness's true intentions! β
"......" I don't know why, hearing this, the fifth prince Li Cheng's face slowly retreated with anger, paced a few steps in the room, nodded and said, "That's reasonable!" - Just let those guys who are not sorry to die be proud for a while! β
"Your Highness is wise!" Wu Mian complimented him, and then said in a low voice, "Your Highness, it's almost time to get ready to wrap up...... Thanks to the woman Jin Ling'er, these few people in Jijing are in danger, as expected, Liang Qiuwu has sent the four generals of the Eastern Army under his command to help his husband and rectify the law and order of the Beijing Division. β
"Hmm!" Nodding, Li Cheng frowned and said, "Is that woman Jin Ling'er still in the house?" β
As if he had guessed the concerns in Li Cheng's heart, Wu Mian lowered his voice and said, "Yes, Your Highness!" - That woman doesn't know about that incident yet, it's really a miracle for His Highness! β
Li Cheng smiled faintly when he heard this, and said, "That woman will find out sooner or later, but before that...... Tell that woman to kill the eighth child, and you tell her that if she misses again this time, she won't be able to see her assassin brothers......"
"Isn't there a hurry?" Wu Mian frowned and said, "Your Highness, I haven't figured out a way to lure Liang Qiu Wu away from the Tai Hospital, you see, is it ......?"
"What do you do to lead the Liangqiu Dance?" Li Cheng sneered when he heard this, and said lightly, "If Liang Qiuwu is not in the Tai Hospital, who will kill that golden bell for His Royal Highness?" - Don't underestimate the woman Jin Ling'er, maybe, she is dying and fighting back, and she can also eradicate the Liangqiu Dance for His Royal Highness! β
Wu Mian frowned slightly, and said flatteringly, "Your Highness is wise!" β
"That's nature!"
- At the same time, the palace heart cultivation hall - Li Ji, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, looked at Li Shen, the third prince who was playing chess with him, with a complicated expression, frowned and said, "Third brother, it's not like that if you hide in my dormitory all day, right?" β
The third prince, Li Shen, smiled slightly, and arched his hand and said, "Father, the son almost became the first prince to die in the hands of his brother, can't the father open the net?" β
"Humph!" Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, snorted lightly when he heard this, and said lightly, "Zhizi Mo Ruo's father, in front of me, you don't have to pretend anymore!" - I don't think anyone can kill you, my son in the name of [Shen]! β
Li Shen smiled slightly when he heard this, raised his hand and landed a piece on the chessboard.
Seeing this, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Is it another trick for self-preservation?" β
Li Shen chuckled lightly and said lightly, "If you don't feel at ease, why should you be at peace with the world?" β
"You......" Li Ji, the son of heaven, sighed when he heard this, and then seemed to think of something, and Zhengse said, "Who do you think did it?" Is it the second child? β
"No, there's no need for the second child to kill me......"
"What do you mean......"
"Old Five!" Falling heavily on the chessboard, the third prince Li Shen raised his head, looked at his father and said, "He wants to be the emperor!" β
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(To be continued)