Chapter 206: Monarch and Minister
When the smoke cleared, only a pile of burnt white ash remained, and several people took brooms to easily clean it up.
In the blink of an eye, the streets are as clean as ever.
When sweeping to the city gate, the person in charge of cleaning was stunned, because the gate of Shangjing was wide open.
It opened a little earlier.
Usually, it was necessary to wait for the streets to be cleared, and the heavy gates would slowly open, and a large number of unfamiliar faces would pour in from outside, each passing through itself.
The street workers don't feel that today's movement is slow, that is, the city gate is opening faster.
It seems that the adults who are going out to meet some big people or go out to do errands will return to Beijing early.
In this way, the movement of his hands must be faster, so as not to disturb the nobleman with the embarrassment in front of him.
As if to confirm the street worker's suspicions, he seemed to hear the dense sound of horses' hooves coming from outside the city, and the sound of the wheels of the car pressing on the ground and making it difficult to move an inch.
The street worker hurriedly swept the last bit of filth to the corner and scooped it up, and then tightened his body to avoid it.
Soon, the procession outside the city entered the city gate one by one.
The street worker casually raised his eyes and saw the face walking in front on a tall horse-it was Ye Quan, the secretary of the criminal department who was in charge of the trial of the big case a few days ago and was sent out after the case was closed.
Behind Ye Quan followed hundreds of boxes, all of which were locked, and no one could tell what was inside.
But as long as people with a heart think of the scene when Pu Ting was convicted and beheaded a few days ago, they can think that those boxes may contain stolen goods hidden by Pu Ting.
Someone counted the number of boxes, and then gasped: "How greedy does Pu Ting have to be to be greedy for so many things!" ”
If the chests were full of silver taels, hundreds of chests, it would be roughly estimated that there would be millions of silver.
"I thought he was a good official with clean sleeves, but I didn't expect it to be black anymore."
"There is such an official in the Great Jin Dynasty, it is simply a shame for my Jin Kingdom!"
"Alas, it's the poor people who have been plagued by Puting, I heard that many people have already died in their families."
"Yes, although the sinners have been punished, those who died innocently will not be able to live."
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Such righteous indignant words continued, and even if Pu Ting died, this matter would surely be regarded as an after-dinner topic for a long time to come.
As for those who have had contact with the Pu family in the past, they are walking on thin ice at this time, and they can't wait to dig a hole to hide it, so as not to be affected.
The sound of conversation spread into an inconspicuous house in Shangjing, and in front of the door, an old man with a gray beard and hair wore a gray robe, standing like a green pine in the cool breeze.
Nong Zhou listened to the noisy discussion on the street, and his cloudy eyes gradually released a trace of clarity.
An Jian walked out of the house, tied the cloak on Nong Zhou's body, and said with a little complaint: "It's cool in Beijing, and now it's windy again, so you don't have to wear one more." ”
"Afraid of what?" Nong Zhou stroked his beard disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "Old man, I am already buried in loess to my neck, what can a gust of wind do to me?" ”
An Jian frowned, not very satisfied: "The teacher's words are becoming more and more unproportionate. ”
Nong Zhou smiled dumbly: "Okay, you don't have to pretend to be deep in front of me, when will the little champion come?" ”
"The teacher seems to be looking forward to him?"
Nong Zhou said meaningfully: "Of course, as soon as he comes, the sky in Beijing will change." ”
It's been decades, and it's time for a change.
Anjian: "......"
He didn't quite understand why the teacher was so excited.
After leaving Yucheng, they followed the footsteps of the prince of the East Palace into Shangjing, and were arranged in such an inconspicuous courtyard, almost isolated from the world.
To put it mildly, he was more inclined to believe that he and his teacher were imprisoned here by the prince of the East Palace.
There are secret guards around the mansion, and they can't go out at will, only the current champion Wen Qiyu can freely enter and leave the mansion, and by the way, bring back some news they don't know.
It's been a while since Wen Qiyu last appeared.
An Jian had a guess in his heart, maybe when Wen Qiyu appeared again, it should be the time when the teacher had to enter the palace.
For some reason, An Jian only hoped that day would come later.
Can...... Agricultural Week is looking forward to it.
It's as if the old system will be overthrown and the new system will come to light.
The surging surge hidden in the blood...... It seems to be tumbling again.
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After copying the Wufeng Mountain Cave, the millions of taels of silver and countless treasures were filled into the treasury.
Emperor Jin An was frightened and even more overjoyed, and even his tone was three points happy, so that the people who were waiting for the emperor also relaxed their minds.
"Ye Qingping, I've tired you these days."
Ye Quan's heart was heavy and he didn't dare to get up.
The accident happened so suddenly that he was not prepared for it.
Before entering the palace, he prepared several sets of rhetoric in his heart, but at the moment, it was useless at all.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, and knelt on the ground in a daze, Emperor Jin An's heart was slightly less happy, and he said unhappily: "What does Ye Qing mean by this?" ”
"Minister......" Ye Quan's voice was hoarse, and he was silenced as soon as he said a word, and his mind changed sharply during this period.
Ten years ago, the matter of the monarch's family has already been settled, and there may be His Majesty's handwriting, if he presents what he has obtained to heaven, it will be openly against His Majesty, and it may even be disgusted by him, and he will never turn over.
But Junmen lives up to the name of loyalty and martyrdom, if he turns a blind eye, he is afraid that the truth of this matter will never see the light of day, and after a hundred years, he will not be able to face the veteran of Junmen.
Thinking of this, Ye Quan's eyes suddenly showed resoluteness, and he immediately gave up his hand and replied in a deep voice: "The minister has something I want to report to Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to accept it!" ”
The pleasure in Emperor Jin An's heart suppressed the displeasure slightly, and he asked patiently: "Could it be that there is a change in Wufeng Mountain?" ”
Ye Quan shook his head, his voice getting heavier and heavier: "No, it's more important than that." ”
Seeing Ye Quan's solemn expression, Emperor Jin An was even more puzzled: "What could make Ye Qing shocked?" ”
"It's about the case of Junmen ten years ago." Finally saying this, the fear overflowing in Ye Quan's heart faded slightly.
Facing Emperor Jin'an's gloomy gaze, he was unmoved, and his voice was even louder and firmer: "The monarch ten years ago was wronged!" ”
In just two sentences, Emperor Jin An's pleasure turned into anger.
Emperor Jin An vigorously picked the dragon head on the dragon chair, the green tendons on his forehead exploded slightly, his voice was extremely cold, and he scolded coldly: "Ye Qing is confused, that matter was decided ten years ago, how can Junmen talk about innocence?" Nonsense! ”
Hearing this, Ye Quan almost ignored the difference between the monarch and the minister, and said excitedly: "The minister has evidence, and he still asks His Majesty to take a look?" ”
As soon as the words fell, he pulled out the evidence hidden in his sleeve - a 'guilty book' full of various charges.
The payment is Pu Ting, who was sentenced to death a few days ago.
"This is Pu Ting's personal complaint, and I hope Your Majesty will see it."
Ye Quan took a deep breath and presented the thing with both hands.
Yuan Yi turned his hand to take it, and his obscure gaze swept around Ye Quan's body twice.
Then he lowered his head and handed it to Emperor Jin An, who was sitting on the top, and his anger was obviously uncontrollable.
"Your Majesty......"
"That's nonsense!" Emperor Jin An couldn't listen to it anymore, and couldn't bear the old things being turned over again, so he angrily tore the 'confessions' into confetti and let them fall to the ground like snowflakes.
stepped on it again, in a vain attempt to completely bury the truth.
"Your Majesty!" Ye Quan's pupils constricted, and he asked angrily, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?!" ”
Emperor Jin An was furious and gasped twice: "Pu Ting is a sinner, he has served his sentence a few days ago, he is full of lies, deceitful and fickle, how can you believe one-sided words?" Like these things, he clearly deliberately wrote to disturb the line of sight, you are confused! ”
"But this matter has not yet been clarified, how can Your Majesty assert the truth or falsehood?!"
Ye Quan trembled, kneeling and moving a step forward, his hands couldn't stop closing on the ground, trying to regather the confetti scattered on the ground.
Seeing him like this, Emperor Jin An angrily pointed at his nose and scolded: "I am the lord of the Great Jin, I say that it is false or false, why do you need to check it again?" ”
"Your Majesty's move is in vain!" Ye Quan was angry and didn't choose to speak, and only after receiving it did he realize that he had violated the words.
But the words have been spoken, and there is absolutely no reason to take it back, he knelt on the ground with his neck bent, and he was bound to confront Emperor Jin An to the end.
Junmen ...... Junmen ...... The monarch who has done his best for the Great Jin Dynasty and died!
"Okay, since Lord Ye said that I am not Mingjun, I will show you in a daze!" Emperor Jin An laughed angrily, and raised his voice to change: "Someone! Ye Quan committed the following offenses, roared the hall with wild words, and punished him with thirty boards, and there must be no mistakes in the immediate execution! ”
The moment the words fell, several forbidden soldiers poured in from outside the imperial study, and after they received the order, they immediately tied up Pu Ting, preparing to press out of the palace to be tortured.
Ye Quan's eyes were red, and when he struggled hard, the Praetorian Guards seemed to be frightened by him, and subconsciously took two steps back, hesitating and not daring to step forward.
Ye Quan shouted: "Your Majesty, the monarch is innocent, and the truth will be announced to the world one day, why should you be persistent!" Do you think you'll be fine if you destroy the 'guilty book'?
There is more than one minister who has read the 'Guilty Book', and His Majesty only destroyed the rubbing!
Your Majesty, you have been wronged! ”
"What are you still doing? Don't hurry up and drag him down and hit him hard! Emperor Jin An pointed at Ye Quan, almost turning his back on his breath.
The forbidden army didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly dragged people out, blocking Ye Quan's mouth by the way.
After a while, there was a sound of slapping boards and muffled humming from outside the hall.
Under the anger of Emperor Jin'an, no one dared to show mercy, and for a while, the movement outside the palace became bigger and bigger.
After a while, the muffled grunt became quieter.
Yuan Yi's heart trembled slightly, and he considered and whispered: "Your Majesty......"
Emperor Jin An raised his eyes when he heard this, and his eyes were full of anger: "What, even you want to persuade me?" ”
"Slaves don't dare." Yuan Yi shook his head and cautiously reminded: "But Your Majesty, Lord Ye may not be able to withstand the thirty boards, you ......"
"So what?"
Emperor Jin An's expression became more and more gloomy, and he turned his fist to slam on the dragon chair, and roared in a low voice: "As a courtier, if you disobey the Son of Heaven, you should have been beaten!" ”