Chapter Seventy-Seven: Taking the Big Picture into Consideration
"What Master Gu said was too ridiculous. It is said that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so why is it because you are the court and the central government, and your sister is a harem concubine, can you write off the crimes you committed? ”
"You-" Zheng Cheng's words were too straightforward, Lord Gu just wanted to open his mouth and scold him, and considering that Su Yutian didn't dare to make a mistake here, he just lowered his voice and reminded, "Lord Zheng, Your Majesty, you can't talk nonsense here." ”
"Ahem." Su Yutian coughed lightly twice, drawing the attention of both of them, and arguing again, "Okay, I'm not here to listen to your quarrel, tell me all the details you know, and don't hide anything." ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen will speak first." Master Gu was still angry, but with a lot of effort, Zheng Cheng took the lead.
"That day was the day before the end of the exam, Wechen went to the Ministry of Industry to extract weapons, and there was nothing unusual about the weapons when they were inspected, and Wechen also believed too much in the Ministry of Works, and did not check it very carefully, who would have thought that the Ministry of Industry would actually live up to the trust of Wechen and His Majesty."
Su Jingye stood behind Su Yutian and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, this Lord Zheng looked as timid as a mouse, and he spoke very smoothly, so he had to pull Lord Gu into the water to be willing.
"It's clear that you brought the weapon back on the way, and it was shoddy when it was broken, and now you still want to rely on my head."
Of course I couldn't hold back, and I almost had to quarrel with him again, but Su Yutian immediately stopped: "Shut up, listen to Master Zheng first." ”
"Your Majesty is wise." Zheng Cheng knelt on the ground very obediently and kowtowed, and Lord Shi and Su Jingye, who were standing behind, couldn't get used to his appearance of slapping horses, and turned their heads sideways.
"Lord Zheng, I came to ask you, you said that you brought the weapon back intact, can anyone testify to it?" Su Yutian said and glanced at Master Gu inadvertently, his eyes were full of pride.
"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have." Zheng Cheng realized that this might be the best proof to clear his wrongs, so he responded with great certainty, "It was late at that time, so I was afraid that there would be not enough manpower, so I called the outsider." ”
"Which outsider?" There are too many officials in these six ministries, and Su Yutian can't remember who there are in each ministry for a while, which is normal.
"It was the Hai family that went out with the first emperor to conquer the Japanese when the first emperor was in power, and now Hai Kuan, the eldest son of the Hai family, is standing under Weichen as a servant."
"Then this is after Zhongliang." Listening to Zheng Cheng's report, Su Yutian couldn't help but sigh. He does have some impressions of this Hai family, the Hai family has been able to write for generations, and I was very valued by the emperor back then, but later the wind of stepping on martial arts was too strong, and the Hai family was forced to decline.
However, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and it is not impossible for this Hai family to rise again and obtain the title. It's a pity that since Haikuan's tenure as a foreigner, he has more than enough cowardice, lack of intelligence, and no merits, so that the Hai family has been silent so far.
Although the Hai family is in decline, its reputation is outstanding, and its reputation in the court has always been excellent, Lord Gu vaguely felt that the form on his side was not good, so he hurriedly spoke, "Your Majesty, Weichen also has a witness." ”
"Say." As soon as Su Yutian recalled the affairs of the Hai family, thinking about how to make the Hai family his confidant again, he was a little unhappy when he heard Lord Gu interrupt his thoughts.
"As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Weichen is more responsible for urging the people below to cast the weapons, so this batch of weapons used for martial arts, Weichen was handed over to Liang Shilang to do."
"It's interesting to say this from the ancients, I've never heard someone say that leaving their duties without permission is so fresh and lonely, is this trying to put all the blame on Liang Shilang?" Zheng Cheng moved out of the Hai family and seemed to feel that he had a chance to win, so he began to ridicule Gu Ting at will.
Su Jingye's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, this Liang Shilang is Liang Xin's biological father. The Liang family was originally the champion of the previous martial arts, but due to the oppression of the generals by the DPRK and China, Liang Shilang had to abandon the martial arts.
A Liang family and a Hai family are all families of military generals who were not famous in the previous dynasty. His children and grandchildren, among the young people of this generation, are also outstanding.
Now this ethereal and bizarre case has made Gu Ting and Zheng Cheng shirk each other's responsibilities, but they have pulled out the family of these two innocent generals, and it is impossible for anyone not to suspect the strangeness behind this.
Su Jingye paid attention to the change in Su Yutian's face, and it seemed that he had already noticed it.
"The official just told everything about the time in detail, and he didn't mean to put the blame on anyone. If the problem really lies in our Ministry of Industry, I will definitely be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. ”
What Master Gu said was very righteous and awe-inspiring, but this attitude made Zheng Cheng scold, "Don't let it go? I'm afraid that even if Lord Gu is at fault, Yun Zhaoyi will definitely find a way for the adult to avoid responsibility. At that time, it was not Liang Shilang's family who suffered from the unjustified disaster. ”
"That's enough, I don't want to hear you talk about this pointless nonsense anymore." Su Yutian flicked his sleeves back angrily, these two are the top ministers in the DPRK, but he didn't expect the quarrel to be even louder than a woman.
"Lord Shi, according to what Gu Aiqing and Zheng Aiqing said, go to the Hai family and the Liang family to ask about the matter, and you must find out the cause and effect for me."
can do it in a normal position now, and Gu Ting are both old fritters, if you continue to entangle with them like this, I am afraid that your thinking will also be led away by them. Su Yutian stopped at the end of the day, got some news, and left early.
"Wechen obeys." Shi Zhengzhi's voice was strong, echoing in circles in this interrogation room.
"Weichen sends your majesty, prince." Even if the emperor and Su Jingye have already gone away, these three people have to do enough etiquette in the back.
It's just a trivial matter of cutting corners with a weapon, but I didn't expect it to involve so many big families, Su Yutian pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache, "Jingye, what do you think of today's events?" ”
"Wechen doesn't dare to say anything." He obviously already knew it in his heart, but he still had to test his thoughts first, and Su Jingye had no choice but to accompany him to act.
"Now you and I are just brothers, and there is no distinction between the courtesies of kings and ministers." Walking to the large square of the Yushitai, Su Yutian noticed that there was no one peeping around, only Xiao Quanzi and people were guarding the carriage.
"Do you think they're looking for scapegoats?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Su Jingye said in the way Su Yutian wanted.
"The mistakes made between the two civil servants, and the scapegoat that was finally found, were all military generals' homes. When I say this, it's not aimed at the generals, it's aimed at me. Su Yutian snorted coldly and slowed down.
Su Jingye followed beside him step by step, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, who dares to go against Your Majesty?" ”
"Just the two people in there, now they are clearly and secretly trying to make me lose face in front of hundreds of officials." Su Yutian thought of these people's disobedience, and he hated it, "This group of bastards who have no kings and no ministers, want to keep their status, but I don't want them to do so." ”
"Your Majesty is doing the right thing, but maybe it's a little too hasty." Su Jingye finally couldn't bear to see the country fall apart, but still gave Su Yutian very pertinent advice.
"You're finally willing to tell the truth." Su Yutian couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry on his face.
"The fight between civil and military forces has hurt two potential children, and Wei Chen can see that if they are carefully cultivated, they will definitely be able to stand alone for His Majesty." What Su Jingye said was a pity.
"It's just that Your Majesty is not suitable for outsiders to know about this matter, you see how this position of martial champion should be arranged."
"The most potential generals are from civilian backgrounds, and most of the ones in order in the future are straw bales from big families." Su Yutian sighed, with a dark and uncertain look in his eyes.
"Otherwise, select the best talents in the two exams of the literary examination and the martial arts examination, and then you will serve as the examiner, ask them a few questions on the spot, and finally answer the most to become the martial champion."
"Your Majesty, if Weichen is the examiner again, it will be inappropriate." Su Yutian frowned, stood on his feet and turned his head to look at him, and then thought about it, and then asked out loud, "Then according to what you see, who should be in charge?" ”
"Weichen thinks that this matter is the most suitable to be handed over to Master Li, the secretary of the Ministry of War." Su Jingye said the person he had chosen from the beginning.
"Master Li? You don't ...... with him" Su Yutian paused for a moment, and Su Jingye replied, "Because of this, let him be the examiner so that no one will make irresponsible remarks." ”
The main reason is that if Master Li chooses too many children of the family, he can let the emperor see his purpose clearly, and it is convenient for him to observe whether she has any tricks.
Su Yutian saw that his expression was sincere, so he nodded, "You are thoughtful and thoughtful, so it will be according to what you say." It's just a matter of selecting the new martial champion, without further ado, you can inform Master Li as soon as possible. ”
"Your Majesty, those two are now injured and disabled, and the matter has not yet been investigated, if they are in a hurry to select the martial champion, will it arouse public anger." I just felt that he had acted properly, but I didn't expect him to be so righteous again. Su Jingye couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
"If not, how can we force them to show their feet as soon as possible?" Su Yutian curled the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"Wechen is just more worried that they will jump off the wall in a hurry." After all, the Hai family and the Liang family have already appeared in the scope of Lord Shi's investigation, if Lord Gu and Lord Zheng have the intention to use them to get rid of the charge. Lord Shi speaks with facts, and it is very easy to be misled.
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, it's all for the sake of the overall situation."
Su Yutian's cool words lingered in his ears, and Su Jingye reacted a little, what a big game Su Yutian had put up. No matter how careful Li Daren is, no matter how complacent the others are, they think that they can control the emperor in their hands, but they don't think that it is Su Yutian who controls everything.
Su Jingye only hopes that there is no self in this game.