"Instigating the dissemination of false prophecies, slandering the royal family, and endangering peace and stability in Hexi" - this is a great crime.

Du Yun couldn't do it if he didn't admit his guilt, because the four heads of the Hexi Jockey Club and the Polo Club testified against him, saying that he was instructed by him to print false prophecies and tabloids - the human and material evidence was conclusive.

Du Yun did not dare to deny this crime, and if he did not admit it, the charge of "instructing" would fall on the head of his brother-in-law, Du Ce, the head of the Du family, Jing Guogong: he was an accomplice who acted in accordance with the instructions of the head of the family. Compared with his own net worth and future, of course, the head of the family is more important, and this trade-off does not need to be considered much.

Dali Temple was sentenced in the final trial, Du Yun took away the official and went to the rank of a scholar, was demoted to a commoner, and was imprisoned for 20 years. Two generations of his descendants are not allowed to enter the government - this is the will of the saints.

Du Yun is one of the pillars of the Du family's generation, this imprisonment is to cut off the Du family's arm, and the people who came out after 20 years have been abolished, and Du Yun's eldest son was twenty-one years old, and now he is a don't drive under the Qingzhou Thorn History, and is expected to be promoted to the Thorn History in three years, and is regarded as one of the outstanding children of the Du family who can take on the beam in the future. Du Yun's house is abolished in the officialdom, and it is definitely a blow to the Du family's descendants, you must know which family's outstanding children are not big radish, you can plant one at will, and the talents who have spent your efforts to cultivate have been beaten down, not one, can you not vomit blood? !

But that's not all!

On the second day of Du Yun's conviction, Du Ce, the Duke of Jing Guo, was impeached by the imperial historian Xie Zhen Shangzhang for "improper family style, unstrict godbrother, and unworthy of being an example for hundreds of officials".

Which family doesn't have a little personal matter? How many unscrupulous children are there below? ——The family is large, there are many branches, not that child can be disciplined, not to mention that the high-ranking family is already powerful and powerful, and those children who do not cultivate moral character are easy to rely on power and power to make fortune, the key is to be able to settle down, not to let people make trouble, or to make trouble, and they are also flattened. But now that Xie Zhen is so clearly revealed, it means that the head of the Yushitai Observatory and the head of the Xie family of Chen County has made a move against the Du family, and those "small disputes" that were known before can be turned into a big case in a blink of an eye, and at this time they will become a heavy punch to Du Ce.

I have to say that Xie Zhen grasped this opportunity too well!

The saint was very angry about the false prophecy, Du Ce, as the head of the family and the eldest brother, was definitely "implicated" in Du Yun's case, and Xie Zhen added a fire at this time to turn out the lawless things that the Du family pressed down, which was equivalent to handing a knife to the saint, engraved with national law and morality, so that the saint should be re-defeated.

The sage took the knife and thundered, reprimanding Du Ce as the eldest brother as a father, and his godbrother for not being strict, indulging him in slandering the royal family and failing the king's grace, and as the head of the family, he was not strict with the family, and he connived at his children to oppress the people. Shang Shu ordered Wei Chongrun, Cui Xizhen, and Shao Chonglian, his subordinate Zuoqing, and other high-ranking ministers to immediately mend their swords, attacking Du Ce's lax family and improper self-holding. Of course, there are also ministers of the family who intercede for Du Ce, but at most they can only get rid of the crime of "indulgence" on the grounds that Du Ce is the head of the family and does not know. But as the right secretary of the ministry, this "ignorance" is too big, and even the children of the family are "unaware" of breaking the law, how can they be worthy of the position of the right secretary of the ministry, supervising and assessing hundreds of officials? The sage dismissed Du Ce as the right secretary of the ministry, demoted him to the assassin of Zunzhou in Qian'an Dao, and demoted him from the Duke of the State to the Marquis of Xinye County.

At the moment of the edict, the government and the opposition were boiling.

According to the rules set by the Mu Zong Dynasty when he rectified the rule of officials, the court every big case, the handling of high-ranking officials, does not involve sensitive and unspeakable, will make the Jingzhao Mansion in the four cities to post notices, to the capital, which makes the people of Chang'an know and pay attention to political affairs are extremely high, is Du Yun's conviction announcement and Du Ce's demotion announcement posted one after another, within two days, Chang'an City, from officials to scholars to cloth cloth people, almost no do not know, suddenly discussed and became a big news in Beijing.

For the family, demotion is secondary, and the key is demotion to officials. The title is just a fictitious title, although it represents the rank status, but the status of the family surnamed A will not be damaged because of the reduction of the title, on the contrary, the official position is the real power in the hands, not to mention that the official department is the supervisor of the six temples, and the assessment and promotion of the officials is the most important department with the heaviest authority.

Moreover, Du Ce's degraded Qian'an Road is located in the southwest border of the empire, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, the roads are dangerous and difficult, and the land is barren. Du Ce was demoted here, which shows the disgust of the saint - the Du family has completely lost the saint's favor.

When the people talked about the Du family, they gloated and said, "The Du family planted it this time, and it was even worse than the 6 family...... "The head of the 6 family has not been relegated to a remote place to assassinate the history."

It is said that the family surnamed A has a high reputation among the people, and this kind of schadenfreude is a bit unusual. Although there is no lack of clever snatching and oppression of good people, the tail is cleaned up, the face is wiped out, and the evil things are rarely spread, and each family usually pays attention to doing good deeds, such as building a good hall to raise the poor and orphans, and building a porridge shed to help the poor in the snow season in a famine year, etc., have a good reputation among the people, and have prestige and virtue.

But this time is clearly different.

After Du Ce's demotion announcement was posted, there was immediately gossip circulating in the market, saying that the Du family had done some immoral things, forcibly occupied the field house, bullied men and women, and caused deaths. These rumors have noses and eyes, names and surnames, and they can't be believed, and the prestige of the Du family has fallen to the bottom. Sound.

“…… Whoever let them spread rumors and slander His Royal Highness Qin State, it was only a prison sentence, or the saint was merciful. ”

Those civilians who had been confused by the pseudo-prophecies spread by nursery rhymes were very angry, and felt that they had been fooled by the Du family, although the conviction announcement said that Du Yun spread rumors in Hexi, and did not say that he was the mastermind of the forged prophecies, but the civilians in the market did not care about these, in short, they were fooled, who was willing to be a fool and be led away, and when he found out a Du Yun, he naturally poured out all his anger on his head, anyway, it is not a good thing that the Du family did those things that oppressed the good people.

The prestige accumulated by the Jingzhao Du clan collapsed with a bang.

And the rumor that the princess of Qin was "unlucky, and the country is a disaster" of course disappeared with the collapse of the Du family's prestige.

With the news of the newspaper and the news faster than the newspaper from Beijing, it is conceivable that all places are afraid of the Du family's experience, whether it is a serious ban on rumors or perfunctory before, at this time must be a hundred times more energetic, presumably it will not be long before it will be like Hexi and Beijing, nursery rhymes and pseudo-prophecies will no longer circulate, and Jingzhao Du will become the pot, and the people will be hacked to the end.

The far-sighted people in Chang'an City have already expected this result, and even look further, and what they are talking about and paying attention to is certainly not at the level of ordinary people's discussions.

"The combination punch between the saint and Liang Guogong is wonderful—there is really a tacit understanding." Cui Xizhen, the servant of the door, "snapped" and bombarded the face of Zhongshu Ling, "General! ”

Pei Chang hey, it's really old and spicy, the older this style of chess is, the sharper it becomes. Started to fly and eat the cannon, and his eyes flashed: "It's really wonderful: fast, fierce, ruthless." It's hard to believe, it's not premeditated. ”

Cui Xizhen dropped another shot, using the soldier as a frame, "General! Raising his head and squinting, "The premeditation has been there for a long time, since the Xiao family entered the Tiance Academy, maybe even earlier—isn't it?" His slow words, but the cloudy old eyes flashed with scorching essence, "The Xiao family has entered the game, you Pei."

Still hesitating? The Chu River and Han borders, either Chu or Han, there is no one standing in the middle. ”

Pei Chang stared at the Nanmu chessboard, wanting to wait for the flyer, but now the back road had been cut off by Cui Xizhen's car and horse, and sighed: "I lost." He twisted his beard and shook his head, "Is the world as clear as a chessboard?" The future is too dangerous and unpredictable......" Sharp eyes stared at Cui Xizhen, "Are you really not afraid, the world is in turmoil, and the family is overturned?" ”

Cui Xi really smiled and sighed, his wise eyes were a little helpless, but more of a transparency of the world, "The one who my generation seeks is the prosperity of the family, the children and grandchildren, passed down from generation to generation, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life?" But man's ambition,* ......," he said, pointing upward, "can it be quelled?" Not to mention the old bones above us, but to talk about the talented young children below, can they be willing? Even if we stop it for a while, can we get this ambition? Besides, the three sects of Mo, Dao, and Buddha have been planning for so many years, even if we stop them, can we completely exterminate them? ”

He leaned back, leaned on the new circle chair this year, with a comfortable expression on his face, and his old age spotted hand stroked the chair hand of the circle chair, "You see, we all accept this kind of sitting chair now, people are old, and it is comfortable to sit with their feet down." Those etiquette that was previously adhered to will inevitably be impacted by the new etiquette, some will survive, and some will change. Things in the world are like 'easy', there is no eternal change, today does not change, tomorrow will always change, either active change, or passive change. Rather than being shocked and changed by others, it is better to take the initiative to meet it yourself, and you can also grasp the opportunity. He sat up straight, his old body gave people a sense of tenacity, like a hundred-year-old pine on a mountain cliff, which did not fall down after experiencing wind and snow, and his old voice was as tenacious as a pine, "We can't stagnate because we are afraid, and even go to the wrong path of blockade and closure." ”

Pei Chang was silent for a long time.

In the study of Imperial Doctor and Jiang Guogong Xie Zhen, the head of the Xie family of Chenjun was also asking Prince Xiu of Wenguo: "Xiuzhi is still hesitating?" If it weren't for hesitation, when he was the palace counselor Du Ce, his deputy, Wang Xiu, who was the middle prince of the imperial history, would not have remained silent. From the perspective of interests alone, suppressing the Du clan is beneficial to the interests of both the Xie family and the Wang family in Beijing, and the only reason why Wang Xiu remains silent can only be that the Langya Wang family is still hesitant about the future position.

Wen Guogong held the tea, raised his eyebrows, and waited until the tea cup was cold, got up to say goodbye, and did not have a clear answer.

For example, the high-end dialogue between Cui Pei and Xie Wang, the two pairs of family heads, is born between the heads of various families. Because of the thunderous blow of Liang Guogong Xiao Yu in Hexi, the previously hidden dark tide stirred up like a wave, and the faint chess game also floated to the bright side, so that the heads of various families could not sit in peace, whether they were already standing or hesitating, they were facing the pressure of not being able to be safe.

In any case, the game is out and no one is out of it.

Jing Zhao Wei's reaction seemed to be faster than any other family in Beijing, and on the second day after Du Ce's demotion was down, Wei held an important meeting in the Fanchuan Courtyard, and the participants in the meeting were all the backbone of the clan, and there were also several young talented children who were regarded as the successors of their fathers, including Wei Yun's eldest son Wei Yingqi, who attended in place of his father.

Presiding over the meeting is the head of the Wei family, Wei Cang, the prince of Wendeng County, this year fifty two, is the eldest sister of Wei Yun's mother, because Wei Yun served as a high-level military general, according to the imperial court's avoidance system, Wei Cang can not be appointed as a civil official of the third grade and above, nor can he be appointed as a three-provincial official and the chief of the temple of each ministry 2 officials and the imperial historian, so he only taught in the Guozijian before, and served as the doctor of the fifth grade of the country, and Wei Yun was promoted to the second rank of the Anton Duhu, but even more to avoid suspicion of resignation, only hung a three-grade Jin Ziguanglu doctor Wensan official position, Only the leader of the house did not serve, but this did not damage the prestige and virtue of the female head of the family in the Webster, but on the contrary, she was even more supportive, but everyone listened with a solemn look when she spoke.

“…… In the past few years, Du Shi has used Du Songmao (Du Yun) to serve as a assassin in Hezhou, and he has interfered a lot in the interests of Hexi Province, which inevitably hinders the eyes of Xiao Shi. It was a matter of time before Liang Guogong took action against the Du family. But choosing this juncture makes people think deeply - it stands to reason that by saying this, the Xiao family is secretly fueling the troubles, which is more conducive to fishing in troubled waters, but Liang Guogong is a thunderous dispatch, chasing the Du family, quelling the rumors, and helping the saint. What this incident reveals is Shaw's position. ”

The relationship between the Xiao family and the royal family is delicate, which family does not know?

Liang Guogong Xiao Yu didn't pull the hind legs of the saint, and joined forces with the saint?

This has to make people speculate whether Liang Guogong reached a private agreement with the sage - of course the people of the Wei family think so.

Now listening to the head of the family say this, it is to confirm their guess!

But what exactly did the sage and Liang Guogong agree? The people of the Wei family are like cats scratching in their hearts, all kinds of speculations, but it is definitely not the founding of Hexi - hehe, the sage is not old and confused.

Of course, Wei Cang knows the secret, but this game of chess takes the world as a game, but he can't tell the people of the world that what the people in the clan should know is their Wei family's interests, and for the sake of interests, their Wei family's position and next action.

“…… The situation is clear, and each family has to choose a position. Our Wei Shi used to be neutral, not to the crown prince, nor to the king of Qi, but only to the saint. Now the holy will is clear, and the saint's side is the prince, that is, the princess of Qin. The sage's attitude towards the pseudo-prophecy and the harsh treatment of the Du clan have all made this holy intention clear - it will be His Royal Highness the Qin State who will decide the future and fate of the Tang Empire in the future. We, Merriam-Webster, must also get back on our feet. ”

Wei Cang's strategy is not to participate in the struggle for the crown, and now that the holy will is clearly in the Qin State, according to the interests of the family, it is inevitable to choose to stand as the princess of the Qin State - unless the King of Qi has a chance to turn the tables. But now the Xiao family, the first family under the royal family, has chosen the princess of Qin, plus the Qinghe Cui family, the Chen Jun Xie family, who have always supported the crown prince and have a clear position, as well as the Murong family and the Dugu family who take the position of a saint as the position, more families are as neutral as the Wei family, and now who will choose King Qi under the clear will of the saint? And how many families can firmly support King Qi's unchanged? The chances of King Qi turning the tables are really slim. The Wei family felt that under today's bright shape, there was no need to hesitate to choose the princess of Qin.

As for the future monarch being a woman, the Websters have no hesitation, isn't their head of the house a female head of the house?! ——It is this female head of the family who makes them Jingzhao Webster walk steadily step by step, and it seems that there is no old rival Du Shi scenery on the surface, but they have gained a lot of real profits, and now Du Shi is defeated because of the battle for the prince, which is a witness to the foresight and wisdom of their family master "not to fight for the prince".

“…… Now that Du Songmao is in prison, Du has lost an arm; Du Zhengmou (Du Cezi) was demoted to Qian'an Road, far away from Jingzhao, one south and one north, separated by tens of thousands of miles, and he must have insufficient control over Jingzhao...... Duch's people are unstable, and this is our Merriam-Webster's opportunity. ”

Wei Du is the two major local families of Jingzhao, the ancestral industry is in Chang'an, and the foundation is in Gyeonggi Province, and now Du Ce is degraded away from Gyeonggi, even if he has strong control, there is a danger that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and over time, not to mention the external response, the internal people's hearts will also have problems.

The Wei family was excited, and they couldn't wait to take immediate action to snatch the Du family's business name, channels, and talents. This is the case between the families, because of the interests, there are both alliances and antagonisms, but Wei Du, who is from Jingzhao, is more antagonistic than united, and now there is an opportunity to step on the Du family and devour its interests, of course, the Wei family here is very happy, but no one knows the opportunity of this "position" choice and the dangerous way forward.

It is heavy and a burden for a few.

And fate also depends on the choices of a few.

Of course, the discussions in Beijing have spread to Tiance Academy, and the teaching of the academy is not closed, they are all "knowing the world and caring about everything", and the students are of course also discussing. As a child of the royal family, the discussion is one-sided, even if he supports King Qi, he can't help but lash out at the Du family in public.

Of course, Xiao Yan knows more about the inside story, because she has a mother who "knows everything".

Li Yixun never tabooed these current affairs when he wrote to her, except for secrets

, everything that needs to be said is said.

Xiao Yan knew where his father was standing, and this happy mood lasted for several days. No one was happier than her, and her father chose the princess of Qin. Among them, there is friendship for Li Yuzhen, and even more affection for his mother. Because of her mother and Li Yuzhen, she doesn't want the Xiao family to be opposed to the royal family - of course, this is not up to her, the contradiction between the Xiao family and the royal family lies in Hexi, which is a dead knot that is difficult to untie, but for now, her father did not choose to muddy the waters and make profits for the fisherman, but to fight the king of Qi and support Li Yuzhen, she is very happy.

Within a few days, she received a letter from her father from Hexi.

Xiao Yu said in the letter: "...... Ignore the distractions outside, concentrate on martial arts, and don't be distracted. ”

Xiao Yan's heart is wide, her father asked her to ignore her, so she really ignored it, and only pursued martial arts wholeheartedly.

Even though Jingzhong once again set off a heated discussion because of the new appointment of the Right Secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the Assassin of Hezhou, she just read her mother's letter and gave up, and didn't take it to heart.

Improving her strength is the most important thing for her.