Chapter 41: Rumors are fiercer than tigers
The celebrant looked at the flying knife and said: "Back to the sage, this flying knife is the personal weapon of a martial arts person who specializes in practicing flying knife kung fu known as 'Xuan Dao', this person practices martial arts "Xuan Xuan Flying Knife", and calls himself Xuan Zhi and Xuan, and the flying knife asks for his life! Every time a flying knife is released, someone will die under the knife!"
"Oh, then how could this flying knife have anything to do with Gao Aiqing?" asked Long Sheng.
"The Holy One doesn't know that this person named 'Xuandao' is one of Master Gao's bodyguards!" said the celebrant truthfully.
Long Sheng suddenly realized, as if he finally understood, so he asked Gao Minglai directly: "Gao Aiqing, what do you think about this?"
"Back to the saint, the 'Xuandao' is indeed the guard in the minister's mansion, but Wechen hasn't seen him for a few days, and Wechen has also sent people to look for him everywhere, as for why this flying knife appeared in the hands of Lord Du, the minister really doesn't know! Maybe Lord Du got it elsewhere?" Gao Ming said a few words, pushed things cleanly, and even bit Du Zhongyang a bite, if the flying knife obtained elsewhere actually claimed to be found in the fire, then this Lord Du has another purpose.
"Du Aiqing, what do you think?" Long Sheng asked Du Zhongyang again.
"Holy Lord, whether this flying knife was obtained from elsewhere or not, as soon as the officers and soldiers who found the flying knife can testify! That's all the minister knows, because this matter involves a tall man, so the minister cannot make his own decisions, and he will truthfully report what the minister knows, report it to the Holy Lord and all the ministers, and ask the Holy Lord and all the ministers to make a clear judgment!" Du Zhongyang's goal has been achieved, and he also pushed his responsibility away in two sentences. He just said the matter and asked everyone to decide, and there was no question of who to slander.
Since you are invited to decide, it is also everyone's business that something goes wrong!
"Everyone, Aiqing, what do you think?" This Long Sheng always looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and he hung up high, and he didn't express his opinion on everything, but asked the ministers below.
"Back to the Holy Lord, since the bandit said that it was related to Gao Shenggongzi, then call Gao Gongzi and ask him!" said an official below.
"Yes, you should call that high ascension and ask him why he killed people and set fires. Another guy who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic directly charged Gao Sheng with murder and arson.
"I don't have to believe the words of those bandits, just cut them down with one knife and eliminate the harm for the people!" said another chubby official.
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For a while, many people expressed their opinions, and there were all kinds of opinions, and anything that should have been thought of was thought of. However, among the opinions, there are the most arguments to be confronted by Gao Sheng, because this matter involves him.
Gao Ming secretly wrote down the words of these officials, and anyone who didn't help him speak this time was afraid that he would be retaliated against.
Just when everyone was chattering, Wu Yong, the commander of the forbidden army, stood up and said: "Your Excellency, the minister has something to say!"
He was a martial artist, and his voice was loud and loud, overshadowing everyone present. Long Sheng also said loudly: "Speak!"
"The minister is always concerned about the situation in the capital, and yesterday in the market, he overheard a rumor that the brothers not only cooperated with the tall man for a long time, but also inadvertently mastered the evidence of the tall man's corruption and perversion of the law, so the tall man wanted to kill and exterminate the mouth!"
Wu Yong is a soldier and speaks straightforwardly without any embellishment. As soon as these words came out, the court became a vegetable market again, because this rumor was too shocking.
"Wu Yong, you, you spew blood!" Gao Ming was so angry that he pointed at Wu Yong with his finger, and stammered when he spoke.
"Master Gao doesn't have to be angry, the minister is just a rumor heard in the market, whether it is true or not, it remains to be verified!"
"Your Excellency, the minister was drinking with his friends yesterday and heard the news, and many people are talking about it!" another official also stepped forward and said.
"The minister has heard of it, too!" said another official.
"The minister has also heard of it......"
For a time, dozens of officials, large and small, stood up and said that they had heard something. Gao Ming was angry: "You...... You guys...... Unite to slander me!"
The situation of this crowd was seen by Long Sheng, and he felt that it was unexpected. Then he asked the celebrant beside him, "Have you heard of this rumor?"
"The old minister has been in the palace all along, and he has never heard of it!" replied the celebrant.
The crown prince Long Dingtian, who was standing near the bottom of Long Sheng, whispered: "Father, the son also heard it yesterday, and there is really this news!" Long Sheng has two sons and a daughter, the crown prince Long Dingtian, the second son Long Anmin, and the daughter is the Feixue princess that Hua Shenguang has seen, and her full name is Long Feixue. Every time in the early dynasty, the crown prince Long Dingtian had the opportunity to participate in the government and learn the way to govern the country.
Long Sheng nodded, his son heard it, that was the case. He motioned to the ministers to be quiet, and said: "Gao Aiqing, don't be angry, it's just rumors in the market, and those who are clear will clear themselves!" and then asked the prime minister: "Sun Aiqing, have you heard about this?"
Sun Haiyang smiled: "Saintly, the rumors in the market are just rumors, you don't have to take it seriously, there are thousands of rumors circulating in the market every day, if you go to the bottom of each one, it will be too tiring!"
"Your Majesty, the minister believes that there must be a reason for the words of the people, and they will not come out of nowhere!" Yang Tianling, the dean of the Tai Academy, came out and said.
was originally grateful to the prime minister for saying a good word for him, but when he heard Yang Tianling's words, he wanted to die. You said that you are the dean of the Tai Academy, what are you mixed with? I haven't offended you!
In fact, although Yang Tianling is wholeheartedly committed to the study of knowledge, he is quite resentful. Any time there is a little contradiction, he will remember it, and he is narrow-minded. He said this time, firstly, because of his inquiring character, and secondly, because Gao Ming did not arrange a good official position for his students that satisfied him last time.
"Someone must have deliberately spread rumors and slandered me, please be the master of the minister!" Gao Ming shouted that he was wronged, and kept justifying!
Looking at Gao Ming's appearance, Long Sheng thought about it for a while and said: "It's hard to make a conclusion about whether this matter is right or wrong, and it needs to be investigated in detail." Long Dingtian listens to the order!"
Long Dingtian hurriedly went out and knelt down to receive the order.
"I order you to be fully responsible for this matter, and all officials must cooperate, I hope you will handle it publicly, don't wronged any good person, and don't let go of any bad person!"
"Erchen obeys!" Long Dingtian didn't expect his father to hand over the matter to him, and after agreeing, he was still a little at a loss. After all, he had just been involved in government affairs. The ministers below were also surprised in their hearts, and many people calculated in their hearts, it seems that the Holy Lord intends to train the prince to grow up faster, so that he can take over the position of the lord of the country, and he will treat the prince differently in the future.
"Okay, I'm a little tired, let's retreat!" Long Sheng coughed twice, and with the help of the celebrant officer, he walked into the harem. And all the ministers in the palace, after shouting long live, also went out of the main hall.