Tianqi hurriedly instructed Wei Zhongxian: "Say it quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

Wei Zhongxian took a few breaths before he said, "The news that the slave maid just received is the exact news brought back by the hundred households stationed in Guide Mansion from my East Factory. ”

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian took out the urgent report brought back by the hundred households: "And these hundred households said." ”

"Emperor! Uncle Guo has returned to Beijing and asked for His Majesty to see you! ”

At this time, Liu Ruoyu also walked in and reported the news of Zhang Gui's return to Beijing to Tianqi.

"Xuan!"

Apocalypse immediately stood up and commanded.

Liu Ruoyu agreed, and then walked out of the hall again.

And the apocalypse here instructed Wei Zhongxian: "You continue." ”

"Yes!"

Wei Zhongxian agreed, and replied: "According to the report of the hundred households in Guide of my East Factory, there is indeed a smallpox epidemic in Suizhou, and it has even reached the Guide Mansion. ”

"What?!"

Guide was a place where scholars gathered, so many bureaucrats from Guide felt uneasy about their families at this time.

Apocalypse was also quite surprised: "Really? ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "This is indeed the news brought by the people under the East Factory, and the slaves and maids dare not deceive the emperor!" ”

"Could it be that Zhang Gui and Xia Yunyi are really hiding from me, and they don't want me to be lost because smallpox occurred in Suizhou?"

Apocalypse sneered, but he still didn't want to believe the result.

He didn't think that this change of making up for the deficiency would make the heavens dissatisfied, otherwise, why didn't he see the heavens because a large number of people were dissatisfied with the destruction of their families by the inferior gentry?

"Your Majesty, Dongchang has been ascertained, is this matter still false?"

Liu Zongzhou immediately asked at this time.

Then, Liu Zongzhou was aggressive: "Please Your Majesty severely punish Xia Yunyi for the crime of bullying the king!" And immediately send the minister to Suizhou to deal with smallpox, and the minister is willing to take the order! ”

"Your Majesty! As Liu Gong said, smallpox raged in Suizhou because Xia Yunyi implemented too strict in Suizhou, and the minister also asked Xia Yunyi to be punished for his crimes, and another minister was sent to Suizhou to implement the new policy! The minister recommends Wuxing, the county governor of Yongcheng! Because the minister heard that Wu Xing was very effective in implementing the law change in Yongcheng, and he was quite loved by the people! ”

Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, stood up at this time and said.

Sun Chengzong, a university scholar, also followed: "The minister also heard that Wu Xing is doing well as a pro-people official in Yongcheng!" ”

"yes!"

Zhu Guozuo, a scholar, also echoed a sentence, and also said: "Now it seems that Xia Yunyi's set in Suizhou really doesn't work, so Xia Yunyi should be withdrawn and asked about his crime of bullying the king!" ”

"Please Your Majesty to punish him for the crime of deceitful king!"

Liu Zongzhou said again at this time.

"Your Majesty, do you think that Uncle Guo will also bully the king?!"

Chen Zizhuang asked at this time, and said: "In the humble opinion of the minister, the words of Dongchang are not credible!" Listen to what Uncle Guo has to say. ”

Apocalypse glanced at Wei Zhongxian here.

Wei Zhongxian was quite embarrassed, and said in his heart: "I really didn't mean to get along with Xia Yunyi and Uncle Zhang Guo, but how did the people under the Dongchang report it, if I lied, wouldn't I even recognize the emperor, only Uncle Guo?" Is he still the emperor's slave? ”

After hearing Chen Zizhuang say this, Tianqi only asked, "Is Zhang Qing here?" ”

At this moment, Zhang Gui had already appeared outside the hall: "Minister Zhang Gui is late!" ”

"Excuse me! Hurry in and talk back. ”

Apocalypse shouted, and hurriedly asked, "Is there a smallpox epidemic in Suizhou?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no smallpox in Suizhou!"

Zhang Gui hurriedly replied.

Tianqi said: "But Wei Zhongxian said that the people in their Dongchang found that there was indeed smallpox raging in Suizhou. ”

Zhang Gui glanced at Wei Zhongxian after hearing this.

Wei Zhongxian was quite embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.

Zhang Gui replied here: "Your Majesty, it must be that Dongchang heard the wrong news, although there were people with smallpox in Suizhou, they were quickly eliminated, and they were personally sent by the ministers to eliminate them. ”

"Really?"

Apocalypse asked.

Zhang Gui replied: "How can the minister hide it from Your Majesty. ”

"Uncle Zhang Guo, above the main hall, how can you bully the king like this!"

Liu Zongzhou scolded Zhang Gui at this time.

Zhang Gui also looked at him.

Liu Zongzhou continued: "Who doesn't know that once smallpox appears, it will be ravaged and eight to nine out of ten people will die. How can it be wiped out?! ”

"What do you know about a sour and rotten Confucian!"

Zhang Gui directly and unceremoniously replied to Liu Zongzhou.

"You!"

Liu Zongzhou has always enjoyed a good reputation in Shilin, and no one dared to scold him like this, but Zhang Gui just directly scolded him for being sour and corrupt, which surprised him for a while.

Many civil officials who admired Liu Zongzhou also glared at Zhang Gui angrily because of this.

Only Tianqi looked at Zhang Gui with admiration at this time, and sneered: "This Zhang Gui actually scolded something that I didn't dare to scold!" ”

Zhang Gui asked Liu Zongzhou at this time: "Isn't it?" ”

"How dare you say it's a rotten Confucian!"

Liu Zongzhou said in a complaining tone like a child.

Zhang Gui asked Liu Zongzhou again: "Do you know the book "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", and do you know the "Boji Dimacia Prescription" written by the great Sima Guo Wendinggong? ”

"Guo Wendinggong wrote this book?"

"What is the Elbow Backup Book?"

The officials were all a little curious after hearing this.

Liu Zongzhou also had to admit honestly for a while: "I really don't know, but so what? ”

"So you're a rotten!"

Zhang Gui continued to emphasize unceremoniously.

"You!"

Liu Zongzhou is directly smoked at this moment!

Zhang Guidao: "Isn't it, I don't even know these books, and I'm embarrassed to talk to Ben Hou about smallpox here." Do you think that because you are very deep in Confucianism, you can understand everything? ”

Zhang Gui then used these two books as a reference to use pox to prevent and control smallpox to Tianqi.

After hearing this, Tianqi said: "I see. ”

"Your Majesty, what the minister said is a truthful report, if you feel that the minister is not appropriate, the minister is willing to ask His Majesty to go to Suizhou to check in person, or send Dongchang to check again."

Zhang Gui replied.

"I believe in you!"

Apocalypse replied.

"Your Majesty! Don't be biased against kings! Please go to Suizhou to find out the truth for Your Majesty! ”

Liu Zongzhou was unconvinced at this time.

Zhang Gui said: "Your Majesty! Liu Zongzhou couldn't go. ”

"Why?"

Apocalypse asked.

Zhang Gui replied: "Because the reason why smallpox occurred in Suizhou is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!" ”

"Man-made disaster?"

Apocalypse stood up again, his face sunken.

Zhang Gui said: "In the past year or two, there have been no cases of smallpox in the Guan, but Suizhou suddenly appeared, and the minister and Xia Zhizhou felt strange, and after the investigation of the light and the dark, it was found that someone deliberately put smallpox poison in Suizhou. Moreover, this man has been caught by his ministers, and this man is waiting outside the palace, and he is willing to confess to the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

"Hurry in!"

Apocalypse hurriedly commanded.

Soon, a strong man with a broad face and square cheeks was escorted in by the Xichang Official School.

Apocalypse asked the man, "Have you ever been tortured to extract a confession?" ”

The strong man replied, "No." ”

Tianqi asked again: "Is the smallpox in Suizhou really related to you?" ”

"Yes, but I didn't expect them to wipe out smallpox so quickly!"

The strong man replied.

Apocalypse then asked, "What is your name, and by whom is it directed?" ”

"Che Chongren, it was instructed by my master."

The strong man replied.

Tianqi asked with a serious expression, "Who is your master?" ”

"Your Majesty, you personally promised to spare me a capital crime, I will say!"

The strong man suddenly demanded.

Apocalypse smiled coldly: "Okay, I promise you." ”

Liu Zongzhou felt a little uneasy at this time.

Guang Shiheng also pursed his lips, looking uneasy.

And the strong man also replied: "My lord is in this court." ”

For a while, all the officials in the court showed their complicated expressions.

Apocalypse also glanced at these people and asked in a deep voice, "Who is he?" ”

Che Chongren replied: "The old man is surnamed Liu, Zongzhou, and the word starts from the east!" ”

After hearing this, Tianqi's eyes stared at Liu Zongzhou coldly.