"Your Majesty, Tuhai is a traitor! Now it has been ascertained that the sinner who yelled outside the imperial pharmacy that day, causing Ao Bai to escape, was Tuhai! ”

In the Qianqing Palace, in the south study, Kangxi had just separated the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving, and his good brother Fuquan reported to him a big news that was not surprising - Tuhai was indeed a traitor!

Kangxi actually suspected Tuhai for a long time!

Ao Bai is so good to Tu Hai, it is to catch people and send credit, and Tu Hai was forcibly pulled out to the point where he is now a very human minister from the doom of the dismissal of the family and exile to Ningguta, how can this Tuhai not be Aobai's henchmen?

In order to fish for the sea, this Ao Bai even fabricated the "last words" of the monk emperor, which is no longer the grace of knowing the situation, it is simply a fateful friendship.

Compared with Tuhai, Bamburshan, who had just killed his head at the entrance of the vegetable market two days ago, received a lot of benefits from Aobai!

That Bamburshan was just promoted from the idle clan to the Minister of the Guards and the Secretaries of the Academy, and this became Aobai's sworn friend. Tuhai has more benefits, why is he not a worshipper?

And on the "List of Suspected Moles" sent by the Guard's Office, the Third Inner Hospital, the Imperial Medicine Hospital, and the Jingshifang, Tu Hai is also the most suspected. Because before the arrival of Aobai, Duolong, Xiaoguizi and Mingzhu had already tried every means to branch out all the people who might be Aobai's henchmen. Only Tu Hai is too big an official, and he is the only scholar in the Longzong Gate of the Inner Third Academy, and Mingzhu is still his subordinate. It's not okay for subordinates to command superiors!

So this Tuhai has become the "first suspect of the internal traitor", if it weren't for the two witnesses of Mingzhu and Zhou Chang, Kangxi would have asked Tuhai to be sent to the Shangfang Yuan of the Internal Affairs Office (the predecessor of the Shen Criminal Division) for review.

Thinking of this, Kangxi set his eyes on Mingzhu, who came over with Fuquan, and asked lightly: "Mingzhu, didn't you prove that Tuhai had been staying in the duty room of Longzongmen before?" ”

"The emperor forgives the sin," Mingzhu said with a guilty face, "The slave was deceived by Tuhai before, Tuhai saw Mu Zhan and Xiao Guizi talking and laughing into the Qianqing Gate that day, and saw Duolong following Wang Zhongxiao into the Qianqing Gate, so he noticed something unusual. So he discussed with his confidant Zhou Chang, and Zhou Chang asked the slave about the edict, which diverted the slave's attention, and Tu Hai took the opportunity to quietly sneak out of the Longzong Gate duty room.

And the minion's mind was all about capturing and worshipping, and he didn't care that there was a lack of people in the duty room of the Long Sect at all. ”

Kangxi Xin said: There is nothing wrong with this, Mingzhu is a scholar who has never seen bloody wind and rain after all, and he has a major event in his heart that day, and all his thoughts are probably on Aobai, where can he care if Tuhai is in the Longzong Gate duty room?

"Where is that Zhou Chang?" Kangxi asked.

Fuquan replied: "It's just outside the south study, and it's led by Wang Datou." ”

Kangxi nodded, "Then announce them in, and I will interrogate them face to face!" ”

As soon as the eunuch guarding the door of the south study heard this, he immediately opened his throat and shouted: "Xuanwang Zhongxiao, Zhou Chang will meet you!" ”

When Wang Zhongxiao heard the eunuch's shout, he turned his head to look at Zhou Chang and said in a low voice: "Peigong, don't panic, just know everything." ”

Zhou Chang nodded, took a deep breath, and followed Wang Zhongxiao into the south study, and then knelt down for Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting behind a desk, before he and Wang Zhongxiao opened their mouths to say goodbye, Emperor Kangxi suddenly shouted: "Bold Zhou Chang, dare to bully the king!" ”

This voice startled Wang Zhongxiao, and said in his heart: This kid scares people!

He hurriedly turned his head to look at Zhou Chang, and found that this great strategist who dared to go deep into the tiger's den to fool Wang Fuchen in history (maybe in the TV series) scared Kangxi to the ground, and cried with a whimper: "The emperor spares his life, I don't dare anymore, it's all Tuhai who forced me. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child, and I can't die! ”

It seems that this Zhou Peigong is still a little capable! The acting is top-notch!

Wang Zhongxiao was relieved at this time, so he reprimanded with a straight face: "You traitor, now you know that you are afraid?" What did you do earlier? ”

"Spare your life, spare your life" Zhou Chang looked like he was broken, and he looked very honest.

Kangxi nodded slightly, feeling that this Zhou Chang would not lie to himself, so he said gently: "Zhou Chang, I am not unreasonable, it is understandable that you, a sesame mung bean official, were forced by a scholar like Tuhai to commit perjury." Now as long as you explain honestly, I will not blame the past, and I can also give you a promotion! ”

"The emperor is really benevolent, and the ministers must be honest." Zhou Chang immediately looked grateful.

Kangxi asked again: "Zhou Chang, you honestly tell me, is Tuhai a henchman of Aobai?" ”

Zhou Chang replied, "Yes and no." ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Chang replied: "Your Majesty, as far as the ministers know, Tuhai is not an ordinary henchman for Aobai, but for Aobai. The person who succeeds you. ”

"The successor?" Kangxi was stunned, "What does this mean?" ”

Zhou Chang said: "That's it. Ao Bai wanted Tu Hai to take over his class in the future, lead the ministers to assist the emperor, and be the first assistant of the Qing Dynasty. And with Tuhai controlling the situation, Ao Bai can rest assured that he will retire and retire. ”

Hearing Zhou Chang say this, Kangxi's numb face sank suddenly, "Pingtuhai also wants to be the first assistant of the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Chang said, "The first assistant of the cabinet, a very popular minister, how could he not want to?" ”

Kangxi snorted coldly: "He really dares to think about it!" ”

Zhou Chang was snorted by Kangxi - of course he pretended, and then he lay there and didn't dare to fart.

And Mingzhu and Wang Zhongxiao, the two great ministers who framed the traitor, were secretly happy in their hearts. Because they both knew that Tuhai was cold this time.

For Tuhai, the "crime of rebellion" is still a bit far-fetched. Tuhai is a slave, and he is also a "literary slave", it is too difficult to rebel.

But a "want to be the first auxiliary sin" is too suitable!

In fact, the struggle between Kangxi and Aobai is, to a certain extent, a struggle between the monarchy and the relative power (parliamentary power). Kangxi doesn't necessarily think that Ao Bai wants to be opposed, but he must feel that Ao Bai wants to control the government by controlling the Council of Ministers of the King of Parliament, and use the power of the prime minister and the power of the government to empty the monarchy.

And Tu Hai's idea of being the first assistant of the Qing Dynasty, rounding it up, doesn't he just want to use the power of the prime minister to empty the monarchy?

And it is unrealistic for Tuhai to rebel, and it seems very realistic for him to want to be the first assistant. But for Kangxi, who is dictatorial in the sacred heart, this is an unforgivable capital crime. His imperial power is not to be shared!

Tuhai, it's dead!

"Fuquan, Mingzhu, Wang Zhongxiao!" Emperor Kangxi's face turned pale, and he named three people.

"The minions are here!"

The three of them knelt down for Kangxi together.

"I name, you and the others go to the inner three courtyards to arrest Tu Hai, take him to Shangfang Courtyard first, and take care of him!" Kangxi said calmly, "Then the three of you immediately took Zhou Chang to Tuhai's house to check the incriminating evidence!" ”

(End of chapter)