On the second day, Jiang Fuguang checked the case file submitted by Dali Temple, with a solemn expression.

In the long history of the Hou Mansion of Cheng'an, Jia Zheng died.

The presiding official of Dali Temple took out the relevant records of the torture and found that there were traces of the punishment on Jia Zheng's body, and the presiding officer hurriedly investigated the matter thoroughly, and found that there were officials under the punishment who used the punishment to lynch Jia Zheng in order to make meritorious service.

Jia Zheng couldn't endure the lynching, and confessed the identity of the remnants of the old school, and also recruited two comrades, one was the imperial history of the imperial history platform, and the other was the military department Langzhong.

The official position is not big, it is not small, and it is not conspicuous, but the position is very important.

Dali Temple originally wanted to continue the interrogation, but he didn't expect Jia Zheng to die suddenly, and at the same time, the clues about the remnants of the old school were broken again.

At present, the official who lynched Jia Zheng has been taken into custody pending trial.

Whether Jia Zheng died in silence or was severely tortured remains to be investigated.

Whether the official who sentenced the punishment used lynching against Jia Zheng for meritorious service, or whether there were other reasons, is still under review.

Did Jia Zheng confess to his comrades because he couldn't endure the torture, or did he throw out the ghost of the dead to cover for some people in the DPRK and China?

There are many doubts.

But what is certain is that the remnants of the old school have infiltrated the core of the court, Jiang Fuguang put away the case file and instructed Yingluo: "Prepare it, I want to go to Gufu." ”

The sound of the carriage rolling out of the weeping flower gate and arrived at the Gu Mansion after a while.

The case of Cheng'an Hou implicated many officials, and there were many vacancies in the court and the central government that needed to be filled urgently.

When several officials heard this, their eyes flickered, and they couldn't help but look at Gu Xiang, who was there with the old god.

Qin Shangshu frowned: "Why did the eldest princess choose to come over at this time?" Don't you know that we are also waiting and want to meddle in the affairs of the ministry? ”

There are so many vacancies in the DPRK and China, who is not jealous?

In addition, the eldest princess has not long been in the court, and her foundation in the court is shallow, and she urgently needs to use the credit of calming disasters and curing the epidemic to cultivate her own henchmen in the court.

Several officials of the Ministry of Officials showed dissatisfied expressions.

"This time, the eldest princess has made meritorious contributions to the disaster and epidemic control, and has won the support of the cold family, and the selection of talents by the Ministry is really not better than the eldest princess, so in the appointment, promotion, and transfer of talents, some children of the cold family have also been used as appropriate, and the eldest princess is too greedy to come this time."

"It's not that we look down on the poor, the children of the poor are not as good as the children of the family in terms of heritage, and the evaluation of the officials once every three years, there are many people who are excellent in the world, and there are very few people who can be excellent in the poor."

"Although the eldest princess is in the regent of the dynasty, she is not qualified to meddle in the appointment of talents in the ministry, in my opinion, she is relying on the work of quelling disasters and curing the epidemic, and she is proud of her pampering."

"If the eldest princess insists on going her own way, I will definitely go to the Yushitai to sue her, and let the Yushitai impeach the eldest princess for overstepping her authority and trespassing."

“……”

Gu Xiang frowned: "Shut up." ”

There was silence in the study.

Gu Xiang raised his drooping eyelids, his cloudy gaze, and looked at the people present one by one: "The credit for calming the disaster and curing the epidemic is not big enough?" ”

Several people couldn't help but choke.

Gu Xiang said lightly: "Like the queen, live in the Buddha hall to eat fasting and chant Buddha, open a private treasury, donate to the post-disaster reconstruction of the victims of Xin'an County, hold a festival to raise money, build a pagoda, and pray for Your Majesty and all the people in the world. In addition to the loss of labor and money, where is the merit? Where is the goodness? Where's Jen? ”

A few couldn't help but show shame, they had been in the officialdom for many years, how could they not understand that this was just a means for the queen to promote her kindness and benevolence through Buddhism.

It's all a means to fool the people.

Gu Xiang drooped his eyelids: "How many times have Your Majesty rejected the documents of appointment, dismissal, promotion, and transfer that the Ministry of Officials approved?" ”

Qin Shangshu said helplessly: "It's been twice." ”

"Twice," Gu Xiang's tone was flat, "It's only three times, and if there is a third time, you, the secretary of the ministry, I'm afraid you're going to eat Your Majesty's hanging." ”

Qin Shangshu broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, if it weren't for that, how could he find Gu Xiang to discuss.

"Don't you understand?" Gu Xiang sighed, "Your Majesty borrowed Wen Yiqian's words and scolded some officials in the court, but he didn't explicitly move Wen Yiqian's "Shixue" words, and His Majesty's trust in the family was already in jeopardy. ”

The officials are not stupid, and they are also aware of this, so on the second performance of the documents, nearly half of the cold doors were enabled, but His Majesty still felt that the officials were biased towards the family.

It was the case of private salt and Cheng'anhou, which implicated many families.

Qin Shangshu was suffocated in his heart.

——What is endowed is not the righteousness of heaven and earth, what is learned is not the righteousness of sages and sages, what is cultivated is not righteousness, and what is contained is not morality, but selfishness and selfishness.

"In the selection of talents, we are strictly in accordance with the results of official examinations and political achievements, and there is absolutely no selfishness or selfish interests."

Even if he had selfish intentions, he reined in after His Majesty rejected the official document for the first time.

Gu Xiangdao: "I believe what use are you for?" To be an official in addition to having insight into the overall situation, you must also know how to advance and retreat, know how to measure, and know how to grasp the scale. ”

The officials of the ministry had a clear understanding in their hearts.

"Besides," Gu Xiang couldn't help but feel a little solemn when he thought of what the eldest princess mentioned when she came to look for him last time, "She may not have come here to meddle in the affairs of the ministry. ”

This eldest princess's mind is not ordinary.

Jiang Fuguang was introduced into the study by Changshi, Gu Xiang and several officials came over to salute, she was busy with business, and the number of rites was divided.

The two sides said a few words politely, because the remnants of the old faction could not surpass the ministry, and the few people present were also trusted ministers of the neutral faction.

Jiang Fuguang took the case file of Dali Temple and handed it to Gu Xiang: "This case is full of suspicions, and I also ask the Ministry of Officials to obtain the official files of relevant people and other people, and hand them over to the Criminal Department for careful verification." ”

The eyes of several officials of the Ministry flashed slightly, and they were inevitably a little ashamed in their hearts.

After Gu Xiang read the case file, he had the same doubts as Jiang Fuguang in his heart, and handed the case file to Qin Shangshu and a few people to pass it on.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Soon after, Qin Shangshu seemed to have made up his mind: "Eldest princess, please rest assured, the matter of the remnants of the old school threatens the long-term stability of the imperial court, and we will do our best to help Dali Temple and the Criminal Department," After that, he changed his words and said, "Because the case of Cheng'an Hou is too extensive and has involved the remnants of the old faction, many vacancies in the court and the central government are now urgently waiting to be filled, and the eldest princess is also asked to recommend talents to the ministry." ”

Your Majesty doesn't trust the family, the root cause is likely to be in the remnants of the old school, it is better to sell the eldest princess a favor, and it can satisfy Your Majesty, at least Your Majesty will think that he knows how to advance and retreat.

Haha, I've finally resumed the two shifts~What's the month, the monthly pass at the beginning of the month, friends must vote for me~

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