Chapter 360: Drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle
Zhenfu Mansion, Study.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing Su Yu coming, Wei Lianyi's pretty face couldn't help but ask with some surprise.
At this moment, she is still thinking about how to make herself successfully sit in that position in this competition for the throne.
After all, the support of the people and the warriors of the rivers and lakes cannot change the unanimous decision of the military officials in the court.
So how to make herself compete for a more advantageous situation is the first thing she strives for.
During this period, she even arranged for Jiang Shunjie to contact the waiters of the other five departments not long ago, hoping to make them secretly turn against her.
In this way, if she forcibly ascends to the throne, even if the Shangshu of the other five departments chooses to retire, she can also promote the squire of these five departments to the position of Shangshu, and then maintain the normal operation of the court.
It's a pity that it backfired, although Jiang Shunjie successfully contacted these five people, they did not agree to Wei Lianyi's conditions
"By the way, you came just in time, I arranged for Jiang Shunjie to secretly contact the squire of the other five departments."
Wei Lianyi frowned and said, "My idea is that if it is really a last resort, then I have to borrow force to forcibly succeed to the throne." ”
"If the five Shangshu can't accept this fact and join forces to retire, I can put the other five Shangshu in the position of Shangshu and continue to maintain the operation of the court."
"Just allow a certain transition period and it will be enough for me to sit firmly in that position."
"But just now Jiang Shunjie came to the news, and the five servants have all rejected my proposal."
"Is there anything you can do here?"
After listening to Wei Lianyi's words, Su Yu raised her eyebrows, the method she thought of was really feasible.
Su Yu chuckled and said, "Between Shang Shu and Shilang, they are themselves people in the same camp, don't you know that they themselves are hereditary and reckless?" ”
"Hereditary repudiation?"
Wei Lianyi's face was stunned, and his tone was a little puzzled.
"Not bad."
Su Yu nodded, and said with a smile: "Think about it carefully, if the Shangshu of these five departments abdicate in the future, who will succeed them as Shangshu?" ”
Hearing Su Yu's words, Wei Lianyi said: "I understand, you are saying that the conditions I offer are not enough to tempt them to take risks, after all, whether I succeed to the throne or not, when the Shangshu of these five departments retires, there is a high probability that Shilang will succeed him." ”
"Not bad."
Su Yu nodded and said with a smile: "So the condition you prescribe is similar to drawing a big pie in front of them, they will naturally not respond to this matter, and even inform the five Shangshu of this matter immediately after Jiang Shunjie leaves."
Wei Lianyi's pretty face turned cold, and then said lightly: "If I succeed to the throne, I will definitely not allow this situation to continue." ”
From Su Yu's words, she also roughly guessed the intricate relationship in the court.
Obviously, these officials who were promoted were all people in this circle, and even had more or less blood relations.
For example, my daughter marries you, so that I can rest assured that you will be promoted step by step and take my place in the future.
In this way, the right has successfully completed the hereditary replacement.
Even if he retires, because of his daughter, he can still control all this behind his back.
And he is equivalent to an outsider, painting a big cake to tempt his son to backstab Lao Tzu, can the son agree to all this?
After all, Lao Tzu died, and the inheritance he left behind was his son's.
Wei Lianyi couldn't help asking, "Is there any way to end this situation?" ”
Su Yu smiled: "Yes." ”
"Yes?"
Wei Lianyi raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but say, "What way?" ”
"That's what I'm here for."
Su Yu said with a smile: "This method is to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle!" ”
"Draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle?"
Wei Lianyi's pretty face showed a puzzled expression, and said, "What kind of salary method is the bottom of the kettle?" ”
Su Yudao: "This method was also improvised by me just now. ”
"Just now, one of the 100 households below me came to me and told me that Xu Delin, the grandson of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, raped the people's daughter, causing the people's daughter to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river."
"I have just arranged for someone to arrest Xu Delin, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Xu Delin is arrested."
Hearing Su Yu's words, Wei Lianyi said, "Is this related to the said Bottom of the Cauldron Salary Method?" ”
This kind of thing has happened a lot, whether it is in Tai'an City or all over Kyushu.
The final result is nothing more than the big things into small things, and the small things into nothing.
Wei Lianyi was a little puzzled as to why Su Yu mentioned this matter.
Su Yu chuckled and said, "Think about it, what will happen if we send all the children of the other five officials who have committed crimes in the past to the military prison tonight?" ”
"The martial prison of our Zhenwu Division has always been to take off at least a layer of skin before leaving, or even go in vertically and horizontally."
"At that time, the families of these five departments must not make a fuss?"
"Tomorrow morning, will they dare to come out against your succession?"
"As long as these people are conclusive, then in normal times, they will naturally turn a blind eye and will not do anything to them."
"But now, that's one of their flaws."
"Then you can take this opportunity to say that if you succeed to the throne, you will be amnesty."
"If they don't comply, then their weakness will stay in the military prison for one more day, then we can't guarantee that something will happen."
In this era of the incomparably important inheritance of future generations, if the grandsons of these officials are arrested and put in prison, it is estimated that tomorrow the court will be as lively as a vegetable market.
If you enter the martial prison, you must at least peel off the skin.
Can these pampered sons and brothers withstand this beating in the martial prison?
Even if you don't do anything, just detaining them in a military prison can probably scare the civil and military officials enough, right?
In this way, wouldn't it be a disguised accomplishment of the purpose of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes?
After listening to Su Yu's proposal, Wei Lianyi's eyes lit up, and then he couldn't help but glance at him, and then said, "It has to be you, it's really tricky."
Su Yu's tone froze: "."
I'll help you with advice, and you're still teasing me here?
The corners of Su Yu's mouth twitched, and then he said, "I don't know how this humble proposal is?" ”
"Hmm."
Wei Lianyi bowed, and then said lightly: "This method is not bad. ”
Immediately, she called out, "Someone." ”
"Your Excellency."
The two guards walked quickly into the study and said respectfully.
Wei Lianyi said: "Go and summon the other three Thousand Households Adults immediately, and this official has an order to convey it." ”
"Yes!"
The two guards took the order and left.
After a while, Liang Yuxuan and the three of them hurried over.
Seeing that Su Yu was already in the study, Liang Yuxuan and the three of them couldn't help but be stunned, and then clasped their fists and said in unison: "My lord." ”
The three of them were all a little puzzled, why did Wei Lianyi summon them over at this time.
But I think it should have something to do with the fact that there is a dispute in the court that does not see the smoke of gunpowder.
The martial arts competition method promoted in the court, Liang Yuxuan and the three of them have also heard of it.
The use of martial arts competitions to compete for the throne undoubtedly made the three of them fall into a temporary stunned.
However, after careful analysis, the three of them had to sigh that this was simply an excellent way for the sword to go sideways.
After all, the court has long been controlled by civil and military officials, taking the ordinary route, and it may be that Wei Lianyi has already been ruled out of the possibility of competing for the throne.
But now it's different, Wei Lianyi used Jiang Shunjie, the mouthpiece of the court, to propose the use of martial arts, which undoubtedly allowed him to completely join the competition for the throne.
Now that Wei Lianyi has summoned them over, it is very likely that he wants to use the Zhenwu Division to increase his bargaining chips in the struggle for the throne.
They were extremely curious in their hearts, what kind of convenience did Wei Lianyi want to get for themselves in the court through the Zhenwu Division?
It can't be that they bring people to surround the palace tomorrow, and then forcibly force the palace, right?
Now the two commanders of Qinglong and Suzaku are sitting in Tai'an City, if the two of them do not approve of Wei Lianyi's succession method.
These little minions of the town martial arts department can't help Wei Lianyi ascend the throne.
"Hmm."
Wei Lianyi bowed his head, and then said, "I summoned you here because I have something important to order." ”
"Just half an hour ago, one of the hundred households under Su Yu's command reported to him that Xu Delin, the grandson of Xu Ming, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, committed a case of raping a people's daughter, causing the woman to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river."
"At a time when Tai'an City is in ruins, Xu Delin's move is tantamount to chilling the hearts of the people of Kyushu."
"As the old saying goes, the Son of Heaven breaks the law and sin the same as the people!"
"From this case, we can take a peek at the leopard, how many cases of this kind of official eunuch family should have happened in Tai'an City at the foot of the Son of Heaven over the years."
"This official wants to take this opportunity to clear up such an unjust case in Tai'an City."
"Liang Yuxuan, Qu Kongzhang, Sun Xichui, Su Yu, this official orders the four of you to immediately convene the town guards under your command, set up points in the east, west, north and south areas of Tai'an City, and encourage the people to report."
"Even if it was an unjust case that happened ten or even twenty years ago, but it was suppressed by these officials, they could report it to the Zhenwu Division, and the Zhenwu Division would give them justice."
"All the criminals will be sent to the armed prison for interrogation!"
"Not only that, the official personally contributed 100,000 yuan to encourage the people in the city to report, and the reward for reporting starts at 100 to 1,000 yuan, and the reward is given according to the size of the case."
"From today on, Zhenwu Division will not only clarify the order on the rivers and lakes, but also eliminate the chaos in the court, and return the Great Wei to a bright and prosperous world!"
After listening to Wei Lianyi's words, Liang Yuxuan, Qu Kongzhang, and Sun Xizhui couldn't help but glance at each other, and their faces couldn't help but be a little strange.
What a draw!
It is conceivable that tonight, at least most of the heirs of the civil and military officials in the court will spend the night in the military prison of the Zhenwu Division.
The sons and daughters of these civil and military officials are pampered all year round, if they are arrested and put in a military prison, it is estimated that the military officials in the court will also jump tomorrow, right?
The three of them couldn't help but sneer, and then the three of them couldn't help but look at Su Yu.
Obviously, the three of them all thought that this idea was given to Wei Lianyi by Su Yu.
It is conceivable that if the military officials in the court do not agree to Wei Lianyi's request to ascend the throne tomorrow, then the civil and military officials will have to go home and endure the crying of their families tomorrow.
After all, few of the people who were imprisoned in the military prison were released intact.
Wei Lianyi looked around, and then said lightly, "Can you hear clearly?" ”
"Hear me."
The four of them responded.
Wei Lianyi said: "Since this is the case, without further ado, let's act immediately." ”
"Yes."
The four of them answered again, then headed outside.
As soon as they walked out of the Zhenfu Mansion, Liang Yuxuan's eyes looked at Su Yu.
"Brother Su, your method is really yin."
Liang Yuxuan smiled evilly: "But I like it very much, I have long seen that those official eunuchs are unhappy, and I have to have a good evil spirit tonight." ”
"Not bad."
Sun Xichui echoed with a smile: "It seems that tonight's Tai'an City, I'm afraid there will be another chicken, fly and dog jump." ”
"I didn't think of that."
Qu Kongzhang praised: "I have to say, Brother Su, your method is indeed good." ”
"As long as we justifiably arrest these guys and put them in the military prison, we will not be afraid that the civil and military officials in the court will obey tomorrow."
Su Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Xu Delin, the grandson of Xu Ming, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who committed the crime, I wouldn't have thought of this way." ”
Liang Yuxuan said with a smile: "Brother Su, if the adult ascends the throne, then it seems that in the future, we will have to rely on Brother Su to take care of us." ”
It is foreseeable that after the civil and military officials pinch their noses and admit that Wei Lianyi will succeed to the throne, then the position of the Jingzhou Town Martial Arts Division will definitely be empty.
Su Yu has undoubtedly become the best candidate for pacification.
Sun Xitui couldn't help but sigh, his eyes looked a little sour, and he muttered: "If Brother Su really becomes a suppressor, then Brother Su will be the fastest promoted suppressor since the establishment of the Zhenwu Division." ”
Qu Kongzhang smiled and said: "Brother Su can be promoted to the position of calming down, Qu is convinced." ”
I can think of using the weakness of the civil and military officials to force the civil and military officials in the court to obey, and tomorrow morning will be very lively and exciting.
After all, this move almost made the civil and military officials in the court have no power to fight back.
After being an official in the court for many years, they may cherish their feathers, but the sons and brothers in their respective families must have committed more or less crimes.
In this special period, even if your son-in-law goes to the restaurant to eat and gives less copper, it will have to be magnified and dealt with, and he will be charged with a crime of 'fish and meat town'.
If Brother Gongzi also cherished his feathers under the strict education of officials, he did not do anything to commit adultery.
That's simple, isn't it simple to fabricate accusations out of nothing?
You look at a woman on the street, and that's a charge of 'molesting a woman in public'
"The three of them are really too exalted."
Su Yushu smiled and said: "Since the Lord has already conveyed the order, let's talk about the areas under their respective jurisdictions, or just like before, I will be in charge of the northern area of Tai'an City?" ”
The North District is the area where most of the civil and military officials gather, and Su Yu led the errand of the North District, undoubtedly taking all the things that offended the civil and military officials on himself.
Liang Yuxuan and the three of them were naturally happy.
In their opinion, Su Yu's move was nothing more than wanting to show more face in front of Wei Lianyi, so that after Wei Lianyi succeeded to the throne, he would naturally hand over the position of pacification to him.
"It's fine."
Liang Yuxuan nodded and said, "Then let's do it according to the old rules and work." ”
The four of them dispersed at the gate of the Zhenfu Mansion.
After returning to his Qianhu Mansion, Su Yu immediately recruited his personal guards and asked them to immediately summon the ten hundred generals under his command.
When the ten hundred households under his command arrived, Su Yu repeated Wei Lianyi's instructions, and then asked them to take people to the northern district of Tai'an City to set up a station to encourage the people in the city to report.
When they left the Thousand Households Mansion, their faces were a little strange.
They can all guess without thinking about it, this is Wei Lianyi using the power in his hands to force civil and military officials to submit
An hour later.
When night fell, Su Yu led a team of hundreds of Zhenwusi to surround the palace.
At this time, Wang Jinghui was enjoying dinner with his family, and he didn't notice the changes outside the mansion at all.
However, at this moment, an old man in a linen robe suddenly appeared, looking out with a wary gaze.
Seeing the appearance of the old man in the linen robe, Wang Jinghui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Old Luo, what happened?" ”
This Luo Lao, named Luo Lie, is a guard specially arranged by Wang Jinghui at home, and has the cultivation in the middle of the Hidden Dragon Realm.
Luo Lie said in a deep voice: "Now the palace is surrounded by people. ”
Surrounded?
Wang Jinghui couldn't help but be stunned, his face couldn't help but be a little ugly, could it be that Wei Lianyi was ready to resort to force to solve this battle for the throne?
It's just that he and the two commanders have already passed the qi, and they will only stand by and watch, and will not take sides until the new monarch appears.
Without the help of the two commanders, it was not easy for Wei Lianyi to control the grass hall by force.
At this moment, Su Yu had already led his subordinates and walked into the courtyard with his head held high.
"Shousuke-sama,"
Su Yu greeted with a smile and said, "Let me introduce myself, in Xiazhen Martial Arts Thousand Households, Su Yu, presumably Lord Shoufu should have heard of it even if he has not seen this official." ”
Wang Jinghui's face was calm, and he said lightly: "I don't know what happened when Master Su moved the crowd to the cold house?" ”
"Or is the third princess already preparing to rebel tonight?"
"Rebellion?"
Su Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Lord Shoufu has misunderstood, this official is not here to find Lord Wang. ”
"Oh?"
Wang Jinghui was puzzled: "Since Master Su is not here to find the old man, what does it mean?" “
Su Yu looked at Wang Xinwen who was standing aside, and then said slowly: "Zhenwusi received a report from the people in Tai'an City, three years ago, Wang Xinwen, the son of Lord Shoufu, was wandering around Tai'an City, and tricked a person named Pang Caixia into marrying her in the future. ”
"Wang Xinwen, I don't know if there is such a thing?"
When Wang Xinwen heard this, his tone couldn't help but stagnate, and he explained: "There are so many people who have a good time with me, how can I remember it clearly." ”
"You've got to show the evidence!"
Su Yu chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, I also brought Pang Caixia here." ”
Immediately, he beckoned, and a town guard brought Pang Caixia to everyone.
Su Yu said lightly: "Pang Caixia, this official asked you, three years ago, he tricked you, and patted his ass and left after having fun with you." ”
Wang Xinwen's face changed slightly, and then he said: "Pang Caixia, I can warn you, don't slander people, you and I were all things you were willing to do that day, besides, I will also give you fifty taels as compensation."
Pang Caixia looked at him with resentful eyes, and then said: "My lord, it's him, even if he turns to ashes, the people know him." ”
"He saw that the folk girl had a bit of a look, so he revealed his identity, and the folk girl was confused for a while, so he had a relationship with him at the inn."
"Unexpectedly, this person is also a wolf-hearted person, and after having a relationship, he patted his ass and left, as for the fifty taels of silver he said, the people's daughter can guarantee it with her life, and there is no such thing."
"Please also make sure that you are the master of the people's daughter."
Wang Xinwen's face was ugly, and then he said: "Pang Caixia, you slut, you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I tore your mouth apart." ”
Su Yu said lightly: "What is the truth, Zhenwu Si will investigate, as for now, Wang Xinwen, do you want to go with the official obediently, or do you want the official to use strong?" ”
Hearing Su Yu's words, Wang Xinwen sneered: "Boy, you really treat yourself as a dish, my grandfather is the first assistant today, how dare you take me?" ”
In addition to Wang Jinghui, Luo Lie is also a Hidden Dragon Realm martial artist, and these Zhen Wuwei are not necessarily Luo Lie's opponents when they go together.
Su Yu looked at Wang Jinghui and chuckled: "Lord Shoufu, this official wants to arrest Wang Xinwen and return to the Zhenwu Division to investigate, Lord Shoufu will not know the law and break the law, and stop the Zhenwu Division from handling the case, right?" ”
Wang Jinghui's eyes were contemplative.
At this time, how could he not understand that this was Wei Lianyi's force behind his back, and borrowed the power of the Zhenwu Division to force the civil and military officials to comply.
He said lightly: "Lord Su, the investigation of the case must always pay attention to a factual basis, it has been three years since this matter, let's not talk about the truth of the matter for the time being, Lord Su has to come up with evidence, right?" ”
"Evidence?"
Su Yu chuckled and said, "Pang Caixia is here, it's a human witness, what evidence do you need?" ”
"Do you want to use the blood that was shed on the sheets that day as a basis for facts?"
"Wang Xinwen, this official advises you to go with me obediently, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
Wang Xinwen said without fear: "Master Su, I'm very curious, how can you make me take the consequences, Luo Lao is a hidden dragon realm"
Then before he could finish speaking, the figure of a man with a cold face behind Su Yu flashed, and the whole person had disappeared in place.
When he reappeared, he had already choked Wang Xinwen's throat and had already turned back behind Su Yu again.
Wang Xinwen was grabbed by his throat and lifted off the ground, because his breathing was blocked, his face became a little pale, and he was constantly struggling.
This man with a cold face is naturally Su Yu's doppelganger.
After knowing that there were warriors from the Hidden Dragon Realm in the palace, Su Yu thought of using his clone to arrest him.
In the case of the doppelganger using the Heavenly Dao jade that shrinks the ground into a ruler, trying to catch Wang Xinwen is tantamount to probing for something.
Luo Lie, who was in the Hidden Dragon Realm, didn't even have any chance to react, Wang Xinwen had already arrived in Su Yu's hands.
Seeing this scene, Luo Lie's pupils contracted suddenly, and a monstrous wave was set off in his heart.
"That's a lot of speed."
Luo Lie muttered.
He didn't even have a chance to react, and the other party had already taken Wang Xinwen away from behind him.
This terrifying speed simply subverted his cognition.
If the other party uses this incomparably terrifying body to deal with him, then he is afraid that he will already be a dead corpse now.
Thinking of this, Luo Lie couldn't help but ooze cold sweat behind his back.
The other party's random hand made him feel a strong danger to his life.
The other party is at least the former of the Soul Palace Realm!
"Grandpa, help. Help me, I don't want to go to Martial Prison. ”
Wang Xinwen struggled violently in the hands of Su Yu's clone.
Wang Jinghui's face was unusually ugly, the other party invited such a powerful helper, it seems that he has been prepared.
It's just that now Luo Lie doesn't have any chance to react, and if he wants to save Wang Xinwen, it's simply impossible.
"Wang Xinwen, this official advises you to cooperate with the investigation and stop making useless struggles."
After Su Yu finished speaking, he looked at Wang Jinghui and chuckled: "Lord Shoufu, don't worry, Zhenwu Si will definitely investigate well and find out everything, and he will definitely not kill a good person by mistake, but he will definitely not miss a bad person." ”
"Farewell!"
After speaking, Su Yu led the team away.
Su Yu deliberately let the clone loosen some of the restraints, so that Wang Xinwen could ask Wang Jinghui for help.
"Grandpa. Grandpa, grandpa, I don't want to go to the martial prison, grandpa, I will definitely die if I go to the martial prison, grandpa save me."
Looking at the back of the group of people who were far away, and Wang Xinwen kept asking for help, Wang Jinghui's face was pale, the green tendons on his forehead were bursting up, and his breathing became extremely short.
Until all the people of Zhenwu Division disappeared from the end of sight, Wang Jinghui's eyes were cold, and he muttered in a low voice: "Third princess, your methods, the old man can be regarded as a master." ”
(End of chapter)