"The emperor's heart is like an abyss, the emperor's heart is like an abyss! originally thought that the monarch and the ministers who had been getting along for more than ten years could make His Majesty's subordinates merciful, but I didn't expect it to be so resolute, and the king was like a tiger, and it was right. ”

"The invincible Qin family, Qin Xiang, who covered the sky with only one hand in the court, actually fell like this, and the old man still can't believe it."

"After all, Xiangquan is just a vassal of the imperial power, just like the eunuchs of the previous dynasty, a paper edict can overturn it, if you want to succeed, you have to have soldiers and horses!"

"Although there is no mention of the same party in His Majesty's holy decree, Qin Xiang has been entrenched in the court for so many years, and it is deeply rooted, and the party members are afraid that they are all over the world, and Hei Bingtai has been busy these days!"

"Your Majesty is still in a hurry. Qin Xiang's matter, when it was triggered, first put the rest of the party in prison, and then made a clear decree to condemn the crime, now such a trouble, those panicked party henchmen, I am afraid of causing trouble! ”

"The arrow has to be sent, Xia Jingyun's hand detonated the matter in advance, and caught His Majesty off guard, and if he does not issue an edict, he will leak secrets, so he can only use thunderous means to clear the threat of Zhongjing first, and then slowly arrest people from all over the state. Therefore, there will be a sentence mentioned in the holy decree, only the first evil will be punished, and the rest will not be asked. Of course, whoever believes this will die. ”

"The Qin family is gone, the prince is imprisoned, and the future of this court is afraid that the king of Linjiang County and the king of Jiaodong County will compete with each other."

"Xia Jingyun, it has been less than half a year since he entered Beijing, Shi Shangshu has fallen, Qian Gongzi has been assassinated, Qin Gongzi has committed suicide, Qin Xiang has fallen, and the prince is imprisoned, everything is related to him, if this person is not a demon from heaven, he is a god-given fierce man!"

"Behind the king of Linjiang County, there are concubines and British dukes, nobles with big roots and deep roots, and there is no shortage of power, wealth, and army. Behind the king of Jiaodong County, there are Concubine De and Xia Jingyun, Tushan Sanjie, Shilin prestige, and the Qin family and the Su family, which are also huge, and the two tigers are competing for each other, and it is difficult to separate! ”

"From tonight onwards, the name Xia Jingyun has been completely called in Zhongjing City."

When the content of the holy decree rose and fell in bursts of horses' hooves, it was transmitted to the prefectures, and there was no suspense that it aroused a lot of discussion among the magnates in the capital of Zhongjing.

Everyone's perspective is different, and the conclusions are different, but the stimulus is the same.

Such a great change in the Zhongjing court in the past ten years, not to mention the powerful in Zhongjing, not to mention the summer, I am afraid that the desk of Emperor Liang of Northern Liang will also put the detailed information sent back by the secret agent Kuaima.

In this turmoil, the seemingly protagonists are Qin Xiang and Qin Sichao, as well as the crown prince, but in fact, Xia Jingyun's name is one of the topics that cannot be avoided.

Smart people have an eye on the future.

And at this moment, the protagonist of the story was also sitting in the study of the Marquis of Jiang An's mansion and listened to the full content of the holy decree.

Gongsun Jing frowned, "I can't figure it out a bit, Your Majesty finally chose to dismiss Prime Minister Qin and exile him to Yueyang, still to put him to death, but why did he show mercy in the holy decree and didn't name the great crime of rebellion?" ”

It is said that the saints speak in a small way, but at this time, the content of the holy decree is what will be studied by these powerful people over and over again.

Su Yuanshang opened his mouth and said: "First, there is the idea of stabilizing the hearts of the people in the world, Qin Xiang has many henchmen, if it is regarded as a rebellion, those people know that they can't escape, maybe there will be trouble, and then the world will be in chaos, and it will be difficult to do it all at once." As for the second one. ”

Su Yuanshang smiled slightly, "I didn't name the rebellion, the focus is not on Prime Minister Qin, but on Your Majesty." ”

Gongsun Jing frowned in confusion, and Su Yuanshang explained more: "The prime minister of his cronies harbors evil intentions and intends to rebel, Your Majesty has not investigated at all, and has been in power for more than ten years, how will future generations view Your Majesty?" ”

Gongsun Jing suddenly realized, nodded, and immediately sighed: "The huge Prime Minister's Mansion, the monstrous power, in less than a day, all of them have come to naught. It's really like a dream. ”

Su Yuanshang nodded, "The power itself is something attached to the imperial power, and when it is really at the end of the road, Your Majesty can take it away with a word." With a position like Qin Weizhong, if he doesn't move, he must strike with a thunderbolt, and then plough the court and sweep the holes, so as to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Otherwise, with their energy, if they are given the opportunity, maybe there will be a chance to flip the table, and the disaster will be endless. Therefore, the downfall is bound to be swift. ”

He leaned back in the chair, the fingertips of his thumb gently rubbed the armrests of the chair, and said with emotion: "Actually, aside from everything else, I still admire this Qin Gongzi." ”

"Judging from the level of layout and planning he showed in the rebellion in Surabaya Prefecture and the civil strife in the Su family, as well as a series of things aimed at us after we entered Beijing, this noble son is not a straw bag with great ambitions and talents at all, and he can even be said to be a strong opponent, and he really raises a group of dead soldiers who can work for him. If he can endure that breath, he may not have the opportunity to escape and pursue a career again. But in the end, he chose to use such a decisive way to vent his indignation, and at the same time uncover the inside of the scarred interior under the seemingly glamorous surface of the Chongning Dynasty. ”

Gongsun Jing said with a smile: "Didn't Gongzi say it, that's because Qin Sichao himself knows that the time for the troubled times has not yet come, and when the order has not collapsed, without the arm of power, he will not be able to deal with the endless pursuit of the imperial court, and he will not be able to grow, and the opportunity he has been waiting for does not know when it will come." It's better to break out directly in court and kick this dangerous situation hard again, so as to repay the ambition of life. ”

Xia Jingyun, who had been silent, listened with a complicated expression, and his heart was also mixed.

Although on the surface, there was only a battle between him and Qin Gongzi above the lobby of the Criminal Department, but in fact, since Surabaya Prefecture, the secret wrestling has been going on.

Qin Sichao's excellent plan to disrupt Surabaya, feed the war with war, and take the opportunity to grow stronger was thwarted by him, Concubine De, and Jiang Yuhu;

And when Qin Sichao retreated to the next best, in Yunmeng Prefecture, Li Dai Taozhuang, and the plan to seize the Su family's foundation happened to be broken and terminated by him;

When he came to Zhongjing, the conflict of the Shi family was the first dismount that Qin Sichao gave him.

Then the Shi family led out the Qin family, and one enemy after another appeared one after another, and it was in this battle that he cleared the fog and gradually locked on Qin Sichao's figure hidden behind the scenes.

But when Qin Sichao died under the lobby of the Criminal Department in this way, making Xuan He's Prime Minister's Mansion a big pedal on his way to rise, unlike what the rest of the people imagined, he didn't have much happiness in his heart.

Because, Qin Sichao's words were like that honest child, piercing the emperor's new clothes.

also showed those bloody realities directly in front of Xia Jingyun again.

Is Qin Sichao bad?

Of course it's bad!

Hiding behind the scenes, he regards the people of the world as chess pieces, lacks reverence and respect for life, wantonly instigates killing, helps his father, forms a party for personal gain, causes chaos in the dynasty, is ambitious, and tries to change the dynasty.

Count his faults to count a basket!

However, he is also a person who has a deep dissatisfaction with this world, at least someone who can see the ills of the dynasty.

You can accuse him of ambition, accuse him of saying one thing and doing another, accuse him of cruelty and ruthlessness hidden under a modest appearance, accuse him of the Qin family being the biggest beneficiary and accomplice of His Majesty's mediocrity, but you can't deny his assertion:

In this world, it has really reached a time when it is difficult to continue.

He thought about why Qin Sichao didn't trap the beast and fight again, but died like that in the Criminal Department.

According to some of the episodes he had seen, he imagined some bloody possibilities, such as Qin Sichao also has a twin brother, or the second son of the Qin family, etc., and he made such a big move to let them take the opportunity to get out;

For example, the person present was simply a stand-in, in order to hide people's eyes, the real Qin Sichao had already secretly absconded.

But these speculations were all rejected by him, and he preferred to believe that this was the calm judgment of the smart Qin Sichao who saw his next ending at a glance;

It is also the proud Qin Sichao's unwillingness to lower his noble head and endure humiliation after losing to himself;

At the same time, it is also the determination of the fish born in his heart to break the net, and he wants to use his words that are destined to spread all over the world to leave a few sparks on the prairie in this world, which is already full of barren grass.

Combined with what Qin Sichao said to him before he died, this seems to be Qin Sichao provoking him, don't you want to help the imperial court?

Here you go!

Either you lose!

Either you still have to be me in the future, walk the same path as me, and at that time, did you win or lose?

And this may be the last competition between Qin Sichao and him.

And can you stop it?

The building is falling like this, how much time do you have to waste?

As soon as he thought of this, Xia Jingyun couldn't help but sigh lightly.

This soft sound quieted down the originally lively study.

Unconsciously, this young man in his early twenties already has a prestige unimaginable to outsiders in front of these people.

Xia Jingyun also quietly came back to his senses and said with a forced smile: "Don't be so nervous, I'm just tired, is it possible to grieve for the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Everyone laughed at this, and in the midst of laughter, someone came to report that Master Wei and Captain Xing were here.

Xia Jingyun put down his mind and got up, and led everyone to the main hall of Jiang'an Hou's Mansion.

Su Yuanshang, Gongsun Jing, and Feng Xiuyun are all from their own mansions, and it is easy to say anything in the study behind closed doors, but Wei Yuanzhi, Xing Shigu and others are all officials of the imperial court, and they will close the door and discuss secretly at every turn, which will have a bad impact, and they are easy to be accused of some trumped-up crimes by political enemies, Xia Jingyun has always paid attention to these, so they all open the door in the main hall to talk, and they are not afraid of the spies of the Black Ice Platform knowing.

Accompanied by the two of them, there was also a thick pile of worship posts, all of which were just sent, and they were congratulated in the name of congratulating Xia Jingyun on clearing his grievances.

Seeing this battle, Wei Yuanzhi and Xing Shigu naturally congratulated them, and now that the momentum of the Jiang'an Hou Mansion is soaring, as the same faction, they naturally have a lot to do, and the future is bright.

Xia Jingyun smiled, and in turn arched his hand towards Wei Yuanzhi: "Speaking of congratulations, I also want to congratulate Elder Wei." ”

Everyone looked puzzled, and Gongsun Jing teased curiously: "Elder Wei, are you going to take a concubine?" ”

Wei Yuanzhi, who had white hair, waved his hand speechlessly, and then looked at Xia Jingyun, "Gao Yang, how happy is the old man?" ”

Xia Jingyun said immediately: "Qin Weizhong is guilty of resigning the prime minister, the position of prime minister is vacant, the civil officials have no leader, and the central princes are afraid that there will be a big move." ”

Except for Su Yuanshang, who had already deduced this situation with Xia Jingyun, Wei Yuanzhi was the first to react, and his face was happy, but fortunately, the sophistication he had trained for many years as an official made him resist the question that blurted out.

But Gongsun Jing was different, he couldn't hold back immediately after being woken up in a daze, and said excitedly: "Really? ”

Xia Jingyun snorted, "Eight or nine is not far from ten, the balance of the court is always the first, after tonight, I don't know how many seats will be vacant, we can make some preparations in advance." ”

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At the same time as Xia Jingyun spoke, a mansion in Zhongjing City was called out and broken in by the spies of the Black Ice Platform.

In the night, the depressed head, like the owner of the mourning exam, the screaming and crying family, the shivering domestic servants, and the yard where chickens and dogs jump, brought rare chaos to Zhongjing City.

And these are what people in the rest of the world have often experienced over the years.

(End of chapter)