Chapter 157: Turning clouds and rain

There is no excuse for the sin that you want to add. "Wei Zhongxian is domineering and obstructing the way of speech, and anyone who does not conspire with him is a stranger, and he will be eliminated quickly. In the past, there was a plan to harm Miao Chang and depose Zhao Bingzhong, but now the old thief turned the spearhead to deal with Zhuang Jichang. This thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh openly opposed Wei Zhongxian again and again, which made the old thief feel angry in his heart.

Zhuang Jichang gentleman was frank and open, and treated Wu Lai's visit with courtesy, but he knew that this person hid a knife in his smile, and used the note handed by Wei Zhongxian to enter the history book compiled by Zhuang Jichang, in a vain attempt to frame Zhuang Jichang with nothing in his life. Once Wu Lai got the plan, it was difficult to hide the joy in his heart.

After Wu Lai's plan to plant the victim succeeded, Wei Zhongxian immediately informed Cao Qincheng and ordered him to take Jinyiwei to the Zhuangyuan Mansion to search. In the face of the raging group of thieves, Zhuang Jichang was furious, and he sharply questioned why Cao Qincheng suddenly broke into his mansion.

Cao Qincheng bared his evil teeth and rolled his thief's eyes, he took out Wei Zhongxian's token, and yelled at Zhuang Jichang: "We received a secret report that there is an anti-poem hidden in the house of the champion master, and we have to search for it." Zhuang Jichang was about to argue, but Cao Qincheng unceremoniously pushed him aside. Then he tilted his head and said to the brocade guards: "Search for me." Don't let go of any place. ”

These fierce and vicious brocade guards turned over boxes and cabinets, smashed pots and bowls, and made the good champion mansion like chickens and dogs jumping, and people turned over on their backs. After some searching, the brocade guards caught fish in a net—and found nothing.

The house was in a mess, and Zhuang Jichang said sharply: "I am a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and now I am being bullied by you, I will definitely go to the Holy Lord to explain this matter." Let the Holy Admiral punish you severely. As soon as the language stopped, Zhuang Jichang sorted out his clothes and was about to enter the palace to face the saint.

Cao Qincheng raised his eyebrows coldly, and stretched out his arm to block his way. He told Zhuang Jichang that the search was not over. Then Cao Qincheng asked Jinyiwei to be optimistic about Zhuang Jichang, and he also came to the bookcase. The thief paced with his back to his back, a pair of bead-like goldfish eyes staring at the book on the desk. He stepped forward, ready to flip through it.

Zhuang Jichang shouted: "This is my hard work, you can't flip around." Cao Qincheng smiled when he heard this: "You have no silver three hundred taels here, you don't let me search, I want to search." After that, he shook the book and threw the book, and began to rummage through.

Cao Qincheng picked up the history book and poured it down, and the note fell to the ground. Cao Qincheng leaned over and picked it up,

The inflated face recited: "Boundless falling trees Xiao Xiaoxia, the Ming Dynasty Dragon Boat Festival bath Fanglan." After reading it, Cao Qincheng was angry and rushed to the crown, and he said to Zhuang Jichang with his fangs: "Zhuang Jichang, you are so bold that you dare to write anti-poems." Ignorance, you dare to slander the court in this poem. ”

Zhuang Jichang was righteous and stern, and he replied to Cao Qincheng in a sonorous and powerful tone, and this poem was not written by him. Cao Qincheng didn't listen to his explanation, carefully put the "anti-poem" in his sleeve, and escorted Zhuang Jichang to Dali Temple.

Wave after wave, wave after wave, Liu Shangshu's case has not yet been concluded, and another champion "anti-poetry case" Xu Xianchun is at a loss and anxious. He asked Cao Qincheng to tell Wei Zhongxian on his behalf whether Zhuang Jichang's case could be postponed for the time being. Cao Qincheng opened his teeth and claws, and told Xu Xianchun that if he didn't ask the ugly man, he would see how Chitose cleaned him up.

Cao Qincheng brushed his sleeves away, leaving the mess to Xu Xianchun.

Xu Xianchun knew that Wei Zhongxian was bent on putting Zhuang Jichang to death, but now it is different from the past, Zhuang Jichang is the new champion, and he is deeply favored by Xizong. Now he is the hot time, if he is not careful, the saint will blame him, Wei Zhongxian's high position can naturally push 625, and the unlucky one can only be himself.

Now Xu Xianchun is a rat into the bellows - angry at both ends, Xizong and Wei Zhongxian, which can make his head move, he meditated hard, weighed it repeatedly, and told Wei Zhongxian by letter that there can be no more plans to make something out of nothing in Zhuang Jichang's body. Then he attached his plan to the letter, and Wei Zhongxian looked at it and nodded repeatedly.

The next day, the court was promoted to try the case, and the third class of officials stood up, Xu Xianchun was shocked, pretended to call for interrogation, and brought Zhuang Jichang to the court. Then Xu Xianchun squeezed his eyebrows and glared, and asked Zhuang Jichang why he wrote "anti-poem?"

Zhuang Jichang is dignified and upright, and his mouth is like a river, and he argues for this framing and slander. Xu Xianchun nodded, asked Zhuang Jichang to write a statement, and he was ready to face the saint, thinking that he had cleared his grievances. Zhuang Jichang Feng Tang leaned on the horse, moved the pen, and suddenly made a statement. Xu Xianchun was dumbfounded in the court, and if he tortured to extract a confession, it would inevitably end in decline, and he was glad for his foresight.

In the early dynasty, Xizong looked around at the Manchu Dynasty and Zhuang Jichang was the only one missing, Xizong was puzzled and immediately asked the secretary on duty. However, the chief officer is also the second monk - he can't figure it out. No matter how many people were, they were all speechless and at a loss.

After asking three questions, Xizong Longyan was furious and was about to send someone down to investigate thoroughly. At this time, Wei Zhongxian staggered over, and bowed to Xizong and said: "Long live Qi Song, the minister has just received a report from Lord Xu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Zhuang Jichang has been taken into prison by Lord Xu because he wrote an anti-poem. ”

"How can it be justified? Xu Xianchun is so bold. The protégé who arrested me didn't know that I would make a sound, and it was clearly a bully. Xizong slapped the dragon chair three times, Wei Zhongxian was shocked, and secretly thought: "Fortunately, Xu Xianchun reminded me in advance, otherwise I would have lifted a stone to hit myself in the foot this time." ”

Wei Zhongxian's face was shocked, and Xizong glanced at him and asked him what he thought again. Wei Zhongxian only woke up like a dream at this time, and when he saw that Xizong was annoyed by Xu Xianchun, he immediately saw the wind and turned the rudder to cater to Xizong.

Xizong was furious and wanted to punish Xu Xianchun. At this time, Wei Zhongxian bowed down and wept again, he told Xizong that Xu Xianchun was loyal and pure, and this interrogation of the new champion was reckless and abrupt, but it was also his duty to think about it carefully. He asked Xizong for forgiveness.

Xizong waved his hand at Wei Zhongxian and motioned for him to get up and reply. At this time, Xu Xianchun hurriedly walked into the Jinluan Hall from the jade steps, he presented Zhuang Jichang's statement, and Xizong did not look at it carefully, but went straight in with a single knife, and asked Xu Xianchun how to try it?

Xu Xianchun was ruthless, and he also heard Xizong's extraneous voice. Then he bowed down and knelt on the ground and told Xizong about the trial. As soon as he heard that Zhuang Jichang had not suffered from flesh and skin, Xizong's gloomy face was gradually soothed. Xu Xianchun gasped and kept brushing his sleeves to wipe the sweat droplets on his forehead.

There is a reason for everything, since Zhuang Jichang is in prison because of "anti-poetry", Xizong asked Xu Xianchun if he had found conclusive evidence, and Xu Xianchun's head shook like a rattle. Xizong scolded him for his stupidity, and he ordered Zhuang Jichang's handwriting to be compared with the anti-poem, and the result was very different.

Xu Xianchun pretended to be like this, and praised again and again: "The saint is gifted and intelligent, and the foolish minister thought about it repeatedly, but he didn't find any flaws in it. Xizong listened to the words of welcome, and his face was very proud.

However, his face turned cloudy again, and the villain framed could not get away with it. He ordered Xu Xianchun to find out the person who was falsely accused. Xu Xianchun glanced up at Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian also glared at him. He couldn't help but shiver all over his body, and stood on top of the court as if he had lost his soul.

Xizong was furious and said to Xu Xianchun: "I asked you, why are you dumb." Wei Zhongxian was also at a loss, like sitting on pins and needles. After a while, Xu Xianchun walked out of the realm of confusion. He told Xizong that it was the examiner Wu Lai who had a personal grudge against Zhuang Jichang, so he wanted to frame Zhuang Jichang with "anti-poetry".

Then Xu Xianchun presented the collected evidence, and Xizong ordered Wei Zhongxian to read it to him. This is full of evidence of Wu Lai's corruption and perversion of the law during the period when he presided over the Beijing High School Entrance Examination. The evidence was conclusive, and the iron case was like a mountain, and Xizong immediately dismissed Wu Lai from his official position and handed him over to Xu Xianchun for strict interrogation.

Wu Lai was so frightened above the court that his face was like ashes, and he was also self-inflicted. After Wu Lai was taken away, Wei Zhongxian told Xizong that the matter had already come to light. However, Zhuang Jichang was pampered and arrogant, and he did not get along well with the ministers of the court, and he also drank with the criminal minister Chen Zixiang in the restaurant before, obviously he was quite dissatisfied with the saint's derogation of Chen Zizhuang.

Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, and those who tended to be inflammatory, and fell into the well, were like flies. After Xizong heard this, he hesitated, and he also knew that Zhuang Jichang was indeed arrogant and arrogant. It was he who asked Wei Zhongxian, how should this matter be handled?

Wei Zhongxian was unwilling to bear the notoriety of harming the virtuous, he kicked the "ball" to Xu Xianchun, and said to Xizong: "The minister knows nothing about this case, and he has no dealings with Lord Zhuang on weekdays, so it is difficult for the minister to reach a conclusion when the saint asks." ”

Xu Xianchun secretly cursed Wei Zhongxian in his heart for killing people with a knife and keeping himself out of the matter. However, he had no choice but to observe his words and look at his feelings, and do what Wei Zhongxian wanted. Since Zhuang Jichang likes to concentrate on learning, it is better to reward him with some silver for him to resign and retire, so that his talents can be used. Xizong nodded, and ordered Wei Zhongxian to immediately depose Zhuang Jichang from his official position.

Wei Zhongxian killed two birds with one stone, not only got rid of Zhuang Jichang, but also wanted to investigate the bribery case and sink into the sea. He was thrilled that he was covering the sky with one hand in the court. The clouds covered the sun, the sages retreated, the scholars were silent, and the court was getting darker and darker.

Wu Lai, a rising bird, harmed others and eventually harmed himself, and after he was thrown into prison, his brother Wu Ren suddenly lost his support. He is idle, and his life is becoming more and more embarrassing. One day, Hou San, Li Er, Chen Mazi, and the three came to Wu Ren's home. Seeing Wu Ren's dejected face, the three of them patted him on the shoulder and invited him to drink.

Wu Ren held back the fire in his stomach and had nowhere to sprinkle, and the three of them were all shy in their pockets, so how could they have spare money to invite him to eat and drink. It was Wu Ren who thought that the three of them were here to play tricks on him. Wu Ren scolded, and the three of them were not angry but happy. Then Hou San told Wu Ren that Zhao Yuanwai's family had a lot of money, so he might as well "borrow some". Wu Ren comprehended, and the four of them sneaked into Zhao's mansion at night, stole some silk from Ayaluo, and went to the pawnshop to exchange some silver.

The four of them bought wine and food at the Drunken Eight Immortals Restaurant and went to the cellar of Li Er's house to drink. The four of them pushed the cup and changed the glass, and they drank in a daze. Wu Ren used the strength of the wine to scold Wei Zhongxian. The three of them were dumbfounded, but Wu Ren didn't think so. He poured himself a drink and continued to curse.

Then in the blink of an eye, the two brocade guards jumped down ghostly and brought the scolding Wu Ren to Wei Zhongxian's mansion. Wei Zhongxian held the egg shell in his hand and kneaded it like powder. Jin Yiwei didn't answer, and escorted Wu Ren out. In front of the three of them, they tortured Wu Ren.

The three of them were so frightened that they couldn't take possession of their bodies. Wei Zhongxian laughed on his back, and his voice was very poignant.