The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 460
In Jinshendian's dormitory, Zhao Yanxun stood in front of the dressing mirror, allowing several young eunuchs to change his clothes for him.

And outside the threshold of the dormitory, it was Chen Yuhe who knocked his head on the ground, reporting the news he had learned from Chen Dalang.

This is Zhao Yanxun's dormitory. It stands to reason that Chen Yuhe has no chance to come here, and he is not even qualified to enter the side hall outside.

But Zhao Yanxun still let him come in to report, which shows that he attaches great importance to this matter.

After listening, Zhao Yanxun asked Chen Yuhe to step back, and now his robes had also been changed.

After taking the teacup from Huo An, Zhao Yanxun asked casually, "Are you clear about this matter?"

Huo An replied cautiously: "My lord, the matter of investigation is not the right of slaves, so I don't know about it!"

Sitting back on the chair, Zhao Yanxun asked in a deep voice: "Is it really not clear, or is it pretending not to be clear?"

This question is a bit straightforward, Huo An can only bite the bullet and answer: "Return to the lord, this servant...has heard about it too!"

Putting down the teacup with a "snap", Zhao Yanxun said coldly, "Then tell me what you know!"

"Yes……"

"Before the incident happened that day, Hu Xiaolin surrendered himself to the government office. Daoming and Ma Jin may have committed the crime. Afterwards, Ma Jin pointed out that Hu Xiaolin was also a traitor and spy, so Lin Quan advocated that he should be detained for interrogation!"

"That's all?" Zhao Yanxun asked again.

"That's all I know!" Huo An replied with a bow.

At this moment, footsteps sounded in the aisle of the main hall, Zhao Yanxun turned on his perception and knew that it was Lin Quan who had come.

I saw Lin Quan came to the door of the sleeping hall, knelt down to pay homage and said: "Slave Lin Quan, kowtow to the prince!"

"Get up!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Lin Quan hurriedly stood up.

From this sentence, Lin Quan could know that Zhao Yanxun was not as angry as he imagined, which made him feel much more at ease.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun did not beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "The rebels in the palace are making trouble, how is the investigation going?"

"Reporting to the lord, after rigorous interrogation, a total of eight members of the same party have been found, scattered in various counties in Yuanyang, and all of them have been arrested now!"

This is Lin Quan's proud handwriting, so he naturally wants to say it now.

"It's just that at the trial office, slaves don't have the authority to try, and the progress of the case has been delayed a lot!"

"The officials of the ceremony hall are now under house arrest!"

The Dianyi Institute bears a heavy responsibility for Ma Jin's rebellion.

First of all, the recruitment of people into the palace was not rigorous, and secondly, the preservation of documents and official seals was not rigorous, which gave Ma Jin an opportunity.

Zhao Yanxun already knew these things.

There was some gossip in it, and Zhao Yanxun knew it too.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yanxun asked, "What's going on with that person named Hu Xiaolin?"

Lin Quan calmly replied: "Report to the lord, this person is also a traitor and spy, and I have been tortured!"

"What have you gained from torture so far?"

"This person has a stubborn mouth, has been refusing to confess, and even quibbles that he is not a spy!"

"Then how can you be sure that he must be a spy?" Zhao Yanxun asked back.

Hearing this, Lin Quandun felt bad. Could it be that he wanted to hold himself accountable?

"My lord, there is Ma Jin's finger to prove it!" Lin Quan replied.

Zhao Yanxun tapped the table with his fingers, and said: "Hu Xiaolin turned himself in, and the palace was prepared so that no catastrophe was caused. He is also a meritorious person..."

"You must investigate carefully. If this person is a traitor and spy, he can be punished lightly because of his merits..."

"If this person was coerced, then he himself is innocent and meritorious, and let the trial office release him!"

Although Zhao Yanxun didn't say it clearly, the meaning in his words couldn't be more clear.

"Yes!" Lin Quan replied quickly.

Standing up, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "You have made merit this time, and this king has nothing to reward you. Go and get a few jars of bars!"

I saw Lin Quan paying homage and saying: "Your maidservant kowtows to thank the prince for his reward!"

Zhao Yanxun can say that he rewarded them casually, but Lin Quan can't think so.

At this moment, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the dormitory and said: "His Royal Highness, the two elders are asking to see each other, and they are waiting outside the hall!"

"Let them wait in the side hall!"

"Yes!"

After the little eunuch left, Zhao Yanxun sat back on the chair and asked, "Tell me, what do they want to say when they come here!"

Although Zhao Yanxun had some guesses, he left January after all and didn't know much about what happened in Yuanyang, so he asked Lin Quan to make up for him.

…………

In Jinshen Hall, in the west side hall, two long history officials stood with their bows.

The two did not speak, each holding a stack of memorials, thinking about the matters to be reported.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the hall, and the two stood more respectfully.

When they heard footsteps coming outside the side hall, the two turned around almost at the same time, facing Zhao Yanxun who entered the door.

"Meet Your Highness!" The two saluted.

"Free gift!"

After saying that, Zhao Yanxun, who was dressed in casual clothes, came to the head and took a seat, his eyes lingered on the two ministers.

Lin Quan and Huo An followed into the hall and stood on both sides of Zhao Yanxun's case.

"During this period of time, the two love ministers have worked hard to act as agents for general affairs!"

This is Zhao Yanxun's first sentence, expressing his affirmation of the two long history.

Governing the common people is cumbersome and heavy work, and it is commendable to be able to achieve peace and stability, not to mention that it is still an extraordinary period.

"I dare not take the credit!" Cheng Wenguang said politely.

Zhao Yanxun didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "If you have anything to report, just say it quickly!"

"Yes!"

Next, the two senior officials began to report on their work.

Cheng Wenguang is mainly in charge of government affairs, so he started first, mainly food consumption and people's governance.

If they can decide what to do, they should report the results of the resolution, if they can't handle it, they should ask Zhao Yanxun for advice, and if they have a controversial plan, they should also ask Zhao Yanxun for instructions.

After Cheng Wenguang, Zhou Chengping spoke.

He also has a lot of things to report, mainly the punishment of some officials who committed crimes, and the review of the severe sentence.

In the end, Zhou Chengping laid out the matter of the ceremony.

In any case, it was up to Zhao Yanxun to decide how to deal with Dianyi's inescapable responsibilities in the chaos in the palace.

Holding Zhou Chengping's report on the situation, Zhao Yanxun asked: "After searching for so long, apart from Ma Jin who was arrested, are there any rebels in the Ritual Institute?"

I only heard Zhou Chengping reply: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are no traitors in the Dianyi Institute, they have neglected their duties and oversight!"

Zhao Yanxun didn't answer, but turned his head slightly thinking of Lin Quan, and the latter immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the servants have not found any accomplices either!"

Right now is not the time to fight, Lin Quan can still tell the importance of the size.

Putting down the memorandum, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Since there are no accomplices, then the punishment will be based on dereliction of duty and negligence. What do you two lovers think about this?"

Only Zhou Chengping replied: "Your Highness, I think... Ma Baokun should be transferred from the post of Dianyi, and the seven officials under him should be dismissed!"

This was Zhou Chengping's opinion, and then Zhao Yanxun glanced at Cheng Wenguang.

"Reporting to Your Highness, I think... Ma Baokun and his subordinate officials' dereliction of duty has caused serious consequences. His Highness did not kill them... It is His Highness's kindness!" Cheng Wenguang leaned forward.

According to Cheng Wenguang's point of view, it is enough to kill Ma Baokun and the others.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yanxun said: "Ma Baokun was guilty of negligence, so he was transferred to Liaoping as the county magistrate..."

"The two officials under him who are in charge of managing the seal of documents... beheaded!"

"The rest of the officials, dismissed!"

This kind of punishment is actually the most reasonable.

Strictly speaking, Ma Baokun had nothing to do with this matter, after all, he couldn't bring the documents and seal with him.

Other officials are also jointly and severally responsible, and only the two officials who are responsible for documents and seals are the real responsible persons.

"His Highness Shengming!"

(End of this chapter)