Ning Gu

The whole room was silent, no one wanted to speak out at this time, and no one wanted to protect themselves wisely.Regardless of his status as prime minister, Liang Xiang is also Di Zuo's old father-in-law.If this matter is really turned into a minor matter in the end, then those who stand up to help now will definitely not get any good results.

But if in the end Di Zuo made up his mind to fight against Liang, then everyone really couldn't bear to walk around.

Zhao Zuo looked around the hall, and finally stopped at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment seemed to have sensed Di Zuo's gaze. He stepped out of the line and walked into the hall. His steps were still steady, but the hand holding the wat shook, and he knelt down in the hall below the steps.

"The lower official is in charge of the criminal law. I know that I have committed the crime of deceiving the king. The crime has accumulated a lot of people. I will never dare to deceive the king. I hope that the saint will see clearly."

Zhao Zuo pushed the crime letter to the front of the case, pressed it with a paperweight, and then said: "This is the first time I have seen Liang Cheng's crime letter, so I don't know where Prime Minister Liang got it from?

Liang Xiang cupped his hands and said, "Of course I came from someone who knows."

"Information Department, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or from Dali Siqing, who was raised by Liang Xiang?"

Zhao Zuo deliberately mentioned Dali Temple Minister, but before his eyes turned to Dali Temple Minister, several important officials in the front row turned their heads to look at him.The Minister of Dali Temple shrank and came out, far from the calmness of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but trembling all over, almost unable to hold the jade wat in his hand.

Dali Siqing said the "injustice" defense with a look of panic, and secretly asked Liang Ce for help.

Liang Ce didn't turn around to give him any instructions, but he took out the prepared speech more confidently: "What does your Majesty mean by this, the old minister can't understand."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Zuo snorted coldly, "I also want to ask Prime Minister Liang what he means."

Zhao Zuo raised his hand and lifted off the thick pile of seven or eight long books on the left upper side of the table case.Jin Zhe fell in twos and threes on the steps, and one or two slowly slipped down the steps.

Liang Ce looked over and saw the word "Impeachment Book" clearly written on the right side of the booklet, and raised his eyebrows again, as if Zhao Zuo's action of attacking first caught him in his arms.

Zhao Zuo took the lead in attacking: "I know what Liang Xiang has done behind his back. Since Liang Xiang went to be the Prime Minister last year, there have been several letters of impeachment on the widow's case. The two days of impeachment Especially the number of books."

However, Liang Ce bowed indifferently: "Since the two dynasties, the old minister thought that he could not say 'bow with all his might', but could live up to the words 'do his best'. What the old minister did was of course for the sake of the Holy Majesty, and to help the Fengtian Family." Liang Ce nodded, raised his voice, and said passionately, "All the ministers also know that the rumors in the market are not pleasant to the ear, and the ministers are also afraid of tarnishing the innocence of the Tian family. I mentioned this crime in the hall today, and I also want to use this crime to replace The Tian family proves to be invincible, so as not to teach the Tian family to lose its majesty in front of the people."

"Then according to Master Liang, the people of Fufeng are vainly caring about the majesty of the Heavenly Family with a letter of guilt from the Minister of Dali Temple?" He is a third-rank inspector, and many people in the hall can't help but feel sorry for him.

It's a pity that he still doesn't understand that what Fufeng Chaotang wants is not to be filled with righteous indignation, but to be wise and protect himself for a long time.

The inspector received a warning from Yu Shi Zhongcheng, but he still didn't stop, he still stepped forward and said: "In this way, the six testimonies directly belonging to the Tian family are not as good as a Dali temple? Then the official for a while It's hard to figure out who defeated the majesty of the Tian family."

"Your Majesty Chen is a hated veteran." Liang Ce turned around and gave him a meaningful look. There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, but more regret, and he continued the words just now: "Are you worried? .”

"Ms. Liang is afraid?" Zhao Zuo squinted his eyes, but his eyes stayed on the inspector of Yushitai. He knew this person. The child Xie Wuling insisted on getting out of the prison did not Thinking that it is indeed Manchu Wenwuli, the only person who dares to speak out.

"The widow is also terrified." Zhao Zuo responded with a tooth for a tooth, "Liang Xiang said that the people in Fufeng suspected that there were shady people hidden in the golden house of the widow. A searcher? Kuang Xie Ning has been dead for many years, and Liang Xiang is now relying on a criminal record that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and wants to bring up the old matter again?"

"There is one person here, the old minister, who can be used as a witness. He is already waiting outside the hall. If the Holy Majesty allows it, he can be admitted into the hall to prove the truth of the statement."

Liang Xiang's face was full of joy, but Zhao Zuo's brows were full of wind and snow, especially cold.He hesitated for a while before issuing an order: "Who is it, let him come to the hall."

Zhao Zuo's voice fell, and a person slowly walked up the steps outside the hall. The last official standing inside the door saw it first, and couldn't help but take a breath, frowning, not to mention seeing this person behind. The astonishment of those officers of the people showed.

That man was also dressed in fine clothes, brocade clothes and jade crown, with the morning sun on his shoulders, and walked into the hall quickly.Looking over from Zhao Zuo's place, he is rare to be seen, but it's a pity that the timing is not good, otherwise he would say "My son is just born" for Xie Ling.

The old eunuch stood beside Di Zuo, never expecting that the person who came up to the hall was a marquis of a different surname who was conferred by Di Zuo himself, he couldn't help showing embarrassment: "This..."

Zhao Zuo raised his hand to stop what he said, then put his hand down again, unintentionally resting on the armrest of the dragon chair, far from being as embarrassing as the old eunuch thought, on the contrary, he seemed to have expected it.

And under the eyes of all the ministers, the man walked to the steps of the palace, knelt down and asked for peace: "Lu Qi sees my emperor, long live my emperor."

After Lu Qi asked for peace, Manchu civil and military couldn't hold back anymore. Probably no one thought that the grandfather and grandson, who were usually the most difficult to deal with, turned into grasshoppers on the same thread at this time.

But when it comes to proving the authenticity of the incriminating letter, and whether the Chongque concealed the matter of Xie Ning, indeed only this person who is actually Xie Ning's illegitimate son has the most say.

"Lu Qi," Zhao Zuo pretended to be kind, but there was no sense of fatherly kindness and filial piety in the question, "Did you play wild when you went out to play?"

"Lu Qi dare not." Lu Qi lowered his head to avoid Zhao Zuo's probing gaze, then gritted his teeth, raised his head and raised his voice, and said with a little gritted teeth, "Lu Qi was ordered by his father to go out of Chongque to listen to the story. , Now that the story is over, I immediately return to Chongque."

Before the voice fell, there was an uproar in the hall again. In the past few years, Lu Qi has only one person who has called "Father" in public. Since he said this, the meaning in his words is self-evident, and even Prime Minister Liang couldn't help smiling.

"Bastard," Zhao Zuo scolded, and the court fell into silence again.

"Gui Chongque, returned to this court?" Zhao Zuo clapped the case, then looked at Liang Ce, "Young Master is out of his mind, why is the Prime Minister following along?"

Zhao Zuo's anger, which was intended to be concealed, happened exactly as Lu Qi and Liang Ce expected. One side had a smug brow, while the other side, Chen Yan and others, looked ashen.

Liang Ce specially added a kick and said: "The old minister dares to say, is it me who is messing around, or is the Holy Majesty really a golden house hiding a sycophant, the Holy Majesty knows best, doesn't he?"

"Understood? I think the prime minister is confused. Come here," Zhao Zuo said with two guards who came running from the outside, "Please sit with the queen and the prime minister."

At the end, I added another sentence: "Retire."

After a while, no one dared to take a step away from the palace, Zhao Zuo got up and wanted to leave, but Liang Ce stopped him: "Then the sage must protect that person this time?" Liang Ce narrowed his eyes.

"Liang Xiang, if you are a minister for a day, you should take care of your identity." Zhao Zuo said with a cold look at the people in the court, making His Highness fearful, "Once you have other thoughts, then It's the opposite."

The court hall in Fufeng City is full of wind and clouds, and the scenery on Gyeonggi-do is also frightening.

Xianzhi led the send-off team out of Fufeng and headed for the northwest straight road.Ye Jianyu's coffin is not like those gold, silver, food and grass, they can't walk on the mountain road, so there is no convenient path for them to choose, they can only waste time by walking on the straight road.

They were about to leave Gyeonggi-do that day, and they suddenly found many people with their families rushing past them.

He was afraid that Zhao Xing hadn't informed him that something might happen, so he left the team with the hidden guards around him, and went to the surrounding area to stop a family who looked good. Shake off the matter of Fufeng for him in one breath.

It was also because of the words of this kind-hearted elder brother that Xianzhi knew that there was trouble in Fufeng.

The words of the little brother who was stopped still echoed in Xianzhi's ears: "You don't know. The officials of the different surnames in the capital and the officials of the Liang family raised the flag together, saying that they wanted to Qingjun. He was not dead yet, and was raised by Emperor Zuo in Chongque. They all said that the sky is going to change, and those of us who live close to Fufeng, don’t all want to leave early, lest we might die at any time in this changing world Alright." Then, the elder brother added a little more, "Oh, yes, I heard that the soldiers of the young master are stationed outside the city, and maybe one day there will be chaos. Brother Shui, it’s best not to go through the straight road in Gyeonggi-do, and change it in advance.”

Xianzhi looked at the pigtail who was following him, and he immediately understood why Zhao Zuo asked him to send the spirit.It is one thing to let him and Xie Ling face the pressure from civil and military officials and the people of Fufeng. What is important is that his leaving Fufeng is the follow-up of Xie Ling's abandonment of the view a few days ago. important part of the effect.

The hidden guards who died on the mass grave where Xie Wuling was buried should have been Prime Minister Liang's warning.But Liang Xiang didn't expect that before his warning reached Xianzhi, someone would act first for Xianzhi.

That person was Xie Ling, Xie Ling deliberately asked him to bring a message to Zhao Zuo, just to inform Zhao Zuo in advance, let Zhao Zuo know that it was him who moved Guan Zhi, and then leave a confession letter so that he could lead him out.

Then take this opportunity to ask Zhao Zuo to take Xian Zhizhi away, and when Xian Zhi himself leaves Chongque, it will be the best chance for Prime Minister Liang to do it.Because Ye Fuzhou's life and death are still uncertain, even if Xianzhi went to the northwest, he couldn't immediately return to help Fufeng.By the time he settles in the northwest, the matter of coming to Fufeng will probably be settled.As long as Liang Ce threatens Lu Qi, Xianzhi will be forced to die under the city wall.

And Xie Ling held a more important condition than Prime Minister Liang—"You remember to send a message to your father for me, saying that the news of Ye Fuzhou is on the way back."

That is to say, Ye Fuzhou has already settled in the northwest. As long as Xianzhi can go to the northwest to bring back a small number of troops, intimidate, or take back the half of the mountain antlers from the hands of Mr. Lu Yan, the Lu family will use the troops for Lu Qi. It can be resolved immediately.

So Zhao Zuo kept saying that it was especially important to send Ye Qiaoyu back to the northwest.

But now in Xianzhi's view, the two people in Fufeng City are the most important.He gritted his teeth and changed the decision Zhao Zuo had made for him in advance.Impatiently, he got on his horse, turned around and asked Xiao Zhuan to send a message to the Minister of Rites, asking them to continue to go to Guzang in the northwest.

Then Xianzhi hit the reins, and took the two or three Zhaoxing monks and a few secret guards that Xie Ling had arranged beside him, all the way northward, heading for the Yanran City of the Lu family.

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