Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The imperial censor had never needed Guan Bai to impeach officials, especially Han Jiang who had always held a grudge against Lu Ci.

On the morning of the next day, Han Jiang grasped this point, and resolutely accused Dr. Lu, as the head of Yushitai, but instigated Su Jian to enter the Zouyuan to sell official papers, summon officials and prostitutes, hold banquets, and meet straight dragons. Tuge and Tianzhangge attendant lecturer, history museum review Wang Zhu and other guests' many crimes.

The little emperor, who was secretly yawning on the stage, couldn't help being startled when he heard that the young master was being impeached again. He even stopped his half-yawned yawn and looked at Lu Ci subconsciously.

When the Yushitai officials of Han Jiang's faction gave an impassioned speech, Lu Ci not only stood upright, but also looked leisurely and calm, with a faint smile on his lips.

Seeing his reaction, the civil and military officials who were watching from the sidelines felt a little subtle.

Is Lu Ci ignorant of the seriousness of the matter, is it broken, or is he really confident?

If it were them, when they heard Han Jiang's enumeration of crimes, they would have stood out of the queue angrily. No matter whether it was useful or not, they would have to defend themselves.

After all, the word "instigating" is very tricky and vicious, and it is indeed a crime that is difficult to get rid of. Hard to decide.

Although everyone, including Han Jiang who wrote the letter, knew that Su Shunqin himself was the real mastermind of selling old papers, and it was impossible to be instigated by Lu Ci, who had rarely set foot in pavilions since he moved away many years ago.

But people's hearts are unpredictable, let alone in times of crisis: for Su Shunqin who is in trouble, if there is a choice of pouring all the dirty water on Lu Ci in exchange for his own escape, who can guarantee that he will still be able to maintain his life? What about your heart?

Even if he really has the integrity to take over everything, Han Jiang will definitely not easily let go of the great opportunity to drag Lu Ci into the water.

It's not that Lu Ci didn't notice the faint sight around him, and he thought it was a very hidden sight.

He was calm and breezy at this moment, it wasn't just pretending to be calm as some people speculated, but it was really... nothing to be afraid of.

The so-called ironclad evidence in Han Jiang's mouth, except for some rumors and "witness witnesses" spread by those who cannot withstand scrutiny, the official papers sold that can really play a decisive role were bought back in time yesterday.

Even if the Kaifeng government finds witnesses and asks about the fact that it was sold during the investigation, it can be easily summed up with a sentence of "careless misclassification".

Comparing momentary sloppiness with malice to enrich one's own pockets, the punishments received are vastly different.

When Han Jiang finished her passionate statement and glared at Lu Ci fiercely, filled with righteous indignation, Lu Ci stepped out slowly.

Zhao Zhen's eyes were full of worries, and he only pretended to be impartial in his tone: "Before the Kaifeng government is ruled, what does Doctor Lu want to say?"

Lu Ci smiled helplessly, bowed slightly to the official, and replied gracefully: "I really don't know, since when Han Zhongcheng saw it, even paying out of his own pocket to invite new friends and old friends to have a small gathering, he has to be detained." Put on a hat that instigates others to guard against themselves."

Han Jiang sneered, and was about to sneer, when Zhao Zhen, who felt that his dog couldn't spit out ivory, frowned, and quickly interrupted him: "Okay. I know everything the Taiwan official said. As for whether If it is true, it needs to be deduced by the Kaifeng government first, and it is not appropriate to draw a conclusion too early."

In Han Jiang's mind, she instinctively ran over the name of the person who had the right to know the governor of Kaifeng.

——Wang Zeng.

After thinking that although Lu Ci has a little friendship with him, but has always been impartial and impartial in the court, he is a little relieved.

He knew the reason why it is not appropriate to go too fast. After he did not openly favor Lu Ci in front of all officials, but appointed someone to investigate the matter, he calmed down and retreated quietly.

Next, Lu Ci would not make a special trip to look back at him.But Han Jiang, who used to pay close attention to Lu Ci's demeanor secretly from the position behind him, could not be so calm.

It's just that he kept staring at the back of Lu Ci's head with scorching eyes, but he couldn't burn a hole, so that he could see clearly the cunning man's countermeasures.

Lu Ci didn't care about Han Jiang's thoughts at all.

After the court was over, he resolutely ignored the little emperor's curious baby expression of "I have something to say" on his face, and went straight out of the hall with the queue, and before Lin Neichen, who had slower legs and feet, caught up with him, he quickened his pace and walked to the Yushitai.

The other Taiwan officials who more or less knew about the news that Han Jiang had pinned Dr. Lu's words and planned to launch an attack in the early court all turned their attention to him.

Lu Ci was bathed in their probing eyes, but his subordinates changed from the slowness of the previous few days, and after handling today's official duties vigorously, they got up suddenly.

Amidst the startled attention of peepers around him, he nodded with a slight smile, and after neatly arranging the personal items on the table, he blatantly left work early.

The reason for "retiring early" was not because he wanted to express his dissatisfaction. It was purely because he had to "retire privately" in order to avoid suspicion or reduce the impact during the Kaifeng Mansion investigation.

Only when all the truth and the dust settles can it be decided what kind of appearance it will take to reappear.

Lu Ci, who was not even half enthusiastic about Yushitai's job from the beginning to the end, naturally did not have the slightest frustration of being beaten by Taichung officials and having to retreat home after only a few days in office of.

He even felt a bit wishful for this--let other people's headaches be taken care of by others, and he only needs to rest at home comfortably, but the salary is still paid.

Moreover, after experiencing this incident, Liu Qi should be able to clearly understand the seriousness of the matter, so that she won't be so careless and 'informal' when encountering similar situations in the future.

——Lu Ci's guess is indeed right.

The pavilion is no better than the palace. After the happy gathering last night, the officials who returned to the pavilion to do their official duties on the last day before the rest, but those who attended the banquet last night had a slight hangover and lethargy.

The lethargy brought about by the remaining alcohol disappeared without a trace when the officials from Kaifeng Mansion arrived rashly.

The first to be taken away for questioning was of course the "core" of Han Jiang's impeachment, Su Shunqin, who "listened to Lu Ci's instigation and sold official papers to buy wine", and others entered the court director.

Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat when she saw it.

Before they waited for them to come back anxiously, the rest of the banquet guests were also passed away by the official-looking pushers.

After all the people involved were taken away, the other officials of the library who were dumbfounded just now exploded.

Li Ding, who had been pretending to concentrate on copying, was delighted to hear all the rambling speculations around him, but none of them thought of him. He had no choice but to say it clearly so as not to provoke the public's anger, so he could only smile smugly.

It's really toasting and not eating fine wine.

Li Ding leisurely ticked off the comparison on the paper, his mind still on the whispered discussion in his ears.

The more worried the officials who were better than Su Shunqin, the better he would be in a better mood when he was humiliated by Su Shunqin in person.

As for Lu Ci who was involved...

Li Ding sneered.

If you are a real talent, how can you not be jealous?

He has the right to be a villain for a while, so that this "Wenquxing", who has been in Fengshui since his official career, has a hard time, knows how powerful he is.

A group of nobles who work in the pavilion, it is unknown for the time being, that there is such a narrow-minded villain as Li Ding around him, and he will revenge.

After they were invited to the mansion one by one by the Tuiguan of Kaifeng Mansion, they couldn't hide their unease, and they asked each of them in isolation. They asked the same question over and over again more than a dozen times, and when they saw that the answer was correct, they had a little time to rest.

After getting all the confessions, Wang Zeng, who is a political counselor and has the right to know the affairs of the Kaifeng Mansion at this time, couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked, "Is it true that no one colluded with the confession?"

How could this group of young gentlemen who should have been defenseless, and who were exposed by their colleagues in the pavilion for the heinous crime of privately selling official property, all answer, "Last night's banquet was all privately arranged by Lu Jiedu, and there was no penny." Taken from the sale of paper' words?

On the contrary, there are still some small tricks that make him understand whether there is really a "sell paper": some categorically answered that it was not sold; some answered that it was not clear; some answered that it was sold and bought it back; Some say it was sold wrong...

Some even said conclusively that Su Shunqin had already sold the paper, but after listening to Lu Jiedu's persuasion, he bought the paper back after a lot of trouble.

Wang Zeng smiled amusedly.

He instinctively felt that the truth of these words was the highest, but Lu Ci's intentions for this move had yet to be considered.

Could it be that this Lu Qiaotong really has the foresight, or the ability to turn danger into fortune, seek advantage and avoid harm?

Han Jiang and Lu Ci were at odds, although not everyone knew about it, but enough people knew it well.

From the day Lu Ci took office, people have been waiting for this 'infighting'.

If Han Jiang wanted to attack Lu Ci, he must have the idea that every hit would hit and every hit would hurt.

Since it was necessary to catch everyone by surprise, how could Lu Ci know in advance?

Although it is said that Taiwan officials do not avenge privately and fabricate rumors to harm all officials, but whether there is any resentment in their hearts, apart from the knowledge of heaven and earth, only I know.

Han Jiang really wants to keep saying that she is impartial and selfless, while staring at Lu Ci's mistakes, and wanting to write a letter of impeachment...

Even if they are as noble as an official, they may not have a way to deal with them.

However, Han Jiang is not stupid: although Yushi's actions can be speculative, if he tries to find some weak grounds for impeachment, even if there is a real thing someday, the officials will probably be perfunctory and will not investigate it carefully. , just routine.

After questioning the weak pavilion officials several times, Wang Zeng did not let him go back, but sent him to a court room arranged in advance, lay down separately, rested for a while, and then Wait until tomorrow to ask.

After all, he has not been convicted yet, and here are all noble people in the court. If the matter is not tried, but the people are tossed out for good or bad, then the gain will not be worth the loss.

After Wang Zeng made arrangements for the frightened and hungry group, he sent someone to invite Lu Cike over politely.

As soon as Lu Ci entered the room, he didn't notice the expected tense atmosphere, but there was a poured cup of hot tea placed on the outward side of the wooden table.

There was also a lamp on the inward side, Wang Zeng put his hands on it absently to warm it up, his head was slightly sideways, looking in the direction of the window lattice in a trance.

Hearing Lu Ci's footsteps, Wang Zeng came back to his senses, glanced at him lightly, and said expressionlessly, "Sit."