Minister

200【Second Year of the First Yuan Dynasty】

Chen Ang didn't gain weight because he returned to the capital, he still has a thin face now.Every day he would get up very early, drink a pot of tea, gesture his arms and legs for a while, and then change his clothes and go to court.On days when he was not in court, he started to review the memorials after gesticulating his arms and legs. Although he immediately set up a supervisor of rituals, he was still used to reading all the red robes.

The petitions submitted by Hu Yanglin from all officials are no longer important, and Chen Ang often puts them aside casually, or flips through them half-heartedly.Hu Yanglin didn't intend to curry favor with the new emperor. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to see Chen Ang. He wanted to come here once a day, purely because he couldn't help it.

Chen Ang immersed himself in taking the file catalog in Hu Yanglin's hands, but he didn't notice that the commander didn't leave quickly today.

Hu Yanglin looked at him nervously, until a certain memorial was held in his hand and opened.

Chen Ang looked at it again and again in surprise, and looked up to see Populus euphratica in front of him: "Why are you still here?"

"Minister," Hu Yanglin was stunned for a moment, then knelt down: "I obey orders."

"Who did this?" Chen Ang's expression returned to calm.

"The censor gave Zhongwei Qingfeng, who was born in Juren. Before that, he was a county magistrate in Yunnan, but he was transferred back to the capital last year."

"Why did you transfer back to the capital in front of a good county magistrate?" Chen Ang glanced at Hu Yanglin.

Hu Yanglin didn't raise his head: "The first emperor saw that he was a student of Master Wei, so he transferred him up."

"Oh," Chen Ang put the memorial aside: "In any case, this is not a trivial matter, let's leave it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"Your Majesty!" Hu Yanglin knelt on the ground: "This matter is unwarranted, and I think it is an internal matter, which should be handled by Jin Yiwei."

"I understand the meaning of Mr. Hu, but since the other party is a censor, it is impossible for the palace people to suppress it. Instead of being caught, it is better to investigate in a fair and honest way. Mr. Wei is not afraid to investigate." Chen Ang took the memorial again. In his hand: "Go, hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment in person, and let them find out. Since Wei Chi is involved, let him avoid it."

Hu Yanglin thought for a moment, then took the memorial.

"By the way," Chen Ang said suddenly again: "This is a big matter, you town and Fusi should pay close attention to it, and report it immediately if there is any situation."

Half an hour later, Mr. Zheng Chu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, sat in the hall of Beizhen Fusi.Zheng Chu's complexion was not good, because Beizhen Fusi has been tepid in recent years, and it has long since ceased to be able to invite first-rank officials to "drink tea".

Hu Yanglin took out the memorial book and pushed it in front of Zheng Chu: "Master Zheng is not in a hurry, please read it slowly."

Zheng Chu only read halfway, and his hands trembled: "This, this?"

"What the emperor means is to find out." Hu Yanglin tapped the table with his finger: "This matter is not trivial, we must find out. Of course, if there is a need for help, I will always ask the governor."

Zheng Chu nodded submissively, and stuffed the memorial into his sleeve: "Anyway, please thoroughly investigate Wei Qingfeng first."

"This is natural." Hu Yanglin made a gesture to see off the guest.

At the same time, a group of Jin Yiwei arrived at Dali Temple, and Wei Chi was discussing with Lin Xuan with a case file.

"Which one is Master Wei?"

"It's the next official." Wei Chi put down the file.

"From today onwards, you don't have to come to the Yamen to be on duty anymore, please go back."

Lin Xuan was about to speak, Wei Chi made a gesture: "Okay."

Everyone in Dali Temple stared blankly at this scene. Wei Chi simply packed up his things and walked out without any resistance or questioning.The people from Jinyiwei simply explained a few words about the principal and left.

Lin Xuan picked up the dossier that Wei Chi had put down just now, and guessed many possibilities, but he didn't expect that what he thought was a secret would spread all over the court that afternoon.

Wei Qingfeng, Wei Chi's supervisor when he was in the Guozijian sacrificed wine, wrote a letter to expose his teacher, and the charges were astonishing-he questioned the cause of Chen Entropy's death, and pointed the finger at Wei Chi.

Of course, many people have doubts about Chen Entropy's death, especially after Chen Ang succeeded to the throne, the once incomprehensible clues seem to be connected into a web that can be interpreted.Many people still remember the friendship between Wei Chi and Chen Ang back then, and if they think about it carefully, it's all possible.It's not that no one has doubted Wei Chi, it's just that all this fog is too deep, and there are too many things that can't be seen through.

The evidence Wei Qingfeng found was quite intriguing. He found an envelope in Wei Chi's study, and the address of this envelope happened to be where Chen Ang was.Of course, everyone still remembers where Chen Jiao demoted Chen Ang. Wei Chi is not from Guizhou, and he has no relatives in Guizhou. If he didn’t write to Chen Ang, then who would he write to?What kind of message is he trying to express by contacting a deposed vassal king?

Although Chen Ang has already secured the throne and Chen Entropy has long since passed away, this matter is related to the crime of regicide, and the whole court is in an uproar.

Chen Ang's attitude was not ambiguous. The whole matter was not handed over to the Jin Yiwei, but directly to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It seemed that he wanted to clear the relationship and let everyone investigate it with confidence. Elder Zhou Ge even came out to speak out, expressing his absolute refusal. Not intervene in this matter, the full authority is represented by the cabinet.

When Lin Xuan came home from the yamen, the elders in the family already knew about it. Although some elders in the Lin family had some calligraphy and painting contacts with Wei Chi, the few in the officialdom didn't think highly of him, especially Lin Xiao's lineage was even more verbal. There was some meaning in the middle that he wanted to add insult to injury, and Lin Xuan was a little upset listening to their questions.

"The younger generation thinks that this matter should not be too noisy. After all, it is just an envelope, and it must be dismissed as suspicious. If it was really Mr. Wei, then what method was used to commit the crime? Where do we start? Open the coffin for an autopsy? Who dares? Who will?"

"This is a major case of regicide, why is there so much noise?" The person who spoke was Lin Xiao's son, who now works at Honglu Temple: "It is enough to have doubts, and to thoroughly investigate the case, who would dare not open the coffin for an autopsy? "

"The younger generation is unclear about one thing," Lin Xuan said impatiently, "Now that the world has been settled, what's the point of making these guesses?"

"The world has been decided?" Someone sneered: "You mean the world has been decided with the surname Wei? Then we can't overthrow him now, but wait until his wings grow hard and really make us all together?"

Lin Xuan sighed: "This statement is wrong. If Mr. Wei really has such a heart, then he not only has a personal relationship with the current emperor, but also the teacher of the former emperor! The younger generation thinks that if he really has the heart of disobedience, why not learn to be Cao Cao ? After making such a big risk, what you want to get is the current situation?"

What are you trying to prove?Prove that Wei Chi is the dead man of King Yan?Would you rather bear the crime of killing the king and help King Yan ascend the throne?

What are you trying to prove?Prove that King Yan would rather kill the king for the sake of superiority?

Several people in the room fell silent.

"Master Wei is not such a person," Lin Xuan respectfully clasped his fists: "Elders, please think about it, Master Wei was born as a student, not a person of the same religion, how could he murder the emperor in the palace? If you really support the officials in the court to open the coffin for an autopsy, so what if you can’t find out why? The officials’ request for a thorough investigation may be for the sake of fairness and morality. If our Lin family asks, it will be against the emperor. What are the benefits of the Lin family?"

"If there is no hard evidence, why would his own students expose him?" Lin Xiao's son still didn't give up.

"Who knows?" Lin Xuan shook his head coldly: "Instead of striving to be the pioneer, it's better to act accordingly. If something useful is really found out, our Lin family will not be too late to move."

At least let's see what's going on between King Qin and the Wang family first!Lin Xuan felt a little helpless in his heart. Lin Xiao's family seemed to blame Wei Chi for their downfall. Is this because they couldn't offend the cabinet?Or do you really think Wei Chi is the biggest enemy in the future?

Who knows?

Almost all the angry officials, like the Lin family, grasped the clues of the envelope and held on tightly, but the real judicial people were as conservative as Lin Xuan.Mr. Zheng Chu and Mr. Zheng obviously belonged to the faction that didn't like Wei Chi. He hadn't forgotten about the Jiangnan fraud case back then, but returning to reality, as a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he couldn't make a fuss, he had to produce real evidence.

And his position is much more difficult than that of the Lin family.Of course he wanted to understand what Lin Xuan was thinking, and it's okay if he can't find out now. If he really finds out something that shouldn't be seen, what should he do?To judge the king of Qin or to judge the emperor?

Zheng Chu's hair turned gray with worry.

The next day coincided with the court meeting, and Zheng Chu asked for a joint trial of the three divisions. Now that Wei Chi had avoided it, Chen Xing agreed to Zheng Chu's request and started the joint trial of the three divisions today.

Who will be judged?

We can't interrogate Wei Chi, because an empty envelope can't prove the problem, not to mention that according to Wei Qingfeng, the person who received the letter is the emperor.

If you can't, then you can only judge Wei Qingfeng.

For the sake of fairness, all the officials of Yushitai were present to observe.

Zheng Chu thought about it, and felt that it was more embarrassing than the fraud case back then. He knew a thing or two about Wei Qingfeng, and this person was much more difficult than Xu Runeng back then.

Wei Qingfeng's scientific examination results were not good. He studied Gongsheng in Gongyuan and then went to work as a county magistrate outside Beijing. Speaking of all this, he has to thank Wei Chi. If there is no teacher like Wei Chi, I don't know when he will be able to I'm an official on the wheel.Although his grades in the scientific examination were mediocre, he did a good job as a county magistrate and gained quite a reputation in the local area, but he was really famous because of Zhou Wenyuan's grandson. This grandson is very different from Zhou Wenyuan's son. He was a dude who was one-on-one, and he passed by the county where Wei Qingfeng was on a tour, and was forcibly escorted to the lobby by Wei Qingfeng because he hit a small official in the yamen with a cane.This Young Master Zhou has no fame, and he even beat the court officials!According to the law of Qi, you should hit thirty with a stick!

But this is no ordinary "Mr. Zhou", who would compete with him?Pianwei Qingfeng didn't accept this reasoning, he just broke through the obstruction of the provincial people, and beat Mr. Zhou solidly.

For this, Zhou Wenyuan was not really angry. Although he felt sorry for his grandson, he was still moved by this man's honesty.He specially greeted the students in the province and told them not to embarrass Wei Qingfeng.Zhou Wenyuan has punished many people over the years, but there are still some official ranks, and many Qingliu who sweated for Wei Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.Wei Qingfeng didn't show any gratitude or any intention of getting close to Elder Zhou Ge, and he still went about his own work, and no one wanted to talk to him.

After the battle to defend the capital, Wei Chi transferred him back to the capital. When Wei Chi was attacked by everyone because of the memorandum, this Wei Qingfeng stood up and said a lot for his teacher. It is estimated that this incident, let alone Wei Chi, was unexpected. , no one can think of it.

The officials in the lobby were discussing a lot, and there was a buzzing sound from the roof. Zheng Chu cleared his mind and patted the gavel: "Bring Wei Qingfeng up."

The officials' voices overwhelmed everyone's discussion, and finally the hall gradually became quiet. Everyone stretched their necks and looked at the door, wanting to see what kind of person Wei Qingfeng is.

A dark and thin middle-aged man walked in with a calm expression: "I see Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Chu pointed to the stool in the middle: "Master Wei, please sit down."

Wei Qingfeng saluted and sat down.

"This is the memorial you presented to the emperor, do you think there is anything to be changed?"

Wei Qingfeng shook his head.

"Circulate to everyone." Zheng Chu handed the memorial that Wei Qingfeng handed to the emperor to the clerk, who put it on the table in the room, and the officials in the hall came to watch one by one.

Everyone has heard a thing or two about it, but they haven't seen the memorial yet, so they came over to read it carefully one by one.After everyone was seated, Zheng Chu said that the trial would begin.

"Wei Qingfeng, I already asked you about it yesterday. Today is the trial of the three courts. I hope you can answer them truthfully."

"Excuse me."

"In this memorial, you exposed that Dali Temple official Wei Chi was suspected of murdering the late emperor. What evidence do you have?"

"Returning to my lord, the first emperor died of illness suddenly when he was young and strong. The officials think that the court is more than just a subordinate. I am afraid that many people have doubts about this. Lord Wei is the only close minister of the first emperor. If the first emperor did not die of illness, then he should be The object of suspicion. Xiaguan is a student of Mr. Wei, and he was able to enter Wei's house to borrow books. It was only by accident that he found an empty envelope while borrowing books. The place name of the envelope was Qiannan. Regarding this matter, Xiaguan personally contacted Wei My lord has confronted each other, although lord Wei has not admitted any problem, but he can't explain why there is such an envelope, so the lower officials think that this matter must be reported to the emperor."

Zheng Chu motioned to the clerk, who showed the envelope and put it on the desk as well.

Many people who have been in contact with Wei Chi can recognize it at a glance. This is obviously Mr. Wei's handwriting.

Zheng Chu knew that the real test had begun, and he could not bring this matter to the emperor anyway: "The case must be based on evidence and the truth. It is difficult to explain the problem with just an envelope. Do you have any other evidence? "

"No."

Everyone's eyes turned to Wei Qingfeng, and then back to Zheng Chu, waiting for him to speak again.

Zheng Chu looked back at Zhou Wenyuan, but Zhou Wenyuan ignored him, so Zheng Chu had no choice but to bite the bullet and turn his head: "Without evidence, the case cannot be settled."

As soon as the words came out, the people in the hall started discussing.

Wei Qingfeng stood up: "The lower official believes that Mr. Wei should be present at this moment, and there are some questions that need to be answered by him."

The discussion in the hall became louder.

Wei Qingfeng took a deep breath: "I know, everyone must be questioning me, as a student of Mr. Wei, to accept such a book, whether I was instigated by others, or whether I was ungrateful. I also know, everyone must think The world is finally at peace, why do I want to make such a big wave, who will benefit from it, am I just trying to gain fame."

Meeting Zhou Wenyuan's eyes, Wei Qingfeng raised his voice: "This official is not ungrateful, and this official is not trying to gain fame. I would like to ask everyone, if a child of a common people is framed to death, can his parents do it for you?" Is he asking for justice? Is it because the former emperor was the emperor, so he should be allowed to go for no reason? Is it because his parents are gone? Or is it because he wants to keep the world peaceful?! Everyone can just ignore it? I just want to say one thing, if Master Wei really did it, he would kill the young! The teacher killed the apprentice! The minister killed the king! If this can be taken away in a logical way, is there any conscience in this world! The former emperor had trouble in the capital He never abandoned his subjects, now the subjects will abandon him so naturally?!"

"Master Wei, please calm down!" Zhou Wenyuan finally couldn't bear it and stood up.

"Your official is not calm," Wei Qingfeng was not intimidated by the chief minister of the cabinet: "Your official hopes that the court will thoroughly investigate this matter. If this official is wrong, this official is willing to take all responsibilities! This official demands a thorough investigation!"

Zhou Wenyuan lowered his attitude: "Master Wei, there is no one who says that we can't investigate thoroughly. It's just that you have to understand that any case cannot be decided based on emotions. You should also read Qilu. You should know that the decision must be based on evidence."

"Master Wei can't tell why there is such an envelope!" Wei Qingfeng raised his voice again: "Why don't you bring him to the lobby for questioning!"

Zhou Wenyuan felt a headache when he heard the envelope: "Master Wei will be arrested and questioned just because of an envelope?"

"It's really whimsical!" Zheng Chu suddenly jumped up: "You mean, you still need to bring the current emperor here for questioning?"

Zhou Wenyuan was surprised to see a glint of ruthlessness in Wei Qingfeng's eyes.

"Okay! Retire today!" Zhou Wenyuan slammed the gavel.

"Retire!"

In order to avoid this matter, Wei Chi stayed at home temporarily. The weather was no longer cold, but his heart was frighteningly cold.Ever since Wei Qingfeng confronted him that day, the two had never met again, and this day finally came.

Sitting in the pavilion, Wei Chi looked at the slight ripples in the pond, the "Wind and Rain Pavilion", said "the wind and rain stopped".

How long?Know Wei Qingfeng?

Now I feel so strange, but I feel that this is him, the one I know.

"Did you do it? Why? Why?"

Wei Qingfeng's roar that day is still in his ears, he has never seen him like this before.

"He is your father!"

After a long time, I said coldly, "I don't."

"Then why is there such an envelope! Teacher, why did you write such an envelope! Why did you write to the King of Yan! Why did the first emperor appear in the capital just after the death of the King of Yan!"

"I do not have."

After a long time, I only had this sentence.

"why……"

"I didn't, I said it! I didn't!!"

Wei Chi suddenly woke up from the nightmare, the late spring sunshine shone through the branches on his face like a cold spring.

After April, the dark night will no longer be long, live, hope, the brilliant flowers will turn into fruits, and the prosperity of the capital will be brightly lit again, but we will turn around and go away?Like it's a flashy dream?

Chen... entropy?

can you hear my voice