Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Wan Xin is crazy.

Whether it is really crazy or pretending to be crazy, it is always dancing and talking incoherently, and it is impossible to testify Wei in court again.

When Su Yan heard the news, he was in the Shen Mansion, visiting Shen Qi who was recuperating in bed - at that time, Shen Qi had finished practicing the internal strength for healing and was trying out gestures. When she heard that Su Yan was coming, she quickly lay back on the bed, At the same time, he ordered the maidservant to bring in the ginseng soup, so that Su Yan could personally feed him at his request.

"This trick is powerful." Su Yan sighed while feeding the ginseng soup with a spoon, "If Wan Xin dies, the Wei family will be suspected of murdering him; if he does not die, the Wei family will worry that he will testify. Just let him go Crazy, who would believe the testimony of a lunatic? And the premonitions of insanity are too much speculation, and now the authenticity of the evidence he provided before is in doubt."

Shen Qi also felt that this method was sinister but effective, if it were him, he would probably be able to think of doing it.But it is very unpleasant to cast it from the hands of the enemy.

"Fortunately, Jin Yiwei has checked the information provided by Wan Xin in advance, kept a lot of evidence, and secretly contacted more than a dozen sufferers and witnesses. These will not be invalidated because of Wan Xin's madness." Shen Qi said .

Su Yan nodded: "The loss is a bit big, but it's not unbearable."

If Wanxin had been deployed in advance and Wan Xin was isolated, perhaps this kind of thing would not have happened.However, he chose to give up this information and ensure Ruan Hongjiao's safety first.Su Yan asked himself if he regretted it - the answer was "no".

You can't have both, and he made the choice that best fits his heart.

"Tomorrow is the seventeenth day of February." Shen Qi said.

"Yes. Now that I have the qualifications to join the court, I don't need to beat the Dengwen drum anymore." Su Yan put down the empty bowl, and wiped the corners of Shen Qi's mouth with a handkerchief, "I want them to see if Su Twelve is still Su Shi two."

Shen Qi grabbed his wrist, exerted a little force, and pulled him into her arms: "The court is like a battlefield, and I feel uncomfortable that my husband can't fight with you this time."

"What kind of gentleman!" Su Yan spat, but leaned on his chest without any resistance, "You have done enough for me. The entire Beizhen Fusi was sent by me. Without your order, how could I Maybe he can command those Jinyiwei spies?"

"Tomorrow morning, how sure are you?" Shen Qi asked.

Su Yan smiled and said: "I didn't calculate it. I just thought it was something that I had to do my best with both certainty and uncertainty. Before that, I was also nervous, calculating whether there were omissions over and over again, until the emperor showed me the imperial case. Playbook——

Shen Qi's arms could not help but tighten.

Su Yan was a little breathless, and patted his back comfortingly: "Those memorandums, eight out of ten are impeaching each other. I have a habit of talking to my courtiers, and I only like to criticize others. Since this is the case, I will Be the number one talking point, and see who can scold who better. Thinking about it this way, I don't feel nervous at all."

Shen Qi laughed lowly: "Master Su is both wise and brave, and there are thousands of troops on the tip of his tongue. It seems that the humble staff can only wave the flag for you in the rear to boost morale."

"This flattery is too exaggerated, and there are thousands of troops."

"No? Wait for the humble job to find out."

"Well……"

If one man stands in the way, Lord Su's thousands of troops will be helpless.After several fierce battles, Mr. Su's army was routed for three thousand miles, and even the city wall was almost knocked down.

He covered his clothes, panting, "Qilang, your injury!"

Shen Qi wanted to fill the wound with stone slabs, so she turned to pull Su Yan's belt: "I'll be careful, just touch it... It's been too long..."

Don't touch it, if the mark on the heel of the leg is seen, that's okay!Su Yan grabbed his belt tightly and said with an excuse: "I want to recharge my batteries for tomorrow."

Shen Qi looked at his face and neck with gloomy eyes: "It's that grass bandit guard who took advantage of the situation these few days and used all the energy and energy he had stored on you, so he didn't dare to be seen by me?"

Su Yan shook his head again and again: "No such thing, he has been very honest recently."

Shen Qi laughed angrily: "He is honest? The ability to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail is better than anyone else. Besides, if he gets along with you day and night, he can be honest unless he is an eunuch."

What can Su Yan do? He has to defend Jing Hong, saying that he is by no means an eunuch, and his abilities are quite strong; let alone honestly say that the emperor stamped a palace seal on him. , This pot can only be wronged by myself.With a look of embarrassment, he whispered: "I've been a little vain lately, so I need to strengthen my roots."

Shen Qi was stunned. "You are only eighteen, which is the age when your energy and blood are at their peak. How could you be so weak?" He asked suspiciously, "It was clear that you were fine last time."

Su Yan replied slowly: "The shoulder injury hasn't healed yet, and there are a lot of things to worry about recently, I... Shall I take care of it?"

Shen Qi was silent for a moment, adjusted his belt and skirt for him, and kissed his lips: "When the matter between the Wei family and the Vacuum Sect is over, you can go to school and take a long vacation, put down your burdens, and take care of your body. Don't worry, no matter what The reason is that as long as you don't like it, Xianggong won't touch you."

Su Yan became more and more guilty, bowed his head and said, "Qilang loves me."

"—I just knew?" Shen Qi laughed, "What about you?"

Su Yan leaned close to Shen Qi's ear and whispered seven words.

Shen Qi's whole body was trembling slightly.He hugged Su Yan tightly, and let out a long breath in the almost painful ecstasy.

On February [-]th, the first permanent hearing after the Longevity Festival is still held at Fengtianmen.

Su Yan was wearing Xiezhi Buzi's censor uniform and stood in the line of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The last time he dressed like this to go to court, he stabbed horizontally by surprise and brought down Jia Gongji and others who forced the emperor to issue his own edict.I don't know which unlucky guy I have to deal with this time, but I hope it's not me.

The way of a sage is to fight without fighting. He is so aggressive that he will capsize sooner or later.

The court has been turbid for a long time, and it needs this indomitable and sharp spirit to cleanse it. I will work together with him.

There was another good show to watch.

——Many courtiers thought so.

Su Yan stood in the queue with a calm demeanor, and waited for the six chief officials to finish their performances to the emperor one by one. When Lan Xi sang the ceremony "Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do", he came out and said: "I am ordered by the holy order to set up a special case." The team is investigating the case of the big explosion in Baizhifang, and the truth has been basically found out, so I hereby report to His Majesty."

Emperor Jinglong said: "Such a big explosion has never been seen before. The whole capital was shaken by it. The Baizhifang was almost in ruins. Thousands of people were killed or injured. The catastrophe is approaching, so the heavens sent this disaster to warn me. Su Qing is ordered by me to investigate the case, and if you find any findings and conclusions, even if it is only speculation, feel free to tell me, there is no need to have any taboos."

Su Yan asked boldly: "What if it involves important ministers and nobles, or even relatives of the emperor?"

Emperor Jinglong said: "If you are holding back everywhere, how can the truth be revealed? No matter who is involved, just say it, and I will forgive you for your disrespect first."

Su Yan quickly saluted and thanked him.After straightening his waist, he stared at the holy car above the jade steps, and looked around at the officials in the square, and said loudly: "If you want to find out the truth about the explosion in Baizhifang, you have to start with the assassination of the East Palace in August last year." .”

Last year's Donggong assassination?Didn't the assassin be caught a long time ago, and it was found out that it was Yinjianmen who did it?Therefore, the emperor ordered to destroy Yinjianmen.Now that the Yinjian Sect has been completely destroyed, and the remaining evils have been arrested one by one, why did Su Twelve bring up old troubles here again?

Many courtiers whispered to each other and started whispering.

Su Yan beckoned two little servants to come over, took out the folded cloth from his bosom, unfolded it to be about three feet square, asked the servants to pull it at both ends, and showed it to everyone.

On the white cloth is an oval imprint drawn with cinnabar. The eight petals of the imprint are arranged in a fan shape, like a huge blood lotus flower, which is enough for the most marginal station officials to see clearly.

"The blood-eyed assassin who intended to assassinate the prince left such a pattern on the wall of the edict prison before he died madly. What does this mysterious pattern mean? Is it some kind of contact code? Or a special identification mark? Jinyi guards are thinking hard I can't figure it out. Until half a year later, in the first month of the lunar year, this pattern appeared again at the base of the wall in a remote alley in the capital. It was painted by a flute player who hid his identity and was lurking in the palace..."

Everyone's appetite could not help but be lifted, and everyone pricked up their ears as if they were listening to a wonderful storybook.Su Yan used the usual suspenseful tone of the later TV programs "Today's Statement" and "Approaching Science" to tell the whole story:

——The assassin was proved to be a member of the Yinjian Sect because of the "Blood Eye" skill, and left behind the pattern of eight-petal blood lotus before he died.

——Yin Fuyin, the remnant of the Yinjian Gate, was called Yin Fu, and he recruited the guards of Prince Yu's mansion. He secretly disturbed King Yu's sanity with the sound of a flute, intending to provoke the brotherhood between the emperor and the prince—that's why King Yu suffered a serious illness around the Spring Festival. The reason for not being able to attend the palace banquet at night.

Many of the ministers knew about King Yu's illness, and nodded their heads: "That's right, your lord's complexion was very ugly and his temper was irritable, so it turned out that he was hit by the bewitching flute!"

——Fuyin left a blood lotus mark on the wall of a dark alley in the capital, and Su Yan's guards traced it to Linhua Pavilion, and found that there was a secret underground passage together with a bright hall for preaching.After Su Yan, King Yu, and Shen Qi went down to the Ming Hall, an explosion occurred in the tunnel. They narrowly escaped death, and accidentally brought out several fragments of scriptures.

The original fragments of the scriptures and the complete version supplemented by King Yu and Su Yan were first presented to the emperor for viewing, and then passed on to the ministers.

"My lords, please take a look. This is the 'treasure scroll' of the Vacuum Sect. Whether it is a preaching verse or a blood lotus pattern, it is suitable for the title. Everyone pay attention to this sentence-"When the great calamity meets the darkness of the sky and the earth, the red lotus Now into a vacuum', how about it, doesn't it sound familiar? Does anyone still remember what was the nursery rhyme that was sung in the streets and alleys of the capital before the explosion of Baizhifang?"

After being reminded by Su Yan, a young official patted his forehead and said, "I remember, it's the 'Thunderbolt Sign'—" He suddenly shut up, glanced at the throne anxiously, and wanted to retreat into the queue .

Emperor Jinglong said in time: "Forgive your innocence, say."

The official's voice was much softer: "The thunderbolt heralds a catastrophe, the sky and the earth are dark, the sun and the moon have no light; the vacuum saves the suffering, the red lotus appears in the world, and the chaos reopens." Then he hurriedly added, "This nursery rhyme is really a lie. Everyone, nonsense! I feel ashamed to even repeat it."

His strong desire to survive made the emperor look at him more.

This glance gave him great encouragement, so he turned to Su Yan and said: "Obviously, the Vacuum Sect is a rebellious cult that digs secret passages in the capital, operates in secret, and spreads rumors everywhere. A few days ago, the cult’s skin was peeled off at the public trial meeting, and now the Vacuum Sect is being beaten by everyone in the Gyeonggi area.”

Su Yan nodded: "Then Wan Xin, the owner of the bank who provided financial support for the Vacuum Sect, all of you adults also know about it?"

——The play meat is coming!Several courtiers who either knew part of the inside story, or guessed that sooner or later he and the Wei family would tear each other apart, all turned their heads to look at Wei Yan to see his reaction.

Sure enough, Wei Yan stood up first, and responded loudly: "My lords not only know, but also know that the old man killed his relatives righteously. Shang Shu begged His Majesty to deal with Wan Xin according to the law, so as to rectify the discipline. Why, you are a yellow-mouthed kid and want to learn from Shang Yang. If you don't even know how to sit, you will not be able to punish his three clans for His Majesty!"

How did Shang Yang die? He was quartered by the monarch. This is a naked curse!Su Yan responded calmly: "I didn't say that. You don't have to rush to express your opinion for me, the Marquis of Xian'an. At the age of Marquis, the first priority is to maintain health, and he is in a bad mood all day long. Be careful to burst a blood vessel-I am concerned, Wei. One of the two marquises of the family has already fallen, and the other can't have any more accidents."

Wei Yan wasn't that annoyed at first, but after being so "concerned" by him, he blushed with anger when he thought of his younger brother who had his arm cut off and became a cripple.Su Yan pointed at the pulsating veins on Wei Yan's forehead, and said in a pale voice, "The blood vessels are about to explode, hurry up! Someone get ice cubes to calm them down!"

The shout was so affectionate that the officials on the left and right were a little panicked, and rushed over to help Wei Yan.Wei Yan waved his hands and shouted: "The old man is very good, don't listen to that little bastard yelling!" He was really angry, not to mention that he didn't care about the courteousness, even the local accent came out.

Seeing that Chaohui was about to go all the way to the usual scenes of fighting and fighting, Emperor Jing Long coughed heavily.

Everyone lowered their eyebrows and retreated to their original positions, making Wei Yan, who was holding back his anger, and Su Yan, who had an innocent face, stand out in the center of the arena.

Emperor Jinglong said: "Su Yan, your concern for the Marquis of Xian'an is not enough, I'm still waiting for your return."

Su Yan cupped his hands towards the throne: "I obey the order."

He continued: "After Wanxin was arrested and imprisoned, several judges in the special case team showed emotion and reason, and finally awakened his conscience. He decided to kill his relatives righteously and report the twelve crimes committed by the Wei family. offense."

Another twelve?This is to confirm "Su Twelve".Many courtiers looked at Su Yan with indescribable eyes.There is also the term "destroying relatives with righteousness", wasn't it just used by the Marquis of Xian'an?This Su Twelve did it on purpose, it's really mean.

Regardless of other people's eyes, Su Yan rushed forward and said like a string of firecrackers: "Wan Xin exposed that the Marquis of Xian'an and the Marquis of Feng'an made huge profits by extorting farmland, buying residual salt, and opening private stores. The biggest boss behind.

"The so-called remnants of salt to buy supplements are in fact robbing the right class and stealing the state's tax revenue as private property. It is the moth of the country. In addition, the law of our dynasty prohibits officials from engaging in business and competing for profits with the people. But the two marquises despised the law and acted recklessly. Instigated the harem to talk about Xiang Xiang, and asked His Majesty for Zhuangtian and failed, so they blatantly robbed the people's property, thus killing and injuring dozens of civilians!"

The surrounding officials gasped one after another—it is common for officials of this dynasty to accept bribes or to benefit from public affairs, but it is very rare to be burdened with dozens of life debts.Even if it was Feng Qu'e who was so arrogant back then, if he wanted to deal with anyone, he had to make charges first, and then send Tiqi to arrest him after following the procedure.If the Marquis of Xian'an and Marquis of Feng'an blatantly beat the people to death because they robbed the land, it would be extremely arrogant!

Wei Yan immediately scolded: "Blood! When did the old man and Marquis Feng An occupy the land and harm the people? Why haven't anyone gone to the yamen to file a complaint for so many years? It is clear that you fabricated the crime and framed the old man. What is the crime of slandering and framing the prince of the state? You Su Twelve Since you are familiar with the Great Ming Law, why not talk about it too!"

Su Yan sneered slightly: "Since I can say it, I have evidence. If the two Lords think that expelling the family members of the suffering masters to other places, demoting them to beggars and letting others beat them, can cover up their crimes, then I might as well Let me tell you, I have already found most of these people, and they are all outside the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, waiting in line to sue the two Marquises!"

"...that's the babysitter you Su Yan asked for!" Wei Yan said, "Because Feng Anhou once impeached you for colluding with gangsters in the rivers and lakes and raising dead men to plot his assassination, you held a grudge, not only wanting to put him to death, but also Want to drag the entire Wei family into trouble. This is your usual method to eliminate dissidents! It seems righteous, but in fact the most hypocritical person is you!"

Su Yan asked back: "Then please tell the Marquis of Xian'an carefully, how can I pretend to be benevolent and righteous? It is like the two Marquises. The court sends 1200 shi of Lumi every year, but the expenses are more than a thousand times the salary. It looks bigger than the east and west gardens of the imperial palace, and they have raised thousands of servants for their own enjoyment? The source of the huge property is unknown, it was not taken by force, did it fall from the sky? Why didn’t the sky drop a manor to me that day? so that with a monthly salary of 24 shi, I can only live in a small house bought for 200 taels of silver?"

The mansion and manor are obvious, not only the capital, but also Wei family's property in various places. Wei Yan has no way to refute this, so he can only insist: "Those are all handed down by the old man!"

Su Yan laughed loudly: You're lying, the King of Yu already revealed to me all the secrets of your Wei family as early as last year at the Wutong Water Pavilion!

"Gyeongju fell to the Tatar horseshoes in the early years. After the death of Mr. Wei, the two were unable to lead the Qingzhou army. After successive defeats, they had to flee to the capital and beg the late emperor to take them in. Don't say that everyone is pregnant, even if there is still some gold and silver. It’s not like when the entire team arrived in the capital, there were only a hundred people left, and they didn’t even have enough armor! Could it be that your ancestor’s property was mailed over by the wind?”

Wei Yan was suddenly exposed, and his face was red with embarrassment.

"For 20 years, how much fat and rich people did your Wei family plunder from my Daming to fatten themselves up into a powerful family?" Su Yan pointed at their noses unceremoniously, "If the lower beam is not straight, you will be in the wrong place." The family members of the Wei family, Sheren, obstructed trade on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and tortured innocent people in order to monopolize the benefits of water transportation. They are simply water bandits and tyrants, causing people on both sides of the strait to slander and complain. The lawsuit was brought to the Yamen of Yousi, and you forcibly suppressed it. Now Some of the papers have slipped into my hands, Marquis Xian'an wants to see it with his own eyes, and let the adults see how powerful the Wei family is?"

The courtiers' discussion became louder and louder, almost overshadowing Wei Yan's hasty defense.

The Jinyiwei Dahan generals standing on both sides pressed the long handle of the gourd to the ground, making a unified vibration, and only then suppressed the sound.

Su Yan hit the iron while the iron was hot, and asked again: "And Marquis Feng'an, how many women have been raped and raped in these years? His Marquis Mansion has a house dedicated to prostitution, and many women who resisted fiercely and did not agree with him were secretly killed. , was forced to commit suicide. The entire Feng'anhou Mansion is full of the cry of a woman's soul in the middle of the night, as an elder brother, have you heard it?"

The last sentence was so gloomy as to be possessed by a ghost. Wei Yan couldn't help taking half a step back, still gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis Feng An is very sick now, even if you fabricate any crimes, it will be difficult for him to face him. But no matter how Old sickness, the Marquis is still the Marquis, you can't just slander me with empty teeth!"

Su Yan sneered: "Evidence? Of course I have it too. I have a guard named Jing Hongzhui, and his sister Jing Hongtao was hanged to death by a belt in the hands of Marquis Feng An! The sufferer is also outside the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion , waiting to sue Wei Jun!"

He raised his hand to a school lieutenant on the sidelines, and a team of royal guards moved several wooden boxes into the square and placed them on the masonry ground.Su Yan opened the lid of the box and showed the ministers all kinds of petitions, testimonies, blood books and relics in the box.

The people gathered around to watch, even more uproar.

Wei Yan felt like a thorn in his back, and wanted to see what happened, but felt blocked, and at the same time was anxious, complaining in his heart why the person who was supposed to come hadn't come yet.

At this moment, a servant in charge of delivering the message quietly walked to Lan Xi's side and whispered a few words.Lan Xi turned to Emperor Jinglong and said: "My lord, Bowei Que of Changning is asking for an audience outside the Meridian Gate. Because the time for entering the imperial court has passed, the Imperial Army will not let him in. But he claimed that he has something very important to report to Emperor Ming." Lord.

Wei Que is the son of Wei Yan and the elder brother of Concubine Wei Gui.This must be the matter of Su Yan's impeachment of the Wei family.

But because of emotion and reason, he couldn't stop him from speaking, so Emperor Jing Long nodded and said, "Xuan."

Not long after, Wei Que, dressed in an earl's court uniform, holding a wat board and a memorial book, strode to Fengtianmen Square and saluted the throne.

Compared with his father and uncle, Changning Boweique was much more low-key and restrained, and was even dubbed an "honest man".He usually seldom speaks in court, and occasionally participates in political discussions, and his words are modest, so the courtiers have a good impression of him.

Emperor Jinglong asked: "Didn't Uncle Changning take leave early, why did he come halfway?"

Wei Que said: "I have a book to play."

Emperor Jinglong nodded slightly, and his servants went down to fetch the playbook and presented it to the emperor.The emperor opened it and browsed quickly, and only saw the middle section, so he closed the playbook and said, "I have accepted the playbook. But today's court meeting has been dragged on for too long, and I feel a little tired and need to take a breath. After retreating, Changning Bo came Go to the imperial study, and then explain it to me in detail."

He got up to leave the throne, but Wei Que raised his voice and shouted loudly: "Chen Wei Que—Impeaching Su Yan and Su Qinghe, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, not only tolerated the remnants of Yin Jianmen, but also took him as a confidant, and even ordered him Colluding with the Vacuum Sect, investigating the case in name, is actually a fake achievement to claim credit, and fooling His Majesty and the people of the world! His Majesty once issued a decree that anyone who has a close relationship with Yinjianmen, regardless of the dignitaries, will be punished as a remnant. I don’t know this decree. No counting?"

The author says:

The source of the title of the chapter is "Six Songs to Gong Cao" written by Wu Fu in the Song Dynasty, and the words before and after are slightly reversed:

Since ancient times, bosom friends are not easy to meet, and your heart is still the same as mine.Even if you choose to make a contract, who else will be like the public.