The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 61: The Uncrowned King 27
The Duke of Wei, Xu Qian, made a big move as soon as he opened his mouth. He directly moved out the emperor's gold-lettered signboard. He always touched the porcelain man.
Many people's expressions suddenly became dull.
Shouldn't the normal impeachment process involve kneeling down to plead guilty, or clarifying and rebutting one point at a time? When he opened his mouth, the label "Impeaching the Crown Prince of Wei is a sign of dissatisfaction with His Majesty" was firmly placed on everyone. How could they continue to speak?
This approach not only failed to dissuade everyone, but instead made the anger they were holding in their hearts burn even more.
What a talented, intelligent, gentle and kind person!
Just think that what they have done has been made public by the son of the Xu family, and has been secretly written with crazy connotations in the storybook, and has become a character discussed and reviled by countless people in Beijing. If it is included in the history books in the future, it will be for hundreds of years. For thousands of years, there is a possibility of leaving a stigma, and they feel like a balloon filled with air in their chest, ready to explode.
An elderly man couldn't bear the humiliation and was so angry that he pointed at Xu Qian with a trembling finger.
"You, you, it is clear that the Duke of Wei deceived the emperor and deceived the emperor. He was not what he looked like, and I don't know what cunning means he used to deceive his majesty...Xu Qian! You did not teach your son well. You allowed him to wantonly insult the courtiers and despise the Qi court. , Dare to confuse right and wrong and try to continue to deceive Your Majesty? "
Hearing this, other people who had been choked before quickly followed up and echoed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how can I be deceived by you again and again?"
In the court, except for a few officials who did not speak, Xu Qian was almost surrounded by others, and they all criticized him.
——Of course they dare not be dissatisfied with His Majesty. As for His Majesty’s praise of Su Ying’s gentleness and kindness, which is completely different from their statement, it is of course because His Majesty has been deceived and deceived by the traitor! Who else could this traitor be compared to Xu Qian?
The courtiers who used such rhetoric to avoid the trap did not notice that the coldness in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting silently at the head, was getting deeper and deeper. In a sense, their remarks were actually denying the emperor's ability.
Being deceived and deceived, is this a disguised way of saying that I am a foolish king who does not distinguish between right and wrong? Emperor Huiming glanced at the ministers who were confronting Xu Qian, and secretly made a note in his heart.
And Xu Qian was indeed Emperor Huiming's confidant for many years. At this time, he retorted directly like a roundworm in the emperor's belly: "Everyone, we are officials in the same dynasty. I, Xu Qianjing, and you are colleagues, but it does not mean that you can arrange my son arbitrarily. He is slandering all the officials in the court and deceiving His Majesty. I really don’t know where my son got such great ability!”
The Duke of Wei, who had been on the battlefield and had his hands stained with blood, looked around and released an undisguised murderous aura.
"...Or, you are actually dissatisfied with the Duke of Wei. What do you think of Mr. Xu?"
Under the overwhelming momentum of Wei Guogong Xu Qian, those who were overwhelmed by anger calmed down and regained their composure.
"Wei Guogong, you underestimate your son's ability." Someone walked out with a fluorine board in his arms and laughed in a sinister way. "Everyone in the capital now knows that the prince of Wei Guogong is the most impatient and righteous, and he will fight against injustice. It will be revealed." A man who is lawless, cleans up filth, and brings truth to the world! "Secrets of Shangjing" is the best proof!"
Xu Qian was confused and vaguely understood. Is the issue of co-authoring "Secrets of Shangjing"? But isn't that a storybook that my son found someone to compile when he was bored?
He had vaguely read the beginning of the story about the fake prince, and didn't read any further. After all, it always seemed weird when it involved his own family, especially when his own family was set as a villain, and it was even weirder to be substituted. Although he thought it was a bit strange for his son to use this material to write a storybook, Xu Qian didn't take it to heart and let him go. Now listen to what these people mean, why does "Secrets of Shangjing" seem to contain something shameful? Could it be that they were also written into the storybook to serve as character prototypes?
Thinking of this, Xu Qian suddenly realized.
But what followed was a period of disbelief.
The Duke of Wei acted as an inhumane villain in the storybook. Did he say anything? What happened to these people being written in? Are you serious about reading this story?
No, no? Could it be that someone really had to go to court to complain because he was written into a fictional storybook?
——What a narrow-minded and petty person!
Xu Qian thought so and said so.
Of course, he had a glass heart to take care of his ministers, and he was very tactful in his words, but the disdain flowed out involuntarily from his eyes: "... You are all ministers of my Daqi, and you are even willing to compare such fictitious stories. ?”
"Ha! A fictional story?!"
Everyone laughed angrily at his confusing face.
Someone took out several volumes of "Secret Stories of Going to Beijing" from his sleeve on the spot and wanted to show it to the blind Duke Wei in person.
"In this story, the "Embroidered Censor" whose name is only one character different from mine, has almost the same life background, official position, appearance, and characteristics as mine. Even his tone of voice is similar to mine, except for naming him..." Someone took the lead. When he opened his mouth, other people also joined in with their chatter, and the sound of flipping through books could be heard, "And here, the lecherous "fat man"'s house, the furnishings and structures are the same as mine, and so are his wives, concubines, and children. Exactly the same..." "There is also this story, that "big head Zhang" has the same surname as me, and the small moles on his face are all in the same position..."
Everyone looked at Xu Qian with very unkind eyes.
"——Is this a fictional story? You clearly named us by name and poured dirty water on us all!"
As the ministers spoke out one after another, Xu Qian also roughly finished the stories they were referring to: the "embroidered censor" who was a partisan and opposed to dissenters, the "fat man" who robbed civilian girls, the "big head Zhang" who solved the case with an empty head and a confused mind... one Another characteristic, all accurately matching the ministers in front of him.
I have to say that my son is quite good at picking nicknames, and every name seems very appropriate to him. Or is it that the author of this book is too talented?
At such a moment, Xu Qian is still thinking about this, which is really "rejoicing in hardship".
He fully understood what happened today.
Just by looking at the various evil deeds and stains of those people revealed in the storybook, you will know why the officials are so angry today.
If it were him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to calm down!
Xu Qian never expected that his son could be so bold and use his words to describe 90% of the ministers in the court. Among them were not only those who had no dealings with the Duke of Wei, but also those from the same faction who had always been close to the Xu family.
But now, even the way the latter looked at him was wrong, as if he was looking at a hateful traitor with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Son, your father has been tricked by you.
Xu Qian secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face looked like he didn't understand. He laughed repeatedly and said: "You have misunderstood, what a huge misunderstanding! It's just a story written by a child, and it's all fictitious stories. This is one of them. There are some similarities between the character and the reality, but that is purely coincidental, let alone bringing dirt on the princes of the court. "
Seeing him opening his eyes and telling lies, the others were so angry that they raised their eyebrows: "Wei Guogong, please don't be so arrogant. What your son has done is really too much. All the officials in the court are the face of Da Qi. If he slanders all the officials, it will be an insult to Da Qi." ——”
It was the same censor from before, holding his wat board, and was the first to charge forward: "How can such evil deeds be attributed to children playing around? Even if they are punished and sent to prison, they are worthy!"
After saying the last word in an angry manner, the censor's eyes suddenly blurred, and he saw Wei Guogong Xu Qian, who had been smiling with him just now, twisted his eyebrows, strode up to him, and then slapped his head and face with his big hand like a cattail leaf fan. Come down.
"Don't you understand human language?" Xu Qian slapped the other party hard on the forehead. A fierce look appeared on his face, and he slapped his head and face again. "A certain family has said that fictional stories should not be substituted into reality! I will give you the last name Zhang, just allow you to be a censor, and you will be laughed at because you only know how to embroider! What's wrong with my son's inventing an embroidery censor named Zhang? What's wrong with this? You idiot, you are not allowed to have similar idiots in the previous dynasty? Are you not allowed to have them in my fictional stories?”
Every time he said something, he would slap his hand, and if he continued to slap it like that, he would almost be beaten into a fool.
Compared with the generals guarding the border, Xu Qian, who was pampered in the capital, certainly did not have enough military force. But all the officials in the court were basically powerless civil servants. In front of Xu Qian, who once led the army and horses in the suburbs of Beijing to fight against the rebel king and broke into the palace to seize the palace, he was simply the younger brother among younger brothers.
As soon as Xu Qian broke out, these people had to step aside.
Under his unabashedly ferocious aura, everyone who had been so aggressive before withered and allowed this man to continue having sex and beat up a certain censor who was bewildered and pitiful.
"These are the most common surnames in the world, and there are certain official positions in the court. Is it rare to have a censor named Zhang in the storybook? The decorations in the palace are all the same. What happened to my son's reference in writing the storybook? It just so happens that the surname Zhang is also a censor. , it’s so similar to my son’s storybook, how can you deliberately try to make fun of it?”
He continued snapping.
It's like playing whack-a-mole, making people run away with their heads in their hands.
"——You still accuse my son of throwing dirty water! I think you feel guilty when you take the story into your own hands, and in turn, throw dirty water on him!"
After years of pampering, his body was not as strong as when he was young. When Xu Qian was tired, he finally stopped.
But the others finally came to their senses, and all of them were filled with grief and anger: "Lawless, lawless!"
Before they could accuse Wei Guogong of being brutal and brutal and beating people in court, Wei Guogong himself had already knelt down with a plop.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I have lost my composure." Xu Qian's eyes turned red, and his voice was filled with unspeakable grievances. He took the initiative to file a complaint, "But I was wronged. I beg your Majesty to make the decision for me!"
"...My son has been wandering for sixteen years. Once he is found, the whole family will be like a jewel. We don't ask him to make progress, but only hope that he is safe and sound. Then the whole family will be satisfied."
Every word he writes comes from his heart and his feelings are sincere.
"...This child is also obedient and filial. He is not good at reading, but he is polite and sensible. He also has fine clothes, good food, and good theater. This is what he should have enjoyed these years. He never causes trouble outside, but there are always people. I can't get along with him. Last time, it was the prince's children who looked down on him, and a group of people bullied him, and they didn't stop until the capital of Beijing. This time, it was the princes in the court who made trouble out of nothing, and maliciously made up their minds based on fictitious stories. My son is labeled as slandering the ministers and insulting the Qi..."
Others wanted to speak but were interrupted by Xu Qian.
There was no pause in his conversation, and it flowed down like a waterfall. In the end, he raised his head and looked around at everyone, asking sadly and angrily:
"——My son has endured hardships outside for sixteen years and only enjoyed two months of blessings after coming back. Is he so annoying? He is just a child who likes to read storybooks! Why can't you get along with this child? If you have any dissatisfaction, come to the Duke of Wei, and throw dirty water on a child, don't you feel guilty? "
Ministers: "..."
Good guy, this moral kidnapping is too skillful.
But this is not the end. Xu Qian further asked:
"... the fictional stories in the storybook should be laughed off. It is said that my son slandered the ministers of the court. Are these things true and not false? As the folk saying goes, if you do not do bad things, you are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. People who are angry about fictional stories are guilty of being thieves?"
As soon as he said this, the other ministers could no longer stand still. Facing the unpredictable eyes of Emperor Huiming, the ministers felt a shock in their hearts and immediately knelt down one after another, and also shouted injustice: "Absolutely not!"
"Your Majesty, the words of Duke Wei are pure speculation, absolutely not so!"
Xu Qian refuted without thinking: "Saying that my son slandered the ministers with the storybook is also speculation!"
They were speechless, but at this moment, continuing to hold on to the slander would make them look guilty. He could only concede that everything was just their conjecture, and quickly changed the subject: "No, no, no, we have never done those things, but the characters in the story are too similar to the officials in the court, and we are worried that once the story is published, it will cause misunderstandings among the people who do not know the truth, and it will tarnish the reputation of Da Qi..."
-This is saying that personal grudges are for the sake of Da Qi. Even if everything is indeed their conjecture, it is for the sake of Da Qi's reputation. The prince of the Duke of Wei who published those stories everywhere, even if he did not deliberately slander the court officials, caused misunderstandings among the people, and it really tarnished the reputation of Da Qi!
How could Xu Qian not hear this meaning? He sneered and was about to fight with the ministers for a hundred rounds. The emperor who had been silent finally spoke: "That's it."
Emperor Huiming's voice did not reveal any joy or anger. He swept his calm eyes over the ministers, revealing a little displeasure:
"How can the story of the story be taken seriously? Our dynasty has never had a crime of convicting people because of a story, let alone a fictional story. The court officials questioned the prince of the Duke of Wei because of the story. When this matter spread, the people of the world thought it was absurd."
As soon as Emperor Huiming opened his mouth, he made a conclusion about the matter: the story is a story, don't substitute it into reality, and it is even more absurd to break the defense because of the story!
Having said that, deep down in his heart, Emperor Huiming knew whether the story was true or false, and why the officials were so angry, but he just sneered secretly.
These officials who were exposed were worried about their reputation being damaged when they kept talking about the reputation of Da Qi. What does the reputation of Da Qi have to do with them? The reputation of corrupt officials and treacherous ministers was damaged, and the people always cursed themselves, but they would not affect the emperor who was deceived by the treacherous ministers, let alone Da Qi. These ministers who always use the banner of Da Qi to promote themselves are too ignorant!
The scope of court officials affected this time was unexpectedly wide. The emperor was quite tolerant of those confidants who supported him since the Eastern Palace period, like Xu Qian, Duke of Wei. But he was not so tolerant of other court officials.
Especially the ministers who had been fighting with Emperor Huiming in the court for many years because of the adoption issue. Whenever they thought of the compromise they had to make and adopting a non-biological son, they could not help but gnashing their teeth secretly, and felt ashamed in their hearts.
For many years, the court officials thought that the emperor had accepted the fact that the adopted prince would inherit the throne. Except for a few royalists, most of the officials took sides among the princes, trying to compete for the merit of following the emperor. However, they did not know that the emperor saw it in his eyes and allowed them to fight openly and secretly. He had long hated these "unfaithful" ministers.
——He is not dead yet!
Although he hated it very much, the prince had been adopted, and it was legal for him to inherit the throne in the future. The emperor could not punish the ministers because of their closeness to the prince. After all, the prince followed the rules and had never been involved in treason.
Even if he fabricated charges and cleared a group of ministers, wouldn't the ministers who were promoted again join the struggle for succession and take sides among the princes?
This is something that no emperor can avoid. It's just that in the past, the ministers supported his own son, but the current prince had nothing to do with him, so Emperor Huiming was particularly dissatisfied with the prince's efforts to win over the court officials.
Now, the prince of the Duke of Wei has made a great move, and has made the courtiers he dislikes embarrassed and ruined their reputations. Emperor Huiming did not show it on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.
——Disloyal ministers should be punished!
The emperor can forgive other crimes and ignore them, but disloyalty is the biggest crime!
Secretly sentencing some people to "death" in his heart, the emperor looked at Xu Qian with a very warm look: "Duke of Wei, get up. Today's facts are a farce, what crime have you committed?"
"The prince of the Duke of Wei was found after years of wandering. He is simple and honest by nature. How could he be a villain who maliciously compiled a story and slandered the officials in the court?"
The emperor's words once again judged Su Ying, which once again emphasized his "gentle and pure" personality.
He is very satisfied with the current prince of the Duke of Wei. Unlike Xu Mingjin, he can still cause trouble for the officials in the court in such an unexpected way. He is a good knife. Considering that the other party brought Chen Jiuniang's token to Mo Zhai, they seemed to have some fate.
And those stories came from Mo Zhai, and Mo Zhai was instructed by the emperor to pass them to Su Ying. Indistinctly, the emperor had a strange illusion: as if he also contributed to this matter and enjoyed the pleasure of writing stories to tarnish the reputation of court officials.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to praise Su Ying.
As Xu Qian thanked him with great trepidation, the emperor's smile became more cordial: "Duke Wei is my right-hand man. I have always regarded you as my confidant. Duke Wei's son is my nephew. My nephews will inherit the family business in the future. Now you should run a bookstore and hone yourself. How can the elders not support you?"
He waved his hand.
"——I will write a plaque in my own handwriting and give it to Mo Zhai."
With the emperor's plaque, I'm afraid no one will dare to pick on the four "Secrets of Shangjing". Not only will they not pick on the four, I'm afraid more people will flock to it. After all, this is the emperor's personal certification.
Even if the emperor nominally said that he supported the careers of his nephews, he never said that the contents of the story were all true. But this plaque is already the strongest hint.
As expected, as soon as the emperor's plaque arrived, Mo Zhai was surrounded by people inside and outside. In their opinion, what was written in "Secrets of Shangjing" must be true. This is a bookstore approved by the emperor. How could it spread some unfounded and groundless things?
What's more, there is no wall in the world that is impenetrable. What happened in the court soon spread to the people. The impeachment of the officials made the world believe in the authenticity of "Secrets of Shangjing" more. So they compared the characters in the book with the characters in the real life. Every time they recognized one, they would exclaim in surprise when they combined the deeds written in the book.
"So that's it!"
"I didn't expect Lord Li to be such a person!"
"Oh my, your circle is so chaotic!"
"How can such a corrupt official be qualified to occupy a high position?!"
Countless voices came out from countless mouths, and the surging public opinion turned into a storm, hitting many court officials.
The emperor followed the public opinion and threw the ironclad evidence in the court. Not only did he remove the ministers who had been on his blacklist in his heart, but he also won the cheers of the people.
Looking at the court officials being dragged away, the emperor laughed.
"...This is what the people want."
"The people's will is really easy to manipulate..."
On the second floor of Zuiyun Tower, in the familiar box, there was no familiar group of playboys. Who made Su Ying offend almost all the officials in the court, even those who were on good terms with the Duke of Wei's Mansion?
Hearing the cheers from downstairs, Su Ying was very calm, and even felt that life was a bit too boring.
Is it time to find some new fun?
Just thinking about where to find new fun, I heard a loud voice: "What? Even the Prince's Mansion has started to be haunted? This evil ghost is too rampant..."
"?" Su Ying was stunned.
It seems that his ghost-hunting business has not yet developed to the Prince's Mansion, right?
What about the haunted saying?
Hey.
Su Ying curled his eyes with interest.
"New fun, isn't it here!"
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