Guan Yuan, the chief minister of the cabinet, Guan Shouzhen, has just retired from the court. He has been busy for a day and is ready to take a rest. There has been a lot of things recently, and he is gradually feeling tired. Fortunately, he has passed without any danger.
"Sir, Yu Shiqi, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry's Tuntian Division, wants to see you," the steward Guan Zhong reported cautiously. He and Guan Fu were both slaves of the Guan family. After Guan Fu committed suicide, he succeeded Guan Fu as the steward.
"Huh? What is he doing here?"
Among all the gangsters, a mere fifth-grade field sergeant is as insignificant as a fisherman, and the dignified chief minister may not have time to meet him.
Guan Shouzhen asked lazily: "What can this person say?"
"Master, he said there was something urgent and insisted on seeing the master."
Guan Shouzhen's heart skipped a beat. Chen Bangyan was fighting corruption at the Ministry of Industry and Xiangzhuang was dancing with his sword, aiming at Pei Gong. Could there be a change?
"Let him go into the study to see me," Guan Shoufu calmed down and tried his best to maintain the prime minister's demeanor.
"I'm going to see the first assistant." Yu Shiqi entered the study with a panic expression.
"No need to be polite, tell me, you are so anxious to see me, what happened in the Ministry of Industry?" Guan Shouzhen pretended to be calm, but his slightly trembling eyebrows betrayed his emotions.
"Chief Assistant, Mr. Chen Ge just ordered people to arrest Li Guoxiang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, Liang Zhixin, the doctor of the Dushui Division, and Liu Bing, the member of the Yu Heng Division," Yu Shiqi said with a sad face.
Whatever you fear will come true!
Ordinarily, in the name of auditing accounts, Chen Bangyan only has the power to investigate, not to arrest people. The arrests should be reported to the Holy Spirit and handed over to the Three Justice Department for handling. But he dared to arrest people, which means that actual evidence has been found, which is enough.
Bring down Li Guoxiang and even me.
Guan Shouzhen felt the crisis and asked calmly: "What is the reason?"
"I don't know, but a few days ago, Mr. Chen Ge ordered Hu Jing to inspect the imperial mausoleum. When he came back, Hu Jing rushed to find Mr. Chen Ge, and it didn't take long before he captured Li Shilang."
Guan Shouzhen felt a chill in his heart and picked up the tea bowl, "Please step back, I have my own thoughts on this matter."
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The autumn wind is blowing, and people's hearts are chilling.
In the secret room of Guanzhai, Guan Shouzhen, Gu Yi, Tang Zhen, Xia Rubi, Guo Fengqian and other key princelings discussed countermeasures with sad faces.
"Brother Guan, if Chen Bangyan dares to arrest Li Guoxiang, he must have solid evidence, and this evidence is enough to kill Li Guoxiang and even implicate us. You must not be careless," Gu Yi analyzed.
"What Mr. Gu Ge said is that as soon as Hu Jing finished inspecting the imperial mausoleum, Chen Bangyan arrested people. It seems that they found that there was a problem with the quality of the imperial mausoleum. What was the problem? Cutting corners or shoddy goods?" Guo Fengying also raised her own point.
His views are indeed worthy of being a senior official who is proficient in politics, and he analyzed the situation very accurately.
Guan Shouzhen was shocked, "Li Guoxiang is not so bold, right? How dare he tamper with the construction of the imperial mausoleum?"
"Chief Assistant, I am familiar with Li Guo. This person is bold and greedy. He is very likely to cut corners and use substandard materials in supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum." Xia Rubi, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, spoke slowly.
"What! What a disaster!"
Guan Shouzhen was so frightened that he said, "As for other things, the construction of the imperial mausoleum is what the Holy One is most concerned about. If you dare to lie, the Holy One will definitely order the Jinyi Guards to interrogate him. If he goes to prison, Li Guoxiang will die, and he may not say anything before he dies.
, and implicated me in this."
"Oh, what should I do?"
"First Assistant, you have to make up your mind, it's too late before it's too late"??
The chattering made Guan Shouzhen increasingly confused.
"Pfft!" Dutang Zhen laughed, which was different.
"Zhu Wan, the situation is so urgent, but you can still laugh. Do you think this matter has nothing to do with you? Can you still survive alone if I fall from power? Humph!" Seeing him laughing, Guan Shouzhen shook his sleeves angrily.
"There are people who are more anxious than the chief assistant, so why should you be anxious?" Tang Zhen remained calm and calm.
"Is there anyone more anxious than me? Are you saying~" Guan Shouzhen seemed to have some realization.
"You have forgotten that not only the Ministry of Industry but also the inner court supervised the construction of the imperial mausoleum. Eunuch Ma Huanxi, the chief official of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, also participated in the supervision of the construction. With Li Guoxiang's cunning, how could he not benefit Eunuch Ma? So, as soon as he was arrested
"Catch me, the one who is most anxious should not be you, but Eunuch Ma."
Guan Shouzhen thought for a while, then slapped his forehead suddenly, "What Zhu Wan said is that I have forgotten the internal minister. Yes, he should be the most anxious, not me."
Tang Zhen asked again: "Does the chief assistant have a confidant in the back office of the Ministry of Industry who can communicate with Li Guoxiang?"
"It's hard to find this. The people guarding them are all Chen Bangyan's trusted servants. However, we can think of a way with the cook in the back hall."
"That's good. The chief assistant can tell someone to tell Li Guoxiang that he cannot confess to the Ministry of Industry and go to jail, so he can blame the matter on Mr. Na Ma Huanxi."
"In accordance with Zhu Wan's strategy, please go back first. I have another matter to discuss with Zhu Wan."
After the others left, Guan Shouzhen asked Tang Zhen: "Zhu Wan, can this plan of causing trouble to Jiangdong really allow me to survive this disaster safely?"
"Don't worry, Chief Assistant, this plan will keep you safe and sound," Tang Zhen was very confident.
Guan Shouzhen sighed, "What about Li Guoxiang? Can he escape from danger?"
"Once Li Guoxiang confesses Ma Huanxi, Ma Huanxi will kill him. If he dies, he will not be able to implicate you."
After hearing this, Guan Shouzhen remained silent.
"There is no need for the chief minister to worry. Those who care about big things don't stick to trivial matters. Only in this way can we protect you. If you fall, who will His Majesty the Crown Prince rely on? And if Li Guoxiang dares to falsify the truth when building the imperial mausoleum, he will die soon.
Die or die later, what's the difference?" Tang Zhen advised.
"Alas! This is the only way! I will take good care of Li Guoxiang's family."
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"What kind of pig and dog food is this? Take it out for me! I want to eat meat and drink wine!" A roar came from the back office of the Ministry of Industry.
What a good Li Guoxiang, he is worthy of being a high-ranking official of the third grade. He is thin and powerful. Although he is in jail, he is still full of majesty. Not only does he refuse to confess, but he also demands to eat meat and drink alcohol.
"Bah~bah~bah~" He threw the food and food on the floor.
"Mr. Ge, that guy Li Guoxiang is disgusting! Not only did he refuse to confess, he also demanded to eat meat and drink wine. Do you want to be demoted and show him how powerful he is?" Hu Jing reported to Chen Bangyan angrily.
"If you want to eat meat, ask someone to cook it for you; if you want to drink alcohol, ask someone to bring it to you. Anyway, you can't live for a few days, so why bother with a dead man?" Chen Bangyan sneered.
"Mr. Ge, that guy refuses to admit that he gave gifts to Guan Shoufu."
"It doesn't matter, a case involving the imperial mausoleum will definitely go to jail. Once you go to jail, are you afraid that those in charge of punishment will not be able to pry his mouth open?"
"Creak!"
The door of the wing room opened, and a man came in with a food box, "Mr. Li, Mr. Chen Ge has spoken. You can tell me what you want to eat, but I won't be able to dance for a few days anyway. Please use it slowly." After saying this, he took out four
A dinner plate was placed on the table, a plate of chicken, an elbow, a fish, a plate of fried cabbage, and actually a pot of wine.
"Hahaha!"
Li Guoxiang looked up to the sky and laughed, picked up his chopsticks and devoured it.
When he was eating the fish belly, he suddenly ate a piece of cloth. When he opened it, it read: "You are not allowed to confess in the Ministry of Works. If you are sent to prison, you will blame Ma Huanxi."
Li Guoxiang was overjoyed, "I knew the chief minister would not abandon me!"
This chapter has been completed!