Chapter 966 965 [Huge branches]

Back then, the Bamboo House was arrogant and lacked courtesy, and no distinguished guest of any status could take away a jar of wine. However, it has grown from an ordinary wine shop to the leading restaurant in the city. At its peak, the flow of customers was like a woven crown.

It's not that those high-ranking officials are humbled, but because near Kyoto, many fine wines in the world are unique to Zhulou, such as the Pingjiang Shuangzheng in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the red mud seal in the Western Wu Dynasty.

The reason why Zhulou can be so domineering is naturally because the second prince born by Empress Chen stands behind him.

To be fair, apart from this harsh rule, Zhulou has not committed any other evil deeds. He has paid taxes in full for so many years and has not done anything to bully good people.

This is like the life of the second prince, who is born with incomparable dignity and has few worries and worries. However, except for the status he brought from his mother's womb, he has no deeds worthy of praise or even criticism from others.

In a word, there is nothing good to say.

This is not only Pei Yue's impression of him, but also almost the consensus of both the government and the public.

In terms of filial piety and family affection, the second prince is not as good as the eldest prince. In terms of scheming and means, he is far behind the fourth prince. In terms of caution and low-keyness, he is not the opponent of the sixth prince. Fortunately, he has not developed a bad temperament that makes people and gods angry, so by virtue of his status as the eldest son of the queen, he still

Able to occupy a slight advantage in the battle for the crown prince.

After three days of farewell, everyone was treated with admiration. After twenty-three years of ordinary life, Liu Yun finally gave people an eye-catching performance.

The ministers did not understand the meaning of these words, because they related to the previous slander of Pei Yue by Lin He and others, and the court had already made a conclusion.

In front of the civil service train, two ministers in purple clothes not far from each other looked solemn. One was Ning Huaian, the Minister of Civil Affairs. This official who had firmly supported the second prince in the early days of the struggle for the throne took a deep breath and cleared away all the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Go and prepare to cooperate with Xue Ji's accusation, spread the flames of war to the eldest prince, and completely establish victory.

However, unlike the complacent Ning Huaian, when Xue Ji insinuated that Ouyang Jing was colluding with Pei Yue, and even questioned Yushitai's style because of this, the old man's eyes showed no anger, but instead were full of endless hesitation.

Before he became the supervisor of Shitan Temple, Jian Rong had already been promoted from the Censor to the Censor. He had a deep affection for the Censor, and his temperament was as straightforward as ever. Now that he saw Xue Ji's harsh words, how could he bear it?

At this moment, a hand suddenly reached out from beside him and grabbed his sleeve. Jian Rong turned around and saw Sheng Duanming, the Minister of Rites, shaking his head slightly and opening his lips to say two words silently: "Peace of mind."

Silent Cloud lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, I don't want to impeach any courtier, I just want to report something."

After nearly two months of fighting, someone at the core of this dynasty's power finally came to an end.

Emperor Kaiping understood the temperament of this lonely minister, and after being silent for a while, he asked: "But you discovered something else?"

While others were still thinking, a thin-faced third-grade civil servant not far behind Xue Ji frowned, and his hands clasped in front of his lower abdomen suddenly loosened, as if he was about to go out to argue with Xue Ji.

Jian Rong, the eunuch of Shitan Temple, had the same rank as Qing, and even gradually caught up with the importance of the six ministers.

But before these two men had time to leave, in a corner on the right side of the palace that no one was paying attention to, a middle-aged man stepped forward, then turned to face the emperor on the dragon throne.

Now the focus of attention in the courtroom was on Xue Ji, and the interlacing of eyes in this corner did not attract the attention of others.

Even the second prince, who felt that he had a chance to win, was a little surprised. Although he wanted to look back at Wang Pingzhang at this time, he knew that every little move he made was under the watchful eye of his father, so he could only hold back some complaints in his heart.

Emperor Kaiping looked slightly puzzled, and then asked in a deep tone: "Do you want to impeach Ouyang Jing or Pei Yue?"

After all, Xue Ji had been in officialdom for decades and was well versed in all the secrets of the court. He understood the seriousness of the problem as soon as he took action.

He not only pointed the finger at Pei Yue for colluding with the party, but also included the censor, who everyone shunned, within the scope of his attack.

Everyone looked at it one after another, and their expressions changed instantly.

From the "matter" in Liu Yun's mouth to the "case" in Xue Ji's mouth, a seemingly inconspicuous change caused a fundamental change in the nature of the entire matter.

Not only did he not jump into the pit dug by Pei Yue, but instead, through a long and sincere speech, he first completely cleared Zhulou's suspicion and himself as the scapegoat, and then used all his wealth to show his pure filial piety, and put himself and the Ministry of Industry

Temporarily separate. As for the last point, even Emperor Kaiping had no doubts. The money Zhulou took out this time must be clean and definitely not related to the money deposited by the Ministry of Industry.

The last cry pushed the atmosphere to a climax, and no one could underestimate the support of more than thirty ministers.

As soon as these words came out, Ouyang Jing's eyes filled with gloom.

At this point, Liu Yun's image of being filial, sensible, honest, and knowing how to advance and retreat gradually emerged in the eyes of the ministers.

It was Zuo Lingchen of Taishitai Pavilion who was always silent.

Jian Rong forcibly stopped his right foot that was about to step out. Others might not be able to persuade him, but Sheng Duanming was quite popular among these noble officials.

Although Ouyang Jing came from a well-known family and had careful guidance from Han Gongduan, he still looked young and vigorous. He immediately stood up and said in reply: "Xue Shangshu, is it possible that the Ministry of Industry is not an imperial government office? If so, why can't the Yushitai investigate and impeach in accordance with the law?

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Emperor Kaiping, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was silent. He seemed to be considering the outcome of the investigation, or was preparing to deal with it as coldly as he had been doing for the past two months.

Xue Ji said unhurriedly: "Ouyang Yushi, when did I say similar words? Whether it is an investigation or an impeachment, you must first find out everything before making a conclusion. You made groundless accusations before, and now you make such heart-wrenching remarks.

, does not show any of the grace of Luo when he was in power, but looks like a rogue in the market. Is this the code of conduct for Xiantai officials?"

As we all know, Zuo Lingchen lives up to his name and rarely takes the initiative to express his opinions in public, especially at court meetings, unless Emperor Kaiping asks about something. At this extremely tense moment, the appearance of Silent Cloud made many people frown involuntarily.

frowned.

Another man with white hair and beard, whose seniority in the court was second only to that of the left-wing leader Mo Haoli, and even Luo Ting had to respectfully call him sir, was Huang Rentai, the imperial censor who did not appear often.

Emperor Kaiping said quietly: "What's the matter?"

Silent Cloud said methodically: "Your Majesty, someone previously accused Zhongshan Hou Pei Yue of colluding with the remnants of the Hengduan Mountain bandits. Although Luan Yiwei was responsible for investigating the matter, there are a large number of files from that year in the Taige. In order to

To avoid unjustly accusing a good person and not to let go of any bad person, I led my subordinates to go through those files and finally came to the conclusion that Pei Yue had no connection with the remaining bandits, and those accusations were purely frame-up."

Now seeing that the situation was settled, Xue Ji went out to report without hesitation: "Your Majesty, this case is related to the reputation of the Prince and the Ministry of Industry, and more importantly to the dignity of Your Majesty and the imperial court. It should be investigated clearly. Although the censor has heard about the incident, power, but should not be too lenient. If everyone is like Ouyang Yushi, who hears only a few words from the public, and because of the deliberate friendship with some people, criticizes them at will in the Shuowang Dynasty, it will inevitably lead to the neglect of national affairs. Suspected of being child’s play.”

Xue Ji, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, as the Grand Sikong, was brought in by Ouyang Jing with a gun and a stick, as if he had become the eagle dog of the second prince. The money stored in the Ministry of Industry was freely available to the palace, so naturally he was very angry. If he hadn't got it, he would have got it. How could Liu Yun remain silent and not make any excuse despite being informed?

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."

Silent Cloud praised calmly, and then said: "Your Majesty, in the fifth year of Kaiping, on August 17th, at night, the remnants of the Hengduan Mountain bandits and Xiwu Xizuo jointly attacked the imperial envoy's camp where Pei Yue was. The secret agents at Taishitaige With the cooperation, Pei Yue killed all those enemies. However, when I investigated the files, I discovered that before these two groups took action, more than ten killers broke into the camp and tried to assassinate Pei Yue."

His tone was calm and calm, but it was like thunder in the ears of the eldest prince Liu Xian.

What a cruel knife!
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