The Tongtian Drum was set up by the founding father of Daheng. Its original intention was to allow the emperor to listen to public opinion and leave a way out, and also to preserve a glimmer of hope for those people who had great grievances but had no way to appeal.
Of course, after beating the Babel Drum, no matter whether it is right or wrong, guilty or not, the person must be punished in the end. Otherwise, the emperor would not have to do anything else but listen to the people beating the drum and chattering.
Over the millennium of Daheng, time has passed and the Tongtian Tower where the Tongtian Drum is kept has been covered with dust for many years.
Even if someone is willing to kill himself and wants to knock on the Tongtian Drum because of his grievances, the door lock of Tongtiantai has long been rusted, making it impossible to walk in.
At this time, Yan Chong said that he wanted to beat the Tongtian Drum, which was just a rhetoric.
Its original intention was to bring matters to the forefront of the imperial court.
He is a fourth-grade gold medal head catcher, not an unknown person who can be manipulated at will.
Although the six-door gold-stained head catcher rarely goes to court, he is still qualified to enter the palace to meet the saint.
"Yan Chong! Speak politely. This Vice Minister Pei has no ill intentions. He just wants to protect the face of the court and keep this matter within the Ministry of Punishment." As the actual leader of the six-door arrests, Shi Huang
He spoke.
These words sounded like they were blaming Yan Chong, but in fact they bluntly exposed the minister's background.
Although Shi Huang and Jin Buyi are both six-door gods, compared with Shi Huang, Jin Buyi is still a little behind.
At least within the six gates, there were numerous arresters with gold and silver medals, and the one who was most convinced was the god arresting Shi Huang.
Shi Huang can also be called the ‘chief catcher’ in a practical sense.
Seeing their boss stand up and speak, both Yan Chong and Jin Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief.
Before coming back, their biggest worry was that no one in the court spoke for them, and everyone unanimously chose to let them take the blame and condone Jin Buyi.
Although this possibility is low, the current environment is special and it is unknown what kind of decision the court will make in order to keep the top combat power active.
Now it seems that among at least six doors, the choice is ‘military spirit’.
Supporting these "wronged" head catchers is equivalent to calming down the hearts of all the six door catchers. Otherwise, once you support Jin Buyi and choose to give up a group of catchers who have returned from Yunmengze, it will be almost impossible.
It shows that ordinary headhunters...even if they reach the status of Jinzhang, their life, death, honor, disgrace, and existence are not important.
It is a huge blow to internal cohesion.
As for why, the life and death of some of the six-door headhunters are related to the entire six-door headhunting system?
During this whole day and night in Shenjing, could it be possible that those catchers did nothing?
They had already used their own methods to notify their close friends, and used the advantage of numbers to create a certain public opinion effect.
The footage of the scene where Jin Zhang captured Jin Zhang's head was ironclad evidence, leaving Jin no excuse even if he tried to quibble.
"My lord! These people are arresting people from the bottom up. No matter what the reason is, this trend cannot last forever!" Pei Shilang also wanted to say a few words.
But I heard Yuan Shen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, say: "Okay! Return to the Ministry of Punishment first. Everyone involved in the incident will be guarded separately, waiting for the DPRK to negotiate."
In the dungeon of the Criminal Department, Ye Chuxiao entered for the first time as a prisoner.
Without the seal on his body, and with a temporary prison mark placed on the back of his neck, Ye Chuxiao finally realized what it was like to be in prison.
The entire Penal Department dungeon was filled with a depressing, gloomy, and dull atmosphere, as if every breath was labored.
This is completely different from the perspective and feelings of the jailer.
"Boss! This cell is specially reserved for you. It not only has a full set of living facilities, but also has new bedding and sheets. The toilet has been flushed many times to ensure there is no smell at all. There are also lockers
, and fruits, pastries, snacks, and drinks can only be supplied in limited quantities after midnight... This is also what you stipulated." Several jailors surrounded Ye Chuxiao and diligently arranged a cell for him.
Although it is said that people are leaving, the situation is still uncertain, and Ye Chuxiao's position has not been eliminated, so these jailers will not be left alone immediately.
Even if there is no great wisdom, who can still lack a little cleverness?
On the contrary, at this time, not only did no one come to add insult to injury, but there were quite a few people who planned to come over to burn the stove and take a chance to leave a good impression.
Not only Ye Chuxiao, Jin Sanniang and Yan Chongchu also received warm hospitality.
Several silver medalists also have their own comfortable small single rooms.
Only those bronze medals were a bit bitter. After all, they were in a humble position and had no home field advantage. It was inevitable to be ignored.
"Okay! You all get going!" Ye Chuxiao waved his hand and told the jailers to disperse.
Then he sat cross-legged on the bed and reviewed the cause and effect of the entire incident in his mind.
"Overall, there will be fluctuations, but the general direction will not change."
"Now that we have returned to Shenjing safely, justice is on our side."
"Not only because we are responsible, but also because behind us, there are many middle and low-level supports from the Six Doors. But also because Dragon King Yuanzong and Dragon Queen Yuanmeng have caught the imperial court's sore feet, and Dragon King Yuan
The shackles also maintain the good weather in the seven states around Yunmengze, which is far more critical and important than leaving nothing behind."
"Although the monks of the artistic conception are very precious, they are not as stable as the country. The artistic conception is still a strong person below the 'boundary'. Only the monks with no fixed realm are above the boundary and can ignore the rules to a certain extent.
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Ye Chuxiao thought of this, adjusted his breathing, and tried to mobilize his true energy.
But the true energy became extremely lazy, lying in the sea of energy in the Dantian without moving at all.
Ye Chuxiao tried shaking the spiritual roots again to collect the energy of heaven and earth.
This time there was some feedback, but at the same time, the prison-suppressing artifact deep underground also reacted. Just a ray of divine light shot out, which made Ye Chuxiao's head buzz with pain, and he did not dare to act recklessly.
"As a jailer before, I didn't feel it fully. Now that I'm in prison, I can really relate to the feelings of the prisoners."
"The whole vision and feeling is dark and cold. If this happens for a long time, people will go crazy. No wonder they are so eager to follow the series of welfare policies I have launched."
"It seems that in the future we can raise the grade a little higher and charge a little more expensively." Ye Chuxiao thought to himself.
In the early morning, the Hengtian bell in the palace rang twenty-eight times, and the bell was transmitted to the entire Shenjing City. The majestic and domineering sound, if it fell on the ears of evil spirits with sneaky intentions, would even shock and break their courage.
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In the Hengyu Palace, above the main hall, Daheng civil and military officials were arranged on both sides.
The young emperor, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, was sitting high on the dragon chair. Behind the dragon chair, the queen mother was sitting on the phoenix couch, but she was hidden in the clouds and mist, so her true appearance could not be seen clearly.
But her aura is mysterious and thick, which shows that this powerful Queen Mother is also a strong practitioner and should not be underestimated.
Under the Emperor, there are also some seats on the steps on the left and right sides.
Except for the seats on the third step on the right, where an old eunuch sat with his eyes closed, as if he was taking a nap, the rest of the seats were only decorated with fans, swords, spears, jade pens and other objects.
Participate in government affairs on behalf of their masters.
No one expressed any objection to such behavior.
The world of spiritual practice respects the strong. Even the emperor must remain humble when dealing with those who are strong enough.
Unless the emperor himself is also a peerless strong man.
Boxing and power are combined into one.
Only then can we overwhelm the contemporary generation and speak the truth completely.
It's just that for such a king, often only the founding emperor meets the requirements.
Most of the emperors who succeeded to the throne in the future lost power or power, or even both.
The young emperor's eyes swept across the empty seats one by one, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
As for the old eunuch who was the only one present, his eyes subconsciously jumped over to him, and he didn't dare to look or stay any longer.
At this time, the officials from the Ministry of Rites, who were responsible for presiding over the morning court, stood up first, screened out the three provinces and six ministries, and read out the more important content of the court discussion.
If a minister has any opinions or ideas, he can raise the wat tablet in his hand, and then the emperor will decide whether to call him out and ask for suggestions.
When the officials met the emperor, they did not bow down to the dregs. After all, the officials of the imperial court were basically strong practitioners. Not only were they highly cultivated, but they also came from prominent backgrounds. Some officials belonged to families that were older than the imperial court.
Many, too many insulting so-called "etiquettes" will only drive the real talents and strong people out of the court, leaving only mediocrity and idiots.
All the heavens and worlds are connected by the ship of creation, and some monks who have seen all kinds of scenery outside cannot be framed and bound by things like traditions and rules.
It can be said that although the imperial power was strong, it did not completely override the power of ministers.
There is a very delicate balance between the royal family and the courtiers.
For example, when Su and Dong of the Tang Dynasty were in power, in a sense, the ministerial power suppressed the imperial power, so that everyone in the world knew that there was a Tang prime minister, but no one knew that there was an emperor.
If it weren't for Tang Sutong's many actions, which almost stood against all those with vested interests, he would not have acted like "the whole world is his enemy", and finally chose to sacrifice his life to re-inject a little vitality into the world.
, placing hope in the future.
Bills related to the livelihood and livelihood of countless people were proposed and then passed quickly.
Most of the issues brought up for discussion actually already have answers before they are brought up.
Generally speaking, most of what can be solved has been solved before. Even if it 'recurs' again, it can be handled according to the previous regulations.
If it can't be solved, it still can't be solved, and more discussions will be of little significance.
Only a few proposals are controversial, and the simple game of courtiers also contains some undercurrents of power competition.
Of course, high-end party disputes sometimes adopt the simplest methods.
"Hedong Prefecture Mu reported that the massacre of many officials on the Han River occurred a few months ago, and the results have been obtained."
"The person who committed the crime is Old Man Shibi. Now he has been captured by Yun Meng Ze Long Wang Yuan Jiao. He still needs to be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation before making a decision." The official of the Ministry of Rites read while looking at the wat tablet in his hand.
This seemingly small wat board has long been imbued with a powerful information storage spell. It can contain the contents of a library and can be called at any time.
Hearing this topic, the young emperor's butt seemed to have nails growing out of it, and he began to twist restlessly. He seemed to want to look back, but he didn't dare to, and he was so entangled.
"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. Let's just ask for it!" The Queen Mother's voice came from the clouds and mist. Her voice was clear and graceful. She didn't sound like a woman in her thirties or forties at all, but rather like a woman of eighteen or nineteen years old.
girl.
Six Gate Gods arrested Shi Huang, but he stood up from the side and said: "The Queen Mother, old man Shibi has no enmity with those officials. Why they were killed on the Han River remains to be found out. Please allow the Queen Mother to allow me to investigate carefully."
Ichiban.”
The court hall fell into an eerie silence for a short time.
A 'minor official' who is below the fourth rank and has no information channels may be a little confused and does not know what exactly happened.
But officials of the third rank and above, as well as well-informed officials, all knew that Old Man Shibi and many evil masters were secretly recruited by the Queen Mother.
It is precisely because of these evil masters as party members that the Queen Mother can still firmly hold the young emperor in her hands under the pressure of powerful ministers, and control the right to speak in the court through her position as Queen Mother.
Old Man Shibi was tacitly allowed to lead the team to the Langya River to intercept the arresters returning from Yunmengze.
At that time, such behavior was recognized by many court officials.
But now, Shi Huang did not use Old Man Shibi's attack on a group of arrests as a breakthrough point. Instead, he used the murder of a boat on the Han River a few months ago as an attack point and took the lead in firing.
This move was clearly aimed at encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Similarly, Shi Huang's sudden action actually gained the acquiescence of many people.
Otherwise, at this time, someone will stand up and compete with Shi Huang.
Instead of letting Shi Huang question the Queen Mother and force the Queen Mother into the ring.
"Since Mr. Shi is interested, let's go to trial!" the Queen Mother said lightly, as if she was not worried about being dragged into the scandal and dragged out of the scene.
In this way, it was as if Shi Huang's punch hit the cotton.
A trace of astonishment flashed across the young emperor's face, and he lowered his head to cover up the disappointment on his face.
It's just that many officials present, including the Queen Mother, are highly spiritual practitioners. The look he concealed was simply a face-off live broadcast in the eyes of these people.
The world of cultivation is so cruel that it does not give a young emperor time to grow up.
It's like a group of people choosing a monkey to be their nominal leader.
Of course, the monkey thinks that he has really become the talker and wants to gain real power, so he spreads his teeth, makes all kinds of intimidation, intimidation, and dances... But in the eyes of humans, these behaviors are all ridiculous.
of.
The young emperor... is like that monkey.
Only when Tang Sutong was around, even if he would not really promote his naive and immature ideas, he would still listen carefully and give mature suggestions.
"Then I would like to ask the Queen Mother, what should happen if the person behind the scenes is found out?" Shi Huang was not deterred at all and continued to push forward.
Snapped!
In the mist, a hand-warming pot fell out: "Shi Huang! Do you still have Aijia in your eyes?"
"Are you saying this because you are dissatisfied with the Ai family?"
"What exactly do you...want to do?"
What a mess!
The Queen Mother was in the wrong, but at this time, she chose to be unreasonable and act recklessly.
Sometimes, it's not the so-called "high-end" people who handle things in a superior way, but people standing far away who unconsciously blur and sublimate them when they look up.
Just like the imaginary house in the TV series, members discuss issues and quote classics, express their own opinions, and speak eloquently.
In the real House, if there is a disagreement, many people will start fighting, sticks and chairs will fly around, and they will also spit and greet the mother.
The cryptic dialogue method is only suitable for a few people who have a tacit understanding to engage in small-scale mutual pulling.
When facing more people, being simple and direct will be more effective.
"Queen Mother! Please respect yourself!" Shi Huang said seriously.
"The Ai family will be shameless today, Mr. Shi, what else do you want?" the Queen Mother said.
"Then you can't send people to kill Ma Bao, the governor of Xichuan, and Xue Ding'an, the commander of Hedong Province, and a total of eleven Daheng officials, even if they intend to reveal the late emperor's secret decree and force you to return to the emperor." Shi Huang simply stopped pretending.
Yes, speak openly.
At this time, the hall was eerily quiet.
However, some people stood up from the team, vaguely headed by Shi Huang.
Among them was Yuan Shen, the Minister of Punishment.
Afraid?
Afraid of der!
Who is Shi Huang?
The chief arrester of Six Doors is the top leader of the public security system.
Moreover, he was a hereditary and irreplaceable duke, and he could be said to be a big tree with deep roots in the Daheng Dynasty.
No matter how powerful the Queen Mother is, she can't control him.
Moreover, the Queen Mother openly arranged for evil monks to kill officials of fourth rank and above, which had already stepped on the pain points of many courtiers.
They must limit the rights of the Queen Mother.
We can't let her continue to develop so unscrupulously.
"The late emperor's secret decree?"
"Shi Gong! Don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist." The Queen Mother said loudly.
Shi Huang said nothing and took out half of the bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve.
The Queen Mother's momentum instantly weakened.
"Hey... the late emperor had left early, and you old ministers would have bullied us orphans and widowed mothers."
"Forget it! The Ai family is tired. Whatever Mr. Shi wants to do, feel free to do so!"
"Go back to the palace!" After saying that, the clouds moved and floated out of the main hall where the government was discussed, heading towards the harem.
The young emperor looked longingly at the half of the 'Secret Edict' in Shi Huang's hand, but saw that Shi Huang very calmly stuffed the 'Secret Edict' back into his sleeve without any intention of announcing it.
To Shi Huang, the Queen Mother, who wielded power, organized private party members, and recruited evil monks to eradicate dissidents, was a qualified politician.
Have mature vision and judgment.
Overall, it is beneficial to the development and stability of the Daheng Dynasty.
On the contrary, this young emperor is immature, but full of energy and desire, and has no corresponding abilities, but he is in charge of the world's greatest treasure... This is a disaster for the people of Li.
Any inadvertent decision from the top may cause immeasurable turmoil among the people.
The Queen Mother is gone!
But the emperor is still there.
So the meeting continued.
After the officials of the Ministry of Rites read through several regular topics, they finally talked about the six door gods who hunted for gold and killed their colleagues.
"This matter will be left to my own self-examination, with officials from the Ministry of Punishment assisting in supervision." Shi Huang said with a dark face.
The other court officials, seeing that he had just charged into battle, nodded and said, "Yes!"
The old eunuch who had been sitting on the chair with his eyes closed opened his eyes and said: "Those two little loaches are not allowed to go to the top of Mount Yao. They are allowed to go to other places on their own."
Shi Huang, who had just been quarreling with the Queen Mother and could not get off the stage, now said extremely respectfully to the old eunuch: "Yes! Lord Zhenhai!"
The incident that was thought to cause disputes in the court seemed to be settled easily in this way.
The self-examination of the Ministry of Punishment and the Six Gates... It is roughly equivalent to how Ye Chuxiao and others handle it, and how Jin Buyi handles it. It all depends on what the officials within the Liumen and the Ministry of Punishment think and look at it. The complexity index plummets.
Several times.
The results came out the next day.
Although the six-door arrester who died was not performing official duties, he died because of Jin Buyi, the divine arrester.
Therefore, the pension comes from Jin Buyi's personal property, and is 50% higher than the regular pension of Liumen.
The surviving head catchers from the six gates were all demoted half a level, and will be reinstated to their original positions based on merit.
This is also what it should be. After all, this operation is not an official operation of the Six Gates. In essence, these arrests like those in the past probably have their own selfish motives in them.
Of course, not daring to disobey Jin Buji's orders is also key.
Therefore, they were only downgraded by half a level.
Ye Chuxiao also changed from a silver medal arrester to a candidate silver medal.
The grade dropped from seventh grade to eighth grade.
As for Jin Buyi, he was deprived of his position as one of the six door gods and was temporarily detained on the fifth floor of the dungeon of the Ministry of Punishment, where he became a cellmate with Ying Shu.
When he will be released will depend on when the court needs him to perform meritorious deeds.
After being released from prison, Ye Chuxiao immediately took the painting to see Yuan Shen, the Minister of Punishment.
At the same time, I asked Yuan Shen for some painting techniques and tips on how to practice as a painter.
Yuan Shen did not accept Ye Chuxiao's painting, but he was willing to give more guidance to Ye Chuxiao's painter's practice for the sake of the "Jackdaw Picture in the Foggy Mountains".
In just half a month, Ye Chuxiao regained the position of the Six Doors Silver Medal because of his meritorious service in rescuing his colleagues.
Half a month later, he made an exception and became a candidate for the Gold Medal. With an official rank of fifth rank, he was already regarded as a proper middle-level official in Daheng.
If there are major court gatherings or major celebrations, you are also eligible to enter the palace and participate in the grand event.
In the courtyard given to Ye Chuxiao by Ying Shu, Ye Chuxiao, with his hair disheveled and wearing snow-white clothes, was standing barefoot on the white sand beach painting.
The painter's skills and methods are the same as those of calligraphy, and they are also similar to the cultivation of talismans.
Frequently, monks whose main focus is on Talisman cultivation also take up the two auxiliary cultivations of painter or calligrapher.
Ye Chuxiao has a batch of old dragon skins in his hands, and he plans to make good use of them in the next period of time.
Although his cultivation level is only in the wonderful realm, with his spiritual root qualifications, as long as he spends enough time and energy, and gathers enough majestic energy, he can draw a powerful enough talisman on the old dragon's skin.
After all, in addition to the talismans drawn in the void on the spot, those talismans made in advance are a means of presetting, storing, and strengthening energy in advance.
In terms of making talismans, Ye Chuxiao has an advantage, and it is not small.
Before implementing it, Ye Chuxiao must first improve his own abilities.
Applying the painting skills learned from Yuan Shen and then combining them with the art of drawing symbols is what Ye Chuxiao needs to train himself now.
Yi Feng and Lan Ying were waiting on the side, curiously looking at the painting taking shape in Ye Chuxiao's hands, their eyes full of curiosity and yearning.
"Paint landscapes!"
“Landscapes are boring!”
"Why don't you draw beauties? There is such a beautiful woman imprisoned in the dungeon of the Ministry of Justice. Don't you know how to make use of it?" A voice suddenly came from the side, startling the two butterfly masters.
On the other hand, Ye Chuxiao was very calm and his writing was still smooth.
"You can still find this place. It seems that you either touched Ying Shu's old bottom a long time ago or left a scent on me." Ye Chuxiao said without raising his head.