"Who are they? Report!" The emperor felt that there was nowhere to vent the depression in his heart, and his face turned a little blue.
"Ju Ming'an, the censor of the left capital, Lin Song, the censor of the right capital, Wei Lian, the censor of the right capital, Fu Tingwei, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Li Mingquan, the doctor of the Ministry of Households, Han Sheng, the foreign minister of the Ministry of War, and Sun Bin, the general of dragon and tiger."
When the emperor heard the list reported by Su Yizhao, he couldn't help but feel furious.
Many of them are senior officials of the imperial court and veterans of the imperial court!
The border war was about to start, but for their own selfish interests, they actually ignored the lives of the border officers and the people of the imperial court. They were even more disloyal to him. How could he not be angry?
"The secret agents of the feudal prefectures were sent to infiltrate our court and set up spies in the court. Some of them have even been lurking for many years. Among them, Suzaku and Xuanwu have been captured. They said that White Tiger is still at the border. As for Qinglong, his movements are unknown."
The emperor asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"Suzaku is a woman from the vassal state. They ordered her to sneak into the fifth prince's house in order to confuse the fifth prince and obtain the secrets of the court. In addition, Xuanwu was captured last night. There are two people in Xuanwu, one of whom is the censor of Youqiandu.
Wei Lian, this person was silenced by his accomplices last night."
"Where is there another person?" the emperor asked impatiently.
With so many officials involved, he really wanted to know who had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.
"It's Lin Song, the censor of Youdu, who was also captured by us last night. He was ordering someone to assassinate the second prince and wanted to kill someone to silence him, but we followed the clues and caught him."
In fact, it was a strategy used by Su Yizhao. At that time, Xuanwu wanted to test Xierlin and asked him to assassinate the second prince.
Su Yizhao then used the trick and asked the fake Xierlin to assassinate the second prince.
Then she asked Kang Shiwen to replace the second prince with a death row prisoner, and asked Xierlin to go back and succeed.
Xuanwu must have spies in the second prince's house. As long as he didn't see his face and let Kang Shiwen arrange it, the other party would certainly not think much about it in such an emergency.
Just as Xierlin said he wanted to send a message back, because the situation here had changed, Xuanwu fell into a trap.
Lin Song just wanted to test the situation, but unexpectedly, Xierlin actually went to assassinate the second prince.
He thought that the second prince was really dead, and wanted to develop his power again. However, he still did not come forward in person, and he was only able to catch him because he followed the clues.
He didn't expect it to be Lin Song, and the emperor was very surprised.
He thought that Lin Song was very close to the first assistant. If Lin Song had a problem, what about the first assistant?
"He must have developed a lot of power in the court over the years, right? We need to investigate further."
"Master Kang is following this matter. There must be other fish that have slipped through the net. Those who have close contact with Lin Song will all be investigated."
Su Yizhao naturally thought of the first assistant, but Lin Song said that the first assistant was not involved.
It's just that in recent years, he has used the chief assistant to divert attention and use him as a cover.
And the person Kang Shiwen is currently investigating carefully is the chief minister E Chongming.
After the emperor was silent for a long time, he said: "This case is thanks to you and Kang Aiqing. When news comes from Song Aiqing at the border, many officials will be involved this time."
"It is the duty of the minister to share the emperor's worries and relieve his labors." Su Yizhao said this, but what he was thinking about was the reward the emperor mentioned before. Shouldn't he have forgotten it?
"I have one more thing to ask the Emperor for."
"What's the matter?" Facing such a hero, the emperor became a little more patient.
"Han Sheng, a member of the Ministry of War, is the father-in-law of my niece. He is also involved this time, but he is just greedy and does not dare to get involved in matters outside the customs."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "How much silver?"
"More than thirty thousand taels."
The emperor pondered for a moment, "Do you want to plead for him?"
"Yes! She is my niece after all, I can't bear her suffering."
The emperor glanced at Su Yizhao in surprise, "You are kind and righteous, but you also know that the national law cannot tolerate it. Thirty thousand taels is not a small amount, and he and Wang Dou are related by marriage, so they cannot be separated from each other."
Wang Dou's daughter married the second prince as a concubine. Han Sheng and Wang Dou were so close to each other on weekdays. Will Wang Dou betray him?
The emperor took a deep look at Su Yizhao. In fact, Su Yizhao could handle it secretly. By speaking out about it, he was showing his loyalty.
"How can I embarrass the emperor? This time Han Sheng also committed meritorious deeds and told everything he knew. However, I know that this is not enough."
The emperor was curious about Su Yizhao's intention, "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, the local forces in Xianyang Mansion at the border are divided, and the people are living in hardship. Officials should work for the welfare of the people. If Mr. Han can be allowed to serve as a judge in Xianyang Mansion, control the local chaos, and serve as the eyes and ears of the court, he will be considered guilty and meritorious.
, I guess there will be no complaints in the court."
The emperor's eyes lit up, he pointed at Su Yizhao and said, "You are so clever, kid."
Very few officials in the border towns were willing to go, and those who ended up going there were mostly those without roots.
Those who are ready to establish themselves quickly must look at their own abilities.
In other words, it is difficult to achieve meritorious service and easy to suffer losses.
The Western Capital and the border areas are already a headache for the court and officials. However, if they don't hold important positions in the Western Capital, it will be easy to escape unscathed.
But over at the border, especially in lower-level cities like Xianyang Mansion, forces from all over the country have been entrenched for many years, and the government has been in vain.
Su Wenjing had been fighting with local forces there for many years, but he finally returned and was promoted to an official position, which was very rare.
"I'm sure!" The emperor nodded.
"It's time to go to court early!" The emperor thought it was almost time, so he got up.
Su Yizhao quickly resigned because she was not qualified to go to court.
Unless there is an important day, only those from the fourth rank or above can go to court.
Just as he was about to retire, the emperor said: "I will send someone to go back and get your official uniform for you, and you will personally describe the case to the emperor."
Su Yizhao was overjoyed, "I obey your order!"
"Go to court!" was sung, and the civil and military officers filed into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After the ministers had finished lining up, the emperor arrived a short while later.
"I respectfully send you your Majesty's greetings!"
"You all love your health."
Wherever the emperor looked, there were a few familiar faces missing, and he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
In the end, you can't resist greed, that's how human nature is.
"Today morning, you can speak freely without giving me any excuses."
The emperor glanced at the three princes in front of him. He was already old, and the princes were waiting to inherit the throne.
With two of them losing power, the defections of the DPRK and Chinese ministers will become increasingly obvious.
"To report to your Majesty, I have this memorial."
The emperor looked over, and he didn't expect that the first person to speak was the chief minister E Chongming.
"Yes!" The emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, Dali Temple arrested many officials last night and sent them to the prison. I dare to ask, what crime did they commit?"
The emperor snorted in his heart, "E-Ai Qing doesn't know about this? The second prince formed a clique for personal gain, colluded with outsiders, and enriched his own pockets in the name of the imperial court purchasing armaments. He also helped spies from outside the country to sneak into our court and obtain secret information. Those officials are all his colleagues.
party."
"As a prince, he is so corrupt and perverting the law. Can he be worthy of the people of Li and the trust and cultivation I have placed in him?"