Chapter 573: Judge Gongsun is my beloved relative, friend, and brother!
When Gongsun Zhao finally entered the palace city under the welcome of the people and arrived outside Funing Palace, the quarrel inside was so intense that it could be clearly heard outside.
Gongsun Zhao listened and felt warm in his heart when he heard that the person speaking for him was Prime Minister Zhang Dun.
In a court characterized by factional rivalries and intense party strife, no official can escape questioning or even slander.
Even if he destroys Wuyou Cave in a normal way, he may be criticized, let alone now.
But at least he can see the heartfelt joy of the people, and there are finally people in the court who are willing to support him, which is great!
Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and walked into the palace.
What catches the eye are two distinct sides.
One side is led by Zhang Dun, and the other side is led by Chen Guan, and the quarrel is getting fierce.
But more officials bowed their heads silently and remained neutral.
This does not mean that there are many people who support him. In fact, those who support him are Zhang Dun and his party, more than a dozen officials, and the rest are against hostility and even hatred.
It's just that officials have the right to question, and they can even "swear" legitimately without losing their reputation. And those officials have to consider whether Gongsun Zhao's current public opinion can withstand the criticism of thousands of people.
Therefore, from the looks of those people who couldn't help but glance over, they really looked like they were gnashing their teeth but having no choice but to do anything. Gongsun Zhao couldn't help but feel better.
"I didn't expect that after three dynasties of fighting, we would stumble so hard on this little warrior!"
Although Gongsun Zhao was expressionless and solemn, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and others were still keenly aware of this man's good mood, and immediately became even more angry.
They had always regarded beings of Zhang Dun's level as their opponents. Gongsun Zhao was at most a chess piece to mess up the situation. As a result, the chess piece jumped up and slapped him hard on the face. However, he still couldn't resist and felt aggrieved.
To the extreme, my palms could not help but tremble slightly.
The corner of Gongsun Zhao's mouth raised a subtle arc: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
Empress Dowager Xiang had new plans at this time, and her mood improved. She looked at the judge who was fighting for her face again, and showed a kind smile: "Judge Gongsun is not polite. I, the officials and the officials are all treating Wu.
I’m quite interested in killing thieves in Worry Cave!”
Under the angry gaze of a group of officials, Gongsun Zhao stood calmly and reported: "I, Lin Yuanjing, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, Zhang Bofen, the instructor of the horse army of the Forbidden Army, Zhou Tong, the chief instructor of the Imperial Boxing Hall, Lin Chong, the civilian righteous man, and others, are not
As entrusted by the Empress Dowager, they killed eight hundred bandits in Wuyou Cave and captured nearly a thousand thieves. However, when the prison van was escorting them, nearly half of them were beaten to death by the excited people. Now only five hundred bandits are being escorted to the prison, waiting for disposal.
I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me!"
The Queen Mother sighed: "I don't blame it, of course I don't blame it. The people have suffered greatly. I didn't expect that Wuyou Cave would be so arrogant and the number of thieves was less than two thousand..."
The ministers couldn't help but whisper.
I thought that there would be at least thousands of people in Wuyou Cave, but it turned out that there were less than 2,000 thieves, and the court has been in a state of distress to this day. In the end, they were defeated by a mere judge. It was really shameless.
But even if there were only two thousand soldiers, Gongsun Zhao alone led 500 soldiers, which was still the entire team of forbidden troops and policemen that day. It was not an elite division in any case. How did they catch all the thieves in the dark and complicated environment of the cave?
Zhao Ji then asked: "I wonder how Judge Gongsun defeated many with less and wiped out the thieves. I am very curious."
It was normal for an eighteen-year-old young official to ask this question. Not to mention that the officials immediately pricked up their ears and said to the Queen Mother: "Judge Gongsun, please tell me carefully. I am also curious!"
Gongsun Zhao knew that his brother was a low-key person and did not care about fame and fortune, so he did not want to stand out too much. He followed the agreed words and said: "General Hou will be investigated, Tiexue Tower, Taoyaofang and other places will be sealed, and the path of Wuyou Cave will be cut off."
Food, the leader of the thieves has a violent temper and has been domineering for a long time. He also clashed with the people's righteous people. In anger, he set fire to the nest and abandoned the cave. Before we reached the depths, the beggars were vying for the first place and fighting each other.
Massacre, seeing the officers and soldiers fall from the sky, their morale suddenly collapsed, until they lost all will to fight, and knelt down to beg for mercy..."
Only then did the officials suddenly realize.
It turns out that the group of thieves was leaderless and in disarray. No wonder the stubborn problem that had not been solved for hundreds of years was eliminated by the opponent in one fell swoop.
In the eyes of Zhang Dun and other supporters, this was by no means simple. It was Gongsun Zhao who dared to fight and fight so hard, and it was Gongsun Zhao who was able to bring about internal strife in Wuyou Cave. It was also his ability to seal down the guild that deserved this credit.
In the hearts of the opposition, they were secretly cursing that they were so lucky to have been wrongly beaten.
Empress Dowager Xiang was the only one who was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed: "Judge Gongsun, according to your wishes, we only took those ordinary thieves, but the thieves' leaders escaped? What about the murderer who killed the two princes?"
Gongsun Zhaodao: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I will definitely arrest the leader of the thief and investigate the murder of the prince!"
The Queen Mother's eyes were already sharp, and a more heart-wrenching sentence reached her throat, and she swallowed it back: "I support you so much, but you didn't catch the murderer of the king, but you were eager to make decisions for the people and win people's hearts.
went?"
Although the words were not spoken, the Queen Mother's mood had changed from a good mood to a very bad one.
Empress Dowager Xiang also hated Wuyoudong's bad behavior, but she believed that everything must be prioritized. The primary goal of destroying Wuyoudong this time was obviously to catch the murderers of Yongyang County Prince and Yongjia County Prince, and then
Exterminate the thieves and make decisions for the people.
It turned out that this one was lucky. The thieves were killed and caught. It was very likely that the murderer's leader ran away. Could it be that she, the queen mother of a country, whose close relative was killed and had a deep hatred, should be ranked behind the common people?
Seeing the Queen Mother's displeasure evident in her words, the ministers who had objected before were overjoyed and immediately said: "The thief's escape is suspected of connivance. There are many doubts about this matter and must be investigated clearly!"
Zhang Dun shouted: "That's nonsense! Before, you were worried about how Judge Gongsun would punish thieves. Now that the truth is clear, how dare you be partial?"
"Could it be that in order to secretly communicate with Judge Gongsun, the leader of the thieves even gave up the power he had worked so hard to manage? If you really have doubts, Judge Gongsun has captured so many thieves, so you can go and interrogate them yourself!"
The Yanguan was speechless and retreated. After Zuo Si Jian and Chen Guan frowned slightly, he also said: "Now it seems that the key to the destruction of Wuyou Cave is the escape of the thief's leader. This move is testified by the Imperial Army.
, and then Judge Gongsun captured a large number of thieves alive, and he was not afraid of asking for evidence, and indeed he did not have any suspicion of raising thieves to show his dignity..."
Only then did Gongsun Zhao realize that these people were actually preparing to slander him for raising a thief to respect himself. It was simply ridiculous. He ignored them and looked at the Queen Mother and said: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother. Although the leader of the thief has escaped now, the clues have been left. I speculate that
It has something to do with the officials who proposed the recruitment. According to what the leader of the thieves said, everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knows..."
Just as he said this, Zhao Ji suddenly said to the Empress Dowager Xiang: "Please rest assured, Madam, all the thieves in Wuyou Cave were captured by Judge Gongsun in just three days, not to mention the thieves' leaders. This turmoil
It will finally subside!”
Gongsun Zhao's expression changed and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
If according to the analysis, the officials will not speak for him, could it be that he is suspicious? That is actually a good thing...
But just as this thought came to his mind, he suddenly noticed that Queen Mother Xiang's expression changed again.
Just now, Chen Guan took the initiative to deny the suspicion, and the Yanguan Group ceased its activities in the face of irrefutable evidence. This has already made Empress Dowager Xiang feel bad. Now she is even more afraid that the matter will be resolved too quickly, and she will face the difficulty of how to balance all parties and control the court situation.
Therefore, the pure and filial son reminded him and immediately said to the Empress Dowager: "Judge Gongsun, although you have done some merit in destroying the bandits in Wuyou Cave, even if you take away the leader of the thieves, it is still a big mistake. If the thieves return to the cave, there is no guarantee that they will be killed."
A big disaster will happen again, this time you must take care of it slowly and don't be impatient anymore!"
Gongsun Zhao's expression changed for the first time: "Queen Mother, the leader of the thief is on the run. We must hurry up and arrest him. How can we wait?"
The Empress Dowager was even more dissatisfied. She actually believed that Gongsun Zhao could catch the murderer. It was already too late before, but now she became anxious again. She was too incapable of guessing his intentions. Her voice became obviously lowered: "Judge Gongsun, you must guard against arrogance in everything."
Stay away from impatience and don’t let your anger ruin things!”
These words were spoken very seriously. As expected, the Yanguan group looked much better. Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and other officials, who had been silently treating the dead, almost laughed out loud.
In the past, Gongsun Zhao's temper must have been justified, but now he knew that even if he said it, it would be useless. He could only bow his head and say: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother... I... obey the order!"
The moment he lowered his head, he paid special attention.
Then the fleeting look of pride on Zhao Ji's face was clearly seen.
a heart.
Completely sunk to the bottom.
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News in the palace spread very quickly. In just half a day, everything that happened in the palace was almost vividly transmitted to every concerned official.
Some officials believed that Gongsun Zhao was arrogant and arrogant. Once he achieved meritorious service, he would forget about it, so he was disliked by the Queen Mother.
Some officials believed that the Queen Mother really took this person as her confidant and deliberately scolded him in order to reduce the hostility of the ministers and help him go further.
And on the edge of the imperial city, in a place that ordinary officials avoided, a shirtless man was working.
At this time, he had put on his official robe and covered up his tattoos, but his businesslike temperament did not change, but instead he looked a bit nondescript.
While he was checking the documents, footsteps sounded, and then a strong voice came: "Imperial City Company, Ding Runding Company?"
The big man raised his head, made a little noise, and stood up to salute: "All the servants and ministers know that you are a rare visitor. Why do you have time to come to the Imperial City Department today?"
Tong Guandao: "There are currently ten officials in the Imperial City Division. All the chamberlains and escorts can actually serve as the Imperial City Division. Let me take a look. Isn't it strange?"
The big man smiled and said: "Isn't it strange that children know this great future and come to my shabby little temple?
Tong Guan looked around and sighed: "Imperial City Division was so prosperous in the past, but I didn't expect that it would be defeated like this now. It is also very similar to my situation..."
The big man waved his hand, and the nearby official Xu immediately walked out quietly: "Tong Duzhi, please tell me if you have anything to say. Your Majesty, please listen."
A hint of appreciation flashed in Tong Guan's eyes, and he came closer and said: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Ding is free and easy, and his reputation is well-deserved, so I will get straight to the point. I have some misunderstandings with Gongsun Zhao, the judge of the Kaifeng government office. I wonder if Mr. Ding can help me solve it?"
The big man raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Are Tong Douzhi's 'solution' and the 'solution' I think of the same kind?"
Tong Guan stared at him, nodded and said, "Whatever you think."
The big man laughed: "I thought this world was wrong before, but now that Tongdu knows it is like this, I suddenly realize that this is still the world I am familiar with, and I feel much more at ease..."
Tong Guan's face darkened when he heard this: "Did Mr. Ding refuse?"
The big man grinned: "Don't be suspicious, Tongdu. I didn't mean to ridicule you, but don't you know clearly that Judge Gongsun is my junior brother? You actually came to see me?"
Tong Guan sneered and said: "I have investigated carefully and found that your master was quite partial to him back then. Even the purple gold sword given by the late emperor was passed on to this last disciple. Now this Yama Luo Gongsun is famous far and wide.
You are guarding the Imperial City with no future at all, so I’m afraid you have some complaints about him..."
At this point, Tong Guan changed the topic again: "Of course, I just want to clear up the misunderstanding with Judge Gongsun. As long as Ding Gong's affairs can be completed and I still have some money, I will not be stingy!"
The big man shook his head repeatedly: "Young children have underestimated me too much. Judge Gongsun is my dearest relative, friend, and brother..."
Just when Tong Guantong was shrinking, he changed the topic and made a request that seemed abrupt but very natural: "I must be promoted!"