Chapter 706: For the sake of justice, do you dare to turn against the emperor?
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Dong Ping, whose hands were tied, was escorted by seven or eight chamberlains and came to the two eunuchs who were eating supper.
Night markets were developed in the Song Dynasty, and there were naturally a wide variety of late-night snacks. Food was provided according to the season. For example, in the hot summer, various summer snacks were popular, but in the cold winter, most shops provided hot food such as stir-fries, soups, and barbecues.
On the table of Jia Xiang and Lan Congxi at this time, there were barbecued delicacies such as roasted belly with wine, sheep head in the oven, rabbit in winter moon and so on. The two of them devoured the food, and the food was steaming hot and refreshing.
The fragrance wafted over, and Dong Ping's throat quivered with dissatisfaction, and he looked down on these eunuchs more and more.
She doesn't even have a root, she smells like urine, and has to put on perfume and powder. Even if she can have some enjoyment in the palace and be blindly trusted by the officials, so what?
At this moment, Jia Xiang turned his head and looked at him: "His appearance is not bad, he doesn't look like someone from a small family. No wonder he is so bold...Tell me, what do you know?"
In the private room of Fan Tower, Dong Ping heard with his own ears how arrogant and domineering Jia Xiang was when facing Master Zhenghong of Zhenzhong Temple. He knew very well that simple blackmail was useless, and said coldly: "Zhaoxian Temple has been raided.
Does Jia Abban know?"
Jia Xiang's face suddenly darkened: "You are a pariah, how dare you deceive me? Drag me down and beat you to death with sticks!"
He just met Master Zhenghong not long ago. How could he return to the palace and have the temple raided? Which department has the courage to arrest someone without even having any information from the palace?
Dong Ping sneered and said: "It was the Imperial City Secretary Gao Qingtian who personally led the team to search the Fax Temple. I saw it with my own eyes. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to check!"
Lan Congxi was eating meat in large gulps. Hearing this, he immediately glanced at his close associates. They understood and stepped back.
News soon spread that this seemingly unknown temple, but actually quite influential in Beijing, had really been sealed off.
"Imperial City Secretary!"
The two eunuchs looked at each other, and both saw the deep fear in the other's eyes.
Nowadays, they are undoubtedly Zhao Ji's close confidants, but before that, the one who was closer was actually Gao Qiu. When the official family was still in the reign of King Duan, Gao Qiu came first.
Of course, there is no first-come, first-served rule when it comes to the emperor's favor, but before that Yang Jian and Lan Congxi took over the Imperial City Department and conducted a massive search in the capital for those people who dared to talk about official matricide. As a result, public opinion was not forcibly suppressed.
On the contrary, the situation got worse and worse. Zhao Ji immediately asked them to return to the palace and ordered them to ask for help from the Imperial City Division, and they actually achieved results.
Although the internal servants are close, the confidants of the outer dynasty are equally important. Jia Xiang is not afraid of other officials, but when he meets Gao Qiu, who is both a confidant and capable, he is very frightened: "It was like this quarrel before, and now this person is again
If you keep targeting me, what should you do? Are you afraid that you really want to be a blue sky and make decisions for the people?"
Lan Congxi first waved his hands to the servants and asked them to drag Dong Ping down, and then whispered: "The common people are easy to bully. The so-called Qingtian is just to buy people's hearts. What are you afraid of him doing!"
Jia Xiang panicked and said: "Having said that, it is different with this name. Aren't those scholar-bureaucrats afraid to touch him now, for fear of damaging their own reputation? If Gaoqiu raids the Fax Temple, the Western thieves will
If evidence is really left behind, then I...I will really go to jail!"
Lan Congxi thought for a while and said: "Gao Qiu has no grievances against you. He didn't mean to target you. I think this person is just not angry with the favor given to us by the officials and wants to take this opportunity to pinch us and suppress us."
The momentum!"
Jia Xiang deeply agreed, but returned to the original question: "What should we do now? Lan Duzhi, we are all in this together now, we can't let Gao Qiu succeed!"
Lan Congxi also found it difficult and was also trying his best to think of solutions.
The official did not kill his brother, but he really killed his mother. Such a shocking scandal, they and the servants knew very well. Under normal circumstances, those who knew about it would definitely be silenced. Fortunately, most people in the palace are aware of it now.
It's clear, but it creates a kind of check and balance.
Zhao Ji is worried that if a few of them or a group of people are dealt with, the remaining insiders will expose the matter completely, just like Jia Xiang relied on Jian Wang Zhao Si before.
The eunuchs were forced to have no way out, and the fake show was about to come true.
That's why the two parties reached a tacit agreement to protect the secrets together. Under such circumstances, the powerful eunuchs both prospered and suffered losses. If Gao Qiu wanted to take Jia Xiang into the Imperial City Division, the remaining eunuchs would also be in danger. Lan Congxi
This was absolutely not allowed. After much deliberation, he finally resorted to the most practical method in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty: "Fifty thousand guan, suppress this matter!"
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As soon as he heard this method, Jia Xiang felt as if his flesh was being cut, and his voice became sharper and sharper: "How can this be done? Fifty thousand guan, I only got 150,000 guan in the fax temple, and I still have to worship it
There isn’t much left after giving it to the officials, so it’s all going to Gao Qiu?”
Lan Congxi glanced at him and knew that the amount of money this guy was talking about was definitely wrong, so he patiently persuaded him: "The matter in Prince Jian's Mansion has been messed up. Now that the evidence of the crime is in Gao Qiu's hands, we can only spend money and wait until this crisis is over.
Where can you not get 50,000 yuan?"
"We must take the overall situation into consideration when doing things, and we cannot lose the big for the small. The good days of our power are in the future. Why should we fight to the death just because of this small amount of money?"
Jia Xiang gritted his teeth, his brows full of reluctance: "I really don't have much money left. These 50,000 guan are all my belongings, but who can let Lan Du know that what he said is reasonable? Oh, no matter what, 50,000 guan is all.
Fifty thousand guan... But what if Qingtian is not satisfied with 50,000 guan, and doesn't even want the money, but just wants to uphold justice?"
Lan Congxi's face darkened, and his originally elegant and easy-going face was like a ghost, showing an unprecedented fierce look: "Then he will fight us to the end, and the old officials in Qiandi are not afraid. We are the ones who really serve the officials in the palace, so what?
Can’t compete with him?”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jia Xiang frowned greatly. This is a long-term solution, but it is not a short-term solution. If Gao Qiu gets angry in a few days, then what?
Not wanting to sacrifice him, he stood up and walked around anxiously. An idea suddenly came to his mind. Even the servants on the left and right side waved away, and he came close to Lan Congxi and whispered: "What do you think of important ministers like Wu Juhou and Zhao Tingzhi?"
We have all encountered misfortune, so what if we ask for something too high..."
Lan Congxi's expression changed dramatically when he heard this: "Don't talk nonsense, do you want to be caught by those civil servants and punished on the spot?"
Jia Xiang said: "The Imperial City Secretary has always been disliked by the scholar-bureaucrats. Aren't they happy to see anything happen to Gao Qiu?"
Lan Congxi sneered: "The scholar-bureaucrats do not allow the Imperial City Secretary to take power and want Gaoqiu to disappear, but they also do not allow eunuchs to take power. If we kill Gaoqiu, it will be the Ten Changs of the late Han Dynasty who kill He Jin. They will immediately
Flooding into the palace and asking the officials to kill us, we are the ones who make the decision for Gao Qiu. I don’t know how much joy these scholar-bureaucrats will have during this new year!"
After a pause, Lan Congxi added: "And don't forget, we are also officials, and the trend of killing officials must not increase!"
Jia Xiang could only remain silent, and after a moment he showed a look of pain: "This matter is indeed inappropriate, alas...then just use the money!"
Lan Congxi was speechless. Looking at the cold supper, he completely lost his appetite: "I'll go to the palace first and say goodbye!"
Watching Lan Congxi leave, Jia Xiang muttered: "It's not you who provided the money, as you said so easily, but if it were you who provided 50,000 yuan, let's see if you can be so convincing!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He had collected all kinds of money and saved up, and now his net worth was only over one million guan. This was including a large number of immovable assets. He took out 50,000 guan at once and bribed a high official who was also a close confidant of the official family.
I begged, but I really couldn't bear it, but Lan Congxi was always very accurate. He said 50,000 yuan, which was just the right amount. More was not necessary, but less would not work.
So Jia Xiang called his cronies irritably: "Go home and prepare 50,000 yuan in cash!"
The confidants did not expect that this iron rooster was about to pluck its feathers. They did not dare to touch this bad luck, and immediately accepted the order and said: "Yes!"
Jia Xiang glared at his cronies coldly, snorted a few times, and then ordered: "Bring over the warrior who tipped off the news!"
Dong Ping, who was tightly tied up, was escorted over. He looked at the rootless eunuch and said, "Has Jia Abban made sure that the Imperial City Secretary Gaoqiu is here for Your Excellency?"
Jia Xiang's eyes turned cold: "If you think this is a favor to me, you are totally wrong! Not to mention this news, if you don't come to report it, I will know about it tomorrow. I am in a very bad mood right now.
Damn it, if you don’t have any other abilities, drag me down and beat you to death with sticks!”
Dong Ping didn't expect this man to be so evil. Seeing that he was really trying to drag him away, Dong Ping shouted anxiously: "I am very skilled in martial arts and have all the skills. Why don't I have any skills? Give me two guns and prepare a good horse."
I can defeat hundreds of Imperial Guards!"
Jia Xiang sneered: "What a reckless warrior. No matter how brave you are, what can you do? Kill someone? Well..."
Having said this, his heart moved slightly, but he walked forward, took a closer look at the powerful Dong Ping, and suddenly smiled: "Haha! He is indeed a strong man. I, Jia Xiang, am also a talented person of Corporal Li Xian. Just now
I fell in love with you as soon as I saw you! Quickly untie me!"
Dong Ping was originally angry and anxious, but when he saw the sudden change in the other party's attitude, he couldn't help being stunned. He was led to the previous dining table by Jia Xiang: "Are you hungry, strong man? This banquet is actually cold, and the reception is not good. I will ask someone to come again."
Prepare!"
"No need!"
Dong Ping didn't care, he stretched out his hand and ate the seasoned meat to replenish his own consumption.
As I ate, I could no longer feel the terrible oppressive feeling like a ray of light on my back. Then I thought that if the Zhao family and daughter were so discerning, I would not be in such a mess, and what the old Taoist nun had done to me would not be so embarrassing.
I still don't know whether the spell is true or not. Dong Ping's eyes were slightly red and he couldn't help but shed tears.
Jia Xiang saw that he was able to cry after having a good meal. He thought that this warrior was too humble and too controllable, so he pretended to be concerned and said: "It's such an injustice to a strong man. I don't know what his surname is?"
Dong Ping had always been reluctant to say his name because he was afraid of injuring the elders in his hometown. When he met Bole, he had no scruples and knelt down half-kneeling: "I am Dong Ping, a member of the Shangdang Party in Hedong!"
Jia Xiang thought to himself that with the control of his family, it would be even better to become a dead soldier. He quickly helped Dong Ping up with both hands: "Master Dong Ping, please get up! Please get up! I have offended many people before, and it is because I am afraid of the imperial city in my heart."
Si Gao asked for calculations, so he criticized him a lot. It wasn't until he saw that the strong man was so brave that he would not succumb to such high demands, and then he realized that he had wrongly blamed a good man!"
Jia Xiang said the beautiful words without spending any money: "A talent like Dong Zhuang should have been appreciated long ago. He has a bright future. One day he will lead troops on the battlefield and gain the reputation of being his wife and his wife. Wouldn't it be wrong?"
Beautiful?"
Dong Ping was overjoyed, and immediately felt that it was reasonable for these internal officials to gain the trust of the officials: "Dong Ping is willing to serve as an official, do his best for Jia Abban, and do the work of dogs and horses!"
Jia Xiang patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "I have Dong Zhuangshi, he is truly a gifted hero from heaven!"
When the palace maid once again served steaming delicacies, Dong Ping opened his stomach to eat. Jia Xiang watched from the side. It was not until the chamberlain suddenly walked in quickly and whispered in his ear that the rootless bole suddenly stood up.
, screamed:
"Entering the palace overnight? Does Gao Qiu really want to kill me?"
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In front of Xuande Gate.
Gao Qiu sorted out the evidence and loaded a large truck with it, looking satisfied, but there were no capable helpers around him.
At this time, Gao Lian and Pei Xuan escorted a large number of prisoners back to the Imperial City Division, while Jiao Ting was left behind by him to conduct a thorough investigation at the Zhenzhao Temple and sort out the gains from the confiscation of his house.
Then, Li Yan, who was traveling with him, looked at the top of Gao Qiu's head and saw thick dark clouds and blood filled the air. He said, "Gao Tiju, eunuchs often act unscrupulously or even unscrupulously. You must be careful!"
Gao Qiu's excited face suddenly froze, and he whispered: "Master Lin's intention, do they dare to take action in the inner confinement?"
Li Yandao: "The chamberlain lives in the palace city most of the time and has long regarded it as his own territory. Once his life is in danger, of course he will dare to take risks in the palace!"
Gao Qiu quickly asked: "Then what should we do now?"
Li Yan said: "There are two options. The first way is to make a decision before taking action. After investigating the situation of Jia Xiang and other eunuchs in the palace, take action."
"But compared to the advantage of being a chamberlain by the official's side, Gao Tiju is a step behind after all. Although this method is safe, it is easy to miss the opportunity!"
Gao Qiu nodded: "Yes, I am most worried about these castrated dogs confusing right and wrong, and the officials are innocent. If they are deceived by them, the consequences will be disastrous... What about the second method?"
Li Yan said: "The second way is to enter the palace tonight, present the evidence of the crime to the officials, and enumerate the crimes of these traitors. However, if the eunuchs counterattack, of course they cannot just sit back and wait for death. Instead, they must bleed the palace and kill them all in turn to cause chaos."
chamberlain!"
Gao Qiu was horrified: "Then... wouldn't that be..."
Li Yan nodded: "If you really want to get to that point, you have to be Qingjun!"