"Okay! There is no need to argue about this matter. The authenticity of this matter will naturally be investigated!"
Emperor Qin frowned slightly and shouted softly. Emperor Han and Cang Hongshen did not dare to speak. Then he turned to look at the trembling old eunuch huddled in front of the Five Emperors Palace and said: "Old Li, will you send the six
Call the people! I also need to ask clearly about this matter!"
"yes!"
The old eunuch named Li breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and left in a hurry, like a cat running away with its tail between its legs.
After a while, the old eunuch hurried over with a group of seven people.
Among the seven people, the first one is a thin old man with a majestic look. He is wearing a red robe and official uniform, with a "Golden Pheasant" pattern drawn on the front of the official uniform.
Officials in the dynasty are divided into grades one to nine, with the first grade being the first and the ninth grade being the last. Moreover, the patterns embroidered on the official uniforms of each grade are also very different.
Moreover, the patterns embroidered on official uniforms are also different for civil and military officials. For example, civil servants are distinguished by bird patterns. From the first to the ninth rank, the embroidered patterns on the chests of their official uniforms are cranes, golden pheasants, peacocks, skylarks, and white pheasants.
Egret, eagle, quail, training bird.
The official uniforms of military attaches are different and are distinguished by animal patterns. From the first to the ninth rank, the pictures on the chest of the official uniforms are unicorn, lion, leopard, tiger, bear, tiger, rhinoceros, ox and seahorse.
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It can be said that in the imperial court, to judge whether an official is of high rank or not, one only needs to look at the official uniform he wears in court.
As for the seven people brought by the old eunuch, the patterns on the front of their official uniforms are all golden pheasants, which shows that these seven people are all second-grade officials.
Especially the thin old man who was leading the group had a calm and authoritative temperament. As soon as he arrived, his eyes were fixed on Cang Hongshen, and there was some kind of passion and provocation in the depths of his eyes.
The skinny old man's name is Kou Si, and he is the minister in charge of the six ministers. He is a dignified second-rank official and controls the six ministers. His power is extremely powerful, and he is not weaker than Cang Hongshen in the court.
Of course, Kou Si and Cang Hongshen are old enemies in the court. Their political ideas are contradictory, and their policies for governing the country are also very different. This is also the reason why the cabinet and the six ministries are so at odds.
After all, the bosses of the two major power agencies are so tit-for-tat, how can the people below really live in peace with each other?
The six people following Kou Si were naturally the six ministers, representatives of the six ministries, and second-rank officials. Kou Si’s status among the six ministries was second only to the minister’s order. Of course, they were also Kou Si’s right-hand assistants.
"Old minister Kou Si, I would like to pay homage to your five majesties!"
Kou Si walked to the Five Emperors Palace, knelt down on his knees, and saluted the five emperors in front of him, with a humble and respectful attitude.
The six ministers followed closely behind and saluted with Kou Si.
"Get up!"
Emperor Qin waved his hand, and Kou Si and others stood up involuntarily.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
Emperor Qin said calmly.
Kou Si's eyes flickered, and the six ministers looked at each other in confusion, all shaking their heads.
They really didn't know why Emperor Qin suddenly summoned them all.
However, after seeing Cang Hongshen, Kou Si had a bad premonition in his heart, and he was also quite shocked that all five of his majesties came out of seclusion. This is so unusual! "Cang Shoufu used
The Five Emperors Sword forcefully summoned the five of us out of seclusion in order to file a lawsuit against you, the Sixth Division! I also summoned you here to verify the situation with you!"
Emperor Qin said calmly.
"Um?"
Kou Si was stunned, his eyes widened, and he said quickly: "Your Majesty! I don't understand what you mean?"
Chief Cang, is he going to sue us?
Why?"
Although Kou Si and Cang Hongshen's positions are opposite, he still understands Cang Hongshen well and knows that the latter will not complain without reason, and he also used the Five Emperors Sword to summon the five majesties to come and complain.
Things are getting serious.
The six ministers also looked at each other in confusion. They were even more confused than Kou Si, and they didn't even understand the specific situation.
"It's about Mu Feng! He said that in order to fight for Mu Feng, people from the Sixth Division actually killed Ning Tianlu, the imperial official!"
Emperor Qin said calmly.
Kou Si's face changed slightly and his expression became serious. He couldn't help but turn around and glared at the Six Ministers.
The six ministers are still confused. Although they sent their respective ministers to win over Mu Feng, they did not say that they would let the minister steal people.
Moreover, the conditions they offered are tempting enough. If Mu Feng is a smart person, he must know how to choose. Their people have no reason to steal people, and they also want to kill Ning Tianlu?
This is too ridiculous! "Your Majesty, Emperor Qin! This matter is absolutely false. Our Sixth Department did send people to contact Mu Feng, but we sincerely win over Mu Feng. How could we do such a dirty thing?"
What about things?
It must be Cang Hong who has slandered us!"
Kou Si turned around, bowed deeply to Emperor Qin, and explained in a low voice.
"Then Ning Tianlu sent a message to Cang Shoufu. If it is true as you said, did Ning Tianlu deliberately do this crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Emperor Qin flicked his fingers and pushed Cang Hongshen's jade slip towards Kou Si through the air.
Kou Si's spiritual sense penetrated into the message slip and read the contents inside. His face darkened. He had a vague suspicion in his heart, and a rage ignited deep in his heart.
Based on his experience, he can naturally see that the message from Ning Tianlu is not fake, and there is no reason to forge such a message. This is simply a thankless task.
Then, there is only one possibility, and that is that the six ministers sent by the Six Ministries this time are concealing the truth.
He actually chose to conceal such an important matter, and his Shangshu Ling and the six ministers were all kept in the dark.
Now that the matter has become a big deal, all five His Majesties already know about it, and they only realized belatedly that this made Kou Si want to kill someone.
The six ministers were not fools, they all thought about it, and their faces were not very good-looking.
However, after all, they have been in the officialdom for many years and have become veterans, so their emotions and demeanor cannot be concealed.
"Five Your Majesties! There must be something fishy about this matter. Your Majesties, please be aware of it!"
Kou Si lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice.
Emperor Han said about this: "Emperor Qin! This matter is indeed a bit strange. Now it is really difficult to judge based on one family's words. Why don't we investigate first and then talk about it!"
Emperor Tang, Emperor Song and Emperor Ming also nodded slightly. The summons slip given by Cang Hongshen was indeed insufficient in evidence.
Besides, they didn't know what was going on with Ning Tianlu and Teng Gen. Naturally, they wanted to wait until everyone from the cabinet and the six ministries returned to the Holy City before they could make a final decision.
"Okay! People on both sides of this incident insist on their own opinions. It is not appropriate for you to choose the witness! When they come back, let Mu Feng be the witness. I think
His testimony will be more convincing than any of yours!"
Emperor Qin said calmly.
Cang Hongshen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Qin! That Mu Feng has been captured by people from the Sixth Division. Your Majesty's words are meant to kill Mu Feng!"
Emperor Qin frowned slightly and said, "Cang Shoufu! What do you mean by this?"
"Since Mu Feng is the only witness, and this time it was the people from the Sixth Department who were at fault, I think they will not let the witness come forward to testify, and Mu Feng is in danger at that time!"
Cang Hong said in a deep voice.
"It's easy! Mu Feng is in the hands of people from the Sixth Department now, right?
If Mu Feng dies, then it was the Sixth Department who did it, and then the Sixth Department will bear the responsibility! If Mu Feng is not dead, then let him testify and find out whose fault it is, and then we can convict him!"
Emperor Tang smiled slightly and slowly gave his suggestions.