The days passed quickly, and on the sixth day of the lunar month, the court returned to court.
The first day of going to court was peaceful and peaceful at the beginning. Unexpectedly, just when Fuquan, under the instruction of Emperor Zhao, had just said the words "If you have a book to report, you will leave the court if there is nothing to do", there was a small official standing at the end of the line.
He stood up, holding a memorial in his hand, and said loudly:
"I have this report! Lin Hengzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, altered the qualifications of officials without authorization, manipulated government affairs, deceived superiors and concealed inferiors, took bribes and perverted the law, and is an unforgivable evil! I beg the officials to take a closer look!"
As soon as these words came out, the silence in the court could be heard. Some people secretly looked at the little official, some just stared at their toes, and most of them looked at each other with the people next to them, looking at each other.
The Prime Minister is quite old and has a sparse short beard. When many people looked at him, they saw that he was not in a hurry, as if he had known it for a long time, and stood out from the team without looking.
The clerk who was far away from him said slowly and loudly:
"If Minister Lin is really guilty of these crimes, it is not a trivial matter. But it is empty talk. A court official cannot be questioned based on just a few words from you. But since someone said so about him, even if Minister Lin is my disciple, he must make arrangements.
Let someone check him out. Officially, I ask the Ministry of Punishment to investigate thoroughly. If this is really the case, we will not tolerate it. If it is a false accusation made by a villain, we must also clear Shi Lang Lin's innocence!"
Emperor Zhao glanced at Shen Junzhuo who was standing aside and saw that he was silent. He knew in his heart that this was probably his handiwork. However, Emperor Zhao felt happy whenever he wanted to cut off the Prime Minister's gang members, so he secretly praised Shen Junzhuo in his heart.
But he couldn't express his happiness too obviously. He leaned forward slightly, looked at the civil and military officials standing in the court, thought about the Prime Minister's words, and said:
"According to the report. However, this matter is very important. It would be unfair for the Ministry of Punishment to investigate it alone. It would be more appropriate to add Dali Temple Youzhi Prison to it. Prime Minister, what do you think?"
The Prime Minister lowered his head slightly and said unambiguously:
"What the officials say is absolutely true, just do as the officials say!"
For a while, there was no one to comment, and Emperor Zhao announced his withdrawal from the court. When Lin Shilang left, the colleagues who used to talk and laugh together were several steps away from him now, for fear of having anything to do with him. Watching
When everyone was about to finish walking, he ran for a while and caught up with the prime minister who had already got up from the sedan chair. He followed the sedan chair closely and asked in a low voice outside the sedan chair:
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, what should we do?"
Prime Minister Liu sat upright in the sedan with his eyes closed. After hearing the words, he did not answer him immediately. After a while, he knocked on the sedan. The bearer understood and lowered the sedan. Someone stepped forward to open the curtain of the sedan. Lin Shilang and others
After a while, the prime minister didn't come out, so he stepped over and leaned in front of the sedan to listen to the instructions.
Prime Minister Liu opened his clear eyes and looked at him. He took a bunch of Buddhist beads that he had been playing with for a long time and handed them out, saying:
"This is made of rosewood. Master Yunguang of Daxiangguo Temple gave it to me seven years ago. Now I'm giving it to you. You can take it and go home and meditate. Make any arrangements as soon as possible."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again.
Lin Shilang saw him and took the string of Buddhist beads from his hand. They were round and shiny, with cold tentacles. His heart sank, knowing that he had abandoned him, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably. He hesitated for a while.
, stepped out from the sedan chair, stood alone on the imperial street for a while, and then returned home in despair.