Ma Shunde was just rejoicing a little while the emperor was thoughtful.
As if thinking that Qian Wei would kill Wang Jinzhong immediately to prevent him from saying something he shouldn't say in public, the emperor took a deep breath and sighed: "Qian Wei is still somewhat talented."
At least Wang Jinzhong can be executed immediately. This alone can expose Qian Wei's previous weak behavior.
This person should still be loyal to him.
Ma Shunde lay on the ground, not daring to say a word, but suddenly jealousy arose in his heart.
At this time, a eunuch came in from outside, quickly came to the emperor's side, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Qian Wei has arrived outside the palace gate. He said that the case has been reviewed and he is reporting to you."
"Let him come in." The emperor was full of thoughts. At this time, the sky was already very cloudy, and Shen Lei was heard one after another. Although he knew what happened, he was still unwilling to accept it. He felt that the matter ended like this, and it was really a waste of time.
field, missed opportunity.
But the matter had come to this, and he had no choice but to give up. The emperor endured his irritation and ordered Qian Wei to be called in.
Qian Wei was waiting outside the main hall when he saw the eunuch who had just gone in to report came out again.
"Lord Qian, the Emperor is waiting for you inside. Please enter the palace quickly!"
Qian Wei bowed his head in thanks and hurried in. As soon as he entered, he saw the familiar figure of the emperor walking in the palace, and he quickly kowtowed and saluted.
"Oh? You said the case has been tried?" The emperor asked with a half-smile: "It's only been one day. This speed is really fast."
This way, it is really difficult to tell how the Supreme Being in the World feels..
But there is no doubt that if he cannot give a convincing answer, as a cabinet minister, he will definitely not be dragged down the next moment, but the emperor may not save much face.
Under such pressure, Qian Wei replied calmly: "Back to the emperor, the case is actually not complicated. The reason why such a commotion has occurred is because of evildoers causing trouble!"
"Before today, who could have imagined that a palace with such meritorious service as Zhennan Bo Mansion would be so confused and deceived by monsters? This is really shocking, but it is true!"
"Oh? You said that Zhennanbo Mansion was deceived by evildoers?" The emperor stared blankly outside the palace and asked, "What is going on? Is it related to the imperial examination fraud case?"
Qian Wei didn't care whether the emperor really didn't know or pretended not to know. With his and Tan Ping's indulgence, this matter had probably spread in the capital. He immediately said with a straight face: "Yes, the prince of Zhennanbo Mansion has been here for ten years."
I had a previous illness and was replaced by monsters. I don’t know what kind of magic was used, but no one suspected me. This is really terrifying."
When Qian Wei said this, he was truly sincere and puzzled: "I didn't know when I was a scholar that I could become an official in the dynasty. I also read the historical records of the previous dynasty and I have some understanding - what kind of evildoer can replace him?"
An uncle’s heir apparent, without alerting anyone?”
"If nothing else, Dao Lu Si and Qin Tian Jian are both guilty."
"If everyone is like this, then how do you know whether the civil and military nobles of the Manchu Dynasty are humans or monsters?"
Qian Wei said full of doubts and indignation. There was no such thing in the previous dynasty. How could such a thing happen after the founding of the current dynasty and the rising sun?
The emperor was thoughtful, and vaguely understood that it was another sequelae left by Taizu.
Then he waved his hand and said: "I know this, but it's just one thing after another. You continue to talk."
"Yes, this fake Zhennan Bo Crown Prince is not from our clan, so he must have different intentions, so he fanned the flames and caused chaos in the capital. The replaced person has been taken by the false Crown Prince as a servant and is being taken into custody by the previous one.
The promotion of people's reports and imperial examination fraud shows that the evildoer wants to take this opportunity to carry out a plan that goes against heaven!"
"But the eunuch Wang Jinzhong and the deputy examiner Liu Shiquan were either evil people or had evil intentions. They were all corrupted by the evildoer. They actually followed the chaos of the court and did such crazy things!"
Grain
These were just made up casually, but what Qian Wei said was solemn and generous, and the emperor listened very seriously.
"Fortunately, with the blessing of the emperor, the young man was reported. As soon as he entered the court, his confusion was solved, and he immediately exposed the matter. And when it was exposed, in the lobby, the evildoer wanted to cause trouble, and fireballs and thunder appeared.
Later, I was shouted back by my ministers."
"Not only that, Wang Jinzhong refused to repent, and dared to bite him in front of the court, saying that it was related to the inner palace Ma Shunde. He acted like a mad dog, and wanted to say treacherous words. It was obvious that his mind had been completely destroyed by the monster, and he was immediately killed by the minister.
Immediately kill him with a cane, lest he mislead the public with his evil words and confuse the world!"
"I have no decree to kill the minister with my staff, and I ask the emperor to punish me!" As he said this, Qian Wei fell to the ground, looking like he was waiting for defeat.
Ma Shunde, who had been listening carefully, trembled when he heard Qian Wei mentioning that Wang Jinzhong bit him in court.
He secretly looked at the emperor and found that the emperor's face was calm. He lowered his eyes and looked at Qian Wei who was kneeling on the ground. He said, "Qian Aiqing, why are you guilty of killing such a rebellious and unscrupulous servant? Get up!"
Then, he looked at Ma Shunde indifferently. Ma Shunde hurriedly stood with his eyes lowered, but heard the emperor say: "Although this matter may be an attempt, it may not be groundless. Are you really involved in it?"
Plop!
Ma Shunde's legs went weak and he knelt down on the ground. When he realized what he was doing, he had kowtowed three or four times in succession. His forehead was bruised and bleeding, and he was still kowtowing upwards.
"How dare you, slave! How dare you, slave!"
The emperor didn't even look at it and said coldly: "Even if you are not implicated, at least you are guilty of neglecting the investigation. Come on, give me ten sticks!"
When he heard that it was just the stick ten, Ma Shunde was immediately relieved and was dragged down. For a moment, the muffled sound of the stick hitting the flesh and Ma Shunde's patient heart were heard from outside at the same time.
In the context of such a voice, the emperor said to Qian Wei kindly: "You are so prompt in doing things, I really won my heart. Come and enjoy the jade as you wish!"
An eunuch on the side immediately recorded it. It was necessary to go to the Qian Mansion to reward him later. After all, it was a gift from the emperor and a reward. Naturally, there was a set of procedures to follow.
Qian Wei immediately knelt down and thanked him, but did not immediately raise his head. Instead, he knelt down and waited for the order to deal with it.
The emperor seemed to be thinking a lot, looking into the distance in a daze, and said nothing for a while. In reality, he was the emperor, and if he failed this time, he would have a chance next time.
If you want to accuse someone, why bother without words?
However, the situation turned out to be like this, which was completely unexpected. The emperor felt the same confusion as King Qi of Shu - Could it be that God really favored the grandson (king)?
"No, I am the emperor, I am the emperor."
The emperor's eyes sharpened, he pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "Eunuch Wang Jinzhong and deputy examiner Liu Shiquan did such a heartbreaking thing. It is really abominable. Wang Jinzhong is dead, so we should not let him go lightly and feed his body to the dogs."
"Liu Shiquan, who has received the emperor's favor, did such a thing that betrayed him, behead him!"
"The examiners of the remaining 13 schools were demoted to the third level. Luo Pei and Liang Yuyin were guilty of neglecting the investigation, but they also had the merit of reporting. They were neither rewarded nor punished."
After talking about the disposal, the emperor still felt depressed, and added: "In Zhennan Bo's Mansion, the prince was exchanged. Although it was caused by monsters, it was also caused by his own lack of morality, so he will lose his title!"
Orders were issued one after another, with a calm voice and clear rewards and punishments, as if they were back to the time when the emperor made wise decisions.
"I obey the decree." Qian Wei responded to the imperial edict, watching the emperor issue orders one after another, his heart was extremely complicated.
The emperor will not talk about it for now. I am afraid that many smart people in the court have figured out the truth. What should I do to make the court stable and prevent further troubles?