The three princes and nine ministers, the prince was an official, stood quietly with their heads bowed. The atmosphere was even more depressing than on the Chengde stage.
After all, the officials at that time were just witnesses and watching the fun, and they thought they would not get into trouble. However, when Yuan Feng, Yuan Shu and his son were suppressed, captured, thrown into the sky prison, and closely guarded, everyone knew that the matter was serious.
Yuan Fengcai's suicide was not just a show.
He knew that Yuan Shu was bound to die and that he would not be able to hold on to his position as Taiwei. It was better for him to commit suicide bravely than to lose his wisdom.
To sacrifice one's life to become a benevolent person can avert catastrophe. This is Yuan Feng's way of mending the situation.
Unfortunately, Gu Cheng was already prepared and suppressed the Yanlong directly with one claw.
You can't live, you can't die.
When he saw this result, Xun Shuang and Yang Ci knew that something was wrong. The prince wanted to settle accounts with his wife. I am afraid that the chaos of assassinating the emperor was not the end, but just a trigger!
What will the prince do next?
"The Yuan family has a distinguished family, four generations and three nobles. Yuan Shu is the direct son of Yuan Gong, but he has turned against himself and is heartbroken. I hope this is a special case. In order to give justice to the Yuan family and give an explanation to the world, this matter must be investigated and the truth will come to light.
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Gu Cheng looked around at the ministers and said calmly: "What do you think?"
The ministers trembled all over and said in unison: "Your Highness is wise, I will second your opinion!"
I still remember the same answer they gave me three months ago when I was dealing with the Ten Permanent Attendants.
But that was an incoherent and perfunctory response, and now it has turned into an uneasy fear.
It’s just four words that reveal the truth, which is too harsh!
If we continue to investigate like this, what can we find out?
How many people will be implicated?
neither knows!
Of course, the ten veterans present are all very powerful people in the city. Even if they are panicking to death, they will never jump out at this time. There is no three hundred taels of silver here.
But Gu Cheng would not let them fool him anymore, and looked at Xun Shuang: "Mr. Xun, what do you think we should do?"
Xun Shuang immediately prostrated himself: "Your Highness, this veteran has been thinking too much about the classics and has neglected to supervise. It is his duty to do so!"
Sikong Guan Supervisor, what he said is true. Gu Cheng looked at Xun Shuang: "Mr. Xun wants to resign?"
"Please Rong Chen retire and return home!"
Xun Shuang's pupils contracted. He originally wanted to retreat in order to advance, but he didn't expect Gu Cheng to come straight towards him. He gritted his teeth and said.
"allow!"
When Gu Cheng nodded, Xun Shuang's brows also showed a hint of relief. He kowtowed heavily, took off his official uniform, took out the Sikong Seal and placed it on it, stood up and walked out.
All the ministers were as silent as a cicada.
In this moment, another San Gong was taken down?
"The position of Sikong is of great importance. Cao Song, the great agricultural minister, is a dignified figure and loyal to the country. Are you willing to take up the position of Sikong?"
Gu Cheng looked around the ministers and landed on a short, unattractive middle-aged man, and said with a smile.
The man was startled at first, then suddenly jumped out, his eyes showing ecstasy, and loudly said: "I am willing to share your worries for Your Highness!"
He is Cao Cao's father and the adopted son of Cao Teng, the Changshi, Cao Song!
Cao Teng and Cao Cao were both extremely powerful figures. The former was a eunuch, but he was able to make many good friends, recommend celebrities all over the world, and was respectful to those who impeached him, winning a good reputation. Needless to say, the latter.
Cao Song was sandwiched between these two, and he still had some abilities, but if he were to say he was very talented, he obviously wasn't.
His promotion was mainly due to the connections of his adoptive father, Cao Teng, and secondly, his all-round way of dealing with people. During this period, he accepted bribes, smoothed relationships, and in the original history, he bought officials and took the position of one of the three princes.
In this life, he no longer needed to buy an official position, but the position of the Three Dukes was directly smashed on his head. Cao Song was so happy that he almost fainted.
However, the other ministers who were also Jiu Qing had contempt in their eyes, and even called him an idiot in their hearts.
All the family heads who have not seen the Xun family in Yingchuan must resign from their posts to protect their lives. After you, the eunuch, your corpse is sitting on a plain meal, and you dare to rush into this muddy water. You simply don’t know whether to live or die!
"Your Highness, I am involved in the position of Sikong for the first time. I am afraid that my ability is limited and it will be difficult to investigate quickly. Can you please extend me some time?"
Cao Song was not stupid either. He knew what he was dealing with was a hot potato, so he wanted to use a drag trick.
He is ambitious, and once he can survive this period of time, he will be able to truly take control of Sikong.
"Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. Could it be that your beloved has forgotten Meng De?"
But Gu Cheng smiled and said: "The tiger father has no sons. With his help, I believe you can investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"yes!"
Cao Song was sweating coldly.
The lessons learned from Yuan Shu and Yuan Feng were in front of him, and now he was afraid of hearing the praise of a tiger father and a dog son.
Could it be that His Highness suspected that Cao Cao also had disloyal intentions? That boy seemed to have been very close to Yuan Shao in the past!
"Go for it!"
Gu Cheng waved his hand, and Cao Song took his seal and left. As soon as he left the East Palace, he set up a cloud carriage and rushed towards the mansion like crazy.
Entering the inner courtyard, he found that Cao Cao was discussing with Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and others. Cao Song stepped forward and grabbed Cao Cao's hand tightly, saying word for word: "If you dare to have the slightest intention to rebel in the future, my father will die for you."
In front of you, so as not to bring down the family and suffer disaster!"
Cao Cao's expression changed: "Father, what are you talking about? How can Cao be compared to that treacherous villain Yuan Shu?"
Immediately he looked at the seal that Cao Song was holding on to in his other hand, and his expression changed again: "Sikong Yin! Mr. Xun has resigned? Father, you shouldn't accept this position!"
Cao Song smiled bitterly: "How can you not accept your highness's trust?"
Cao Cao felt that Cao Ren and others were looking at Sikong Yin with intense eyes. A thought came to his mind and he said loudly: "Yes, Your Highness values it. My father and son should do their best to clean up the official system and punish the traitors!"
Cao Song had a headache and said in a low voice: "If you don't want to go to war, it's better to be cautious!"
"Don't ever think like this!"
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and he was filled with awe and power, and solemnly said: "Father, His Highness chose you precisely because you are not from a noble family or an eunuch. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, it is the duty of a minister to act impartially!
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Cao Song looked embarrassed. Although he admired Cao Teng Yuze, he was not a eunuch after all. And because he was the adopted son of an eunuch, ordinary officials secretly looked down on him and looked down upon him. He was not a human being inside or outside.
But he was generous with his wealth, recommended talents, and accumulated a lot of connections over the years. If he really wanted to enforce the law impartially, I'm afraid all the previous favors would be lost!
Seeing that Cao Song was still hesitating, Cao Cao shouted: "Zixiao, get my five-color stick!"
Cao Ren smiled broadly: "No!"
Not long after, a long five-color stick was carried up, painted with red, yellow, green, white, and black colors. It was as majestic as a prison. Unruly people would fight with their legs when they saw it.
"Father, when I was killed by the five-color gang, Uncle Jian Shuo was killed. Although I lost my official position and wasted my time, I never regretted it. Now that I have this opportunity, I should show my ambition and live up to the emperor's favor!"
Cao Cao stroked the long stick, his eyes showed excitement, and he said loudly and authentically.
As soon as he finished speaking, a dragon roared, and a red light suddenly fell from the sky, turning into a dragon pattern. The pattern was engraved on the killing stick. Gu Cheng's majestic voice spread throughout the imperial city: "I will give Cao Cao the dragon-killing stick to assist Cao Song in his thorough investigation."
Regarding the case of Yuan's rebellion, if there are any unrighteous ministers in the court, they must be punished!"
The emperor gave me a mighty dragon-killing stick, which can beat Jiuqing at the top and Buchen at the bottom!