Taishi was the new year title given by Liu Che last year, and this year is the first year of Taishi. The new year title naturally has a new look. After Liu Ju tried to dissuade him in every possible way, Gongsun He successfully resigned, and his replacement was the little-known Liu
Qu Mao. This is an imperial edict issued by Emperor Liu Che himself. Not even Liu Ju can refute it. The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials. Although it cannot be said that there is only one emperor and one minister in one dynasty, the prime minister will also bring new things to the court.
The change.
With Liu Che's support behind him, Liu Qumao let go and reorganized the court in less than a month. Under Huo Guang's suggestion, Liu Zhi never appeared in the court again. It can be said that the current big man
, in fact, the person who made the decision has become Liu Qumao. Some people think something is wrong with this change, while others think it is a good thing. Naturally, some people are watching from the sidelines.
Not long after Liu Qumao settled in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the news of Jiang Chong's appointment as Tingwei also came out. Compared with the previous Tingwei, Jiang Chong's movements at the beginning were very gentle, which made people inexplicably feel a little spring breeze blowing on their face.
, but there are also people who have been paying attention to this new Tingwei, and seem to be expecting him to push the name of Tingwei Mansion to a new height.
Witchcraft has been the most taboo thing among the Han royal family since Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. "Zuo Zhuan: The Eleventh Year of Yin Gong" records that Zheng Bo attacked Xu and Ying Kaoshu were shot to death by hidden arrows by the country's doctor Gongsun Yan. After the war,
In order to punish the murderer who shot Ying Kao Shu, Zheng Bo ordered the army to send out barbets, dogs, and chickens, and cursed and shot them. This can be regarded as the beginning of witchcraft. In the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu and Empress Dowager Dou all wanted to use witchcraft techniques.
The person who attempted to murder him had adopted the punishment methods that the gangsters thought of. Mrs. Qi was one of the victims.
After experiencing the tranquility of Duan Zai, suddenly one day Jiang Chong led people into Gongsun Ao's mansion and brought Gongsun Ao's wife into Tingwei's mansion on the grounds of the emperor's decree. Gongsun Ao's life for so many years was long gone.
In the face of Jiang Chonghe's pressure from the emperor, Gongsun Ao could only watch his wife being taken away. Although he went to Quan Tai Palace to apologize to the emperor in person afterwards, he did not even see the emperor's face.
arrive.
Soon, the results of the interrogation of Tingwei Mansion came out. What surprised everyone was that the crime charged by Tingwei Mansion against Gongsun Ao’s wife was witchcraft, for cursing Gongsun Ao’s concubine. Moreover, there were both witnesses and physical evidence, so Gongsun Ao’s wife could not be blamed.
The wife denied it. It turned out that this was Gongsun Ao’s family, and there was no royal involvement. Even if he was found guilty, he would only be fined a copper. Who would have thought that Gongsun Ao’s wife died in Tingwei’s mansion. The reason was that she was scared to death.
Yes, but anyone with a discerning eye knows what the real cause of death is.
For this reason, Gongsun Ao approached the emperor, the prince, and even Su Ren, but where was the Tingwei Mansion? Who could do anything to the Tingwei Mansion without the emperor's order? Even Su Ren could not really fall out with the emperor.
He went directly to the Tingwei Mansion to force him. After this incident, Gongsun Ao was ashen-faced and drank to drown his sorrows all day long. His understanding of this matter was that the emperor wanted to clean up himself. In other words, the emperor was preparing to clean up those with him.
The old Liu family has this tradition as the hero who brought down this beautiful country.
Patting Gongsun Ao's back gently, Su Ren didn't know what words to use to comfort this old friend. Back then, Gongsun Ao had intended to return to his hometown in Longxi, and everything was ready, but unfortunately he was stopped by his wife and several concubines.
After coming down, they didn’t expect that today it would become a reminder for them.
Because it was Gongsun Ao's wife who died, and she died in a very miserable way, naturally not many people came to pay homage. Apart from old friends like Su Ren, there were only members of the Gongsun family. Gongsun He said a few words of comfort and sighed:
"Who will be next?" No one answered, everyone looked at Su Ren, and Su Ren could only smile.
After the first case, there will be a second case, which is different from what everyone guessed. The second case handled by Tingwei Mansion is still about witchcraft, and this time it involves Gongsun Jingsheng. Gongsun Jingsheng is the son of Gongsun He.
When he learned that his son had been kidnapped by the Tingwei Mansion, Gongsun He immediately panicked. His actions were almost the same as Gongsun Ao's. He first looked for the emperor, then the prince, and finally found Su Ren.
"Brother, you have to save your nephew this time!" Gongsun He was already confused and looked several years older: "How could he be involved in such a thing? This is impossible,
Absolutely impossible!"
Su Ren helped Gongsun He, who was speaking incoherently, to sit down and was speechless for a long time: "What is the reason? You are the former prime minister, and Jiang Chong arrests people when he says he wants to?"
Gongsun He hugged his head and cried. Gongsun Jingsheng is the child of Gongsun He and Wei Junru. Because of the relationship between Queen Wei Zifu, Gongsun Jingsheng has been domineering since he was a child. He was also a little bully in Louguan Academy. After graduation,
Gongsun He couldn't defeat Wei Junru, so he arranged Gongsun Jingsheng to be in charge of the grain and grass supply in the Lieutenant's Mansion. According to past practice, Gongsun Jingsheng was not the chief official, and he couldn't get involved in many things. Who knows that two months ago, for some unknown reason?
, the lieutenant handed the Beijun army's food and fodder to Gongsun Jingsheng, maybe because he was obsessed with it, or maybe he did something extraordinary outside and couldn't settle it. In short, Gongsun Jingsheng deducted more than a thousand silver coins from the Beijun army's military pay, and the matter soon came to an end.
After being reported to Prime Minister Liu Qumao and asking the emperor for instructions, Tingwei Jiang Chong personally led people to arrest him.
Not to mention a thousand silver coins, even ten thousand silver coins was not a big deal to Gongsun He. After Gongsun He proposed compensation, he was rejected by the emperor or the court captain. In order to save his son from suffering,
According to Jiang Chong's wishes, Gongsun He sent people to capture Jiangyang thief Zhao Anshi to compensate Gongsun Jingsheng. Everything went well, and Zhao Anshi was also captured. Just when Gongsun He was waiting for Tingwei Mansion to release his son Gongsun Jingsheng, bad news came
.The thief Zhao Anshi reported Gongsun Jingsheng for practicing witchcraft and cursing the emperor.
"Brother, I was wrong, I shouldn't have believed that Jiang Chong!" Gongsun He hugged his head and cried: "This was all arranged by them. If the accusation of witchcraft is proven, my son's life will be over, and my old life will be over.
I’m afraid I’ll have to ride in too!”
"What did the queen say?"
Gongsun He shook his head and sighed: "There is nothing the queen can do. My wife went to look for her, and the queen also went to Quan Tai Palace, but was blocked by someone."
Su Ren gritted his teeth, slapped his palm on the table, and suddenly stood up: "What is your Majesty doing? Do you really want the cunning rabbit to die and be cooked by the lackey?"
He repeatedly promised Gongsun He that he would go to the emperor the next day, and then sent Gongsun He home. Back in the living room, Su Ren sat alone in the dark and sulked. First Gongsun Ao, then Gongsun He, Wei Qing died early.
Will it be his turn next? For that seat, he will kill all the brothers around him. Is this the big man that he wholeheartedly defends?
Han Qing and Ah Xun appeared in front of Su Ren. Han Qing said: "Liu Ruyi said that His Majesty has been suffering from splitting headaches recently, and the heavenly masters who accompanied the emperor in alchemy said that someone was practicing witchcraft, so Jiang Chong asked Jiang Chong to investigate thoroughly."
"what reason?"
Han Qing shook his head: "I don't know, but according to my guess, someone must have tampered with His Majesty's food or elixirs?"
"Those bullshit heavenly masters?"
Han Qing shook his head again: "The medicinal materials used by the heavenly masters were all inspected by Liu Ruyi himself. According to the instructions of the master, the mercury and other harmful substances have been removed. The elixirs produced are only warm and tonic prescriptions."
"Who could that be?"
"The most likely possibility is Mrs. Gou Yi. She has been delivering His Majesty's meals personally in the past few months."
"Can we find out the origin of this bitch?"
Ah Xun said quickly: "It's very strange. I have been to her hometown, and she is indeed a local. From the time she was born to the time she met Your Majesty, there was no trace of her, and no suspicious person has ever interacted with her."
"Huh! No flaw is the biggest flaw. There is no problem with her identity. Just check her father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother, layer by layer!"
"promise!"
Before Su Ren could leave Chang'an City, another piece of news came. Just last night, Jiang Chong sent people to raid Gongsun He's mansion and took Gongsun He into Tingwei. It only took one night to conclude the case.
When the witness and material evidence of Gongsun Jingsheng's witchcraft case were complete, Emperor Liu Che became furious and nailed Gongsun He to the pillar of shame forever for many crimes including benefiting his disciples and guests without caring about the lives of the people. Gongsun He and his son both died in Tingwei Mansion.
After hearing the news, Su Ren spat out a mouthful of blood and lay down in the carriage. Huang Shisan and Man Niu were so frightened that they quickly turned the carriage around and rushed home. They asked the doctor for treatment. They kept struggling until night before Su Ren woke up leisurely.
Come. Su Ren was lying on the couch, looking at his wife and children kneeling next to him. His sunken eye sockets were staring straight at the roof, almost lifeless.
"Where's Huo Guang?"
"The students are here!" Huo Guang quickly walked a few steps to Su Ren's bed.
Su Ren took a few deep breaths and said, "Go to the Prince's Mansion now. No matter what happens, don't come back. Watch out!"
Huo Guang nodded quickly, kowtowed to Su Ren, stood up and left.
"Jian'er, Kang'er!"
Su Jian and Su Kang came over quickly. Su Ren thought for a moment: "Jian'er will take people to Shu County immediately. I will ask Lao Liu to accompany you, and he will explain to you what to do on the way! Remember, if anyone dares to do something bad to us, first
Be strong and never be hesitant!"
Su Jian quickly agreed: "I'll take note of it and leave tomorrow."
Su Ren shook his head: "Let's go now and ride a fast horse!"
"This!" Su Jian was a little embarrassed.
Lu Yi slapped his son on the head and smiled at Su Ren: "I will go back with Jian'er."
Su Ren nodded and moved his eyes to Su Kang's face. Su Kang said quickly: "My child understands. Don't worry, father. Unless they send an army, no one will be able to enter our house. Even if they send an army, my child will."
To protect my mother, Erniang and my brothers and sisters, we left Chang'an."
Su Ren smiled, very satisfied with Su Kang's words.
The city of Chang'an is never short of bloodshed. After the bloodshed, there is a brief period of peace. The people of Chang'an seem to have become accustomed to all this. Jiang Chong and Liu Qumao were very happy to capture Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He one after another. These people were all in the same year.
The person closest to His Majesty the Emperor, and also very close to Su Ren, completely defeating them would be very beneficial to his plan. Judging from the current situation, everything is going smoothly.
