Lin Jue said to Guo Chong in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is a principle called the principle of 'benefit'. When the situation is chaotic and unclear, just think about why these people do this? Who is benefiting from this?
Yun Jianwu knows the truth. I can't tell the emperor who leaked the secret. The only people who know about it are those ten people. The range is among them. I am also suspected. Princess Green Dance knows about it, and she is also suspected.
.But based on the principle of profit, if I spread these rumors and slander Prince Liang's palace, wouldn't I be involved in it? What benefit will it have to me? So I don't need to defend myself. No one with any brains will.
Doubt me. Lu Wu will not do it anymore. Doing so will harm Concubine Rong and her husband, and it will not do her any good. Your Majesty only needs to think about it one by one according to the analysis method of the minister.
It’s not hard to come to a conclusion.”
Guo Chong's fingers were tapping slowly on the table, and his mind was running rapidly. In fact, as soon as Lin Jue's profit principle was stated, Guo Chong immediately came to the conclusion. Killing Concubine Rong and other related people would involve
When Prince Liang's Mansion came in, the whole mess seemed to be a mess, but it was not without traces. The words between Lin Jue and himself last night about the origin of the chaos in the imperial court were still in my ears, and Guo Chong later agreed with Lin Jue's conclusion.
The root of everything lies in the fight for the position of the prince, so the current chaos must be related to this matter. Just think about it, Concubine Rong, the prince and the Liang Palace are all supporting Guo Mian.
The whole incident became clear in an instant. Obviously, it was done by someone who supported Guo Xu. In other words, the person who leaked the secret was in this room, the few seemingly innocent people in front of him.
One or all of them.
Guo Chong was thinking about whether he should point out the matter on the spot, and he hesitated. Ordinarily, he could not tolerate such a thing, but he had to be concerned. Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun, and Wu Chun came, and these were all important ministers of the country. Guo Chong was thinking about whether he should point out the matter on the spot.
Chong must consider the consequences of clarifying this matter. If it were before, Guo Chong would not hesitate. But now, after experiencing many things, Guo Chong's way of thinking about problems has changed. He must weigh whether it is a temporary punishment.
To expose the lies of the people in front of you as quickly as possible, it is better to let yourself know it and give them some room for maneuver.
In fact, giving them room for maneuver is giving yourself room for maneuver. After it was exposed, everyone had no way out. Should I dismiss all the prime ministers and ministers from their posts? They are all deeply entrenched people. They may fall, but
The imperial court will never be at peace. Perhaps the smarter way is to save face for them and not reveal the matter today. Maybe I will have greater initiative over this matter. Maybe I can meet with one of them alone.
, telling him that he actually knew that it was him who did it, and took control of the matter as a handle. Then, he would take a greater initiative.
Guo Chong's fingers were tapping on the table, and the thump-dong-dong sound was extremely harsh in the quiet room, making people panic. Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai pretended to be calm, and they did not intend to admit the matter. Even the emperor
Even if they were named, they would not admit it because the emperor had no evidence. But they couldn't help but feel scared. Lin Jue's analysis was actually very clear. Maybe he had a guilty conscience. They felt Lin Jue's every word
It must be aimed at himself, but Lin Jue didn't point it out in the end.
Finally, Guo Chong stopped banging on the table and said in a deep voice: "I understand. I don't want to ask any more questions about this matter. Yang Aiqing, I order you to put this matter to rest immediately. If necessary, you can kill chickens to scare monkeys. Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be arrogant.
Those who discuss the affairs of the government and the harem must be severely punished. I will give you one day, before dark tomorrow, I don’t want to hear any more rumors that are still spreading. Do you understand?"
Yang Jun bowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take care of it immediately. If anyone dares to spread rumors again, I will silence him forever. Does Your Majesty want me to take the opportunity to trace the source of the rumors? I can arrest them one by one.
If you ask questions, you will always find clues."
Guo Chong waved his hand and said: "No need, I don't want to know who is spreading rumors or who is leaking this matter. I just hope that this chaos will end as soon as possible."
Yang Jun nodded and said: "I obey your order!"
Lin Jue frowned and pondered. He suddenly realized that Yang Jun might not really know about this matter, otherwise he would not have said that he wanted to find clues. If he really wanted to find out, it is not impossible to find out. The originator of the rumor may not be traced either.
No. It may not be impossible to follow the clues and touch Lu Zhongtian and the others. Since Yang Jun dares to ask, it is definitely not a pretense, but he really does not know that Lu Zhongtian and the others did this. This is also in line with his own judgment, Yang Jun and
Lu Zhongtian only joined forces on the matter of establishing the crown prince. In fact, the relationship between them is not close, and there are even old feuds that have not been resolved. It is just that they have temporarily joined together for the common interests. Such things as leaking secrets and creating public opinion have them
How could Yang Jun know about it? Wouldn't it be giving Yang Jun a handle?
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The efficiency of Yang Jun's actions was still astonishing. It didn't even take a day. In the afternoon of the next day, the rumors in the city stopped abruptly. Of course, achieving such a goal naturally requires thunderous means. Yang Jun's method is still the same as his
The methods on the battlefield are as simple and crude as they are absolutely effective.
In the early morning, when a group of coolies on the dock on Bianhe Street gathered together to talk about those topics with gusto while transporting goods, and vividly lusted after the secret relationship between Concubine Rong and Lu Feiming, a group of forbidden soldiers
Soldiers came on horseback and captured dozens of coolies. On the spot, some people were shot with crossbows for escaping without permission.
"Anyone who talks about the imperial harem will be punished. All those who talk about this matter will be sent to the army as slaves and will never be released." The cold voice of the officer reading the order chilled the hearts of dozens of coolies, and the bodies of their companions told them again.
This is no joke. The people watching around were horrified. Only then did they realize that it was the incident they were keen to discuss that led to the tragedy in front of them.
The same scene was staged in different neighborhoods. In the restaurant and tea shop, the drinkers and teagoers were frothing at the mouth and discussing yesterday's topic. Suddenly, officers and soldiers rushed in and started arresting people. Anyone who resisted and escaped would be merciless.
Shoot him to death. Destroy the teahouse, seize the shopkeeper, and put up notices to inform the people of the reason.
In the four cities and eight gates, everywhere in the city was in a state of panic all morning, and everyone was in panic. These officers and soldiers seemed to have clairvoyance and ears, and as long as they mentioned this
It is really puzzling that they came here after hearing the news. The people knew that after coming out of the palace yesterday, Yang Jun went to see Chen Bin, the commander of the Imperial City Division, to help. Chen Bin naturally did not dare to neglect, so
Then they discussed a plan to use the staff of the Imperial City Department scattered throughout the city as eyes and ears to report news in the city at any time. The staff of the Imperial City Department were spread all over the city. You thought the tea guest next to you was here to drink tea, but in fact
He kept his ears open to listen to the noise. When you talked about that incident with foaming at the mouth, this person drank tea and went out. Soon a group of officers and soldiers came flying over and took away a group of people who were discussing the matter.
He was caught red-handed. The common people knew about these methods, but everyone was still confused and didn't know why.
In one morning, Yang Jun arrested thousands of people, destroyed more than a dozen tea shops and restaurants, and killed more than 20 people. Soldiers and horses were coming and going, notices were flying all over the sky, and news of arrests and deaths spread from time to time. The people
Of course I knew it would be best to shut up immediately, as that matter would never be discussed again.
An outbreak of public opinion started and disappeared quickly. Under the thunderous tactics, it quickly disappeared. In the afternoon, when people met each other on the street, they no longer dared to say hello. They only dared to say hello.
Communicate with each other with eyes and speak with gestures. Those who were eloquent yesterday have become mute today.
Although the public opinion has calmed down, the public opinion in people's hearts has not. For Lin Jue, the ups and downs in the past two days and one night have left him feeling frightened. In the evening, Lin Jue was walking alone in the back garden under the sunset.
, he carefully recalled the experience of these two days and one night, and came to the following conclusion.
One conclusion is that this incident is not necessarily a bad thing. It seems that the case of Concubine Rong's son-exchange came to light and Concubine Rong was imprisoned in Changchun Pavilion. There may be many unforeseen troubles that will happen in the future. But it is the so-called poisonous sore.
Rupture and poisonous water flowing out are not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, this matter has always been a time bomb. Lin Jue always has trouble sleeping at night because of this matter. Now that this matter has been exposed, the result is nothing more than this. If Concubine Rong is really
She was killed by the emperor, and it was indeed because of her crime. For this matter to reach this point, it is already a very good ending. But the time bomb has already detonated, so there is no need to worry about it anymore.
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Secondly, his response was quite effective. He seemed to have once again successfully planted a seed in the emperor's heart. Regarding those words about establishing a long-term and virtuous person, Lin Jue knew that Guo Chong had reflected on it.
Reflection is a good thing. As long as Guo Chong thinks about this matter, he will understand that the source of the chaos in the court is precisely because of his own selfishness and ambiguity. Guo Chong is not the kind of stubborn person, he may make changes.
Thirdly, the storm of public opinion and the leak of the truth were actually a failure of Lu Zhongtian and others. They wanted to use this method to force the direction of the matter, but the result was destined to be counterproductive. I didn't mention their names last night, but that
In fact, it's not much different from a roll call. Guo Chong must have understood in his heart who was making the move secretly. Although he didn't point it out on the spot, he must have been wary in his heart. Guo Chong's attitude change is the key, Lu Zhongtian
The cleverness of others will make things go in the opposite direction. Lin Jue firmly believes in this and will wait and see.
