"...The emperor seems to be old?" Seeing the emperor's demeanor, Su Ziji suddenly felt relieved. Originally, he thought that the emperor was wise and powerful and had everything under control.
But now when I look at it, I understand: "The emperor has finally grown old, or in other words, after being the emperor for a long time, he doesn't care about other people's reactions at all."
"Does it get dark after dawn?"
There were many such emperors in history. Although Su Ziji understood that power is like a sword, when it is cut down, it has nothing to do with the state of the person wielding the sword. Those who should die will still die, but he felt relieved for a while.
"Yes, power is like a knife and a gun. If you are hit, you will die. But if the person who wields the sword is not good at swordsmanship and marksmanship, he will have a chance."
Su Ziji was deep in thought, being questioned by the emperor on one side. Fang Xi's face suddenly turned pale and he was at a loss. Although Yu Lu's legs were also weak, his thoughts were still clear. He had long realized that someone would ask this question, and he had long since realized that someone would ask this question.
I have already thought about what I want to answer.
Yu Lu kowtowed heavily, and when he stood up, he glanced at the Taisun who was sitting under the emperor's hands from the corner of his eye. The Taisun was looking at him like everyone else.
Seeing Taisun's calm expression, his beating heartbeat miraculously calmed down and resumed its rhythm...
Yu Lu was a little flustered at first, but he was able to calm down and speak clearly: "Back to the emperor, during the tribute examination in the capital, there is a mixture of good and bad. Every year, there are people who guess the questions and cheat. In the past, if they were caught, they would only get thirty sticks and half a year's imprisonment."
"If we have no evidence, how can we take the case seriously and make a public statement?"
"It was only later that we discovered that Zhang Modong and Xing Ye actually took it seriously and read it aloud day and night, so we became suspicious. Later, we thought that this matter was important, and we came from a small county far away.
I didn’t know the yamen in the capital, so I thought about it and reported it to my grandson.”
"What I'm thinking is that even if it's fake, it's just a false alarm. It can really prevent a big accident."
Su Ziji also stood up at this time, walked to the side and said, "Your Majesty, what Yu Lu said is true."
"Sun Chen has seen these test questions before, so he knew they were true as soon as he saw them. However, Sun Chen did not dare to interfere in the tribute examination without following the decree."
"Besides, Fang Xi and Yu Lu were Sun Chen's friends when he was a commoner. In order to avoid the suspicion of Guatian Li Xia, Sun Chen refused to comment and asked Fang Xi and Yu Lu to file a lawsuit with Luo Pei and Liang Yuyin, and asked them to investigate. The result was revealed
Big case.”
"But only a few people like Sun Chen knew the test questions, and no one else had seen them. How could they know the truth and falsehood at first sight? It was only when he found out that these people took it seriously that Fang Xiyulu became suspicious. It was precisely because of this suspicion that Help helped
This led to this major incident and prevented a major accident."
It is said that there is no airtight wall in the world.
Su Ziji has seen too many things where hiding results in capsize. To the court and organizations, if you hide, you are fighting against the court and organizations.
As soon as he is found out, he is guilty first.
Therefore, Su Ziji would not hide his relationship with Fang Xiyulu at all, let alone his past dealings with each other. Everything was fair and above board, as if it were the sun and the moon, so it would be invulnerable.
Yes, Fang Xiyulu and I are friends. They realized something was wrong and told me that the tribute examination was too sensitive and I could not interfere, so they asked them to report it to Luo Pei and Liang Yuyin, and they found out about such a major case.
When it comes to condemning the child, Fang Xi and Yu Lu are the first to file the complaint; when it comes to the examiner being responsible, Luo Pei and Liang Yuyin are the first to investigate.
All the officials looked at each other with admiration.
Luo Pei took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have captured the person who leaked the question. It was actually Liu Shiquan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who did it. The eunuch who was in contact with him was also captured by me. Please ask your Majesty to
Send Yousi to interrogate!"
The emperor was silent and his eyes fell on Luo Pei.
Luo Pei didn't seem to feel that the emperor's solemn gaze was not directed at the person who revealed the question, but rather seemed to be directed at him.
He waited for a moment, but did not wait for the emperor's response, and continued: "Your Majesty, the tribute examination is a national talent promotion ceremony. This matter is of great importance. Please send someone to interrogate it." Gu Miang
The emperor turned to look at Zhao Xu, the chief assistant standing below, and asked: "This fact is appalling. Zhao Aiqing, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
Under the emperor's heavy gaze, Zhao Xu was silent. For a moment, he looked dazed, but he still spoke: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter must be dealt with again!"
Zhao Xu's words were like a signal. As the words fell, almost all the ministers bowed and expressed their intention to re-do it.
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
There were more than a dozen ministers present. Except for the Minister of Rites, almost all of them seconded the proposal and asked the emperor to re-handle the matter.
Even if the Minister of Rites was not involved, so many people, especially the cabinet ministers, were all here.
The rest of the officials who are not here are basically inextricably related to these dozen people.
Their meaning can basically represent the meaning of civil and military officials.
The emperor was furious after hearing Zhao Xu's words, and almost all the ministers agreed, only to hear a "buzz" and looked over in disbelief.
Under the candlelight, the emperor felt that everyone's faces were unfamiliar. Are these people really the ministers he was familiar with? His face immediately turned red.
For a moment, the emperor wanted to drag all these people out and kill them with sticks!
However, after many years of being an emperor, he only became popular. He calmed down again and said with a smile: "Okay, then I will handle the case again according to what you said."
Then he asked: "Then who do you think is appropriate to interrogate?"
After scanning the whole situation, he fell on Su Ziji and said in a deep voice, "How about you, grandson, take charge of interrogating this case? Are you willing to share my worries?"
Su Ziji knew that the emperor was waiting for him here. A sudden thought occurred in his mind and he replied calmly: "Ordinarily, Sun Chen should share your worries, but Yu Lu and Fang Xi are friends with Sun Chen.
I am also a party involved and should recuse myself."
"Master Luo (Luo Pei) is the examiner of the tribute examination and the one who discovered the fraud. Master Qian (Qian Wei) is fair and strict, and is an upright official. Master Tan (Tan Ping) is originally the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and he is responsible for patrolling and policing.
Therefore, it is better to...invite Mr. Luo, Mr. Qian, and Mr. Tan to review the case together and try to resolve the issue between the government and the opposition."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Pei and Shuntian Prefecture Yin Tanping were fine. Qian Wei stood in the crowd, his eyelids twitching.
The emperor's gloomy gaze fell on him, and his expression twisted uncontrollably. Although he knew it was impossible, an idea still flashed through his mind.
"Could it be that Qian Wei was also bribed by Taisun?"
Eunuch Zhao, who was standing on one side, saw that the emperor's face was ugly, his breathing was rapid, and his face was red, so he knew that the emperor was ill.
By the way, this seems to be a chronic disease of the royal family. It is said that Taizu also suffered from the disease in his later years. He was irritable and restless, prone to suspicion, and often killed people.
At this time, it is not easy to feed pills directly in front of so many people, so eunuchs usually prepare tea, which contains potions with the same effect.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea." Eunuch Zhao immediately served the tea and whispered a reminder.
Su Ziji was observing, looking at the emperor's abnormal expression, and suddenly thought: "Is it possible that the emperor is sick?"