"All my questions and answers are in agreement, without any slight differences." [Jingde Chuan Leng Lu]

Within a day or two, the news that the married woman Du Luofu had been kidnapped by Dong Cheng quickly spread throughout Chang'an.

Since Qin Yi was imprisoned and Tingwei intervened but was blocked by Jing Zhaoyin, many people thought that Jing Zhaoyin was doing normal business, but now they concluded that Dong Cheng was seeking beauty and pretending to be public for private gain.

Once the rumors spread, people who were keen to speculate on the privacy of powerful people quickly started talking about it. The more people who had nothing to do with the matter, the more they speculated and criticized, especially after Jingzhao Yin and Hu Miao strictly prohibited the discussion.

This accelerated the spread of the matter and soon spread to Sanfu.

Compared with the gossips of the troublemakers, those who were involved or roughly knew the inside story remained silent. While not saying a word, they were also paying close attention to the next direction of the matter.

At this embarrassing moment when rumors were spreading and the atmosphere was subtle, the carriage of Yang Qi, the minister and minister, drove into Chang'an City from Hongnong. Surrounded by a group of guards, it headed straight towards the palace city.

go.

In the Chengming Palace, Dong Chengzheng looked as usual and summoned the ministers in charge of the imperial finances, including Zhang Chang, the young man, Liu He, the chief minister, and Han Bin, the secretary of the Du branch, and told them the new decree: "The war in Guandong is becoming more and more frequent, and the war between grain and grass is increasing."

If necessary, we cannot just rely on this year's autumn harvest agricultural tax and previous years' warehousing. I think that due to the bumper harvest recently, the price of three auxiliary grains is lower than usual. The Shaofu and other officials may wish to invest in purchasing it, which can not only supplement the national supply, but also protect the farmers.

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This matter sounded fine at first. Zhang Chang and others looked at each other and saw Sikong Zhao Wen lowering his eyes and saying nothing, knowing that this must be a consensus between the two of them.

Zhang Chang said a little redundantly: "There is a precedent for this matter, but there are imperial edicts and government orders, and we have no choice but to follow them, and we can make an even decision and deal with them all."

"The edict will be issued soon." Dong Cheng's brows were filled with joy, and he said lightly: "I just want to tell you first that we are prepared."

Zhang Chang and others only said so. When they saw Yang Qi coming, they bowed to him again and withdrew with curious expressions.

"I thought it would take two days for Mr. Yang to arrive." Zhao Wen saw Yang Qi walking in with a serious expression. He raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't know anything, and said, "Mr. Yang will be here as soon as he gets off the car."

Already?"

"I have something I want to ask the Taiwei in person." Yang Qi said honestly: "Do you still take the court's laws seriously? The emperor led his army to the east and entrusted Chang'an to me and other ministers. That's what the Taiwei did.

In public service?"

"What does the servant mean by this?" Dong Cheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows and replied: "The servant taught me a lesson as soon as he came back. I haven't asked the servant how he observes the etiquette."

Shangshu Ling Wu Shuo noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and quickly glanced at the people around him, and enthusiastically stepped forward to invite Yang Qi to take a seat: "Mr. Yang, please sit down quickly. There may be a misunderstanding about this matter, so we must clarify it first..."

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"This matter may have something to do with you, so don't be pretentious!" Yang Qi flicked his sleeves, shook off Wu Shuo's outstretched hand in disgust, and walked directly to Zhao Wen to sit down.

Wu Shuo was really unjust. This matter really had nothing to do with him. If Dong Cheng had consulted his opinion in advance, this matter would never have happened. But Wu Shuo was so tactful and alert that he did not take the initiative to visit Dong Cheng for a private meeting very early.

Cheng, in the past two years, he has tried his best to change his style and do some practical things, so this time he was misunderstood by the outside world without participating, which made Wu Shuo feel very uncomfortable.

"After Mr. Yang returned to Hongnong, he had a good temper." Dong Cheng looked at him coldly and said in a bad tone: "I wonder what I did to make Mr. Yang angry?"

Yang Qi was here to investigate the charges, and his reply was unceremonious: "Did Qin Yi go to jail deliberately to fabricate charges, or is it true?"

Before Dong Cheng could answer, Zhao Wen suddenly said, "This person has some suspicions, so he was taken to Jingzhao for questioning. Before the Tingwei asked, he was released."

Yang Qi shook his beard and said: "If that's the case, then why was Qin Yi's wife taken to the Taiwei's house? It was circulated among the three assistants that the Taiwei loved his wife's beauty and deliberately framed Qin Yi to force him to give in.

My wife saves her life, but is that so?"

Dong Chengzheng was annoyed by Zhao Wen's straightforwardness, which gave him no room for cover-up and avoidance. He was also aroused by Yang Qi's aggressiveness, and blurted out: "It's really ridiculous. The people in the village are making arrogant comments about the ministers. How can you believe this?"

"Li Zheng, the chief of the pavilion and several others saw that Du family entered the Taiwei's residence. Now there is only an orphan left in the Qin family's residence. Is this still false?" Yang Qi said, and actually listed a large number of evidences.

Dong Cheng was surprised and suspicious, wondering if Yang Qi had really just arrived in Chang'an?

He turned his eyes to Wu Shuo for help, hoping that Wu Shuo, who was quick-witted and resourceful, could help him. Unexpectedly, Wu Shuo pursed his lips tightly, his face darkened, and he seemed to be sitting aside as if he didn't see Dong Cheng's eyes.

"Is it true that the Taiwei deliberately framed the good for a woman?" Zhao Wen exclaimed after realizing it: "I used to say that the Taiwei's handling of Qin Yi's case was fair both in terms of reason and law. Unexpectedly...

There is such a secret and private matter."

When Dong Cheng heard that something was wrong, he turned to look at Zhao Wen and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Zhao? How should Qin Yi's case be judged? You also agreed!"

"I agreed." Zhao Wen looked innocent and shook his head regretfully: "But with this layer of secrets, why would the Lieutenant hide it from me?"

"you!"

"If we look at this case alone, Jingzhao's verdict on Qin Yi is all upright, but if we add this woman, it's hard to tell whether it's public or private." Zhao Wen said in a calm tone, "Taiwei"

But we have to read the reviews carefully and make amends as soon as possible."

Yang Qi glanced at Zhao Wen, and then looked at Dong Cheng coldly.

Dong Cheng suddenly realized that they were trying to deceive him so that he could bow his head and admit his mistake and kill his prestige!

If he admits his mistake, he will not only lose part of his voice in the Chengming Palace and increase the price of compromise, but will also hand the handle into their hands, which Dong Cheng cannot accept.

"What's the point of making up for the fact that it's nothing?" Dong Cheng stood up from the table and said harshly: "The words of the concubine Li and Guizhou cannot be taken seriously. Instead of talking about trivial matters, it is better to prepare more for the important affairs of the court!"

His shouting directly put Zhao Wen, Yang Qi and others into the category of "Li Shu and Guizhou leader". Yang Qi's expression changed after hearing this, and he was about to refute, but saw Dong Cheng leave without looking back after he finished speaking.

"When did he become so arrogant?" Yang Qi ignored Wu Shuo's presence and said directly to Zhao Wen: "He is domineering and lawless. What does he want to do?"

"Dong Gong must have something to rely on in his heart." As he said that, Zhao Wen glanced at Wu Shuo unintentionally.

Wu Shuo's body immediately trembled.

A dispute in the Chengming Hall broke up unhappily. After Dong Cheng left in anger, Wu Shuo refused to stay for a long time and did not dare to look for Dong Cheng, so he had to find an excuse to go back to the Chancellery. This seemed to be the case.

Zhao Wen and Yang Qi knocked down Dong Cheng's momentum, but Wu Shuo could also see clearly that they still couldn't move Dong Cheng at all.
Chapter completed!