It was late at night, but the lights were still on in the small study room of Chen Ying's house.
Chen Ying, Yu Shiji, and Yin Zhongyue were sitting on the same table, with tea in front of them and several seasonal fruits in the middle.
Chen Ying sipped tea, gently stroked his beard, and frowned slightly, forming a Sichuan-shaped ravine. On his finger, he wore an emerald green ring. As the hand moved, a bright light flashed from time to time.
Green light.
Yu Shiji and Yin Zhongyue sat on the left and right, also silent.
"Unreasonable, unreasonable..."
Chen Ying muttered to herself.
Yin Zhongyue was young and energetic, and was not as calm as Yu Shiji. He couldn't help but said: "This matter is really strange. Yang Xu's case is full of doubts. There is indeed no evidence. But I can say that he has no suspicion. Based on my experience in handling cases for many years
From experience, this is not the case.
The emperor has always been wise and has no doubts in his heart? In Taizu's time, as long as the matter was related to treason, even if there was no solid evidence or a slight suspicion, he would rather kill the wrong person than let it go! Now he behaves like Taizu, even if he still favors Yang
Xu, can he be tolerated in such a big thing as treason and seizing the country? But the emperor actually acquiesced to the outcome of the trial..."
Yu Shiji glanced at him and said: "That's not the case. Today's prestige and authority are not as good as those of Taizu's time, and they will eventually be inferior. Those who punish without teaching will not be done today. Therefore, since there is no investigation
It turns out that people must be let go, but this does not mean that the emperor has no doubts in his heart. Let's take a closer look. If the emperor becomes distant and indifferent to Xia Xun from now on, it will be a sign that he has lost his favor. Then you can find someone else.
The troubles kept coming until he was killed!"
This is where the dangers of an official career lie, and they are no less dangerous than on the battlefield. If you are disheartened and return home, it will be because your political opinions are not valued, rather than because there are countless political enemies in the DPRK. Many times, you cannot retreat even if you want to. If you retreat,
People are still worried that you will make a comeback one day, especially if you are in your prime like Xia Xun, it would be strange not to kill you while you are sick.
Chen Ying shook her head and said: "What I am thinking about now is the emperor's attitude towards Ji Gang. There is no doubt that the emperor loves and trusts Ji Gang. But when it comes to the emperor's trust and reliance, Yang Xu is not inferior to Ji Gang, even more so.
Beyond that. Let’s not care about whether the emperor has any suspicions in his heart. Even if he does, in the current case, it is clearly Jin Yiwei who falsely accused Yang Xu.
Who is Yang Xu? For such a big case, even if he is not killed, he should be sent to the army and sent to the army, right? Even if he is not sent to the army, should he be demoted, right? No, nothing, just fifty boards, the emperor's intention...
..., it’s really hard to fathom.”
Yu Shiji thought: "My lord, could it be because the emperor still thinks Yang Xu is suspicious, so he thinks Ji Gang is particularly useful, so..."
Chen Ying sneered and said: "Absolutely not! I understand the emperor's thoughts better than you do. Yang Xu, that is the minister in the emperor's heart, and he is a minister who is very close and valued. You see.
How many times did the emperor call his cousins by name in front of young ministers, grant him a seat in front of the emperor, and forget to call me me instead of me?
Ji Gang, that's a dog kept by the emperor. It is a dog that bites people for the emperor. It is true that the emperor trusts him and is close to him. When he is happy, he even throws a bone that he has left for him to eat. However,
A dog is a dog, and dogs and ministers have different weights in the emperor's heart.
Sir, another one may not work. As for the dog, let’s talk about the Eight King Kongs in Beizhen. Whoever replaces him will sit in Ji Gang’s position. When the emperor asks him to bite someone, will he bite not as hard as Ji Gang? The emperor became suspicious.
Do we have to continue to investigate according to the rules and regulations? What happened this time was to use power to plot against the ministers. This was to manipulate the emperor!
Not to mention the emperor, which superior person can tolerate being bullied and manipulated by his subordinates? How would you deal with such a subordinate, let alone the emperor who is above you! The emperor lives in a deep palace and relies entirely on his eyes and ears to control the world.
If all civil and military officials do this, no matter how wise the emperor is, he will become a puppet. This is the emperor's taboo!"
Yin Zhongyue said: "No matter what, the memorial from the Procuratorate has already flown up like snowflakes. This relationship is finally settled!"
Chen Ying laughed "Hey" and said proudly: "It's a knot. Were I, Chen Ying, and Ji Gang very friendly in the past? It's just that the fire and water situation has become more and more intense. I'm afraid where will he come from? Just because of his Ji Gang's qualities, he is worthy
You can't defeat me with your biting skills! Zhong Yue, keep an eye on him. The emperor's intentions are unpredictable now, so it's not appropriate to act rashly. However, you might as well collect more clues about Ji Gang so that you are prepared!"
"yes!"
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Ji Gang was lying on the soft bed, and a glazed lamp with plum blossoms shining on the snow was placed on the edge of the bed.
Ji Gang's lower body was naked, and a beautiful woman wearing only obscene clothes was kneeling next to her. She was taking a square towel and gently wiping the injury on Ji Gang's buttocks.
The golden sore medicine used in the palace in the afternoon was the gun-stick medicine that the guards carried with them. It was far inferior to the quality of the medicine at Ji Gang's home. Ji Gang went back to Jinyi Guard first, learned about the situation, and made some arrangements before going home.
His concubine changed his dressing.
"Qinghan, be gentle!"
"The slave family knows!"
The girl who spoke, because she had been careful, fine beads of sweat had already appeared on the tip of her nose. She used her soft little hands to clean the rotten flesh on Ji Gang's crotch inch by inch, trying not to hurt him as much as possible.
This cold girl was the cousin of Chang Yinglin, the prefect of Huzhou. After being adopted as a concubine by Ji Gang, she had been cold and aloof, accepting everything but not catering to her. Instead, she learned that her cousin had been executed for corruption, and
After Ji Gang did not come to the rescue, she became much gentler to her man.
The light reflected on the cold girl's body, her eyebrows were like spring water, her eyes were like autumn water, and her chest, which was only covered with a small dress, was completely white. When reflected by the light, it looked like a ball of snow reflecting the clouds, showing her enchanting mood. Her waist was slender, her hair was beautiful, and her appearance was graceful.
Mei, she is a very beautiful girl.
In fact, Ji Gang is not very pretty, and he is not obsessed with his childhood, but he likes to collect beautiful women and keep them at home for eye-catching purposes. Furthermore, this is also a symbol of status and ostentation, and Ji Gang is tireless in his pursuit of power.
His pursuit of beauty led him to develop the habit of collecting beautiful women. All of his concubines were beauties selected from a hundred.
The rotten flesh and condensed ordinary gold sore medicine were almost cleaned up. Miss Qinghan began to sprinkle the high-grade gold sore medicine evenly. The affected area felt cool and cool. Ji Gang breathed a sigh of relief and began to think of something on his mind.
"The emperor just let me go? Only 50 big games?"
Ji Gang originally thought that if the matter got to this level, he would have to sit on the bench for a while. This was already within his expectation. He likes speculation and taking risks, otherwise he would not have defected to Shang in the first place, and he was obviously at a disadvantage.
The King of Yan, when the princes were fighting for the throne, turned to the eldest prince, who was obviously at a disadvantage at the time.
Of course he knew that if he could not defeat Xia Xun, he would be unlucky, but if he succeeded and the rewards were too rich, he would replace Xia Xun and become the backbone of the Tailuzi Party. At that time, people like Xie Jin and Yang Rong
, scholars like Lu Zhen have to rely on him. He will change his situation of being a lonely minister and have his own team in the court. This benefit is far greater than the risk of failure.
If it fails, based on the arrangements he made, there is no direct evidence to prove his participation. Even if he is demoted and receives a cold reception, after a period of time when the emperor's anger has subsided, he can still beg the emperor for forgiveness. Based on his treatment of Zhu Di.
I understand that he has led horses and put stirrups for the emperor for so many years, and the emperor would not beat him to death with a stick and then abandon him.
Furthermore, although the officials of the prince's family ostracized him, their purpose was only to suppress his arrogance and make him obey the mercy of the civil servants, rather than to get rid of him. After all, he was a member of the prince's party.
If he gets rid of it and replaces it with someone who has nothing to do with the prince, will it do any good to the prince's family? At that time, as long as he surrenders and pretends to be a grandson, these civil servants will also add fuel to the flames.
As a result, the punishment was much lighter than he expected, and he was a little confused about the emperor's thoughts.
"Although the Peng family is not a bandit, they have committed the crime of accidentally handing over to bandits. Zhu Tu and Chen Yunan reported falsely, or due to oversight. Why am I irritating you? What I am irritating you for is that you made this right.
For his official business, he went in with selfish intentions, and for his own personal grudges, he set fire to the Great Baoen Temple, trying to arouse my murderous intention..."
Ji Gang repeatedly recalled the experience of meeting the driver today, chewed on this sentence repeatedly, and gradually tasted the taste. His eyes lit up, and he figured it out!
He is the emperor's eagle dog, and the emperor raised him just to bite people. The emperor likes officials to report each other, rather than forming a group to cheat. The emperor doesn't care if he bites anyone, as long as he is loyal to the emperor. That's why the emperor framed him.
The Duke's serious crime was not taken seriously at all, but he became furious because he set fire to some wood and set a piece of the roof on fire, because what the Emperor really cares about is that he tried to use clever means to deceive and guide the Emperor!
"Hey! Haha..."
Ji Gang, who had figured out what was on his mind, proudly let out a scary smile...
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It was late at night, and Ming'er beside her had fallen into a deep sleep, curled up like a kitten.
Xia Xun, who pretended to be asleep, opened his eyes gently, glanced at his sleeping wife, smiled slightly, and put his hand on her belly. There was a heavy feeling that a little life was being nurtured inside, and the little one was about to be born.
Life. It seems that the little guy in the belly is still awake, and occasionally he will dance his little fist and beat his mother on the belly.
Xia Xun felt the movement, and a feeling of happiness came from his fingertips.
The White Lotus Sect identity of the Peng family has always been a major hidden danger for him, but now, it has been completely solved, and the result is much better than he expected. With this burden put down, from now on, he can be free and happy.
There is no need to worry. You still have fame and wealth, and you have a wife and a beautiful concubine by your side. What’s wrong with this now?
However, since he had broken up with Ji Gang, he wanted to be content with peace, but would Ji Gang be willing?
After thinking for a long time, Xia Xun smiled slightly. Maybe now he needs to play the role that Xu Zengshou once played.