In Duan Zicheng's view, harboring Emperor Jianwu was definitely a taboo. In that case, why did the Qi family knowingly commit the crime?
Xiaotong explained that his hard work would be of great benefit to the Qi family and even Qiongzhou as a whole.
"My father believes that the living Emperor Jianwu can effectively distract the emperor's attention so that he has no time to devote himself to Qiongzhou. If he dies, the emperor will really be unscrupulous."
"Well, that makes sense!"
This strategy is very logical. Even if it does not achieve the desired effect, it can effectively make the emperor focus on two things.
Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Unexpectedly, Qi Xiaotong smiled and said: "However, in my opinion, the value of Emperor Jianwu is far more than this!"
Duan Zicheng was shocked when he heard this and asked: "Could it be that the eldest lady has some great ideas?"
"It's not really high-sighted, it's just the thoughts of some villains!"
After a pause, Xiaotong said again: "To tell you the truth, my father is holding an important bargaining chip in his hand. It is the jade seal that was left overseas. He wants to use it to make a fortune.
I would like to use the chips to exchange for my aunt and brother who are pledged in Beijing. My father’s idea seems feasible, but there is a theoretical flaw.”
Since everything about Emperor Jianwu has been fully explained, there is no need to hide the matter about the imperial seal anymore.
Therefore, Xiaotong chose to tell the truth frankly.
Duan Zicheng smiled in approval and asked: "In this kind of exchanging things for people, both parties get what they need, so there doesn't seem to be any loopholes?"
Xiaotong smiled coldly and said: "Suppose that my father submitted the jade seal, but the foolish king reneged on his promise and refused to let me go. What should I do if he even thought of detaining my father too? Then, what should I do?
what to do?"
Duan Zicheng smiled and said: "You are worrying too much. What can I say? He is also a majestic king of a country. He speaks gold and gold, how can he go back on his word?"
"Of course I know what you said, but I still insist on putting villains first and gentlemen first, just in case!" Xiaotong first expressed his position, and then explained in detail: "If that foolish king really regrets it later, then I
Just throw out the important chess piece of Emperor Jianwu and use him as a bargaining chip in negotiations. This is where the real value of the old monk Huiguo lies."
drink!
Sure enough, he has the heart of a villain!
However, I highly appreciate it!
It is better to have chips in hand than to be completely passive!
In Xiaotong's eyes, Emperor Jianwu was just a chess piece that could be used, and nothing else. What about the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, what kind of treatment they received, but could they be used as food?
At this point, the two agreed.
Duan Zicheng also believes that in terms of the size of the chips alone, Xiaotong will definitely not lose.
If the jade seal is the four spears in playing cards, then this old monk is the highest level king bomb.
Which one is bigger and which one is smaller is clear at a glance.
Looking at Qi Xiaotong who was full of confidence, Duan Zicheng suddenly had a feeling: this little girl seems to be growing faster than he imagined.
At this young age, she already knows how to use political means.
It is even said that her abilities are almost comparable to those of the old politicians in the temple.
…
Let’s talk about the capital side.
Yin Junyu has been very busy recently, almost comparable to the legendary Dayu, who never entered his home three times.
So, what is he busy with?
It's roughly as follows.
The first was the various official affairs within the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After other officials were reinstated, they immediately purged the officials under their command. Anyone who was newly promoted who was not beneficial to them had to stand aside.
Secondly, there is the case of favoritism and malpractice in the Qiongzhou Township Examination.
Since the information on this matter is too fragmented and there is no first-hand on-site information, we can only get a summary from the hands of Yang Gonglin, who was the seat teacher at the time.
In the end, Yin Jun came to the conclusion that only by catching the "Mr. Shouxian" hiding in the capital can the case really make progress, otherwise all efforts would be in vain.
However, in the confusion he wrote, there is almost no trace to be found.
Unless the main culprit can be caught.
But how difficult it is.
After struggling for a while, Yin Jun had to put the matter aside for the time being, and wait until he found clues in the future before trying to get involved.
Although there was no breakthrough in this case, he still helped Qiongzhou as much as he could.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to find the emperor and reported: "It is too arbitrary to conclude that there is fraud in Qiongzhou's rural examination based solely on the copied test papers sealed by the Ministry of Rites. Moreover, the two people involved in the case are currently
It has been taken down, but it does not appear in the subsequent list. This shows that Qi Yu still dealt with it impartially."
In fact, the emperor also knew that Qi Yu was probably innocent. The reason why he saw through it but did not expose it was mainly because he wanted to put an unnecessary stain on this guy in the future, so as to prevent his reputation from rising again.
Did the emperor believe it?
Generally yes!
Qi Yu opened up new territories and provided relief to the world. Any one of them would lead to considerable achievements in governance. With such superior conditions, there was no need to tamper with the imperial examination.
You can’t do it!
This is like a man with ten thousand taels of gold in his hand, how could he go and steal from Lao Wang's house next door where he is living in poverty?
Only a fool would do that!
The emperor thought for a while and then said: "The case is still unclear at present, so why not just let it go? As for the two candidates who came from Qiongzhou, we will not dismiss them for the time being!"
The so-called Qiongzhou Kaozi naturally refers to Tao Ci and Lai Dayuan.
These two people, in the previous palace examination, performed as stable as ever, and their results were quite impressive. Objectively speaking, there shouldn't be much of a problem in giving someone a Jinshi background or something.
Although the emperor has his own little ninety-nine, he still made relevant decisions in terms of knowledge and talents.
In this way, Tao Ci and Lai Dayuan were left behind without any danger.
So later on, these two people were so grateful to the Qi and Yin families that they wished they could repay each other with death.
Of course, this is a story for another day.
For now, I will only talk about Yin Jun. He is still somewhat satisfied with the emperor's judgment.
At the very least, there is no resentment or resentment.
As for what the final direction of this case will be, I can't say yet. You might as well think about it slowly in the future.
"Yin Aiqing, you are one of my most trusted advisors. Are you willing to help me with major issues?"
"It's an honor for me to share your Majesty's worries! I don't know if your Majesty has any special instructions, so I might as well say them clearly."
"Ah good!"
After the emperor heard this, Long Yan was delighted.
Immediately, he took out a handwriting that he had already prepared.
As for what is written in it, we will talk about it in the next chapter.