Du Jin, who just nodded and said nothing, fell into Zeng Tong's eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly call him "Old Fox". He is indeed the master who can't scatter eagles when he sees the rabbit. Fortunately, Shen Ao had made a plan before, seeing that the other party liked him so much. This book must have fallen into a trap.
"Cough." He didn't have much confidence in his heart. He coughed to cover up his embarrassment. Zeng Tong said again: "Brother Du is like this. Duke Zhongguo said that if Brother Du really likes this book, he will It can provide a general idea, but the usage of some words still needs to be engraved by you. In return, if it is written afterwards, the book can be signed with your two names and passed on, how about it?"
"hiss!"
Zeng Tong's opening made Du Jin extremely happy, and it also hit his weak point, making him really unable to refuse.
"Is this... okay?" Du Jin is a face-conscious person after all, and he is somewhat concerned about robbing others of their reputation like this.
"Why is it bad? Brother Du has contributed to this book. Shouldn't it be better to leave a signature? It just needs Brother Du to carefully consider every word in it. Once it is passed down through the ages, don't let anyone find any faults. Just come."
Zeng Tong's words made Du Jin blush for a moment. He patted his chest and said, "This is natural. Such a masterpiece should be taken seriously. But I don't know when Duke Zhong will have time to come up with it." How about a big frame?"
When the question finally came to the topic, Zeng Tong said with a sad look on his face, "Forget it, isn't Cai Yang dead? That is the only witness. It cannot prove Zhongchenghou's innocence. I'm afraid things will be very troublesome."
At this time, how could Du Jin not know Zeng Tong's intention? He clearly wanted to make his own contribution in this matter.
Zeng Tong finally left, and Du Jin didn't give any definite words when he left. But he had a feeling that things should be possible, it just depends on whether there is a chance to intervene next.
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Tomorrow will be the three-day deadline, and it will also be the last time Shen Ao leaves for himself.
Marquis Wu Yong had not eaten since he got up in the morning, but just sat in the pavilion waiting for something.
Daqian and Daman are adjacent to each other, so it is only a matter of time before a war begins. After all, there are too many conflicts of interest, and various frictions will inevitably occur. But Wu Yonghou will never let himself become an excuse for the two sides to go to war, especially if he is not Under unreasonable circumstances.
Even so, he must clear up the grievances of Marquis Zhongcheng.
I thought that I had done the things that framed others. Now I have to do it myself to clear others' names. It's really hard for me to swallow it.
Less than an hour later, the eager Marquis Wu Yong finally saw the figures of Marquis Yong'an and Marquis Yuanding. The three marquis immediately sat down under the pavilion. Marquis Yong'an first took a sip of tea, and then breathed heavily and said: "Everything has been arranged. But time is tight, and there are still a lot of loopholes. Once someone traces it, I'm afraid it will be easy to see the problem."
"It doesn't matter. No matter what, we just need to make a gesture. Brother Zhu, I have to trouble you to take action next." Qiu Chun nodded and then his eyes fell on Yuanding Hou.
"Okay, I will take action now." Zhu Ke stood up and made the final decision with his shoulders sinking.
An hour later, in a usually uninhabited courtyard in the east city of Daliang, Yuanding Hou Zhu Ke and the officials from Dali Temple broke into the door. They met seven men here, and the two sides soon started a bloody battle. In the end, the seven men They all died in the battle, several of the government officials also died, and more than a dozen were injured. Some armors and weapons were found in the courtyard, as well as a handwritten letter from the former Princess Di.
The content stated how he framed Hou Zhongcheng, and said that he had bribed Cai Yang, the captain of the personal army around Zhongcheng Hou, and secretly placed some items that were intended for rebellion in the treasury. The reason for doing this was because When Qian Di was destroyed, the Shen brothers worked hard, but now it is just a normal revenge.
There are letters as evidence, and now there are seven corpses as auxiliary evidence. In addition, the armors found in the courtyard turned out to be the same as the armors found in the Zhongchenghou Mansion. Together, these are the targets, and the target is directly at Princess Di. Naturally, Marquis Zhongcheng was also picked out, proving his innocence.
The matter involved a marquis, and Murong, the minister of Dali Temple, rushed to the palace with the witness, Marquis Yuanding, to report to Emperor Qianwen.
In the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Qianwen sat high up.
Standing below were two servants on the left and right who came after hearing the news or were personally summoned by Emperor Qianwen, an internal minister, the minister of Dali Temple and three princes.
The found handwriting of the former Princess Di was placed on the dragon case. Emperor Qianwen had just read it. Naturally, he would not think it was true. The search for other similar armors in the small courtyard proved everything. .
But what Emperor Qianwen couldn't figure out was why Marquis Wu Yong and others wanted to rescue Marquis Zhongcheng. Aren't there supposed to be enemies between them?
Unable to figure it out, he turned his attention to the ministers below, hoping to find the answer he wanted from them.
The left and right servants also knew about this matter. They first looked at Wu Yonghou and the three of them, and knew that they must have done it. However, they thought that they had sacrificed seven dead soldiers, and they could take off Zhongchenghou's hair by doing this. Are all suspects there?
During this period, the two servants had frequent contact, and finally set a tone, that is, after the death of Cai Yang, the only witness, Hou Zhongcheng must be killed. Even if he cannot be killed, he must be killed. Send him out and cut off one of Shen Ao's arms.
The main reason that allowed them to make such a decision was that after analysis, they found that this matter was something that the emperor was happy to see. Perhaps His Majesty was also concerned that the strength of the Shen family of Zhongchenghou was rising too fast, so he decided to make a smooth push. It's a boat.
Even if the emperor has this intention, the two servants have nothing to worry about. If they do it, the Sacred Heart will support them here, right?
As for the rebellion of Wu Yonghou and the other three, it would not be too late to deal with them later.
After the two servants looked at each other, they decided to stand up and talk properly, try their best to deny the evidence discovered today, and convict Marquis Zhongcheng.
Bailigui still decided to rush forward, after all, he was the one who planned this incident in the first place. But as soon as he moved his steps, to everyone's surprise, Internal Affairs Minister Du Jin stepped forward first.
Du Jin actually had something to say. Not only the other ministers, but also Emperor Qianwen were very surprised. This man rarely participates in such things. What kind of style is he showing today?
Ignoring the surprised looks everyone looked at him, Du Jin said: "The incident of Marquis Zhongcheng has now become known to the whole city, causing chaos in the court and unstable people's hearts. Now his innocence has been proven. It is the time for the imperial court to uphold justice. Not only that, it should also provide adequate compensation and not let the heroes suffer injustice again. Otherwise, how can the generals be at peace?"
He didn't say much, but every word weighed as much as a thousand pounds. Everyone who heard it was either frowning, surprised, or confused.
Why is the court in chaos? Why is the people's morale unstable?
Why didn't they feel it?
Also, as a literary figure, Du Jin has never had a good impression of generals. He thinks they are illiterate and only know how to shout and kill on the battlefield, which is insulting to gentlemen. Why did he even bother to protect generals this time?
Did you say everything?
As the saying goes, when something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Du Jin's behavior was absolutely abnormal, and it was so abnormal that everyone could feel it. But no one could ignore his words. This person generally would not openly express any opinions, but once he did, even the emperor would be very angry.
Pay attention to.
As Fan Shitong, who was once demoted and promoted to Hanlin University scholar by Zuo Pushe, and had worked with Du Jin for a period of time, he was very aware of this man's huge influence.
At that time, because he was attending the Yamen in a courtyard, he saw with his own eyes how many officials came to pay homage, and among them there were actually six ministers. Those were the people he had tried so hard to win over before, but he didn't expect it.
I have such a close relationship with this internal minister.
At that time, Fan Shitong came to the conclusion that even if he could not win over the internal minister, he should not offend him easily. Otherwise, he could not imagine the consequences of offending him.
Fan Shitong stood there with a thoughtful look. In the Jinluan Palace, although Emperor Qianwen's expression remained unchanged, there was already a storm in his heart. He had not expected that Du Jin would stand up before. This was completely beyond his expectations.
Unexpected.
From this point of view, the idea of taking the opportunity to suppress Zhongcheng Hou probably needs to be carefully considered, but it cannot be made casually and regretted later.
Bailigui is also a good man, and Du Jin suddenly stood up. Naturally, he would not jump out and say that he wanted to suppress Marquis Zhongcheng. When something can be done, he will get it done even if he offends others. But Ming Ming
If you still jump out when you know you shouldn't do something, then it's not as simple as offending someone, but as a real fool.
Not to mention Murong, the minister of Dali Temple, he was originally the emperor's servant, so he would naturally follow the emperor's orders in such matters.
The three Marquis Wu Yong no longer have the right to speak at this moment. Since they were slapped in the face by Shen Ao, they have lost the right to speak. Now they just do what they should do and are satisfied to calm down Duke Zhongguo's anger.
As everyone had their own thoughts, Emperor Qianwen knew that the court meeting could not be held this time, so he could only wave his hand and said: "I understand your wishes, I will think about it carefully and make a decision as soon as possible."
Being able to say something like this basically means that a big deal has been decided. After Du Jin put forward his opinion and no one else refuted it, this was considered the final result.
After the ministers retreated, Emperor Qianwen scratched his head and had a general idea in his mind.