Su Cheng came out of the palace and on the way back to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, he kept looking at the list in his hand.
Are the remaining two old princes really without suspicion?
Would General Yelu Hongsheng really not take action against him?
Even other people who have been eliminated as suspects, are they really not suspects?
Apart from anything else, Shangguan Hao is an old fox. What if the other party is sure that he will rule out the other party's suspicion, so they deliberately send some people who are not dead soldiers to assassinate him?
It’s best if you can kill him. Even if you can’t kill him, you won’t be suspicious of Shangguan Hao!
This possibility is not impossible!
While thinking, Su Cheng returned to the Criminal Department.
The official from the Ministry of Justice who was standing at the door immediately stepped forward and said with a sneer on his face: "Master Marquis, you are back. His Royal Highness Prince Liang is waiting for you inside. He said that he would notify you to meet in the back hall when you come back."
Su Cheng nodded slightly: "I understand."
The meeting with Prince Liang was scheduled last night. He actually wanted to know what Prince Liang wanted to do with him at this time!
After a while, Su Cheng came to the back hall, where Prince Liang was sitting upright, drinking tea with a leisurely look on his face.
"I've met King Liang!" Su Cheng stepped forward and smiled.
The King of Liang glanced at Su Cheng, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said: "Congratulations to Marquis Wu An for becoming the bachelor of the academy. You must be the examiner for the next imperial examination. You must know that the examiner in the past was Shangguan Hao."
, your appearance this time, Marquis Wu An, breaks this rule."
Su Cheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He really didn't know that becoming a bachelor of the academy also required him to be an examiner.
"What's the point in this?" Su Cheng asked without being polite and sat aside.
King Liang glanced at Su Cheng and saw that he didn't look like he was pretending to be stupid. Then he shook his head: "It seems that you really don't know the importance of the bachelor's degree. You don't really think that this position is empty."
Is it because those old bachelors are not convinced?"
Su Cheng was a little surprised: "Is there any other reason?"
"Of course!"
The King of Liang smiled and said: "The academician is the most knowledgeable person. When my father was still alive, the examiners of the imperial examinations were always academicians. However, after the emperor's brother ascended the throne, the former academician died of illness. This
The position has never been determined. Although there is a reason for the Hanlin Academy bachelor himself, it is also due to Shangguan Hao's obstruction. As long as there is no bachelor in charge of the Academy, the imperial examination examiner will always be Shangguan Hao, even if he is no longer there.
The same goes for official positions!”
As soon as he said this, Su Cheng immediately realized that as the examiner, those students who come to take the exam will be his disciples.
No wonder Shangguan Hao spared no effort to support those students. On the one hand, he gained favor, and on the other hand, he could recruit these people for his use as a teacher.
This move is indeed very high!
Now, half of the officials in the entire Daliang court are Shangguan Hao's disciples. This sentence is not false at all.
But things are different now. He, Su Cheng, has become the master of the academy. This is tantamount to breaking the rules and touching Shangguan Hao's cake.
Thinking of this, Su Cheng was a little speechless. He really didn't know that being a bachelor in charge of the Academy had such meaning. He thought that he was just a part-time person. How could he have thought of becoming the examiner of the imperial examination.
Calculating the time, there is only one month left before the imperial examination. The talented people in Kyoto City have already arrived one after another, and he is only one official announcement away from the position of examiner!
Of course, even if he knew that the Master of the Academy was going to become the examiner, he would still take up the position. Anyway, he had already started with Shangguan Hao, so there was no need for him to hold back.
However, did Prince Liang come to see me today just to talk about this?
Su Cheng shook his head: "Thank you very much, Prince Liang, for informing me. However, His Highness Prince Liang came to see me today, so he must have something important to do, right?"
King Liang raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "Why do you see it?"
Su Cheng smiled and said: "Becoming a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy happened in the morning, but the appointment with Prince Liang happened last night. The two have no connection at all. The matter of being the examiner is just a piece of news given to me by Prince Liang.
?"
King Liang laughed loudly and gave a thumbs up: "Awesome, I have to say that you, Marquis Wu An, are more powerful than I imagined. To be honest, if possible, I don't want to be your enemy, Marquis Wu An. This time
I actually have selfish motives for looking for you, because this news will give you more enemies!"
He is very honest and does not hide his purpose at all.
This actually surprised Su Cheng. For two people to say such things, he must have something to rely on.
Su Cheng smiled calmly and said: "To make a long story short, King Liang should talk about it first, in case the other party and I turn enemies into friends."
King Liang chuckled, shook his head and said, "It's impossible. As long as you knew the truth back then, you wouldn't be like this now. There are two case files here. Take a look for yourself."
As he spoke, King Liang took out two case files from his sleeves.
Su Cheng took the case file and looked at it, his face suddenly became serious.
The first case file talks about King Su Xingzong of Qin. This person and Su Cheng's grandfather initially supported the prince at that time. However, for some reason, after the prince died of illness, Su Cheng's grandfather was suppressed, but this person was not liquidated.
Instead, he defected to Emperor Taizong, who had successfully ascended to power.
The King of Liang suspected that the death of the prince at that time was related to this person. Perhaps it was because Su Xingzong had already taken refuge with Emperor Taizong that he killed the prince. After all, the imperial doctor at that time checked the tea cup used by the prince and found that it was indeed someone who had used it.
Poisoned!
After the incident, the prince's power was liquidated, and only Qin King Su Xingzongming was preserved.
After reading this, Su Cheng narrowed his eyes and became interested in this King of Qin. If this person really attacked the then prince, Emperor Taizong would definitely keep this person after the incident.
Later, Su Cheng took out the second case file and looked at it.
The case files show that at that time, the tenth prince of Emperor Taizong was already sure of victory. Emperor Taizong was very happy and was preparing to be crowned prince. However, at this moment, the case of secretly hiding the dragon robe was discovered. Later, people who supported the tenth prince's lineage were arrested.
liquidation.
At that time, King Su Xingzong of Yan also supported the tenth prince, but after the incident, this person was also saved and was even allowed to have soldiers.
What happened to the King of Yan was exactly the same as what happened to the King of Qin. They were both hostile forces, they both took refuge in their opponents, and they were both saved in the end.
After Su Cheng read these two case files, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Later, Su Cheng said solemnly: "The methods are exactly the same. Maybe these two princes are originally from Taizong and the late emperor, and they just gave their opponents a hard blow at the last moment!"
On the side, King Liang chuckled: "Whether they were internal collaborators or really abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side, in short, without their rebellion, your grandfather, your father, and even you would not have ended up in this situation. They can be said to be harmful.