Tubo Zanpu abandoned Nie Qi and looked around at the many dignitaries in the palace and asked in a low voice:
"Do you have any objections to my arrangement?"
All the Tibetan dignitaries shook their heads, touched their chests together, bowed and said:
"I have no objections, and I respectfully respect Zanpu's order!"
Qi Nie Qi nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, go down and get ready!"
After hearing this, all the dignitaries held their chests and saluted again, and then exited the hall.
Qi Nie Qi rubbed his eyebrows and leaned on the throne, with a trace of tiredness on his face.
"Is there anything else going on next?" Qi Nie Qi asked the official beside him.
"Zanpu, you still need to summon the great master of the Bon religion today to discuss the ceremony of sacrificing the gods at the end of the year..."
When Qi Nie Qi heard this, a trace of disgust and irritation flashed in his eyes, and he coldly snorted:
"Humph, I asked them to explore and pursue the method of regulating the national destiny in this world. They have found nothing for so long. But I asked them to use the sacrificial ceremony to ask for gold and silver from me, but they never tire of it! If the world is deceived
If there really is a god, why choose a group of such people to serve as sacrifices?"
All the Tibetan officials around Shi Nie Qi lowered their eyebrows and lowered their heads, pretending that they had not heard Qi Nie Qi's complaints.
Qi Nie Qi said with a cold face:
"This year we have many major events in Tubo, and the cost of the sacrifices can only be 80% of previous years. Let Suo Muqi go to see them, and tell Suo Muqi for me that if we can't complete this matter, we won't come out to deal with government affairs within three years!"
Suo Muqi, the son of Qi Nie Qi, is now an adult and is regarded by the powerful and the common people as the next Zanpu of the Tubo Dynasty.
When the attendant heard this, he quickly responded in a deep voice.
"The only thing left to do today is to receive the Xia State envoys... At this time, they are already waiting outside the palace. Will Zanpu be summoned now?"
Hearing the visitor from Xia Kingdom, Qi Nie Qi's eyes moved slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said in a deep voice:
"Let them in!"
"yes!"
After a while, several embroidered envoys from the Xia Kingdom, who had disguised themselves as merchants in order to hide their appearance, quickly walked into the palace and bowed to Qi Nie Qi on the throne.
"The envoy of Xia Kingdom pays homage to Tubo Zanpu!"
Qi Nie Qi looked at the several embroidered messengers in front of him. After a moment of silence, he spoke directly:
"I know the purpose of your coming, but the current situation in Tubo prevents me from easily launching troops! Therefore, please take my apology and report back to your Majesty the Emperor."
Before the embroidered messengers could speak, they were flatly rejected by Nie Qi, and their expressions immediately changed.
The leader quickly stepped forward and said:
"Zanpu, don't be too busy to refuse! Now that all the elite troops of the Yun Kingdom are in our territory, the country is extremely empty. When the Yun Kingdom made an emergency landing in the Li Dynasty, it caused a lot of dissatisfaction between the Li Dynasty and the public."
"As long as Zanpu raises his troops at this time and goes south to cut off the Yun army's return route, the Li Dynasty's restoration army will go north and go straight to the hinterland of the Yun state. At that time, our Daxia army will counterattack, and all the elite Yun army will be trapped, and it will be impossible to escape the end of the entire army being annihilated. The time has come.
At that time, the three families can easily divide the territory of Yun Kingdom."
"At that time, I, Daxia, only want the land of Yun Kingdom and the capital, and the rest of the land will be divided equally between Tubo and Li Dynasty!"
The territory of Yun Kingdom is not small, and compared to the land of Tubo, it is a more populous, prosperous and prosperous land. If successful, the ambition of Tubo soldiers to leave the plateau will finally be realized in the hands of Nie Qi!
With such conditions, it stands to reason that Nie Qi would not reject them no matter what.
But at this time, he sighed regretfully and said:
"I don't want to, but I really can't!"
Having said this, Qi Nie Qi looked at the several embroidered messengers in the palace and said in a deep voice:
"In the southwest of Tubo, there is a tribe named Yangtong, which has great prestige in the local area. Previously, the Emperor of Yun State appointed its leader Nie Chi as the Yangtong Festival Envoy, granted him a gold seal, court clothes, and even gave me to Emperor Yun
All the strange beasts like the snow lion were given back to the sheep!"
"Now, Nie Chi uses the sheep as the banner of the Jiedushi Envoy and the strange beast snow lion as the auspicious sign. He falsely claims to inherit the will of the gods of the snow mountain and recruits the local tribes in the southwest of Tubo to serve under his command. In my land of the southwest of Tubo, his reputation is gradually growing.
The large tribes in the country, such as Supi and Niangshi, also have many connections with them..."
Having said this, Qi Nie Qi looked even more solemn and said:
"I just summoned my ministers to arrange troops and manpower to garrison in order to prepare for the Yang troops to respond to Yun Guo's order and raise troops to rebel... Therefore, it's not that I don't want to respond to your Majesty's sending troops, but that once I
If I send troops, the many big tribes that are dissatisfied with me will inevitably join forces with my fellow sheep to rebel and seize power!"
Upon hearing this, several of the Xia Kingdom's embroidered envoys suddenly became stiff.
I thought that it would not be difficult to persuade Nie Qi to send troops with such attractive conditions. However, I never expected that the battle between the royal power and the local tribes in the Tubo Kingdom would make the success fall short!
Qi Nie Qi sighed again and said in a deep voice:
"When I go back, please apologize to the Emperor of Great Xia for me!"
The few embroidered messengers had no choice but to bow and leave.
But just after they left, the ministers who abandoned Nie Qi could not help but say:
"Zanpu, this is a good opportunity for us, Tubo, to extend our power beyond the plateau! If we don't seize this opportunity of internal strife in the Central Plains countries, I'm afraid we, Tibet, will never have another chance!"
At this time, Qi Nie Qi had a calm smile on his face, which was very different from the regretful and sighing look just now.
Listening to the regretful words of the ministers around him, he shook his head slightly and said:
"Is this a good opportunity? Haha, the Yun army is elite and brave, and it's not like Tubo has never learned from it. Xia Guo said it is simple, but with the strength of our Tubo, can we really cut off the Yun army's retreat so easily? When the time comes
, I’m afraid that the most likely outcome is that the Xia State will benefit. In the end, Tubo will get nothing but enmity with the Yun State!”
As soon as these words came out, the ministers around Nie Qi could not help but hesitate.
Eat as much rice as your appetite.
The central royal power of Tubo Kingdom, local tribes are intertwined with each other, the national strength is not strong, and the people are sparse. The soldiers even lack armor and iron weapons, and their combat power can only be described as "vulnerable".
With such strength, it is better not to get involved in the battle between the great powers of the Central Plains for the time being!
At this time, the main hall was full of trusted ministers of Nie Qi, and they did not hide anything. After looking around at everyone, Nie Qi continued:
"Xia's territory is so vast that Yun's territory cannot be swallowed up for two years in a year! Just wait, when the war between the Central Plains countries becomes more intense and all the nobles in the country have surrendered, then my Tibetan troops will leave the plateau.
The opportunity to occupy the rich land of the Central Plains!"
Everyone in the palace heard the words and were sincerely convinced. They immediately touched their chests and bowed, and said loudly:
"Zamp is wise!"
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In the State of Yun, in the yamen of Wei Chu Mansion.
Hai Rui, who was seriously injured by an assassin two months ago, is now able to walk under the careful care of the imperial doctor and the treatment of the precious medicine in the palace.
Now that his body was slightly healthy, Hai Rui couldn't stand it any longer. Regardless of the dissuasion of the imperial doctor and his entourage, he insisted on coming to the government office to inquire about the progress of the investigation into the imperial examination fraud case.
When he heard that Hai Rui was dragging his sick body, Di Renjie did not dare to neglect him and immediately led a group of officials from the three divisions to go out to greet him.
As soon as everyone arrived in the courtyard, they saw a man with a resolute appearance, a slightly pale complexion and a thin body walking quickly.
The man in front of me is Hai Rui, the censor of Zuo Qiandu, who is famous in the court for his integrity and uprightness. He is ordered to inspect the world on behalf of the emperor and makes countless corrupt officials fear him!
Di Renjie stepped forward, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Di Renjie, the minister of Dali Temple, has met Mr. Hai!"
"I've met Mr. Hai!" A group of officials from the Third Division followed suit and bowed in salute.
Although Hai Rui could see that his body was still weak, his behavior remained the same as before, so he immediately returned the courtesy and said:
"I've met you gentlemen! I'm here today to inquire about the current progress of this case."
Without waiting for the officials to reply, Hai Rui said again:
"I come from an ordinary commoner. If His Majesty had not promoted the imperial examination today and selected people based on their talents instead of their birthplace or recommendation, I would have been afraid that it would be difficult for me to enter an official career in this life!"
"Now there is someone who is tampering with the imperial examination, betraying His Majesty's trust and use, and cutting off the career of poor people. No matter who is behind it or how powerful he is, I ask you to investigate to the end and never let go of such a bold person."
Pass. All consequences will be borne by me!"
Hai Rui's tone was quite tough, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of it no matter what. This paranoid and stubborn look made all the officials present vaguely understand why many high-ranking officials in the DPRK treated this Hai Rui.
Extremely scared!
When Di Renjie heard this, he answered:
"Please rest assured, Mr. Hai, His Majesty has issued an order, and it must be investigated to the end... As for the progress of the case, you might as well invite Mr. Hai in, and we will explain it in detail slowly!"
Hearing this, Hai Rui nodded slightly and then walked into the hall.
After everyone sat down, Di Renjie coughed lightly and said:
"There are many people involved in tampering with the imperial examination quotas, the academy professors responsible for the quotas, the students who purchased the quotas, and the middlemen, and the clues are not difficult to find. Although these people have now been
Killed, but still left clues that can be traced... Master Song!"
Song Ci, a lieutenant in charge of the Qing Dynasty in the Northern Territory of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up slightly, bowed happily, and said:
"The academy professor, the person who handled it, and the student who bought the place are all dead now. It seems that all clues have been lost. But upon closer inspection, their causes of death and the time of their casualties are different! The academy professor, the person who handled it,
He died suddenly before we were ordered to arrive. Duo's death was caused by an accident. Although the method was a bit rough, the traces were still eliminated. If we continue to trace, I'm afraid we won't find much."
"But the student who bought the quota was killed in the academy on the second day after the fraud case broke out. The murderer acted in a hurry and left many clues. During this period of time, I have been following this to investigate.
Got a lot of clues!”
When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately nodded and said:
"That student was originally from Lanxi County in the north. Not long after he entered Nanhua Academy in Weichu Prefecture, he made a splash when the academy promoted exemption from the imperial examination and won the imperial examination exemption quota. After he was drunk, he proudly told others that his quota was
It was bought with money. It just so happened that my official carriage arrived at Weichu Mansion, and a disciple from the academy complained, which led to the discovery of imperial examination fraud!"
"Presumably he was hastily assassinated after the incident was exposed. Starting from him will indeed make it easier to find clues!"
Di Renjie nodded and answered:
"Based on Master Song Ci's autopsy and the investigation of the scene, we roughly drew the figure of the assassin. After several days of tracing, we originally found nothing. But then I thought about it, this Nanhua Academy is a government-run academy, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter at will, so
I started to pay attention to the people in the academy. Finally, I finally locked in one person!"
Hearing this, Hai Rui's eyes sharpened and he quickly asked:
"Who is it?"
"Inspector of the Ministry of Rites, Professor of Weichu Mansion, Changmin School!"
The figure of Chang Minxue was similar to the figure of the murderer that Song Ci deduced from the traces at the scene. On the day of the incident, he stayed in the academy. Moreover, the imperial examination exemption quota also required his seal approval.
With many clues added together, the suspicion becomes even greater!
Hai Rui's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice:
"As far as I know, this imperial examination fraud case involves more than just Nanhua Academy in Weichu Prefecture! Chang Min can't learn more than a mere inspector or professor. He doesn't have such courage, and he doesn't have the ability to promote it!"
Di Renjie heard this and agreed:
"That's right! When we continued to investigate, we found that Chang Minxue had a close relationship with Gao Fang, a doctor in the Department of Etiquette of the Ministry of Etiquette, when he was in Beijing. It was also thanks to Gao Fang that he was able to serve as a professor and supervisor in a government.
Operation...and a few days after the incident, Chang Minxue resigned from his job and his whereabouts are unknown!"
The Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette is the department in charge of the imperial examination today!
Although the official position of the ceremonial doctor was not high, he was in charge of the imperial examinations and had the power to supervise local official schools. As long as Gao Fang had enough courage, it would not be difficult to control the current situation.
After hearing this, the person behind the scenes has actually been confirmed without a doubt!
But at this moment, neither Di Renjie, Song Ci, nor Hai Rui showed any happy expressions on their faces.
Hai Rui lowered his brows and said in a deep voice:
"Whether Chang Minxue killed someone in a hurry to cover up clues or later used a knight errant to assassinate me, it can be seen that the person behind the scenes is not good at assassination!"
Di Renjie nodded and said:
"The academy professor who was killed afterwards, and the intermediary he dealt with, although his methods are still a bit rough, are definitely not what ordinary people in the world can do. Obviously, there are other people behind this Gao Fang. I have sent a letter
In the capital, please Your Majesty immediately issue an order to capture Gao Fang, lest Gao Fang’s accomplices abandon their soldiers to protect the commander and start killing people!”
Hai Rui looked at the Dali Temple Qing Di Renjie in front of him, but he felt relaxed in his heart.
His expression softened slightly, he nodded slightly and said:
"I cannot return to the capital right away because of my poor health. I ask Master Di to continue to investigate what will happen next!"
Di Renjie nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, Lord Hai!"
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